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Jude Schimmel, point guard for the University of Louisville, dribbles around Boston College defenders in a game attended by CUJ photographer Dallas Dick. See his photos of the other Schimmel on Page 45.

Wildhorse Resort 8 Casino celebratesits 20th yearin March.

This photo is one ofthe early days, but not the earliest. Checkit out on Page 3.

The history ofthe Paluus country is recalled in the History, Traditions and Culture feature on Page 11.

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Derailment cleanup Union Pacific crews, under the watchful eye of federal agency officials, cleaned up the mess after 10 cars derailed about three miles east of Meacham on private land owned

by Pendleton Ranches.

Only one ofthe cars was carrying a hazardous substance, which is used in making a commercial strength adhesive. Tribal Fire Deparment was first on the scene, which was near the border of the Umatilla and Union County lines. The state's HazMat Teamin Hermiston was called, along with officals from the railroad and federal agencies. There's more on Page 4.

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Woman faces prison for interupting family fishing Gibbon resident points rifle at boy as family attempts to exercise right to fish on Umatilla MISSION — A Gibbon woman could find herself behind bars — but most likely will get probation — for trying to chase a tribal family away from the Umatilla

River where they were trying to fish.

Marilyn Elaine Pickler,60, faces a maximum penalty of six months in federal prison for each of two chargessimple assault and pointing a firearm at another person.

Pickler pleaded not guilty last year, following a July 29,2014 incident, and was found guilty at trial Feb. 3 in Portland in front of U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown.

Sentencing is set for May 15 following a pre-sentence report.

The facts at trial showed that in June Pickler confronted tribal members — the family of K.C. Picard and

Dionne Bronson — who were fishing on the Umatilla River. Pickler accused them of trespassing on her father's property at Gibbon.

According to testimony, Pickler was upset with the tribal members and threatened to slash the tires on their car. Picard reported the threat to police.

Two months later in July, the family was fishing upriver at the"Elephant Rock" hole. The family parked thecar and their three children ran to the river ahead of See Famil fishin P a e 37

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u ure MISSION — It's more than dancing — it's tradition, friendship, history, belonging, cultural identity and love.

That is why community v o l unteers gather with an average of 50 youth and their family members each week at the Longhouse to partake in a community driven event known as Culture Night.

"I like to get together with my friends and dance until my heart's content," said 10-year-old Malaya Stanger, daughter of Clifford Stanger and Cicillia Munez.

During th e ev ent, on W e d n esday nights at 6:30 p.m., attendees join over a free meal, learn tribal history, actively partake in culturally centered activities, play games, and win door prizes.

Some of the act ivities inclu d e l ear n i n g t h e flag song, Longhouse etiquette, Waasat so n g s, t ribal h i s t o r y , and tribal danctng. " I t ' s reall y g reat b e c a u s e i t in s p i r e s t h e y ounge r o n e s to get into their culture and their c om m u n i t y , " said 12-year-old L ouis O r t e g a , s on o f S y l v i a M in t h o r n a n d Latis Nowland Louis Ortega.

E ver y t h i n g provided to the youth during Culture Night is usually donated or purchased with commu n ity d o n ated f u n ds. For i nstance, Trinette N o w l an d d o n a t ed 15 wing dresses to be used during the evenings; Kelsey Burns, Cultural Ambassador of the Youth Council, helps with cultural teachings; Mildred Quaempts teaches various traditional dances; and Justin Quaempts, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), has made personal financial donations,

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ln the middle of their dancing,Brianah Matamoros and Loralee Stanger engage in a friendly hug while Ella Stewart and Alexa Sigo, left, and Addison Kosey, right, continue dancing. Watchingin the backgroundis Cashis Bevis, right, and Terry Nowland, left, along with elder, Ron Burns CUJ photoslMIranda Vega

and many elders and other community leaders donate their time and energy to the cause.

"We all know our roles and want to be there for the kids," said Rachael Matamoros, Land Clerk for CTUIR. Matamoros also volunteers her t im e W e d nesday nights by teaching the girls dancing basics. "Sally Kosey and Babbette Cowapoo really motivate the rest of us to continue attending the youth nights," said Mat-

amoros.

"These students that have been attending are fast learners," said Linda Jones, Celebration Committee member. "A lot

of them began with this group not knowing anything about our traditions, our culture. But they want to learn and they have learned. I saw a dramatic improvement in four weeks' time."

BOT member Quaempts believes that t he success in attendance is " s i m p l y because of the positive energy that is exuded throughout the Longhouse on these nights.

Sometime Native American children can be ostracized for not being a ble to dance or p e r form other cultural activities, and often times it's not their fault, they j ust have n e ve r b e en e xposed to a p o s i t i v e l earning en v i r o n m e n t to do so...My 7-year-old daughter Avery participates each week, and I couldn't be happier, as a single father, to know s he is learning ab ou t Juliana Matamoros listens closely while her mother, Rachel herself, her people, and Matamoros, talks about the beat of the song our ways of life in such

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a loving way."

Culture Night is coordinated through a collaborative effort between Babette Cowapoo, Celebration Committee Chair, Sally Kosey, Rachel Matamoros, Cor S ams and o t her v a r i ou s c o m m u n i t y members.

"Culture Night is a safe and healthy environment," said Cor Sams, community volunteer. "None of this would be possible without members in the community wh o ar e cu l t u r ally e d u cated and who find the time to pass it on to the kids...it's gratifying to see young people interacting with the adults in our community."

"It's sad that there are kids living on the reservation who don't know their culture and traditions," said Kosey, Indian Education Coordinator at Washington Elementary School in Pendleton. Kosey speaks passionately about her desire to teach Native A m erican youth their culture and traditions and she hopes to instill a curriculum that teaches youth about their treaty rights, first foods, and about hunting and gathering. "We want to make our t r i bal culture relevant to our kids; to strengthen what we have and preserve what's already there," said Kosey.

C ulture n i g h t b e gan r o u g h l y s i x months ago but will be taking a break d urin g t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s . W i t h about 30 youth signing up for baseball, Kosey said that the v o l u n teer group w ill focus their time on app l y ing f o r a grant to o b t ai n a s t eady so u rce of funding. " We got good support, bu t we need to find a fi nancial backing," said Kosey.

"Anytime you have community members working and volunteering without demanding money to do so, but doing it out of the goodness and love of those volunteers' hearts, makes me feel so good about what is happening," said Quaempts. "Providing opportunities for the youth to learn how important cultural identity w i t hi n t h emselves is, is very empowering for our entire community.

CTUIR leadership needs to make it a point to continue to support this effort unconditionally, includ ing m o netary support."

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orse ce e ratin M MISSION — Where 20 years ago there was a wheat field now sits the sprawling Wildhorse Resort and Casino, a beacon of lights welcoming visitors from near and far.

Five miles east of Pendleton, the resort ow n ed and operated by the Confederated Tr i bes Qf the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIRj has become the leading entertainment destination in the region.

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This photo from 2007 shows Wildhorse Resort 8 Casino after a food-and-beverage expansion but before the cinema was built.

F ollowing the show, dueling pi anos wil l t a k e center stage in the resorts Rivers Event Center for a free show.

A Mixed Martial A r t s (MMA) competition has also been scheduled for the anniversary month on March 27.

Parties have been planned for the members of the CTUIR as well as the resort's

economy. Through community giving, job creation and vendor relations the scope of Wildhorse's reach is vast. The Wildhorse Foundation alone provides almost 51 million annually in support of hundreds of local and regional non-profits. horse's statuesque 10-story hotel structure is clearly In the near future, Wild horse will expand and the tallest building in Eastern Oregon and is a far remodel their retail space and add a bar in the hocry from the modular building that housed 100 slot tel lobby for the guests that would l ike a quieter machines, a snack bar atmosphere. I n t h e co m in g years they hope to a nd a cage when i t see another hotel opened its temporary ture a 20-foot cake, is a nd c a s i n o e x d oors in N o v e m b er just one of many ways p ansion, a p ar kof 1994. t he casino w il l s h o w i ng e x p a n s i o n , In March, 1995 their appreciation for a mult i - p u r p o s e the casino officially those who h ave cono ut d o o r s p a c e opened with 300 slot M tributed to the success a nd the addi ti o n ~gl of other site ame>X nities. seats, keno, off-track t ament t o t h e v i s i o n G rowin g c o n betting, a gift shop, o f the CTUIR. T n b a l s idera bl y f r o m Thepadsforthe originalmodularbuildingsaresetintoplacein s nack bar a n d r e s its humble beginthe wide-open spaces of Eastern Oregon in November 1994 l e a d e rs continue to be taurant. dedicated to creating nings, Wildhorse Now, n« t h e» t O « g o n ' s only 24-hour, Veg» t ' b'I' t 'b I sustainability. tribal As A a result, It CTUIR CTUIR has h h as s h o w n n o style casino features gaming action on more than s igns of slow i n g grown tribal programing, brought in n ew 1,170 of the latest and most PoPular slot machines, , f i n rastructure t a n d h eI p ed f u n d a v ar i e t y Remembertheiookofthefrrsttemporarycasino o wn . w en ty an array of table games, poker, bingo and keno. The in November of 1994? It was a pair of double- years of successful off programs, including I d NNi xyaawii Charter Ch wide manufactured trailers.

300 hotel rooms, 100-space RV Park, and tipi village , School, public transit, police, fire, veteran o peration s h a v e at the resort offer services, land acquisition, youth recreation given Wi l d h o r se stunning views of and education servicesand much more. an enormous sense of achievement, instilling optit hhe Blue Bl M Mo u n The economic impact has reached those beyond the m i s m an d anticipation as they travel through the tains rivaled only tribeasw ell, improving the livesw i thin the neig h ne x t2 0 y ears to that off the th view boring communities. Today the resort employs over Fo r m o r e information about Wildhorse Resort and from Plateau Fine 800 employees and sends millions into the regional C a s i no, visitwww.wildhorseresort.com D ini ng , o n e o f f ive r e stau r a n t s at the resort.

The resort also boasts a champio nship 1 8 - h o l e g olf c o u r s e , a WildhorseGeneralManagerAI Toveyin five-theatre Cin2001 stands outside the old restaurant eplex (remember that huge tree) during the museum. For the casino's first expansion. y oungsters, th e Children's Entertainment Center is just around the S • • lr a R ~ ~ ." - ' corner from the movie counter. The continuing sucNr s a e e e e s a cess of the property clearly gives Wildhorse reason s s e a s • I Sr to celebrate.

H R S S J R K + • + ®+ + + + In honor of the 20th celebration in March, Wildc e a e a a e e horse will be giving away 520,000 each Saturday 'ko,, throughout the month.

P': On March 14, the annual fireworks show will light up the sky. Some of the greatest fireworks designers in the business will fire up the largest fireworks show in Oregon. G u e sts can listen to a special musical medley choreographed with the fireworks at the site or listen from car radios by tuning to the local tribal station, KCUW 104.3 FM. This new photo shows the new Wildhorse Hotel and coursksdjfsdf with the new casino expansion

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MISSION — Nothing appears to have been damaged or contaminated when 10 railcars derailed March 2 about three miles east of Meacham on private land. Further investigation and clean-up work will be necessary to determine the reason for the accident and determine if any hazardous materials were released.

The cars were resting about 75-100 yards from Meacham Creek. Onlyone car was carrying hazardous material — methylene dipheynl dissocyanate (MDI), which is a chemical that is be used in the manufacturing of polyurethane insulation and adhesives, according to Audie Huber, Intergovernmental Affairs Manager in the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Huber, who was on the scene on the morning of the derailment, said that car is resting perpendicular to Meacham Creek.

He said the MDI will be drained from the car, and a skid road will built down the slope before the car is pulled out.

Robin Harris of the DNR Water Resources Program and Craig Contor of the DNR Fisheries Program also went to view the site March 2.

The derailment did not occur on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, nor was it near Tribal Fisheries restoration projects on Meacham Creek, as was reported earlier in the East Oregonian.

The derailment occurred about 6:20 a.m. near the Umatilla County /Union County border in a remote and forestedarea owned by Pendleton Ranches. The car loaded with MDI rolled over an embankment to within about 100-150 feet of Meacham Creek, Huber said, but did not appear to be leaking.

The Tribal Fire Department was the closest and therefore first on the scene. The state's closest Hazardous Materials Response Team out of Hermiston responded, as did the Federal Railroad Administration, the U.S.

Piles of wheels were removed from the railroad cars to make removaland cleanup easier.Union Pacific R ailroad crews were on the scene on the morning of the derailment cleaning up the area in preparation for removal.

