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Volume 27, Issue 12

CTUIR Board of Trustees sworn in In front of more than 200 people jammed into the rotunda at the Nixyaawii Governance Center, the new Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation was sworn in by Tribal Court Judge William Johnson on Dec. 4. From left, the new board includes Armand Minthorn, atlarge member; Boots Pond, at-large member; Sally Kosey, secretary; Jill-Marie Gavin, at-large member; Corrine Sams, at-large member; Sandra Sampson, treasurer; Jeremy Wolf, vice-chair; and Kat Brigham, chair.

The new Board began their two-year term immediately after taking the oath of office.

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Nine Tribes, state leaders rendezvous at Wildhorse Gov. Kate Brown joins Tribes, facilitates gaming panel at summit hosted by CTUIR

By Wil Phinney of the CUJ

MISSION – The chairs of eight of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon and the state’s governor gathered more than 200 others at Wildhorse Resort & Casino Dec. 3 for the 20th annual Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit.

It was the first time in 10 years that the Summit has been held on the Umatilla CTUIR hosts Government to Government Summit, Page15A

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown meets Virginia Conner, left, at the “Night at the Museum” welcome event at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute on the opening evening of the 2019 annual Tribal-State Governmentto-Government Summit Dec. 2. Tamastslikt Director Bobbie Conner, right, makes the introduction.

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Pictured above: Youth Leadership Council. Back row from left, Elsie McKay, Keyen Singer, Muriel Jones Hoisington, Chris Minthorn, Bryson Spino, Nizhoni Toledo, and JaeDean Looney. Front row from left, Malaya Stanger, Latis Nowland, Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, Summer Wildbill, and Gorgie Hoisington. Not pictured, Alyric Redcrane.

Pictured at right: Junior Youth Leadership Council. Back row from left, Sky Smith, Nicolas Alexander, and Waptas Brockie. Front row from left, Siddalee Baker, Lillian Watchman, Bryson Redcrane Bronson, Ella Stewart, and Sunhawk Thomas.

CTUIR youth elect leaders MISSION – The Youth Leadership Council for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) elected 24 new members during a Youth Leadership Summit Nov. 24.

Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, a freshman at Pendleton High School, was elected Chair of the Youth Leadership Council.

The Junior Youth Leadership Council also elected new members, including Sky Smith as its new Chair.

Young people from the CTUIR community gathered at Nixyaawii Governance Center (NGC) for the Leadership Summit and elections. Guest speakers included Corinne Sams, newly elected Board of Trustees Member-at-Large; Julie Taylor, director of the Tribes’ Department of Children and Family Services; and Thomas Joseph, a climate change activist from the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in northern California.

During the event each candidate had two minutes to introduce themselves and

talk about their goals. They were asked questions by Sams, the election facilitator, and Youth Council advisors Taylor and Jill-Marie Gavin.

In addition to new Chair PasenaLittlesky, youth elected to the Senior Youth Council included Latis Nowland as Vice Chair, Bryson Spino as Treasurer, and Malaya Stanger as Secretary. Members at large are Elsie McKay, Izabelle Sigo, Muriel Jones Hoisington, JaeDean Looney, Chris Minthorn, Summer Wildbill, Alyric Redcrane, Alayna Bevis, and Keyen Singer.

Nizhoni Toledo was appointed as cultural ambassador and Gorgie Hoisington was appointed as the publicist.

Junior Youth Council Chair Smith will be assisted by Lillian Watchman, who was elected Vice Chair, Ella Stewart as Treasurer and Siddalee Baker as Secretary. Members at large are Nicolas Alexander, Waptas Brockie, Amariana

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Bryson Redcrane Bronson was appointed as the cultural ambassador for the Junior Youth Council.

The youth are excited about making a change in the Mission community.

Newly elected Vice Chair Latis Nowland quoted Mahatma Ghandi, the late political leader from India who employed non-violent resistance to inspire civil rights and freedom around the world: “The future depends on what we do in the present.”

She said, “This quote reminds me of this year’s newly elected boards.

But this quote kind of talks about the words and the promises made and me saying it is kind of a way of saying I hope that this new board we can make things happen.”

Both youth councils were sworn in when the CTUIR Board of Trustees and General Council officers took their oaths of office at the NGC Dec. 4.

MISSION – An official from the U.S. Department of Energy and two representatives from renewable energy companies will be among the presenters Dec. 10, the first of a two-day energy summit designed to inform Tribal members and employees about climate change.

CTUIR CARES – Climate Adaptation and Renewable Energy Summit, organized by the Economic and Community Development Committee for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will take place in the Cayuse Room at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. The event is free.

Each day’s agenda is set from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. An opening ceremony will include a flag song and Washat song, opening remarks from ECDC member Antone Minthorn, a prayer breakfast, and introduction of new members of the CTUIR Board of Trustees by Ted Wright, the Tribes’ Executive Director.

Greg Phillips from DOE’s Office of River Protection at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, Wash., is the lunch speaker on the opening day.

A representative from DOE’s Office of Indian Energy in Washington, D.C., is also expected to attend, according to Donald Williams, a member of the ECDC and analytical laboratory technician in the EESP, who is heading up the planning of the December summit.

Doug March from Charge Bliss, a California renewable energy firm, will talk about microgrids – solar distribution from a main electrical grid. And Mac Lowery from Innergex, a Canadian company, will talk about large-scale community solar development.

Williams said other speakers expected on the first day include Eric Quaempts, director of the CTUIR Department of Natural Resources, speaking about First Foods and water rights, and three other staff members from DNR - Wenix Red Elk, community outreach coordinator; Patrick Mills, a scientist at the Energy and Environment Services Program (EESP); and Colleen Sanders, Climate Adaptation Program manager, also in the Tribes’ DNR. The second day, under the direction of Energy Summit on page 8A

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CUJ News Brigham, Watchman want better communication Women in Power In Oregon, including on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, more women than ever have risen to leadership positions.

New General Council Chair Lindsey X. Watchman, center, congratulates GC Secretary Shawna Gavin and ViceChair Michael Ray Johnson after the threesome took the oath of office at the Nixyaawii Governance Center on the morning of Dec. 4.

- BOT Chairwoman - 5 out of 7 women BOT members - CTUIR Y outh Council Chairwoman - 4 out of 9 Oregon Tribal Chairwomen - All statewide elected leaders in Oregon, except one - Speaker of the House in Oregon - Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice - 5 out of 7 women on the Oregon Supreme Court

Here are some thoughts on women in leadership:

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Women are majority after historic election

By Wil Phinney of the CUJ

MISSION – In a historic ceremony Dec. 4, N. Kathryn “Kat” Brigham and eight others took the oath of office and give women a majority for the first time on the Board of Trustees (BOT) for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

More than 200 people packed the rotunda in the Nixyaawii Governance Center as BOT and General Council officers were sworn-in by Tribal Court Judge William

Johnson. Many dignitaries, including members from several of Oregon’s other tribes who were attending the Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, were present for the oath taking.

Brigham is the second woman to be elected chair and the first to be elected chair by the General Council membership.

Maudie Antoine was elected chair by her elected BOT peers in 1955.

Brigham defeated incumbent Gary Burke

by a tally of 471-298 to win the Tribes’ leadership role on the policy-making council.

Four other women, including new Secretary Sally Kosey, new Treasurer Sandra Sampson, and at-large members Corrine Sams and Jill-Marie Gavin, were also elected.

Lindsey Watchman is the new General Council chair, winning a five-way race against the incumbent, a former GC chair, and an at-large BOT member who gave up Leaders want better communication , Page 7A

Voters elect six new faces to BOT Brigham, Kosey say voters reacted to ‘sole authority’ By the CUJ

MISSION – In a stunning, but not necessarily surprising, rebuke of Tribal leaders that favored sole authority and a diminished reservation boundary, CTUIR voters on Nov. 12 threw out six members of the policy-making council, including the chairs of both the Board of Trustees and the General Council.

Voters from Mission to Portland and points beyond elected new chairs, a new secretary, new treasurer and four new atlarge members of the Board or Trustees.

The only returning incumbent didn’t have any competition on the ballot.

For the first time in 60 years, a woman – Kat Brigham – is the new chair for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. She leads a BOT that includes four other women, the first time the CTUIR Board has had a majority of females as leaders.

Incumbent BOT Chair Gary Burke, with

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BY THE NUMBERS BOT Chair – Brigham beat Burke 471-298 and more than doubled his tally in absentee votes, 128-54.

General Council Chair – Watchman had fewer absentee votes than all but fifth-place Sigo, but won by 75 votes at the polls over second place Crawford. He finished with 229 votes to Crawford’s 168. Star and Hall finished with 156 votes each and Sigo had 103.

BOT Vice-Chair – Wolf picked up two out of three votes against write-in candidate Shana Radford, who tied him in 2017 when her name was on the ballot. (He beat her in a run-off.)

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37 percent, finished second to Brigham, who received 58 percent, with write-in Elwood Patawa drawing about 4 percent.

Lindsey Watchman, with 28 percent of the vote, was elected General Council Chair in a five-person race. Former GC Chair Alan Crawford was second with 20 percent while Woodrow Star, who gave up his BOT at-large position, tied with Andrea Hall for third and incumbent Chair William Sigo IV was a distant fifth.

Brigham and Sally Kosey, elected as the new BOT secretary, were the only two Five new faces elected to BOT 17A

BOT Treasurer – Sandra Sampson won the election at the polls, 366-244, with the absentee ballots a virtual tie at 92-91.

Overall Sampson topped Wheeler, 448-335.

BOT Secretary – In the battle of two former at-large members, Kosey had the momentum from the boudary dispute on her side. She defeated Ashley 361-249 at the polls and 125-65 from absentee voters. Kosey received one more absentee vote than Brigham in the BOT chair race.

BOT at-large – The top three vote getters – Sams (328 for 10.4 percent), Minthorn (309 for 9.8 percent) and Gavin (300 for 9.5 percent) received, respectively, the most votes at the polls and from absentee ballots. After that it got interesting. Pond, who took the fourth spot, received 201 (7.8 percent) votes at the polls, but five others had more votes by absentee ballot. Incumbent

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“Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be the first woman president of the United States, and each year as there are more and more women being elected it brings me and my sisters close to that. We, especially as indigenous women, don’t just bring our voices, we bring our communities too.”

Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon

“It is really important that elected leaders look like the people they are represented to serve. About 50% of the population are women, so they should be about 50% of leadership.

When you have diversity at the table, your public policy making is better.”

Brenda Meade, Coquille Tribe Chairwoman

“I wouldn’t be in my position if it weren’t for the men of our Tribe holding me up. For us, it’s never been about being a man or a women, it’s about who’s raised their hand to serve.”

Shippentower received 64 absentee votes, but only 130 at the polls, which put her in the middle of the pack. Write-in candidate Linda Sampson received one more vote at the polls than Shippentower. Lisa Ganuelas finished nine votes (7.5 percent) out of fourth place while John Bevis, Helen Morrison and Shippentower each finished with more than 6 percent.

GC Vice-Chair – Johnson defeated Sams at the polls, 360262, for more than enough to eclipse Sams’ slight margin in the absentee votes. Johnson had 55 percent of the vote.

GC Secretary – Shawna Gavin received 532 votes at the polls and 143 by absentee to win with 83 percent. Write-ins received 5 percent and we’re not sure where the other 12 percent went.

GC Interpreter – Morning Owl won over Hill, 135-62 with another 94 write-in votes.

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CUJ News Mission’s first warming station provides shelter

By Casey Brown of the CUJ

MISSION – A warming station has opened on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The Cmuytpáma Warming Station will be open from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. on nights when the temperature is 35 degrees or below or there is a risk of hypothermia due to moisture. Information about whether the station is open or closed can be found by calling Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center or visiting their Facebook page.

Cmuytpáma is pronounced ts-mooy-it-pah-mah and means “a place of warming.”

Located in the July Grounds in the building that previously housed the Women Infant, and Children (WIC) program, the warming station includes separate rooms for men and women, showers, a kitchen, and a common area with a television and board games. The station is a collaboration between Yellowhawk and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR).

It wasn’t long from idea to opening. The concept surfaced the second week of November with the first planning meeting on Nov. 19 and the first volunteer orientation the next day.

Volunteer briefings will continue throughout the season. Applications can be picked up at the warming station or at Yellowhawk. Volunteer positions are open to anyone, including staff of Tribal entities and nonIndians, and are subject to background checks.

“Everything is coming together quickly,” according to Lisa Guzman, Yellowhawk’s chief executive officer.

The grand opening, which included a blessing and ribbon cutting, was on the afternoon of Nov. 25. That evening, the station opened for the first time. While there weren’t any guests the first night, it didn’t take long for word to spread.

Most of the population served will be American Indian, but in certain circumstances such as overflow at the Pendleton Warming Station, non-Indians will be eligible to use the facility. Regardless, no one will be turned away as arrangements will be made to assist anyone who turns up.

American Indian guests will continue to be eligible for other services from Yellowhawk and the Tribes.

During the grand opening ceremony Nov. 25, community leaders led a blessing and held a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the Cmuytpáma Warming Station. From left, Denise Wickert, Marcus Luke, Sandra Sampson, Lisa Guzman, Corinne Sams, Julie Taylor, and Ethel Hogge.

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For example, the CTUIR Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and Yellowhawk will provide “wraparound services” such as assistance completing CAPECO’s (Community Action Program of East Central Oregon) homelessness grant, applying for CTUIR housing, medical treatment (at Yellowhawk), outreach from Community Wellness, peer recovery, and more.

The money funding the operation is coming from several different sources. Currently being explored are Opioid Response dollars from the US Department of Health and Human Services, and Behavioral Health Integration Initiative funding from Indian Health Services, according to Guzman.

Yellowhawk has also pledged to pay for utilities such as power, gas, water, and sewer along with maintenance

and repair costs to replace the doors and locks at the former WIC building.

“This building is probably the easiest to get ready for this winter,” Frank Anderson, public works director, said during the Nov. 18 planning meeting.

The facility is limited in that it will not be able to provide space for children. However, the station can provide hotel vouchers and DCFS will provide services for those eligible. Organizers are also exploring the possibility of partnering with local churches that have the ability to house families overnight.

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Out of the cold, cold night and into the ‘place of warming’

By Casey Brown of the CUJ

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he day after Thanksgiving usually consists of lots of leftovers. That held true in the Cmuytpáma Warming Station as the night’s two guests smeared mayo on bread and packed their sandwiches with turkey and ham from the fridge.

On the other side of the parking lot from the Community gym in the July Grounds, the former WIC building is home to “a place of warming,” which is what cmuytpáma roughly translates to in English.

The parking lot for the gym was packed for the Family Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament.

While the warming station only had a couple vehicles parked in front of it, there was a large sign that declared, “Yes, we’re open” out front. Inside, there were two volunteers, two guests, and David Williams, who is a board member of the Pendleton Warming Station and a Umatilla Tribal Police Department officer.

As the guests made their sandwiches and sat down to a movie, the volunteers settled in for their overnight shift that would last until the next day at 9 a.m.

Volunteer Rosetta Minthorn brought a craft project with her. She crocheted a book bag out of recycled plastic bags.

Volunteer Art McConville brought a cribbage board and a shoebox full of hundreds of movies for guests to watch.

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Two guests sit in the common area of the Cmuytpáma Warming Station on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Clayton Johnson, left, and Tony Shippentower watch “The Fifth Element” while eating sandwiches made with Thanksgiving leftovers.

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Clayton “Double Clutch” Johnson and Tony Shippentower chose the 1997 sci-fi action flick “The Fifth Element.”

Minthorn, who “lives here, works here, and raised my children here,” volunteers because she thinks the warming station is a good idea.

“There have been times I needed help, and some-

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one was there to help me,” she said.

Clutch and Tony had been at the basketball games in the gym, a common place for them to stay warm when they don’t have anywhere else to go.

“I said to heck with the basketball game. Let’s go to the warming station. They have food,” Clutch said.

He has been homeless for about a year. His Indian name, Itsillapat, translates to “bullet.” He told stories in between bites of food. He reflected on his family, several of whom have passed away, and attributed his homelessness to so many losses.

“I lost seven in one month,” he said.

“Sometimes things are hard, sometimes things hurt, sometimes things make you sit back,” he said with tears pooling in his eyes, “but that’s just part of the story.”

He also talked about the traditional knowledge he holds.

“I know how to get eel,” he said. “I have a library of songs that was passed down to me.” He rang an imaginary bell as he referred to Washat services.

The last words of his son echo in his mind.

“The last thing my son told me before he left me was, ‘Don’t think about following me.’”

The movie murmured in the background, and he said, “I think I’m going to stop there for now, okay?”

Everyone’s attention went back to the flickering screen.

The doorbell rang, so Art got up to go answer it.

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larise Huesties was about to take a nap when she received a call that kept her up. Mary Rivera’s phone rang shortly after. She was working on homework with her mom.

Ben Maney, Happy Canyon Court director, was on the other end of the line with the good news that they had been selected as 2020 Happy Canyon Princesses.

Huesties comes from a long line of Happy Canyon Princesses, while Rivera is the second Happy Canyon Princess in her family. Nevertheless, they have a common goal: to be good role models.

They were both inspired by the princesses who came before them. They

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Mary Catherine Rivera, Indian name Kuckuc Piswe or Little Rock, is a 2020 Happy Canyon Princess. She is and enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippawa Indians and the daughter of Nora and Shawn Rivera.

