2 January 6, 1995
Warm Springs, Oregon
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The tribal gaming facility will be built adjacent to Kah-
Nee-Ta lodge with an entrance through the upper lobby Q
on the top floor and another on the main floor. The
14,000 square foot facility will accommodate about 250
machines and include room for off track betting and
poker tables. The upper floor will Include a buffet-style
restaurant It Is anticipated the facility will open by
Memorial Day.
Warm Springs Gaming Facility
SSI (over)payment debts may be erased
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Have vou or a familv member had
problems with SSI overpayments or
loss of benefits caused by lease in-
come from your Indian Trust Lands?
it so, you may De enuuea to nave
your debt erased or maybe even
maybe get some money back.
Please read this notice and call
Evergreen Legal Services at 1-800-631-1323.
If you have questions or
need free advice.
If you or your spouse or your child
received lease money from your In
dian trust lands anytime between
March31, 1987 and January 1, 1994,
which caused an SSI overpayment,
and you were not living in the State
of Washington at the time, you may
not have to repay all or part of the
overpayment, or you may be able to
get a refund of money that has been
collected from your SSI checks.
The possible refund or reduction
of your SSI overpayment is the result I
of asettlement of Barney vs. Shalala,
a class action filed on behalf of eld
erly and disabled Native Americans '
in Washington State. Federal law has
also changed and beginning January
1994, up to $2,000 per year of lease
Census Bureau seeks information
The Commerce Department's
Census Bureau is seeking information
from non-Federal users of decennial
census data about the questions to be
asked in the 2000 census. To obtain
this information, the Bureau is
conducting the Survey of Census
Needs of Non-Federal Data Users.
The survey process will ran through
mid-March of 1995, and is intended
for state, local and tribal
Museum to purchase artifacts
The Museum at Warm Springs
will be purchasing artifacts to
enhance the Tribal collection.
We are asking that you submit
only the finest artifacts in order to
represent the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Reservation.
The articles most interested in are
the following: Cornhusk hairties; bear
claw necklaces; cornhusk bags (must
be cornhusk and hemp, no yarns
please); beaded bags; men's floral
vests (on wool or broadcloth);
women's floral dresses (on wool);
buckskin dresses; cornhusk purses
(mad' like side purse); Paiute baby
boards; twisted tule mats; men's
tobacco pouches (must be in the old
Spilyay Tymoo
Publisher: Sid Miller
Editor: Donna Behrend
ReporterPhotographer: Saphronia Katchia
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Founded in March 1976
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the
basement of the Old Giri's Dorm at 1 1 15 Wasco Street Any
written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761
(503) 553-1644 or 553-3274 - FAX No. 553-3539
Annual Subscription Rates:
Within US. - $9.00 Outside U.S. - $15.00
Spilyay Tymoo 1994
income from Indian lands will not be
counted against you as income for
purpose ot Jbi eligibility
You mav not have to reoav an SSI
overpayment because of income you
received from Indian trust lands, or
you may receive a refundof SS I, if all
of the following apply to you: 1) You
had an overpayment because of lease
income from Indian land; and 2) your
overpaymentexistedasof October 1,
1993, or was assessed after that date
for any period between March 31,
1987, and January 1, 1994; and 3)
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when you received the lease income,
intenaiiisiuiuuuiis.iciuiiuovvuiu
go to family members of deceased
SSI recipients who would have ben
efited from the lawsuit
You may contact the lawyers rep
resenting the elderly and disabled
Native Americans at Evergreen Le
gal Services, 510 Larson Building, 6
South Second Street, Yakima, WA
98901 (509) 575-5593 or toll-free at
1-800-631-1323 to make a claim or
for further free information, or con
tact a private attorney, or contact the
Social Security Administration. The
governments; ethnic and community
organizations; the business sector;
academic researchers; and the general
public.
To obtain a survey form, contact
Gloria Porter or Doug Lee, B ureau of
the Census, Room 35553,
Washington, DC 20233-2000; 301-457-4030;
fax, 301-457-3768; or
email, dleeinfo.census.gov.
style, x-long); and bow and arrow
(preferably with sinew).
The Museum at Warm Springs
requests the following: artifacts
submitted must be 50 years old or
older, one item per person andor
household; complete histories, date
item was made and name of maker
must accompany artifact
Please pick up your application at
The Museum at Warm Springs
Administrative office. Deadline for
submitting artifacts is Thursday,
January 19, 1995.
If you have any questions please
contact The Museum staff or registrar
at 553-3331 from 8-5, Monday
through Friday.
Rureau of Indian Affairs aeencv SO'
cial service offices also have claim
forms and information. If you think
you or a family or household mem
ber might be a class member, or eli
gible to receive a refund of a de
ceased spouse, or disabled child, you
should file a claim to find out for
sure. You may file for a family mem
ber or anyone else. Any person can
file for you.
