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O " • ■ H : ¡á Branch Matthew 1200 SW Park Ave. Portland OR 97205 P.0. Box 870 Springs, OR 97761 Spilyay Tym oo November 14, 2012 Coyote News, est. 1976 ECRWSS Postal Patron U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Voi. 37, No. 23 N o vem ber- Anaku Ipach’aanxa Yáamash 50 cents Wasco Chief Smith joins Tribal Council By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo Chieftainship. T he election was a decision of the Wasco people as a previously existing sovereign, pre-dating the tribal C onstitution arid By-Laws, Calica said before the swèaring-in ceremony. Wasco Elder Earl Tufti initiated the cerem ony w ith a prayer and e n c o u ra g in g c o m m e n ts. C h ie f Smith then took the Tribal Council O ath o f Office, as administered by BIA W arm Springs Agency Super intendent John Halliday. T he posi tion o f C hief on Tribal Council is held for life. Wasco C hief A lfred Smith Sr. joined Tribal C ouncil last week. C hief Smith took the oath o f of fice during a cerem ony o u tside Council chambers, w ith many sup porters on hand for the historic oc casion. C hief Sm ith is now the fourth Wasco C hief to serve his people since the form ation o f the m odern tribal governm ent in 1938. - Chief Smith w on the recent elec tion conducted among the Wasco people, although he was n o t a sup porter o f the election process. T he successor to atwai C hief N elson Wallulatum, w ho served for over 50 years, should have been chosen by tribal, tradition, rather than by elec tion, Chief Smith said. Still, the election process ap peared to be the only way to bring about a consensus on the matter. The Wasco Chieftainship position on Council had been vacant for almost two and a half years, while at least five other people claimed a right as successor. In the end Chief Smith repeived the m ost votes in the election p ro cess, and Tribal Council acknowl edged the result by resolution. Sec retary -treasu rer Jo d y Calica ex plained that Tribal Council was tak ing recognition o f the decision by the Wasco people, rather than- act Background Chief Smith was asked recently fo r com m ents about his life and background. The following is a brief summary o f some o f his comments. C hief Smith was b orn in Warm Springs in 1940 to parents Lucinda (Scott) and Alfred Smith Sr. He grew up at Sidwalter. T he family lived by ranching and farming. They raised w heat and hay. In those days they used horses for the plowing and harvesting. T hey h u n te d fo r fo o d , deer mostly, and fished. “T here wete big fish back then,” C hief Smith says. A s a y o u th , he a tte n d e d the boarding school in W arm Springs. “It was like the military,” he says. “We had to m arch w herever we went.” A nd with the other students he w ent to church three times a week. H e attended high school in M a dras, and then joined the Army. H e becam e an A irborne Ranger, and studied field com m unication and cryptology, the science o f de-eod- ing encrypted messages. H e became a radar operator, and then served as guard for the base’s paymaster. See C H I E F o n p a g e 12 Wasco Chief Alfred “JR” Smith (picture at top) takes the Tribal Council Oath of Office, as administered by BIA Warm Springs Agency Superintendent John Halliday. Many people showed up for the swearing-in (picture at left). ing to approve Chief Smith to the Dave McMechan/Spllyay Noree’s F N o re e G uerin had a dream to open her own business. O ver time she had com e to love w orking w ith P en d leto n fabric. She especially loves, m ak in g P e n d le to n vests. ‘W h en I sew, I put pride and joy into my work,” N oree says. H er sewing technique is highly professional. The stitching is hidden. H er traditional Pendleton vests are reversible. “You don’t w ant to p ut a. lining in the vest because that would cover the fabric. Pendleton fabric is too beautiful to cover up,” she says. H er dream was to open a small business specializing in Pendleton fabrics. This is coming true with her shop N oree’s Plume, opening soon at the Warm Springs Plaza. N oree has a unique wholesale agreem ent with Pendleton Woolen Mills. A t h er shop she will sell Pendleton fabrics by the yard, and will also offer finished items such as the vests, blankets, purses and hats. She will also offer classes on how to make the traditional, vests. N oree’s Plume will be the first Pendleton oudet in Indian Country. P en d leto n W oolen M ills had been wanting a closer relationship with W arm Springs, as the company does a lot o f business am ong the membership, N oree says. K-8 School update opening soon Community forums consider design aspects Dave McMechan/Spllyay Noree Guerin will be opening Noree’s Plume at the Plaza. As a loyal custom er, she h ad c o m e to k n o w th e p e o p le at Pendleton W oolen Mills. They ap preciated how m uch she really en joys working with Pendleton fabric. So N oree was the natural choice to open the W arm Springs outlet. Still, the decision to start N oree’s Plum e was n o t on e to b e taken lightly. N oree has worked for 35 years at the Warm Springs •Construc tion enterprise, where she is the ac countant Quitting a long-time j ob and start ing her own business w ould take courage and determination. “B ut at some point,” N oree says, “you de cide to do w hat you like.” See N O R E E ” S P L U M E o n 1 2 T he tribes have conducted one com m unity forum on th e design o f the new school, and a second meeting is coming up in December. The design guidance team has been approved. T he m em bers are S c o tt K alam a, B rid g ette S cott, A rlene B oileau, M avis ShaWj Ashley Aguilar, Paulette H en ry , W ayne M iller, L evi VanPelt and June Smith. The design guidance team is meeting every Thursday from 1-3 p.m. at the Credit Enterprise building. A bout 40 people attended the community forum last week. The architect, EB T from Bend, and the project manager, the Wenaha G roup, were on hand for the meeting. C om m unity m em bers were asked for design ideas, and any other input they might have. ‘W e heard the idea o f having a tru ancy officer at the school,” said C h ief O perations O fficer U r bana Ross. ‘A nd we heard an idea o f having school uniforms.” Surprisingly, she said, the uni form s idea came from some o f the students themselves. Comm ents from the comm u nity have emphasized safety, said Ross. Somë have com m ented that the design should represent the three tribes o f the reserva tion, and there should be greater emphasis on Native languages at the new school. T here should be plenty o f basketball courts, and a swim m ing pool, according to som e w ho have comm ented. The next com m unity forum on the school will be on M on day, Dec. 3, light dinner at 6 and meeting to follow. Starts in'spring Construction o f thé school is scheduled to begin in the spring. The building phase will take about 14 months. O ver the course o f that time, the school construction will cre ate about 200 local jobs. Some o f the positions would be for a sh o rter d uration th an the 14 m o n th s. T h e trib e s an d th e school district are spending about $10 million each on the W arm Springs k-8 school. See S C H O O L o n p a g e 12 THANKSGIVING THRILLS I I I I TÌS Indian HEa|l GIVEAWAY! Win a 2 0 1 2 Ford Focus SE, ** C A S IN O ** See page 12 for details. Highway 26, Warm Springs L _l 1 4 * y
