Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
December 4, 2019
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Executive order addressing missing, murdered indigenous women
I
n a ceremony at the
White House last week Presi-
dent Trump signed an execu-
tive order establishing the
Task Force on Missing and
Murdered American Indians
and Alaska Natives. “It’s a
tremendous problem,”
Trump said in announcing
Operation Lady Justice, a
government-wide initiative
aimed at addressing the cri-
sis of missing and murdered
Native Americans.
“It’s been going on for a
long time—many, many de-
cades, beyond that,” Trump
said.
Trump was surrounded by
tribal leaders from around
Indian Country, as he closed
out Native American Heri-
tage Month with the execu-
tive order. The president
invited tribal leaders to share
their own words on such a
solemn occasion.
First to speak was Melanie
Benjamin, the chief execu-
tive of the Mille Lacs Band
of Ojibwe. She introduced
herself in the Ojibwe lan-
guage.
“It’s a historical day to
know that our missing and
murdered women have a
place and a remembrance,
and that we care about them
and their families,” Benjamin
said in the Oval Office, of-
fering thanks to Trump.
Next was vice president
Myron Lizer of the Navajo
Nation. He was accompa-
nied by wife, Second Lady
Dottie Lizer, and their daugh-
ter, Halle Lizer.
“As the host people of the
land, we feel that our prayers
are being answered—and
Joyce N. Boghosian/White House
With tribal leaders, President Trump displays a signed
copy of the executive order establishing the Task Force
on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska
Natives at the White House in Washington, D.C, on
November 26, 2019.
First Nations’ prayers are
powerful,” said Lizer, who
provided a blessing before
the event started.
“We look forward to see-
ing some improvement in
Indian Country,” Lizer said
as he thanked Trump in the
Navajo language.
In attendance was Chair-
man Alvin ‘A.J.’ Not Afraid,
of the Crow Tribe. Though
Tr ump pointed out the
uniqueness of his name, it
was in a friendly and pro-
fessional manner.
“I personally am af-
fected,” said Not Afraid,
whose reservation is located
in a county that suffers
from the highest rate of
missing and murdered cases
in the state of Montana.
“So knowing that you
support in the realm of this
executive order, the Crow
Tribe is honored,” Not
Afraid said, before present-
ing the President with an
image of a group of Crow
citizens in their headdresses.
Kevin DuPuis, the chair-
man of the Fond du Lac
Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa, introduced him-
self in the Ojibwe language.
He too has been personally
affected by the crisis of the
missing and murdered in In-
dian Country.
“Our women are the ones
who raise our children,”
DuPuis said. “Our women
are the ones who take care
of our village. Our women
are the ones who take care
of
communities—our
teachers.”
“Our children are our fu-
ture,” DuPuis said. “And
these are both being affected
in that way.”
Another Fond du Lac
leader closed out the round
of remarks from the Indian
Country attendees. Council
member Roger Smith said
he’s been working on issues
affecting the missing and
murdered since being hired
as his tribe’s first police of-
ficer more than 20 years
ago.
“I’m also honored to be
sitting on Governor Walz
from Minnesota’s Task
Force on Missing and Mur-
dered Indigenous Women,”
he said of an initiative
signed into law by Gov. Tim
Walz, after being written by
State Rep. Mary Kunesh-
Podein, who is a descendant
of the Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe.
According to Trump’s
executive order, the Task
Force on Missing and Mur-
dered American Indians
and Alaska Natives will be
housed and funded by the
Department of Justice. It
is being co-chaired by At-
torney General Barr and
Secretary of the Interior
Bernhardt, who were
present at the signing.
“As you know, this is a
very vexing and dangerous
issue in Indian Country, and
I appreciate your leadership
on it,” Barr said to Trump.
“This is an opportunity
to bring the expertise of the
Department of Justice, and
the experience and exper-
tise of Interior, together
with our teams to work for
these communities that des-
perately can use our help,”
said Bernhardt.
In addition to the co-
chairs, the task force will
consist of the leaders of
the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, the Bureau of
In the Tribal Court of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
Please note: All hearings are
conducted at the Warm Springs
Tribal Court.
