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Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The U.S. Department ol Veterans Affairs, and The Confederated Tribes of Warm
springs on i nursaay, iviay zo at
On Thursday Mav 25. at Kah-
Nee-Ta Resort, a Memorandum of
Understands was sinned between
The U.S. Department of Veterans
New school plans picking up
Plans for construction of a new
Warm Springs Elementary School is
picking up steam. Since January
2000, Julie Quaid, Director, Essen
tial Education Services met regularly
with Tribal Council and School
District officials to identify' a site,
discuss funding strategies and project
future enrollment. A tribal planning
team has been established to move
the project toward completion by
2003.
The new school will be located
south of the Early Childhood Edu
cation Center in accordance with the
comprehensive land use plan of 1 988
and public opinion surveys. The
school will serve a maximum ca
pacity of 600 students from Kinder
garten to 5th grade or 100 per grade
level. The proposed 60,000-65,000
square foot school will include 30
classrooms, a library, offices, special
The Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News)
newspaper is having an art contest in
search of a new look for the new
millennium
Prizes will be awarded to the winner,
which include:
One night at Kah-Nee-Ta, a shirt & cap donated by KNT
$100.00 cash donated by Warm Springs Forest Products
$10 gas donated by DMJ Automotive
$50 cash & gift certificate donated by Warm Springs
Market
and various other prizes.
Deadline extended to July 1 , 2000
Rules:
1. All rights to winning picture will belong to Spilyay
Tymoo.
2 Artwork must pertain to Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote
News).
3. Size of artwork is limited to 11x13 (horizontal).
4. Contest is open to the readership of Spilyay Tymoo.
News
of Understanding signed May 25, at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort
' rant inline frr N.-itiv Arnericar
rai i-imbc- i a ncaui i.
Affairs and The Confederated Tribes
Of The Warm Springs. The ceremony
brought many local veterans as well
as non-veterans, and members of
use rooms and a gymnasium. The
cost ot construction is estimated at
$98 to $ 1 1 0 per square foot depending
on site preparation costs and equip
ment purchase. The estimated cost of
the project will be $7.5 to 9 million
dollars.
Upcoming project activities in
clude development of a conceptual
design of school estimating total
project cost, negotiating a partnership
with the school district, identifying
status of land, considering impact on
traffic and roads and reviewing
geographical and environmental
surveys previously conducted.
A referendum on the project will
not be scheduled until funding op
tions are firm and a full tribal financial
forecast is reviewed by the Tribal
Council to determine impact on the
tribal budget. Information will be
made available as the project moves
forward.
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from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
Tribal Council to witness the signing
between both parties. The memoran
dum of understanding reads as follows:
Pedestrian dies from injuries after being hit by vehicle
On May 3 1 , 2000 at approximately
2 a.m. James (Jimmy) J. Scott, 46 of
Warm Springs died at St. Charles
Medical Center in Bend as a result of
injuries sustained after being struck
by a motor vehicle.
At approximately 9 p.m. on May
30, 2000 officers responded to the
area of 4450 UoDer Drv Creek Road
after receiving a 911 call concerning
the accident, the accident was mi-
tially reported as a hit and run,
however, after further investigation
it was determined that this was not a
hit and run.
Jerry Polk, also of Warm Springs
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To tribal member artists and
vendors,
You are invited to participate in
the 1st Annual Jam Fest 2000. Jam
Fest is designed to share your talent
and skills with the community by
expressing your talent through the
arts. We encourage you to participate
with other tribal members on this fun
and unique day.
Showcase your skills through
various forms of traditional and
contemporary dance, music and
drama as well as fine Arts and Crafts.
Share the feeling of accomplishment
displaying your completed, finely
detailed beadwork; or by demon
strating your skills in making your
crafts.
By joining other tribal members,
you will give the community youth
and other adults a chance to realize
they too can be creative. The day we
have selected for you to showcase
your talent is August 26th. Spaces
will be designated for craft vendors,
craft demonstrations and a schedule
arranged groups doing performance
exhibitions.
There are limited food vendor
spaces available you must be signed
up by June 30th. For more informa
tion about Jam Fest 2000, or to reg
ister your booth or vendor space,
contact the Community Health
Education Team at 553-4922. As time
approaches look fa more information
in the Spilyay Tymoo news.
P.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Change Service Requested
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WHEREAS, the Secretary of Vet
erans Affairs is authorized under the
provisions of title 38 U.S. Code 3761
et seq. to establish a program of di
was driving along Upper Dry Creek
Road just after dark when he struck
Mr. Scott. Mr. Polk remained at the
scene while emergency services were
Referendum
.
Warm Springs voters went to the
polls Tuesday to decide wnetner or
not the Tribe would build a casino m
Madras. In a resounding defeat, 582
voted no while 287 voted yes.
With the defeat of the referen
dum, Tribal Council must no w decide
how to deal with needed revenue that
has impacted inoai ouugei!. iui uic
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pointed by Tribal Council to study
gaming expansion and other gaming
issues, recommended Madras as a
casino site to the Tribal Council.
Tribal Council then presented it to
the voters in the referendum. The
negotiating team's recommendation
was made on the basis of a feasibility
study conducted by ECONorthwest,
a firm comprised of 35 economists.
