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More News from Indian Country Pgge 10 Casino on northern Indiana land S O U T H B E N D , In d . (AP) — A n A m erican Indian tribe w ith a m ajor casino in so u th w e ste rn M ichigan has included an o th e r casino in its developm ent plan fo r land it ow ns in n o rth ern Indiana. T he P okagon B and o f P o ta w a to m i I n d ia n s p la n s w h at it calls a tribal village for th e 164-acre site o n S o u th B e n d ’s s o u th side w ith 44 housing units and health ser vice an d trib al g o v e rn m e n t facilities. T h e plan subm itted to the federal B ureau o f Indian A f fairs also p ro p o ses a casino, h o te l, m e e tin g s p a c e a n d p a r k in g g a ra g e , a lth o u g h P o k a g o n B a n d c h a ir m a n M att W esaw said the trib e ’s focus was o n providing ser vices for ab o u t 500 m em bers living in the area. “T h ere’s n o tim e fram e for th e casino yet. I t’s n o t really o n the burner,” W esaw said. T h e tribe o pened its F our W inds C asino in N e w B u f falo, M ich., a b o u t 30 m iles from S outh B end, five years ago. I t h as since o p e n e d a sm a lle r sa te llite c a s in o in H a rtfo rd , M ich., and is p re p a rin g to o p e n a n o th e r in D ow agiac, Mich. “ W e’ve a c c o m p lis h e d a fair a m o u n t o f stu ff fo r ou r citizens w h o Eve in the state o f M ichigan,” W esaw said. “I t is no w tim e to b e in a p osition to provide th o se ser vices for ou r citizens w h o Eve in th e service area in In d i ana.” T h e B ureau o f In d ian A f fairs has scheduled a Sept. 27 pubEc hearing in South B end o n the tribe’s proposal. M ike Schm uhl, th e c h ie f o f s t a f f f o r S o u th B e n d M ayor Pete Buttigieg, said the city has h a d positive early dia logue w ith th e tribe a b o u t the land near the U.S. 2 0 /3 1 by pass. “T h is federal a ctio n is a first step tow ard the Pokagon B a n d b e c o m in g m o r e i n volved in o u r com m unity, and w e will continue to co m m u n ic a te w ith th e m as th e y m o v e f o r w a r d ,” S c h m u h l said. N o n e o f Indiana’s 13 ca sinos are afiEiated w ith Indian tr ib e s , a n d th e c lo s e s t o f th o se to S o u th B en d is the Blue Chip a b o u t 30 m iles to the w est in M ichigan City. T h e state has received in S. Dakota reservation to get first credit union Craig residents say casino would boost economy CRA IG , Colo. (AP) - Craig residents say their com m unity reEes to o m u ch o n farm ing a n d the oE and gas industry and a p ro p o se d casino w ould provide m o re jobs. Craig City CouncE m em b e r D o n Jo n e s said at a tow n hall m e e tin g T h u rsd a y th e casino is an o p p o rtu n ity the com m unity should em brace. T h e m eeting was organized by the Sleeping G iant G roup, K Y L E ,S .D . ( A P )-T h e Pine Ridge Indian R eser vation in S outh D ak o ta is g e tt i n g its f i r s t c r e d it union. T h e N a tio n a l C re d it U n io n A dm inistration has w hich has p ro p o se d buEding an o ff-re s e rv a tio n , In d ia n - o w n e d c a s in o n e a r th e Y am pa VaEey R egional A ir p o rt in H ayden. O p p o n e n ts say a casino w ould h u rt the Yam pa VaUey’s im age as a fam ily v a c a tio n d e s tin a tio n . T h e y a lso say m o st new casino jobs w ould pay low wages and taxpayers w ould have to pay fo r access im provem ents. ann o u n ced th a t it has ap p r o v e d th e c h a r te r fo r L a k o ta F e d e r a l C r e d it U n io n . T h e lo w -in co m e designation credit u nion is expected to op en in N o v e m b e r to serve th e a p proxim ately 40,000 people o n the reservation. N C U A B o a rd C h a ir m an D ebbie M atz says the new credit u n io n will help Fires ravage Mont, reservation A S H L A N D , M ont. (AP) - In a n epic w ild fire se a so n that's destroyed h undreds o f hom es th ro u g h o u t the W est, it's been an especiaEy brutal o n e o n M ontana's N o rth e rn q uiries b e fo re fro m In d ia n tribes seeking to estabEsh a casino in Indiana, b u t those gro u p s d id n ’t ow n p ro p erty fo r the p ro ject, said E rn e s t Yelton, executive director o f the Indiana G am ing C om m is sion since 2005. “T his is far m o re concrete th a n a n y th in g w e ’v e se e n since I ’ve been here,” Y elton told T h e E lk h art T ruth. Wesaw said the tribe w ould c o n sid er w h e th e r to seek a gam bling com p act w ith In d i ana officials th a t w o u ld in clude an