lt wasn't 100, but it was a few more than last time when the adult males gathered at Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start to welcome youngsters on their first day of school. The kids ran the gauntlet with high fives from the men. For a photo of that, turn to page 3.
Pendleton RoundUp Princess Marissa Baumgartnerjumps the rail into the arena. For more Round-Up photos turn to pages 49 through 56.
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Questionnaire shows differences between BOT chair candidates MISSION — What started out to be a story comparing the four candidates or chairman of the Board of Trustees or the Confederated Tribes of the Umailla Indian Reservation took a left turn when only two of them turned in CUJ questionnaires. Challengers Kat Brigham and Elwood Patawa answered some of the questions. Incumbent Chairman Gary Burke did not turn the form in to the CUJ. And, in his defense, Stuart Harris may or may not have received his questionnaire. The CUJ tried through Facebook to get the form to him. At any rate, there was no reply. As a reminder, the election is Nov. 17. Voters here will fill nine positions from nearly two dozen names and at least one declared w r i t e-in candidate. Because Brigham isn't running for her secretary seat, voters will select only one new candidate for sure. Eight of the other nine incumbents could be re-elected. Voters will choose between four candidates for BOT chairman: incumbent Gary Burke and challengers Kat Brigham, Elwood Patawa and Stuart Harris. Two candidates for General Council c hairman: incumbent A lan C r a w f o r d and declared write-in Bob Shippentower. Two candidates for BOT vice-chairman: incumbent Leo Stewart and challenger Jeremy Wolf.
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LONE PINE — Last month, CRITFC Chairwoman Kathryn " K at " B r i gham and Yakama Nation Fish and Wildlife Committee member Wilbur Slockish Sr. hosted a visit at the Lone Pine in-lieu site for U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer. The visit provided an opportunity for Chairwoman Brigham and Commissioner Slockish to share tribal concerns about housing needs and public safety issues at the tribal fishing sites along the Columbia River. The CRITFC leadership shared how tribal members are contending with substandard living conditions as a consequence of displacement by the construction and operation of the federal Columbia River dams. They reiterated the tribes' position that as long as the dams exist, the United States has a continuing obligation to address the impacts caused by the dams, including the loss of villages and homes along the river. The visit closed with a discussion on how the tribes and Congress might work together to address these problems.
CTUIR lands $50K grant to repair elder housing PENDLETON — More than a dozen low-income elders will get help with housing repairs thanks to a 550,000 grant announced Sept. 15 by the USDA Rural Development at the Intertribal Agriculture Council meeting in Pendleton. Marcus Luke II, Director of the Housing Department for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), said the money will be used to assist eligible families to pump well and septic tanks, replace siding, roof repair, and making bathrooms Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant. The tribal housing department will provide up to 55,000 to eligible households to remove health and safety concerns in their homes, according to a news release from the USDA Rural Development. More than 1,400 tribal members live in the community, many in dwellings that were built between 1970 and 1996 with no repairs or upgrades since that time. The USDA grant w il l p r o v ide for roof repairs or replacement, updated electrical wi r i ng, new septic
systems, updated bathrooms and walk-in showers that meet ADA standards, the installation of well pumps, and siding repairs to help weatherize the homes. Up to 15 low-income tribal elders who otherwise would not have the resources to make these repairs will receive assistance with the funding, the news release states. "Basically it's all maintenance stuff that's turned into emergencies," Luke said. For example, some homeowners have never been instructed that septic tanks should be pumped every two to four years until it backs up or leaks. "They come to us when sewage is backing up in their backyard," Luke said. Outside siding — some as old at 35 years — becomes (or already is ) prime for mold and mildew, and it's routine for roofs to leak around chimneys after that long. Bathrooms will be retrofitted with handle grips and walk-in showers. "This is just the beginning," Luke said, noting that Housing will apply for a larger "mold and remedia-
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tion" grant from the Housing and Urban Development next spring. "It's not everywhere; it's mostly preventative," Luke said. "We' re not out of compliance, but we'd rather get new siding, new roofs, rain spouts and gutters, to help reduce maintenance costs, especially in Mission Creek." In the news release, USDA Rural Development State Director Vicki Walker said, "Safe, reliable housing is essential for rural communities to thrive, which is why USDA provides grants to qualified organizations to help homeowners make needed housing repairs and improvements. With this grant, the Confederated Tribes will improve living conditions for tribal elders with modest means while also creating work for local housing contractors who make the repairs." The funding is being providing through USDA's Housing Preservation Grant Program and is contingent upon the recipient meeting the terms of the grant agreement.
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ews Will wolves be delisted'? What to do if you encounter a wolf LA GRA N D E — Seven years after w olves crossed the Snake River fr om Idaho into Oregon, the population of the apex predator has grown to the point that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will ask its policy makers Oct. 9 to consider the removal of wolves from the state's endangered species protection. The meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in Florence will serve as a public hearing. The Commission is expected to make a decision on the matter in a meeting Nov. 9 in Salem. Reaching this point of delisting has been the focus of wolf management since it began in Oregon, according to Russ Morgan, head of the ODFW wolf management program in La Grande. "It's a hot button topic, but it's been the most important thing. The main focus of the wolf plan is to get to the point to be delisted," Morgan said. Earlier this year, Oregon met its wolf management plan goal of maintaining four breeding packs for three consecutive years.Last year,ODFW counted 10 packs that included nine breeding pairs with all but one pack in northeastern Oregon. For the most part, delisting in and of itself won't change things dramatically because wolves are mostly still protected by the federal Endangered Species Act. Assuming the delisting — the second phase of the wolf plan — is approved, management measures kick in, including some additional protective actions that could be allowed for livestock producers. ODFW already has assumed that the state delisting has been lifted and is implementing the management provision in the eastern third of the state (lands east of highway 395) where there is no current federal ESA listing for gray wolves. Meanwhile, hunters have already hit the woods going after deer and elk with bow and arrow with the rifle season coming up soon. There are more oppo r t u n i t ies than ever to see and hear wolves, which is something Morgan hopes people wil l e mbrace as something few others wil l ever have the chance to experience. The chance of an attack by a wolf on a human is so far off target that Morgan pretty much d i sm isses reports when someone calls expressing such terror. "I talk to hundreds of hunters. Half of the calls are 'I found a track or I heard a howl' and I say that's really neat. Others have varying concerns from a safety standpoint w h ic h i s a n o n-starter for me because there have been very few instances of interaction. M ost h u n t ers aren'tconcerned, even though they may
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Head Start students like Samual Wel/s, green shirt, Awna'ee Najera, pink shirt, Duane Wel/s, blue sweat-shirt, and Sophia Ferman, white shirt, above, runs the gauntlet, slapping the hands of adult men who turned out for Aaron Noisey's 100 Man Celebration at Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start building on Sept. 18. Participants ranged fromjanitors to elected leaders for the first-dayof-school event. Head Start began the day with 30 students. As the CUJ was going to press, Aaron Worden had been named Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start program manager.
