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Calica one of 14 named to study Canadian form of government
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Dirclle Calica is ncaring the end
of her 9 month appointment in
Washington DC, where she is
serving as a Hatfield Congressional
Fellow in Senator Gordon Smilhfs
office. Direlle was chosen by the
Grande Kotule Tribe from a number
of interested applicants almost a
year-ago. The program was initiated
and funded by the Tribe as a way to
honor the former Oregon Senator.
As her appointment winds down,
Dircllcfs status continues to grow.
The Portland State graduate has been
selected to take part in the American
Political Science Associations
(APSA) Canadian exchange. Dirclle
will be one of 14 APSA Fellows
visiting Canada from May 7lh
through the 14th. When asked how
she was selected, Direlle said, "I was
part of a core group of fellows that
put together a program for the Cana
dian interns that focused on the I louse
and Senate. We hosted the Canadi
ans at the Supreme Court and also at
the White 1 louse." Direlle said it was
because of this involvement that she
was given the opportunity to visit
Canada, She said her group would be
doing something that mirrors what
her group provided for the Canadians,
"We will be getting an introduction
to Canadian politics."
Former APSA Fellows include
such luminaries as Sam Donaldson
and Cokie Roberts of ABC News.
Calica w ill be returning to Oregon
at the end of May. 'Tin looking for
ward tobeing back in Oregon," Calica
son attending the Mark
hool of Government at
University this fall.
to lollow up with a law
program.
Commenting on her stint in
Washington D C., she said, "-very-thing
I have done is focused around
work. I feel good with what I've
been able to do in regard to working
on Indian Issues." Calica said she
has enjoyed working in Senator
Smith's office. "He's got a great staff
and is very open to working on In
dian issues."
The young tribal member said one
of the difficult things is that there are
not enough Indian people working
on the Hill. "For me actually, look
ing back, the best thing for me has
been working with all the Tribes and
getting to know people from all over."
Dirclle said that a good portion of
Indian affairs is focused on natural
resources. With her father, Jody
Calica, having been the General
Manager of the Natural Resources
branch for many years on the Warm
Springs Reservation, Dirclle has a
good background and strong ally in
dealing w ith these kinds of issues.
Through the fellowship and
working in the capacity that she has,
Direlle has been uble to observe the
balance of power of (he federal gov
ernment. "1 realize how much more
we are forced to work with each
other. We all need each other, the
White House, Supreme Court, and
the I louse and Senate," She has seen
how the various branches of gov
ernment work together, keeping each
branch in check. Calica thinks Indian
people need to do more lobbying.
"Tribes do a lot of lobbying, we re
ceive a lot of letters from Tnbes-but
not very often do we get a letter from
an individual Indian." Calica said
this is very important. "I think ev
eryone can make a difference, how
ever everyone should take an active
role."
An active role is something that
Direlle Calica has played most of her
life. From the time she was a teenager,
she has taken an active role in her
education and career. Occuuse of the
range of her talents and the wide
spectrum of her interests, she has had
opportunities and enjoyed success
that many young people don't expe
rience until later in life. When she
moves home at the end of May,
Dirclle will have completed her 3rd
assignment in Washington D.C.
Dirclle has enjoyed strong sup
port from her husband, Shirod
Younkcr and daughter Kalci'a. Her
husband and daughter accompanied
her to the Nation's Capitol and
maintained their home in Virginia.
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EMS Week May 14-20, 2000
Tire & Safety will be hosting several events
May 14-20-CoIoring contest (all ages)
May 18, 12:30, 3:00, 6:00, "Then & Now" (history of EMS in
Warm Springs)
May 19, 12:30, Extrication Patient care demonstration.
Stop by and participate, learn more about emergency services
in your community!
All participants will be included in a drawing for prizes!!
For more information, call 553-1634.
Huckleberry Harvest set for August
Wild Millennium: Wild Coyote entertain starring Wild Coyote. It's
Dams face clean water act
The U.S. Government would have
to comply with the Clean Water Act
the same as private citizens and
industry, if legislation introduced by
Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) is
passed into law.
