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Students at Crow' s Shadow lnstitiutue of the art, like Sunshine Fuentes, left, are learning the art of two-color linocut printmaking.

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Komplex Kai sits down fora Q 8 A interview after his concert at Tulalip Resort and Casino.

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Alyssa Farrow and mom, Alanna Nangegos, take partin acttvtttes at the ~ Bouncin Cancer Tournament.

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"This is exciting for us," said Tr icia M ooney, Assistant Superintendent fo r Pendleton School District 16R. "It speaks highly of teachers at Pendleton schools, including those at Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start."

Mooney said the improved scores are a testament to the relationship between the school district and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

"The partnership with the Tribes shows what we can do when we work together," she said.

District 16R Superintendent Jon Peterson echoed Mooney's assessment.

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Nixyaawii Community School's Ella Mae Looney goes after the ball while Powder Valley's Samatha Ke r ns slides toward the baseline in a 50-30 win over the Panthers. Trailing is Nixyaawii's Mary Stewart. See pages 21-24 for more basketball stories and photos.

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sight on recycling MISSION — As spring approaches, the Public Works Department of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are busy increasing recycling efforts, creating an online Tribal road map, and preparing for their day-labor training program.

Public Works has teamed up with the Tribal Environmental Recovery Facility (TERF) to improve recycling efforts at the Nixyaawii Governance Center (NGC) and hope to expand efforts to off-site areas as well.

NGC is th e p i l o t p r o g r am ; each department is selecting a "recycle ranger" t o a ssist in c o o r d i n a t i o n efforts. These rangers G~ b een trained know t h e difference between recyclable and un-recyclable items. They will also be the go-to persons when employees have questions or if d e partment recycling efforts need to be adjusted.

According to Alaina M ildenberger, Pu bl i c Works office manager, it's important for employees to be aware of how much waste they are producing each day. For this reason, maintenance workers are no longer picking up trash at individual desks. Instead, departments were provided with labeled recycle bins so employees can empty their own trash and sort through their paper products, tin or aluminum, plastics and waste. However, if employees don' t pay attention to which bins they are putting their waste in, they may contaminate that bin and TERF will be fined. Therefore it's essential that all employees "get on board" with the recycling efforts.

Mildenberger also expressed the importance of using paper cups instead of Styrofoam. She said that there was once a CTUIR policy in place that prohibited the use of Styrofoam because it's not environmentally friendly. That's why she asked the CTUIR coffee supplier to no

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Stubble sterm Blue sky above, golden stubble below, a rain storm settled into the hills of the Blue Mountains in mid-February. During the month of February, the average temperation was43 degrees with a high of 60 and a low of 26- only four days apart. It seemed likeit was raining all the time, but the area received less than an inch of precipitation. There wasn 't much wind in February.

The windiestwas Feb. 18 when there was a sustained maximum speed of 38 m ph from the southwest.The wind peaked at49 mph thatday.

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longer provide Styrofoam to the departments. Yet, one stroll amongst different NGC departments and anyone will see Styrofoam still i n u se. According to Dana Quaempts, Executive Assistant to the Executive Di rector of C T U I R, she has informed her staff to no longer purchase Styrofoam once the current supply has depleted and to choose a more environmentally friendly option.

Public Works Director Frank Anderson said he hopes to expand the recycling efforts to the Housing Department and to the Senior Center. The Housing Department will need to purchase dumpsters for the recycled items and a "big effort" will need to be made to teach tenants what's recyclable and what's not, accordin g to Mildenberger. As for the Senior Center, it will be a simpler transition because the main focus will be o n c a r d board boxes and tin.

A lso, Public Wo r k s has developed a n ew interactive Tribal roads map. The map, available through the Tribes' website — ctuir.org — has color coordinated federal, state, and county roads that are located within the Umatilla Indian Reservation boundaries. One click on each road segment gives road information and to the left of the map is a legend with an "i" icon that provides numbers to the road owners.

Lastly, day-labor training is scheduled to start on April 5. The program is planned to last for four weeks with two crews made up of five individuals.

Public Works is currently getting projects lined up for each team; one crew will work for H o using and the other for Public Works. The program is for CTUIR-enrolled members only, and a completed application is required. To apply and obtain documents, contact the Department of Children and Family services at 541-429-7300.

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Wildhorse fireworks show March 12 to celebrate 21 years MISSION — The annual fireworks show hosted by Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino (WRC) will be held March 12.

For the past 21 years WRC has put on this free show, which this year will begin shortly after 8 p.m. As viewers watch the choreographed fireworks display, a musical medley will be playing on speakers for all to hear. In addition, the local community radio station, KCUW LPPendleton 104.3 FM, will p r ovide on-air entertainment at the show.

The Child ren's Entertainment Center ( CEC) inside of WRC wi l l be open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight.

With signed permission slips, the staff will bring the children to a designated area to watch the fireworks.

The CEC is open to all potty-trained children ages 3-15 years old and will offer meal packages for all their guests.

F or fur t her i n f o r m a t i on, v i s i t www.wildhorseresort.corn.

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MISSION — The impacts of historical trauma, drug abuse and foster care were key topics in February when the Confederated Tribes' Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) hosted a two-day training on Tribal Approaches to Foster Care.

A bout 20 people gathered for t h e training at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The participants included service providers and foster parents with training focused o n app r o aches to t r a u m a - i n f o r m e d parenting, working with children who come from substance abusing families, mandatory reporting, and working with children who are in foster care.

The training served to provide a background and introduction to the role of foster care and the importance the role of foster care has within tribal communities, according to Julie Taylor, DCFS director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR).

Trainer content included the impact of historical federal policies and trauma that have significantly impacted American Indian / Alaska Native (AI/AN) children in care.

American Indian children are disproportionately removed from their homes a s compared t o t h o se of n o n - n a t i v e children.

The training stressed the importance of having tribal homes, especially relative (kinship) placements, readily available for tribal children coming into care to reduce the trauma that a child can experience when they are removed from their home and placed into an unfamiliar setting.

The training emphasized tribal culture as a mechanism w it h w h i c h c h i l d r en build strength, draw strength, and develop healthy coping skills.

T rainers placed th emselves in t h e shoes of a tribal child going into care and as the provider in identifying resources that ensure adequate support systems.

One participant stated: "The activity where we had to come up with local resources helped me come to the realization of how resourceful our community is."

Certified foster parents of DCFS are required to complete 30 hours of training a year. DCFS is currently working to enhance the training opportunities available to community who are interested in becoming tribal foster parents and who are current foster parents.

I f there are questions about how t o become a foster parent contact DCFS at 541-429-7300.

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The historical accounting does not tell you how this affected the people who endured the trauma inflicted by the churches and the federal government. This is a story only the people who endured can tell and were never given the opportunity to tell.

S ince time immemorial we h a d teachings, unwritten laws, traditional practices, and ceremonies that kept us in balance with ourselves, our families, and our community. When they took that away, we lost a delicate balance. With those gone and nothing to replace them to keep us balanced we began to abuse substances, and domestic violence, depression, child neglect, elder abuse, suicide, and high rates of health disparities of diabetes, obesity, etc. became our world.

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generational trauma — if trauma is not dealt with in one generation, it often gets passed down unwittingly in our behaviors and in our thought system.

For example, if you want to heal the children and youth, you have to heal yourself to break the cycle.

So how do we begin to heal? As a starting point for our community, Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center and staff of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) are in the process of planning a threeday Gathering of Native Americans

(GONA) event scheduled in May to start the healing process for our tribal

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We hope this will help bring light to our dark history by allowing us to heal and have closure. The event is for all of the CTUIR community and we will have more information to come via KCUW, flyers, posters, and the CUJ. S ubmitted by D e br a S h i p p e n tower, YTHC/BHI Suicide Prevention

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MISSION — Women gather weekly to learn traditional skills at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center's (YTHC) Atawisamatas Home Visiting Program.

Every Tuesday since Jan. 26, women have got together at the YTHC's WIC (Women, Infant and Children ) building at 5 p.m. to learn the process of m aking cradle boards and each Thursday since Feb. 4, a separate group of women are learning how to make wing dresses.

Each class is taught by Kat Brigham, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Brigham said she has made cradle boards for many years, gifting them to her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family members. This is Brigham's third t ime teaching a cradle board class and her first time teaching a wing dress class.

Cradle boards are not only used as a traditional way to carry a baby on the mother's back but also a way to keep them comfortable and warm; many women at the class said they also use them to help the baby sleep soundly. Wing dresses are used by CTUIR Tribal women of all ages for events such as ceremonial gatherings and collecting of first foods.

Kathleen Peterson, a CTUIR member, said she could make the cradle board and dress at home, but she finds it relaxing and entertaining to be able to do it around other women.

"I like the companionship and stories," said Peterson. "It's nice."

Another Tribal member, Brosnan Spencer, drives every Thursday to Mission from Cove to learn how to make a wing dress. Like many of the women at the class, this was the first time Spencer has taken the opportunity to learn the valuable craft, which is why she makes the hour and fifteen minute drive.

To stay updated on future classes of Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center's WIC program, like their Facebook page: Atawisamatas Home Visiting Program.

Above, Kat Brigham holds the cradle board that she made and Kathleen Peterson takes a break from cutting her fabric to smile at the camera. Below, Cynthia Bean, left, and Brosnan Spencer, right, iron out their wing dresss fabric before starting the next process of sewing the various pieces together.

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Crow's Shadow, BOT discuss bigger facility "I think we need to support this, I know I support it."

Still, there's a lot for Crow's Shadow to do before the BOT can make any final decisions, including raising funds, conducting a feasibility study, finding a parcel of land, and presenting a full proposal from Crow's Shadow.

"When we form a more concrete plan and know where funding will come from we will lay it out in full detail for the board to show that we have a plan in place to use the land appropriately," said Davis.

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MISSION — Board members of Crow's Shadow Institute of the Art invited the Board of Trustees ' , ®;l~7 J / (BOT) of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) to an informal meeting held Feb. 26 to discuss Crow's Shadow's future intentions on relocating.

T he meeting was an i n t r o d u c tion o f i d e as presented by Crow' s Shadow's Secretary Pat Walters and Executive Director Karl Davis. They l expressed the need for a larger facility and their C TUlR BoardofTrustees and the Crow's Shadow board met to discuss future hope that CTUIR would be wi l l ing to provide time they have 511,000 through donations and print them two to three acres of land at a "long term, sales, and the rest they hope to raise through other art institute's physical space stays the same. In addition low rate" lease, according to W a l ters, so that f un raising activities or more sa Ies. Crow's Shadow could begin raising money to buil d th e y come into conflict with scheduling events, exhibits Crow s Shauow is a very goou thing in what it uoes a facility that would triple their current 5,500 square a n d m eetings. feet space.

ManyBOTmemberswhospokewereinfavorof w hat Ilarge Armand A d Minthorn.w M'. th Currently, Crow's Shadow is located in a building Crow' s Shadow provides to the community but theonl y - I th; n k i t w i l l have the otential in the f~t~~~ to that is owned by and located at St. Andrews Mission, one to verbally take a stand on whether or not CTUIR s hine in a unique way s a i dJames I avadour founder a Catholic church on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. should enter into a partnership with Crow's Shadow ofCrow's Shadow and renowned painter."Art elevates With their art programs and collections growing, the was the CTUIR's BOT Secretary David Close who said, t h e h uman spirit."

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Kayak's provides 100,000+ rides again David Quaempts, left, leaves the La Grande Arrowhead after his ride to work from Meacham.

Quaempts, who worksin the Tribal Court, said he rides four or five times a week. In spite of winter weather, Quaempts can remember only twice that the bus didn't run.

One inconvenience, he said, is that he has to wait an hour after work - 5 p.m. - to catch the Arrow back to Meacham. "It's a minor inconvience but whenyou consider the gas savings, it's not a problem.

f4 years later, CTUIR transit still offering free transportation MISSION — Going 14 years strong, Kayak Public Transit continues to offer free rides on the fo l l o w in g r e gional, rural routes: Mission Metro, La Grande Arrow, Pilot Rock Rocket, Tutuilla Tripper, Hermiston Hopper, and Walla Walla Whistler.

Over the last two years the bus and van system provided approximately 200,000 rides and Public Transit Program Manager Jeanine Gordon expects this year to once again top the 100,000 ride mark.

G ordon i s r u n n i n g a s y s tem t h a t changed dramatically last N ov ember when the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) stopped paying for contracted services and began hiring drivers as CTUIR employees.

All of a sudden Gordon's supervisory duties jumped from two employees to 16. With it came all the administration being provided by previous contractors — statistics that include hours and miles, ridership for the general public as well as seniors and disabled, overhead and maintenance costs that are needed for grant management and reporting, and the fodder for more grant funding.

The list of employees managing and administering the Public Transit Progam includes Gordon; Rob Johnson, Transit Fleet and Safety Manager; and Chelsey D ick, P u b l ic T r a n s i t C ler k a n d

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Hughes who works a split s hif t f r o m 4 -7t30 a.m . and 2-6 p.m. w it h c a l l s i n bet w e e n those hours r in g i n g i n t he C T U I R Planning office. Susan Johnson, the CTUIR Planning Department Office Manager provides administrative support as well.

Currently, Kayak Public Transit employs six full-time drivers, two part-time drivers, and f iv e t em porary d r i v e r s.

Kayak is advertising for more part time drivers. (Drivers must have Class C CDL permits with passenger endorsements and must p ass all th e r e q u i r ements, including a drug test, the same as any CTUIR employee.)

The transit program's 2016 budget includes 16 different revenue sourceswith several of their grants coming from the Oregon Department of Transportation. The program is also supported by CTUIR funding as well as dollars from Schedules and times for Kayak Transit System are available at: • Nixyaawii Governance Center • Kayak Transit Center • All bus-stop kiosks • In Kayak buses CTUIR.org • Facebook Kayak Public Transit

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Kayak Transit System By the numbers 6 — full-time drivers Glavis Wagner (Tribal member) - Mission Metro; Joel Satterwhite — Pilot Rock Rocket and Tutuilla Tripper; Martin Richey — La Grande Arrow; Mark Laib — Hermiston Hopper; Tory Covlin — Walla Walla Whistler; and Robert McRoberts — Hermiston Hopper 2 — part-time drivers (Viralma Black — Hermiston Hopper, Leonard Bivin - Walla Walla Whistler) 5 — temporary drivers (Albert Tibbets — La Grande Arrow, Randy Gulley — Walla Walla Whistler, Tom Olds — Hermiston Hopper, Orner Fuller — Pilot Rock Rocket and Tutuilla Tripper and Brandy Bird — Pilot Rock Rocket and Tutuilla Tripper) (Brandy Bird has also filled in as back-up Dispatcher) 6 — main route destinations(Mission, Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Tutuilla, La Grande, Hermiston, Umatilla, Irrigon and Walla Walla) 15 — cities served within the CTUIR service area (Pendleton, Pilot Rock, La Grande, Stanfield, Hermiston, Umatilla, Irrigon, Adams, Athena, Weston, Milton-Freewater, College Place, and Walla Walla). Kayak also

t he Bureau of I n d ian A f f a irs and th e Federal Transportation Administration.

