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Spilyay Tymoo VAPMSrni'flS.ORFflON PAGE 2 July 10, 1992 It ! H 0 ; .1 : III ! r-. II n" ' 4 '- M,mh,n of th 1989-1992 Tribal CouncU signed the Decbrarion of Sovereign Sm',,r,,f,mn'"",,M, Tribes sign Declaration of Sovereignty It was 137 years ago June 25 that the Tribes of Middle Oregon signed the Treaty of 1855 with the U.S. Government. Wilh that Treaty came the Warm Springs Reservation and the ceding of over 1 0 m ill ion acres of land to the government. The Tribes retained customary use of the ceded land and were promised certain benefits, such as health care, training and land allotments. The Tribe re tained specific inherent rights. . For millennium previous to the signing of the Treaty, Indian Tribes throughout the region were sovereign nations their sovereignty dictated by the members themselves and their spiritual nd cultural beliefs. That sovereignty was to remain intact throughout the centuries, but its meaning and validity, at times, has been questioned. With that in mind, the Tribal Council of Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, with the assistance of many individuals, including tribal elders and others, developed their Declaration of Sovereignty. During ceremonies at the Agency Longhouse Tribal Employment Services department IIIUCII tlllH'WyillMl wl ,w. ra , The tribal Employment Services department, in May, conducted a random survey among tribal members concerning services. Survey results are organized according to whether the responses were from employed or unemployed individuals. A total of 263 surveys were com pleted. Forty percent (104) were from unemployed individuals; 57 percent (149) were from those employed; three percent ( 1 0) ref used to complete the survey. Type of service you came to the employment services department for: Unemp.Emp. Job information 36 54 Job applications 84 102 Applicant Assist. 2 9 Job openings 55 65 Work program 39 42 Job coachingcouns. 15 18 Other, including youth work pro gram, babysitting, post office, beadwork and construction. 13 52 Describe your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the service or assistance you received. Fifty-nine percent of the total were satisfied, saying that the service was friendly, courteous and helpful. Of those respondents 64 were unem ployed and 92 were employed. Nine percent of the total who re sponded slated they liked and disliked the services offered, saying they were going in circles, passing the buck Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALIST MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER...SAPHRONIA KATCHIA TYPESETTERRECEPTIONIST SELENA THOMPSON FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is pOblished bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the basement of the Old Girls Dorm at 1115 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 Annual Subscription Rates: Within U.S. - $9.00 Outside U.S. - $15.00 !? : ' ..." J III 1 .? 1 '.,1 : a" 3 June 25, members of the 1989-1992 Tribal Council signed into effect the document that was two years in the making. Nathan Jim, cmccc for the day's events, stated that even "animals mark their territory. No other ani mals dare enter the area without a confrontation." Indian tribes, loo, have territories. The Warm Springs Tribe, with tc signing of the Treaty, "did not sign out sovereignty away. Wc did not give up our territory, but identified it." Current Council chairman Ray Calica stated that the Sovereignty statement is "from our elders. It is a living documcnt..it is for the younger generation and those generations wc will not sec. It tells of who we arc and where we are from. They will not be lost and they will know who they will be." Tribal CEO Ken Smith explained that sovereignty is the "supreme power from which all powers are dcrivcd...il comes from our culture and is not given to us by the gov ernment. We've always had sover and cot no answers about hiring Nineteen were unemployed and nine were employed. Twenty-six percent of the total responding were dissatisfied with the services, saying the staff lacks un derstanding, job application was lost, there was too much dispute among the bosses, that staff hires or places their family first, the staff was rude, abrupt and judged the applicant and they were let go from a job without notice. Twenty-one were unem ployed and forty-eight were em ployed. How many times have you called to employment services in the past 12 months? Unemp. Emp. None 35 25 I- 5 calls 51 68 6-10 calls 10 19 II- 20 calls 2 12 21-50 calls 5 15 How was the telephone commu nications when you called? Unemp. Emp. Very well 34 72 Average 19 20 No answer 31 23 Needs Imp. 29 40 Needs Improvement: Of the un employed, two found staff rude; four said no service was given; five were put on hold then were given the run around; four felt that no one knew what client was about; two felt assis tance depended on who answered; ' one received no return call and two i I J i, : TiBT- in ' in I .