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Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 7 May 7 ,2 0 0 9 Plan for the Use and Distribution of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon Judgment funds (25 u.s.c. §1401 et. seq.) setdement funds, as well as all income from the investment, shall be used to implementation of the Strategic Restoration Plan for the Natural Resources on the W arm Spring R eservation. (Settlement Agreement, para graph 3.B and Exhibit B). C . Six M illion D ollars ($6,000,000.00) o f the settle ment funds, as well as all income from the investment, shall be used by the Tribe to pay for a baseline assessment of the cur rent conditions o f the Tribe’s natural resources on its Reser vation, (which shall include the forest, range, roads, watersheds, and cultural resources) and/or Tribal Programming A. Thirty-two Million Dol to reim burse the T ribe for lars ($32,000,000.00) o f the attorneys fees and costs and ex settlement funds, as well as all pert fees and costs incurred by T ribe, I (S ettlem ent income from the investment of the such amount, shall be used by Agreement, paragraphs 3.C. and the Tribe as it decides in its sole j g D . Seven Hundred and Fifty discretion for tribal operations D ollars and p u rp o ses (S ettlem ent T h o u san d ($750,000.00), as well as all in Agreement, paragraph 3.A.). B. Twenty-nine Million Dol come from the investment of lars ($29,000,000.00) o f the such amount, shall be released The funds appropriated in satisfaction o f the Settlement A greem ent executed by the Confederated Tribes o f the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and the United States Government in Docket No. 02- 126L shall be used and distrib uted in accord with the terms of the Settlement Agreement. The settlement funds total Sixty-Eight M illion D ollars ($68,000,000.00). The terms of th e S ettlem ent A greem ent specifying the use and distribu tion of the setdement funds are reflected below. to the Tribe for its sole discre Tribe’s submission of its appli tion upon the Tribe’s submis cation, as set forth in Paragraph sion to the Interior Department 3.D. o f the Settlement Agree p u rsu an t to 25 C.F.R. §§ m ent, O ne H u n d red and 1000.17,100.20,100.23 (2008), •Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars of a complete application that ($125,000.00), as well as all in seeks self-governance over all of come from the investment of the forestry and natural re such amount shall be released to source management programs the Tribe for use at its sole dis- relating to the Tribe’s On-Res ervation Non-Monetary Trust Assets (Settlement Agreement, paragraph 3.D.). E . Two Hundred and Fifty T h o u san d D ollars ($250,000.00), as well as all in come from the investment of Such amount, shall be released H ello, com m unity o f to the Tribe for use as it decides Warm Springs. My name is at its sole discretion, upon the Marceline Medina (Smith). execution by the Tribe and the I am married to Robert Interior Department of a mu Medina, and we have two tually annual funding agreement kids. I am the daughter of to the self-governance respon Debra V Kalama and Alfred sibilities described in D. ò f thè Smith Jr. I have two broth Settlement Agreement, if the ers, Jonathan and Kaleb. I Tribe and the Interior fail to am an enrolled tribal mem execute a mutually annual fund ber and have lived here all ing agreement within twenty- my life. four (24) months of the of the I am the Service Coordi nator for Children’s Protec tive Services (CPS). I do the A ssisted G uardianship, which is like adoption but- the tribes do not terminate parental rights on the reser Notice of public hearing regarding the use and distribution of the judg vation. It puts kids in a per- cretion Settlement Agreement, paragraph 3 E. General Provisions None o f the funds distrib uted under this plan shall be sub ject to Federal or State income taxes, nor shall such funds nor their availability be considered Tribal Employee of the Week Marceline Medina Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs manenf situation with a foster family until their parents are able to take them back into a healthy safe home. ment funds awarded to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Res ervation in Docket 02-126L. Notice is hereby given that the Bureau o f Indian Affairs will hold a Hearing of Record at 7 p.m. on J u n e 4, 2 0 0 9 , a t th e Agency Longhouse, Warm Springs, Oregon. The Hearing of Record is called in accordance with regulations in 25 CFR 87.4, w hich govern th e calling and conduct o f the Hearing of Record pursu ant to the Indian Tribal Judgm ent Funds Use or D is trib u tio n A ct, as a m e n d e d , 25 U .S .C . 1401, et seq. This hearing will be on the proposed plan for the use and distribution of the settlement funds awarded to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Res e rv a tio n to s a tis fy th e claim s filed a gainst the United States between 1855 to the present. The case summary is as follows: The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reser vation o f Oregon (Tribes) and the United States have en tered into a settlement agree ment fo r $68 m illion which shall settle the Tribes’ claim that thè United States govern^ ment breached its trust duties in regard to the management of the Tribes’ non-monetary a s s e ts fro m 1855 to th e present, This award is Phase II of the case o rig in a lly filed in 2002, and the award is part of the Confederated Tribes o f the Warm Springs Reserva tio n o f O regon v. U.S. in Docket 02-126L. , A copy o f the proposed plan for use and distribu tion o f the funds w ill be made available upon re q u e st to the N o rth w e st Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Av enue, P ortland, Oregon 97232, or the Superinten dent, Bureau of Indian Af fa irs , W arm S p rin g s Agency, W arm Springs, Oregon 97761. Individuals or organiza tions may express th e ir oral or written views by ap pearing at this meeting, or they may subm it written comments for inclusion in the official reference of the hearing to the Northwest Regional D irector at the above address by June 12, 2009. Cvllithtrn Center ? l, S . Z . L t k , Inter-Industry Conference On Auto Collision Repair (l-CAR) »T Healthcare (Continued from page 1) Chief operations officer Gerald Smith spoke on be half of his staff. Dee Pigsely from the Con federated Tribes of Siletz was also on hand, and com mended Warm Springs for its health care work. IHS repre sentatives, and doctors from the clinic also spoke. The Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs built the clinic in 1993, with the agree ment that IHS would provide health care services, as re quired by treaty. In subsequent years, the y e ‘ 7774Î Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certified COME SEE US FIRST We repair all makes and models! Let us help negotiate your vehicle damage claim We honor all insurance company estimates. Factory trained technicians, factory quality repairs & craftmenship, frame straightening rack, with laser precision body alignment. E ls ie B . D ic k , 1918-2009 ber o f the Yakama Nation and religious leader in the Washut relig io n th ro u g h th e C old S prings and R ock C reek Longhouses. She was a homemaker, and laborer in the agriculture indus try. She taught herself to read and write while only having the I also do Special Rates, which is for children that may need a little or a lot m ore atten tio n th en the regular child. T he child maybe depressed, abused (physically/mentally/sexu ally), ADD/ADHD, or FAS. CPS has a nurse go to the hom e and evaluate how much more attention the child needs and CPS will then go over the informa tion and give additional as sistance. I also do Independent Living Program. I work with kids and young adults ages 13-21, to help them learn to live on their own. MILLER FORD-NISSAN Howkak Tichum Elsie B. Dick of Toppenish died at her home on Monday April 13, 2009, surrounded by her family. She was 90. Ms. Dick was born in the Blue Mountains in Oregon on November 8,1918 to Tom Billy and Susie Walsey.: She was an enrolled mem- as income or resources nor oth erwise utilized as the basis for denying or reducing the finan cial assistance or other benefits to which such household or member would otherwise be entitled under the Social Secu rity Act, or any Federal or fed erally assisted programs. 24-Hour Towing Service, Rental cars opportunity to attend Roosevelt Elementery. > She enjoyed gathering foods, powwows, beadworking, attend ing religious events and partici pated with the G host H orse family in the sundance ceremo nies. Her most valued belief was to love and cherish one another. 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