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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (April 5, 2001)
As Spilyay Tymoo Tribal Council Election Statements Page 9 H I I m f ': 4r--"s,'- ,.m: : T . -, A , . Y r' I i ' - ) "-r " ";' 1 -i JC- A I . U IUL J -V;! i ! ; : ,, t - ., , i. j Daisy Ike Hello, my name is Daisy Mae Ike and I am a candi date for Tribal Council in the upcoming election and I respectfully request your vote in the Agency District. I have six children and many grandchildren. I am the great, great, granddaughter of Chief Tahsymnpt who signed the Treaty of 1855 for the tribes. I currently work in the Juvenile Coordinator's Office for the Public Safety Branch. I have served on the Law and Order Commit tee, the Warm Springs Housing commission, the Jus tice Team, and the Child Protective Team. I also worked in Natural Resources and worked as a legal advocate. My political agenda covers several issues that affect our people. My agenda also includes leadership reform. Leaders of our tribe need to learn to work together to meet one core issue - the welfare of their people. Lead ers must have the capability to negotiate on tough adversarial issues that protect the interests of the Tribe. Leaders need to remain objective and not cripple tribal business by irrational emotions. There is a need for political reform that alleviates strain on tribal natural and financial resources, and most importantly, tribal member employment. We need to have more belief in our own membership employees and less relianc'e'bn short-term 'employees 'who have "not ties to our tribe or our tribal government. Poverty is an underlying problem for our tribal members so it is im portant to abide by our tribal policy on hire preference. Poverty contributes to our community problems with the abuse of alcohol, drugs and violence. I have a belief in my inner soul, that our Indian men, women and children who have experienced struggles and hard ship through abuse or alcohol, drugs and violence can overcome their personal trials with the support of their families and the tribes. Allowing the membership to be self-sufficient is our first step to helping ourselves. Another important issue is tribal gaming. Tribal gam ing issues need monitoring to ensure that there are no un-needed tribal expenditures on lost-cause gaming ven tures. Monies wasted on lost-cause ventures, could have been used to benefit our community. Tribal gaming needs to remain on the reservation to keep tribal mem ber employment. Thank you for your consideration and I hope you will consider giving me your vote. Stanley "Buck" Smith I am asking for your support for a seat on Tribal Council 2001. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Stanley "Buck" Smith. My wife is Susie and we have been married for 36 years. My parents are Stanley and Dorothy (Shumaker) Smith and my grandparents are Wesley and Annie (Jackson) Smith. I retired after 30 years from the Warm Springs Forest Products Industry. For the past 14 years, Susie and I have managed the Deschutes Crossing Restaurant. I have been an Indian cowboy and rancher all my life and I'm presently in the horse and catde business. I am a church leader for the Baptist Church and I invite you to come share in the Lord with us. You know that a select few people cannot make the necessary transformation in our entities and community; your vote is what it takes to put in the new leaders! Together we can build and main tain a safe community for all our families! My Strengths: 1) concerned tribal member; 2) spiritual, healthy, sincere and honest; 3) family man and loving outlook; 4) business oriented, professional and knowledgeable. s . , , 4. Priorities: 1) tribal revenue, incoming and out going; 2) equal working opportunities for tribal mem bers; 3) education with successful training plans fol lowed; 4) casino location on reservation. Focus Points: 1) require efficient managerial styles and implement; 2) constructive, successful busi ness opportunities for all tribal members; 3) put into action Resolution 8363 to all our entities; 4) business expansion options with casino establishment; 5) col laborate relationships with Oregon tribes and surround ing communities. The following should be held accountable and make direct, fair and good faith decisions: 1) secretary trea surer and COO; 2) entity boards and committees; 3) judges; 4) Public Safety Branch; 5) general managers and directors; 6) social and welfare programs. Sid Miller I will support and defend all advancements of local individuals and tribal organizations for the betterment of our reservation. My first concern is education for all the youngsters, health benefits, housing and all aspects of per capita income for the tribes. We must move forward and keep abreast with the modern world on all business dealings and ventures we may enter. We need good planning and good decisions on what limited resources we have today, and we have to make the best judgment on any venture for the advancement of our generation and future generations. Communication to the people should be adminis tered in an open and effective manner through: 1) monthly update meetings; 2) town hall meetings; 3) utilize newspaper in professional approach; 4) usage of radio station more often. Please vote for me to represent you. i ' v l ? A . x Grant Clements Sr. "li-Tan-Ucet" A Wasco descendant and lifelong resident of Warm Springs has been an independent businessman for over 35 years. Throughout this time the People's needs and wishes have not been followed. A primary goal is to restore Council and administrative accountability to the People. Another major concern is tribal member employ ment. The tribal member employment preference is a regulation of record that is not being followed. If ad ministered correctly there is currently enough work availability for the majority of our people. As an experienced businessman, Economic Devel opment and the creation of businesses and tribal mem ber owned businesses. The people must gain a return on tribal business investments. Due to the limited space the Spilyay allows there are many more concerns that must be addressed. I am avail able to discuss these with you at any time. It is very important for each of you to exercise your right to vote. This is the only way the people will regain their right ful power. You must come out and vote. Grant Clements Sr. is running for an Agency District Council position. I would appreciate your vote; a vote for Grant Clements Sr. is a vote for the people. Jeff Sanders As your elected representative from the Agency Dis trict on the Tribal Council I will work for all of the people for the district that I represent. This includes all of the enrolled tribal membership regardless of their tribal affiliation or district they come from. As your representative I will take an active part in my responsibility to listen and represent the interest of the Confederated Tribes in all council business. And, to keep tribal members informed of all matters of inter est to the tribal membership in small group meetings, district and general council meetings. I have worked for 40 years in tribal government and have held well over 50 jobs within that time frame from labor to general manager. My work experiences have given me the knowledge and skill needed to perform in the role of your representative on Tribal Council. Leadership, Representation by the people and for the people will need to be one of the many priorities that I will address in the early stages of my appointment, if elected by the people to serve them. I will need to work cooperatively and in the best interest for the tribal mem bership to protect all of our financial and natural re sources, but most importantly our human resources. Some time we must sacrifice short-term needs for long-term gains in order for us to preserve our reserva tion and it's people and future generation still yet un born. Accountability & Responsibility, to hold tribal gov ernment accountable and responsible for the programs and services provide provided to the community mem bership. That they be held responsible for the quality and quantity of services being provided that meets or exceeds community standards. Tribal Member employment to apply the tribal Af firmative Action Policy for tribal member hiring pref erence in all tribal eovernment operation and tribal owned and operated enterprises. To develop and imple ment short and long term employment for tribal mem bers in all work development opportunities on and off the reservation. All tribal enterprise support and pro mote tribal member employment practices when fill ing vacant positions. Safe Community, to insure that we all live and work in a safe community in which all the rights of the com munity membership are protected. Hold senior man agement, general managers directors and supervisors accountable for the reduction of crime and violence within our community. Education, that the service provide reevaluate their programs and service for adult and youth to insure that our tribal members are being given every available op portunity and resource to succeed in all education op portunities. Housing, Tribal government must develop a com prehensive housing plan that will meet the needs within the financial constraints of the tribal membership. Af fordable house that is safe and secure for families and single heads of households to grow-up in. Economic Development, We will need to address the economic development without sacrificing our finan cial security for future generations or natural resources. We must accomplish this without compromising our sovereignty or pledging our tribal member assets, of future generations in order for us to have jobs for our tribal membership in the short or long term.