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Civil legal help for victims continues
Civil legal assistance for on-
reservation victims of domes
tic violence, sexual assault, dat
ing violence, and stalking will
continue through August o f
2010.
Warm Springs Victims of
Crime Services made this an
nouncement after receiving an
extension of the office’s current
Warm Legal Assistance for Vic
tims grant.
The Legal Assistance for Vic
tims grant project makes avail
able civil legal services and rep
resentation in tribal legal mat
ters to eligible victims o f do
mestic violence, sexual assault,
dating violence, and stalking
arising as a consequence of their
abuse or violence.
The U.S. Department of jus
tice funds the Legal Assistance
for Victims grant through its
Violence Against Women O f
fice. This is a two-year grant.
Gwen Leonard is the Civil
Legal Advocate employed by the
grant, and her office is located
in the Victims of Crime Services
. office building.
Leonard appears in court
with eligible clients who need
assistance with restraining or
ders, divorces, modifications of
family and civil orders,
guardianships and other civil le
gal matters arising from a situa
tion involving violence or stalk
ing.
Restraining order cases are
the most frequent type o f the
case where Leonard appears in
tribal court as a spokesperson.
Leonard also observes at ar
raignment and other tribal court
hearings those person-crime
cases relating to Victims o f
Crime Services (VOCS) and
violence, sexual assault, dating
violence, and stalking, then that
p erso n will be referred to
Leonard.
She will then determine if the
potential client is eligible for
LAV legal services.
According to Office on Vio
lence Against Women guide
lines, LAV legal services cannot
be provided to those individu
als who need legal representa
tion for criminal defense, or if
their children are taken into pro
tective custody.
Also, the LAV advocate can
not assist clients in off-reserva-
tion courts.
Leonard will make a referral
to either Oregon Legal Services
in Bend, tribal Legal Aid, or off-
reservation attorneys for those
individuals who are not eEgible
for the Warm Springs LAV civil
legal assistance services.
The VOCS Advocate Super
visor, Sammy Bruised Head, will
assign a victim advocate to work
with the cEent and Leonard with
Photo courtesy o f VOCS.
non-legal services and assis
Gwen Leonard, civil legal advocate.
tance.
The victim advocate may as
sist the cEent with etriotional
Legal Assistance for Victims ber.”
Leonard has attended several support, information or referral,
(LAV) subject matter.
Mark Matthews, VOCS di trainings, including two trainings or personal advocacy.
R eferrals to .th e VOCS
rector, is the LAV grant super for legal advocates taught by the
vising attorney. H e assists National Institute of Trial At E vening W om en’s S u p p o rt
Leonard with supervision, ad torneys, and seminar taught by Group, Warm Springs Commu
vice, and will substitute for the Southwest Center for Law nity Counseling and other pub-
Leonard when she cannot ap and Policy since being hired in Ec service agencies are common.
You can caU 553-2293 dur
January 2007 as the LAV Civil
pear in court.
ing office hours if you need civil
“Gwen Leonard is a great Advocate.
Potential clients who need legal assistance due to the result
spokesperson and legal advocate
for her clients,” said Matthews. civil legal assistance from the o f domestic violence, sexual as
“She understands the issues that LAV program must first have a . sault, dating violence, or stalk
her clients face because of her confidential intake by a VOCS ing.
background as a victims advo staff member.
If the ' potential client has
cate supervisor, and as a grand
mother and community mem legal problems due to domestic
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Births
Sequoya Shannie Aeloe VanPelt
Chet Ralph VanPelt and Breanna Kikana Knouf of Warm
Springs are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter
Sequoya Shannie Aeloe VanPelt, born on December 7,2008.
Sequoyia joins brothers Isaiah VanPelt, 7, and Thomas
Knouf, 2; and sisters Margaret VanPelt, 5, and Amber VanPelt,
3.
Grandparents on the father’s side are Wanda VanPelt and
the late Chester VanPelt of Warm Springs.
Grandparents on the mother’s side are Joyce and Keith
Charley of Warm Springs.
YLailee Daniella Mora
Daniel Mora and Leann Wolfe of Madras are pleased to
announce the birth o f their daughter Kailee DanieEa Mora,
born on December 14, 2008.
Grandparents on the father’s side are Jose and Aurora
MeEado of Madras.
Grandparents on the mother’s side are Flossie Wolfe and
the late James L. Wolfe Sr., of Warm Springs.
Donnie Benard Polk Tewee
Cody Tewee and LuciEe “Meredith” Polk of Warm Springs
are pleased to announce the birth of their son Donnie Benard
Polk Tewee, born on December 19, 2008.
Donnie joins sister Rashawna Polk Tewee, age 2 years and
eight months.
Grandparents on the father’s side are the late Benard Tewee
and Merle Kalama, of Warm Springs.
Grandparents on the mother’s side are Annette (HolEday) -
Polk, and Dixon Polk Sr., of Warm Springs.
Great grandparents on the m other’s side are Lucille
Schuster and James Teeman, and Donnie HolEday, of Warm
Springs.
Great great grandmother is Evelyn D. Sam of Warm
Springs, and the late ElEsch Schuster of Toppenish, Wash.
Great great grandparents are Sherman HolEday and the
late Velma (Bean) HolEday of Warm Springs.
Also, great great grandmother is Alberta (YaEup) LilEe of
Wapato, Wash., and the late Leonard Polk Sr., of Wapato.
Great great grandparents on the father’s side are Florene
and Harvey Scott, and the late Howard Tewee, aU of Warm
Springs; and Viola Kalama and the late Nick Kalama of Warm
Springs.
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