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Newspaper Page TextMore News from Inctian C ountry Pgge 12 Spílygy T ym o o Navajo lawmakers reject water rights settlement FLA G STA FF, Ariz. (AP) — N avajo law m akers rejected a settlem ent to recognize the tribe’i w ater rights fro m the L ittle C olorado River basin, likely sending the tribe and its H o p i neighbor back to court to resolve their claims. T h e Tribal Council voted 15-6 against th e se ttle m e n t T hursday during a special ses sion in W indow Rock. T h e v o te also p u ts a stop to legis lation in C ongress to m ove th e se ttle m e n t fo rw a rd b e cause it needed the blessing o f b o th the N avajo and H o p i tribes. “I think it’s a m issed o p portunity,” said Jared K ing, a sp o k e sm a n fo r th e N a v ajo N ation. “T hese things d o n ’t com e by very often. I t’s dis appointing.” Critics saw the settlem ent as an attack o n their aborigi nal rights and tilted tow ard c o r p o r a te in te r e s ts . T h e y u rg ed law m akers to v o te it dow n and continue fighting in c o u r t. A c a se in A p a c h e C o u n ty h a d b e e n o n h o ld w hile the tribes and 30 o th er entities w orked o u t a settle m en t decades in the making. A side from Z u n i Pueblo, no o th e r A rizona trib e has ac q u ire d rig h ts to th e L ittle C olorado River. U n d e r the settlem ent, the tribes w ould have w aived fur th er claims to the river basin i f th e fe d e ra l g o v e r n m e n t funded m ore th an $300 m il lion in groundw ater delivery p ro je c ts . K yi h a d said th e setdem ent w ould address the w ater needs o f the reserva tio n s a n d p ro v id e certainty o f the state’s w ater supply for off-reservation com m unities. T rib e s o f te n trad e w h a t could b e huge w ater claims fo r th e p ro m is e o f federal fu n d in g to deliver w ater to trib a l c o m m u n itie s. A few A m erican Indian w ater rights c a se s h a v e b e e n r e s o lv e d thro u g h litigation. N a v a jo P r e s i d e n t B e n Shelly ultim ately backed the settlem ent as a way to avoid p ro trac te d c o u rtro o m battle and guarantee w ater delivery to tribal com m unities. H e and T r ib a l C o u n c il S p e a k e r J o h n n y N a iz e h e ld p u b lic hearings across th e reserva tio n an d received h u n d re d s o f co m m en ts o n th e settle m ent. Shelly said th at he w ould look for o th er ways to bring w ater to th e com m unities on the w estern side o f the res ervation. N aize has said law m akers w eren’t willing to accept the setdem ent as is and had urged colleagues to table it for fur th e r discussion. H e said he w ould advocate for an inde p e n d en t review o f the settle m e n t an d renew ed n egotia tio n s t h a t w o u ld r e s u lt in m o re favorable term s fo r the tr ib e , th o u g h i t ’s u n c le a r w h e th e r th e o th e r p a rtie s w ould be willing to w o rk to w ard a n o th er setdem ent. “We will n o t be rushed into a settlem ent th a t a m ajority o f o u r citizens are u n c o m fo rta b le w ith ,” said N a ize , w h o v o te d in favor o f it. T h e H o p i T ribe to o k two sep arate v o te s o n th e m a t ter—-one to o p p o se Kyi’s leg islation and the o th er to sup p o rt the settlem ent. Native American dropout rates higher in Rapid City R A P ID CITY, S.D. (AP) - N ative A m erican students are d ro p p in g o u t o f R apid City schools at a higher rate than th e ir p e e rs in o th e r S o u th D a k o ta districts, an analysis o f S o u th D a k o ta D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a tio n reco rd s found. I n th e R a p id C ity A re a S c h o o ls d is t r ic t , N a tiv e A m erican stu d en ts d ro p p e d o u t o f school at a rate o f 10.6 p e rc e n t last year c o m p a red to ra te s o f 6.2 p e r c e n t in Sioux Falls a n d 5.3 p e rce n t in A berdeen. R oger C am pbell, director o f the S outh D a k o ta O ffice o f In d ia n E d u c a tio n , said N a tiv e A m e ric a n d r o p o u t rates have long been a f o c u s , o f his office b u t have risen to the fo refro n t o f late. H e said h e ’ll be in R apid City in A ugust for a N ative A m eri can education sum m it to help look for answers. T h e su m m it, o rg a n iz e d w ith the R apid City district, will bring together schools in the state th at have had suc cess in im proving graduation rates am ong N ative A m erican students and in decreasing the a c h ie v e m e n t g a p , sa id J r. Bettelyoun, director o f Indian E ducation in R apid City. “ S om etim es w e take fo r g r a n te d o u r s t u d e n ts a re dropping o u t for reasons b e yond o u r control,” Bettelyoun said. “ I also th in k th ere are som e things