- " i i.h eignty; its source being spiritual or from our people themselves." Smith added thai "sovereign powers will be the key in the future as the world changes and gets more complex. Our rights arc changing everyday... Wc must get our act together if wc want to control our affairs and our destiny . By putting this son crcignty statement on paper, wc keep other government entities from meddling in ouraffairs." Council vice-chairman Zane Jackson explained that developing the statement was "quite a task. Wc, as a people, were recognized as a tribe in 1855. But before that, we were a sovereign people. By signing the Treaty wc struck a bargain with the government. We moved here, but ceded more than 10 million acres. The U.S government recognizes our sovereignty ...We've put it on paper so that we'll have it forever." Warm Springschicf Dclvis Heath jxplained that the sovereignty state ment "is not something like a Treaty. This document is an interpretation of our sovereignty so that others can understand. . c.iirt that no one was there. Of the employed, nine did not know if staff was in or out and received no return call; seven felt the assistance de pended on the mood; five said help depended on who answered; ten felt the staff was unprofessional; five felt the staff passed the work around and four found the staff rude. How many times have you gone to employment services in the last 12 months? Unemp. Emp. None 6 9 I- 5 visits 60 87 6-10 visits 19 21 II- 20 visits 7 12 21-50 visits 7 14 How was the "In" person com munications when you came by? Unemp. Emp. Very good '40 81 Average 17 21 No Answer 7 22 Needs Imp. 21 25 Needs Improvement: Of the un employed who responded, three felt response depended on the mood of the staff member, three felt the staff was unfriendly; six felt like they were bothering the department; two were not treated like they were serious about seeking assistance and seven said assistance depended on who answered and they feltpassed around. Of those employed, four felt the "in" person did not know where the staff was; thirteen felt assistance de pended on the mood; four felt the .staff was too quiet and serious and ' four felt like they were a bother. How were you treated when you applied for a job with the Tribe? Unemp. Emp. Helpful 79 45 Of those unemployed who re sponded, 79 felt the staff was courte ous, all right, respected the client, were friendly, helpful with applica tion, assessed the client's skills and provided immediate service. Of those employed respondents, all felt the services provided were good and bad, unfair, sarcastic; the ; staff was preoccupied, ignored the j client, respondents were passed i around from staff member to staff ' member and that, as a client, they I were judged on what had happened ' in the past. What should employment ser vices department be doing better? Unemp.Emp. 1 Increase training 24-21 7-25 Modify Op. 44-46 57-85 Increase TM emp. 22-23 19-28 Increase training: Of the unem ployed who responded, nine want more training available; three felt that more training coordinating with Veterans remembered during Pl-Ume-Sha activities Wilh to many activities around the community over the weekend of the Pi-Ume-Sha Celebration, the Vcteranj recognition day was set for Friday, June 26, 1992, at the Agency Longhousc. The Invocation was given by Piosanna Williams to kick off the day's events. Special speakers in cluded Virgil llockctt. Veterans Administration Benefits Counselor. His talk directed attention toward advantages for all Veterans and what they were entitled to. Because there is so much confusion among the vet erans as to what they arc entitled to and what not. If there arc any ques tions they should be directed to his attention at the head office. There arc so many personnel there and when Sucstions arc sent to his attention icy will realize they arc for the In dian Veterans. It don't hurt to ask questions because there may be something you are entitled and don't know they arc there, llockctt, Vet erans Benefits Counselor Coordina tor for Native American Veterans, with his regional office, 1220 SW 3rd Ave. Portland, OR 97204. A per Atiyeh honored at recent dinner This annual event is held each year at the Kah-Ncc-Ta Lodge with several guests present. This year Jim Notcboom, Attorney at Law for the Tribes was the master of ceremonies. AH the speakers who were there spoke highly of the former Governor. Re flecting back of all the good things he had done for the reservation. How he was the first Governor to help a tribe get started on the Commission of Indian Affairs office in the state capitol. No other state had anything like this in the past. There were so many things that the Governor had done for the Tribes makes him some thing sort of special for the people hCrC- . J A Speakers for the evening included Tribal Council Chairman Raymond Calica, who gave the welcome talk, also shared some experiences with the Governor from the past. Rudy Clements