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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.