Norwood and 16 House members
introduced the Federal Facilities
Clean Water Compliance Act last
July and immediately drew the
support of American Rivers, the
nation's leading river conservation
group; the National Association of
State Attorneys General; and the
Fn vironmental Council of the States,
the organization representing state
agencies such as Georgia's
Department of Natural Resources.
Sen. Paul Covcrdeil (R-GA) and
five co-sponsors introduced a
companion bill in the Senate.
The federal government currently
enjoys a limited waiver on
environmental regulations, under
"sovereign immunity" judicial
rulings. Because of the loophole in
the Clean Water Act, the General
Accounting Office estimates that
federal facilities arc guilty of twice
as many environmental violations as
the private sector.
"No one in this country should be
above the law, and that includes the
federal government and all of it's
agencies," Rep. Norwood says.
"There may be some legitimate uses
of 'sovereign immunity' in certain,
limited situations, but this isn't one
of them. Private power companies
run dams and lakes the same as the
Corps of Engineers, in fact, even
competing with them. If the private
sector can comply, so can the federal
government."
The Act would allow the State of
Georgia to force the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers to restore oxygen levels
in the Savannah River that are
currently depicted by Thurmond,
Hartwell, and Russell dams. The
measure may also give the state
additional legal power to oppose the
operation of pump-back turbines at
Russell Dam that are killing millions
offish annually.
In the Pacific Northwest, the Act
would force the Corps of Engineers
to comply with the Clean Water Act
at their projects on the Snake and
Columbia Rivers. These dams
routinely violate the Oregon and
Washington water quality rules for
dissolved gas.
To view the bill, visit
thomas.loc.gov on the World Wide
Web.
' Story submitted by Terry '
Courtney, written by Justin Hayes
for the Salmon Wrapper.
New hours
announced
Indian Head Casino will be open
at 8:30 a.m. beginning Monday, May
1, 2000. Further information can be
obtained by calling 553-6122.
Steels Huckleberry Harvest! The
Museum at Warm Springs is taking
reservation for "wild Millennium:
Wild Coyote Steals Huckleberry
Harvest, the Fifth Annual Huckle
berry Harvest" on Friday and Satur
day, August 4-5, 2000. The "Annual
Huckleberry Harvest" is The Mu
seum at Warm Springs major fund
raising benefit. Harvest festivities
will begin Fi iday afternoon with hors
d'ocurves, dinner, and silent auctions
of selected items. On Saturday
morning, August 5th at 1 1:00 A.M.
special events begin at The Museum
at Warm Springs with Native
American dancing, educational lec
tures and demonstrations, a
"Behind the-Sccncs Tour" of the
Museum's private collection and the
viewing of the changing and perma
nent exhibits. At 4:00 P.M. guests
will shuttle or drive to the next event
site for hors d'oeuves, beautiful flute
music, silent and oral auctions of
choice art, and a delicious dinner.
This year a theatrical play will
The Resolution Revolution
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To the Editor:
Hello my name is Tia Bean. I'm
running forMiss Pi-Ume-Sha this sum
mer. I am 1 7 years old, and I am attend
ing Riverside Indian School in
Anadarko, Oklahoma. As a sophomore
in high school, my parents are
Rita(patches) Marchand and James
Bean. I have one sister and two broth
ers, Jamie Bailey, Phillip (Jake) Johns,
and Taw(TJ) Foltz.
My plans after high school include
attending Haskell University, in
Lawrence, KS. I'm planning on taking
some child development classes and
maybe some day be the next head di
rector of the Early Childhood Educa
tion Department.
My hobbies are playing basketball
and tennis. My favorite hobby is going
out to Pow-wows all over the place,
and participating in them whenever
possible.
I would like to take this time to
thank my mother, sister, and father for
helping me sell tickets for this pow
wow. Thank you for your time and
concern. You can purchase raffle tick
ets from either my mother or my sister.
Once again thankyou foryour time.