Additionally, the towns of Irrigon and Umatilla provide some funding to support and help retain bus service to their cities.

Grant funding was reduced in 2015 leading to the elimination of bus service from Umatilla to Tri-Cities, Gordon said.

Ridership was lower on that bus in comparison to other bus routes, but Gordon said that if funding becomes available that route could be added back into the system.

A lthough some grant fu nd ing w a s reduced, Gordon is excited that they were able to secure funding for capital purchases that will be used to buy two buses to replace two older buses, and two wheelchair-accessible vans.

"We' ve noticed that when you have more seats available they fill up," Gordon said.

Who's riding?

Most riders are on their way to work, some jumping on a bus asearly as 4:55 a.m. Gordon said an average of about 14 people ride the Hermiston Hopper (which stops in Stanfield, at three kiosks in Hermiston, then in McNary, Umatilla and Irrigon ) to Pendleton to work fo r Umatilla County, the City of Pendleton, St. Anthony Hospital, Cayuse Technologies, and Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino.

serve the communities of Mission, Tutuilla, and McNary along our routes.

4 — counties served within our service area (Umatilla, Morrow and Union in Oregon; Walla Walla in Washington) 5:00 a.m.— first bus pickup in Mission area on the Hermiston Hopper AM schedule; 6:05 a.m. first van pick up in Mission area on Pilot Rock Rocket; 7:10 a.m. first van pickup in Tutuilla area on Tutuilla Tripper, and; 7:17 a.m. first bus pickup in Mission area on the Mission Metro.

100,000 — rides provided in 2014, just under 100,000 rides provided in 2015 9 — vehicles (7 buses, a van and a trolley) 16 — grant revenue sources plus Tribal funds 4- number needed on bus-wash crew (currently two) 4:55 a.m. — 7:34 p.m. — time between first pickup and last drop off during hours of operation 1 — Bus barn 1 — Maintenance facility 5 — Transit administrative and management employees (Jeanine Gordon, Public Transit Program Manager; Rob Johnson, Transit Fleet and Safety Manager; Chelsey Dick, Public Transit clerk; Chris Hughes, dispatcher; Administrative support provided by Susan Johnson, Planning Office manager; Public Transit Program functions within the Planning Department with oversight provided by JD Tovey, Planning Director)

Buses also carry students to school from Mission to Pendleton, Pilot Rock to Pendleton, from Mission to Stanfield, from Hermiston to Umatilla, and several ride on the Hermiston Hopper to at tend school at Blue Mountain Community College.

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portunity to get to work by 7:30 or 8 in the morning," said Gordon noting that the first bus — the Mission Metro — was started to get people from the reservation to town and back for jobs, shopping, doctors' appointments, etc.

One of the problems for passengers on the Mission Metro was that all stops were on an east-to-west route. Now, an unforeseen, but positive outcome of reduced funding and reconfiguring some routes is that the Mission Metro offers fewer daily runs but more destination stops around the Pendleton area.

Used to be the bus basically ran west as far as Walmart then east back to the reservation. That required riders to hail a taxi or walk from s t ops along that route to parts north or south to get to businesses and medical facilities, such as the new hospital location on Southgate.

Stops now include the Riverside area on the northeast edge of town, to Southeast Nye near the Red Lion Hotel, and up Southgate toward St. Anthony Hospital.

Reservation residents wanting a ride to Pendleton can also jump on the Walla

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Walla Whistler or the La Grande Arrow, both of which drive into Pendleton to pick up riders before motoring to their destinations. The Whistler makes stops i n Ad a ms, A t h e na, W e ston, M i l t o n Freewater and College Place before its stop in Walla Walla and follows the same circuit back.

The Tutuilla Tripper serves the reservation with stops on Kirkpatrick Road to Lavadour Lane, to the July Grounds where riders wait at a kiosk in the parking lot at Nixyaawii Community School, east to Tutuilla Church, Shenandoah and then as far as Marsh Hawk Lane, before it meets up to Highway 395 and continues south to Pilot Rock.

Gordon said it takes "lots of coordination, lots of scheduling" to make the buses and routes and connections work.

The six main bu s r o ut e destinations, with stops to communities and cities in between, each hasitsown schedule and connections to the other vehicles in the Kayak system.

"We' re working on a m ore efficient system, making this a real hub so people can connect out h e re," G o r do n said, "instead of having most of the buses following each other into town and back."

Kayak Transit System operates Monday through Friday with buses picking up as early as 4:55 a.m. and final stops ending by 7:30 p.m.

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all smiles after their swearing in ceremony at the Nixyaawii Governance Center held Feb. 5. Listening in as they gave their speech and introduced themselves to the community was their family members and friends, their mentors, the CTUIR Board of Trustees, and government employees. Starting left and circling right, is Vincent Sheoships, Alyssa Farrow, Lennox Lewis, Kelsey Burns, Zech Cyr, Kaitlyn Meltonm, Lark Moses, Moses Moses,and Peyton Hall.

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We were youn and we were warriors ebruary 28 marked the 25th anniversary of the end of the 1991 Persian Gulf War — Operation Desert Storm. A coalition of 34 nations led by the United States liberated Kuwait by expelling the Iraqi Army. The Department of Defense, the President, and Congress have determined not to commemorate this victory. For those of us who were in service and/ or served during this campaign the memories, good and bad, live on in us and with us.

We were young once and we were warriors.

We volunteered to join the service — Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force or Coast Guard. We strongly believed in protecting our way of life, our country, and our traditional homelands. The scars we have from our time in war are not always visible, but nonetheless they are there.

On a bright April morning aboard the USS Ranger, I was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, a relatively junior personal award, for professional achievement of superlative service in planning missions and conducting more than 160 combat air strikes in the Kuwait Theater of Operations. I served as an intelligence specialist with Attack Squadron 155 the Silver Foxes, Carrier Air Wing 2, aboard USS Ranger. I can still clearly remember this day when my Commanding Officer, Commander Sweigart (now Captain, retired) pinned the medal to my chest and said, "You did an outstanding job getting us all on target on time."

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off and walked out onto a hangar bay elevator staring at this piece of medal and colored ribbon. I was getting ready to throw it out into the water of the Persian Gulf when an old Master Chief Petty Officer (maybe he was 47 year old at the time...old to me anyway) came up and asked how I was doing. I did not know the Master Chief; he was in dress uniform wearing about 20 medals, mostly for service during the Vietnam War. I said I was doing fine and closed my fist around the medal. For you see, I was still angry at losing my squadron mates Lieutenants Tom Costen and Charlie Turner during the second day of the war. Lieutenants Costen and Turner were on a four-plane — A6E Intruderssea mine-laying mission near Umm Qasr. Their aircraft was shot up by a ZSU 23-4 Shilka antiaircraft vehicle that was sitting along their ingress route. Shot up and wounded, they pressed on and delivered their payload, but ultimately they could not get back to sea and crashed in the marshes on Bubiyan Island. Their bodies would eventually be returned to us. As we stood looking out at the water the Master Chief said, "Son, I know how you are feeling right now.

The medal you received today is not just yours.

It represents the men who died, on both sides.

Don't dishonor them; wear it to remember their sacrifice." He then turned around and walked away. I never did see him again.

I now have the original medal in a shadow box thatIkeep above my desk and have kept it as a reminder since I got out of the Navy. I am honored to have served with some of the finest

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people I have ever known and knew. Each day I look at this medal and remember the sacrifices of those who serve and have served.

While the United States government does not see fit to commemorate this victory, it still lives on in the hearts and memories of my fellow veterans. To those men and women from the Nixyaawii community who served, Thank You. Your service to our People is greatly appreciated. Your time in service is a testament to your willingness to fight and die for what you believe in. To all the Veterans of the 1991 Gulf Warthe victory is yours, Bravo Zulu from this old sailor.

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A 'Niix yow way Nation' could remedy to blood quantum issues To the editor, Question: What do you get when you stand eight Cherokees together? Answer: a full blood.

Now that was a very classless joke, especially if you' re a Cherokee, but that is the direction we are headed with all t his talk about lowering the blood quantum.

Government says we can set the criteria for our enrollment, but the way it is designed has led us to this problem. I agree we must address this soon or we will run the blood too thin, so bear with me and listen to what I'm about to throw out there.

With today's times the true full bloods are gone. I doubt if you could find a full-blooded Cayuse, Umatilla, or Walla Walla. There is going to be a mixture of different tribes and non-Indian blood, there is no denying that fact, so we should recognize all the "Indian" blood and disregard the non-Indian as it doesn't matter here; we only look at the Indian blood.

I suggest we take a good hard look at where we' re headed.

Here's something we could try — take all that "Indian" blood and recognize it as "Niix yow way blood" and become the "Niix yow way Nation."

It would require an amendment to the constitution.

I know we are all proud of our individual tribes, but for the sake of our future as "Indian people" we need to curb our pride and take a bold move to thicken the blood, not dilute it with non-Indian blood.

We would actually reverse the process and thicken the blood. It sounds radical, but no more radical than lowering the quantum as some would suggest.

At the end of the day we all have to live with one another so let us not di v ide over this but bring ou r collective minds together to address this in a manner befitting to all concerned.

In no way do I wish to offend anyone, especially the Cherokee Nation, as I'm sure they get tired of hearing how every white man's grandmother was a princess.

This is some food for t h ought to d i scuss among ourselves.

John Bevis, Mowatit X1010

How do you define an Indian in the USA? What I am getting at is about the article in the paper (CUJ Feb. 2016) about lowering the blood quantum to one-eighth Indian to be enrolled in the Tribe. The enrollment card cannot make a person an Indian.

I asked a former BOT chairman and one of the tribal attorneys this question a few years ago — at different times — and got the same answer from both of them.

Well, they said you have to be a quarter Indian. That is not the answer I am after.

How do you define an Indian? Then I asked the attorney, well how much white man blood do you need to be considered a white person. He said I am not going to answer that question.

Today a lot of children are of mixed blood. I have nothing against the children of mixed blood — it is not their fault of who they are. They can marry back into the Indian nation or marry their children on out of the Indian nation.

After the pilgrims got a foothold in our country they saw this country without Indians. First they sent missionaries out west to change the Indian way of thinking, then made treaties (that have been bent or broken ) with the Indians, and then they built boarding schools to

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demoralize the Indian children.

Some people feel it is more important to jump into the melting pot of American than to hold onto their identity, but they also want the treaty rights of the Indians.

It is hard to be an Indian today.

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Easement between Tribes and Blue Mountain Land Trust questioned In the October, 2015 CUJ there was an article on a land easement which involved the CTUIR, the Blue Mountain Land Trust of Walla Walla and the Joseph and Patricia Cunha family of Pendleton. While the article describes the basics of the situation, there are several important points of the easement that are omitted. This letter will fill in some of the blanks.

The CUJ article describes how tribal Department of Natural Resources staff, headed by Carl Scheeler, Wildlife Program manager, worked for two years on this major easement deal. However, the Land Acquisition Committee and the Board of Trustees, who should have been involved in this situation, were never informed of anything that was occurring. I know this because I was a member of both the LAC and BOT at the time. It was only after the easement was completed did staff inform

d it or the LAC of the situation.

Here is a key fact that was omitted from the article: DNR staff, using our name — the CTUIR — pushed for the Bonneville Power Ad m i n istration to provide the funds for the easement. This was fine and well, but instead of putting the approximately 5540,000 in BPA funds in the DNR budget to enforce the conservation stipulations of the easement, staff passed the funds o ver to the BMLT . T h e y p r esumptuously di d t h i s without bringing the issue to the BOT for discussion and approval, or disapproval. I k now I w o uld have voted against it.

DNR staff had no ethical right, or justification to decide on their own to be a middle man and pass this large amount of funds onto the BMLT. Th e CTUIR could have used these funds to hire our ow n t r i b al people for the necessary conservation work, such as f ire suppression and weed control, on the land i n question.

A nother important point that was omitted in t h e CUJ article is that Scheeler is a member of the Board of Directors of the BMLT. This constitutes a blatant conflict of interest. Scheeler used his CTUIR employment position to push for funds from the BPA to provide an operating budget for an organization for which he is a sitting Board Director.

The CUJ article acknowledges that a BMLT press release was the main source of information for the article.

Therefore, in consideration of what all occurred it is not surprising the BMLT intentionally left a few things out.

So, in the spirit of transparency, I offer some first-hand information of the overall situation so that readers can be better informed on this important tribal and public issue.

Sincerely, Bob Shippentower (Editor's note: The Blue Mountain Land Trust (BMLT) is a non-profit,non-government organization, and board members are un-paid volunteer positions. Carl Scheeler was authorized to serve on the BMLT by the CTUIR Executive Director when the Land Trust wasfounded in 2001 . Bonneville funding utilized to pay for the easement went the landowner, not the BMLT. The BMLT trust is responsibleforenforcing conservation measures in the easement to ensure that environmental bene fits are achieved, including improvements in ESAfish habitat and productivity.

In paying for the easement, Bonneville receives mitigation credit for the environmental easement. The CTUIR assisted in informing the environmental goals and standards of the easement, and CTUIR memberswillreceive access to lands and waters in the easement area. Progress reports were made to the Board o f Trustees and the Land Acquisition Committee and staff over the years of project development and implementation.)

Management of Tribal Housing tax credit units, reserve fund questioned I don't understand how it is not news that the rents on 43 tax credit units in the Mission have not been raised in 20 years. Who does that? What kind of management is that?

