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2 October 7, 1999 Warm Springs, Oregon SpilyayTymoo Tribal Council Resolution No. 8632, a lease agreement on 5 acres, was granted to Leah Henry on February 23, 1993, On May 13, 1986, Homesitc Lease No. 3204 was issued to the Warm Springs Housing Authority for Leah Henry and signed by undivided interest holders of Allotment No. 734. Henry sold the Mutual Help Home in Allotment No. 734 to Martha Henry. On August 23rd, 1999, by an affirmative vote of 7 members with the Chairman not voting, Tribal Council passed Resolution No. 9747, which rescinds Resolution No. 8632 in its entirety. Tribal Council passed Resolution No. 9748, which rescinded Resolution No. 8371. Martha Henry was granted the resolution for a homesite lease on January 27, 1992. No further contact was made to complete a lease. Martha Henry Winishut was granted Homesite Lease No. 3204 with the passage of Resolution No. 9749. Resolution No 9750, citing the importance of some land within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation, corrects the land description in Resolution No. 8726, and authorizes William Smith as its Agent for purposes of attempting to purchase all or portions of such property. The resolution states that title to the 80 acres, more or less, shall be taken in the name of the Confederated Tribes and the appropriate officials are directed to have the title placed in trust. It further states that Resolution No. 8726, which was passed on October 11, 1993, is rescinded in its entirety and Preventing early childhood cavities Quick! Take Your Baby to the Dentist Approximately 80 of the chil dren in our community have Early Childhood Cavities, better known as Baby Bottle Tooth Decay. By 3 years of age, it is already too late in most children to prevent this disease. Your baby's first visit to the den tist should be at one year of age. The purpose of this early dental visit is to check the baby's teeth for the earliest signs of cavities. The dentist may also apply a fluoride coating on your baby's teeth to prevent cavities from forming. The dentist will probably want you to bring your baby baclj for Flu shot schedule Flu season is fast approaching. Influenza (flu) is a highly contagious viral illness which can last from two to seven days. Flu germs are spread through the air by droplets from the respiratory tract of infected persons by coughing, sneezing and talking and also by direct contact. Symp toms include fever, headache, dry cough and sore, achy muscles. Don't be caught off guard! A flu shot is needed every year because the strains of influenza are different each year. The "flu" season in the U.S. is from November to March or April. Protection develops 1-2 weeks after the shot and may last up to a year. The flu shot is especially recom mended for all persons 65 and older, persons of any age with chronic medi cal conditions such as asthma and diabetes, women who will be more than 3 months pregnant during the flu season and household members of persons in high risk groups. The Public Health Nursing De- M ' b .,.r, SpilyayTymoo Publisher: Sid Miller Managing Editor: Selena T.Boise ReporterPhotographer: Bob Medina ReporterPhotographer: Taw James "TJ" Foltz Secretary: Tina Aguilar 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 Girl'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 (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274 - FAX NO. (541) 553-3539 Annual Subscription Rates: Within U.S. - $ 1 5.00 Outside UJS. or 1 st class in the U.S. - $25.00 Spilyay Tymoo 1999 Resolutions recently passed replaced by Resolution No 9750. The action was taken on the affirmative vote of 7 members with the Chairman not voting. Resolution No. 9751 passed August 23rd by the affirmative vote of 6 members with the Chairman not voting. The Resolution states that individual trust owners to an undivided 15 interest in Warm Springs Allotment No. 231 were notified that the lease was going to expire on December 31, 1998. The lessee have the option to exercise their option to renew under the previous rental of $7,500, upon 5 1 of the owner's signature. The Tribal Council authorized a 5 year lease for an undivided 15 interest in Warm Springs Allotment No. 231 for the negotiated sum of $7,500 per annum, which is above the appraised value. The lease is for 5 terms and conditions as the original lease, and will begin January 1, 1999 and expire December 31,2004. A 3 year grazing permit was granted to Mr. Carl Kascr and Phillip Kaser, beginning November29, 1996 and ending November 30, 1999, for the Tribes undivided