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News from the
arm Springs Indian Reservation September 20, 2001 Vol. 26, No. 19
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Adoption election set
for middle of October
Tribal leader passes away
Tlio Confederated Tribes will conduct
an adoption election next month. The
election, in regard to 75 adoption candi
dates, will take
place on Tuesday,
Oct. 16.
The last adop
tion election was
held in October
19. Of the 16S
candidates in that
election, 135
were adopted
into the tribes.
The tribes ini
tially considered
conducting an
adoption election
in May of this
year. However,
the proposed can
didate list for the
May vote in
cluded people liv
ing off the reservation.
Tribal Council determined that these
people should not appear on the list,
which has now been reduced from about
130 in May to the present 75.
The 1996 adoption election included
candidates living off the reservation, which
was why the original list for the canceled
May vote also included such candidates,
said Madeline Queahpama-Spino, director
Special section
planned
The Spilyay Tymoo will publish a
special adoption election section with
its Oct. 4 edition of the newspaper. We
will include the list of candidates, state
ments of up to 250 words and photo
graphs of those who've come in to have
their pictures taken or those who sub
mit photographs.
Deadline for the section is Sept. 28.
To arrange for a photograph or to
submit a statement, call (541) 553-3274
or e-mail spilyaytymoowstribcs.org.
of Warm Springs Vital Statistics.
Removal of off-reservation candidates
is one reason why the October 2001 adop
tion election list is
shorter than that
of October 1996.
Another big
reason why the
1996 list was
longer than the
present one is
that, prior to
1996, the tribes
had not con
ducted an adop
tion election for
about a decade,
said Queahpama
Spino. To qualify for
inclusion on the
ballot, a person
must be 18 In
dian and a desccn
dent of a Confederated Tribes member or
former member. Local residency is also a
requirement.
For the upcoming election, there are
2,155 tribal members eligible to vote. A
turnout of at least 50 percent is needed
for the result to be valid.
Voting will occur from 8 a.m. until 8
p.m. Oct. 16 at the community center.
Candidate list, Page 7
By Dave McMahan
Spilyay Staff
For many decades the life of Delbert
Frank Sr. also told the story of the Con
federated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Mr. I -'rank was a leader of tribal gov
ernment beginning in the 1950s, and
helped see the tribes through many im
portant changes and difficult times.
Respected at home among the tribes,
as well as on a national level, he was re
nowned for his knowledge of subjects rang
ing from traditional fisheries to Indian
health care.
I le represented tribal people in govern
ment, but he was also respected as a very
traditional man. "He was who we are,
fisher people," said Raymond Tsumpti,
tribal councilman.
Mr. Frank passed away Sept. 8 at Hi
IiOokic Dulgc. 1 le was 77. I le would have
turned 78 the following day.
Mr. Frank was born Sept. 9, 1923 to
parents Charley and Myrtle (Yahtin)
Frank. His place of birth is Log Springs
in the Simnasho area. Growing up, he went
to boarding school, and then joined the
Navy. Mr. Frank was a- veteran of World
War II. Later, he worked as a farmer, rais
ing wheat and livestock on the reservation.
While a young man, Mr. Frank lived
and fished along the Columbia River. He
also lived at Rock Creek, and fished at
Tcnino, Celilo and Sherars Bridge, to men
tion a few.
It was during this time that he learned
the things that were most important to
him, said .his Jpthcr j"rob j;.rank,"J Je
strongly believed in and lived a traditional
life," said Jacob.
At the same time Delbert Frank Sr. was
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Delbert Frank Sr.
a leader of great prominence for the Con
federated Tribes. "1 le could hold his own
in any political arena, and then turn
around and be himself as an Indian and
represent that in a very strong, cultural
manner," Jacob Frank said, "He had the
ability to live in two worlds."
Important decisions
The legacy of Delbert Frank Sr. is seen
today in the many tribal officials who
looked to him as a mentor.
Rudy Clements, director of Tribal Pub
lic Relations, said, "He was a diplomat,
an ambassador for all Indian people," add
ing that Mr. Frank was a strong advocate
of Indian sovereignty.
Jody Calica, general manager of
Natural Resources, said, "I le had
many statesman-like qualities. He
provided exemplary leadership
not only for Warm Springs, but
for the Affiliated Tribes of North
west Indians."
Louis Pitt, director of tribal
government affairs, said, "Perhaps
Delbert's greatest gift, besides be
ing a wonderful person, was his
focus on us as a people, free, not
conquered, with our own lan
guage, our own culture and be
liefs." Both personally and profession
ally, Pitt said, Delbert was looked
upon as a mentor, someone to be
listened to and respected.
