Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 8, 2017
Government-to-Government summit
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ECE open again
The Early Childhood Edu-
cation Center was closed last
week, due to a health matter
related to standing water be-
low one of the pods.
The building itself and the
drinking water were tested by
the tribal Sanitarian, and both
the building and drinking wa-
ter showed no contamination,
according to the tribal man-
agement report.
During the closure, as a
safety measure, the facility was
disinfected. This included the
walls, floors, toys and furni-
ture.
Housing:
The G-pod, the kitchen and
south playground will remain
closed so work can continue in
these areas.
The tribe has entered into a
food vendor contract to pro-
vide a daily hot meal to the stu-
dents. All meals, including
breakfast, lunch and a snack,
will continue to meet the fed-
eral guidelines as required by
Head Start.
Tribal Day Care manage-
ment will be adjusting fees for
childcare for all families im-
pacted.
Report at Council
Photos courtesy Heather Hatton/Chinook Winds Casino Resort
On behalf of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Tribal Council Chairman Austin Greene Jr.
addresses the tribal-state annual gathering.
Leaders from the nine tribes of
Oregon met with state officials
last week at the Eighteenth
Annual tribal-state government
to government summit.
The Siletz tribes and Chinook
Winds Casino hosted the
summit November 1-2 at
Lincoln City. The goal of the
annual meeting is to promote
and strengthen inter-
government relations, resolve
potential concerns, and
enhance the exchange of
information, ideas and
resources for the greater good
of tribes and all Oregonians.
In appreciation of her work with
tribes, Gov. Kate Brown (left)
was gifted a Pendleton blanket.
Governor wants to cancel Nestlé water transfer
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has
requested that the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife with-
draw its application for a water
rights transfer with the city of
Cascade Locks.
The transfer is a key part of
Nestlé’s plans to build at $50 mil-
lion water bottling plant in Cascade
Locks.
Last year, Hood River County
passed a ballot measure banning
all commercial water bottling. It was
an attempt to block Nestlé from
moving forward.
But the city of Cascade Locks
hasn’t given up on the idea. City
leaders say they still want the eco-
U.S. District Court
Sets November 27, 2017
Cobell
Settlement
Deadline.
The Indian Trust Settle-
ment reports that there are
over 30,000 Cobell settle-
ment Class Members desig-
nated as Whereabouts Un-
known or for which Garden
City Group, the Claims Ad-
ministrator, is still looking for
current contact information.
The deadline for these Class
Members or their heirs to
provide documentation sup-
porting distribution of the
settlement funds is Novem-
ber 27, 2017.
The Whereabouts Un-
known list is available at
www.indiantrust.com, by click-
ing on the map in the top
right-hand corner.
If your name is on the
Whereabouts Unknown list:
Call the Claims Administrator,
nomic boost the bottling plant
would bring.
So, they’ve continued to pursue
a water rights transfer with the state
to help Nestle gain access to valu-
able spring water.
The transfer would allow the city
to access up to 225 gallons per
minute from Oxbow Springs to sell
to Nestle and replace that water
from its municipal source.
Now, the governor wants Or-
egon to back out of the deal. In a
letter to Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife Director Curt
Melcher sent last week, Brown said
the ballot measure prohibiting com-
mercial water bottling makes the
ultimate goal of the water exchange
uncertain.
She noted that the state has al-
ready spent “significant resources,
including legal costs” on the ex-
change application and expects to
spend more money and staff re-
sources on “expected challenges
and court appeals.”
“I find it irresponsible to incur
additional significant state costs for
an uncertain outcome,” she wrote.
“I am asking that you withdraw the
ODFW exchange application.”
The governor also wrote that
she is directing state resources to-
ward economic development in
Cascade Locks.
at 1-800-961-6109, as soon
as possible, to claim your
Cobell settlement funds by
updating your contact informa-
tion. You may also provide in-
formation
through
the
www.indiantrust.com website.
Most Class Members receive
at least $1,500.
If you are the heir of a
Class Member with an estate
on the Whereabouts Unknown
list: Call the Claims Adminis-
trator, at 1-800-961-6109, as
soon as possible. You will
need to provide documenta-
tion, such as a small estate af-
fidavit or a probate order,
which directs distribution of the
estate’s settlement funds.
NOTE: The deadline for Class
Member estates with federal
probate proceedings pending
as of November 27, 2017 may
be extended until the pro-
ceedings are finalized.
