November 1, 1998
News 3
Chinook and Cowlitz tribes take next
step toward recognition
Meeting about Highway 18 to be held
The portion of Highway 18 from Willamina to the Van Duzer Corridor is
being studied to develop a 20-year plan for highway improvements. Public
input is a vital part of the study process. Please join the Mid-Willamette Val
ley Council of Governments (MWVCOG) staff and steering committee at a
second open house on Monday, November 9 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
The open house will be held at Grand Ronde Elementary School. Some
possible alternatives have been developed and this is an opportunity to com
ment on those andor suggest new ideas. If you have questions regarding this
study, please call Wayne Rickart (503) 588-6177.
Man sought in slaying of Colville member
OMAK, WA. (AP) - A resident
alien from Mexico is sought in the
drug-related slaying of a Colville
Confederated Tribes member,
Okanogan County sheriff's officials
said Friday. An arrest warrant charg
ing Jose Luis Gonzalez Castaneda
with first-degree murder was issued
in Superior Court, chief criminal
deputy Brad Wilson said.
Castaneda, a 39-year-old farm la
borer, may be headed for Mexico,
or may already be there, Wilson said.
Castaneda is wanted in the slaying
of Thomas W. Marchand, 35.
Colville tribal police called the
county for investigative help after
Marchand's body was found Oct. 16
on a road about 20 miles east of
Omak. The location is on tribal trust
land.
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Measure 56: Requires cities and
counties to notify affected property
owners when changes are made in
state or local land use regulations that
limit or prohibit currently allowed
activities.
Measure 57: Recriminalizes mari
juana by making possession of less
than an ounce a Class C misde
meanor, punishable by up to 30 days
in jail, plus a $500-$1,000 fine.
Measure 58: Requires the state to
issue copy of original birth certificate
to any Oregon-born adoptee 21 years
of age or older.
Measure 59: Prohibits expenditure
of public funds to collect funds that
will be used for political purposes,
such as payroll deductions for PAC
contributions, or union dues that
would be used for political purposes.
Measure 60: Requires that bian
nual primary and general elections be
conducted by mail, eliminating poll
ing places on election day but retain
ing absentee and election office bal
lot voting.
Measure 61: Provides increased
minimum sentences for "major
crimes," including property crimes,
sex offenses, and robbery for re
peat offenders.
An autopsy indicated Marchand
died of a single gunshot wound to the
head. Investigators believe March
and was killed in a dispute over a
drug deal at a home south of Okan
ogan about September 29 and the
body was dumped, Wilson said.
The home was searched by local
drug task force agents on October 3
in a raid that resulted in the arrest of
one person for investigation of de
livery of cocaine, Wilson said.
Another search of the home, con
ducted after Marchand's body was
found, turned up bloody evidence
that indicated Marchand had been
killed there, Wilson said. Drug
agents who first searched the home
found no obvious evidence of a ho
micide, he said.
Measure 62: Increases campaign
finance reporting for contributions
over $500; expressly allows payroll
deduction of PAC contributions; and
allows regulation of petition signature
gatherers.
Measure 63: Requires that any
measure imposing a "Super Major
ity" to pass laws must itself first be
passed by the same "Super Major
ity." Measure 64: Restricts timber cut
ting and use of pesticides and herbi
cides in private, state, and federal
forests. Allows citizen suits to en
force these regulations.
Measure 65: Establishes a process
for citizens to petition for legislative
review of administrative rules for
state agencies. Rules are repealed if
not specifically approved by legisla
ture. Measure 66: Dedicates 15 percent
of net lottery revenues to programs
half for parks and beaches, and
half for salmon, watershed, and wild
life habitat improvements.
Measure 67: Authorizes limited
medical use of marijuana with state
permit issued under a physician's
prescription.
For more detailed viewpoints on
these ballot measures, please see
your Voter's Pamphlet.
Reprinted in part from the Umatilla Journal.
LONGVIEW, WA. (AP) - A fed
eral court judge has dismissed a law
suit against the Chinook and Cowlitz
Indian tribes, enabling them to take
the next step toward federal recogni
tion. The Quinault Indian Nation sued for
access to Chinook and Cowlitz mem
bership rolls and genealogical mate
rial, arguing it needed the informa
tion to challenge the two tribes' re
quests for recognition by the U.S.
government.
A lawyer for the Chinook and
Cowlitz tribes claimed their privacy
rights would be violated if the infor
mation was granted under the Free
dom of Information Act.
The lawsuit was dismissed by U.S.
District Court Judge Robert J. Bryan.
Federal recognition would give the
By Tracy Dugan, Editor
At the October General Council
meeting, Lisa Watt, the new Execu
tive Director for the Culture Board,
spoke about the program plans for
the future, and the conception of a
Cultural Center.
She also introduced a number of
other staff working in Cultural Re
sources and who are members of the
Kwelth Tahlkie Culture and Heritage
Society.
"I know that the idea of a Cultural
Center is something the Grand Ronde
Tribe has been wanting to do for a
long time. I was very impressed by
the quality of work that has been done
by the Culture Board so far on this
project," said Watt.
Watt said that through the help of
folks who worked on the Museum at
Warm Springs project, the Cultural
Board and staff have been able to get
valuable information about how the
Grand Ronde Tribe can begin to for
mulate plans for its own Cultural Cen
ter. The Board envisions the center
appealing to the general public and
its interest in learning more about the
Chinook and Cowlitz access to a
range of federal programs, including
health and housing benefits, tribal
hunting and fishing rights and casino
operating privileges.
It would also entitle them to allot
ments on the Quinault Reservation in
Grays Harbor County, under a 1931
U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
"The Quinault made clear in court
that their sole interest was to block
Chinook and Cowlitz tribal recogni
tion because of our tribal interests in
the Quinault Reservation," Chinook
Tribal Chairman Tim Tarabochia said
in his ruling. The Quinault Nation's
chairwoman and secretary could not
be reached for comment.
Though the Quinaults' suit has
been dismissed, the tribe can still con
test recognition.
Tribe; but more importantly will of
fer a place where tribal members will
be able to take language, basket-making,
and other classes. And that the
Tribe's Cultural Center will really be
for tribal members, and the cultural
heart of the community. Watt said
the Culture Board and staff team
members will be seeking the help of
the membership in planning this
project.
"What we need is the input and help
of tribal members," she said. "We
will be asking members to participate
in the development of our Cultural
Center to try to find out what exactly
you would like to see in a Cultural
Center."
In Other Business, there was some
discussion about the name change of
the tribal newspaper (see story, page
1) and the membership was asked to
complete the survey in Smoke Signals
about the newspaper name change
and mail it in.
Door prize drawings were won by:
Darin Crane, Marlena Lancour,
Jackie Whisler, Kim Contreas, Linda
Brandon, Sylvia Fuller, and Marce
Norwest.
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Ballot measures: vote on Nov. 3
Lisa Watt updates members at
October General Council meeting