2015 General Election Calendar Impor tantDates for October per CTUIR Election Code October28 2015- A bsentee BallotsM ailedto • Qualified Voters who previously returned a notarizedAbsentee Ballot Request Form I'Permanent Absentee Voter) • Qualified Voters whose mailing address is outside 97801 whose signatures are on file • Qualified Voters who submit a written request for an Absentee Ballot signed by voter (not notarized), shallreceive only for this specific General Election. If you have any questions you may contact The Election Commission, see the Notice of General Election for contact information.
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ews TERO jOb and training fair Oct. 22 at Wildhorse MISSION — The Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) will host its first employment and training fair on Oct. 22 at Wi l d h orse Resort 8z Casino from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. T ERO is a program w i t hi n t h e Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation managed under the Human Resources (HR) Department. Although, the HR has been doing career fairs for 13 years, this is the first time that TERO has organized its own. Around 40 to 50 businesses are expected to set up and many of them will be doing on-the-spot interviews, and possibly hiring. Bringing a resume and being prepared to answer questions is the key, said Mary Ann Rhodes, HR Training Specialist. "People can get employment or get into a training program whether it be a trade program, apprenticeship, or a college," said Rhodes. Overall, the goal is to show members of the community w hat local careers are available to them and what skills they need to obtain to qualify for specific job opportunities. All businesses, colleges and universities, and trades will be from within two coun t ies or f r o m T r i - C i t i es, Washington. "Not everyone knows what they want to do as a career," said Susie Calhoun, Vocational Rehabilitation Program Manager. "You have to be open to looking at different options and trying new things in order to find out what you w ant to be. It' s okay to look." For information on setting up a booth for the fair, contact Rhodes at 541-429-7188.
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LA GRANDE — Nearly 3,000 acres of big game winter range, as well as three miles of prime steelhead and salmon habitat, will be protected forever under a conservation easement that names the C onfederated Tribes of the U m a t i l l a Indian Reservation (CTUIR) as stewards of the land. T he Blue Mo u n tain L and T r ust of Walla Walla announced in late September that it had acquired from the Cunha family in Pendleton the trust's first agreement in Oregon. The conservation easement in Union County p r o t ects a working cattle ranch in the foothills hear Starkey, southwest of La Grande. The easement will permanently protect three miles of Meadow Creek and Dark Creek for threatened Snake River Basin spring-summer Chinook salmon, and summer steelhead. Further, 2,928 acres of critical big game winter range and a significant big game migration corridor in Oregon's Starkey Big Game Management Unit will be protected from future development and a subdivision while providing opportunities to restore and enhance high q u a l it y i n s t ream, riparian, wetland, and u p l and f o rest and native grasslands, according to the Conservation Easement proposal first drafted in 2012. The easement was purchased in September from Joseph and Patricia Cunha of Pendleton, the fourth generation of a family that has owned the property for more than 100 years, according to a news release from the Blue Mountain Land Trust. The acquisition took more than two years to finalize and i n v o lved several essential partners, including the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), which funded the acquisition; and the CTUIR, which identified the opportunity and brought in the Blue Mountain Land Trust to complete the transaction. Both BPA and the CTUIR retain rights of enforcement of the easement, and the easement will be held in perpetuity by the Land Trust. "It's a way to protect the conservation
MISSION — Open burning, including trash in burn barrels and yard debris, will be allowed on the Umatilla Indian Reservation beginning Saturday September 26. Umatilla Tribal Fire Chief Rob Burnside says the cooler temperatures allow for burns to be reinstated. B urn p e r m i t a p p l i c a t i on s can b e obtained at the Tribal Department of Science and Engineering's, Office of Air Quality or the Tribal Fire station. If you h ave q u estions or concerns with burns please call Umatilla Tribal Dispatch at 541-278-0550.
