Spîlyay T ym oo, Wgi-m Springs, O regon
September 17, 2014
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Resolutions of Tribal Council
Ceded Lands
hunting
Whereas the Tribal H unt
ing and Trapping Code Chap
ter 350 requires the Tribal
Council to review the status
o f wildlife populations annu
ally and set seasons and bag
limits, and
Whereas the Tribal Coun
cil has reviewed the attached
limits, seasons and other regu
lations as recom mended by
the Branch o f N atural Re
sources and the F ish and
Wildlife Committee, and
Whereas, th ro u g h th e
T reaty w ith the T ribes o f
Middle Oregon signed June
25, 1855 the Confederated
Tribes reserved the right to
fish, hunt and gather roots
and berries on ceded lands,
and
Be it resolved by th e
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
o f the Confederated Tribes
o f the Warm Springs Reser
vation o f Oregon pursuant to
article V, section 1 (i) and (1)
o f the Tribal Constitution and
the H unting and Trapping
Code Chapter 350.210, that
th e “2014 CTW S C eded
Lands H unting Regulations”
are adopted as. provided in the
re c o m m e n d a tio n (below )
from the Natural Resources
Branch and the Fish and Wild
life Committee, (Resolution no.
11,915.)
2014 CTWS Ceded
Lands Subsistence
Hunting Regulations
Deer - Ceded Lands Deer
H iint - T he deer h unt will
take place on Warm Springs
ceded lands. Tribal members
must carry their Tribal ID and
present to law enforcement
officials when requested while
hunting off-reservation.
August 30 O ctober 31,
2014
Legal
Weapons:
Centerfire Rifle, Archery (40
lb. o r I g re a te r draw ),
M uzzleloader and Shotgun
with slugs only.
Tag Limit: Two (2) buck
deer tags in possession per
subsistence hunter. Tag must
be affixed to buck deer hav
ing a visible antler. H unters
may be issued additional tags
only after previously issued
tags are filled and reported
to th e B ranch o f N atu ral
Resources,
.
Ceremonial hunt tags for
anderless deer will be issued
separately by the Fish and
Wildlife Committee and the
B ran ch o f N a tu ra l R e
sources. Ceremonial anderless
deer tags will be limited and
m onitored by the Tribes. (See
separate C erem onial D eer
H unting Regulations.)
The ceded lands hunt area
is on federally managed lands.
Private land hunting is
subject to all state hunting
laws and requirements.
Elk - Ceded Lands Elk
H u n t'
T h e elk h u n t w ill take
place on Warm Springs ceded
lands. Tribal members must
carry th eir T ribal ID and
present to law enforcement
officials when requested while
hunting off-reservation.
Legal
Weapons:
Centerfire Rifle, Archery (50
lb. o r g re a te r draw ) and
Muzzleloader.
August 30 - O ctober 15,
2014
Tag Limit: Two (2) elk
tags in possession per subsis
tence hunter. Tag m ust be
affixed to elk. H unters may
be issued additional tags only
after previously issued tags
are filled and reported to the
B ran ch o f N a tu ra l R e
sources. Closed to Branch
Antlered Bull Rifle Hunt
ing. Only spike bulls and
antlerless elk can be
hunted with rifle. Archery
hunting of any elk permit
ted.
O ctober 30 — D ecem ber
31, 2014
Tag Limit: Two (2) elk
tags in possession per subsis
tence hunter. Tag m ust be
affixed to elk. H unters may
be issued additional tags only
after previously issued tags
are filled and reported to the
B ran ch o f N a tu ra l R e
sources.
December 1 — December
31, 2014
Tag Limit: Two (2) elk
tags in possession per subsis
tence hunter.- Tag m ust be.
affixed to elk. H unters may
be issued additional tags only
after previously issued tags
are filled and reported to the
B ran ch o f N a tu ra l R e
sources. Closed to Branch
Antlered Bull Hunting.
Antlerless or Spike Bulls
Only.
The ceded lands hunt area
is on federally managed lands.