So of course these units are running at a deficit, but hey, no problem. Housing has had a reserve fund to draw from and they have. That reserve fund is now almost gone and it's going to fall on those of us low income people who live in these units to pay increased rent. Even if a person qualifies for Section 8, the rents are so low that Section 8 won't help. It took me 10 months to apply for Section 8 only to be told this by Section 8.

So while it's good to see more housing like the Grange units .... I can't help but wonder about the management of these units also.

Kathryn Lewis Munden x505 811 Elderberry Loop

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from rodeo pensin Kennewick to irrigation system in Enterprise MISSION — The Wildhorse Foundation has awarded 2015 fourth-quarter grants totaling more than 5185,000 to 28 recipients, bringing in the total for 2015 to 5810,852.

The Wildhorse Foundation is a community benefit fund established by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) to support organizations in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. Since 2001, more than 1,600 local and regional non-profits have benefited from the funds totaling almost 59.3 million given by the Foundation.

The largest grant this quarter — October through December 2015 — was awarded the Pendleton Fire Department. With the 511,990 grant, the Department will purchase three forward looking infrared thermal imaging cameras to locate victims in a fire. The cameras will allow firefighters to see through darkness or smoke to quickly find the seat of a fire or the heat signature of victims. The grant said the devices are credited with saving multiple lives every year. A c c o r d ing to the grant application, the Pendleton Fire Department will p r o v ide training not only for their firefighters, but also to neighboring agencies. The cameras will be made available to all mutual aid companies to borrow when necessary.

While the Foundation was formed in 2001, changes in the compact Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino made w it h th e State of Oregon expanded their footprint in 2009. Prior to then, the Foundation could distribute grants to Umatilla, Morrow, Union and Wallowa counties; it now also can allocate up to 30 percent of its funding to government bodies or charitable organizations in the CTUIR ceded territory in Washington State (Benton, Walla Walla and Columbia counties) as well as any Native American tribal government agency or non-profit with its office and base of operation with Oregon, and any national or regional Indian organization.

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the arts, historic preservation, gambling addiction services, salmon restoration, environmental protection, and cultural activities.

Other organizations funded in the third q u arter for 2015 are:

$4,272 - Armand Larive Middle School, Hermiston, 7th grade math ipdads $10,000- Benton Franklin Fair 8 Rodeo, Kennewick, Rodeo Pen Expansion $5,000 - Blue Mountain Action Council, Walla Walla, Walla Walla Teen Center $10,000 - City of Pendleton-Planning and Building Department, Pendleton, LED Fixtures forAquatic Center $8,780 -Divide Camp, Joseph, Track Chair Accessible Camp Accommodations at Veterans Camp $6,000 - Eastern Oregon Alcoholism Foundation, Pendleton, Funding to help with detoxification for uninsured or indigent people.

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s a result of the successful collaboration between the Confederated Tribes and DOI Land Buy-Back Program

pproxtmatety10 14 e ivalen acres w ere purchasedand placed Into CTUIR trust ownership for futur eneratlons.

The purchase estimate was not only reached, but exceeding,totaling approximately $12, 438.24 aid to landowners, to date; signaling successful completion of land consolidation activities related the Cobel etttement Land Buy-Back Program. For more information regarding land status contact CTUIR Lan cquisition Staff at: 541j276-3165 or email at: Umatilla-LandAc c t u ir or .

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PHS, NCS graduation rates higher than statewide percentages B the CUJ

PENDLETON — Graduation rates improved at Pendleton High School (PHS) and at Nixyaawii Community School (NCS), according to a new rep ort f ro m t h e O r e go n E d u c a t i o n Department.

PHS enjoyed a jump of more than four points from a rate of 86.2 percent in the 2013-14 school year to 90.5 during the 2014-15 school year. The percent of Native Americans graduating at PHS increased to 84.6 percent.

With small senior classes, it only takes three or four students to skew the number, but NCS increased from 50 percent to 56.2 percent.

"For us it's because of attendance," said NCS Principal Ryan Heinrich.

"They get behind and n ever catch up" in th e four-year cohart, which measures graduation rates based on students that graduate in four years.

Three students have returned to NCS to complete graduation requirements in their fifth year of high school and those students are not included in the cohort.

"If two of those were done sooner our graduation rate would have been up to 62 percent," Heinrich said.

Pendleton School District 16R Superintendent Jon Peterson was happy with the numbers — for the most part.

"When you look at how PHS and Nixyaawii are doing, in every category we are slightly higher than the state average," Peterson said.

Peterson was cautious about comparing one year to the next because "all groups are different."

"I don't want to over-exaggerate the significance from one year to the next.

You have groups of higher achievers and those with lower achievers," he

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Native American students districtwide (PHS, NCS and the Alternative School combined ) improved from 44.7 percent in 2014 to 55.6 percent in 2015.

Native American student graduation rates at Pendleton High School increased from 78.6 percent in 2014 to 84.6 percent in 2015.

Across the board, PHS and NCS bested the statewide averages of 73.8 percent for all students, and 54.9 percent for Native Americans.

"I'm pleased with the graduation rate for Pendleton. Anytime you' re 90 percent or higher you' re in the upper echelon. You stand out as one of the best in the state."

However, he said, "I'm not at all satisfied at Nixyaawii and the alt programs if only three out of four graduate on time."

Peterson said he knows what's behind the low percentage of graduates throughout the school district.

"Let's just say it. It's a choice our state has made with regard to school funding," he said. "It's a choice the state made to prevent allocation of money for our schools."

The result has been fewer school days, fewer teachers and programs, fewer electives for secondary students, and larger classrooms. " We' ve had h u g e b u d g e t c u t s from the recession and kids that are graduating right now are suffering," Peterson said.

Peterson said he isn't making excuses, just stating the facts.

"I challenge anyone to tell me more time in class, fewer students in class, and more choices tied to career explorations aren't going to impact our schools. We' re all impacted by insufficient funds."

CTUIR Housing receives its annual HUQ grant WASHINGTON — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will receive more than 51.9 million in annual grant allocations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

This is nothing new. Indian H ousing Block Grant (IHBG) allocations are distributed each year to eligible Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entities for a range of affordable housing activities.

Through the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA), the federal government this year will provide more than 5660 million in grant allocations to 587 Native American tribes in 35 states.

IHBG funds benefit low-income families living on Indian reservations or in other A merican In d ian an d A l a ska N a t i v e communities. The amount of each grant is based on a formula that considers local needs and housing units under management by the tribe or designated entity.

The money receivedhere annually by the CTUIR Housing Department (formerly the CTUIR Housing Authority ) is used to operate and maintain all 190 rental units, plus procurement, homeowner-

ship, administration, resident services and animal control.

"It's roughly the same every year, but

I think we' re getting a few more dollars this year than last," said Luke. "We' re thankful for the funding we get to operate and maintain the units to be safe, sanitary and quality units."

Eligible activities for the fu nds include housing development, assistance to housing developed under the Indian Housing Program of the 1937 Housing Act, housing services to eligible families and individuals, housing management services, crime prevention and safety, and model activities that provide creative approaches to solving affordable housing problems. The block grant approach to housing was enabled by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA).

"The Indian H o u sing Block Grant program is the single, largest source of affordable housing assistance in Native American communities," said Ramirez.

"Over the life of the program, recipients have been able to build or acquire almost 37,000 affordable homes and have rehabilitated more than 77,000 housing units."

CTUIR Notice of Option to Purchase 1n the Matter of the Estate of: Josephine Saraphine Hines Probate No:P000083246IP A llotment:

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This notice is to serve as theOgcial CTUIR Noa'ce0 0 tion to Purchasefor the above referenced estate that the confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ("cTUIR") of oregon will exercise its Option to Purchase under the authority of the CTUIR Inheritance Code~ any and all interest/s of the above referenced trust or restricted allotments at fair market value pursuant to Section 105(C)(4)~.

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Eli 'bili Re uirements:Any member of the Confederated Tribes owning an interest in a trust land parcel where the Confederated Tribes has filed a Notice of Purchase pursuant to Sections 1.05(D)(2), (3) and/or (5) of this code may purchase such lands in the place of the Confederated Tribes if: a. The member of the Confederated Tribes owns an interest in the subject trust parcel on the date of death of the decedent; b. The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes files his/her notice of intent to purchase the interest in the subject trust parcel with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees within 30 days after publication of the purchase by the Confederated Tribes in the Tribal newspaper; and c. The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes' right to purchase under this subsection shall be subject to the requirements that the fair market value of the interest in ~st lands as determined by the Secretary [of the

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The eligible member must make the full payment for the subject trust parcel, or interest therein, within 60 days of filing its notice of intent to purchase. In such an event, the eligible member shall be authorized to acquire the interest in the subject parcel in the place of the Confederated Tribes.

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DNA evidence purports salmon hatcheries cause rapid genetic changes CORVALLIS, Ore. — A new study on steelhead trout in Oregon offers genetic evidence that wild and hatchery fish are different at the DNA level, and that they can become different with surprising speed.

The study, published Feb. 17 in Nature Communications, found that after one generation of hatchery culture, the offspring of wild fish and first-generation hatchery fish differed in the activity of more than 700 genes.

A single generation of adaptation to the hatchery resulted in observable changes at the DNA level that were passed on to offspring, scientists reported.

This research was conducted at Oregon State University in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Scientists say the findings essentially close the case on whether or not wild and hatchery fish can be genetically different.

Differences in survival and reproductive success between hatchery and wild fish have long offered evidence of rapid adaptation to the hatchery environment.

This new DN A e v i dence directly meas ured the activity o f al l g e nes in t h e offspring of hatchery and wil d f i sh. It conclusively demonstrates that the genetic d ifferences between hatchery and wi l d fish are large in scale and fully heritable.

"A fish hatchery is a very artificial environment that causes strong natural selection pressures," said Michael Blouin, a professor of integrative biology in the OSU College of Science. "A concrete box with 50,000 other fish all crowded together and fed pellet food is clearly a lot different than an open stream."

It's not clear exactly what traits are being selected for, but the study was able to identify some genetic changes that may explain how the fish are responding to the novel environment in the hatchery.

"We observed that a large number of genes were involved in pathways related to wound healing, immunity, and metabolism, and this is consistent with the idea that the earliest stages of domestication may involve adapting to highly crowded conditions," said Mark Christie, lead author of the study.

Aside from crowding, which is common in the hatchery, injuries also happen more oftenand disease can be more prevalent.

The genetic changes are substantial and rapid, the study found. It's literally a process of evolution at work, but in this case it does not take multiple generations or long periods of time.

"We expected hatcheries to have a genetic impact," Blouin said. "However, the large amount of change we observed at the DNA level was really amazing. This was a surprising result."

When the genetic changes that occur in a hatchery environment are better understood, it could be possible to change the way fish are raised in order to produce hatchery fish that are more like wild fish.

This research is a first step in that direction.

This work was performed using steelhead trout from the Hood River in Oregon. It was supported by the Bonneville Power Administration and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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processes, but doesn' t answer key questions MISSION — A study that claims hatchery steelhead are genetically different than wild salmon may be useful for fisheries managers, but it doesn't put to rest the controversial question.

Rather, the study helps understand the adaptive processes hatchery fish go through and how to counteract any maladaptive performance, according to Gene Shippentower, program supervisor for the CTUIR Natural Resourse Department.

A ccordin g t o i t s a u t h o r s, t h e study offers evidence that wild and hatchery fish are different at the DNA level and that they can become different with surprising speed.

The study, published Feb. 17 in N ature Co m m u n i c a t i ons, f o u n d that after one generation of hatchery culture, the offspring of w il d f i sh and first-generation hatchery fish d ifference in the activity of m o r e than 700 genes.

Research conducted by Oregon State University i n c o l l aboration with the Oregon Department of Fish 8z Wildlife indicates, scientists say, puts to rest the question of whether or not wild and hatchery fish can be genetically different.

Not so fast, said Shippentower, who questions the study of a single

Bounc'n Cancercoordinator Aaron Noisey gets taped up by youth,including GoldenEagles player Devon Barkley (in uniform at right) as part of the event activities Feb. 5 at the Nixyaawii Community gymnasium.

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s t e e l h ead t r o u t demonstrate variable life history strategies and are adapting to an inconstant and sometimes hostile environment," Shippentower said in an email. "Could the same studied changes be observed after one generation of hatchery fish that spawn in the wild?"

Shippentower questioned when in its life stage the steelhead were sampled — and whether the sample included all steelhead or just wild stocks.

"What's the probability that those wild fish absolutely have no genetic influence from some hatchery origin fish? It seems there could be substantial rapid changes for hatchery fish to adapt to the wild if those fish retain wild traits."

The key to the paper, Shippentower said, is the "expression of traits, not the specific genetic sequences themselves."

This paper d e m o n s t r ates, he added, that steelhead genes are expressed differently depending on conditions.

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People attending the Bounc'n Cancer event held candles to remember victims of the disease.

Bounc'n Cancer raises $2,087 MISSION — All the gate proceeds from Nixyaawii's games against Echo Feb. 5 brought in more than 52,000 toward cancer research.

This year, just Nixyaawii and Echo participated in Bouncin' Cancer event, which over 9 years now has generated more than 542,000 to fight cancer.

The money was donated to Friends of Pamela Fay with the funds going to Umatilla County residents.

Aaron Noisey, the event coordinator and Nixyaawii Community School athletic director, said the event would not have been possible without the help of local-business sponsorships. He also thanked Herb Biting, a cancer survivor who spoke during halftime of the game.

"We hope that the money raised will in some way help those who are fighting the battle," Noisey said in an email. "Mostly we want those individuals and families to know that they aren't fighting the battle alone. Like Jimmy V said, 'Don't give up ... don't ever give up.'"

(Jimmy Valvano coached at North Carolina State when his team upset Duke to win the NCAA basketball tournament in 1983. Following retirement as acoach, Valvano became a broadcaster for ESPN and ABC Sports. He gave hundreds of motivational speeches. One of his most memorable was delivered Feb. 21, 1993 on the North Carolina State basketball court when he stressed the importance of hope, love and persistence, and included his famous "Don' t give up, don't ever give up." Quote.) Valvano died from cancer in 2014. )

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Jada Burns selected to attend science Congress IRRIGON — Jada Burns, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, has been selected as a delegate to the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders who will meet June 29-July 1 in Lowell, Mass.

Burns, a sophom ore a t I r r i g o n H igh School, w a s nominated to represent Oregon based o n he r a c a d e m i c achievement, leadership potential and passion for science Jada B u r ns and technology, according to a news release from the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists.

