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Spending cuts shadow tribes-Obama meeting
(AP) — H o u rs after talking
tough against Republicans in
“ fiscal c li f f ” n e g o tia tio n s ,
P resident Barack O bam a and
m em bers o f his C abinet last
w eek reassured hundreds o f
N ative A m erican leaders the
a d m in is tr a tio n ’s p r o g ra m s
a n d e ffo rts o n th e ir b e h a lf
w ould continue.
O bam a ticked o ff a list o f
achievem ents by his adm in
istration o n b e h alf o f N ative
A m ericans and th en spoke o f
im p ro v in g A m e ric a ’s ro ad s
and its infrastructure and ex
p a n d in g N a tiv e A m e ric a n
sm all businesses.
“ I ’v e n e v e r b e e n m o re
h opeful a b o u t o u r chances,”
O b a m a said last w eek in a
speech to h u n d re d s o f N a
tive A m erican tribal leaders.
E a rlie r th a t day, O b a m a
h a d a d m o n is h e d c o n g r e s
sional Republicans over their
threat to agree to higher taxes
and th en seek spending cuts
iri th e next debate over the
g o v e r n m e n t ’s b o r r o w in g
limit.
“ I t’s n o t a gam e I will play,”
O bam a said at a speech to the
Business R oundtable.
O bam a did n o t discuss the
fiscal cliff negotiations at the
tribal sum m it, b u t m ore than
500 tribal leaders to o k their
concerns a bout spending cuts
th a t could go in to effect to
avoid th e fiscal cliff to th e
sum m it.
E ig h t C ab in et m em b ers,
led by In terio r Secretary K en
Salazar, a ddressed th e lead
ers and o th er agency officials
m e t w ith tr ib e le a d e r s in
closed m eetings in a m id-day
break.
T he gathering “should send
a loud and clear m essage to
everyone th at B arack O bam a
u n d erstan d s the im portance
o f I n d ia n C o u ritry a n d is
com m itted to m aking sure we
continue to m ake progress,”
Salazar said.
K athleen Sebelius, H ealth
a n d H u m a n Services secre
tary, trie d to re a s s u re th e
trib es th e a d m in istratio n is'
w orking to continue p ro v id
ing health care to them . W ith
N avajo C ode Talkers in the
a u d ie n c e , sh e a n n o u n c e d
plans fo r V eterans A ffairs to
reim burse the Indian H ealth
S ë r v ic e f o r t r e a tm e n t o f
N ative A m erican veterans.
A lso ift the m o rn in g ses
sion:
N eal W olin, deputy T rea
sury secretary, said his agency
w ould release later in the day
p ro p o se d guidance on taxing
o f incom e from tribal busi
nesses an d benefits such as
housing, school clothes and
b u rial aid th a t so m e trib es
p r o v id e t h e i r m e m b e rs .
Tribes have been insisting the
assistance should b e exem pt
u n d er existing laws.
A griculture Secretary T om
V ils a k a n n o u n c e d a n e w
agreem ent am ong several fed
eral agencies to coordinate on
land m anagem ent regulations
p a rticu la rly as it re la te s to
p rotecting sacred sites.
T rib al lead ers have lo n g
p u sh e d for b etter recognition
o f th e ir status as sovereign
n a tio n s a n d , b y m o s t a c
counts, the annual,m eetings
o n O b a m a ’s w atch have led
to im p ro v em en ts. B u t w ith
Republicans an d D em ocrats
in a s ta n d o f f o v e r ra is in g
tax,es an d c u ttin g spending,
th e r e is w o tr y t h a t th o s e
strides “will be set back w hen
the' first loose rock from the
fiscal c liff com es tu m b lin g
d o w n o n In d ia n C o u n try ,”
said Jacqueline Pata, execu
tive director o f the N ational
C ongress o f A m erican Indi
ans.
T w o lo o m in g c o n c e rn s,
Pata said, are health care ser
vices an d law en fo rcem en t.
T h e tribal leaders w ere to hear
later from the Justice D e p a rt
m ent.
T h e g r o u p ’s p r e s id e n t,
Jefferson K eel, rem inded the
g o v e rn m e ftt o f its fe d e ra l
tru st obligations to A m erican
Indian nations in a letter to
congressional leadership th at
was endorsed by several tribes
and N ative A m erican groups.
SpiLyay Tyrnoo Classified
See Am elia Tewee in the
p e rs o n n e l’ d e p a rtm e n t to
subm it an application, or call
541-553-3262. View full de
scriptions and apply online at
w w w .ctw s.org.
