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Yakama gas tax dispute in federal court
Y A K IM A , W ash. (AP) -
A dispute betw een th e state
o f W a s h in g to n a n d th e
Y a k a m a N a t io n o v e r th e
fuel tax is h ead e d fo r fe d
eral court.
A f e d e r a l ju d g e th is
m o n th to sse d o u t a Yakam a
T ribal c o u rt ru lin g in favor
o f th e trib e an d se t a Jan.
31 f o r a ju d g e to d e c id e
w h e th er th e state can scrap
an agreem ent.
W ith o u t th e a g re e m e n t
tr ib a l g as s ta tio n o w n e rs
w ould have to pay th e full
state tax.
T he state says the tribe vio
lated the agreem ent by fail
ing to subm it audits for five
years a n d ow es n e arly $20
m illion in fuel taxes.
T h e a g ree m e n t re q u ire d
tribal station ow ners to pay
the state tax on a quarter o f
the bulk fuel purchased and
to su b m it au d its fo r a d d i
tional tax e s..
Suspended Blackfeet leader sues for reinstatement
H E L E N A , M ont. (AP) -
A suspended m em ber o f the
B la c k fe e t T rib a l B u sin e ss
Council has sued to be rein
sta te d , escalatin g an in tra -
tribal pow er struggle th a t has
left a five-m em ber faction to
rule the governing body.
Cheryl Little D o g is one o f
five council m em b ers w h o
h ave b e en su sp en d e d over
the past year due to the in
fighting. O n e has b e e n re
placed, leaving five people to
ru n the nine-m em ber coun
cil a f te r C h a irm a n W illie
Sharp declared an em ergency
on the reservation.
L ittle D o g ’s, a tto r n e y ,
R oberta Cross G uns, said the
five rem aining Council m em
bers have m isused the em er
gency designation to run the
council w ithout a full body.
T h e B lackfeet Plan o f O p -
erations defines an emergency
as a situation in w hich action
is required to “alleviate an im
m ed iate dan g er to life and
limb,” and that does n o t ap
ply here, Cross G uns said.
‘Y o u don’t suspend people
and let them hang in the w ind
forever, and essentially th at’s
w hat they’ve done w ith these
suspensions w ithout any sense
o f p r o c e s s w h a ts o e v e r ,”
C ross G uns said.
T h e m a jo r ity f a c tio n
h eaded by C hairm an W illie
Sharp Jr. has ruled since sus
pending Little D og, Jay Wells
and W illiam O ld C hief am id
outcry last sum m er to rein
state tw o councilm en, includ
ing one w ho was indicted on
allegations he held an illegal
big-gam e hunt.
Little D o g is suing Sharp,
Shannon Augare, Forrestina
C alf Boss Ribs, E arl O ld P er
s o n a n d R o g e r R u n n in g
Crane, claiming the five over
stepped th e ir, constitutional
pow ers in suspending her.
T h e law suit claims the five
acted w ithout a legal quorum
present, did n o t expressly say
w h a t L ittle D o g h a d d o n e
w rong and did n o t give her a
chance to defend herself. It
also says th ere is n o pro v i
sion in Blackfeet law to sus
pend a council m em ber, while
expulsion requires the votes
o f all nine m em bers.
T h e lawsuit seeks to rein
state L ittle D o g w ith back
pay, b u t further intervention
is needed by the federal B u
re a u o f I n d ia n A ffa irs to
force new elections o r take
o th er m easures to quell the
dispute, Cross G uns said.
" T h e B lackfeet are c u r
rently in a constitutional cri
sis," Cross G uns sa id .' 'W hat
are you, the BIA, as our trust
ees, g o in g to do to g e t us
through this?"
Suspended council m em
bers twice requested B IA in
t e r v e n ti o n la s t y e a r, b u t
Sharp told officials the coun
cil desired no assistance and
advised the federal g o v ern
m en t to stay o u t o f tribal af
fairs. A cting A ssistant Secre
ta ry o f I n d ia n A f f a ir s
D o n ald L averdure said in a
Sept. 7 letter to Sharp th at
his agency w ould continue to
m o n ito r the reservation b e
cause o f the safety concerns
raised by the dispute.
