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n E Coosh EEWA: The w^y it is page4 Spilyay Tyrooo February 20, 2013 Letters to the editor Tribal budget process begins early this year Jurisdiction By Yvonne Iverson Making the m ost o f what you have, that is w hat Native people have done for genera tions. I f the tribal membership is. expected to get by on food stam ps and com m odities, w hat should tribal govern m e n t be ex pected to live Spilyay off, of? Speaks In a report p resen ted to Tribal Council title d “T h e Waterfall Plan,” is a proposed realigning o f financial re sources, restructuring, and setting priorities. This is nothing new for a governm ent undergoing an nual budget cuts for nearly a decade. T he trib al m em bership usually hears about what cuts are being made in annual bud get meetings held in the fall,, after the initial decisions have been made and are now be ing reported to the people. The Waterfall Plan suggests that the Tribal Council and management “actively engage tribal members earlier in the Annual Budget formulation, (suggestions have included as early as'May).” Tribal members are an in valuable resource to the tribe and should be treated as such. Y our com m ents and ideas could be useful in the prob lem solving process, rather than having complaints after the fact. The report states, “W ith out new revenue a n d /o r de creased exp en d itu res, the waterfall will dry up.” Tribal members-have been dealing with their own per sonal budget crises for quite some time, so I am sure there are some imaginative solutions out there. | A team is being developed to m eet regularly, and a re port back to Council will hap pen in March; so we will keep our eyes and ears open for “waterfall” updates. L ittle League U p c o m in g Im p o rta n t Dates: This week - Registration begins. Saturday, Feb. 23 — Ball field work day. W ednesday, Feb. 27 — Coaches meeting, 6 p.m. at the Community Center. M arch 12 to March 15 - Tryouts. , Warm Springs has always been very protective o f our unique sovereignty, being only one o f two Public Law 280 exempt tribes in the United States is a testam ent to that commitment! Previous Tribal Council leaders understood how critical it was for us to maintain “sole jurisdiction” over law enforcement. My point, are we still ex em pt from Public Law 280 or not? D id the cross-depu- tizing o f Warm Springs tribal employees cede some legal asp ects o f o u r R eserv ed Treaty Rights? T h e re a s o n I ask th is question is because our tribal em p lo y e e s, th e . 'W arm Springs Police D epartm ent, seem a b it zealous in check in g fo r w a rra n ts o u ts id e th e ir n o rm a l area o f r e sponsibility. D id th e cross deputizing agreem ent con tain language th at overrides Tribal Law and O rder Stat u tes, w hich have b een in place for at least 40 years! D id the cross deputizing agreement contain language spécifie enough .to cede our Public Law 280 exempt sta tus, or does it simply allow tribal employees working as trib al p o lice to d isreg ard Tribal Law and O rder regu lations? A t w hat point in our history did we Start allowing tribal employees to interpret the extent o f our Public Law 280 E xem pt status. When we entered into this agreement with the state o f O regon was the language specific enough that is compromised our Re served Treaty Rights and Pub lic Law 280 exempt status. I believe not! Lam no expert on Federal Indian Law, but knowledge able enough to understand th a t any term in atio n o f a Federal Reserved Right-has a rigorous legal fo rm at to adhere to before any cessa tion o f Treaty Rights occurs a n d /o r is recognized by the U.S. Government! O ur Tribal C o n stitu tio n and By-Laws also contain legal mandates to be followed. “All matters o f great importance,” be brought to the enrolled members for discussion. I don’t recall o f any such meetings ever tak ing place. O u r T rustee A gent; the BIA Superintendent, is also m andated with federal stat utes/regulations ensure legal compliance before he signs o ff on, all matters under his oversight and