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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
New fund helping the tribes
The Karnopp Petersen
law firm has launched a new
fund with the Oregon Com-
munity Foundation to ben-
efit the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs.
Since 1955, generations
of Karnopp Petersen law-
yers have provided legal ser-
vices to the Confederated
Tribes, assisting in defending
and enhancing tribal sover-
eignty, treaty-reserved rights,
and culture.
The firm established the
new fund—the KP Fund II
for the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs—to opti-
mize the firm’s charitable giv-
ing to the tribes, and attract
charitable capital from oth-
ers who wish to help.
The fund endeavors to in-
vest in the people of the
tribes, supporting the effort
to self-determination, with a
focus on education, leader-
ship development, cultural
protection and enhance-
ment.
Karnopp Petersen invites
the community to support its
charitable fund with the Or-
egon Community Founda-
tion, and will match all do-
nations made to the program
up to $5,000.
“We are excited to part-
ner with Oregon Community
Foundation in the launch of
this fund,” said Ellen
Grover, Karnopp Petersen
managing partner.
“We look forward to mak-
ing a positive impact through
this focused support of the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.”
Ms. Grover adds: “We
hope that our long-standing
relationship with the tribes,
combined with the Oregon
Community Fund’s well-
earned reputation in manag-
ing donor-advised funds,
will give our fund the en-
dorsement for others who
wish to give to the tribes.”
Karnopp Petersen attor-
neys supported the recent
passage of the 1865 Treaty
Nullification Bill.
The bill nullifies the
‘supplemental treaty’ be-
tween the United States and
the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of Indians of Middle
Oregon signed in 1865. The
supplemental 1865 docu-
ment purported to restrict
the rights of tribal members
to leave the reservation, and
imposed other conditions.
The Department of the
Interior has stated that nei-
ther the federal government
nor Oregon has ever en-
forced the treaty.
Congress has since acted,
recognizing the ‘treaty of
1865’ as invalid. This law
passed just last year, after
years of advocacy by tribal
leaders, and the state’s fed-
eral legislative delegation.
“It’s apropos to announce
our partnership with Oregon
Community Foundation to
manage our new fund fol-
lowing this legislation,” Ms.
Grover said.
“We hope that our clients,
friends and the community
at large will recognize the
Karnopp Petersen
attorneys sup-
ported the recent
passage of the
1865 Treaty
Nullification Bill.
importance and impact of
this fund and will consider
investing in the future of
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.”
Julie Gregory is the Or-
egon Community Founda-
tion director for Central and
Eastern Oregon regions.
“It’s an honor to support
Oregon businesses as they
give back to their commu-
nities,” Ms. Gregory said.
“A corporate donor-ad-
vised fund is a great way to
streamline a company’s stra-
tegic giving and rely on
OCF’s expertise and
grantmaking support.
“It has been my particu-
lar pleasure to work with
our friends at Karnopp
Petersen to create a fund
that will support the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs. I hope this fund will
inspire others to contribute,
knowing they can rely on
the long-term relationships,
knowledge, and expertise
the firm can employ to in-
form their grantmaking.”
Donations to the KP -
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Fund can be
made through Karnopp
Petersen’s website:
karnopp.com/kp-fund
Or see the Oregon Com-
munity Foundation site:
oregoncf.org/kp-fund2
The Foundation
Oregon Community
Foundation puts donated
money to work in Or-
egon—more than $100 mil-
lion in grants and scholar-
ships annually.
Since 1973 the founda-
tion grantmaking, research,
advocacy and community-
advised solutions have
helped individuals, families,
businesses and organiza-
tions create charitable funds
to improve lives for all Or-
egonians. Impactful giv-
ing—time, talent and re-
sources from many gener-
ous Oregonians—creates
measurable change.
Karnopp Petersen
Established in 1935,
Karnopp Petersen LLP has
14 attorneys in its Bend-
based office.
The firm’s practice areas
include Indian Law, Busi-
ness and Employment Law,
Intellectual Property, Fran-
chise Law, Estate Planning,
Land Use, Litigation and
Appellate Practice, Media-
tion and Arbitration, Merg-
ers and Acquisitions, Natu-
ral Resource and Energy
Strategies, Probate and
Trust Administration, Real
Estate Law, Taxation,
Trusts, and Estates. Visit
karnopp.com to learn more.
Superman, Wonder Women winners
Braving the war m
weather were the partici-
pants in the Third Annual Su-
perman and Wonder Women
Endurance Foot Race, Bike
and Biathlon, Sunday, June
27. Here are the official re-
sults (in order of finishing,
name and time):
Boot Scootin’ Stroll: 1.75
mile Fun Run/Walk
Hyllis Daphanais, 20:45.
