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I . immi pnnuiPP rr ftTTiCI .11 INK 26. 1992 VOL. 17 NO. 13 Coyote News In Brief Respondents desire format change A recent survey among 384 trtoal members showed Interest in program changes emphasizing culture, music and news. Page 2 Tribal scouts serve U.S. Army Scouts helpful in exploring the West Page 3 ECE Center to have mosaic mural A mural at the ECE Center will feature the work of -Robilyn Robbins. Page 5 Treaty Days Rodeo offers seven major events The 18th Annual Treaty Days All-Indian Rodeo is set for June 27 and 28. Page 6 Water saving devices Important During dry conditions, special water saving devices can beused as a way to conserve water. Page 7 Sovereignty Statement Signing Ceremonies Thursday, June 25 10:00 a.m. Lunch and Powwow Buckaroo Breakfast at Agency Longhouse Saturday and Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 11 :00 a.m. $4.00 plate-All you can eat PLUmeSha Run 8:00 a.m. Warm Springs Community Center 2.5 mile orWK Deadline for the next Issue of Spilyay Tymoo Is July 2, 1992. . Immediate openings for summer jobs as of June 24, 1992. There are still openings for sum mer youth work place ments through the Warm Springs employment services office. Available slots are for: Warm Springs tribal members and other Indians, ages 14-18. Please contact Eunice Esquiro or Mariel Sanders at the Warm Springs Employment services office located at the administration build ing or call 5534262 News Ceremonies vlv Childhood Education Center The concrete sign marks new tribal ! f tfen Spio tooiks or picteres displayed at ECE dedication. Council signs Th Declaration of Sovereignty statement signed Thursday, June 25 by members of the Warm Springs Tribal Council asserts the self-governance status of the Confederated Tribes. The statement is the first of its kind in the United States among Indian Tribes. Following is the statement in its entirety. Our people have exercised inher ent sovereignty, as nations, on the ColumbiaPlateauforthousandsupon thousands of years, since time imme morial. Our sovereignty is permeated by the spiritual and the sacred, which are, and always have been, insepa rable parts of our lives, for the Cre ator leads us in all aspects of our existence. The Wasco Tribe, a Chinooktan linguistic group of people, occupied the lower Columbia River. A heredi tary tyee stumchk, or Principal Chieftain, acting either personally or by delegation to village chiefs of the Make sure you're counted The first-ever tribal census is off and running. Vital Statistics person nel are coordinating the effort, which should be completed next month. All tribal members need to be accounted for, whether living on or off the reservation. If tribal households aren't con tacted by July 6, please call the Vital Statisucs office at (503) 553-3252 or 553-3253. Collect calls will be ac cepted after July 6 from members who need to call long-distance. The Census will provide a com mon data base on tribal needs, in cluding detailed information on em ployment problems and interests. The surveyors for the Census are: Carla Connor-Greene, Valerie Aguilar, Madeline Queahpama, Vi tal Statistics; Kate Jackson,Planning; F. Jeanne Thomas, Employment Services; John Mcllwaine, Housing; MelvaTanewasha, George Clements and Richard Smith HI Spilyay from the Warm Springs Indian Reservatio i) ft in iy X7ii vyak vi ariiiriia. Wl 7 Ul ' conducted to dedicate new ECE Center Vv! building. r) - i & "r nation's first tribal sovereignty statement on hlnodline of the rvee stumchk. exer cised full authority over all aspects of life political, family, subsis tence, and military. The sovereign position of the tyee stumchk carried with it not only the power to regulate and punish but also the duty to take actions to assure that the people would have food, shelter, cultural and social well-being, and protection from outside forces. The Warm Springs Tribe, an Iciskin (Sahaptin) -speaking people, lived further up the Columbia, and on the Deschutes and John Day Rivers and their tributaries, during aborigi nal times. They possessed the sov ereignty prerogative of ne-shy-chut, which meant that Native Warm Springs people were rooted in the soil of their ancestral domain and were free of any outside forces, free to follow their own culture and reli gion. For millenia, Warm Springs people followed an elaborate struc ture of sovereign tribal responsibili ties embodied in the Sahaptin phrase, tee-cha-meengsh-mee sin-wit na-me ah-wa-ta-man-wit, which means "at the time of creation the Creator placed us in this land and He gave us the voice of this land and that is our law." In 1855, the Warm Springs and Wasco Tribes entered into a treaty with the United States of America. We were not a vanquished people and this was not a truce agreement; rather, all parties entered into the treatymaking with full recognition of the sovereign authority of theother parties. In the treaty, the two tribes ceded certain aspects of their ab- In the next issue look for: O District Meeting schedule (Re: concerns, goals & objectives) O Revised Tribal Budget workshop schedule (Re: review & refine last year's priorities) P.O.Bo 870 Warm Springs, OR Address Correction Tymoo 5 . - r r" J. ... I i i t ; , : . - ! t. , ' T .. 