Private land hunting is
subject to all state hunting
laws and requirements.
Carbon
sequestration
W hereas the C o n fed er
ated T ribes o f th e W arm
Springs Reservation o f O r
egon (“Tribe”) is a federally
recognized Indian tribe; and,
W hereas W arm Springs
G eo V isio n s (“W S G ”),- a
Tribal Business Enterprise, is
advancing the com m ercial
opportunities for carbon off
set credit project(s) on the
R eservation, in p articu lar
under the State o f Califor
nia Cap and Trade Program;
and,
Whereas WSG has, work
ing in coordination with the
Tribe’s natural resources, for
estry and legal staff, evalu
ated an initial feasibility re
view o f the potential for car
bon offset credit projects and
d e te rm in e d th a t c a rb o n
projects are feasible on the
Reservation under the Cali
fornia Cap and Trade p ro
gram and may provide signifi
cant revenues and other value
to the Tribe; and,
W h ereas, P u rs u a n t to
T ribal C ouncil R esolution
11,840, the Tribal Council
authorized funding from the
Business Investm ent Revolv
ing Fund (“BIRF”) for WSG
to engage qualified profes
sionals in a phased develop
m ent o f the carbon project
potential; and,
Whereas WSG has, in co
ordination with the Tribe’s
natural resources, forestry
and legal staff, and with the
engaged professionals (“Car
b o n P roject Team ”), com
pleted Phase I development
activ ities in c lu d in g basic
project design, revenue pro
jections, and commercial for
est product evaluation; and,
W h ereas th e C arb o n
Project Team has developed
a recom m endation that the
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Tribal Council advance a pre
ferred project alternative for
Phase II development activi
ties, com prised o f detailed
carbon offset project devel
opm ent, im plem entation o f
project management activities
consistent with the project,
and preparation for project
listing and registry with the
State o f California and sale
i o f credits; provided, how
ever, th at certain Phase II
activities, including project
listing and registry, sovereign
immunity waiver and credit
sales, require additional Tribal
Council approval; and,
Whereas the recom m en
dation for Phase II develop
m ent includes the potential
for the Tribe to receive sig
nificant revenues and to en
hance the Tribe’s forest and
ecosystem health and man
agement objectives and the
Tribal Council believes it is
in the b est in terest o f the
Tribe to pursue Phase II de
velopment activities; and,
Whereas the BIRF Com
mittee has previously m et on
Jan u ary 10, 2014, and re
viewed the WSG request for
funding for carbon project
developm ent purposes and
determined that the funding
req u est in th e am o u n t o f
$175,000 meets the objectives
o f this fund; and,
Whereas, while Phase II
developm ent activities were
contem plated in the BIRF
funding request, the BIRF
funding is currently limited to
Phase I development activi
ties because that was the ex
ten t o f the Tribal Council
authorized development ac
tivities; and,
W hereas th ere rem ains
available BIRF funding au
thorized for Phase I for a
portion o f Phase II develop
m ent activities, and the Tribal
Council believes it is in the
best interests o f the Tribe to
authorize the use o f BIRF
fu n d in g ’ fo r P h ase I and
Phase II developm ent ser
vices in an am ount n o t to
exceed $175,000; now, there
fore,
Be it re so lv e d by th e
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
o f the Confederated Tribes
o f the Warm Springs Reser
vation o f Oregon, pursuant
to Article V, Section 1, (f) and
(1) o f the Tribal Constitution
and By-Laws, that the Tribal
C ouncil hereby authorizes
WSG in conjunction with the
Carbon Project Team to en
gage in Phase II development
activities, com prised o f de
tailed carbon offset project
developm ent, im plem enta
tion o f project management
activities consistent with the
project, and preparation for
pro ject listing and registry
with the State o f California
and for the sale o f credits;
p ro v id e d , h o w ev er, th e
p roject listing and registry,
waiver o f sovereign im m u
nity, and credit sales, are not
hereby authorized but require
additional Tribal Council ap
proval; and,
Be it further resolved, the
Tribal Council hereby autho
rizes the use o f previously
authorized BIRF funding in
the total am ount o f $175,000
for Phase I and Phase II de
velopm ent activities in accor
dance with terms and condi
tions agreed to by the BIRF
Committee and directs that as
provided in the funding terms
and conditions any interest
and earnings on such fund
ing shall be reinvested in the
B IR F Fund. (Resolution no.
