Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 7, 2003
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Teepee
shadows
The cooler weather
recently was a
welcome change for
most people.
The heat wave of last
week was becoming
almost too much.
During the heat spell,
temperatures at Kah-Nee-Ta,
for instance,
were higher than 110
degrees on some
days.
Last week, as the
temperatures were
soaring, the noon
sunshine cast strong
shadows on this
teepee, located by
The Museum at
Warm.
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Tribal employment opportunities
(Note: The followingjob openings
are being advertised by the Confeder
ated Tribes of Warm Springs. To con
tact the Personnel Department, call
(541) 553-3262, or e-mail personnel
at personnelwstribes.org.
You may submit an application in
person at the Personnel office located
in the Tribal Administration Build
ing, or submit an electronic applica
tion at www. CTWS.org. Or call the
contact person mentioned in each job
advertisement.
Early Childhood Educa
tion, Bus DriverTeacher, full
time.
Transport children and families
to and from program activities, and
for field trips. Help teachers with
classroom and field trip activities.
Participate in vehicle maintenance,
establishing routes, and record
keeping. Assist in providing safety
training for parents, bus monitors
and other staff. Must be in good
health, have a current CDL, be listed
on the Child Care Criminal history
registry, and comply with the drug
free work place policies. Salary
Range $1,311 To $1,599 month.
Call Gladys Squiemphen, 553-
.W41. Closes August o.
Finance, cash management.
Travel Accountant.
Process all Tribal Council and
tribal organization travel perdiem
reimbursement requests in a
prompt and courteous manner.
Process credit cardcar rental, and
travel agent payments in a timely
manner. Prepare travel related re
ports for management. Process
Tribal Council weekly payroll. Ex
cellent communication skills, com
puter skills (Quicken, Excel, Word,
and FMSII), accountinganalytical
skills, knowledge of tribal travel
policiesprocedures, and depend
ability are required. Associates de
gree in accounting or a related field
and 3 years experience in a travel
related job or accounting. Com
puteraccounting testing may be
required. Salary Range $18,729 to
$22,845 Yr. Call Nettie Downing,
553-3479. Open until filled.
Human services, Commu
nity Counseling Center. Sub
stance abuse treatment special
ist, full time.
Masters decree in Social Sciences.
Five years treatment experience with
adults and their families in provid
ing substance abuse treatment Cer
tification as Certified Alcohol and
Drug Counselor I is required. Ex
cellent communication skills in
writing, verbal and listening. Indi
vidual, group, aftercare services and
family treatment skills. Treatment
planning, case management and
skills in assisting in resolving sub
stance abuse problems. Salary range
$28,644 a year. Call Guy
Wallulatum. Open until filled.
Public health educator, Hu
man Services. .
Masters degree in health educa
tion preferred with two years expe
rience. The Confederated Tribes is
recruiting for a full time health edu
cator to direct the Tribes Heath
Education Department. lob re
sponsibilities include planning and
developing health prevention ini
tiatives for the community, con
ducting health awareness and pre
vention campaigns and supervis
ing the four staff of the Health
Education Department. Salary
range $44,247 a year. Call James
Quaid 553-3205. Open until filled.
Natural Resources, Fish,
Wildlife and Parks. Fisheries
program manager, full time.
Manage and coordinate the Fish
eries program of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Respon
sible for contract development and
management. Supervise 6 to 10
project leaders and programs.
Maintain close coordination with
federal, state, tribal and private or
ganizations. Must have a bachelors
degree or higher degree in fisheries
science or a related science field. At
least 5 years experience in fisheries
or administration or management
with 2 years supervisory experience
and 2 years accounting experience
with budgets and contracts. Valid
Oregon drivers license. Must pass
a drug test. Salary Range $40,000
to $50,00 Yr. Call Terry A. Luther,
553-2001. Open until filled.
Natural Resources, John
Day basin office, Fish and
Wildlife Technician I, seasonal
full time.
Technician will assist in fish and
wildlife monitoring and habitat
improvement projects. Duties in
clude: water quality monitoring,
aquatic species surveys, and other
duties as assigned.
Good interpersonal skills, atten
tion to data collection, and ability
to operate with minimal supervi
sion are required. Work may be per
formed outdoors in all kinds of
weather. Valid Oregon driver's li
cense required. Position is sta
tioned in Prairie City, housing is
not provided. Salary Range $ 1 5,726
to $22,645 a year. Call Brent Smith
or Linda Brown, (541) 820-3568.
Natural Resources, John
Day basin office. Fish and
Wildlife Technician II (seasonal
full time).
Technician will participate in fish
and wildlife monitoring and habi
tat improvement projects. Duties
include: water quality monitoring,
aquatic species surveys, channel
transect surveys, and other duties
as assigned. Good interpersonal
skills, attention to data collection
and management plans, and abil
ity to operate with minimal super
vision are required. Work may be
performed outdoors in all kinds
of weather.