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of Dark Canyon Creek and one mile of Meadow Creek. On that land, because of its size and diverse habitats, live a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles /amphibians. Verified species of birds, for example, include bald eagle, Canada goose, common nighthawk, Williamson's sapsucker, Black-beaked woodpecker, whitebreasted nuthatch, yellow-breasted chat, white-headed woodpecker, northern goshawk, Vaux's sw i ft, r ed-breasted sapsucker, pileated woodpecker, pygmy nuthatch, brown-headed cowbird, wild turkey, western meadowlark, great gray owl, L e wi s w o o d p e cker, t h r ee-toed woodpecker, willow flycatcher, Western bluebird, house finch, golden eagle, olivesided flycatcher, bufflehead, long-billed curlew, Rufous hummingbird, Great blue heron, Swainson's hawk, Flammulated owl, American white pelican, Turkey vulture, Sandhill crane, Northern pygmy owl and American crow. The original f a m il y r a nch encompassed 12,000 acres in the Grande Ronde Valley. In recent years, nearby ranches have been sold and subd i v i ded, and See Cunha Ranch Pa e 26
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MISSION — Mission Market is now a WIC (Women, Infant and Children ) authorized grocery store offering healthier nutritional food to the tribal community. WIC is a special nutrition program designed to improve health outcomes and influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors in targeted, at-risk populations, according to Cal Tyer, the Wi l d horse Hotel manager who worked to gain WIC approval with Mission Market manager Shirley Warnock and Arrowhead manager Tom Fine. "Nutrition education is the cornerstone of the WIC program," Tyer said in an email. "The foods offered through the program are an enhancement of these nutritional health needs and pr o mo te healthy pregnancies as well as healthy g rowth an d d e v e l o p m en t i n y o u n g children." The program has a specific food list that clients and retailers have to stick to, Tyer said, including fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, whole grains, milk, eggs, cheese, canned fish, cereal, fresh
and frozenjuice,baby foods, baby cereal component as many as 100 cans a month and formula, beans and peanut butter. c o u l d be purchased. "This is the same for most of the baby All of these items are for sale at Mission Market. i tems that are currently carried in t h e T yer s a i d store that are associated with t herecurrently ' I ~aS a WIC baby the WIC program," he added. a re 124 W I C "This promotes that M i s sion d 'll I h c ases b e i n g Market has healthier options
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Home Depot added to vendor list at Housing Fair Nov. 10 MISSION — The third-annual Housing Fair for homeowners and renters is planned Nov. 10 at the Longhouse Annex on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The Housing Department for the Confederated Tribes will host the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include a number of vendors, including for the first time Home Depot. "Our goal is to share resources, programs and services available with current tenants, future tenants, local homeowners and other surrounding members of the CTUIR community," said M a rcus Luke II, Housing Department Director. Pizza will be provided for lunch; door prizes will be awarded. For more information call Housing at 541-429-7920.
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heard a special story from my father about his "first Salmon" throughout my life that powerfully exemplifies the importance of passing on the "stories" of our families and people. Since time immemorial, our tribes have passed down verbal stories of indigenous knowledge and wisdom throughout the generations that showed respect and gave gratitude to the special symbiotic relationship we have with this world, while also giving us an opportunity to explain and make sense of our past, current, and future realities. By passing on stories like my father's in person in a "relational" fashion provides depth and context to past real-life relevant experiences that our people and/or family members have encountered along their journeys. This traditional face-to-face communication process promotes family and community togetherness as well. Justin Quaempts The telling of these stories from our tribal members helps our people remember the old ways by bringing awareness tohow it once was by connecting yesterday with today. Also, the story-telling process teaches us to have a grasp of the visionary and reflective aspects of our lives, and by embracing the stories of yesterday, today and even tomorrow — it empowers our people by prolonging our traditional communication methods,and can even be an avenue to a therapeutic community and family healing if need be. My father's story begins with him as an 8-year old Salmon fishing with his father and uncles in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon. He was an inexperienced fisherman trying to keep up with his proverbial pack throughout the early morning and keeps falling behind the group, not moving as fast or easily as his experienced counterparts did along the banks of the Imnahah River. Salmon oftentimes, after their long hard-fought journey back from the Pacific Ocean, rest underneath banks, logs, root wads, or large rocks in the tributaries while making their way back to their own birthplaces. By mid-morning, the group of fishermen were already catching Salmon that were running hole-to-hole.
The fish get scared out of their hiding places from For a majority of my life, I didn't fully understand the fishermen poking around with the end of their what the true meaning of the story was about, or why poles. "Coming up" is usually followed by "coming my father told me so many times. My eyes opened in back down!" from the group to explain where the a way unlike before when I finally realized how imfish were and where they are going — all the while portant these stories really are. I cognitively became "aware" by truly listening to my father's story (and attempting to "snag" the Salmon with their gaff poles as the fish dart out others) and connecting the of the shadows like importance of it not only for After the initial excitement, his a sun-lit silverme, but for our tribes and uncle Luty asked him an important blazed freight train. people because it represents Falling behind a slice of our past, present, question: "What do you think about once again, my and future, all in one story. that Salmon laying there?" father happened Many don't know, unto look down at derstand, or realize why our My father didn't know what to say the river next to an tribes and people have such and hesitated ... Luty didn't wait long respect for Salmon. We have inconspicuous log that the group had simply felt this relationship before he said, "You have to fight for already passed. forever and from the beginthat Salmon, because it can't fight My father noticed ning of our history, having the dorsal fin sticka special age-old knowledge for itself any longer. When Salmon is ing out of the water and wisdom passed down gone ... we are next." that the others had from our ancestors and walked past. He elders to know and underdidn't hesitate stand this. According to our and his natural and inherent instincts took over — he creation stories and beginning of people coming to hooked the Salmon just as he had seen his father do this world, Salmon was the first of the animals to step earlier that day. He set the hook perfectly around the up to offer help in the effort of aiding human beings backbone, giving him full control to drag his catch coming to this world and reality. onto the bank. With our stories of the Salmon's courage to say to Within minutes, the entire group of fishermen Creator their entire species will help our people, and surrounded my father and his catch. The elders were how closely related we are to Salmon are the reasons why we' ve specifically fought so hard to protect them utterly surprised that the skinny boy was able to catch a Salmon without any practice. But, as my father over the years. We' re connected beyond normal reainsists, he had "been listening and paying attention" soning or rational, and we want to protect our brother to the gaffing process all day, even if the group didn' t the Salmon as a part of our family, as the Salmon are know or realize he had been watching and listening. us, and we are them. They happily congratulated my father, the newly Storytellers, please keep telling and re-telling our crowned seasoned fisherman, for catching his first people's stories even if you don't think we are listenand most important Salmon of his life. After the ing, because eventually we will learn to not only initial excitement, his uncle Luty asked him an imporlisten, but comprehend why it's absolutely paramount tant question: "What do you think about that Salmon for you to keep telling them so we never forget who laying there?" we were, who we are, or who we' ll be. Youth, please My father didn't know what to say and hesitated understand how important it is to just listen to these with a response to the simple, yet very complex quesstories because one day you' ll "get it", and someday tion. Luty didn't wait long before he said, "You have soon you' ll want to tell the stories you' ve heard ento fight for that Salmon, because it can't fight for itself suring the storytelling process remains as the stories any longer. When Salmon is gone ... we are next." are us, and we are them.
