Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 15, 2014
Page 7
For children
and families
In April of this year the
Family Preservation program
was combined with Child Pro-
tective Services to make the
Children and Family Services
program.
The Children and Family
Services (CFS) board mem-
bers then hired Shelia
Danzuka as director. Shelia
has a Master’s degree in
Marriage and Family
Therapy, and is trained in
child welfare.
She brings new and inno-
vative ideas to the program.
Shelia is a long time commu-
nity member and mother of
tribal member children and
grandchildren.
Successor plan
Elizabeth Hisatake was
promoted to assistant direc-
tor, and is the tribal member
in the Chidren and Family
Services director successor
plan.
The successor plan identi-
fies and develops a potential
successors for a key position
in the tribe.
“Elizabeth was a shoe-in
for this plan, because she al-
ready has 20 years experience
in the child welfare field,
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Warm Springs Children and Family Services staff are Johnathan Courtney (front row leaning on knee); Laurie Danzuka, Allee Jackson, Emily
Courtney, Shelia Danzuka, Dinah Belgard, Elizabeth Hisatake, Charlieann Herkshan, Judith Houghton-Agee, Reggie Clements, Minnie Wallulatum,
Christine Johnson (second row from left); and Merle Kirk, Marie Kay Williams, Pam Fuiava, Mariam Tias, Jaycelene Frank, Martha Johns-Stewart,
Suzie Thompson, Penny Danzuka, Roberta Tufti and Maria Machic-Holliday (third row from left).
working in various positions,”
Sheila said. “Elizabeth is
hardworking, committed to
the safety of children, and
dedicated to her community
and tribal people.”
Upon the completion of
her Master’s degree from
Portland State University,
Elizabeth will move into the
CFS director position.
“Successor programs are
something that our secretary-
treasurer Jake Suppah ex-
pects all departments to have
in place,” Sheila says.
“These programs are help-
ful in maintaining continuity
for the department, as well as
identifying tribal members
who want to move into those
leadership roles. Successor
Programs are a must for any
organization that wants to
maintain healthy productive
workers and organization
goals.”
New logo, vision statement
Children and Family Ser-
vices has new log o. The
program’s saying is, “Strong
Families~Safe Children.”
Please see CFS on page 10
Indian Business Talk
Financial infidelity comes in various forms, but can be remedied
By Bruce Engle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
Disclaimer—I’m a loan
officer and a Credit counse-
lor. I’m not a marriage coun-
selor. But money manage-
ment is an issue that is com-
mon to personal finance, busi-
ness finance, and family fi-
nance.
It’s a fact: all business fail-
ures are due to financial prob-
lems. Unfortunately, the same
goes for way too many mar-
riages.
Financial infidelity can be
one of those problems. It
comes in various forms. No
matter the circumstances, the
malady can be described as
poor or irresponsible cash
and debt management.
Here are a few examples
for businesses and marriages:
· Owner/Manager or
Worker/Owner/Manager—
Too often the new business
operator decides he or she
will be a full time “boss” be-
fore the business can afford
a worker to take his place as
worker. Being a boss without
“worker” responsibilities is a
privilege that usually has to
be earned.
· Clothing Horse—That’s
not just a gal thing.
· Seasonal close-out binge
buyer—Your supplier’s sales
people are good at their trade.
They sell. Buyers for busi-
nesses must be good at know-
ing what their customers will
buy and how much they can
sell within a reasonable time.
If you are buying on
credit, a reasonable time is
needed before you have to
pay the supplier for the mer-
chandise. “Old” merchandise
on a shelf ties up cash that
could be used more profitably
elsewhere in the business.
· Gun/Toy nut – Husband
buys, doesn’t tell Wife. It can
and often does work the other
way too.
· Inventory hoarder—see
above. Can you afford to
have cash tied up in inven-
tory that won’t sell for many
months or years?
· Entertainment freak—
Families and businesses can
fall into that trap without
even knowing it. A little binge
can be therapeutic. Too much
or too often can seriously di-
minish out ability to pay fam-
ily or business bills on time
and in full.
· Cars, trucks, boats, etc.
—That’s not just a boy thing.
They all can add up so fast
and so hurtfully. Crazy spend-
ing will bring a business down.
The same can be said for a
marriage.
How to solve?
It takes time, an under-
standing of what is going on
and going wrong, an agree-
ment that there is a problem,
the ability to talk out the prob-
lem, a commitment to rem-
edy the situation, and a disci-
plined effort over time.
That leads to “the Talk.”
Tribal Council summary
Tribal Council summary -
September 22, 2014.
1. Meeting called to order at
4:30 p.m. Delegations to Af-
filiated Tribes of Northwest
Indians Conference, Pendleton,
Oregon, September 22, 2014;
Chief Delvis Heath, Chief Jo-
seph Moses, Chairman Eugene
Greene Jr., Raymond Tsumpti
Sr., Reuben Henry, Kahseuss
Jackson, Scott Moses, Orvie
Danzuka and Carlos Smith.
2. Motion by Scott to
adopt Resolution No. 11,919;
to appoint J.D. Williams as the
Confederated Tribes Appeals
Court Judge for a three year
term; with changes to be made
by Howard Arnett, Tribal At-
torney. Second by Carlos; fur-
ther discussion; question;
vote:
It’s best to have the talk be-
fore going into a marriage or
a business rather than taking
the easy out and waiting until
there is a problem.
Sometimes, waiting makes
the problem unsolvable.
Prevention is better! Have
“The Talk” before rather
than later.
Before means prior to the
wedding or the business start-
up.
