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Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon December 19, 2018 Treaty: challenges to keep treaty document secure Rodney Guerin visits with friends at the Forty-Third Annual Christmas Bazaar, hosted by Warm Springs Recreation. Community Action Team entry, Mickey & Friends Christmas Lights Parade. Some of the unique and beautiful gifts at the Christmas Bazaar Jayson Smith photos District, Council summaries Council nominations: Simnasho District, Monday, December 17: · Floyd Calica nominated Levi VanPelt; Second by Marella Sam. · Janice Clements nominated Raymond Tsumpti; Second by Eliza Jim. · Frank Charley nominated Charles “Jody” Calica; Second by Russell Charley. · Bruce Jim nominated Ronald Suppah; Second by Wanda VanPelt. · Aurolyn Stwyer nominated Sal Sahme; Second by Arlita Rhoan. · Viola Governor nominated Olney Patt, Jr.; Second by Cecelia Collins. · Charlene Dimmick nominated Jaylyn Suppah; Second by Raphael Queahpama. · Lucille Suppach-Samson nomi- nated Lincoln “Jay” Suppah; Sec- ond by Raphael Queahpama. · Loren Suppah nominated Raymond Moody; Second by Levi VanPelt. · Iva McKinley nominated Harold Pennington; Second by Davis Stwyer. · Lawrence Squiemphen nomi- nated Emerson Squiemphen; Sec- ond by Flossie Wolfe. · Ardis Clark nominated TJ Foltz; Second by Charlie Strom. · Mina Shike nominated Evaline Patt; Second by Sarah Frank. · Sal Sahme nominated Aurolyn Stwyer; Second by Lamont Brown. · Charlotte Herkshan nomi- nated Edward Heath; Second by Harold Pennington; Edward de- clined the nomination. · Arlita Rhoan nominated Priscilla Frank; Second by Olney Patt Jr. · Motion by Neda Wesley to close nominations; Second by Lilly VanPelt. Tribal Council summary: De- cember 17 Roll call: Chief Delvis Heath, Chief Joseph Moses, Chief Alfred Smith Jr., Raymond Tsumpti, Lee Tom, and Brigette McConville. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder (a.m.); Alfredine Smith, Recorder (p.m.). Office of Special Trustee up- date. Bureau of Indian Affairs update. Federal and state legislative updates. Tribal attorney updates. Execu- tive session 2:42-3:30 p.m. Agency nomination update with Alyssa Macy, Chief Operations Officer. Tribal member request: Motion by Brigette approving the medical travel request in the amount of $600. Second by Ron. Question: 4/ 0/3, Chair not voting. Motion car- ried. (Continued from page 5) The museum partnered with the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, about an hour away, to fabricate a new exhibit case to NARA specifications. The museum’s archivist, Evaline Patt, selected six pages of the treaty to be displayed, including the signa- ture pages. In late September, on a sunny, cool, and crisp morning, Carol met NARA conser vator Beatriz Centeno and I at our hotel in Ma- dras. We drove to the museum, where we to discussed plans for the installation of the treaty. Claus Koch from Security Pros joined us to review security proto- cols while the treaty was on site. Later that morning, Gus Bradley and Cindy Bradley from the High Desert Museum joined us. Gus and his colleague Dustin Cockerham had fabricated the case in Bend. Our greatest challenge was low relative humidity. With the very helpful museum staff, we were able to have the relative humidity in the gallery raised up to an acceptable and sustainable level. In the weeks that followed, regular reports showed the envi- ronment inside the case was being maintained within NARA’s speci- fied limits. When all was ready, National Archives conser vator Beatriz Centeno carefully placed each of the six pages into the display case. After taking some time to obtain balanced light levels, everyone agreed the case could be closed. With our mission completed, Carol took us on a driving tour of the high desert, and we rode out to the Deschutes River Dam. On our way back to the airport in Portland, we traveled through the Cascade Mountains and had great views of the majestic Mount Hood. Meanwhile, the museum hosted a prayer service to bless the ar- rival of the Treaty. In October the Museum at Warm Springs hosted a Treaty conference where Living Treasures awards were presented to Redline Billy, Geraldine Jim, Foster Kalama Ku-Na, Arlita Rhoan, and Maxine Switzler. We are most grateful to former museum executive director Carol Leone and her talented staff, es- pecially Natalie Kirk, Sunmiet Maben, and Joseph Brisbois for their warm welcome and help in making the installation go so smoothly. Dana Whitelaw, Director, Dustin Cockerham, Head Prepa- rator, Gus Bradley, Assistant Pre- parator, and Cindi Bradley, Direc- tor of Exhibits at the High Desert Museum provided invaluable as- sistance that helped make the treaty display possible. Back home at the National Archives, Patrick Kepley, Jane Fitzgerald, Michael Hussey, Beatriz Centeno, and Abigail Aldrich helped with all the essen- tial preparations behind the scenes. Interested in learning more about Native American records? At the National Archives, we are in the process of digitizing hun- dreds of Indian Treaties. They will soon be available for free on our online catalog. Our Professional Development webinars will feature Native