etter s Wildhorse Resort should determine ways to donate excess food (This letter was sent to Wildhorse Resort & Casino General Manager Gary George, the CTUIR Board of Trustees and the CUJ as aletter to the editor.) To the editor, My husband and I travel frequently to NW Oregon to visit family in the Baker City area. We regularly stop at your Cultural Center to enjoy a bite to eat (especially that huckleberry ice cream! ) or to stay overnight at the RV park. We were especially grateful for your facility about 1 month ago when the Blue Mountain pass was closed due to the wildfires. The park and your restaurant facilities were a welcome respite from the blowing smoke. Thank you for making your convenient and quality hospitality services available. I had a wonderful conversation with the morning shift buffet manager the day we left — I believe her name was Michelle (?). I was disappointed and a bit annoyed
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Shippentower decides to run; seeks write-in votes for Gc Chairman spot I did not submit a nomination petition in t ime to have my name on the ballot for the upcoming November, 2015, tribal election. H o w e ver, I am respectfully requesting the support of the tribal membership as a write-in candidate for the postion of General Council Chairman. I stand on my record as a Board member for the past three terms. More to follow. Sincerely, Bob Shippentower
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Alonzo James Allman October 23, 1936 — September 15, 2015 Allonzo James Allman died Sept. 15. He was born October 23, 1936 to William and Marie Allman in Lapwai, ID. Allonzo married Marguerite Wilson Allman on August 29, 1963. He has 5 daughters, Louisa Allman, Rita Allman, Lou Allman, M arie A l l ma n o f Pendleton, Kateari Kerwin of Ontario, Oregon. Nieces Sandie Dave and Marie Crawford he raised .l as his own. Nephew James Dave, Sr. and Great-nephew James Mountain Chief Dave, Jr. were like his sons. Grand Children Kylie Rose Mountain Chief and honorary grandson Cody Cimmiyotti. Brothers and sisters TeddiAllman-Picard, William Allman, Mary Lou Freeman, Julia Allman, Francis Ortiz, Jenny Sioux-Turner, Ellen Brown, Sam Allman, Sr., Myrtle Allman, Pauline Allman, Paulette Allman, and Sam Allman, Jr., He has numerous nieces and nephews. He was known as Uncleand Papa to all. He was preceded in death by his dad, William Allman, Jr., Mom Marie Allman, infant daughter Angeline Allman. Alonzo attended school in Lapwai, served in the US Navy 1958 to 1961; Married Marguerite Wilson Allman and lived in Bandon, Oregon
and was a commercial fisherman, moved to Pendleton in 1978. He loved people, worked as, as laborer, hunted, fished and "cha ching" loved all Casino's. They called it the "Wellness" center. Teasing was his best trait, but somehow he managed to send words of wisdom. He will surely be missed but his love and wisdom he instilled in us never be forgotten.
Daniel Jim December 7, 1952 — September 9, 2015 Daniel Jim was a resident of Pendleton died Wednesday, September 9,2015, at his home. He was 62 years old. Daniel was born in Toppenish, Washington, to George and Celia (Umtuch) Jim on December 7, 1952. He was an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation. He went to school in Granger, WA, where he was a Granger Spartan. He then attended Columbia Basin College. In his younger years he was active in horse racing, and playing basketball, volleyball, track and softball. On May 31, 1974, he married Gloria Spencer in Walla Walla, Washington, before the Justice of the Peace, and celebrated with a reception up the river. In 1992 Daniel went to Barcelona, Spain, where he participated in the Para Olympics. He was a longtime employee with CTUIR, working in CHR, Administration, the Gaming Commission and Department of Natural Resources. He enjoyedyard work, landscaping his home and others. He played city league volleyball and
basketball and coached volleyball and softball, traveling to many tournaments. He had been a member of the Washat and Catholic faiths. He is survived by: his wife Gloria Jim, his children; Janet Maddern (Jeremy), Patty Farrow (Matt Farrow Jr.), Bobi Tallman (Shelby Tallman) and Courtney Jim (Tre Lee), sisters; Debra Danielson, Sarah Roman, Doris Ardito, Maureena Jim, Many Fingers, Melissa James, and Margaret Jim Pennah, grandchildren; Molly Jim, Desiree Maddern, Allyson Maddern, Alexis Maddern, Chelsea Farrow, Celia Farrow, Casey Farrow, Cooper Tallman and Brody Tallman, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his father George Jim, mother Celia Dick, and brothers Burton Dick, Reginald Jim and Harvey Jim.
The Housing Department of CTUIR has uploaded the HUD Indian Housing Plan/ IHP for 2016 (PDF) to the CTUIR Tribal website that's open for comment to the Tribal public. Please check out: www.ctuir.org and to email questions or comments to: housing@ctuir.org Thank you, Housing Department
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Natural Resources Commission of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will hold the following public hearing. Conditional Use File ¹CU-15-002 — Applicants/Owners Kenneth and Katheryn Mitchell, 69941 Poverty Flat Road, Pendleton, OR 97801 are seeking Conditional Use approval to conduct a timber harvest on their property located in Section 8, Township 1 North, Range 34 East, W.M. and identified as Tax Lot 2101 on Umatilla County Assessors Tax Map 1N34 containing 79.09 acres. The property is zoned G-1, Big Game Grazing Forest, where Timber Harvest is listed as a conditional use (Land Development Code $3.290) subject to approval criteria found in Land Development Code Sections 6.015 and 4.025. Silvicultural treatment is pre-commercial and commercial thinning to promote forest health by reducing susceptibility to disease and wild fire. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 9 a.m. in the Nixya'awii Governance Center Wanaq'it Conference Room on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, 46411 Tlmine Way, Pendleton, OR. The public is entitled and encouraged to attend the hearing and to submit oral or written testimony on the request. To obtain further information contact the Tribal Planning Office at, 46411 Tlmine, Pendleton, Oregon, 97801 or call (541) 429-7518.
