Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 8, 2015
Page 7
A message from Commodity Program
by Cher yl Tom
Social Services director
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Sacred Road Ministries from Yakama has been in
Warm Springs this summer, working on improvement
projects around the reservation.
The Sacred Road Ministries team worked at the
Warm Springs Community Garden, where they
worked in the garden, and built a new storage shed
(above).
They also worked at the Agency Longhouse and the
Community Center. Sacred Road was founded in
2005 on the Yakama Reservation, and has visited
Warm Springs for the past several years, spending
up to five weeks on community improvement
projects.
The Warm Springs Com-
modity Program is funded by
a USDA grant.
This provides the Food
and Nutrition Service, also
called by the USDA the Food
Distribution Program on In-
dian Reservations, or FDPIR.
The Warm Springs Com-
modity Program has been
available since 1992, and pro-
vides food assistance to the
Warm Springs Indian Reser-
vation and surrounding ser-
vice areas.
The surrounding service
areas within a 15 mile radius
of the reservation boundary
and all of Crook County.
The Commodity program
is operated under the Warm
Springs Social Services Pro-
gram, creating what is being
called a ‘one stop shop,’ as it
also manages the Low In-
come Energy Assistance Pro-
Casino
billboards
Whereas the War m
Springs Casino and Resort
Enterprise is a wholly owned
and operated enterprise of
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon, a federally rec-
ognized Indian Tribe orga-
nized under Section 16 and
Section 17 of the 1934 In-
dian Reorganization Act (25
USC. § 461 et seq); and,
Whereas the Casino and
Resort Enterprise was cre-
ated as a charter enterprise
of the Tribe by War m
Springs Tribal Council Reso-
lution No. 11,429 adopted on
May 3, 2011, pursuant to
Article V, Section 1(f) and (o)
of the Tribal Constitution and
By-Laws and Section 4 of the
Tribe’s Corporate Charter;
and,
Whereas the enterprise
charter, adopted by Tribal
Council Resolution No.
11,429, authorizes and directs
the enterprise to, among other
things, finance, develop, op-
erate, and manage the Warm
Springs Indian Head Casino
and to “design and operate
said facilities so as to secure
sion.
If you are denied SNAP
(food stamp) benefits you
may qualify for the Commod-
ity Program. Feel free to con-
tact the Social Services office
for information or an appli-
cation.
Eligibility on income
Participation in the Warm
Springs Commodity Program
could be a great benefit to
you and your family.
Eligibility for the Com-
modities Program is based on
an overall household income
standard set by the federal
government.
In determining eligibility
there may be potential deduc-
tions from your net income
and unearned income levels
that make a difference in be-
coming eligible.
You or your family may
also be categorically eligible
if all household members re-
ceive Public Assistance, Gen-
eral Assistance or SSI. How-
ever, no household may re-
ceive SNAP and Commodity
Foods at the same time.
The tribal Social Services
office is now receiving all
applications for processing
and determining eligibility for
the Commodity Food Pro-
gram.
Applications will also be
available at the Family Re-
source Center, tribal Admin-
istration, and the Community
Health Office.
Once you are approved
for the program you will re-
ceive a notice of action, and
be notified that you may go
to the Commodity Food
Warehouse to pick up your
food products.
If you have questions or
concerns please call the
tribal Social Services office
at 541-553-3415 or the
Commodity Office at 541-
553-3422.
Summary of Tribal Council
June 22, 2015
1. The meeting was called
to order at 9:30 a.m. by Vice
Chair Evaline Patt.
2. Secretary-Treasurer in-
Resolution of Tribal Council
an optimum economic return
for the Tribe and its mem-
bers and to fund long-term
growth and increase tribal as-
sets”; and,
Whereas the Enterprise
has determined that four well-
placed billboards along High-
way 26 within the Reserva-
tion would promote the en-
terprise and benefit economic
returns to the Tribe; and,
Whereas the enterprise
applied for and received In-
tegrated Resource Manage-
ment Plan approval for place-
ment of two billboards (at
Mile Post, 88 and 102.9) in
January of 2014; and,
Whereas the enterprise
has met several times with the
Land Use Committee who has
identified that three of the
billboard locations are within
the Recreation/Scenic Zone
which per mits “Highway
commercial uses”—such as
billboards—but prohibit their
placement within 1,320 feet
of the scenic viewpoint; and,
Whereas the 1,320 foot
gram and the tribal Welfare
program.
The Commodity Food Pro-
gram is designed to help indi-
viduals and families create
healthier meals by offering a
large variety of nutritious
foods. These foods include:
Fresh fruits and veg-
etables; frozen hamburger
and chicken, and often other
varieties of meat like pork
chops and ham; canned meats
including beef, chicken and
salmon; whole grain and en-
riched flour, cereals and pasta;
rice and other grains; cheese;
vegetable oil, butter, marga-
rine, and much more.
The Warm Springs Com-
modity Program will continue
conducting nutrition educa-
tion and counseling to all its
participants.
