Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
M3y1. 2003
L
Dave McMechanSpilyay
Judge Wilma Smith swears in CASA volunteers Sheryl Courtney, Jeannie Brisbois and
Juanita Villa (from left). Other volunteers were sworn in at a later time.
Child advocates serving Warm Springs
A new child advocacy pro
gram - the Court Appointed
Special Advocate, or CASA
program - began recently in
Warm Springs. The official
start of the program hap
pened with the swearing in at
Tribal Court of three CASA
volunteers. Judge Wilma
Smith administered the oath
of office.
Through the work of the
volunteers, CASA provides
advocacy for children in court
proceedings. CASA provides
a unique community experi
ence:, The opportunity to
work for abused and neglected
children in a meaningful way,
and the opportunity to gain
' on a personal level by giving
one's commitment to Native
children.
The benefit of this program
is that the children learn there
is one special person available
for each of them, someone who
will help them make it through
the system, someone who is
there for them only because
they care.
The first three advocates
sworn in as CASA advocates are
Sheryl Courtney, Juanita Villa,
and Jeannie Brisbois, who is the
coordinator of the Warm
Springs program.
Courtney, Villa and Brisbois
each said they became interested
in CASA because they care
deeply for the welfare and well
being of the children of the
community. They said they
want to help ensure that the
needs of the children are met
during court proceedings.
The Warm Springs CASA
program was made possible
by a Tribal Council resolution
in January.
The national CASA pro
gram provided a two-year
grant to begin the program in
the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. Brisbois has her office
at the Small Business Center.
Anyone interested in becom
ing a CASA volunteer, or
wishing more information on
the program should contact
Brisbois at 553-2323. Please
leave a message if no one answers.
Mushroom market explored
By Bill Rhoadea
Spilyay Tjmoo
Turning mushrooms into
money was a central theme dur
ing a recent class held at the
Small Business Development
Center. Over 30 tribal members
were on hand to learn the ba
sics about identification, care
and marketing of mushrooms
found on the reservation and
within the ceded territories.
Bruce Jim and wholesaler
Arley Smith offered a morning
presentation and afternoon field
tour on April 17 at Small Busi
ness, focusing on how to har
vest mushrooms for personal
use and profit.
Smith, a native of northeast
Oregon and self-taught expert,
has been picking mushrooms
since childhood. He now runs a
wholesale business in Pordand
and has been working with Jim
to create a profitable business
on the reservation.
Smith said the.key to picking
mushrooms for the market is
learning to identify specific spe
cies and where to find them. He
said the morel and bolete vari
eties are among the most popu
lar world-wide and both are
readily available on the reserva
tion during certain times of the
year.
While all mushrooms repro
duce in similar ways, according
to Smith, there appearance and
characteristics make them dis
tinct and somewhat easy to iden
tify. He said anyone can learn
to harvest mushrooms with a
bit of education and experience.
Books on the subject help in
identification and experienced
pickers, such as Jim, are invalu
able in learning subtle differ
ences that may be overlooked
by a novice.
While many mushrooms are
considered delicious table fare,
Smith and Jim both cautioned
against the harvest of unfamil
iar varieties.
"You never take a chance in
this business," said Smith.
"Some mushrooms are very
deadly. If you're not certain
leave it alone, or separate it from
the other mushrooms and ask
someone who knows. It's a mat
ter of doing field work and
learning one step at a time."
The most popular spring
mushroom is the morel. Har
vests are just now getting under
way at the lower elevations and
the season will continue for sev
eral weeks to come.
During the recent field trip,
Smith and Jim pointed out some
of the more likely places to find
morels, including recent timber
harvest blocks or burned over
areas associated with coniferous
forests and white fir in particu
lar. Other mushrooms may be
growing in the same area at the
same time as morels, although
each variety seems to have pref
erences in regards to season,
temperature, plant community,
soil type and other factors.
Markets for mushrooms are
primarily a product of supply
and demand, with the least com
mon varieties of choice species
fetching the highest price. As
markets become saturated or
quality declines, the value of the
mushroom drops.
The United States market for
wild mushrooms is still in its in
fancy. Other parts of the world
have commercial histories dat
ing back hundreds, if not thou
sands, of years.
Last year local buyers paid
over $30,000 for mushrooms
harvested on the reservation
and Smith said there are tons
of edible mushrooms here that
go unharvested each year.
