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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
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Sexual Assault Awareness
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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
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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.
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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.)
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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.