2 July 18, 1996
Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
On Patrol-
WSPD cadets participate in training throughthe summer WEDD program.
In grief;
Pi-Ume-Sha weekend was filled
with much activity as officers from
around the state arrived to assist in
maintaining peace and order through
out our community.
A total of thirteen warrant arrests
were executed while fourteen inci
dents of disorderly conduct were pro
cessed by police report and citations.
In a rare, but effective deterrence,
a sobriety check point was conducted
that resulted in the arrest of three
drivers for being drunk. On the same
check points, another seven people
were taken into protective custody
for detox.
In other activity, two people ar
rested faced additional charges of
resisting arrest while three juveniles
were taken into custody for being
intoxicated. A total of four people
faced drug charges as they were ar
rested for possession or being under
the influence.
One major theft occurred during
the celebration that resulted in the
arrest of a juvenile. While the inves
tigation continues, more arrests are
pending.
Two specific vendors were hit hard
for approximately $5,200 worth of
buckles, necklaces, silver chains,
earrings, various stones, rings, body
oils, porcupine quills, dream catch
ers, etc.
If you think one of your relatives
have some of these stolen items,
please turn the items in to the police
department. Receiving or the pos
session of stolen property can also
get a person into trouble so, if some
one approaches you bearing gifts or
attempts to sell to you, use caution
and ask questions. Especially if they
are artifacts or heirlooms.
Anyone with further information
can contact officer John DeBiaso or
Detective Don Courtney at the Warm
Springs Police Department.
In early July, a reported prowler
call led to the arrest of a male adult
who was found highly intoxicated.
Cooperation turned disorderly as the
subject then began to hit his head on
the patrol car cage. Once the male
subject was in the detention facility,
he continued hitting his head. He
was then transported to Central Or
egon District Hospital where he ad
mitted to using "Crank".
McGruff Speaks:
Hello...well, most of you know by
now that I have some young helpers
out there with the police department.
A total of five Cadets have been
assigned to the Warm Springs Po
lice. If you see these students, please
give them a full dose of encourage
ment. As some of you know, police
work can be dog-gone discouraging
at times.
On another matter, I know that as
the days are long, pets are sometimes
overlooked as to their care and atten
tion. Make sure and love your pet
accordingly, especially my canine
friends. Don't forget to give them
plenty of water and please don't leave
them in a hot car.
Lastly, a special message reminder
from my DARE officer friends...to
you students of the past, present and
future graduates. Our eight ways to
say no to Alcohol & Drugs include:
1) Saying - No Thanks; 2) Give the
person offering a reason or excuse.
3) Repeated your refusal, or keep
saying - No. 4) Just walk away. 5)
Change the subject. 6) Avoid the
situation. 7) Give the person the -Cold
Shoulder. 8) Strength in Num
bers - be with friends that don't do
alcohol or drugs.
Your commitment to being alco
hol and drug free can and will make
a difference in the future for our
community.
WSPP Cadet update;
A total of five students have been
assigned to the Warm Springs Police
Department for the eight week sum
mer period of training.
Two returning students to the pro
gram include, Cadet Officers Wil
liam Sam and Lei Calica. In their
first year program are Cadet officers
Nikiya Courtney, Chris DeBiaso and
Steven Courtney, Jr.
Cadet training for police can be a
very trying experience as the cadets
are expected to expand their knowl
edge base in physical fitness, aca
demics and on the job experience.
Following an orientation period,
the cadets are then assigned different
areas of the police department to
work in. Specific questions are to be
addressed by the cadets which in turn
is then shared with the members of
the squad.
Academic testing is applied
throughout the eight week period for
the benefit of each cadets individual
knowledge gained, training retention,
and further learning in the police
field.
McGruff defends title against
Sparkle's Litter:
In what ' s to be another great meet
ing between rivals McGruff and
Sparkie. The two PSB departments
are getting set to square off in this
year's softball action.
This softball challenge is tenta
tively scheduled to take place at the
end of the month. While no contract
has been signed, early scouting re
ports tell us that Sparkle's Litter has
a few new "younger" recruits that are
boasting something about putting
McGruffs "Red Head" team down.
What the "Litter" doesn't know
though is that there is not a lot run
ning action when home runs are hit.
We 11 see you at the ball game.
Public Safety Issues:
More kids have been noticed to be
using the Shitike Creek bridge for
water fun. Please advise your kids to
stay off the bridge. Several ropes
have been removed from the bridge
as several youths were using the rope
to tie a swing.