who worked with Vic Atiyeh for many years and also had a lot of contact with him in the State Capitol office. Other speakers in cluded Chief Dclvis Heath, Zanc Jackson, who is the Vice Chairman of the "iribai Council, and Stanley Speaks, the Area Director, out of Portland. A special presentation to Chief conducts survey, data released Hr,ml.washdcd:innfcH Unfavorable hinng 13-W b?n departments was heeded; thirteen felt that training avaiiaoie snouia oe publicized. Of the employed who responded, seven want more training to be available; six felt there should be more training within departments; and twelve felt that training available should be advertised. Change paper flow procedures: Of the unemployed who responded, four felt that employment services should help fill out the applications; five felt that they shouldn't lose their paperwork; three felt that the adver tising format should be changed; two felt they should make skills bank and notify people if hirednot hired. Of the employed who responded, twenty felt that employment services should help with applications; twenty said to not lose papers; ten felt they should organize skills bank; ten felt that job advertisements should be changed; two said the department should no tify applicants if hirednot hired. Modify ESD operations, E.G., implementation: four of the unem ployed who responded, felt that there should be regular employment ser vices staff meetings; thirteen felt that the department should have more interest in the applicants; thirteen felt that the manners and help offered should be improved; five felt that clients should not be passed around; eleven felt that employment services is doing a good job. Of the employed who responded, eighteen felt that employment services should have regular staff meetings; twenty-two felt that employment services should show more interest in clients; thirty two felt that the manners and help offered should be improved; seven felt that employment services should show more interest in clients; thirty two felt that the manners and help offered should be improved; seven felt that the clients shouldn't be passed around; and six felt that em ployment services is doing a good job. , ' Increase Tribal Member employ ment Of the unemployed who re sponded nine felt there should be career plans for promotions; nine felt there should be more jobs; four felt there should be more youth jobs; one felt there should be jobs for handi capped. Of the employed who re sponded fifteen felt that there should be career plans for promotions; eleven felt that there should be more jobs; two felt that community service workers should help senior citizens. What should the employment services department stop doing? Unemp. Emp. Pre-judging 12-13 21-31 son can call toil free to: 1-80O-827-0495 or local (503) 221-2431. I loekett said his is ready and willing to talk wilh any veteran on any problem. Also present was Mike Barker, DVOP Veterans Unit. Oregon De partment of Human Resources, his office is located in Bend. Both llockctt and Barker arc there for the benefit for all Native American Veterans. The Veterans Luncheon drew many veterans as well as interested individuals for the noon meal in the Agency Longhousc. It was quite appropriate for all to honor the Korean Veterans during this year's parade. For one reason is that almost to the day was the anni versary of the Korean War, when it started some 42 years ago on June 25, 1952, as the Communist army crossed the 38th parallel line to in vade South Korea. It was known as a little Police Action at that time, but it turned out to be one of the bloodiest wars as any around the world. The Forgotten War, as many put it in later years where the tmops came home Dclvis Heath, took him completely by surprise as a delegation from the Roscburg area presented him with a picture of himself which was done over with oil colors. Each year there is an outing for the Governor as he spends the week end here for the Pi-umc-ana tci hi Delvis Heath accepts photograph from Presume paperwork Limiting training 22-23 5-7 Pre-judging applicants who apply for work: of the unemployed that responded, two felt that employment services should stop being prejudice and using past against job applicants; six felt that the negative comments about applicants should stop; and five thought that the staff makes cli ents feel like client is bothering them. Of the employed that responded, twenty felt the department should stop judging applicants; five felt that the department should uphold confi jentiality, the office is too open for privacy; five felt that employment services should stop the gossip, wisecracks, sarcasm, and visiting in the office; and one felt employment services should be more friendly. Stop unfavorable hiring practices that take place: Of the unemployed that responded, one felt that employ ment services should stop picking certain applicants; one felt that the department should use money prop erly, people get hurt; two felt that