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Ayanna Star smiles during a concert featuring youngsters from the Pendleton Early LearningCenter. The children sang We Wish You a Merry Christmasin the Umatilla language as well as in English.

More holidays photosinside.

Fredy Campos, a sharp-shooting guard for the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles, drives against Tracker Denny from Pilot Rockin a December game.

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Chief Clarence Burke was selected by voters to be honored with a statue on Main Street in Pendleton.

His bronze will be across the street from the stature of Jackson Sundown.

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Confederated Umatilla Journal The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umafilla Indian Reservation — Pendleton, Oregon

January 2016

Volume 24, Issue 1

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process affirmed MISSION — The Election Commi ssion's decision to deny Ellen Taylor's challenge to the November 2015 election process was affirmed Dec. 23 by Associate Tribal Judge Pro Tem David Gallaher.

Taylor outlined a number of things she thinks should be done before the next general election in 2017.

Although Gallaher's judgment raised some concerns about the election process, the final opinion states that the "Commission substantially complied with the requirements of the (Election) Code in

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A flock of magpies waits theirturn behind a baldeagleto feed on a deercarcass. There was no doubt who was exercising his authority for the morning meal. This photo was takenjust off Cayuse Road.

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S urvey results likely to show 'm uck' of CT UI R he a lt h M ISSION — More t ha n 300 t r i b a l members shared their health history, answering questions that ranged from weight control and physical activity to marijuana use and sexual behavior, as p art of a U m a t i l l a - M o r ro w C o u n t i e s Health Survey conducted in December.

Once compiled, it i s expected that t he information w il l b e u sed to d r i v e policy with regard to health needs for the community on the Umatilla Indian

'The data will be hard to swallow, but it's going to be the truth.'

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Reservation.

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Results of the survey, Watchman said,

a re designed to assist Yellowhawk i n three ways: • Understand the current health care needs of the community; • Align Yellowhawk's mission and goals with our community's needs; and • Provide better service, leading to improved overall heath.

• Total of 1,320 surveys were randomly selected from among 2,320 adult parents 18 and older. About 42 percent of See Health survey on page 22

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Beard expected te address pet in February MISSION — The issue of marijuana o n the U m a t i l l a I n d i a n R eserva t i o n i s expected t o b e d i s c u s sed a g a i n Feb. 1, accord in g t o d i s c u ssion at a B oard of T r u s t ees meeting o n N o v .

30, 2015.

The BOT decided more information was needed before action could be taken regarding some form of legalization for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, which had been proposed earlier in the year.

Following a long d i scussion at the

Nov. 30 meeting, which included pleas from tribal members who w a nted the Board to approve the use of medicinal marijuana, former Secretary Kat Brigham suggested waiting for input from the Law 8z Order Committee, the Health Commission and the Housing Commission.

The Board pushed the next discussion to Feb. 1 to give committees and commissions a chance to discuss the issue in January after the holidays.

At that November meeting, tribal attorney Brent Leonhard presented a report

that outlined what he called "inconclusive data" on the impacts of marijuana in Colorado and W ashington, where medicinal and recreational marijuana already are legal.

In his oral r e p o rt, L e o nhard said t hat if t h e C T U I R w e r e t o d e c r i m i n alize mar ij u ana t h ere w o u l d b e n o concern for m e d i cal m a r i j u ana users a s long as t hey p o ssessed no m o r e than an ounce.

Jo Marie Tessman, a member of the Health Commission, said that body was

expected to discuss marijuana Jan. 12.

"It's been delayed," she said, noting that the Health Commission wanted to hear more from staff and from the Tribes' Office of Legal Counsel.

"Personally," Tessman said, "the option of legalizing an ounce or less takes care of the need for a medical marijuana card. That's the way to address this; we don't want to take on the job of issuing cards. We just want to support the people who desperately need it for their health."

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Cabbage Hill weat her repeatedly shuts down I-84 Due to heavy fog, snow and icy road conditions semi-trucks were stopped several times at Exit 216 on Interstate 84 in December. On Dec. 16, 2015, trucks were lined up more than three miles to comply with the requirement of chaining up before continuing in the east bound lanes of the freeway. Many rigs turned north from the freeway and found refuge — and a place to chain up — at Arrowhead Travel Plaza and the Wildhorse Casino lot. Other vehicles were stranded at the top of Cabbage Hill, stopped due to heavy fog and low visibility. According to an operator with the Oregon Department of Transportation, pilot cars escorted stranded vehicles safely to the bottom of the hill. Several times the freeway was closed for hours at a time between Pendleton and Baker City.

WARM SPRINGS- Earlier this month, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs members voted to allow marijuana cultivation on tribal land.

B ut before operations can get u p a nd r u n n i n g , Warm Springs 'We' re doing it has to work out the right way. product regulaWe' re making tions and taxes.

Oregon Liquor sure that all C ontrol C o m jurisdictions m ission m a r i involved with juana regu l ations don't apthis are on p ly t o t r i b e s, board.' leaving Warm S prings o f f i Don Sampson with cials to oversee Ventures, the Warm t heir ow n i n Springs' business arm dustry.

"We' ll be developing specific regulations," said Don Sampson with Ventures, the Tribes' business arm. He says the tribes are working closely with s t ate officials to develop regulations that mirror state policies.

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MISSION — Applications will be taken soon for the new homes on "Huckleberry Loop," the name chosen by people who attended the Housing Departments open house in December.

The new d e v elopm ent i n c l u des six t h r eebedroom units and two elder homes on the property, which was the former home of the Tillicum Grange just east of Mission Market.

About 50 people braved cold weather to learn about the units, which are all compliant with the federal American Disability Act w it h l o w ered countertops in the k i tchens, knobs on stoves, wider doors, bathrooms with walk-in showers, and an emergency alarm. The homes areenergy efficient with heating and cooling systems for each room. The senior homes have a combined washer /dryer in one unit for convenience and use less space.

"Each unit was designed and built for energy efficiency," said Tanner Michael from the Housing Department. For example, windows offer more lighting from the outside, ductless heating and cooling for each room, and bathrooms have quiet radiant heat.

Landscaping still needs to be completed before occupancy, Michaelsaid.

"The application process is just like the other u nits that r eq u ire p e rsonal i n f o r m a t ion l i k e income, head of household, and background checks," he said.

The rental price will be 30 percent of income, which is the norm across the United States.

Meanwhile, the CTUIR Board of Trustees has tasked the Housing Department with planning for a development of medium-income market-rate rental and /or homeownership with 99-year leases on the reservation.

The CTUIR Department of Economic and Community Development takes the lead on all development.

Above, Housing staff and community members walk through one of the senior unitsin the new Huckleberry Loop development. From left, they are Garell Moore, Sadie and Alaina Mildenberger, Kevin Michael (Housing Department maintenance) and Clarence Anderson ( Housing D e p a r t m e n t financial officer).

At left, Tom and elder Diana Pierre, look over on of the two-story three bedroom apartments as Garrell Moore from Housing Department maintnance looks on.

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SALEM — Jan. 22 is the deadline to make written comments for the proposed Tesoro-Savage oil-by-rail terminal, which could bring as many as four mile-and-ahalf long unit-trains per day across the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

If approved, the terminal at the Port of Vancouver wo ul d r eceive as much as 360,000 barrels of crude oil each day traveling by raid along the Columbia River. The trains would travel through the Reservation and the city of Pendleton before reaching tracks along the river.

Northwest tribes, which are opposed to the terminal, believe the train shipments could violate treaty rights. The C onfederated Tribes of the U m a t i l l a Indian Reservation are one of the four Northwest tribes with t reaty-reserved

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'We all have a moral responsibility to stop the corporate power that wants to force its dirty extreme fossil fuel extraction highway across our sacred Tribal lands and waterways.'

Cathy Sampson-Kruse, opponent of oil shipping

fishing rights on the Columbia River.

The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, which represents the four tribes, has intervenor status in the permitting process.

Cathy Sampson-Kruse, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), testified against the proposed terminal at a hearingin Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 5.

She has been an outspoken opponent

of the terminal and the shipping of oil through the Tribal homeland.

"I am c o n s c i ou s o f t h e r e s p o n sib ility o f s p e ak in g t r u c k t o p o w e r , " S ampson- K r u s e s a i d i n a n e ma i l .

We all have a moral responsibility to stop the corporate power that wants to force its dirty extreme fossil fuel extraction highway across our sacred Tribal lands and waterways."

Public hearings on the Draft Envi-

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ronmental Impact Statement (DEIS) are planned Jan. 12 in Ridgefield, Wash., and Jan. 14at Spokane Valley, Wash.

Tesoro-Savage needs approval from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee because the quantity of oil proposed is so large, according to the environmental group Columbia Riverkeeper. The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) will make a recommendation to Inslee who will make the final decision to deny or approve the terminal.

The full text of the DEIS is available for download here: http: // www.efsec.wa.gov/Tesoro% 20

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Chief Clarence Burke selected for Main Street statue

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PENDLETON — A statue of Chief Clarence Burke will be the last of the Native Americans to be featured on Main Street following a vote from residents of the city and the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Voters also selected Aura Goodw in Raley t o b e r e p r e sented i n b ronze on the o ther end o f M a i n Street.

With a t o tal o f 257 ballots returned, Burke was the top vote getter — ahead of his father, Poker Jim, a Walla Walla chief who wa s the first chief of the Indian encampment during the first days of the Pendleton Round-Up, and William Minthorn, a Cayuse chief who was co-chief with Burke at the Round-Up. B urke w il l b e h o n o red w i t h a statue in the 100 block of Main Street, across from a b r o n z e o f Jackson Sundown.

A statue of Raley, who had more votes than John Spain, a 1911 RoundUp saddle bronc champion, and longtime Pendleton Police Chief Ernie Gallaher, and Bonnie McCarrol, one of the early women rodeo competitors who died after she was injured in a bronc ride at the 1929 rodeo. Raley's statue will go in the

c hief. Add i t i onal w i v e s /domestic partners included Lucy Ponoso, Kate Sturgis, Gertrude Hawoshmein, Margaret Joe, Dora Thompson, Susie Koplots, and Jeanette Jones.

H is s i b l i n g s i n cl u d e d Charles Thompson Burke, Robert Thompson Burke and half(Wet- Yetbrothers Bart Holby Burke and M u s s- Te Luke Turner Burke.

L i-L a - K o At one time, Clarence Burke was known as the most phop it, w h i c h m e a n s tographed Indian in America.

S w a n Votes were counted by the F acing t h e Pendleton A r t s C o m m i t t e e, Sunset) was which announced the winners At one point, Chief ClarenceBurke in mid-December. was themost photographed Indian T he C o m m i t t e e i s n o w in America. died July 2, r equesting p r o p o s als f r o m 1 987. He was Round-Up chief i n sculptors and will begin fundrais1936. i ng this month. A n a r t ist w i l l b e Burke was the son of James Burke, selected in February with installaknown as Poker Jim (Pe-na-wow-e- tion and dedication planned in the tit) and Wa-win-ta-lay-echt Burke. fall of this year.

T he chief was married four t i m e s The Committee wants to involve to wives Annette BlackEagle Burke, the families of Burke and Raley in the Julia Thompson, Cecelia Wampuma sculptor selection process. and Sophie Sampson.

Cost of the sculptures and plaques His children include Ellan Burk is extimated at 575,000. About half Cowapoo Johnson and William "Bill" that amount is expected to be paid Burke, who is a current Round-Up by grants and donations.

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Yellowhawk Substance Abuse Prevention and the New Beginnings Coalition welcomes you to:

Eve on e hasa Sto a Ster em in Di n n e r Winter is our storytelling season, come sit down for dinner, and listen to some stories When: Friday,January 29'",2016 from 4:30pm-6:30pm Where: Yellowhawk Conference Room (This is an Alcohol & Drug Free, Family-Fun event)

For more info call Wenona 278-7529 or Ma rcy 215-1941

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Tribes looking closer at solar energy International

company to study two tribally owned sites The skeleton of the solar carport awaits the panels at Tamastslkit.

MISSION — A Seattle-based renewable energy company will study tw o sites owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Um a t i lla I n d ia n Reservation (CTUIR) to see if one or the other would be viable for a large-scale solar project.

ONE Energy Development Ltd received the go-ahead from the CTUIR Board of Trustees (BOT) at its meeti ng Dec. 30, 2015. ONE Energy w i l l assess the Tribes' Wanapa property east of the town of Umatilla along the Columbia River and the Duff property off Kirkpatrick Road in Mission. The company also considered the tribally owned Rice property south of Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton and Coyote Business Park on the south side of Interstate 84. Those two sights were rejected because of the projected costs for improvements.

