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August 10, 2011 Voi. 36, No. 16
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Progress, jobs at casino site
Fred Sanders is glad to be working,
and each day as cars drive past on High
way 26 the hard work is showing.
Recently, the roof went up on the
new temporary casino, as tribal mem
bers went to work on a structure that
is beginning to resemble the concep
tual designs that were displayed.
“Before getting this job, I worked
on motorcycles,” Sanders said. “Now
I work in general labor, on the job early
every morning.”
One of the hardest parts of work
ing on the new Indian Head Casino is
the heat.
“The other day, it got up to 95 de
grees,” Sanders said. “That gets tough.
But we have a good boss, his name is
Kirk. It’s his job to keep everybody on
deadline.”
There are different portions of con
struction taking place at once. And each
crew must meet their deadline for the
work to continue.
“I work a lot with Jeff Brisbois, so
we have a good crew here,” Sanders
said. “We’re getting a steady paycheck
for hard work.”
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By Duran Bobb
Construction enterprise
remodeling complete
Remodeling of the Construction
Enterprise portion in the old apparel
factory was officially complete last
week. The remodeling work con
tinues with on the telecommunica
tions portion of the building.
All offices in Construction were
completely demolished, and the re
design was completed from scratch.
“We started the rem o d el o f
C onstructio n’s po rtion back in
June,” said Ben Bisland, who works
with Warm Springs Ventures on spe
cial projects.
Visitors to Construction will see
the same guest services window, but
beyond that there have been dra
matic changes.
“The end product has six offices,
with workspaces for 13 people,”
Bisland said. “There’s a conference
room, a break room, a kitchen area.”
Duran Bobb/Spilyay
Fred Sanders, at the construction site, applied for his job through the Job
Creations Department.
S pilyay Tymoo
The new Warm Springs library is
now open on campus, in the Family
Resource Building.
“So far, we’ve issued about 150 li
brary cards,” library coordinator Craig
Graham said.
Community members—which in
cludes tribal members, residents and
employees— who are ten years or older
are able to apply for a library card.
Children 10 to 14 need a parent’s
consent in order to apply. Children
under 10 must be supervised and may
check out books under a parent’s card.
William Rhoan, librarian, said card
holders may check out up to ten books
at a time and will have three weeks to
read. “After that, they can apply for a
two week extension,” he said.
So far, Rhoan said, the most popu
lar section at the library is the Native,
American section.
The library is accepting donations of
books in good condition. “If you’ve
read it once and loved it, someonie else
might love it too,” said Graham. “Bring
it by and know that your book will go
to a good home and will be read and
enjoyed by many.”
Patrons have been surprised with the
service in the library. “We function al
most as a department now,” Graham
said, “complete with a modern collec
tion of books, Wi-Fi access which can
be used on laptops, and eventually
we will have our website opera
tional.”
Once the website is up and run
ning, the comm unity will then be
able to log in to see which titles
are the m ost popular in Warm
Springs. They will also be able to
see new arrivals and read outlines
on catalogued books.
“O f course, we will be getting
more titles,” said Graham. Because
of budget restrictions, the library
staff is selective in which books they
acquire.
See LIBRARY on page 5
Reservation farmers and ranchers
who believe they may be claimants in
the Keepseagle v. Vilsack settlement have
until December 27 to file a claim.
The case charges the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture with denying thou
sands of Native American farmers and
ranchers the same opportunity to ob
tain farm loans that USDA routinely
provided to white farmers. This caused
the Natives to lose billions of dollars
in credit, the lawsuit alleges.
The case also brings to light USDA’s
failure to maintain its civil rights office
and, USDA’s failure to accept or inves
tigate the many civil rights complaints
filed by Native American farmers and
ranchers.
Hester Dillon, who is the area su-
Inmates hosting powwow at Deer Ridge
a p o sitiv e w ay,” said D an iel
Lawrence. “If anyone wants to
come and celebrate, they are more
than welcome.”
The Deer Ridge inmates are also
hoping more people from the Warm
Springs community, especially sweat
lodge and cultural leaders and lan
guage speakers, can visit during the
regular visiting days.
They explain it this way: Drugs
and alcohol can lead to prison; but
once there and away from these in
fluences, tradition and culture be
come most important.
Donations of powwow and song
DVDs and CDs are also more than
welcome.