Environmental Protection Agency, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

The Hermiston Hazmat team set up air monitoring equipment and sampled the air until late in the afternoon. Around 4 p.m. the site was left to Union Pacific to begin the recovery and cleanup process.

Some of the cars that derailed and tipped over were carrying a fine white powder destined eventually for Umatilla as an ingredient in the manufacturing of plastic PVC pipe, Huber said. The powder, being hauled in bulk, created a snow-like scene along the broken tracks and tipped cars.

The East Oregonian reported the 95-car train was on its way from Idaho to Union Pacific's Hinkle Yard near Hermiston. Eight other trains were delayed as a result of the incident, which remains under investigation.

A tanker car lays on its side between two other cars still hitched but off the tracks at a derailment that occurred early March 2 about three miles east of Meacham on private forest land. The site was near the border of Umatilla and Union counties. Because it was the nearest agency, the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department was the first on the scene. A Hazmat Team from Hermiston was called and eventually federal agencies and railroad officials took over.

Marijuana presented as another opportunity for lndian Country TULALIP — Dozens of tribal leaders, attorneys, scholars and other interested parties came together on Feb. 27 for the first-ever Tribal Marijuana Conference.

Marijuana remains illegal under federal law. But a new Department of Justice policy has tribes wondering if they should start cultivating the drug for medical, industrial or even recreational purposes.

"This issue was a historic moment for the United States and what the Justice Department did was to invite Indian country to have a historical moment. No different than any other major decision our ancestors have had

to make," said Robert Odawi Porter, an attorney and former president of the Seneca Nation of New York who helped organize the conference, Indian Country Today reported. "Tribal leaders are now going to have the same opportunity to think through whether legalizing marijuana was a good thing."

At least two participants touted the medical benefits of marijuana. Vice Chairman Les Parks of Tulalip Tribes, whose resort in Washington hosted the conference, said the drug could help tribes become players in the pharmaceutical industry, ICT reported.

William Anderson, a former chairman of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians in Nevada, said the drug has

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helped him address a serious medical issue, ICT reported. The Indian Health Service was recommending amputation of his foot before he turned to marijuana oil.

Marijuana is legal under certain conditions in more than 30 states. The DOJ policy said state laws will play a role in determining how federal law regarding the drug will be enforced in Indian Country.

Meanwhile, Henry Cagey, a council member and former chair of the Lummi Nation of Washington, is moving forward with the Tribal Leaders Cannabis Association.

Cagey plans to formally establish the group March 12 after the conclusion of the Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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So long fallow, welcome back community garden MISSION — After a year in fallow, the Community Garden will soon receive the attention of a professional green thumb.

Using funds from a five-year 51 million grant, Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center has hired Bethany Davidson to reinvigorate the garden, which is located along Confederated Way in the housing projects.

A resident of Pendleton, Davidson retains degrees in forest biology, botany and museum studies. She has worked as an environmental educator, botanist and biologist, and hopes to share her knowledge with community members interested in gardening.

"The idea is to work myself out of a job," Davidson said. "I'm here to learn and assist. I hope I can provide a program the community can rally around.

Thanks to past efforts by Kristi Yunker, Teresa Jones, and many other individuals in the community, there is already a great l g ard en i n place. Even stronger are the neighborhoods of community members who know the climate, know the Garden markers made by the Cay-uma-wa HeadStart StudentS

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the Senior Center, will be watered with earth boxesa self-contained water system — to save on irrigation costs.

Davidson said that community in v olvement is the key to a successful garden and that it will be

open to anyone interested in using it. Because of that belief, every third Saturday of the month between 10 a.m. and noon will be Community Garden Day, where gifts will be offered to participants.

The first event will be a Garden Planning barbecue on March 21. The barbecue is free and community members are encouraged to attend and share their ideas and experiences.

Soon Yellowhawk will purchase a greenhouse that will be used in the fall for Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) students. Jewel Kennedy, science and health teacher at NCS, and Davidson will use the greenhouse to teach students about healthy eating and gardening.

All these outreach programs are made possible because of the federal grant Yellowhawk received last September. Yellowhawk's goal is to prevent chronic disease, promote healthier lifestyles, reduce health disparities, and control health care spending. With the "Comprehensive Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country" grant, Yellowhawk will use 5200,000 annually for five years. The grant is administered by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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know how to make the gardening program succeed ... I'm eager to connect with anyone interested in participating or offering counsel."

Davidson has already started a once-a-month program at Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start where she works directly with students and staff to provide craft workshops and discussions on healthy foods. Robbie Bill, Community Health Representative and Youth Outreach Leader,and Davidson also have teamed up to provide garden-related workshops to middle school students.

Recently, middle school students set up a camera in the woods tolocate pests, such as raccoons and deer, and their effects on gardening. In addition, Davidson is hoping to set up a demonstrative garden on the back patio of the Senior Center to teach innovative gardening techniques. The garden, which will serve

Umatilla County Community Corrections work crew spend a day tilling and cleaning the fallow garden

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Day Training Program crews start April 1 MISSION — The ad on Page 12 says: "This is an opportunity for all CTUIR Tribal members to work."

That means the Day Training Program, last year known as "Day Labor," is gearing up in March with a budget twice as large as last year's hoping to provide jobs to twice as many tribal members. The first crews will begin working April 1.

The Human Resources Department for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) began taking applications for the new Day Training Program on March 5.

An "Open House" is planned March 11 from 1-4 p.m. at Nixyaawii Governance Center to accept applications and provide more information. Tribal members hired through the Day Training Program will be able to work in Housing or Public Works, according to Marcus Luke,

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who on March 3 was named director of the CTUIR Housing Department — a position he'd held on an interim basis for two years.

T eams o f f i v e p e o p l e w i l l w o r k o u t s i d e t hree d a y s a w e e k , T u e s d a y t h r o u g h T h u r s d ay, w i t h e m p l o y m e n t e x p e c t e d t o l a s t i n t o S eptemb e r .

Last year 55 applications were received. The majority of the applicants had faced long-term unemployment.

"The intent was to create an avenue for employment without the barriers that were keeping some of those people out of work," said Alaina Mildenberger, Office Manager at Public Works.

Last year the program was offered to tribal members 18 and older. A total of 55 applications were received and four people found permanent employment while in the day labor program. The program used two work

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crews of five people for a total of 10 positions filled at a time. The workers performed both labor and skilled jobs in an area that spanned from Mission Creek Housing subdivision as far as Indian Lake.

This year the program is being rebranded as CTUIR Day Training Program. One major difference as indicated by the name is that participants are no longer employees in a typical sense, but they are being considered trainees.

With the CTUIR Board of Trustees doubling the budget — from 560,000 to 5120,000 — the hope is to increase the impact to the community by increasing the duration of the program, which will result in the ability to include more people in the program.

Mildenberger said it is currently estimated that the program should be able to employ 10 people to work four weeks at a time, with a goal of reaching up to 60 trainees.

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n the United States, it is often said there are only two certainties in life, death and taxes.

I find this very interesting since one of the primary reasons for forming the United States of America was in part based on unfair taxation. O n D ecember 16, 1773 a leading member of the revolution,

Samuel Adams, led a small group of colonists known as the Sons of

Liberty, dressed up like Mohawk Indians and destroyed the tea that was stowed aboard three British trade ships. This act of rebellion was in

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Over the past 10 years, Tribal governments were receiving notices from the Internal Revenue Service stating that Tribal members may be subject to taxes on the benefits and services Tribal governments provide their citizens. Taxes could be levied on individual Tribal members for benefits and services they receive for health, education, and cultural Here on the activities. The IRS was threatening to Umatilla penalize Tribal governments, hnanReservation cially, for not collecting taxes on these we have heard services. This brings us to today's ongoing issues with federal taxes. and read on Tribal governments across the Indian social media country came together and worked that the Tribal with the U.S. Congress to pass the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act government

British parliament against the colonists. It is referred to as the Boston T ea Party in American history. Tw o interesting things to note are one, that of 2014. This Act solidified the qualiis taxing our the American colonists were tired of hcation by which Tribal services may People. This having to pay taxes to a British govbe excluded from taxes. Payments by ernment that did not have colonial Tribal governments for a general welis far from representatives in British parliament fare benefit must be made according the truth. and two, these colonists dressed up to a specific Indian tribal government The federal in Indian regalia to disguise themprogram; the program must have selves from British authorities. government written guidelines specifying how inThis act of rebellion and the many dividuals may qualify for the benefit; is taxing our more to follow led to the American the benefit must be made available People.

Revolution and the establishment of to any tribal member or qualified non-members (e.g., descendants) the United States. The U.S. Constitution Article 1, section 2 proclaims, who satisfy the program guidelines "Representatives and direct taxes shall be apsubject to budgetary constraints; the distribution portioned among the several states which may of benefits from the program does not discriminate be included within this union, according to their in favor of members of the tribe's governing body; respective numbers, which shall be determined the benefit is not compensation for services; the by adding to the whole number of free persons,... benefit is not lavish or extravagant under the facts excludingIndians not taxed..." The Founding Faand circumstances. thers of the United States understood that AmeriHere on the Umatilla Reservation we have heard can Indians were not subjects of the new governand read on social media that the Tribal government ment and therefore, without proper representation is taxing our People. This is far from the truth. The in the Congress, should not be taxed. Even with federal government is taxing our People. To ensure this explicit mandate, the states have attempted to our People are not being unfairly taxed, the Board tax Indians on Indian lands numerous times. of Trustees is working to adopt a General Welfare The federal courts have ruled that federal Code that will set guidelines to ensure equity in the preemption prohibits states from levying taxes on benefits we distribute and the protection of cultural Indians on Indian land, though these same courts practices we share with each other, gifting and givehave proclaimed that Congress has plenary power aways, will not be subject to IRS collections. to do as it wishes to Indians and Tribes, to include Unlike the colonists, we do not need to disguise taxation. M o d ern Tribal governments have fought who we are, we are Indian. We are born Indian a number of court battles regarding federal taxaand will die Indian. We are the ones who provided tion and have lost due to this idea that Congress the land and resources, through our Treaty, that has plenary power. What is plenary power? The has built the United States. We too are sovereign legal definition is, "absolute and complete powerand will protect our rights, to include determining the plenary power of the U.S. Congress, or of other how we will or will not be taxed. Our governmentto-government relationship is important in resolvsovereign nations, allow them to pass laws, levy taxes, wage wars and hold custody those who ofing these issues. We can be appreciative that our fend against their laws. This act of having absolute Tribal government is working through a number of and complete power over Indians and Tribes is these issues to better protect our reserved rights as what has allowed the federal government to levy preserved in our Treaty and Constitution. —CSFIII taxes on our personal income.

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'Ksuyus' hold special meaning for Nixyaawai Lamprey swam with dinosaurs millions of years ago e know them as Ksuyus, Asum, or "Eels," but in western science they are known as Pacific lamprey.

Pacific lamprey are one of 40 lamprey species that occur throughout the world. Lamprey are truly ancient, with fossil records dating them back to 500 million years.

Lamprey once swam alongside dinosaurs, ultimately surviving what befell them, and other several other distinct extinction events that have shaped our world.

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acific lamprey hold special importance for Tribal people, providing a valuable food source during the "hunger months" of late winter /early spring when other prey was not readily available. They are a First Food, havingbeen consumed and valued by our people since time immemorial.

Pacific lamprey have special meaning to our Nixyaawai people, as it was our elders who first noticed that they were in decline. David Close then brought the issue to the academic world, which was otherwise unaware.

Today, Pacific lamprey conservation is slowly being addressed by our partner state and federal agencies.

Our CTUIR Fisheries Department is an international leader in lamprey biology, passage and conservation.

In the Columbia River Basin, Pacific lamprey are born in freshwater streams, and spend three to eight years beneath the stream sediment, filter feeding on detritus, algae and other organic material before they outmigrate to the Pacific Ocean, where they reach adult maturation, and t hen r e t ur n t o f r e shw ater streams to spawn and die. Tribal elders have said that larval lamprey clean rivers and make ecosystems healthier.

Science caught wind of this and Japanese researchers (Goto, et al. 2012) have shown lamprey are ecological engineers, and rivers that contain larval lamprey are healthier than rivers without larval lamprey. Returning adult Pacific lamprey also bring marine derived nutrients back to freshwater streams, which is a healthy boost for the ecosystem, their carcasses provide food for crayfish and other species.

