Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 29, 2020
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Critical health notice
It is critical that anyone on
the reservation who has been
diagnosed with a positive case
of Covid-19 complete at least
the 14-day isolation period.
That means staying in a
room separate from your
family, and not having di-
rect contact with anyone, as
possible.
The tribal Public Health
nurses will call to check on
you and assist with resources.
For anyone who has had
close contact with a positive
case of Covid-19, but who
has either not been tested or
tested negative, you need to
stay home for 14 days and
take all precautions to keep
others safe.
You may not have any
symptoms during the 14-day
incubation period; so it’s best
to stay home and isolate just
in case.
Tribal members can learn more about the tribes’
CARES Program, and download an applica-
tion, at the tribal website. Applications are be-
ing processed in the order they are received.
Latest employment numbers
for Jefferson County
The second phase of
the of Covid-19 reopen-
ing led to a notable in-
crease in employment
across Central Oregon.
Despite the improve-
ment, the employment
situation remains far be-
low levels from before
the crisis.
The region has recov-
ered roughly 30 percent
of all jobs lost in March
and April.
Jefferson County:
The seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate was
13.1 percent in June,
down from 17 percent in
May. The rate remains up
significantly from this
time last year when it was
5 percent.
Jefferson County
added 250 jobs in June
and roughly half of
those jobs can be attrib-
uted to economic recov-
ery. The largest monthly
gains were in manufac-
turing (plus 90 jobs) and
leisure and hospitality
(plus 60 jobs).
Jefferson County
posted the first improve-
ment to the employment
situation since the onset
of the Covid crisis.
Hiker dies in fall on Jefferson
A 65-year-old climber fell several hundred feet to
his death high on an eastern slope of Mount Jefferson
on Saturday. The man was with a group who hiked
from the west side of the mountain to the east side,
which includes the reservation of the Confederated
Tribes.
The accident occurred at about 9,000 feet eleva-
tion. Because the climber fell on a steep and rugged
part of the peak, the response team used a helicopter
in the recovery effort.
The tribes are aware of, and strongly discourage
hikers from trekking around the west side of the
mountain to the reservation east side.
A message from
NativeHearts helpline
Men can be victims of domestic violence. Do-
mestic violence can happen to anyone. Media and
socialization may lead you to believe otherwise; but
the truth is men, and people of all genders, can be
and are victims of domestic violence.
Abuse against men can start at a very young age,
and the effect carries on with them into adulthood.
When it comes to sexual violence, domestic vio-
lence, and dating violence, men who reported abuse
have indicated that not only were they sexually as-
saulted both as a child and as an adult, but also their
struggles with intimate partner violence continues
indefinitely as victims and/or perpetrators.
Increased rates of violence in Indian Country
According to the recent National Institute of Jus-
tice report:
Statistics show that there is an increased rate of
violence among intimate partners in Indian Country.
In the male category alone, four out of five
men have experienced violence in their lifetime;
one in four has experienced sexual violence; one
in three has endured physical violence by an inti-
mate partner; and nearly three in four have expe-
rienced psychological aggression by an intimate
partner.
Fortunately, there is work being done to reduce
this rate of violence.
Believe victim-survivors: One of the most im-
portant things that we can do to support male vic-
tim-survivors is to simply believe. Listen without
questioning the victim’s experience.
Document the abuse: Suggest that they keep
track of the abuse. Reach out: To explore your
options for safety and healing, call 1-844-7NATIVE
(1-844-762-8483) daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Callers reaching out after hours may connect with
the National Domestic Violence Hotline by select-
ing option one.
Tribal policy on confidentiality, social media
The
Confederated
Tribes Human Resources
Department would like to
remind members and em-
ployees of Personnel Policy
802: Confidentiality and
social media:
Policy: The internal
business affairs of the or-
ganization, particularly con-
fidential information and
trade secrets, represent pro-
prietary assets of the Tribes
that each employee has a
continuing obligation to pro-
tect.
Comments: 1. Keep
the organizations secrets
and property safe. Infor-
mation designated as con-
fidential is not to be dis-
cussed with anyone outside
the organization and only
discussed within the orga-
nization on a “need to
know” basis. In addition,
employees have a respon-
sibility to avoid unnecessary
disclosure of non-confiden-
tial internal information
about the organization, its
employees, its customers,
and its suppliers. This re-
sponsibility is not intended
to impede normal business
communications and rela-
tionships, but is intended to
alert employees to their ob-
ligation to use discretion to
safeguard internal affairs.
This applies to any use of
information through any
means, such as sharing in-
formation in paper format,
orally, via social media or
email, etc.
A. Employees are pro-
hibited from disclosing any
information that could af-
fect the Tribe's legal, finan-
cial, or competitive stance
to anyone outside the orga-
nization until Secretary-
Treasurer/CEO has made
such information available
to the public.
