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September 19, 2012
BIA to control of N.D. tribe’s social services Feds unveil plan to
F O R T T O T T E N , N.D.
(AP) — The Bureau o f Indian
Affairs plans to take control
o f social service program s
for the Spirit Lake Tribe fol
lowing criticism that the tribe
has failed to protect endan
gered children, U.S. Sen. John
Hoeven’s office said.
The
B IA
in fo rm e d
H o ev en ’s office a b o u t the
decision last week. H oeven
had called for a review o f the
trib e’s social services p ro
gram.
“BIA’s informed our office
that they will be taking over
the tribal social services,” said
Ryan B ern stein , H o ev en ’s
deputy chief o f staff and le
gal counsel. “I was told that
the tribe passed a resolution
today ceding it back to the
BIA, basically giving it to the
governm ent to run.”
Federal officials have ac
cused tribal officials o f re
peatedly ignoring reports o f
c h ild ab u se a n d n e g lec t.
Complaints have come from
T hom as Sullivan, regional
ad m in istrato r fo r th e U.S.
A dm inistration for Children
and Fam ilies, and M ichael
Tilus, a fo rm er behavioral
health director at the Indian
H ealth Service clinic in F ort
Totten.
The tribe had
been running the
programs under
contract with the
BIA, which pro-*
vides funding.
T ribal C hairm an R oger
Y an k to n says m o s t p r o b
lems predate his adm inistra
tion.
D etails o f the transition
w eren ’t im m ediately avail
able. A BIA spokeswom an
arid Yankton were n ot avail-
able to com m ent about the
takeover.
T he decision m eans the
federal governm ent will ad
m inister the social services
for the tribe. The tribe had
been running the programs
under contract with the BIA,
which provides funding.
Yvonne LaRockque, the
self-determination officer for
the BIA’s Great Plains Region,
w hich includes N o rth D a
kota, South D akota and N e
braska, said a BIA takeover
o f p rogram s it co n tracted
with a tribe to administer hap
pens about once or twice a
year.
A number of brush fires
broke out on the Warm
Springs Reservation in
recent days. Lightning is
believed to have been
the cause of a blaze at
Sunnyside (right).
Earlier, someone
apparently tossed flares
from a vehicle, Igniting
small fires near the fish
hatchery and the
Simnasho area. This
was reckless, ignorant
and criminal act,
commented Fire Chief
Dan Martinez.
save endangered coho
S A N T A C R U Z , C alif.
(AP) — Federal fisheries m an
agers on Wednesday proposed
an am bitious new plan to
save an endangered popula
tio n o f co h o salm o n on
California's central coast.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
unveiled its far-reaching res
to ratio n plan at a m eeting
earlier this month.
T h e species w as o n ce
found abundantly in streams
from San Francisco south to
the Santa Cruz area, but is
now found only in Scott and
San Vicente creeks.
T he w ide-ranging, m ore
th a n 2,000-page p lan sets
forth detailed restoration ac
tions for creeks and estuar
ies, reg u lato ry an d policy
changes and many other ac
tio n s re g u la to rs said are
needed to restore lost habitat
and help the fish rebound.
While NOAA’s plan helps
provide a road map forward
for central coast coho, imple
mentation will require coop
eration from a wide array o f
parties, including creek-side
homeowners and local watei;
departments.
NOAA estimated the price
for the plan at $1.5 billiori
spread over decades,' with a
mixture o f federal and out-;
side funds.
W hile officials adm itted
som e o f the recom m enda
tions made in the plan are not
practical— like restoring the
urban San Lorenzo River es
tuary which abuts downtown
S anta C ruz and th e city’s
beach boardwalk— they said
diversity could be added to
that habitat to help make it
healthier for the fish.
Jon Ambrose, a National
Marine Fisheries Service bi
ologist, said another key is
sue is the am ount o f water
being diverted to thirsty cit
ies from local streams.
H e said som e w ater de
partments have started work
ing on habitat restoration, but
that many are still not work
ing with N OAA.
