Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 19, 2015
Jobs potential with W.S. TERO office
T he Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs have added
another tool to their tool box
when it comes to the chal-
lenge of new jobs.
Warm Springs has estab-
lished a new TERO, or Tribal
Employment Rights Office,
located on the reservation at
the Ventures-Construction
office.
The TERO office was es-
tablished through the support
of the Warm Springs Tribal
Council, which passed the
TERO ordinance earlier this
year.
“The Warm Springs Tribal
Council supports the estab-
lishment of the TERO of-
fice,” said Tribal Council
Chairman Eugene Greene Jr.
“We see the inherent value to
our community and surround-
ing communities through the
partnerships we will develop
through our TERO projects.”
TERO ordinances require
that all construction employ-
ers—including the Oregon
Department of Transporta-
tion contractors who are en-
gaged in operating a business
on or near reservations—
give preference to qualified
Indians in aspects of employ-
ment, training, promotion,
contracting, subcontracting
and other business activity.
TERO offices are estab-
lished and empowered to
monitor and enforce the re-
quirements of the Tribal
Employment Rights Ordi-
nance.
The tribes’ authority to
enact and enforce Indian/
Native employment prefer-
ence law is grounded in its
inherent sovereign status. In-
herent sovereign powers de-
comprehensive framework
that encompasses the use of
tribal, federal, contract and,
where applicable, state em-
ployment law.
Administrative struc-
ture: TERO programs have
a well-developed administra-
tive structure that utilizes a
thorough enforcement pro-
cess.
Synergistic partnering:
TERO programs apply syn-
ergistic partnering principles
in relations that benefit both
parties.
TERO director
Courtesy photo.
Mary Sando-Emhoolah, Warm Springs TERO Director,
and John Navarro, former president and co-founder of the
Council for Tribal Employment Rights.
rive from the principle that
certain powers do not neces-
sary come from delegated
powers grant by express acts
of Congress, but are inher-
ent powers of a limited sov-
ereign that have never been
taken away.
Tribes have a basic rela-
tionship with the federal gov-
ernment as sovereign powers,
as recognized in both treaties
and federal statutes. The Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs are an original Treaty
Tribe in the state of Oregon.
There are three vital char-
acteristics of TERO:
1. TERO is a true act of
self-determination. The deci-
sion to enact a tribal employ-
ment rights ordinance is
based on each individual
tribe’s needs and priorities.
2. TERO programs are
action oriented. TERO of-
fices are a no-nonsense,
hands-on, result-oriented and
process driven compliance
programs.
3. TEROs are systemati-
cally structured programs.
Key elements of the structure
include:
Legal
framework:
TERO utilities a sound and
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs have hired
Mary Sando-Emhoolah as
their first TERO director.
Mary and her husband
Mike own Emhoolah Truck-
ing, and have been in busi-
ness since 1997. They work
on construction projects
around the state and have
worked through both the Con-
federated Tribes of Umatilla
Indian Reservation and the
Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde TERO offices.
“I am excited that Warm
Springs establishing a TERO
office,” Mary says. “I see the
benefits for local training,
employment, contracting and
subcontracting, and creating
long-term positive working
relationships with local con-
tractors, and all that will be
involved with the TERO of-
fice.”
Mary is a Warm Springs
tribal member, and original
shareholder of Chugach
Alaska.
You can reach her at 541-
615-0853. Her email is:
mary.emhoolah@wstribes.org
From the National Archives
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Employment
The following jobs are
advertised with the tribal
Human Resources De-
partment:
Managed Care Pro-
gram Director - For in-
formation contact Mike
Collins - 541-553-3212.
Appeals Secretary/
Roving Clerk - Contact
Lynn Davis - 541-553-
3212.
Health Systems
Data Analyst - Elina
Langnese - 541-553-
4948.
Conservation En-
forcement Ranger -
Doug Calvin/Oswald Tias
- 541-553-2043 or 541-
553-2001.
Restoration Crew
Boss - Doug Dunlap -
541-553-8205.
Restoration Crew
Member/Driver - Doug
Dunlap.
Lamprey Project
Tech I - Cyndi Baker -
541-553-3586 or 541-
370-1270.
Equipment Opera-
tor/Operations - Jabbar
Davis - 541-553-1146.
Assistant Engine
Operator - Vernon Tias
- 541-553-8309.
Wildland Fire Mod-
ule-Asst. Sup. - Dorian
Soliz - 541-553-1146.
Registered Dieti-
tian-WIC Program Co-
ordinator - Tammy Wil-
son - 541-553-2459.
Licensed Medical
Social Worker - Tammy
Wilson.
Adult Mental Health
Specialist
- David
Howenstine - 541-553-
3205.
Dual Diagnosis
Therapist - Vincent
Wallulatum - 541-553-
3205.
VR Office Manager
- Jolene Estimo - 541-
553-4952.
CPS Supervisor -
Elizabeth Hisatake -
541-553-3209.
Health Systems
Data Analyst - Elina
Langnese - 541-553-
4948.
Head
Start
Teacher - Kirstin
Hisatake - 541-553-
3242.
Day Care Teacher
- MayAnne Mitchell -
541-553-3241.
Day Care Lead
Teacher - MayAnne
Mitchell.
Day Care Substi-
tute
Teacher
-
MayAnne Mitchell.
Telecommunica-
tion Officer - Ron Gre-
gory - 541-553-3272.
Corrections Officer
- Ron Gregory - 541-
553-3272.
Police Officer - Lt.
Jason Schjoll - 541-553-
3272.
Water Wastewater
Operator - Magdelano
“Chico” Holliday - 541-
553-1472.
Water Wastewater
Dist. Stystems Opera-
tor - Chico Holliday.
Sanitation Techni-
cian - Nancy Collins -
541-553-4943.
Part-Time
Ob-
server - Pam Douglas
- 541-460-7762.
Jobs at Kah-
Nee-Ta (jobs are full-
time unless indicated):
Bartender. Cook. IS
Technician. Mainte-
nance (part-time). Se-
curity Officer (part-
time). Server
(part-
time). Sous Chef.
Jobs at Indian Head Casino
1930s era photo on the reservation, from a collection at the Forestry Department. The old photos—dozens of
them—were found by researcher Keala Hagmann, who shared them with Vernon Wolf at Forestry.
Beads, Native American Gifts,
Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice,
Fishing Permits, Western Union,
Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and
Much More!
2132 Warm Springs St., Warm
Springs - ph. 541-553-1597
The following jobs are
being advertised by the
Indian Head Casino Hu-
man Resources Depart-
ment:
Count Team member
- For information contact
William Wason, 541-460-
7777.
Custodian - full-time -
For information contact
Willie Stacona 541-460-
7777 Ext. 7722
Server - part-time -
Contact Esten Culpus
541-460-7777 Ext. 7710
Coffee stations atten-
dant - part-time - Jordan
Caldera 541-460-7777
Ext. 7725
Tule Grill attendant -
part-time - Kip Culpus,
Jordan Caldera, Heather
Cody - 541-460-7777 Ext.
7725
Players Club Host -
full-time - Naomi Shy
541-460-7777 Ext. 7734
Security officer - Tim
Kerr 541-460-7777 Ext.
7749
Table Games dealer -
Contact Jami Deming
541-460-7777 Ext. 7724