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CCl.L. P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECRWSS Postal Patron Warm Springs, OR 97761 U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Cbyofe Aekvs, erf. 75 March 18, 2004 Vol. 29, No. 6 50 cents Spiky Tyroco Chief calls for special meeting Dear Wasco Tribe Elders, On June 2 of this year, I will have served as your Chief for 45 years. In the 66 years that the Confeder ated Tribes have operated under our present Constitution, the Wasco people have had only three chiefs. When we first organized under the Indian Reorganization Act in 1938, George Meachem Sr. was our Chief. He died July 18, 1942. Following his death, it took some time to name a new Chief. Joe McCorkle was named Chief in 1950 and served until his death on July 13, 1958. I was elected on May 23, 1959 and sworn in as Wasco Chief on June 2, 1959. Having served as your Chief for these many years, I realize that there are many important things to con sider when selecting a new chief. There are a number of families that claim a hereditary tie to the Chieftainship. We need to meet to de termine what the process should be for selecting my successor. This is a very important decision the Wasco Tribe must make. We must make the decision wisely, and to do that, there are many things that need to be discussed and taken into con sideration. I want the Wasco people to work together and not become di vided. With that in mind, I will be calling a meeting of Wasco elders in the not too distant future. At this meeting, we will discuss : m ftp t . ' i .... f -v- y 0 s , ' 0 f - 1 IP d. 4,V. .5 -'4 it'U; 'J f sj c, ?, 'XA II.,:... ra.'.X Wasco Chl Nelson Wallulalum McMechanSpilyay Vote is March 31 for Tribal Council Voting members of the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs on Wednesday, March 31 will elect the Twenty-Third Tribal Council of the tribes. Ballots will be cast at the Warm Springs Community Center. The cen ter on Tribal Council Election Day will be accepting ballots between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. The Agency and Simnasho districts will be voting on three Council mem bers, and Seekseequa will be choosing two. The Agency District has a total of 1,381 voters, with 1001 of them being residents, and 380 non-resident. The Simnasho District has 783 vot ers, with 599 of them being residents, and 184 non-residents. The Seekseequa District has 178 voters, with 142 of them residents, and 36 non-residents. The candidates of the Agency District are: Tina Aguilar, Garland Brunoe, Michael Clements, Leona Ike, Lonnie James, Uren "Bunski" Leonard Jr., Bcrnice Mitchell, Jeff Sanders (write-in candidate), Stanley "Buck" Smith Sr., Rita Squiemphen, and Dcrekc Tasympt. The candidates of the Seekseequa District arc Reuben Henry, Laurain Hintsala, Geraldine Jim (write-in can didate) Myra Johnson, Tommy Kalama, Victor Moses, Julie Quaid, Brenda Scott, Carol Wewa, and Wilson Wewajr. The candidates of the Simnasho District are Gerald Danzuka, Kirby Heath, Barbara Jim, Raymond Captain Moody, Evans Spino Sr., Earl Squiemphen, Ron Suppah, Tony "Big Rat" Suppah, Raymond Tsumpti and Emily Waheneka. This edition of the Spilyay Tymoo in cludes profiles of the candidates. Also lis ten to KWSO for statements by the candidates. Homework Center is the place to be for learning what criteria need to be used to select Elders (60 and over) living in all the next Wasco Chief. three districts, and I ask that you I would ask that prior to the meet- be in attendance to help with this ing, if you think your family has a tie important task, to the Chieftainship, that you prepare Be watching for meeting posters a family tree as it relates to the Chief- in the usual locations. Respectfully, tainship. Nelson Wallulatum, Wasco I realize that we have Tribal Wasco Chief Good fishing predicted at Sherars Falls Things are looking good for the spring chinook season at Sherars Falls. "We're looking to have a very strong salmon run back to the Deschutes River this season," says Mike Gauvin, tribal fisheries harvest manager. The preseason forecast for Bonneville Dam is the second largest run on record. The previous high hap pened during the 1930s. The forecast for spring chinook headed into the Deschutes River is 4,500 hatchery fish and around 2,000 wild fish. For tribal members the fishing sea son will begin April 1 and continue through June 15. The catch will be unlimited on hatchery fish and 500 on wild fish. Regulations for this year's season will be much as they were last year: inten tional snagging of fish is prohibited. Any fish accidentally snagged must be re turned to the river. Use of alcohol or drugs is not allowed in the area. Commercial sale of fish is illegal and the season may be either lengthened or shortened by the tribal Natural Re sources Branch if fish runs turn out to be significantly different than pre dicted. Members of the police and Natural Resources will be monitoring the fishing season. The only regulation changes for the season will be for non-tribal fisherman. Last year was the first year non-tribal fishermen at Sherars Falls were charged for parking. "It was a learning experience,'' said Gauvin. "We charged non-tribal fish ermen to park onsite so they would come to our office and get a parking sticker and it would be a season pass." The fees were $25 for an annual pass, $3 for day use and $10 for camp ing. This year the fees will remain the same, but the intent will be