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Spílygy Tyrnoo, W arm Springs, Oregon February 19, 2014 Pgge 5 Child welfare among topics at Justice conference L eona Ike, d ire c to r o f W arm Springs Parole and Probation, spoke on behalf o f the Confederated Tribes at a recent law conference at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland. Jocelyn Samuels, Senior Counselor on Civil Rights at the U.S. D epartm ent o f Jus tice, was in attendance, with Indian Child Welfare Associa tion staff. “I shared the history o f the Columbia River peoples, historical trauma documents, spiritual history documents and otir Tribal Constitution and By-laws,” Leona said. Topics, she spoke to in cluded: H ow negative politics in Washington D.C. is affecting funding to tribes and impact ing our tribal people., Tribes vs. tribes politics. “I gave th e exam ple o f th e G rand R onde Tribes, who w ould have never regained their federal recognition with out the assistance o f other O regon tribes, particularly the Warm Springs tribes,” Ike said. re la te d to th e h isto ric a l trauma o f our Indian peoples. “In our tribal history, men and women were spiritually stro n g and h o n o re d each other in accordance to our Unwritten Laws.” iCWA Courtesy of the Indian Child Welfare Association. At the conference were Parole and Probation director Leona Ike (fifth from right) and U.S. Department of Justice Senior Counselor on Civil Rights Jocelyn Samuels (third from right). e “N o w th e G ra n d R onde T ribe utilizes th eir m o n etary reso u rces to create political barriers to in hibit our financial growth. T his type o f sham eful in frin g em e n t is a v io la tio n o f civil rights o f Indian Tribes to grow and provide for their peoples. “This behavior is n o t a trib a l p ra c tic e , an d goes against our tribal practice to positively engage and en hance tribal communities.” Tribal courts Tribes have inadequate le gal representation for defen dants and community mem bers in all legal areas, jeopar dizing the civil rights o f tribal people, ike said. She shared th a t In d ian tribes are grateful for the re a u th o riz a tio n o f ; th e V iolence A gainst X^omens Act. ■ T he A tto rn ey G eneral’s O ffice is p ro s e c u tin g habitual dom estic violence offenders. However, she said, there is a concern that issues impacting generations o f sons and daughters are not being addressed and resolved. “We need stronger preven tion and education, and re quirements tied into grants received by tribes, so both sided o f dom estic violence are addressed,” Ike said. “Until that happens, we will continue to'deal with violence within our tribal comm uni ties. This type o f violence is Representatives o f the In dian Child Welfare Associa tion were present at the con ference. “I shared a concern from a tribal perspective surround th e B aby V ero n ica .case that eroded the ICWA for all Indian tribes,” Leona says. Young people should un derstand that their personal ch o ices can a ffe c t trib al sovereignty fo r all In d ian tribes, she said. She emphasized the impor tance o f Indian tribes educat ing and teaching their history to the younger generations. I “A separate case revealed that a young Indian m other accepted $40,000 for her fe tus for adoption. I shared to p u t m oney value over the value o f human life is a di rect violation o f tribal and cultural history o f all Indiati people and their covenant (eternal spiritual promise) to the C reator in accordance to His unwritten laws. “I w anted the A ttorney General to absorb these typéà o f cases from a tribal stand- point,” Ike said. Vets - If you can think of it, We can get it done! ~ Handyman services Contact Anthony Davis Jr. 541-460-2537 W o jo b too b ig or too sm a ll.” Energy assistance The Low Incom e Home Energy Assis tan ce P ro g ram (LIHEAP) helps low incom e households w ith h o m e energy bills. For more informa tion about assistance in W arm S prings, ----- c o n ta ct-C h e ry l T om at,, t h e , S o c ial .S ter- vices/Voc Rehab of fice in the Industrial Park. H er phone num ber is 541-553-4952. Culture & Heritage offers youth education programs Does your child neëd help with math? Math is made fun and easy at the E ducation building. Ittitam asha (counting) is from 4-5 on M onday and Tuesdays, and Thursdays and F ridays. T h e p ro g ra m is brought to you by the Warm Springs Culture and Heritage D epartm ent. T h e re w ill be N ativ e American games and projects, and tutoring lead by certified teacher E sther Kalama, as siste d by Jam es Sam. Ittitamasha features beading, weaving, artistry, and assis tance with school work. For in fo rm a tio n call 541-553:- 3290. Cover Oregon is a marketplace for Tribal communities to find health insurance and financial help to pay for it. C PAR Kiksht There are Kiksht language classes at the Education build ing Tuesday evenings from 5- 6:30, lead by Pam Cardenas, assisted by Valerie Switzler. --------------------- - - Warm Springs Vocational Rehabili tation has orientations every M onday at 3 p.m. at their office in th e in d u s tria l park . O rientations are also held on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. at the Community Counseling Center. \ Call 541 553 1196 Or Visit the Warm Springs Clinic, or the Warm Springs Health Resource Center & Library. ÄÄÄ
