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November 16, 2011
C o yote News, est. 1976
Voi. 36, No. 23
N ovem ber- Anaku Ipach’aanxa Yaamash
By Duran Bobb
S pilyay Tymoo
At right, local Wasco youth
march in the Opening Day
downtown parade; and below,
Council members and others
from Warm Springs join the
procession.
This year marked the Sixty-
Eighth Annual meeting of the
NCAI.
Marge Kalama-Gabriel photos for Spilyay.
Members voice budget concerns
S pilyay Tymoo
An estimated 65 tribal members at
tended Tribal Council’s 2012 budget
meeting at the Agency Longhouse last
week, some of them sharing the same
worries.
Representing Tribal Council were
Council Chairm an Stanley “B uck”
Smith, Councilman Eugene Greene,
and Councilwoman Lola Sohappy. Pre
senting the budget information was
Charles “Jody” Calica, tribal secretary-
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Questions still surround
chief selection process
The National Congress of
American Indians met in
Portland earlier this month.
This was the first time in 36
years that NCAI met in
Portland, giving many
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs members a chance to
attend some of the activities.
By Duran Bobb
WSS
>atron
treasurer.
Tribal members shared their views
on Council travel, tribal court, a plan
for the tribes to share in the cost of a
new school in Warm Springs, reduced
job positions within the tribal organiza
tion, Children’s Protective Services,
and the need to continue legal aid for
the membership.
“There will be no layoffs,” Calica
said. “No furloughs. This is something
that Tribal Council thought was not
favorable... Overall, we have eight em
ployees that we are trying to find alter
nate placement for.” Those impacted
by reduction in the work force are
given an option for severance,
Calica said.
In working with the Finance De
partm ent, the tribes have been
searching for alternative revenue
sources, Calica said. “Now we’re
down to a little over $200,000 defi
cit. I don’t think we could take any
more cuts.”
Calica also presented for consid
eration a proposal by the 509-J
school district for a K-8 school in
Warm Springs.
See BUDGET on page 2
A fter eight public m eetings, the
Wasco people remain divided on how
to proceed with the selection of the
next Wasco Chief.
C harles V. Jackso n once again
served as the facilitator at last week’s
chieftainship m eeting, guiding the
people through another draft proposal,
signed by four of the six eligible candi
d ates— G arlan d B run oe, G eorge
Clements Sr., Grant Clements, and John
Katchia Sr.
As part of the draft proposal, crite
ria for determining eligible voters may
be modified to require a minimum of
1/16 Wasco blood. Vital Statistics
would be utilized to assist in the voting
process. No write-in votes would be
allowed. A special panel of Wasco el
ders would oversee the process and
hear appeals.
Two other candidates, Alfred Smith
Jr. and Dereke Tasympt, did not sign
the document.
“It is apparent that the majority of
our Wasco people prefer the selection
by vote,” the signed letter to the people
stated. “As documented by the 1953
voters list and newspaper clippings .of
1959, the selection of the previous two
Wasco Chiefs was done by a voting
process. There has been no record by
documentation, pictures, etc. presented
for consideration, any Tribal Custom
process other than the selection by
vote.”
“I’ve been to most of the meetings
and I don’t recall seeing a majority of
the Wasco people prefer selection by
vote,” Anita Jackson said. “We want
to do this traditionally. [Voting is] a
white way of doing things... I object
to a popular vote. Who is ‘we’?”
“The Wasco people. I’m guilty of
drafting this up,” Charles said.
“ Som eone has alrea d y been
bonneted,” Mona Smith-Cochran said.
“That’s Mr. Tufti. He is a Wasco, and
he’s an elder. Adwai Wallulatum was
present at that time. He’s the one per
son qualified that I know of. Nobody
agreed on a piece of paper to select
our next representative.”
Austin Smith Sr. asked why there
were two Clements brothers being con
sidered.
“The sister of Adwai Skoutl encour
aged us to proceed quickly,” Mike
Clements said. “I want to stand up here
at least on my behalf and say it isn’t
politics. It’s not our family trying to
make it that way. My older brother is
the rightful person, nominated at the
last meeting. I’m here for the ninth
time, and I want to see the procedure
move forward.”
See C H IEFTA IN SH IP on page 2
Council focus on W.S. economy
Tribal Council is meeting this week
with the economic development team
to discuss projects and strategies for
generating revenue for the tribes and
creating jobs. Projects the Council and
staff have discussed include:
Development of a test range on the
reservation for unmanned aircraft and
other unmanned vehicles;
Improvement and development of
the Bear Springs ranger station prop
erty, located on the north edge of the
reservation by Highway 216 and the
Mt. Hood National Forest.
These two projects are among that
have the best chance of moving for
w ard in the near future, said J e f f
Anspach, director o f Warm Springs
Ventures.
The Bear Springs site includes six
Forest Service houses and a large of
fice building, which could be developed
into a corporate retreat or recreational
type of facility, said Anspach.
In oth er lo cal econom ic new s,
Kahseuss Jackson has been hired as the
coordinator of the Economic Steward
ship program. This is a key position in
implementing the stewardship plan (more
on Kahseuss in the next Spilyay).
Tribal Council meets this Thursday,
Nov. 17, with the economic develop
ment team at Kah-Nee-Ta. The same
evening is a General Council meeting
at the Agency Longhouse regarding the
2012 tribal budget.
On Veterans Day
Veterans and their families gathered at the Memorial Stone last
Friday, in recognition of Veterans Day.
At left, Harvey Jim and Kirby Heath (from left) address veterans
(above) who are preparing for the gun salute.
The Veterans Parade then traveled from the courthouse to the
Agency Longhouse, where the colors were presented.
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