The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering or m a thematics (STEM).

The purpose of the event, according to the news release, is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in

the country who aspire to be scientists and technologists, to "stay true to their dream" and, after the event, provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.

During the three-day Congress, Burns will join students from across the country to hear Novel Laureates and National Medal of Science Winners talk about leading scientific research; be given advice from deans of the world's top tech u niversities; be "inspired" b y f e l l o w teen science prodigies; and learn about cutting-edge advances and the future of science and technology. " This is a cr u cial t im e i n A m e r i c a when we need more nimble-minded and creative scientists and technologists who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially," said Richard Rossie NAFST executive director. "Focus, bright and determined students like Jada Burns are out future and she deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give her."

Jada is the daughter of CTUIR member Julia Burns.

Nixyaawii students again creating linocut prints at Crow's Shadow MISSION — Students from Nixyaawii dents who attend the printmaking class, Community School are once again cret wo of w h ich have returned from t h e a ting l i n o cut p r i n t s a t previous year. The eight C row's Shado w i n s t i s tudents i n c l ud e E l l a tute of the Arts and will Mae Looney, L'Rrissa Sobe displaying two-color happy, Shandiin Horton prints at their exhibit this Moreno, Sunshine Fuenspring. tes, Arlen Blue Thunder, During this 2015-2016 DeShawn Ryder, Shanae s chool year, s t u d e n t s Williams and Teata Oatw ere a b l e t o a tt e n d man. This year, students Crow's Shadow weekly h ave learned t o m a k e two-color prints whereas thanks to the two grants that funded the program: last year they focused on one-color prints. the Umatilla County CulTheir art will be distural Com m i ssion an d played in March at the t he Ore go n A r t s C o m Maryhill Museum of Art mission Art Builds Com- L'Rissa Sohappy, ajunioratNrxyaawii i n Goldendale W a s Community School creates linocut munities grant. an t e y w i a so e o n print at Crow's Shadow.

There are eight stuexhibit at Crow's Shadow

Athena-Weston SchoolBoard seeks on-line survey input on bond measure ATHEN A — Th e A t h e n a - W e ston School Board is asking for input from the community through an online survey available on the district website.

The Athena-Weston School Board is seeking a bond in the amount of 54 million on the May 17 ballot. If the bond is approved, the school district will receive an additional 54 million from the state for a total of 58 million for the district.

The survey is to help prioritize district projects that are proposed in the bond measure on the May 2016 ballot.

Students, parents, school district staff and community m e mbers are encouraged to complete the online survey by

visiting www.athwest.k12.or.us.

The survey provides a list of projects at each Athena-Weston school and allows participants to give their input about the importance of each project.

"This is a great opportunity for the school board and the district to hear from o ur commun ity m e m bers about w h a t they think are the most important projects to be funded if the bond is approved.

We hope people will take a few minutes to complete the survey," said Jim Reger, interim superintendent.

For more information about the survey or the bond, please contact the AthenaWeston School District at 541-566-3551.

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Arf WORKz winners named af Tamasfslikf Gran d P rizes were awarded to Carson MISSION - "At Peace with H er AYama, 9, for "The Whole Other StorY"; self," art created by Frances Gomez Jenna Thomas, 13, for "Morning Nibbles"; Chalakee, was voted artists' choice at and Grayson Hughbanks, 17, for "Little Bird". the fifth-annual ArtWORK show and Awards of Excellence wen't to Daniel Dick competition at Tamastslikt Cultural 7 tor "Untitled"; Jason Bearchum, 11, for Institute.

"Untitled"; and Alexis Sharpe, 18, for "Native More than 130 pieces were submitA m e rican Bride".

Awards of Merit went to Elijah Bearchum, ted by young arts from throughout the 10 for "Birch Trees ln Winter"; LucY OYama, region, including Mission, pendleton 1 1, for "Stand Strong"; and Frances Gomez Hermiston, Mi l ton-Freewater, F t Burl3 Chalakee, 18, for bank in W a s h"At Peace with Heri ngton, an d a s . s e l f ". " far away as Har10-and-under "' -' ~+..g din Mont. honorable me nt ions w e n t t o A rti st s v i e d Rytta Quaemptsin three age catSnively, 9; Sas/ e gories for t h e cha Quaempts, 5; a rtists' c h o i c e , g rand p r i z e s , awards of excellence, awards of Quaempts-Snively, 10. merit and honor"At Peace with Herself" created by Frances '

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Tribes 'biggest ecenemic been te regien' Tribes see s ign ificant growth according fo economic studies PENDLETON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The economic message was mixed Feb.17 at the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook Luncheon.

On one hand, Umatilla County's prospects are improving.

O regon Em p l o y m en t D e p a r t m en t regional economist Dallas Fridley said many key industries in Pendleton, like hospitality and durable manufacturing, are trending upward.

On the flip s i de, hi gh-paying jobs in the professional service and federal government field were wiped out by the closure of the Umatilla Army Depot and are unlikely to return.

A .J. Tarnasky, th e executive v i c e president and chief credit of f icer for Community Bank, said the region's housing prices are starting to rise, although a gap is opening between Pendleton and Hermiston.

The average house costs 5138,000 in Pendleton as opposed to 5180,00 in Hermiston.

Perhaps the biggest economic boon to the region is the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Between the Wildhorse Casino 8z Resort, Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Cayuse Technologies and the tribal government, economic consultant Robert Whelan said the tribes employ 1,652 people.

Whelan said the success and growth of the tribes creates a chain effect that boosts other calculations.

According to ... the tribes Whelan's calcuwere directly lations, the tribes or indirectly were directly or i nd i r e c t l y r e responsible sponsible for 11 for 11 p ercent o f t h e percent of jobs in Umatilla County. the jobs in W helan a l so Umatilla downplayed the County. n egat i v e e c o nomic effects of gambling addiction, saying only 0.5 percent of gamblers are considered problem gamblers, 59 percent of whom do their gambling outside casinos.

D urin g t h e q u e s t io n a n d a n s w e r session, many attendees asked the economists about the effect of a potential minimum wage hike.

Survey will help better understand workforce needs PENDLETON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Umatilla County B oard of C o m m i s sioners and B l u e Mountain Co m m u n it y C o l l ege are working together to better understand the workforce needs throughout Umatilla County. T ogether, they want to understand the challenges employers face when recruiting and fil li ng open positions and the impact that a qualified workforce has on decisions to expand businesses.

Having access to a qualified workforce is necessary for growth, expansion, and day-to-day business operations.

"The more we understand the issues existing employers face, the better we will be able to work on solutions and

Whelan was the most vocal about a minimum wage increase, saying it would hurt impoverished Oregonians by forcing them to pay more taxes and reducing their earned income tax credit.

Whelan scoffed at the notion that a higher minimum w age wo ul d st i m u-

resources to support them, as well as those interested in establishing a business in Umatilla County," Susan Bower of Eastern Oregon Business Source, who has been hired to do the study, said in a news release.

The survey takes about 15-minutes to complete and can be found at surveymonkey.corn / r/ Uma til lacou ntyworkforceneeds.

Individual responses will be shared only with the independent consultant hired to conduct this study. The compilation of results will be published and will include a list of participant organizations. An organization's contact information and survey responses w ill not be shared in a wa y t hat i s identifiable. " Um a t i l l a C o u n t y a n d B M C C a re s e r i o u s a b o u t s e rv i n g t h e r egion's em p l o y er s an d sees th i s s urve y a s a n i m p o r ta n t s t e p , " B ower sai d .

l ate local economies, saying p eop l e spent only 17 percent of their money locally.

Whelan said a better way to improve the working poor's economic prospects is to cut income taxes for those who earn under S30,000.

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Healthy Cooking classes dish up themed menus MISSION — Fresh ingredients, healthy r ecipes, fun w i t h f r i e nds, and a f r ee l unch. Those are a few b e n ef its t h a t community members enjoy when at tending the Healthy Cooking class offered monthl y by Yell ow h awk T r i b a l Health Center

(YTHC).

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and Jessica Holben. Participants are community members and employees of various ages from both Pendleton and Mission but there's only one common g oal: to b u i l d a healthy community.

Each meal is themed around t he mo n t h o r season and they alternate to vege tarian e v e r y o ther m o n t h .

F or Febr u a r y the instructors used the color r ed i n e v e r y

when they come and they' re grateful to get good cooking ideas," said Lewis.

"They' re eating something they' ve never had before and that's really exciting."

According to Jones, they use fresh vegetables from the community garden as much as possibleand Lewis ensured that all three instructors have their food handler's license.

Jeanne Jensen from Pendleton said she saw an ad for the class a year ago in the CUJ and has been attending ever since.

"I love it," said Jensen. "I learn a lot every time."

The cooking class is offered the third Wednesday of each month from 11 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Jones encourages employees

to participate during their lunch hour even if t ha t m e ans arr i v in g a t 1 1:30, thirty minutes after the class has started.

Usually the food is still in the process of being made and participants can help cook, prep or plate.

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Growing season nears ast years' community gardens were very productive thanks to our previous gardener, Bethany Davidson. Unfortunately, Bethany relocated toNew Mexico, so she was unable to see to fruition the great work she had done.

T hank you to al l t h ose who v o l u n teered to help last year. Accomplishments from last year included the installation of an information board, a wash station was built, a productive harvest was grown, and a greenhouse was erected.

With your help, the 2016 growing season brings much promise to the Umatilla Rese rvation . O v e r t h e winter months I have planned, researched, prepared, and gained knowledge to make this season productive.

We have four garAdrienne Berry den sites — the main community g a rden located on Confederated Way between Whirlwind Drive and Walla Walla Court; the Senior Center patio garden located behind the Senior Center; the Nixyaawii Community School Garden located behind the high school; and the new greenhouse in front of the high school.

With all of these sites in mind I have planned many projects, including: Community Garden — Create an inviti ng atmosphere for the community t o gather, which includes a covered area, benches, better cleaning area for harvest production, and more garden plots for more crop producing plants.

Senior Center — Build an e l evated garden beds, vertical garden plots, and sitting areas. This patio garden will be an up-cycle garden with the idea of reducereuse-recycle!

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by Jewel Kennedy's horticulture class.

Community greenhouse — The greenhouse is almost ready for the first plants t o be moved in. The greenhouse wil l supply the plants that cannot be sowed directly in the garden. I hope to have the g reenhouse open to the community i n May. Currently I am waiting on the heater and a few alterations to the structure for the greenhouse to be opened to the public.

This year I will be implementing an information board for comm u nicating garden news. The info board is located within the main community garden. I also will provide gardening workshop /classes for all that are interested in learning how to grow their own food. And support for those who wish to have a garden or have received a raised garden bed last year and did not have a chance to use it.

If you received a raised garden bed from last year's workshop and need assistance, just contact me so we can prepare your garden for the growing season.

I have great expectations for the 2016 growing season. I need volunteers who are interested in gardening, have gardening experience, wish to learn more, and people who just want to help. Also, I am in search of reusable items for elevated garden beds such as rain barrels, wine barrels, livestock troughs, lumber, pallets and the like. Please contact me at 541278-7551, e-mail me at Adrienneberry@ yellowhawk.org or just drop by the office at the community health building.

Adrienne Berry, from the Dine (Navajo) Nation, was hiredin July as the Community Gardener. She calls the Pacific Northwest home. Shehas lived and worked in central Oregon's forests, inhabited the Oregon coast and now makes her home in the Blue Mountains. She has experience in landscap-

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Super Bowl donations top $7,300 for Wounded Warriers Wildhorse Resort big contributor throughout region

s nowboards, refrigerators, and N F L branded merchandise was won by fans who watched the big game at Wildhorse.

PENDLETON — For the fourth conThis year, there was so much momensecutive year, Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino t um behind the fundraiser that it w a s donated funds to the Wounded Warriors moved from the Wildhorse Sports Bar Project through their Superb Bowl raffle. into Rivers Events Center.

"Last year we sold about 1,500 raffle A total of 57,312 was raised during the annual event. tickets; this year we sold closer to 2,100," Wildhorse Sports Bar Manager Kevin said Haid.

"My goal is always to top what we Haid teams up with Wildhorse vendors for the donation of p r izes, then raffle were able to contribute the previous year tickets are sold during the Super Bowl and we are thrilled with the outcome," game. P r i zes like surfboards, BBQ's, said Haid. "It is a great feeling to be able

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This time last year, George St. Denis Post 140 went under a revival tent to save Mission's charter. A lot of footwork went i nto the mission and it w a sn't i n v a i n; Post Commander Toni Cordell was not only successful in achieving membership goals but exceeded it with a 135 percent increase.

Now that the post is back on the right track the focus and g oals have shifted to be more g involved in the community. The vision incorporates the following: fuse military protocol with our native culture, be involved in more community events, investigate the needs of our local veterans and their dependents, and find a building to house those needs and co m m u n i t y v e t eran groups.

As the American Legion celebrates its 97th birthday, Post 140 reflects on the past and looks to the future. The post is looking back to what it means to be a post of the American Legion, which was founded on the four pillars: Veterans Affairs 8z Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Children 8z Youth.

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MISSION — Six students attained perfect attendance for the month of January at Nixyaawii Com m u nity School and qualified with others for good-at tendance drawings.

Students with no absences included Desiree Jim, Erika Bill, Skylar Crowe, Willie Surface, Araileya Toledo and Carson Moreno.

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Students with perfect attendance automatically receive free movie tickets and a chance to be inthe good attendance drawing. Winners of the drawing were Wilbur Oatman, Chandler Case, Desiree Jim, Erika Bill and Skylar Crowe.

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lowing WWI, it was apparent that military personnel needed help in the transition back to civilian life. The American Legion was born, becoming the nation's largest self-help organization: veterans helping fellow veterans.

S ince then the na tion h a s been involved in various war conflicts. With th e a d v ancement in technology and warfare, the needs of veterans are always evolving and as they d o the Post m us t e v o lv e a s well. It is, after all, the younger g enerations that carry on t h e legacy. Since the revitalization, Post 140 has made apush to reach out to members and non-members alike.There are many ways to be involved and that includes volunteering, requesting services and donating.

Join us Saturday, March 19 as we celebrate the 97th American Legion Birthday.

Ceremony will start at the Nix-Ya-Wii Warriors Memorial at 9 a.m. and move to the Longhouse at 10. Lunch will be provided at noon.

