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ol CULL t: r, , I'.bH v. 14 ; UNIVKK.'J1TV OK lkt;oN L 1 1'KAK Y Kt'ceivtuJ on: 1)2 - (K! it'i j U 1 1 1 1 y a y Lymoo , I no. J a n 19IV :J5c VOL. 14 NO. 2 Coyote News In Brief Think beyond boundaries Danell Tailfeathers, member of the American Indian Dance Theater, has gained experience and maturity through her participation in the troupe. She encourages young people to explore their world. Page 2 Powwow activities set Lincoln's Birthday Pow- ? wow, scheduled for Feb ruary 10-12, will provide dance contests and opportunities to social ize. Activities begin Fri- -day evening at 7:00 p.m. ; Page 2 New forest manager appointed Bill Donaghu has been appointed forest man ager for the Warm Springs reservation. He began work in his new position December 1. Page 3 Counselor begins work Madras Jr. High School Title IV counselor Mary Pinsky is interested in getting to know students and the system better. Page 5 Buffs sweep Eastern Oregon Both Baker and Ontario fell to the Buff's playing ability during trip to the east. Page 6 Logo contest begins The Community Action Group is sponsoring a logo contest. Deadline is February 28. Page 8 The deadline for the next issue of Spilyay is Friday, February 3. WEATHER JANUARY 13 44 34 14 40 24 15 48 36 16 52 37 17 53 36 18 53 30 19 50 24 20 54 26 21 40 24 22 43 36 23 36 20 i V, 7;v Warm Springs Elementary student projects by selling pepperoni sticks used for playground improvement .. .i . ....'- , ' 1 . . - K MB j . - , V: " - . v, Outpatient treatment program gets Council nod On January 17, Tribal Council approved the new Intensive Outpa tient Treatment Program. The pro gram for substance addiction is due to open its doors in April and will consist of 60 hours of sub stance education, group therapy and skill development over a four week period. It will be located on the second floor of the Community Counseling Center. In finalizing the 1989 operating budget, Council appropriated $120,000 for the new program. That money was put in abeyance until the final details were worked out and presented to Council. In the presentation to Tribal Council, Community Counseling Center director Jim Quaid ex plained that the reservation-based program will in no way replace the various in-patient treatment pro grams currently being used. One drawback in the use of off-reservation facilities is that clients enrolled in off-reservation programs leave the reservation and are placed in a safe environment. Upon finishing the treatment, the client returns to the reservation and often resumes his former lifestyle because he lacks the support system necessary to maintain sobriety. The new pro gram will help people "flow" back into the community rather than makean"abruptentry,said Quaid. Instead of being away from the reservation, their families and jobs, clients, in the new program, will remain at home w ith their families and continue to work half days. piJiyay News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation PO BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewciyk council is raising funds for school after school. The money will be thus reducing financial and emo tional stress. The program also has features not available at off-reservation centers such as cultural and spiritual activities and provides the client an opportunity to assess via ble sobriety techniques in hisher environment. Treatment, however, is the same. In addition, the new program allows for closer contact with the client and there is growing communmity support. An integral part of IOP will be the After-Care program for clients and their fami lies to support sobriety and start to resolve issues. Once clients are accepted for treatment, a "class" of 10 will go through the program together. This establishes an internal support group and someone with whom clients can identify. No new clients will be admitted to that class once treatment sessions begin. Also, Antabuse will be used, only if the client is medically able to do so, and the client must submit to drug testing. Results of drug testing will not be available to the courts or employer, but will be used only for the program so that any problems can be identified, thus assisting the client in changing his behavior. Treatment costs are considera bly less. Cost, per individual for one-month in-patient treatment, such as Serenity Lane, is approxi mately $5,000. Cost for the new month-long, thrce-hour-per-day Warm Springs program is about $ 1 ,500. " M ore people w ill be treated at a lesser cost," said Quaid. P.O. Box 170 Wrm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested lymoo No date set... Apportionment issue to Eligible tribal voters will, once again, be casting their ballots in the near future on the apportionment issue. The last election concerning apportionment was held May 15, 1986. Voters defeated the measure by more than two-to-one. On December 29, 1988, Warm Springs Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent Bernard Topash was presented a petition, contain ing 632 signatures, that called for an amendment to the apportion ment section of the tribal constitu tion. The petition recommended that "representation from the dis tricts shall be as follows: Simnasho District, 4 elected members and the recognized chief of the district, or his successors; Agency District, 4 elected members, one of whom shall represent the Sidwaller Flat area, together with the recognized chief of the district, or his succes sors; at large representative, 1 elected member determined by most , cumulative votes received from each district." The Constitution now calls for three elected members from the Simnasho District and their recog nized chief; three elected members from the Agency District and their recognized chief and two elected members from the Seekseequa Dis trict and their recognized chief. Topash acknowledged the peti tion by posting notices at the Administration and Old Adminis tration buildings, stating that a copy of the petition, including sig natures, was on file and available for review. Topash commented that "it appears 1 7 names appear on the petition twice and that four of the signers are ineligible because of their age." According to Topash, tribal members had 15 days from the official filing date of the petition, or until January 13. to "challenge" signatures or the "eligibility" of petition signers. Topash received a request for an extension of the January 13 deadline because, in Topash's absence, the acting super Volunteers will play a major role in the