Sylvia
Sampson-
Spino, Petitioner, vs Lois
Squiemphen, RESPON-
DENT; Case No. RO47-
19. TO: Sylvia Sampson-
Spino,
&
Lois
Squiemphen:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that a RE-
STRAINING ORDER
has been filed with the
War m Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 3 1st day
of December, 2019 @
9:00 AM
S A N D R A
CLEMENTS, Petitioner,
vs
GRANT
CLEMENTS SR, Re-
spondent; Case No.
DO125-19. TO: GRANT
CLEMENTS
SR,
SANDRA CLEMENTS,
VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that a
SHOWCAUSE has been
scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this
matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 7 th day of
JANUARY, 2020 @ 10:00
AM
MARY L. DAVIS, Pe-
titioner, vs JULIA
SIMTUSTUS, Respon-
dent; Case No. JV91-14,
JV68-17. TO: JULIA
SIMTUSTUS, JARRON
DAVIS:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that a CON-
SERVATOR GUARDIAN-
SHIP has been scheduled
with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 27 th day of
JANUARY, 2020 @ 3:00
PM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs
CYNTHIA ISADORE,
Respondent; Case No.
JV53-17. TO: CYNTHIA
ISADORE:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that a AS-
SISTED GUARDIAN-
SHIP has been scheduled
with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 24 th day of
FEBRUARY, 2020 @ 9:00
AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs
TO:
KISHON
GRAYBAEL, MARION
GRAYBAEL JR. Case
No. JV35-10, JV12-15.
YOU ARE HEREBY NO-
TIFIED that a ASSISTED
GUARDIANSHIP RE-
VIEW has been scheduled
with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court.
By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 13 th day of
JANUARY, 2020 @ 9:00
AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs
AMANDA SWITZLER,
Respondent; Case No.
JV19-07. TO: AMANDA
SWITZLER:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that a CUS-
TODY REVIEW has been
scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a
hearing scheduled for the 8 th
day of FEBRUARY, 2020
@ 9:00 AM
PROBATE
In the matter of the es-
tate of Jessica E. Gilbert-
Finch, W.S., U/A, de-
ceased. Estate no. 2015-
PR31. To John Finch, Jes-
sica E. Kirk and Bobby
Spackman: You are hereby
notified that an informal
probate hearing is scheduled
for the January 2, 2020 at
4:30 p.m.
In the matter of the es-
tate of Marilyn Wagner,
W.S., U/A, deceased.
Estate no. 2019-PR17.
Notice is hereby given that
Marilyn Wagner, who at the
time of her death last
known residence was 1706
Foster St., Warm Springs,
OR, died on the 30 th day of
March, 2019 and the court
has appointed Valerie
Squiemphen as public ad-
ministrator.
In the matter of the es-
tate of Darrell Anthony
James Smith, W.S., U/A,
deceased. Estate no.
2015-30. To Cher yle
Smith and Mackalin
Kalama: You are hereby
notified that an informal
probate hearing is sched-
uled for January 2, 2020
at 4 p.m.
In the matter of the
estate of Tracy D.
Fuentes, W.S., U/A, de-
ceased. Estate no. 2019-
PR41. To Dellarae
Suppah and LaDonna
Squiemphen: You are
hereby notified that an in-
formal probate hearing is
scheduled for January 6,
2020 at 11 a.m.
In the matter of the
estate of Glenn R.
Brunoe, W.S., U/A, de-
ceased. Estate no. 2017-
PR43. To Lorene
Wainanwit and Nicole
Alexander: You are
hereby notified that an in-
formal probate hearing is
scheduled for January 9,
2020 at 4 p.m.
In the matter of the
estate of Shari A. Miller,
W.S., U/A, deceased.
Estate no. 2019-PR46.
To Jeremy Miller and
Roberta Tufti: You are
hereby notified that an in-
formal probate hearing is
rescheduled to December
30, 2019 at 11 a.m.
In the matter of the
estate of Eric L. Boise,
W.S., U/A, deceased.