For more in f o r m a tion, contact Toni Cordell at 541-429-7389 or Kathleen Peterson at 541-429-7314.

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is spent each year to support community events through sponsorships. " Wild h orse does a w o n d e r fu l j o b of givin g b ack t o t h e r e g i onal communities," said Diane Long, marketing director for the resort. "Being a good community partner is a goal for all of us at Wildhorse, not only through monetary donations and sponsorships but also through our employees volunteering, using localvendors, and events such as this one."

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The casino raised more than S3,000 over what they did in 2015 for the charity.

Giving back has always been a tradition of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. While most people see and feel the effects of the funding the Wildhorse Foundation gives out annually (over 5900,000 in 2015), the Casino independently supports close to 1,000 raffles, golf tournaments and fundraisers throughout the year with p r ize donations. That does not include 5450,000 that

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PENDLETON — During the month of January, nearly 5,000 Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino guests won jackpots of 5500 or more.

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55.1 million in jackpots. That's an average of over 5165,000 in winnings per day.

Of the 4,986 jackpots, 1,055 were worth 51,200 or more; 227 were for 52,500 or more; 70 were for 54,000 or more; and 13 jackpots in the month of January were worth more than 58,000 including three of 520,000 or more.

Wildhorse has also been hosting the Last Call Match n' Roll. Cash drawings were held every Saturday and Sunday in January. Unclaimed prizes were added to the 7 p.m. Last Call drawing. Last Call was then matched and rolled to the next Last Call drawing. On Jan. 31, Cheri S. from Walla Walla, won 512,900 as the Last Call Winner.

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G lover Is l an d o nc e a c t i v e w i n t e r v i l l a g e any traveling to the Tr i-Cities have passed Clover Island, which lies in the Columbia River off the shores of Kennewick, Washington. But before treaties, reservations, and Columbia River dams, this island and nearby shoreline was an active winter village and First Foods procurement area of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla people. Its native name, Anwa', named for "Sun" of the myth time, was originally named for the area around and including today's Clover Island.

Anwa', pronounced 'ON-wash', directly translates to 'Sun's place.' The permanent village located here was occupied by family bands. Fishing for salmon, sturgeon, and lamprey was done nearby. It was a favored location in winter as well as in summer, although some moved to the nearby mountains and tributaries to hunt, fish, and gather the traditional foods, medicines and materials along the seasonal round mi gration route.

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T he Por t o f reasons whyour eldersutilized the canoe, and sometimes that water only got this deep, and that was at high tide."

K enne w i c k i s "Some of the islands were places our people would u ndertak in g a I hide, when the marauding war like tribes would come C lover I s l a n d into our area to steal our horses and our women. So we Redevelopment Plan for the expansion of the island to would have these places to hide in, so possibly there increase economic opportunity on Clover Island. The were guards on this you know where we drove across original island was inundated by the McNary Reservoir @~M s ~ ~ to here to protect our people, because they would come Project in 1954. So that it would rise above the water, porover from the south and steal or kill our people." tions of the original island were scraped off and used as "My mother was born between Umatilla and Plymfill to create the current "built-up island" that exists today. outh down here. She was born on a fish island, which f~/ P ar 4 * ~ ~ The Clover Island area is considered a traditional was fished on during February. She used to always cultural property to Columbia River tribes because of call herself a wild Indian. She'd say I don't belong to its uses for burial areas, ceremonies, village and camp Oregon or Washington, I belong (laughter) out there on habitation areas, traditional fishing areas, horse grazing and swing nets, and some fished with spears from canoes. the islands in the river." areas, a travel corridor, a trade area, and social event According to tribal oral histories, large herds of horses " Before t h ere w er e a n y areas in pre-contact and contemporary historic times. o nce grazed these lands. Th e area was ideal for it s bridges at all, all along the The redevelopment project includes interpretation pastured lands, close proximity to water, the habitation Columbia River, they had to from the CTUIR on the traditional uses of the area. areas and travel corridors. tO always comeupheretocrosstheriver The Tribes agreed to the project in order to protect this Many trails met here, creating excellent trading anditwasallferries...Iusedto Call hgIsgif a traditional cultural property for the future and minimize opportunities. T h i s t r avel corridor wa s u t i l ized to just cross through here. They further impacts to the land. get to Bateman Island, the Columbia Point area, and were over for the way Indians C lover Island was inhabited year round, in p a r t She'd say I to the Walla Walla area. M any people utilized this used to trade, you know, for because of the abundants of fish in this area, including travel corridor to reach other resource areas such as the roots and thing like that." dOÂťt bglOng " I' ve seen this island i n salmon and eels(lamprey), but also steelhead, blue back, mountains, and to attend social events and ceremonies whitefish, sucker, and sturgeon. Fishers used dip nets tO OregOn Or 1937, I used to haul Indians in other territories. This area also was in close proximover to Yakima to the golden ity to the Peo Peo Mox Mox Washington hop farm over there. And we Trading Post. In addition to used to stop on this island, Walla Walla, Wanapum, and Out Yakama people also lived in lot of them had relatives here.

And we'd stop here on this this area. island, but it was a lot bigger Trade was an im p or tant than it is today." islands in the aspect of tribal life. Trading I seen one or w o w e I IVBI places were usually located a t pr e d o m i n a t e r e s o u r c e dings here on this island. I t doesn't look like it does now areas such as large fishing to me it doesn' t look the same. sites or r i v e r c o nf luences.

This was a lot bigger. There was nothing in here just Trade usually consisted of exchange of foods such as people and their homes, used to have some good stick games here, boy we had some good games here." salmon for roots, or of raw "I really feel that the education of the public on, I materials, tools and equipguess, the original inhabitants and the naturalness of the 1948 photo depicting Clover island at the time ofthe Columbia shipyard floods. The Cloverlsland ment. I f r e sources weren' t island in the past, would really be beneficial to all of us." area is considered a traditional cultural property to Columbia River tribes because of its uses for available locally burial areas, ceremonies, village and camp habitation areas, traditional fishing areas, horse grazing f a mi y or neig o r i n g a n s H>story, Trad>t>on k culture art>cles are wntten and subm>tted by the Tamustsukt areas,a travel corridor,a trade area, and social event areas in pre-contact and contemporary and tribes made up for the Cultural Insutue and the CTUIR Cultural Resources Protecuon Program. historic times. )II

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Pair recieve Toastermaster awards

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E mp l o y e e s o f W ild h o rs e R e sor t 8 z Casino , M i tc h M on t c h a l i n a n d Johnson JJ Jackson, w ere r e c o g n i z e d with communication awards.

Jackson, a Toastm ast er s m e m b e r since A p r i l 2 0 1 3 , Mit c h Montchalin e arned hi s " C o m petent Communicator" award, which is presented for giving 10 speeches from a communicator manual.He also has competed in several speech contests. In 20-14, Jackson served as the club's sergeant at arms. At meetings, he sometimes plays the role of "joke master."

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Montchalin, who joined in January of 2015, received his "Advance Communicator Bronze", h aving c o m p l e t e d f ive p r oj ects f r o m two advanced-communicator manuals.

Since joining Toastmasters, Montchalin has graduated from ' (~f Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.

C ay - U m a - W a JJ Jackson T oastmasters m e e t every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the Birch Room at Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino Hotel. Meetings are open to the public.

For more information, contact Gary Hildebrand, vice-president of membership at toastmastergary@gmail.corn or call 541-379-4327.

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Coulier has performed his clean standup on The Tonight Show, HBO's Detroit Comedy Jam and Comic Relief at Radio City Music Hall. He also headlined the Clean Guys of Comedy concert tour.

The show will kick off a weekend of anniversary events for the resort, including the popular fireworks show on Saturday, March 12. You can listen to a special musical medley choreographed with the fireworks on the huge speakers at the site or listen from your car radio by tuning to Umatilla Tribal radio, KCUW 104.3 FM. The fireworks show is set to begin at 8 p.m.

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Cancer Society recruiting teams for Relay for Life PENDLETON — The 2016 Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, is recruiting teams from the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Teams once represented Wil d h orse Resort 8r Casino, Cayuse Technologies and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, but that participation has dw i n d l ed .

Last year just a handful of people from the Confederated Tribes participated in the event.

This year the Relay for Life of Pendleton will take place June 17-18 at Sunridge Middle School. It is hoped that teams — it doesn't matter how many are on a team — will walk through the night raising money for cancer research. About 78 cents of every dollar raised goes to research, according to Carol Preston, the Pendleton even leader.

In addition to individual pledges, team members that contribute 5100 will reserve "Hope Club" T-shirts for members.

P reston is a b r east cancer surv i v o r and knows plenty of others, including family members, who have had cancer.

She knows the importance of positive thinking. " Everybody k n ow s someone w h o has had cancer or has been impacted by cancer," Preston said.

Participation in the Relay for Life gives cancer victims, survivors and their families encouragement.

"They see survivors and they say 'I can fight this, I can do that,'" she said.

Opening ceremonies will take place at 6 p.m. before a survivor /caregiver lap around the track at Sunridge. At 9 p.m. a luminary is set to "show respect and honor" for those who have passed.

"It can be so powerful for those who have lost loved ones," Preston said.

Additionally, food, fun laps and kids' games are planned.

The event still is in the planning stages and team captains are encouraged to attend meetings on the fourth Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Hospital.

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Teams camp out at local schools, parks, or fairgrounds and take turn walking running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event, while entertainment, music and fun activities keep things lively.

Symbolizing the battle waged around the clock by those facing cancer, the event can last up to 24 hours and empowers communities and individuals to take a stand against cancer.

Dollars raised by the four million participants worldwide in 24 countries help the American Cancer Society save lives by supporting education and prevention efforts, funding groundbreaking cancer research, and providing free information and services for people with cancer who need them.

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NESPELUM, Wash. — The Colville Tribes of Washington are purchasing life insurance for a119,500 members.

The insurance will help pay for burials, ceremonies and memorials f or deceased members, the t r i b e said in a February press release. The coverage is being acquired through Symetra.

"The tribes have signed up for wake and death benefits for all of the members," the press release stated.

"The beneficiary will be the Colville C onfederated Tr i bes and i t w i l l cover all tribal members, including unforeseen deaths that are usually not covered by insurances."

According to the tribe, about 88 members die every year. So far in 2016, 25 people have died.

The press release did not state the cost of the effort.

For more in f o r m a tion about Relay for Life of Pendleton, contact Preston at 541-379-6294, or visit the website at relayforlife.org /pendletonor.

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Nixyaawii girls, beys head te 1A state teurney in Baker City PENDLETON — The boys from Nixyaawii Community School started a little slow but by half-time there was no doubt as to who would win the game and advance to the Class 1A state tournament in Baker City.

"They were exactly who we thought they were," said Triad Coach John Combs. "To win this kind of game you' ve gotta have your best. Nixyaawii is the cream of the crop and if they aren't first (at the state tournament, which had begun as the CUJ went to press) I'd expect them to be in the top three."

"Once Ira ( Ashley) got into rhy thm I k new i t would difficult to come back," said Coach Combs, who heaped compliments on the Golden Eagles after the game ended at 56-28.

Nixyaawii didn't hit a single three-pointer in the first half although plenty were hoisted.

And that was of no concern for Nixyaawii Coach Shane Rivera.

"I know our guys will make shots. We were getting good looks in the first half, but they didn't fall. Some were forced but that's kind of our nature."

Sharp shooter Fredy Campos said he knew the threes would come sooner or later.

"I knew if we kept shooting the ball they eventually would fall. We' re all capable of putting it down. We tell each other to keep on shooting," Campos said.

The Golden Eagles led just 10-8 after a quarter and it appeared that Triad's size, with 6-7 post Michael B arrett and two others at 6-3 and 6-4, would w o r k inside. But Barrett was held to just seven points — all in the second half.

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MISSION — It didn't talk long before the score was out of hand.

I n a play-in game to q u a l if y f o r state Nixyaawii Com m u n ity School thrashed visiting Siletz Valley, 72-34.

At the end of the first quarter, the Nixyaawii Goldens girls team held 22-6 lead. At the of the third stanza Nixyaawii was up by 33 points. Adding insult to injury, the Golden Eagles put anothere 23 points in the fourth quarter.

Mary Stewart could not be stopped, finishing w ith 30 points. Along the way, she banged home five threepointers and hit eight of 10 from the free throw line.

With a 36-8 lead at halftime, Coach Jeremy Maddern was able to rest his starters and give playing time to others.

All nine players scored. Kaitlun Melton scored nine, Sunshine Fuentes- - taking advantage of her heighth scored 8, and two others — Ella Mae Looney and S Fitzpatrick — each scored seven points.

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Santa Fe Indian School fires Moses, Schimmel after courtside clash Santa Fe Indian School d i s m issed head boys basketballcoach Ceci Moses and assistant coach Rick Schimmel on Sunday evening after an incident last week between M o ses' coaching staff and St. Michael's administrators during a District 5-4A game.

However, Moses and Schimmel, her husband, released astatement Tuesday night stating that racial slurs were aimed at the team during SFIS' game at St. Michael's on Feb. 17.

Schimmel, who was the varsity assistant /junior varsity coach, also filed an incident report with Santa Fe police alleging that St. Michael's athletic director Tom Manning pushed him du r i ng the game.

SFIS AD Eric Brock said C-team head coach Jason Abeyta will be the interim varsity coach for the rest of the season because Schimmel also was fired. In addition, the school removed Schimmel as head baseball coach, a position he held for one season.

Moses guided the Braves toa 24-28 record in two years at the school. SFIS was 12-13 this season with a 3-5 mark that earned it fourth place in the district.

It was the last 5-4A regular-season game against the Horsemen that appeared to spur the school to sever ties with her.

Schimmel claimed in the report that Manning shoved him in the shoulder as he told the team it could take the court at halftime of the game. Manning denied the allegations in his statement to police, countering that Schimmel became "extremely irate" after he tapped him on the shoulder.

Schimmel and Manning both declined to comment on the matter to The New Mexican. Schimmel and Moses released their statement after the Braves beat Albuquerque Bosque School 94-59 in the Pueblo Pavilion on Tuesday night, in which Schimmel claims Manning was one of those who uttered racial slurs at the team.

"With all due respect to the Santa Fe Indian School community and ow n ership and especially our basketball team," Schimmel's statement read, "I provide you a statement regarding what took place at St. Mike's High School. The truth is that Tom Manning physically pushed me. Manning told our players to 'get off the court this isn't a damn reservation.'

