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.