Weather information summarize data taken at the Pendleton Weather Station from Sept. 1-29. Temperature is reported in degrees Fahrenheit and in Pacific Standard Time. The average daily temperature was 61.5 degrees with a high of 90 degrees on Sept. 11-12 and a low of 36 degrees on Sept. 27-28. With a departure from normal of-2.3 degrees Total precipitation in September was 0.81" with greatest 24-hour average 0.63" on days Sept. 4-5. Three days had precitation greater than 0.10 inches. The averagewind speed was 7.9 mph witha sustained max speed of 33 mph from the West on Sept. 13. A peak speed of 40 mph occurred from the West on Sept. 13. The dominant wind direction was from the Southwest. There were 19 clear and nine partly cloudy days in the month of September.
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MISSION — During the holiday seasons many families can feel the financial pressure to be up to par on the latest costumes and decorations. That's why "Costumes Swaps" are a growing trend and the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is jumping on the bandwagon. OCSE, a program within the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, will host their fourth "Halloween Costume Exchange Donation D r i v e," which not only helps relieve financial burdens of buying a costume but is environmentally friendly. "According to the Magazine Real Simple...," says OCSE Outreach Coordinator Althea Wolf, "... in 2011, consumers put 12,500 pounds of costume waste into landfills every Halloween. The magazine projected that if more communities sponsored a Costume Swap that waste could be cut in half." To participate, anyone can d o n ate lightly used or ne w c o stumes at the Nixyaawii Governance Center (NGC) or they can organize an office donation and an OCSE employee will pick up costumes at the place of business. As an incentive, every donation is an entry to win a Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino prize, which will be drawn for on Oct. 19. The first year of the event, 10 youths showed up tothe costume exchange, and last year 40 kids participated. This year, the exchange will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the NGC. "We need more costume donations," said Wolf. "But you can always show
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MISSION — Come one, come all, it' s happening on Halloween night. Hoo-Hoots Pow-Wow w i l l b e h eld from 6-9 p.m. o n Oct. 31 at the Longhouse. The Recreation and Youth Services Department of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is hosting the event. Volunteers are being requested to help with planning and implementing of the many activities that will take place. Some of the activities include pumpkin bowling, bobbing for apples on a string, face painting, bingo, best costume, and many more. There will also be food and dancing contests as well as cash for tiny tots. CTUIR departments interested in setting up booths can do so on Oct. 30 from 1-4 p.m. Those interested in volunteering or setting up a booth can contact the department at 541-429-7887.
Wildhorse hosting Tim Burton Halloween Party MISSION — A "wildly ghoulish" night is planned at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Wildhorse Sports Bar with " k i l l er"
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drinks and prize giveaways courtesy of Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino and Kraken Rum. E veryone who shows up i n a T i m Burton movie-themed costume is eligible to win cash prizes. Tim Burton's movies include Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scisssorhands and Bettlejuice (no masks as part of costumes are allowed ). L ive music from " S w ay" an d e x t r a surprizes are planned.
Children welcome at Wildhorse Halloween Party MISSION — Children ages 3-15 are welcome to participate in games, activities and crafts in an Oct. 31 Halloween Party in the Children's Entertainment Center (CEC) at Wildhorse Resort and Casino. Costumes are welcome, but Wildhorse asks that no masks be worn. The CEC will remain open unti11 a.m. Children can be as young at 3, but they must be potty trained. T he CEC is located in th e " f a m i l y friendly" wing of Wildhorse next to the Cineplex. Call 541-966-1580 for more information.
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Feed set for Oct. 23 MISSION — Seafood lovers be adv ised, Ye l l o w h a w k T r i b a l H e a l t h Center (YTHC) is hosting their second annual Crab Feed on Oct.23 at 5 p.m. Tickets to attend the feed are being sold now fo r 525 and all p r o fi ts go towards building the new center, located west of the Nixyaawii Governance Center. A T EA M c o m m i t t e e f o r m e d a t YTHC is planning the event. TEAM, which stands for "Together Everyone Achieves More", raised 510,000 last year fundraising for other causes. "The main cause the team fundraises for is to but Thanksgiving baskets for thoser who can use a boost in our community," said Nancy Kirksey, Executive assistant to YTH C's Chief Executive Officer. The Crab Feed will be held at the Mission Longhouse. Last year the committee sold out of the 350 tickets and this year they will be selling 300 tickets. Those interested in v o l u n teering, donating, or reserving tickets should contact Kirksey 541-215-1945.
Salmon filet sunrise The early morning sun and whispy clouds combined to create what appeared to be a bright chinook filetin the sky looking to the east over the Blue Mountainsas September came to an end. This photo was taken by Carrie Phinney on her backporch in Pendleton.
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"They had to be checked and double checked, linguistically, ethnographically and geographically," said Dr. Jennifer Karson Engum, one of the four authors of the atlas. Other authors were Eugene S. Hunn, E. Thomas Morning Owl, and Phillip E. Cash Cash. Once the placenames were authenticated, the Confederated Tribes' Geographical Information System (GIS) built an internal database. A public version was created in the atlas. Not every place name is included in the atlas. "We' re still obligated to protect cultural resources," Karson Engum said. "We don't want to put places in jeopardy; we want them to be preserved for future generations. We have to walk a careful line."
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"The full-color, detailed maps, and the narrative that introduces and supports them paint a picture of a way of life," according to a news release from Tamastslikt. "This meticulous assemblage of memory and meaning echoes cultural and geographical information that has all but disappeared from common knowledge." Karson Engum can attest to that. Much of the traditional knowledge has come home to the Tribes from outside
reposi tories. Ethnographic recordings date back to the Edward Swindell fishing surveys around 1940 when he surveyed fishing sites with tribal informants. He recorded fishing sites throughout tribal homelands that included native place names for those sites. Others since have also recorded names for villages, recurrent seasonal sites, and waterways. According to the Tamastslikt news
release, "the places named in Indian languages are juxtaposed with sites that are central to the colonial period in the West, such as those described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition and those given to fur-trading posts, missions, and places on the Oregon Trail." More material for Caw Pea Laakni was garnered from special collection libraries, including information from the Indian Claims Commission. Verne Ray, expert witness for the CTUIR, recorded testimony from Patrick, Motanic, Jim and others. Researching the book, Ray's original field notes were fetched from Gonzaga University. Still, the lion's share of the name place information came from Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla language speakers. "It was also speakers from the Language Department who reviewed the names," said Karson Engum. "In a way,
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this is a major tribute to them." Said Karson Engum, "It may sound corny, but it's been a labor of love for the writers and contributors. And it' s had its ups and downs along the way. But the result is rewarding. "The atlas preserves this knowledge as a gift to future generations," said Karson Engum. "It's retrieved some of that knowledge from places outside the tribes and brought it home to where it belongs. The primary funding source as the Administration for Native Americans. Additional support for staffing was provided by the Indian Land Tenure Foundation. Research funding for Wallowa placenames was provided by the Wallowa Homeland Project with Oregon Historic Trail funds, with design and publishing supplemented by an anonymous donation from Ecotrust, as well as the Oregon Cultural Trust, and the Wildhorse Foundation.