success of the program, said Quaid. "We will look for the most qualified staff to do the teaching, lead the groups and conduct After Care and family support groups," he added. Council members com mended the local community groups working with substance abuse and said they would be valuable re sources to use when establishing support groups for those going Wascos On Friday, January 13, 1989, Nelson Wallulatum, Chief of the Wasco Tribe, called a meeting for the men folks so they could express their views about the selection of a sub-chief. Wallulatum indicated that the person selected would have a big responsibility to the Tribe, and make many sacrifices to accept the position. He went on to say that there are a very few people today who are direct descendents of the original treaty signers and there should be some consideration given to those people. There have been previous meet ings regarding the selection of a sub-chief for the Wascos but the participation has not been satisfac tory nor has the discussion of the matter been satisfactory. Wallula tum suggested that names be 001025 CT10N U OF OR 97403 32 intendent, on January 3. chose not to provide a copy of the peition, stating that the decision for a review was that of the superintendent. Upon advice of a BIA attorney, Topash extended the challenge deadline to the close of business on Friday, January 20. 1989. 1 opash will forward the original copy of the petition to Portland Area Office director Stan Speaks after he examines the signatures. Topash will include with the doc ument recomendations concerning the challenges, and validity and adequacy of the signatures. This will be done within 30 days of the official filing date, or by January 28. The final determination of the petition's validity lies solely with the area director. Ordinarily, the area director has 45 days from the filing date to decide on any challenges. Because there was a one-week extension, the area director now has 52 days to announce whether the petition will be acted on or not. This deci sion is expected February 2 1 . Once NLRB rules that WSFPI is exempt from U.S. labor laws The National Labor Relations Board last week ruled that Warm Springs Forest Products Industries is exempt from United States labor laws. The decision means the Warm Springs Tribal Council is not obli gated to negotiate a contract with the 270 employees represented by the Western Council of Industrial Workers union at WSFPI. The decision came from the labor board's general counsel in Wash inton, D.C. through the North west regional office in Seattle. The icunai oince was directed to dis miss the Western Council's request for an unfair labor practices com plaint against the Confederated Tribes. through treatment. The new program, said Quaid, will help "facilitate change and encourage people to take control of their own lives. ...It takes pa tience, energy and time to help people gain long-term sobriety." For further information about the program, contact the Com munity Counseling Center at 553 1 161, extension 205. seek sub brought out for consideration in filling the position of sub-chief. By doing so, the Wascos would react and participate more in the selec tion for the position, either agree ing or disagreeing on the person(s) selected. Mike Clements made some com ments regarding the position and he stated he would like to see his brother's name. Warren "Rudy" Clements, up for consideration. Warren Clements is the oldest of the Clements brothers. The Cle ments' uncle. Joe McCorkle. served as the Wasco chief in the past. In response to Mike's remarks. Warren Clements said it was an honor to have his name mentioned and that there is a lot to consider in taking a position like this. Most important. Clements said, is that U.S. PooUg Bulk Naff Permit No. 2 Warm Spring's, OK 97761 "! . umSlm JANUARY 27, 1989 be decided Speaks has determined validity, he will authorize the superintendent to call a secretarial election. The superintendent will set up an election board which has 90 days in which to set a date for the election. According to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the election board will be comprised of two Tribal Council members or a repre sentative committee. Council will make this decision. Topash will serve as chairman of the election board. Topash's work in the upcoming weeks will include compiling a list of all eligible tribal voters 18 years of age or older; assemble voter's registration pamphlets and an informational newsletter; and, pre paring registration forms and sam ple ballots. Because this will be a secretarial election, all voters must be regis tered with the superintendent. Watch for additional articles in Spilyay concerning apportionment and registration information. Western Council requested a com plaint be filed after a dispute over a new contract for the employees at the mill ended in a 36-day strike in August and September. The union cited "coersion" on the part of management and the exclusion of pickets from the reservation as the basis for the complaint. The strike ended September 1 2 when the union made an "unconditional" offer to return to work. The request for complaint was made in August, but because the case involved an Indian tribe, the board's Portland office forwarded the request to the Washington, D.C. office. The board ruled that labor rela tion laws do not apply to WSFPI because it is administered by the Tribal Council, which is exempt from the National Labor Relations Act as a governmental oooy. in their decision, the Board stated that the "ultimate control of the employer lies with the Tribal Coun cil." Employees have been working without a contract since September. Working conditions are similar to those provided by the last union contract as employees are covered by a tribal pension plan and a health and welfare plan provided by thi Ti nber Operators Council. - chief the person w ho is place as sub-chief would need to have the support of the Wasco people. Alfred "J. R. "Smith, Jr., the son of the last sub-chief, Alfred Smith, Sr., has expressed w illingness to be an alternate but not sub-chief at this time. Someone needs to be groomed for the position and Chief Wallula tum would like to do the best he can to assist whoever is selected as sub-chief. Wallulatum went on to say that after 30 years of service he would like to consider retirement so he would be able to do other things in life. If any Wasco people have any comments, suggestions, or names to offer for consideration, please contact any of the Agency Council members.