Jay St. G o d d a rd was the
first council m em b e r to be
su sp en d e d last M arch over
allegedly holding an illegal big-
game hunt.
Spilygy Tymoo
January 23, 2013
Filing says tribe was
secretly planning casino;
P H O E N I X (AP) S T h e
state and two tribes say there’s
d o c u m e n ta tio n t h a t th e
T ohono O ’odham N ation was
secretly planning about a de
cade ago to acquire land for
a P h o e n ix -are a c asino a t a
tim e w h e n th e T o h o n o
O ’odham s w ere am ong tribes
prom ising to lim it the num
ber o f casinos in thé m etro
politan area.
T he A rizona Republic re
ports th at a filing in a lawsuit
p e n d in g in a U.S. D is tric t
C o u rt cites depositions and;
old m eeting minutes.
T h e state, the Gila River
In d ian C om m unity and the;
S alt R iv er P im a -M a ric o p a
Indian Com m unity filed the
Suit in an attem pt to block the
T ohono O ’odham s’ plans for!
a casino near Glendale.
T oh o n o O ’odham Chair
m an N e d N orris Jr. calls the
o ther side’s filing an attempt;
at m isin fo rm atio n and pre-;
diets it’ll be unsuccessful.
Mich, opposes tribe-owned gas station
M ARQUETTE TO W N
SHIP, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick
Snyder’s adm inistration is urg
ing the federal governm ent to
reject a gas station proposed
by an A m erican Indian tribe
in M ichigan’s U p p e r P enin
sula because o f a tax advan
tage over com petitors.
T h e gas s ta tio n ill
M a rq u e tte T o w n sh ip , n e a r
M arquette, could be 'free of*
certain state taxes because it
w o u ld b e oxyned by th e
K ew eenaw Bay Indian Com ?
munity. T h e tribe could sell
gas at a low er price.
Home and Property For Sale
1620 sqft, secluded
ranch style home on 5
acres of fully fenced fee
land in Tenino Valley. 4
bdrm, 2 full bath, master
bath includes walk In arti
san tile show er and
Jacuzzi tub.
Above ground swim
ming pool w ith wrap
around wood decking.
Home has covered stor
age area and a detached
720 sqft double door ga-
rage/shop. Asking price
$250,000 for home, struc
tures, and property. Seri
ous inquires please call
541-325-1910 or 1637 for
more Information.
Spily^y T y m o o Ctassifiects
Tribal jobs
See Amelia Tewee in the
personnel departm ent to
submit an application, or call
541-553-3262. View full de
scriptions and apply online at
www.ctws.org.
Head Start Bus Driver.
Provide safe and super
vised transportation for chil
dren and families to and from
school on fixed route. Sal
ary Range DOE K i r s t i n
Hisatake 553-3242.
Head Start Disabilities
Coordinator.
Salary Range $29,675.
Yr. K irstin H isatake 553-
3242. Closes 1/25.
C h ild re n s ’ P ro tec tiv e
Services Protective Care
Provider.
H igh S cho ol D iplo m a.
One year of related experi
ence. M aintain client confi
dentiality Perform all aspect
o f carrying out ch ild re n ’s
program activities. Salary
Range $21,600. Yr. Reggie
Clements 553-3209. Closes
1/25.
Comm unity Health Ser
v ic e s : M e d ic a l S o c ia l
W orker.
Provides comprehensive
clinical social work services
to com m unity members, in
cluding; crisis intervention,
psychosocial support, case
m anagem ent, coordination
of care, outreach and edu
cation within the community.
M ust have the ability work
independently and maintain
close working relationships
with clients, Indian Health
Service staff. Salary Range
$40,731. Yr. To $55,393. Yr.
Tammy W ilson 553-2459.
W ildlife Biologist.
