Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 30, 2016
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Agency District candidates
Jonathan W. Smith Sr.
Susan Guerin
Candidate: Susan
Guerin.
Parents: Johnnie and
Karen (Wahpat) Guerin.
Grandparents:
Phillip Guerin and Bessie
(David) Guerin.
Grandparents:
Chester Walpat Sr. and
Theda
(Aguilar)
Whalawitsa.
Residence: 50 years
in Warm Springs.
Education: Eastern
Oregon University (Phi-
losophy, Politics, and Eco-
nomics.)
Employment: Sec-
retary, Firefighter, and
Emergency Medical
Technician, water truck
driver, grader operator.
Business: Chinook
International, LLC.
Volunteer: Gymnas-
tic coach (17 years), tu-
tor (10 years), Miss
Warm Springs Commit-
tee; Our People’s Meet-
ing facilitator; American
Red Cross.
Boards:
North
American Indigenous
Games Council; Bob
Beamon’s Golf & Ten-
nis Classic; Team Or-
egon; Eugene Greene Sr.
American Legion Auxil-
iary No. 48.
Associations: Affili-
ated Tribes of North-
west Indians (ATNI);
National Congress of
American
Indians
(NCAI).
Contact: 541-460-
8212
Susan_guerin@hotmail.com
Tribal Council repre-
sentatives must serve
our members with two-
way communications. We
are a nation, not a club.
We are many, not a few.
To represent ad-
equately, Council must
know the conditions,
goals, and dreams of our
people, of our families
and of our businesses.
Council must inform us
of the issues and then
seek our input. Since
1996 I have found my
own way to attend ATNI
and NCAI just to keep
up with the issues, suc-
cesses, and business
models of other tribes.
We must follow legisla-
tion as it happens so that
we don’t make the same mis-
takes of our past, or that
other tribes have made.
CTWS is a member cor-
poration. As such, our mem-
bers must be kept in the loop
and their input sought on cor-
porate issues. Our members
possess varied and vast
knowledge and experiences.
Even the children must be
asked what they aspire to be-
come, and then Council must
include these in 5, 10, 15, 20,
50 year plans.
In February of 2014, a
tribal member was experienc-
ing an unhealthy employment
situation that caused me to
advocate for tribal member
employment rights. Three
months later, I asked other
tribal members to help orga-
nize a weekly meetings, which
became known as “Our
Peoples’ Meeting.” There we
discussed issues that affect
our people, our corporation,
and our nation. Not only did
we talk, but we actually met
each other; some we only
knew by face. Together, we
asked questions and sought
answers. Sometimes we were
met with piety or ignored, but
eventually our written re-
quests garnered answers,
which we used to formulate
solutions to our nation’s prob-
lems. When we were told of
harassment on the job, we
posted the personnel code
related to that issue. When
were told a TM getting
passed over for a job, we
wrote a letter to the supervi-
sor and to Human Resources
citing the policies, resolutions
and ordinances that support
tribal member preference in
hiring.
When we learned of suc-
cesses, we applauded. In
short, we protected and pro-
moted our people. This was
and still is a group effort, but
I am the designated letter
writer and the messenger.
Why? Fear of retribution. I
am self-employed so this was
not my worry, but it did
come with a price. The
most personal of all is
that some of my family
members have stopped
talking to me, because in
our search for answers,
we found that their
relative(s) were involved
with unacceptable behav-
iors and dealings that
gave non-tribal members
preferences, privilege
and benefits that tribal
members did not have
equal access. I am pre-
pared to continue the ag-
gravation for the good of
all, and not just for the
good of some.
As a member, you will
have access to privileged
information that we un-
covered and is not suit-
able for publication to the
general public. This is
business of a personal,
corporate, and national
nature that must be kept
within our sovereign na-
tion. Just contact me.
I accepted the nomi-
nation for Council this
time to facilitate actual
transparency for our
members. Our Council
must humble themselves
and Do The Task. Coun-
cil hold monthly meetings;
bringing issues to the
people BEFORE passing
resolutions and laws that
affect us all. It is the “we”
and not the “I” that will
propel this nation forward
and to greater days. The
knowledge of 11 people
does not compare to the
knowledge base of an
entire nation.