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seek to pay that forward by inspiring the children who look up to Happy Canyon Princesses, including their own nieces and nephews.

Huesties’ court parents are her aunt and uncle, Althea Wolf-Huesties and Jeremy Wolf. Rivera’s court parents are her mother and father, Nora and Shawn Rivera, as well as her aunt Drew Rivera, who was on the court herself 20 years ago.

Huesties, 23, who goes by Clair, is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and the daughter of atway Mylie Nash Huesties and Brian Huesties. Her maternal grandparents are Douglas Nash and Phyllis Graham Nash. Her paternal grandparents are Rex Huesties and Alvina Burke Huesties. She graduated from WestonMcEwen High School and is currently attending Ashworth College online. She is a Sahaptin Language Apprentice for the CTUIR. Rivera, 20, is an enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa Indians. Her maternal grandparents are Rossela Phelan and atway Pat Phelan, and her paternal grandparents are Della Azure and atway Joe Rivera. She graduated from Pendleton High School and is a sophomore at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. She is studying pre-nursing and aspires to eventually work at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Clinic.

Happy Canyon and the Pendleton Round-Up have always been a “huge part” of their lives. Rivera acts in night

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show with her family. She is an extra during the Tribes from Other Nations and Street Scenes. Huesties also acts in the show. In fact, she has been performing since she was in a baby board. She said her family helps open the show by bringing in the corn and the wood, and they represent the bride’s family in the Wedding Scene.

Huesties went on to say that both paternal great grandparents, atway Raymond “Popcorn” Burke and atway Velma Burke, are in the Happy Canyon Hall of Fame. Raymond was a tribal chief, the first chief judge of Tribal Court, a Pendleton Round-Up Grand Marshal, and is in the Pendleton Round-Up Hall of Fame. Velma was in charge of the Happy Canyon tipi set up and Indian props maintenance for over 40 years, jobs she inherited from her grandmother Rebecca Jones.

Rivera was named after several other Marys in her family; there is a Mary in every generation on both sides of her lineage. But while there are a lot of Marys, there are not a lot of Happy Canyon Princesses.

“I want to show the little girls that want to be a Happy Canyon Princess that you don’t have to have a long history, but you can start a history for your own family,” Rivera said.

Huesties has five relatives who were Happy Canyon Princesses: Alvina Burke Huesties in 1963, Judith Burke Farrow in 1966, Esther Lynn Huesties in 1993, Althea Huesties-Wolf in 1996, and Ashleigh Wolf in 2002.

Huesties’ grandmother Alvina

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has always wanted Clair to wear her regalia, so she wears her grandmother’s buckskin dress, cuffs, moccasins, leggings, and other items. The dress was made by famous dressmaker Elsie Pistolhead during her self-described “psychedelic phase.”

Rivera wears the wild rose-themed regalia her aunt Drew wore when she was on the court in 2000. Drew’s buckskin dress, moccasins, choker, and other regalia, except her handband, were beaded in 1998 by Myrna Strong.

Raymond Reader beaded the headband.

Huesties’ goal while on the court is to focus on positivity.

“It means a lot to me because I get to represent my family and my people,” she said. “Happy Canyon is a long tradition.”

Clarise “Clair” Huesties, Indian name XiXcịyu Hiˀlakáwinˀ or Little Star Lit Up in Niimiipuu, is a 2020 Happy Canyon Princess. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the daughter of atway Mylie Nash Huesties and Brian Huesties.

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CUJ Editorials New Board must create unified vision, teamwork

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he work of our elected leaders is never easy.

Each one of them must answer to their People for their actions and inactions.

Each one of them must take the good and bad in stride in order to be as effective as possible.

We owe our gratitude to the immediate past Board of Trustees members for their service to our community. Thank you for your service Gary Burke, Doris Wheeler, Rosenda Shippentower, Woodrow Star, Aaron Ashley and William Sigo IV. Over the past two years the Board of Trustees has worked to ensure Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center and the Nixyaawii Education Center were completed and working to improve the lives in our community. The Board of Trustees created Cayuse Holdings and helped to diversify our businesses to help build economic capacity for the Tribes. They made strides toward negotiating our water rights in the Umatilla

basin and approved the expansion at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.

To the incoming Board of Trustees, we wish you the very best and look to each of you to continue leading us forward, as a People.

The job of the incoming Board of Trustees is to create a unified vision, build an effective team and continue to move us forward in a good way. Part of their duty is to continue to build on our relationship with other governments.

At the beginning of December, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation hosted the Governor of Oregon’s Tribal-State Summit. This legally mandated state summit brings together the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon with the Governor and other elected leaders, and state agency directors and staff to discuss points of mutual interest – economics, natural resource protection, education,

social services and health. As hosts, several tribal departments set up displays and tables that provided information about the projects that protect and preserve our treaty rights.

The new Board of Trustees is charged with continuing to preserve and protect our treaty rights and enhance those rights in ways that benefit all Tribal members.

They must engage with the People by listening, which will fuel their ability to lead.

And they must remember our young people are watching.

The actions of the Board can and should inspire our young people to participate in the Tribal community and work for the People in the future. ~ CUJ

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ore than 200 people turned out for the indigenous world premiere of “Tamayct Awitaxsisa Niuutkit – Earth Oven, Awakening the Legacy” at Wildhorse Resort & Casino’s Cayuse Hall Nov. 21.

The premier was the coming-out party for a video documentary project that had been in the works for more than a year.

The project was the joint venture between two culturally important programs of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation – the Language Program and the Department of Natural Resources. Kristen Parr took the lead for the Language folks while Wenix Red Elk coordinated the effort for DNR. There were dozens of others involved in the process and no doubt somebody’s name will be left off the list of important people, but some of those that need to be recognized include Thomas Morning Owl, Mildred Quaempts, Damien Totus, Linda Sampson, Fred Hill, Willie Sigo, Mary Keith and the Sandoval team at Digital Brilliance LLC in Kennewick, Wash.

The video documents the centuries-old method of preparing camas roots for pit-style cooking from the months-long tasks of digging and cleaning the roots to gathering specific rocks and particular wood for the fire, to digging the pit and preparing the layered oven with mint, alfalfa, and pine needles mixed with mud, then standing guard for 72 hours over the fire before the mad-rush to remove the camas for canning.

The video will be made available to tribal members. But along with the final product, the Tribes received more than 48 hours of footage from 14 days of shooting.

What was originally planned as a 15-20 minute video turned into a feature that lasts more than an hour.

Thomas Morning Owl told the audience at the premier that the video helps preserve what some people

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Wenix Red Elk appears on the screen in the video documentary, “Tamayct Awitaxsisa Niuutkit - Earth Oven, Awakening the Legacy,” which premiered at Wildhorse Resort & Casino Nov. 21.

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may have wanted to keep secret.

That would be wrong, Morning Owl said.

“To have that knowledge and keep it in your heart … if you don’t tell and you don’t share and you take that knowledge to the ground you are guilty of stealing that knowledge,” Morning Owl said.

Now the Tribes have that knowledge to share with

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this generation and the next seven.

Adults and children can learn about the Tamayct and teach their children.

And if they forget the historical details, now they can rely on technology and watch the video. ~ CUJ

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CUJ New/Columns Members of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation take the oath of office on Dec. 4 in the rotunda at the Nixyaawii Governance Center. The atrium of the NGC was packed with people observing from the second-floor mezzanine.

From left, the photo shows BOT Chair Kat Brigham, Vice-Chair Jeremy Wolf, atlarge members Boots Pond, Corrine Sams and Jill-Marie Gavin.

General Council Chair’s Corner Lindsey X . Watchman

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his seat to seek that position.

BOT vice-chair Jeremy Wolf ran unopposed, former BOT at-large member Armand Minthorn was returned to office, and young newcomer Boots Pond was swept into office in the 17-person at-large field.

In the three other non-paid General Council officer positions, voters elected Michael Ray Johnson vice-chair, Shawa Gavin secretary, and Thomas Morning Owl interpreter.

Brigham and Watchman have similar ideas about the upcoming two years, chief among them being better communications between government and the tribal community.

“I feel we need to improve communication with tribal members on and off the reservation,” Brigham said.

She wants to explore new ways to get information from the Board to tribal members.

“I have a lot of ideas, but right now they’re just my ideas. I have to see if the Board is interested,” Brigham said.

Among those ideas are regular interviews on KCUW radio; regularly scheduled town hall meetings with BOT summaries, short question-andanswer sessions, and break-out rooms for discussions on specific issues; streaming video of BOT meetings that tribal members could access on their

computers; and better use of CTUIR websites.

Watchman knows “transparency” can be a campaign catchword, but he believes it is important at this stage of CTUIR politics.

“We need positivity in the room,” Watchman said. “As the General Council chair I’m a teacher, a referee.

I want to provide a safe, learning environment.”

Watchman said he will make changes to the way meetings are conducted with breaks between topics with activities and drawings.

“We’ll be learning about the BOT and getting updates from departments, but there are different ways to take the pulse of what’s happening in the room,” he said.

Brigham said she’s excited about have five women on the Board, even though as Chair she only votes in the event of a tie.

However, she’s not worried about a male vs. female battle.

“Look at all five of us. None of us is afraid to step up and get things done.

Women say what we’re going to do and I think we’re going to be aggressing in developing teamwork. I’m not saying the men won’t get things done, too. We’ll work as a team with respect, we’ll listen to each other and support each other,” she said.

Brigham said she sees her role as a

leader on issues.

She wants to identify issues, develop trust and relationships with staff and the CTUIR management team, local entities, state and federal governments, and other Tribes.

Watchman is excited about the new General Council officer corps as well as the new BOT. “Right now I know as much as the next GC member,” he said. “The first thing I did was sit down with Shawna, Michael Ray and Thomas as a team together to see what’s working, to see what ideas we want to implement.

My job is to manage the format and agenda.”

Watchman said he will be carrying the General Council message to BOT meetings.

“If the new BOT and GC can gain that credibility we can move forward.

We can’t have the old issues, that negativity, the infighting. The new Board won’t be infighters,” Watchman said. “If we’re unified we’ll all be able to talk positive to family and relatives after 4 p.m. instead of having our feelings hurt and digging in our heels and snarling back.”

Watchman said he will stress parity where everybody is equal.

“We’ll all treat each other like we deserve to be there. I hope the General Council will have faith in the people they elected,” he said.

CUJ Letter to the Editor Writer disappointed in negative campaign signs, advertising To the Editor, As a tribal member with interest in our leadership and direction of our tribe’s future I felt disappointment, troubled and saddened some of the words shared and shown on the campaign signs and our tribal paper; CUJ. Our leadership in past has shown, given and lead with honor, respect and dignity that we as Cayuse, Walla Walla, Umatilla people are.

We are not disrespectful like others or degrading especially in public. We as traditional people always been well

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mannered, respectable and honorable. Let us not show neighbors, community or others in our state and surrounding areas that we are like them.

Also, let us show as Indian people how we have been taught to be mindful of others feelings, conditions, respect, and desires especially if different than ours.

We may not agree on everything but that’s ok we utilize all our views/vision to improve as a nation. Our tribe has contributed so much to this community and the State of Oregon.

Let us continue our legacy with ongoing remembrance not embarrassment.

Amamathla X-2895 Jue-Jue Withers

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imeekis Q’eciyew’yew Hanyawaat’ona kii leeheype (a big thank you to Creator for this day). And blessings to each of you, my relatives, during this holiday season, and as we look forward to a prosperous new year.

As I join your fellow officers of the General Council, we wish to show our gratitude for electing us into office for 2020-21 … as we are truly humbled.

Since we have already worked together at times in the past, a bond has already been formed … and we have committed to moving forward together as a team, including in partnership with the incoming Board of Trustees.

Two immediate goals of the General Council over the next couple of months include working with the BOT to reverse the ‘sole authority’ clause, and to clearly define the CTUIR reservation boundaries for all cultural, legal and residency issues; and to increase the number of methods for tribal members to share their voices, opinions and suggestions.

For example, a new GC social media page will be created. Other new ways of communication will include a monthly Chairman message in the CUJ (like this one), in-meeting surveys, and a call-in radio show on KCUW. And of course, you’ll see us participating in other community forums and events. So feel free to reach out and bend our ears, let us know how we are doing and how to be represent you and our 3,200 People.

Whenever you have an individual or community concern, please feel free to reach out to me directly at lindseywatchman@ctuir.org or call 541-429-7386, or contact any the other General Council officers: Michael Ray Johnson, Shawna Gavin or Thomas MorningOwl. The December General Council agenda will include a holiday stew and fry bread meal before the meeting gets started at 2 p.m., so arrive early if possible. Attendees can win one of several door prizes during raffles held throughout the meeting. Yellowhawk Health Commission will share an annual report and we’ll review the Tribes’ third-quarter financials. Hope to see you there.

Until then, it has turned a bit chilly outside … so please remember to check in on each other often (especially our Elders) to ensure every tribal member is warm and has food to eat. And as always, remember to tell each other “ataawishamash” … I love you.

Yox kalo, Lindsey X. Watchman Chairman, CTUIR General Council

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CUJ Almanac Obituaries Russell J. Carter October 7, 1932-October 24, 2019 Russell J. Carter, father, grandfather, uncle, husband and friend to many, passed away quietly on Oct. 24, two days prior to his 67th wedding anniversary. His generosity to family and friends will remain in our memories forever.

He was raised on his grandmother’s farm in Pendleton, Oregon during the Great Depression, which gave him lifelong character, showing stability, non-judgmental, reserved personality and a big heart. He became a member of the ConRussel J. federated Tribes of the Carter and wife Umatilla Indian ReservaNorma Jean tion through his mother’s bloodline and made lifelong friends with tribal members he hunted with up until his age limited his hiking days.

He joined the U.S. Navy after high school and was stationed in Hawaii, where he decided to marry his high school sweetheart, Noma Jean Ripplinger and had his first daughter. During his four years in the Navy, he became a sharp shooter and traveled to many competitions even after he was honorably discharged. He left Hawaii and earned a B.S. degree at Oregon State University, taking his now growing family of three kids, Peggy, Ken and Julie to live in Corvallis, Oregon. After graduation, he became a Resident Planner for Okanogan County, Washington, then a Senior Planner in Yakima, Washington, and finally a Planning Director in Boise, Idaho. Here he initiated the City’s capital improvement program and budget and coordinated with the county, state and federal agencies on the City’s behalf.

He helped build the Ada Council of Government (ACOG), which reviewed all major development proposals that would impact multiple jurisdictions as well as all grant proposals. This led him into the position as Regional Planning Director overseeing a professional staff of planners for five cities in Ada County, Idaho.

During time away from his work, he continued to enjoy outdoor activities, including motorcycle riding, skeet shooting, hunting, snowmobiling, off-road driving in his homebuilt dune buggy

To Our Community, On April 4, 2019, I called emergency services when I should not have. I write to say how sorry I am for the trouble I caused on that day.

I was not intending to create alarm for the community or emergency services when I called. I thought I was calling to prevent problems.

I should have paused a moment before calling. I am sorry I did not do that and I apologize for the problems it may have caused. I will be much more careful in the future before calling. I am very sorry.

Christine K. Monahan

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and family camping trips. After three decades of working in Planning and Zoning, he and Noma Jean moved back to Pendleton where he worked for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation as an Enterprise Manager where he developed new business opportunities for economic development. His final move was to Western Washington where he joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Everett, Washington as a Real Property and Estate Planner. There he worked with multiple tribes in Western Washington and supported Estate Transactions involving triballyowned land on reservations that required federal review and approval.

He leaves behind his wife, Noma Jean; children, Peggy, Ken and Julie; and grandchildren, John and Rachael, who were all able to enjoy his last Seahawk’s game together in his hospital room, four days before he passed. His final resting place will be back in Pendleton in the family plot, for a memorial service at a later date.

Tod Michael Cline August 26, 1957- November 19, 2019 FALLON, Nev. - Tod Cline of Sparks, Nevada passed away on Nov. 19 in Fallon, Nevada. Tod was born in Carson City, Nevada on August 26, 1957 to Wayne Cline and Irene Cline (Ryan). In Tod’s early years, he spent much of his childhood with his grandparents, Don and Winona James, at the Zephyr Cove Riding Stables. Tod also traveled to Japan with his parents as a young boy to work on Casey Tibbs Wild Tod Michael West Shows with some of Cline rodeo’s greatest athletes, including his Dad, Wayne, Ben Johnson and Herb Friedenthal. He was proud of his Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California heritage, and Tod qualified for and competed at the Indian National Finals Rodeo for many years. He was the 1979 Reserve World Champion Team Roper with his partner, Garrett Spoonhunter.

Tod won many saddles and buckles throughout his career, and some of his more treasured achievements include winning the Sut Wilson Memorial Revolving All-Around trophy in Klamath Falls, which was previously won by his Dad; winning the average in the Booger Barter Truck Roping in 1998; and winning the Wade & Willie Roping, which he promised to win the saddle for his daughter Breann, who was recovering from a traumatic car accident. Tod was a cowboy and spent his whole life in the rodeo industry, and he was also an exceptional artist, a loving husband, father and grandpa. Tod spent part of his life in Pendleton, Oregon producing team ropings throughout the northwest as Rockin’ Spade Ropings.

