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Spilydy Tyvnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 5 June 29, 2011 Final approval of Cobell settlement WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) least it provides some certainty” — A federal judge last week ap to hundreds of thousands of proved the $3.4 billion settle individual Indians who will now ment over mismanaged Indian receive paym ents o f least royalties in a case that represents $1,000 each from the govern the largest class-action settle ment. Many will receive substan ment ever approved against the tially more money. U.S. government. C obell, a m em ber o f the Elouise Cobell of Browning, Blackfeet Tribe, will receive $2 Mont., claimed in the 15-year- million, and three other named old suit that for more than a plaintiffs will receive payments century, U.S. officials systemati rangin g from $150,000 to cally stole or squandered billions $200,000 each. in royalties intended for Ameri “The process has gone on can Indians in exchange for oil, long enough,” Hogan said, not gas, grazing and other leases. ing that hundreds of potential U.S. District Judge Thomas beneficiaries have died in the 15 Hogan, in approving the settle years the case has w ound ment after a daylong hearing, . through the courts and Con said the legitimacy of Cobell’s gress. claims could not be questioned. Many members of the Con “The government misman federated Tribes o f W arm aged these resources on a stag Springs are participating in the gering scale,” Hogan said. settlement. The settlem en t does not make up for the losses Indian Long settlement process tribes suffered for more than a The government and lawyers century, Hogan added, but “at representing Cobell settled the Oregon Ducks tourney, auction at Kah-Nee-Ta K ah-N ee-Ta High D esert Resort and Casino will be the site of the golf tournament fea turing form er Oregon Duck greats Maarty Luenen, Cristin M cLem ore, and entertainers Supwitchugirl, the Duck Mas cot, members of the Oregon Cheerleading team as well other Duck guests. The event is Sat urday, July 9. There is still room for four somes as well as individuals. The price has been lowered to $100 per player and includes 18 holes with cart, goody bag, and din ner. The barbecue dinner/auc- tion and social will be at the Kah- Nee-Ta Golf Course clubhouse Saturday evening, July 9, begin ning at 6. This is your chance to pur chase items such as signed hel mets and balls as well as other items that help raise money for student athletes at the univer sity. D inner only tickets are available for $10 but must be RSVP prior to July 6. If you would like to golf or attend the dinner following, please contact: highdesertducks@ gmail.com Salazar said the settlement not only resolves the contentious 15-year Cobell litigation, “but also honorably and responsibly turns the page on an unfortu n ate ch ap te r in the departm ent’s history, demon stratin g P resid en t O bam a’s commitment to reconciliation and empowerment for Ameri can Indian nations.” Under the settlement approved Monday, $1.5 billion will go to at least 300,000 Indian account hold ers. Another $1.9 billion will be used to buy back and consolidate tribal land that has become sub divided and difficult to manage over the years. An additional $60 million will go to a scholarship fund for Indian students. In a controversial decision, Hogan awarded Cobell’s lawyers a total of $99 million - less than half the $223 million they were seek ing but nearly double the $50 mil lion government lawyers had rec ommended. Pi-Ume-Sha Health Fair Spilyay staff photos The popular health fair on the Wednesday before Pi- Ume-Sha again drew many participants. Housing (Continued from page 1) W SHA staff members drafted unique documents to resolve the findings because no other documents existed which would fulfill require ments. “We have actually had several agencies contact us within this short time to ask permission to begin using these documents as templates. So on top of this excel- lawsuit in December 2009 af ter years of court battles and appeals. Congress approved the settle ment at the end of last year, and President Barack Obama signed it into law. But the case still needed Hogan’s approval, which he provided late Monday after a daylong hearing on the merits of the case and legal fees to be assessed. In a statement, Obama said the decision “marks another im portant step forward in the re lationship between the federal government and Indian Coun try.” Resolving the dispute was a priority for his administration, Obama said. He promised to engage in “government-to-gov- ernm ent consultations w ith tribal nations” regarding the land consolidation aspect o f the settlem ent to ensure that it moves quickly and fairly. In te rio r S e c re ta