The BOT voted unanimously to allow only the study, which will focus on whether or not it is feasible to connect a potential solar project to nearby electrical sub-stations. One of the requirements for siting a facility is that a substation is within a mile of the project. In fact, there are two sub-stations within a mile of the Wanapa property.

T he study w i l l d e t e r m i n e w h a t equipment wo ul d be needed to get " from po in t A t o p o i n t B an d h o w much it would cost to interconnect" to a sub-station.

The study or any subsequent project would not cost the Tribes a dime, according to CTUIR tax administrator Bruce Zimmerman.

In any scenario there would be no monetary risk to the Tribes, unless it decided to in vest in the pr oject at a later date. (The CTUIR has a financial interest in a ONE Energy wind farm at Arlington. ) The study is expected to be completed by summer. If the study proves viable then lease negotiations would occur and, if all went according to plan, the solar panels could be generating power by December of 2017.

"We still would have to enter into a ground lease," Zimmerman said. "If we disagree, we have the upper hand and the ultimate veto power."

The study is eyeing 40 acres at the Duff property and 80 acres at Wanapa.

Zimmerman said any project at Wanapa would not interfere with any other potential industrial growth or on land the Tribes are protecting for wildlife.

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MISSION — Construction continues on two solar carports at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The project is expected to be completed in March of this year.

The solar project, which follows the installation last year of a wind turbine, is Tamastslikt's ongoing "quest" to r each net-zero energy

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Energy is prepared to invest 52 million on a project that would generate no less than one megawatt of power, Zimmerman said.

I f ap p r o v ed , t h e p r o j ec t c o u l d p rovid e t w o r e v e n u e s o u r ce s f o r the CTUIR, Zimmerman said. Those w oul d b e m o n e y m a d e f r o m t h e g roun d l e a s e an d a l s o f r o m t a x revenue.

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Development, said a 2 percent tax could generate up to 5200,000 a year. " From o u r s t a n d p o i n t i t ' s a n o brainer; it would have no effect on the Tribe," Tovey said.

One Energy Ltd.is an international company based in Hong Kong. According to its website, ONE Energy "enjoys a sold tradition in energy, including oil and gas operations, and most recently green projects such as LED-related

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consumption. Net zero means the museum would use only renewable energy for its electricity needs.

The 432 solar panels, each generating 285 watts, will produce approximately 140,000w hours of electricity per year, which is enough to power 13 average Northwest homes.

The solar carports are being built

by Solar Wind with part of a 5350,000 grant from Pacific Power Blue Sky of Oregon and a cash award of 578,138 from Energy Trust of Oregon.

The panels were manufactured in Hillsboro, and Hire Electric, which installed the wind t u r b ine, is constructing the carports.

Hire Electric, based in The Dalles, Ore., has been installing solar and small wind systems in eastern Oregon and Washington since 2003.

Tamastslikt Cultural Institute is a museum and i n t erpretive center owned and operated by the Conf ederated Tribes of the U m a t i l l a Indian Reservation. Tamastslikt also includes a museum store, cafe, and offers room rentals. It is open six days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Kinship Cafe is open from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. on the same days the museum is open.

For mor e i n f o r m a t i on , c o n t act T amastslikt C u l t u ra l I n s t i t ut e a t 541-429-7700 or visit tamastslikt.org.

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Taylor's election challenge: Right, wrong or indifferent e all should be thankful to Ms. Ellen Taylor for availing herself of the right to challenge the election process and results of our 2015 election. Ellen and her allies noted a series of issues that need to be addressed in our election process.

Most notably the need to ensure voter absentee ballots actually make it to the correct post office box so they can be counted in time for the election. The post office box issue has been around for at least two election cycles. The Election Commission sets up the box with the U.S. Postal Service nearly seven months in advance of each election. It seems reasonable that the Election Commission would test the delivery system by having Tribal members, who are located in different states, mail a test ballot and /or general letter to the post office box to ensure the system is working prior to the election.

In addition, it would even be more efficient if the ballots were pre-stamped to ensure no voter is disenfranchised. A s a Constitutional democracy, it is important that all who want to vote should be able to cast their vote. I understand there were extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the Election Commission in regards to the U.S. Postal Office not registering the post office box correctly. The Election Commission did everything in their power to correct the issue at hand. However, since this issue was brought up before it does beg the question: why wasn't it addressed?

The chambers of the Board of Trustees was filled Dec. when leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation were swornin fortwo year terms.

Many Tribal members blame the Tribal administration — the Government — for not fixing this issue. In point of fact, Tribal administration is barred from interfering with the election process. The process can only be altered and amended by the powers invested in the Election Commission and the Board of Trustees (BOT) in accordance with the Constitution and Election Code. Tribal administration cannot just fix election issues without direction and consent of the BOT. Whether you felt Ellen's actions were right, wrong

or you were indifferent, we all owe her our gratitude for shedding light to issues that have remedies. Our Tribal judge upheld the elections based on his review of the facts. We can be self-assured that due process was followed and the results stand.

May the newly seated Board of Trustees take the actions necessary to ensure the People are afforded every opportunity to have their votes counted.

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Fine line between terrorism and militant activities ust over 230 miles south of the Umatilla Indian Reservation at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge a small group of militant activists (I'm be g nice here, though I'm thinking domestic terrorists) have taken over a federal building and land.

They are demanding the federal government give full control of the refuge, which covers tens of thousands of acres, to the local ranchers, loggers, farmers and other private landowners in the area. The militant activists claim they are following the U.S. Constitution and working for the welfare of the local citizens of Harney County. T hey seem to forget the fact that the land they are occupying once belonged to the Northern Paiute.

Congress refused to ratify the 1868 Treaty between the Northern Paiute and the United States, thus forcing President Grant to establish Malheur Indian Reservation by executive order in 1872. Barely seven years later in 1879 the reservation was closed and the land opened for American settlement. The Northern Paiute were forcibly marched off to the Yakama reservation and not allowed to return to their homelands until 1887. Today, a small band of the Wadatika Paiute live on and around a small land called the Burns-Paiute Reservation. W h ere is the call for justice for our friends to the South? Why doesn't the mainstream media give a broader picture? We know why, it's a painful history that is hard to reconcile.

In 1972 more than 500 Indians, led by members

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of the American Indian Movement from across the United States went to Washington, D.C. and occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs building. As you can imagine, law enforcement came in force and surrounded the building demanding the Indians leave.

The building was built for Indians and now they were being told to leave the building, a weird irony to say the least. The media portrayed the Indians as radicals, un-educated, and militant. This was far from the truth. The Indians who occupied the building stayed for seven days and demanded to be heard by the president, Richard Nixon. Twenty points were presented to the president: 1. Restoration of treaty making (ended by Congress in 1871).

2. Establishment of a treaty commission to make new treaties (with sovereign Native Nations).

3. Indian leaders to address Congress.

4. Review of treaty commitments and violations.

5. Unratified treaties to go before the Senate.

6. All Indians to be governed by treaty relations.

7. Relief for Native Nations for treaty rights violations.

8. Recognition of the right of Indians to interpret treaties.

9. Joint Congressional Committee to be formed on reconstruction of Indian relations.

10. Restoration of 110 million acres of land taken away from Native Nations by the United States.

11. Restoration of terminated rights.

12. Repeal of state jurisdiction on Native Nations.

13. Federal protection for offenses against Indians.

14. Abolishment of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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15. Creation of a new office of Federal Indian Relations.

16. New office to remedy breakdown in the constitutionally prescribed relationships between the United States and Native Nations.

17. Native Nations to be immune to commerce regulation, taxes, trade restrictions of states.

18. Indian religious freedom and cultural integrity protected.

19. Establishment of national Indian voting with local options; free national Indian organizations from governmental controls 20. Reclaim and affirm health, housing, employment, economic development, and education for all Indian people.

You can readily see the 20 points were calling for a recognition and enforcement of the U.S. Constitution Article VI, clause 2 "all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby..." While some of these points have been addressed over the past 40 plus years, the majority have not.

We may not agree with the militant activists to our South, nor should we. Our own history has shown we have struggled to be heard and addressed, here in our homelands. That struggle continues for all of us who are Indian. The 20 points from 1972 still need to be addressed and we, as a People, will continue to work toward making that our reality.

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Tribes work to expand bison hunting opportunities Submitted by Carl Scheeler,

In 2011, following years of planning a nd intergovernmental coor d i n a tio n hunt par ties from th e C o n f ederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) headed back to Montana for their first bison hunt in more than a century.

This will be the sixth year of hunting and the interest in participating in the tradition of "going to buffalo" has in-

creased with each passing year. This will be the first year that Section C members are eligible to hunt.

Annual hunt success has much to do with timing as the availability of bison outside of Yellowstone National Park is very much dependent oncold temperatures and deep snow in the park. Last year success was very poor w it h m o st hunters waiting till late season and the strong El Nino resulting in a warm wet spring and few animals outside the park.

This year is poised to be another even

stronger El Nino. The best prospects for a successful hunt may be in January or early February. Hunters that wait until late season may again be disappointed.

Competition for harvest opportunities has been high with four treaty tribes and state hunters all vying for the same animals. Past hunts in the Gardner Basin have been challenging with significant hunter pressure concentrated at the park boundary effectively hazing migrating bison back into Yellowstone.

Over the past summer, an intertribal

subcommittee of the I n teragency Bison Management Plan Team (IBMPT) worked to develop measures aimed at resolving this conflict and im p r oving bison migration into newly av ailable habitat in the Cutler Meadows area.

The team had sixgoals. — Expand harvest opportunities for tribal treaty hunters throughout the hunting season by increasing the number of bison available and expanding their distribution on open and unclaimed lands outside of YNP. See buffalo hunt Pa e 14

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Students from the Nixyaawii Dance Group, sing and dance for the elders during the Elders Christmas Dinner. Pictured in centeris Ava Zamudio dancing to "Do you know Blitzen" while the other "reindeer" pictured from left, Haidyn Thompson, Brianah Matamoros, Julianah Matamoros, and Ella Stewart, sing along. Also picturedin the Santa hatis Sistine MacDonald.

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Above, theGrinch was played by Randy Minthorn and Santa was played by Chris Jack.

As they walked through the crowd of the Elders Christmas Dinner, they greeted each guest individually. Sitting on leftis Raymond Cree with his grandson Christopher Cree.

MISSION — Tribal elders joined in celebration for their end of the year gathering, the Elders Christmas Dinner, at Wildhorse Resort and Casino Rivers Center.

Roughly 250 locals were in attendance and each person walked out of the dinner with a Christmas present, said Kathleen Peterson, Administration Office Manager of the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Some of the presents were donated by the CTUIR General Council and others were purchased with funds from DCFS. Entertainment included a Christmas song performance by the Nixyaawii Dance Group, a group of young Native American student performers, and a Shirelles Tribute headed by Leila Spencer. Guests also took home table center pieces made

by Sophia Bearchum as well as poinsettias purchased by DCFS.

Below, the Shirelles tribute group, performed on stage during the dinner. Left to right, are Eugena "Sugerbear"Stacona, Toni Cordell,N aomi Wilkes, and Leila Spencer.

8' Clarissa and Stan Alexander are CTUIR Tribal members who have been married for 55 years. When asked what her favorite thing about Christmas is, Clarissa sad "family time, especially with the children."

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David Wolf, CTUIR Tribal member, said that for the new year he is looking forward to traveling to Hawaii for the first time to visit his daughter.

He also said that in 2015, one of his memorable moments was surviving an ATV accident.

When asked what Christmas means to her, Ruby Sams, community tribal elder, said that she thinks of Jesus and her children.

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Mitchell was born to Dr. Ron J. Pond PHD "It qua twiin" and Anna Jane Pond "Tawiisla", whipwoman, on Aug. 15, 1964, in Pendleton. In his early life he was a Little League and Babe Ruth All-Star and an Intermountain Conference All-Star third baseman. He graduated from Pendleton High School and went on to receive his Associate ofArts from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and his Under-

Mitchel I Leonard Pond "Ollicut" August 15, 1964 — December 13, 2015

Mitchell Leonard Pond "Ollicut", a longtime Pendletonresident,passed away Sunday, Dec.

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He was a participant in the Pendleton RoundUp and Happy Canyon for all ofhis 51 years. In the Round-Up, he danced in the Round-Up arena and walked in the parades every year. In Happy Canyon he entered in a baby board, he was a toddler war-dancer, dancing out of the tee-pee, he was a teenage war-dancer up on top, he sang the stick game song, he answered to the warrior signing a first kill, and finally he was the wedding groom. He used to brag that he got married every night of the Round-Up. He was involved in the Heartbreak Ridge Trail Ride, Bloomsday for 25 years, the BAAD Tournament for26years, he was a referee for 30 years, and he sat on five committees for the CTUIR spanning 30 years. He was a member of the Washat Religion.