Requires valid Oregon driver's
license. Position is stationed in Prai
rie City, housing is not provided.
Salary Range $20,429 to $30,642 a
year. Call Brent Smith or Linda
Brown (541) 820-3568. Open un
til filled.
Natural Resources, fire
management. Seasonal fire
fighter.
Fill as needed. Fights fire under
stressful conditions with hand and
power tools from 8-16 hours a
day. Must be able to pass physical
exam and arduous pack test. Pre
ferred that applicant possess good
oralwritten skills and be familiar
with operation of fire fighting
equipment, and reservation roads
and landmarks. Call Vernon Tias,
553-1146. Closes Oct. 31.
Public Safety, police. Super
visor, investigation division.
College degree in criminal jus
tice or related field. Ten years of
supervisory experience. Must have
specialized investigative training,
certification through DPSST or
equivalent.
Must be able to complete or
have completed the criminal inves
tigative course through FLETC.
Must be able to pass and obtain a
security clearance through DOJ
based on a thorough background
check conducted by the FBI. Must
have a thorough knowledge of
police operations, tactics, with em
phasis on major case and drug in
vestigations. Conduct division meetings.
Maintain case management system
of the detective division. Super
vise, direct, and train detectives.
Maintain extremely high level of
confidentiality. Prepare and submit
a synopsis or overview of all ma
jor cases handled during career. No
felony or domestic violence convic
tions allowed. No misdemeanor
convictions within past five years.
Must be 21 year of age or older
and possess valid Oregon driver's
license. Must submit to pre-employment
drug test. Salary Range
DOE. Call Don Courtney, 553
3272. Open until filled.
CRITFC job available
The Columbia River Inter
Tribal Fish Commission
(CRITFC) is recruiting for a
data technician for 10 to 12
months.
This is a full-time position
in the CRITFC fish science
department in Portland. Re
sponsibilities include collect
ing and organizing a large va
riety of data on fish and fish
habitat to assist local techni
cal teams. Requires bachelor
of science degree in fisher
ies, or less education with
equivalent skills, knowledge
and experience; excellent pro
ficiency in Microsoft Word
and Excel; Access skills de
sirable. Complete details
available at website
www.critfc.org., or ask for
copy of job announcement
from tribal Personnel office,
or call (503) 731-1316. Na
tive preference given.
Fish scientist needed
Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission is seeking a
fisheries scientist with a strong
background in statistics and
population dynamics to lead re
search projects in production
and restoration of salmonids in
the Columbia Basin. PhD in
fisheries or related natural re
source discipline Or MS degree
and minimum three years expe
rience leading research projects;
staff and field experience and
supervision; creativity; excellent
communications; analytical
skills; negotiation skills; broad
knowledge of aquatic fauna.
Full details and job announce
ment at www.critfc.org http:
www.critfc.org or call 1-503-731-1316.
Submit letter of interest, re
sume and professionaltechni
cal writing sample to Janclle
Anderson, CRITFC, 729 NE
Oregon, Portland, OR 97232 or
by email at the following address:
andjcritfc.org
mailto:andjcritfc.org.
Closing date August 18.
In the Tribal Court for the
Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation
Warm Springs Utiliites, pe
titioner, vs. Frank Brunoe, re
spondent. Case No. CV69-03.
To Frank Brunoe:
You are hereby notified that a
petition for CIVIL COMPLAINT
has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this no
tice you arc hereby summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for 9 a.m. on October
6, 2003, at the Warm Springs Tribal
Court, All of the facts in this 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 win automatically win. The pe
titioner, Warm Springs Utilities,
may then be given all that is asked
for in the petition for civil com
plaint. The petitioner will be
present at the hearing. If you de
sire to personally argue your side
of the case, you may have a legal
aide, spokesperson or attorney ap
pear on your behalf at your ex
pense, If you have questions, seek
legal advice immediately, Dated at
Warm Springs, Oregon, July 14,
2003. Judge Wilma Smith, Warm
Springs Tribal Court.
Jobs open at Kah-Nee-Ta
The following jobs have
been advertised at Kah-Nce-Ta
High Desert Resort and
Casino: Dishwasher, three
seasonal positions. Must be
able to obtain Oregon State
Food Handlers card within 30
days of hire. Physically able
to lift 50 pounds.
Fine dining cook, three
seasonal positions. Must, be a
team player. At least two years
experience in cooking, food
prep, food service.
Night janitorial, three
seasonal positions.
Grounds keeper, one
part-time position. Must have
basic landscaping, maintenance
and customer service experi
ence. Paintermaintenance,
one fulltime position. Oregon
driver's license required.
