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Spilydy Tymoo M^rch 23, 2011
Letters to the Editor
Use of
Force
From the COO
By Duran Bobb
While the investigation con
tinues in the shooting at the mill,
many remain shocked, asking:
why?
Tribal police undergo the
same strict standards of train
ing as local and state police, Stan
Suenaga, general manager for
Public Safety, said.
O rego n ’s D epartm ent o f
Public Safety Standards and
Training guidelines state that an
officer may use deadly force
only when he believes he or
someone he’s sworn to protect
is in danger of serious physical
injury.
Warning shots are prohibited.
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quired to report
the incident to his
supervisor as soon as possible.
It must be a difficult choice
to make for those who protect
on the reservation.
As far back as most can re
member, this is the first time
that a tribal police officer has
shot and killed a non-member
on tribal lands.
The shooting takes place at
a critical time, when a bill will
be introduced to legislation this
week.
The bill (SB412) would allow
tribal police officers to serve
state warrants in Indian Coun
try.
If the bill is passed this week,
tribal police would be immedi
ately recognized as state offic
ers.
Tribal members are begin
ning to wonder if the shooting
will have an impact on the out
come of SB412.
Recently, Tribal Council was
informed that tribal police would
tighten patrols, as more offic
ers are returning from academy
training.
“There are more officers to
put on the street,” said Suenaga.
“Officers are going to be more
present.. I think the public
needs to know that we’re out
there, for their safety.”
If you’re speeding on the res
ervation, Suenaga said, you can
be stopped.
“If you run a stop sign or
violate any other traffic laws,
you can be stopped. But I want
people to know, there will be a
good reason for any traffic
stop.”
As the investigation contin
ues, there are rumors, as there
always will be when our people
are shocked.
The FBI will continue its in
vestigation, with the assistance
of Oregon State Police. Even
tually, the facts will be known.
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Dear Tribal Members:
I have now served for ten
months as the Confederated
Tribes’ Chief Operating Officer
appointed by the Twenty Fifth
Tribal Council, and I want to
take this opportunity to thank
my family, the Tribal Council
and the m any people in the
community who have had words
of support and encouragement
for me during my time in this
challenging but very important
position.
I have lived all my life in this
community, and I have always
wanted to do whatever I can to
help my people. Since I was a
young adult, my goals have been
to build my own home on the
reservation, see my four chil
dren graduate from high school,
get a degree from the Univer
sity o f O regon, and be ap
pointed to an important man
agement position in our tribal
governm ent. It took m any
years, and more than a few set
backs, but I have been very for
tunate to be able to achieve
these goals.
My passion and commitment
have always been to give back
to my com m unity.
I am
humbled by the responsibility
and challenge entrusted to me
by the Tribal Council in appoint
ing me Chief Operating Officer.
In this position, I have the op
portunity to help improve the
delivery of tribal governmental
services and thereby have a
positive influence on the lives
of all of our tribal members. In
the short time that I have been
in office, I have worked very
hard and tried my best to meet
this responsibility.
Looking ahead, I am passion
ate about meeting the challenges
o f this p o sitio n and I very
much look forward working
with the Tribal Council, my co
workers in tribal government,
and especially you, my fellow
tribal members, to make this a
government that truly serves the
people. Toward that end, my
door is always open and I wel
come your ideas and suggestions
on how, working together, we
can make our tribal government
better.
Sincerely, U rbana Ross,
Chief Operations Officer.
Eagle Watch
Thank you to everyone who
provided items for Eagle Watch
raffle.
It was kind of a “cool” week
end, but we had a good turn-out
and unlike two years ago when
it was cold, overcast and foggy,
we at least saw birds.
Spilyay Tym oo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
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T here w ere a num ber o f
bald and golden eagles, hawks,
crows and ravens. Nothing will
likely rival last year’s record
breaking attendance of 1,000-
plus people for a while, but still
it was a good weekend and fair
attendance.
Sunday’s w arm er w eather
brought a few more spectators
and it was at least decent during
the drumming and dancing. The
eagles even circled over head!
T hanks again. You have
been great supporters over the
years.
Clay D. Penhollow, Natu
ral Resources planner.
Successor
Tribal Court Probate staff,
p u b lic ad m in istrato r M aria
Godines, and probate assistant
Stevie Hicks, would like to ex
press our gratitude to C hief
Judge Susan Alexander, employ
ment services manager Marcia
Soliz, Human Services director
Mike Clements, Personnel direc
tor Benson Heath, and Compen
sation and Benefits manager
Lupe Katchia for their assis
tance and active support with the
Tribal Successor Program.