He was a Baker River Inter-Agency Hot Shot and thena Missoula Smoke Jumper.

His nickname was"The Big Z" meaning zero, because no onecould beat him at a game of pool. He was unselfish like his brothers Amos and Punky; he never went for the homerun all of the time, but when we needed one he would hit one. In the old school Indian way, he was an exceptional fisherman and hunter.

He is survived by his children Serena and Selena King of Arizona; his father Dr. Ron J. Pond; sibli ngs Amos, Lona and Ross Pond; adopted siblings Gary, Keith, Marvin and Kootsie Burke, Phillip Bill, Carol Conner, Lester Spencer, Joe Ball and Bill Sandoval; and grandchildren Desmond andJanae Minthorn,and Wapei Paradise, Cryssa Hawkeye Kirkie and Nixtias Kirkie; nephews and nieces MonicaParadise, Boots, Crystal and Wycody Pond; as well as his dog "Mox Mox"and tomcat "Bear".

He was preceded in death by his mother Anna Jane Pond, brother Punky Pond and nephew James Teller Pond.

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the Agency Longhouse in Mission, followed by evening Washat. Sunrise Washat was Dec. 15 at Agency Longhouse in Mission; burial followed at the Pond Cemetery.

Robert Vernon Farrow August 9, 1926 — December 6, 2015 Robert Vernon Farrow, a resident of Pendleton, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at St. Anthony Hospital. He was 89 years old.

Robert was born August 9, 1926, to Walter A. and Ethel Chance Farrow in Nampa, Idaho. He attended school in Pendleton, Oregon. Robert joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in World War II. He received an Honorable Discharge in February of 1947.

He had been marned twice before marrying Donna Rae Watson on Feb. 3, 1962 in Winnemucca, Nevada.

They made their home in Pendleton.

Robert was a log truck driver for some time before working as a welder in the shipyards in The Dalles, Oregon. He then worked on the Distant Early Warning Line in Alaska from 1959 to 1960. Hecame home to Pendleton and worked for Woodpecker Trucking where he was a technician and a welder, and also drove truck wrecker.

In 1979 he began his career at Boise Cascade as a chip truck driver where he worked until the age of 83, earning several awards for his many years of safe driving. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, RVing and working with stained glass.

Robert is survived by his son Tom Farrow, daughter Drucilla Farrow, and brother, Terry Farrow, all of Pendleton, as well as four grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Donna Farrow, brother Keith Farrow and sister Sharon Reed.

A funeral service was held Dec. 17, 2015 at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton Chapel. Burial followed at Skyview Memorial Park in Pendleton.

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USDA-NRCS LOCAL WORK GROUP MEETING The Natural Resources Conservation Service will hold a Umatilla County Local Work Group Meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 7:30-10:00am at the Saddle Restaurant located at 2220 SE Court Ave. Pendleton, Oregon.

NRCS is holding the Local Work Group meeting to gather input from farmers, ranchers, Tribes, state and federal agencies, agriculture and conservation organizations in order to set natural resource conservation priorities for 2016 and beyond. We are interested in discussing projects and opportunities to invest in collaboratively for Umatilla County.

Contacts: A n d rea Mann NRCS DC, (541) 278-8049 x105 or Terry Johnson NRCS DC, (541) 429-7250.

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On page 4 of the December 2015 CUJ, Kit Conner Gonzalez is the correct spelling for Princess Appollonia Saenz' mother. In addition, Princess Elena Van Pelt has a step-mother, Paula Robling, and two other siblings, Grant Sheoships and Bella Baumgartner.

Weather information summarizes data taken at the Pendleton Weather Station from Dec. 13. The average daily temperature was 37.0 degrees with a high of 66 degrees on Dec. 8 and a low of 18 degrees on Dec. 31. n Total precipitation in December was 2.28 with n greatest 24hr average 1.04 Dec. 6-7. Snow, ice pellets, hail totalfor the month: 2.5 inches with greatest 24 hour: 0.8 inches. Greatest Depth: 2.00 inches.

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The production research group is engaged in several research projects designed to investigate salmon and steelhead limiting factors which include predation.

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Land Sale Income: Im ortant Reminder Once you sell your interests in a tract of land that produces lease income means that you will no longer receive that income.

• Under IRS Service Ruling 57-407, income derived by an Indian from the sale of trust property is not subjectto FederalIncome Tax.(Exempt asa resource forup to one [1]year period) • Any type of State or Federal assistance determines their own eligibility requirements for counting sources of income.

Note: Be cautious when asked to report income as a resource. Seek assistance from the CTUIR De artment of Children & Famil Services for idance.

MISSION — Tamastslikt Cultural Institute presents the fifth annual youth art show and competition, ArtW O RKz 2016, featuring the artistic endeavors f rom y o u t h t h r o u g h o u t t h e r e g i o n under the age of 19. Both ind i v i d u al and collaborative projects have been

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There are three age categories: 10 and under; 11-14; and 15-18. Judging is based on artistry, creative v i sion, technical merit, and presentation.

Young artists are competing for Grand Prizes, Awards of Excellence, Awards of Merit, Honorable Mentions, and Best Emerging A r t i st. The A r t i sts' Choice award is determined by the participants themselves.

The competition is being judged by recognized professional artists.

Prizes will be awarded at the Feb. 6 Awards Reception which begins at 1 p.m. and is open to the public.

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Ellen Taylor's appeal ends in Tribal Court Continued from Pa e1

making its decision. The Court has made that finding and is of the opinion that tribal members' interest in the integrity of, and finality of, the election process is best served by upholding the decision of the election commission."

The decision in Tribal Court renders moot any further action by Taylor. The Tribal Election Code for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) does not offer legal remedy beyond the appeal to Tribal Court.

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Taylor outlined a number of things she thinks should be done before the next general election in 2017.

Firstly, she wants more information for absentee voters, including whether or not additional postage could be necessary, and deadline dates.

Taylor has advocated since she began c ampaigning last fall, that she'd l i k e to see email voting, although how that might work is up in the air.

A mong o t her t h i n g s she said t h e Election Commission should develop candidate packets that include such information about nomination forms, deadline dates, etc., plus times, dates and places

'Daddy Daughter Dance' in need of dress donations P ENDLETON — Pendleton P a r k s and Recreation is holding their DaddyDaughter Dress Exchange on Jan. 9.

The dressexchange is planned at the city's Recreation Center's Foundation Room between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Staff are requesting donations of all sizes of d resses. Participants can drop off t h e dresses in advance at the Parks Office, 865 Tutuilla Road, or bring a dress the day of the exchange.

This exchange is in preparation of the Daddy Daughter Dance, which is scheduled for Feb. 6 for ages kindergarten through eighth grade.

For more information, call 541-2768100. Register at the Parks Office, open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. or on-line at www. Pendletonparksand rec.corn.

January 2016

Tribal Judge William Johnson reads the oath of office to the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

They are,from left,at-large member Justin Quaempts, Treasurer Rosenda Shippentower, at-large member Aaron Ashley, Vice-Chairman Jeremy Wolf, at-large member Armand Minthorn, Secretary Dave Close, ar-large member Woodrow Star and Chairman Gary Burke. Sitting at rightis General Council Chairman Alan Crawford.

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CTUIR Board of Trustees, General Council sworn in Following postponement to await results of an election challenge, the GeneralCouncilw asswornin Dec. 23in the Board of Trustees chambers.

The GC officers include Chairman Alan Crawford, Vice-Chair Kyle McGuire, Secretary Jiselle Halfmoon and interpreter Thomas Morning Owl.

for candidate forums. The packets should also include information about signage (Taylor wants all campaign signs to be the same size).

Addi t i o n a l ly , T a y l o r w a n t s e a ch candidate tohave access to a 150-word message thatcan be placed in the Confederated Umatilla Journal. She said it unfair to candidates who can't afford to pay for ad space.

"In 2017 I hope it's taken more seriously," Taylor said.

Taylor had filed a complaint with the CTUIR Election Commission that purported certain absentee ballots intended to be case in the 2015 Tribal General Election were returned to the absentee voters without having been counted because the United States Postal Service erroneously designated the CTUIR post office box for return of ballots as having been closed, according to the Judgment on Review

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Taylor represented herself at the judicial review and oral argument before Gallaher on Dec. 21. Dan Hester, outside counsel, represented the Tribes.

The Court, as cited in the Tribal Election Code, set forth the court's scope of review as follows: "The Tribal Court shall uphold the decision of the Commission unless it finds the Commission's decision arbitrary and capricious or otherwise not in accordance with applicable law."

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Gallaher's wri tten judgment called into question the timing of the Commission's compliance with its decision within three days of Taylor's appeal.

The Court also considered the possible argument that the election is not completed until the results are certified by the Commission and approved by the Chairman and Secretary of the General Council. Gallaher ruled that the Election Code's statement that "'... the Commission shall prepare a certification of the results of the election...' implies that the election is concluded before the results are certified."

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MISSION — An aggressive organizational training program wil l be rolled out this year to strengthen fundamental knowledge skills and abilities for all employees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The program, under the coordination of Janelle Quaempts-Gibson, will offer a spectrum of job training strategies with several curriculum courses.

Quaempts-Gibson understands that t here may be some resistance to t h e training, but she thinks it will provide a "fou n d a t i on " f o r e m p l o y ees w h o r emain i n t h e w o r k f o r ce o r w a n t t o develop skills toward advancement in their careers.

"A considerable amount of research needed to occur in order for me to successfully develop training that will meet goals as an organization, which includes developing the framework for the program, and overall training need justification and assessment for goals. Training just to train is not my philosophy: training needs to be meaningful, memorable and motivational. The goal is to provide core training, to equip all employees from

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Employees will be assigned to a curr iculu m t r a c k t h a t i s designed for a d ministrative support, t rades, t e c h n i c a l / professional, supervisory, program managers and department Jan elle directors.

Quaempts-Gibson Quaempts-Gibson h as backgroun d i n this endeavor. She was training coordinator at Cayuse Technologies and a trainer at Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino.

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To help with this transition the Education Department for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) in late December hosted a workshop focused on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In addition to providing students with FAFSA a dvice, the department is p r o v i d i n g information on scholarship opportunities including the new Oregon Promise grant.

The Oregon Promise grant is not to be confused w i t h " E a stern Pr o m ise" the dual-credit program for high school students, or the "Oregon Opportunity Grant", which is the largest state-funded need-based grant program.

The Oregon Promise grant is a new f unding source approved to p r o v i d e money to new h igh school graduates and GED recipients who will begin community college classes in the fall of 2016.

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During the FAFSA workshop, Student F inancial A ssistance Director Ya d i r a G onzalez from B lu e M o u n t ain C o m munity College (BMCC) said that many people have been referring to the Oregon Promise as "the free Community College Grant," bu t u n f o r t u nately " t h a t's no t accurate."

"The Oregon Promise program provides funding up to the state community colleges' average tuition for full-time enrollment. Students are responsible for paying the difference between the average tuition cost and the cost at the school where they are enrolled," according to oregonstudentaid.gov. In addition, "All state and federal grants, such as Federal Pell Grant and Oregon Opportunity Grants, will be applied first toward the tuition. Once all state and federal grants are applied, the Oregon Promise funds will be used to offset remaining tuition costs ... In instances where a student's tuition is covered by other state or federal grants, students may receive 51,000 to use toward room and board, transportation, or books."

The deadline for the Oregon Promise application is March 1, 2016. To qualify, students must also fill out a FAFSA application. Pendleton High School will host two FAFSA workshops in their library for high school seniors on Jan. 11 from 6-8 p.m. and Jan. 16 from 9 a.m. to noon.

BMCC will h ost FAFSA Fridays in January where BMCC students can get help filing out their FAFSA. This will be located in Morrow Hall room 141 from 10 a.m. — 5 p.m. Students can also contact Brandie Weaskus or Annie Smith at 541276-8120 for further help or questions.

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Big turnout for Christmas Celebration Dancers participated, but not for cash prizes, at the Christmas Celebration held at the longhouse on the umatilla Indian Reservationon Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and Dec. 26, 2015.

Here are results, listed one, two and three: Christmas Day 0-6 tiny tots - Girls — Brooklyn Jones, Stella Wolf, Leilani Craig; boys — LewisAllen (Lapwai), Kanet Wolf (Warm Springs), Jeets Red Bird (Montana).

7-12 juniors - Girls — Eva Oatman, Elsie McKay, Layla Sohappy. Boys — Dylan Sampson, Sonny Wallsee, Alyric Red Crane.

