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Spilyay Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon Holiday tourney winners Yakama Bucks take championship W arm Springs Recreation hosted th e Forty-N inth A n nual W arm Springs All Indian M en’s Basketball C ham pion ships. T o u rn a m e n t c h am p io n s w ere th e Yakam a B ucks o f the Yakama N ation. R u n n e r - u p w as W arm Springs. T h ird w ent to SOS, Yelm, Wash. F o u r t h p la c e fin is h e r s w e re T h e C ali Savages o f A u b e rry , C alif.; a n d fifth - p lac e, th e I n te r tr ib a lz o f W arm Springs. M ost Valuable Player was K u r t S c h w a m p o f th e Y akam a Bucks. Mr. H u stle was C ody Rueban, SOS. N am ed to the A ll Tour ney Team were (in order): D ave Smith, SOS; Jansen H arrington, 49 Chiefs from Polson, M ont.; Mike Jackson, W arm Springs; Z ach Aguilar, Yakam a Bucks; R obert Main, W atha Springs; Chris Jones, Y a k am a B u c k s; D e r e k e S a ta w a k e , S O S ; S o n n y E p p in ette, 49 Chiefs; B ran d o n Bill, Cali Savages; and B obby Thurby, Intertribalz. Championship Game T he C ham pionshipt game w e n t in to o v e rtim e . T h e Y a k a m a B u c k s o f W h ite Swan w on, 99-95, over W arm Springs. Scoring was as fol lows: Yakama: Schwamp—33, C. J o n e s —2 3 , L. H a r r is —11, Agiiilar—11, E nick—8, D ick— 7, P a r k s —2, G , J o n e s , Brashiers. W arm Springs: M. Jack- son—28, A dam s—25, A zure— 18, A n d e rso n —2, M ain—12, W hite—8, Pennington—2, W il liams, K. Jackson. Page 7 January 9, 2013 C ali N a tiv e B allerz: J.B. P e r e z , M o n to y a — 2 2 , T P e r e z —16, C o r d e r o —17, J. G regg—10, N ova, E dd, Lewis, Riley, D. Perez. F ifth p la c e g am e: Intertribalz, 105 - Pony Sol diers (Portland), 71. Scoring: Pony Soldiers: Westly—12, L. W ahl-20, R. Wahl, Y ah tin - 2, H e a th —4, S u p p a h -9 , D. T h o m a s —2 1 , B a ll—4, Simtustus. Third place game: M on InterT ribalz: M eanus—28, tana 49 Chiefs, 84 - SOS, 106. D. Sohappy—2, S. Sohappy 28, Scoring: B r is b o is —18, T h u r b y —19, M o n ta n a 49 C h ie fs: Holliday—5, Lawrence. O th e r team s participating: H a rrin g to n —20, E p p in e tte — W arm 17, R ossback—10, B row n—7, C o lu m b ia R iv er, T a n n e r —15, N o r t h r u p —2, Springs, N o rth E n d Express, Ja c k so n —3, H em m in g w ay — W olfe P o in t (W S O ), W est Spur W SO. 10. S O S : S a ia k a k e —11, Y. M ills—2, S p o o n h u n te r —18, D ix o n —12, J im e n e z —7, R u e b a n —24, S m ith —32, W. M ills, L. M ille r, G o m e z , Tribal Court Probate has re Benson. ceived N otice A bout Indian Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Yakama Bucks, tournament champions. Indian Trust Settlement - Tribal Court Probate No Jurisdiction Fourth place game: Cali Savages, 82 - C ali N a tiv e Ballerz, 65. Scoring: Cali Savages: Begaye—15, R. H u n te r-2 , B. B ill-21, L. B ill-1 0 , L e e - 1 2 , O r t i z - 2 , J o h n s o n —. 1 4 , E d d 4, P. H unter, Law ton. Trust Settlement regarding the proposed Settlement o f Cobell v. Salazar, a class action law suit. The United States District Court for The District o f Co lumbia has determined there has been a violation o f trust duties by the federal government per taining to in d iv id u al, Indian land, Individual Indian Money (IIM) and other assets held in trust. Excerpt from United States District Court for The District o f Columbia: You may be par J o f this Settlement with certain rights, in this Settlement if you are an: • Individual Indian Money (“IIM ”) account holder (even if the account currently is not active or open). • Individual Indian who has an ownership interest in land held in trust or in restricted sta tus, • Heir to a deceased IIM ac count holder or individual land- owner. Below is a listin g o t decedent’s1’that Tribal C ourt Probate has received mailings for this class action lawsuit. Please review the list to deter, mine if you should make a claim; and be advised that this list may not be a lull accurate list of