Officers have been making con
tact with kids in the area who are
using the bridge or are walking on
the cement barriers. This action could
result in serious injury or death if a
child falls off in either direction of
the bridge into on-coming traffic or
off into the rocks on the other side.
Please remind them to use the walk
access on the east side of the bridge.
One other area needing attention
is bicycle traffic. Kids should be re
minded to look for on-coming traffic
before entering the roadway or cross
ing a roadway. Several incidents have
occurred where kids on bikes were
reported to have traveled across the
roadway without even looking.
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Reservation youth are urged not
to jump from Shitike Bridge this
summer as it is dangerous and
could cause injury or death.
Housing department thanks tenants
The Warm Springs housing de
partment would like to recognize the
following tenants for their outstand
ing job at having a ZERO balance at
the end of June, 1996. These are the
only tenants with a zero balance on
their account, we will be recognizing
those tenants working on clearing
their accounts.
There are a total of 123 Tribal
Rental units, and 68 Trailer Spaces
().
Alicia Adams, Gayleen Adams,
Joseph Badoni, Billie Jo Bagley,
Gerald Bagley, Salli Blacketeer, John
Brown III, Elizabeth Caleron, Carlos
Calica, Mark Coffee, Lavina
Colwash, Sandra Gilbert, Janice Gil-bert-Gunshows,
Elton Greeley,
Sonya Heath, Lauraina Hintsala,
Ray E. Holliday, Milton Holliday.
Donald Hoptowit, Abraham Hunt,
Pauline Igoe, Rhonda Ike, Tyrone
Ike, Shawna Jackson, Katherine
Jackson, Damion Katchia, John
Katchia Sr., Roland Kalama Jr.,
Bryan Lund, Robinson "Gorky"
Mitchell, Bo G. Ortiz, Shauna
Queahpama-Mehlberg, Kristina
Sampson, Julie Sandoval, Raymond
Shike Jr., Mina Shike, Jackie Smith,
Mariann Smith, Rhonda Smith, Ri
chard Smith, Marcia Soliz, Anthony
Stacona, Joseph Starr Sr., Davis
Stwyer, Amelia Tewee, Olivia
Wallulatum, Yvonne Washington,
Marti Rai Wells, Denys White, Dal
las Winishut Jr. -TOTAL: 50
There are a total of 80 Low Rent
units.
Nancy Blackwolfe-Begay, Lottie
Bethancorth, Cordelia Charley,
Minnie Charley, Josepha Crowe,
Marvena Fisher, Stephanie Heath,
Althea Henry, Louella Jackson,
Nancy Johnson, Doris Lewis, Anna
Lopez, Fred Lucero, Shari Macy,
Sally Medina, Dempsena Polic,
Matilda Salas, Evelyn Sam, Lucille
Schuster, Iris Smith, Esther Stewart,
Alice Stewart, Melvin Tewee, Lei
Lani Tias, Trudy Thompson,
Alexander Tohet, Alice Wyena,
Elizabeth Yaw - TOTAL: 28
There are a total of 78 Mutual
Help Homes
Trudy Bennett, Elaine Clements,
Phillip David, Eugene "Austin"
Greene Jr., Kirby Heath, Leah Henry,
Leona Ike, Carolyn Johnson, John
Katchia Jr., Winona Lewis, Wilbur
Merrifield Jr., Minnie Reddog, Mel
issa Scott, Saraphina Scott, Andrea
Smith, Jeri Smith, Ronald Suppah
Sr., Amos Switzler Jr., Melissa
Tanewasha, Florene Tewee, Ferman
Tufti, Lawrence Tufti, Jessie
Wallulatum, Warner Williams Sr,4
TOTAL: 25 V
You all deserve a pat on the back
for staying current on your rent pay
ments. It's tenants like you who help
to keep your organization operating.
We would like to also remind the
tenants in the Low Rent and Mutual
Help Housing about their Re-certifications.
If you haven't done one for
1996, you must bring in your income
papers to do so. If you are unsure,
please give us a call at 553-3250.
Landowners workshop scheduled for November
Pelton Relicensing Continued from page 1
dertaken, data are collected and fur
ther input is solicited from tribes, re
source agencies and the public
In the third and final stage, a li
cense application is submitted to
FERC. This includes proposals for
how the applicant will enhance the
area's natural resources for the dura
tion of the new license.
