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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Council
session
with Rep.
Walden
The Tribal Council hosted
a visit from Congressman
Greg Walden last week. The
group was joined by Warm
Springs Managed Care direc-
tor Mike Collins; Govern-
ment Affairs director Louie
Pitt; and tribal attorney John
Ogan.
Rep. Walden is a sponsor
of a bill that would remove
the Huntington document
from the federal record
books. The Huntington
document of 1865 purports
to repeal some provisions of
the tribal-U.S. Treat of 1855.
Walden
said
the
Huntingon document is an
‘historical anomoly’ that is a
blemish on the federal gov-
ernment relations with the
tribes. He said he is happy
to work with the tribes on its
official removal.
The Twenty-Seventh
Tribal Council will be leav-
April 24, 2019
$1.36 million
grant for housing
The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
will receive $1.36 million
to support affordable
housing on the reserva-
tion.
The grant is part of a
$15-million HUD pack-
age to the nine tribes of
Oregon. U.S. Sens. Ron
Wyden and Jeff Merkley
made the announcement
last week.
Of the eight other
tribes, the Siletz will re-
ceive $3.95 million; and
the Grand Ronde,
$3.08 million. And
other awards:
Burns
Paiute,
$117,109.
Coos,
Lower Umpqua and
Siuslaw Confederated
Tribes $929,652. Cow
Creek
Band
of
Umpqua, $923,649.
The
Klamath
Tribes, $2.77 million;
and the Umatilla,
$1.87 million.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Tribal Council members Carina Miller, Brigette McConville, Lee Tom and Ron
Suppah met with Rep. Walden at the Museum at Warm Springs.
ing office soon, and the re-
moval of the Huntington
document is a final priority
project, said Councilman Ron
Suppah, who has worked
with Walden on the issue.
From Managed Care,
Mike Collins said the tribes
are contending with expen-
sive patient bills from tribal
patients who are referred to
outside medical providers.
The tribes have been re-
sponsible for bills up to
$200,000, in one case at
least. The situation would
not be sustainable for the
tribes, Collins said. The
tribes would be a pioneer in
resolving this problem, he
said.
Other items of discussion
were protection of the
Crooked River wildlife area;
and the tribes’ water and
other infrastructure needs.
Community notes...
There will be a Food
Handler’s Class this
Thursday, April 25 from 10
a.m. to noon at the Warm
Springs clinic atrium.
For information you can
call the clinic at 541-553-
1196.
The War m Springs
Walking Club meets on
Wednesdays at noon at the
Physical Therapy Clinic by
the courthouse.
The walk is weather
dependent. For questions,
or day-of conformation
call 541-777-2663.
New position to research tribal economic development
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team is seek-
ing to hire an economic de-
velopment researcher.
The person will be re-
sponsible for conducting a
detailed 18-month study of
the Warm Springs tribal
economy, and will work
with the Community Action
Team staff and tribal lead-
ers to develop solutions to
the problems vexing the res-
ervation economy.
The position is full-time,
40 hours per week. Fund-
ing for the position is in
place through October 31,
2020, through a grant from
the Northwest Area Foun-
dation and its Vital Tribal
Economies program.
The study will be rooted
in the economic history of
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, and will as-
sess the current and poten-
tial efficiency of the
community’s economic de-
velopment vision, strategy,
indicators of success, plan-
ning processes, business
networks, local purchasing
initiatives, and much more.
The researcher will work
with partners including the
tribal administrators, de-
partment heads and staff,
Warm Springs Ventures and
enterprises, community
business leaders, the Warm
Springs Area Chamber of
Commerce, the Oregon
Native American Chamber,
the Northwest Area Foun-
dation, Rural Development
Initiatives, and other part-
ners in conducting the re-
search.
Essential job functions
1. Study economic his-
tory of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs:
Literature review—Con-
sult the Culture and Heri-
tage Department, the Mu-
seum at War m Springs,
Planning Department, and
others to review tribal docu-
ments and plans, and writ-
ten literature on the tribal
economy.
Interview tribal histori-
ans, elders and respected
leaders, including former
and retired business owners
and Chamber of Commerce
leaders.
