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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Coming up at Tribal Council
The following are some of
the items coming up on the
Tribal Council agenda in Feb-
ruar y (subject to change at
Council discretion):
Monday, February 3
9 a.m.: Bureau of Indian
Affairs update with Floy
Anderson, superintendent.
9:30: Office of the Spe-
cial Tr ustee update with
Kevin Moore.
10: Realty items with Land
Services.
10:30: Indian Health Ser-
vice update with Hyllis
Dauphinais, clinic director.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative up-
date calls, federal and state.
2:30: Tribal attorney up-
dates.
Tuesday, February 4
9 a.m.: Willow Summit
timber sale report with
Vernon Wolf.
10: Integrated Resource
Management Plan (IRMP)
report with Robert Brunoe
and Louie Pitt.
11: Warm Safety Corri-
dor update with Michele
Stacona.
1:30 p.m.: Carbon se-
questration update with tribal
attorney.
2:30: Culture and Heri-
tage Committee appoint-
ment.
3: VW Tribal Trust grant
resolution with Michele and
Bruce Irwin.
4: Cannabis board ap-
pointments with the S-T.
Wednesday, February 5
9 a.m. to noon: Kah-Nee-
Ta discussion, requesting ex-
ecutive session, Wakinyan.
Monday, February 10
9 a.m.: Neighborhood
Impact introduction with
may be deemed necessary
by the tribes, such a provi-
sion to be written into and
made a part of the lease
terms; that the Chairman,
Vice-Chairman or Secre-
tary-Treasurer are hereby
authorized to execute the
necessary documents for
and on behalf of the tribes.
Second by Wilson. Ques-
tion: 8/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
· Two grazing lease re-
quests are on hold for in-
put from the ride bosses,
and to work with the Natu-
ral Resources general man-
ager and Range & Ag Com-
mittee.
· Indian Health Service
update
with
Hyllis
Dauphinais, clinic director.
Cannabis Commis-
sion positions:
· Applicant packets will
be reviewed next week.
Federal and state legis-
lative conference call up-
dates.
Tribal attorney update
with Howie Arnett.
· Executive session,
2:15-3:15.
Tribal attorney update
with John Ogan.
Motion by Brigette to
adjourn at 5:07 p.m.
January 7
The meeting was called
to order at 9:12 a.m. by
Chair man
Raymond
Automotive school idea
Scott Copper.
10: Draft resolutions.
11: Review General
Council concerns.
1:30 p.m.: Tribal Council
Proclamation and Priorities
with Louie Pitt.
2:30: Oregon State Uni-
versity report with Allison
White Eyes.
3:30: Fish and Wildlife
Committee responsibility dis-
cussion with the commit-
tees.
Tuesday and Thurs-
day, February 12-14: U.S.
v. Oregon policy meeting.
Monday, February 17:
Tribal organization closed in
observance of Presidents
Day.
Tuesday, February 18
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
surer update.
See COUNCIL on 9
Summaries of Tribal Council
January 6
The meeting was called to
order at 9:10 a.m. by Chair-
man Raymond Tsumpti.
Present at roll call: Raymond
(Captain) Moody, Lincoln
Jay Suppah, Chief Alfred
Smith
Jr.,
Brigette
McConville, Glendon Smith,
Wilson Wewa Jr., Anita Jack-
son, Chief Joseph Moses,
Chief Delvis Heath. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
update with Floy Lori Ander-
son.
Realty items with James
Halliday:
· Motion by Anita adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,655
granting Dellarae Suppah a
50-year home site lease in
the Tenino Valley area on
tribal land described herein.
The lessee to pay the tribes
upon approval of the lease,
$25 for the original term of
the lease; that the tribe re-
serves the right to grant
rights-of-way over, under
and across the lease premises,
such a provision to be writ-
ten into and made a part of
the lease terms; that except
as otherwise provided for in
the lease agreement, the
tribes reserve the right to
cancel the lease upon six
months written notice to les-
see, in the event that the
lease premises are needed for
tribal community develop-
ment or land exchange pur-
poses, or for such other sub-
stantive reason cancellation
January 29, 2020
Tsumpti. Present at roll call:
Chief Joseph Moses, Chief
Alfred Smith Jr., Brigette
McConville, Wilson Wewa
Jr., Anita Jackson, Lincoln
Jay Suppah, Raymond (Cap-
tain) Moody, Glendon
Smith, Chief Delvis Heath.
Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
Tribal Council Procla-
mation and Priorities.
Tribal Council vice chair:
Lola Sohappy resigned as
vice-chair, and will continue
as an Agency District rep-
resentative for the remain-
der of the term.
Consensus acknowledg-
ing Brigette as the runner
up—ay 6, 2019 meeting—
and accepting to be vice
chair for the remainder of
the Twenty-Eighth Tribal
Council term.
Motion by Anita appoint-
ing Brigette as vice chair.
Second by Wilson. Ques-
tion: 8/0/1, Brigette/Ab-
stain and Chairman not vot-
ing. Motion carried.
Resolutions:
Mark Manion, Branch
of Natural Resources:
Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
D.McMechan/Spilyay
Natural Resources crew Eldred Smith and Louis Stewart stop for
equipment fuel after a day working on Warm Springs River fisheries.
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“The automotive idea
started snowballing from
there,” she says, “I think
it’s going to be a wonder-
ful program for Warm
Springs.”
The project would be
funded with $125,000
through CTE, and the Or-
egon Department of Educa-
tion.
WEDD could help with
student tuition and tools.
Students would learn
safety and basic auto-
motive care, could earn
both high school and
COCC credits, and earn
a basic automotive cer-
tification.
Dave McMechan
12,656: The following re-
striction regulations are
adopted for tribal subsis-
tence fishing for smelt at the
Cowlitz River during 2020,
as listed on the Resolution.
Second by Wilson. Ques-
tion: 8/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,657 that beginning the
following restrictive regu-
lations are adopted for
tribal subsistence fishing
for smelt at the Sandy
River during 2020, as
listed on the Resolution.
Second by Wilson. Ques-
tion: 8/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,658 that the 2020 Fish-
ing Regulations are hereby
approved, adopted and
enacted by the Tribal
Council of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reser vation of
Oregon. Second by Wil-
son. Question: 8/1/0;
Anita/No, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Michele Stacona, Secretary-
Treasurer:
Motion by Anita approv-
ing to amend the agreement
to cover costs over $5,000
of the contributions. Any-
thing over $5,000 MRG will
deduct fees then send the re-
mainder to the tribes. Sec-
ond by Captain. Question:
7/0/0, Vice Chair not vot-
ing. Motion carried.
Motion by Captain to ad-
journ at 4:53 p.m.
update with Leslie Cochran
and board.
· Executive session, 3:45-
4:15.
Motion by Captain to ad-
journ at 4:15 p.m.
Statewide Transporta-
tion Improvement Fund
(STIF) Advisory Com-
mittee update.
Chuush Fund Amend-
ment discussion with
January 13
The meeting started at
9:20 a.m Present: Chief
Alfred Smith Jr., Vice Chair
Brigette
McConville,
Raymond (Captain) Moody,
Lincoln Jay Suppah, Anita
Jackson, and Chief Joseph
Moses. Minnie Yahtin, Re-
corder. The meeting was
called to order at 9:59 a.m.
by Vice Chair Brigette
McConville.
· Indian Head Casino/
Truck Stop update with
Jeffery Carstensen.
· Warm Springs Power
and Water Enterprises up-
date with Jim Manion.
· Warm Springs Com-
posite Products update with
Jacob Coochise.
· Credit Enterprise up-
date with Lori Fuentes and
Bridget Kalama.
· Warm Springs Ventures
January 14
The meeting was called to
order at 9:14 a.m. by Vice
Chair Brigette McConville.
Present: Chief Joseph
Moses, Raymond (Captain)
Moody, Lincoln Jay Suppah,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr..
Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
· Museum at War m
Springs update with Eliza-
beth Woody.
· Warm Springs Housing
Authority update with
Danielle Wood.
· Warm Springs Timber
Company, LLC Update with
Cal Mukumoto.
· High Lookee Lodge
Update with Jolene Greene.
· Kah-Nee-Ta update
with Michele Stacona, Sec-
retary-Treasurer.
· Kah-Nee-Ta proposal
with Jeffery Carstensen, In-
dian Head Casino and
board.
· Culture & Heritage
Committee update with
Myra Johnson-Orange.
With no further discus-
sion the meeting adjourned
at 3:40 p.m.