Jim said he has worked
closely with the Culture and
Heritage Committee and Tribal
Council to lay the groundwork
for a commercial mushroom
harvest on the reservation. He
said with some basic informa
tion, as was supplied during the
recent class, it's a good way for
tribal members to make money
on a seasonal basis.
"People have learned you'
can make $100 a day or more
when the mushrooms are in
bloom," said Jim.
For more information on
how, where and when to harvest
mushrooms stop by the Small
Business Development Center.
Warm Springs Tribal Council resolutions for 2003
Treaty to mark
150th anniversary
i Whereas it is the objective of
the Tribal Council of the Con
federated Tribes of the
Warm Springs, as stated in the
Constitution and By-Laws, to
promote the advancement and
Welfare1 of the1 tribal merhber-I
ship and to protect tribal sover
eignty and resources; and,
i Whereas the Constitution,
Article V, Section 1 (a) autho
rizes Tribal Council to negoti
ate and consult with the Depart
ment of the Interior and other
entities, Section 1 (s) authorizes
appointment of boards, and
Section 1 (n) authorizes adop
tion of resolution to carry out
Council powers; and,
i Whereas the Treaty with the
Tribes of Middle Oregon of
1855 will be 150 years old in
2005, and this sesquicentennial
coincides with the bicentennial
of the Lewis and Clark Expedi
tion, who journeyed up the
Deschutes River as well as down
the Columbia; and,
Whereas this coincidence
provides a great opportunity for
education about our Treaty and
bur cultural ways and for trans
formation of public education
about Oregon history; and,
Whereas the Lewis and Clark
Expedition was greeted with
great hospitality and generosity
by our people and we wish to
continue this tradition with
today's visitors to our : country;
and : - i " ": :'' '-
Whereas a group of inter
ested Warm Springs members,
including but not limited to the
Culture and Heritage Commit
tee and Rudy Clements, Evaline
Patt, Robert Brunoe, Louis Pitt,
Myra Shawaway, Ginger Smith
and Sally Bird, are willing to
serve on a committee to pro
mote celebration of the Treaty
and survival of our culture; now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the 22nd
Tribal Council of the Confed
erated Tribes of the Warm
Springs, pursuant to Article V,
Sections 1 (a), (s) and (u) of the
Tribal Constitution and By
Laws, the Treaty of Middle
Oregon Sesquicentennial com
mittee is hereby established to
promote celebration of the
Treaty of 1855 and to gather
information on survival of the
Tribes' culture and opportuni
ties for its expansion for the
tribes' use and at the Tribal
Council's discretion, the use of
the public. (Resolution 10259.)
Council aproves
Geo Visions
Whereas, the i Tribal Council
originally 'chartered Warm
Springs Geo Visions Enterprise
("Geo Visions") as a tribally
owned enterprise by Resolution
No. 10149 on February 21,
2002; and,
Whereas Geo Visions has
demonstrated significant prom
ise as a tribal enterprise; and,
Whereas Geo Visions has the
potential to obtain substantial
contracts for its services that will
require significant expansion of
it operations; and,
Whereas it is important for
the success of Geo Visions that
it obtain Small Business Admin
istration 8a status in order to
obtain preference in the award
of government contracts; and,
Whereas to obtain SBA 8a
status it is necessary that Geo
Visions be controlled by indi
viduals who are members of
minorities; and,
Whereas it is necessary to
amend the Geo Visions Char
ter to meet the minority control
requirements of the Small Busi
ness Administration; and,
Whereas the Tribal Council
now desires to take the actions
necessary for the further devel
opment of Geo Visions; now,
therefore . . ; . '.
Be it resoveld by the 22nd
Tribal Council of the Confed
erated Tribes of the Warm
Springs that the First Amended
Charter of Warm Springs Geo
Vision Enterprise is hereby ap
proved and adopted. (Resolution
No. 10265.)