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Worden starts new job with lighter load MISSION — Aaron Worden's life has dramatically changed in the past seven months and it's only the beginning. For the past eight years Worden, a Coeur d'Alene tribal member, has struggled with losing weight. He said that when he'd lose weight he would put it back on, and has had a tough time maintaining a healthy diet. "I would work-out, but it was my diet that I couldn' t change for the longest time," said Worden. "It was getting to the point that my pants wouldn't fit." Worden says that the key was not giving up. He decided to try once more at changing his diet and set himself a goal of losing 20 pounds a month. "Then in February I w en t back to t r y in g to l o se weight. I don't know why this time was different, but I cut out everything and stuck with salads and water," said Worden. Worden admitted that it was rough eating salads for every meal but he is proud of his results, a 95-pound weight loss in seven months. Although it didn't meet his goal of twenty pounds a month, he said he is happy
Aaron Worden started his newjob as Program Manager at CayUma-Wa Head Start. Over the last seven months Worden has lost almost 95 pounds,
with the results. "I hope the weight doesn't come back, but now I have room to splurge a little ... and eat a piece of cake." Worden had good reason to eat a piece of cake that day; he was celebrating the beginning of a new career. On Sept. 23, he received a phone call offering the posi-
tion as the new Program Manager for Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start in Mission. "I had almost given up on hearing back from them so it was a pleasant surprise," said Worden. "The students at Cay-Uma-Wa need someone to be thereand work hard for them ... I want to see the positive outcomes for the Tribal youth." Prior to his new position, Worden had worked for sixand-a-half years for the Department of Child and Family Services at the Confederated Tribes for the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Now he is eager to begin working with his team and help get the program back on track. He admits to being nervous, but says he is mostly excited. Worden said that he wants to give the program a clearer direction and that he will use his experience and his Bachelor's Degree to help along the way. "I don't want to be a dictator, but I don't w ant to try and be the cool guy either," said Worden. "The program has been hurting for someone with the determination to stick with it and I' ve done that with my weight loss ... where I was unsuccessful in the past but I kept with it."
Sunshine will reduce shrinking carbon footprint at TCI MISSION — Installing solar panels at Tamastslikt isn't just about saving money on the electric bill at the cultural institute. After all, installation of the 18-space 123-kilowowat t solar carport likely won' t generate much more than 511,100 in annual savings. "It's more than saving money," said Bobbie Conner, director at Tamastslikt. "It's really about living the way our ancestors taught us, to take care of the land and water and this place we call home. It is to demonstrate to the public that we mean business in protecting our habitat and all species." The project, which follows the Comprehensive Plan for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), is being funded by a 567,000 grant from Energy Trust, a S350,000 award from Blue Sky, and just last month a 550,000 cash match of 550,000 authorized by the CTUIR Board of Trustees. The project, with the total cost of 5467,000, is expected to be complete by the end of this year. A north and south wing, each with nine parking spaces, will be built. Starting in 2003, Tamastslikt began to reduce its carbon footprint. Over the next 10 years, the museum reduced its electricity consumption by 67 percent and its natural gas consumption by 76 percent. A wind turbine erected in 2013, depending on the wind, has created a net reduction of 50-95 kw per day. TCI is hoping to reduce the power consumption by another 123-150kw, depending on the sunshine, which regularly shines 300 days out of the year. "Our goal is net zero," Conner said. "Our next project is the building envelope — increasing insulation, minim izing leakage and heat loss." Conner said it is natural for the Tribes to use technology to fix age-old problems. "Our people have always been adoptive like coyote and we' re trying to use the cleanest, safest technology to power the institute," she said. "We' re enormously grateful that Pacific Power
Artist renderings show how two sets of solar panel car ports will fit at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Installation is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
and Energy Trust partners on a number of projects.We' re not as good a customer as we used to be, but we are creating good news." She said Tamastslikt also is fortunate to have the support of Gary George, CEO at Wildhorse; Dave Tovey, CTUIR Executive Director; and the CTUIR Board of Trustees.
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Wildhorse Foundation making it easier to apply for grant PENDLETON — The Wildhorse Foundation, a community benefit fund established by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) as a result of its gaming operation, launched a new website for t hose interested in submitting a grant application — www. TheWildhorseFoundation.corn. Until now, the Foundation information has been located on the Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino website. "As the Foundation continues to grow
and the need for Foundation dollars continues to attract applicants, we felt that it was a good time to get a standalone website," said Kathleen Peterson, Chair of the Wildhorse Foundation Board. According to Peterson, "changes continue to take place with our application process,and a website made sense tohelp us communicate thosechanges." The most recent change is that the Foundation now only requires one copy of an application instead of the five copies
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they have required for the last 14 years. The Foundation now also requires each application to be accompanied by a W9. "The Foundation Board also wanted a place to be able to share some of the a mazing w o r k t h a t o u r c o m m u n i t y organizations do. T h ere are so many wonderful organizations in our giving area that do great work that people don' t often hear about," said Peterson. Local and regional non-profits have benefited from over 1550 foundation grants, funded by the Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino. Since the inception in 2001, more than 58.8 million dollars has been dispersed to help aide public health and safety, education, the arts, historic preservation, gambling addiction services, salmon restoration, environmental protection, and cultural activities. Looking back at the programs funded, there has been a heavy emphasis on e ducation, pu b li c health an d p u b l i c
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Dion Denny, 23, gave up two constructionjobs and a fishing gig on the Columbia River for a chance to learn a trade. He's not only confident he7/earn his certification but that he7/find ajob as a welder.
