Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
From the
Lincoln’s
Committee
Many of us have been looking
forward to the return of our pow-
wows. Anticipating the time to visit
friends, powwow family from afar,
and enjoy a good time of singing
and dancing at the 2022 Lincoln’s
Powwow.
Unfortunately, there has been an
upsurge of positive covid cases
throughout the country.
In order to keep our commu-
nity, visitors, and powwow family
safe from exposure, the Lincoln’s
Powwow Committee has made a
decision to cancel the 2022 pow-
wow in Simnasho.
We hope to help slow the up-
surge of cases and hope we will be
able move forward in 2023.
Thank you for your continued
support. Watch for us out and
about as we continue our
fundraising for the powwow.
Sincerely, Lincoln’s Powwow
Committee.
Community
update
The early and mid January spike
in Covid-19 cases has decreased
some in recent days, allowing the
organization to reopen.
There were 108 people with ac-
tive covid in the community, as of
to the IHS-Community Health up-
date of January 25. There were 46
individuals being monitored daily as
close covid contact.
There were five people in the
hospital on January 25 with com-
plications from the virus.
Early this week there were 33
new positive cases reported, from
123 tests conducted.
For a vaccination appointment
call 541-553-2131.
Vaccination appointments are
available Monday through Friday
in the Warm Springs Community
Health Clinic. For anyone cur-
rently in quarantine due to covid,
you have to wait until you are out
of isolation or quarantine to
make your vaccine appointment.
Being fully vaccinated is the best
ways to protect yourself, your fam-
ily and your community from
covid illness, along with masking
and distancing, and avoiding
crowded gatherings.
The vaccinations are proven
scientifically to provide protection
from serious illness to the currently
circulating variants, omicron and
delta.
Further critical covid protocol
of the confederated Tribes: Stay
home if you are sick, limit shop-
ping trips.
And get vaccinated and boosted.
Since testing became available
for Covid-19, Warm Springs IHS
has conducted 19,128 tests for the
virus among the tribal commu-
nity. Of the total, 1,577 have
come back positive since testing
began.
January 26, 2022 - Vol. 47, No. 2
Wiyak’ik’ila – Winter - Anm
PO Box 489
Warm Springs, OR 97761
ECR WSS
Postal Patron
U.S. Postage
PRSRT STD
Warm Springs, OR 97761
District nominations for Tribal Council
The three voting districts of
the Confederated Tribes will
hold their meetings for Tribal
Council nominations on Thurs-
day, November 3.
The Agency District meet-
ing will be at the Agency
Longhouse. For this district,
nominations can also be made
by submitting a nomination
form in writing by 5 p.m. on
February 3.
The Simnasho District
meeting will be at the Simnasho
Longhouse; and the Seekseequa
meeting will be at the gymna-
sium of the old elementary
school.
Facemasks and distancing are
mandatory. And there may per-
haps be a limited number of
people in the nomination rooms
at any one time, as the nomina-
tions proceed.
Individually packaged meals will
be served at 6 p.m., and the meet-
ings will begin at 7.
The Tribal Council elections are
scheduled for the start of April.
The Agency District nomination
form includes the nominator name,
the person seconding the nomina-
tion, plus the nominee, all with sig-
natures.
Certification that the nominee
is eligible is also required. (A copy
of the form is on page 5 of this pub-
lication.)
The Vital Statistics Department
maintains the voter lists for the
three districts. The lists show the
district in which each voter has
voted in the past to the best abil-
ity of Vital Stats.
The department also main-
tains a current voter list that may
be made available for inspec-
tion, considering the covid pro-
tocols now in place within the
organization.
Any person may change voting
districts by filling out the district
change form. However, any reg-
istration change must be filed
more than 60 days prior to any
election in order to be effective
for that particular election.
Tribal Council establishes the
date, place and hours during which
polls shall be open.
Council posts notices of the
election not less than ten days
prior to election, in at least three
public places.
The upcoming elections are for
the Twenty-Ninth Tribal Council
of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
In Appreciation
Health and Human
Services and the
Confederated Tribes this
week hosted the Employee
Appreciation Days,
featuring jackets for all
tribal employees.
The distribution team was
Dot Thurby, Johnson Bill
and Perseus Bradly.
The team traveled to all the
various departments
around the community,
from the Campus area
buildings, courthouse,
public safety, Natural
Resources, Early
Childhood Education
Center, the museum, High
Lookee, Utilities offices,
gaming, administration,
Community Wellness, the
clinic, warehouse and so
forth.
It took two days to make
all the offices. Distribution
was done outside with
masks and distancing.
Emergency Management
assisted in the project with
the Health and Human
Services team. They
distributed the colorful
jackets to more than 600
employees of the tribes.
Appreciation gifts at the Warm
Springs Clinic (above); ECE and
at the Media Center.
D.McMechan/Spilyay
On the Tribal Council agenda in February
The following are some of the
items coming up on the Tribal
Council Februar y agenda (sub-
ject to change at Council discre-
tion):
Thursday, February 3:
Simnasho District Tribal
Council nominations at the
Simnasho Longhouse.
Seekseeqia District Council
nominations at the old elemen-
tary school gymnasium.
Agency District Council
nominations at the Agency
Longhouse. Nomination forms
also accepted.
At the meetings: Individually
packaged meals served at 6 p.m.,
meeting starts at 7. Masks and
social distancing required.
Monday, February 7
Invocation
9 a.m.: Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs update with Brenda Bremner,
Superintendent.
9:30: Office of Special Trustee
update call with Kevin Moore.
10: Realty items James Halliday,
Land Services.
10:30: Indian Health Services
update with update with Hyllis
Dauphinais, Warm Spirngs Clinic
chief executive officer.
11: Covid update with the Re-
sponse Team.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative update
conference calls, federal and state.
2:30: Tribal attorneys updates.
Tuesday, February 8
9 a.m.: Water treatment plant
update with Barry, Chico and Ellen.
11: Discussion: Resolution in-
creasing speed limit on Highway
26 Safety Corridor.
Wednesday, February 9: Open
agenda.
Monday, February 14
9 a.m.: Covid-19 update with
the Response Team.
Tuesday, February 15
9 a.m.: Secretary-Treasurer up-
date with Glendon Smith.
9:30: March agenda and review
minutes with the S-T.
10: Draft resolutions with the S-
T.
1:30 p.m.: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson of Vital
Stats.
2: Tribal Employment Rights
Office (TERO) update with
Wendell Jim.
2:30: Gaming Commission/
Surveillance update with Josephine
Johnson.
Wednesday, February 16
9 a.m.: Human Resources up-
date acting Carol Funk.
9:30: Finance update Isaac
George.
10: Procurement update with
Libby Chase.
10:30: Governmental Affairs
update with Louie Pitt.
11: Managed Care program up-
date Michael Collins.
1:30 p.m.: Administrative Ser-
vices update with Glendon Smith.
2: Tribal Court update with Lisa
Lomas.
2:30: Veterans Office update
with Frankie Williams.
3: Health and Human Services
update with Caroline Cruz.
3:30: Education update with
Valerie Switzler.
Thursday, February 17
9 a.m.: Public Utilities update
with Chico Holliday.
9:30: Public Safety update with
Nancy Seyler, acting GM.