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News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
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PO BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761
JANUARY 13, 1989
Coyote News
In Brief
1988 reviewed
The 50th year celebra
tion of the Self
Determination Act was
only one of the many
activities in Warm
Springs during 1988. A
year in review summar
ized the events including
the gas spill, budworm
spray project and WSFPI
strike.
Page 2 & 3
Parents get report card
The JOM Committee
hopes to see parents
work more with their
children, particularly on
reading. A help list is
presented.
Page 4
Stress reduction tech
niques offered
Stress does not have to
adversely affect people.
Ways to help reduce
stress are discussed.
Page 5
Santa Clara takes
championship
The 30th Annual Holiday
Basketball Tournament
pitted eight teams
against one another. The
championship trophy
went to Santa Clara.
Page 6 & 7
Dlal-A-Rlde has new
route
Seniors should note the
Dial-A-Ride chanqes.
Input about the program
is also requested.
Page 8
Ooney hopes to expand
Offering fabrication ser
vices to the area for 1 1
years, Ivan Doney is
ready to expand his bus- ,
iness to include custom
mufflers.
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A ssistants to US. Senator Mark Hatfield (Oregon) visited Warm Springs to learn a little more about the
Tribe and its enterprises. MOMS curator Liz Cross shows (left) legislative assistant Pat Reiter and (middle)
field representative Susan Long part of the Tribes artifact collection.
Murder case dropped
The murder case against a 27-year-old
Warm Springs tribal mem
ber was dismissed with no preju
dice January 10, 1989 by Judge
Mosgrove in Madras.
Jefferson County District Attor
ney Bill Hanlon moved to dismiss
the murder case against tribal mem
ber Warren Wallulatum earlier this
week. Wallulatum is now free after
spending the last three months in
the Jefferson County jail
Wallulatum was indicted in
October, 1988 on murder charges
in connection with the January
18. 1986 on Hichwav 26 at mile.
post 109 on the Warm Springs
grade. Investigators from Oregon
State Police, Jefferson County
Sheriffs department and local BI A
law enforcement, at the time, found
little evidence to bring about an
indictment. However, a six-month
investigation by BIA investigators
in I9K8 produced new evidence,
including testimony of an eye wit
ness, that was presented to a Grand
Jury. The Grand Jury returned a
true bill of murder and Wallulatum
was arrested October 17, 1988.
Evidence collected in the case
was not sufficient to prosecute Wal
lulatum and Hanlon moved to dis
miss the case.
Training to be offered
February 1 and 2
Families in Warm Springs will
receive an early Valentine's Day
greeting when they meet Dr. Ste
phen Bavolek during a special event
sponsored by the Office of Early
Childhood Education in early
February.
Dr. Bavolek, an associate pro
fessor at the University of Utah
and president of Family Develop
ment Resources, Inc., will be in
Warm springs February I and 2,
1989 to offer fun and informative
training to parents, teachers and
others who work and live with
children and families in Warm
Springs.
Several tribal members first
heard Dr. Bavolek during an Early
Intervention Conference in Eugene
three years ago," said Julie Mit
chell, Director of the Office of
Early Childhood Education. "They
really enjoyed his presentations. In
fact, people from other trainings
joined Dr. Bavolek s sessions
because they heard the laughing;
and then kept coming back because
the information was so helpful and
positive.
Dr. Bavolek is a family expert
who presents training for parents
and professionals all over the Uni
ted States. The training is focused
on ways to increase family mem
bers'abilities to nurture each other,
to find alternatives to yelling and
spanking and to help parents and
other professionals improve their self
esteem and pride within their fami
lis. He also identifies ways families
and offers strategies for prevention
and treatment of chilld abuse and
neglect. He has written books about
his nurturing program that apply
to children from birth to 12 years
of age and co-authored an evalua
tion tool to help adults and adoles
cents identify their parenting
strengths and needs.
People who hear Dr. Bavolek
leave feeling good about themselves
as parents and professionals and
they have specific activities they
can practice at home to increase
the love and caring and safety that
a family can represent.