After the application is submitted,
FERC evaluated whether the
applicant's proposals balance the
impacts on non-power resources of
the river with the benefits of electric
ity generation. This means that FERC
looks at whether impacts on fish,
wildlife, recreation and related re
sources have been fairly and thor
oughly considered.For hydro projects
of Pelton's size, the next likely step
is the preparation of an Environmen
tal Impact Statement.
After all environmental evaluation
is completed and environmental en
hancements are defined, FERC then
issues a new license with conditions
for continued project operations. If
an applicant's initial proposals are
deemed grossly inadequate or if more
than one application is submitted, the
process can become even more in
volved. By the close of this year, PGE is
expected to initiate the relicensing
process formally by filing a Notice
of Intent with FERC. Until recently,
Museum seeking instructors
The Museum At Warm Springs is
seeking instructors. If you are inter
ested in instructing any of the fol
lowing or any other traditional classes
at the Museum, please contact Leana
at 553-3331.
Hide Tanning, Drum, Fish Net,
Drawing (pencil & or pen),
Babyboards, Grassdance Outfit,
Jingle Dress, Shawl Making, Tule
Mats, Wasco Dress Making, Mocca
sins, Beading, Wingdress Making,
and Blanket Pants & Vest Outfits.
SpilyayTymoo
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SpOyay Tymoo 1996
PGE and the Tribe were in negotia
tions regarding how to proceed with
relicensing because the Tribe is a co
licensee. However, talks between
PGE and the Tribe have recently bro
ken down.
PGE wants the existing agree
ments to remain in effect. Tribal lead
ers disagree and want to re-examine
them. Consequently, tribal leaders are
considering the option of filing a
competing application with FERC for
full ownership and control of Pelton.
This control would ensure that tribal
members would continue to receive
benefits from the project, an impor
tant consideration given Pelton's use
of tribal land and other natural resources.
The Indian land working group,
along with the Fallon Paiute
Shoshone, Walker iver, Pyramid
Lake tribes and the Intertribal Council
of Nevada will co-host the 6th annual
Indian Land Consolidation Confer
ence. The conference is scheduled
for November 13-16th at the Fla
mingo Hilton in downtown Reno.
Special focus will be given to
problems faced by tribes and Indian
landowners related to allotted lands.
As in the past, the conference will
also provide participants with a
unique opportunity to learn about
tribal models and activities in the
area of Indian probate, land ownship
data collection, tribal inheritance
codes and land acquisition opportu
nities. A revised "draft legislative pro
posal" developed by the Indian land
working group will be presented. The
proposal includes provisions for es
tate planning services; trust lands
records management: Removal of
barriers to real estate transactions; a
tribal and individual Indian land ac
quisition fund; and a federal probate
code.
Policy issues impacting land
ownership and resources will be ad
dressed. These will include the im
pact BIA downsizing on real estate
and probate services related to In
dian land as well as the class action
suit which was filed by individual
Indian landowners over mismanage
ment of their IIM (Individual Indian
Money) monies which are derived
from trust funds.
Tribal representatives will ana
lyze the opportunity tribes may have
to negotiate the return of federal lands
in light of the disclosure earlier this
year that documents verifying $2.4
billion worth the tribal trust funds
transactions cannot be found and it
appears that the government will not
provide a full monetary compensa
tion. The final day of the conference
will inculde discussion of an "Indian
Land Institute" which would assist
tribes in restoring their homelands
by providing financing for acquisi
tions. Call the Flamingo Hilton at 1-800-648-4510
to make reservations
(single $42; double $42 plus $15 for
each additional person or call Direc
tor Land Development, Fallon Paiute
Shoshone tribes, 8955 Mission Road,
Fallon, Nevada 89406; Alfred Nomee
(208) 686-1800.
ATNI sponsors economic meet
Between August 12 and 14, 1996
Tribal leaders and their communities
will benefit from a gathering of busi
ness people, economic development
technicicans and policy makers in
Spokane, Washington. The Third
annual ATNI Economic Summit will
emphasize growth-oriented, well
balanced economies in individual
Native American communities and
throughout the region.
This year's agenda incorporates
feedback from participants in the first
twosummit meetings held in Seattle
and Portland. The agenda empha-
Royalty candidates wanted
The Mid-Columbia River Pow
wow will be held October 25-27,
1996. The powwow is seeking roy
alty candidates.
The annual powwow, held at
Celilo, Oregon, has the following
categories: Sr. Queen 13 yrs. & up
Jr. Queen 12 yrs.& under, & Li'l
brave no age limit. Winner is de
termined by highest number of big
raffle ticket sold.