w e can do w ithin o u r sc h o o l e n v iro n m e n t to help keep kids in school.” Campbell said schools with large N ativ e A m erican stu d e n t populations will b e in v ite d to b rin g th eir success stories to the sum m it, and he h o p e s d istric ts can b e n e fit fro m each other. “We will be gathering som e o f those b e st practice m o d els th at are m aking a differ ence,” he said. E ducators also will address the challenges o f im proving the rates, som ething that can’t b e d is c u s s e d w i t h o u t ac know ledging the com plex so cioeconom ic challenges those students face. S hannon County, a district located w ithin the Pine Ridge In d ia n R e se rv a tio n , h a d a lower d ro p o u t rate than Rapid City in 2011 at 6.2 . percent. T odd County, inside the Rose b u d Indian R eservation, had a d ro p o u t ra te h ig h e r th a n R apid City at 11.5 percent. T h e sta te w id e d r o p o u t rates are 6.6 p e rce n t for N a tive A m erican stu d en ts and 1.8 percen t fo r all students. In 2011, less th an 52 p e r cent o f N ative A m erican stu dents in the district graduated fro m th e ir sc h o o l— a d ro p from 54 percen t in 2009. T h e ra te s a re a n im p r o v e m e n t over 2007, w h en graduation ra te s fo r N a tiv e A m e ric an students w ere just 40 percent. Statewide, the graduation rate fo r N ative A m erican stu dents in 2011 was 57.1 p e r cen t com pared w ith 85.9 p e r cen t for all students. B e tte ly o u n said th e first step to im proving the n u m bers is getting students to use the program s already in place. F o r exam ple, C re d it R e covery, s ta rte d as a su m m er p ro g ra m in 2011, allow s stu d e n ts to finish classes they m ay h a v e fallen b e h in d in w ith o u t re ta k in g th e e n tire c o u rse . T h e p r o g r a m w ill n o w b e in c o rp o ra te d year- ro u n d . July 11, 2012 Zuni Pueblo get rare designation Z U N I, N .M . (AP) - Z u n i Pueblo m ade his tory by b e co m in g the nation’s first A m erican I n d i a n M a in S tr e e t P ro je c t fro m th e N a tional T rust for H istoric P reservation. E conom ic D evelop m e n t S e c r e ta r y J o n B a re la jo in e d th e P u e b lo o f Z u n i G o v ern o r A rlen Q uetaw ki at a special pueblo cer em ony dedicating Z uni P u e b lo as a n o fficial M a in S tre e t c o m m u nity. N e w M e x ic o M ainStreet services 23 projects and six state- authorized arts and cul tu ral districts. I t is an econom ic developm ent p r o g r a m t h a t a ssists com m unities in revital izin g th e ir tra d itio n a l co m m ercial n e ig h b o r hoods. T h e Z u n i dedication is also an initiative o f th e N e w M exico E c o n o m ic D e v e lo p m e n t D e p a r tm e n t to c o m m e m o r a te N ew M e x ic o ’s C e n te n n ia l Year. Take Back The Night Sexual Assault Awareness ------ Thursday, July 26 at 6 p.m. — — Basketball courts across from VOCS Call Nancy Seyler o r Dorothy Kalama for details 541-553-2293 Spilyay classifiers Tribal jobs See Amelia Tewee in the personnel departm ent to subm it an application, or call 541-553-3262. View full d e s c rip tio n s and a p p ly online atwww.ctws.org. For jobs at Kah-Nee-Ta, go to kahneeta.com. C o m p en satio n & Benefits Coordinator. A ssociated degree in Business Administration. Three years related ex perience. Salary Range $29,077. Yr. Lupe Katchia553-3498. Open Until Filled. Forestry/Natural Re sources R estoration C rew D riv e r, S alary Range $10.50 Hr. Doug Dunlap 541-553-8205. Open Until Filled. Forestry/Natural Re sources R estoration Crew Member. Salary Range $10.00 Hr. Doug ----------- Dunlap 541-553-8205. Open Until Filled. Gam ing C o m m is sion: Executive Direc tor. Salary Neg. Pamela Keo-Douglas 541-553- 4890. Closes 7/13. Com m unity Health C o m m u n ity Health Nurse. S alary Range $50,506. Yr. To $55,393. Yr. E liz a b e th Johnson 541-553-2460. Open Until Filled. Com m unity Health N u tritio n is t. S alary Range $45,151. Yr. To $48,339. Yr. Elizabeth Johnson Linda Porter 541-553-2460. Open Until Filled. Range & Ag. Resto ration Crew Driver. Salary Range $10.50 Hr. Jason Smith 553- 2011. Open Until Filled. Range & Ag. R esto ratio n C rew , G Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free assistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil cases. Speak with an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Warm Springs Community Action Team building, 1136 Paiute Ave, Warm Springs. Or call 385-6944 Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (at lunch from noon-1 p.m.) C ,_____________________________________________________ * Members. Salary Range $10.00 Hr. Jason Smith 553- 2011. Open Until Filled. Police