11,907.)
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Warrior
Society
Whereas the Tribal Coun
cil is the duly appointed and
elected body for the Confed
erated Tribes o f the Warm
Springs Reservation o f O r
egon th at is established to
carry out leadership respon
sibilities and delegated pow
ers as set forth in the Consti
tution and By-laws; and,
■Whereas the Tribal Coun
cil, on behalf o f the m em
bership, wants to express its
sincerest T hanks, gratitude
and respect to m em bers o f
the Tribe, m em bers o f the
community and their families
for their dedication, willing
n ess an d c o m m itm e n t to
place their lives, health, safety
and family welfare in harm ’s
way to faithfully serve and
m ake u n to ld sacrifices for
our nation by their military
service, living or past, state
side or abroad, peacetime or
war; and,
Whereas the veterans o f
World Wars I and II did rightly
receive' honorable recognition
from o u r nation fo r those
eras, how ever, K orea, V iet
Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan and
other recent armed conflicts
have Since created several
generations o f wounded, lost
and forgotten warriors that
continue to battle for respect
from our nation, more im por
tantly, fight for eligibility and
access to essential resources,
and to secure benefits and
services from the established
federal, state and other local
veteran services agencies and
organizations; and,
Whereas Veterans within
the community engaged in a
self-help initiative to restore
the VFW, Elliot Palmer Post
#4217; establishing the new
American Legion, Eugene A.
“C ougar” G reene Sr. P ost
#48; and are hereby propos
ing to estab lish a “W arm
Springs W arrior Society” as
trib u te to all veterans and
honor their respective tours
o f duty, irrespective o f their
participation in any arm ed
conflict or organized veteran
service organizations, such
organizations tend to be highly
regimented and subscribe to
very prescriptive and burden
some protocols; and,
Whereas the Tribal Coun
cil enacted Tribal Ordinance
84, (WSTC 702) to facilitate
and support the formation o f
n o n p ro fit organizations to
carry o ut various charitable
efforts, on the Reservation,
which qualify for treatm ent as
a non-profit organization un
d er th e In te rn a l R evenue
Code and which may accept
tax deductible contributions
and conduct other charitable,
civic and community support
functions a n d /o r activities;
and,
Whereas volunteer veter
ans are actively w orked to
create a non-profit organiza
tion to offer a greater sense
o f trad itio n al values, self-
help, camaraderie, direct ser
vices and carryout charitable
efforts and activities for and
on b eh alf th e com m unity,
families o f veterans, and now
seek the benevolent support
o f the Tribal Council to be
come a legitimate N onprofit
C orporation as provided in
Tribal Ordinance 84, (WSTC
702), now; therefore,
Be it resolved by th e
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
for the Confederated Tribes
o f the Warm Springs Reser
vation o f O regon in accor
dance with Article V Section
1 (d ), (1), (o) and (s), Tribal
Ordinance #84 (WSTC 702)
and WSTC 105 Article VII
do hereby approve the A r
ticles o f Incorporation for
the Warm Springs Warrior So
ciety and grant said organiza
tion (corporation) authority
for any lawful business or
purpose(s) as set forth in the
articles o f incorporation, pro
vided, said businesses, pur
poses and practices are in con
cert with the Tribal Ordinance
84 and the Internal Revenue
Code.
Be it further resolved,
the Tribal Council respects
the “self-help” initiative be
ing asserted by the involved
veterans and herby offers its
support for seeking public,
p riv a te re so u rc e s a n d /o r
fund raising activities, as well,
to support traditional veteran
agencies efforts to integrate
their services and resources
with this self-help initiative; as
an ap p ro v ed T ribal O rd i
nance 84 entity representing
veteran interests, the Tribal
Council supports a belief that
all veteran resource and ser
vice organizations, including
active military organizations
and activities be coordinated
with and through the Warm
Springs Warrior Society.
