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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
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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
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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.
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