"We hope the community will
Continued on page 8
Members question bonus action, additional payment sought
Deadline for the next
issue of Spilyay Tymoo
is January 20, 1989
WEATHER
A bonus payment was made
December 22 to all enrolled mem
bers of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs. Tribal Council, in
their resolution approving the pay
ment, directed that if adult tribal
members had delinquent accounts,
primarily with the tribal credit and
housing departments, up to 100
percent of the bonus payment could
be withheld to bring the past due
accounts up to date. This policy
applied only to those tribal members
over the age of 21.
Some tribal members, through a
letter to Tribal Council, took excep
tion to the action, asking for a "no
strings attached" bonus. "We have
many people who are unemployed
and need the assistance of a full
bonus payment for Christmas,"
the letter read. They asked that
there be no percentage withheld for
clearing up accounts.
Uren Leonard, as spokesperson
for the group, informed Tribal
Council he had obtained 700 signa
tures on the letter which questi
oned the Tribal Council action.
Leonard stated there were many
other reasons a full payment should
be made and that an additional
payment one-and-one-half times
greater should be made in January.
An additional payment would total
approximately $2.3 million.
Leonard stated that many peo
ple cited unemployment as prim
ary cause for alcohol and drug
abuse and that those who are work
ing are earning low wages, thus
making it almost impossible for
people to meet their bills. Those
social problems, Leonard said, are
"passed onto our kids." There is a
50 percent dropout rate among
Indian students in high school,
Leonard said, and in college, the
rate is even higher. In addtion, said
Leonard, "people need to increase
their self-esteem, self-responsibility
and self-reliability," he said.
"People need the money to sur
vive," Leonard stated. Tribal goals
need to be defined so that employees
and tribal members understand
January High Low
1 45 27
2 52 35
3 60 36
4 45 31
5 40 34
6 38 20
7 34 24
8 48 26
9 42 41
"Christmas Tree burning"
January 19, 1989
Do you still have your Christmas Tree laying around?
Would you like to dispose of it. you re invited to bring
your old tree to the Old rodeo grounds near the Agency
Longhouse or a truck will come to your home to pick it
up for you.
The community bon fire Christmas tree burning will
be held Thursday evening, January 19. Signs will be
posted or call Keith Baker, Ext. 200 or William Moses
Ext. 205 for more information.
where the Tribe is going. He recom
mended that economic development
be enhanced so that jobs are avail
able for the growing number of
people entering the work force.
"The social side of our budget is
slowly climbing and the economic
side of the budget is decreasing,"
said Leonard. "If we don't develop
economically, we won't have the
money to support the budget."
Two meetings have been held to
discuss the proposed addtional
bonus payment. A meeting at Sim
nasho January 7 showed support
for the payment. A Seekseequa
District meeting was held Wednes
day, January II; results of that
meeting were not available at press
time. Leonard has asked for an
Agency District meeting, but no
meeting date has been set. If a
meeting is not called, Leonard said,
he will ask Council to grant per
mission for one to be held at Ver
bena Greene's residence in Dry
Creek.
Though Tribal Council is aware
of the issues with which members
are concerned, the Tribe is in no
condition to make another bonus
payment at this time.
Tribal financial forecasters have
indicated that the $500 dividend
was all that could be afforded this
year. Otherwise, the Tribes'financial
forecast and plan would be jeo
pardized or delayed. Built into the
current financial plan are invest
ments for housing, economic
development, an Early Childhood
Education Center and a new health
facility.
Wasco chief Nelson Wallulatum
stated. "We cannot, at the expense
of our future generations, use all
the monies. We have planned to
save for developments in the near
future, to build buidlings to house
a place for education. To me, it
(another bonus payment) is going
for broke. We will pass on the
problems to our chilldren whom
will have very littlle funds to cope
with the matter at that time."
Leonard stated that his family,
' like others, "went without a Christ
mas. We're on welfare now because
I can't get a job. I have done con
tract work to make a small amount
of money and we're helping our
son go to school. There are other
families here who are in worse
condition that we are."
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Wasco Chief S ebon Wallulatum is not in favor of a second bonus
payment citing it's "going for broke. "