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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs
May 1, 2024
Tribes, Bend sign cooperative agreement
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs and the City of
Bend in April signed an historic
memorandum of understanding,
detailing a framework to
strengthen the government-to-gov-
ernment relationship.
The agreement establishes a
regular, rotating annual meeting
schedule between the City Coun-
cil and the Tribal Council, regard-
ing the parties’ many and varied
areas of common interest.
The memorandum is the first
of its kind between the Confeder-
ated Tribes and a city in the re-
gion.
Through the agreement, the
tribes and city intend to promote
awareness of, and respect for each
party’s interests, values and cul-
tures.
Some topics of mutual inter-
est include the equitable use of
the critical water resources of the
Deschutes basin, responsible use
of natural resources, cultural re-
source protection, and sustain-
able regional economic develop-
ment.
The two groups agreed to meet
again in early summer. The agenda
will include an overview of tribal
treaty rights, governance, and an
understanding of tribal lands.
The tribes and Bend first dis-
cussed the cooperative agreement
idea in November of last year,
The tribes’ CP Enterprise
will host community informa-
tion meetings, beginning this
Wednesday, May 1 at the
Agency Longhouse, regarding
the June 5 cannabis referen-
dum.
The next meetings will on
Wednesday, May 8 at the
Simnasho Longhouse; and
for the Seekseequa district
on Wednesday, May 15 at
the Community Center so-
cial hall. The meetings are
at 6 p.m. The discussion will
be regard to the referen-
dum, asking the membership
about a retail shop on the
reservation or on trust land,
legalizing on-reser vation
possession and use for adults
21 and over.
Community notes...
Courtesy City of Bend
when the Bend City Council
hosted the Tribal Council at a joint
meeting during a City Council
work session.
This first inter-governmental
meeting reinforced the commit-
ment the Bend Council has in
forging a stronger relationship
with the tribes, recognizing the city
is on a part of the tribes’ ceded
lands.
The tribes and city signed the
agreement on Thursday, April 18
at the Council chambers.
Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler
and Tribal Council Chairman
Johnathan Smith Sr. signed
the memorandum of
understanding at tribal
administration by the
Council Chambers.
Most ballots mailed out for the May 21 Oregon Primary
Cindy Sue Brockett, George (Wes)
Curtiss, Set Taylor, Shawn Stanfill,
Rick Molitor and Brandie
McNamee.
The Madras Aquatic Center
board of directors has one posi-
tion on the ballot with five candi-
dates: Jillisa Suppah, Lindsay Fos-
ter-Drago, Jinnell A. Lewis, Deanna
Seibold and Jean McCloskey.
On the ballot the Aquatic Cen-
ter is also asking to create a new
recreation district, replacing the cur-
rent one, that would address a fund-
ing matter through a tax-rate in-
crease.
Most of the ballots were mailed
out this week for the May 21 Or-
egon Primary.
There is a drop-off box in Warm
Springs by the Agency Fire Hall.
May 28 is the last day the clerk
can accept ballots postmarked by
May 21. The Warm Springs com-
munity is voting precinct 14,
where there are 1,466 registered
voters.
On May 21 Election Day, the
county clerk’s office will be open
from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A big part of the May ballot
asks about partisan positions: Fed-
eral offices like the President and
Vice President, and the House of
Representative; also state offices
such as Oregon Treasurer and At-
torney General.
One position on the Jefferson
County Board of Commissioners,
non-partisan, is up for election with
seven nominees: Ara Erdekian,
Employment
The following are posi-
tions recently advertised
with the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. For
information, contact the Hu-
man Resources office, lo-
cated in the tribal adminis-
tration building, 1233 Veter-
ans Street, Warm Springs.
Staff are available to an-
swer questions related to
the application process. By
phone they can be reached
at
541-553-3262
or
hr@wstribes.org
Tribal Member preference
is exercised in hiring pro-
cesses as defined in Tribal
Personnel Policy PER 202.
Assistant
Prevention
technician. Disabilities coor-
dinator. Education coordina-
tor/coach. Early Childhood
Education program man-
ager. Teacher assistant.
Summer youth workers/
Prevention (limited dura-
tion). Custodian/facilities
management. Field forester.
Lookouts (three posi-
tions). Assorted work expe-
rience (adult). Assorted
work
experience
jobs
(youth, limited duration).
Advocate. Budget, con-
tract and grant analyst (two
positions). Data develop-
m e n t a d m i n i s t r a t o r. C a r e
Cannabis
referendum
community
meetings
coordinaors. ICME Program
Manager.
Administrative specailist.
Administrative assistant/sec-
retary. Deputy prosecutor.
Fisheries Technician III.
Probate Assistant. Fisher-
ies Biologist I, II and III.
Personal service assistant
(two positions). Computers/
network technician. Mental
health therapist. Sanitation
technician. Head Start lead
teacher.
Corrections Officer. Police
Officer.
Lamprey program super-
visor. Hood River fisheries
program supervisor.
Controller, Non-Treasury.
Registered Nurse. Commu-
nity Health program man-
ager. Director of Information
Systems. Treasury control-
ler. Conservation properties
program supervisor.
Project Archaeologist/
principal investigator (two
positions). Maternal child
health Nurse. Community
Health Nurse.
The following are some of
the job openings with Indian
Head Casion and the Pla-
teau Travel Plaza. For de-
tails see the website:
indianheadcasino.com
Indian Head Casino:
Food and beverage. Cook.
Revenue auditor Coffee sta-
tion attendent. Cottonwood
server. Cottonwood kitchen
steward.
Maintenance
worker.
Grill cook. Night cleaner.
Player's Club ambassador.
Fuel attendant. Security of-
ficer.
P l a t e a u Tr a v e l P l a z a :
S e c u r i t y O f o i c e r, T h r e e
Teepee's Cafe server.
During the week of May 13,
there will be no Senior lunch de-
liveries.
A group of seniors will be go-
ing to an elder abuse conference
during that time, and other staff
will be accompanying them.
However, the Senior Wellness
Center will be open for congregate
meals and regular exercise activi-
ties.
Warm Springs Head Start is re-
cruiting for next school year for
children who will be 3 or 4 years
old on September 1.
If you have a child that age,
please call the Early Childhood
Education Center at 541-553-3241
and let them know you want to get
on the Head Start list.
You will need to share your
name and contact information plus
your child’s name and date of
birth. The Health and Wellness
Center will be doing two Head Start
Round-Up’s this summer, so shar-
ing your contact details will help
with notifying you of those dates
and the process.