Tom Manning then allowed his brother to call Native American people 'prairie [expletive deleted].' As a result of what Manning did we are losing our jobs."

Moses added, "Protecting my team, reporting a wrongful incident is my job.

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Cam os was T'du T hat m a hav e b een a m o m e n t urn bu i l de r e v e n thou h m o m entum wasn't necessar O n t h e s i d el ine s a ssi st a n t c oach Alan C r a w f ord huddled w i t h H unter Melton I r a A shle a n d C a m o s. He told t h em t hat the a r n e w a s on their shoulders. t~ed h 29 He told them that as s eniors it wa s t i m e points. n • o t to take char e. ~ attttte dice T hen m i d w a ~ a bout f o u r t hrou h thir d u a r WilburOatman ets his ieceofthe cham ionne . minutes into t er Cam os A s h le t he secon d and Melton his three uarter when starti n uar d H u n t e r bo mb s and stretched the lead to 53-29.

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Mary Stewart, a sophomore at Nixyaawsii Community School was named Old Oregon League player of the year.

Nix. girls stay ahead from start to finish in district championship BAKER CITY — The Nixyaawii Golden Eagles girls team started quickly and then coasted to the Old Oregon League championship, 50-30, against Powder Valley.

Mary Stewart, the league's MVP, was unstoppable.

She led all scorers with 21 points and added 8 rebounds.

Teammate Desiree Maddern added adozen points and 12 rebound s.

Everything went according to plan for the Golden Eagles early on. They outscored Powder Valley, one of just two teams to beat Nixyaawii this season, 23-5, in the first period.

"We' ve had some tough first quarters over the last few weeks. We got off to a good start both on offense and defense,"Coach Jeremy Maddern said.

Maddern said the last game, a 46-43 win over Echo, was a wake-up call for the girls, who came in to the

district tournament ranked third in the state with a 24-2 record."We were not aggressive to the hoop. I think that loss helped us get to this point," Maddern said.

The coach said his daughter, Desire, played her best basketball against Powder Valley. She had a dozen points and just as many rebounds. He also praised the hard work under the rim by junior Sunshine Fuentes.

"She played within herself," Maddern said, noting that part of the game plan was getting the ball inside to their tallest girls.

"And Mary did her thing," Maddern said.

With the most minutes played — 30 out of 32 — Stewart was 6 for 13 from the field, including 3 of 6 from behind the three-point arc. Stewart grabbed 8 rebounds, stole the ball 5 times and added a blocked shot. She also made 6 of 7 free throws.

In 28 minutes, Maddern was 5 for 9 from the field and pulled down 12 rebounds — six on the defensive board and six on defense.

Senior Alyssa Farrow m ade the other tw o t h reepointers; she was 2 for 4 with the first going off the baseline and another when she was isolated by Nixyaawii screens.

Nixyaawii 23 12 11 4 Powder Valley 5 8 11 6 Nixyaawii — Mary Stewart 21, Desiree Maddern 12, Alyssa Farrow 4, Sunshine Fuents 4, Kaitlyn Melton 3, Stacy Fitzpatrick 2, Ella Mae Looney 2.

Field goals — 17 (three pointers — 3). Fouls — 12.

Powder Valley — Feik 10, Hufford 9, Kerns 4, Williams 3, Sexton 2, Baker 2.

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Four native girls make first-team in 2A Columbia Basin league

Pendleton still alive in post season; girls out

Pilot Rock sophomore Chelsea Quaempts player of year PENDLETON — Four of the seven girls picked to the first-team Columbia Basin Conference all-league team are natives, including Weston-McEwen's Chelsea Quaempts who was named CBC Player of the Year.

Along with Quaempts, a sophomore, other Native American players on the first team included Jada Burns, a sophomore from Irrigon; Ammarae Broncheau, a senior f ro m W e s t on-M c Ew en; an d Madison Dave, a senior from Pilot Rock.

Rounding out the first team was Bekah Roe, junior, Pilot Rock; Yazzmin Chavez, senior, Stanfield; and H a n nah L e w i s, senior, Culver.

Burns led Irrigon in averages in four departments — 16 points, five rebounds, four steals and four assists per game.

She scored 17 points with six rebounds, fives steals and four assists in Irrigon's upset of Weston-McEwen in the CBC league final. And she scored 19 points in the game againstnumber one Kennedy that eliminated Irrigon from further postseason action.

Quaempts led Weston-McEwen in points, averaging 9.6 points a game; in

steals with an average of five a game; and was tied with Broncheau in assists with an average of 2.6 per game. Broncheau also averaged 7.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 steals per game.

During the year, Dave averaged better than 12 points a game and nine rebounds a game. She also averaged two stealsand one assist per contest. Overall she made 40 percent of her shots from the field, including one in three from beyond the trey arc, and 71 percent of her free throws.

Second team selections were Kayla Deist, sophomore, and Jacey Wilson, junior, both from Pilot Rock; Sarah Finif rock, jun i or, W e ston-McEwen; I r m a Retana, freshman, Culver; Jacee Currin, freshman, Heppner; and Taylor Davis, sophomore, Irrigon.

Honorable mention recognition went to Cynthia Curiel and Guitzell Chavez, both seniors at Stanfield; Alysha Fritz, senior, Culver; Beatriz Aguilera, senior, Irrigon; Ashley Hill and Bailey Hillmick, both juniors at Weston-McEwen.

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Manning did not return a phone message left by The New Mexican after the game.

Schimmel showed u p t o T u e sday night's 5-4A first-round game against Albuquerque Bosque School in a T-shirt with "Natives are not prairie [expletive deleted]" on the front and "Al l land is n ative land, even 'your' court" o n t h e back during a halftime ceremony for SFIS seniors. Sons Job and Mick Schimmel elected not to play against the Bobcats in a show of support of their parents.

SFIS released a statement on Tuesday to The New Mexican, regarding the behavior of its coaching staff. It did not address Schimmel's allegations of racial slurs.

"It was a regrettable misunderstanding between the SFIS coaches and the St. Michael's administration," it read. "The SFIS Athletic Department apologizes for contributing to the unsportsmanlike atmosphere at Wednesday's district game versus St. Michaels [sic]."

S FIS superintendent Roy H e r r e r a added to the statement, saying, "As a pueblo school, we are accountable to our students, families and the communities whose core values we strive to live, honor and pass down to the students."

The incident reported to police occurred as St. Michael's prepared for a halftime performance, but SFIS was on the court shooting in between halves.

Schimmel and Manning agreed that the public-address announcer asked people to clear the court. However, Schimmel said in his statement he thought the instructions excluded the Braves since they were playing.

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court so the "Pony Express" drill team could perform. The disagreement began when Manning went to the SFIS bench to tell Schimmel the players could return to the court after the performance. Schimmel's statement said Manning used either his hand or fingers to push him, creating a "sharp pain in his right shoulder."

Manning told an officer in a Feb. 18 interview he simply went over to the SFIS huddle and tapped Schimmel's shoulder to tell him the court was available and he became "confrontational and got in his face. The AD added that Schimmel yelled at him that [Manning] assaulted him."

M annin g' s s t a t em en t a d d e d t h a t Schimmel threatened to confront David M anning, who i s T o m' s son and t h e athletic trainer at SFIS. Manning said his son later called him to say that Schimmel "got in his face."

The report states that Moses corroborated her husband's version, and Schimmel wanted to pursue battery charges against Manning.

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"Our big guys came out big today," Campos, a 5-9 guard who plays under said Campos. the rim like a six footer, out-rebounded Jace Quaempts, starting in place of Triad's tall back court to give Nixyaawii s enior Hunter M cKay, wh o had to si t second looks. out a game (according to OSAA rules ).

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Ashley and Triad's Alex Holland tied for top-scoring honors, each with 16.

Triad Coach Combs attributed the Nixyaawii win to its defense.

"Our offense went stagnant and that' s a tribute to a great defense," Combs said.

"They makes defensesmake choices and make you pay for mistakes."

A1110 of the players on the Nixyaawii roster saw action and all but three scored.

That included Angel Corona, a senior starter, who was nursing a sore knee.

The crowd if 438 hollered the loudest when freshman Wilbur Oatman grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back up for a bucket off the glass.

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Field goals — 23 (three pointers — 5) Fouls —11.

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Haskell part of Native athlete study Motivational climate boosting football player retention LAWRENCE, Kansas — Contrary to juniors, 24 sophomores and 68 incoming fear any action that could result in lost stereotypes, the hyper-masculine world freshmen. Retention of Native American playing time. of football can be one in which coaches college students is a problem nationwide "This staff had worked very hard to focus on creating a positive experience, and hit Haskell's football program espe- recruit students, and they were dedicated reinforcing good efforts and help i n g cially hard. to keeping them there," Claunch said. players grow, instead of punishing misThe program's headcoach indicated a "These coaches really wanted to do right takes. willingness to try by their athletes. Even in the previous apResearchers a caring, task-cen- proach,some of the coaches used fearand from the Univertered approach to the power of their position to motivate 'After we put everything s ity o f K a n s a s coaching: because they thought it was the best way. on the table, the coaching • At hletes are It was the way their coaches treated them have authored a staff agreed this approach s tudy i n w h i c h praised for their a s players. But in experimenting wi t h t he y h e l p e d h igh ef f or t a n d the caring and task-involving coaching of putting the studentcoaches at a Naimprovement and approach, the coaches had these 'aha moathlete first was more in t ive A m e r i c a n cooperation wit h ments' asthe season went along." u niv e r s i t y i m line with the mission of teammates Those "aha moments" led not only to • At hletes are an understanding of positive motivation, plement a mo tiHaskell and the traditional va t iona I clima te made to feel like but the team's best ever retention rate and ways of many tribes. They program, which they play an imincreased satisfaction from the players proved a boon to p ortant r o l e o n and coaches. realized the ego-driven both players and the team Given football's aggressive nature, approach iscommon in coaches.

• Mistakes are some coaches showed initial resistance football, but it's not the c onsidered pa r t to using a caring, task-focused approach.

J o s e p h "They asked questions like, 'We' re Claunch, doctoro f learning a n d only way.' a l student, w a s g row in g a s a n not going to punish mistakes now? That the head football athlete. seems crazy,'" Fry said of the initial incoach a t Z u n i This caring and troduction. "What that thinking misses is High School on the Zuni Pueblo Reser- task-focused climate is in contrast to a understanding why a mistake happened vation in Zu ni, New M e xico. Like any more common ego-driven environment, in the first place and how it can be corcoach, he wondered how to get the best in which m i stakes are punished, top rected. Research shows that when people efforts out of his players. players are favored, inter-team rivalry are having fun and are allowed to learn " I ha d q u e s t i on s a b ou t w h y m y is encouraged, and players are made to f rom t h eir m i s t akes in a c o n structiv e athletes at times lacked m o t i v a tion," Claunch said. "I wanted to come back to school and learn about the science of motivation."

Claunch was a running back at Haskell Indian Nations University in 2002 and had read the work of Mary Fry, associate professor of health, sport and exercise sciences at nearby KU . A s a r esearch team they decided to test a motivational climate program based on A c h i evement Goal Perspective Theory and a caring framework at Haskell. Fry had researched and written about both topics.

However, there was l i t tle research Opening day is FREE! into developing a positive motivational climate in the hyper-aggressive, hypermasculine w o rl d o f c o l l ege f o o tball and none at an institution as diverse as Haskell.

Claunch and Fry presented the study a t the Association of A p p l i e d Sp o r t P sychology conference, and it w il l b e published in an upcoming issue of the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching.

Claunch had a n a t u ral c o nnection with the Haskell football program as an alumnus, former player, former coach and member of the Puyallup Tribe.

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During the initial introduction to the program, the researchers shared previous studies on positive climates in sport, quotes from famous coaches on using a positive approach and clips of legendary UCLA basketballcoach John Wooden on his philosophy of focusing on the growth of the athlete first and outcomes second.

Three coaches who showed initial resistance to the approach were interviewed at the end of the season, and all three realized the value by season's end.

"I recall screaming at a kid one time because I felt like he wasn't giving me his best effort, he was kind of, kind of giving me a little bit of attitude as well," one coach said in an interview. "And I came back with a little bit of aggression in my voice,maybe my body language, and I totally changed from that spring and summer to this school year to the football season to someone who is actually seeing the same person,same kid, maybe have the same kind of action like he was kind of down, he wasn't giving his full, his best effort. And instead of yelling at him, I asked him what was going on.

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Colvilles reintroducing pronghorn antelope

By Lynda V. Mapes,

NESPELUM, Washington — For some 8,000 years, pronghorn antelope were at home under the open skies and on the sagebrush steppe that today is part of the Colville Indian reservation.

Bones of the continent's fastest land mammal are found i n a r chaeological sites on the reservation, documenting the animals' importance to the people here.

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In a risky bid 15 years in the making to bring pronghorn back to their lands, Colville biologists returned last month from a foray to Nevada, to release 52 captured pronghorn in tow. The animals are notoriously sensitive and d i f ficult to relocate. Already, 11 of the animals have died.

Some were caught in fences, or likely t he snow and pr edators did them i n .

Others, though, were found in the middle of open country, where they could have escaped any p r e dator — s u g gesting other causes, including the stress of the capture, said Eric Krausz, wildlife biologist for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

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Biologists used net guns, rocket-fired from a helicopter, to capture pronghorn antelope in Nevada recently. The 52 animals were then trucked 14 hours to the Colville reservation.

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The tribe had planned to bring in 100 pronghorn but decided to do the relocation in two stages. "We will learn what the first group does," Krausz said. "Then adjust for the second year."

The confederation of 12 distinct tribes at Colville includes seven native peoples whose ancestral lands in Eastern Washington and British Columbia historically abounded with pronghorn.

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"The way our fish and wildlife program and disease tes ting, and administered looks at this, it's part of the natural envishots of antibiot 1cs. ronment and bringing thin gs back to the The collars h ave a battery life of four way they were. That is im portant from ye a r s. They' rexpected e to help wildlife an ecological sense, as well as there had staff understan d the animals' daily and to be spiritual connections," Moura said. seasonal move ment, and alert them to "That was lost when prong horn left,and any deaths. Fa wns were not collared when they return again, it w ill develop." because they are too small.