The Successor Program is
geared towards assisting tribal
members into higher ranking
positions through on the job
training and mentoring.
Our tribal leaders, who are
Tribal Council and upper man
agement, have always supported
our tribal members to advance
and achieve their career goals.
T his sup port is ap p aren t
through programs and depart
ments that are supported by the
tribe; and through the Person
nel Policy (PER) 206, which es
tablishes a policy to hire tribal
members, to provide training
and development, and to offer
promotions, if possible.
Although Ms. Flicks has dem
onstrated personal accountabil
ity, self-management, goal orien
tation, and excellent interper
sonal skills w ithin the w ork
arena, there are areas of growth.
The Successor Program identi
fies areas of development with
go als and train in g that are
achievable and necessary to suc
cess.
Ms. Hicks started her career
in Tribal Probate in the summer
o f 2002 through the Youth
W orker
P ro gram
w ith
Workforce Development.
Ms. Hicks’ first job was as a
Probate clerk. It is apparent that
Ms. Hicks is drawn to the Pro-
bate Department through her
various positions at the courts.
It is a pleasure to announce
the succession o f Ms. Stevie
Hicks, who assumed the Public
Administrator duties as of Feb
ruary 28, 2011. Mrs. Godines
will assume the Probate Assis
tant duties temporarily.
Tribal Probate staff. *
Tourney run
As a fo rm er b asketb all
player, I have been a part of a
lot of special seasons, as a fan
and a player. But this 2010-2011
campaign has turned out to be
a cut above the rest!
I would first like to start out
by thanking Rory Oster for tak
ing time away from his family
to teach the mechanics of how
to win to the Lady White Buffa
los Varsity Basketball Team.
As a former men’s basketball
coach, I can honestly say it is
not always a forgiving job!
A balance between adminis
tration, student athletes, families,
politics, it can be utterly over
bearing at times, to say the least.
With the poise displayed by
the players and the coach and
staff, the Lady Buffs nearly
claimed the ultimate prize for
their hard work and determina
tion throughout the season. It
was a great run!
With positive community sup
port I strongly feel the 2011-
2012 varsity basketball season
will again give fans of Warm
Springs andjefferson County an
entertaining season to look for
ward to.
Good luck, boys and girls
next season!
Thanks.
James Buck Scott.
My daughters Reva, Deanie
and Joie who always think of
my birthday and make it a spe
cial day.
Thank you to all the people
who attended and shared my
cakes and huckleberries and said
a prayer for me, gave me a hug
and enjoyed the day with me.
Thank you drum m ers for
conducting the wonderful ser
vice. I love you and may God
bless you and keep you now and
forever.
Always,
Marcia Minthorn
From DRCI
We, the Native Circle at the
Deer Ridge Correctional Insti
tution, would like to announce
an upcoming powwow to be
held at this institution on Sept.
23, 2011.
Also, we are inviting elders,
drummers, dancers and anyone
who wishes to attend. For more
information, you may contact
Chaplain Woods at 541-325-
5999. I hope to see you there.
Thank you.
The N ative Circle, Deer
Ridge Correctional Institution.
Healthy dinner
The healthy awareness dinner
at the Senior Center on April 19
will be salmon loaf, wild rice,
salad with cauliflower, tomatoes,
broccoli, olives, green onions,
garbanzo beans, beets, cucum
bers and a little lettuce," Crystal
Light. Dinner is from 5-6:30 p.m.
Education topic is as previ
ously planned: Ron Berry FNP
and Edmund Francis on fitness
at all levels and how it affects
diabetes.
Je ri K o llen , RN, W arm
Springs diabetes nurse eductor.
For the gifts
Thank you for all the gifts,
prayers and your presence on
Sunday at the A gency
Longhouse.
Thank you Josie, Lisa and
children for the foot massager
and b e au tifu l card. W iggie
Sooksoit (blanket); Thelma and
M arvin Scott (yarn belt and
pot); A nna Polk and fam ily
(beautiful necklace).
Thank you Lucinda Greene
for the b e au tifu l n eck lace;
Shawndell Johnson (wallet and
beautiful card); my mom and
best friend Gladys Thompson,
D eanie, Sharice and D arius
($150 and card).