B. Employees are pro-
hibited from using such in-
formation for their own per-
sonal profit.
C. This policy applies
broadly, to all forms of con-
fidential information. That
also includes, for example,
personnel and protected
health information. (Em-
ployees who handle medical
information maybe be sub-
ject to additional require-
ments or policies to help en-
sure compliance with appli-
cable law.)
2. Personal use of social
media (such as Facebook,
Twitter, Snapchat, etc.) on
company time is not al-
lowed. Business use of so-
cial media is allowed only if
pre-approved by manage-
ment. Employees should
keep in mind that any
internet-related or social
media-related activity could
have consequences for the
Tribe and for their employ-
ment, regardless of when/
where the activity occurs (on
your personal time or oth-
erwise). Disclosing of con-
fidential information is not
allowed. Use good judgment
when posting online.
A. Employees may not
use the Tribal name to en-
dorse or promote any prod-
uct, opinion, cause, or po-
litical candidate without
written approval. For ex-
ample, creating a blog where
the employee shares confi-
dential information about
the organization or incor-
rectly purports to represent
the views of the Tribe could
also be in violation of this
policy. The Tribe reserves
the right to require removal
or modifications of any
media or content that re-
flects poorly on it or other-
wise violates these policies.
B. Employees may not
post any content that: is il-
legal, obscene, defamatory,
harassing, or threatening; in-
fringes on the intellectual
property invades the privacy
of others; is injurious or ob-
jectionable to the Tribe or
its interests; or that other-
wise violates these policies,
including, without limitation,
the Tribe's Productive Work
Environment or anti-harass-
ment policy. The employee
is solely responsible for any
legal implications or any ac-
tions for his or her personal
social media site.
C. Employees may not
engage in discussions about
competitor’s products or
services without manage-
ment approval. Employees
may not disclose confiden-
tial Tribal information or
trade secrets at any time.
Publishing of any photo-
graphs, electronic media,
and images must have the
written consent of the Sec-
retary-Treasurer/CEO or
their designee.
D. If an employee finds
any negative information
about the organization in
the course of doing Tribal
business with social media,
or if an employee learns of
any violation of our social
media guidelines by other
employees, he or she is re-
quired to report it to the
Human Resources Depart-
ment. Nothing about this
policy, however, is to pre-
vent employees from engag-
ing in any concerted activ-
ity; discussing terms and
conditions of employment;
or from acting together for
mutual aid and protection,
if and where such activity
is protected by applicable
law.
E. Keep in mind that the
organization has the right to
monitor employee use of
any company property, in-
cluding the Tribe's comput-
ers and internet resources
and any data storage device.
Employees who violate this
policy or the computer and
e-mail use standards listed
above, or otherwise misuse
the Tribe’s Internet, elec-
tronic mail, telephone and
voicemail systems, or elec-
tronic equipment, facilities,
or services can be subject
to disciplinary action up to
and including termination
of employment.
3. Other requirements.
Employees authorized to
have access to confidential
infor mation may be re-
quired to sign special non-
disclosure agreements and
must treat the information
as proprietary property of
the organization for which
they are personally respon-
sible. Employees are prohib-
ited from attempting to ob-
tain confidential informa-
tion for which they have not
received access authoriza-
tion. Employees violating
this policy will be subject to
discipline or legal action.
4. All media inquiries
and other inquiries of a gen-
eral nature should be re-
ferred to the Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO. All press re-
leases,
publications,
speeches, and other official
declarations must be ap-
proved in advance by the
Secretary-Treasurer/CEO.
A. Inquiries seeking in-
formation concerning cur-
rent or former employees
should be referred to the
Human Resources Depart-
ment.
Around Indian Country
BIA orders pipeline company to pay $187 million
The Bureau of Indian
Affairs has ordered a
pipeline company to pay
$187 million for trespass-
ing on the Fort Berthold
Re s e r va t i o n i n N o r t h
Dakota, Buffalo’s Fire
reports.
Te s o r o H i g h P l a i n s
Pipeline Company LLC
failed to secure permis-
sion from the owners of
land, Jodi Rave writes in
the report. Most of the
tracts are owned by indi-
vidual Indians though
some portions are also
owned by the Mandan,
Hidatsa and Arikara Na-
tion.
“The BIA has deter-
mined that a pipeline
owned and utilized by
Andeavor/Tesoro Pipe-
line is encroaching on
trust lands without an ap-
proved right of way, re-
sulting in trespass,” Great
Plains Regional Director
Timothy LaPointe wrote
in the July 2 determina-
tion, Rave reports.
Rave owns an undi-
vided interest in two
tracts of land being used
by Tesoro’s oil pipeline.
The company has been
using the property with-
out permission since June
2013, she wrote.
T h e B I A’s o r d e r r e-
quires payment within 30
days.