Tod married his wife Virginia in Oct. 2013. Tod was preceded in death by his parents James & Irene Ryan and Wayne & Barbara Cline and his grandparents Don & Winona James and Wilfred & Jean Cline. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, and daughters Keta (Kenny), Brittany (Scott) and Breann, as well as his five grandchildren: Ryan, Riley, Kayden, Abigail and Cameron.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 at The Salvation Army of Reno at 10:30 AM.

Jared Case goes to prison for repeated assaults From the U.S. Attorney’s Office

PORTLAND - Jared Elias Case, 26, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, was sentenced Nov. 12 to one month more than three years in federal prison plus three years’ supervised release after repeatedly assaulting his significant other.

According to court documents, on July 19, 2018, Case punched his thensignificant other in the face, breaking her nose and causing other injuries. Case was charged and later convicted of fourthdegree misdemeanor assault in Umatilla County Circuit Court and a domestic abuse protection order was issued by the Umatilla Tribal Court. The protection order prohibited Case from having contact with the crime victim pending a full hearing.

One month later, on August 22, 2018, Case went to a party with the crime victim in violation of the protection order.

He began drinking and started arguing with her. While she was seated in a chair, Case put his hands around her neck and strangled her until she blacked out.

When she regained consciousness, she got up to leave. Case followed her outside, grabbed her by the shoulders and repeatedly punched her in the face until she again lost consciousness. Case fled, abandoning the crime victim who was lying unconscious in a driveway. He later turned himself in to the Umatilla Tribal Police Department.

On July 9, 2019, Case pleaded guilty to one count of assault by strangulation.

As part of his plea agreement, Case will pay restitution to his victim as ordered by the court. A restitution hearing has been

scheduled for Feb. 10, 2020.

This case was investigated by the Umatilla Tribal Police Department and FBI Portland’s Safe Trails Task Force.

It was prosecuted by Jennifer Martin, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

Domestic violence is a serious violent crime that includes both physical and emotional abuse. It is frequently hidden from public view. Many survivors suffer in silence, afraid to seek help or do not know where to turn. The traumatic effects of domestic violence also extend beyond the abused person, impacting family members and communities.

If you or someone you know are in immediate danger, call 911.

If you need assistance or know someone who needs help, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800799-SAFE (7233). Many communities throughout the country have developed support networks to assist survivors in the process of recovery.

The StrongHearts Native Helpline offers culturally-specific support and advocacy for American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence. Call 1-844-762-8483 or visit www.strongheartshelpline.org for more information.

The Safe Trails Task Force (STTF) unites FBI and federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in a collaborative effort to combat the growth of crime in Indian Country. STTF allows participating agencies to combine limited resources and increase investigative coordination in Indian Country to target violent crime, drugs, gangs and gaming violations.

Weather CTUIR Weather Report November 2019 Weather information summarizes data taken at the Pendleton Weather Station from Nov. 1-26.

The average daily temperature was 30.7 degrees with a high of 63 degrees on Nov. 17 and a low of 21 degrees on Nov. 21.

Total precipitation to date in November was 0.25. The average wind speed was 5.4 mph with a sustained max speed of 30 mph from the East on Nov. 26. A peak speed of 46 mph occurred from the West on Nov. 26.

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facilitator Adrienne Graham from Leapfrog Training, will be a strategic session focusing on the overall group’s mission and impact as plans are made for a bigger event in March. As envisioned by Williams, tribes from across the Northwest will be invited here to discuss climate change adaptation. A 60-person strategic planning slot is available; interested persons should register on eventbright. com under ctuircares.

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Jobs Job announcement:

CTUIR

Career Opportunities

Job Title: Police Officer Department: Law Enforcement, Closing Date: Dec. 20, 2019, Classification: Full time, regular, non-exempt, Salary/Wage: $50,506.00 – 55,157.00 (DOE), Location: Hood River or Boardman, OR, Job Summary / Primary Responsibility: CRITFE Police Officers are directly responsible for carrying out all enforcement and protective patrols on the main stem Columbia River (Oregon and Washington shores) and the In-lieu and Treaty Fishing Access sites.

Essential Job Functions: 1. Protect tribal treaty rights and the fishery resource, protect the In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access sites and the users of these sites. 2. Investigate violations and incidents, issue warnings and citations, apprehend violators, write case reports, prepare cases for court, process evidence 3.

Safely operate and maintain all equipment.

4. Cooperate with and assist other enforcement agencies. Maintain open lines of communication. 5. Maintain complete familiarity with, and a working knowledge of, the contents of both the CRITFC Personnel Policy Manual and the Law Enforcement department’s Operations Manual (OM).

1. Public Transit Bus Driver (part time) 2. Public Transit Bus Driver 3. Police Officer (2 positions) 4. Archaeologist I/II (1 positions) (Revised) 5. Hydrologist 6. Building Inspector (1 position) (Revised) 7. Electrical Inspector (1 position) (Revised) 8. Child/Youth Advocate (Re-Advertised) 9. Male Re-Education/ Intervention Facilitator (Revised) 10. Nixyáawii Governance Center Receptionist/ Secretary I 11. Teacher/Coach-Mentor 12. Tribal Roads Construction & Maintenance Foreman (Re-Advertised) 13. Public Safety Director 14. Nixyáawii Education Center Cook (ReAdvertised) 15. Forester (Fuels) 16. Fishieries Habititat Biologist II – Umatilla Habitat Project 17. Communications Officer – Dispatcher 18. Technician I – Hatchery (FWO) (ReAdvertised) 19. Facility Supervisor (Open only to existing CTUIR employees & tribal members) 20. Tribal Legal Aid Attorney, Intimate Partner Violence Survivors (IPVS) (Re-Advertised) 21. Transportation Planner-Associate Planner Level

Board of Trustees

General Council

Chair Kathryn Brigham

Chair Lindsey X. Watchman

Vice Chair Jeremy Wolf

Vice Chair Michael Ray Johnson

Treasurer Sandra Sampson

Secretary Shawna Gavin

Secretary Sally Kosey

Interpreter Thomas Morning Owl

At-large BOT Members: Jill-Marie Gavin General Council contact Info Armand Minthorn Office: 541-429-7378 Boots Pond Email: GeneralCouncil@ctuir.org Meeting updates and information on: Corinne Sams

www.ctuir.org/government/general-council

For more information visit: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Att: Office of Human Resources Online 46411 Timine Way Pendleton, OR 97801 http://ctuir.org

Executive Director :

Ted Wright, Ph.D.

General Council Meeting Pendleton Pioneer Chapel received three prestigious awards in 2009

w The Oregon Funeral Directors Association Award of Funeral Service Excellence w The Best Of Eastern Oregon Award as voted by the readers of the East Oregonian w Pendleton Chamber of Commerce 2009 Business of the Y ear

Nixyaawii Governance Center, 2 p.m. - Dec. 19 Draft agenda:

CTUIR Health Commission Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center Annual Report CTUIR 3rd Quarter Financial Report Stew and frybread will be served before the meeting.

Our experienced family provides caring, compassionate care including:

Burial Services ~ Military Services Cremation ~ Monuments

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CTUIR Express Phone Directory

Tribal Court 541-276-2046

Human Resources 541-429-7180

Department of Children and Family Services 541-429-7300

Science & Engineering/Air Quality Burnline 541-429-7080

Enrollment Office 541-429-7035

Senior Center 541-276-0296

Finance Office 541-429-7150

TERF 541-276-4040

Finance – Credit Program 541-429-7155

Confederated Umatilla Journal 541-429-7399

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CUJ Briefs Crow’s Shadow Open House Dec. 8

MISSION - The annual holiday open house for Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA) on the Umatilla Indian Reservation will take place on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The family-friendly event is free and open to the public.

Light refreshments will be served. Some of the works made in the fine-printmaking studio will be hanging on the gallery walls during the open house.

Crow’s Shadow is located at the historic Saint Andrews Mission on the Umatilla Indian Reservation about 10 miles east of Pendleton. For more information, visit the event page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/events/607527029785328/ or call 541-276-3954.

Construction Career Fair Dec. 12 MISSION – A Construction Career Fair hosted by the Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) will take place on Dec. 12 from 8:30 to 3 p.m. in Cayuse Hall at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will include visits from five area school districts.

Construction companies, educational institutions, and the Oregon Department of Transportation will be there to meet with visitors and discuss opportunities in the construction industry.

The construction building trades covered will be carpenters, laborers, electricians, plumbers, heavy equipment operators, boilermakers, steamfitters/pipefitters, elevator constructors, painters, and more.

For more information, contact TERO at 541-429-7506.

Timber Exhibit continues at Tamástslikt MISSION – The “Timber Culture” exhibit at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is open through the end of the year.

Timber Culture is a visual and interpretive look at the history of Oregon’s multicultural logging industry.

Visitors can learn surprising facts about race and equity in Oregon logging culture from this exhibit that strives to preserve a somewhat neglected chapter of regional history.

A talk related to the exhibit, called the “Logger’s Daughter,” takes place on Dec. 14 from 2-4 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments are served.

Gwendolyn Trice of the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center in Enterprise speaks on the film about her family, Oregon’s logging culture, race and equity.

Looney to teach painting workshop MISSION – A low-cost painting workshop will be taught by Ella Mae Looney at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The cost is $10 in advance with a suggested donation of $10 at the event to cover supplies. However, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Looney, a 2016 graduate of Nixyaawii Community School, is an enrolled member of the Y akama tribe.

She paints, beads, and writes poetry.

She has been painting for a year and printmaking for three years.

All supplies, including an 8x10-inch Ella Mae Looney speaks at a recent canvas, acrylic paint, and paintbrushes, Nixyaawii Community will be provided.

A light lunch and refreshments will School function. be provided. For those with special dietary restrictions, bring a sack lunch.

The class is open to everyone, but space is limited to 10 participants. To pre-register, which is required, contact Sequoia Conner at sequoiaconner@crowsshadow.org or call 541-2763954.

Youth holiday pouch workshop Dec. 14 MISSION – A free workshop to make holiday pouch necklaces for kids ages 7-12 will take place at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute on Dec. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Beads, buckskin, and lacing are provided, and light refreshments will be served for this Pepsi Primetime event.

For more information, contact Tamástslikt at 541-429-7700.

Nixyáawii School sponsors Giving Tree

MISSION – Three families will benefit at Christmas time from a Giving Tree sponsored by the Leadership Class at Nixyáawii Community School on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The class, which is made up of juniors and seniors in the National Honor Society, have made it a focus and a commitment to give back to the community. The leadership team worked with the After School Program, as well as Robbie Bill from Y ellowhawk Tribal Health Center, to get suggestions for local families who “may need a little extra love and help during the Christmas holiday,” according to Seanne Perkins, NCS Leadership Advisor.

The tree holds “eagle heads” (the NCS mascot is the Golden Eagle) that state a child’s name, gender, and the requested item. Gift givers will take a tag, then return the tag and the item – unwrapped – to the NCS leadership team. The team will wrap items and take them to the chosen families.

Gifts should be brought to the school by Dec. 16.

For more information, contact Perkins at sperkins@pendletonsd.org.

BMCC Christmas Dinner Dec. 24 PENDLETON – The 49th annual Christmas Eve dinner will be hosted by Blue Mountain Community College at the Pendleton Convention Center on Dec. 24 from 2-4 p.m.

The event features a free community dinner, complete with gifts for the kids and a visit from Santa Claus.

The event was moved two years ago from the BMCC cafeteria to the Convention Center because of its popularity. Last year more than 1,200 people were served the holiday meal.

Wildhorse New Year’s Eve Party Dec. 31

MISSION – A New Year’s Eve Party will take place at Wildhorse Resort & Casino on Tuesday, Dec. 31, in the Rivers Event Center.

Doors open at 8 p.m. and the free concert and party begin at 9.

The event features a 70’s disco band called The Aphrodisiacs, drink specials, party favors, hot seat drawings, buffet specials, and more.

For more information, contact Wildhorse at 800-654-9453.

Cay-Uma-Wa Giving Tree starting MISSION – A giving tree project sponsored by Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start begins on Dec. 9.

Students will be decorating table-top Christmas trees that will be made available for community members and tribal employee sponsorship. Accompanying the tree will be the student’s wish list for the holidays.

Gifts will need to be returned to the Head Start Office no later than Dec. 19. For more info, contact Head Start at 541-429-7834.

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MMIW honor song Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women was a theme for a Native American Heritage Month assembly and dance performance Nov. 25 at Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton.

Three women – Merle Kirk, Mildred Quaempts and Cece Stanger – (Kirk is Quaempts oldest daughter, and Stanger is her youngest) led dancers round the gymnasium in front of the student body in honor of their sister and daughter during an MMIW tribute. Native students made a presentation as well, reading statistics from overhead slides, with an additional video narrative from Quaempts.

Earlier in November, U.S. Attorney General William Barr launched a national strategy to address missing and murdered Native Americans. The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Initiative places MMIP coordinators in 11 U.S. Attorney’s offices, including the District of Oregon, who will develop protocols for a more coordinated law enforcement response to missing cases.

The plan also calls for the deployment of the FBI’s most advanced response capabilities when needed, improved data collection and analysis, and training to support local response efforts.

CUJ photo/Phinney

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46314 Timine Way Pendleton, Oregon 97801 541- 966-9830

www.yellowhawk.org

Y ellowhawk Optometry News Y ellowhawk Optometrists Benjamin Winters OK and Daniel Creviston OD are offering the following optometry services: -

Vision medical eyecare services

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Advanced diagnostic testing and imaging

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Treatment of acute eye conditions such as injuries and infections

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Management of chronic eye disease such as glaucoma or cataracts

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Diabetic eye exams

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Pediatric eye exams

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Exam and prescription of eye glasses

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Contact exam only (* contract lenses are not offered)

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Fitting and repair of quality eye glasses

Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the above services will no longer be offered outside of Y ellowhawk unless referred by one of the Y ellowhawk optometrists.

Should you already have an approved Y ellowhawk optometry referral scheduled in 2020 it will honored.

If you have any questions or need to make an appointment with Y ellowhawk Optometry, please call 541240-8565.

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FOR INQUIRIES: Shoshoni Walker 541.240.8436 shoshoniwalker@yellowhawk.org

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Water Aerobics 9:30- 10:30 AM Wildhorse Pool

Water Aerobics 9:30 - 10:30 AM Wildhorse Pool

Cardio and Strengthen 11:40 - 12:20 PM Yellowhawk Fitness Room

Cardio and Strengthen 11:40 - 12:20 PM Yellowhawk Fitness Room

Friday

Tai Chi 10:30-11:00 AM Senior Center

Yoga Flow 1:00 - 2:00 PM Yellowhawk Fitness Room

Dance Fitness 12:30 - 1:15 PM Yellowhawk Fitness Room

Yoga Flow 1:00 - 2:00 PM Yellowhawk Fitness Room

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Yellowhawk Aerobics 4:15 - 5:15 PM Yellowhawk Fitness Room

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4:30 - 5:30 PM Yellowhawk Fitness Room

Yoga Flow 1:00 - 2:00 PM Yellowhawk Fitness Room

Water Aerobics with Jennifer Lewis: Get your aerobic exercise as well as building strength with water aerobics for all ages.

Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance with Jennifer Lewis: Exercise system that uses slow, low impact movements to improve balance, strength, functional mobility and flexibility.

Cardio and Strength with Kristi Gartland: HASfit cardio workout for all fitness levels followed by total body stretch.

Dance Fitness with Shoshoni Walker: uses latin and hip hop dancing for a cardio workout.

Yoga Flow with Willa Wallace: begin with gentle movements to warm up, progressing to more challenging poses.

INSANITY Live! with Leigh Pinkham-Johnston: cardio-based total body conditioning program.

Yellowhawk Aerobics with Kelly George: Increase your cardiovascular and muscular endurance with aerobic choreography and body strengthening .

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TERO sets Dec. 12 career fair, outlines construction season

By John Barkley, TERO Program Manager

With the year 2019 wrapping up this holiday season, the Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) enjoyed a successful year with 11 projects under the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and seven projects under the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR).

On these projects, TERO has dispatched many referrals as carpenters, operators, traffic control supervisors, flaggers and laborers to mostly prevailing-wage jobs on-and-off the reservation.

Two major tribal projects were completed over the summer. The Wildhorse Golf Clubhouse was completed by Lydig Construction in July and the Nixyaawii Education Center was opened at the end of August, built by prime contractor Chervenell.

Lydig is the prime contractor on the Wildhorse Phase 2 expansion project – the bowling alley – which is expected to be completed in August 2020.

All ODOT projects are under a sovereign agreement – Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – between CTUIR and the state of Oregon, which identifies federal-aid highway and bridge construction projects for TERO to derive taxes, provide services to contractors, subcontractors and ODOT personnel, recruit/ dispatch qualified workers, offer counseling, compliance checks, attend project meetings, complete reports and more.

The MOU area extends about 60 miles from the Umatilla Indian Reservation and was unique to only CTUIR and ODOT for 35 years until recently. Two other Oregon tribes – Warm Springs and Grand Ronde – now have TERO programs and MOUs in place, modeled after the CTUIR agreements.

At the Government-To-Government (G2G) Summit Dec. 2-3 at the Wildhorse Resort & Casino, the MOU and ODOT projects were showcased by TERO personnel.