interest in The Dalles Public domain Allotments. The lease consideration will be as follows: $500 for The Dalles Allotment No. 13 (part) $500 for The Dalles Allotment No. 14 $500 for The Dalles Allotment No. 15 $450 for The Dalles Allotment No. 33 The action was authorized by the passage of Resolution No. 9752 on these simple check-ups every few months. There are things you can do at home to protect your baby's smile. Make sure your baby is weaned from the bottle by one year of age and limit sweet drinks and snacks to no more than 2 times a day. It is also impor tant to clean your baby's teeth every day with a small dab of fluoride tooth paste. Call the dental clinic today at 553 2462 and we will be making an ap pointment to see your baby. To gether, we can prevent cavities and protect your baby's smile. Tar 9 frfflJ r ft ., ,M. j-.. 1 to begin Oct. 18 partment will be giving flu shots at various locations on the reservation. You may come to any site that is most convenient for you. There is no charge and an appointment is not necessary. Anyone is eligible to re ceive care at the Indian Health Clinic may receive a flu shot. For further information, call the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center Public Health Nursing De partment at 553-1 196, ext. 4161. Oct. 18, Tribal Admin. Conf. Rm. 2; 10 a.in.-12 p.m. Oct. 19, Sr. Citizens Ctr; 12 1 p.m. Oct. 19, Kah-Nee-Ta; 2:30 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20, WS Clinic Com. Health Pod A; 11 a.m.-l p.m. Oct. 20, WS Forest Products Personnel office; 2-4 p.m. Oct. 22, Community Coun seling Center; 10 a.m.-12 p.m. August 23rd by the affirmative vote of 6 members with the Chairman not voting. Resolution No. 9753 was passed by Tribal Council on August 23rd. The resolution authorized the purchase of 81.28 acres of fee lands at $550 an acre, or $44,704. The purchase price is to be paid from programmed land purchase funds. The resolution also directed that the land be put into trust for the Confederated Tribes. A quorum of 7 was present, with 6 members voting in the affirmative and the Chairman not voting. On August 24th, Tribal Council passed Resolution No. 9755, approving the "1999 Fall Season Management agreement for Upper Columbia River Fall Chinook, Steelhead and Coho" for fisheries and production activities in Zone 6. As part of the agreement, each of the four Columbia River Treaty Tribes is provided the option of entering into an additional agreement with the State of Idaho and the otherparties to the fall season agreement concerning the use of 9" mesh commercial fishing gear during the fall commercial fishery. The 9" agreement allows tribal fishermen at their option to have 9" mesh gear provided to them free of charge on the sole condition that they use it during the 1999 commercial fishery. Tribal Council believes this would help to insure greater participation in the commercial fishery in 1999 and thus help fulfill the purpose of the Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon. A quorum of 9 was present, i Meeting held to express views More than 80 tribal members at tended a General Council Meeting at the Agency Longhouse, Thursday evening, September 23. Tribal voters went to the polls in late December of 1994 to decide whether or not the Tribe should enter into Indian gaming. The referendum passed by a wide margin. At the time, the Tribal Council indicated that it would seek tribal member in put and recommendations before determining how to use gaming prof its. Indian Head Casino got off to a rocky start. Mother Nature was not helpful as the Warm Springs River overflowed its banks, causing over $10 million in damages to the Re sort. There were also fires to contend wun cany on. ( With Mother Nature being more cooperative, and with a sound mar keting and operational plan, gaming has now been profitable for the last several years. The Tribe is actively seeking a site for a larger casino where it could produce more rev enue to off-set lagging Tribal in come from natural resource based, enterprises. There appears to be a growing; consensus that it is time to invest; some of the gaming profits on the; reservation. With the thought of for-1 mulating a "gaming profits invest-: ment plan" based on the needs of the Tribe and tribal member input, the! Tribal Council called the meeting on i the 23rd. There were a number of i . suggestions from those in attendance. The Spilyay Tymoo will feature a more in-depth story on the meeting and what those suggestions were in ' an upcoming issue. Building needed To the Warm Springs Commu nity, t Our Warm Springs COIC