Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 19, 2019
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Academy students post great grades
The Warm Springs Acad-
emy announced the Honor
Roll list for the fourth quar-
ter of the recent school year.
Congratulations and great
job to these students:
Bianca Plazola. Diego
Arthur.
Honors:
Trecee
Graybael. Floyd Crawford.
Allen Greene. Annalese
Brisbois James. Adison
Goodlance. Sophia Medina.
Sixth grade
Highest
Honors:
Kiahna Allen. Jesus Ortiz.
Kadance
Pettibone.
Chamille Smith. Hazen
Sohappy Charley. Kr ya
Tohet.
High Honors: Serenity
Bisland. Jessie Bobb. Aiden
Brunoe. Kaylyani Estimo.
Brian Tulee. Janai Crowe.
Seventh grade
Highest Honors: Sen-
eca Ball. Thomas Etier
Mack. Rashawna Polk
Tewee.
High Honors: Rylan
Davis. Noelani Kalama.
Kalyn Leonard. Alosha
Wainanwit. Yesenia Collins.
Sasha Esquiro. RicoDave
Perez Greene. Charlene
White. Makaiyah Gardner.
Chiara Jensen.
Talise
Wapsheli. Chavondria Th-
ompson. CarlaMay Tohet.
Honors: Skytus Smith.
Jocelyn Greene. Kody
Miller. Dasan Begay. Keira
Tortalita. Angeles Antunez.
Fontaine Fuentes. Lucius
Medina Smith. Joseph
Miller. Latrell VanPelt
Graybael.
Eighth grade
Highest
Honors:
Cassandra Brown Heath.
Yvonne Greene. Caroline
Hintsatake. Ronald Kalama.
Isaiah Wapsheli.
High Honors: Sebastian
Bisland. Alexa Martinez. Mia
Kalama. Amare LeClaire
Jones. Elisella Macy. Inez
Bradley. Arellya Scott.
Jaliyah George. Krystah
Jack Melvin. Matilda Tewee.
Aradonna Cochran. Gunner
Herkshan Jr. Derrion Will-
iams.
Honors: Keanu Miller.
Denyce Padilla. Illiana
Hance. Hayden Heath.
Sophia Henry. Lorraine
Tulee.
Oregon House approves cap-and-trade
The Oregon House of
Representatives this week
approved an economy-wide
cap-and-trade program.
This is a program that
Warm Springs tribal mem-
bers have spoken in favor
of in Salem.
The Confederated Tribes
participate in a similar pro-
gram that was established in
2013 in California.
The tribes’ carbon se-
questration program—es-
tablished by Tribal Council,
the Branch of Natural Re-
sources, and Warm Springs
Ventures—has generated
significant revenue for the
tribes.
Oregon would be the sec-
ond state, after California,
to adopt a cap-and-trade
program, designed to limit
greenhouse emissions.
The Oregon bill has been
contentious. The vote in the
House was 36-24 in favor.
Gov. Brown has said she
Native student program at COCC
Courtesy photo
Earlier this year, Kiahna Allen testifies at an Oregon House committee on
cap-and-trade.
would sign the bill.
Under cap-and-trade, the
state puts a limit on emis-
sions, and auctions off pol-
lution permits, or ‘allow-
ances,’ for companies that
exceed the limit.
The Confederated Tribes
A Warm Springs man will spend nearly six years in
prison for driving drunk, speeding along a dark road
at night without headlights and striking and killing
two young men on the Warm Springs Indian Reser-
vation.
In a plea deal, Harold Blackwolf Jr. will spend the
time in federal prison after pleading guilty to two
counts of involuntary manslaughter in the Sept. 28,
2017, crash and one count of illegally possessing a
gun.
Warm Springs’ public safety general manager
Carmen Smith says 25-year-old Nathan Youngman
and 22-year-old Eric Boise were killed in the crash.
In court, Blackwolf apologized and promised to
spend time in prison working to become a better,
sober person.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Maloney says
Blackwolf had been drinking at a friend’s home ear-
lier that night and left the scene afterward, ditching
his car and fleeing.
entered an agreement with
a petroleum company in
California. For compensa-
tion, the tribes agreed to
manage areas of reserva-
tion forest land to reduce
the level of carbon in the
atmosphere.