Doing well
I am writing this letter to let
my family, friends and others
know that I’m doing good and
will be out of all this in a few
months. I would like to thank
everyone who has been there
for me since September. I’m just
glad that this is coming to an
end. I’ve been going through this
ordeal for a little over five years
and I’m glad that it is almost
over. I’ve brought this on my
self and have accepted respon
sibility for my actions and hope
that I’m forgiven for what I
have done. Now I just hope that
we all can be friends and have
the past behind us. I know that
it is hard to forget because I live
with what I have done every day
of my life and pray that noth
ing like this ever happens again.
I know that I’ve grown but my
crime still haunts me. Before all
this happened I was always too
scared to ask for help but now
I’m asking for help because I
know that I’m not able to do
this by myself.
As my family already knows
I was sentenced to nine months
in a federal prison. As some of
you all know, I’ve beep in and
out of trouble since I was a kid.
I waited until I was in my late
30s before I went to prison. I
pray every day that none of my
ch ild ren , n ep hew s, n ieces,
grandkids ever have to go see
the inside of a prison. They’re
better of watching on TV. I
would just like to say that I love
all my children, nephews, nieces,
grandchildren. Take care and
have fun. If anyone wants to
contact me, they can reach me
at the address below. See you
real soon.
Jo h n so n H eath Sr., no.
68697-065; Federal Correction
Center, PO Box 6000, Sheridan,
OR 97378
A thank you
One m orning last week, a
number of workers at the ad
ministration building were sur
prised to find their desks had
been decorated w ith a star
shaped balloon.
Balloons in various colors (no
two alike) and a thank-you note.
Not all desks were adorned,
just a few. Not all departments
either, just a desk here and
there. Those few of us who
were the recipients felt pretty
special. None of us know who
our benefactor is.
So to our anonymous gift
giver I would like to offer an
anonymous thank-you.
Thank you from all of us for
making us feel special on that
Tuesday morning.
B irthday wishes on p age 9
Clarification
The article in the last
paper on the W arm
Springs Library should
have m en tio n ed that
Craig Graham, overseeing
the library development,
is a tribal member.
Indian Business Talk
Everybody wins with good bartering deals
B y B ruce E ngle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
B artering is trading. It’s a
great way to make your dollars
go further.
“People helping people” de
scribes it pretty well.
Goods or services are ex
changed for other goods or ser
vices of approximately equiva
lent value.
As a community-wide activ
ity, it’s a step up from family
members helping family and a
step down from what the IRS
can easily discover and tax.
Bartering on reservations for
traditional items is prevalent. It’s
traditional.
On the other hand, bartering
for basic goods and services can
also be helpful to the family
budget.
E xam p le—P arty 1 has an
older Ford truck with a blown
engine but a good tranny. Party
2 needs the tranny and has some
furniture and a shotgun to trade.
Both parties agree to the deal.
Party 3 does the mechanical
work in exchange for future use
o f thp truck for some wood
cutting and hauling. Party 1 then
trades the shotgun (he can’t hit
a sitting bird at 15 yards) to
Party 4 for some home electri
cal repairs. Party 4 can’t shoot
either and trades the shotgun to
Party 5 (a good-shooting 16
year old) for a negotiated num
ber of ducks, geese, and pheas
ants, which he will then present,
after properly cleaning, to his
girlfriend’s mother with the hope
that she will look upon him with
less disfavor. Note— the presen
tation of the birds to the girl’s
mother is more like a hope for
a change rather than a negoti
ated exchange.
Trading works. Some other
examples could be: babysitting
for haircuts and gas; chopping
wood for jerky and berries;
washing clothes for fence re
pairs; replacing a sink stopper
for a meal; or removing a skunk
from under the house for a lot
of considerations — for a long
time.
Lots of needs can be satis
fied through barter— as long as
the work is acceptably well done.
Those who barter their pro
fessional skills must be compe
tent when incompetence could
put lives at risk.
Examples could be electri
cians, plumbers, mechanics, and
carpenters. Also, with the skilled
trades, the professional might
need to get the approval of his
employer as the employer might
be reasonably concerned about
“giving” away their customer
base or improperly using com
pany time for what should be
an after-hours activity.
As in more regular “busi
ness,” a reputation for compe
tence and honesty will have a
bearing on one’s ability to bar
ter.
The nice thing is that every
body wins when bartering is
done well.