In that way, bringing pro nghorn back After the initi al workup, the animals to the reservation is part of a vision that were loaded in[ o livestock trailers and considers the tribe's cultur al fabric and their blindfolds and hobbles removed landscape as an interwove n whole; the for the trip ba ck in darkened trailers health of each influences th to the reservati on. It was tricky work; "This isn't just about bri n ging an ani- p r o n g h or n h a ve notoriously d e l icate mal back to a place," said Krausz. "It is legs, Krausz sai d. about bringing them back t o a people."

The Washing ton State Game DepartThe relocation started in the high des- ment, which pr eceded the Washington ert of Nevada, where, using a rocket-fired Department of Fish and Wildlife, tried net gun, biologists in four ho urs gathered and failed thre e times to r e i n t r o d u ce pronghorn genetically suite d for release p r o n g horn toWashington: once at the in the sagebrush lands in th e southwest- Yakima Trainin g Center in the 1930s; in em corner of the Colville reservation.

1950 in Asofln County near Ritzville; and Fires that devastated fores tland on the then again in 1968, with a release in Kittir eservation l as t s u m tas and Grant counties. mer were mi les away None of those aniThe pronghorn a nd di d n' t a f f ect t h e m als were k n ow n t o animals' new habitat. now have the task survive past the midThe capture w a s a 1980s, according to the of learning their w hi r l w i n d , s t a r t i n g department. with a 14-hour drive to new landscape The Colville decided Nevada. The helicopter t o make t h ei r m o v e and its dangers, and capture crew were i n wi n t er, to r e d u c e in the air at first light, from predators to danger of the animals w ith m u l t i p l e t r u c k s overheating. After capfences. and three livestock trailt ure, the p r o n g h o r n ers staged in the field. were closely watched N et g u n n er s c a p for heat stress, and bitured the pronghorn, then lifted anyologistspacked the haunches of some where from one to five of the animals animals with snow to cool them. Then it at a time in slings to a central outdoor was time to hit the road, driving straight workstation, according to Kodi Jo Jas- t hrough to th e r eservation, w i t h t h e pers, resource-protection biologist for bucks in one trailer, does and fawns in the tribes. the others.

O nce the nets were lowered to t h e The pronghorn now h ave the task ground, helpers untangled the prongof learning their new landscape and its horn, blindfolded the animals to calm dangers, from predators to fences. them and hobbled their feet. Then bioloRichard Whitney, wil d l ife manager gists put radio collars on the adults and See Colville antelo e Pa e 40 yearlings, took blood samples for DNA

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Oregon, Yellowhawk WIC program gets technology update with digital EBT "If apps aren' t your thing we will have many other ways to keep track of your benefits," Farmer said.

The WIC program offers foods that are approved specifically to support the nutritional needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women, and infants and children under the age of5 years. Women and infants who fit i nto these descriptions and live in O r egon are encouraged to tO be SO and eas i e r," Jean apply for the WIC program at the WIC F armer, WIC C o office. A p p l icants must also meet the much o rdinator fo r t h e better Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, said and in a news release. " It w il l a l lo w t h e eaSier.' parent to shop just Jean Farmer, f or t h e a l l o w e d Iryfc coorcfinafor i tems sh e w a n t s t hat day an d n o t lose any benefits.

The program also helps families keep track of w hat foods they have left to purchase for the month."

The switch w il l b e gin on M o n d ay, March 7. The EBT card will act like a debit card and will make shopping easier and more convenient for the WIC shopper. Along with the EBT card, shoppers will have access to a new WIC Shopper Smart Phone App allowing them to keep up to date on their benefits and to scan f oods to see if they are allowed W I C foods.

MISSION — The Women, Infant and Children's supplemental nutrition program called WIC will be offering a new way to shop for WIC food benefits by switching from printed paper vouchers to the EBT (electronic benefit transaction ) card.

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Kindergarten assessment Wa Head Start and pre-school programs.)

• Inf or m a t ion a bo ut t he s t r engths "We have a high percentage of Na- and identification of opportunity gaps tive American students at Washington in the development and academic skills (Elementary). If you think about them of the state's youngest students and early c ompared to w hat w e k no w n ow . W e learning /k-12 systems about the allocaknew nothing about them, but because of tion of resources, professional developour improved relationship now we know ment, and other support to students with more about all the kids." the greatest needs, and; The 2015-2016 school year was the • A consistent, statewide tool that will third for the Oregon's Kindergarten Asprovide a snapshot about the identificasessment, which provides: tion of systemic opportunity gaps and • Local and statewide information for will measure Oregon's progress over state-level policy makers, communities, time. schools and families about the interperNative American students in Pendlesonal, math, and literacy skills for incomton schools improved over the last two ing kindergartners; (Among others, that years as they bested statewide averages would include children in the Cay-Umafor other Native American children.

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In the 2015-2016 year, Native American/Alaska Native students beat the state average in all categories, jumping significantly in tests for English letter names and sounds.

In the English letter names, Native students were only slightly lower than the Pendleton 16R average. The Native American students in Pendleton schools were 67 percent higher than the statewide average.

In the English letter sounds, the Native American students in Pendleton schools were 50 percent higher than the statewide average.

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Although the assessment looks at specific areas, Peterson said it isn't all about academic performance.

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than an emotional and social assessment to prepare them to be successful in a school setting," he said.

The self-regulation and interpersonal skills assessment not only includes behavior in the classroom but during structured and unstructured playtime.

"Research shows that is critically important," said Peterson. "The assessment is helpful in g i v ing some information about all kids and is not viewed by the district as an end all."

Mooney said theassessments are not used for student placement, and it helps to evaluate not only the children but the schools as well.

The data helps kindergarten teachers establish a baseline for children' s learning and development at the onset of each kindergarten year, according to the state DOE. "They have to learn to hold a pencil before they can w r ite their name," Mooney said. "Many are still working on fundamental skills."

According to ODE, students enter kindergarten with a wide range of skills that teachers build upon to ensure growth throughout the year and beyond, and the assessment provides one part of a larger picture of students' strengths and areas in need of i m p r ovement. That's why teachers are encouraged to assess their kindergarteners. Teachers may choose to share students' assessment results with parents during parent-teacher conferences as part of the conversation around their child's growth and development throughout the year.

Here's how ODE describes each point of assessment: Self-regulation — looks at how often a student exhibits behaviors such as persisting at difficult tasks and using organizational skills.

Interpersonal skills — looks at how often a student exhibits skills such as sharing with their fellow students and following adult directions.

According to ODE, "There is a large b ody of e v i d ence that su p p o rts ou r understanding that a student's ability to self-regulate and provide sustained attention to a task are predictive of academic success.

Early Literacy measures is an assessment administered within the first three weeks of school. It is a timed fluency measure that provides information about how quickly and accurately entering kindergarteners can produce letter names and letter sounds.

English letter names — measures how quickly and accurately students name upper and lower case letters while looking at a chart.

English letter sounds — measure how quickly and accurately students produce the sounds of upper and lowercase letters and some letter blends while looking at a chart.

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OSU study fish to do well in the wild.

"While w il d t r a its may no t be expressed in hatchery reared fish, their wild spawned progeny are highly likely to be able to express wild traits through the differential expression of genes inherited from their wild ancestors," Shippentower said.

Shippentower is mindful of the studies test sample. .. It will take a lot more generations before any genetic changes manifest upon selection pressure. It's important to note that this study is limited to just one generation. Only studies involving multiple generations could tell us more about the effects of hatchery practice on genetic markup in the natural population."

Said Shippentower, "The observed genetic changes over a single hatchery generation in this study does not put to rest to whether hatchery fish are different than wild fish, but rather it helps understand the adaptive processes hatchery fish go through and how to counteract any maladaptive performance."

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study to determine the effects of hatchery practice on the genetic markup in t h e natural population.

A ccordin g t o t h e f i n d i n g s i n t h e newly released study, "domestication m ay invo lv e adaptation t o c r o w d e d conditions and reveal adaptation to the novel hatchery environment in v olved responses in wound healing, immunity, and metabolism."

For fisheries managers, this paper may be helpful, Shippentower said.

"It suggests that naturally spawned progeny from hatchery origin fish would also likely have expressions of genes more closely resembling wild origin fish than hatchery origin fish, as long as the domestication process had not occurred over too many generations," he said.

The CTUIR's strategy of beginning a hatchery program with locally adapted stocks and continually i n corporating wild broodstock to the hatchery program should maintain the required genetic traits for the progeny of hatchery-origin

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Q8A with Tulalip hip-hop artist Komplez Kai EVERETT, Washington — Komplex Kai (AKA K i sar Jones-Fryberg ), 28, a Tulalip Tribes member and a hip hop artist, performed in a free concert Feb. 26 in the Canoes Cabaret at the Tulalip Resort Casino.

Here's a question-and-answer interview with him.

hop before I could read. I wrote short poems before I ever started rapping.

Once I began studying rap more and made the connection between how my poetry was structured and how rappers rhymed words in their songs, I started recording my own songs on a little boom box I owned.

What do you like to do vehen you are notperforming?

I like to spend any free time I have with my family and my kids, or whenever possible, use it to hit the gym and play some basketball.

It'sbeen 10 years since the H eraldfirst verote about Komplex Kai. Hove have things changed in your li fe and in your rnusvc?

W ell, s om e t h i n g s have changed dramatiKCUW (FM 104.2) wil What is something cally and some not so that is alveays in your be airing his music much. I still work on mufridge? during the month of sic constantly, w h e th5-Hour Energy shots.

March. Find links on e r it' s w r i t i n g a n e w I enjoy caffeine, and our facebook page. song or rehearsing for coffee takes too long to shows. The music itself drink in the morning. has changed a little bit, That and A1 Sauce. maybe not the focus, but definitely how What do you veearmost of the time?

I approach making the music and even Y ou' re most l i k el y t o c a tch m e i n the process in which I create my music. basketball shorts, long sleeve thermals, Carhartt socks and some Jordan flip flops.

Does your music still have a focus on lifeon the reservation?

If you could share a meal veith anyone I think to an ex tent my m u sic w i l l from history, veho veould it be? always have that as a focus, or least it Probably Crazy Horse (or anyone of will always be from that point of view. the many o t her i m p o r t an t A m e r i can I can't change and would never want to Indian leaders from throughout history ) change who I am and where I'm from, and Tupac. I would discuss some of our but a lot of my music now is of a more "negative" issues in the present and see universal nature. I'm still Native and I'm ifthey had any advice on how to change still proud of it. them.

Are rap and hip hop still important art forms in the indigenous community? As you approach your30s,are you stillin touch veith young people on reservations, including your oven?

I think hip hop is becoming more and more a part of native communities, mine as well as others. I think it is because the content that comes from native rappers is so real, raw and fresh and new to the outside world. It's such a great outlet for our youth, that it is growing rapidly as an expressive art form and a way to share personal stories with hip hop fans abroad. We' ve never really had a native artist crossover on a h uge mainstream level, at least one who is speaking of our struggles and place in the world.

Hove did you get started and vehat veas your motivation?

I use to read poetry books when I was a lot younger. I remember hearing hip

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M y latest project " U n f o r g i v en" i s a vailable no w o n l i n e . G o t o w w w . komplexkai.corn for more information.

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The decision to court Native American voters was prompted when the voting numbers came through during Sanders historic upset at the New H a m p shire primaries. With 60 percent of the vote, Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in New H ampshire. H o w ever, this margin was nothing co m p a red to the margin he carr ied in I ow a a t t h e M eskw ak i I n d i a n Settlement precinct i n T am a C o u n t y .

Here on t h e 8 , 000 acre homeland of the 1,400 member Sac 8z Fox Tribe of the MisNicole willis s issippi in I ow a h e won 83.3 percent of the votes. Clinton only won 16.7 percent.

So it was no surprise when on Feb. 8 Sanders'campaign announced at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) meeting the creation of a Native American policy committee to develop and guide Sanders' tribal policy platform.

ATNI represents 57 Northwest tribes in a seven-state region. Founded in 1953, the organization provides an opportunity for tribal leaders to work together in the spirit of "inter-tribal unity and cooperation" and to jointly set policy and direction for member tribes. It is regarded as one of the strongest regional Native American organizations in the United States.

"In the area of policy, Native Ameri ca deserves to b e c o u r t e d, " W i l l i s told teleSUR. She said that the Native American Policy Committee, unique on the campaign trail, will contain a mix of elected officials, experts in Indian policy development and implementation, and r egional representatives who w i l l b e "delving into rapid, meaningful policy development."

Willis says the campaign will be reaching further into urban American Indian

communities where, according to U.S. Census, 78 percent of the Native American population resides. However, she said reservation communities cannot be overlooked. These communities have the proven ability to swing the vote in their districts. In very red states, the reservation counties are often the only blue ones in the entire state.

"An example," Wi l lis says, "of this would be Senator Tim Johnson's election in South Dakota. It was a profound operation in South Dakota that brought out the Indian vote and swayed the election. And again in Montana and in 2008. Where there is a large Indian population they can sway entire counties." She notes that Native American voters have a higher than average voter turnout. In fo rmer Senator Johnson's (D) election he won 94 percent of the vote on the Pine Ridge reservation, home of the state's largest tribe, the Oglala Lakota Sioux in 2002.

Willis predicts even greater things for the 2016 election because "The field organization and get out the vote push is even more widely known and established on reservations than before 2008."

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W HITE EARTH RESERVATION, M i n n . — She smokes cigarettes constantly. Her fingernail polish is flaking. She lives with her aunt and has pictures of Jesus on her walls. She wipes a spot of blood from her arm and drops a used needle into a red container embellished with a bright orange sticker bearing a biohazard symbol.

Triina, 25, is an Ojibwe tribal member and was born and raised on the White Earth Reservation.

"I used to go hard and stay high for days and days," said Triina, who agreed to be interviewed if her real name wasn't used. "I don't do it as much, and I don' t go as hard, and I don't run like I used to. My body is not what it used to be."

From 1999 She crossed her legs on to 2P13, t he edge of her bed and l i t the number a cigarette, unsatisfied wi t h her high. She couldn't get her of Native hands on heroin, her favorite Amer'cans mericans drug, and settled for mainlinwho died ing meth in the meantime. For Triina, drugs — from cocaine from drug to heroin — can cost her a couoverdoses pie of hundred dollars a day.