Determine the ecological
im pact of various land use
a c tiv itie s on w ild life re
s o u rc e s fo r th e W a rm
springs Indian Reservation.
Perform w ildlife surveys in
cluding endangered species
affected by proposed tim ber
sales and other environmen
tal im p acts.S ala ry R ange
$35,000. Yr. To $45,000. Yr.
annually depending on ex
perience. Doug Calvin 553-
2001. Open Until Filled.
Fisheries F& W Tech III.
S alary Range $26,707.
Yr. To $4 0 ,5 9 4 . Yr. A m y
Charette 575-1866.
Fish Biologist.
A B achelor’s of Science
or higher degree in fisheries
m anagem ent or natural re-
sou rce m an ag em en t and
one year of experience. Sal
a ry R a n g e $ 4 0 ,0 0 0 . Yr.
Scott Turo 553-2025. Closes
1/25.
S e rg e a n t o f C o r r e c
tions.
S a la ry R a n g e M in -
36,082yr Max-42,OOOyr Lt.
Priscilla W hittenburg 553-
3272.
Police Officer.
High School Diplom a or
equivalent.Must maintain all
minimum requirements dur
ing e m p lo y m e n t. S a la ry
r—
R a n g e $ 2 9 ,6 7 5 . Y r. To
$37,689. Yr. Lt. John W ebb
553-2037.
Comp & Benefits Coor
dinator.
Serve as a liaison be
tween employees, managed
care program, various pro
viders and representative of
outside adm inistrators and
other outside entities. En
try level accounting skills.
Two year office experience.
Tribal M em ber Preference.
Salary Range $22,026. Yr.
Lupe Katchia 553-3498.
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1
Legal Aid offers free service
In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of W arm Springs
CTW S, P e titio n e r, vs.
G arrett Suppah Jr., R espon
d en t; C ase N o . JV 22-12/
JV23-12. TO; Garrett Suppah
Jr-:
Springs Tribal Court.
Tribal Court.
LAURA THOM AS, Peti
tioner; Case N o. DO181-12.
TO: LAURA THOMAS:
C TW S, P e titio n e r, vs.
IR E N E GARCIA, R espon
dent; Case N o. JV2-11. TO:
IR E N E GARCIA:
YOU ARE HEREBY N O
T IF IE D that a SC / FTC
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 hear
ing scheduled for 11th day of
February 2013 @ 11:00am, at
th e W arm S p rin g s T rib a l
Court.
Y O U ARE HEREBY N O
T I F I E D th a t a N A M E
CH A N G E
has b e e n
filed w ith the W arm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 25TH day of FEB R U
ARY , 2013 @ 11 AM, at the
W arm Springs Tribal Court.
Y O U ARE H EREBY N O
T IF IE D that a
Show Cause
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 hear
ing scheduled for 27th day of
February 2013 @ 9:00 am, at
the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
CTW S, P e titio n e r, vs.
JAROD THOMAS, Respon
dent; Case No. JV180-09. TO:
JAROD THOMAS:
C TW S, P e titio n e r, vs.
Simone Jim-Leclaire / Ellery
Leclaire, R espondent; Case
N o . JV45-11. T O : E lle ry
Leclaire:
C TW S, P e titio n e r, vs.
A n n ie F u ia v a / B ru ce
H owtopat, Respondent. TO:
A n n ie F u ia v a / B ru ce
Howtopat:
YO U ARE HEREBY N O
T IFIE D that a Review Hearing
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 hear
ing scheduled for 25th day of
Y O U ARE H EREBY N O
T IF IE D that a
R e v ie w
Hearing has been filed with the
W arm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are summoned
to appear in this matter at a hear
ing scheduled for 20th day of
February 2013 @ 9:00 am, at
the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
YOU ARE HEREBY N O -
T I F I E D th a t a P E R M A
N EN C Y H E A R IN G has been
filed with the W arm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are sum m oned to appear in
this m atter at a heating sched
uled for the 22N D day o f
APRIL, 2013 @ 10 AM, at the
W arm Springs Tribal Court.