Hoping to be ... MISSION — They' re kind of a motley crew, a coffeestained photo of eight men and two women wearing Carhart jackets or half-cropped rough leather tops, heavy gloves, heavy boots, and proud smiles. They' ve just lined up for a "team photo" outside the Ironworkers Trailer where inside they are working in excruciating conditions not unlike the conditions they will face if and when they earn their apprentice certificates at a nine-week training through the Tribal Employment Rights Office of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Inside they work in small cubicles, barely big enough to turn around. They are wearing safety glasses under shields but the blasts from acetylene torches still turn sweat to a boil. "You have to be dedicated to be hot, sweaty and miserable," said their instructor, Marvin Courville, a member of the Colville-Salish and Kootenai Tribes from Arlee, Mont. It's only day three and the excitement is still obvious in the eyes of the trainees.
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time. This is work. They have to buckle down. It's a long race and they have to stick with it, finish and get the certification. If they can get the one-inch unlimited certification they can go out and work in the world." The students, which range in age from 19 to 29 years old, optimism is high. Eight of the 10 came off day-labor crews where they learned the meaning of hard work pulling weeds and picking up garbage in 100 degree days. Four have come from different backgrounds but have similar goals, noting that education — in this case training — is the key to success. Dion Denny, 23, is giving up two construction jobs (at the Grange apartments) and a Columbia River commercial fishing job to take the training. "I'm thinking about my future and I hope this pays off in the end," he said. "It's tough to give up the financial security. It's tough but it's easy. I feel like can do it and I'm confident I can get a job, no doubt about it." Antonia Medina, 19, hadn't had a job until she See Iron workers Pa e 38
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Leah Conner served on one of the Aii-Indian Round-Up courts and served as Queen in 1952.
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Elders honor past Round-Up princesses, Vietnam war veterans T he C T U I RI Nixyaawii Dance group performed three dances for the elders during the annual Elders Day Dinner. Dances p erformed w e r e the Swan dance, Butterfly dance, and Welcome dance
Elders come from as far away as the Dakotas, Arizona and Nebraska for event MISSION — More than 500 elders from across Indian Country visited Wildhorse Resort 8z Casino to partake in festivities during the annual Elders Day Dinner hosted on Sept. 11 by the Nicht Yow Way Elders Advisory Group. E lders came f ro m a s f a r a w a y a s Wisconsin and Nebraska and north into Canada. Tribes represented included Yakama, Nez Perce, Swinomish, Colville, Oneida Nation, Grand Ronde, M u c k leshoot, NIxqually, Sioux, Omak, Tulalip Tribe, Quinalt Tribe, First Nations British Columbia, Navajo Nation, Klamath Tribes, Omaha and the Ojibwa Nation. A total of 565 m eals w ere served, included 25 that were delivered to homebound elders. This being the 99th year of Happy Canyon, elders celebrated the past Happy Canyon Princesses and also Round-Up Queen Leah Conner. Every year elders of different tribes come to the Umatilla Indian Reservation the week before the Pendleton Round-Up to visit with friends and family, enjoy a hearty meal, and be entertained by a culturally-centered performance. A military veteran is chosen to be honored and gifts are given to the oldest enrolled male and
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female of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) as well as the oldest male and female visitor. Bob Shippentower and Art McConville were the honored veterans, and Buddy Barron of Yakama and Adrienne Wolf from the CTUIR were recognized for active duty, and all four received Pendleton Woolen Mills blankets. Mabel Sheoships and Gerald Reed were gifted a Pendleton blanket for being the oldest CTUIR Tribal member at the event and visitors, Larry Thompson of Omak, Wash., Phillip (Corky ) Ambrose of Yakama, Wash.,and Colleen Stensgar of Keller, Wash. were each gifted a Pendleton blanket also. The CTUIR/Nixyaawii Dance group provided entertainment for the elders w hile the meal was being served. A f terwards the elders played bingo and Tribal member Bobbie Conner shared the history of the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon. Throughout the day many raffle prizes were given out which were donated by several businesses and merchants. Alan Crawford, chairman of the Elders Advisory Group, was MC. The George St. Denis Post 140 American Legion and the Cayuse Singers posted the colors.
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Bob Shippentower, left, and Art McConnville, were honored veterans on Sept. 11 at the Elders Day Dinner hosted by the Nicht Yow Way Elders Advisory Group. The two men served in Vietnam and helped start the CTUIR Veterans Services Program.
Grade school classmates founded CTUIR Veterans Services Program MISSION — They' ve known each other for 60 years, they both served in the Vietnam War, and as a team they founded the Tribal Veteran Services Program. Robert Shippentower and Art McConville are active community and members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) who were classmates in Washington Elementary School and peers at Tutuilla Presbyterian Church. The two were honored veterans at the Elders Day Dinner on Sept. 11 on the Umatilla Inian Reservation. Shippentower was drafted into the military at 19 years old and served in the United Stated Army in the Ninth Infantry from 1967 to 1969. "I was asked to go back to be a pilot, but knew I'd be back in Vietnam," said Shippentower. "I didn't want to roll the dice too many times and push my luck." Shippentower has a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and Anthropology and currently serves as a CTUIR Board of Trustees (BOT) Member at Large. McConville enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps at 17 years old and served for six years as a High Diesel and High Gas Engine Mechanic and Heavy Equipment Operator. "Best thing I did with my life," said McConville about his military experience. "I grew up in poverty and was a foster child. The Marines showed me I could do 10 times more than what I thought I could do. They push you ... it saved my life on several occasions, believing I could withstand the pressure. That's why when I see others having troubles, I believe in them." McConville currently serves as a spiritual and cultural leader, and consultant. He spends his time guiding others, whether it is in the CTUIR community or in the prison system. The Tribal Veteran Services Program began in 1998 thanks to the tandem effort of McConville, who wrote the grant, and Shippentower, who was serving as the General Council Chairman. According to Shippentower, the BOT voted unanimously to support the program with funding. "We always talked about having a program in the community but never had gotten it started," said Shippentower. "It helps veterans to get access to healthcare, job assistance and housing." "Creating this program was all about passion," said Toni Cordell, Veterans Services Representative and Program Manager. Cordell has recently been contacting other Tribes to put together a plan to improve the current Veterans program. She says her three main focuses are technology, resources and people. "It's a really exciting time to be in my job," said Cordell "It's going to take five to ten years, but I know I'm not alone."
