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News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation May 31, 2001 Vol. 26, No. 11
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Adoption
election
delayed
Because of tight timelines and
changes to the candidate list, the
adoption election scheduled for
June 12 has been called off.
Madeline Queahpama-Spino,
director of Vital Statistics, will rec
ommend that the Tribal Council
reschedule the election for some
time in the fall. The Spilyay's spe
cial adoption section scheduled to
run in this edition will be pub
lished closer to that election.
Changes to the list recently
trimmed the number of candidates
in half, from more than 120 to just
more than 60. That change came
to late to get ballots printed, mailed
and still give people sufficient time
to make their choices.
The severe narrowing of the
field was due to enforcement of
tribal Constitution requirements
that adoption candidates must
have resided on the reservation for
three years prior to the date of ap
plication. According to
Queahpama-Spino, that rule was
hot strictly followed by Tribal
Council in 1996, contributing to
confusion this time around.
. "MvapolQgies..goouiovall of-,
the people who were originally
approved," she wrote in a letter to
parents and adoption applicants.
"... I can honestly say that I shed
tears over this incident,"
Applications pulled from the
original list will be kept on file.
School
re-vote
June 21
Another referendum to
build a new elementary
school in Warm Springs will
be held June 21.
General Council meetings
regarding the referendum
will be held June 11 at
Agency Longhouse and June
12 at Simnasho Longhouse.
The May 16 referendum
fell 45 votes short of being a
valid election. Of 2,129 eli
gible voters, 667 turned in
ballots; 712 would have been
needed to meet the one-third
turnout requirement for a
valid election.
Of those who made it to
the polls or turned in absen
tee ballots, voters were over
whelmingly in favor of
spending $8 million for de
signing and building a 600
student school up the road
from the Early Childhood
Education Center. There
were 541 yes votes to 123 no
votes.
More information on the
education referendum will
appear in the June 14 edition
of the Spilyay Tymoo.
Anyone who wishes to
host additional informa
tional meetins is encouraged
to call Julie Quaid at 553-3241.
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Wolfe look over plans for the First Inter-Tribal Native Radio Summit to be held beginning this weekend.
Wayne Gilbert, PSA director and announcerproducer (left) looks over an announcement with folks from
the police department. Foster Kalama produced the logo for the summit (bottom left).
Tribes, KWSO host summit
KWSO, also known as "Your Station on the Reservation," will be host station for the
First Inter-Tribal Native Radio Summit running Saturday, June 2, through Wednesday,
June 6.
The summit, hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, will be held at Kah-Nee-Ta.
Mary Sando-Emhoolah, station manager, said the radio summit is about discussing
"the next level of Native radio."
Some 100 participants are expected.
Most of the conference is open only to summit participants, but at 6 p.m. Wednesday,
July 6, a Powwow and closing ceremony will be held at Agency Longhouse, The festivities
will include a Warm Springs V1AV Flags Grand Entry, a Grand Entry of Native Nations
and special dance performances.
KWSO broadcasts 18 hours per day, 7 days per week, at 91.9 on the FM radio dial.
Programming includes educational programs, news and music It has grown into an educa
tional station from beginnings with commercial licenses formerly owned by the Tribes.
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Photo by Selena Boise
Culture in Madras took in one of the many performances held - ... ..
festival is held at Friendship Park and included Native American
salsa music. For more photos, turn to Page 3.