In the near future we will
have cooking presentations
using commodity foods with
the assistance of the tribal
Nutritionists and OSU Exten-
setback effectively prohibits
the placement of the bill-
boards; and,
Whereas the enterprise
has appealed the Land Use
Committee’s determination to
the Tribal Council; and,
Whereas the Tribal Coun-
cil finds that the two bill-
boards are in the best inter-
est of the Tribe and believes
that a variance is warranted
to permit the siting of the
billboards based on the find-
ings set forth in Exhibit A;
now, therefore,
Be it resolved by by the
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
of the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reser-
vation of Oregon, pursuant
to Article V, Section 1(f), (k)
and (l) of the Tribal Consti-
tution and By-Laws, that
placement of the Enterprise
billboards is hereby condition-
ally approved pursuant to
Tribal Code Chapter 56 in a
manner consistent with the
attached Exhibit A. (Resolution
12,037.)
Vets Handyman Service and More is looking
for jobs big and small to help local folks with get-
ting their yard in shape, hauling off trash, doing
painting, home repair work and odd jobs. Contact
Anthony Davis at 541-460-1664 to learn more.
formal discussion.
3. Roll call taken at 10:07
a.m.: Chief Joseph Moses,
Chief Alfred Smith, Jr., Vice
Chair Evaline Patt, Carlos
Smith, Kahseuss Jackson,
Scott Moses, Orvie Danzuka.
Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
4. Secretary-Treasurer up-
date continued:
· A motion was made by
Or vie approving Dan
Martina and Don Courtney
to start facilitating what is
deemed necessary to work on
a resolution declaring a
drought on the Warm Springs
Reservation. Second by Jo-
seph; Question; Joseph/yes,
Carlos/yes, Kahseuss/yes,
Scott/yes,
Alfred/yes,
Orvie/yes, 6/yes, 0/no, 0/
abstain, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
5. July agenda and travel
delegations:
· A motion was made by
Joseph approving the Tribal
Council July agenda, subject
to change; Second by Orvie;
Question;
Joseph/yes,
Carlos/yes, Kahseuss/yes,
Scott/yes,
Alfred/yes,
Orvie/yes, 6/yes, 0/no, 0/
abstain, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
· A motion was made by
Joseph approving the travel
delegations for July; Second
by Orvie; Question; Joseph/
yes, Carlos/yes, Kahseuss/
yes, Scott/yes, Alfred/yes,
Orvie/yes, 6/yes, 0/no, 0/
abstain, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
6. A hunting meeting up-
date was given.
7. Draft resolutions:
· A motion was made by
Kahseuss adopting Resolution
no. 12,037 approving the an-
nual Transportation Safety
Planning contract with the
BIA using Tribal Transporta-
tion Program Safety Funds;
Second by Orvie; Question;
Joseph/yes, Carlos/out of
the room, Kahseuss/yes,
Scott/out of the room,
Alfred/yes, Orvie/yes, 4/
yes, 0/no, 2/out of the room,
Chairman not voting; Motion
carried.
· A motion was made by
Orvie adopting Resolution
no. 12,038; Second by
Kahseuss; Question; Joseph/
yes, Carlos/out of the room,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/out of
the room, Alfred/yes, Orvie/
yes, 4/yes, 0/no, 2/out of the
room, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
8. State Legislative update
was given.
9. Enrollments:
· A motion was made by
Kahseuss adopting Resolution
no. 12,039 enrolling two in-
dividuals into the Tribes, with
corrections; Second by Jo-
seph; Question; Joseph/yes,
Carlos/out of the room,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/out of
the room, Alfred/yes, Orvie/
abstain, 3/yes, 0/no, 2/out
of the room, 1/abstain,
Chairman not voting; Motion
carried.
10. June 23 agenda:
· A motion was made by
Orvie to add the Federal Leg-
islative update call and the
drought resolution to
tomorrow’s agenda; Second
by Joseph; Question; Joseph/
yes, Carlos/out of the room,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/out of
the room, Alfred/yes, Orvie/
yes, 4/yes, 0/no, 2/out of the
room, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
11. With no further busi-
ness the meeting adjourned at
3:35 p.m.
Marijuana: law raises questions
(Continued from page 1)
There remain some
open questions, such as
whether the tribes could
operate a marijuana culti-
vation enterprise. A com-
mittee appointed by Tribal
Council to look at this is-
sue deter mined that it
could provide a new source
of significant revenue.
Tribal Councilman
Reuben Henry com-
mented that the situation
seems unfair, in that people
are being treated differ-
ently: Off reservation a
person can have marijuana
without consequence,
while a tribal member on
the reservation could go to
jail for the same thing.
“I think we should all be
treated the same,” he said.
Marijuana is used for
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Holliday St.
medicine for some
people, Councilman
Reuben said.
The DEA and U.S.
Attorney’s Office are con-
sulting with the tribes in
how to proceed in these
cases, Officer Strahm
said. “You go back to the
Cole memo (for guid-
ance),” he said.
Dean Seyler said the
physicians at the clinic
cannot prescribe medical
marijuana, as there could
be serious legal conse-
quences to the physician.
If the patient had an ad-
verse reaction to the pre-
scribed marijuana, Seyler
said, then the physician
would be personally liable
for the consequences. “As
of today, IHS does not
allow it,” he said.
Call 541-
615-0555