dece dents who qualify for this settle ment. Aguilar, Ella Holiday, Sherman Kirk, Mavis Allen, Jesslyn K. Jim Sr., Frank Spino, Nellie Arthur, Alvita Kalama, Judy Squiemphen-Yazzie, Priscilla Barney, Julia Katchia, Cyrus St. Germaine, Jerry C. Begay, Fern Lamb, Esther '< Strong, Venus Blodgett Sr., Freddie McKinley, Ivan Stwyer, Lucinda Boise-Montiel, Leah L. Mckinley, Teresa Stwyer, Martina Brown, Patricia Meanus, Mary Ann Suppah, Frankie Bruno, Sandra Miller, Robert Suppah, Franklin , Cheé Sr., Charlie Mitchell, Virginia Tewee, Ruth Colwash, Thane Moran, Robert C. Thompson, Ruth Culps, Christopher O. Oscar, Lucy Thompson III, Roscoe Danzuka, Mary Polk, Joshua D Thompson Sr., Leland Davis, Ellen Queahpama, Calvin Tiamakmak-Mitchell, Viriginià Frank, Mariel Raboin, Serena Tohet, Ina Gilbert Sr., Allen Roba, Colleen Torres, Caroline W Govenor, Mervin ’ Saludo, Rose Waheneka, Emily Heath, Laurence L. Scott, William Wallulatum, Nelson Heath, Cheryl Simtustus, Dorothy , Wallulatum, Merris Holliday, Donald Smith Sr., Alvis Walsey, Lillian Charley, Geneva Williams, Nathan A. Tribal Court Probate does not have jurisdiction to man age trust assets according to Tribal Code 320. Ms. Sherry Johnson m an ages the BIA D O I Probate mat ters regarding trust assets. You may contact her at 503-872- 2795. Important Date • D eadline to O b ject or Comment on the Settlement: March 1, 2013. To enquire about this class action lawsuit please call: 1- 800-961-6109 To file a claim electronically or to print a claim form to mail you m ay. visit: www.indiantrust.com . I f you have any questions regarding probate matters that are n ot trust assets you may contact Yvonne Washington, P ro b ate A ssistant or Stevie M eanus Sr., M arvin H eath, R oberta H ic k s, P u b lic A d m in istra to r Suppah, Mckie A. Chee, Christopher J. Smith, Iris Walsey, Deha at 541-553-3264. Claims Must Be Filed By March 1,2013 In $3.4 Billion Indian Trust Settlement W hat is This About? The Cobell v. Salazar Settlement is approved. The Settlement resolves a class action lawsuit that claims that the federal government violated its duties by mismanaging trust accounts and individual Indian trust lands. Payments to the Historical Accounting Class are underway. The process of considering claims for the Trust .Administration Class is ongoing. The final deadline if you need to file a claim form for the Trust Administration Class is March 1,2013. Am 1 Included? The Trust Administration Class includes: • .Anyone alive on September 30,2009, who: ° Had an IIM account recorded in currently available electronic data in federal government systems anytime from approximately 1985 to September 30, 2009, or ° Can demonstrate ownership in trust land or land in restricted status as of September 30,2009. • The estate (or heirs) of any deceased landowner or IIM account holder whose account was open or whose trust assets had been in probate according to the federal government’s records as of September 30, 2009. Do I Need to File a Claim Form? You must file a claim form if you believe you are a member of the Trust Administration Class and you have not: • Received DM account statements at your current address anytime between January 1,1985 and September 30, 2009 and continue to receive statements; or • Received a payment as a member of the Historical Accounting Class. If you did, you will receive a second payment automatically as a member of the Trust Administration Glass; or • Filed a claim form already using your current address. If you have, the Claims Administrator will contact you. You must fill out a claim form and mail it to Indian Trust Settlement, P.O. Box 9577, Dublin, OH 43017-4877, postmarked by March 1,2013 in order to receive a payment. How Much Money Can I Get? Members of the Trust Administration Class will likely receive at least $800 or more. The actual amount will depend on the number of claims and the costs of administration. For a claim form or to update your contact information: Call Toll-Free: 1-800-961-6109 or Visit: www.lndianTrust.com