Sincerley,
Tia Bean
by Dan Sullivan
There is nothing more American
than mom, apple pie, and the tradition
of threatening to sue someone. The
first two will make you feel good. It's
the latter that will cause a lot of grief
and headaches. When it comes to
setting differences, most of us are
better at creating disputes than re
solving them. For this reason, we rely
4)t others such as attorneys, judges,
and police to intervene on out behalf.
Unfortunately, the outcomes aren't
always what we hoped for. That's the
risk you take when someone else has
to make a decision for you. Because
of a resolution revolution taking place
in many communities, more people
are getting involved in resolving their
differences by themselves. This is
made possible through community
mediation. Community mediation
allows parties to solve problems face
to face through the help of a neutral
third part mediator. A mediator does
not dictate the outcome or judge who
is right or wrong, but rather guides
the parties toward arriving at a solu
tion on their own. It is simply a pro
cess of finding common ground and
is aimed at family, school, work,
consumer, housing, and property is
sues that do not involve criminal ac
tivity, it is especially successful for
diffusing neighbor to neighbor feuds.
Mediation is often times confused
with arbitration and court judgements
where the parties can state their
claims, yet, must rely on someone
else to make the final decision. In
mediation, the only ones who can
resolve their issues are the parties
themselves. It is an empowering pro
cess that is voluntary and strictly
confidential. In Central Oregon,
mediation services are provided
through the Community Dispute
Resolution Program. CDRP is a
nonprofit organization similar to
programs throughout the county
which have become part of a national
trend. This Central Oregon program
is served by a network of 50 trained
mediators which make it possible to
schedule mediations at virtually any
day or evening. There also are no
fees for these services. The next time
you get mad, think about getting
mediated instea. It may mean
breaking with tradition, but you'll
still have mom and apple pie. To
learn more about community me
diation, call 383-0187. Madras &
Warm Springs call 325-5506.
Prineville call 416-2055.
rumored the play is about, "How
Wild Coyote Got His Howl." The
trickster will be making guest ap
pearances throughout the event. The
entire two-day event is $ 1 75donation
per person, or 51400 per corporate
table for eight. One hundred percent
of the proceeds supports the educa
tional programs of The Museum at
Warm Springs. The fee is
tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Call Dora Goudy, development Of
ficer, at The Museum at Warm
Springs to make a reservation, to
volunteer to help, or for more event
information. The number is (541)
553-3331. or write to The Museum at
Warm Springs, PO Box 753, Warm
Springs, OR 97761.
The Museum has expanded hours.
Opening is 9:00 A.M. daily, except
New Yearfs, Thanksgiving and
Christmas day. During the summer
closing is 6:00 P.M. During the winter
closing is 5:00 P.M. Call forentrance
fees and tour rates.
Agency District Meeting
Thursday May 4, 2000
Agency Longhouse
6 p.m. Dinner
7 p.m. Meeting
Agenda: Gaming
Referendum
Simnasho General
Council Meeting
Thursday May 11, 2000
Simnasho Longhouse
6 p.m. Dinner
7 p.m. Meeting
Agenda:
Gaming Referendum
Agency General Council
Meeting
Wednesday
May 17, 2000
6 p.m. Dinner
7 p.m. Meeting
Agenda:
Gaming Referendum
General Council Meeting
Wednesday
May 24, 2000
6 p.m. Dinner
7 p.m. Meeting
Agenda Open
On Patrol :Four positions available-
Tia Bean is running for the upcoming Miss Pi-Ume-Sha spot
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Title IX meeting
set for May 9
The Title IX Parent Advisory
Committee will meet at the Warm
Springs Elementary Cafeteria on
Tuesday, May 9, 2000 at 7:00 P M
The committee will host a High
School Night so that parents can learn
about the trimester schedule for next
school year, theirstudents schedules
and closed campus. Tom Carlton'
principal, and some teachers will be
there to ans werquestions. AH parents
of high school students are invited to
come.
