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1 r December 24-, 2013 Spilyay T ym o o , W arm Springs, O regon Page 6 2013 Year in Review will be located at Columbia H ills S tate P ark , n ear H o rs e th ie f Lake. Petroglyphs, including She Who Watches, are lo cated nearby. May (Continued from page 2) Tribal Council chose Jake Suppah as the new Secre tary-Treasurer. S upp ah , originally fro m W arm Springs, has been working in the Finance D epartm ent at the Radisson Fort McDowell Casino in Arizona. « Later in the m onth, Tribal Council called for a General Council meeting, so the mem bership can be updated on the tribal enterprises. The referendum on the motorsports idea fell 63 votes short o f a valid elec tion, failing to meet one-third voter participation. O f those who did vote, 526 were in fa vor and 468 were against. T h e ele c tio n led to a broader discussion o f Tribal O rd in an ce 44, g o vern in g elections, and w hether this ordinance may need to. be updated. Elsewhere: The Confederated Tribes received word that the U.S. D epartm ent o f Agriculture has approved a $6.8 million loan guarantee. This al lows the tribes to seek con struction financing from one o f the banks that has shown interest in working with the tribes on the school project. ^Following a presentation by the Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission and trib a l N a tu ra l R esources, Council last week voiced op position to the a coal trans port project at the Colum bia. Tribal Council met with the Warm Springs Ventures for an update on economic de Spilyay photo. velopment opportunities for the tribes. Ventures CEO Jeff The Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council took office in May 2013. The Council members are Anspach said there is interest Chairman Austin Greene Jr., Kahseuss Jackson, Carlos Smith, and Wasco Chief J.R. in developing a call-center Smith (Agency); Orvie Danzuka, Evaline Patt, Raymond Tsumpti, and Warm Springs service at the industrial park. Chief Delvis Heath (Simnasho); Reuben Henry, Scott Moses and Chief Joe Moses (Seekseequa). BIAWarm Springs Agency Superintendent John Halliday administers A call center would be a cen tral office taking and trans the oath, May 6, 2013. ferring phone calls for com panies such as a home secu The Warm Springs Health rity service. The most viable 46 ballots. Elsewhere: remains. and Wellness Center Dental long-term economic develop “In 2006 a site visit was Work is beginning on the Clinic announced a new pro ment project still appears to conducted by the Confeder ated Tribes o f Warm Springs new waterline and reservoir gram to treat children who be th e m o to rsp o rts, idea, C u ltu ral R eso u rces staff. that will serve the Simnasho- develop tooth decay Parents' Anspach said. From there, we started con Schoolie F lat residents. A will be offerèd thè option for Thé Confederated Tribes sultation with the A nthropol completion date for the work their children with tooth cavi ties to be-treated initially with o f W arm Springs received is scheduled for late Decem ogy Division, Peabody Mu a medication called silver ni word recently o f a U.S. Jus seum o f Natural History. ber. And this: trate, instead o f having the tice Departm ent grant award ‘W e found that there were The Tribal Council voted cavities filled. This has proven totaling $1.67 million. There many ancestral remains that w ere at th e P eabody Yale to establish a board to review to be a goo d way to treat may be some delay in the re ceipt o f the grant funds due Museum that originated from health insurance issues fac tooth decay? to the federal governm ent The Dalles area. W hen we ing the Confederated Tribes Construction w ork on the shut-down. asked for further documen o f Warm Springs. The board tation, we asked them for any thing from Memaloose and any similar spelling and even tually the number rose to 272 individuals th a t h ad come from the Memaloose Islands and The Dalles in the 1870s.” The tribes conducted the The Confederated Tribes* o f W arm Springs oversaw re p a tria tio n o n Tune 27, th e repatriation o f 272 2013. M em aloose Island, Wasco Tribal Council voted to and W ishxam ancestral re p ut the motorsports refer mains. The tribes in 2010 made endum to a second vote o f a' N ative American Graves the members. June Protection and Repatriation The Confederated Tribes A ct claim to the Peabody Museum o f Natural History, h o ste d th e Forty-Fourth Pi-Um e-Sha lo c a te d in N ew H av en , Annual Treaty Days. Conn. R o b e rta K irk , N ativ e American Graves Protection and Repatriation A ct Coor