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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 2006)
Pdge 10 A Look at the News of2006 January As the year 2006 began the C o nfederated T ribes were m ourning the loss a valued member of tribal government with the passing of Warren Rudy Clements, who died Dec. 28, 2005 due to complications of diabetes. L ater in the m onth Mr. Clements, a leader in the tribes’ gaming expansion program, was remembered in Cascade Locks as a “human being” in the tru est sense of the word: Former Cascade Locks mayor Rogers W heatley said Clements had once portrayed “a human being as someone who was honest and unselfish.” In other news: In the past, three of Nicola Stwyer’s relatives had achieved the tide of Miss Warm Springs. So it was only n atural that Stwyer should vie for the honor of representing the Confeder ated Tribes. In January 2006 at the Miss Warm Springs Pageant, Stwyer was chosen to succeed C h ristin a Jo h n so n as M iss Warm Springs. Nicola Stwyer Also in January: The federal board in charge of place names gave its blessing to changing the names of 16 places in Central Oregon. The previous names of the places included a word that is widely considered offen sive among American Indians. The possible benefits of the biomass power project to the Warm Springs community are such that it could be its most profitable venture besides the proposed Cascade Locks casino, the manager of Warm Springs’ sawmill said at a workshop this month. In other Februrary news: The Coquille Indian Tribe re- cendy expressed its support for the Cascade Locks gaming ex pansion plan of the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Also in February, the tribes hosted the 29th Annual Lincoln’s B irth d ay Powwow at the Simnasho Longhouse. It was announced in Febru ary that, as part of budget re ductions for 2006, the tribal Education Branch would not re new the contract that provided for operation o f the Warm Springs office of Central Or egon Community College. March The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Mountain View Hospital reached an agree m ent o f coo peration . The agreement benefits tribal mem bers because they will be able to obtain quality services at a reasonable cost close to home. The agreem ent benefits the tribal organization because the tribes are provided a discount for medical services at Moun tain View. In other news: The Confederated Tribes’ proposed Cascade Locks casino was a central point of discus sion during a March hearing before the U.S. Senate Commit tee on Indian Affairs. The com mittee chairman is Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., sponsor of a bill that would amend the Indian Gaming Regulator}' Act (IGRA) of 1988. McCain is proposing the elimination of the “two-part determination test,” a section of IGRA that has become contro versial. Also in March: Sixteen leaders from African nations visited the reservation. The delegates had been in Port land as part of their trip to the U.S. Earlier, they had also been to W ashington, D.C. W hen asked what they would like to do while in the Northwest, the delegates said they would like to visit an Indian reservation. A p ril Hundreds of people visited the traveling history exhibition, Corps of Discovery II, at the Museum at Warm Springs. On a M onday in late A p ril 20 busloads of students arrived for the exhibition. The same num ber arrived again on Tuesday. Along with the many young people who enjoyed the exhibit, many adults did the same. Methamphetamine use in In dian Country has reached crisis levels, an Indian Health Service official told a congressional panel in April. An administration sur vey found that 1.7 percent of the American Indian population was using meth, said Robert McSwain, deputy director of the agency. In a related local item: The Warm Springs Housing Authority has adopted a new policy to help fight against drug and alcohol abuse on the reser vation. Under the new policy a person can be evicted from housing in the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority, if the per son engages in illegal drug use or alcohol abuse. Meanwhile: The U.S. Senate and the House continued the consider ation of bills that would amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988. The Sen ate bill is sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The House bill is sponsored by Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Calif. M ay Roy Heath was among the drummers at Lincoln’s powwow. ■ riU M É M U M É d A M I December 21, 2 0 0 6 Spilydy T ym o o , W arm Springs, O regon The Nez Perce Tribe has ex pressed its support for the Cas cade Locks casino proposal of the C onfederated Tribes o f mm Warm Springs. Meanwhile: Tribal Council has set aside funding for construction of a media center that will house KWSO and the Spilyay Tymoo. Twenty-five students from