By Dave McMechan
S pilyay Tymoo
N e x t month, Native American in
mates at the Deer Ridge Correc
tional Facility will host a powwow in
an outdoor area at the facility. This
will be the first powwow hosted by
the inmates at Deer Ridge.
T here are five inm ates from
W arm Springs currently serving
time at the minimum-security state
prison. Another 30 or so are Native
Americans from other tribes. Total
inmate population at Deer Ridge is
760.
The inmates have been working
for the past several months on mak
ing gifts to give away during the pow
wow. They have hand-drums, jew
elry, drawings, beadwork and other
item s for the giveaway. T h ey’ve
raised funding for the event by host
ing Indian taco sales in the prison.
At the powwow there will be tra
ditional drumming and dancing, a
salmon bake and barbecue.
The inmates are planning the pow
wow for Friday, Sept. 23. The time
will be from about 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
The inmates are inviting Warm
Springs com m unity members to
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Inmates—Clarence Bryant, Daniel Lawrence, Stuart Smith, Clifford Arthur
and Floyd Tewee— have been making gifts to give away at the powwow.
come and share in event. Dancers,
drummers, elders, spiritual leaders and
all others are welcome.
A person can attend if he or she
has not been incarcerated and charged
with a crime in the past five years.
Anyone wishing more information
on how to attend the Deer Ridge pow
wow, call the facility at 541-325-5999.
Chaplain Tim Woods is a contact per
son. He can be reached by email at:
tim.n.woods@doc.state.or.us
The deadline to request permission
from Deer Ridge to attend the pow
wow is two and a half weeks before
the Sept. 23 powwow date.
Up to 250 guests can attend. “This
will be a way for us to celebrate life in
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By Duran Bobb
Local growers meet with
attorney in Keepseagle case
By Duran Bobb
Warm Springs Library now open
Upon completion, the project will
bring Warm Springs Ventures and
the Construction Enterprises to
gether in the same suite.
“Right now, we have six people
that work under Ventures,” Bisland
said. “There are 27 under Construc
tion.”
Currently, Construction is coor
dinating with Utilities on the comple
tion of the Warm Springs Telecom
munications Co. portion o f the
building.
The teleco, the tribes’ newest
enterprise, will employ 19 people.
The enterprise received $5.3 mil
lion last year— half by grant and
half as a loan— from the U.S. De
partment of Agriculture and Rural
Development,
Some general information
Deer Ridge is a men’s prison with
644 minimum security beds and
1,223 medium security beds. The
minimum security facility began re
ceiving inmates in 2007. The me
dium security facility is not yet in
operation.
The prison, on 200 acres, cost
$190 million to construct. Planning
for the project began about 15 years
ago. An inmate wishes to conclude
this article with a say: “Live for to
morrow, because yesterday is gone
and today is almost over.”
pervising attorney, is urging claimants
to complete their paperwork sooner
rather than later.
Dillon and her staff met with Warm
Springs tribal members recently to an
swer questions and help them with the
process.
“The Keepseagle case was brought
forward by a law firm in Washington
D.C.,” Dillon said, “It was filed on be
half of Native American farmers and
ranchers who, between 1981 and 1999
tried to obtain a loan or servicing o f a
loan from the USDA and complained
either written or orally about discrimi
nation in farm loan programs.”
So far there are 30 tribal members
on the reservation who have requested
more information. “We’re here today
from 9 to 5, and I imagine that there’s
more people out there who need this
information.”
See GROWERS on page 5
Museum
Huckleberry
Feast Saturday
The Annual Huckleberry Harvest
Dinner and Auction is at the Museum
at Warm Springs this Saturday, August
13.
All contributions go to the cultural
and educational services offered by the
museum.
Local artists can showcase their art
at the Harvest auction. In other mu
seum news:
Living Traditions
The ancient livelihoods of the Warm
Springs people have continued to sur
vive in many ways, and the museum is
appreciative o f the arts, works and
teachings of the local community. In
this spirit the museum is continuing the
Living Traditions program on weekends
throughout the summer season. Here
are the upcoming programs:
C ed ar b ark w e av in g by V io la
Kalama, August 13-14.
D rum m akin g by E m erso n
Squiemphen, August 20-21.
Cedar root baskets from museum
collections, August 27-28.
First Foods and family heirlooms by
Darlene Foster, Sept. 3-4.
All workshops are from 1-5 p.m.