The referendum question was
"Shall Tribal Council Resolution
No. 9870 be approved? The effect of
a "yes" vote is to authorize the
building of a Tribal Casino in the
Madras area. A "no" vote does not
authorize construction of a Tribal
Casino in the Madras area." The
referendum would have given Tribal
Council authority to borrow up to
$25 million to finance the design,
construction and startup operations
of the new casino operation.
Tribal officials cited a number of
reasons that may have led to the
defeat. Some tribal members felt the
Madras Industrial Park was a poor
location. Other concerns were keep
ing the revenue in the Warm Springs
community, the need for jobs on the
reservation, the availability of land
on the reservation for related busi
ness development and more favor
able business opportunities for tribal
members.
One Tribal Council member said
KNiti'rriJHRARY
LUGIJVi; OR 9740.1
Warm Springs, un ,
rect loans for Native American vet
erans living on trust lands, and
WHEREAS, the law requires, as a
condition of making these loans avail
able, that the tribal organization
which has jurisdiction over the vet
eran enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Department
of Veterans Affairs ("VA") with re
spect to such loans, and
WHEREAS, the Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
("BIA"), must approve this agree
ment as it pertains to Native Ameri
can trust lands;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consid
eration of the premises and other
good and valuable consideration, the
parties hereto do agree and establish
as follows:
1 . That the Department of Veter
ans Affairs will make direct loans
available to qualified Native Ameri
can veterans for the purchase of
homes on trust lands to the extent
funds are available and subject to
such terms and conditions as may be
established by VA.
2. That the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon ("Tribe") has established
standards and procedures that apply
to conveyance of an interest in real
property by a Native American vet
eran borrower to VA as security for
the loan, including procedures for
foreclosing the interest and proce
dures for resale of the leasehold in
terest, the lot andor the dwelling
leased, purchased, constructed, or
improved using the proceeds of the
loan. The minimum requirements for
such standards and procedures are
set forth in Warm Springs Tribal
. Code rChapter-. 206 entitled "Rqal
Property Secured Transactions," a
recent copy of which is attached as
Exhibit 1 . The Parties agree that loan
transactions covered by this Memo
randumofUnderstandingwillbe gov
erned by Exhibit I and that the Tribe
will promptly provide VA with any
amendments to Exhibit 1.
3. The parties will endeavor to
ensure that each Native American
beins summoned. Mr. Polk is coop
erating with the investigation. The
investigation is ongoing and no
charges have been filed.
defeated at the
tut iU fnnt vAtprc nnnrnveri a refer-
endum in March giving the Tribe
authority to borrow up to $90 million
to become partners with Portland
General Electric in the Pelton-Round
Butte hydro project could have con
tributed to a reluctance by some to
authorize borrowing $25 million for
a casino in Madras.
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Rudy Clements, a member of the
negotiation team, said he thought
some people might have voted with
an eye on the Columbia River Gorge.
The Tribe owns trust land in the
Columbia River Gorge near Hood
River. The Columbia River location
has been number one on the negotia
tion team's list of options. Before the
referendum, Madras was number
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Bulk Rate Termit No. 2
Warm Springs, OR 97761
who is under the jurisdiction of the
Tribe and to whom VA makes a di
rect loan holds, possesses, or will
obtain a leasehold or other accept
able interest in a lot that is located
within the boundaries of the Reser
vation or is on trust land and will
purchase, construct, or improve a
dwelling on that lot with the pro
ceeds of the VA direct loan.
4. The parties will endeavor to
ensure that each such Native Ameri
can will convey the above described
interest to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, by an appropriate instrument,
as security for the direct housing
loan made pursuant to title 38 U.S.
Code 3761.
5. The parties will endeavor to
ensure that the Tribe and each vet
eran who obtains a loan from VA
under this agreement will permit VA,
its agents and employees to enter
upon the trust land of the tribe and
the veteran for the purpose of carry
ing out such actions as the Secretary
determines are necessary to evaluate
the advisability of the loan and any
purchase, construction, or improve
ments carried out using the proceeds
of the loan.
6. The Tribe will attempt to assist
VA in its efforts to manage this pro
gram in a prudent and cost-effective
manner. This will include assisting
VA in finding qualified substitute
purchasers if the initial borrower is
unable to fulfill his or her obligations
under the law, carrying out evictions,
assuring that mortgages and other
legal instruments can be properly
recorded and otherwise assuring that
the program is operated in a respon
sible and prudent manner. The Par
tics recognize that this assistance will
not be necessary in cases where the
Tribe exercises its right of first re
fusal pursuant to 206.340.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have signed this agree
ment as follows. THE SECRETARY
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS and THE
CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF
THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVA
TION OF OREGON.
Deadline for the next
issue of Spilyay
Tymoois
June 9, 2000
polls
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two. Continuing to operate Indian
Head uasino at Kan-iNee-1 a K.esori
is the third option.
The Trust land near Hood River is
in the Columbia River Gorge Na
tional Scenic Area, where the gov
ernor cannot prevent the Tribe from
building on their land. Because of
the pristine setting, the Tribe has
, been reluctant to build on the prop
erty. There has also been opposition
from various organizations and the
City of Hood River. In an attempt to
appease the critics, and still provide
for its people, the Tribe proposed a
site in Cascade Locks. However, the
governor rejected the idea in No
vember, and the Tribe was left to
determine another course of action.
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