Size of fish nets
Whereas the Off-Reservation
Fish and Wildlife Commit
tee has recommended to the
Tribal Council that the provi
sions of Chapter 340 of the
Tribal Code regarding the size
of hoop nets and gill nets used
in the Columbia River Zone 6
Treaty Indian Fishery be
amended to increase the maxi
mum size of hoop nets from 18
to 26 feet in circumference and
to change the maximum length
of gill nets from 300 to 400 feet
in length; and
Whereas the Tribal Council
has determined that adopting the
amendments to the Tribal Code
as recommended by the Fish &
Wildlife Committee is in the best
interests of the Tribe and its
members and is in furtherance
of the Tribe's treaty fishing
rights reserved in the Treaty of
the Tribes of Middle Oregon,
June 25, 1855; now, therefore
Br it resolved that the 22nd
Tribal Council of the Confed
erated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon,
pursuant to Article V, Sections
1 (i),(l) and (u), of the Tribal
Constitution, hereby amends
Warm Springs Tribal Code Sec
tion 340.310(4) to change the
maximum circumference of
hoop nets from 18 feet to 26
feet and hereby amends WSTC
340.310(6) to change the maxi
mum allowable length of gill nets
from 300 feet to 400 feet in
length. (Resolution No. 10266.)
New members
Be it resolved by the 22nd
Tribal Council of the Confed
erated Tribes of the Warm
Springs, the following are en
rolled members of the Confed
erated Tribes of the Warm
Springs, in accordance with
Resolution No. 4301:
Elizabeth Rose Antunez,
Jreyvon Donovan Dixon,
Dorothea May George, Ivory
Chanell Kalama, Praisa Roseli
Leclaire, Del Ray Muniz Jr.,
Leticia Yasmin Torres, Kenneth
Ryan Sconawah.
Kathryce Raquel Danzuka,
Dominicio Eaglewarrior Gomez
Tafoya, Talliah Syndel Hanchor,
Jocixx Timijin Hintsatake,
Aalliyah Anne Howtopat, Atoria
Lynn James, Veronica Rachel
Jim, Sha'Rita Marie Lynn Johns,
Shawneen Adeva Johns, Mark
f Kevin Johnson III, Sidney Blaise
Kalama.
Eleana Janice Hoptowit
Lawson, Jerikeo Tyrese
Mckinley Wainanwit, Bliss Adair
Miller, Catherine Sandra
Payenna, Emily Liliana
Queahpama Guerrero, Jennifer
Sabrina Queahpama Guerroro
, Peyton Anthony Sincleir, Laila
Danielle Smith, Michael Tyrone
Smith, Mahala Velynteen Spino,
Monika Zelma Stacona, Robert
Clark Stinson, Isaac Russell
Tallbull, Isaiah Michael Van Pelt,
Harrison Justin Lee Villa.
In the Tribal Court for the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation of Oregon
Hannah Crowe, petitioner, vs.
pernon Smith Jr., respondent.
Case No. DO131-03. To Hannah
-roweVernon Smith Jr.:
You are hereby notified that a
Petition for Support has been
lied with Warm Springs Tribal
''ourt. By this notice you are sum
noncd to appear in this matter at
i hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. on
une 2, 2003, at the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. All of the facts of
the case will be heard at this hear
('ing, including evidence you wish
to present.
You must appear to present
your argument or the other side
I will automatically win. The peti-
tioner, Hannah Crowe, may then
1 be given all that is asked for in the
1 petition for in the petition for sup
I port.
j The petitioner will be present
at the hearing. If you desire to per
sonally argue you side of the case,
you may have a legal aide, spokes
person or attorney appear on your
behalf at your expense. If you have
I any questions, you should seek le-
gal advice immediately.
Dated at Warm Springs, Or-
I cgon, on April 17, 2003. Judge Lola
I Sohappy, Tribal Court.
Lillian Heath, petitioner, vs. Jer
emy Killsfirst Sr., respondent. Case
No. DO58;59-03. To Lillian
HeathJeremy Killafirst Sr.:
You are hereby notified that a
petition for Child Suppport
Visitation has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to ap
pear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for 11 a.m. on May 23,
2003, at the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. All of the facts of the case
will be heard at this hearing, in
cluding evidence you wish to
present. You must appear to
present your argument or the other
side will automatically win. The pe
titioner, Lillian Heath, may then be
given all that is asked for in the
petition for child supportvisita
tion. The petitioner will be present
at the hearing. If you desire to per
sonally argue your side of the case,
you may have a legal aide, spokes
person or attorney appear on your
behalf at your expense. If you have
any questions, you should seek le
gal advice immediately. Dated at
Warm Springs, Oregon, on April
17, 2003. Judge Lola Sohappy,
Warm Springs Tribal Court.
June Aguilar, petitioner, vs.