Pacific lamprey are a rich food source, having higher

The Fisheries Department for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is an international leaderin lamprey biology, passage and conservation.

densities of omega 3 oils and calories than both salmon and steelhead. Lamprey provide omega 3 oils that are important for our hair, heart, skin and brain function, without all of the toxins and preservatives you will find at McDonald's or Dairy Queen.

Other mammals, fish and avian species have realized the nutritional value of lamprey, as they are an important prey item, and have also been shown to be a buffer species for salmon and steelhead predation.

Meaning that a sea lion, otter, eagle or sturgeon might find a lamprey easier to capture, as they are poor, slow swimmers, but great climbers, and you can often spot them crossing natural rock barriers, making them easy to spot and grab.

Across the globe, other lamprey are valued as an important food source; you can dine on a native Sea lamprey in places like Spain, Portugal and France, while indigenous cultures in Chile and New Zealand value the Pouched Lamprey, similarly to how we value the Pacific lamprey. In fact, mainstream western American culture is one of the few to not fully realize the diet and ecological services that lamprey provide.

In the United States, lamprey are negatively associated with invasive Sea lamprey in the Great Lakes region, as human constructed canals allowed them into their non-natural lake system.

Sea lamprey quickly made themselves at home in the Great Lakes, and drastically changed the ecosystem by

feeding on native salmonids who had not evolved to survive their form of predation. This is the same kind of ecological damage that has been done in the Columbia River, with the intentional stocking of bass, walleye, and other non-native predator fish. Pacific lamprey have evolved with the native fish of Western North America, and hold an important place in the food web.

None of this was known to the State of Oregon back in the 1960s, when they intentionally poisoned rivers such as the Umatilla and Siletz, in an effort to rid them of native non-game fish such as Pacific lamprey, the thought being that they had a negative effect on salmonids. Maybe they should have just asked our elders?

Most lamprey species are in decline across the globe, thought to be due to the combined effects of human development, (habitat loss, environmental contamination, lack of awareness and hydroelectric dams ). For the last 70 years, adult Pacific lamprey returns at Bonneville Dam, and the amount of adult lamprey harvested at Willamette Falls have both steadily declined. These are two of the scientific methods that have documented Pacific lamprey decline, while our elders have stated that lamprey have been absent from our streams and infrequent at our Longhouse for well over 70 years.

Science continues to reveal research that relates to our traditional beliefs: the University of Kansas (Miao, et al. 2014) in a study of larval lamprey fossils, found that humans share a common ancestor with lamprey, and our jaws evolved from one of the seven lamprey gill slits. As our elders have told us, we are closely related to the foods that provide for us, and in fact, all living things are related.

Our Washat religion tells us that the lamprey was given seven gill sl its from th e creator, because the lamprey was designated as a provider for our people.

Lamprey are important, for our culture, our traditions, and our health. Lamprey have forever provided for us, now is the time for us to provide for them.

Gabe SheoshipsShewantish kowkow (X-1205) holds a Master's Degree in Fisheries Sciencefrom Oregon State University, and is a Professor of Environmental Science at Heritage Universityin Toppenish, Washington.

Siletz Tribe rebuts 'Economist' story based on flawed study On January 12 and 13, a reporter from the Economist magazine visited the Siletz Tribe and the community of Siletz ostensibly to gather information for a story on how casinos benefit tribes.

On January15, an article appeared on the Economist's website under the headline, "Of Slots and Sloth: How Cash from Casinos Makes Native Americans Poorer."

The article relied on generalizations, anecdotes and one "study" of Northwest Tribes by a private attorney published in a student-run law review (Sovereignty, Economic Development and Human Security in Native American Nations by W. Gregory Guedel, published in the American Indian Law Journal. ) That law review article drew a straight line from casino profits and per capita payments to poverty without identifying any other factors that could contribute to poverty.

Shawn Fremsted, a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress and a senior research associate with the Center for Economic and Policy Research,

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and Erik Stegman, an expert in American Indian and Alaska Native policy at the Center for American Progress, have criticized The Economist's reliance on the law review article, stating, "In short, the study is absolutely useless in terms of providing meaningful evidence to support The Economist's claim."

As Siletz Tribal Chairman, I want to point out that the law review article relied on faulty assumptions and mistakes of fact. One of the biggest problems is that the study includes 'on-reservation population and poverty statistics,' but the reporter presented these statistics as representative of the entire tribe.

In fact, no tribe has all of its members living on the reservation.

In 2014 alone, the Siletz Tribe's gaming revenues generated 5808,225 in higher education and adult vocational grants, 5400,000 in out-of-area health care payments, and 51,324,711 to Tribal Elder programs and individuals designed to "increase overall Tribal health and educational attainment and to ameliorate the negative effects of termination."

These are just a few of the items toward which the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians put gaming

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funds in 2014, in addition to the per capita payment of 51,200 to tribal members. Receiving a payment of 51,200 annually — that isn't already dedicated to rent, mortgage, or electric bills — is a great benefit to tribal members, but it certainly isn't enough to quit your job and start loafing, no matter how attractive "sloth" may seem.

The Economist article states there are 2,452 tribal members living on the reservation. Tribal data shows there are only 582. The tribe has 4,984 enrolled tribal members, and only 1,188 live in the two counties where a casino employment commute would be practical.

The study included only 24 tribes, less than .096 percent of the 250 tribes with casinos. The study did not include enough tribes to label all Native Americans as poorer because of casinos, as indicated in the headline of the article.

The Economist article also erroneously stated, "After the Supreme Court ruled in 1987 that Native American Tribes, being sovereign, could not be See Siletz Tribe Pa e16

lvvanac died Jan. 28, 2015.

Wally was born three miles north ofAhsahka, Idaho at "the ranch" on Aug. 12, 1918 to Harry and Ida (James) Wheeler. He is the second of eight children born to Harry and Ida. He was a full blood Nez Perce.

Wally and Miriam Betsy Corbett were married in 1940 at First Indian Presbyterian Church in Kamiah. They were blessed with eight children: Corbett Paul Wheeler, Sr., Ida Ann Wheeler, Mary Jeannie Strong, Harry Leslie Wheeler, Sr., Melvin James Wheeler, Sr., Wallace Wheeler, Jr., and Baby Wheeler and John Parks. Wally's wife died in 1953.

He married E l v ira "Tweet" Moses. When the children reached adult age, Tweet and Wally divorced.

He married Roberta "Bobbi" Ezekiel and they e nI oy ed cam pi ng a n d Wallace Wheeler fishing together. They later divorced.

He married his longtime friend, Mildred Hope "Millie" Penney, on New Year's Eve. They were married for nearly 25 years until Millie passed away in 2000. They enjoyed their retirement years together. He was also blessed with two more children, Julia Davis-Wheeler and Sam Davis.

After serving in the Army, Wally worked for the Bureau of lndian Affairs as a Foreman of the Branch of Facilities Management and Operation with the Northern Idaho Agency in Lapwai. He retired after 38 years of service. He helped build water systems while working for the BIA. He was a very hard worker and was known to be able to fix anything.

Wally is survived by his children, Corbett, Ida Ann, Jeannie, Harry, Melvin, John Parks, Julia Davis-Wheeler and Sam Davis, 33 grandchildren, 68 great-grandchildren and 24 great-greatgrandchildren. He was very proud to have five

Wallace William Wheeler Aug. 12, 1916 - Jan. 28, 2015 LAPWAI - World War II Veteran, Nez Perce Elder and Patriarch Wallace William Wheeler,

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generations in his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Ida Wheeler, brothers Solomon, Albert, Ambrose, Andrew, Timothy and sisters Alice (Wheeler) Moffett and Gladys (Wheeler) Ellenwood; children Wallace, Jr. and Baby Wheeler; Grandsons Joey Shippentower and Matthew John Wheeler; Great-Grandchildren Mitaat 8 Tana Moody, Quanah 8 Skylin Picard, Joe 8 Isaac Wilson,James Oatman, Jr.,and Theo Picard.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

STEP EXTERNAL EVALUATOR To: EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS

January 22, 2015 Project Summary: The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) seeks proposals that will assist in the development of a State-Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) Final Report. The STEP Final Report will be written based on progress made toward attainment of STEP objectives and goals.

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The following are summaries of Board of Trustees minutes. They are not complete minutes, nor are they the minutes of the work sessionsinwhich the BOT discussions and debates issues before voting in an open session.

The summariesare presented here as they are provided, without CUJ editing.

DATE: January 26, 2015 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Leo Stewart, Vice Chairman; Aaron Hines, Treasurer; Kat Brigham, Secretary; Bob Shippentower, Member; Armand Minthorn, Member; Woodrow Star, Member, and Alan Crawford, General Council Chairman. Justin Quaempts, Member on personal leave. Quorum present.

Old Business. None.

Resolution 15-002: Topic: Monsanto Settlement. BOT approved the Tribal Farm Enterprise claim under the Monsanto Settlement.

Also approved and sent a letter to BIA stating that BIA has an obligation to work with allotment landowners and their lessees on a possible claim too. Motion unanimously.

Other Board Action: Commission/Committee Update by Kat Brigham. 1) Cultural Resources Committee, 1 vacancy for 2 year term.

Two applications from Marjorie Waheneka and N. Andrew Dumont. By secret ballot N. Andrew Dumont was appointed to Cultural Resource Committee for a 2 year term. 2) Tribal Water Commission, 2 vacancies for 2 year terms with one application from John Barkley. Move to reappoint John Barkley to Tribal Water Commission for a 2 year term. 3) Three terms expiring on Jan. 8'", TERO Commission — Ross Simmons, Tiicham Conservation District — William Burke, Science 8 Technology Committee — Sandra Alexander. 4) Jeanine Gordon submitted letter of resignation from the Credit Board. The Credit Board met by motion accepted her resignation. Move to accept the Credit Board recommendation to accept Jeanine Gordon's letter of resignation and advertise for one position on the Credit Board for a three year term. 5) Will continue to advertise forthe following vacancies: Election Commission — 1 position to be appointed by General Council with term ending December 15, 2015 and meetings held when needed. Tiicham Conservation District — 1 position for a 2 year term, meetings first and second Tuesdays from 1-4 PM. Tribal Water Commission — 1 position fortwo year term, meeting first and second Tuesdays at 8:30 AM. Umatilla Culture Coalition (No Stipends) — 2 positions and meet as needed. Alvina Huesties and Pam Shippentowertermsexpire on February 5. Motion passed unanimously to advertise for the listed vacancies. All applications are due on February 16 and a work session has been scheduled for February 20 at 8:30am. The BOT will take action on applications February 23.

Commission/Committee Training Draft Memo.

Draft memo to C/C and Board of Directors seeking input and or recommendations from training that was provided on December 15, 2014. Motion to approve memo with corrections. Motion carries 6 for — (Leo Stewart, Armand Minthorn, Kat Brigham, Aaron Hines, Woodrow Star, and Bob Shippentower) — 1 against (Alan Crawford) — 0 abstaining.

BOT Travel Reports. Table reports.

BOT Leave and Travel Requests. a) Aaron Hines, travel, ATNI from February 1 — 6 at Lincoln City. b) Alan Crawford, travel, ATNI from February 1 — 6 at Lincoln City. Personal leave March 4 — 6. c) Kat Brigham, travel Jan. 27 — 28 to Portland for Columbia River Hatchery meeting with Federal agencies. Travel Jan. 2830 to Portland for US vs. OR meeting. d) Leo Stewart, travel, Jan. 28 — 29 to Olympia, WA to attend Columbia Policy Board meeting. Travel March 29 to NIGA Convention at San Diego, CA. Personal leave April 4 — 6. e) Woodrow Star, travel, ATNI from February 1 — 6 at Lincoln City.

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PUBLIC NOTICE February 24, 2015

year term, meetings held on 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9AM

TRIBAL MEMBERS:

1 position for Science 8 Technology Committee — 2 year term, meeting held on 2nd 8 4th Thursday ofeach month at 2PM

This notification formally announces that applications are now being taken from Tribal Members who wish to serve on the Commissions/Committees listed below. Appointed members will receive a $100.00 stipend per meeting effective January 1, 2015 once the minutes have been approved on CTUIR pay days.

1 position for Cultural Resource Committee — 2 year term, meetings held on 1st and 3rd Tuesday ofeach month at 1:30PM 1 position for Economic Community Development Committee — 2 year term, meetings held 1st and 3rdTuesday ofeach month at 10AM 2 positions for Election Commission — GC Appointment term ends Dec. 31, 2015, meetingheld as needed

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2 positons for the Tiicham Conservation District 2 year term, meetings held on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 1 — 4PM 1 position for the Water Commission — 2 year term, meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at8:30am 3 positions for the Umatilla Cultural Coalition — 2 year term, meet as needed to review and act upon applications (No Stipend) All applications will be due on March 23, 2015 by 4:00 PM and BOT will make appointments on March 30, 2015.