Other services under the MOU include

quarterly TERO-ODOT Contractor Certification workshops in which interested contractors must attend to be eligible to bid on TERO-ODOT MOU projects. The workshop includes a tour of the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, an overview of CTUIR’s Cultural Resources Protection Program (CRPP), a TERO 101 presentation, and perspective offered by ODOT’s Region 5 personnel.

TERO meets with ODOT officials Dec. 19th at Tamástslikt for a TERO 101 “refresher” course and an overview of the TERO-ODOT MOU. They will meet again in March to review the 2020 State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) which will identify MOU projects for next year.

For 2020, interested in working these construction projects must register with TERO by filling out a TERO Skills Bank Survey. This form lists the skills and knowledge of each client and updates any experience recently gained.

Michelle Bratlie, TERO Dispatch Officer, is now a certified instructor for flagging and traffic control and is expected to receive her Hazwoper “train-the-trainer” status early next year. Training will be offered later in the season.

TERO is also exploring other training opportunities to prepare and expand its workforce for all TERO-related projects.

If you’re interested in employment and training opportunities for the 2020 construction season, please register with TERO soon.

TERO is conducting a Construction Career Fair Dec. 12th at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. A variety of building trade unions, construction companies, ODOT and education institutions will be on hand for recruitment and outreach.

The fair is from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Cayuse Hall. School districts from Pendleton, Hermiston, Boardman, Pilot Rock and Athena-Weston will be transporting students to the event.

For further information contact the CTUIR TERO at 541-429-7506.

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kits, and Naloxone, which is a drug used to treat opioid overdoses.

UTPD officer David Williams led the first volunteer orientation and helped organizers get the project off the ground.

He has been volunteering at the Pendleton Warming Station for several years and currently sits on their board of directors.

While this year is off to a quick start, what happens after the season is over in

February has yet to be determined. As part of Yellowhawk’s annual plan, they would like to open transitional housing.

This warming station will serve as a “pilot program” for transitional housing or expanding a warming station to include a day center next season.

“The way that everyone jumped on board is awesome because it means transitional housing might be successful,” Guzman said.

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, second from left, speaks after eight Tribal Council Chairs made remarks at the opening of the 2019 annual Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit at Wildhorse Resort & Casino Dec. 3. Pictured left to right are Gary Burke, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; Gov. Brown; Brenda Meade, Coquille Tribe; Cecil Dick, Burns Paiute; Raymond Tsumpti, Warm Springs; Doc Slyter, Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw; Don Gentry, Klamath Tribes; Dee Pigsley, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians; and Cheryle Kennedy, Grand Ronde. Dan Courtney, Chair of CUJ photos/Phinney the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe, was unable to attend.

CTUIR hosts Government to Government Summit eignty, cultural identity, education and Indian Reservation. elder care.

More than 120 people turned out Gov. Brown’s observations were Monday evening for tours at Tamasts- short, too, and echoed some of the same likt Cultural Institute in a “Night at the issues – education, Museum” welcome particularly Senate event. The opening Bill 13, the legislaceremony Tuesday tion that mandates morning included Native American the NCS big-drum curriculum in Orwith adult as well egon schools; the as young singers, a upcoming U.S. processional with census; coordinathe flags of the state tion between the and all nine tribes, state and tribes on the national anthem inventorying culsung in the Umatilla tural items; climate language, an invocacont rol b ecause tion and welcoming “we don’t have a comments. choice”; and a 100Gary Burke, chair year water plan. of the Confederated Carina Vasquez-Minthorn sang the National Brown moderatTribes of the Uma- Anthem in the Umatilla language during opening ed a panel on tribal ceremonies at the Government-to-Government tilla Indian Reser- Summit. gaming that includvation, sat at the far ed Wildhorse CEO left of a long table across the stage in Gary George and Oregon Lottery Directhe Rivers Event Center with Gov. Kate tor Barry Pack. A panel on cultural items Brown to his left, and seven other Tribal was moderated by Brenda Meade, chair leaders flanking her. of the Coquille Indian Tribe; education Each of the council chairs made re- and economic development chaired by marks on issues such as climate change, Bud Lane, vice-chair of the Siletz Indians; gaming, behavioral health, historical and water in the coming decade modertrauma, quantity and quality of water, ated by Mitch Sparks, Executive Direcpreservation of treaty rights and sover- tor, Legislative Commission on Indian

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In addition to the U.S. flag, Oregon state flag, and eagle staff, each of the nine Tribal flags were carried by an honor guard and displayed during opening ceremonies. Randall Minthorn served as master of ceremonies and introduced an NCS big drum group that included young singers. Carina Vasquez-Minthorn sang the National Anthem in the Umatilla language and Jess Nowland gave the morning blessing. Staff from Wildhorse Resort & Casino were busy with a variety of tasks that ranged from serving breakfast and lunch to coordinating the lights and sound system. Wildhorse CEO Gary George was on hand for the event.

Services.

Sparks and Dustin Buehler, Deputy General Council in the Office of the Governor, agreed that the Governmentto-Government Summit is a unique opportunity for state and tribal leaders to meet once a year to discuss common issues.

State elected officials like Secretary of State Bev Clarno, State Treasurer Tobias Read and Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle attended the summit, as well as most state agency directors. Many other high-level staff from Oregon government

agencies also were at the Summit.

“I don’t know where this is happening anywhere else,” Sparks said, noting that on the Pine Ridge in South Dakota where his mother was born there is no working relationship with state government.

“When I look at what Oregon is doing, it so creative, so positive. It’s a celebration of a partnership.”

Sparks said the summit gives tribal leaders a chance to work with state agencies, usually directors, and to network with people they would otherwise have Government to Government on page 20A

C hristmas C elebration Nixyáawii Christmas Celebration will take place at Mission Longhouse Dec. 27-28 MISSION - The Nixyaawii Celebration will take place on Dec. 27-28 with grand entry at 7 p.m. each night. There will also be a dinner at noon on Saturday.

The celebration, a drug-and-alcohol-free event, will take place at the Mission Longhouse.

On Friday, there will be a three-person-team dance special and other specials to be announced.

On Saturday, several dance categories are planned, such as golden age, tiny tots, jingle and shawl, fancy and grass, junior traditional, teen traditional, and adult traditional.

For more information, contact Jesse Bevis at 541-969-3860 or jessebevis2@ gmail.com.

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Four women are co-owners of Lil’ Turtles Retreat Daycare, which is operating in the old daycare center behind the former Cay-Uma-Wa Education Center in the July Grounds. The owners are, from left, Rochelle Moore-Helfrecht, Katlyn Spencer, Erin Jenner, and Dolores Gonzalez.

Lil’ Turtles Retreat Daycare will accommodate up to 30 children from infants to 12 years old for 12 hours a day, five days a week. Here children playing on the carpet in the former Tribal Daycare Center include, from left, Victoria Thurman, Zoee Sanders, Zaeliyana Williams and Sanotana Starr.

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Lil’ Turtle Retreat Daycare leases CTUIR building

By Megan Van Pelt of the CUJ

MISSION – Lil’ Turtle Retreat Daycare has moved into the old daycare building behind the former CayUma-Wa Education Center at 73305 July Grounds.

The Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) on Oct. 14 approved a lease for the building.

Lil’ Turtle started in January at a residence on Birch Loop and has been expanding since then. In its new building, Lil’ Turtle has 30 spots available for children ranging in age from infant to 12 years old.

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According to Erin Jenner, one of the partners, the new location is five times bigger and “there’s more room for the kids to run around.”

There are four partners - Dolores Gonzalez, Erin Jenner, Katlyn Spencer, and Rochelle Moore-Helfrecht.

Spencer is a member of the CTUIR and Moore-Helfrecht is a Delaware Nation member.

“It’s easier for us to focus on educational services now that we have enough room for classrooms. So that’s a big help,” said Gonzalez, noting that classroom sizes will range from 20-25 children.

Lil’ Turtle is open from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday

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through Friday. All four co-owners have CPR and first aid certification, so they meet state qualifications for daycare operations.

Lil’ Turtle has designated periods of the day for educational and play time. Educational time usually consists of children learning the alphabet or numbers.

Play includes dance or television viewing.

Gonzalez and Moore-Helfrecht hope to be operating 24-hours a day within the next two years. Currently, staff is focused on small renovations to the building.

For more information and rates, call 541-379-1446 or email lilturtleretreat@gmail.com.

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former BOT members who opposed the sole authority and diminished boundary.

Those were two key issues for voters.

“The people wanted change,” Brigham said. “They didn’t agree with some of the BOT actions in the last few years. People were affected by the diminished boundaries and sole authority; those were identified as issues.”

Kosey, who was removed from her position by some Board members using the sole authority they gave themselves, was more emphatic in her comments.

“Some of the Board members let Tribal members down by not supporting the Treaty and Constitution,” she said. “A lot of people were disappointed by their action. Making that sole authority angered a lot of people.

Some were taken aback by that kind of attitude.”

Jeremy Wolf, who was re-elected BOT vice-chair, had no competition on the ballot, and easily defeated a write-in candidate.

Kosey garnered nearly 60 percent of the vote against Aaron Ashley in the race for secretary and Sandra Sampson beat Doris Wheeler by 15 percentage points in the treasurer race.

Seventeen candidates ran for four BOT at-large positions. Newcomers Corrine Sams, Jill-Marie Gavin and Boots Pond were elected, along with veteran politician and Longhouse leader Armand Minthorn. Sams was the top vote-getter with 10.4 percent followed by Minthorn, Gavin and Pond, who was the youngest candidate at 24 years old.

Incumbent Rosenda Shippentower finished eighth with 6 percent of the vote.

In the non-paid General Council positions, incumbent Michael Ray Johnson defeated Charles F. Sams III by a vote tally of 448-357. GC Secretary Shawna Gavin, running unopposed, garnered the most votes of anyone on the ballot with 675. And Thomas Morning Owl won the perennial write-in vote over Fred Hill for GC interpreter.

Oregon bans plastic bags SALEM - Oregon will say goodbye to plastic bags on Jan. 1, 2020.

The Oregon Legislature passed a bill in the 2019 session. It “prohibits retail stores and restaurants from providing single-use checkout bags to customers, and places restrictions on other checkout bags they may provide,” according to a Frequently Asked Questions information sheet published by the Department of Environmental Quality.

Some plastic bags may still be used if the meet certain requirements established in House Bill 2509. For example, a reusable, durable plastic bag that has handles and is manufactured to be used multiple times. Recycled paper bags and reusable fabric bags made of cloth or machine-washable fabric are also allowed.

Tutuilla Presbyterian Church Christmas Eve Church & Program - 7 p.m. Dec. 24

Please come join us in worship and fellowship!

Nijone Lockhart and Robert Wilson Please join us for a Traditional Wedding Ceremony followed by a feast December 21, 2019 3:00 pm Mission Longhouse December 2019

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Native American Heritage Month Contributed Photo/Stephanie Jones

By the CUJ

November was Native American Heritage Month. The celebration dates back to 1916, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and it is a tradition that many people celebrated across Umatilla County and beyond.

Locally, area schools from kindergartners at Pendleton Early Learning Center (PELC) to college students at Blue Mountain Community (BMCC) college celebrated the month by attending pow wows at Nixyáawii Community School (NCS), the charter school located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, or had pow wows in their own gymnasiums with NCS drummers and dancers performing.

Some schools such as Weston-McEwen High School had days in which tribal members “rocked their mocs” by wearing moccasins, ribbons shirts, and other Native American attire.

BMCC hosted a week of presentations including “Movement is Medicine” by Acosia Red Elk, a showing of “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World” documentary, and “Yakama War Project” by Yakama tribal member Emily Washines.

“The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, rode horseback from state to state to get endorsements from 24 state governments to have a day to honor American Indians,” according to an email from the Census.

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating November 1990 as ‘National American Indian Heritage Month.’

Similar proclamations have been issued every year since 1994.

More recently, some areas have started referring to the month as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.

Acosia Red Elk spoke to students and staff at Blue Mountain Community College on Nov. 12 during Native American Heritage Month. Red Elk told listeners that “Movement is Medicine” and discussed how dancing had helped her through trauma. Through a variety of physical activity, from pow wow CUJ Photo/Megan Van Pelt dancing to yoga, Red Elk has developed a healthy lifestyle she shares with others.

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Adam Bauer, along with his brother Eli, sang and danced at Sharpstein Elementary School in Walla Walla Nov. 13 during Native American Heritage Month. He wears grass dancing attire.

Brianah “Bay Bay” Matamoros dances fancy at the Sunridge Middle School pow wow during the Native American Heritage Month event.

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Savaya CreeMedicine Minthorn and Aiden Christensen, third graders at Sherwood Elementary in Pendleton, participate in the Owl Dance at Nixyáawii Community School on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. All the elementary schools from Pendleton visited Nixyaawii Community School to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

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Nixyaawii Community School students formed a drum circle at Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton. Standing from left, Latis Nowland, Eva Ellenwood, Diamond Greene, and MeeMee Boyd. Around the drum sit Sophie Bronson, far left, Tyasin Burns, Dylan Abrahamson, Owen Ancheta, Kaiwin Clements, Isaiah Pacheco, and Fred Hill, holding the microphone.

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Kamia Dick, left, and Deegan Thomas participate in an Owl Dance during the Native American Heritage Month pow wow at Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton Nov. 25.

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Diamond Greene’s shawl fans out as she fancy dances across the gym floor at Nixyaawii Community School for the Native American Heritage Month pow wow.

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here are 573 federally-recognized Indian Nations (variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages) in the United States. Approximately 229 of these ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse nations are located in Alaska; the other federally recognized tribes are located in 35 other states. Additionally, there are state-recognized tribes located throughout the United States, recognized by their respective state governments.

American Indians and Alaska Natives are members of the original Indigenous peoples of North America. Tribal nations have been recognized as sovereign since their first interaction with European settlers. The United States continues to recognize this unique political status and relationship.

Native peoples and governments have inherent rights and a political relationship with the U.S. government that does not derive from race or ethnicity. Tribal members are citizens of three sovereigns: their tribe, the United States, and the state in which they reside. They are also individuals in an international context with the rights afforded to any other individual.

The governmental status of tribal nations is at the heart of nearly every issue that touches Indian Country. Self-government is essential if tribal communities are to continue to protect their unique cultures and identities. Tribes have the inherent power to govern all matters involving their members, as well as a range of issues in Indian Country.

The essence of tribal sovereignty is the ability to govern and to protect and enhance the health, safety, and welfare of tribal citizens within tribal territory. Tribal governments maintain the power to determine their own governance structures and enforce laws through police departments and tribal courts. The governments exercise these inherent rights through the development of their distinct forms of government, determining citizenship; establishing civil and criminal laws for their nations; taxing, licensing, regulating, and maintaining and exercising the power to exclude wrongdoers from tribal lands.

In addition, tribal governments are responsible for a broad range of governmental activities on tribal lands, including education, law enforcement, judicial systems, health care, environmental protection, natural resource management, and the development and maintenance of basic infrastructure such as housing, roads, bridges, sewers, public buildings, telecommunications, and broadband and electrical services.

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Students at Weston-McEwen High School in Athena emptied the bleachers to take part in a circle dance during Native American Heritage Month activities Nov. 20. Singers on the big drum and dancers from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation performed at the event.

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Julianah “JueJue� Matamoros dances jingle in the Sunridge Middle School gymnasium. Matamoros, a sophomore at Nixyaawii Community School, was one of more than three dozen young tribal members who took part in the Nov. 25 event.

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Hiyúum Nowland presents his “first memo” to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown before the Government to Government Summit hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Dec. 3 at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.

Nowland’s memo was his list of all the names of the children who sang the flag song during opening ceremonies on Dec. 3.

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to search out in Salem.

“All these folks have an influence in state government,” Sparks said. “They are taking time to come to meet face-toface with their tribal partners. It shows a level of commitment to their governmentto-government promise.”

Buehler was attending his second summit, but he visits the Umatilla Indian Reservation three or four times a year for regular staff-level government-togovernment meetings.

He called the summit an “extraordinary event” that provides a unique chance for dialogue between state and tribal leaders to not only discuss current issues, but to share ideas.

“It helps our relationships,” Buehler said. “We are regularly consulting with our tribal government partners, but there

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is rhythm to the Summit that facilitates good cooperation.”

The Governor, Buehler said, attends the Summit as a participant to “offer our ideas, but a lot of the day is spent listening carefully to the representatives of the nine tribes. We are exercising an opportunity to convey some information, but also are receiving insight from the Tribes.”

Buehler said the Governor wants to focus on ways in which the state and tribes can collaborate on “game changing issues.”

“She wants to work with tribes to do big things,” he said.

The role of the Governor’s office, he said, is to plan and facilitate the summit in cooperation with the host tribe. In this case, Buehler praised the work of CTUIR Chair Burke and CTUIR Legislative Affair Manager Jane Hill.

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Queen Josilyn Fullerton

Princess Kayla Fossek

Princess Kaleigh White

Princess Lyla Lindquist

Princess Lauren Makin Contributed photos

Round-Up announces 2020 queen and court Kayla Fossek was 2019 Happy Canyon princess From the Pendleton Round-Up Association

PENDLETON – The 2020 Queen and Court for the 110th Pendleton Round-Up have been named.