If interested, contact the
Kah-Nee-Ta Human Re
sources Department, (541)
553-1112, ext. 3401. Or visit
the Madras Employment Of
fice for an application.
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Dorothy Patricia "Pebbles" George
Dorothy Patricia
."Pebbles" George, Indian
name Tun-Mi, passed away
on July 29. She was 53.
Pebbles was born on De
cember 14, 1949 at Mountain
View Hospital to parents
Johnny George and Dora
Jane Meanus.
Pebbles was a lifetime resi
dent of Warm Springs, and
an enrolled member of the
Confederated Tribes. She at
tended schools in Warm
Springs and Madras, and
Chilocco Indian School. She
also attended Haskell Indian
Junior College and Heritage
College.
Pebbles was active in
sports and many clubs while
in high school. She was the
first Miss Warm Springs, and
a member of the Chatcolab,
Inc.
Pebbles was a member of
the Small Business Associa
tion, the Northwest Native
Elvis Club, and the co
founder of the Tun-Mi Can
cer House,
Her hobbies included
headwork, women's pool
league, being around friends
and family, and working on
having a cancer home built in
Bend.
Pebbles is survived by her companion John Wahsise; chil
dren Joseph Smith, Angela Sampson and Johnnie Smith of
Warm Springs, and Vernon Suppah of New Mexico; eleven
grandchildren; siblings Janice Gilbert Gunshows of Warm
Springs, Doris Adams-Taholah of Washington, David Hudson
Hoh River and Dennis Hudson Hoh-River, of Washington;
aunts Hilda Culpus and Jeanette Yazzie of Warm Springs;
Nancy Yallup of White Swan, Wash.; uncle Marvin Meanus
of Warm Springs.
Pebbles was preceded in death by her parents, grandpar
ents, four uncles, two aunts and her stepfather.
, t ( Corwin Joseph Howtopat
Corwin Joseph Howtopat passed away on July 19 of natu
ral causes at Pordand, where he resided. He was 44.
He was a flagman for the Oregon Department of Trans
portation at the time of his death.
Mr. Howtopat was born on October 30, 1958 in Redmond
to parents Johnnie Howtopat and Carol Craig. A lifetime
resident of Warm Springs and an enrolled member, Mr.
Howtopat worked as a general laborer. He enjoyed
beadworking, fishing, traveling and WWF wrestling.
Mr. Howtopat was raised by Johnnie and Rosie Howtopat,
who preceded him in death.
Survivors include his two sons Corwin Michael and
Kendall M. Bobb of Warm Springs; Corwin Howtopat of
Canada, and Develon Howtopat of Taholah, Wash, and two
daughters, Astra and Patricia Howtopat of Tahola; and one
grandchild. Brothers and sisters include Samuel Kentura,
Oswald Tias, Vernon Tias, Mariam Tias, Martha Anderson,
Lilliam Smith and Roberta Greene; also his mother, Carol
Johnson of Warm Springs; plus numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins, aunts and uncles. A dressing ceremony was held July
22 at Simnasho Longhouse, and burial was July 23 at sunrise
at Simnasho Cemetary, where he was laid to rest next to his
two brothers.
Photo courtesy of Tina Aguilar
Portrait of Pebbles as the
first Miss Warm Springs,
by Portland artist Roberta
Stone.
Lillian Kanine Hoptowit
Lillian Kanine Hoptowit, "Chow-e-se-pum," of Cayusc,
died on July 13 at Yakima Medical Center after a traffic
accident. She was 80.
Mrs. Hoptowit was born Sept. 15, 1922, at Gibbon Forks,
Wash, in a teepee to parents Rosaline Wilson Tashwick and
John Kanine. She was raised by her maternal grandmother
"Chow-e-se-pum," and lived on the Umatilla Reservation
her entire life. She lived the traditional life taught to her by
her grandmother. She gathered roots and picked berries and
prepared food for the winter. She practiced the traditional
Washat belief which teaches the value of life on this earth
and caring for oneself, family and the Earth that takes care
of us all.
She married Anthony Gilbert Hoptowit and together they
had 13 children, one whom died at birth.
She was elected to the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla
Indian Reservation Board of Trustees, serving from 1968
1970. She served one term on the board because she felt
that was sufficient time for her due to family responsibili
ties. She was instrumental in starting a newsletter for on- and
off-reservation tribal members to keep them informed of
what was happening in their tribe.
She also proposed and implemented a fish and wildlife
committee in order to address the big-game being killed on
the reservation by the non-Indians.
She advocated for tribal shares for set net fishing on the
Columbia River. She also fished the Columbia with Jier hus
band. She fished at Cclilo Falls before The Dalles Dam was
built in 1956. She was a cultural language specialist for her
tribe, teaching the Walla Walla language. There were 23 In
dian children in her last Cay-Uma-Wa language session on
July 9, 2003, at Mission.