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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 2026)
In the Tribal Council January agenda The following are some of the items coming up on the Tribal Council agenda for the rest of Janu- ar y (subject to change at Council discretion): Monday, January 12 9 a.m.: Indian Head Casino and Plateau Travel Plaza discussion with Shawn McDaniel. 10: Warm Springs Power and Water Enterprises with Cathy Ehli. 11: Composite Productions dis- cussion with Jake Coochise. 1:30 p.m.: Museum at Warm Springs with Elizabeth Woody. 2:30: Telecom with Tim York. 3:30: Credit Enterprise with Lori Fuentes. Tuesday, January 13 9 a.m.: Warm Springs Housing Authority with Danielle Wood. 10: Timber LLC with Eric Farm. 11: High Lookee Lodge with Faye Hurtado. 1:30 p.m.: Warm Springs Ven- tures with Jim Souers. 2:30: Range and Ag Committee. 3:30: Fish and Wildlife Commit- tee—Off Reservation. Wednesday, January 14 9 a.m.: Fish and Wildlife Com- mittee—On Reservation. 10: Culture and Heritage Com- mittee. 11: Education Committee. 1:30 p.m.: Timber Committee. 2:30: Land Use Planning Com- mittee. 3:30: Health and Welfare Com- mittee. Monday, January 19 9 a.m.: Secretary-Treasurer up- date with Ed Henderson. 9:30: February agenda and re- view minutes. 10: Draft resolutions. 11: Enrollments with Lucille Suppach-Samson/Vital Stats. 1:30: Indian Health Services update with Tammy Wilson, IHS CEO. 2: Managed Care update with Mike Collins. 3: Health and Human Services with Taw Foltz. 3:30: Administrative Service update with Ed Henderson-S-T. Summaries of Tribal Council November 3, 2025 The meeting was called to or- der by Chairman Dennis White III. Roll call: Alvis Smith III, Vice Chairman Carlos Calica, Lonnie Rosie Tom. Minnie Yahtin, Re- corder. Invocation given by Vice Chair- man Calica. Bureau of Indian Affairs up- date with Ken Brochert, acting su- perintendent. Due to the deaths in the com- munity, Tribal Council will not meet for the remainder of the day. Motion by Carlos to adjourn at 10:35, Second by Rosie. November 5 The meeting was called to or- der by Vice Chairman Carlos Calica. Roll call: Lincoln Jay Suppah, Raymond ‘Captain’ Moody, Vice Chairman Carlos Calica, Lonnie Rosie Tom, Chair- man Dennis White III, Jonathan Smith Sr., Chief Jefferson Greene, Chief Joseph Moses. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder. Invocation given by Jay. · Housing resolution with Danielle Wood, Housing Author- ity director: Motion by Jefferson adopting Resolution No. 13,279, the Tribal Council hereby delegates to Warm Springs Housing Authority the sole authority to prepare and submit on behalf of the Tribe an ICDBG application for fiscal year 2025 under funding opportunity number FR-6900-N-23 for a to- tal amount of $1,000,000; that the Warm Springs Tribal Council cer- tifies that the citizen participation requirements identified at 24 CFR 1003.604 have been met for the proposed fiscal year 2025 ICDBG project. Question: Rosie/yes, Joe/ abstain, Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Dennis/yes, Jonathan/yes, Jefferson/yes, 6/1/0, Chairman not voting. Motion carried. · Warm Springs Power and Water Enterprise update with Cathy Ehli, general manager. · Warm Springs Telecom up- date with Tim York. · Indian Head Casino and Pla- teau Travel Plaza update with Shawn McDaniel. · Warm Springs Economic De- velopment Corp. with Jim Souers. · Warm Springs Composite Products update with Wendy Cur- rier, Controller. · Warm Springs Credit Enter- prise update with Bridget Kalama. · Warm Springs Timber Com- pany LLC update with Eric Farm. Motion by Captain to adjourn at 4:15 p.m., Second by Rosie. November 10 The meeting was called to or- der at 9:14 by Chairman Dennis White III. Roll call: Chief Jefferson Greene, Lincoln Jay Suppah, Alvis Smith III, Chief Joseph Moses, Vice Chairman Carlos Calica, Jonathan Smith Sr., Raymond Captain Moody. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder. · Tribal Council agenda with Edward Henderson: Motion by Alvis approving the Tribal Council agenda, with amend- ments. Second by Jonathan. Ques- tion: Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Alvis/yes, Jefferson/yes, Carlos/yes, Jonathan/yes, 7/0/0, Chairman not voting. Motion carried. · Reviewed comments, ques- tions and concerns from the dis- trict meetings. · Tribal member concerns. Motion by Carlos to adjourn at 1:45 p.m., Second by Jay. November 17 The meeting was called to or- der by Vice Chairman Calica. Roll call: Lincoln Jay Suppah, Raymond Captain Moody, Alvis Smith III, Vice Chairman Carlos Calica, Lonnie Rosie Tom, Chief Jefferson Greene, Jonathan Smith Sr. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder. · Pamela Keo-Douglas, acting Secretary-Treasurer. · Other business with Tribal Council: Discussed a special per capita distribution for tribal members. · Tribal attorney update with Tuesday, January 20 9 a.m.: Governmental Affairs update with Ed Henderson. 10: Human Resources with Wil- liam Sam. 11: Natural Resources with Aus- tin Smith Jr. 1:30 p.m.: Procurement update with Libby Chase. 2:30: Tribal Court update with Gayleen Adams, Chief Judge. 3:30: Public Safety update with Dennis White III. Wednesday, January 21 9 a.m.: Education update with Valerie Switzler. 10: Finance with Pam Dou- glas. 11: Public Utilities with Chico Holliday. 1:30 p.m.: Tribal Employment Rights Office, TERO with Wendell Jim. 2:30: Warm Springs Commu- nity Action Team with Lea Guiliosi. 3:30: Youth Council. Monday, January 26 9 a.m.: Board appointments. Josh Newton and Ellen Grover: Executive session, 9:23-10:52 a.m. · A letter inviting the Honorable Cliff Bentz to meet with Tribal Council: (Summaries continue on 3) Forty-Ninth Lincoln’s Powwow The For ty-Ninth Annual Lincoln’s Powwow is coming up Febr uar y 13-15 at the Simnasho Longhouse. Grand entry times will be 7 p.m. Fri- day; 1 p.m. on Saturday; and 1:30 on Sunday. Specials will include Men’s 18- and-up All Around, Honoring beloved powwow member Jermayne Tuckta. There will be a Women’s 18- and-up Pathlapa Special by the Slockish Family, honoring Suzie Slockish. And there will be a Men’s 18- and-up Chicken Dance Special by the Boise Family, honoring Triston Boise. Other specials will be announced. For powwow information con- tact Austin Greene at the Com- munity Wellness Center, 541- 553-3243. For vendor information call Sandra at 541-325-1839. You can also follow the Lincoln’s Pow- wow Facebook page.