Josilyn Fullerton of Dayton, Washington, will reign over the Sept. 16-19, 2020 Round-Up, which is a six-time recipient of the Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year from the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA), including the last four years consecutively.

Fullerton will be joined by four well qualified princesses, including Makayla “Kayla” Jean Ann Fossek of Pendleton.

A 2019 Happy Canyon Princess, Fossek is a descendant of enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Fossek, 19, is the daughter of Bob and Jennifer Fossek. She is a graduate of Pendleton High School and currently attending Blue Mountain Community College. She was involved in FFA all of her four years of high school, including serving as chapter vice-persident and chapter sentinel. She was an honor roll student, played volleyball and was active in various agriculture programs while attending PHS. Fossek has participated in the American Indian Beauty Pageant and has many family members who have won the contest.

Said Fossek, “I have never missed a Pendleton Round-Up in my 18 years and I want to be added to the list of ladies that have served on both sides of the fence (Happy Canyon and Round-Up).”

Fullerton, the 20-year-old daughter of Greg and Nikki Fullerton, was a Pendleton Round-Up Princess in 2018 and was Queen of the Walla Walla Frontier Days during their 150th Sesquicentennial Anniversary in 2016.

Fullerton is a graduate of Dayton High School, where she earned All-State honors in volleyball and basketball. She attends Walla Walla Community College where she is a President’s List National Finalist in Person Interview and Equine Science for NPSASPO (National PostSecondary Agricultural Science Student Organization) and a contestant on the Walla Walla Community College Rodeo Team competing in barrel racing and goat tying. She is majoring in agriculture business and animal science.

Princess Lyla Lindquist of Pendleton is the 21-year-old daughter of Jennifer Keeton. A PHS graduate, Lindquist currently is attending BMCC pursing an

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ag-business degree with plans on a career as a florist.

Growing up in a small town in central California then moving to Pendleton, she attended her first Round-Up when she was 10.

“I was blown away by the power and grace of the ladies on the Pendleton Round-Up Court,” said Lindquist.

This experience, along with her mother’s support and involvement with the Pendleton Round-Up, strengthened her passion and commitment to achieving the goal of becoming a member of the 2020 Round-Up Court.

She has been involved with several other aspects of the Round-Up including being a pennant bearer, working in the Dance Team Nacho Booth and pushing cattle.

“I’m not only excited about be a Pendleton Round-Up Princess, but having the honor to serve and represent our community this year,” Lindquist said.

Princess Lauren Makin of Wallowa is the 20-year-old daughter of Bryan and Kit Makin. Makin graduated from Joseph Charter School and attended Eastern Oregon University. In high school, she was active in 4-H and FFA, listing among her accomplishments being a 2015 Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Princess, FFA Greenhand Treasurer/ Star Greenhand/Historian/Reporter, member National Honor Society, junior class president, 4-H Club president for three years, and varsity basketball team captain. She also was 2016 Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Queen.

Makin currently resides in Pendleton and works as an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant at Dr. Robert Alan Pratt Dental in Pendleton Princess Kaleigh White, the 18-yearold daughter of Fred and Kelly White of Dayton, Washington, graduated from Dayton High School earning numerous

awards and recognition for her academic and athletic efforts.

She was a multi-year letter winner in volleyball and softball, was the Washington Junior Rodeo Queen, an FBLA Regional Champion in Public Speaking, and the Dayton Chamber of Commerce Youth of the Year, among other honors.

Through her efforts in high school, she received numerous scholarships in order to pursue her Political Science degree from Gonzaga University. She has been recognized for the Dean’s Scholarship at Gonzaga.

White has a rich family history rooted

in the Pendleton Round-Up. Her family has served in many roles including Pendleton Round-Up Directors (Great-GreatGreat Uncles: Roy Bishop and Chauncey Bishop); Pendleton Round-Up Court members (Great Aunt: Melinda Bishop MacColl – Princess 1970; Grandmother: Becky Bishop Martin – Princess 1974; Aunt: Whitney White Hunt – Princess 2005 and Queen 2007).

“I have been dreaming of this moment since I was four years old. I am proud and honored to continue our family involvement with the Pendleton Round-Up for the next 110 years,” said White.

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Y akama War research draws mission to heal

By Casey Brown of the CUJ

PENDLETON – The Yakama War Project is one woman’s mission to connect with as many descendants of the Yakama War as she can. Her mission is to heal and re-claim.

Emily Washines, Yakama, presented information about her project during Native American Heritage Month at Blue Mountain Community College Nov. 13.

She is adjunct faculty at Yakima Valley College.

So far, her project has allowed her to meet with several descendants, correct a 1910 newspaper article, speak at places like the Fort Walla Walla Museum, and write a forthcoming book on the Yakama War. When Washines and her family met the descendants of Supplina Hamilton, a U.S. soldier, it was captured by Central Washington’s PBS affiliate, KCTS 9. The

video and other information is available on her blog nativefriends.com.

The catalyst for the wars that took place from 18551858, just a couple of months after the Treaty of 1855 was signed, was a set of murders by white miners. In the aftermath, a Bureau of Indian Affairs agent, Andrew Bolon, was Emily Washines killed by tribal members.

Whoever is telling the story, Washines points out, determines who is seen as the aggressor. Part of her project is reconciling the “erasure of Native history” that is common in history books and other non-Indian accounts.

“Most history books begin, ‘The

Yakama War was started after miners were killed and then the natives killed the U.S. agent,’ and in our history it starts with the killing of a wife and a daughter and a baby in a baby board by miners … This is a Yakama War account from Yakama member Alex Saluskin.”

Washine’s work is also adding to the understanding of what transpired during the wars. For example, she’s uncovered what may be evidence that Cayuse Jack, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, was a double agent. Officially, he was a guide for the U.S. government, but that might not be all he was up to.

“I first heard of Cayuse Jack as a teenager in Ichiskiin class… I read this historical account about how he alerted us to the number of people and mules headed to the Yakima Valley. Over the years, I’ve continued to wonder about him and if others know what he risked

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Residential collection changes for week of Dec. 23-27

- Garbage normally picked up on Tuesdays will be picked up on Monday.

- Garbage normally picked up on Wednesday will be collected on Thursday.

- Garbage normally picked up on Thursdays will be collected on Friday.

This gives TERF crews a chance to celebrate the holiday on Wednesday with their families.

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‘Was [Cayuse Jack] a double-agent? For how long? Did he ever share this or is Alex Saluskin’s historical account the first time this mentions it?’

- Emily Washines for us. Was he a double-agent? For how long? Did he ever share this or is Alex Saluskin’s historical account the first time this mentions it?”

An important part of her work is to interject humor whenever possible, so she thought back to the last time she and her husband looked like the “bloodthirsty, hostile Natives” that she reads about so frequently in historical accounts.

“There are very few conversations that I have with other Natives where humor isn’t a part of our conversations,” she said.

So she showed pictures of her and her husband in their Halloween cosutmes, Maleficent and a zombie.

“People are going to say we’re bloodthirsty Natives!” She joked.

In between the humor, she also illuminated the long-lasting effects of the war, which ended 161 years.

“You’ll still have people that say, ‘We should have just killed them all during the wars.’ You know what? Out of all the descendants I’ve met, that hasn’t been something any of them has said.”

Additionally, she’s uncovered a shocking correlation between an early-1900s practice of targeting Indian women for their land and a present-day crisis.

Ads would appear in newspapers that said things like, “Dusky maidens are in demand.”

“These were printed throughout the United States, and the places that printed those are still the top 10 places for missing and murdered Indigenous women.

“So, when you talk about addressing a crisis, we also have to address what has taken place – and what Native women have been under, the pressure and the targeting that we’ve faced,” she said.

For more info about the project, contact Emily Washines on her blog or nativefriend33@gmail.com.

Happy Birthday

Ethel “Tessie” Williams Dec. 14 December 2019

Deb Shippentower is part of Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center’s suicide prevention team and the daughter of a veteran. She said one of the highest risk groups for suicide is veterans and emphasized how important it is to acknowledge that American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest rate of service of any ethnic group.

Les Minthorn is a U.S. Army veteran who served from 1953-1956. Behind him stand Latis Nowland, left, Toni Cordell, in green, Commander of the George St. Denis American Legion Post 140 and U.S. Army veteran from 1983-1991, and Clayton Johnson, bottom right.

Veterans gather at Longhouse Lindsey X. Watchman served in the U.S. Air Force from 1991-1998, including a deployment in the Persian Gulf War.

David McKay III served in the U.S Army from 1981-1984.

Tribal veterans gathered at the Mission Longhouse on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11 to share a meal and talk about their time in the military. Several of the veterans in the room passed the microphone to one another to talk about their experiences. There was also a giveaway.

“American Indians serve in their country’s armed forces in greater numbers per capita than any other ethnic group,” according to Kevin Gover, Pawnee Nation, who is the director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Many Indians who have served say it is important to defend not only their country, but also their treaty rights and the way of their peoples.

Julian Pinkham, Jr. served in two branches. Between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, he was in the military for a total of 15 years.

Art McConville served in the U.S. Marine Corps from CUJ photos/Casey Brown 1962-1967.

Sam Spino served in the U.S. Army from 2004-2010 and was deployed to Iraq in 20082009. Now, he’s the Veterans Coordinator.

Woodrow Star is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He served from 1971-1977, including a deployment in the Vietnam War from 1971-1972.

Tamástslikt buys huge Gildemeister photo collection By the CUJ

MISSION – A large collection of prints, digital images and negatives, plus unlimited reproduction rights, has been purchased by Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, the museum for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The 25,000 image Gildemeister collection is one of the purchases made with nearly $98,000 in surplus funds and an

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additional $85,000 in salary savings.

The budget modification requested by Tamástslikt Director Bobbie Conner was unanimously approved by the CTUIR Board of Trustees Nov. 18.

The photographic collection of Jerry and Cathy Gildemeister from La Grande “fell into our lap,” Conner told the Board. The total cost, including the images and storage equipment – and the rights for reproduction – was $22,000.

Several other purchases were approved by the BOT action, including: New inventory for the museum store, such as Pendleton Woolen Mills items that will not arrive until 2020.

Items will also include a saddle blanket with designs of the CTUIR Treaty flag, and both a robe and saddle with a design called “Quail Plume”; A forklift for exhibits with tires that will not damage museum floors; New light fixtures to be installed at

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the diorama; A new point-of-service system (sales, inventory and customer management tracking, etc.) to integrate changes at CTUIR; An oversize printer and vinyl cutter for exhibit production and marketing banners; Subcontractors to service, adjust and repair physical plant requirements, and; Security upgrades, which are “top secret.”

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Six Natives on Buckaroo varsity roster

By Wil Phinney of the CUJ

PENDLETON – More than half of the Pendleton High School boys’ basketball squad this year consists of Native ball players, including Dakota Sams, a two-time conference all-star who will have to pick up the scoring load with the graduation of two-time player of the year Tyler Newsome.

Dakota, and his brother, Greyson, and his cousin, Chauncey Sams, are part of a varsity squad that also includes Kason Broncheau, Stockton Hoffman and Jonathan Begay. Only Broncheau is not a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Additionally, Ryan Sams, the father of Dakota and Greyson, is an assistant coach under head coach Zach Dong.

Dakota, a junior point guard, is expected to start with four seniors, including two other Natives, on a team heavy with upperclassmen.

Starters for the first game announced by Coach Dong were guards Hoffman, Broncheau, and Lane Maher, plus 6-5 post Tanner Sweek.

The team includes nine seniors, one junior and one sophomore (Greyson). Dakota was a first-team all-star as a freshmen in the Columbia River League and a second-team all-star last year in the Intermountain Conference where the Bucks finished second in an abbreviated season cut short because of weather.

He averaged about 16 points a game last year.

Ryan Sams, who was a two-time first-team Six Natives on HS boys team, age B

Six Native boys are on the 11-man varsity roster for the endleton High School boys’ basketball team, including five members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. ictured here from left are Chauncey Sams, Stockton Hoffman, ason Broncheau, Greyson Sams, CUJ photo/Phinney Dakota Sams, and onathan Begay. Ryan Sams, the father of Dakota and Greyson, is an assistant coach for the Buckaroos.

Jones Hoisington to lead PHS girls again By the CUJ

PENDLETON – Muriel Jones Hoisington brings her play-making skills back to the hardwood for the Pendleton High School girls’ basketball team this winter.

The 5-9 sophomore, who was an Intermountain Conference first-team allstar and an all-state honorable mention as a freshman, will be Coach Kevin Porter’s point guard again Muriel this year.

Jones Hoisington Porter is high on Jones Hoisington as well as three other girls playing on junior varsity squads for the Buckaroo girls.

Jones Hoisington, he said, is a solid

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player who can “go both left or right” and “not many people can stop her.” He recalled a game against Ridgeview last year when the two teams passed in a hallway at halftime. He overhead Ridgeview coaches saying they need to “make that number 32 to left.” Porter said he told Jones Hoisington, “Just so you know, they don’t think you can go left. I want you to go left the whole second half.”

Porter said Jones Hoisington continues to developer her game and becomes a consistent outside shooter she’ll have the chance to be a “fantastic basketball player for Pendleton.”

Three other players have caught his eye.

Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, a sophomore, is playing on the PHS junior varsity. Porter thinks she’ll fit in well as a post player.

“She can also handle the ball so when she puts it on the floor she can be a dual

Emery ordatzky from Sherwood Elementary in Pendleton was one of several students recognized by endleton School District 16R when it met in Mission Nov. 18.

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threat. She can knock it down outside and make it hard for bigger posts to defend.

I look forward to watching her over the next two years. She has a great attitude,” Porter said.

Grace Watchman and Summer Broncheau are freshmen on the JV2 unit.

Porter saw them only a couple of days during try-outs but they made impressions.

Watchman, he said, showed “basketball awareness” and appears to be growing. He described the 5-8 Watchman as “long-legged and long-armed” who he expects to keep growing.

Porter said he’s taken a liking to Broncheau who “quite possibly is the most quiet kid around.” The coach said Broncheau didn’t want to mix in at first.

“She’s a crafty little left hander and I see potential there,” Porter said. “The more comfortable she gets the more she’s coming out of her shell and she’s starting

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to shine.”

Porter will likely start just one senior – Sammy Spriet, a wing who will swing to a post position at times, plus two juniors and two sophomores. The juniors are Natalie Nevneau, a second team all-conference post last year, and Josie Wilson, who plays forward. Joining sophomore Jones Hoisington will be Daisy Jenness, a wing. The first two off the bench, Porter said, will be senior Carissa Cooley, and sophomore Chloe Taber, both wings.

The squad was 10-13 last year with the weather causing a number of game cancellations. Athletic directors devised a district tournament last to make up for missed games. Pendleton was to play for the championship but it, too, was cancelled because of weather. By default, the Bucks ended in second behind Redmond.

They ended up playing Wilsonville, the number 2 team in the state, and didn’t qualify for the tournament in Portland.

The endleton Men’s Chorus will be joined by Oregon East Symphony and Chorale - and “Our Songs Are Alive,” a big drum group and dancers from the CTUIR for the annual Holiday Music Festival Dec. 1 . More on B.

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DECEMBER SPORTS Nixyaawii Community School Boys Basketball Dec. 4 vs. Nyssa at 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 6-7 Nixyaawii Invitational Dec. 12-14 at Columbia River Clash Dec. 20-21 at Toledo Invitational Dec. 27 vs. Enterprise Dec. 28 at Union Girls Basketball Dec. 6-7 Nixyaawii Invitational Dec. 10 vs. Lapwai at 7 p.m.

Dec. 12-14 at Columbia River Clash Dec. 20-21 at Toledo Invitational Dec. 27 vs. Enterprise Dec. 28 at Union

Pilot Rock High School Boys Basketball Dec. 5 vs. Long Creek/Ukiah at 6 p.m.

Dec. 6 at Imbler at 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 7 at Joseph at 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 13 vs. Elgin at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 14 at Cove at 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 17 vs. Condon/Wheeler at 6 p.m.

Dec. 20-21 Class 2A Preview in Pendleton Dec. 27 vs. Pine Eagle Dec. 28 vs. Griswold Girls Basketball Dec. 5 vs. Long Creek/Ukiah at 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 6 at Imbler at 3 p.m.

Dec. 7 at Joseph at 3 p.m.

Dec. 12 vs. Elgin at 6 p.m.

Dec. 14 at Cove at 4 p.m.

Dec. 17 vs. Condon/Wheeler at 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 20-21 2A Preview in Pendleton Dec. 27 vs. Pine Eagle Dec. 28 vs. Griswold

Weston-McEwen High School Boys Basketball Dec. 5 vs. Riverside at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 6 vs. Central Linn at 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 7 vs. Gaston at 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 10 at Elgin at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 12-13 at Kennedy Tournament Dec. 17 at Irrigon Dec. 20-21 & 27-28 Class 2A Preview in Pendleton Dec. 30 vs. Elgin Girls Basketball Dec. 5 vs. Riverside at 7 p.m.

Dec. 6 vs. McLouglin at 7 p.m.

Dec. 7 vs. Gaston at 4 p.m.

Dec. 10 at Elgin at 6 p.m.