M adras H igh School and Jefferson County Middle School helped with this year’s Honor Serniors Day, which saw another great turnout of local residents and many visitors. And in other news: A Bend company will pay $585,000 as a result of a 1999 motor vehicle accident on the Warm Springs Reservation. The accident spilled more than 5,000 gallons of gasoline into a creek, according to the U.S. Environ mental Protection Agency. June The tribes unveiled a name and logo for the proposed ca sino in Cascade Locks during a special ceremony in June. The Bridge of the Gods Columbia River Resort Casino is the pro posed name, and refers to a Wasco legend. In other news: Tribal Council gave Warm Springs Power Enterprises au thority to explore water market ing opportunities. To reflect the expanded role of the enterprise, the name will change to Warm Springs Power and Water. Ex amples of potential water mar keting opportunities are water bottling, or the leasing of water for municipal or commercial use, said Jim Manion, manager of the enterprise. Six old houses that were be yond repair were torn down in the campus area. Eventually, all the houses on the north side of Wasco Street are to be demol ished, making way for a large park area. Tribal members from across the state came together for a regional methamphetamine con ference last week at Kah-Nee- Ta High Desert Resort and Ca- stno. July In the past the tribes worked together, which is why the cur rent controversy is such a dis appointment. “I guess they don’t look at history,” said Ken Smith, chairman of the Kah-Nee-Ta board of directors. In an inter view for the KWSO W arm Springs show, Smith shared his views on the casino controversy that exists between the Confed erated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. And this: Legislation that would block Indian tribes from building ca sinos off their reservations con tains a grandfather clause that could help the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in their proposal for a casino in the Columbia River Gorge. The House Resources Committee, which includes U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., in July approved a bill by committee Chairman Richard Pombo, R-Calif., aimed at halting further development of off-reservation gambling. Elsewhere: Eagle-Tech Systems has en countered its share of setbacks, ranging from a temporary work stoppage on the new Commu n ity T echnology C enter to slower-than-hoped-for financial progress. But with a solid busi ness plan and two recent grants under its belt from the Kellogg Foundation and the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture, the Warm Springs Ventures information WBBÊSÈt ing the financial condition of and many other employees are working to revive languages the enterprise, in other news: The Confederated Tribes of that are slipping away from Warm Springs were recognized tribes— some more quickly than recently as a national “Success others. With the recent passing Story” in the effort to combat of Madeline Mclnturff, at age alcohol and other drugs on the \ 91, only two fluent speakers of reservation. The tribe received Kiksht (the Wasco language) re the award in B altim ore last main: Gladys Thom pson, of Warm Springs Forest Prod weekend at the concluding lun Warm Springs, and a man on the ucts Industries is struggling with cheon of the Seventh Annual Yakama reservation. one of the w eakest lum ber leadership conference of the markets in recent years. As a Underage Drinking Enforce result, the 136 full-time regu ment Training Center. And this lar WSFPI mill workers will see from the language program: significant cost-saving changes Val Switzler heard “happy this year and in 2007. Because birthday” sung to her four times, of the seriousness of the situ and each time it was sung in a The Confederated Tribe’s ation, the WSFPI board and different language. That’s not Managed Care program is fac m anagem ent reported this uncommon with the tribes’ lan ing a severe shortage of dollars month to Tribal Council regard- guage program, where Switzler for healthcare services off the reservation. The Managed Care program is currently dependent upon funding from the federal governm ent through Indian Health Services. The funding is increasingly inadequate, said M ike M arcotte, d irecto r o f Managed Care. In other news: A form er director o f the Warm Springs Housing Author ity is facing charges of theft, and m aking false or frau d ulen t claims. Elsewhere: Results are in from the opin ion survey conducted in Warm Springs earlier this summer, and they speak to several important areas of interest to the Confed erated Tribes. With tribal mem bership responding to questions about values, politics, and the economy, the survey offers a wealth of information and guid ance to tribal leaders and policy makers. 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