7 : : A .. ... .j . , t EdManfon,publkutili4iesmanagerandJulUQuaU,eartych director, cut the ribbon during June w aeauaaon ceremonies. The new 46,000 square foot Early Childhood Education Center was formally dedicated during ceremonies June 23 following 1 3 months of construction. Warm Springs' newest child care facility has room to serve 46U children from six weeks to 14 years of age. In May 1989, tribal voters appropriated $1,125 million and autho rized the borrowing of up to $3,375 milion to complete the project. Another $273,000 in outside funding has been attained as well. nritnnal title to more than 10 million acres of land but retained a reserva tion of more than 600,000 acres in cluding full control over all lands and waters, as well as extensive off reservation rights. Both tribes also reserved their national sovereignty. The United States assumed trust du ties that included a high obligation to protect the reservation and all off reservation rights from outside forces. In 1879 and 1884, the United States moved groups of Northern Paiutes to the southern part of the reservation. Before being located on the reservation, the Northern Paiutes had traditionally roamed a vast ter ritory, which included parts of the Deschutes and John Day river valleys and high desert lands to the east and south; sovereign Paiute law ways and religious mores were established by custom and administered by a principal chief and headmen. After being located on the reservation, the Paiutes received allotments of reser vation land and became residents of the reservation. The two treaty tribes, the Warm Springs and the Wasco, eventually invited the Paiutes to join their gov ernment In 1938, the Warm Springs, Wasco, and Northern Paiute Tribes officially formed a confederacy, es tablished a common government and adopted a written constitution. The constitution created a tribal council for administrative purposes and re served all other sovereign powers to the people. In the years since, the Confederated Tribes have amended the 1 938 constitution, enacted a great 97761 Requested established judicial and enforcementauthorities, engaged in extensive and sophisticated eco nomic development, and entered into many agreements with the United States of America, other Indian tribes, the state of Oregon, local govern ments, private business organiza Block grant used for development The Indian Community Develop mcntBlockGrantProgram (ICDBG) is administered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). During the program year for 1992, the region expects to have ap proximately $3,356,000 in federal funds for the program. A grant project must address the needs of low or moderate income residents, eliminate slums or blight, or address situations which pose a serious or imminent threat to community health or wel fare. The range of activities which may be considered for community development are: Public Facilities, Economic Development, Housing Rehabilitation, Land Acquisition New Construction, Mobile Home Parks, and Apartment Complexes. The purpose of mis nouce is to invite the views of tribal members on community development and hous ing needs. Proposals for projects are welcome. In preparing the final ap plication, the Tribal Council shall consider any citizen's comments and Category 1992 ICDBG (TOTAL) Public Facilities Economic Development Housing Rehabilitation Land AcquisitionNew Construction Mobile Home Park Apartment Complex Imminent Threat VS. PusUge Bulk Rate PrnnilNo.2 Warm Springs, OR 97741 If A 1 Re-registration necessary.. Secretarial election to be held July 13 The Secretarial Election that would determine a change in Tribal Council compensation, originally set for May 2 1 , has been rescheduled for Monday, July 13. The first election that would amend the constitution was postponed due to an error in the voters pamphlet Eligible voters 18 years of age and older have until Friday, June 19 to register for the election. Even though voters registered for the original election, all must re-registcr for the July 13 vote. Registration forms have been sent to all eligible voters. Article III, Section 1 (e) was last amended in 1973 and set Council compensation at $20 while in session for up to four hours per day and $50 per hour thereafter while in session, but not to exceed $40 per day total compensation and $. 15 per mile from home to place of meeung and re turn..." The proposed amendment reads: "Tribal Council members shall re ceive as compensation for their ser vices not to exceed $50 while in session for up to four hours per day and $ 12.50 per hour thereafter while in session, but not to exceed $10 per day total compensation, and mileage from home to place of meeung and return at a rate used by the federal government Expenses shall be paid from available tribal funds. The Tribal Council may establish salaries of officers and committee members." Any questions concerning the election can be directed to the tribal Vital Statistics office at 553-3252. June 25 tions and other entiUes and indi viduals. These and other progressive actions have been taken to preserve, protect, and strengthen our national sovereignty that has existed, along with our songs, dances, prayers, and longhouses, on the Columbia Plateau Continued on page 8 monies to be views and mav. if deemed aoDropri- ate by the Council, modify a proposed application. Please contact Ray Rangila at the Warm Springs Plan ning Office (553-3270) with any suggestions or comments. The Tribal Council will review this matter dur ing their July agenda. Tribal members will be provided reasonable notice of, and the oppor tunity to comment on, any substan tial change proposed in the use of funds received from the Community Development BlockGrant. More than 40 tribes in the region are eligible to apply for HUD block grant funds. Except for $250,000 set aside for projects to address an Imminent Threat situation, all of the money is available for projects in any of the categories listed below. The maxi mum amount which can be requested is $325,000, with an exception in the Imminent Threat category where the limit is $250,000. The community can apply for one grant addressing one or more of the categories as well as an Imminent Threat category grant Funds Available $3,356,000 $3,106,000 $250,000