I have given you my
philosophy, but what
about the issues? I prom-
ise all our tribal members
that I will continue to ask
what you want for your
families; for your com-
munity; for your corpo-
ration; for our nation.
I finish with the source
of my strength; the Great
Creator. Let’s make a de-
liberate decision to en-
trust the One who cre-
ated everything! I prom-
ise to seek divine guid-
ance—the Creator must
be at the head of our
nation!
Susan Guerin
Casino hosting Relay for Life tourney
Indian Head Casino will
host the Relay for Life—
Jefferson County 4-person
golf scramble tournament in
May.
The tourney is set for
Saturday, May 21, at the
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort golf
course.
The entry fee is $50 per
individual, or $200 for a team
(carts not included). $5
mulligans (two per person);
and $5 four-foot putting
string (one per team).
For more information,
contact Willie Stacona at 541-
280-3859. The mailing ad-
dress is Willie Stacona, c/o
Indian Head Casino, PO Box
890, Warm Springs, 97761.
Please help Indian Head
Casino in the fight against can-
cer.
Jobs at Indian Head Casino
HOST/CASHIER
HOST/CASHIER2 PART-TIME:
Contact: Esten Culpus 541-460-7777
Ext. 7710
TULE GRILL COOK
COOK1 PART-
TIME. Contact: Kip Culpus, Heather
Cody 541-460-7777 Ext. 7725
B USSER PART-TIME, PENS: 2/29/
16CLOSES: Contact: Esten Culpus.
CA
GE CASHIER
CAGE
CASHIER. Contact: Wyval
Rosamilia 541-460-7777 Ext. 7737
SER
VER
SERVER
VER1 PART-TIME. Esten
Culpus.
SECURITY OFFICER Contact:
Tim Kerr 541-460-7777 Ext. 7749
COFFEE ST
A TIONS
STA
A TTEND
ANT
TTENDANT
ANT1 PART-TIME.
Contact: Jordan Caldera 541-460-
7777 Ext. 7725
T ABLE GAMES DEALER
DEALER1 Jami
Deming 541-460-7777 Ext. 7724
My name is Jonathan
W. Smith Sr., and I am 44
years of age. I am the
son of Janice Smith and
William Leonard, al-
though I was raised by my
grandparents Milan Smith
Sr. and Betty David.
I am a proud father of
three wonderful children
named Jonathan Smith Jr.,
Callista Smith and Racquel
Smith. I am half Warm
Springs and half Wasco
and have spent most of
my life here on the reser-
vation. I am a lifelong
treaty rights advocate,
fisherman and ceremonial
hunter.
I am happy to an-
nounce that I am a candi-
date for the War m
Springs Agency District
Tribal Council 2016-2019
Term.
I have served in many
capacities for the tribe at
the technical level and
policy level. Some of my
notable achievements
have been long-term in
nature. My work has
taken me through many
departments here on the
reservation, and I have
had the privilege to work
with many wonderful
people.
When I was a young
man fresh out of high
school I heard about the
Predator Control Pro-
gram happening along the
Columbia River. I decided
to apply and ended up get-
ting hired to work. I got
to fish for a living as a
young adult along the Big
River.
An emergency incident
happened and I came
back home to stay with
my family. I ended up
working at Warm Springs
Composite Products,
where I got a lot of my
work ethics that I still sub-
scribe to.
I did a term as Safety
Committee chairman at
Composite Products, and
learned about the world
of a profit enterprise.
I went to work for
War m Springs Forest
Products Industries be-
cause I became allergic to
the dust at Composite
Products. I learned blue
the collar work ethic of
production in a fast-paced
enterprise while perform-
ing both these jobs.
I operated high tech
machinery, power tools
and heavy equipment. I
learned supervisory skills
that became a daily kind
of thing.
After seeing another
ad for a training position
in Natural Resources
Fisheries Department, I
decided to apply. I dis-
cussed it with my family,
and moved to Maupin.
This job involved
working with state and
federal agencies, and re-
quired the ability to work
with a diverse range of
people.
I worked there and be-
came a state certified
Fisheries Technician. I ap-
peared in The Dalles
Chronicle many times, and
became familiar with tribal,
state and federal fish man-
agement plans in the process.
I was promoted to Assis-
tant Manager of the $7 mil-
lion Parkdale Fish Facility,
and became familiar with our
tribal management policies.