Dec. 13-14 at Kennedy at TBD Dec. 17 at Irrigon at 6 p.m Dec. 20-21, 27-28 2A Preview in Pendleton Dec. 30 vs. Elgin

Bryson Bronson gets tied up by Buck ones in the second half of the championship game at the amily Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament Nov. at the Community Gym on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Bronson scored a dozen and ones tripled that number, but Bronson’s team won.

‘Bronscard’ wins Family tournament MISSION – Bronscard, a combination of Bronsons and Picards, defeated a Cowapoo squad, for the title in the eight-team Family Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament played at the Community Gym on the Umatilla Indian Reservation Nov. 29 and 30.

Led by 18-year-old Quanah Picard, 32-year-old Bobby Parrish, 12-year-old Rylen Bronson, and 11-year-old Kash Bronson, Bronscard held off the Cowapoo team, led by big Buck Jones, 65-64, on Saturday night.

It was a 2-point game, 63-61 with 12 seconds to play. To stop the clock, Cowapoo’s Julie Taylor purposely fouled Julie Burke. Burke made two of three free throws to give Bronscard a four point lead. Jones hit a three pointer at the buzzer but it was too little, too late.

In the title game, Bobby Parish scored 22, Quanah Picard had 18 and Bryson Bronson added 12. Burke had 8 and K.C. Picard pitched in 2.

Buck Jones averaged 24 points a game in five games with a high of 36 in the championship game. In the over 50 category, every shot Jones put in the bucket was worth three points. Quincy George had 13 and five others shared 15 points.

Julie Taylor, left, looks to the basket while being guarded by Julie Dit’ Burke in the title game of the amily Thanksgiving Tournament.

When Taylor fouled Burke at the end of the game to stop the clock, Burke made two free throws to give Bronscard a four-point lead with 12 seconds to play.

Other family teams included the Bills (Robby Bill and Kristi Miller), Minthorns (Chelsey Minthorn, Deandre Minthorn, Dana Minthorn), Burns (Mary Stewart, Tyasin Burns, Irvin Stewart), Van Pelts (Robert Van Pelt, Landon Van Pelt), Team X’alish (Lindsey Watchman, Moses Moses, Cashis Bevis) and Cayuse (Lawanda Bronson, Kylie Bronson).

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Pendleton High School Wrestling Dec. 20 at Banks High School at 5 p.m.

Dec. 28 Old Guys Tournament , Oregon City, at 9 a.m.

Boys Basketball Dec. 4 at Baker at 7 p.m.

Dec. 6 at Crescent Valley at 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 10 at Southridge at TBD Dec. 13 at Putnam at 7 p.m.

Dec. 17 vs. Lewiston at TBD Dec. 20 vs. North Salem at 6:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Dec. 6-7 – Pendleton, Crescent Valley at Ridgeview High in Redmond Dec. 10 vs Southridge at 7 p.m.

Dec. 13 vs North Eugene at 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 17 vs Lewiston at 7 p.m.

Dec. 20 at St. Helens at 7 p.m.

Dec. 27-28 – Pendleton, South Eugene, Roseburg at Mt. View High School in Bend Dec. 29 – Pendleton, Putnam at Summit High in Bend

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Area rosters include many native athletes PENDLETON – Several Native student-athletes have made varsity rosters in the area, according to information from area schools.

At Pendleton High School, the swim team roster includes Kalan Spencer.

And the Buckaroo wrestling squad includes Trayton Bale, a junior at Nixyaawii Community School.

Pilot Rock High School lists Lillie Brewer on the varsity girls’ basketball team and Kegan Bronson on the boys’ varsity unit.

The CUJ was unable to track down a Weston-McEwen athlete list in time for the December publication but we’ll get after it for January.

Next month we’ll try to get a more complete list of student-athletes that includes junior varsity players as well.

We ask for help from parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends to share names of young people who should be recognized in the CUJ for their achievements (and not just for sports).

Email us at cuj@ctuir.org.

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Six Natives on PHS boys’ team Continued from page 1B

IMC all-star while playing at PHS, has been a high school coach for 20 years.

He coached for three years at PHS before coaching varsity boys for three years at Nixyaawii Community School. He was head girls coach at PHS for six years and is in his eighth year as an assistant coach with the Buckaroo boys’ team.

A 1992 graduate of PHS, Sams said he

always dreamed of coaching his sons on Warberg Court.

“I’ve been coaching this group since fourth grade, even the seniors,” Ryan Sams said, “and I’ve been coaching my own boys since second and third grade.

I always wanted them to be playing together on varsity.”

His nephew, Chauncey, moved to Pendleton as a sixth grader and “joined right in.”

“Having three Sams boys is pretty cool for the family and the community,” Coach Sams said. “And having three natives start and more than half on the varsity is cool too.”

Dakota is a junior, but he was the spokesman among the six Native boys when they sat around and talked to the CUJ. “We should make a splash,” he said.

“We shouldn’t lose a game in league. Our expectation is to win a couple of games at state and bring home a trophy.”

The team lost Tyler Newsome, a 6-5 scoring machine, who was IMC Player of the Year with a 25-point-per-game average.

“We’re not as tall, but we’re faster,” Dakota said. “We plan to run.”

Coach Dong, in his second year at the PHS helm, said Dakota and Maher are the leaders, although there are a “lot of leaders” on his senior-heavy team.

Newsome is gone, and “we’ll be looking to Kota to pick up the slack since Tyler left.” However, the Coach said, “We have a lot of kids that are more than capable of putting up double-digit scoring.”

Coach Dong had something to say about the other Indian boys on the team as well.

Hoffman, a 6-1 wing, played at PHS as a freshman and sophomore before transferring to Weston-McEwen for a year where he averaged about 25 points a game in Class 2A ball.

“He’ll definitely fill a scoring gap,” the head coach said.

Broncheau, a 6-0 guard, “needs to step up,” the coach said. “On most nights he’s

the fastest kid on the floor.” Dong said he puts Broncheau “on the other team’s best player.”

Like Broncheau, Chauncey Sams prides himself on defense.

“That’s where he earns his playing time,” the head coach said.

Begay, a 6-3 forward, describes himself as the “slowest” player on the court, but Coach Dong said he won’t be on the floor as a speedster. Rather, Begay is a “pure shooter.”

“He can flat out shoot” and will be put in the game for his three-ball.

Greyson Sams is a 6-0 sophomore wing that likely won’t see as much playing time as his brother or cousin as the youngest player on the squad.

Others on the Bucks’ roster include seniors Cooper Roberts, Redmond O’Hanlon and Bryson Murray.

Dong said that compared to most other Class 5A teams the Bucks will be small.

“We’ll have to get up and down the floor,” he said.

The head coach has similar expectations as the players.

“We should be competitive in league and compete for the conference title,” Dong said. “We want to win a playoff game and get to the state tournament.

And we shouldn’t be happy just getting there. Last year we got there and in some respects I think we were happy to just be there. This year hopefully we can bring home some hardware.”

Area sports schedules for December are listed on Page 2B.

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Bird, waterfowl seasons still open at Wanaket UMATILLA - Upland game bird season continues through Jan. 31, 2020, with duck and goose seasons open through Jan. 26, 2020 at the Wanaket Wildlife Area, the 2,700-acre pothole habitat located on the north and south sides of Highway 730 east of the Port of Umatilla near the Columbia River.

Wanaket, which has been a magnet for waterfowl and upland bird hunters since well before it became the first Tribal wildlife hydropower mitigation project in Oregon, provides recreational and tribal subsistence hunting access during upland and waterfowl seasons.

Access areas have parking areas and walk up kiosks that provide maps and hunting regulations for the general public.

Upland game bird populations vary from year to year, largely dependent on the effects of spring weather and brood survival, according to Rich Scheele, Wanaket Wildlife Area Biologist.

“Wanaket has diverse habitat types that provide ample habitat cover for nesting and brood rearing as well as hiding cover to hold birds during hunting season,” Scheele said.

For the past few years the quail population has increased substantially while the pheasant population has been moderate. The harvest success for upland

The Wanaket Wildlife Area is a 2,720-acre pothole habitat located on the north and south sides of Highway east of the ort of Umatilla near the Columbia River. It is home to waterfowl and Contributed Photo/Wildlife Program upland game birds.

birds has averaged around 1.5 birds per hunter/day.

The Wanaket Wildlife area is managed primarily for migrating and wintering waterfowl. With the 2019-2020 waterfowl season almost half over, harvest success that started around 2 birds per hunter/

Bluetongue virus likely cause of white-tail die-off

day and spiking as high as 6.1 in early Nov., remains good at an average of 1.2 birds per hunter/day. This rate can be attributed mainly to migration timing linked to weather in the Northern portion of the Pacific Flyway, Scheele said.

Snow geese have recently found a

wintering home in the South Columbia Basin. Surveys conducted 15 years ago detected upwards of 500 snow geese.

More recently, surveys revealed a wintering population of around 150,000 snow geese.

Scheele reminded hunters to watch out for swans.

“They are not a big snow goose!” he said.

Wanaket’s pothole pool habitats provide open water that tends to attract many dabbling ducks such as Mallards, American Widgeon and Teal. Diver ducks arrive later in the hunting season with Ring-necked, Scaup and Redhead ducks providing the largest of the diver populations. Remember to consult the State regulations for species harvest information.

The Tribal Wildlife staff have continued to improve habitats on the area by removing Russian olive trees, with prescribed burns and wetland restoration projects. All of these types of treatments allow an increase in open water habitats.

“You can find 5,000 to 6,000 ducks and 10,000 to 15,000 geese during the spring migration,” Scheele said.

Scheele’s weekly blog can be found on the CTUIR information desk website under “Wanaket Information” in the Wildlife section.

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Relative deer density in late summer 2019 was reduced by 90% from 2017, prior to MISSION – Have you noticed or heard the documented disease outbreak.

Hemorrhagic disease has been docuof a disease outbreak or a die-off in our local white-tailed deer herd on and around mented in mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep, black-tailed deer, and pronghorn antethe Umatilla Indian Reservation? lope. Cases are usually small in number If you have, you aren’t alone.

The most likely cause is a viral dis- or isolated, and widespread disease outease spread by biting midges – epizootic breaks in these species are rare.

These viruses are not transmissible to hemorrhagic disease or bluetongue virus.

These diseases commonly infect deer humans from infected deer. However, meat from animals showand other wildlife and ing clinical signs of disease livestock species across should not be consumed.

North America. WhiteNormal safety precautailed deer are the most tions when field dressing prone to larger populaharvested deer should tion-level die-offs. always be followed.

The Wildlife Program The effects of hemorof the Confederated rhagic disease on whiteTribes of the Umatilla tailed deer population Indian Reservation beecology is an area of active gan receiving reports of Contributed Photo/Wildlife Program research. It is plausible dead deer in September of 2017, just following our annual late that where white-tailed and mule deer share ranges, carnivores that favor whitesummer surveys.

The Wildlife Program collects data tailed deer could increase predation on during at least two different seasons of mule deer. However, research data on the year that help us determine spatial large carnivores (wolves and cougars) on extent and timing of diseases. We survey the Umatilla Indian Reservation indicate deer from both the ground and aircraft. that they were already selecting mule With this survey effort, we are able to deer in favor of white-tailed deer.

In the low elevations, where the distrack relative changes in white-tailed ease impacts were most severe and the deer populations over space and time.

In our survey during the fall/winter most abundant carnivore is the coyote, of 2017, we detected a reduction in deer followed by cougar, it is likely that these density in the Umatilla River corridor, predators will focus on other abundant but not south of Interstate 84. This was small mammal and bird species when confirmed from observations by hunters white-tailed deer are absent.

Scott eckham, h.D., is a Big Game Ecoloas well as staff.

In 2018, relative deer density in August gist in the Wildlife Program in the Department of Natural Resources for the Confederated Tribes was reduced 43% from 2017. In 2019, the of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Contact disease outbreak was widespread, begin- Peckham for source citations. ning in August and lasting into the fall.

By Scott Peckham of the CTUIR Wildlife Program

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CUJ Community News Native singers, dancers to perform with Symphony PENDLETON – “Our Songs Are Alive,” a big drum group and dancers from the Umatilla Indian Reservation, will perform a variety of traditional and modern songs during the Oregon East Symphony’s annual Holiday Music Festival concern at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Vert Auditorium, in Pendleton.

Billed as an ecumenical celebration of the holidays through song, the Holiday Music Festival will feature a variety of musical ensembles that also includes the Oregon East Symphony and Chorale and the Pendleton Men’s Chorus.

“Our Songs Are Alive,” led by Fred Hill Sr., will perform songs including a straight war dance, the circle dance, the fast and fancy dance, and the roundbustle dance, according to a news release from the Oregon East Symphony. The musicians will be accompanied by dancers in regalia intended for each type of

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song. This year “Our Songs Are Alive” will have a heavy focus on youth dancers, according to Hill, the group’s coordinator, a pow wow emcee and fluent speaker of Umatilla.

“If I hadn’t had encouragement from my grandparents to sing and dance I don’t believe I’d be doing what I am today,” Hill said in the news release.

“We always appreciate the invitation to perform and it gives us a lot of pride to watch our children sing and dance and carry on our traditions.”

Tribal member Charles Wood III will also showcase a selection of songs performed on the hand drums as presented on his recently released debut CD “Honest to You.” Advance tickets for the Holiday Music Festival ($25 for adults, $15 for students, $65 for family) may be purchased at Pendleton Arts and Frame, 25 SW Court

‘Our Songs Are Alive” singers from the Umatilla Indian Reservation include, clockwise from left, Logan uaempts, Lucus Arellanas, ellen oseph, coordinator red Hill, Charles Wood III, and Contributed photo elsey Burns. They will perform Dec. 1 with the Oregon East Symphony.

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The concert is sponsored by CHI St. Anthony Hospital Foundation, charter OES member Betty Brunette, and DA Davidson.

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Duloc Dancers Malaeloa Malumaleumu, back left, and Luka Worden, front left, played the parts of Duloc Dancers in the College Community Theatre production of “Shrek - The Musical,’ which showed at Bob Clapp Theatre on the Blue Mountain Community College campus in November.

Malumaleumu is a fifth grader at Helix Elementary and Worden is a second grader at Washington Elementary in Pendleton.

Another member of the tribal community, Willa Wallace, performed as Mama Bear in the production.

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First Foods, Food Systems Forum Jan. 9 at Longhouse MISSION – A First Foods and Food System Forum will take place on Jan. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. at the Longhouse on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Childcare and transportation are available and food will be served.

The forum, open to everyone, is hosted by Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center’s Community Wellness Department in collaboration with the Confederated Tribes’ Department of Natural Resources Cultural Protection Program.

Included on the event schedule is sharing knowledge of treaty rights and sovereignty and promotion of First Foods practices, among other things.

For more information, contact Wenix Red Elk at 541-429-7219 or wenixredelk@ ctuir.org.

Pendleton’s WinterFest Gala Dec. 6-7 PENDLETON – WinterFest is scheduled for Dec. 6-7 at the Pendleton Convention Center. The adult-only gala is Friday night, and the family day is Saturday.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, for the WinterFest Gala, formerly Festival of Trees. It is an event for those 21 and over, and it features a full bar, music and dancing, prime rib and salmon dinner, table games, and more.

The evening features live and silent auctions of fully decorated small and large holiday trees, wreaths and swags, and holiday décor. Tickets are on sale on the website for CHI St. Anthony Hospital and are $50 for gala admission or $75 for gala VIP. The Winterfest Family Day is Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free thanks to Wildhorse Resort & Casino.

The event will feature a meeting with Santa and Mrs. Claus, holiday arts and crafts, a photo booth, and performance by local dance and musician groups. There will be lunch available for purchase as well as children’s mystery gifts and a raffle tree filled with toys and games. For more information, call 541-278-2627.

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CUJ briefs PELC holiday bazaar Dec. 7 PENDLETON - A holiday bazaar sponsored by Relay for Life will take place at the Pendleton Early Learning Center, 455 SW 13th St., on Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Proceeds from tables will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

For more information, contact Carol Preston at 541-379-6294.

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Athena Bazaar also Dec. 7 ATHENA - The 10th annual Athena Holiday Bazaar will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Athena Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will feature vendor booths,

ra e prizes, a visit from Santa Claus from noon to 2 p.m., and a kids’ craft area.

For more information, visit the Facebook page at Athena Holiday Bazaar 2019.

Trucking Symposium Dec. 10 MISSION – A trucking symposium hosted by the Oregon Trucking Associations will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.

Tickets are on sale on the event’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ events/477240119671243/.

The cost is $125 for members or $225

for non-members, which covers the cost of training, education, and lunch.

Topics to be covered include a legislative update, safety training, human resources, and information from regulatory experts. For more information, contact Christine Logue at christine@ortrucking.org.

Pendleton Ice Rink now open PENDLETON – The Pendleton Ice Rink at Roy Raley Park is open.

Open skate is Monday through Thursday from 3-6 p.m., Friday from 3-6:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 12-8 p.m.

Open hockey skate is Friday nights from 6:30-9 p.m.

During the holiday break from Dec. 21 to Jan. 4, the rink will be open 12-8 p.m. daily.

Admission is $2.50 with personal skates or $3.50 with skate rental.

Limited concessions are available. For more information, contact Pendleton Parks and Rec at 541-276-8100.

PCA Happy Hour Classes set PENDLETON – Free craft classes for adults are offered by the Pendleton Center for the Arts in December.

