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October 26, 2016 - Vol. 41, No. 22
Coyote News, est. 1976
October – Anwicht’ash – Fall - Tiyam
27th Member Art Show at Museum
The Museum at Warm Springs will
host the always popular Tribal Member
Art Show, with the opening reception
set for this Thursday, October 27
starting at 5:30 p.m. The show fea-
tures beadwork and basketry, paint-
ings, jewelry, sculpture and more,
showcasing the unique artistic talents
that help to beautify the reservation.
Courtesy the Museum at Warm Springs
Tribal Council backs Telecom proposal
Tribal Council endorsed a pro-
posal by the War m Springs
Telecom to become the designated
Incumbent Local Exchange Car-
rier, or ILEC, for the entire reser-
vation.
Tribal planner Lonny Macy and
Adam Haas of Converge Commu-
nications, who helped establish the
Warm Springs Telecom, gave the
presentation at Tribal Council.
Telecom general manager Jose
Mantanane would have been hand
as well, but was at a telecommuni-
cations conference at the time.
The Telecom team summarized
the situation for Tribal Council:
“From the beginning it has al-
ways been the intention of the
Telecom to become an ILEC, like
most tribally owned telecoms in In-
dian Country serving tribal lands.
A big advantage to becoming the
ILEC is the ability to get federal
support funding and low cost loans
through the Rural Utilities Service
(RUS).
“These funds will allow the
Warm Springs Telecom to upgrade
and expand its network, and im-
prove the quality of the services
and generally stay up to date with
the latest technical advances.”
The Telecom has so far been
self-funding the improvements to
its network. This effort would be
greatly enhanced if the Telecom
were the designated ILEC. Other
RUS funding could also become
available, such as for improve-
ments at the water treatment plant.
The Telecom application to be-
come the reservation ILEC has
met with opposition from
CenturyLink.
The Telecom was seeking Coun-
cil support for its application to the
FCC, and Council passed a resolu-
tion in support.
“The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs is a sovereign na-
tion that has the right to choose
the companies that come on the
reservation and provide services to
the members and the tribal gov-
ernment, and as a sovereign na-
tion, the Confederated Tribes
wants the War m Springs
Telecom to be designated as the
Incumbent Provider on its res-
ervation,” the resolution reads
in part.
Meanwhile, the tribes are
negotiating with CenturyLink
about a right-of-way on the res-
ervation.
The right-of-way, for fiber
optic cable, was executed in
1993, and expired in 2013. The
cable is on at least 18.5 miles
of the reservation land, and
perhaps as many as 30 miles.
Recreation
Pumpkin
Party
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Council
appoints
judges
Tribal Council appointed three
judges to the Court of the Confed-
erated Tribes.
Judge Lisa Lomas was named the
new Chief Judge. Judge Lomas has
been on the court for a number of
years now, and is an expert in the
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA),
among other legal fields.
For the two associate judgeships,
the Tribal Council appointed Wilma
Smith and Elizabeth Woody.
Judge Smith served previously on
the court, and has a professional
background in accounting.
Elizabeth Woody is an award win-
ning poet and teacher. This year
Judge Woody was named Poet Lau-
reate of Oregon, the first Native
American to receive the honor.
Judge Lola Sohappy will stay on
part-time at the court to help with
the transition, and to serve as men-
tor to the new judges.
The Tribal Council action to ap-
point the judges came after a pre-
sentation by former Judge Walter
Langnese, who retired last year.
The full recommending commit-
tee was Judge Langnese, Jefferson
County Circuit Court Judge Dan
Ahern, and Arlene Boileau.
The committee looked at vari-
ous factors in making their recom-
mendation. An important point, for
instance, was whether the applicant
seemed truly committed to the
tribes and the court.
In another court related matter,
Tribal Council met with judges
Lomas and Sohappy regarding an
issue of tribal-state jurisdiction.
The hope is to resolve a matter
affecting restraining orders and sup-
port orders.
When the Tribal Court issues
these orders, they are enforceable
on the reservation. Off the reser-
vation, though, they are not en-
forced by non-tribal law enforce-
ment. The tribal judges are working
on a way to resolve the matter.
Boxing
at KNT
Dave McMechan photos
Riley shows here pumpkin at Recreations’ Great Pumpkin Party, last week at the community
center. Recreation gave prizes for the best pumpkins in a variety of categories. Meanwhile the
Early Childhood Education Center Lil’ Pumpkins Parade is coming up soon; and there will be a
Haunted House on Halloween night at Fire Management. Recreation will also host the Employee
Costume Party on Halloween afternoon at the community center (see pages 3 and 10 for
details on Halloween activities around the reservation).
Warm Springs Nation Boxing will
present Rez Boxing on Saturday,
October 29 in the Wasco Paiute
Room at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
There will be eight-plus bouts,
with local and out-of-state boxers.
This is a pro/am event, open to all
ages. The main event title fight will
be between Juan ‘Bad Boy’ Esquivel
and Daniel ‘Outlaw’ Gilbert.
Doors open at 6, fights start at
7. General admission and ringside
tickets can be purchased at the
door. General admission is $10, and
ringside $25.
See page 8 for more on boxing at
Kah-Nee-Ta.