agreem ent to share casino revenue. “We d o n ’t know w h at the poEtical landscape will be,” he said. “W hen the tim e com es, w h o know s w ho will be sit ting in th e g o v ern o r’s seat.” C h e y e n n e In d ia n R e se rv a tion. Since J u n e , 49 w ild fires have to rc h e d 19 h o u ses on th e re se rv a tio n a n d ru in e d vast expanses o f rangeland. N ativ e A m ericans Eving o n th e re se rv a tio n have access to affordable finan cial se rv ice s th a t ev ery A m erican deserves. T h e cred it u n io n will o ffe r a variety o f finan c ia l s e r v ic e s to th e reservation's residents, in c lu d in g u n s e c u re d a n d share secured loans, auto loans, m o n ey orders, di rect deposits, wire trans fers and check cashing. L akota Federal C redit U nion is sponsored by the n o n p r o f i t o rg a n iz a tio n L akota Funds. For job openings at Indian Head Ca sino go to indianheadgaming.com <___________ ■___________ !______y Spilyay T ym o o September 5, 2012 Oglala Sioux dedicate new housing building P I N E R I D G E , S.D . (AP) — Officials fro m the U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f A gri c u ltu r e a n d th e O g la la Sioux T ribe have dedicated a new buEding o n the Pine Ridge Indian R eservation to help the tribe’s housing authority. The new 1 3 ,5 0 0 - sq u a re-fo o t buE ding will h o u se th e ad m inistration o f f ic e s f o r th e O g la la Sioux H o u sin g Authority. T h e energy-efficient buEd ing was funded th ro u g h a $3.6 m ilE on federal loan fro m the USDA. T h e O g la la S io u x H o u s in g A u th o rity m a n a g e s m o r e t h a n 1 ,5 0 0 lo w -in c o m e re n ta l u n its a n d 500 h o m e o w n e rsh ip u n its o n th e reserv a tio n . I t e m p lo y s m o r e th a n 120 p eople. Official to supervise N D tribe social workers D E V I L S L A K E , N .D . (AP) — T h e B ureau o f Indian A ffairs’ hu m an services divi sion ch ie f is re turning to the Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation to begin a tw o-w eek stint to help supervising social w ork ers for the tribe, the agency has announced. Sue Settles w as p a rt o f a team sent from W ashington, D .C ., to th e re se rv a tio n to c o n su lt w ith trib a l officials a b o u t deficiencies in the so cial se rv ic e s p r o g r a m a n d needed im provem ents. T h e team arrived in F o rt T otten last w eek at the urg ing o f U.S. Sen. K e n t C onrad, D -N .D ., w h o said h e ’d Eke to see m ore evidence th at tribal a n d fe d e ra l o ffic ia ls w e re m ak in g p ro g ress in d eahng w ith the problem s. D o n a ld E. “ D e l” L av e rd u re, a ctin g a ssista n t secretary o f In te rio r for I n d ia n A f f a ir s , a n n o u n c e d Settles’ assignm ent and o th er actions in h o p e s it wEl im p ro v e chEd safety a n d p ro tection o n the reservation. “P ro te ctin g the youngest a n d m o s t v u ln e ra b le trib a l citizens is a high priority in o u r efforts to im prove p u b Ec safety in Indian C ountry,” L averdure said. T h e B u re a u o f In d ia n a A ffairs’ O ffice o f Indian Ser vices has been w orking w ith S p ir it L a k e sin c e A u g u s t 2011, w hen “serious deficien cies” w ere fo u n d in social ser vice program s o n the reser vation. T h e tribe has h ad re- sponsibiEty for operating the p ro g ra m since 2001, u n d e r c o n tr a c t w ith th e b u re a u , thro u g h th e Indian Self-D e te rm in a tio n a n d E d u c a tio n A ssistant Act. Starting last w eek, tw o su-j ers. S a la ry R ange $25,235. Yr. To $36,054. Yr. Lt. John W ebb 553-3272. p e r v is o r y s o c ia l w o rk ers; joined Settles to help tribal s ta f f c o n d u c t h o m e visits^ foUow up o n chEd protection! referrals and docu m en t such activities. T h e bu reau issued its ini-! tial corrective action plan in N o v e m b e r 2011. A m o re detaEed plan was developed in April. Spilyay classifieds Tribal jobs See Amelia Tewee in the personnel department to submit an application, or call 541-553-3262. View full de scriptions and apply online at www.ctws.org. Head S ta rt Bus Driver. Provide safe and su pervised transportation for children and families to and from school on fixed route. Salary range D.O.E. Kirstin Hisatake 553-3242. R e s to ra tio n C rew Driver. W orking m em ber of six person crew. Salary Range $10.50 Hr. Doug Dunlap 553-8205. Open Until Filled. R esto ratio n C rew Driver. W orking member of five or six member field crew s. S alary Range $10.50 Hr. Jason Smith 553-2011. R e s to ra tio n C rew Members. W orking member of five to six member field crew s. S alary R ange $10.00 Hr. Jason Smith 553-2011. Police Officer. S a la ry Range $29,675. Yr. To $37,689. Yr. Lt. John W ebb 553-2037. C o rrectio n s O ffic- Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free as sistance to low-income Oregonians In many civil cases. Phone Legal Aid Services of Oregon to sched ule an appointment to speak with an attorney on the first Monday of the month (excluding Holidays) at the Warm Springs Community Action Team building, 1136 PaluteAve., Warm Springs. Call (541) 386-6944 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings be tween 10 a.m. and noon, or on Tuesday and Thurs day afternoons between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. V_____________________ ____________________ > In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of W arm Springs CTW S, P etitioner, vs. K im E s tim o , R e sp o n d e n t; C ase N o . JV133-06 / JV134-06. T O : K im E stim o : YOU ARE HEREBY N O T IF IE D that a Show Cause fail- ure to pay chEd support has been filed with the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this matter at a hearing scheduled for the 20th day o f S e p tem b e r, 2012 @ 11:00 am , at the Warm Springs Tribal Court. C T W S , P e t i t i o n e r , v s. Sheilina C harley / K eith Jack- so n , R e sp o n d e n t; C ase N o . JV 7 4 -1 0 / JV 7 5 -1 0 . T O : Sheilina C harley / K eith Jack- son: Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O T IF IE D that a S C /F T C & Re view 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 hear ing scheduled for 15*11 d a y o f O c to b e r 2012 @ 10:00 am , at the W arm Springs Tribal Court. A lice Scott, P e titio n e r, vs. Phillip Shaw n Jo h n s, R espon dent; C ase N o . RO76-12. T O : P h illip S haw n Jo h n s: Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O T IF IE D that a Restraining or 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 hear ing scheduled for 21st d ay o f S e p tem b e r, 2012 @ 9:00 am ., at the W arm Springs T ribal Court. P a u le tte H e n ry , P e ti tio n e r , v s. H a t t i e H a r t I V e rn o n S a m p so n , R e s p o n dent; Case N o . DO139-10. T O : H a ttie H a rt/V e rn o n S a m p so n /D o ris Lew is: YOU ARE HEREBY N O T IF IE D that a Modification has been filed with the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this matter at a hearing scheduled for 27th d a y o f S e p tem b e r, 2012 @ 11:00 a .m ., at the W arm Springs Tribal Court. CTW S, Petitioner, vs. D or o th y G e o rg e & Ja m e s V an H o r n Sr., R e sp o n d e n t; C ase N o . JV 69-03. T O : D o ro th y G e o rg e /Ja m e s Van H o r n Sr.: Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O T I F I E D th a t an A s siste d Guardianship hearing has been sc h e d u le d w ith th e W arm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this m atter at a hear ing scheduled for the 21th day o f S e p tm b e r, 2012 @ 10 a.m ., at th e W arm Springs T ribal Court. A urolyn Stw yer P in k h a m , P e titio n er, vs. L isa W illiam s, R espondent; Case N o . RO73- 12. T O : A u r o ly n S tw y e r P in k h a m /L is a W illiam s: Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O T IF IE D that a Restraining O r d e r has b e en filed w ith the W arm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this matter at a hear ing scheduled for the 26th day o f S e p tem b e r, 2012 @ 11 am , at th e W arm Springs T ribal Court. C T W S , P e titio n e r , v s. Sonya S to rm b rin g e r/A lro y Z a c a r ia s Sr., R e s p o n d e n t; C ase N o . JVU8-07. T O : Sonya S t o r m b r i n g e r / A lro y Z acarias: YOU ARE HEREBY N O T IF IE D th at an A nnual A s sisted Guardianship Review has been filed with the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this, matter at a heating scheduled for 26th day o f Septem ber , 2012 @ 11:00 a.m., at the Warm Springs Tribal Court. C T W S , P e t i t i o n e r , vs« Jessie A dam s /E v a n C ochran, R e s p o n d e n t ; C a s e N o« D 0100-07/D0101-07. TO: Jessie A dam s. YOU ARE HEREBY NO4 T IM E D that a S C /F T P CS has been filed with the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you are sum m oned to appear in this matter at a hearing scheduled for 11th d ay o f O c to b e r, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m ., at the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