Edna Campazano, 32:27.
Ronnie Spino, 39:40.
Joelene
Thompson,
39:40. Raylene Jones, 39:42.
Yvonne Iverson, 39:57.
Margie Kalama, 39:57.
Doug Cleavenger, 41:45,
Mylyah Alcaron.
Jayden Thompson, 2.07:56
1 st Place Youth.
Joseph Boise Jr., 2.08:45.
Angela Sampson. Leslie
Cochran. Allen ‘Stretch’
Jones.
Bike Only: 9.4 miles.
Fred Sanders, 50:36, First
Place Adult Male.
Biathalon: Ironman and
Bike (13.3 miles total)
Cece LeClaire, 1.34:03
First Place Female.
Isaiah Cochran, 2.10:07
First Place Teen.
Louie Smith, 2.17:23,
Firts6 Place Men.
Superman and Wonder
Women: 3.9 miles (Camel
Back and Iron Man Hill)
Robert ‘Robbie’ Warner,
43:21, First Place Teen and
Overall.
Joseph Stevens, 49:12,
First Place ‘Superman.’
Evan Cochran, 50:35.
Jane Cleavenger, 51:18,
First Place ‘Wonder Woman.’
Joseph ‘JoJo’ Smith,
1.06:36. Doug Dunlap,
1.15:57. Gibson Danzuka,
1.22:35.
Raymond Shike, 1.26:12.
Jerry Sampson, 1.48:36.
This year’s Endurance
foot race was in Honor of
Azar Spino, the original race
director back in 2018. The
committee approached him to
ask for this honor, and he
humbly agreed. Azar had no
prior knowledge of a run
event, but did a excellent job
in preparing the initial event
in two weeks time.
A positive successful event,
and the committee would like
to thank Azar and his fam-
ily from Umatilla who came
to support this 2021 event
in his honor.
The committee also would
like to thank all that bought
Robbie Warner Superman
Overall and Teen
Women’s Biathlon
winner, Cece LeClaire
Wonder Woman Jane
Cleavenger
Joseph Stevens,
Superman
50/50 tickets—$5 winner
was Joseph Boise Jr., and the
$1 winner was of Umatilla.
Also to all major sponsors
who contributed to this suc-
cessful event in 2021. Hope
to see you in 2022. Austin
Greene
June 30, 2021
Covid protocol
Tribal Council this week updated the Covid-19 pro-
tocol for the reservation. Council adopted the new
guidelines based on the recommendation of the Con-
federated Tribes Covid-19 Response Team. The fol-
lowing now apply on the reservation:
· Fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to
wear a mask indoors in public places where vaccina-
tion statuses of individuals are checked.
· Your vaccine card or a picture of your card will
need to be shown to enter tribal buildings. If proof
cannot be provided, masks needs to be worn. Masks
will be required in areas where people are not asked
about their vaccination status.
· Masks are no longer required for people who are
outdoors, though masking is still encouraged, espe-
cially in crowded places and for people who are un-
vaccinated.
· Permission for events no longer have to be ap-
proved by the Covid Team; however, the team en-
courages you to follow protocols.
· Continue with 100 percent work force with tribal
offices. It is managers and supervisor roles to provide
a protective work environment, this includes more
stricter rules according to job duties.
· Hours open to the public needs to be posted.
· Temperature taken daily and logs needs to be kept
on file in case there is an exposure in the building so
contact tracers can access if necessary.
· Buildings no longer will be closed when there is
an exposure. Each case will be reviewed and evalu-
ated separately and sections will be sanitized.
· Those who use tribal vehicles as part of their job
and have passengers need to wear masks at all time.
· Travel for work is still restricted but will be re-
viewed individually by general managers or directors
for approval.
· If any tribal employee travels out of state and
they have no covid symptoms, he or she can report to
work; however, if the person is not vaccinated, he or
she is required to take a Covid-19 test within four
days upon return, with documentation.
Community update
War m Springs Indian
Health Service and Com-
munity Health on Monday
updated the Covid-19 vac-
cination and statistics for
the tribal community.
Since the pandemic be-
gan and the covid test be-
came available last year,
IHS has conducted 11,533
total tests among the tribal
community.
Of the total, 10,733
have returned negative.
There have been 762 posi-
tive results.
Eighty-three people
from the community have
been hospitalized at one point
or another with covid since
the pandemic began. And
there have 25 deaths due to
the illness.
Among the membership,
an additional 105 people have
tested positive from other
testing facilities, for a total of
872 cases of Covid-19.
Some of the great news,
as of Monday: No one from
the community was hospital-
ized with covid. And only one
person was reported to have
active Covid-19 on the reser-
vation; and zero close con-
tacts.