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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Employment with the Tribes
Richard McConville,
Jason Begay,
Michael McConville
and Ron Suppah
collect data on
Ceremonial spring
chinook harvested
near Stanley Rock
on the Columbia
River.
The following are
positions posted by
the Confederated
Tr i b e s P e r s o n n e l
D e p a r t m e n t . Yo u
can reach the de-
partment at 541-
553-3262.
Photo courtesy of
Mark Manion,
Tribal Fisheries
CTWS/BNR
Protocols for events for Longhouses
Following safety protocols,
and with scheduling, the
Longhouses of the reserva-
tion are open for community
events.
The tribes’ Covid-19 Re-
sponse Team and Council
developed the protocols for
safe use of the Longhouses.
The recommendations are
subject to regular review and
possible change based on the
Covid-19 data updates. These
are the protocols:
· It is highly recom-
mended all gatherings only be
open for local residents of
the Warm Springs commu-
nity.
· Application for use of a
Longhouse is through the
tribal Utilities Branch. You
must apply a minimum of
one week in advance.
· Each application must as-
sign a Covid-19 Coordinator,
who designates the following:
All must have been vacci-
nated, or can show proof they
had been Covid-19 tested
prior to event; and partici-
pants must wear a mask at
all times:
Drummers are to utilize
entire bench to safely distance.
Cooks/Servers: If food
is served, to reduce possible
exposure, all food must be
served in take-out boxes.
Masks required to be worn at
all times with exception when
eating or drinking beverages.
Monitor(s): Tasks in-
clude the following:
Take daily attendance.
Check temperatures for all
in attendance—Anyone with
covid symptoms and/or has
a temperature above 100.4
cannot be at the gathering,
and needs to make an ap-
pointment with the clinic to
get tested as soon as possible.
High touched areas need
to be sanitized on an hourly
basis and documented. Rest
rooms need to be sanitized
hourly, and supplies replen-
ished; and garbage must be
emptied on a regular basis.
· The family, person or
other applicant in charge is
asked to clean up the
Longhouse upon completion
of the gathering. Clean and
sanitize tables, seats, kitchen
and any furniture after use.
· Copy of attendance and
monitor’s documentation
must be turned in to Utilities
after the gathering or event.
The Utilities Branch must
keep attendance on file and
make it available to the Com-
munity Health Program in
case of an exposure for con-
tact tracers.
· Hand sanitizer and
masks—children and adult
sizes—are to be available on
site. These items are avail-
able through Emergency
Management and Health
and Human Services.
· Children must remain
with adults at all times.
· Households sit and stay
together as a group but
should maintain a minimum
of 6 feet distance.
· Discourage shaking
hands or hugging.
· Please observe capac-
ity: This can change depend-
ing on Covid-19 data collected
weekly. If close or near capac-
ity, allow for people to exit the
longhouse before entering.
· Encourage a Whipman
be at the gathering to assist
with monitoring protocols.
· Protocols contingent upon
‘no outbreak in the commu-
nity,’ to be reviewed over time.
Saturday transit service returns
Cascade East Transit has
resumed its Saturday service.
Cascade East workers
continue to frequently wipe
down high-touch surfaces on
buses, require riders and
drivers to wear face cover-
ings or masks, section off
seats to adhere to social dis-
tancing requirements, and
enforce maximum occu-
pancy limits on buses ac-
cording to the Oregon
Health Authority guidelines.
For information on ride
stops and times, see
cascadeeasttransit.com You
can also call CET at 541-385-
8680. Briefly, safety guide-
lines are:
Wear a mask that covers
your nose and mouth to help
protect yourself and others.
Stay six feet apart from
others who don’t live with
you.
Get a Covid-19 vaccine
when it is available to you.
Avoid crowds and poorly
ventilated indoor spaces.
Wash your hands often
with soap and water. Use
hand sanitizer if soap and
water aren’t available.
Incident on reservation raises jurisdiction matter
Criminal jurisdiction
on reservations can raise
complicated and contro-
versial issues, as demon-
strated again last month
at the U.S. Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals.
In 2020 a road rage
incident on the Warm
Springs Reservation led
to a man being convicted
in federal court of two
counts of unlawful use
of a firearm.
The defendant in the
case, one Dat Quoc Do,
had been riding on High-
way 26 in the passenger
May 5, 2021
seat of a vehicle. Someone
in another vehicle apparently
threw a beverage can at the
vehicle, according to the
court summary.
From his vehicle, Mr. Do
fired shots into the air in re-
taliation against the other ve-
hicle.
Mr. Do was arrested and
charged with unlawful use
of a firearm. The case was
a federal prosecution, as
the U.S. Attorney’s Office
would have jurisdiction for
a major crime on the res-
ervation.
As the reservation is a fed-
eral jurisdictional area within
the state of Oregon, the
prosecutor charged Mr. Do
under the state statute re-
garding unlawful use of a
firearm.
On appeal, Do’s attorney
argued that the federal law
in question—the Assimila-
tive Crimes Act—in this case
would not allow the federal
prosecutor to use state law
in the prosecution.
The Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals agreed, finding
that the federal assault law
should be used instead.
Firstly, the court found,
the federal assault law
would cover roughly the
same conduct as the
state unlawful use of a
firearm law.
Secondly, the federal
assault law indicates an
intent that the federal law
would cover the situa-
tion, to the exclusion of
the state law.
And for this reason
the federal prosecution
should have been
brought under federal
assault, rather than Or-
egon unlawful use of a
firearm.
Part Time Surveil-
lance Observer.
Protective Care Pro-
vider (four positions - full
time).
Children’s Protective
Services Center Super-
visor.
Teacher Aide - Lim-
ited duration.
Fisheries Technician
I - Limited duration.
Water Treatment
Plant Operator (full
time).
High Desert Museum
Jobs Available - Full
time.
Receptionist - Lim-
ited duration.
Chief Financial Of-
ficer.
Staff Accountant.
Disabilities Coordina-
tor - Full time.
Community Health
Nurse.
Assistant Engine
Operator (two positions).
Travel Accountant.
Fish Biologist II.
Rangeland Manage-
ment Specialist.
Fuels Monitor Tech-
nician.
Corrections Officer
Trainee - Limited dura-
tion.
Fisheries Tech II.
Wildlife Technician.
Fish Tech II - Limited
duration (four posi-
tions).
TERO Dispatch/
Compliance Officer -
Full time.
Patrol Officer.
Food Cart Trainee -
Limited duration.
Bookkeeper - Part
time.
Archaeologist II.
Administrative Of-
ficer.
Home Visitor - Full
time (two positions).
Youth Program Em-
ployment - Limited du-
ration.
Wildlife Technician.
COVID Temporary
Technician - Limited
duration (six positions).
Wildlife Biologist II.
Soil Scientist/Water-
shed Planner.
Director of Finance.
Development Direc-
tor.
Corrections Officer
(five positions).
Fisheries Depart-
ment Manager.
US Census Field
Representative.
Treasury Controller.
Healing conference in June
The Healing from Grief
Conference is coming up in
Warm Springs on June 9 and
10, a Wednesday and Thurs-
day. The conference will be
held in front of the Behav-
ioral Health building. A
theme of the conference is
‘Remembering all who lost
their lives to Covid-19.’
There will be a Walk for
Healing on June from 6 to
7 p.m. For more informa-
tion please call Rosanna
Jackson, Anita Davis or
Judy Charley at War m
Springs Prevention, 541-
615-0036.
During the conference,
social distancing and face
masks will be required for
safety.