Winner in each catergory will re
ceive a traveling silver crown (ex
cept Li'l brave), a jacket, a banner, a
20 payback on total raffle ticket
sale plus other prizes. Runners-up
will receive a 20 payback, and other
prizes.
Interested candidates and raffle
ticket sellers can contact: Gloria Jim
(509) 848-3461 or (541) 296-8816.
sizes clarity about the respective roles
of tribal goverments, tribal enter
prises and private businesses in
achieving self-sustaining economies.
These discussions are intended to
create greater understanding of one
another's needs, and should form the
basis for productive parterships
among and between tribes and non
tribal organizations.Tribal leaders
will have an opprtunity to learn about
successful experiences around the
country and to hear directly from
Indian owners of private businesses.
Changing a longstanding deficit,
Indian-owned small businesses are
beginning to flourish around the re
gion. The benefits of this change are
expected to be far-reaching and will
be thoroughly explored.
Don't miss what will be a water
shed event for many businesses and
communities. If you want to partici
pate and contibute to some important
decisions about the economy of In
dian Country, contact ONABEN at
1-800-854-8289 or Affiliated Tribes
of Northwest Indians at (503) 241-0070
Suit filed against Secretary of Interior Activities help keeD 4th hot
Three hundred thousand indi- Indians." savs John Frhnhnulr Pv. 1 1
Three hundred thousand indi
vidual Indian account holders filed a
class action lawsuit in federal court
June 1 0th against the Secretary of the
Interior demanding a full accounting
of a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
trust fund through which billions of
dollars in Indian money have flowed
for decades. Independent sources say
the fund, composed of rents and roy
alties paid for the use of Indian lands,
is in total disarray.
In the largest financial scandal
lawsuit against the federal govern
ment, attorneys including the Native
American Rights Fund (NARF) hope
to force the Secretaries of Interior
and Treasury to determine what has
happened to money the government
holds for individual Indians through
out the country.
"The BIA has spent more than
100 years mismanaging, diverting
and losing money that belongs to
Indians," says John Echohawk, Ex
ecutive Director of the Native Ameri
can Rights Fund. "They have no idea
how much has been collected from
the companies that use our land and
are unable to provide even a basic
regular statement to Indian account
holders. Every day we wait they are
losing more and more of ourmoney."
John Echohawk and Elouise
Cobell, Project Director for the In
dian Monies Trust Correction and
Recovery Project, conducted a press
conference on Monday at the Na
tional Press Clubin Washington, D.C.
to announce the major class-action
lawsuit against the Secretary of the
Interior Bruce Babbitt, Assistant Sec
retary for Indian Affairs Ada Deer,
and the Secretary of the Treasury
Robert Rubin.
For further information contact:
Bob Peregoy or Keith Harper at (202)
785-4166.
Korean Veteran's
Recognition Day
July 27,1996.
If you have any questions,
please call Charlotte Herkshan
at 553-3205
The Fourth of July celebration
in Warm Springs was another full
day of events for the young and
active adults in our growing com
munity. Ever since the late fifties
tribal and community member Pete
Courtney has prepared the bar-b-qued
bear meat that everyone en
joys so much. "It has been a great
plesure to have been involved all
these years with the July 4th cel
ebrations" says Courtney, "I just
wish some young people would
have gotten interested in learning
how this is prepared. This will be
my last year doing it. I plan to just
kick back and enjoy other things
during the fourth celebrations."
A parade started the moring off
which begun at the Warm Springs
Elementary school and ended up at
the Community Center field. There
were local people on horse back,
people riding on emergency ve
hicles, police cars and of course
Miss Warm Springs, dressed in re
galia rode in her dad's car waving
at everyone. After the parade the
veterans were on hand for the rais
ing of the flag.
About noon time the bear meat
was brought out of the pit to begin
feeding 500 plus people who were
hungry and ready for a good old tra
ditional Warm Springs style bar-b-que.
Besides bear meat, there was
deer meat, hamburgers, hotdogs,
chips, watermelon-most everything
that goes with a bar-b-que but only
better.
Carol Wewa, proceded with
Games and other activities that con
tinued all afternoon for people of
all ages.
When dusk arrived, everyone fo
cused their sights toward the sky for
the elaborate fireworks display. A
total of nine firework-related fires
were reported during the evening
bringing the total to just under five
acres. No injurires were reported.
It was a great celebration and folks
are already looking forward for
1997.