Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 11, 2023
Page 7
In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
TRACI SUPPAH, Pe-
titioner, vs EZEKIEL
LECLAIRE, Respon-
dent; Case No. DO135-
15. TO: TRACI SUPPAH,
EZEKIEL LECLAIRE:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that an CON-
SERVATOR GUARDIAN-
SHIP has been scheduled
with the War m Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice
you are summoned to ap-
pear in this matter at a hear-
ing scheduled for the 7 TH
day of FEBRUARY 2023
@ 2:00 PM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs
OLEA YAHTIN, Re-
spondent; Case No. JV24-
19.
TO:
OLEA
YAHTIN, TREVOR
TEWEE, CPS, JV PROS:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that an AS-
SISTED GUARDIAN-
SHIP has been scheduled
with the War m Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice
you are summoned to ap-
pear in this matter at a hear-
ing scheduled for the 8 TH
day of FEBRUARY, 2023
@ 10:00 AM
E R E M Y
HERKSHAN, Petitioner,
vs JAMIE BALL, Re-
spondent; Case No. DO39-
22.
TO:
JEREMY
HERKSHAN, JAMIE
BALL:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that an SHOW
CAUSE has been scheduled
with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled
for the 7 TH day of FEBRU-
ARY 2023 @ 10:00 AM
CTWS, Petitioner vs
R A E N E L E
WEASELHEAD, Respon-
dent; Case No. JV41-18.
TO:
RAENELE
WEASELHEAD:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that a ASSIS-
TANT GUARDIANSHIP
REVIEW has been scheduled
with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are
summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled
for the 6 TH day of FEBRU-
ARY, 2023 @ 2:00 PM
CARLOS CALICA, Pe-
titioner, vs LEBRON
BOISE, Respondent; Case
No. DO136-22. TO:
LEBRON
BOISE,
CARLOS
CALICA,
LEIONAH
SCOTT,
DARIAN SCOTT, MAR-
QUISE
SCOTT,
BERNICE MITCHELL,
YOUNG BOISE:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that an EMER-
GENCY CONSERVATOR
GUARDIANSHIP has been
scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a
hearing scheduled for the 2 ND
day of FEBRUARY, 2023
@ 3:00 PM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs
TALULLAH McGILL,
Respondent; Case No.
JV79,80,-17; JV23-18. TO:
TALLULAH McGILL,
DEVANEE & WILLIAM
BERTRAND:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that a AS-
SISTED GUARDIAN-
SHIP REVIEW has been
scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a
hearing scheduled for the
20 TH day of FEBRUARY,
2023 @ 2:00 PM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs
LUCILLE POLK, Re-
spondent; Case No.
JV18,19,20-21.
TO:
LUCILLE
POLK,
Public summons: Notification to serve as juror
To the following in-
dividuals: You are
hereby notified to appear
before the Tribal Court to
serve as a Juror on each
date listed below during
the month of February,
2023.
Juror orientation will
be at 4 p.m. on Tuesday,
February 7 for people with
last names starting with A
through M.
Juror orientation will
on February 7 at 4:30
p.m. for people with last
names starting with N
through Z.
Voir dire: February 8 at
10 a.m.; and trial date 10
a.m. on February 9.
Voir dire: February 15
at 10 a.m. Tribal date at
10 a.m. on February 16.
Voir dire: February 22
at 10 a.m.; and tribal date
at 10 a.m. on February 23.
If you fail to appear on
the dates and times listed
above, you may be
charged with Contempt
of Court.
This summons is
for the following in-
dividuals:
Allen, Shirley
Anderson, Tyler Marcus
Arthur, Joseph Buffalo
Horn
Arthur, Monica Lynette
Begay, Anson Jon
Bill, Johnson Leslie
Blackwolf, Levi Matthew
Boise, Jenessa Daisy
Brisbois, Donald Joseph
Brown, Tamiesha Delrae
Brunoe-Holliday, Chris-
tina Lee
Caldera, Nakia Marie
Campuzano,
Edna
Juanita
Cardenas Jr., Gerald
Laurence
Circle, Rain
Danzuka Jr., Owen
George
Dimmick, Charlene Pearl
Eguizabal, Elbrosia Am-
brosia
Foltz, Taw James
Fuiava, Ford Wyatt
Gibson, Urban Christo-
pher
Greene, Katrina Lee
Hatlestad, Robinique
Patricia
Heath, Violet
Renewable energy project
clashes with Yakama site
Each spring Yakama Na-
tion families head to
Pushpum, a towering ridge
above John Day Dam in
Klickitat County. There, on
the south-facing slope dot-
ted with juniper bushes,
grasses and shrubs, they
gather Indian celery, one of
the first food plants of the
season.
“It’s a really important
First Food gathering area,”
said Elaine Harvey, environ-
mental coordinator with
Yakama Nation Fisheries and
a member of the Kamiltpah
Band.
The whole area is known
to the Yakamas as “the
mother of all roots.” It also
holds archaeological and cer-
emonial sites. Now, a portion
of it is slated for a proposed
pumped-water
storage
project intended to generate
a supply of hydropower to
complement transitions to re-
newable energy sources like
wind and solar.
First Foods gathering near Pushpum, Klickitat County.
