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.
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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