2 November 22, 1994
NCAI addresses issues concerning Indian Tribes
The National Congress of Ameri
can Indians, Organization held its
Golden Anniversary annual conven
tion in Denver, Colorado, November
12-16, 1994. The N.C.A.I. , the larg
est Indian organization in the United
States and Alaska, where all the tribal
leaders gather each year to discuss
the important issues regarding their
reservation or livelihood in Indian
Country.
This year the most important is
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Healthy Nations project open
At Healthy Nations, we've been
asking community members what
they believe will reduce alcohol and
drug abuse in our community. Your
response has been great! Keep it
coming!! Some people have encour
aged education in partnership with
our jails, and job education pro-,
grams. Others have pointed to ex
isting departments and the need to
work together. Some don't know,
but tell me whatever it takes, they
want our community to do itself and
they're willing to help.
The Warm Springs Healthy Na
tions project is funded by a private
foundation. They are sponsoring 10
reservation based and 5 urban
American Indian groups, including
the Colvilles. The goal is to explore
local ways to reduce the use and
abuse of alcohol and drugs. Here's
where you come in. What do you
see m Warm Springs everyday?
What do you see is a need that
should be addressed? How would
you address that need? Would you
be Willing to get involved?
Valerie and I are here to listen,
to your ideas, hopes and concerns.
From your ideas, other research al
ready conducted, and a survey we'll
conduct in January to March, we'll
start to see where the needs are.
What gets noticed and eventually
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that's coming in since the Republican
Party will be taking over. There were
several possibilities discussed but for
the moment things will go along until
something comes up on what direc
tion the Native Americans should
take.
The Golden anniversary contin
ued to attract all subjects that face the
Indian people today as leaders ex
pressed their concerns and action that
is needed on their behalf. The regular
issues addressed were the Indian
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addressed depends on you. In the
FallWinter term of next year, the
Council on Alcohol and Drugs will
collectively decide on a few con
structive ways to make a difference.
Your words and ideas will become
action. We don't have a bottomless
pit of money, but we can look at a
few ways, which may sound off the
wall or may have been tried before,
and see if they work.
I'd like to introduce you to the
idea of a "risk factor." Have you
ever seen the Crash Test Dummies
(not the music guys!), the models
that don't wear safety belts? They
tell us that if we don't buckle up,
we will hit the steering wheel or
window and become seriously in
jured if we are involved in a car
accident If you don't wear a safety
belt, you're at risk of becoming a
statistic. A risk factor is something
we can all look at and agree that it's
risky behavior, and our chances are
greater of getting hurt than if we
didn't do the risky behavior.
We will be looking at 19 "risk
factors" in Warm Springs and see
where we stand. We are doing great
in some areas, not so hot in others,
and this will tell us where we should
look for ways to make a positive
difference. We'll be conducting a
survey, like I mentioned, and your
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Education, Indian Health, Indian
Housing, Gaming, the Freedom of
Religion and the BIA Reorganiza
tion project that has been on the draw
ing boards for some time now.
Local delegates in attendance were
busy in their field of concern whether
in Health, Education, or Natural Re
sources and the gaming issues that
are on hand. The gaming issue is
popping up all over the country as a
means of revenue for the tribes who
have ventured into the gaming field.
These were items of concern for the
gaming issues to be learned as there
will be a referendum coming up soon
for the tribes here.
The Affiliated Tribes of North
west Indians held caucuses and the
main concern was the new adminis
tration. ATNI President Bruce Wynn,
called the meeting to get input from
all the tribal leaders from the North
west A position paper was prepared
for consideration by the floor by
various individuals regarding the
matter.
There were several in attendance
who have been affiliated with the
NCAI for years and years, there were
several past presidents and officers
who were on hand. While at the
convention a little conversation with
a past president and his views of the
present situation and here is a com
ment made by Wayne Dacheneaux,
past president of the NCAI.
Dasheneaux: The Conference
seems to be a good one so far, how
ever I think the agenda was put to
gether before the election came about.
If I were the President, I would ask
the membership to suspend the
agenda and plan one where we will
work with the new Congress. I think
we will lose less in the senate than in
the house. Senator McKinen is a
good person that should do Indians
good. Inouye is still there but there
will be a new Committee Chairman
to suggestions
participation is important. Maybe
you haven't stopped to talk with Val
or I in the post office lobby, but this
is one way you can tell us where to
look to make a difference. I know
the word survey is not new to you,
but this process is! The survey is
one part of a larger picture in which
you help direct this project, and
make an effort to reduce the abuse
of alcohol and drugs, and all the ef
fects that go right along with it, in
Warm Springs.
So, we will continue to publish -our
newsletter, telling you what
you've told us, and then listening
BIG NEWS!!!
We are seeking your input!
