Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 20, 2019
Mini powwow with ECE
Native Child Protection Act up for first hearing
The House Subcom-
mittee for Indigenous
Peoples of the United
States is holding a legisla-
tive hearing this Wednes-
day, November 20. The
Native American Child
Protection Act, H.R.4957,
is the only item on the
agenda.
The bipartisan bill up-
dates the Indian Child Pro-
tection and Family Vio-
lence Prevention Act,
which first became law in
1990 to help tribes and the
federal government ad-
dress child abuse in Indian
Country.
The National Congress
of American Indians the
largest inter-tribal advo-
cacy organization in the
U.S., is welcoming the bill.
“The National Con-
gress of American Indians
firmly believes that Ameri-
The Early Childhood
Education Center
celebrated last week
with a mini-powwow at
the Agency Longhouse.
Jayson Smith photos
Summary of Agency District
2020 budget meeting
November 5, 2019
Agency District 2020
budget meeting sum-
mary:
Meeting called to order at
6:04 p.m. by Louie Pitt, roll
call: Chief Alfred Smith Jr.,
Glendon Smith, Anita Jack-
son and Chief Delvis Heath.
2020 membership budget
presentation:
· Warm Springs Timber
Company LLC.
· Indian Head Casino and
Plateau Travel Plaza.
· Warm Springs Tribal
Credit Enterprise.
· Warm Springs Ventures.
· Warm Springs Compos-
ite Products.
· Secretary-Treasurer
Branch.
· Chief of Operations
Branch: Vacant.
· Human Resources
Branch.
· Finance Branch.
· Human Ser vices
Branch.
· Education Branch.
· General and Adminis-
tration Branch.
· Tribal Council/support
staff/Committee summary.
· Tribal Court.
· Cannabis Commission.
· Gaming Commission
and Surveillance.
· Community Assistance.
· High Lookee Lodge.
· Housing.
· The Museum at Warm
Springs
Meeting adjourned at
11:15 p.m.
The Senior Wellness Center is having Senior
lunch at noon this Thursday, November 21. On
the menu: Thanksgiving at the Longhouse.
Seniors 60 and older eat for free, 59 and under
are $5 and youth under 13 are $3 at the Senior
Wellness Center.
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can Indian and Alaska Na-
tive children are the future
of Indian Country,” said
CEO Kevin Allis, who is a
citizen of the Forest County
Potawatomi Community.
“Tribal governments are re-
sponsible for protecting,
teaching, and guiding their
youth, providing services to
families, and creating sup-
portive environments where
children can flourish.” “The
federal government has a
solemn trust responsibility
to ensure the protection of
the most vulnerable mem-
bers of Indigenous commu-
nities: children,” said Rep.
Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona),
the chairman of the sub-
committee who introduced
H.R.4957 last month.
“Despite this, there are
extremely limited resources
for tribes to develop cultur-
ally-specific child abuse and
neglect treatment, inves-
tigation, and prevention
programs. That is why I
am proud to introduce
the Native American
Child Protection Act to
ensure that Indigenous
communities have the re-
sources they need to
keep Native American
children safe and healthy.”
“Indian Country has
lacked adequate resources
to identify and address
violence towards children
for far too long,” added
Rep. Paul Cook (R-Cali-
fornia), who is the top Re-
publican on the subcom-
mittee and an original co-
sponsor of H.R.4957.
“This bipartisan legis-
lation will provide funds
to ensure that tribes have
the resources they need to
protect children from ne-
glect and abuse.”