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March 18, 2004 Vol. 29, No. 6
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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
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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
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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.