We will be having community meetings for each
district:
Agency: December 6, 1 994
Simnasho: December 7, 1 994
Seekseequa: December 8, 1 994
We will be serving dinner about 6:00 and start
our meetings at 7:00. We hope wrap things up
at 8:30 pm.
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to deal with. We've got to find ways
to work with the new Congressional
Committees.
Gaming; Is here to slay, we need
to become more watchful in it and
not lose jurisdiction to obtain gam
ing, If we don't watch out we could
lose. There are those who arc Anti
Indian that could become in control.
We've got to be careful in this area.
To be more realistically, if all the
gaming Tribes would asses a penny
to each dollar they took in, they, in no
time would have enough funds to
hire lobbyists in D.C. to keep an eye
on what happens there. In the past
gaming was not as big as it is today
and its growing right along.
Tribes who arc involved in gam
ing use the funds in various ways,
some put up matching funds for Hous
ing, Education, Employment, Health
care and some just put out the funds
on a Pcr-Capita basis. Some tribes
are doing well.
While at the Convention a con
versation with another past Officer
of the NCAI, a former Executive
Director, Chuck Trimble, who is pres
ently involved with the Economic
Development for the Indian
Country....Here are his views:
Its obviously very thrilling to be
here for the 50th anniversary, I've
served, almost 20 years ago as ex
ecutive director for the Organization
so being able to be here on the 50th I
feel very fortunate and have seen so
much development in Indian Coun
try. Although there are very threat
ening things on the horizon the NCAI
is willing to take on. Problem areas
are, the new Congress coming in,
very difficult to see, I think that's the
biggest difficulty we face, its an un
known quantity, the Republicans
have been out for years its difficult to
see who they will vision Indian Coun
try in gaming and various other
things. I think what its really up to us
again and again until we get it right.
I'll be highlighting a "risk factor"
each article, and introduce you to
some of the ideas we're looking at.
Get involved, listen to the radio
shows, stop us on the street and tell
us what you see. Together, we can
make a difference in our commu
nity. know of no more encouraging
fact than the unquestionable abil
ity of man to elevate his life by
concious endeavor. Henry David
Thoreau
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to do is to go to the Republicans and
educate them and to inform them.
People have said Democrats al
ways take Indians for granted and
Republicans write Indians off. And I
think that it can be reversed, us Indi
ans have always taken Democrats for
Granted and have written Republi
cans off. I think we really should go
to the Republican Educate them and
inform them and get them on our side
and to get them to understand that we
are seeking self sufficiency which is
something that should please the Re
publicans. Working in the past have you no
ticed anything different on issues.
Well, just slightly different issues
but all surrounded by sovereignty
and jurisdiction and our right as sov
ereign Nations. And how we are per
ceived by other people, and now
sometimes they perceive us as a threat
by the other issues are pretty much
the same, but I do know now the
Tribes are so much more sophisti
cated in Tribal leadership and the
Tribes are much more advanced and
because of that the Organization is so
much better than a long time ago
when I was running.
BIA Reorganization? I haven't
heard much about that because I'm in
the Econom ic Development area, but
I think their problem with the reorga
nization has always been that they
will go and seek in-put from Tribes
and ignore the input from the Tribes
and do what ever the Bureaucrats
think anyway.
In the Economic Development
role we are still looking for the Ad
ministration to take a forceful role
and hopefully can help the Adminis
tration do something positive in the
area of Economic Development in
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Simnasho Traditional Christmas Powwow
Honoring Veteransalcohol & drug awareness
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Simnasho, Longhouse Simnasho, OR
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Contests include: 12 yrs & under open team dance
13 yrs & up team dance. Clown dance.
All other sponsored contests will be included
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Friday events include a dinner at 5 p.m.
Honoring our people and visitors
Grand Entry will follow at 8 p.m.
Saturday Veterans & Christmas dinner
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Grand Entry will be 7:30 p.m.
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taxation and various other things.
The following is a statement by a
former Executive Director, Ronald
Andradc.
I think the convention has been
going great, I seen people here that I
nave known for 25 years, I've been
coming here for 25 years and its just
like a home coming.
With the new Administration com
ing in I think the BIA Re-Organization
has to be the more important
thing for the Tribal members, it is
dangerous now with the administra
tion changing on us and we may not
have control of the Organization and
I think the Tribes are beginning to
address that right now.
Gaming situation; I think gaming
is great in the area of Economic De
velopment. Correctly, whether its
gaming, whether its resorts whether
its camp grounds I think its good
thing as long as its Tribally operated.
We can be here for 50 years and still
be friends for 50 years I don't think
we have that much to fear from the
U.S. Government ever.
These were some comments by
past officers of the NCAI, which
were very informative and could have
a direct bearing on issues we face
today.
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