class is in need of a building in Warm Springs. As of now, we are limited to one classroom in the Madras COIC building. Transportation is needed for the students from Warm Springs to Madras and back again for the 12:30 to 4:30 class. The present classroom size limits the student size to fifteen. Last year there were forty students enrolled in the Warm Springs COIC class. We had three students graduate and the students earned forty-three and one half credits. The students were also involved in the community events such as the Health Fair, Honor Seniors Day, the Red Cross Blood Drive and helped with the Warm Springs Police De partment. We would appreciate your help in this matter. Thank you so much, Cathv Hosford & the WS COIC class with 8 voting in the affirmative and the Chairman did not vote. Resolution No. 9756 appointed two people to the Board of the Credit Enterprise. Class HiTribal member Non-member Delbcrt Neuhart Term Ends: January 1, 2002 Evaline Patt Term Ends: January 1,2002 Resolution No. 9757 stated that committee members receive $7.50 per hour for their services, plus a mileage allowance of 15 cents per mile to and from. One person was appointed to the I Iealth and Welfare Committee: Kirby Heath Sr. Resolution No. 9758 approved the appointment of one person to the Warm Springs Housing Authority: Sybil Smith, Commissioner Term ending 013002 Resolution No. 9759 approved the appointment of one person to the Board of Directors of VVarm Springs Composite Products. Non-member Stuart Hess Term Ends: December 31,2002 Resolution No. 9760 provided for two people being appointed to the Warm Springs Forest Products Industries Board of Directors. Class IV; Term Ends John Katchia December 31, 2002 Enos Herkshan December 3 1,2002 Resolution No. 9761 appointed two people to the Board of Directors Snowflake to Snowflake Boutique is busy plan ning it's 24th year as the largest, most established arts and crafts show in Central Oregon. This year's theme will be "Footprints in the Snow." Snowflake began with just two ladies selling crafts out of their home. It has grown into club with 30 mem bers and 40 consignors. Snowflake is a nonprofit organization. Mem bers and cosignors pay a feww as well as either working the show or paying a percentage. Each member must also donate items to be raffles off and sell the raffle tickets. Money received from the members and con signors is used to pay for advertising, -rental and other expenses of the show. Proceeds of the raffles are donated to a charity . Last year we raised around Keepsake Documents Distributed in Community The Comprehensive Plan Keepsake binders were distributed to Heads of Households this week in Warm Springs. The remainder of the documents will be mailed to off reservation Tribal Members and local Heads of Households on a first come first serve basis at the Planning Dept. in the Administration Building. The Keepsake is one of three documents that are a part of the Comprehensive Plan distribution. An Executive Summary booklet was mailed to every Boxholder in Warm Springs and out of town heads of house holds on September 13. Three hundred (300) Comprehensive Plan Technical Documents, which contains more detailed information, will be distributed to all government departments, committees, enterprises and Tribal Council. A majority of the funding for these documents was by a Department of Human Service Administration For Native Americans Grant. The purpose of the Keepsake, is to provide a place to record and maintain our cultural, historical and governmental information, in order to strengthen our sovereignty as a people, a tribe and a nation, now and into the future. Through it, we can become more clear about our connection to our community, families and government - and be able to track progress toward our envisioned future. The Keepsake will provide a place for each family to record their family events, history and ideas. Each family makes up the fabric of our community. Families who take responsibility to preserve family traditions, customs and values, strengthens us as Tribes and as a community. The strength and knowledge of our people and families is the foundation of our sovereignty. Each time we teach our children, listen to their visions and ideas, heal relationships, pray to our Creator, volunteer our time and attend community events, strengthens the whole. This Keepsake is a place to record all of those events that make up our families. The Comprehensive Plan, is intended to be a working document that will provide long term direction. For us to move forward, we must each do our part