“Water is the Achilles heel
for a lot o f these fish in the
Santa Cruz M ountains,” he
said.
Howlak Tichum
Flathead members to receive $10K checks
PA BLO , M ont. (AP) -
The Confederated Salish and
K ootenai Tribe plans to issue
$10,000 checks to a b o u t
7,850 enrolled tribal m em
bers this week, distributing
about half the $150 million
it received in a settlem ent
over federal mismanagement
o f m oney and trib al tru st
lands.
T ribal m em bers started
receiving th eir checks lsat
w eek and banks across the
Flathead Indian Reservation
in northwestern Montana res
ervation are preparing for the
onslaught o f transactions.
The tribal council is still
discussing what to do with the
rest o f the $150 million. Care
o f the elderly, economic de
velopm ent or language and
c u ltu re p re s e rv a tio n are
among the ideas under con
sideration. Some tribal m em
bers w anted all the m oney
distributed to individual tribal
members.
The checks will be issued
by Eagle Bank o f Polson and
that will be the only location
that tribal members w ithout
bank accounts will be able to
cash the checks.
“I t’s been a little hectic,”
Eagle Bank P resident M ar
tin O lsson said la'st week. “I
fully anticipate we will have
m ore people than we will b e
ab le to a c c o m m o d a te .
We’ve encouraged people to
w ait until later in the week
w hen the lines m ight n o t be
as long.” i
T h e b ank will n o t cash
checks at the drivè-up lanes
and will limit the num ber o f
people allowed inside at any
one time for safety and secu
rity reasons.
Olsson said he’s concerned
about people carrying around
large amounts o f cash.
“I f they come in and want
Cash we have to accom m o
date them,” O lsson said, “but
if they’re going to take $5,000
a buy a car, we’re going to en
courage them to buy a bank
draft and n ot take that much
cash with them.” I ;
O th e r b an k s have said
they will only cash checks
fro m p eo p le w h o already
have accounts and some will
limit the am ount o f cash each
person can obtain.
Authorities offer reward in probe of dead eagles
SALT L A K E C ITY (AP)
— A uthorities investigating
an unusual u p tick o f bald
an d g o ld e n eagle killings
across U tah over the p ast
tw o y ears are o ffe rin g a
$2,500 rew ard for inform a
tio n leading to successful
prosecutions.
The eagles, which are pro
tected u n d er tw o separate
federal laws, have been found
in m ultiple counties across
the state since 2010.
“To have this many in one
place, it's unique,” said Tom
T idw ell, re sid e n t agent in
charge for the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service in U tah and
Colorado. “It certainly has our
attention.”
Tidwell said a typical year
may see roughly three eagles
killed in Utah or surrounding
states, so the increase in fa
talities has authorities p er
plexed.
“It certainly looks like an
uptick,” he said. “It’s always
going to get o u r atten tio n
whether it’s one eagle or mul
tiple eagles, but there's just a
lo t o f unsolved cases right
now ”
Some o f the birds have
been shot to death, while oth
ers suffered from poisoning,
likely unintentional but illegal
nonetheless.
A uthorities d o n ’t believe
all the deaths are connected,
and there’s no evidence link
ing th e killings to N ativ e
American ceremonies.
“T hese are just random
killings th at are n o t neces
sarily related to each other
in m o s t in s ta n c e s ,” said
C apt. T ony W ood o f th e
U tah D iv isio n o f W ildlife
Resources.
j H - W e don’t see necessarily
any trend here that we have
a group o f people out killing
eagles.”
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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.
Wildlife Biologist.
Salary Range $35,000.
Yr. To $45,000. Yr. annually
depending on experience.
Jobs at Indian Head/Cottonwood
leather cord. $325. Call
541-475-3290.
Doug Calvin 553-2001.
Police Officer.
Salary Range $29,675.
Yr. To $37,689. Yr.
Lt. John Webb 553-2037.
Corrections Officers.
Salary Range $25,235.
Yr. To $36,054. Yr.