13-17 - Girls — Heaven Walsey, Miriam Walsey, Abby Totus.

Boys — John Murano, Anthony Hernandez, Robert Sam. 18+ adult women — Zelma Walsey, Ida Adams, Katrina Walsey.

18+ adult men — Bryon "Shotgun shell" Adams, Rolin Morning Owl, Dilliam Begay.

55+ golden age women — Katie Black Wolf Bevis, Beverly Allen.

55 + golden age men — John Bevis, Lloyd Barkley, Jerry Hemsah.

Dec. 26 0-6 tiny tots — Girls — Brooklyn Jones, Diamond, Marcella.

Boys — Lewis Allen, Alex Allen, Garian McDonald.

7-12 junior girls — Layla Sohappy, Gerra Shock, Amber One Penney.

Dec. 26 0-6 tiny tots — Girls — Brooklyn Jones, Diamond, Marcella.

Boys — Lewis Allen, Alex Allen, Garian McDonald.

7-12 junior girls — Layla Sohappy, Gerra Shock, Amber One

Penney. 7-12 boys — Dylan Sampson, Winston One Penney, Alyric Red Crane.

13-16 teen girls — Teata Ellenwood, Abby Totus, Heaven Walsey. 13-17 teen boys — John Murana, Kelsey Burns, Ethan Wallahee.

18+ adult women — Tasha Adams, Celeste Reeves, Ida Adams. 18+ adult men — Logan Quaempts, Rolin Morning Owl, Damian Billy.

55+ golden age women — Janet George, Katie Black Wolf Bevis,Eleana Bassett. 55+ golden age men — John Bevis, Randy Minthorn, Jerry Hemsah.

Basket hat special (girls 16 and younger) — Gerra Shock, Latis Nowland, Laura Mark. Basket hat special (women 17 and older) — Ida Shock, Bev Allen, Katrina Walsey.

Round bustle special (boys 16 and younger) — John Murano, Alyric Red Crane, Lewis Allen. Round bustle special (men 17 and older) — Curtis Thompson, Jesse Bevis, Bryan "Shotgun shell" Adams.

Two of the winners at the Christmas Celebration were Lewis Allen, left, and his brother AlexAllen from Lapwai. The pow-wow on Christmas Day and Dec.26 drew family and friends from around the northwest.

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MISSION — Nearly 150 people attended the New Year's Eve Sobriety Pow Wow Dec. 31 at the Longhouse on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Most of those at the event were youth and children.

During the pow wow, people from the community represented a collective length of sobriety of 719 years and six months, according to Wenona Scott, Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center.

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Youth took part in non-competitive dancing. Additionally, many games were played, including hoopa-loop, salt 8z pepper, Simon sez, Diamond Pinatas, and sweep your tipi.

Two specials took place: an eel dance led by Mildred Quaempts, aserenade hand-drum contest.

Local artist Laurie Doherty offered free caricature drawings with many " beautiful faces drawn and captured this fun-filled event," Scott said.

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Non-contest dancers were awarded silver dollar coins. Those youngsters included Ella Stewart, Liana Higheagle, Gracie Wilson, Malaya Stanger, Elsie Wilson, MyaLyn Mills, Lauralee Stanger, Marcella Stanger, Tamisa Sherwood, Maylin, Annalise, Pete Stanger, Gabe Danzuka, Grace Moses, IsabelWatchman, Lillian Watchman, Jacob, Wilbur Oatman, Eva Oatman, Fontaine Fuentes, Kalyssa Fuentes, Sophie Wilson, Kelsey Burns, Isaiah Welch, Julianah Matamoros, and Brianah Matamoros.

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— Improve bison use ofhabitats available outside YNP including lands in open and unclaimed status where treaty harvest is permissible.

— Establish bison "herd memory" of the extensive and prolonged use of public lands outside YNP. — Improve hunter safety and the quality of the hunt by expanding bison distribution into all available hunt areas and better distributing hunters.

— Reduce health and safety concerns created by concentrating harvest at Beattie Gulch.

— Reduce the likelihood that the USFS may place regulations that restrict tribal treaty harvest in portions of the Beattie Gulch area or elsewhere where health and human safety issues may arise.

To a achieve these goals, the Fish and Wildlife Commissions of the CTUIR, Nez Perce, Confederated Salish Kootenai, and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks mutually approved special regulations for the Beattie Gulch are as follows: Curtail all hunting activity on the west side of the Yellowstone River every other week (Monday — Thursday ) beginning the second full week in September and continuing through March 31 with excep-

tions for holidays (Columbus Day- Oct 10, Thanksgiving Day- Nov. 24,MLK- Jan 18, Presidents Day- Feb. 15).

At the same time, the US Forest Service agreed to permit vehicle access under special permit to the upper Beattie Gulch area for game retrieval. This should make it more practical to hunt those areas farther from the road and help reduce the likelihood of attracting grizzly bear to the homes near the river.

Additionally, Yellowstone National Park agreed to support the use of hunting as the primary tool for controlling bison populations and to keep the Stephens Creek trap closed until the mi d dle of February or later if the hunt is proving successful. It is hoped that these measures should make the 2016 hunt the most successful to date.

CTUIR bison hunt regulations, applications and protocols can be found on the CTUIR Web Site or at the Department of Natural Resources Office.

Tribal hunters interested in participating in the 2016 hunt should get their a pplications in for Fish and W i l d l i f e Commission Review and schedule hunt orientation as soon as they can to help assure a successful early winter hunt.

Pendleton bike, pedestrian plan discussion Jan. 13 PENDLETON- The public is invited to provide input on the Draft Bicycle / Pedestrian Plan at an open house from 4 — 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the City of Pendleton offices, 500 SW Dorion in Pendleton.

For those who can't attend in person an online open house will be accessible from the website for anyone to review and comment on the draft plan.

The Bicycle/ Pedestrian Plan is an important document for policy makers, planners, stakeholders and others interested in biking and walking because it creates a framework for making strategic decisions about bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs. Although it does not list specific projects or design require-

ments, the plan does identify biking and walking system needs and opportunities, with a goal of creating a path forward for achieving a connected, safe and efficient network. A brief video further explains the plan's role in guiding decisions.

A 10-page ExecutiveSummary (PDF) highlights the key points in the draft plan; the full plan is accessible from the website.

The plan has been developed over the past two years by several committees made up of stakeholders from around the state representing the active transportation community, businesses, non-profits, local governments and other organizat ions. Visit the w ebsite to learn m o r e about the process, review the draft plan, and access the online open house.

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New identification cards are available at the tribal enrollment office. They can also be done by mail or email. Please contact the enrollment at enrollment@ ctuir.org or call us at 541-429-7035.

It is not necessary to make an appointment to get a new card.

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Water bottling ban measure qualifies for Hood River ballot

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ollaboration and patience were fundamental to creating the newly published native place names atlas, Caw Pawa Laakni â&#x20AC;&#x201D; They are Not Forgotten.

Challenges in the decade-long project were many including funding, changes in leadership and staff, database design and upgrades, and fonts friendly to tribal orthography. A review of the project illustrates perseverance and a love of subject matter. In 2001, Tamastslikt Cultural Institute convened tribal elders, students and scholars to discuss, "Native Names, Places and Peoples" at the time of Lewis and Clark's arrival in the traditional homelands.

Stories told revealed the rich, collective memories of tribal elders and the seed was planted to further document traditional place names for future generations of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). At this convocation, anthropologist Eugene Hunn shared his compilation of roughly 1,100 mid-Columbia River place names gathered with atway James Selam decades before. During their travels, Selam, whose ancestry includes Yakama and Umatilla, took Hunn up the John Day River from its mouth far into the southern portion of the CTUIR ceded lands and recalled many of the native place names he learned as a boy. The two shared this portion of their collection with the Tamastslikt staff and Hunn coauthored and shepherded the atlas to completion.

After Tamastslikt obtained grants for the beginning phase of the project, collaboration with CTUIR tribal programs ensued including Information Technology and Geographic Information Systems, Language, and Cultural Resources Protection.

"Ground-truthing" visits to further document most of the place names were made and previously documented place names were revisited and analyzed.

Archival hunts and culling from historic ethnographic field notes followed. The research connected the knowledge of past generations with modern technical staff and technology.

The GIS staff created a technique of "indigenous mapping" with a focus on the landscape and natural features with points, areas and native names. The Cultural Resources Protection Program (CRPP) oral history collection and archaeological data amplified known place name information, gathering areas, and other pertinent material. The Language Program was already in the process of creating an official orthography for tribal languages and its completion allowed for the place names to be written in a consistent form pronounceable to readers into the future.

During the project, a place name was officially changed which restored a native place name to the national map. A group of three mountains in Wallowa County known as Findley Buttes had been named after a man whose actions triggered events that started the Nez Perce War. The CRPP was informed of a Findley descendant's proposal to rename the three buttes after the family. The CRPP submitted a counter proposal for the middle butte using information from the atlas data base. The CRPP negotiated with the Findley descendant and the central butte was returned to its original native place name of Mee sem Heepey ('in the middle of the mountains' ) while the

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Participants in the first of three convocations held at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute between 2000 and 2002.

Top row,I to r: ca'yaw Eugene John, Tom Bailor, Marcus Luke, Randall Melton, Matt Johnson, Bill Lang, Melvin Aikens, Dennis Colson, Jarold Ramsey, Jason Tetztoff, David Liberty, Robert Boyd, Phillip Cash Cash, Tama Tochihara, Nancy Webber, David Nicandri, atway John Chess.Middle row, Itor: A nson Crane, S usan Sheoships, atway Robert R uby,atw ay John Evans, Mildred Quaempts, Modesta Minthorn, Ronald Halfmoon, Ronald Pond, Mary Dodds Schlick, Feather Sams Huesties, Eugene Hunn, Jeremiah Farrow, Alvina Huesties, Jennifer Karson Engum, Malissa Minthorn Winks, Roberta Conner. Seated,l to r: Joan Burnside, atway Viola Wocatsie, atway ErnestineWatters,Mable Sheoships, Lydia French Johnson, ca'yaw Kathleen Gordon, Myrna Williams Tovey,ca'yaw Emma Farrow, Fermore Craig, Sr., atway Lawrence Patrick, Leah Conner, Majrorie Waheneka.

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two exterior buttes were named Findley and Harsin.

The Oregon Geographic Names Board recommended the three names to the National Board of Geographic names and the compromise was approved.

While the published book is an accomplishment, the ongoing, routine use of the place names data base

by CTUIR employees represents the critical value of the project to Tribal sovereignty and re-invigoration of the actual use of the names. For example, the CRPP uses the internal place names database for current archaeological and ethnographic projects and gathers new information from oral histories and archaeology.

Through the GIS program, the database will continue be populated with additional names, variants, and corrections. This body of knowledge is evidence of use, occupation, and ownership as well as substantiation of cultural practices and historic properties of

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religious and cultural significance to the CTUIR, thus reinforcing treaty rights on multiple levels.

Place names are rich in information. The names offer insights into the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples' aboriginal lives, then and now. Collective exchanges between elders, experts, and researchers on the atlas project were critical. In conversation, a casual interpretive or explanatory comment could be crucial to locale, translation, meaning, or orthography.

The meaning and function of place names did not simply refer to locations. Rather, the names carry complex information and content about real lives and lifeways, and serve as the basis for understanding Plateau culture geographically.

Caw Pawa Laakni can be a kind-of road atlas. Rather than lying on a coffee table, it can be in the rig when heading out on excursions throughout eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. Traveling to these places with this knowledge in hand can provide a perspective that has always been here and that continues today.

The first edition of the atlas is a baseline of place names and research for the future. It is the result of collaborative ethnography, the side-by-side working relationship between researchers and community. The voices of ancestors and contemporary elders as well as researchers and experts are expressed collaboratively on equal grounds through dialogue and interpretation. The reader is shown that the Tribal knowledge base is active and ongoing. In presenting hundreds of place names, light is shed on the construct of people belonging to place and the power that place-based knowledge gives to our people.

The atlas is available for sale at the Tamastslikt gift shop.

Submitted by Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and the Cultural Resources Protection Program

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New members question appointment Issue focuses on selection of Brlgham before she left office

'Kennewick Man' expert Armand Minthorn divested of Cultural Resources Commission

MISSION — A debate over the appointment of formersecretary Kat Brigham to the Education 8z Training Commission (ETC) likely will lead to new rules to prevent the appearance of impropriety.

At issue before the Confederated Tribes' Board of Trustees Dec. 21 was whether or not it was proper for the previous Board to appoint Brigham as a General Council member while she still was sitting as BOT secretary. During a long debate, Board members described Brigham's appointment as an "unfair advantage" and the previous Board's action as "dirty play."

