Spilygy Tym oo, W grm Springs, Oregon
Suppah to meet with Pres.
T rib al C ouncil C hairm an
Ron Suppah and other leaders
fro m In d ia n C o u n try are in
Washington, D.C., this week to
m eet w ith P resid en t B arack
Obama.
Pres. O bam a is hosting the
W hite H ouse Tribal N ations
Conference this Thursday, N o
vem ber 5, as p art o f his sus
tained outreach to the Native
American people.
T h e c o n feren ce w ill give
leaders o f the 564 federally rec
ognized tribes the opportunity
to in te ra c t directly w ith the
President and representatives
from the highest levels o f his
administration.
Each tribe has been invited
to send one representative to the
conference. Chairman Suppah is
representing the Confederated
Tribes o f W arm Springs.
Discussion topics will include
public safety and housing, eco
nomic development, natural re
sources, education, health and
labor.
P resid en t O b am a said, “I
look forward to hearing directly
fro m th e lead e rs in In d ia n
Country about w hat my Admin
istration can do to n ot only meet
their needs, b ut help im prove
th e ir live an d lives o f th e ir
peoples.
T his conference will serve
as p art o f the ongoing and im
p o rta n t co n su ltatio n process
P^ge 9
N ovem ber 5, 2 0 0 9
th a t I v a lu e , a n d f u r th e r
strengthen the N atio n -to -N a-
tion relationship.”
The W hite H ouse Tribal N a
tio n s C o n fe re n c e w ill b e
stre a m e d
live
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w w w .w h ite h o u s e .g o v /liv e
Thursday, N ovem ber 5, from 6
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific.
P resid en t O b am a has d e
clared N ovem ber 2009 as N a
tional N ative American Heritage
M onth, calling upon Americans
to com m em orate this m o n th
with appropriate programs and
activities.
T he president has also de
clared N ovem ber 27 as Native
American Heritage Day.
Homeland Security grants fund towers
B y B e tty O d e n of the
Daily Journal of Commerce
T he U.S. D epartm ent o f
H o m e la n d S ecu rity has
aw arded the C onfederated
T rib es o f W arm S p rin g s
three grants to undertake a
m ulti-phase project to u p
grade and expand the current
public-safety radio system
th at supports the needs o f
first responders,
A fourth H omeland Secu
rity grant for 2009 was re-
cendy subm itted and condi
tionally approved.
T his pro ject was bid in
June, b u t due to unforeseen
factors affecting the scope o f
w ork and costs, the bid had
to b e can celed an d re a s
sessed.
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The condition o f the access
road is a crucial factor for this
project, and potential bidders
must take this into consideration
w hen preparing bid tasks and
costs. T he tow er site is near
W arm Springs o ff o f Highway
26, accessible by 4-wheel-drive
vehicles on a four-mile, unim
proved dirt road.
The first phase, which is fully
funded ■with grant money, con
sists o f furnishing and install
ing a 120-foot, freestanding
c o m m u n ic a tio n s to w e r o n
M iller Flat, above the W arm
Springs Agency area.
The tower will be designed
to accom m odate a future 20-
foot extension and will be p ro
vided w ith w orking and rest
platform s, vertical waveguide
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clim b cover, m o b ile an d
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sembly.
L a te r p ro je c t p h a se s,
which will be issued in sub
sequent requests for bids,
may include equipping the
Miller Flat tower with radio
repeaters, adding additional
repeater sites and installing
microwave links between the
tower sites.
A certification process has
been im plem ented, so bid
ders are asked to review all
inform ation provided. T he
project has an Indian Prefer
ence Provision, and the use
of. Indian labor is encour
aged. This project is subject
to Davis-Bacon wage rates.
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The new Warm Springs Head Start/Early Head Start Parent Policy Council for 2009-
2010 took office last week. The committee members are (front left to right) Talia
Holiday, Betty George, Louise Katchia, (back row left to right) Bucky Cochran, Alvis
Smith III, Rose Ball, Nancy Seyler, and Aldo Garcia.
Museum hosting Art Market Nov. 28
T h e M useum at W arm
Springs will have its Native
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