Head Start Home Visitor.
Provide support to Early
Head Start fam ilie s through
home visits, comm unication,
and d e m o n stratin g skills o f
effective practice in caring for
infants and toddlers. Salary
Range DOE
K i r s t i n
H isatake 553-3242. Closes
12/14.
Day Care Teacher.
M eet Child Care Division
T eacher q u a lifica tio ns; may
include child c a re d e v e lo p
m ent college credits, teach
ing experience in a certified
c h ild c a re c e n te r. S a la ry
Range $20,187. Yr.
R e o n a T rim b le 5 5 3 -3 2 4 1 .
Open Until Filled.
M anaged Care Program
Health Systems Specialist.
Research, process m edi
cal claims weekly for prompt
p a y m e n t. S a la ry R a n g e
$22,026. Yr. To $32,292. Yr.
E lina L a n g n e se 5 5 3 -4 9 4 8 .
Open Until Filled.
Community Health Nurse.
P ro vid e th e ra p e u tic and
preventive nursing care to in
d iv id u a ls , g ro u p s and th e
com m unity. S a la ry R ange
$50,506. Yr. To $55,393. Yr.
T am m y W ils o n 5 4 1 -5 5 3 -
2459. Open Until Filled.
M aternal & Child Health
Assistant.
T h e M a te rn a l & C h ild
Health (MCH) Assistant pro
vid e s a co m p le te range o f
Maternal & Child Health A s
s is ta n t s e rv ic e s ; in clu d in g
comm unity health screening,
case finding, referrals, super
vised home health care, and
health promotion information
to target populations. Tammy
W ilson 553-2459. Closes 12/
12/12.
Voc. Rehab. Counselor.
Provide vo ca tio na l reha
bilitation counseling services
to d isa b le d c lie n ts . S a la ry
R a n g e $ 2 6 ,7 0 7 . Yr.. To
$34,000. Yr.
Cheryl Tom
553-4952. Open Until Filled.
Wildlife Biologist.
D e te rm in e the ecological
im p act o f va rio u s land use
a c tiv itie s on w ild life r e
sources for the Warm springs
Indian R e se rva tio n . S a la ry
R a n g e $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 . Yr. To
$45,000. Yr. annually depend
ing on e x p e rie n c e . D oug
Calvin 553-2001. Open Until
Filled.
Range & Ag. Heavy Equip
ment M echanic/Operator.
M ainta in e q u ip m e n t and
o p e ra te m ach in e ry a s s o c i
ated with the Restoration Pro
gram activities in the Depart
m ent o f Range ¡and A g ricu l
ture. Jason Smith 553-2011.
Open Until Filled.
Police Officer.
High S chool D iplom a or
e q u iva le n t. M ust pass p re
em ploym ent test; basic math,
s p e llin g , re a d in g , c o m p re
hension and w riting. Salary
R a n g e $ 2 9 ,6 7 5 . Yr. To
$37,689. Yr. Lt. John Webb
553-2037. Open Until Filled.
Corrections Officers.
High S chool D iplom a or
e q u iv a le n t. S a la ry R a n g e
$25,235. Yr. To $36,054. Yr.
Lt. Jo h n W e b b 5 5 3 -3 2 7 2 .
Open Until Filled.
Realty Items
O pen for com m ent from
th e T rib a l M e m b e rsh ip ,
p o ste d at A d m inistration
Building, IHS, Macy’s Mar
ket, Post Office and 3 War
riors Market to view detailed
maps.
C o n d itio n a l L a n d U se
P e r m it A p p lic a tio n su b
mitted by Valerie Switzler for
the W arm Springs Language
Program , to provide a safe
and age oriented playground for
the 3 & 4 year old children who
participate in the immersion lan
guage class, located on the cam
pus area
ship 7 South, Range 10 East,
W illam ette M eridian, W asco
County, O regon, containing 5.0
acres m ore or less
Grazing Lease Application
submitted by Solomon Stewart,
Jr., adjoining existing homesite
lease, in the Potters Pond area,
W 1/2SW 1 /4S W 1/4 o f Section
18, Township 8 South, Range
11 E ast and S E l/4 S E 1 /4SE1 /
4, S l / 2 N E l/ 4 S E i /4 S E l/ 4 o f
S e c tio n 13, T o w n sh ip 8
S o u th , R ange 10 .E a st,
Willamette Meridian, Wasco
County, O regon, containing
35.0 acres more or less
Grazing Lease Application
submitted by Claude Smith, III,
adjoining existing h o m esite
lease in the Sidwalter Flat area,
E l /2 E 1 /2SW 1 /4SE 1 /4SE 1 /
4 and W1 /2W 1 /2SW 1 /4SE1 /
4 S E 1 /4 o f Section 36, Town
To su b m it c o m m e n ts
please contact Randy Scott,
Land Services Administrator
at the Administration Build
ing Planning Office, ph. no.