In the end, Brigham's appointment stood and on Dec. 22 new BOT Secretary David Close sent Brigham a letter congratulating her on h« a p p o» CIOSe puShed two-year term from Dec. for the new 29, 2015 to Dec. 29, 2017.

In a phone interview Board to Dec. 29, Brigham said she rescind applied for the position on the ETC as well as the Brig ham's Umatilla Cultural Coali-

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"I turned in my application and was surprised fOr a laCk Of a to find out two other people had applied because we had been advertising for a vacant position on ETC ever since Sugar Bear (Eugena Stacona) resigned because she accepted a position at Education," Brigham said in an email.

There is no specific written policy regarding appointments; the BOT has wide discretion in the matter. The BOT can remove anyone from a committee or commission at will.

Close pushed to essentially overturn the Board's Nov. 30 decision, calling for the new Board to rescind Brigham's appointment. His motion, however, died for lack of a second.

Close argued that the former BOT appointed Brigham before the official swearing-in of new members. He said that after a BOT member leaves the Board they become a General Council member eligible to apply for a committee or commission position.

Said Brigham, "I applied as a General Council member. Everybody knew I wasn't on the Board any longer.

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MISSION — New appointments were made in late December with new members of the Board of Trustees assigned responsibilities on the most visible committees and commissions.

Longtime member Armand Minthorn was divested of three committees, including the Cultural Resource Commission where he has for years been out front on the repatriation of thousands or artifacts and human remains, and has been the considered expert throughout Indian Country on Kennewick Man. By a vote of 4-3 newcomer Aaron Ashley will take on the new responsibilities.

Ashley was also appointed to the Water Commission, replacing former BOT Vice-Chairman Leo Stewart.

Minthorn also was replaced on two critical Hanford-related committees. New Secretary David Close was appointed, by a vote of 5-3, to take over the Tribes' position on the Hanford Clean-Up Board. Minthorn and Close each received four votes for the Hanford-Department of Energy State-Tribal Working Group. The tie was broken by BOT Chairman Gary Burke who chose Close.

Other high-profiles included Jeremy Wolf to Fish 8 Wildlife, Rosenda Shippentower to Natural Resources, and Minthorn to Housing.

General Council Chairman Alan Crawford kept his two current positions on the TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Office) and Elders Committee.

Here's the list of CTUIR commission and committee assignments, followed by appointments to outside organizations: Aaron Ashley — Alcohol 8 Drug Oversight Committee, Cul-

I didn't say 'vote for poor me.'"

Brigham said she applied because she wanted to "go back and help where I can. I didn't think it was going to be a big deal."

Responding to Close, Woodrow Star, a BOT member at-large, said the Board took the action that was in front of them at the time and warned against "backtracking on a vote."

Star also defended Brigham as someone with a lot of experience that "we don't want to throw away."

"We made a choicethen and we should stand by it now," he said.

New Vice-Chair Jeremy Wolf said he wasn't necessarily questioning the former Board's action and recognized that former BOT members do have much to offer the Tribes, "but I still want to follow the rules." He said it was wrong for Brigham to apply for the commission as a General Council member when she still was a member of the BOT. BOT member at-large Justin Quaempts said the Board knew Brigham was applying as a General Council member.

"She would not be putting in an application to be on ETC for two weeks," Quaempts said.

Star agreed again.

"We reviewed three applications; one was Kat. There was a secret ballot and we voted for Kat. I didn't vote

tural Resource Committee, Land Acquisition Committee and Wildhorse Foundation.

Jeremy Wolf — Economic Community Development Committee and Fish 8 Wildlife Commission. (Wolf was serving on the Farm Committee before he was elected to the BOT.) Outside — Columbia Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Portland Harbor, Tribal FishCo, and Yellowhawk Project.

Justin Quaempts — Education 8 Training Committee and Head Start. Outside — Oregon Commission on Indian Services, and EducationPlanning Team.

Woodrow Star — Gaming Commission, Health Commission, Law 8 Order Committee, Timine Development Corporation and Umatilla Culture Coalition. Outside — Healing Lodge, Oregon Tribal Gaming Alliance, and Inter-Tribal Ag Council.

Armand Minthorn — Housing Commission and Tamastslikt Trust Board. Outside — Columbia River Housing. Rosenda Shippentower — Natural Resource Commission, Tiicham Conservation District and Tamastslikt Trust Board (alternate).

Outside — American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association, Cayuse Technology, and Columbia Development Authority.

David Close— Science and Technology Committee and Water Commission. Outside — Oregon-Hanford Clean-Up Board, Hanford Advisory Board and Hanford Negotiating Team, State-Tribal Working Group (Hanford), Walla Walla Watershed Management Partnership, Walla Walla Watershed Council.

Alan Crawford — Elders Committee and TERO Committee.

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for her to be on there for two weeks," Star said.

Wolf reiterated that he thinks Brigham had an "unfair advantage" as a BOT member leaving her position after not being elected.

However, Wolf said he didn't want to be part of rescinding the vote and made a motion to "leave it as it is."

The motion passed 7-0-1 with Close voting no.

But that wasn't the end of it.

Rosenda Shippentower, newly elected treasurer, called it "dirty play" that the former Board would appoint Brigham because she "didn't want to fade away."

Shippentower said it was not fair to the other two applicants.

"I feel bad for the others because the rest (former BOT members) were feeling bad because she wasn't elected.

That's dirty play."

Wolf directed the Office of Legal Counsel to clarify wordage so that two years from now, after the next election, it will be clear how committee and commission appointments are made.

"I respect the BOT here and its decision and I think we should move forward," he said.

Star reminded the rest of the Board that politics often comes into play in these kinds of circumstances, but the Board should also make decisions based on "how it affects our people in the best way possible."

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Van Pelt, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), is originally from Salem, Ore. His father is atway Anthony Van Pelt Sr. and his mother i s atway T h el m a M cWil l i a ms . H e was a soldier in the National Guard for nine years, a firearms instructor for 20 years, and a Sergeant for roughly 10 years. He also was o n t h e n a r Tony Van Pelt cotics s q u ad t eam for Blue Mountain Enforcement Narcotics and the Columbia County Narcotics Team.

When asked why he wanted tobecome a police officer, Van Pelt didn't give a politically correct grandiose answer. Instead he was forthright and said, "When I was about 20 years old I remember I watched an episode of "Cops" and I thought there was no way I could ever put up with that ... Not too long after that I decided it was time to grow up and be an adult. Then my father suggested that I apply to the Umatilla Tribal Police Department (UTPD)."

Van Pelt considers himself lucky to have obtained a job in law enforcement from the first police department to which he had applied. H e said that now it' s much more of a d i f f icult career to get into and that it can sometimes take new recruits up to a year, or longer, to get hired on.

"Apply toas many agencies as you can and don't give up," said Van Pelt, "It may take a while."

Much has changed since Van Pelt moved onto the Reservation in 1993 and began his police career. He recalls the U TPD having seven officers work i n g patrol as opposed to today's 18 officers.

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'Ism nowhere near the person I was 23 years ago; I was still a kid then ... Seeing a lot of things no one wants to see ... that changes yoU. Sergeant Anthony Van Pelt, who is leaving law enforcement to pursue degree in business

Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino had not yet been built and the Tribal Government was much smaller; State and Tribal laws are different and technology is much more advanced. " I really e n j oyed w o r k i n g f o r t h e Tribe," said Van Pelt. "Of course there were some minuses but there will always be minuses everywhere you work."

Van Pelt said that being a police officer changed him quite a bit in both negative and positive ways.

"It's hard to explain," he said. "I'm nowhere near the person I was 23 years ago, I was still a ki d t hen ... Seeing a lot of things no one wants to see ... that changes you."

However, as he closes one chapter of his life he begins a new one. In March, Van Pelt will be heading to Las Vegas to marry his girlfriend Paula Robling. He will begin classes at Blue Mountain Community College in the spring and along with his new wife and 10-year-old son, Xavier, Van Pelt will be traveling to watch his daughter Elena Van Pelt, 17, represent Happy Canyon in its centennial year.

His oldest son, Robert Van Pelt, 24, is attending Chemeketa Community College in Salem and is a soldier in the National Guard. Robling also has two sons, Tyrell Duncan, 24, and Brady Duncan, 21.

Both live and work in Casper, Wyoming.

"I feel very good about retiring," said Van Pelt. "I love law enforcement. I love being a cop. I' ll miss working with some of the guys, but it was time to move on and do something else."

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Santa and the Grinch hand Lisa-Faye Mclntosh a present during the Foster Family Christmas Dinner held Dec. 16. Presents, which were purchased by the Department of Child and Family Services, were given to more than 50 to foster children and other kids from the community.

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DCFS shows Christmas spirit to foster families and community members MISSION — It was another success down in the books at the Foster Family Christmas Dinner held Dec. 16 by the D epartment of C h i l d ren and F a m i l y Services (DCFS) .

D ickies Barbecue served o v e r 9 0 people, including workers and entertainers, while the Nixyaawii Dance Group performed traditional song, dance, and drumming for all to see. Santa Clause, played by Cedric Wildbill, and the Grinch, played by Randy Minthorn,handed gifts out to all children.

Indian Eyes LLC donated 20 hikes w hich w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d t o 9 f o s t e r children and the rest were given to the Celebration Committee for the annual Christmas Celebration pow wo w h e ld Dec. 25 — 26 at the Mission longhouse.

Additionally, DCFS held a three weektoy, coat, and food drive. Mission Market donated ten cases of food items which went to ten families. Approximately 50 toys were donated which w ere given to families in need and 125 coats were

donated and were handed out during the New Year Eve's Sobriety Pow Wow. "The food, toy, and coat donations will make a lot of families happy," said Julie Taylor, DCFS Director. Taylor is grateful to all employees and businesses that participated in the holiday events.

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A CUJ look back at that included termination of the department director and resignation of three others.

The departmenthas since been absorbed as a program within the Tribe's Department of Natural Resources.

JANUARY THE DISCUSSION ABOUT marijuana started. It was an issue that would still be a matter of discussion throughout the year.

THE TRIBES AUTHORIZED spending $1.1 million for design and construction of a remodeling project at Wildhorse Resort 8 Casino. The most significant change was the addition of a non-smoking lounge/bar in the current Wild Roast Coffee Bar 8 Deli area.

MARY HARRIS, FOLLOWING in the footsteps of two sisters, and Josephine Penney, the fifth in her immediate family, were introduced as the 2015 Happy Canyon Princesses at the Christmas Pow wow.

Mary, 18, is the daughter of Stuart and Deborah Harris. Josephine, 19, is the daughter of Philip and Deborah Penney.

TRIBAL POLICE SERGEANT Cameron Sheoships pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of pointing a firearm at a fellow UTPD officer after being charged with eight counts of simple assault and eight counts of pointing a firearm at another.

DURING A THREE-MONTH PERIOD more than 4,145 acres valued at more than $4 million had been purchased on the Umatilla Indian Reservation through the federal Land Buy-Back Program.

THE UMATILLA RIVER RECORDED a return of 404 adult lampreys, breaking last year's mark of 319. In 2012, a total of 104 adults returned to the river. Prior to those years, the returns weren't more than a handful.

NEARLY TWO DECADES OF WORK by linguists and fluent tribal speakers culminated with a 622-page Umatilla Dictionary that is at once a "legacy for our elders," a book that can "rewater the seed in the hearts" of those who want to rededicate themselves to their first tongue, and a classroom text for young people yearning to learn their language for the first time.

The Language Program in the Department of Education, under some 17 years of work from linguist Noel Rude, who retired as soon as the dictionary was published, was responsible for the final product.

THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL elected 15 new members during a Youth Leadership Summit Jan. 18 and 19, 2015.

Virginia Conner from Pendleton High School was elected Leadership Council Chair, Lennox Lewis of Nixyaawii Community School was elected Vice Chair, Cece Hoffman of Pendleton High School was elected as Treasurer, and Alyssa Farrow of Nixyaawii Community School was elected Secretary.

The 2015 Sunridge Middle School members at-large are Zech Cyr and Vincent Sheoships; Nixyaawii Community School members at-large are Elijah Bevis and Kaitlynn Melton; Pilot Rock members at-large are Tracker Denny and Tahner Bates; Pendleton High School at-large members are Payton Lamere and Sequoia Suppa; Helix High School member is No'alani Malumaleumu; and Athena-Weston School District at-large members are Auralia Heay and Kaelynn Redbird.

Following the elections, the new Council appointed former president Kelsey Burns as cultural ambassador and Mary Harris as publicist. Nixyaawii basketball

HEADING INTO THE OLD OREGON League championships in Baker City, Nixyaawii Community School had squashed conference teams by 30 points or more five times this year.