If you need help getting this
documentation, the Native
American Program, Legal
Aid Services of Oregon
(phone: 503-223-9483) of-
fers free assistance to low-
income residents of Oregon.
Notice to all IIM Ac-
c o u n t o w n e r s : If you
name is on the Office of Spe-
cial Trustee (OST) Where-
abouts Unknown (WAU) list
of IIM accounts that contain
Cobell Settlement deposits,
you must contact OST to
claim your Cobell Settle-
ment funds before Novem-
ber 27, 2017. Cobell Settle-
ment deposits that remain in
WAU IIM accounts after this
deadline may be involun-
tarily transferred to the
Cobell Settlement Scholar-
ship fund. The toll free num-
ber for OST’s Trust Benefi-
ciary call center is 1-888-
678-6836.
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The most important early el-
ement in developing new tribal
housing is involvement of the
community in the planning pro-
cess. The active involvement of
the community gives the people
the vested interest leading to suc-
cessful new housing, Ms. Ahern
said.
For her thesis she visited and
studied three housing projects
across Indian Country: The
Place of Hidden Waters on the
Puyallup Reservation in Tacoma;
the Sale River Heights project
on the Makah Indian Reserva-
tion; and the Thunder Valley
project on the Pine Ridge Res-
ervation, South Dakota.
Aspects of the projects can
serve as examples for Warm
Springs, she said. The Hidden
Waters development happened
through a Housing Authority,
similar to that of Warm Springs.
So the financing component
could be an example.
Tacoma is an urban area,
though; so in terms of physical
setting, the Thunder Valley
project would be an example.
A lesson from all three
projects is the engagement of the
community during planning and
actual construction. Engage-
ment and empower ment of
young people in the process is
especially important, as in time
they will be the ones living there.
Another important point:
The design and construction
should be culturally responsive
to the community. To achieve
this, engagement of the resi-
dents, instead of just informing
them of decisions, is a key to
success, Ms. Ahern said.
Through her thesis, she de-
veloped five guiding principles.
“The objective for the guiding
Marissa Ahern
principles is to positively influ-
ence future planning efforts on
the Warm Springs Reservation,
specifically in regards to future
housing projects.”
As a tribal member, she felt
a personal responsibility to make
the thesis as genuine and realis-
tic as possible, so it can benefit
the tribe in future planning of
housing projects. In short the
guiding principles are:
Facilitate a big picture vision.
Respect the culture of the tribe.
Community involvement. Un-
derstanding policy and re-
sources. Finding Balance.
The timeline for successful
planning can be a matter of
years, in order to find a plan that
everyone agrees would be best.
For her part in the future, Ms.
Ahern wants to continue work-
ing with the Confederated Tribes
on housing development, start-
ing with community engagement.
Her report was well received
at Tribal Council and by the
BIA, who have been working
with the Corps of Engineers on
a long-standing issue of Colum-
bia River Indian housing.
Resolution of Tribal Council
Indigenous
Peoples Day
Whereas Tribal Council rec-
ognizes Indigenous people have
occupied these lands since time
immemorial;
Whereas Tribal Council rec-
ognizes Columbus did not “dis-
cover” America;
Whereas Tribal Council rec-
ognizes the negative educational
and cultural impacts this feder-
ally recognized holiday has im-
posed on Indigenous people;
Whereas Tribal Council rec-
ognizes efforts by Native nations
who presented the idea of “In-
digenous Peoples Day” to the
United Nations in 1977;
Whereas Tribal Council al-
The Jefferson County school
district is holding a Substitute
Recruitment Fair on Thursday,
November 16 from 9 to noon at
the Madras Performing Arts
Center. There is a need for sub-
stitute teachers, instructional
ready recognizes 10 separate holi-
days in their observance under sub-
section (l) of PER-502 of the per-
sonnel policy and wishes to add “In-
digenous Peoples Day” as a new
stand-alone section (2) under PER-
502 to fall on the second day of
each October, effective immedi-
ately and thereafter, and does not
wish to compensate employees for
any time away from work as a re-
sult of this observance; now there-
fore,
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council of the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs,
pursuant to Article V Section l (f),
(l) and (u) of the Tribal Constitu-
tion and Bylaws, Tribal Council now
proclaims every second Monday
of October as Indigenous Peoples
Day. Resolution 12,379.
assistants, bus drivers, custodi-
ans, secretaries and food ser-
vice workers. Folks looking for
part-time work can find out the
qualifications for each position
and complete the necessary pa-
perwork at the Fair.