Develop bibliography of
literature and source mate-
rials on tribal economy.
Develop report on eco-
nomic history of Warm
Springs peoples in pre- and
post-contact periods, high-
lighting the strengths, weak-
nesses, successes and limi-
tations of previous tribal
and tribal member efforts to
create and build the
economy.
Create a public platform
sharing information with
the community.
2. Study the War m
Springs entrepreneurial eco-
system:
Assess the current and
potential efficiency and ef-
fectiveness
of
the
community’s economic de-
velopment vision, strategy,
indicators of success, plan-
ning processes, business net-
works, local purchasing ini-
tiatives, community capital
providers, and building
Community notes...
There will be a Women’s Prayer Group—Praying
for Our Children and Grandchildren—on Mondays
from 12:15 to 12:45 at the Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church. All are welcome.
A victim impact panel will be meeting in Warm
Springs one time each month through 2019.
The meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of the
month at the Warm Springs Baptist Church, 2230 Elliot
Heights Rd., Warm Springs. For the impact panels in
June and December, the meetings will be June 11 and
December 17.
Community members are welcome to attend and
listen. Hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, and the Meth and Opioid Work Group.
block organizations at pro-
viding the community with
services.
Study elements of an ef-
fective entrepreneurial eco-
system, including market ac-
cess, capital, workforce/hu-
man capital, business assis-
tance, specialized infrastruc-
ture and facilities, commu-
nity culture and effective
regulation.
Gather key economic
data (unemployment, wages,
income etc.) and conduct
leakage analysis.
Assess how and the ex-
tent to which community
plans for placemaking, tour-
ism, business expansion, at-
tracting cutting edge indus-
tries, and developing profit-
able tribal enterprises are
building (or not building) the
tribal economy.
Study market and busi-
ness feasibility across sectors.
3. Study maco-level bar-
riers to economic develop-
ment, and identify opportu-
nities to improve the
economy:
Study the existing stock
of constructed infrastruc-
ture, including buildings,
sewer and water systems,
broadband, roads and
more—to assess how these
may be improved for future
economic growth.
Study the tribes’ business
laws and codes to determine
what may be done to make
laws more friendly to small
business owners without
compromising
the
community’s social and cul-
tural values.
Conduct a by-sector
analysis of the workforce
needs of a viable, expand-
ing, demand-driven Warm
Springs economy.
4. Recommend solutions
and develop tactical plans to
keep financial resources re-
circulating, strengthening,
and reclaiming the Warm
Springs economy:
Provide formal report
and a series of presentations
to the Tribal Council, tribal
administrative and business
leaders, and other stakehold-
ers in the Warm Springs
community.
Work with the War m
Springs Community Action
Team staff to assist tribal
businesspeople and other
stakeholders in utilizing les-
sons learned from the study.
Develop Uniform Com-
mercial Code and other laws
and processes to reduce red
tape and improve business
conditions in Warm Springs.
Develop a plan for
workforce development that
supports a stronger, more lo-
cally-controlled
War m
Springs economy.
Other requirements
1. Must possess a valid
driver’s license and meet at
Community Action Team in-
surance requirements.
2. Must be bondable and
insurable.
3. Must agree to (by sig-
nature) all rules and require-
ments of the Community
Action Team’s drug and alco-
hol policy.
4. Must be able to pass a
criminal background check.
If interested
Job Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s in commu-
nity development, econom-
ics, history, Native American
studies, or related field.
2. Strong research and
writing skills.
3. Strong skills at visually
displaying complex data and
information.
4. Ability to work inde-
pendently.
5. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working
relationships with various
community stakeholders and
the general public.
Please submit resume to
the
War m
Springs
Communtiy Action Team at:
chris@wscat.org
1. Salary is dependable
upon expeirence. Salary range
will be discusses at interview.
2. Closing date is Thurs-
day, May 2, 2019. Interviews
will occur from May 6-8. Hir-
ing decision will be made May
9, 2019.
3. For questions, please
contact Chris Watson, Warm
Springs Community Action
Team executive director, at
541-553-3148.