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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Behavioral Health advocate joins Development Council
The Youth Develop-
ment Council support the
state’s education system by
developing state policy, and
administering funding to
community and school-
based youth development
programs, services and ini-
tiatives.
The goal of the Council
is to support educational
success, and career and
workforce development
with a focus on positive
youth development.
The newest member of
the Oregon Youth Develop-
ment Council is Andy
Leonard, of Warm Springs
Behavioral Health.
Mr. Leonard is the ado-
Andy Leonard
lescent after-care specialist,
certified recovery mentor,
and prevention support spe-
cialist at Behavioral Health.
He has been with the de-
partment for nine years.
Because of its mission,
the Youth Development
Council truly requires a Na-
tive youth advocate among
the membership. This be-
came clear earlier this year
at a Prevention meeting of
the Nine Oregon Tribes.
Mr. Leonard then submit-
ted his application, and was
soon asked to join the Coun-
cil. He took the oath of of-
fice November, and his first
meeting with the Council will
be later this month.
The Oregon Legislature
created the Youth Develop-
ment Council in 2012-13.
The Council’s mandate:
To help youth who face bar-
riers to education and the
workforce get back on the
path to high school gradua-
tion, college and a career.
The Council ensures
implementation of best
practices that are evidence
based.
These practices are to be
culturally, gender and age ap-
propriate; address individual
risk factors, and build upon
factors that improve the
health and well-being of chil-
dren and youth.
Tribal best practices are a
specific factor. Mr. Leonard’s
appointment to the Council
is a great step toward achiev-
ing this mandate.
CP Enterprises: New approach as market is changing
December 5, 2018
Continued geothermal
energy research near KNT
The geology around Kah-Nee-Ta may support
a moderate sized geothermal energy plant.
Warm Springs Power and Water Enterprises for
the past few years has successfully pursued two
grants that have confirmed this assessment. The
grants—through Department of Interior energy
exploration programs—have been substantial:
The first in 2014 was for $340,000, and was
used for an initial study of surface features of the
area to determine the likelihood of finding a geo-
thermal source.
The second grant last year was for $760,000 to
drill test wells to better research the potential sites.
The results show that an area near near Kah-
Nee-Ta could be suitable for a geothermal energy
plant of 3 to 5 megawatts, said Jim Manion, Power
and Water general manager.
There was discussion last year of using the en-
ergy to power the resort, bringing a significant sav-
ings on electricity.
Mr. Manion last week updated Tribal Council
on the project. He was seeking approval to pursue
a third Department of Interior grant to develop a
more detailed assessment of the geothermal po-
tential. Council approved the request, asking for
updates every couple of months.
Water pipeline project delayed
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Ventures and CP Enterprise hosted input meetings last week at the Greeley Heights community building.
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“Phase 1 will include
the construction of a
greenhouse, a 10-acre
outdoor (hemp) grow
area, and purchase of an
extraction machine.”
Some other points in the
summary:
The goal is to develop
a 100-percent tribally
owned, operated and
regulated tribal cannabis
cultivation and extraction
facility for medical and
hemp product.
The proposal says that 10
percent of net profits would
be dedicated to tribal
member public health, safety
and welfare.
Site development: The
project will consist of one
2,160
square-foot
greenhouse, a storage
container for drying and
packaging, a storage
container for extraction
ser vices, and a modular
office space.
What does the change
from recreational to hemp
production mean? The
licensing requirements are
not as strict. There are no
special
banking
requirements. Growing
hemp is less labor
intensive.
Security
requirements are reduced.
Regulation is reduced.
The tribes have their
own regulatory body, the
Cannabis Commission,
that would provide the
oversight. Employment:
Four full-time positions,
plus six seasonal.
The Dog River—a clear
water tributary of the East
Ford Hood River—is within
the Ceded Lands of the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
A few years ago the
tribes’ Natural Resources
Branch re-introduced spring
chinook salmon into the
Dog River. Maintaining a
healthy river—with ad-
equate in-stream flow—is a
priority of the tribes.
The Dog River also is a
source of domestic water
for The Dalles. The Dalles
has proposed the construc-
tion of a pipeline to replace
the current delivery system.
The current system is a ditch,
a century old, made of wood
and leaking.
The proposed new sys-
tem—on Forest Service land
within the Ceded territory—
would conserve water. The
Confederated Tribes have
commented that water saved
from leakage should be
maintained in-stream, as pro-
vided in state law, restoring
some flow to the Dog River.
The Dalles applied for $1
million grant to construct the
pipeline. The state last month
delayed the funding, setting a
final decision for 2019.
Meeting proposed on KNT
Tribal leaders have sug-
gested a community meet-
ing soon on the future of
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
The tribes have re-
ceived three proposals
from outside investor-
partners. Details of the
proposals are subject to
confidentiality agree-
ments, common business
practice under the circum-
stances.
Kah-Nee-Ta shut down
in early September, with
the loss of many local jobs.
And there is an ongoing
cost of keeping the resort
secure and maintained dur-
ing its closure.
Sentencing: factors leading to the policy
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As an example: The
Agency Longhouse was
found to be contaminated
with methamphetamine resi-
due. Decontamination was
very expensive. Other de-
partments, and the Housing
Authority in particular, con-
tend with meth contamina-
tion of buildings.
This led to the formation
of the Meth and Opioid
Task Force. From the task
force, Council requested
data regarding the incidence
of drug use in criminal cases
at Tribal Court.
The conclusion is that an
overwhelming number of
crimes on the reservation in-
volve illegal drugs or alco-
hol.
Council then requested a
proposal regarding sentenc-
ing for drug cases, prompt-
ing the work by the Justice
Team on the mandatory sen-
tencing guidelines.
This would be similar to
the provisions that currently
exist for cases of DUII on
the reservation, adopted
five years ago.
The draft resolution in-
cludes a summary of how
the mandatory sentencing
proposal came about:
“Whereas Tribal Council
has already taken active ef-
forts to promote more posi-
tive prevention and inter-
vention for health, safety
and stability for all drug re-
lated issues, specifically
methamphetamine on the
reservation…
“Whereas Tribal Council
identified the need to bet-
ter support the membership
and community through
housing, healthcare, reduc-
tion of substance abuse and
improvement of public and
community safety…
“Whereas on April 8,
2018 Tribal Council by mo-
tion approved funding to
clean up and abate damages
to the Agency Longhouse
related to methamphet-
amine contaminations,
and….
“Whereas Tribal Council
has already implemented
mandatory sentencing for
offenders who commit vio-
lations of… Driving Under
the Influence of Intoxicants,
and…
“Whereas Tribal Council
has identified that all con-
trolled substances defined
(in the Tribal Code) are be-
lieved to a current and on-
going issue that poses a
threat to the health, safety,
sustainability and future of
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, its members,
structures, resources and as-
sets….”
The Council directs the
development of mandatory
minimum sentencing for il-
legal drug violations on the
reservation.
Summary of Tribal Council
December 3, 2018
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis
Heath, Chairman Eugene
Greene, Jr., Raymond
Tsumpti, Valerie Switzler,
and Lee Tom. Alfredine
Smith, recorder.
2. Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs update, and Office of
Special Trustee update. Re-
alty items. Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation
memorandum of under-
standing.
Legislative update confer-
ence calls. Tribal attorney
update with John Ogan.
3. Meeting is cancelled
due to lack of quorum.
4. Adjournment at 10:13
a.m.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ~ from Warm Springs
artist Travis Bobb.