"I do want to quit, and I increased am going to quit. I just don' t fourfold. k now w h e n, " sh e sa i d . "I Last year don't want to say, 'I promise in three or four m o n ths I'm nearly 11 ppp going to be sober,' but hopefully I don't OD before then, at Indian b ecause the reality o f t h i s whole thing is always that."

From 2007 to 2009, Nafacilities were ti A i di d of d g diagnosed overdoses at twice the rate of the general U.S. population.

With OpiOid From 1999 to2013, the number of Native Americans who died from d r u g o v e r d oses increased fourfold. Last year nearly 11,000 patients at Indian health care facilities were diagnosed with opioid use disorder.

"We are seeing increases in heroin at some places across the nation, on reservations," said Charles Addington, the deputy associate director for the division of drug enforcement for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

"It's not completely across every reservation in the U.S., but it's in specific regions and pockets."

In December the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the BIA announced a new effort to tackle drug overdoses in Indian Country: Across 60 reservations, 340 BIA law enforcement officers on patrol will carry naloxone, a medication capable of reversing opiate overdoses. The

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Police in 31 states carry naloxone and have documented hundreds of overdose reversals. The drug works by knocking opiates off receptors in the central nervous system and can be administered intravenously or nasally. However, during an overdose, many users stop breathing, so there is often only a small window of time to administer the drug before brain damage occurs.

Health professionals and experts have mixed opinions about the program and its implementation.

"Depending on the particular needs of a particular tribe, I think this could be a useful tool," said Affie Ellis, a member of the now defunct Indian Law and Order Commission, which was charged with assessing whether the criminal justice system in Indian Country is working or failing. "But to look at it as a magic wand or a silver bullet would be a mistake."

Because of staff shortfalls, expansive rural patrol areas and chronic underfunding, police presence in Indian Country is often slim to nonexistent. Approximately 362 reservations sit on more than 56 million acres of Indian land in the United States. The Navajo Nation, the largest reservation in the United States, is roughly the size of West Virginia. The Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota is larger than Puerto Rico, and the White Earth Indian Reservation is nearly as large as Rhode Island.

"Some of these reservations are millions of acres, and their law enforcement resources are stretched pretty thin," Ellis noted. You' ve got a handful of officers trying to cover a large land base, which is a tremendous challenge." Dr. Susan Karol, the IHS' chief medical officer, agreed, saying, "Our highly rural locations make it hard for treatment to occur."

Still, she is in favor of naloxone use.

"The fact that you can give naloxone at the scene im-

mediately and then transport the individual from there to the next available facility actually saves you that hour or two it takes to get the individual from wherever they' re found to a medical facility for further care," she said.

Another challenge facing the proposed delivery system is how little government funding is allocated to Indian Country. Congress sets funding for the BIA, and from 2014 to 2015, money for public safety and justice in Indian country increased from nearly 5326 million to just over 5328 million, with almost half of that allocated to criminal investigations and police services. Native Americans make up 0.9 percent of the U.S. population, or 2.9 million people. To put that into perspective, Chicago has a population of 2.7 million, and the Chicago Police Department has a budget of 51.2 billion.

"Additional funding from Congress, additional officers on the street would definitely enhance the program," said Addington.

For some health experts, including Clinton Alexander, the program director of the Minnesota-based harm reduction program Sacred Spirits, a big-picture law enforcement strategy would also rethink approaches to addiction and arrest so that drug users wouldn't have to fear police.

"If you and I are shooting up and you overdose and I know that cops are coming, then I'm out of there," he said, referring to the fact that somebody found under the influence of drugs could be subject to criminal charges.

"That's what most people are doing. And if we' re waiting for law enforcement to administer [naloxone], that' s not effective. They' re not going to get there before they stop completely breathing."

"I do want to quit, and I am going to quit. I just don' t know when," says Triina.Jolene Yazzie for Al Jazeera America Until a broader solution is forged, Alexander and other harm-reduction volunteers carry naloxone with them in order to fill the gaps between police and paramedics.

On the White Earth Reservation, the ancient rice beds and wetlands lay white under a winter sky. Triina unzipped her jacket as she walked into a bar, ordered a cup of coffee and walked slowly to the smoking section.

"What the fuck am I going to do when I sober up?" she said, wiping her nose. "I can't imagine life right now because I' ve been gone for so fucking long. I honestly don't even know how I w o uld feel about wanting to feel my real emotions right now or anything like that."

She sniffled. She had run out of cocaine, and a small, empty plastic bag lay on the table alongside a small mirror and a makeshift straw. She didn't have enough money for a shot of heroin, but the day was still young.

For now, drug use is a full-time job for her, and until she finds a way out, the specter of overdose is always close.

"I could be doing something better," said Triina. "But I have f — — —zero willpower."

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for the tribes, said the pronghorn are not expected to compete with elk, deer or moose already on the reservation because their diets are slightly different.

The pronghorn were released in shrubsteppe habitat with draws and drainages lush with bi tterbrush, basin big sage, and three-tipped sagebrush, along with o the r u n d ergr o w t h 'We are a nd n areturning a tive p e r e nnial g r a s sspecies to an e s. T h o s e ecosystem that s houl d a l l hasn't seen it p ro v i d e good forage for some time, and cover for and it will be t he p r o n g interesting to horn. There is plenty of see how the water, too. ecosystem F or n o w t he t r i b e responds, how will closely everything m onitor t h e

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tions," Krausz said. Hunting is not presently in the cards.

"We are returning a species to an ecosystem that hasn't seen it for some time, and it will be interesting to see how the ecosystem responds, how everything responds," he said.

The Yakama Nation brought 99 pronghorn back to their lands in a reintroduction effort launched in January 2011.

Those pronghorn were the first to grace their reservation in more than 100 years.

In a joint survey last winter by the tribe

and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, about 150 pronghorn were located on and off the reservation, said Nate Pamplin, assistant director of the department and manager of the state' s wildlife program. "Initial indications are that a small herd is on its way to being established," Pamplin said.

The pronghorn relocations are part of a bigger picture of tribes, state and federal agencies, private conservation groups, zoos and even Washington prison inmates working in a variety of programs intended to help

the coaching staff agreed this approach of putting the student-athlete first was more in line with the mission of Haskell and the traditional ways of many tribes," Claunch said. "They realized the egodriven approach is common in football, but it's not the only way."

The coaches reported that not only did they have their best retention rate ever in a positive environment, but that they felt more connected to their fellow coaches, more connected with their players and that they were even better husbands, fathers and family members. Being in a caring environment simply made it easier to get up every day and look forward to work, Fry said.

P revious studies have show n t h a t youth who take part in sporting leagues in which their coaches had 90 minutes of training in positive, task-focused environments dropped out at only about 5 percent, while their peers dropped out at roughly 25 percent.

"We' re seeing that at al l l e v els of

put back together the assemblage of native wildlife of Washington. They are rebuilding populations of animals from Western bluebirds to pygmy rabbits, Western pond turtles to Oregon spotted frogs, fishers, sea otters, sage grouse, sharp tailed grouse, and more.

"We are strong supporters of having a biologically diverse suite of species on the landscape," Pamplin said of the department.

"It contributes to the overall quality of life for our citizens who get to go out and see those species or have satisfaction in knowing an ecosystem is intact."

The Colville also have reintroduced bighorn sheep to their ancestral lands, and boosted elk with reintroduction of animals from South Dakota that are the base of the tribe's herd, flourishing at more than 1,000 animals today. The tribe also is considering bringing back Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats someday. Wolves already have m ade it back on t h eir o wn , w i t h t w o known packs locally.

"Any time a wild creature can be reintroduced to its native habitat, that is a good thing," said Randall Friedlander, director for the tribes' wildlife program.

The pronghorn were relocated to lands purchased by the tribe using funds from the Bonneville Power Administration to offset damage to wildlife habitat from the Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph hydropower projects.

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doing OK. He was sick and he lost a relative, you know. It made me think back ... well maybe if I would have done that this summer, I could have pinpointed if something was wrong with him and I could have done a better job. I feel like I have become more of a nurturing mentor other than just someone who will just yell at you, and I feel good about that."

The staff agreed to a "coaches' pact," an agreement that they would all commit to creating a positive environment throughout the year and posted it in the locker room so the entire team was aware of and committed to the new approach.

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Claunch, who plans to graduate in May and hasaccepted a position back in Zuni with their Zuni Youth Enrichment Program, said the approach could mean not only better personal relationships

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"I think, in sport, a lot of people are looking for the edge. And in my mind, this is the edge," he said. "Better performance, better relationships with players are all benefits. It requires effort, but we see these results in coaches and players."

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Amezua guilty of sex abuse, giving minors controlled substance PENDLETON — Ricardo Amezcua, 27, of Hermiston, Ore., pleaded guilty Feb. 12 in Umatilla County Circuit Court to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse, delivery of a controlled substance to a minor, and third-degree escape.

Judge Chris Brauer sentenced Amezcua to 7 years and 2 months (86 months) in prison for this single-underage victim case.

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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 CUJ editing.

DATE: January 4, 2016 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Rosenda Shippentower, Treasurer; David Close, Secretary; Aaron Ashley, Member; Armand Minthorn, Member; Woodrow Star, Member, and Alan Crawford, General Council Chairman. Justin Quaempts, Member on personal leave.

Old Business. Ratify NRC Alternate position.

Move to ratify poll to fill Natural Resources Commission Alternate position. Motion carries 6-0-0. [David Close not present for vote] Resolution 16-001: None.

Other Board Action: None.

BOT Travel Reports. None.

BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Jeremy Wolf, Personal Leave, Fri. Jan. 15. 2) Woodrow Star, Travel, OTGA at Salem, Jan. 19-21.

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Shippentower, Treasurer 3) David Close, Secretary 4) Aaron Ashley, Member 5) Armand Minthorn, Member 6) Woodrow Star, Member 7) Justin Quaempts, Member and 8) Alan Crawford, General Council Chairman Ex-Officio. AND that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force effect. DATEDthis 26'" day of January, 2016. MOTION:Rosenda Shippentower moves to ratify Resolution 16-004. Woodrow Star seconds.

Discussion. Question. Motion carries 6-0-0.

Resolution 16-006: Topic: Gathering of Native Americans for Board School Trauma. The CTUIR Board of Trustees does hereby approve the plan to begin long term process of addressing and engaging in the community healing needed to address the longstanding and ongoing harm resulting from historical trauma suffered by the CTUI R community through the planning, implementation and support of a Gathering of Native Americans. Motion 6-0-0.

Other Board Action: c. Affordable Care Act Implementation letter by Naomi Stacy, Office of Legal Counsel Lead Attorney. The draft letter was reviewed during work session held on Wednesday, DATE: January 11, 2016 January 27. The letter was to Dr. Elaine Buckberg, BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Tribal Consultation, Office for Economic Policy, US Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Rosenda Shippentower, Treasury Department, Washington, DC regarding Treasurer; Aaron Ashley, Member; Armand Minthorn, the Affordable Care Act Implementation — Tribal Member; Woodrow Star, Member, Justin Quaempts, Consultation Call concerning the ACA Employer Member and Alan Crawford, General Council Chair- Shared Responsibility on December 1, 2015. The man. David Close, Secretary on personal leave. letter stated that time was not sufficient for all tribes Quorum present. on the consultation call to identify their interests and Old Business. None concerns. Motion to approve letter to Dr. Buckberg regarding Affordable Care Act Implementation. MoDATE: January 26, 2016 tion carries 6-0-0.

BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; d. Indian Employment Historical Trauma. Alan Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Rosenda Shippentower, Crawford, General Council Chairman conducted a Treasurer; David Close, Secretary; Aaron Ashley, w ork sessionon Wednesday, January 27'"that foMember; Armand Minthorn, Member; Woodrow cused on historical trauma. A number of the services Star, Member, Justin Quaempts, Member and Alan raised will be included in the 2016-17 Board priorities Crawford, General Council Chairman. Full quorum. for Organizational Excellence, which includes an Old Business. a. Poll Allowing CTUIR to join item for workforce matters. Motion that the Board of Amicus Brief. Brent Leonard, Office of Legal Counsel Trustees approves expending up to $4,200 in Board Attorney requested to allow the CTUIR to sign on contingency funds for a presentation by Dan Press the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center to the Board of Trustees concerning historical trauma (NWIRC) in Supreme Court Amicus Brief for Voisine and workforce development client services to occur v. United States case. Motion to ratify Poll allowing on or before March 30, 2016. Motion carries 6-0-0.

CTUIR to join Amicus Brief case for Voisine v. United e. Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center's (YTHC) States. Motion carries 8-0Behavioral Health Program requests release of funds appropriated in the 2016 CTUIR budget for DATE: February 1, 2016 the (ABD) Wellbriety Behavioral Health Program.

BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Motion that the Board of Trustees approve the use of Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Rosenda Shippentower, the $105,000 in the 2016 CTUIR budget for YTHC's Treasurer; David Close, Secretary; Armand Minthorn, Behavior Health Program. The funds are available Member; Woodrow Star, Member, Justin Quaempts, to address needs related to alcohol and drug abuse Member. Alan Crawford, General Council Chairman and prevention. At a work session on January 27, the and Aaron Ashley, Member on travel status.

BOT met with YTHC staff to discuss the proposed use Old Business. a. Polled Resolution 16-004: of the 2016 Alcohol and Drug Funding from CTUIR. Topic: ATNI Delegates. RESOLVED,the Board of The BOT supports YTHC's proposed spending plan Trustees, which is the official governing body of the for the 2016 funds and directs Finance to release the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reserva- funds. Motion carries 6-0-0. tion, hereby authorizes Gary Burke, who is the principal delegate of the Tribe, to join ATNI. AND BE IT BOT Travel Reports. 1) Jeremy Wolf gave a FURTHER RESOLVED, pursuant to Article Vll, Sec- verbal report on CRITFC meeting on Jan. 28 and 29. tion 1 of the ATNI Constitution, the Tribe designates 2) David Close, Jan. 12-24, BOT Retreat at Portland. the following persons as Delegates and Alternate Jan. 26meeting atCascade Locks,Hanford Clean Up Delegates, and instructs them to become individual Board. 3) Gary Burke, Jan. 27-29, U of 0 Advisory Members in Good Standing in ATNI in order to fulfill Board meeting in Canyonville. 4) Justin Quaempts their responsibilities as Official Delegates to the Affili- gave a verbal report on U of 0 Advisory Board meetated Tribes of Northwest Indians Winter Conference, ing at Canyonville.

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