The first is the Make Your Own Earring or Jewelry Rack on Dec. 11 from 6-8 p.m., and the second is Margaritas & Macramé on Dec. 12 from 6-8 p.m.

Each class is free but registration is required so there will be enough supplies.

To register, visit https://pendletonarts. org/classes/adult/. For more information, call 541-278-9201.

Center offers youth activities

PENDLETON – Several free art and music classes for youth and teens are available at the Pendleton Center for the Arts.

For youth up to age 12, there is a free drop-in art class every Saturday morning and a free drop-in art studio every Monday. For teens ages 13-18, all classes are free thanks to the Art Rocks Teens (A.R.T) program.

Two classes offered in December are Teen Improv and Alternative Photography.

For dates, times, and more information, contact the Pendleton Center for the Arts at 541-278-9201.

Skate with Santa Dec. 21 PENDLETON – Skate with Santa for free at the Pendleton Ice Rink on Dec. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m at Roy Raley Park.

Santa will make an appearance and be available for candid photos.

There will also be activities and games on the ice for kids, a bonfire, and warm drinks at the concession stand.

Children under 10 must have parent supervision.

For more information, contact Pendleton Parks and Rec at 541-276-8100.

Special Needs gym Sundays PENDLETON – The free special needs open gym meets every Sunday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Pendleton Recreation Center, 500 SW Dorion Ave., for all ages.

Participants are encouraged to come inside out of the weather and get some exercise.

Lots of equipment and a sound system can help to pick up the pace of activities.

The gym is closed to the general public to offer a controlled space for stress-free exercise.

For more information, contact Pendleton Parks and Rec at 541-276-8100.

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Pendleton schools recognize top NA students Native American students from Pendleton schools, including Nixyáawii Community School, were recognized at the Pendleton School District 16R Board meeting held at Nixyáawii Education

Center Nov. 18.

Each year, the Pendleton School District Board, which currently is chaired by Gary George, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

Indian Reservation, conducts a meeting in Mission.

Principals from each school introduced the top Native American students, who were awarded certificates of achievement.

Nixyáawii Community School Principal Ryan Heinrich presented certificates for “outstanding academics and leadership” to the charter school’s top three students.

They are, from left, Tyanna an elt, Cloe McMichael and Mick Schimmel. an elt has the highest G A in the school at 3.99, followed

by McMichael at 3.94 and Schimmel at 3.92.-

endleton High School rincipal Melissa Sandven recognized students, from left, Greyson Sams, Aaron Luke, Muriel ones Hoisington, and Stockton Hoffman, for high academics, athletic achievements, and participation in school and community activities. Hoisington ones’ G A is .1 , then comes Sama at . , Luke . and Hoffman . . HS Title I teacher im Minthorn stopped cooking long enough to get in the photo.

Sherwood students were recognized Nov. 18. From left, Helen Napyer, Abi ord, Cole Sazue and Emery ordatzky. Helping with the certificates in the back are Principal Ronda Smith, Boots ond and iper elm.

Smith said Napyer is a friend, responsible and patient; Ford is “beyond kind,” thoughtful and giving Sazue is a leader, dependable and respectable; and ordatzky is a strong academic student willing to help others.

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Mc ay Elementary School students Ezekial Woods and Lainey Surber were recognized Nov. 1 . resenting certificates were rincipal Lorena Woods and Boots ond. rincipal Woods said Ezekial works hard and pays attention to directions and expectations. Surber leads by example and uses her times wisely.

Sunridge Middle School students, from left, Ella Stewart, Sky Smith, Anthony Crawford and ersephone Bearchum, are bookended by anet Maddern, Title I teacher, left, and rincipal Dave Williams, right. The students were recognized for academic achievement, leadership, school involvement and citizenship.

Washington rincipal Aimee anNice, left, introduced top Native American students. Children recognized during the endleton School District 1 R Board meeting were, from left, Annalise Watchman, Marcella ack, Delbert Brunoe, Daniel Morrison, Tahiry ones and Ethan Marsh. Staff in the background include Wynema Thurman, Rachel Guardipee and Stacey acobs.

WahPe Paradise, Tyra Templin and Tamamnu Salt, were honored for being good students at endleton Early Learning Center. rincipal Lori Hale, left, and Wynema Thurman, Indian Education Coordinator, presented the certificates. Not pictured akwishla Boyd. Hale recognized aradise for her ambition, Templin for being a caring friend and Salt for being kind and industrious. Had Boyd been there, she would have been described as persistent.

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Recent native performances triggered memories of Wichita childhood Indian Guides’ program of ‘diversity and cultural values’ for Athena instructor

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Teacher, students create metal art as gift to ‘brothers, sisters and elders’ ATHENA - Cliff Taylor, Career Technical Education teacher at Weston-McEwen High School, remembers sitting in the wooden stands at the gym in Athena four years ago watching students and elders from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation “educate us through story and performance.”

It stirred memories that reminded him of when his father was a YMCA director in Wichita, Kansas. Along with his father, Cliff and his brother were part of a program called “Indian Guides.”

“It was a program of diversity, exchanging cultural values, and for me deeply spiritual on many levels,” Taylor wrote in an email to the CUJ. “One thing I remember as a young boy during these experiences was ‘giving’. We would make gifts to exchange at our next pow wow or meeting. This taught us native

Four students from Weston-McEwen High School in Athena presented a piece of metal art to Fred Hill Sr. during a Native American Heritage Month event in November. The project was the brainchild of teacher Cliff Taylor, but it was three boys who worked hard on the design and construction. rom left are uanah rench, who helped make the presentation Drake icard-Burke, who did most on the design and construction for the medicine wheel and helped with language and authentication; Hill, a language instructor at the Nixyaawii Education Center and leader of the Nixyaawii group that performed at the school that day Otto uaempts-Snively and Sunhawk Thomas, who both helped with the design and provided. The presentation at Weston-McEwen was preliminary; the completed metal art was to be presented to Hill in Mission on Dec. . It was to be colored in red and gold, mounted on a birch board with a wood burned mountain scene in the background.

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crafts, meanings, symbols and sometimes languages.”

This “giving,” Taylor said, gave him and his brother a connection with others across the city of Wichita and the counties of Kansas.

“Although separate, we were one, and thankful for each other.”

Those memories of his father’s teach-

ings the Indian culture of “giving” is what prompted Taylor to work with students on the metal art project to “present to our brothers, sisters, and elders” of the CTUIR at this year’s Native American Heritage Month celebration.

“It is a gift of thanks for your time to teach about your culture and shared ecology,” Taylor wrote.

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Any questions Natalie Ball, a lamath Modoc artist, displayed proofs of her new prints at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts CSIA Nov 21. During an informal talk, Ball answered uestions about her pieces and her process. As an artistin-residence, Ball was able to devote two weeks to hand-pull prints, which are available for purchase at Crow’s Shadow. “It’s the most comfortable I’ve been” is how she explained working at Crow’s Shadow with master printer udith Baumann. Ball is a multidisciplinary installation artist who works from her ancestral homelands in the rural community of Chilo uin. As a young woman, she learned uilt making from her aunt, which has fueled a continual practice of challenging assumptions regarding materials, including the loaded politics and power of matrilineal craft, according to a Crow’s Shadow news release. Often mining found objects for her installations, Ball incorporates seemingly incongruous materials into provocative objects that both carry their own stories while inviting dialogue with viewers. Ball’s work, which recently won the prestigious 2 1 Betty Bowan Award, has been featured in various institutions and art museums around the United States and internationally.

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IT WILL BE FIVE MONTHS SINCE I HAVE WITNESSED MY WIFE, KATHY BARKLEY, being loaded on a Life Flight helicopter and own out to Oregon Health Science University hospital.

I’d like to thank the ight crew for the professionalism, protocol and manners expressed in the process of getting Kathy on the gurney and strapping her in and wheeling her to the waiting helicopter.

When the helicopter ew out and as I watched it, I knew she was in good hands. I also knew there were professional people on the other end of her trip to take care of her!

I’d like to thank my daughter, Tucelia (BKA 2C) and my two grandchildren, Elias and Mynah Hayes, for joining me on my trip to Portland, that day. 2C and her navigation skills with the phone and co-pilot service while I drove in Portland. Not only that, 2C was able to set up a Go Fund Me Account, acquire lodging information for families of patients of OHSU. She also helped with the notification of family, friends and Facebook, as well.

I’d like to extend our gratitude to all whom responded, with care, well wishes and most of all with prayer. The monetary gifts for the Go Fund Me account were overwhelming, but also needed. All whom have donated please accept our gratitude.

Kathy’s stay at OHSU was for recovery after an all-day surgery. She spent a week in ICU, then was moved into General Population for a couple more days. After her release, we took a trip to Seaside on the coast then on south to Chinook Winds in Lincoln City. We spent the night there and walked the beach in the morning. We went to Newport and toured the aquarium, for as long as Kathy’s strength held up.

We continued south to Florence, where my sister Debbie (Burgget) lives and spent the night there. We took the road home through Eugene over the mountains to Redmond and stopped in Warm Springs to visit our other grandson, Willuxpykee.

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Kathy has been released to go back to work now and we are functioning as well as we can be. Please, again, accept our gratitude.

Thank you all!

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I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED WITH MY SUCCESSFUL ELECTION to the position of Board of Trustees Chair for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

It is privilege to serve the people of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla people.

It is a responsibility that I do not take lightly and it is an honor that I will not take for granted.

I am humbled by your confidence in me and I will strive to meet your expectations - and my own.

There are many, many people to thank and I cannot name them all.

I would like to mention, however, the five former BOT chairs that supported my election Antone Minthorn, Les Minthorn, Don Sampson, Ron Halfmoon and Ken Hall.

I also would like to thank Sally Kosey for her support during the campaign. She stood beside me and promoted our mutual understanding of the protection of the Constitution and Treaty of 1855. Her advertisements encouraging my election were appreciated.

I look forward to the next two years of progressive, positive thinking, with a focus on doing what’s best for our people.

Thank you all again.

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reservation” tribal elders received a turkey for their holiday meal.

The elders receiving the turkeys shared that they were inviting family members to their home, and others said that while their celebration was going to be small they would use the food over a period of time. Some elders donated their turkeys to needy families or to Native focused meals.

Everyone is grateful for the turkey.

We are all blessed to be a part of this Indian value of taking care of family.

The recipients are: Caroline Brisbois (x3312), Mona Halcomb (x629), Lisa Hungary (x867), Bryson Liberty (x65), David Liberty (x722), Norma Minthorn (x957), Angela Perry Johnson (x1079), Bobbi Steele (x2787), Harvey Steele (x2697), Kurt Steele (x2454), Robert VanPelt (x1081), Celeste Whitewolf (x1677), Brenda Billy, Elaine Miles, and David Halfmoon (x590).

All the people listed have given permission to list their name in this “Thank you” letter.

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Student focuses on music production at RadioActive Youth Media workshop

ducer, said all 15 participants were “creative, kind, and energetic,” but it stood out to her that RodriRICHLAND, Wash. - D’Andre Rodriguez is guez traveled over an hour each way to get there.

“D’Andre’s interest and expertise in music and RadioActive after attending the Teen Radio Jourmusic production was valuable not only to his nalism Workshop here Nov. 16-17.

The workshop was led by RadioActive Youth small production group, but also to the workshop as a whole — he even Media, KUOW Public DJ’ed an after-lunch enRadio, and Northwest ergizing dance party for Public Broadcasting. all of us,” she said.

KUOW is nonprofit raHis interest started dio station in Seattle during the summer when that runs the free Rahe participated in the dioActive workshops Rock and Roll Camp at throughout the year. the Pendleton Center Fifteen teens profor the Arts, and he furduced five audio pieces ther pursued production on topics such as addicwhen he job shadowed tion, LGBTQ allyship, Lowell Britt at Elkhorn divorce, social anxiety, Media. and rock and roll at “He (Britt) would go the Washington State D’Andre Rodriguez, a student at Nixyaawii Community University Tri-Cities School and enrolled CTUIR member, wants a career in in to the weather and do Contributed Photo/Maegan Murray the voice, edit it, and cut campus. Rodriguez and music production. things out that he didn’t his three team members like. Then he added in music and sound, which chose social anxiety as their topic.

A student at Nixyaawii Community School and is kind of what I want to do by adding in music CTUIR tribal member, Rodriguez said he partici- and lyrics,” Rodriguez said.

After the camp, Rodriguez bought himself a pated in the event because he wants to be a music producer. He said he knew he would pick up skills keyboard and started learning songs and rap beats

by Dr. Dre and Gnarles Barkley. that would easily translate to this future goal.

“I’m continuing to keep up with keyboard, and “They have the same vibe because you use the I have Garage Band on my phone,” he said. “I’ve same equipment and methods,” he said.

Kelsey Kupferer, RadioActive Program Pro- been trying to learn more and more.”

By Casey Brown of the CUJ

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Downtown Holiday Stroll, tree lighting ceremony Dec. 7 PENDLETON - The fourth-annual Downtown Holiday Stroll will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in Downtown Pendleton. The event features pictures with Santa Claus at 3 p.m., lighting of the Community Christmas Tree at 5 p.m., raffle drawing at 5:30 p.m., and classic holiday music.

The stroll begins at 2:30 p.m. at Heritage Station Museum, 108 SW Frazer Ave. For more information, contact the Pendleton Downtown Association at 541-304-3912.

THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME DURING THE 2019 TRIBAL ELECTION

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Wolf family will be part of First Draft Writers’ Series Eugene writer will read from recently published book of poetry PENDLETON – Althea Huesties-Wolf, along with her husband, Jeremy, and daughter Manaia, will be a speaker at the First Draft Writers’ Series event and open mic taking place Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

First Draft takes place on the third Thursday of the month at the Pendleton Center for the Arts and is always free.

The December guest speaker is Susan Kay Anderson, a poet from Eugene, who has master’s degree in

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creative writing from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. Her most recent book of poetry, “Mezzanine,” was published in 2019. The Oregon Poetry Association writes that “the glittering poems of Susan Kay Anderson speak their own realities, talk amongst each other, and shape a world informed by the refusal to look away, desire for connection, and absolute attention to the details.”

Mezzanine, according to the Oregon Poetry Association review, “is part animal dream, part love song/ song of despair about the worlds that drift through the nigh janitor’s empire, and part eternal desire to make meaning of the illogical evidence before us.”

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Huesties-Wolf is also an EOU graduate with a master’s degree in creative non-fiction. According to First Draft Facebook information, Huesties-Wolf is a contributing author for Dr. Lidia Yuknavich’s novel, “The Misfits Manifesto,” a TED Talks book, and her poems that have been featued in EOU’s Oregon East.

She will be joined by her husband and daughter, both featured in Peter Marchach’s “Healing The Big River - Salmon Dreams and the Columbia River Treaty,” a book which combines the art of visual storytelling with passionate essays.

For more information, contact the Pendleton Center for the Arts at 541-278-9201.

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CTUIR Board of Trustees minutes The following are summaries of Board of Trustees minutes.

They are not complete minutes, nor are they the minutes of the work sessions in which the BOT discussions and debates issues before voting in an open session. The summaries are presented here as they are provided, without CU editing.

DATE: September 9, 2019 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Doris Wheeler, Treasurer; Kathryn Brigham, Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member; Sally Kosey, Member and William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman. Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman on travel. Quorum present.

Old Business. Commission/Committee Update by Kat Brigham, BOT Secretary. Election Commission received and accepted resignation from Andrea Hall. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to accept the Election Commission recommendation to accept Andrea Hall’s resignation and advertise for one BOT vacancy to fulfill remaining 2 year term ending Dec. 31, 2019. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0.

Resolution 19-058: Topic: ATNI Delegate Appointment. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, which is the official governing body of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, hereby authorizes Gary Burke, who is the principal delegate of the Tribe, to join ATNI; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to Article VII, Section 1 of the ATNI Constitution, the Tribe designates the following persons as Delegates and Alternate Delegates, and instructs them to become individual Members in Good Standing in ATNI in order to fulfill their responsibilities as Official Delegates to the Affiliated

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Tribes of Northwest Indians Winter Conference, Mid-Year Conference and Annual Conventions: Gary Burke, Chairman as its official delegate and the following Board of Trustees members as alternate delegates: 1) Jeremy Wolf, ViceChairman 2) Doris Wheeler, Treasurer 3) N. Kathryn Brigham, Secretary 4) Aaron Ashley, Member 5) Rosenda Shippentower, Member 6) Woodrow Star, Member 7) and William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman Ex-Officio. AND that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force effect. DATED this 9th day of September, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19-058.

Doris Wheeler seconds. Discussion. Question.

Motion carries 6-0-0.

Other Board Action: None.

BOT Travel Reports. 1) None BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, travel to attend NCAI at Albuquerque, NM from Oct. 20-25. 2) Jeremy Wolf, travel to Stevenson, WA to attend Annual Columbia River Gorge Rail Summit, Sept. 17. Travel (no overnight will drive to and from daily) to Richland, WA to attend Yakima Delta Restoration Project meetings on October 8 and 9. 3) Kat Brigham, cancel approve travel to Food Sovereignty Summit, Sept. 23-26. 4) Rosenda Shippentower, cancel approved travel to NCAI, Oct. 20-25.