to contribute to the community goals. There will be a yearly review and official update every six years, of the Comprehensive Plan. Community members will continue to be updated in our progress. Community members are encouraged to review the community values, goals, and benchmarks, and see where you can do to contribute. These are not government goals, they are community goals. Using the Keepsake Please look through your Keepsake document and make extra copies of the pages that you know you will use, before writing on them. Additional pages will be available at a cost. The Treaty, Constitution, Declaration of Sovereignty and Comprehensive Plan are reference documents for your use. We sincerely hope this document is a reflection of our community. We ask for your continued ideas and support as we move forward to fulfill our mission: To work in partnership with the community to achieve the objectives of the tribal constitution, promote values and sovereignty; advance the well being of the tribal membership, identify and document the visions and aspirations of the tribal membership and provide feedback and progress of the comprehensive plan update to the community. Comprehensive Plan Process Team I A s Mr n of Warm Springs Power Enterprises. Cliisa 1 Mon-Member Jere Overs Term expiring January 1, 2002 ClassJJ Tribal Member Mavis Shaw Term expiring January 1, 2000 Resolution No. 9762 appointed one person to serve a three-year term as Gaming Commissioner. Name Term Of Office Sandra Main March 7, 2002 Resolution No. 9763 approved the following people to serve as Appellate Judge to a term through December 31, 200): Gerald Danzuka Perthina White Kirby Heath Sr. Eunice Esquiro Ginger Smith Leon Helton Buford Johnson Jr. Hamilton Greeley Mary Danzuka Redine Kirk George Clements Sr. (Chief Appeals Judge) Resolution No. 9764 approved the appointment of one member to the Fish and Wildlife Committee: The following person is hereby appointed to the indicated committee to serve as ONOFF COMMITTEE MEMBER and will be alternate to the present OFF Reservation committee members. He will serve until new committees are appointed during the next term of Tribal Council: be held Nov 5 $800 for the Family Access Network and hope to greatly increase that amount this year. We will also be holding a separate raffle this eyar in hopes of raising funds for a young local artist and mother of two in her fight against breast cancer. Snowflake Boutique will be held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, High Desert Activities Center. Our hours will be from 6-9 p.m. on Fri day, November 5 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 6. Please help us make this the most successful year ever by placing our boutiqe on your calendar of events. If you have any questions, please contact me, Dieanna Hutchins at 923- or by mail. X'"' f of our culture; protect and preserve Harold Blackwolf Resolution No. 9765 appointed two people to the Warm Springs Gaming Enterprise Board of Directors. OasJJj Term expiring: Member Leontyne Tanewasha-Davis Non-Member Richard Donaca Resolution 9766 names OIney Patt Jr as the Voting Delegate at all meetings of the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians, and Garland Brunoe as the alternate delegate. This resolution rescinds Resolution No. 9529 adopted May 13, 1998. Resolution 9767 appointed Olney Patt, Jr. as the voting delegate at all meetings of the National Congress of American Indians and Joseph Moses as the alternate delegate. This resolution rescinds Resolution No. 9612 adopted October 7, 1998. On July 22, 1999, the Director of Indian Health Service signed a Joint Venture Agreement with the Tribe stating "Any savings in the Federal Appropriation available for the Warm Springs Service Unit will be transferred to the Confederated Tribes." Resolution 9768 authorizes that the Self-Determination Agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services be amended to provide that any savings in the federal operation of the Warm Springs Service Unit be identified and transferred to the Tribe prior to the end of each fiscal year. This action was taken on August 31, with a quorum of 7. Six members voted in the affirmative, with the Chairman not voting. Waheneka selected Employee of the month " Dolan Waheneka has been se lected our Employee of the Month for the Month of September. Dolan has been selected for safety in, the work place, quality of work, production quantity, attendance, per sonal initiative, attitude, cooperation with fellow employees, lead people, supervisors and management. our natural resources W