Mr. Frank's legacy can be seen
in other ways as well on the reser
vation.
He was a leader during the Confeder
ated Tribes' decision to purchase Kah-Nee-Ta
and the lumber mill.
Also, when the tribes received the $4
million Celilo settlement after construc
tion of The Dalles Dam, Mr. F'rank helped
determine how the money would be used:
part was distributed to tribal members,
and some was invested for future genera
tions. Continued on Page 7
Chief, lawyer
stranded by
terror attacks
Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath and
tribal attorney Howie Arnett were in
Washington DC. last week when the ter
rorist attacks happened in New York and
at the Pentagon.
Their flight back to Oregon was de
layed, and Chief Heath had to miss the
funeral of Delbert Frank Sr.
"I want to apologize for that, but it was
' something we had no control over," Chief
Heath said.
At the time of the attacks, tribal mem
ber Gerald Smith was on a plane with a
Native American boxing team heading
from Portland to Denver, en route to Swe
den. There was to be a boxing tournament
in Sweden, involving the Native team and
teams from Sweden and Finland.
Before the plane reached Denver,
though, the pilot announced they were
turning back to Portland. No one knew
why until they had landed.
These are two of many examples of how
the terrorism last week directly affected
some tribal members.
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Several Warm Springs athletes are has gotten off to a rocky start, but the
enthusiastic members of the Madras season is still young. See Page 6
White Buffalo football squad. The team further details.
Corporation
to boost
development
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Staff
The Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs have formed and funded a corpo
ration that will focus exclusively on in
vesting in ventures to diversify the local
economy, create jobs and generate new
revenue.
Tribal officials are hoping that the
Warm Springs Economic Development
Corporation will play a key role in add
ing employment on the reservation, while
generating a profit for the tribes.
One of the notable features of the new
enterprise is its relative independence from
the tribal government.
The council approved formation of the
corporation, provided the first installment
of financial capital for investment pur
poses plus necessary start-up funding.
The council also approved the appoint
ment of the board of directors, who have
been delegated the authority necessary to
make investment decisions subject to the
general oversight of the Tribal Council.
Continued on Page 3
Tribal
member
earns
fellowship
By Mike Van Meter
Spilyay Staff
Warm Springs tribal member Bodie
Shaw has been awarded the 2001-2002
Mark O. Hatfield Congres
sional Fellowship. Shaw
will work in the Washing
ton, DC, office of Rep.
Earl Blumenauer from No
vember through July 2002.
"I look at this as a stepping-stone,"
said Shaw. "If
the doors are open, the
potential is to continue
work on Native issues at
the national level."
The 9-month fellow
ship is rotated among
memlx'rs of Oregon's con-
Bodie Shaw
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and
is administered through the Spirit Moun
tain Community Fund. Fellows receive a
monthly stipend, moving and travel ex
penses and tuition for an
American Political Science
Association orientation.
Alyssa Macy, Miss Warm
Springs for the past two
years, recently completed
the 2000-2001 Hatfield Fel
lowship in the office of Rep.
Darlene Hooley.
The 36-year-old Shaw has
served since November
1997 as the BIA assistant
forest manager for Warm
Springs as part of an inter
governmental agreement
grcssional delegation. It was created by the with Oregon State University. Shaw re
ceived his master's degree from OSU in
1996 and is a natural resources extension
agent.
Shaw had plans to return to Corvallis
this fall to serve as an extension agent and
w-ork toward his PhD. in environmental
science, but the fellowship offer took pre
cedence. Shaw will be accompanied to Washing
ton by his wife I leather, whose Willamette
University degree is in political science,
and their 2-year-old daughter Madison.
"She (Heather) is really excited about
the opportunity to network with her
friends back there." Shaw said.
Shaw savs his career in forestry stems
in large part from a lifelong comfort with
being in the woods nurtured bv grandfa
ther Terry Courtney, but was ignited as
an adult bv one of his last assignments
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with the U.S. Air Force - helping as a cargo
plane crew chief with the airlift of Na
tional Guard troops to the horrendous
Silver Complex fires in Southern Oregon
and Northern California in the late '80s.
The fellowship honors Hatfield for his
accomplishments as a United States sena
tor and governor of Oregon and for his
mcntorship of many individuals who be
came leaders in their own communities.
It provides members of Pacific North
west tribes "the opportunity to help make
a difference in their personal lives as well
as contribute to the quality of life within
their communities," said Kathryn
Harrison, chairwoman of the Confeder
ated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
Shaw has agreed to write a monthly
column for the Spilyay s opinion page
beginning November or December.