DATE: September 16, 2019 BOT Present: Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Doris Wheeler, Treasurer; Kathryn Brigham, Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron

Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member; Sally Kosey, Member and William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman. Gary Burke, BOT Chairman on personal leave. Quorum present.

Old Business. None.

Resolution 19-059: Topic: Postponing Change of LLC Member for Cayuse Technologies LLC. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes that the effective date for the Cayuse Technologies change of LLC member authorized by Resolution 19-051 be delayed in order to allow Cayuse Technologies to proceed with its pending Top Secret facility clearance in an expedited manner; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of Resolution 19-051 will be delayed until such time as Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (“DCSA”) has indicated that the change in LLC membership will not detrimentally impact Cayuse Technologies’ Top Secret facility clearance application; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Cayuse Technologies is hereby directed and authorized to implement Resolution 19-051 and to change the effective date of that Resolution in coordination with DCSA and the Top Security facility clearance considerations; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is understood by the Board of Trustees that the LLC member change in Resolution 19-051 will be postponed until after Cayuse Technologies is awarded Top Secret facility clearance; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes Cayuse to amend the Operating Agreement consistent with DCSA requirements; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that by

amending the Cayuse Technologies Operating Agreement to a manager-managed model, the Board of Trustees shall be excluded from having to attain Top Secret personnel clearances; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Cayuse Technologies is directed and authorized to take such other action as may be necessary to implement this Resolution and to pursue Top Secret facility clearance, including without limitation amending the Operating Agreement to the satisfaction of DCSA;AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes and directs it Chairman to execute an amended Operating Agreement for Cayuse Technologies which re ects any changes required by DCSA, and after final review by the Confederated Tribes’ Legal Counsel, Finance Director, Tax Administrator, Executive Director and Board Treasurer;AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees will be kept up to date through the Cayuse Chief Executive Officer making monthly reports.

AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 16th day of September, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19-059. Woodrow Star seconds.

Discussion. Question. Motion carries 4 for (Kat Brigham, Woodrow Star, Aaron Ashley and Doris Wheeler) – 1 against (William Sigo) – 1 abstaining (Rosenda Shippentower).

Other Board Action: None.

BOT Travel Reports. 1) Jeremy Wolf, Sept.

9-11 to Cranbook, BC to attend Columbia River CTUIR Board of Trustees minutes on page 1 B

DID YOU KNOW The United States has a unique legal and political relationship with Indian tribes and Alaska Native entities as provided by the Constitution of the United States, treaties, court decisions and Federal statutes.

There are 573 federally recognized Indian Nations (variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages) in the United States. Approximately 229 of these ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse nations are located in Alaska; the other federally recognized tribes are located in 35 other states. Additionally, there are state recognized tribes located throughout the United States recognized by their respective state governments.

American Indians and Alaska Natives are members of the original Indigenous peoples of North America. Tribal nations have been recognized as sovereign since their first interaction with European settlers. The United States continues to recognize this unique political status and relationship.

Native peoples and governments have inherent rights and a political relationship with the U.S. government that does not derive from race or ethnicity. Tribal members are citizens of three sovereigns: their tribe, the United States, and the state in which they reside. They are also individuals in an international context with the rights afforded to any other individual.

Check out Pilot Rock Watch for Jacob Jones, Kenzie Hoeft, Mayson Fulton and Melanie Hull in the Christmas Program plus Melanie Hull, Abigail Guererro and Mayson Fulton in the cast of “Invisible Man” at Pilot Rock High School.

Check the school website for details of these and other events.

Congratulations ‘Kat’ We would like to say congratulations to our Mom/wife/Grandma/Great Grandma N. Kathryn Brigham voted in as BOT Chairwoman for CTUIR. We’d also like to say thank you to those who voted for her. We are all appreciative and grateful!

Great job “Kat” for becoming the second CTUIR Chair of the BOT, but the first being voted in by our Tribal members.

We are so proud of you! We love you lots!

Love from your girls, husband, Grandkids, Great Grandkids and family.

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CTUIR Board of Trustees minutes Continued from page 1 B Treaty Negotiations as participated as Public Delegate/Technical Advisor to the US Negotiation Team om behalf of CTUIR and CRITFC. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to approve the BOT trip report. Rosenda Shippentower seconds.

Motion carries 6-0-0.

BOT Leave and Travel Requests. None.

DATE: September 30, 2019 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Doris Wheeler, Treasurer; Kathryn Brigham, Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member; Sally Kosey, Member and William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman.

Full quorum present.

Old Business.

Ratify Polled Resolution: Settlement Agreement. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the settlement proposal attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1C; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby directs Tribal legal counsel to negotiate a settlement agreement that incorporates the attached settlement proposal, or an agreement containing substantially similar terms; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair to execute a settlement agreement that incorporates the attached settlement proposal, or an agreement containing substantially similar terms, that is recommended by Tribal legal counsel AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby directs its Executive Director and Lead Attorney to file a claim with the Confederated Tribe’s general liability insurance carrier for coverage to the extent permitted in the insurance policy. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 20th day of September, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to ratify failed Polled Resolution Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0.

Resolution 19-060: Topic: Enterprise Revenue Allocation Plan. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Arrowhead Travel Plaza and Mission Market Revenue Allocation Plan (Plan) attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1 AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the first distribution to members of the Confederated Tribes under the Plan shall be made based on 2019 net revenues of Arrowhead Travel Plaza and Mission Market, which payment shall be made in February 2020. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 23rd day of September, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19-060. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0.

Other Board Action: ECDC Request for BOT Sponsorship. At their regular ECDC meeting a motion was passed to request BOT to sponsor lunch and break refreshments on Nov. 19-20 at WRC on Oct. 19-20 for total amount of $2,232.

There is sufficient funds in BOT WRC Comp Voucher to cover the expenses. MOTION: William Sigo moves to approve BOT Sponsor CTUIR CARES: Climate Adaption Renewable Energy Summit pending schedule at WRC for total amount of $2,232.00 from the BOT WRC DEB Voucher. Jeremy Wolf seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0.

Commission/Committee Update by Kat Brigham, BOT Secretary.

Election Commission, one vacancy with one application from Vernita Lee Van Pelt. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to appoint Vernita Lee Van Pelt to BOT position 2 with term ending Dec. 31, 2019. Aaron Ashley seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0.

Land Acquisition Committee. BOT Secretary received memo from LAC dated Sept. 30 that James F. Marsh was being removed from LAC by resignation by Default. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to advertise for one position for the Land Acquisition Committee with term ending Feb. 4, 2021. Aaron Ashley seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0.

Terms expiring: Katherine Minthorn, Tiicham Conservation District, term expired 11/7/18.

Aaron Jackson, LAC, term expires 11/6/19.

Joan Malumaleaumu, TERO Commission, term expires 11/6/19.

MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to send letters notifying members of term expiration and advertise for positions. Aaron Ashley seconds.

Motion carries 7-0-0.

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Will continue to advertise for: 3 positions for CTUIR Culture Coalition, complete term ending 5/7/2020 meets as needed (No Stipends).

2 positions for Culture Resource Committee, complete terms ending 12/3/2020 and 4/1/2021, meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday @ 1:30 PM. 1 position for Economic Community Development Committee, complete term ending 4/2/2020, meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday @ 9:00 AM. 1 Alternate position for Land Protection Planning Commission, complete term ending 4/3/2020, meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday @ 9:00 AM. 1 position for Law & Order Committee, complete term ending 17/2021, meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday @ 2:00 PM. 2 positions for Tiicham Conservation District, 2 year term, meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1- 4 PM All applications will be due Monday, October 21 by 4:00 PM. A BOT work session will be scheduled Friday, October 25th at 8:30 AM to review applications and take action on the application appointments on Monday, October 28.

BOT Travel Reports. 1) Jeremy Wolf, Sept.

17 at Stevenson, WA at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center to attend 3rd Annual Columbia River Gorge Rail Summit. Sept. 18-20 at Portland to attend regular CRITFC meeting. Sept. 25 to Hildegard Park. Sept. 28-29 at Portland Zoo for World River Day & Grand Opening of Lamprey Exhibit as CTUIR/Fish & Wildlife Commission Chair and CRITFC Chair representative, MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve Jeremy Wolf trip reports. Woodrow Star seconds Motion carries 6-0-0. [Gary Burke not present for vote] BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Kat Brigham, Polled travel Oct.6-8 to attend ATNI at Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort. Travel, Oct. 25 to South Touchet, WA to attend BBQ Gathering. Travel, Oct 18-20 to Sun River to attend Democratic Party of Oregon event. Travel, Nov. 5-8 to Squaxin Island Casino to attend WA Centennial Accord. 2) Rosenda Shippentower, Travel Sept. 30 to Portland to attend monthly OHPB meeting. Travel Oct. 18-20 to Sunriver, OR to attend 10th Biennial OR Demo Summit. 3) William Sigo, Travel to Pullman, WA Oct. 24-45 to attend WSU NA Advisory Board meeting. Travel to Moscow, ID Nov. 6-8 to attend President’s Advisory Council meeting.

Gary Burke, Rosenda, William Sigo, Woodrow Star and Kat Brigham verbal requests for personal leave to attend funeral services of Rose Sohappy. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve travel and personal leave requests.

William Sigo seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0.

DATE: October 14, 2019 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Doris Wheeler, Treasurer; Kathryn Brigham, Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member; Sally Kosey, Member and William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman.

Full quorum present.

Old Business. Ratify Polled Resolution 19061. Topic: Settlement Agreement. RESOLVED, on behalf of the named Board defendants, the Office of Legal Counsel may consent to the Court’s extension of the TRO (Temporary Restraining Order) through December 4, 2019, for the purposes of seeking a non-litigation resolution of the matter; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the settlement proposal attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1C; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby directs Tribal legal counsel to negotiate a settlement agreement that incorporates the attached settlement proposal, or an agreement containing substantially similar terms; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair to execute a settlement agreement that incorporates the attached settlement proposal, or an agreement containing substantially similar terms, that is recommended by Tribal legal counsel AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby directs its Executive Director and Lead Attorney to file a claim with the Confederated Tribe’s general liability insurance carrier for coverage to the extent permitted in the insurance policy. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 2nd day of October, 2019. MOTION: Jeremy Wolf moves to ratify Resolution 19-061 approval. Aaron Ashley

seconds. Motion carries 5 for (Jeremy Wolf, Doris Wheeler, Kat Brigham, Woodrow Star, Aaron Ashley) – 2 against (William Sigo and Rosenda Shippentower) – 1 (Sally Kosey) abstaining.

Housing Plan. RESLOVED, that the Board of Trustees does hereby approve the Housing Department 2020 Indian Housing Plan (attached as exhibit 1) and authorizes the Chairman of the Board of Trustees to sign the required certifications for the Indian Housing Plan BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees directs the Executive Director and Housing Department to submit the attached 2020 Indian Housing Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 7th day of October 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19-062 as amended. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7 (Jeremy Wolf, Doris Wheeler, Kat Brigham, Woodrow Star, Aaron Ashley, William Sigo, Sally Kosey)for – 0 against – 1 abstaining (Rosenda Shippentower).

Resolution 19-063: Topic: Cayuse Holdings, LLC Commercial Line of Credit. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes temporarily further increasing the CTUIR Line of Credit to Cayuse Holdings, LLC to $3.5 Million; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes Cayuse Holdings, LLC to return to the Board of Trustees with a proposal to establish a line of credit from a commercial lending institution of up to $10 Million, and authorizes the Tribes Finance Director to determine the best collateral to secure the Line of Credit; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that upon securing the commercial line of credit, Cayuse Holdings will pay to the CTUIR the amount owed on the Schwab line of credit, and following that repayment, the CTUIR line of credit provided to Cayuse Holdings via Resolution 19-052 will then be discontinued. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 14th day of October, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19-063. Doris Wheeler seconds. Motion carries 6 - (Jeremy Wolf, Doris Wheeler, Kat Brigham, Woodrow Star, Aaron Ashley, Sally Kosey) for – 2 against (William Sigo and Rosenda Shippentower) – 0 abstaining.

Resolution 19-064: Topic: Lease of Day Care Facility. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Lease Agreement between the Confederated Tribes and Lil’ Turtle Retreat 1 & 2, LLC for the Tribal childcare facility; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair to execute the attached Lease Agreement, or one containing substantially similar terms; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby waives the requirement that Lil’ Turtle Retreat 1 & 2, LLC be required to post a performance bond as permitted at 25 CFR §162.434(f); AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves of the lease payments that have been negotiated as being in the best interest of the Confederated Tribes and waives the valuation of the Leased Premises as provided in 25 CFR §162.420(a); AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves of the lease payments if option to extend lease with a set rate and waives the periodic review for valuation or rental adjustment as provided in 25 CFR 162.428; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees waives the administrative lease fees as provided in 25 CFR 162.429. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect.

DATED this 14th day of October, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19-064.

Sally Kosey seconds. Motion carries 8-0-0.

Other Board Action: Office of Legal Counsel held a closed work session on Fri. Oct. 11 to review a Mediation Agreement which is scheduled to be heard on Nov. 19-20. In 2018 the Oregon Dept. of State Lands authorized the Grand Ronde Tribe to construct a fishing platform on the rocks at Willamette Falls. Three tribes and PGS appealed the decision, on Nov. 26, 2018 OR DSL Director Vicki Walker upheld her earlier authorization. CTUIR are only agreeing to participate in the mediation but are not bound to it or have to agree to it. The Fish & Wildlife Commission passed a motion recommending that the BOT approve and authorize the BOT Chair’s signature. MOTION: Jeremy Wolf moves to approve entering into the Mediation Agreement in the case entitled In

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the Matter of Waterway Registration 59537-RG, Before the Office of Administrative Hearings for the Department of State Lands, OAH Reference No. 2019-ABC-0295, Agency Case No. 59537RG, and to authorize the Chair’s signature on that Mediation Agreement. Woodrow Star seconds.

Motion carries 8-0-0.

Sally Kosey, BOT Member reappointment to Committees. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to reappoint Sally Kosey back to the Education & Training Committee, Head Start and Cultural Coalition Committee to the end of her term. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 8-0-0.

BOT Travel Reports. 1) Aaron Ashley, Oct. 6-10 at Suquamish, WA for ATNI. 2) Gary Burke, Oct. 6-10 at Suquamish, WA for ATNI. 3) Jeremy Wolf, Oct. 8-9 day trips to Richland to attend Yakima Delta Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study meeting. 4) Kat Brigham Sept. 18 at Walla Walla, WA Mill Creek Coalition monthly meeting. Sept.

28 at Portland, OR Introduce the world to Pacific Lamprey. Oct. 9-10 at Ellensburg, WA Yakima Basin Integrated Plan Tour. Oct. 6-8 at Suquamish Tribe ATNI Fall Annual Convention 2019. 5) Rosenda Shippentower, Oct. 9-10 to Portland to attend Health Equity meeting. MOTION: Jeremy Wolf moves to approve BOT reports. Aaron Ashley seconds. Motion carries 8-0-0.

BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, Travel, Nov. 3–5 to Astoria, OR to attend OR Hanford Clean Up Board meeting.

Travel, Nov. 5-8 to Squaxin Island, WA to attend Centennial Accord. 2) Jeremy Wolf, Travel, Oct. 22 to Boise, ID to Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement alternative Tribal Executive meeting. Travel, Nov. 6-8 to Portland, OR to attend 2nd Annual City of Portland Tribal Nations Summit. 3) Rosenda Shippentower, travel from Nov. 4–5 to Portland, OR to attend OR Health Policy Board meeting.

4) Sally Kosey, personal leave on Oct. 18 all day. 5) Kat Brigham, Personal leave on Nov. 4 all day. Travel, Oct. 22-23 to Gresham, OR to attend Oregon 100 Year Vision meeting. 6) Woodrow Star, personal leave October 21-25. 7) Gary Burke, verbal request two Friday’s Oct. 18 and 25 for Traditional Leave. 8) Rosenda Shippentower, verbal request for birthday leave Oct. 30.

MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to approve leave requests. Aaron Ashley seconds. Motion carries 8-0-0.

DATE: October 21, 2019 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Kathryn Brigham, Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Sally Kosey, Member and William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman. Doris Wheeler, Treasurer and Aaron Ashley, Member on travel.

Woodrow Star, Member on personal leave.

Quorum present.

Old Business: None.

Resolution 19-065: Topic: BPA Protocol.

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the attached Notification and Coordination Protocols Agreement by and among the Confederated Tribes, Bonneville Power Administration and the Bureau of Indian Affairs AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair, or the Vice-Chair in the Chair’s absence, to execute the Notification and Coordination Protocols Agreement attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1, or a document containing substantially similar terms, and to take such further action as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Resolution. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 21st day of October, 2019. MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to adopt Resolution 19-065. Kat Brigham seconds.

Motion carries 5-0-0.

Other Board Action: None.

BOT Travel Reports. 1) Verbal report from Jeremy Wolf for US v OR meeting at Portland on Oct. 16-18 and said he will submit written report this afternoon. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve BOT trip report. William Sigo seconds. Motion carries 5-0-0.

BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Jeremy Wolf, Portland, Nov. 12-15 to attend special CRITFC meeting. Spokane, Nov, 18-20 to attend Lake Roosevelt Forum 2019 Conference.

Sally Kosey, personal leave Oct. 28-29. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve leave and travel requests. Sally Kosey seconds.

Motion carries 5-0-0.

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