different. "The intention of the fee program isn't necessarily for parking, the inten tion is for utilization of the area," said Gauvin. "So we changed our focus this year. We're going to charge people, not ve hicles. It's going to be per person." By Ashley Aguilar Spilyay Tymoo intern What do your kids do after school? If homework is something that they need help with, the Community Wellness Center is the place to be. Otis Iverson, the educational coor dinator and youth counselor for the Community Wellness Center, teamed up with the Diabetes Program to cre ate the "Homework Center." This is an after school program en couraging students to do their home work or to entertain themselves with other educational activities. Homework Center starts at 3:30 p.m. and ends around 6 p.m. Students usually come in and are hungry because lunch is usually around 11 a.m.; so if they need to work on something, they well receive a nutritious snack. If students do not have any homework, the program allows them to use educational games, bookwork or practice on their handwriting for one hour in order to get a bite to eat. "I like to see kids come in and ask for help," commented Iverson. The students ranging from K-12 must sign in, in order to be recognized by the staff for help. There are about 25 to 35 students a day. Iverson says that Wednesday is the highest peak. At the moment this program is look ing for volunteers to help tutor the stu dents in need of help. "The program is going really good but we could use help," said Iverson. Right now there are two computers the students use and two on back or der. Due to the small number of com puters, there is a set time limit, but over all the program seems to be a success as they see more students coming in. Iverson encourages seniors in high school to participate in helping out the younger kids because they have sub jects in school still fresh in their heads. 7 arrested on drug charges Seven people were arrested in Warm Springs on allegations of pos session and sale of illegal drugs. The arrests happened on Sunday after noon, March 14, at 9070 Tenino Road. While arresting seven people, po lice also seized a large amount of methamphetamine, marijuana, nu merous items of drug parapherna lia used to ingest methamphetamine and marijuana, 1 1 firearms, surveil lance equipment, police scanners, scales, packaging materials and U.S. currency. The seven who were ar rested were transported to the Warm Springs Detention Facility. A 3-year-old child was removed from the household and placed into protective custody. Ike seeking position on county board She would be first Native on commission By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo Leona Ike of Warm Springs is seek ing the Democratic nomination for position 3 on the Jefferson County Board of Commissioner. Ike is the only candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for this position. The three-member county board of commissioners sets governmental poli cies and laws of Jefferson County. Ike would be the first Native American to serve on the county board. The primary election is in May. Upon receiving the Democratic nomination, Ike would then run in the General Elec tion in November. There are 8,369 registered voters in Jefferson County. The single biggest voting precinct is Crooked River Ranch, with 2,000 voters. The precinct that includes the area of the reserva tion within Jefferson County has 539 registered voters. Of these, about 244 are registered Democrat. Another 77 are Republi cans. And 195 are non-affiliated with a particular political party. Ike said that the reservation has many people who are eligible to vote but who are not registered. Between now and the May primary, she said, she will be encouraging local people to reg ister. The last day to do so, or to change party affiliation, is April 27. In the May primary, only those reg istered as Democrat would be able to ft t ' Hi Leona Ike cast a ballot for Ike, as her name will not be on the Republican or non-affiliated ballots. In the November General Election, any registered voter could cast a ballot for Ike. In describing her political philoso phy toward county government, Ike said that protection of water and other natural resources is important. Protec tion of the Lower Deschutes through a rafting permit system is one example, she said. Local governments along the Deschutes have opposed a plan to adopt a permit system on the Deschutes, which the Confederated Tribes and others support. "We don't want to hurt businesses," said Ike, "because developing new busi nesses is important for the reservation. But you cannot put a money value on natural resources and spirituality." Ike feels that the Confederated Tribes need a more direct voice in county government because the tribal and the county governments often work closely together on issues of great importance to both jurisdictions. Education and law enforcement are examples of areas where the two enti ties are vitally connected. As a county commissioner, Ike said she -would work toward a better and more cooperative relationship between law enforcement of the county juris diction and that of the reservation. Ike is the Parole and Probation Su pervisor of the Confederated Tribes Public Safety Branch. She has done this job for nearly 1 1 years. She has also worked as a police officer, legal and administrative secretary, and in the Education Branch. She is the proud mother of three sons, Jonathan, 25, Mario, 22, and Julius, 17.