541-553-3314.
In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
C T W S, P e titio n e r, vs.
AGNES W OLFE-LAH R /
CHASEN LAHR, Respon
dent; Case No. JV107-10 &
JV 10 8 -1 0 . TO : A G N E S
WOLFE-LAHR / CHASEN
LAHR:
Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O
T IF IE D th at an ASSISTED
GU A RD IA N SH IP Review has
been rescheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are sum m oned to
appear in this m atter at a hear
ing scheduled for the 28th day
o f JANUARY, 2013 @ 10:00
am, at the W arm Springs Tribal
Court.
C T W S, P e titio n e r, vs.
P e a rl W ym an-M lend es /
D ondi Foster Sr., Respon-
dent; Case N o. JV 179-02
I J V 1 8 0 -0 2 . T O : P e a rl
W ym an-M endes / D ondi
Foster Sr.:
YOU ARE HEREBY
N O T I F I E D th a t a P e rm a
nency H earing h a s b e e n
filed w ith the W arm Springs
T ribal C ourt. By this notice
you are sum m o n ed to appear
in th is m a tte r a t a h e a rin g
sc h e d u le d fo r 17th day o f
D e c e m b e r, 2 0 12 @ 9 :00
a.m ., at th e W arm S prings
T ribal C ourt.
G RE TA W H IT E -E L K ,
P e titio n e r ; C a se N o .
D O 14 5 -1 2 . T O : G R E T A
W H IT E -E L K :
YOU
ARE
HEREBY
Tribe starts training
for oilfield workers
B IS M A R C K ,
N .D .
(AP) A N ative A m erican
tribe plans to start a new
job training program cen
tered o n p re p arin g tribal
m em b e rs fo r o ilfield -re
lated careers.
T h e S ta n d in g R o c k
Sioux T rib e is sta rtin g a
ro c k c rusher job training
p r o g r a m t o g iv e tr ib a l
m em bers the skills h e ed e d
to w ork in N o rth D a k o ta ’s
b o o m in g oil p a tc h . T h e
tribe is headquartered on
the Standing R ock Indian
R e s e r v a tio n ,
w h ic h
straddles th e N o r th D a
k o ta -S o u th D a k o ta b o r
der.
T he tribe has purchased
a $2.7 million rock crusher,
tw o fro n t end loaders, a
bulldozer and tw o sm aller
lo a d e rs fo r th e tra in in g
program .
A n n a C o ta n n y w ith
th e T rib a l E m p lo y m e n t
R ig h ts O f f i c e Says six
p e o p le w ill b e a c c e p te d
in to th e first train in g ses
sion, w h ic h w ill sta rt this
s p rin g T h e train in g takes
a b o u t 500 h o u rs.
Sitka artist wins $50,000 grant
S IT K A , A la sk a (A P ) -
Sitka artist N icholas G alanin
has been n a m e d ,t he 2012 re- •
c ip ie n t o f th e $ 5 0 ,0 0 0
R asm u so n Fellow ship fro m
U nited States Artists.
G a la n in , a, T lin g it. a n d
A leut artist, said he found out
a b o u t th e a w a rd a few
m o n th s ago, b u t h a d to keep
q u ie t a b o u t it until th e LoS
A ngeles-based n o n p ro fit o r
ganization m ade the official
anno u n cem en t M onday.
H e said he was pleased to
be recognized.
“I t felt really good, it felt
like it w as a h u g e h o n o r ,’*
G alanin said.
H e enjoyed m ee tin g th e
o th e r artists, w h o are fro m
th e fields o f music, perform -'
ing arts, literature, visual arts
a n d m edia, h e said. “T h ere
w e re so m e re ally a m a z in g
folks, and it was a great h o n o r
to b e in t h e i r c o m p a n y .
T hey've all been doing am az-
ing w ork.”