administration. Gan someone please show me this legal paperwork, the gov- erriment always makes at le;ast a minimum o f three copies! Thank you. ritories, making a safe living environment, I want to thank you, too! Randy Smith A song, Warrior Song, is when you dance, and war hoop all — Employee of the Month — inunison to honor our veter ans and bow dow n to the floor. I wanted great grandpa’s Jake Frank will be travel-’ War B onnet for a keepsake, ing to E urope this summer hearing two different stories, E lla M ininger with other students. H e has it was stolen, or burned up. was selected as the b een h o stin g fu n d raisin g The scouts made it safe for events in order to earn the the Warm Springs people, too! Indian Head Casino money needed for the trip. For all people are important. E m ployee o f the H ere are the w inners o f a Martinez Charles Month fo r January. recent raffle fundraiser for Jake. H e can be reached at She works in the 541-553-1245. Items can be C ustodial D epart picked up, or delivered. Win ment. N e lin a R iv era Padillas ners and items won: Shirley Heath, Pendleton" passed on January 6, 2013 in “She always has a bag. Millie Colwash, fringed EEzabeth, N ew Jersey. smile on her face, ” I never got to say good shawl. Taralee Suppah, throw said Margie Duckta, and stuck g ift set. R u p ert bye. Your grandchildren will all miss your hugs and kinds B ellan g er, v est? Jessie- casino Human Re- customers, and a hard W ahnetah, gift bag-pillow. words. Your wish came true, sources director. . worker!” Adrian Tulee, gift bag. Becky Morn! All your children are C ongratulations, “She is very cour Sampson, gift bag. Flint Scott, a family again. O ne day I will be by your side fishing with halter and lead rope. teous and nice to all Ella! Sal Sahme, small hot-cold G eorge and pappy, and all bag. Darrell Winishet, small relatives in Heaven. My heart fu rry b la n k e t. N o re n e aches for you but I know you G reene, shell dress. M ona will never suffer -again! Love, Melayseto Happy (belated) Valentine’s Holliday, Pyrex set. M ona H ap py B irthday and Day to my family and friends. Newman, Pyrex set. Geri Jim, Martinez Chase H appy V alentine’s Day to For always, Delores ‘Baby Girl’ yarn bag. Aiyana, ru g set. Fisa Marie, from yo u r sons Picard. Char H erkshan, twine bag. Tristan, Tyus and Jaden, and Anita Jackson, beaded medal all the family. lion. Mike Holyan, gift bag. Howdy Springers, with all Jaurissa Bellanger, beaded I would like to say Happy hair pin. Brenda Scott, beaded due respect your assistance belt. Jaylyn Suppah, beaded and hard w ork are greatly (belated) Valentine^ Day to n e c k la ce.A u ro ly n Stwyef, appreciated, not only by me, m y lo v e C u rtis J o h n s o n Doris A n n Hunt- necklace, small cedar basket. also by my children o f the S taco n a. I love y o u very A nson Emhoolah Trucking, necklace W arm Springs community. much. We’ve been through Jim m y A nson and and earrings. Mona Newman^ The Spring Into Action Fam thick and thin'over these past S hardae A n so n o f w atch. Lovey Colwash, silver ily Fun Event that took place 4 1 /2 years. It’s a new year, W arm S prings are hair clip. Thelma Alsups, den- on July 16, 2011 was truly a so it’s going to be a good o n e . pleased to announce for us, I promise. Love always, taliu m n eck lace. D e re k success. the birth of their daugh A special thanks goes out your, Jo s e p h in e T eernan Winishut, beaded bolo tie. ter D oris A nn H unt- Zacarias. to the: Anson, born on Febru Happy belated Valentine’s List o f volunteers who set ary 5, 2013. Day to my wonderful mother up the panels: D oris joins sisters D an iel G ilb e rt, C arlo Dionne Thomas and her Gre Delleena, 10, Dalayna, We are seeking quilters to Wallulatum, Joe Culps, Buster gory. Thank, you fo r always be-', 6, C aitL y n n , 4, and participate in designing a quilt Isadore, Eric Miller, supervi ing there, fo r me no matter my Debra, 2. troublesome times, I Iveyou.Fove fo r th e Je ffe rso n C o u n ty sor Ricky Graybael! G ra n d p a re n ts on List o f volunteers'who as always, your