Applications available at the Nixyaawii Governance Center or online at www.ctuir.org/gov1 position for Enrollment Commission — GC ernment/committees-commissions Completed Appointment, 4 year term, meetings held on 2nd applications should be submitted to the Nixyaawii Thursday at 10AM when needed Governance Center lobby. For more information, call 541-276-3165. Completed applications are to 1 position for Farm Committee — 3 year term, be returned to the Nixyaawii Governance Center meetingsheld on 2nd and 4th Tuesday ofeach switchboard desk. If you have any questions, month at 1PM please contact Kat Brigham, BOT Secretary 541-429-7374 or Doris Scott, Secretary II at 1 position for LandAcquisition Committee — 2 541-429-7377.

Chair Gary Burke

General Council Chair Alan Crawford At-large BOT Members: Armand Minthorn Justin Quaempts Bob Shippentower Woodrow Star

Vice Chair Leo Stewart Treasurer Aaron Hines

Secretary Kat Brigham CTUIR Deputy Executive Director: E x ecutive Director: David Tovey Debra C r o swell

Woman sentenced for hitting daughter

CRITFC is hiring for the following position: Fishery Technician (III) (3 Temporary positions, June 1-Sept 30, 2015) located in La Grande, OR for a full job description and directions on how to apply visit:

http://www.critfc.org/jobs/fishelytechnician-iii/ The closing date is March 31, 2015

MISSION — Catherine Marie Dougharity was sentenced in federal court Feb. 10 for hitting her daughter.

U.S. Assistant Cr aig G a b r iel said Dougharity was charged federally because of the exclusive federal jurisdiction of non-natives of In d ian reservations.

The incident took place on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Dougharity is not an Indian but has children with a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

As part of the probation, Dougharity does not have custody of her daughter.

Dougharity is in drug and alcohol treatment. She must comply w it h r equirements of the Department of Chil dren and Family Services of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

"Any child abuse case is a tragic case," Gabriel said. "

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Tribal Court 541-276-2046

Human Resources 541-429-7180

Department of Children and Family Services 541-429-7300

Science 8 Engineering/Air Quality Burnline 541-429-7080

Enrollment Office 541-429-7035

Senior Center 541-276-0296

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Embezzlement at Wildhorse draws federal probation MISSION — A 43-year-old Athena

Gabriel prosecuted the case against Georgiana Frances Altizer after an investigation by th e U m a t i ll a T r i b al Police and the FBI.

woman who took S1,200 incash from the counting cage at Wildhorse Casino was sentenced to three years of proba-

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Land Buy-Back Update March 2015 Update Back ound: The Cobell Settlement was approved on November 24, 2012 to provide $1.9 Billion to the Trust Land ConsolidationFund. A cooperative agreement signed on May 19, 2014 with the Department ofInterior Land Buy Back Program "LBBP" and the CTUIR Board of Trustees passed by BOT Resolutions ¹12-074 and ¹13-047, respectively, provided guidance to prioritize the acquisition of 400 of the 1,300+ allotments on the Umatilla Reservation. CTUIR is 28ih of 150 most fractionated of allotted Tribes in U.S. Areas were rioritized b: W' Culturally sensitive areas and access to He cemeteries Contact our office at 541j429-7490 if you need "Highly fractionated" (20+ owners) assistance in completing your offer packet; locate your allotments; or have questions or concerns. e Non-CTUIR owners Future development, public utilities or Contact Umatilla Agency at 541j278-3786 if you need assistance account options for public use

disbursements; help reading your quarterly IIM statements; request lease income history; obtain title status reports "TSRs"; update your address or f o r W h er e A b outs U n known "WAU.

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Altizer admitted she took the money.

Altizer was subsequently charged in federal court for theft from an In dian tribal Indian organization. She made an initial appearance in 2014. On Feb.

12, 2015 she pleaded guilty to theft and received the probation sentence.

Said Gabriel, "Any theft from a tribal casino is a serious crime, but when an employee abuses her position of trust to embezzle funds law enforcement will investigate those cases as a high priority. No matter how much or how little money is stolen, we'll investigate."

interest you sell remains in trust with ownership will be transferred to CTUIR to: Reduce highly fiactionated ownership on allotments IncreaseCTUIR land ownership Increase CTUIR sovereignty and self-determination

Return notarizedpaperwork contained in the offer to DOI processing center.You will receivea Fair Market Value (FMV) for any land interests you sell,based on your share in the wholetract,plusa $75 basepayment per offer.

Your payment will be deposited into your Individual Indian Money (IIM) account or a check will be issued and mailed to your most current address. e Contact the Umatilla Offlce of Special Trustee at the Umatilla Bureau of Indian Affairs Agency 541-278-3786 or TBCC 888-678-6836 to update your address,or assistance reading Quarterly Statements of Individual Indian Monies (IIM).

IF you do ILol;want sell your fractionated interests of allotment on the Umatilla Indian Reservation you do not need to do anything. The lack of response will indicate that you are not interested in selling.

If you own property on other reservations contact the Trust Beneficiary Call Center or the Tribal Land Department where the land is located.

Frequently Asked Questions "FAQs" on the web: h: / / www.doi. ov/bu bac ro a m/u load/Land-Bu -Back-Pro am-FA s. df

Step-by-Step Resource for Landowners: A step-by-step video is available ath://www.doi. ov/bu back ro am/tribes/theurchase-offer- rocess.cfmto help assist individuals with identifying critical informaiion included in their Offer Package and completing the necessary forms.

Im lementation: In May 2014, DOI LBBP and CTUIR signed a Cooperative Agreement to assist the Umatilla Land Buy-Back Program. ~ ~ was ob l i gated for land purchases and implementation of the

three (3) components: Outreach~ ExplainingLBBP Process Land Characteristics jMapping e Appraisals of400 allotments in three (3) separate waves DOI LBBP will be conducting the 4ih component of mailing out offer packages. The Office of Special Trustees Office of Appraisal Services (OAS] will conduct reviews.

A "fractionated tract"is defined as a tract with either two (2) or more fractional interests, each beingless than a 100% interest.The term "purchasable interest" isan aggregated fractional interest in a fraciionated tract held in trust or restricted status (no fee interestj h * T ib e i j isCh i ' , ~ l Chn i t r i wn d by T ib ti Government; beneficial interests (life estatesj; and interests where Tribe has no jurisdiction (public domainj.

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NOTE: Any additional waves are based on available remaining funds and registered willing sellers.

Whereabouts Unknown "WAU": Umatilla Agency...You ~ updates your address to receivea Land Buy-Back Offerreplacement acketfrom our localOST Office.ContactOST at 541 278-3786.

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Inheritance Code:

Missed a Deadline?If you own fractional land interests on a reservation and missed the deadline to accept your offer,you ma y: Return your offer (induding a signed, notarized deed, PII Summary gi Detail sheetsj. Any late submission will be reviewed based on capacity, appraisal expiration, and the availability of funds.

We cannot uaranteeacce tance oflatesubmissions.

Callthe TBCC at 888j678-6&36 to Register as a Willing Seller. As resources allow, the Umatilla Land Buy-BackProgram may send offersto landowners who have registered and LBBP approves theirre uest rovidedthere is a currenta r a isaland available funds.

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NextSte s: Selling your land xullntt~ril on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, however, it will assist CTUIR in developing a stronger land base for Tribal use in: farming, expansion(preservation of wildlife or riparian areas; access to Tribal fee property; First Food resources, thereby creating opportunities to make CTUIR lands more productive for the Tribe and the community. Any land

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he lower Paluus River and the area surrounding its confluence with the Snake River is known as Paluus to the people of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Paluus is the large village site of the Peluucpu, who occupied the village mostly during the winter and summer. The Peluucpu never signed a treaty and never gave up their land; their descendants live with many Columbia Plateau tribes today, including the CTUIR.

XXPXORX'RS The first written description of Paluus is from the Lewis and Clark expedition, who passed the site on October 13, 1805. Clark described a "little river in a Stard. bend, imediately below a long bad rapid; in which the water is Confined in a Chanel of about 20 yards between rugid rocks for the distance of a mile and a half and a rapid rockey Chanel for 2 miles above. This must be a verry bad place in high water, here is great fishing place, the timbers of Several houses piled up, and a number of wholes of fish, and the bottom appears to have been made use of as a place of deposit for their fish for ages past... passed Several houses evacuated at established fishing places" (University of Nebraska Press 2005).

David Thompson visited Paluus on August 8, 1811. More fur traders and explorers arrived one year later; Do nald MacKenzie, John Clarke and Ross Cox, working for John Jacob Astor. During their visits, they observed mat covered lodges at Paluus.

In the spring of 7905, a steamboat arrived at Paluus loaded with American soldiers who ordered the Indians to gather their belongings and get aboard.

From the rear of the boat they watched Standing Rock pass from their view. Standing Rock —the petrified heart of the giant beaver slain long ago by two Peluucpu warriors — symbolized the strength of the Peluucpu people.

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about the Peluucpu with respect, but he recommended to the commissioner "that they be forcibly removed to either the Nez Perce, Umatilla, or Yakima Reservations. Indian agents and white settlers alike agreed with Irwin's suggestion to remove them. Eight years later, the Indian bureau acted upon this recommendation.

In the spring of 1905, a steamboat arrived at Paluus loaded with American soldiers who ordered the Indians to gather their belongings and get aboard. The Indians complied, and after boarding, they congregated at the stern of the boat where they looked at their homes and the graves of their loved ones. From the rear of the boat they watched Standing Rock pass from their view. Standing Rock- the petrified heart of the giant beaver slain long ago by two Peluucpu warriors — symbolized the strength of the Peluucpu

2'OS'T RXSXRVA2703V' XRA Despite all of the efforts to stay on their land, many Indians continued to move to reservations. The Peluucpu did not feel welcome on the surrounding reservations, as one Peluucpu elder has explained, "we weren't wanted there either, because that wasn't our area".

In 1897, 75 Peluucpu still lived at Paluus: "These Peluucpu continued 'to cling tenaciously to this barren spot where their children were born and their mothers and fathers have died.' Events had moved rapidly in their lives, but they had 'not changed their minds' about the land" (Trafzer and Scheuerman 1986:135).

Their fight to stay was not yet over: Yakima Agent Lewis T. Irwin visited Paluus in April 1897, to survey the land and the condition of the Indians.

He reported that the Indians cultivated ten acres but lived primarily from their fishing. Their root grounds had been destroyed by the plow, and the Indians had difficulty eking out a living fishing due to the intense salmon harvests at the mouth of the Columbia.

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Sheoships, a 15-year veteran of the U matilla T r i b a l P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t (UTPD), was charged in federal court last fall with 16 Class B misdemeanor counts of simple assault and pointing a firearm at another person. The other person was Mark Yoshihara, a senior officer with the Tribal Police.

S heoships, who has been on p a i d administrative leave since October of 2014, will enter his plea before U.S. Judge Michael W. Mosman.

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The incidents apparently occurred over a nine-month period with the first counts of simple assault and pointing a firearm at another taking place on June 6, 2013. The incidents occurred four more times that year, and three more times in 2014.

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Salmon Expe d i t io n is an in t e r a c t iv e n a t u r a l science field ev ent h o s t in g ove r 1 0 0 0 s t u d e nt . Stud e nts lear n about aqu atic ecology, the w a t e r sIhed and the T r i b e s First Fo ods M a n ag em ent p r a c t i c e s.

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The celebra tion begins a t the memorial at 10 a.m. and, after lunch in the Longhouse, includes at 2 p.m. a gourd dance to honor women veterans; at 6 p.m. a war dance ceremony with a Soldier's whip man; and at 8 p.m. a veteran's farewell serenade song: Ka-lo.

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In reality, tribes can have casinos only in states that already have some form of gambling. The study cited by the reporter says that 250 tribes (44 percent of the 566 federally recognized tribes) have casinos in 28 states (56

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The reporter also wrote that "... the biggest problem may be the way casino profits are sometimes disbursed ... Per capita payments range from as little as a few hundred dollars a year to more than 5100,000." Yet the reporter cites just one statistic on per capita payments, the one for the Siletz Tribe, and provides no information on other tribes' payments.

The reporter also failed to mention any of the details provided by tribal staff in the interview, including how the Siletz Tribe uses 60 percent of gaming profits for economic development, health care (medical, dental, optical ), education scholarships, transportation, Elders social and recreational activities, tribal language instruction, and tribal culture and history programs.

