4 March 17, 1995
Tribal Council Election Information
Seekseequa District
Seekseequa voters will
vote for two candidates
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My name is Theron (Bones)
Johnson. I'm a candidate for Tribal
Council for the Seekseequa District.
At 36 years of age, I have been mar
ried for 15 years and have a daughter
who Is a sophomore in high school. I
am the son of Ellen (Henry) Johnson,
grandson of Alex Henry. I have one
older brother and four sisters.
I graduated from Wasco County
Union High School (Maupin, OR) in
1976 and began working for the US
Forest Service, mainly fire fighting. I
also worked as a maintenance worker
at Kah-Nee-Ta, which meant I filled in
for all jobs at the Village area from
housekeeping to the restaurant.
In 1903, 1 was selected for the four
year Forestry Trainee Program and
have been with the Warm Springs For
estry Department for 12 years. Cur
rently I hold the position of Agency
Check Scaler for the Bureau of Indian
Affair.
In the last five years I have had the
opportunity to serve on the Advisory
Committee for the Madras High School
Forestry students. I've participated in
judging their skills contests. I am also
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currently serving on the Columbia River
Scaling Bureau Board of Directors
Rules Committee which meets approxi
mately once every two months to review
and approve or disapprove any rule
changes. I have served on the tribal
Timber Committee for the last two
Council terms. Some of my personal
Interests are attending high school
sporting events, fishing, hunting and
most outdoor activities.
My greatest concern is for our youth
and I encourage them to go on to col
lege and get their degrees. The Educa
tion Program is crucial for our children
and our future. All Tribal Members
should have the opportunity to further
their training and education, because
within all of us are hidden talents that
would be so beneficial to this commu
nity if given the chance to grow.
Being on Tribal Council means work
ing together as a team for the good of
the tribal organization and the Warm
Springs Community. If elected to Tribal
Council, I will do my very best to serve
the Seekseequa District as well as all
our Tribal Members.
Seekseequa District Write-In candidate-
Wilson Wewa, Sr.
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I will be a write-in candidate for the
Seekseequa District. I come from
Numu, the Paiute families of the South
End. At the persuasion of several dis-
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trict members, I have agreed to be a
write-in candidate. Whatever the out
come of the election, I would like to
thank these people for their confidence
and support.
I am half Paiute and half Coushatta.
My home has always been here on the
Warm Springs Reservation. Some
people think this is not an important is
sue. But living among the people gives
insights into the very core of what
makes our home what it is today, the
obstacles we've faced, the perceptive
ness to decide what's best for our
people, and the right to make that deci
sion. My late father, Melvin Wewa, and
grandfather, Sam Wewa, were both pre
vious Tribal Council representatives.
When alive, Dad shared his! experience
of being on Council with me. His hon
esty about the interaction that occurred
within the Council chambers has pro
vided a view that has given me much
to consider. He advised me to wait, to
listen, watch others, and learn. I have
done all that.
Our people are looking for strong,
sober leadership, which demands
assertiveness rather than aggressive
ness. This is simply a hard fact that
each of us must face. Without this kind
of leadership, then we are being short-
Joe Moses
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changed. I've been in sobriety for al
most 20 years, beginning at the age of
23. I am now 42-years-old. Another
positive quality I have is patience.
If elected, I see a long-rage vision of
a reservation devoted to inspiring the
health, wellness and safety of its
people. It will be a place where respect
for each other, and traditional values,
are upheld with conviction. Our natural
resources will exist In abundance, and
the rights of our people remain of ut
most importance.
The many facets facing our reserva
tion are many, and anyone going into
Council must realize the enormity of this
to do an acceptable job for the people.
The people of our reservation are intel
ligent, perceptive and able to provide
insights that administration, upper man
agement and even Council often over
look. If we can remember this, then the
words our people speak should be
words that impact our actions as their
representatives.
If elected, the only promise I would
make is to do the best job possible with
the ability and knowledge I have. Again,
I thank those individuals who have faith
and belief in me.
On election day, I urge everyone who
is registered to vote for the candidate
of their choice.
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