This is where I did a lot
of my baseline networking
in fisheries with all the tribes,
federal and state programs.
After an accident, I
moved back to War m
Springs to start Advanced
Glass Repair, a local high
tech state of the art wind-
shield repair company. We
have been in business for
over 16 years, and have re-
paired thousands of wind-
shields.
Some of our clients in-
clude the U.S. General Ser-
vice Administration, the
tribal vehicle fleet, the Warm
Springs Police Department,
Chilkat Enterprises, Warm
Springs Fire and Safety in-
surance Companies, and
hundreds of private car own-
ers.
I started working at the
Warm Springs Police De-
partment for a few years as
a corrections officer and in
the 911 dispatch center.
I learned about tribal
laws, policies, codes and
criminal social structure. I
could not continue working
there because of personal
injury, so I moved out of
that department and applied
for the Fish and Wildlife
Committee.
I received an acceptance
letter, and still remember a
for mer
atwai
Councilwoman’s words. At
the swearing in ceremony she
told me, “Listen, I voted for
you because I believe our
young and smart people
need a voice, so stand up and
be that voice for your gen-
eration. And always do the
right thing… I see you’re a
young father, and I’ll know
you will do those things for
your people.”
My first year on that term
was pretty much a listen and
report kind of learning. I be-
came more assertive once I
learned my role and the
things you should be doing
and when you should do
them. I became very knowl-
edgeable with our working
documents of the legislative
side of government.
The next term I became
chairman of the Fish and
Wildlife Committee because
of my knowledge of these
documents, policies, proce-
dures and the things we ac-
The Crooked River Ranch Spring
Fling open golf tournament is coming
up on Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17.
All proceeds will go to the American Can-
cer Society.
The entry fee is $300 per team. This
includes two rounds of golf with a cart,
lunch on both days, and raffle prizes.
complished.
I have worked in the
Environmental Health De-
partment at Indian Health
Service in Warm Springs.
During this time period I
became very familiar with
the federal laws, rules, poli-
cies and procedures. I be-
came certified in Hazard-
ous Waste First Responder,
Hazardous Waste Opera-
tions (Hazwoper), OSHA
Site Supervisor for Haz-
ardous Waste Sites, FDA
Food Safety Inspections
Officer, EPA Building In-
spector and disease pre-
vention.
I conducted environ-
mental health and safety in-
spections for the tribal gov-
ernment and for the Kla-
math Tribe. I conducted
facility inspections, food
safety inspections, em-
ployee safety inspections,
and water program compli-
ance and monitoring as
well.
I am now a regular Fish
and Wildlife Committee
member, and also sit on the
Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission. I
have specialized my work
on modernizing the Co-
lumbia River Treaty, keep-
ing Nestle out of our
homeland, protecting our
traditional foods, protect-
ing water quality, planning
for climate change (climate
change adaptability and re-
silience), preventing oil and
coal contamination along
the Columbia.
I have focused on hous-
ing along the Columbia
River, and preserving our
traditional way of life.
I am also the chairman
of the Land Use Planning
Committee. We have done
a lot on our committee
term for the local commu-
nity. We have supported
the tribes’ economic devel-
opment activities, standard-
ized our metal salvage op-
erations for the tribe, co-
ordinated environmental
remediation projects, up-
dated transportation and
infrastructure develop-
ment plans, and worked
with federal partners and
other tribes. We have
worked with ATNI, and
focused on ceremonial ac-
tivities for treaty access
sites, joint committee ses-
sions, and treaty and con-
stitution training for new
members, and many other
things.
I am a true auto-didact
sometimes, in that I often
read a high volume of
books, internet blogs, pe-
riodicals, reports, case stud-
ies, management and com-
prehensive plans.
Now that you know a
little about me, with the
diverse work background
and the experience that are
grounded with roots here
in our community, I know
I would serve our people
well in the next Tribal
Council.
Vote Jonathan W.
Smith for Agency District!
There will be $5,500 in prize money
(based on a field of 60 teams).
For more information, contact Pat
Huffer, PGA professional, 5195 SW Club-
house Rd., Crooked River Ranch. Or call
541-923-6343. The email is:
ccrpat@crookedriverranch.com