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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
December 7, 2016
Cougars co-ed
tournament starts Dec. 16
The Warm Springs Cougars 12
and Under Co-Ed, and 10 and Un-
der Co-Ed tournaments are com-
ing up Friday through Sunday, De-
cember 16-18, at the Warm Springs
Community Center. For the 12 and
Under, and the 10 and Under, the
prizes include:
Ten Champion hoodies; ten run-
ner-up crew necks; Finalist t-shirts
for third and fourth-places; and All
Tourneys. For more information
contact tournament director Aus-
tin Greene, 541-553-3243.
All players will be asked for
proper ID prior to participating in
the first scheduled game.
53rd Holiday
tourney coming up
The Fifty-Third Annual
War m Springs All Indian
Men’s Holiday Invitational
Basketball Tournament is com-
ing up Dec. 28-31.
The tournament, held at the
Community Center gymna-
sium, is All-Indian, and open
to the first eight visiting teams
to submit entry fee and roster
form by this Friday, Decem-
ber 9.
All teams can anticipate
playing in the opening Wednes-
day round. The tournament
will be a double-elimination 12
team/18 game bracket.
All players are asked to
bring proof of Native Ameri-
can descent, only if ques-
tioned. Players who cannot
show certificate of Indian
blood, or official tribal affilia-
tion, will not play, if protested.
No high school age players
are eligible to participate in this
tournament.
For more information
please call Recreation at 541-
553-3243.
Holiday market Friday, Saturday
The Madras Saturday Market’s
Holiday Market is this Friday, De-
cember 9, from noon to 7; and on
Saturday, December 10 from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
4 Winds (above) won the recent Chasan R
Walker men’s basketball tournament. Runner-
up were the Grand Ronde team (below)
Darren Six (left) of 4 Winds takes the ball to
the hoop.
The market is held at the
Jefferson County Fairgrounds., and
they are looking for local vendors.
You can contact Nancy at 541-546-
6778 for information.
Jayson Smith photos
School notes
The Madras High School
and Jefferson County Middle
School Winter Band Concert
is this Thursday, December 8,
from 7-8 p.m. at the MHS
Performing Arts Center.
This Thursday, December 8 in
Madras High School sports: The
boys freshman and JV basketball
teams host Culver. Games are at
5:30 and 7 p,m. The girls’ fresh-
man and JV teams travel to Cul-
ver.
This Thursday, December 8,
in Warm Springs Academy
sports: The boys’ basketball
squad will host Obsidian today
at 4.
Resolution of Tribal Council
Health
representatives
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council considers
health matters and services for
Tribal Members a high priority;
and,
Whereas the Congress has pro-
vided recurring base staffing and
operations of the Warm Springs
Health and Wellness Center; and,
Whereas the Tribal Council as
an expression of self-determina-
tion has chosen to retain federal
operation of several clinically
based programs within the Health
and Wellness Center; and,
Whereas the Tribal Council
wishes to ensure that all resources
provided by Congress for the ex-
pressed purpose of staffing and
operating the Warm Springs Health
and Wellness center remain with
the Tribe; and,
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs operates
a number of Indian Health Ser-
vices programs pursuant to an
agreement entered into with the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services under the Indian Self-
Determination Act; and,
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs is a mem-
ber of organizations such as,
Northwest Portland Indian Health
Board, IHS Direct Service Tribes,
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest In-
dians, National Indian Health
Board, National Congress of
American Indians; and,
Whereas the Twenty-Seventh
Tribal Council believes it is ex-
tremely important to have repre-
sentation at the many state, re-
gional, national organization, and
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, with Warm
Springs artist Travis Bobb.
federal agency meetings; now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council of the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon, pursuant
to Article IV Section 11, Article V
Section 1(f), (1), and (s), of the
Tribal Constitution and By-Laws,
that it may select such other offic-
ers and committees as it may deem
necessary for properly conducting
business of the Tribal Council; and,
Be it further resolved by the
Twenty-Seventh Tribal Council of
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon,
that Janice Clements, Chair of the
Health & Welfare Committee and
Urbana Manion, Vice Chair, and
Charlene Moody Dimmick as alter-
nate, are authorized to represent the
Confederated Tribes of War m
Springs at local, state, regional and
national meetings to express and
vote (if needed) on health issues.
(Resolution no. 12,247)