Spílya Táimu
October 19, 2022
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Member show in Nov.
Considering future of Indian Child Welfare Act
The future of the Indian
Child Welfare Act will be the
subject of a U.S. Supreme
Court hearing in November,
raising concerns about the fu-
ture of the law.
The federal Indian Child
Welfare Act, passed by Con-
gress in 1978, provides statu-
tory protection to tribal fami-
lies, keeps tribal children con-
nected to their cultural roots,
and seeks to preserve the fu-
ture of tribal nations.
Before the federal act
passed in 1978, generations
of tribal children across the
country were removed from
their families and communi-
ties, often placed permanently
without connection to their
Tribal culture and families.
In 2020, the Oregon Leg-
islature passed the Oregon
Indian Child Welfare Act,
which created a state-based
Indian Child Welfare Act that
aligned with the federal law
while also honoring the unique
needs and experiences of
tribal nations in Oregon. The
Oregon Indian Child Wel-
fare Act was strengthened
during the 2021 Legislative
Session.
On November 2, Or-
egon tribes and the Oregon
Department of Human Ser-
vices will discuss the future
of the Indian Child Welfare
Act. The meeting is open,
also available virtually; and
will be held at Willamette
University.
The panel is titled ‘Com-
plex Conversations: Tribal
Rights Are Human Rights –
Protecting Oregon’s Indian
Child Welfare Act.’
The state Human Ser-
vices department is inviting
tribal community members
and students from schools
across the state to come and
join the discussion.
The department’s Office
of Equity and Multicultural
Services will discuss the im-
portance of the federal In-
dian Child Welfare Act, the
Oregon Indian Child Wel-
fare Act, and the critical
need to protect both.
The constitutionality of
the federal act will be chal-
lenged before the U.S. Su-
preme Court on November
9 during oral arguments for
the Haaland v. Brackeen
case.
The Oregon discussion
panel on November 2 will
be moderated by Dion Jor-
dan, director of the Office
of Equity of Multicultural
Services. The panel will in-
clude Adam Becenti, the
departmetn’s Tribal Affairs
firector; Aprille Flint-
Gerner, Deputy Director
of the ODHS Child Wel-
fare Divison; and tTribal ex-
perts on the federal Indian
Child Welfare Act, Oregon
Indian Child Welfare Act,
Indigenous history and gov-
ernment relations.
‘Complex Conversations’
is a series of ODHS discus-
sions on topics related to eq-
uity. These discussions are
usually internal ODHS
workforce development dis-
cussions to broaden overall
employee awareness of sen-
sitive or complex issues no
matter where they are per-
sonally in their equity journey.
This discussion panel is the
first time the public is invited
to join a Complex Conversa-
tion discussion panel.
“The complexity of the
Indian Child Welfare Act con-
versation we’re having on
November 2 made us ask our-
selves, how can we best serve
tribal communities within Or-
egon,” Mr. Jordan said.
“How can we open Com-
plex Conversations to engage
future leaders of Oregon?
Public policy? Social services?
“We serve through knowl-
edge—laying a foundation for
why complex conversations
are necessary, making people
aware of what’s at stake, iden-
tifying how federal policy af-
fects state policy and most
importantly, centering the
voices of those whose lives
may change without federal
ICWA protections.”
Harvesting wokas, making fry bread, and more
Ke-As Ne-Asht Shesh-
atko is member of the Kla-
math Tribes (Modoc, Hupa),
born on the Warm Springs
Reservation. He recently
published a video, part of the
Beyond the Margins series at
the Oregon Humanities.
In his video—the first in
a series of stories about life
in Oregon called Yamatala—
the filmmaker follows a fam-
ily on the Klamath Tribes’
reservation during Woksemi,
or Wokas harvest season.
Wokas is also known as great
yellow pond-lily or Nuphar
Courtesy
Wokas flower and lily.
polysepala, also well-known
Ke-As
Ne-Asht
to members of the Confed- S h e s h a t k o — Re d - Ta i l e d
erated Tribes of War m Hawk—writes, “In my sub-
Springs.
stance use recovery, I began
Employment with the Confederated Tribes
The following are posi-
tions recently advertised
with the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs.
For information, contact
the Human Resources of-
fice, located in the tribal
administration building,
1233 Veterans Street,
Warm Springs.
Staff are available to an-
swer questions related to
the application process
and can be reached at 541-
553-3262
or
hr@wstribes.org
Tribal Member prefer-
ence is exercised in hiring
processes as defined in
Tribal Personnel Policy
PER 202.
Surveillance. Janitor
(limited duration). Water
technician (limited dura-
tion). Housing resident
services specialist.
Fisheries technician II.
Clerk/typist. Sports and
athletics coordinator. Di-
rector information sys-
tems. Children’s Pro-
tective Services special-
ist.
Protective care pro-
vider. Community Health
Nurse. CPS supervisor.
Recovery mentor. Pre-
vention coordinator.
Transitional support
coordinator. SUD office
administrator. Certified
Recovery mentor. Chief
Judge. Air quality special-
ist.
Cannabis Commission
executive director. Bud-
gets, contracts and
grants analyst. Elder con-
sultants at Early Child-
hood Education (limited
duration).
Deputy clerk. Water
and wastewater distribu-
tion operator. Corrections
Sergeant. Communica-
tions officer. Hydrologist.
Registered Dietician.
Compensation and ben-
efits administrator. Public
administrator. Payroll/GL
specialist. Fire/Medic.
filmmaking as a creative out-
let and it deepened into a
spiritual need.
“My filmmaking work now
focuses on unrepresented
voices. I work with Open Sig-
nal community media arts
center in Portland and have
partnered with Regional Arts
and Culture Council and Or-
egon Humanities.”
You can watch the video
at oregonhumanities.org
Courtesy MAWS
From the twenty-eighth Member show: Shell
Rock painting by Anthony Littleleaf. Judge’s
Choice Award - Contemporary Category.
Many generations of
beautiful artistry will be on
display in November
when the Museum at
Warm Springs opens the
new Tribal Member Art
Show. The show, in its
twenty-ninth year, opens
November 15.
From the adult sub-
missions you’ll see paint-
ings, drawings, mixed-
media,
bead-work,
weavings, video, photog-
raphy and more will be
judges in two categories,
Traditional and Contem-
porary Art. The youth
portion of the show will
not be judged.