The reporter provided no information on the tribe's economic diversification efforts. The Siletz Tribe has RV parks in Lincoln City and Salem, and several buildings that rent space to business tenants in Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Portland, Salem and Eugene, plus an industrial property in Toledo. This information was contained in publications provided to the reporter.

Tribal members and the wider community also benefit from other resources gaming has created, including more than 59 million distributed by the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund.

Overall, the tribe has distributed more than 511.4 million through its charitable fund and other tribal resources.

After reading the Economist article, the SiletzTribe can only conclude that the reporter came to Siletz with a headline already in mind and was only looking for interviewees who would provide statements that support that story.

She apparently thought she found it in the two individuals she quoted, one of whom works and one who doesn't, and in citing a "study" that appears to be as flawed in its "facts" as her article.

Delores Pigsleyis Chairman of the Confederated Tribes fothe Siletz Indians in Oregon.

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MISSION — The Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation on

March 2 authorized spending S1.1 million for design and construction

of a remodeling project at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.

The most significant change will be the addition of a non-smoking

lounge/bar in the current Wild MISSION — Brent Leonhard, one of the architects of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), was one of five people interviewed here last month by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).

An NCA I i n t erviewer and an i n d ependent cameraman were here to gather informa t io n f r o m t h e C o n f e d e r ated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), which was one of the three pilot tribes in the nation selected last year to test implementation of the law.

N CAI o f f i cials are ho p in g t o p u l l t ogether a s h or t p a p e r s h a r in g t h e s tories and lessons learned f ro m t h e

three tribes as well as video interviews with key players from the three tribes discussing their respective approaches to implanting the law, what obstacles they have encountered, what solutions they have developed to overcome those o bstacles, etc. That i n f o r m a t io n w i l l be provided to other tr ibes interested in implementing VAWA 2013 without the need for ap p r o val f ro m t h e U .S. Department of Justice, starting March 7 of this year.

Others interviewed include Desiree Coyote, CTUIR Family Violence Coordinator in the Public Safety Department; Tribal Judge William Johnson; Tribal

Prosecutor Kyle Daley; and CTUIR Board of Trustee member Woodrow Star, who h as an extensive background i n l a w enforcement.

VAWA was signed into law in March of 2013. ..Congress re-recognized the inherent sovereign power of t r i bal nations in Indian County. Today three tribal nations have exercised that sovereign power multiple times. They have proven that non-Indian d o m estic violence in I ndian Country i s a r e ality an d t h a t non-Indians can get a fair trial in tribal court," L e onhard w r i t e s in a n a s-yet published paper. "

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Housing units dedicated MISSION — Leaders of the Confede rated Tr ibes of th e U m a t i l l a I n d i a n Reservation (CTUIR) were among those digging in to dedicate the spot where "Tillicum Grange," a new housing complex, is expected to rise by late this fall.

CTUIR Board of Trustees Chairman Gary Burke hinted that the name could be changed down the road, but for now Tillicum Gr ange was picked because that's the building that was there before

The ground-breakingceremonyincluded, from left ,A ndrea Rodrigues and Sandra Sampson from the Housing Commission, Marcus Luke, Howard Struve from Rice Ferfus Miller Architects, Brad Barird from Anderson Perry & associates engineers, Bill Peterson from WC Construction in Elgin, Rob Quaempts from Wenaha Group, General Council Chairman Alan Crawford and Board of Trustees Chairman Gary Burke. " I've w o r k e d

demolition in March of 2011.

Plans are to build eight rentals for two-elder rentals and six 3-bedroom units under HUD guidelines.

"This is another additional building for us," Burke said in front of about 35 people standing at the site, which located on Mission Road just east of Lucky 7 trailer court. "This is an asset for people who want to live in our homeland. I hope there will be more projects or houses on our land. This is a start."

Marcus Luke, newly named director of the CTUIR Housing Department, a position he's held as interim director for the last tw o y ears, made remarks that provided a history of the site and declared his pride in the long-awaited accomplishment.

f or t h e T r i b e s since 1995 and I'm proudest of this effort," he said. "It's a tremendous feel-

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Luke noted this is the first housing c onstruct io n o n the Umatilla Indian Reservation since 1999. He promised energy efficient, quality units with practical floorplans and lots of storage.

This is an architectural rendering of the single-story housing pr o ject that will include eight rentals - two-elder rentals and six 3-bedroom units.

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The cancelledevent was scheduled to occur from 8:30-11 a.m. Friday, March 13.

However, the TERO Program still will

host a special event for TERO clients from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day at Wil dhorse to discuss potential employment opportunities on construction projects within the Confederated Tribes' TERO jurisdiction.

Other topics include apprenticeship opportunities, partner programs, supportive services, job expectations, and eligibility requirements.

Vendor apps available for WW Diversity Day WALLA W A LL A — Vendor applications are now a v a i lable for th e 22nd annual Diversity Day Multicultural Arts Festival. The festival will be in Pioneer Park in Walla Walla on Sunday, June 21 (Father's Day) from 11 a.m. until dusk.

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H igh q u a l i t y e n t e r t a i n m e n t i s planned throughout the day, including music and dance performances reflecting the traditions and artistic influences of diverse cultures and nationalities. A wide array of games and activities for youngsters and young adults make the festival an enjoyable experience for the entire family.

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Nixyaawii School Board applications available MISSION — Nixyaawii Commu ni ty School needs one tr i bal m e m ber and two community members to serve on the school board.

An elections will be held April 29 to choose from among candidates who file an application.

Those eligible to run for a school board position include and member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), an employee of the CTUIR, and employee of Nixyaawii Community School, the parent of a Nixyaawii student, or a person living on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

School Board members are expected to attend monthly meetings and other occasional meetings if needed. All positions serve a four-year term.

Applications can be obtained at the school, on the school web site, or by emailing carrie.phinney@pendleton. k12.or.us.

Applications are due by April 15 to the school, or by dropping them off at the main office, or mailing them to 73300 July Grounds Lane, Pendleton, OR 97801.

(Mailed applications must be postmarked by the deadline. ) Nixyaawii Co m m u n ity School is a public charter of Pendleton School District 16R located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Anyone — Indian or nonIndian — can attend Nixyaawii.

The charter focuses on Native American culture, infusing native languages into daily school life and serving the tribal community.

Education Foundation awards grants The Education Foundation of Pendleton awarded 58,439.00 to teachers in t he Pendleton School District for t h e Spring of 2015. The non-profit foundation encourages and supports curriculum enrichment and supplemental learning experiences for the benefit of students in the Pendleton School District. Those receiving grants were: West Hills Elementary School: Jan Gundlach, 51000.00 for a f i ft h g r a de fieldtrip to O.M.S.I. and the Portland Zoo. Sherwood Elementary School: Ellen Wardell, 5225.00 for student art classes at the Pendleton Arts Center.

Sunridge Mid dle School: Christina VanNice, 5972.00 for students to attend

Right, A multi-tribal drum group from the Native American Rehabilitation Association siing outside the front doors of the capitol

the Oregon Writing Festival.

Pendleton High School: Tim Frey, 51500 for ECMC students to take a college tour; Kathryn Youngman, 5500.00 for students to attend Foreign Language and International Studies Day; Schelle B ixler, 51500 for a s t u d en t b i o l o g y fieldtrip to the coast; Jill Gregg, ASPIRE coordinator, 5168.00 for a Spring college tour and 51000.00 for a Fall college tour; Kristin Swaggart, 5850.00 for students to attend a FCCLA Leadership Conference; Matthew Campbell, 5500.00 for students to do a science study fieldtrip.

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Jewel Kennedy teaches about babies born with fetal alcohol syndrom, right, and Neonatal abstinence syndrome, left, which CUJ photoslMirandaVega is commonlyknown as a "drug baby".

Wahhhhh! Students take 'babies' home for night MISSION — They didn't want to talk about it.

Students were exhausted when they came to school.

They'd stayed up th e n i ght before tending to crying babies.

It was too much. It was "terrible."

Students agreed they weren't ready to be parents. They wanted to wait until they were adults to have babies.

And that was the hoped-for lesson for students at Nixyaawii Com m u ni ty School (NCS) who were assigned to care for mechanical baby dolls that resembled — and acted like — realistic infants over a 24-hour period.

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Science and health teacher Jewel Kennedy sentthe students and babies home with full responsibility, which included feeding their babies, changing diapers, calming their cries, and adjusting their cloths if they were too hot or too cold.

"I want to teach them what it takes to be a parent and to realize the physical and

emotional work a baby is," said Kennedy.

The class also calculated the monthly expenses a child incurs, more than 51,500 a month, and spent time re-adjusting their monthly budget of 51,152 which is based off of a full-time job at minimum wage.

"They all pulled together by trying

to help one another sooth these babies," wrote LaDonna Picard-Squiemphen, temporary Indian Education Coordinator. "Walking, swaddling, carrying, feeding, and changing the diapers, working together as a school and not ignoring the students with the babies, or making fun...

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Tribes establish JR Youth Council MISSION — A Junior Youth Council ary, 16 middle school children attended has been formed to work in conjunction and learned about th e code of e t h i cs with the Tribal Youth Council to provide and expectations of the Junior Youth an alternative extra-curricular activity for Council and w ha t T r i bal Government tribal young people. entails. The meetings are T he D e p a r t m e n t held every Sunday at 2 JR Youth Council o f Chil d an d F a m i l y p.m. and dur ing part of Newly Elected Officers Services (DCFS) of the t he meeting th e Y o u t h C onfederated T r i b e s Council and Junior Youth of the Umatilla Indian Council gather together to Lark Moses — Chair Reservation (CTUIR) do group activities.

Magi Moses- Vice Chair implemented the new Kelsey Burns, Cultural council in February.

Ambassador for the Youth Chauncey Sams- Treasurer After the elections for Council, is the Lead Youth Moses Moses- Secretary the Youth Council came A dvisor fo r t h e J u n i o r to a close in February, Youth Council. He spends Jace Ashley- Member At Large Julie Taylor, Director of some of his time sharing Beto Zamudio- MemberAt Large his leadership experience DCFS, and Cor Sams, a community v o l u nteer, and gives pointers on the Luis Ortega- MemeberAt Large noticed the large numYouth Council's expectaWiley Red Crane — Publicist ber of 12 to 14 year olds tions.

"It's important to foster t hat w e r e i n t e r e s t e d i n leadership. At t h at an opportunity for young point they decided it was important to of- people to be leaders because that's how fer a program that teaches and empowers we will be sustainable as a tribe," said leadership roles to middle-school-aged Sams. "We have them tell us what they youth. want to learn about because if they don't During the first meeting in early Februbelieve in it then it won't be successful."

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Beginning weaver classes start March 26 M ISSION — Classes for beginnin g w eavers are p l a n ned t h i s s p r in g a t Tamastslikt Cultural Institute.

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Tamastslikt Cultural Institute holds Community Academy programs every q uarter an d e n c o u r ages com m u n i t y members to submit ideas on what they would like to learn.

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For any high school aged girl interested in attending the group, contact Amanda Hull at541-429-7414, 541-9698032 or at A m a ndaH u ll@ctuir.org or arrive to group early.

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Tutuilla Church would like to thank the Senior program for donating eight turkeys for our South Reservation food baskets. The Church would also like to thank the Franz Bread store for donating items of food for our baskets; they have helped us every year for the last four years and we appreciate them.

Thank you The Bill Burke family would like to thank the Board of Trustees for the donation of eight turkeys for our Thanksgiving dinner. This was much appreciated.

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Young social entrepreneurs learning how to earn, share

Sophie Bronson, the daughter of Julie Burke and Jim Bronson, said she learned that social CUJ photolPhlnney entrepreneurscan make money and share ittoo.

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PENDLETON- Business Development the Pendleton Center for the Arts. " It's gr eat fu n t o b e a bl e t o b o t h Services, a department of Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino, and Pendleton Center for m ake art w i t h t h e k i d s an d t o h e l p the Arts partnered to provide a hands-on open their eyes to the world of business social entrepreneurship program in the and charitable giving," said Lavadour. fourth grade classrooms at Washington "Kathleen's program touches on ideas Elementary School in February. t hat are o f te n m i s sed i n t r a d i t i o n a l Students learned about social entree ducation. It's exciting t o k n o w t h a t preneurship — individuals giving back to t hese kids w i l l b e m o v i n g f o r w a r d their community by developing innova- knowing that they have the power to tive solutions to pressing social problems. make something and sell it, and th at The life of Benjamin Franklin was used as they can give back to the community.