Only after having had “the
Talk” can there be financial
infidelity. Prior to the talk is
just financial incompetence
or some other nasty words.
The talk is when the par-
ties reach common under-
standings plus an agreement
and commitment to respect
the needs, rights and respon-
sibilities of all the parties in-
volved in order to reach their
goals.
All parts of the equation
are necessary.
How to do that can be the
first problem to be solved.
Somebody has to lead. That
involves an understanding of
personal and business needs
and responsibilities.
Also, someone has to have
the courage—yes, I mean
courage—to bring up the sub-
jects of money, goals, and
shared responsibilities and to
keep the discussion/conver-
sation/debate on track.
Get the family involved.
Get the prime employee/
managers of business in-
volved.
Short term and long term
goals need to be considered.
Write them down so you can’t
easily say, “I forgot”.
Review progress periodi-
cally. Daily might be OK in
the beginning when you are
building good habits. Monthly
or quarterly might be enough
once things are working the
way you want them to.
Set up a “reminder” sys-
tem. Put review dates on your
calendar or on your computer.
Assign somebody to be the
reminder.
Methods and procedures
should be established to ap-
prove purchases and commit-
ments. A written policy
manual will do that for a busi-
ness. Why not do that for
“family” purchases and debt
commitments?
Remember—Personal fi-
nancial success is a precur-
sor to business success. Shar-
ing the procedures, the goals,
and the lessons with all the
family makes success more
possible.
Know your scores! Your
successes are part of your
scores. They could include
the savings you earn as an
informed and savvy buyer or
negotiator.
An improved credit score
can be both a success and a
goal realized. The result will
be lower interest rates in the
future. Those savings will be
another success.
What are your personal
capabilities as a credit appli-
cant? How much debt can
you handle? What are in-
come/debt ratios? What is
your income/debt ratio?
What are your qualifica-
tions as a business owner/
manager?
Investors and lenders will
score you before they score
your business idea.
Factors that most people
don’t really consider when
planning a new business ven-
ture are those “personal”
scores as well as: the current
economic climate, probable
business viability as a start-
up, needed education or train-
ing costs relative to running
the new business, etc.
You need to know your
“needs” for the business as
well as for your family. Write
them down. Do the same for
your “wants.” Plan in detail
how you will pay for them.
Planning to attain those can
include making a schedule for
a realistic acquisition program.
You might not always get
there per the schedule but
you will have a plan.
Pay attention to the small
details and the big picture has
a better chance of turning out
favorable to your happiness.
Remember, pennies make
dollars.
I know that to be true.
Been there, done that—after
not having done that well
enough.
The lesson learned was a
reaffirmation of the old say-
ing that “perfect planning pre-
vents poor performance”.
Yeh, I know some people
put another “P” in there.
One last caution.
Having easy access to
money often makes it too
possible to spend, overspend,
and basically blow a lot of
money in a lifetime.
Automatic deposits and
automatic bill pay arrange-
ments can help slow that
down.
Having someone else in
the business in charge of the
money and having a veto on
expenditures is sometimes
necessary.
The only requirement is
that person must be reliable,
trust worthy, and competent.
He or she must also know
how and not be afraid to say
No.
That works only if their
decision is respected by all.
That person is a treasure to
the business or to the family.
Respect aside, their per-
formance must be reviewed
periodically.
That conforms with an old
saying that, “You must be
willing to inspect for that
which you expect.”
I’ll try to tie this up by
making the point that we live
in an economic world. So did
our ancestors.
Survival under the condi-
tions was the goal. Conditions
now are both similar and dif-
ferent from what they faced.
The key is adapting to
changes in conditions.
That we are here is evi-
dence that they did that.
So can we.
Kahseuss/Yes, Carlos/Yes,
Scott/Yes, Reuben/Yes,
Raymond/Yes, Orvie/Abstain;
5 Yes, 0 Chairman not voting; 1
Abstain; Motion passes.
Orvie/Yes; 6 Yes, 0 Chairman
not voting, 0 no; motion passes.
5. To be added on Tribal
Council agenda September 29,
2014:
- Resolution for the 2015
Basket Weavers Association
Conference.
- Warm Springs Forest Prod-
ucts Industry (WSFPI) Update.
- Department of Justice
Meeting held in Rapid, City, SD,
October 14-16, 2014.
- October 2, 2014, State and
Hunting Regulations meeting
with Judge Levy.
- October 2, 2014, University
of Oregon Flag raising cer-
emony, during Oregon Indian
Education Association Meeting.
- Tribal Council October
Agenda.
- Tribal Council October
travel and delegates.
3. Motion by Carlos to adopt
Resolution No. 11,920; 2015
fishing permits and regulations
with changes to be made,
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council;
second by Orvie; further discus-
sion; question; vote: Kahseuss/
Yes, Carlos/Yes, Scott/Yes,
Reuben/Yes, Raymond/Yes,
4. Motion by Carlos to adopt
Resolution No. 11,921, updated
Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation Stra-
tegic Infrastructure Improve-
ment Plan, attached Exhibit “A”;
second by Orvie; vote:
Kahseuss/Yes, Carlos/Yes,
Scott/Yes, Reuben/Yes,
Raymond/Abstain, Orvie/Yes;
5 Yes, 0, Chairman not voting,
1 Abstain; Motion Passes.
6. Melvin Sheldon, Tulalip
Tribe; Strategies 360, Seattle,
WA, would like to get on Warm
Springs Tribal Council Agenda
to discuss coal train issues.
7. Motion by Scott to ad-
journ, second by Carlos.