In their last game before the CUJ went to press, Nixyaawii destroyed Powder Valley in quick fashion, rolling up a 30-10 halftime lead behind a barrage of three-point shots. Ira Ashley canned three in a row to start the game, and two more of the team's five trays were made in the first quarter.

FEBRUARY THE AMERICAN LEGION George St. Denis Post 140 celebrated its 96th year on March 14 at the Nix-Ya-Wii Warriors Memorial and Mission Longhouse on the Umatilla Indian

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ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND for college students was increased by $100,000. It was the first time in 30 years that the fund has been increased.

A pyramid of men in war bonnets posed for a photo in front of the PendletonRound-Up arena afterdancingin parkin September.

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Officers for the Legion and its auxiliary follow: Legion Post Officers - Commander Toni Cordell, ViceCommander Chuck Sams, Adjutant David Wolf, finance officer Lindsey Watchman, service officer Robert DeRocher, historian Antone Minthorn, Chaplain William Burke, and sergeant at arms David Williams.

Auxiliary officers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Kathleen Peterson, Vicepresident Tessie Williams, secretary Judy Farrow, finance officer Alvina Huesties, chaplain Cheryl Stillman, and membership Rae Allstot.

THE GOLDEN EAGLES GIRLS lost four league games by a total of seven points â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by one point twice to Powder Valley, by one point to Wallowa, and by four points to Echo.

Charlotte Barkley, the team's leading scorer, went down in the fourth quarter against Wallowa, a game the Golden Eagles lost by one. But she's back now and continues to lead the team in scoring.

Desiree Maddern is the team leader in rebounding and second in scoring. Kaitlynn Melton is tied with Maddern in rebounds.

MARCH IN MARCH FOUR PEOPLE leR their positions at the Department of Science and Technology. It was a controversial matter

PLANS WERE BEING DISCUSSED that suggestedthe use of a remodeled Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center as a new education facility that would include Nixyaawii Community School.

The education center, as proposed, would include the Language Program, Head Start and other early childhood development. Plans do not currently include daycare, but that's an option.

(In January, the BOT Treasurer Aaron Hines set aside $1 to plan for the education facility.

THE BOT MADE NO DECISION on a request that beer and wine be allowed at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute for wedding receptions, anniversary celebrations and the like.

NIXYAAWII GOLDEN EAGLES boys reached the final eight at the state tournament with a sub-state playoff victory over the Columbia Christian Knights in the Eagles nest after winning the Old Oregon Class 1A District title in Baker City in late February.

Hunter Melton was named the Old Oregon League Player of the Year. Coach Shane Rivera was named the Old Oregon League Coach ofthe Year.

APRIL A TOTAL OF 135 STUDENTS REGISTERED to participate in the annual Language Bowl held by the Education Department.

First place was won by Pishpish Haasht (Wapato High School), second place went to Team Yellowman (Mildred Quaempts' team).

THE TRIBES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that "sets forth mutually acceptable protocols with CTUIR pertaining to access, communication, program and policy implementation, and additional topics that include fishing sites and sampling and data evaluation on lands within the river corridor at Hanford.

THE BOT VOTED UNANIMOUSLYto establish a team of tribal staff members to choose a firm to conduct a feasibility study for a

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Once again,the Indian relay races were a crowd pleaser at the P endleton Round-Up. The crowds were stomping watching the excitement of seeing the riders transfer from horse to horse.

bowling alley and/or family entertainment center.

The closest bowling alleys are in Walla Walla and Hermiston.

Pendleton's bowling alley closed a year ago and La Grande no longer has an alley.

THREE NIXYAAWII LACROSSE TEAMS, ranging from first graders to seniors in high school, played a series of lacrosse games against Nadzitsaga on Nixyaawii's home field under blue skies in a brisk breeze.

Nixyaawii put seven first-through-third graders on the field; 17 fourth-through-sixth graders on the pitch; and 10 players seventh grader through 12th grade.

THE ANNUAL BASKETBALL AGAINST Alcohol and Drugs (BAAD) fielded 58 teams, 167 games, more than 150 youngsters learning the meaning behind the letters.

Teams from 4 states and drew most of the players from the Irrigon Knights, the two-time defending Oregon Class 2A state championship team.

The NCS Golden Eagles led for three quarters but came up short against a bigger, older group from Country Christian in the Class 1A State Championship in Baker City.

Nixyaawii started the year 2-4, and then won 16 in a row, most of them on a romp, before dropping that last contest for the state title.

Hunter Melton was named Old Oregon Player of the Year and then earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Class 1A State Tournament.

MAY THE TRIBES PURCHASED PRISTINE land that includes two miles of Looking Glass Creek that meanders through 666 acres of timbered canyon.

EZRA RAE SQUIEMPHEN, the daughter of Melissa Van Pelt and Chance Squiemphen,became the 3,000th enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes.

TEN NCS GRADUATES DRESSED in full regalia, the young women and men in buckskin, standing across the stage with chairs decorated by Pendleton blankets. Three brightly colored posters identified the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla tribes.

Scholarship winners were Ronnie Sampson, Tiya-po Farrow, Frances Gomez Chalakee, Pete Gomez Chalakee, Charlotte Barkley and Elijah Bevis.

MORE THAN THREE DOZEN MEN turned out for the "100 Man-Lunch"at Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start.

Aaron Noisy, who was then the interim program manager/ education specialist at Cay-Uma-Wa, picked up the idea that was created in 2004 to celebrate the importance of male models in the lives of children.

Children beat the heatin the cool water on the upper umatilla River. Temperatures soared during the summer causing draught conditions thatimpacted migrating fish.

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THE TRIBES AND THE US FOREST SERVICE agreed to a concept that brings a stronger understanding between the CTUIR and the Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests.

CAW PAWA LAAKNI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN, an atlas of place names of the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla people, was released after more than a decade of work.

Information for the atlas has been gleaned from a number of sources on and off over starting in 2001 when Tamastslikt Cultural Institute hosted a linguistic convocation for elders, students and scholars. The lion's share of the name place information came from Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla language speakers.

IN A "LAST DITCH EFFORT" TO SAVE LANGUAGES, an "amazing" curriculum was put in place to teach teachers how to teach on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The Tribal Language Program will replicate the system being used at the Salish School where teachers are using immersion to teach children from infancy to third grade. That will require translation of the Salish curriculum into Umatilla, Walla Walla and Nez Perce.

THE CONFEDERATED UMATILLA JOURNAL took home seven individual awards at the Native American Journalists Association national conference in Washington, D.C., July 9-12.

CUJ Editor Wil Phinney earned four awards and photographer Dallas Dick received three.

AUGUST A 545-ACRE PARCEL LOCATED about 2.5 miles southeast of Union was purchased by the CTUIR to repair and protect habitat for fish and wildlife.

The Southern Cross Ranch contains about three-quarters of a mile of mainstem Catherine Creek, as well as 44 acres of riparian and wetland habitat.

FOUR-HUNDRED HAMBURGERS, 300 hotdogs and dozens of watermelon were consumed by an estimated 400 people during the annual Community Picnic.

The Confederated Tribes' Housing Department took the lead on event organization with help from the Umatilla Tribal Police and Fire departments, plus Public Works.

NIXYAAWII COMMUNITY SCHOOL started classes with 55 students, including 19 seniors. The gender breakdown shows 32 boys and 23 girls.

IN SPITE NEAR TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT, an estimated 350 people turned out for the First Foods Celebration at the July Grounds.

The event included races, lacrosse, information booths, yoga, music and a fundraising barbecue.

Twenty people hiked the 6-mile uphill Kanine Ridge from Cayuse Road to Deadman Pass rest stop on Interstate 84.

Nearly two dozen runners raced in the 5-k and 10-k courses and 40 more participated in the family fun walk.

JUNE

VOTERS HAD 35 NOMINATEDcandidates to choose from to select eight members of the Board of Trustees and four members of the General Council for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

That list included nine women all running for BOT positions, plus two dozen men.

THE BOT DECIDED HOW to divvy up about $4 million that Northwest Pipeline LLC will pay for a right of way for the natural gas pipeline that crosses tribal land.

Compensation for the Northwest Pipeline right of way will be paid to landowners on a per linear foot basis for access roads and the pipeline easement, and for facilities.

THE CTUIR DRAFT BUDGET of about a quarter of a million dollars maintained all Tribally-funded government services at their existing 2015 levels. Because of the positive revenue outlook and other adjustments made, the BOT will approve a 2 percent Cost of Living adjustment as well as allow for an average of a 3 percent merit pay increase in 2016 for CTUIR government employees.

This was the same increase as in the prior year.

THE TRIBES HAVE PURCHASED NEARLY 500 acres that includes more than 300 acres of "highly productive" wheat land on the north end of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The Tribes were the highest bidder at $1.6 million at an auction for slightly more than 499 acres of land, four grain elevators and a Quonset hut owned by Frieda Bafus, according to staff in the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD).

STAFF WAS DIRECTED to consider the ramification of legalizing marijuana on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The Board Chambers was filled with Tribal members who made impassioned pleas to legalize medicinal marijuana.

The vote to get the ball rolling on the potential impacts oflegalizing marijuana passed unanimously 7-0.

UMATILLA TRIBAL LEADER N. Kathryn "Kat" Brigham was selected by leaders from the Warm Springs, Yakama, Nez Perce, and Umatilla tribes to lead the Columbia River InterTribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) as its 2015-16 chair.

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THE TRIBES EXPECT TO RECEIVE NEARLY $6 MILLION from the Ramah class action lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs over unpaid contract support costs that occurred over several years dating back to 1994.

The 20-year settlement of some $940 million will be shared by 645 tribes or tribal organizations.

FOLLOWING THE LEAD of Wildhorse Resort 8 Casino, the CTUIR Board of Trustees voted 5-1 to remove what has been described as a "barrier" to employment opportunities.

Now a positive result for marijuana in pre-employment drug screening will no longer keep an applicant from getting a job in the CTUIR government and/or enterprises.

ROBERT FOSSEK WAS NAMED the 2015 Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the Small Business Day Luncheon on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Fossek's Edge of the Wild Taxidermy includes life-size mounts, shoulder mounts, European mounts, antler and skull plaques, and bird mounts.

TAMASTSLIKT INSTALLED SOLAR PANELSto save money on the electric bill at the cultural institute.

However, installation of the 18-space 123-kilowowatt solar carport likely won't generate much more than $11,100 in annual savings.

"It's more than saving money," said Bobbie Conner, director at Tamastslikt. "It's really about living the way our ancestors taught us, to take care of the land and water and this place we call home. It is to demonstrate to the public that we mean business in protecting our habitat and all species."

WORK CONTINUED ON A NEW FLOOR at the Community Center gym with hopes that if would ready for Nixyaawii Community School hoops teams in mid-November.

The new floor is the same length, but it is be two feet wider-

Dancers competed in a war bonnet special at the Fourth of July Pow-Wow on thegrounds at Wildhorse Resort8 Casino.

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tribal members returned the anonymous survey, which is a large enough sample to be considered a va li d s tatistically number.

The surveys are now being compiled and assessed by the University of Toledo, which was contracted by the two counties to review the results.

Watchman said this is the most comp rehensive h e a lt h a s sessment e v e r accomplished in our community. He believes, after reviewing many of the survey questions, that the results will be what the community has known anecdotally but has never been compiled statistically.

The survey on the Reservation is designed to provide a baseline of information for Yellowhawk. " How d oes Yellowhawk k no w t h e condition of the community? How can Yellowhawk have a picture of who I am, who my Dad is, and 300 more of us? Now we have more than 300 people who have shared their individual health to give us a picture of what the community looks like."

One of the si g n i f icant d i f f e rences from past surveys are questions about r ecreational marijuana, wh ich is no w legal in Oregon and, in spite of the fact it is illegal on the Reservation, is known to be widely used here.

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T he survey covered Yellowhaw k' s service area, which includes Umatilla, Morrow and Union counties. Only about 3 00 natives live in M o r row and U n i o n counties combined.

As an incentive, surveys included a 52 bill to return their answers in a postagepaid envelope. Additionally, with help from Kristi Yunker, the CTUIR Health Coordinator, Watchman set up t ables in the Ni xyaawii G o v ernance Center, at Yellowhawk, and Wi ldhorse Resort 8z Casino, and at community functions.

He also went door-to-door encouraging tribal members to fill out the survey.

Watchman said th e su r vey r e sul ts should act as "marching orders for every policy" made. He's making it a goal to get the information out to leaders and the community.

"I' ll be pushing this in my role at Yellowhawk. I'm going to be the squeaky wheel," he said. "General Council and your leaders know it's coming. I can't do anything unless our leaders are willing to take it someplace. The BOT can't hide from this; this is the muck."