Officer. S alary Range $29,675. Yr. To $37,689. Yr. Lt. John Webb 553- 2037. Open Until Filled. C o rrectio n s O ffic ers. S alary Range $25,235. Yr. To $36,054. Yr. Lt. John Webb 553- 3272. Open Until Filled. Court Bailiff. S alary Range $25,000. Yr. To $34,800. Yr. Lt. John Webb 553- 3343. Open Until Filled. Notice regarding Unclaimed Per Capita payments T he follow ing is a list o f Tribal m em bers w ho have had at least one per capita payment returned to a special account at OST. I f your name is on this list, there is no check waiting for you at the IIM vault at Warm Springs. Ify o u rn a m e iso n th is list and you wish to claim a re turned per capita payment, you m ust come in person to the IIM O ffice at the W arm Springs Agency with a photo ID and fill out a claim form. IIM technicians will submit the completed claim form to the OST’s Albuquerque, N M office. I f accepted, a check will be is sued to your current mailing address within several weeks. T he follow ing is a list o f tribal m em bers w ho have at least one per capita check that needs to be reissued. I f your name is on this list you will need to come to the IIM Greene, Manuel. H art, A aron Lee; H olum , D epartm ent and fill out form so we Can reissue. Identification Wanda. Ike, Charlotte; Ike, Jeneva. is required. The names are listed Jackson, Inm an; Jackson, last name first: ■ Alexander, Shana; Arthur III. Kalliah; Johns, Rowena; Johns, Bailey, Gunner; Bethancourt Otis; Johnson, Rhonda. LeClaire,, Marlon; Leclaire, Jr., Francisco; Bisner, Regina; Blackwolf, Zelma; Boise, Desirae; Rodney; Long, Loni; Longknife, Boise, G eorge; Boise, Jolene; Jessica., Made, Shanina; Maldonado, B ookout, K im berly; B runoe, A n n a ; B ru n o e , K a th ry n ; Aja; M iller, Jo d y ; M itchell, Brunoe, Maria; Bryant, Ernie; Je a n n ie ; M itchell, R ayfield; Moody, Jacquelyn. Burgess, Bryan. S älu d o -K elly , M a rtik a ; Caldera 131, Lawrence; Ching, E lm ina; C ulps, C hristo p h er; Santos, Ruben; Selam-White, Culps, Jr. P a t r i c k ; Loretta; Simtustus, Julia; Smith Culpus, William; Curry, Glenda. Sr., Stuart; Smith, A ustin Jr.; Stevens, Sheena; Stormbringer, Daniels, Angel; Davis, Sr., Dalton; Doney, J e r e m y ; Tyree; Stroschein, Samantha. Taitague, Angelica; Thomas, Dowty, Levi; Duncan, Heather. Frank, Sharmayne; Frank Jr., Crystal; Torres, Shawna; Trujillo, Brittany; Tuckta, Terry; Tufiti, Jes Floyd. G a la n , R a n d i; G e o rg e , sica. Yahtin, Lillie. D o r o th e a ; G e o rg e , O liv ia; G onzalez, Jr., Javier; G race, Christina; Graham, Jr., Edward; In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs C onfederated Tribes o f W arm Springs vs. Rosetta Danzuka, defendant. Case No. CR582-11/CR587-11 #11- 2460 / #11-2476. To: Rosetta Danzuka: T IF IE D th at a R E ST R A IN IN G O R D E R has been filed with the W arm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this matter at a hearing scheduled for Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O T IF IE D : T hat the above cited case(s), as filed in the W arm Springs Tribal Court, has been rescheduled for an arraignment at 1 p.m. on the 25th day of AUGUST, 2012 @ 10:30 a.m., at the Warm July, 2012. Nancy Gilbert, Petitioner vs. Nicolas Heath, Respon dent; Case No. RO62-12. TO: NANCY GILBERT F: M I NOR/ Nicolas Heath. Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O - 1 st day o f Springs Tribal Court. Charlene Chee, Petitioner, vs. Nicolas Heath, Respon dent. Case No. RO64-12. TO: C h arlen e C h ee/ N ico la s Heath: . Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O T IF IE D th at a R E ST R A IN IN G O R D E R has been filed with the W arm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice- you are sum m oned to appear in this matter at a hearing scheduled for Tribal Court. 1 st day o f AUGUST, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m., at the Warm Springs D orothea Barney, Peti tioner, vs. Sacheen Estrada, Respondent; Case No. DO64- 12. TO: Dorothea Barney/ Sacheen Estrada. Tribal Court. Jon ath on G ilbert, P eti tioner, vs. Nicolas Heath, Re spondent; Case No. RO63-12. TO : Jo n a th o n G ilb ert / Nicolas Heath: Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O T IF IE D th at a R E ST R A IN IN G O R D E R has been filed w ith the W arm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this matter at a hearing scheduled for 1 st day o f AUGUST, 2012 @ 10:15 a.m., at the W arm Springs Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O T IF IE D that an E lder Protec tion O rder has been filed with the W arm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this m atter at a hearing scheduled for the 26,h day o f JULY, 2012 @ 10 am, at the W arm Springs Tribal Court.