Estate no. 2017-PR34.
To Ila Jumping Bull:
Indian Affairs and the Ad-
ministration for Native
Americans, among other
federal officials. The mem-
bers have been directed to
consult with tribal govern-
ments, and provide a writ-
ten report within one year,
to be followed up by an-
other status update a year
later.
“The issue of missing and
murdered Indigenous per-
sons has not only affected
families, but it impacts com-
munities,” Second Lady
Dottie Lizer of the Navajo
Nation said after the event
at the White House. “As lead-
ers, we must continue to ad-
vocate for safety and justice
for Native women and chil-
dren. Most importantly, we
need to address efforts to
restore balance, love, and
har mony within Native
homes and communities.”
Please contact Vital Statistics
The Confederated
Tribes Vital Statistics
Department would like
the following individuals
to assist in updating
your contact informa-
tion.
The infor mation
needed is a current
mailing address. Note:
Due to upcoming holi-
day, address changes
for per capita to arrive
in on time December
is this Friday, Novem-
ber 22. Make sure your
box is open and not
closed.
Tribal member can
come to the office, or
send Vital Statistics a let-
ter with the following
information needed:
Name, enrollment
number, date of birth,
for mer address, and
new address.
You may also fax to
Vital Statistics Depart-
ment, 541-553-2236.
Or by mail.
Vital Statistics Dept.,
PO Box C, Warm Springs,
OR 97761. This notice is
to the following individu-
als (laast name first):
Anstett, Randall
Bechtol, Debbie
Bruno III, Cecil
Bruno, Joshua
Caldera, Jordon
Ching, Elmina
Clements, Matthew
Crowe, Marcus
Dodge, Austin
Fry, Joshua
Heath, Rebecca
Henry, Gilbert
Ike, Lanell
Jackson-Meanus,
Vesta
Jones, Linda
Leach, Sabrina
McCraw, Samantha
Mitchell, Jeannie
Neri, Richardo
Sanchez Cabrera,
Soledad E
Torres, Stephanie
Tufti, Wisdom
Williams, Francelia
Williams, Raymond
2020 Census initiative
in Indian Country
The U.S. Census Bu-
reau is recognizing the
unique challenges of
conducting the census
as accurately as possible
in American Indian
communities.
To accomplish this
goal, the Census is
reaching out to those
communities in advance
to build awareness.
This work includes
coordinating closely
with tribal governments
to accurately count tribal
populations on and off
reservations.
The 2020 Census is
now recruiting people
from Indian Country to
assist with the 2020 Cen-
sus count.
You can learn more by
calling 1-855-JOB-2020.
The pay is very
competetive, and the
hours are flexible.
Columbia gorge photo contest
Friends of the Colum-
bia Gorge is now accept-
ing submissions for its an-
nual photo contest. The
2019 contest is entitled
Nature + Nurture, featur-
ing nature pictures at the
Columbia. The deadline
to submit is December 31.
Grand prize is a $300 Pro
Photo Supply gift card,
You are hereby notified that
an informal probate hearing
is rescheduled to Decem-
ber 30, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.
In the matter of the es-
tate of Stanley R. Smith
Jr., W.S., U/A, deceased.
Estate no. 2017-PR07. To
Rollina Smith, Lori
Smith, Stanley Smith III,
Jason Smith, Joella Smith
and Jacoba Smith: You are
hereby notified that an in-
formal probate hearing is
scheduled for January 6,
and a large print of the
winning photo.
Seven other category
winners will receive $100
Pro Photo Supply gift cards,
and large print of their
photo. For the list of con-
test rules, or to submit pho-
tos:
g or g e f r i e n d s. o r g /
photocontest
2020 at 4 p.m.
In the matter of the es-
tate
of
Theda
Whalawitsa, W.S., U/A,
deceased. Estate no.
2015-PR21. To Lonnie
James, Rodney Guerin
and Susan Guerin: You are
hereby notified that an in-
formal probate hearing is
scheduled for January 6,
2020 at 4:30 p.m.