baby girl Josephine Community Read display this the fa th e r’s side are year at A rt Adventure Gal sisted w ith the E AG A L A /' ‘ f(Phopho” Zacarias. James Ross Anson Sr. And Happy Valentine’s EQ U IN E: lery. and Suzi Anson. I f you are in te re s te d , Michaela Adams, Vivian Day to rny Kalama fam G ra n d p a re n ts on please call 541-325-399,6. Yazzie, Shania Scott, Devin ily, Teernan and,Zacarias the m o th er’s side are Rodriguez, E dm und Frances, family in Warm Springs Thank you! D e b ra P lo u ffe and Healthy Interaction p ut a and Burns. I love you all! Mary Hawes Javier Hinojosa. smile on the children’s faces Love,. Josephine Teernan Zacarias “Phopho.” you can’t replace! , H appy (b e la te d ) Special thanks to: G rand p a re n ts,' a u n tie s, u n c le s, V alentine’s D ay to my baby Baseball/Softball I am a descendant o f a ya’ya’s, na’na’s, and commu g irl B riséis P ic ard -S m ith Clinics a n d m y b a b y b o y D ru U nited States governm ent nity m em ber involvement! Saturday March 9th R esp ectfu lly , Mona M e m p h is P ic a r d -S m ith . veteran scout Winishut. I ’m M om m y loves you! Boys Baseball Cochran. writing to our federal law Indian Head Casino Ella Mininger Raffle winners With love Wishes... Appreciated Birth Quilters Modoc War m ak ers fo r M edals b f H o n o r fo r all o u r Iridian scouts, because they served for the safe migration o f set tlers to live in our tribes’, ter- The n e x t deadline to submit items ftirpublication in the Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, March 1. T hank yo u fo r writing! H appy V a le n tin e ’s Day to my man Cankuna Smith. I love you baby. Love for always, Delores Picard. Sunday March 10th Girls Softball At the Community Center Ballfields Satch: 541-553-3243 In d ia n Business T alk Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Reporter: Duran Bobb Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone:541-553-2210 Advertising: 541-553-2307 or 541-325-1089 E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. When it comes to infrastructure, we are all playing in the same band By Bruce Engle Foan officer V .S . Credit Enterprise Let’s name the band Infra structure— with apologies to H erm an’s Hermits. We usually think o f infra structure for a building as the land, water, sewer, and power. It’s easy to forget about lan d use c o d es, b u ild in g codes, architects, engineers, contractors, building materi als and equip m en t suppli ers— or a lender. - T he infrastructure for a business includes a place to do business, customers, cus- tom er access routes, employ ees, wholesale suppEers, com mercial laws, attorneys, ac countants, etc.— and som e times a lender. AU o f the above are infra structure to their community, and communities are often in frastructure to each other. W arm S p rin g s, M adras, R ed m o rid , B en d and Gresham could be examples. We som etim es sh o p in them and their people often stop at our casino, gas station, restaurant and shops as they travel betw een Ceritral O r egon and the VaUey., W here am I going w ith th is? I t ’s really all a b o u t people and what they do: People are infrastructure for aU o f the above, as aU o f the above are infrastructure for people. People make an economy strong when their contribu tions are positive. Q ur abiEty to make those positive con tributions is a function o f our upbringing, our education, training and experience. W hat we have m ade o f our economy is what we turn over to the next generations. W hat they make o f it and how weU they do wEl be partly a function o f w hat we have made o f them; how we have raised them. O ur goal is for them to be the best they can be. We help them get there by setting standards o f behavior and accompEshmént and by m o n ito rin g th e ir p e r f o r mance and their progress at school and at play—-as weU as at home. “ F o r w a n t’ o f a n a il” comes to mind. For want o f a nâil the shoe was lost, For w a n t'o f a 'shoe the horse was lost, For want o f a horse the Knight was lost, For want o f a K night the battle was lost. j