That's a p r e tt y p o w e r f u l m e ssage." example of a social entrepreneur and students learned about Nine year-old Sohis inventions that p hie Bronson, t h e 'We're learning that made life easier for d aughter o f J u l i e people and the nuBurke and Jim Bronwe don't have to save merous community s on, was a w a r e o f projects he helped all the money for her lessons as she launch. created a note card. ourselves. We can "We're learning," " The goal of th e project was to give give some of it away she said, " that w e don't have to save a n in t r o d u c t io n t o to somebody else who starting a bu siness a ll th e m o n e y f o r needs it. We don't — creating a product, ourselves. We can choosing a business give some of it away want to be selfish.' name, packaging the t o somebody e l s e Sophie Bronson, 9 w ho needs it," s h e product and setting a price — while also said. "We shouldn't demonstrating how always worry about social entrepreneurs can impact their it. We don't want to be selfish." community," said Kathleen Flanagan, The products are for sale at the Arts Business Development Services manager. Center and the Business Development Students went through an activity that Services office. The students voted to focused identifying and responding to donate the proceeds to Blue Mountain community needs. They identified what Wildlife. is good in their community and w h at On Feb. 18, Lynn Thompkins of Blue needs improving. Animal welfare was Mountain Wildlife gave presentations identified as the top priority for bo th to each class and brought raptors for the classrooms. students to observe.

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MISSION — A traveling Smithsonian exhibit celebrating the vibrancy of American Indian skateboarding culture will open March 14 at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute on the U m a t illa In d ian Reservation.

Ramp It Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America features 20 skate decks, including examples from Native companies and contemporary artists, rare images and video of Native skaters. The exhibition will be on view through May 25 before continuing on its 12-city na- Bunky Echo Hawk, Yakama Pawnee, is one of tional tour. "Ramp It Up" was previously the skaters featured in the Smithsonian exhibit. on view at the Smithsonian's National together with the National Museum of Museum of the American Indian in New the American Indian, celebrates the creYork, as well as at the National Museum ativity and history of American Indian of American Indian in Washington, D.C. skateboarding culture.

S kateboarding i s on e o f t h e m o s t Exhibition highlights include a neverp opular s p o r t s o n I n d i a n r e s e r v abefore-exhibited 1969 image taken by tions, and has inspired and influenced skateboarding icon C.R. Stecyk III, of a American Indian and Native Hawaiian skate deck depicting traditional Native communities sincethe 1960s. A new eximagery and 1973 home-movie footage hibition from the Smithsonian Institution of Zephyr surf team members Ricky and Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES),

Jimmy Tavarez (Gabrielino-Tongva ).

"Skate culture is a great lens to learn about both traditional and contemporary Native Am erican culture," said Betsy Gordon, curator of "Ramp It Up." "This exhibition not only showcases the Native skater but also the Native elders, parents, government officials and community activists who have encouraged their kids to skate."

The exhibition features the work of visual artists Bunky Echo-Hawk (Yakama/ Pawnee ), Joe Yazzie (Navajo), Traci Rabbit (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ) and Dustinn Craig (White Mo u ntain Apache/Navajo) and highlights young Native skaters such as 22-year-old Bryant Chapo (Navajo) and 13-year-old A ugustin and 10-year-old A r m o n d o Lerma (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians).

As skateboarding continues to rise in popularity in I n d ian Country, Native skaters and entrepreneurs have combined core lessons learned from the sport — strength, balance and tenacity — with traditional tribal iconography and contemporary art to engage Native youth in their history and culture. "Ramp It Up" examines the role of i n d igenous peoples in skateboarding culture, its roots in ancient Hawaiian surfing and the visionary achievements of contemporary Native skaters.

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This documentary will begin at I p.m. and discuss the disappearance of the ancient fish along with the sacred place it holds among many American Indian tribes. For a species that has squeezed through most of the earth's great extinctions, the sharp declines on Pacific Lamprey populations are a signal of how severely the ecosystems of the river have changed.

"The Lost Fish" is a visual campaign to raise public awareness of the conservation needs of the Pacific Lamprey, its ecological importance, and its cultural significance among Northwest Tribes.

This campaign was made possible through the collaborative effort with US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission.

Aaron Jackson, project leader from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Lamprey Program, will present the show and provide a question and answer period along with a live viewing of lamprey.

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Plass announces run for BMCC board PENDLETON — Susan Plass, former d irector of g r a n t s at B l u e M o u n t a i n Community College, has announced her candidacy for election in May 2015 to the Zone 7 position on the BMCC Board of Education.

The BMCC district covers Umatilla, Morrow and Baker counties and is divided into seven zones, each represented by an electedboard member. Zone 7encompasses part of the City of Pendleton and part of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (precincts 111, 138, 139, 141, 142, and 143).

Plass has met with the Education and Training Commission for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to introduce herself as a candidate.

She has received the personal endorsements of Kat Brigham, Justin Quaempts, Bobbie Conner, Toni Mi n thorn, Robin Bitrick, David and Alice Nelson (retired State Senator, District 59, and legislative aide), and other leaders in this area.

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at BMCC for 10 years. While there she helped garner 59.1 million in external f unding to su p p o r t academic programs, student services, the physical plant, and other functions of the college. " My k n o w l e d g e o f th e c o l l e ge, i t s o perations, and i t s strengths and challenges will give me an excellent running start on the board," Susan Plass plass said. "My goal i s to w o r k t o w a r d a stronger, sustainable em p h asis on student successand community engagement, while maintaining the board's focus on fiscal responsibility and taxpayer accountability."

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Preparedness Fair planned April 18 at Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton PENDLETON — The second annual Preparedness Fair will be held at Sunridge Middle School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 18.

"Our goal is to better prepare our community for emergencies of all kinds, whether it be natural disaster, domestic emergencies, or personal financial crisis," said Elaine Richards, Public Relations Representative for the fair.

In addition to 40 informational booths regarding disaster and pr eparedness education, there w i l l b e g i v e aw ays, presentations and mini classes, children activities, emergency and non-emergency vehicles, and a free lunch.

Sunridge Middle School is located at 700 SW Runnion Ave inPendleton.

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between Sturgeon and Grizzly Bear, the evidence of which is a rock formation above Ayer Junction. The name also applies to camping and fishing sites on both sides of the river. People fished and some passed the winter here as wood was available.

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Paluus Falls to Little Paluus Falls, and for Paluus Falls itself. The name refers to a chief's talus slope burial.

• shlahopea, meaning "wash out fish place", is another name for Paluus Falls.

While no longer occupied, Paluus still exists in the hearts and minds of descendants and carries the same importance to the CTUIR as all of the aboriginal lands that hold the natural and cultural resources of the Indian people of the Plateau.

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people. The Indians stood quietly until they lost sight of their village. One Peluucpu Indian, a small boy at the time, recalled the entire scene which appeared in his mind, "like a vision of the way things were." Now, enrolled on the Colville reservation, Andrew George remembered the removal of his family like a dream or an event which occurred outside the confines of his mind. When Andrew grew older, he asked tribal elders about that spring but found that "they never wanted to talk about it much." The memory of their removal was too painful for them to discuss. Andrew said that when the elders spoke about the event, the men and women grew silent and often wept [Trafzer and Scheuerman 1986:135].

Still, the Peluucpu returned to Paluus and some spent their remaining days there. In 1914, the village consisted of "two tipis, a canvas-tule mat lodge, and several wooden shacks. The 87-year old Waughaskie,commonly known as Old Bones, [and a Cayuse Indian, ] led the small band. Blind in his old age, Waughaskie lived with his wife, Meyatat, their children, Hiyouwath (Peter Bones), Me-a-tu-kin-ma, and an elderly couple" (Trafzer and Scheuerman 1986:136).

Su6sistence CTUIR tribal members tell stories of traveling on horseback up the Snake River to Paluus in the early to mid1900s to visit family. They gathered traditional plants along the way. They would teach their children and grandchildren about the traditional plants growing in the vicinity of Paluus. Tribal members talk about how they can feel the people who have been at Paluus before. Songs that they've never heard before come to them.

Tribal members also remember learning about the storage pits their ancestors built to store food through the winter. Each pit was to last a certain period of time, so people were sure there would be enough food.

One tribal member recalls, "Long, long time ago, they used to make those storage pits, and my grandmother told us, they used to make storage cellars and then they stored their food in there. This first cellar was for so

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many months before they could open up the next cellar. Then they'd open up the next cellar for so many months, then they'd have food all winter, but if you eat up all your food too fast, then you'd go without until the new foods come out. And then if you were a lazy person, they called you grasshopper."

The connection with the land continues While near Paluus, one elder said: "All of your ancestors are watching you, if you had ancestors from this area.

The old people always told me that anytime you needed help, you really need help, you can call on your ancestors that have gone on before you and they will come help you".

"I always have to talk to my people when I go into their nisawtas. This is a big nisawtas. Nisawtas is where they used to live and they don't live there anymore so that's what they call this."

(A CTUIR language specialist provides the following definition: "nisawtas is a place that is sacred and where our ancestors used to live or go gathering, hunting or fishing. It has a special meaning to people who speak the native tongue.)

Another elder said: "Any time we come into an area where we know where our ancestors have traveled, or lived, we always pay respects with a prayer. Whether it is a song, prayer, or words, because we know there are burial sites near and around. And, even though they have been dead a number of years, we as Native American Indian people truly believe that when the judgment day comes, they will all arise. So we want to keep in touch with them, in our prayers".

Wames Elders speak of the importance of protecting these people and places: "We have great respect for them, even, you know, they'vebeen gone a long time.

Our names, ourgiven names are derived from this area. Our given Indian names are derived from this area." The CTUIR has many living tribal members with Peluucpu descent.

The CTUIR has the following place names associated with Paluus: • pootkwistot, meaning "gambling winnings." This place refers to a contest

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Yellowhawk recognizes seven employees for excellent service to clinic and community

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Service Excellence Award winners at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Centerinclude, front row from left, Robby Bill , Talia McLaughlin and Sandy Sampson; and back row, Wenona Scott, Becky Greear, Marilynn Colcord, Dawn Harvey, Beth Condon, Steve Merrill, and Judy Cooley. Not pictured: Cassandra Hall.

MISSION â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center (YTHC) employees were honored for their dedication to the community at a lunch March 3 at Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino.

Yellowhawk employs more than 100 people. This year, seven employees a nd one d e p a r t m en t t ea m r e c e i v e d recognition for their service excellence i n the following categories: Spi rit of Yellowhawk, Wenona Scottand Robby Bill; Creativity / Innovation, M a r i l y n Colcord; Leadership, Talia McLaughlin; Service Excellence, Cassie Hall; People's Choice, Becky Greear; Health Commission award to Sandra Sampson; and the

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Special recognition was given to Judy Cooley, former supervisor for the X-ray and Lab department for her 30-and-going years of service to YTHC and the community. A l so, special recognition was given to Mitzi Rodriguez who has almost 43 years of service to YTHC. Rodriguez will be retiring this spring.

"Mitzi and Judy have weathered the ups and downs and growing pains of Yellowhawk for 35 plus years. They have both been dedicated to the community to which we serve," said Tim Gilbert, CEO of YTHC when sharing his appreciation for the hard work and dedication of both employees.

In addition, during the annual YTHC Christmas party i n D e cember, three members were highlighted for ten years of service at YTHC: Janyce Quaempts, Reggie Morris and Talia McLaughlin. " We really ap preciate all t hat o u r employees do for our patients and the c ommunity w e s e r v e," s ai d Sh aw n a Gavin, CTUIR Health Commission Chair.

Adams Day event organizers accepting crafters, vendors apps ADA1VS-Organizenareacceptingreservations for crafters and vendors for Adams Day Saturday, April 18.

Spacesare55in theparkalong thewalkway.

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Adams Day is an annual event celebrating the season opening for Triangle Little League.

The Ladies Club hosts a pancake breakfast, parade and their famous homemade pie and cinnamon roll sale.

A variety of crafters and vendors are in the park, and many yard sales take place in town.

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Eli 'bilit Re uirements:Any member of the Confederated Tribes owning an interest in a trust land parcel where the Confederated Tribes has fi1ed 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:

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death of the decedent; b. The digible 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 digible 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 I 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

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Please contact the CTUIR Land Projects Program at (541) 429-7476 if you have any questions, concerns, or to request a copy of the Inheritance Code.

The Inheritance Code can also be viewed auht://www.umatilla.nsn.us/InheritanceCode. df.