Kyle Frank. Case No. DO33-03. To
Kyle Frank Sr.:
You are hereby notified that a
petition for Suppport has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you arc sum
moned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. on
May 19, 2003, at the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. All of the
facts of the case will be heard at
this hearing, includ'ng evidence
you wish to present.
You must appear to present
your argument or the other side
will automatically win. The peti
tioner, June Aguilar, may then be
given all that is asked for in the
petition for support.
The petitioner will be present
at the hearing. If you desire to per
sonally argue your side of the case,
you may have a legal aide, spokes-'
Eerson or attorney appear on your
ehalf at your expense.
If you have any questions, you
should seek legal advice immedi
ately. Dated at Warm Springs, Or
egon, on April 17, 2003. Judge Lola
Sohappy, Warm Springs Tribal
Court.
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon v.
Samuel Whitefoot Sr.Samuel
Whitcfoot Jr. Case No.JV309.02.
Notice of TrialHearing. To Samuel
WhitefootSr.Samucl Whitefoot
Jr.: You are hereby notified that the
above cited case(s), as filed in the
Warm Springs Tribal Court, has been
scheduled for trialhearing at 2 p.m.
on June 2, 2003.
You are hereby ordered to be and
appear at the Warm Springs Tribal
Court at the time and date shown to
defend against the chargefs). You may
be represented by yourself, by an at
torney, or by a spokesman, at your
own expense. You may bring any
documents you believe are relevant
to this cause, and you may bring wit
nesses to testify on your behalf. You
may request the Court to subpoena
you witnesses, however, you must
submit your list of witnesses no later
than two weeks prior to trial; failure
to do so will not be considered suffi
cient reason to postpone the trial, If
you have questions, seek legal advice
immediately. If you fail to appear
at ordered, the Tribal Court may
enter a complaint for contempt of
court and issue a warrant for your
arrest. Dated at Warm Springs, Or
egon, April 17, 2003. Judge Lola
Sohappy, Tribal Court
More Court Notices on 10
Notice of Jury Duty
Summons and public no
tice to aerve as morning ju
ror: The following are hereby noti
fied of Jury Duty:
Francis Allen, Marcelina Arce,
Carmcl Bcgay, Nancy Blackwolf,
Sammy Bruisedhead, Sabrina Boyd,
Bobbie Calica, Jose Calica, Mclva
Charley, Shamona Charley, William
Clements, Esmerclda Craig, Sandra
Danzuka, Lucinda David Green,
Jolcne Atencio, Sheila Frank, Irene
Garcia, Roscoe Greene, Susan
Gucrin, Kathcrine Jackson, Morris
Johnson, Shana Johnson, Tamcra
Tewce, Eric Langnesc, Truman
Lumpmouth, Shari Macy, Willctte
Payne, Isabclle Popaca, Melissa
Wainanwit, Dallas Winishut.
You are hereby notified to ap
pear before the Tribal Court at 8:45
a.m. on the following days during
the months of May and June for
Jury Duty: May 1, May 8, May 15,
May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12,
June 19 and June 26. If you fail to
appear on the dates and times
listed, you may be charged with
contempt of court. Dated at Warm
Springs, April 9, Judge Wilma Ann
Smith,
Summoni and public no
tice to serve at afternoon ju
ror: The following are hereby noti
fied of Jury Duty:
Jesse Adams, Mcrda Charley,
Kathy Crane, Cyril Frank Sr., Col
leen Greene-Reed, Patricia
Holliday, Althea Henry, Rebecca
Hunt-Lucei, Karla Kalama,
Georgette Keo, William Leonard,
Maria Minthorn, Raymond Moody,
, Jack Quinn, Ann Seyler, Vera
Smith, Creston Smith, Emerson
Smith, Jonathon Smith, Rebecca
Soli, Ramona Strong, Joycelinc
Suppah, Jennifer Tufti, Dcny's
White, Charlcne Winishut, Stacy
Winishut, Elfreda Mitchell,
Victoria Muldrow, Kenneth Sahma,
Teresa VanPclt.
You are hereby notified to ap
pear before the Tribal Court at 1 :45
p.m. on the following days during
the months of May and June for
Jury Duty: May 1, May 8, May 15,
May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12,
June 19 and June 26. If you fail to
appear on the dates and times listed,
you may be charged with contempt
of court. Dated at Warm Springs,
April 9, Judge Wilma Ann Smith.