non-tribal me.nbers should not get hired; one felt that employment ser vices shouldn't hire people already working; and one finished school and still does not have a job. Of ,he employed who responded, seven thought employment services should stop pre-selections for hiring before advertising; five felt that favoritism should be stopped; four felt that they should stop hiring own family; three felt they should stop hiring "outsid ers" besides Married into tribes. Do not presume paperwork goes smoothly, it does not: of the unem ployed that responded, nine felt they shouldn't lose paperwork; three felt they just sit around; two felt they should speed up the paperwork; one felt they should quit youth doing daily journals; and one felt they should keep their promises. Of the employed who responded fourteen felt they should stop losing papers; twelve felt they should stop passing the buck, be there when clients need you; eight felt they should stop just sitting at their desk; five felt they shouldn't procrastinate; three fell they should follow through on projects. Stop limiting training and offer more: Of the unemployed that re sponded seven of them felt they should understand clients-no gossip; three felt they should stop nepotism; four felt they should finish one project before starting another; five felt they should be there, clients need them; three felt that the manager should be "I h w"V 1 -1 without any recognition, no parade or anything yet there were more lives lost than anyone can imagine. This year during the Pi-Umc-Sha Parade, the grand marshall as chosen from the veterans of the Korean War. At first Eugene Greene was selected, buthchadmadcpriorcommmitmcnu and felt he should honor those first I lc recommended Marvin Mcanus to take his place as Grand Marshall of the Parade. Mcanus graciously ac cepted the invitation and done fine ob. Marvin Mcanus served in the Corcan Conflict, wilh the Calvary division, saw plenty of action, he was wounded twice while over there. Came home with high honors. This year, once again, there was the Ma rine Color guard to lead the parade, and for the first time the group known as the "Chosin Few" were on hand for the parade. Chcslcy Yahiin was' among those were were surrounded at the Chosin Reservoir, in North Korea, that cold winter where they had to fight their way out to the sea for evacuation. Continued on iugi 6 cbration. Each year there is a cook out down along the Deschutes River at Whiskey Dicks. This is quite an affair, as all who arc present try their luck at catching that big rainbow trouL Or who lost the biggest one for the day. That is a trip well worth while as everyone enjoys themselves. wry I,., V. ' i r (v y delegation from Roseburg area. that the youth should attend su:nmcr school. Ot the emptoyea wno re ennntiHl. two succested low achiever ' training; three want more projects programs; one wants college for job advancements; one said stop short term jobs wilh no future for career. What should employment ser vices start doing? Unemp. Emp. Communications 9-10 17-26 Training 18-19 28-41 Assistance 42-43 22-33 Modify advertising 8-12 Increase communications: of the unemployed who responded, six felt employment services should be more friendly; three felt applicants should not be criticized; and one felt the office should be more confidential. Of the employed that responded, twelve felt that employment services should be more friendly; seven felt they should listen to people seven felt there should be sincerity in get ting jobs. Increase training: Of the unemployed- who responded, twelve felt there should be more training avail able; three felt that tribal members should be trained for higher jobs; two felt that notification of hireno hire and why should be given; and one felt that orainces should be moni tored and expectation clarified. Of the employed who responded, fif teen felt there should be more train ing for tribal members; eight felt there should be more jobs for youth; six felt that tribal member career plans should be developed; five felt that tribal members should be offered training forhigherjobs; five felt there should more laborer jobs; and two ' felt employment services should get , vocational education and VA ser vices. i Increase Assistance to get hired: of the unemployed that responded ; twenty-two felt that tribal members t should get hired, and there should be ! more jobs; seven felt there is a need for more support services, counsel ing; five felt they should quit preju dice towards some; five felt fair' employment should be practiced; and four felt supervisors should be available. Modify job advertising policy: Of the unemployed who responded one felt there should job descriptions with advancement Of the employed who responded six felt that description of job should be included; three felt that all jobs should be advertised; three felt there should be an advertisement on KWSO, have answers instead of routing to departments, and stan- . Continued on page 7