February 2013 @
10:00 am, at the W arm Springs
Y O U ARE HEREBY N O
T IF IE D th at a C onservator
guardian-has been filed with
th e W arm S p rin g s T rib a l
Court. By this notice you are
sum m oned to appear in this
m atter at a hearing scheduled
for 25*11 day of February, 2013
@ 11:00 a.m ., at the W arm
C TW S, P e titio n e r , vs.
F ran cis Spino Jr. / Susie
Briseno-Thompson, Respon
dent; Case No. DO133/134-09.
TO: Francis Spino Jr. / Susie
Briseno-Thompson.
Y O U ARE H EREBY N O
T IFIE D that a Show cause fail
ure to pay child support has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
21st day o f February 2013 @
4:00 pm , at the Warm Springs
YO U ARE H EREBY N O
TIFIED that a Permanency hear
ing has been filed w ith the
W arm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are sum m oned
to appear in this matter at a hear
ing scheduled for 22nd day of
February 2013 @ 9:00 am, at
the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
CTWS, Petitioner, vs. Mar
garet Silva, Respondent; Case
N o. JV154-01. T O : M argaret
Silva:
YO U ARE HEREBY N O
T IF IE D that a S C /F T P CS &
ANNUAL AG REVIEW has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
27™ day o f February 2013
@ 10:00 am , a t th e W arm
Failure to Register
Failure to register as
a sex offender: Hilbert
Lloyd Williams. Date of
birth
1-27-1991.
P h ysical
d e s c rip
tion: 5’5" 120 lbs. If
anyone knows of his
whereabouts, contact
WSPD or Dennis Allen
at 541-553-2214.
Springs Tribal Court.
Tribal Court.
C arla W in ish u t , P e ti
tioner, vs. Tasheyna Sohappy
/ Anthony Miguel Gonzales,
R e s p o n d e n t; C ase N o .
DO152-12. TO : Tasheyna
Sohappy / A nthony M iguel
Gonzales:
C TW S, P e titio n e r , vs.
V e ro n ic a R ed fo x / Jo se
Alvarez / M arlin M artinez,
Respondent; Case N o. JV49-
10 / JV50-10. TO: Veronica
Redfox / Jose Alvarez / Mar
lin M artinez:
Legal Aid Services of O regon provides free as
sista n ce to lo w -in com e O rego nians in m any civil
cases. P hone Legal A id S ervices o f O regon to
sche du le an a p p o in tm e n t to speak w ith an a tto r
ney on the firs t M onday o f the m onth (excluding
H o lid ays) at th e W arm Springs C o m m unity A c
tio n Team b u ild in g , 1136 P a iu te A ve ., W arm
S prings. C all (541) 385-6 944 on M onday, T ues
day, and Thursday m ornings between 10 a.m. and
noon, or on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons be
tw een 1 p.m . and 3 p.m.
CTWS, Petitioner, vs. Jojo
Miller / Glenn Brunoe, Re
spondent; Case No. JV128-10.
T O : Jo jo M iller / G len n
Brunoe:
Y O U A RE HEREBY N O
T IF IE D th at a Perm anency
Hearing has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are sum m oned
to appear in this matter at a hear
ing scheduled for IS*11 day of
Jeri Smith, Petitioner, vs.
J e r r it t S m ith / C o lleen
Kalama, Respondentl; Case
N o . JV 03-09. T O : J e r r itt
Smith / Colleen Kalama:
YO U ARE HEREBY N O
T IFIE D that a Modification has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
February 2013 @
10:00 am, at the W arm Springs
22nd day of February 2013 @
10:00 am, at the Warm Springs
Tribal Court.
Tribal Court.
Failure to Register
Fall to register as a
sex offender: Roderick
Wesley. Date of birth 7-
29-1957. Physical de
s c rip tio n : 5 ’7" 230
lbs. If anyone knows of
his whereabouts con
ta ct me at 541-553-
2214.