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January 16, 2019
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Board,
commission
vacancies
The Confederated Tribes
are recruiting for positions
on a number of boards and
commissions.
Positions on the follow-
ing tribal organizations are
being advertised:
A message on safety from Warm Springs VOCS
from Warm Springs Victims
of Crime Services
Stalking is a pattern of repeated
and unwanted attention, harass-
ment, contact, or any other course
of conduct directed at a specific
person that would cause a reason-
able person to feel fear.
Stalking is a crime on all tribal
lands, in all 50 states, the District
of Columbia, U.S. territories and
military lands.
Some of the behaviors that
make up the crime of stalking are
criminal on their own, like prop-
erty damage.
Even if the behavior is not a
crime on its own, like texting ex-
cessively, it may be part of the pat-
tern of stalking behavior and vic-
tims should consider documenting
and reporting it.
Anyone can be a victim of stalk-
ing. A majority of stalking victims
are stalked by someone they know:
a current or former intimate part-
ner, acquaintance, or family mem-
ber.
The majority of stalking victims
are female. However, people of all
genders can be stalked. It is esti-
mated that one in 6 women and
one in 17 men will experience stalk-
ing in their lifetime.
Stalking and harassment are
similar and can overlap. Harass-
ment may be part of a stalking
pattern of behavior or course of
conduct.
Generally, the element of fear
is what separates stalking from ha-
rassment.
Harassment is typically irritat-
ing and bothersome, sometimes to
the point where a victim feels
deeply uncomfortable. However,
victims of harassment are not typi-
cally afraid of their perpetrators.
For example, a colleague who
consistently mocks a new coworker
for her appearance may be harass-
ing her by saying cruel things and
sending disparaging e-mails.
While the victim is distressed
and may feel sad, anxious, angry
or uncomfortable, she is not afraid
of the perpetrator, she does not
believe that the behaviors will es-
calate or that further harm will
come to her.
However, if that same perpe-
trator began calling the victim’s cell
phone, following the victim or
posting disparaging things about
the victim online, it could become
stalking.
Proposed law, stalled at Congress, would address violence to Native women
A disturbing trend in some ar-
eas of Indian County is the disap-
pearance of tribal members, es-
pecially women.
The National Crime Informa-
tion Center reported 5,712 reports
of slain or missing Native Ameri-
can women and girls, during re-
cent year.
Native American women face
more violence than any other
group: At least 84 percent of In-
digenous women have been the tar-
get of sexual or other violence in
their lifetimes. This is 10 times
the national average.
There were at least 633 open
missing persons cases regarding
Indigenous women alone at the
end of 2017, according to reports.
Two years ago, Former U.S.
Senator Heidi Heitkamp intro-
duced a bill—Savanna’s Act—that
would help address some aspects
of the problem.
The last year passed unani-
mously in the Senate, but stalled
in the House. As a result, the bill
would have to be re-introduced to
reach another vote. Heitkamp, of
Montana, was not re-elected in the
mid-terms, creating more uncer-
tainty as to the bill’s future.
The bill is named after Savanna
LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year-
old Native American who was ab-
ducted and killed in Fargo, North
Dakota, in August 2017 while eight
months pregnant.
As the language of the bill ex-
plains:
“The complicated jurisdictional
scheme that exists in Indian coun-
try has a significant negative im-
pact on the ability to provide pub-
lic safety to [Native] communities;
has been increasingly exploited by
criminals; and requires a high de-
gree of commitment and coopera-
tion among tribal, Federal, and
State law enforcement officials.”
Savanna’s Act aims to clarify the
responsibilities that law enforce-
ment has in responding to cases
of missing and murdered Native
peoples, as well as to increase com-
munication between federal, state,
and tribal officials.
It would also increase data col-
lection related to these cases, and
require that the attorney general
seek recommendations from tribes
in doing so.
Meanwhile, the Department of
Justice has said it’s taken steps to
address the problem. Last Septem-
ber it announced more than $113
million in grants to improve pub-
lic safety, serve victims of crime
and combat violence against
women in American Indian and
Alaska native communities.
Warm Springs Credit
(three positions, member
and non-member).
Indian Head Gaming
Board (two positions, mem-
ber and non-member).
Tribal Employment
Rights Office (TERO)
Commission (three posi-
tions, tribal members).
Warm Springs Compos-
ite Products (two positions,
member and non-member).
Warm Springs Housing
Authority (one position).
The Museum at Warm
Springs (three positions,
member and non-member).
Warm Springs Power
and Water Enterprise (two
positions, member and non-
member).
War m Springs Tele-
communications (two po-
sitions, tribal members).
Warm Springs Ventures
(one position, tribal mem-
ber).
Water Control Board
(one position, tribal mem-
ber).
Joint Health Commis-
sion (two positions includ-
ing one alternate).
Warm Springs Court of
Appeals (four positions).
Tribal Elections Board
(one position, alternate).
Notices for each board
or commission can be
downloaded at the link be-
low. The deadline for sub-
mitting required application
documents is February 1,
2019. See the website:
https://warmsprings-
nsn.gov/2018/12/an-
nouncement-recruitment-
board-director-commission-
vacancies/
Interested candidates
must submit a letters of in-
terest, resume, background
check for m, and credit
check form. Applicants can
pick up the credit and back-
ground check forms from
the executive management
office. Or download at:
Http://bit.ly/
CTWSBoardCommitteeInfo
All documents must be
submitted to Michele
Stacona, Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO; PO Box 455,
Warm Springs, OR 97761.
Or drop off at the ex-
ecutive management office
at the administration build-
ing.
Funding available for Native media projects
Vision Maker Media invites
applications for projects intended
for public media that represent the
cultures, experiences and values of
American Indians.
Vision Maker Media will con-
sider funding projects at any pro-
duction stage, including research
and development, production, post-
production and new media. The
online application is hosted by our
partner, Center for Asian Ameri-
can Media (CAAM) using The
Documentary Core Application by
the International Documentary
Association.
Projects should be accessible to
a broad audience, possess rel-
evancy for potential national
broadcast and encourage effective
outreach/community engagement
activities to reach audiences beyond
public television broadcast. Assign-
ment of exclusive broadcast rights
for four years and one year off-air
recording rights for educators are
included in Vision Maker Media’s
Production License Agreement.
All completed projects are re-
quired to meet the PBS Technical
Operating Specifications and Pro-
duction Guidelines as outlined in
the PBS Red Book.
Support for the Vision Maker
Media Public Media Content Fund
is provided by the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting. Vision Maker
Media empowers and engages Na-
tive people to share stories.
Founded in 1977, Vision Maker
Media, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) which
receives major funding from the
Corporation for Public Broadcast-
ing, nurtures creativity for devel-
opment of new projects, partner-
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Media is the premier source for
quality Native American and
Alaska Native educational and
home videos.
All aspects of our projects en-
courage the involvement of young
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Contact Rebekka Schlichting at
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