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-iy,-,,,, npiIWyiIIJip.iliJiry-Wi .-ttfi-yr- n 1 ffl ' l""'pl W Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News) Jan. 27, 2000 Vol. 25 No. 3 I R. COLL. g J .S68 fill v. 5 ! UJ V , no- 3 ; tf f January Z? 3 I- ' P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Change Service Requested U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 SliRIALSPFiT. KNicarr LIBRARY 12W UNIVERSITY OF OKII.ON WCVm OK 97403 As k . A ... ..-M ri H J H 7 A rA' r J 1 Grand Opening ribbon cutting at the Three Warriors Market in Simnasho "ir'!-.. Tribal Council passes resolutions v. ;r,t m ,- Czz-zzz: n I i (p- r?f-A js , . 1 . V. .. v- - -. -.- ! ' ...... ' - ? j - . ; '-" f - A .1 III ',4 ' .V ' - '.. $ i I. i t University of ; n : i ' n. ntLtivsu on: v)c uregon '-1717 Li brarv 0013 Spilyay tymoo. Fannie Waheneka cuts the ribbon for the Three Warriors Market in Simnasho. In spite of the snow and school closures, there were several community members on site to witness the grand opening. Spilyay caps for sale $10- Deadline for next issue is noon Feb. 4th Don't forqet vour &weeue uii vctieiiunes uay say ii wiin woras in ine next issue OT Spilyay's '"Heart to Heart", get your love notes in early! Pat Green promoted to Warm Springs Post Master The Tribal Council addressed Al lotment land purchases on November 30, by passing Resolutions 9799, 9800, 9801 and9802. The resolutions autho rized the purchase of a 175 interest in Allotment No. 816, a 175 interest in Allotment No. 819, a 1240 interest in Allotment No. 822, and a 6901 76,400 interest in Allotment 945. Six children were enrolled with the passage of Resolution No. 9803 on November 30. Those enrolled were: Austin Gregory Charley 1 10299 Rich Winficld Danzuka-Crane 110399 Martin Francisco Frutos 1 11999 Janeisha Rassandra Hintsala 112399 Esmeralda Margarita Perez Perez 112499 SophiaClaudiaVillagomez-Mcdina 102099 Three applicants were denied be cause of blood quantum. The resolu tion was passed by the affirmative vote of 6 members, 2 abstaining, and the Chairman not voting. The Confederated Tribes is a party to two United States v. Washington sub proceedings concerning the ac counting for non-treaty catches under the 1 855 StevensPalmerTreaties. This litigation has been stayed for the past several years by agreement of the par ties and by order of the court. Congress recently passed legislation requiring that the stay of the litigation be extended until 2008, or until federal funds for salmon restoration projects will not be made available. The Tribal Council has been ad vised that extending the stay of litiga tion is in the best interests of the Tribe and its members, and will assist in protecting the rights secured by the Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Or egon. Resolution No. 9804 authorized the Tribal Attorney to sign a stipulated request to the court to extend the stay of the litigation tor the term ot the Chinook agreement entered into by the Pacific Salmon Commission through 2008. The resolution was passed on No vember 30, by the affirmative vote of 8 members with the Chairman not voting. Resolution No. 9805 was passed on December 1 3 by an affirmative vote of 5 members with 1 member abstaining. The Chairman did not vote. The action authorizes the Confed erated Tribes to become a full member of the Intertribal Monitoring Associa tion on Indian Trust Funds. The ITMA is an organization composed of Indian tribes and is established to serve as a representative for tribes in the con- gressionally mandated effort to correct the Bureau of Indian Affairfs mis management of these funds. The Secretary-Treasurer and an alternate will participate in the Associations activities and keep Council informed of the activities of the ITMA, the BIA and the Office of Trust Fund Management. The Tribal Council approved Reso lution No. 9806 on December 13, 1999 by an affirmative vote of 5 members, with the Chairman not voting. The resolution gives the Secretary Treasurer authorization to apply for grants from Idaho Power Company. The Idaho utility has a responsibility forconducting cultural resource inven tories, including oral history studies, as part of their rclicensing of the Hells Canyon Complex Hydroelectric Project. Idaho Power Company has offered funding in the amount of $25,000 to the Confederated Tribes for initiating a Phase 1 records review of audio and video documentation held by the Confederated Tribes. Resolution No. 9808 rescinds Resolution No. 7468, which was passed on August 24, 1987. The original resolution approved Homesite Lease No. 3275 to Alvin Smith. The action was taken December 14, by the affir mative vote of 6 members, with the Chairman not voting. In his Last Will and Testament, Alvin Smith asked that his daughter and son inherit equally. Resolution No. 9809 grants a 50-year homesite lease to Arlcne Graham and Wayne Smith. The action was taken December 14, with the affirmative vote of 6 members, with the Chairman not voting. Warm Springs Forest Product In dustries (WSFPI) entered into a new lease agreement with the individual beneficial owners and the Tribe in Warm Springs Allotment No. 5 1 9 for a sawmill site and the D.E. Plant facility. The lease is for 5 years, beginning April 1, 1999 and expiring March 31, 2004. Resolution No. 98 10 authorizes the action. The annual lease rental payment is $12,500 per annum, to include late payment interest at a rate of 1 8 from April 1, 1999 to the date of approval of the lease, and to include a sign-up bonus incentive payment in the sum of $2,500. The beneficial owners have agreed and signed the Right-of-way for requested by Warm Springs Power Industries and Pacific Power & Light Company for the 69KV Transmission Line. The resolution was passed De cember 14, with the affirmative vote of 6 embers, with the