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Summary of Tribal Council
(from page 2)
5) If the BIA Superin-
tendent for the War m
Springs Agency determines
that it is in the best interest
of a member beneficiary re-
cipient, the Per Capita pay-
ment for any of the follow-
ing:
A minor; an emancipated
minor; an adult in need of
assistance; an adult under a
legal disability; an individual
determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be
non-compos mentis; a wel-
fare recipient or the recipi-
ent of Tribal Court-ordered
child support, shall be depos-
ited in a supervised Indi-
vidual Indian Money Ac-
count for restricted expen-
diture in accordance with
BIA regulations.
6) To provide for de-
posits into the Minors
Trust Fund for all mem-
bers who have not reached
the age of 21 years, $300
of such eligible member’s
Per Capita payments shall
be deposited annually in
the Tr ust at Columbia
Trust Company.
Eligible members shall
accrue advance deposits of
$25 per month, credited
from the date of enrollment,
to be deposited in their in-
dividual accounts at the
bank semi-annually, in Janu-
ary and July, in two payments
of $150. If an eligible mem-
ber who has accrued such
deposits in advance of the
semi-annual transfer to his/
her Trust account dies be-
fore his/her Trust deposit is
actually deposited at the
Bank, the Confederated
Tribes shall be reimbursed
the amount of such accrual
after the death of said mem-
ber not to exceed the sum
of $150;
That
amount
of
$1,610,000 is hereby appro-
priated for the purpose of
per capita payments in ac-
cordance with the authority
contained in Article V, Sec-
tion 1 (t) as amended;
That the Secretary-Trea-
surer of the Interior or his/
(Continued from page 1)
There have now been 12
deaths among the commu-
nity from Covid-19.
Among the membership,
other facilities have con-
ducted additional tests, with
70 positive results, for a to-
tal among the tribal commu-
nity of 602 positives.
Last week saw a spike in
cases, with 61 new positives.
This would correspond to
the timing of the Thanks-
giving holiday.
As of last week, there
were five community mem-
bers who were hospitalized,
with two on ventilators. As
of late last week, there were
73 reservation community
members with active Covid-
19; plus 153 people who were
Several new cases this month
in close contact, and receiving
daily monitoring by Commu-
nity Health and IHS.
Warm Springs residents
are asked to stay home ex-
cept for essential activities like
grocery shopping, going to
work, attending medical ap-
pointments, or picking up
medicine.
Anyone violating quaran-
tine or isolation requirements
are subject to citation per
Ordinance 101 that Tribal
Council approved earlier this
year to protect community
members from Covid-19.
Community members
who are isolating or quaran-
tined due to Covid-19 can
have a food box delivered,
since you are not able to go
grocery shopping. If you
have questions, you can con-
tact Warm Springs Emer-
gency Management at 541-
553-3345. Emergency Man-
agement also has personal
protective equipment.
The Warm Springs Police
Department maintains an
anonymous tip line for local
community members to re-
port concerns. The number
is 541-553-2202.
Seasonal flu
About 22.5 percent of the
community had received the
seasonal flu shot, as of late
last week.
The flu vaccine is still avail-
able at the clinic (see page 3
for details). Call the Health
and Wellness Center for more
information, 541-553-6275.
Conviction in fish poaching case
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Update:
December 16, 2020
her authorized representa-
tive is hereby requested to
approve the per capita dis-
tribution plan outlined
above on January 1, 2021;
That the Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO is hereby au-
thorized to proceed with the
schedule of per capita pay-
ments plan after its approval
by the authorized office in
accordance with authority
contained in Article V, Sec-
tion 1 (t), as amended, of
the Constitution and By-
Laws and Section 8 of the
Corporate Charter. Second
by Anita. Discussion. Wil-
son/yes,
Anita/yes,
Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Cap-
tain/yes, Jay/yes, Brigette/
yes, Delvis/yes, 8/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
Senior
Distribution
Fund:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,750, pursuant to Article
V, Section 1 (f) of the Con-
stitution and By-Laws as
amended, that an amount
not to exceed $2,052,000 is
hereby authorized for ex-
A fisheries success story
of the Confederated Tribes,
and its agency and other
partners, is the reestablish-
ment and protection of the
bull trout population in the
Metolius River. For more
than a decade now the tribes
and partners have invested
their time and resources into
this project.
Bull trout are a threat-
ened species, inhabiting less
than half of their historic
range. The Metolius popu-
lation is a prized spawning
ground for the fish, used to
help repopulate other waters
where the bull trout num-
bers have dwindled.