American themes during the coming year. At the National Museum of the American Indian in Washing- ton, DC, visitors can view the original Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 in the “Nation to Nation” exhibition. And for even more informa- tion about Native American records at the National Archives, visit our website. (This article was originally pub- lished as a National Archives blog , and is reprinted here with permission, at request of the Museum at Warm Springs.) More Year in Review ~ 2018 ~ July T he N’Chi Wanapum Canoe Family joined 119 other tribal ca- noes at the landing of the Power Paddle to Puyallup. The N’Chi Wanapum Canoe Family began nine years ago, when the tribes acquired the 36-foot ca- noe. And this: Tribal Council met in July with the owner of a Las Vegas medici- nal cannabis organization, a tribal financial facilitator, and Warm Springs Ventures. Dr. Nicola Spirtos owns the Apothecary Shoppe in Las Vegas, employing scientists and other doc- tors to produce award-winning can- nabis products. In other news:: The vision is taking shape for the Warm Springs Community Ac- tion Team small business incu- bator. Chris Watson and his team have been carefully planning and work- ing on this idea for some time, with large funding components now in place. A leading architecture firm has donated design services. Additional funding requests are pending, with a great chance for success, bringing the project just within reach. Elsewhere: As of this month, Tribal Coun- cil has taken no action on the fu- ture operation of Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and Spa, and the potential operator continues to seek fund- ing that would allow the resort to stay open. The Kah-Nee-Ta board will make a presentation soon to Tribal Council, presenting various options. August Testing shows the War m Springs domestic water is per- fectly safe to drink. That is the good news. On the other hand, the tribes are facing critical and expensive issues regarding the fu- ture of the Warm Springs domes- tic water system. The Dry Creek Water Treat- ment Plant must be expanded and improved, or replaced entirely by a new plant, according to a recent study. Meanwhile the water dis- tribution lines are leaking, most clearly shown by the many small wetland areas in neighborhoods and around the community. There are likely many more leaks that are not immediately visible. In other news: A tribal referendum is set for February 15, 2019, and will ask tribal members to vote on changes to the how blood quantum is de- termined for the purposes of au- tomatic enrollment. The change would be the addition of the 1980 census to the list of baseline cen- sus years for determining the Con- federated Tribes blood quantum. In youth sports news: Siddalee Spino-Suppah won the West Coast Regional Finals Rodeo in Peewee Bareback. The win qualifies Siddalee for the Na- tional Finals in Las Vegas. Mean- while: A federal judge this month has ruled in favor of the Confeder- ated Tribes of Warm Springs and Portland General Electric, in a law- suit alleging violations of clean water regulations. The judge ruled that undisputed evidence showed that the tribes’ and PGE’s Pelton Round Butte hydroelectric project is operating consistently with con- ditions of its water quality certifi- cate from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Later in August: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council took formal action Tuesday to close the Kah-nee-ta Resort. The closure includes the Lodge, the Village, and the golf course. Immediate steps will be taken by the tribal management and the board to implement a closure plan. The Kah-nee-ta Board of Di- rectors has presented a number of eco-tourism options to the Tribal Council for consideration over several sessions. These ideas included a trial sea- son of heli-skiing on Mt. Jefferson, multi-day lodge-based fishing trips along the Deschutes River, trophy game hunting, and the develop- ment of a culture and wellness center. Each of these options re- quired action by the Tribal Coun- cil to move forward as permitting and capital investments were needed. The Board also included per- mitting areas on Mt. Jefferson for limited commercial film and pho- tography production. In better news: Through a combination of grants the Confederated Tribes now have the funds to make some significant improvements to the Dry Creek Water Treatment Plant. The final piece of fund- ing—$447,000 from the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban De- velopment—adds to an eariler $343,000 from the Bureau of In- dian Affairs, and $80,000 from Indian Health Service—Portland Area Office. That brings the to- tal available to $870,000, all to be used for improvements at the treatment plant. September he Museum at Warm Springs Board of Directors has appointed Elizabeth Woody as executive di- rector. Ms. Woody will succeed Carol Leone, who has ably served the museum since 2002, and is retiring at the end of November. Ms. Woody will begin her post on December 1. She has a long history with the Museum at Warm Springs, starting in 1993. T he N’Chi Wanapum Canoe Family made the Power Paddle to Puyallup in July 2018.