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22 category survey asks many personalquestions Of the 354 surveys returned, the largest response came from people older than 50.

Atotal of 94 surveys were returned from those 50-59 years old with another 74 from those aged 60-69 and 42 more from tribal members 70 and older.

In the age groups, 44 were returned from those 18-29; 38 from those 30-39; and 50 from those 40-49.

The majority, 284, were returned by mail with 66 by people who filled them out at one of the survey sites.

The survey focused on 22 categories. Those categories and some sample questions follow: Health status asked about a person's general health, both physically and mentally.

Health Care Utilizationasked about health care providers, what might prevent you from seeing a doctor, and whether or not you went outside Umatilla County for health care services.

Health Care Coverage focused on insurance and what it covers.

Health Care Access asked respondents about their last doctor visit, if they have looked for programs to stop smoking, assist in care for elderly, if someone in the household went without prescription medicationand why, and how many ti mes a person has visited the Emergency Room in the last year.

Oral Health asked about regular visits and/or why you haven't visited the dentist in the last year. It also asks about if permanent teeth have had to be removed because of gum disease or infection.

Preventive Medicine and Health Screenings asked about asthma, diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure and cholesterol, and if and when you lasthad a sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy exam for cancer. It also asked about vaccines for flu, chicken pox, shingles, tetanus, and pneumonia among others.

Alcohol consumption focused on frequency and amount of alcohol consumed, including binge drinking.

Preventive Counseling Services asked whether a doctor or other health professional has talked to you about a number of subjects, including weight, diet and eating habits; illicit drug use; sexual practices; domestic violence; pain therapy, and more.

Tobacco Use asked respondents how often and how much they smoke, chew or snuff, and if they' ve tried to quit.

Marijuana Useasked if the person has used recreational or medicinal marijuana or other products that contain THC oil; and by what method the marijuana was consumed — smoked,vaporized, in edible or liquid form, etc.

Drug Useasked respondents what kinds of drugs they' ve used, ranging from meth, heroin and crack cocaine, to Ecstasy and inhalants like glue, gasoline or paint. It also asks about use of prescription medication such as OxyContin, Valium, steroids and Ritalin.

Women's Health asks about mammograms and Pap smear tests for cancer.

Men's Health asked about prostate and testicular cancer.

Sexual Behavior asks about your number of sex partners, birth control and sexually transmitted diseases, and if you or someone was ever forced to t;ndsey Q Ir i fatchman e d u c a tion have sexual activity without consent. coordinator at Y ellowhawk Tribal Weight Control/PhYsical Activity focuses on Heaith C e n t e r , s a i d t h e 2 g .3 w hether or not the respondent did anything to lose p ou n d s t a c /<o f su r v ey s i s t / 7 e weight or keep from gaining weight, ranging from "~eightofhea/th ofyourpeop/e » taking laxatives and diet pills to counting calories and vomiting after eating. Also asked was how much time you spend watching TV, playing video games, using a computer outside of work, and on the cellphone. Also asked was the frequency of exercise and the kinds of excuses made for not exercising.

Diet/Nutrition asked about healthy meals, restaurant or fast food meals; it asks about the frequency of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages like soda pop and energy drinks; how often you drink caffeine drinks; where you purchase/obtain fresh fruits and vegetables; and barriers to eating healthy foods.

Mental Health and Suicide focused on diagnosis and treatment for mental illness such as depression, bipolar, PTSD, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive, etc.; it asks about stress, anxiousness, and depression and how you deal with it; where you get your social and emotional support; and how many times you actually attempted suicide in the last 12 months.

Quality of Life asks if you' ve provided care or assistance to someone with a health problem, long-term illness or disability; it asks if you are limited due to physical, mental or emotional problems.

Social Context asked about driving while under the influence and possession of firearms; it asked if you' ve ever needed help with needs such as food, clothing, shelter or paying utility bills; it asks if you' ve been threatened or abused and in what way; it asks what you think the community needs more education about; and it asks about experiences in the last 12 months that range from death of a family member to spending time in jail to domestic abuse.

General Preparedness looks at disaster/emergency supplies and what methods you use to get information about a large-scale disaster or emergency.

Parenting asks about children's health issues and medical care; dental care; the challenges faced in regards to day-to-day demand of parenthood/raising children ranging from financial burdens to reliable child care, and from managing your child's behavior to alcohol/drug abuse in the home.

Environmental Healthasks about problems sometimes associated with poor health, particularly in the home that include, among others, rodents, bed bugs, lead paint and mold.

Demographics seeks basic information about the survey respondent, asking questions about age, gender, race, the number of people living in your home, education level, employment status, annual household income, plus your height and weight.

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Thank you letters THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE and participation in the 2015 Christmas Celebration: dancers, emcee Thomas Morning Owl; drummers Warpony, Red Hawk, Cayuse, Wild Rose, Drum Hoppers, Spring Creek, Umatilla Inter-Tribal, Indian Nation, Eagle Spirit, Toppenish Creek, Stone Childand Buck Shot;cooks; vendors; attendees; whip manand whip woman; and to the sponsorsCTUIR Board of Trustees, Cayuse Technologies, Cayuse Technologies Outreach Group, Pendleton Round-Up Associati on,Happy Canyon, Waitsburg Hardware owners John and Marilyn Stellwagen, Davis orchards, Inc, Linda Jones, Babette Cowapoo, Sally Kosey, Nixyaawii Elders Advisory Group, CTUIR Department of Children and Family Services, Dairy Queen, CTUIR Language Program, The Saddle Restaurant, Yellowhawk Substance Abuse Prevention Program, George St. Denis Post 140, NAPA in Walla Walla, Stone Way Electric, Northwest Gloves, Kraffs in Toppenish, Toni Cordell, Delphine Woods, Marlene Taylor, Mona Yeager, Roberta Kipp, Rita George, Andrew Wildbill, Fermore Craig Sr., David Wolf Jr., Dalla Dick, Joan Burnside, Eugena Stacona, Becky Burke, Judy Farrow, Alan Crawford, Kim Minthorn, Viola Minthorn, Leighliah Minthorn, Mollee Minthorn, Jody A!len, Bill Burke, Carl Sampson, Jesse Jones Sr., Andy DuMont, Laurie Gaines, Joan Watlemat, Natalie Johnson, Sandra Nelson, Frances Gomez and Spino family.

Happy New Year!

Celebration Committee; Babette Cowapoo, Chair; Linda Jones, Vice Chair; Marjorie Waheneka, Treasurer and; Rachel Matamoros, Secretary

Kind, generous people do still exist KENNEW IC K — Sometimes good things really do happen. Just ask Bonnie Burke.

Burke and her daughter, Lynsie, were in Tri-Cities Dec. 17 to purchase candy for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Church Christmas Eve program when they learned that there really are people pay it forward.

"Me and my daughter had gathered allthe candy we had come to get and we were on our way to pay for the candy,"

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS, sponsors,cooks, committee members, dancers, singers, drummers and our great audience. The Chdistmas Celebration was successful due to your positive participation.

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her for her gesture.

"We explained to her why we were over there and that we do many fundraisers to be able to purchase the candy so were so stunned at what just happened.

I could not believe it. With all the ugly things happening in our world, there are still good people, and I just wanted to tell everyone about it," said Burke, who is the operations manager for the Tribal Environmental Recovery Facility (TERF) on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

In her final email comment, Burke said: "Praise the Lord for all the 'good' things that happen and the people who make them happen."

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I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE who was there for me during my hospital stay and extended illness. It was a doozy but I made it!

From Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, I'd like thank Joe Spicer and LeAnn Alexander for carting me around for my appointments and community health nurse Jessica who regularly checked up on my progress.

Thanks to those who stopped by the hospital to see me, my sister Roberta Wilson along with Sandie Dave, my brotherDavid "Xunan-Pee" Thompson,Jacky Minthorn,Laura Allen, Suzanne Barnett, Roberta Kipp, Frank and Bibsy Lopez, Thomas Morningowl and Linda Sampson. Also, Michael and Derek Gavin, who visited from Portland and Jill-Marie who cheered me up by bringing her babies to visit me along with Demetrius Mclntosh. I would like to thank Robert Wilson and Tommy Pierre for stopping by and doing service with me while in the hospital. Thanks to those of you in Facebook as well, for all of your kind words and prayers. A big thanks goes to David Wolf who continuesto stop by to make sure we have enough firewood.

I give many thanks to The Creator for giving me more time here, and many thanks to my sister Shawna "Waka-Ayksha-Waptas-Ayat" for sticking by my side through this whole ordeal -wa-ko, Michael R. Johnson - Heyoom Asa Kll

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Jackson, and Woody T he boy s w e r e Smith. chosen from among T hei r m o t h e r , 72 other native youth T ami , h a s b e e n f rom t h e U n i t e d working 17 years for States representing t he CTUI R F a r m more than 75 tribes. ing Enterprise. The Youth were chosen boys are fourth-year based on submission Future Farmers of of an essay for a conAmerican (FFA) stutest titled "Utilizing dents at Pendleton our Resources to our H igh S c h oo l a n d Greatest Benefit." w ill g r a d u ate t h i s T he U n i v e r s i t y s pring. Both b o y s o f Ar k a n sas L a w are studying fo r a I ndig e n ou s F o o d c areer i n a g r i c u l ture. p rogram c o u p l e d w ith I A C ' s d o n a The boys would tion paid for travel Jackson and Jacob Smith pictured during like to thank Kathf or t h e y o u t h a s the opening ceremonyofthe 2015 Intertribal cr i n e M i n t h o r n Agriculture Council in Las Vegas. well as chaperones Goodluck for being Photo courtesy of Tamr Jackson-Rocheiie each. During t h eir an active roie in their farming future, working with IAC, the IAC for their generosity and support as well as the University of Arkansas Law Indigenous Food Program for all of their continued encouragement and opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. The Tribal Farm Co m m i t tee and T i i chu m Committee also have supported the boys.

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Diana LaSarge retires as anthropologist after 25 years she began working with repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural patrimony MISSION — Diana LaSarge is retiring items and ass isted Tribal leaders with after 25 years as the Native American re-burials and the handling of remains.

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act LaSarge ha s traveled all across the (NAGPRA) Coordinator/Anthropologist U n i t ed States ith w co-workers and memfrom the Confederated bers of other Tribes to Tribes of the Umatilla repatriate remains and 'Her persistence has artifacts.

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Program. artifacts and funerary L aSarge p l an s t o objects, according to travel during her reBambi Rodriguez Astirement. Alon g with her partner, Aaron sistant Program Manager for the CTUIR Skirvin, she p urchased an R.V. and they Cultural Resources Protection Program. p l a n to go bird watching in places such as Some of the items that LaSarge helped California, Texas, Florida, the East Coast repatriate include the Wallula Stone — a and Canada.

"It's been a real learning experience," petroglyph stone that once was located near the Columbia River, the Umatilla said LaSarge. "I' ve worked with some Town Site Collection — remains and fuv ery know l e d geable people and yo u nerary objects excavated during the con- learn somethi ng every day." struction of the Umatilla Dam, Marmes Rocksheiter — a coordinated effort of the Plateau Tribes for ancient remains and funerary objects: about 75 individuals and about 3900 funerary objects were returned; and the Smithsonian Repatriations — remains and artifacts excavated before the construction of the McNary Dam. "Her persistence has allowed us to bring a lot of ancestors and artifacts home that we couldn't have been able to do without her ... we' re very appreciative of all the things she did on behalf of the Tribe," said Rodriguez.

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Sampson expects tax rates and prices of retail marijuana sold by the tribes to be the same as other retail facilities in the state. But it's possible that some of the revenue from the state's 17 percent tax on retail marijuana sales could go to the tribes. That's just one of many issues the tribes are in conversation about with the state.

Tribal officials say the goal is to have the first marijuana for sale January 2017.

The tribes are working with a Colorado firm to develop a 5-acre greenhouse facility, and learn how to cultivate marijuana as a greenhouse crop.

Sampson hopes that getting into this industry now w il l g ive the tribe early expertise and knowledge in the market.

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Warm Springs Ventures estimates the operation will create 85 jobs for tribal m embers and eventually b r in g i n a s much as 526 million.

Marijuana consumption is not legal on the Warm Springs reservation. That would require a separate ballot initiative. Marijuana will be cultivated on the reservation, but sold in tribally-run retail facilities in places like Portland or Bend.

"We' re taking a very strategic approach to it. The tribe has concerns about alcohol and drug issues on the reservation, they don't want to exacerbate that," said Sampson. "That's why we' re selling it only off the reservation."