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(Continued from page 2)
From Camp Sherman,
Fred and Pat w ent to the
Oregon Coast w here they
had a p o n y rin g at the
P ix ielan d A m u se m e n t
Park. Their next adventure
was in Kah-Nee-Ta on the
W arm Springs R eserva
tion, where they again put
their horses to w ork pro
viding rides to guests o f
the resort.
F red and Pat lived in
numerous places over the
years including Simasho,
Im naha and in northern
N e v a d a , w h e re F re d
w orked on ranches and
Pat taught in one- and two-
ro om schools. Fred also
d ro v e s c h o o l bu s and
headed up the cafeteria.
They bought a house at
Baker City and commuted
b ack an d fo rth fro m
O rvada, Nev., to B aker
City on weekends.
W hen Pat retired they
continued to live at Baker
City and also spent time
on their property outside
Halfway where they of
ten entertained their chil
dren, grandchildren and
great grandchildren,
F re d ’s five ch ild ren
p ro v id e d h im w ith 13
g ra n d c h ild re n , w h o in
turn provided him w ith
20 g reat gran d ch ild ren
and even one great-great
grandchild. F red and P at
w e re m a r rie d fo r 68
years.
“As we looked through
our photos o f Fred (and
there were over 400) we
noted that in m ost he was
smiling,” family members
said. “Fred always had a
positive outlook on fife
and loved to laugh. As we
say a farewell to you Fred,
please know that we think
about you often and re
m em ber you w ith love.
Thanks, Papa Fred.”
In the Tribal Court of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
C h a r le n e S m ith , P e t i
tio n e r, vs. V ick i N id ay , R e
sp o n d en t; C ase N o . DO60-12.
T O : C h a rle n e S m ith /V ic k i
N id ay :
YOU ARE HEREBY N O T I
F IE D th at a E lder p rotection
order has been filed.W ith the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. 9
By this notice you are summoned
to appear in this m atter at a hear
ing scheduled for 17th day o f
O ctob er, 2012 @ 4:00 p .m ., at
the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
CTW S, P etitio n er, vs. Kista
F lores / D iam o n d T e w e e , R e
sp o n d e n t C ase N o . JV 09-09/
JV110-09. T O : K ista F lores I
D iam o n d Tewee:
YOU ARE HEREBY N O T I
F IE D th at a Review H earing
has been filed w ith the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this no
tice you are summoned to appear
in this m atter at a hearing sched
uled for the 29* day o f O cto
b e r , 2012 @ 4:00 p m , at the
Warm. Springs Tribal Court.
C T W S , P e t i t i o n e r , v s.
A n n ie F u ia v a /
B ru ce
H o w to p at, R esp o n d en t; C ase
N o . JV 161-00 / JV 9 2 -0 1 /
JV22-02. T O : A nnie F u iav a /
B ruce H o w to p at:
YOU ARE HEREBY N O T I
F IE D that a has beqn filed with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 18th day of
O cto b er, 2012 @ 9:00 am , at the
Warm Springs Tribal Court.
C h a rle n e S m ith , P e t i
tio n er, vs. L ei C alica, R esp o n
d en t; C ase N o . DOU4-12. T O :
C h arlen e S m ith /L e i C alica: •
YOU ARE HEREBY N O T E
F IE D th at a E lder Protection
o rd er has been filed w ith the
Warm Springs Tribal C ourt By this
notice you are summoned to apJ
pear in this m atter at a hearing
scheduled for the 15th day o f
O c to b e r , 2012 @ 4:00 p m , at
the Warm Springs Tribal Court. ;
CTW S, P etitio n er, vs. Tera(
W a llu la tu m /W a y lo ri
W e a s e lh e a d , R e s p o n d e n t;
C a se N o . JV61-07 / JV90-10.
T O : T era W allulatum /W aylon
W easelh ead :
YOU ARE HEREBY N O T E
F IE D that a Assisted Guardian^
ship has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this nol
tice you are summoned to appear
in this matter at a hearing sched
uled for 18* d ay o f O c to b e r,
2012 @ 11:00 a.m ., at the Warm
Springs Tribal Court.