dinator, organized the repa tria tio n p ro je c t. She ex plained: The motorsports refer “In 2005 a re p o rt, I Datrogenic Molar Borings in 18th endum again fell short o f the ' and Carly 19th Century Native required turnout. The official \ American Dentitions, was pub- results were 550 in favor and lished in the American Jour 459 against, fo r a total o f nal o f Physical A nthropol 1,009 total votes cast. There ogy. The article mentioned w ere 3,165 eligible voters, a dental study that was con which would have required a d u c te d on W asco an d turnout o f at least 1,055; so W ishxam ancestral hum an the referendum fell short by July will consist o f the members o f the review board for thé tribal Pension program. Several hundred fire fight ers responded to wildland fires on the reservation. One fire was burning near Kah- N ee-T a, w hich had to be evacuated. In a separate incident, the resort suffered damage from a kitchen fire, requiring ex tensive repairs. August The Warm Springs Health and W ellness C e n te r is transitioning out of hospital care, effective this m onth. The reason for this transition is to improve access, sched uling, and the overall care at the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center. T h è M useum at W arm Springs in tro d u ced a new audio tour guide. Visitors can access the audio information using their cell phones. PIONEER ROCK & M O N U M EN T Specializing in N ative American Design 201 Crafton Rd PO Box 348 Goldendale, WA 98620 509-773-4702 Warm Springs k-8 Acad emy is progressing at a good pace, and is a slightly ahead o f schedule. T he leveling w ork at the 22-acre site is nearly done, and the, water and electrical pipes are now on site. T h e S im n ash o Water Source Project is m aking progress. T ribal engineer Travis Wells is coordinating the project. The tribes are gearing up for changes brought by the Tribal Council proposed a 2014 tribal budget that calls for a decrease o f more than $10.5 million from the cur rent year budget. There are sig n ifican t re d u c tio n s fhioughout the Ofganization, including per capita. Council is proposing a bal anced budget that funds the necessary functions o f the tribal governm ent, such as public safety and utilities, and functions m andated by the tribal constitution. Affordable Care Act. A T he Warm Springs com team at the clinic, and at the. munity dedicated the mobile, Family Resource Center, are health clinic, and the facil training in order to be able to ity was put to good use right help people with the process. away, offering flu shots. The Many people on the res mobile clinic provides medi- ervation will qualify for Ex • cal and dental services. The panded Medicaid. This will facility is needed to serve p ro v id e m o re h ealth care tribal members, especially el choices to tribal m em bers, ders, who live away from the and more billing options for clinic, such as S im nasho, Seekseequa and Sidwalter. Managed Care. Septembe, Tribal Council endorsed a fishers memorial at the Co lumbia River. \ The memorial www.pioneerrock.com www.betterheadstones.com Find MAP To Our Shop Under ’CONTACTS' November As widely reported, the CoverOregon / Affordable Health Care program has had trouble in its on-line com ponent. However, many lo cal people are visiting the Warm Springs clinic and sign ing up with paper applications. They are qualifying for ex panded Medicaid. The clinic has a team o f assistors w ho are th e re to help p eo p le through the process. Warm Springs Forest Products Industries will see some changes in 2014, with the goal o f increased revenue to the tribes. . ' Tribal C ouncil over the past several months has, con sidered all aspects o f the mill o peration, w eighing many options. T he Council then negotiated a new agreement with V anport International, sawmill and lumber market ing specialists. Vanport mar kets the tribal timber to the critical Jap a n e se m ark et, among the company’s other T he tribal Justice Team proposed revisions to the Tribal Code, asking for pub lic in p u t on the p roposed changes. The code revisions would be in regard to: The tribal driving under the influ ence code; and the. sex of fender code. Change is also proposed that would increase speeding the fine penalty. October The Annual Warm Springs Tribal Member Art Exhibit opened in October. December Warm Springs Housing is planning the construction o f 35 new homes, new street, driveways and sidewalks. Wayne Miller and family are moving forward with plans for a Go kart track and out door paintball facility near Warm Springs. 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