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Tribal jobs
December 12, 2012
N O T I F I E D th a t a P E T I
T IO N
fo r
NAME
C H A N G E h a s b e e n file d
w ith the W arm Springs Tribal
C ourt. By this notice you are
sum m oned to appear in this
m atter at a hearing scheduled
fo r the 6th day o f D E
w ith the W arm Springs T ribal
C ourt. By this notice you are
sum m o n ed to appear in this
m atter at a hearing scheduled
fo r 19th day o f D ecem ber,
2012 @ 11:00 a.m ., at th e
W arm Springs Tribal C ourt.
C E M B E R , 2012 @ 9 am,
at the W arm Springs T ribal
Court.
C T W S, P e titio n e r, Vs.
NESBAH YAZZIE, Respon
dent; Case No. JV99-00. TO:
NESBAH YAZZIE:
C T W S, P e titio n e r, vs.
Sonja Storm bringer/A lroy
Z a c a r ia s , R e s p o n d e n t;
C a se N o . JV 0R -03. T O :
S o n ja S to rb rin g e r/ A lro y
Z acarias:
Y O U A RE H E R E B Y N O
T IF IE D that a
R E V IE W
H E A R IN G has been filed with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
By this notice you are sum
m oned to appear in this m atter
at a hearing scheduled for the
YOU
ARE
HEREBY
N O T I F I E D th a t a A n n u a l
A G R eview has b e e n filed
24TH day of JANUARY, 2013
@ 11 AM, at the W arm Springs
Tribal Court.
Jobs at Indian Head Casino
Slot keypersón 2.
C o n ta c t: J a s o n W ill
iam s 5 4 1 -4 6 0 -7 7 7 7 Ext.
7724;
R e s p o n s ib le fo r h e lp
ing y o u r c o -w o rk e rs and
other sta ff at IHC provide
each o f our guests a pleas-
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e x p e rie n c e .
Exchange
m o n ie s w ith g u e s ts and
verify and pay off jackpots.
M ake ch a n g e in v a rio u s
amounts quickly and accu
rately. Wage: $9.00.
High School Diploma or
GED preferred. Must be 21
plus.
IHC C h ief F in an cial O f
ficer.
Contact: Margie Tuckta
541-460-7777 Ext. 7713.
T h e C F O w ill be r e
s p o n s ib le fo r p ro te c tin g
Casino assets, financial re
porting, and com m unicat
ing fin a n c ia l re s u lts and
projections to the General
Manager. The CFO plans,
o rg a n iz e s fo re c a s ts , d i
rects, determ ines appropri
ate s tra te g ie s , and c o n
tro ls th e O rg a n iz a tio n ’s
overall financial plans and
policies along with its ac
co u n ting p ra c tic e s . The
C FO is a ls o d ire c tly re
s p o n s ib le fo r o v e rs ig h t
and supervision of revenue
a u d it, a c c o u n tin g , a c
counts payable, and audits
and- reporting under appli
c a b le re g u la tio n s . P re
fe rre d kn o w le d g e o f the
current systems utilized in
operations: G reat Plains,
IGT Advantage System, Mi
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Salary: DOE Bachelor’s de
gree in Finance or Account
ing. CPA required. Ten
y e a rs ’ experience in p ro
fe s s io n a l fin a n c ia l m a n
agement or controller in a
m id -s iz e
o rg a n iz a tio n
(200+ em ployees). Thor
ough knowledge o f finan
cial principles (GAAP), prac
tic e s , la w s, a n d re g u la
tions. Knowledge in devel
oping fin a n cia l strate g ie s
and ¡n the arrangem ent of
business financing. M ini
mum 7 ye a rs’ experience
in a g a m in g p o s itio n o f
com parable responsibility
and complexity, preferably
in a Tribal gaming position.
M ust pass O SP b a ck
ground check. Benefits in
c lu d e m e d ic a l, d e n ta l,
401 (k), fle x ib le spending
plan.
Position with ONABEN
Marketing and Com m unications Manager: Regular,
full-tim e, non-exem pt. Salary: Com m ensurate with ex
perience, plus benefits. Location: Portland, OR.
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prospective clients. The applicant must be willing to take
risks and execute on his or her own ideas. Duties and
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interest, event planning, and planning future marketing
strategies. The applicant m ust possess graphic design
skills and have some branding and copywriting experi
ence.
A primary objective of this position is to increase prod-
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located at O NABEN’s main offices in Portland, OR and
will require traveling nation wide in the perform ance of
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nications M anager provides adm inistrative and m arket
ing support to the O NABEN core m anagem ent team,
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istrative Services Director, at 503.968.1500. O r email:
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