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A CUJ look back at 2015 Continued from Pa e 21 one foot on each side. The additional floor space on each side means the loss of the first row of bleachers in a gym that already was on the shy side of capacity.

In addition to the floor and the bleachers, the building gets a new heating and air conditioning system.

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who plays soRball, rides horses, enjoys cooking, reading books, and riding in the war party scene during the Happy Canyon Night Show.

Saenz is 20 years old and the daughter to Kit Conner and Richard Saenz. She graduated from Pendleton High School and currently works at Sally's Beauty Shop. She enjoys riding horses, playing sports, huckleberry picking, beading, and hikingand camping. Saenz has acted in the Happy Canyon Nightshow since she was a toddler, and has been playing the bride in the wedding scene for the past five years.

NEARLY HALF THE FACES on the policyA CHALLENGE To ABSENTEE BALLOT making BOT changed when voters went to the returns placed in question the 2015 Election, and polls. postponed the Dec. 2 swearing-in ceremony for The swearing-inceremony was postponed eight people elected in November. because of issues focusing on absentee-ballot At the Nov. 17 election, voters replaced nearly returns. half the official leadership for the Tribes.

BOT Chairman Gary Burke defended his Soon aRer at-large race, easily defeating candidate Ellen Taylor —,A» Kat Brigham, who had filed a dispute with the A given up her 10-year Election Commission t'tati'par stint as BOT secretary over an absentee ballot to make a bid at the top that was marked by the leadership role. General Post Office as "return to Council Chairman Alan sender" and was never If Crawford won his race counted. with more than 70 perThe BOT voted 4-2 cent of the vote. to postpone the swear* Jeremy Wolf is the ing-in until issues with new vice-chairman, the challenge could be defeating 12-year vetresolved. eran Leo Stewart; Dao Taylor eventually vid Close is the new appealed the decision secretary, earning 33 to the IJmatilla Tribal percent of the vote in Court. a five-person race; and Rosenda Shippentower, AN IRON WORKER returns as treasurer, CREW COMPLETED SuPerstarShoni Schmme 0 was a favorite offans defeated Aaron Hines intensive training and O n the G e n e r a l oftheIA/omens NationalBasketbag Association. earned several certiCouncil side, Kyle Mcfications through the Guire, the only name on the ballot, was the Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO). overwhelming winner for vice-chairman. Jiselle The nine iron workers and their instructor Halfmoon won a write-in campaign for GC secre- included Dion Denny, instructor Marvin Courville, tary, and Thomas Morning Owl won as a write-in Shane Woods, Shane Shippentower,Charles for the interpreter position.

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ELENA VAN PELT AND APPOLLONIA SAENZ were selected as princesses for the 2016 Centennial Happy Canyon.

Van Pelt is 17 years old and daughter to Anthony Van Pelt, and Onawa and Jeff Baumgartner. She is a senior at Pendleton High School

Minthorn, Jared Burns, and Nicole BroncheauBe gay.

Certifications that were offered included varying welding certifications, forklift operations, Oregon Safety Health Administration, first aid and CPR, most of the nine received all four.

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under the authority of the CTUIR Inheritance Codes any and all interest/s of the above referenced trust or restricted

Tribal Judge William Johnson affirmed the decision by the Election Commission on the November vote. At issue was absentee ballots.

Debate of the Board of Trustees centered around appointments to committees and commissions.

The CTIJIR continued to put a priority on renewable energy, eyeing more solar power.

allotments at fair market value pursuant to Section 105(C)(4)*.

CTUIR Inheritance Code Section I. 05(E) — Tribal Member Right to Purchase.

Eli ibili R e 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. T he 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 trust lands as determined by the Secretary [of the

Interior] must be paid as set forth in section 1.05(C)(4) of this code, and shall be subject to the rights of the surviving spouse and Indian lineal descendant set forth in section 1.05(C)(2), (3) and (7). d. The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes deposits payment in the amount equal to the fair market value of the subject aust parcel, of interest. thereiu, with the BIA Umatilla Agency Superintendent which payment. shall be accompanied by the identtrtcation of the decedent, the probate case number and trust parcel in question.

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.

Please contact the CTUIR Land Projects Program at (541) 429-7488 if you have any questions, concerns, or to request a copy of the Inheritance Code.

The Inheritance Code can also be viewed at:ht I/www umatIBa nsn us/InheritanceCode df.

Mildred Quaempts and her grandaughter, MarcettaJack, play the hand drum and sing.

Sally Kosey is in back at the Longhouse Ifetera n 's Day remembrance.

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Tribal attorney Brent Leonhard was interviewed about the Violence Against Women act, which started as a pilot project on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

* The CTUIR Inheritance Code was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTU1R) per Resolution No. 08-028 (April 7, 2008) and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, Bureau ofIndian Affairs on May 16, ZOOS (effective 180 after approval = November 12, 2008) in accordance with the Indian Land Consolidation Act, [RL. 97-459, 25 U.S.C. Ch. 24 $2201-2221].

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MISSION â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The five-guard rotation is working for the Nixyaawii Community School Golden Eagles but Coach Shane Riverasees the need for a big man as the season progresses.

"Somewhere down the road we' re going to need somebody with some size," Rivera said.

The big man will either be senior Damon Kipp, who has had eligibility issues, or 6-8 junior Chandler Case, who has been seeing more action.

Case is a work in progress, but he's progressing, Rivera said. He played his best game of the year against the Pendleton junior varsity and is learning his role as a big man. If he moves forward like Rivera hopes, Case could be "difference maker."

Meanwhile, the quick starting five is doing what they do best. Run. Teams are having a tough keeping up for more than a half, so far. Some teams have played the Golden Eagles relatively close for a half, but were plodding and panting mid-way through the third. The result has been some lop-sided victories.

The five guard squad includes Ira Ashley, who is the team's leading scorer, the team's top three point shooter and top rebounder. But the others are right there with him. Hunter McKay and Fredy Campos are getting a lot of attention as shooters beyond the threepoint line. Angel Corona is grabbing nearly as many rebounds as Ashley.

And Hunter Melton, perhaps the best overall athlete on the squad, is the floor general leading the team in assists. He also can take over a game with a mid-range jump shot, driving through the key, or playing aggressive defense.

The team is 10-1 with their second league game set for Jan. 8 at home against Powder Valley.

"That might be one of the better league match ups," Rivera said. "They have a good record; they look like a good team."

Rivera believes his team, especially if they find the big guy inside, should win the Old Oregon League and be headed back to Baker City for the Class 1A tournament.

"There's no reason to think we couldn' t be," he said.

"Based off last year, I don't see any chance that we won't be back."

Mary Rivera, one of several native girls on the Pendleton High Schooljunior varsity team, takes the baseline against Nixyaawii's SunshineFuentes.That's Desiree Maddern behind the action.

Above,PilotRock's Tracker Denny defends Angel Corona, aguard for the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles, in a game in Mission. Class 1A Nixyaawii defeated 2A Pilot Rock. The girls'rosterincludes Teyha Ostrom and Madison Dave.

Right middle, Ammarae Broncheau, playing for Weston-McEwen High School, drives the lane against defendersin a game in Athena.

Chelsey Quaemptsis also on the team. The boys' varsityincludes Shaw Broncheau.Brenden Dearing and Reeves Betts are team managers.

Photo far right, Nixyaawii 's speedy point guard Hunter Melton twists around defendersto score in a home game.

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Ten native girls were on the floor at the same time when Nixyaawii hosted the Pendleton High School JV team. Pictured here are, left to right, Sunshine Fuentes, Mollee Minthorn, Sequoia Suppah, Mary Rivera, Uliyana Guerrero.Other girls on the PHSjunior varsit y include Chenoah Begay, Megan George, and Danae Smith. One girl, Cece Hoffman, is on the PHS varsity roster. On the boys side, the PHS varsity list includes Daniel Adams and Mekhi Foreman.

NGS girls rale te 11-1 MISSION — The 11-1 Nixyaawii Community School Golden Eagles were set to begin their Old Oregon League games asthe CUJ went to press.

The girls, under the direction of H ead Coach Jeremy Maddern, have lost just one game — their opener — against Country Christian, which is now ranked number 1 among Class 1A schools in Oregon.

Since then the girls have been on a tear, whacking every opponent until they took on Irrigon, a Class 2A school, on the Knights' floor on Dec. 18.

It was ugly win; the girls couldn't make a basket.

In fact, Nixyaawii did not lead in the game until the final buzzer when Mary Stewart grabbed her own rebound and put a shot up off the glass to give the Golden Eagles a 38-37 victory.

"Irrigon was a wake-up call for us," Coach Maddern said.

"We had a good win over a tough Yakama (tribal school ) the night before and we were a little overconfident against Irrigon."

It was a matter of the ball going through the hoop, Maddern said.

"We executed well. It wasn't for lack of trying; we just couldn't get a basket."

Maddern said Irrigon also exposed problems with Nixyaawii's half-court offense.

"We have a good fast break, but Irrigon proved it can be taken away," the coach said.

Still, the girls are getting better every day.

"We have less drama than last year and the girls are working as a group," Maddern said. "I still think we' re in the top five in the state. We have enough talent to be there."

After 12 games, sophomore point guard M ary Stewart was leading the team in scoring and assists, with an 18-point average and eight assists per contest.

Top three-point shooter was senior Alyssa Farrow, who is shooting about 40 percent from behind the arc. Top rebounders are senior Desiree Maddern and sophomore Kaitlynn Melton, each grabbing about 10 per game.

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NCS sophomore Mary Stewartis leading the team with an 18-points per gameaverage aftera dozen games. She alsois recording eight assists per game.

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MISSION — The 29~ annual Basketball Against Alcohol and Drugs (B.A.A.D) Tournament is scheduled for spring vacation, March 18-25, with rosters and entry fees currently being accepted.

Deadline for entry fees and rosters is March 4. Money orders, only, can be paid to CTUIR Recreation Program, ATTN: B.A.A.D. Tournament, 46411 Timine Way, Pendleton, OR 97801. Full payment must be received to secure a spot; there will be no refunds.

Last year, 57 teams from four states attended the tournament — all learning the meaning behind B.A.A.D by attending sessions held by Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center's Behavior Health Program. Guest speaker Frank Wain — an award-winning Native American hiphop artist, and producer and performer — focused on alcohol and drug prevention and other topics.

This year, guest speakers will speak about suicide prevention.

Coaches should have all relevant team information with the money order, including the team, address and a contact phone number. A birth certificate, tribal enrollment card, or state driver's license / permit must be provided for each player to participate. All proof of age verifications must be submitted annually by each player. Proof of age verifications can be emailed to lloydcommander@ctuir.org or larrycowapoo@ctuir.org or faxed to 541-429-7887.

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mends that all local teams begin fundraising for their tournament expenses. Additionally, local teams only are required to submit 5100 registration fee to secure their place at the tournament by Friday, March 13, and must be paid in full by the first day of the tournament.

No player will be allowed to play in older age brackets due to the safety of the younger players. There is a 10-player maximum per roster, and the 12-14 and 15-18 year olds must provide a current photo ID. Players must be in school or provide proof of pursuing a high school education.

For questions call Lloyd Commander 541-429-7887 during the day or L arry Cowapoo at541-429-7886 in the evenings.

The CTUIR website will have all of the forms for the B.A.A.D. Tournament as well as downloadable forms. Go to ctuir.org.

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Kola plans women' s Jiu-Jitsu classes

PENDLETON — Kola Willingham will be instructing a Women's Seminar on Deb. 6 at the Solid Base Jiu-Jitsu.

Willingham is a Tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation who has been studying jiu-jitsu for two years at Solid Base-Jiu-Jitsu.

She also boxes and study's mixed martial arts (MMA).

Willingham holds a record of 3-1 in MMA and fights in the 155 pound weight class.

"I find this seminar important mostly because the community has asked for it. I think it is important for women to live a happy and healthy life," said Willingham in an email. "As a mom, how can I take care of my kids and assist in their happiness, their goals and dreams if I'm not happy or pursuing my dreams? I'm

hoping other women can see how jiu jitsu can help with that."

The class is an introductory seminar for all skill levels and will focus on the fundamentals of jiu-jitsu, boxing, and MMA from 9 a.m. to noon. There is a 510 registration fee to attend but there is no registration deadline.

Willingham will be competing Jan. 10 in Spokane, Wash. and Jan. 30 in Portland, Ore. She will also be fighting in a King of the Cage event on Jan. 25 which will air on MA Vtv on Jan. 25; she said that Wildhorse Resort and Casino will be hosting a viewing party. Fans can also see her fight at the Heppner Smoker held March 18.

For further information on the Women's Seminar, call 541-969-0991.

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