It will speed up the claim process
if you andor your other family
members) witn Indian lease income
affecting anyone's SSI will also sign
a release to allow Evergreen Legal
Services to check Bureau of Indian
Affairs records (vour IIM records) to
see that the lease information Social
Security has is correct and current If
you do not wish to sign the release
now, Evergreen or Social Security
hay write at a later time to request
your permission to look at your IIM
records (if the SSI lease information
for March 1987 through December
1993 appears incomplete or incor
rect) before the claim you file is pro
cessed by Social Security.
Honor Seniors
Day planning
meeting set
Honor Seniors Day is in the
planning stages and meetings have
been held. The last meeting for the
planning of Honor Seniors Day is
scheduled for January 13, 1994, 1:30
p.m. at Power Enterprise. All
volunteers and anyone who would
like to be involved in the planning of
Honor Seniors Day plan on attending
this meeting.
Headstart Policy Council Raffle results noted
The opportunity to purchase raffle
tickets from Head Start teachers,
coordinators and parents was in the
November & December months.
Proceeds will allow parents to
attend future conferencestraining's.
A tremendous "thank you" to all
those who donated items, sold and
purchased tickets and made the raffle
a huge success:
"Thank you for your donated
items: Joni David, Georgette Keo,
Elina Langnese, Nancy Kirk, Nola
Queahpama, Eileen Florendo, Archie
Caldera, Sylvia McCabe, Marie Tom,
Gwen Leonard, Barbara Poncho,
Sarah Ike, Snuffy, Chris Smith, Kris
Sampson, Nadine Scott, Joe Brisbois,
Lillian Yahtin, Clydell Gilbert, Toni
Made, Susan Moody, Pam Jackson,
J'Dean Kalama, Wanda Van Pelt,
Olivia Wallulatum & Lyle Rhoan."
"Congratulations" to the Raffle
Winners: Yarn Basket-Big Rat
Suppah; Hand sewing machine
Longhouse Lucy; Earrings-Bobbie
Ahem; Purple Picture Frame-Sylvia
McCabe; Coin Purse-G wen Leonard;
Key chain Dream Catcher-Snyder
Lawrence; Embroidered Pillow
Cases-Phyllis Strong; Tupperware
shaker-Rosa Bill; Picture Frame
Rafael Queahpama; End of the Trail
Necklace-Kathy Danzuka; Key
chain-Charice McConville; Eamngs
Marena Miller, Candy Canes-Vivian
Macy; Beaded Medallion-Andrea
Smith; $5 cash-Johnny Holliday;
Pillow-Melissa Danzuka; Deep Heat
Massager-Easton Aguilar, Yarn
Basket-Becky Brunoe; Picture
Frame-Zillah Florez; $25 Sentry Gift
Certificate-Laurain Hintsala;
Tupperware shaker-Daniel
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with new law
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allotted or restricted Indian trust land.
wherever it is located, and includes
all fractionated heirship land man
aged by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
" for individual Indian owners)
Forestry proposes new timber harvest
Lawrence; Beaded Earrings-Danni
Katchia; Beaded Medallion-Debbie
McGill; Avon Stationary-Kadoo
Trimble; Beaded Earrings-Cheryl
Smith; Key Chain-Taz Trimble;
Coffee Cup-James Selam;
Embroidered Pillow Cases-Larry
Holliday; Basket Earrings-Luanne
Foltz; Storage Jar Set-Cami Hurley;
Rotary Fan-Sylvia McCabe; Beaded
Elk Pin-Tina Aguilar; Cooking
accessory Center-Danni Katchia;
SantaChristmas Pillow-Snyder
Lawrence; Tupperware Shaker-Chris
Smith; Beaded Earrings-Ronald
Heath; Yarn Basket-Robert Strong;
Lottery Tickets-Zane Jackson;
Beaded Necklace-Kathleen Heath;
Dream Catcher-Sue Matters; Pouch
Bag-Gwen Leonard; Pouch Bag
Doreen Danzuka; Salt & Pepper-Shakers-Bill
Christenson; Brass
Picture Frame-Kathleen Heath;
Compact Mirror-Mickey
Koppenhafer; $25 Safeway Gift
Certificate-Leana Blueback;
Tupperware Shaker-Shawn
McConville; Baby Quilt-Hazel
Williams; Oil Painting-Kathleen
Heath; Beaded Earrings-Andrea
Smith; Adult ribbon Shirt-Rosa Bill;
Jar of Bubble Gum-Oscar
Queahpama; Earrings-Danni
Katchia; Earrings-James Selam;
Keyrin grouch-Roberta Queahpama;
Beaded patch-Kathy Danzuka;
Beaded Necklace-Candace Miller;
Necklace with wupus- Willie Bagley,
Large Woven Bag-Lois Smith; Fancy
Dress-Delmar Davis; 1 -night Knt
& 18-holes of golf-Vivian Macy,
Jingle Dress-Melissa Danzuka; King
size Quilt-B. Parts (Olympia, WA);
Tupperware-Adeline Miller; Doll
Tribal Council Agenda
Monday, January 9
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 10
9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
1 :30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 1 1
Executive Committee Annual Reports
Monday, January 16
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. COO Update with Ed Henderson
1 0:30 a.m. Education GrantLoan with Wendall Jim
1 :30 p.m. Legislative Update with Mark Phillips
2 p.m. Unscheduled Business
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 17 and 18
Tribal CouncilManagement Joint Meeting-Welches
Monday, January 23
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. COO Update with Ed Henderson
1 0:30 a.m. IHS Monthly Report with Russ Alger
1:30 p.m. Legislative Update with Mark Phillips
2 p.m. BIA Superintendent's Monthly Report with
Gordon Cannon
3:30 p.m. BIA Forestry Monthly Report with Rich
Lohman
Tuesday, January 24
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Tribal Council February Agenda
1 0 :30 a.m. Realty with Everett Patt
1 :30 p.m. Enrollments with Madeline Queahpama
3 p.m. Tribal Attorney's Update with Dennis
Karnopp
Wednesday, January 25
9 .am. Business
9:30 a.m. COO Update with Ed Henderson
1 0:30 a.m. Financial Monthly Report with Miles King
1 :30 p.m. Legislative Update with Mark Phillips
2 p.m. Tribal Court Monthly Report with Lola
Sohappy
3 p.m. Records Center Report with Ginger Smith
4 p.m. Museum Monthly Report with Michael
Hammond
Tuesday, January 31
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. WSFPI Annual Report
Board-Missy David and Marble
works-Vesta Johnson.