Jack, Cameron
Jensen, Timothy James
Jim, Wendell James
Kenyon Jr., Rodney Alan
Lucero, Leander Louis
Martinez, Demus Dar-
win
Miller,
Demiryce
Orthelia
Mitchell Sr., Arthur
Brian
Patt, Howard Lorin
Picard, Yvette Marie
Ross, Mary Madeline
Shike Jr., Raymond
Tulee, Roy Russell
Vaeth, Mathew Shawn
Waheneka, Harlan Em-
ery
Waheneka, Latisha
Malika
Wallulatum, Dyrrel
Devere
Wallulatum, Janell Anne
Williams, Jason Ray
Williams, Josie Anne
Windy Boy, Virgil James
Winishut, Aaron Stacy
Winishut,
Derek
Lindsey
Wolfe III, James Lee
Wolfe, Agnes Ardis Josie
Yahtin, Amelio
GLENN WHIZ JR, CPS,
JV PROS:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that an CUS-
TODY REVIEW has been
scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a
hearing scheduled for the 8 TH
day of FEBRUARY, 2023
@ 3:00 PM
ADRIANNA PEREZ-
GREENE, Petitioner, vs
PAUL MARTINEZ JR.,
Respondent; Case No.
DO113-22.
TO:
ADRIANNA PEREZ-
GREENE,
PAUL
MARTINEZ JR.:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that an DISSO-
LUTION OF MARRIAGE
has been scheduled with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court.
By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this mat-
ter at a hearing scheduled for
the 22 ND day of FEBRU-
ARY 2023 @ 9:00 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs
SUZIE CHARLEY Re-
spondent; Case No. JV2-
12, JV92-12. TO: SUZIE
CHARLEY,
CURTIS
DICKSON, AMBER & JIM
SANDERS:
YOU ARE HEREBY
NOTIFIED that an AS-
SISTED GUARDIAN-
SHIP REVIEW has been
scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a
hearing scheduled for the
8 TH day of FEBRUARY,
2023 @ 2:30 PM
Human remains finally identified
Human remains found
in November 2008 in a
remote area of the
Yakama Reservation have
been identified as those of
a Yakama woman missing
since late summer 1987.
Yakima County coro-
ner Jim Curtice said
Wednesday the remains
found on November 26,
2008, west of White Swan
have been confirmed by
DNA analysis as Daisy
Mae Heath, 29, who grew
up in White Swan as
Daisy Tallman and was
living there when she dis-
appeared. She was re-
ported missing on Octo-
ber 29, 1987.
Testing was completed
by Othram Laboratories,
a private DNA laboratory
in Texas known for iden-
tifying people whose re-
mains have been uniden-
tified for decades. Fund-
ing for the DNA testing
was provided by the
Washington State Attor-
ney General’s Office,
Curtice said in a news re-
lease.
“I am hopeful that this
may help with the healing
process for family and
friends,” he said.
Though Heath’s cause
and manner of death will
remain undeter mined
until further information
is available, Curtice said,
the FBI has described her
disappearance as a sus-
pected homicide. The
FBI has jurisdiction to in-
vestigate all serious crimes
involving Native Ameri-
cans on tribal lands.
Heath’s backpack,
keys and a turquoise ring
were also found in the
area west of White Swan
where her remains were
discovered. The land is
closed to non-tribal citizens
unless they have permission
to be there. Road access is
monitored when a guard
house with a gate is staffed.
In the 1980s and 1990s,
at least 14 Native women
were murdered in cases that
remain unsolved, or died un-
der mysterious circum-
stances on the 1.3-million-
acre Yakama reservation
spanning Yakima and
Klickitat counties. Some
were found within or near
closed portions of the reser-
vation and died of strangu-
lation or hypothermia.
Heath was one of at least
two Native women who dis-
appeared in that time. Karen
Johnley Wallahee, who was
last seen in Harrah on Nov.
7, 1987, is still missing. She
also was 29.
It wasn’t unusual for
Heath to be gone for ex-
tended periods of time. She
would spend weeks in re-
mote country hunting, fish-
ing and gathering traditional
foods. She also traveled be-
tween White Swan on the
Yakama Reservation and the
Warm Springs Reservation
in Oregon, where the family
had more relatives and
friends.
She was reported missing
to Yakama Nation Tribal Po-
lice when relatives hadn't
seen or heard from her for
about two months.
Heath was born on Janu-
ary 10, 1958, and grew up
as Daisy Mae Tallman,
which was her mother's mar-
ried name, but changed her
last name to her father's
name shortly before she
went missing. She was the
youngest of six sisters and
raised by maternal grandpar-
ents Elias and Lillie
Whitefoot, along with ex-
tended family, on a ranch in
Medicine Valley near the
foothills of the Cascades.
She was known for
her prowess in basketball
and softball and her dedi-
cation to family, espe-
cially her nieces and
nephews, some of whom
she helped raise.
Though she was athletic
and able to survive on her
own in the region's rugged
backcountry, Heath was
struggling with two pro-
found losses when she dis-
appeared—the deaths in
1986 of her infant daugh-
ter and the beloved grand-
mother who raised her and
her sisters.
Heath was living with
her sister Patricia
Whitefoot and in a “very
vulnerable state” when
she
disappeared,
Whitefoot said during a
March 2021 gathering
of Yakama and Warm
Springs sisters and close
relatives of Heath and
her cousin, Agnes
Whitefoot Lora. They
remembered Heath and
Lora, who was murdered
in Wapato in April 1994.
Relatives shared sto-
ries as they spoke of their
missing and murdered
loved ones. They wanted
to ensure that their loved
ones are remembered as
people, not just statistics
or case numbers, and let
others know they will al-
ways be missed.
“I want to get the story
of my sister out there,
other than the fact that
she is missing,” Whitefoot
said during the gathering.
“She was a good person.
She was looked to in a
very positive light by her
sisters and family mem-
bers and nieces and neph-
ews she helped raise.”