Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 31, 2016
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Tribal Council September agenda
The following are some of the
items coming up on the September
Tribal Council agenda:
D.McMechan/Spilyay
A home in West Hills was badly damaged by fire last week.
Fortunately, no one was home at the time, although the
personal belongings were ruined by the smoke, flames and
water. It appeared the ignition may have happened due to
wiring, as a neighbor reported seeing the initial smoke coming
from just below the roof.
Tuesday, September 6
9 a.m. - Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs update with the acting super-
intendent.
10 - Office of Special Trustee
update with Charles Jackson.
10:30 - Realty items with Urbana
Ross - BIA Realty.
1:30 p.m.
- Legislative up-
date conference calls, federal and
state.
2:30 - Tribal attorney update. In-
dian Head Casino/Kah-Nee-Ta
charters and resolutions. Land pur-
chase resolution.
Wednesday, September 7
9 a.m.-12 p.m. - Management
plan discussion with Tribal Council
executive officers.
1:30 pm
Review minutes/
resolutions with Glendon Smith, s-
t.
Friday, September 9
Fish Accords meeting.
Monday, September 12
2017 Budget presentations with
department heads.
9-9:45 a.m. - Budget overview.
9:45-10:30 - S/T and commu-
nity assistance.
10:30-11:15 - Human Resources
branch.
11:15-12 p.m. - Finance.
1:30-2:15 p.m. - Tribal Court.
2:15-3 - Human Services Branch
3-3:30 - Public Safety Branch
3:30-4 - Natural Resources
Branch
Tuesday, September 13
2017 Budget presentations con-
tinue
9-9:45 a.m. - Public Utilities
Branch
9:45-10:30 - Tribal Council,
Committees, Council Support Ser-
vices
10:30-11:15 - Debt services, A
Place for kids and capital projects
11:15am-12 p.m. - General and
administration
1:30-2:15 - High Lookee Lodge
2:15-3 - Museum at War m
Springs
3-3:45 Administrative Service
management
Academy
grads
Wednesday, September 14
2017 budget presentations con-
tinue
9-9:30 a.m. - Governmental Af-
fairs
9:30-10:15 - Gaming Commis-
sion and surveillance
10:15-10:45 - Ventures
10:45-11:15 - Telecom
11:15-11:45 - Power & Water
Enterprises
11:45-12:15 p.m. - Indian Head
Casino
12:15-12:45 - Housing
12:45-1:15 - Credit
1:15-1:45 - Kah-Nee-Ta
2:15-2:45 - Composite Products
2:45-3:15 - Economic Steward-
ship budget update
Monday, September 19
9 a.m. - Secretary-Treasurer/Op-
erations updates with Glendon
Smith and Alyssa Macy.
10 - October agenda/travel del-
egations/review minutes with s-t.
11 - Draft resolutions.
1:30 p.m.
- Legislative up-
date call, federal and state.
3 - Enrollments
Lucille Suppach-Samson/Vital Stats
Tuesday, September 20
Department, enterprise budget
call-backs to be determined.
Wednesday, September 21
Department, enterprise budget
call-backs.
Thursday, September 22
Red Hills dedication and celebra-
tion.
Thursday-Friday, September 22-
23
Meeting with CRITFC.
Public Safety General Manager Stan Suenaga, Officer Adkins and
and Lt. Starla Green; and at left, Officer Vollmeer.
Courtesy Starla Green
Two officers recently gradu-
ated from the Basic Oregon
Police Academy.
Officer Johnathan Adkins
has been employed with Warm
Springs Police Department since
July 2015. He is assigned to patrol
with the Department.
Officer Thomas Vollmer has
been employed with the Branch
of Natural Resources since
March 2016 as a Conservation
Law Enforcement Ranger and
has full police authority.
Pet owners: Former resident established Daisy Fund
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The service will include a pre-
surgical exam, the spay or neuter
surgery, pain injection, anesthesia
and monitoring post surgery, and
a rabbis vaccination if needed.
Daisy Fund
The background of how this
partnership happened begins in the
1940s. At that time, a doctor and
his wife were living on the reser-
vation.
They were living on a ridge that
gave them a view of some of res-
ervation “rez” dogs, said Megan
Gram, executive director of the
Bend Spay and Neuter Project.
Years later, the wife wanted to
leave a legacy to help address the
dog situation in the county, and
especially on the reservation. She
created the Daisy Fund, which
now funds the Bend Spay and
Neuter Project.
