Confederated Umatilla Journal 06-2017

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Congratulations 2017 Graduates

The Yellowhawk Fun Run was held in May. More reults and photos on Page 11B

Basketball great Shoni Schimmel has decided to sit out her fourth year of the WNBA, telling New York Liberty Coach Bill Laimbeer she needs time to take care of personal issues. Story on Page 2B.

Graduate photos on Pages 3A, 10A and 11A

Confederated Umatilla Journal

2 Sections, 44 pages / Publish date June 1 2017

The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ~ Pendleton, Oregon June 2017

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Volume 25, Issue 6

Juvenile Code changes OK’d Board removes amendment that would have withheld ‘18 money’ until high school diploma or GED By the CUJ

Across the green fields of spring Samara Eagleheart, the 4-year-old daughter of Preston and Thelma Eagleheart, races through the grass in May when children from Head Start were joined by youth from the After School Program and current and former students from Nixyaawii Community School, to dig roots in fields east of Mission. The Children’s Root Feast was held May 11 at the Longhouse. For more photos, turn to page 18A. Photo submitted by Aaron Worden

MISSION – Several amendments were made to the Juvenile Code, but the Board of Trustees (BOT) shied away from the most controversial change – withholding “18-money” from juveniles until they graduate from high school or pass a GED test. The BOT for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation disregarded the Youth Council proposal, which had been supported by the Education and Training Committee, the Law and Order Committee, the Education Department, the Office of Legal Counsel, and the Office of Executive Director. The “18 money” refers to individual allocations from casino earnings that are kept in a fund for minors until they turn the age of 18. Currently when an enrolled CTUIR member turns 18 they will receive around $30,000. The Youth Council initially suggested the money be withheld until age 25, but somewhere Juvenile code on page 14A

Deputy Executive Director position eliminated By the CUJ MISSION – The position of Deputy Executive Director (DED) was eliminated on May 22 by the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

Indian Reservation. Prior to the departure of Executive Director (ED) Dave Tovey, Deb Croswell was the Deputy Executive Director for nearly 14 years. She is currently the Interim Executive Director.

The BOT resolution stated the issue had been discussed six times in a seven-week period, but all of those discussions were held during executive sessions (closed meetings) so the issue came as a surprise when it was on the agenda for the first time

in a meeting open to the public. The Executive Director is now the only position under the direct supervision of the Board of Trustees, according to the Board eliminates position on page 19A

Celebrating salmon Susie Patrick dances at the Return to the River Salmon Festival at Walla Walla Commuinity College on May 20. For more, turn to Page 15A.

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