Title IX meetings are open to all
members of the public. The com
mittee meets at 7 p.m. at the Warm
Springs Elementary Library on the
second Tuesday of each month If
you have a disability, please advise
the District 509-J Sunnort
office about special arraneempnu rh.n
may allow you to fullv mrtirinan- in
the meeting. Please call 475-6192.
by Don
Courtney &
Stoney Miller
Police Super
visor class
graduate:
Sgt. Mark Cof
fee has completed
the two week
supervisors
course through the
Oregon Depart
ment of Public
Safety Standards
and Training. Sgt.
Coffee joins
Stinson who
graduated this course earlier this year.
Congratulations.
Police positions available:
The police department is currently
looking to fill four police officer
positions through the Tribal Resource
grant program that was awarded last
winter. Interested candidates should
contact the Tribal Personnel depart
ment for more details.
Otherpositions include: Sergeant,
Community Police Officer, Tribal
Detective-Investigator, and Correc
tion officers.
Community Policing Update:
The last two weeks have been
busy for the staff with the weather
warming and more things going on.
Crime Prevention is the utmost im
portance for this time of year.
The spring clean up campaign has
been one of the focus areas with
Officer Osmond heading this up;
doing inmate escorts to work with
housing Department, the Senior Pro
gram, and community members and
volunteers. Some of the areas that
deserve mention are the Senior
Housing. VOCS Offices, and trash
loading and hauling which has been
done.
The last article mentioned the fin
gerprinting and photographing which
was done for the Elementary School
for the Science fair program. The
photo's are back, they have been
paired with the fingerprint cards and
all have been turned in to the school
office. The information will be placed
into the child's school record. Parents
should be very proud, there were lots
of big smiles in these photo's.
The Police Department and Com
munity policing staff spent some time
helping gain some donation materi
als for the Hale household.
There has been increased visits
from members of the community to
our office with folks needing some
assistance with something. Again,
our phone numbers are: Lt. "Stoney"
Miller 553-2283, Ofcr. Chris
Elliott 553-2273. Visitor's are
always welcome.
The staff is constantly working
with the Police - Community Service
Reports. Remember that if you get a
message that someone from this of
fice is calling, this could quite well
be to obtain information on one of
the "CSR" surveys. It is greatly ap
preciated by our staff and the Police
Chief when our people take the time
to answer these questions and provide
needed input.
Officer Elliott has been working
on the Elder Court program which is
being revised for our needs here in
Warm Springs. It will be reviewed
by the judges soon for their approval.
Community Policing has also been
working with Dr. Cliff Billings of
the Baptist Church on his proposal to
bring church serv ices to the residents
of Simnasho. Plans are in the process
to do these services at the Simnasho
Police substation (the old-new Grade
school building) with a projected
starting date of May 21, 2000.
Hopefully this will coincide with a
"Grand Opening" of the Police sub
station near the same time.
On one final note, the Community
Policing division is sad to report the
loss one of the officers to a new job.
Officer Dawn Osmond has accepted
other employment with the commu
nity. Her last tour of duty was Friday,
April 28, 2000. We wish her the very
best in her new position.
Regional Special Olympic
Competition:
This past Saturday in Redmond
was the site of this years regional
Special Olympic competition. Ath
letes from Madras and Warm Springs
traveled to Redmond to compete in
the area of Track and Field.
Sgt. Mark Coffee and Chief
Courtney were on hand to assist in
presenting medals to the many ath
letes. On behalf of the Warm Springs
Police Department, Congratulations
to all the athletes who participated.
State competition is fast approaching.
The Law Enforcement Torch run
for Special Olympics is right around
the corner. Watch for further details.
Crime Stoppers Hotline:
Crime if you see it, know about it,
or might have important information
about it Report it. Want to remain
Anonymous? Dial 553-2202. Crime
affects everyone in our community.
For Emergencies, Dial 911.
McGruff Speaks:
Howdy folks. The weather is
warming, it's allergy season, and the
kids are spending much more time
outdoors. With that, a reminder to
always know where your toddler or
little person is at. Especially when
getting ready to leave in your car.
Children are very small and can
sometimes get around quicker then
we realize.
If out and about, watch for those
who sometimes dart out in front of
you. Especially around areas where
children are common. Buckle up and
stay safe.