The bull trout has a head
and mouth that are unusu-
ally large for salmonids, giv-
ing the fish its name. As with
other salmonids, the bull
trout is of great significance
to the tribes, said Robert
Brunoe, general manager of
tribal Natural Resources. It
has been a favorite fish
among many members, in-
cluding Mr. Br unoe’s
mother, he said.
Clearly, poaching of this
fish is a matter of highest
Natural Resources priority
for the tribes. And when
poaching happens on the res-
er vation side of the
Metolius, the tribal sover-
eignty is violated.
This happened recently,
and the suspect was caught,
convicted and sentenced last
month. During the sentenc-
ing, Mr. Brunoe testified on
behalf of the tribes.
The testimony came dur-
ing the federal court sen-
tencing of Culver resident
Thomas R. Campbell.
Campbeel, 29, had ear-
lier pleaded guilty to poach-
ing Metolius bull trout from
both the reservation and
non-reservation sides of the
river.
He was sentenced for
the flagrant and repeated
poaching of the protected
and tribally significant bull
trout. U.S. Attorney Billy J.
Williams summarized some
details of the case, based on
the court documents:
On multiple occasions in
2017 and 2018, Campbell
poached bull trout from the
Metolius River, fishing from
U.S. Forest Service lands
and while trespassing on the
Eyerly property, which is
held in trust by the United
States for the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs.
Campbell also encouraged
others to do the same, Mr.
Williams said. He continued:
The Metolius River re-
quires catch-and-release for
all species of fish, including
bull trout. Although one can
legally angle for bull trout
on the Metolius River and
penditure from the Senior
Distribution Fund for cal-
endar year 2021. Second by
Anita. Discussion. All in fa-
vor, 8/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Law 1C1-630, the National
Indian Forest Resources
Management Act; 3.) Not
exceed 7% of gross tim-
ber sale income or revenue.
Second by Captain. Discus-
sion. All in favor 8/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
Forest Management De-
duction Funds:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,751, pursuant to Article
V, Section 1 (d) of the Con-
stitution and By-Laws, as
amended, that the amount
of $550,058, is approved
for the funding of the
Warm Springs Intensive
Forest Management Pro-
gram, as shown on Attach-
ment “A”;
That such funds shall be
reimbursed from timber
sales no later than quarterly
to the Confederated Tribes
from Forest Management
Deduction account;
That expenditures for
intensive forest manage-
ment activities pursuant to
Exhibit “A” shall: 1.) Be
consistent with the Tribe’s
Intensive Forest Manage
Fund Policy; 2.) Be in
compliance with Public
Ballfields – Supplemen-
tal Budget – Alfred Estimo
Jr. and Michele Stacona:
· To be discussed on
Tuesday, December 15 af-
ter Alfred and Michele re-
view the Budget Ordinance
for possible alternative.
Other Business – Tribal
Council:
· Tribal Council will meet
on Friday, December 11,
Monday, December 14 and
Tuesday, December 15 as
scheduled.
· The discussion about a
bonus will continue on Tues-
day, December 15 after re-
viewing the Tribes savings,
and how much is Trust dol-
lars.
Motion by Brigette to ad-
journ at 2:57 p.m.
in Lake Billy Chinook, bull
trout are not legal to target
elsewhere in Oregon. This
makes the Metolius River
one of the Oregon’s crown
gems of angling.
Campbell targeted, kept
and grossly mishandled bull
trout despite admittedly know-
ing the laws protecting the
species and how to properly
handle fish to immediately re-
lease unharmed. He also com-
mitted these crimes despite
numerous warnings from pub-
lic viewers of his social media
boasts about his poaching.
Campbell repeatedly
posted photos of his bull
trout poaching exploits to his
social media platfor ms
where he had more than
1,000 followers, according to
court documents.
As part of the sentenc-
ing, U.S. District Court Judge
Ann Aiken banned Campbell
from fishing or hunting any-
where in the United States.
In addition, Judge Aiken or-
dered Campbell to pay a
$6,000 criminal fine to the
Lacey Act Reward Fund.
Campbell was also or-
dered to perform 300 hours
of community service with
a non-profit focused on con-
servation or with a collabo-
rative relationship with the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs. His term of
probation is five years.
At Council
this month
Tribal Council is
scheduled to meet
this week regarding
board appointments,
and Cares Act spend-
ing.
Council is then
scheduled to meet by
teleconference,
Thursday and Friday,
December 17-18,
with the Columbia
River Inter-Tribal Fish
Commission.
These would be
the last business of
the year for Council.
The tribes will have
early shutdown at
noon on Thursday,
December 24; and
then the organization
is closed on Friday,
December 25.
There will be an-
other noon early
shutdown on Thurs-
day, December 31;
and organization clo-
sure on Friday, Janu-
ary 1.