Judges pour over 99 entries at ArtWorkz MISSION — Judges had to select from o ne-shy-of-100 entries at th e f o u r t h annual ArtWorkz Junior Art Competition at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute in February.

The art of youngsters, ranging from t oddlers to teens, was on ex h i bi t f o r more than a month in the gallery of the museum on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Artwork ranged from a beaded babyboard to pencil on paper.

Results from the competition, listing awards wi nners plus honorable mention, follow: Artworkz annual junior art competition (99 entries in fourth annual contest) 1-10 year old honorable mention — Lauralee Stanger, 8, Mission, Rain Drops, watercolor on paper. Arelia Huber, 10, Pendleton, Fox at Night, acrylic paint. Gabby Wallace, 3, Dolly, pencil on paper. Sarah Engum, 4, Pendleton, Elephant on the River, ink on paper. Terry Dick, 9, Thornhollow, Tipi Village, monotype print.

1-10 year old awards — Grand: Lucy Oyama, 10, Pendleton, The Stormy Sky, chalk pastels. Excellence: Carson Oyama, 8, Pendleton, The Dreary and Frightful Night, black and gray charcoal. Merit: Crae Campbell, 9, Pendleton, Upstream, bronze sculpture.

11-14 year old honorable mention — Dani Moore, 14, Pendleton, Wolf on Snowy Mountain, acrylic on canvas. Ryan Chapin, 14, Walla Walla, Buffalo in Tetons, oil pastel on paper. Evan Pierce, 11, Kennewick, Axies Diptych, untitled, clay, glaze, paint.

Carson Moore, 12, Pendleton, Untitled, acrylic on canvas.

11-14 year old awards — Grand: Alicia Ariano, 14, Mission, Family Stars, mixed medium. Excellence: Arlen Blue Thunder, 14, Mission, Brother, acrylic paint. Merit:

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Robert Windy Boy, 12, Mission, Untitled, chalk on paper.

15-18 year old ho norable mention — Makayla Brown, 15, Pilot Rock, Red Leaves, photography. Shayleigh Nulf, 18, Pendleton, Despondent, acrylic painting. Rachael Lyon, 15, Milton-Freewater, Shattered Butterfly, pencil and ink. Sierra Randall, 18, The Dalles, Glass Tortuga, red clay, glaze, glass. Kristen Taylor, 15, Boardman, Self Portrait, duct tape. Megan Hearn, 18, Boardman, Very Still Life, wax and ink.

L'RissaSohappy, 15, Mission, Babyboard, mixed medium. LeeJon Totus, 17, Mission, Red Thunder, water based paint. Grayson Hughbanks, 16, Pendleton, Soaring, wood, metal and paper. Elise Griffith, 17, MiltonFreewater, Bilbo Baggins, pencil on paper.

15-18 year old awards- Grand: Alexis Sharpe, 17, Burbank, Untitled, graphite pencilon paper. (Judges' comments: The detail is so amazing, so much talent. Nice technique, interesting background, good perspective and balance. Exquisitely crafted, fabulous composition and subject matter. Interesting visual effect with faded background versus the highly detailed foreground ofthe face.) Excellence: KD Hummell, 18, Pendleton, A Soul's Journey, oil painting. Merit: Nupur Gorain, 17, lone, Weave Drawing, graphite pencil.

Individual awards Best emerging artist — Alexis Sharpe. Artists' Choice First Place — Erin Monagle, 15, Pendleton, Pink Chinese Dragon, colored pencil on paper. Artists' Choice Second Place — Lucy Oyama.

Judges: MaryAnn Duffy (ceramic artist, Walla Walla), Lynn Woolson (Whitman College Art Department, Walla Walla) and Avary McKay (weaver, CTUIR member, former colleague, Umatilla Indian Reservation).

Entries were judged on artistry, creative vision, technical merit and presentation.

The CTUIR Inheritance Code was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation(CTUIR) per Resolution No.08-028 (April 7, 2008) and appmved by the Secretary of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs on May 16, 2008(effect ive 180 afterapproval -N ovember 12,2008) in accordance with the Indian Land Consolidation Act, [P.L. 97-459, 25U.S.C. Ch. 24 S2201-2221].

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P ENDLETO N — KCU W R a d i o hosted a lu ncheon Feb. 26 in celebrate the station's 11'" anniversary and to recognize its volunteers. The low-power FM s t a t ion — 104.3 on your dial — hit the airwaves on Feb. 2, 2004.

As an appreciation to their volunteers, Jiselle Halfmoon, Operations Manager, hosted a luncheon on at the Sundown Grill and BBQ in Pendleton.

Volunteers at KCUW include Cindy Halfmoon, Cristina Barhyte, John Barkley, Marlene Stevenson, Michael Jackson and Tania Wild Bill.

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KCUW for 10 years or more, which include Deb Croswell, Cindy Halfmoon and Michael Jackson.

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If you are interested in hosting a show, sport broadcasting, fundraisi ng or in u n d erw r i t ing and p u b l i c service ads, contact Jiselle Halfmoon at 541-429-7611 or JiselleHalfmoon@ Ctuir.org.

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Pendleton to host major motorcycle event July 22-26

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PENDLETON — Thousands of motorcycles from around the Un ited States and Canada will be part of "Pendleton Bike Week," according a news release from Travel Pendleton.

Travel Pendleton and the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce are teaming to host the event, which is scheduled to take place July 22-26 at the Pendleton Convention Center.

"Pendleton is a great place for motorcyclists. W e stern hospitality, and g reat motorcycle roads all add to t h e experience," said Br andon Packman, one of the event organizers.

Pendleton Bike Week includes several concerts, super moto races, and a large motorcycle show w i t h c u stom, three wheel, and vintage motorcycles.

Riders will be touring throughout the county making stops at key points of interest. A special tribute ride for slain s heriff Ti l T a y l o r w i l l b e n e fi t l o c a l projects.

"Motor cy cle t o u r i n g h a s b e come q uite p o p u l a r , e s p e c i a ll y i n r u r a l Western communities," said Pat Beard w ith T r a ve l P e n d l e t o n . "Pendleton Bike Week is an opportunity for bikers from around the country t o see what Pendleton has to offer. They w ant to f ind ad v e n t ur e an d e n jo y t h e o p e n roads we have."

Organizers expect 5,000 to 10,000 riders to attend during the five-day event.

The event is open to the public. More information can be found on the event website: www.pendletonbikeweek.com

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The competition will feature 10 bouts, including eight amateur bouts and two professionals; there will be one women's bout.

Tickets go on sale March 6 at www.wildhorseresort.com or in the Wildhorse Gift Shop. Bleacher seats are 538, floor seats are 549, Premium Seats (Tables of 4) are Q00.

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Tribal members who attended the University ofldaho gathered here Feb. 23 to meet with the University's Native American Alumni Association. Pictured, front row from left, Sydel Samuels, Yolanda Bisbeeand Leigh Pinkham; and back row,Al,J.D.,D ave and Bil l Tovey, and Bob Sobotta.

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their parents. The oldest of the children, a 13-year-old boy, was the first to the river.

As he ran toward the river's edge he heard a gunshot, but couldn't tell where it had come from.

Once on thebank, the boy — wearing a bright orange shirt — looked across the river and saw Pickler holding a long gun, according to U .S. Assistant A t t orney Craig Gabriel.

"At that point Ms. Pickler raised the firearm and pointed it at the boy," Gabriel said. "He put his hands in the air and turned around and told his young siblings 'run, she's shooting at us.'"

K.C. Picard saw the children in distress and ran to the riverbank to see what had scared his kids, Gabriel said. He looked across the river and saw Pickler holding a rifle.

"At that po int Ms . Pickler tried to h ide the gu n a n d r a n b a c k t o w a r d her house," Gabriel said. "The family immediately left the scene and called Tribal Police."

Tribal Police, led by Officer Jim Curry, partnered with the FBI to investigate the crime. Gabriel said Curry devoted many hours investigating the case and preparing for trial.

Pickler testified she was pointing the f irearm to see who it was and did n o t intend to scare the child.

Judge Brown rejected Pickler's testimony and instead believed the 13-yearold's account of what happened.

"Specifically Judge Brown found beyond reasonable doubt that Ms. Pickler intentionally used a display of force, that is pointing a gun, that reasonably caused the 13-year-old victim to fear immediate bodily harm," Gabriel said. "The Judge rejected Pickler and believed beyond •

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Gabriel said that although the case has been charged as two federal offenses, it may have other ramifications.

"The victims believe it is more than simple assault," Gabriel said. "They believe Ms. Pickler was intimidating Tribal members to prevent them from exercising treaty fishing rights."

The family of Picard and Bronson were advised by their attorney not to comment until after sentencing.

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Wildhorse awards thousands to non-profits MISSION — Wildhorse Foundation awarded nearly 5220,000 to 37 nonprofits during the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing the total for 2014 to 5934,968.

The Wildhorse Foundation is a community benefit fund established by the C onfederated Tribes of the U m a t i l l a Indian Reservation (CTUIR) to support organizations in no r theastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.

Over 1,475 local and regional nonprofits have benefited from the funds totaling almost 58.5 million that the Foundation has distributed in their giving area since its inception in 2001.

"CTUIR is committed to honoring the tribal traditions of sharing and giving back to the communities in which they live and work. The formation of Wildhorse Foundation was for the purpose of formalizing the charitable giving on behalf of Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino and CTUIR," according to a news release issued by the Foundation.

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Grant gives students printmaking opportunity MISSION â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts and Nixyaawii Community School are embarking on a new collaborative project to introduce more students to printmaking.

F ebruary m a r ke d t h e f i r s t m o n t h where a select group of N i xyaawii art students attended printmaking classes in the Crow's Shadow print studio, thanks to a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission Arts Build Communities Fund, which will allow the classes to continue into the 2015-2016 school year.

Nixyaawii Co m m u n ity School is a charter of the Pendleton School district and is located on the Umatilla Indian

Reservation in n o r theast Oregon. The charter focuses on N a t i v e A m e r i c an culture, infuses native languages into daily school life, and serves the tribal community.

Students will be instructed in linocut printmaking, including all technical aspects of the process. Overseen by Frank Janzen, Crow's Shadow's Tamarindtrained Master Printer, the students will produce their own limited edition prints.

They also will be involved in the planning, organization, and presentation of their work for an exhibition in the Crow's Shadow gallery on May 21.

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The project will allow students to experience a professional setting conducive to creative exploration and expression.

The students wil l h av e the chance to interact with artwork produced by previous artists, including members of the Participatingin the workshop were, circling from left, Michelle VanPelt, instructor; Arlen Blue Thunder, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, such Nixyaawiistudent; and Jesus Chapparro,intern; students Shandiin Morena and Frances Gomez; as Vanessa Enos and James Lavadour, as and Karl Davis, Crow's Shadow Executive Director. Students not pictured: Pete Gomez, Nathan well as professional artists from outside Nez and Alicia Ciriano.

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Davis also said he feels that this collaboration with Nixya'awii Community School captures Crow's Shadow's mission statement, "To provide a creative conduit for educational, social, and economic opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development."

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AISES recruiting members, hosting info meeting March 24 RICHLAND, Wash. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An open membership drive and informational meeting will be hosted March 24 by the American Indian and Science Engineering Society (AISES) at the Richland Public Library.

AISES is a national non-profit Native American organization that, in the last 37 years, has helped Native Americans of all ages achieve educational and professional opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.

During the free membership drive, AISES will pr ovide refreshments and give a presentation and an opportunity to visit with current members. Non Native Americans are also encouraged to attend and learn about becoming associate members.

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A police report said there was"minor damage to the vehicje and moderate damage to the building."

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The boys' team was scheduled to play Hosanna Christian in the State Class 1A tournament in Baker City on the afternoon of March 4 — the day this paper went to press.

So this story is about what got the team to the final eight at the state tournament — the boys' 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.

Against the Columbia Christian Knights at Nixyaawii, the Golden Eagles came out nervous and a little shaky in what Ira Ashley called the loudest crowd of the season.

"It was a crazy game for us. Our emotions were through the roof," said Ashley, who, along with Hunter McKay, was called on to get in the face of Columbia Christian's sharp shooter Luke Moody.

The 6-4 son of the Knights' coach hit five NBA-length three-pointers in the first half.

However, Golden Eagles defenders tracked his every move in the second half, frustrating him to the point that he was whistled for a technical foul when he grabbed the jersey of Ashley. After 17 points in the first half, Moody didn't score in the second half.