Earlier this year after some con-
sideration, the project leaders con-
cluded that a way to fulfill the
legacy—helping dogs at risk—
would be to offer the free pet clinic
on the reservation, Megan said.
Arlissa Rhoan and the Housing
Authority this summer worked
with the Spay and Neuter Project
to secure the location; and the
clinic is now set to begin next week.
Weather permitting, the clinics
will continue the first Tuesday of
each month at least through the
rest of this year, Megan said.
It is possible in the future, she
said, that the program could be ex-
panded to include the ownerless
rez dogs.
The project helps the dogs, and
is a chance for people to volun-
teer and learn: Help will be needed
with the pre- and post-surgery as-
pects of the procedure.
Volunteers are needed for
cleaning, sweeping and mopping,
cleaning instruments, wrapping
and sterilizing surgical packs, help-
ing lift and transport the dogs, etc.
There may be a need for people
to help transport dogs of owners
who do not have transportation,
or otherwise cannot it make to the
clinic. For more information call
541-617-1010. Or go to:
Bendsnip.org
Or call Arlissa at Housing, 541-
553-3250.
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Native Aspirations hosted an all-night party, at the community center, toward the end of the
program in August.
CPS: plan for improvement
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Get up to date with all billing
and compliance standards with the
Department of Human Services,
the BIA, and federal pass-through
grants.
The final two goals have to do
with facilities: One is to develop a
confirmed plan for a new or re-
modeled CPS facility; and two, cre-
ate a separate facility for juveniles
in need of supervision.
Each of the goals includes a list
of activities to carry out the ob-
jectives.
A number of people were part
of the team that worked on the
evaluation and improvement plan
for CPS. They include Caroline
Cruz, chief operations manager
Alyssa Macy, tribal health liaison
Shana Radford, Isaac George of
Finance, tribal court judge Lola
Sohappy, and the CPS staff.
An expert in the field of tribal
child welfare, Mary McNevins
conducted an independent assess-
ment of the CPS-foster care ser-
vices of the Confederated Tribes.
In her assessment findings, she
sees strengths, as well as concerns
and challenges. Some of the
strengths:
The CPS staff are dedicated,
“they seem to like their work, and
are supportive to each other in that
work.”
And there is a strong desire and
accountability to keep children in
the tribal community, rather than
placing them outside the commu-
nity. These are some of several
strengths identified in the review.
Training opportunities for the
staff would go a long way toward
addressing many of the concerns
and challenges, according to the
report. Here are some of the
concerns, as identified in the as-
sessment:
“The review found a serious
disconnect between CPS policy and
actual practice. This is across the
program in foster care, CPS assess-
ment services, and Indian Child
Welfare Act cases….”
“Policies and procedures were
reviewed and were found to pro-
vide an acceptable framework for
child welfare practice. In any event,
they were not being followed.”
“CPS is staffed well below the
level that would be required to pro-
vide comprehensive services to
families, and to carry out the poli-
cies currently in place.”
Parts of the assessment can
sound harsh, but the goal was to
present Tribal Council with an ac-
curate and honest report, Ms. Cruz
said. The point was not to criti-
cize the staff, who are dedicated
and whose work by its nature can
be stressful, she said.
Instead, the goal is to find a so-
lution and implement the needed
changes. She gave some back-
ground on how the current situa-
tion arose:
“CPS experienced more than
25 years of sustained manage-
ment. About four years ago, CPS
experienced a change in leadership.
As is not uncommon after a break
in long-standing consistent pro-
gram leadership, CPS has since ex-
perienced organizational chal-
lenges.
“As a result, staff turnover has
increased. Staff retention, training
and development have decreased.
And over the past few years con-
cerns have been identified regard-
ing compliance with funding re-
sources, and the experience of
families, relatives, program part-
ners, law enforcement, the courts
and other partners.”
Fortunately, the report presents
a plan of action to address the situ-
ation. New hires, and more train-
ing opportunities are the points of
emphasis.
“This plan will ensure CPS
works effectively with the com-
munity, tribal government and
partners, while nurturing staff in
order to create a positive work en-
vironment… CPS aims to be seen
as a helpful and respectful re-
source, one where children have
the opportunity to be raised
amongst our community and cul-
ture by building healthy families,
ultimately encouraging preserva-
tion of the family.”