ry K en Defensible space lent work my staff did in re solving the findings, they also managed to run Housing.” The office manager for H ousing is Sharon Jones. Rudy Clements is the main tenance supervisor. Tom Strong is special projects. Sap hro nia K atchia is in charge of finance. WSHA employs approxi mately 25 tribal members. (Continued from page 2) Fuels with a high degree of both vertical and horizontal con tinuity are the most hazardous particularly when they occur on slopes. Also remember, heavier fuels (brush and trees) are more hazardous than light fuels as grass. The actual design and devel opm ent o f your defen sib le space depends on several fac tors: size and shape of buildings, materials used in their construc tion, the slope of the ground on which the structures are built, surrounding topography, and the types and sizes of vegetation on your property. All these areas will affect the design of your defensible space. For more information on defen sible space please contact Warm Springs Fire M anagem ent at 553-1146. 366 Located at the corner of Warm Springs St. and Hollywood Blvd. Open Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041 ___ _____________ _________________________ Births A idan Joseph H anchor K alles and R oberta Hanchor Jr. are pleased to announce the birth of their son Aidan Joseph Hanchor, born on March 30, 2011, weighing 10 pounds 2 ounces, and 19 Vz inches long. Aidan joins sister Talliah, 9; and brothers Desmond, 8, and Lenso, 6. G randparents on the father’s side are Kalles and N oelle H anchor Sr o f Owyhee, Nevada. Grand parents on the mother’s side are Atwai Edwin Thomas Sr. and A tw ai Illon W ahsise(K alam a) both o f Warm Springs. Demarcus Jade Thomas Greene D erek J. G reene and Trissie Fuentes o f Warm Springs are pleased to an nounce the birth of their son D em arcus Ja d e ' T hom as Greene, born on June 10, 2011 . Demarcus joins sister Au rora Rose, 8. G randp arents on the fath er’s side are atw ai Roberta Greene and atwai Edward Henry Jr. G randm other on the m o th er’s side is R osetta Fuentes. Birthday\ anniversary wishes... Happy 34th A nniversary to our Jr.—Thomas Chester Sam Neda dad and mom, Robert and M arella and Big G—Jeleah— Elsie Joey. Happy birthday mom. Sam Sr. This June 29, 34yea rs o f mar Love you, have a good day. riage, Happy A nniversary dad and Love from: Robert and mom. We a ll love you. Thank yo u Marella Sam. To our son on this Ju n e 30, f o r a ll that y o u do f o r a ll o f us, as an example f o r y o u r pride a n d joys Happy birthday Tracy Ray Sam. (grandchildren). You are setting Son, we love y o u and are p rou d o f such an am aging example o f what you . Son, y o u know we w ill be here a marriage is, a p arent and grand f o r y o u a ll the time. Love y o u son, p arent should be. You two went this m iss y o u , keep the calls coming. fa r with a ll the love, caring f o r all Love from dad and mom. Happy birthday to our Tracy o f us and it is a ll still there. We Ray Sam. Have a good day. We do a ll really love y o u both. Hope y o u r day is a good one. With all all miss you, from: Maria Lopez our love, From Tracy Ray— Tho and family—Julie Sam family— mas Chester—Robert Tracy J r .— Tw eet-it Sam— M ona Lopez Jelea h OOah Sam— N eda and family—Plum Gilbert family— G era ld T ias S r.— S a d ie a n d Jenny Smith family—Taco Sam Woody Picard Sr.— and Elsie and fam ily— Sally Sm ith— Carlos Lopez family—James Sam. Joey. This June 28 happy birth Happy Happy 34th Anniver sary out to 2 people that we all day to Sheryl Lee Lopez, you love so much, our grandpa and have a great day. Love you grandma Robert and M arella Sheryl. From Robert and Sam Sr. We all love you a lot. Marella Sam family. H appy A nniversary uncle Thank you for all you do for us. Love from all your grand and auntie Robert and Marella children : W oody J r .— Sam Sr. Love you a lot. Have a D a r t a n i a n — K a y l o b e — great day. From Mona Lopez C h an tel— E lisha P icard — family—Carlos Lopez family— Sh asta— C larance V ernon James Sam—Plum Gilbert fam Sam — little T racy Ray and ily—Jenny Smith family—Taco Sam fam ily— S ally Sm ith— Gerald Tias Jr. Happy Happy birthday Sheryl Lee Lopez— McKinlye to our G-grandma Eliza Lopez— and Creep. Jim. Love you. Have a good day, from: Woody Jr.— D a rta n ia n — K a ylo b e — Chantel—Elisha Picard— Shasta— Clarance Sam— Little Tracy Ray and Gerald Tias Jr. A b ig H ap p y H ap p y birthday to our uncle Tracy Ray Sam. We all love you and miss you a lot. Can’t wait til you g e t hom e or gram d a takes us to see you. From little T racy R ay — G erald J r . C la ra n c e S h a s ta E lis h C h a n te l— W oody Jr. Kaylobe Dartanian. — — — — — — Happy birthday grandm a. Hope your day is a good one. 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