Chairman not vot ing. Resolution 9811 approves electric service line construction costs for the Tribal Eldercare Center submitted by Pacific Power & Light Company in the amount of $17,309.00. The tenure of the electric service line agreements of right-of-way issued shall run concur rently with the electric service agree ment between the Confederated Tribes and Pacific Power and Light Company dated January 9, 1967. The resolution was approved by an affirmative vote of 6 members, with the Chairman not voting on December 14. Resolution No. 9813, 9814, 9815, and 9816 authorized land purchases. Resolution 9813 authorized the pur chase of an undivided "interest in Warm Springs Allotment No. 292, containing 141.05 acres, more or less. Resolution 9814 addressed Warm Springs Allot ment No 370-A, an undivided interest containing 10 acres. Resolution 9815 authorized purchasing an undivided interest in Warm Springs Allotment No. 402, containing 12 1.45 acres, more or less. Warm Springs Allotment No. 701, containing an undivided 112 in- Tribal Court and Legal Aide service make changes J X, Pat Green Patty Green, a Redmond resident and Oregon native, has been named the Warm Springs Post Master. The appointment was effective January 15, 2000. Green replaces Judy Fettig who left in November to become Post Master in Powell Butte. Fettig had been the Warm Springs Post Master for the last 4 years. Before becoming the new Post Master, Patty served 2 and a half years with the Warm Springs Post Office and has gotten to know many of the community members. "I trans ferred here from Klamath Falls two and a half years ago," says Green. "I've worked for the Postal Service for 25 years, starting in Gold Beach, where I grew up and have traveled all over the state. I've been the Post Master in Mt. Hood, Parkdale, Wil liams, and Midland." Williams is near Grants Pass and Parkdale is about 70 miles from Warm Springs. Patty resides in Redmond and drives the 90 miles round trip each day. She and her husband Ward, have four children between them that are all grown up. The couple also has four grandchildren and another on the way. Patty says, "As the new Post Master for Warm Springs, I don't foresee any changes in the near fu ture. Since I've already been work ing here for the past 2 and half years. I've been getting to know the com munity members and they are get ting to know me. Things will pretty much be the same as long as every one has a key for their mailbox or their ID ready in case they forget it." "My goal as the new Post Master is to keep the community people happy by delivering their mail on time. I feel that this office is running very efficiently and hope to add another employee to help me. Right now I'm borrowing help from where ever I can because help is hard to come by. If anyone has any com plaints or problems, please be sure to call it to my attention so that I can try and take care of it. I want the The Warm Springs Legal Aid De partment is undergoing change in structure and sen ice as follows: The Legal Aid Department will continue to provide services for the next sixty days. During this oO-day period the priority of service deliv ery will change. Priority will be given to children who are victims of abuse or neglect, then to elders and incom petent adults who arc victims of abuse or neglect, and then to indigent criminal defendants. These changes arc consistent with several Tribal Council priorities: 1 . Financial and Economic-lacili-tutc the on-rcscnation start-up, ex pansion and success of Tribal mem ber owned business. Tribal legal aid sen ices w ill be contracted to a tribal member or members w ho ha c estab lished legal advocate busincss(cs) on the rcscnation. 2. Stxial Issues, Public Safety & Personal Responsibility-reduce de pendence on Tribal Gocrnment, re turn responsibility to individuals, hold indi iduals accountable for their inappropriate bchaMor, create a healthy and safe community, and eliminate the "revolving door" syn drome in the Tribes justice system. Criminal defendants will only be pro vided legal seniccs at the expense of the Tribes' if they are indigent and if sufficient funds are available. 3. Youth Development-ensures proper development of youth, help meet the needs of the "forgotten spe cial needs" youth, and develop a more consistent and comprehensive approach to dealing with juvenile behavioral problems. For many years, child ictims of abuse and ne glect have not been provided with adequate legal representation in the Tribes' justice s stem ( ). These chil dren will now be provided legal counsel to ensure their rights and their best interests arc protected in the justice system. 4. Essential Governmental Services-provide seniccs that are criti cal to the health and well being of individuals and community as a whole. Because tf limited financial resourves, the Tribes' cannot prov idc everything Um cxervbody. so the needs of individuals must be bal anced with the needs of the commu nity. The tribes' has always main tained that our most precious re sources are our children and our el ders because they hold the keys to our past and our future. It is essential, therefore, to provide government ser vices that will parted their health and well being. The Legal Aid Department can be reached at 553-3269. If you have any questions about these changes or the contract aw ard please contact Anita Jackson at 553-3230 or 3284. If you ha c questions about legal advocates who arc currently approved to prac tice in Tnbal Court, contact the Warm Springs Tribal Court at 553-3278. "We rcalic that sometimes change is not easy but w c bclicv c that in the long run, the benefits of these changes will significantly rmwc us toward our goal of becoming the healthiest Indian nation," The Legal Aid Department. () The Tnbcs has not funded a legal advocate lor children since the carlv l9S0's.