Be it further resolved,
the Tribal Council directs and
authorizes the Secretary-Trea
surer/C E O , tribal staff and
others to work cooperatively
with the Warm Springs War
riors Society to carry out the
Tribal Council’s intent in this
resolution, including their rea
sonable pursuit o f funding,
and encourages the Bureau o f
Indian Affairs, Indian Health
Services, State and Federal
Veteran’s Administration and
any private/public organiza
tions to join in this partner
ship o f cooperation and col
laboration to serve our vet
erans. (Resolution no. 11,914.)
Business
relationship
Whereas tribal staff has
re c o m m e n d e d to T rib al
Council that the Tribe enter
into a business relationship
w ith O d le M an ag em en t
G ro u p , LLC in o rd e r to
jointly prepare and submit a
proposal to the U S. D epart
m en t o f L abor to operate
and manage the Springdale
Job Corps Center located at
Troutdale, Oregon; arid,
Whereas the formal busi
ness relationship betw een
O dle M anagem ent and the
Tribe for purposes o f pre
paring and subm itting the
proposal to operate and man
age the Springdale Job Corps
Center is set out in the Team
ing Agreement, attached to
this Resolution as Exhibit “A”;
and,
Whereas th e T eam ing
Agreement provides for Odle
Management and the Tribe to
work together to prepare the
proposal to U.S. D epartm ent
o f Labor with Odle Manage
m ent as the “Team Leader”
and the T ribe as a “Team
Member” with the Tribe sub
contracting with Odle Man
agem ent to provide safety,
security. & transportation, fa
cility maintenance and food
services if Odle Management
is awarded the contract to op
e rate th e S p rin g d ale Jo b
Corps Center; and,
Whereas the Tribal Coun
cil-has been advised by Tribal
staff that in order to enter
into the Teaming Agreement
it is necessary for the Tribe
to provide a limited waiver
o f sovereign im m unity for
the limited purpose o f en
forcing the Team Agreement,
as set out in Section XX of
the Teaming Agreement at
tached as Exhibit “A” to this
resolution; and,
Whereas the Tribal Coun
cil believes that it is in the best
interests o f the Tribe and its
members to approve and en
ter into the Teaming Agree
m ent with Odle Management
and to g ra n t th e lim ited
waiver of sovereign immunity
set out in the Teaming Agree
ment; now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
o f the Confederated Tribes
o f the Warm Springs Reser
vation o f O regon, pursuant
to Article V, Section 1(f), (1)
and (u) o f the Tribal Consti
tu tio n an d B y-L aw s, an d
W arm Springs Tribal Code
S ectio n 30.004, th a t th e
T ribal C ouncil hereby ap
proves the Teaming Agree
m ent attached to this Reso
lution as Exhibit “A”; and,
Be it further resolved that
the Tribal Council hereby ap
proves o f the form o f lim
ited waiver o f sovereign im
munity contained in Section
XX o f the Teaming Agree
ment attached to this Reso
lution as Exhibit “A”; and
Be it further resolved
that the Secretary-Treasurer/
C E O , o r his d esignee, is
hereby authorized to execute
and sign the Teaming Agree
m ent on behalf o f the Tribe;
and,
Be it further resolved that
upon execution o f the Team
ing Agreement containing the
limited waiver o f sovereign
immunity set out in Section
XX, the waiver shall be filed
in accordance with the pro
visio n s o f W arm S prings
Tribal code Section 30.005.
(Resolution no. 11,902.)
Last chance to see museum exhibit
There are still a few days left to see the Celebrating
N ative American Youth: Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s
Readers exhibit on display in the Museum at Warm
Springs Changing Exhibits Gallery.
The exhibit will close after this coming weekend.
The museum is proud to announce its next exhibit,
Creative Natives, the Twenty-First Annual Warm Springs
Tribal Member A rt Exhibit, opening in October.