At the state Capital ear-
lier this year, Kiahna Allen
of Warm Springs was on
the first panel to testify on
behalf of cap-and-trade.
The tribes already see the
effects of global warming,
Kiahna said.
Toots, ber ries and
salmon, have all been ef-
fected, she said.
Under the House bill the
amount of greenhouse
emissions in the state would
be reduced by at least 45
percent below the 1990
level by the year 2035.
Investigation into fatality
The body of a missing
Camas man was found
over the weekend on the
reser vation, nearly a
month after he was re-
ported as missing.
Ryan Webb, 44, was
reported missing after he
left his home on May 7 to
possibly go camping in the
Mount Hood National
Forest area, Camas Police
said.
Investigators reported
that his cellphone and
bank activity had been in-
active since May 14.
Webb was found de-
ceased inside of his ve-
hicle near Timothy Lake.
Authorities do not sus-
pect foul play, though the
investigation was con-
tinuing.
Law enforcement
agencies working on the
case include War m
Springs
officers,
Clackamas County, and
Camas, Washington.
Cause of death was not
yet determined.
Resolution of Tribal Council
Whereas the Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs Reservation of Or-
egon is a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe; and,
Whereas by resolution
no. 11,181, the Tribal Coun-
cil formed the War m
Springs Telecommunica-
tions Company as a subor-
dinate organization for tele-
communications purposes
pursuant to Article V, Sec-
tion l(o) of the Tribal Con-
stitution; and,
Whereas by resolution
no. 11,289 Tribal Council
established the Business In-
vestment Revolving Fund
(BIRF) Committee whose
purpose is to utilize Tribal
Council appropriations and
other available funds to as-
sist with the development of
Warm Springs Recreation is planning field trips
for young people over the summer. Some of the
destinations include:
The Clackamas Aquatic Center, Oaks Park,
Multnomah Falls and the Bonneville dam. The High
Desert Museum and Lava Caves. Movies at Sam
Johnson Park.
The activities include gym and water play, arts
and crafts, the Family Jamboree, game room activi-
ties, and the lunch program. The lunch program is
available Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, start-
ing on July 1.
Children need to be signed up with the Summer
Recreation Department in order to participate in any
field trips. Other than for some field trips, there is
no fee to come to the center.
Applications area posted out and located at the
center office. Any questions please call 541-553-
3243.
The Summer Training to
Revive Indigenous Vision &
Empower ment—
STRIVE—will take place
June 28-July 2 at the Cen-
tral Oregon Community
College Bend campus.
This is a free 4-day sum-
mer program for Native
American high school stu-
Prison for fatal accident
Telecom
Recreation hosting summer
field trips and activities
business opportunities by
tribal business enterprises
on the Warm Springs Res-
ervation; and,
Whereas by Resolution
no. 11,334 a $750,000 loan
was executed in February
2011 and was due in Feb-
ruary 2016; and,
Whereas the Telecom-
munications Company
(WSTC) original loan docu-
ment allows for one discre-
tionary extension on the
outstanding principal bal-
ance, and annually thereaf-
ter when agreed to by the
Tribe; and,
Whereas WSTC in 2016
has used the discretionary
extension as allowed by the
terms of the loan agree-
ment bus now would like to
extend its original loan for
another 10 years; and,
Whereas the BIRF
Committee has met on sev-
eral occasions where it spe-
cifically reviewed the WSTC
business plan and financials,
WSTC’s requests for an ad-
ditional 10-year extension on
the loan and the BIRF Com-
mittee met on January 24,
2019 and agreed to the
terms and conditions; now
therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Seventh Tribal
Council of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs, pursuant to Article
V, Section l(f), (l) and (t) of
the Tribal Constitution and
By-laws, that the Tribal
Council hereby authorizes
the Secretary-Treasurer/
CEO to provide a 10-year
loan extension to WSTC in
accordance with terms and
conditions agreed to by the
BIRF Committee and di-
rects that as provided in the
funding terms and condi-
tions any interest and earn-
ings on such funding shall be
reinvested in the BIRF Fund.
Resolutiojn
12,561
(March 8, 2019)
dents.
Youth will learn about the
college experience and earn
a college credit. Students
must have a 2.0 GPA and
be going into tenth through
twelfth grades.
For more information
contact Kelsey Freemen at
541-330-4369.