"Defense wins games," said Hunter Melton, who a week earlier was named the Old Oregon League Player of the Year. "We knew everything came through 30 (Moody's number ) and we knew he was the shooter."

Coach Shane Rivera, who a week earlier was named the Old Oregon League Coach ofthe Year, was justas impressed by Moody.

"We've never seen anybody shoot from that far out," Rivera said. "We knew from the get go we had to keep the pressure on. McKay and Ira chased him all day long."

Defense wins games, but you've still got to put the ball in the bucket, and at the other end of the floor the Golden Eagles went to their big man, senior Elijah Bevis. After the game, Columbia Christian Coach Craig Moody said Bevis was tough.

"He moved us around in there. He's good," Moody said, adding that the Golden Eagles "will probably surprise some teams" in Baker City.

Bevis was strong inside and if he wasn't putting it up off the glass then he was drawing fouls. He hit five field goals and seven of eight free throws for a game high 17, equaling the Knights' Moody.

Hunter Melton, who isn't normally a scorer, drove the lane against the taller Knights and scored 16, while Fredy Campos, added 10 points, Ashley had seven and Tiya-po Farrow had six. Melton, Ashley and Campos drove Columbia Christian dribblers crazy and filled up passing lanes to the point the Knights were scratching their heads. Among the players on the floor, Campos isn't the flashiest, but he may be the calmest and most consistent.

Rebounding stats weren't available but it's safe to say Farrow and Bevis cleared the most boards.

Additionally, it is difficult to recall who had the most assists. The team spreads those out well but it's usually Melton who hands most of them off — in style, but Ashley and Campos dished out their share as well.

A stat that is in the scorebook shows an interesting disparity. Even though the fouls were fairly even with Nixyaawii called for 22 and Columbia Christian for 27, Nixyaawii made 16 of 21 while Columbia Christian went to the line only six times and made just one.

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in a spot they'd never been in against an Old Oregon team this year — behind.

Nixyaawii came out nervous and missed several shots under the basket, including clear-path layins.

A give-and-go from Ashley to Farrow ended the half with Joseph up 18-17.

Coach Rivera kept his charges in the locker room until there were fewer than three minutes until the buzzer to start the second half. Joseph had been shooting around since the seven-minute mark.

"I told them this is a championship game; this is where we wanted to be. I told them to turn up the defense. They knew it, they knew where they needed to be," Coach Rivera said.

The Golden Eagles listened.

The ratcheted up the defense with two- and threeman traps and all of a sudden that one-point deficit was an 11-point lead. With players from Echo cheering from the Nixyaawii bench, the Golden Eagles stretched their lead to 14 by the end of the quarter and as much asiced the game away.

Nobody was happier than Bevis who was hugging fellow senior Farrow.

"It's an amazing feeling. This is my senior year and we finally win districts. Amazing feeling," Bevis said. "We fought all four years we've been here and then these guys battled. Couldn't do it without these guys."

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Old Oregon All-League Boys Hunter Melton, Nixyaawii, Player of the Year First Team - Ira Ashley, Nixyaawii. Michael Thompson, Echo. Elijah Bevis, Nixyaawii. Wyatt Ackers, Pine Eagle.

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Second team — Gareth Murray, Wallowa. Carlos Chavez, Echo. John Thorn, Pine Eagle. Lee McElligott, Powder Valley.

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Honorable mention — Karl Wellens, Wallowa. Noah DeLury, Joseph. Isaac Colton, Powder Valley. Fredy Campos, Nixyaawii. Jake Chrisman, Joseph.Aaron Borgeding, Joseph.

Shane Rivera, Nixyaawii, Coach ofthe Year Sportsmanship, Helix Girls Charlotte Barkley, Nixyaawii, Player ofthe Year First Team — Elizabeth Mccarty, Echo. Taylor Harshfield, Wallowa. Desiree Maddern, Nixyaawii. Kelsey Ranger, Echo.

SecondTeam — SatoriAlbee, Joseph. Hallie Feik, Powder Valley. Macey Tullis, Helix.Alexis Sykora, Joseph. Savannah Stephens, Powder Valley.

Honorable Mention— Hannah Mccarty, Echo. Paden Flerchinger, Helix. Macey Frei, Wallowa. Hannah Tanaka, Pine Eagle. Lauren Makin, Wallowa. Ronnie Sampson, Nixyaawii. Amanda Feik, Powder Valley. Calli Miller, Wallowa.

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Hunter Melton, the Old Oregon League Player of the Year, drives on a Joseph defenderin the district tournament title game in Baker City. Melton was the consensus coaches selection. He's not necessarily a big scorer, but he runs the court with tenacious defense and a no-fear attitude driving the lane.

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In addition to Dave, Am marae Broncheau, a junior from Weston-McEwen, and Jada Burns, a freshman from Irrigon, made the first team allleague team.

Others on the first team included Kelly Wilson and Maddie Lindsay, both seniors from Heppner; Bekah Roe, sophomore from Pilot Rock; and Hannah Lewis, junior from Culver.

Second team all-league players were Keegan Shepard and Madison Carlin, both seniors from Weston-McEwen; Kayla Deist, freshman from Pilot Rock; and Yazzmin Chavez and Bailey Watson, both juniors from Stanfield.

Honorable mention players were Bailey Weinke, senior from Pilot Rock; Alysha Fritz, junior from Culver; Cynthia Curiel, junior f rom Stanfield; Jessica Kempken, junior from H e p pner; Sarah Finifrock, sophomore from Weston-McEwen; and Beatriz Aguilera, junior from Irrigon.

Coach of the year was Daniel Sharp from Stanfield.

Eljiah Bevis, a senior center for the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles, was al/ smiles after his team won the district title and a chance to be in the state tournament. And really, itis Bevis' team. He's the go-to guyinside andifheisn't puttingitin offthe glasshe's drawing fouls. He can shoot free throws, making seven of eightin the district championship against Joseph at Baker City.

lra Ashley drives the baseline where his slender frame and quick feet get him to a spot where he can dish off to center, Eljiah Bevis, orshoot himself. His favorite spot, however, is outside the three-point line where he has racked up his points this year. Teams know about his shooting and havebeen rushing out on him to keep the ball out of his hands.

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For NCS girls, another rotten happenstance BAKER CITY — It was a rotten way to end the season.

But it was the rotten way the season went. A bucket here and free throw there and the Nixyaawii Golden Eaglescould have been undefeated.

Their five losses were by a total of 15 points — and that includes an 8 point overtime loss in the first game against Powder Valley at the Old Oregon District championship.

It also includes the one-point loss to Wallowa in the third place game — the game lost on that jaw-dropping three pointer from the baseline dropped by Lauren Makin with about 20 seconds to go.

As Wallowa erased an eight-point lead in the fourth quarter you could see — and feel — the girls tightening up, but everyone in NCS cheering section saw a loss coming.

"In all the years of coaching that was the toughest to experience," Coach Jeremy Maddern said. "All four of the top teams in the league have beaten the other so it was bound tohappen. She made a tough shot."

That shot was the dagger that will be remembered, not the fact that the girls hit just two of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter, but if you're looking for blame — and let's hope you're not — look at the foul line stripe.

"Sometimes there are moments when there's nothing you can do about it," Maddern said. "We knew she was the shooter and we defended her right. We all but fouled her, but what was telling was the foul shooting."

Even after that killer shot, Nixyaawii had an opportunity to set up a play.

"Honestly, we had two options," Maddern. "We could run Charlotte (Barkley) off a double screen, or screen down to Alyssa (Farrow). Wallowa doubled Charlotte, but there was a lack of execution. We got it to Charlotte and she had to throw it up with two girls on her. Desiree (Maddern) got the rebound and tried to throw it up. Some people said there was a foul, but you should not call a foul in that situation. A game should not be decided on a last play."

Maddern said it was a disappointing week. He said NCS had a chance to go further, noting again the team's three one-point losses, a four-point loss, and the overtime loss to Powder Valley in the first district game.

"It tells me the girls battle hard. We've had some ups and downs, some roster changes. Of those eight who finished the seasons, six of them are on the honor roll. We had a team 3.5 gpa. They pulled together and it's not like we're in a bad league."

Midway through the season with injuries and drama on the team, Nixyaawii found itself fourth in the league.

Farrow broke a finger, Barkley twisted an ankle, and Maddern turned an ankle and hurt her wrist. Farrow and Maddern were still bandaged up at district. Maddern was wincing and using an unorthodox style at the free throw line against Wallowa.

"This is the toughest, grittiest team I've ever coached," Maddern said.

At any rate, the girls healed up and an ultimatum put the drama on hold.

The first game was indicative of the good talkin' to.

The team had 19 assists and a record 13 three-pointers.

The Golden Eagles won five in a row, including a win at Echo — the first time NCS had beaten Echo in four years. The five wins pushed the Golden Eagles into a tie for first with Echo and — wow — a coin flip gave Nixyaawii the league championship and the top seed heading into the district tournament.

In their first game in Baker City, the Golden Eagles worked Powder Valley to a tie in regulation but soon themselves behind against a team that is good from the free throw line.

"It was two good teams going at it," Maddern said.

"In the overtime we were forced to foul and they made their free throws. Once we got down by four or five we had to foul or they'd run the clock down — and they made the free throws."

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JuniorDesiree Maddern had her work cut out for herunder the bucket against some big defenders.

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Ronnie Sampson races across the floor with the basketball with all four ofher teammates following. From left, the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles at the Old Oregon District Tournament were Charlotte Barkley, Kaitlunn Melton, Stacy Fitzpatrick and Desiree Maddern.

Maddern doesn't know how he's going to replace Barkley, who was the Old Oregon League Player of the Year and a first-team selection to the All-Tournament Team.

She scored 19 of the teams 26 points in the first half of the game against Wallowa. She averaged 17 points a game for most of the season, but stepped that up to more than 20a game as playoffs began. She had games of 28 and 26.

How much did Barkley impact games?

Against Wallowa as the first half ended, Nixyaawii was coming out of a timeout with about five seconds to go. The Wallowa coach huddled around his team and said, "You know what they're going to do. As soon as they get the ball in, everybody run to number 3."

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Old Oregon 7-1A Tournament Awards Boys team: 1 — Nixyaawii, 2. Joseph, 3. Joseph. 4, Powder Valley.

Girlsteam: 1 — Echo, 2. Powder Valley, 3. Wallowa. 4, Nixyaawii.

All-tournament teams Boys First Team — Hunter Melton, Nixyaawii. Jake Chrisman, Joseph. Cayden DeLury,Joseph. IraAshley, Nixyaawii. Caevan Murray, Wallowa.

Girls First Team — Hannah, Echo. Elizabeth McCarty, Echo.

Charlotte Barkley, Nixyaawii. Sally Mary Blair, Powder Valley. Hallie Fiek, Powder Valley.

Boys Second Team — Tiya-po Farrow, Nixyaawii. Fredy Campos, Nixyaawii. Elijah Bevis, Nixyaawii. Sam Beckman, Joseph. Aaron Bogerding, Joseph.

Girls Second Team — Lauren Makin, Wallowa. Desiree Maddern, Nixyaawii. Taylor Harshfield, Wallowa. Kelsey Ranger, Echo. Sam Kerns, Powder Valley.

Sportsmanship Trophy — Helix.

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Jude began her collegiate career in 2011 at the University of Louisville after high school ball in Hermiston and Portland. In just three years, she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology (2014) and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in SportsAdministration. Jude has also won three academic awards in the last couple of years: GLAMOUR Magazine Top 10 College Women Award (2014), Native American Basketball Phil Homeratha Leadership Award (2013), and Elite 89Award for the 2013 NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball Championship (2013).

Not only is Jude a starting guard for the Louisville Cardinals, but statistically she has ranked second for steals since 2012 and has consistently ranked high with assists. So far this year, Jude has had 61 steals, 113 assists, averaged 3.21 rebounds per game, and scored an average of 7 points per game. Currently, the Louisville Cardinals are ranked eighth in the NCAAwith a record of 24-5.

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This tournament is held and sponsored by the Recreation Program of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Prevention Program at Yellowhawk T r i bal H ealth Center, and other sponsors. The dates for this y ear's B.A.A.D. Tou r nament w i l l b e during spring break, from March 20-27, at the CTUIR Recreation Community Gymnasium.

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"It's a great t im e fo r k i d s t o l e arn teamwork and the disciplines of a tournament," said Lloyd Commander, the CTUIR Recreation Program Director.

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The Tournament C o m m i t tee is requesting all local teams to begin fundraising for their tournament expenses.

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