Hope you had a nice Christmas.
We look forward to serving you and
. your children in the coming year.
Starting January 1 1 , we are offering
Video sessions, Wednesday and
Friday mornings at 9:00 in the ECE
Conference Room 2E. All parents
are encouraged to attend and bring a
friend, child care will be provided
for younger siblings. January
schedule: Jan. 11 -Parent Talk I
Practical Tips for Parents of Children
2-5 years; Jan. 13-Parent Talk II
Tips for Parents of School Age
Children 6-12 years; Jan. 18-Parent
Talk Ill-Tips for Parents with
Teenagers; Jan. 20-"What Is FAS?";
Jan. 25-Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and
Effects "What's the Difference?";
Jan. 27-FAS Assessment & the Early
Years. Parents attending these
sessions will help choose the Videos
to be featured in February.
Family Night Out sponsored in
part by ECE and Community
Counseling "Guy Wallulatum" will
be Thursday January 12, 1995 at the
Agency Longhouse. Dinner at 6:00
?.m. with Pow-Wow to follow at
:00 p.m. This is ECE's way of
showing appreciation and renewing
our commitment to ECE families and
our Warm Springs community.
Everyone welcome to enjoy a nice
evening out with your family.
Frosty's Fun Run will be Friday,
January 13th at 10:00 ajn.
Parent Club will meet Monday,
January 10, 5:30-7:00 p.m. to get
spring planning underway. Bring
your ideas and suggestions. All
parents are welcome. If you have a
Business
COO Update with Ed Henderson
ANA Grant Application with Lonnie James
Legislative Update with Mark Phillips
In-Ueu Sites Update with Howard Arnett
Business
509-J School District Superintendent
JOM Committee Quarterly Report with
Julie Quaid
Public Law 93-638 amendments with Jim
Slzemore
On behalf of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs proposes a 1995
timber harvest in the Long Ridge and
Willow Springs Sub-Forest Planning
Units (SFPU). The proposed sale is
located within the Warm Springs
watershed on the Warm Springs
Reservation.. Approximately 64.5
million board feet of timber.
The Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs and the BIA encourage tribal
members to submit comments and
concerns about the draft project
assessment to the project
interdisciplinary team leader at the
branch of forestry office no later than
January 16, 1995.
For further information contact
Gregg Campbell, forester, at 553
2416. To obtain a ropy of the draft project
assessment, contact forestry, also at
553-2416.
child in ECE, you are a Parent Club
member.
ParentTeacher Conferences are
scheduled for January 16-27. Sign
up for a time that works for you and
your child's teacher to discuss your
child's progress.
ECE has First AidCPR training
scheduled for Thursday, January 26,
if interested, parents are invited to
join us. Call Becky VanPelt or
Normandie Phelps at 553-3241.
Many thanks to those who bought
andor sold raffle tickets for the Head
Start PPC Raffle, IT WAS A HUGE
SUCCESS. We raised over $1,000
towards a fund for parents to attend
training or conferences. Thanks again
for helping.
In December EC sponsored a
"Coat Exchange", we still have coats
available for those in need of a warm
coat. During January we will also
have a "Clothing Rummage" with
clothing that were donated to the
program. Donations are being sought
for used shoes (that could be used by
someone else). Drop boxes are
located at the Wellness Center, WS
Market, Administration Building,
and ECE lobby and Pod A.
Community members are encouraged
tocome "Rummage" for warm coats,
clothing and shoes at the ECE staff
lounge andor donate your reusable
shoes and children's clothing.
EarlyChildhood Education Parent
Policy Council Meeting on
Wednesday, January 18, 1995 from
5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Early
Childhood Education Building in
Conference Room 1. For more
information, call 553-3241. Child
care will be provided.
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