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Still Serving: It's Who We Are As a post of the Am erican Legion, George St. Denis 8z Auxiliary's main goal is to advocate for Native American veterans and their dependents. Being the largest veterans' organization in America, the Legion prides itself on its service to veterans, children and community. When t he L e g i o n w a s chartered back i n e 1919 it was founded on four p i l lars: V eterans A f f a i r s 8 z Rehabili t a t i o n , r~ National Security, A mericanism an d Children 8z Youth. E ach pil la r e n compasses a variety of programs and political stands that benefit veterans and their families. We fight for the men and women who have borne the battle so that they may live a life they defended for themselves and their fami l ies. Mo ther T h eresa said, "Love cannot remain by itself — it has
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Community members participate in Pendleton walk to fight suicide and prepare for Mission walk planned in November PENDLETON — Employees of Yellowhawk Tribal Health Clinic (YTHC) along with friends, attended the 'Out of the Darkness Community Walk' on Sept. 26 in Pendleton. This is a walk done nationally in the month of September and Timothy Snider is the local coordinator. Many gathered at the Community Park East in memory of family m e m bers and f r i ends they lost to suicide, pictures and notes were displayed in the memorial garden, and money was donated tohelp the cause. The following attendants are pictured in the above photo beginning left from the back: Richard Pullman and Claudette Enos. In the middle are Debra Shippentwer, Denise Wickert, Stephanie Jones, Vickie Star, Sara Haskett, and Haskett's daughter. In the front are Rosie Blue Thunder, Lillian Star, Peggy Bronson, H askett's g r a n d c h i l d r en, an d G a r y Thomas. YTHC will be hosting the 2015 International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. in the YTHC large conference room. This walk will be dedicated to helping the families that were left behind heal from the pain of losing their loved ones. For more information contact Enos at 541-215-1962
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The EPA's decision hikes Washington's rate to 175 grams like Oregon's. Still to be determined is a new rate for Idaho. "The need to update human health c riteria and w a te r q u a l it y s t a nd ard s throughout the Columbia Basin has been a huge struggle for tribes in the region," said N. Kathryn Brigham, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Chair. "Today's decision by the Environmental Protection Agency is a monumental step forward. It signifies a shift for the state' s residents and the communities who rely heavily on the region's fish and shellfish for their diets and need protection from toxics in their food. Its consistency with Oregon allows us to take a regional approach to improving the water quality of the Columbia River and throughout the Pacific Northwest." The need for Washington to update its fish consumption rate and water quality standard became vital after the state of Oregon adopted similar criteria. The data behind Oregon and Washington's new criteria is largely tied to tribal communities that rely heavily on fish populations for subsistence and cultural use. The general public has 60 days from S ept. 2 when it was pu blished in t h e Federal Register to comment. For more i nformation v i s it : h t t p : // w a t e r .epa. gov/scitech /swguidance/standards/ wqswa.cfm
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Woodrow Star, Justin Quaempts and Armand Minthorn,— and challengers Lisa Ganuelas, Michael R. Johnson, Les Minthorn, Louisa Allman, Aaron Ashley, Jim Marsh, David Wolf, Mitch Pond, Scott Minthorn and Ellen Taylor. N ow b ac k t o t h e q u e s t i o n n a i r e s. Let's call it an observation rather than a comparison with just tw o candidate responses. The CUJ sent a batch of questions, most of them pointed, trying to elicit responses that wouldn't allow candidates to talk in circles. The responses from the BOT candidates, as well as all the others, will be posted, unedited, as they are received. Both Brigham and Patawa have political histories with the tribes. Brigham has been BOT secretary for the last 10 years and has served the Tribes o n num e r ou s r e g i o nal an d n a t i o n a l fisheries organizations. She currently is chairman of the Columbia River InterTribal Fish Commission. Patawa has previously been the BOT chairman and has worked more than 45 years for the CTUIR. When asked to rank five issues, Patawa lists them this way: 1 — education /school facilities. 2 — middle-income housing (Wyit View). 3 — low-income housing. 4 — individual or scat tered homes. 5 — small business storefronts. P atawa said e d u cation i s a B o a r d priority that needs to be fulfilled. On the issue of middle-income housing, Wyit View has infrastructure in p l ace and, "ideally it should be completed since our voters passed this ballot measure two years ago." Brigham hung her hat on h ousing, saying there is a strategy that needs to be implemented. As for Wyit View, she said it is a " p ossible location but t here is other sites identified as well . For middle income and individual sites funding is a huge concern." She did not
address education /school facilities or small business. The CUJ asked the candidates about how they will deal with Measure 91, the law passed by voters that legalized recreational marijuana in Oregon. Patawa said "the language is clear in our federal regulations; we as tribal members have to abide by those laws first." Brigham has a d i f f erent take. She voted against it, however "now t hat it has passed theCTUIR needs to develop options that can be reviewed before a position is taken." We asked if candidates would be in favor of a big-box store like Costco if it sold alcohol and pumped gas at Coyote Business Park. Patawa said a big box store with fuel w ould be i n d i r ect com petition w i t h gas sales at Arrowhead Travel Plaza. However, he would "be in favor of any economic development progression that accommodates our tribal members." Brigham said there is a process in place that would have to be followed to allow gas or alcohol to be sold at Coyote Business Park. "The impacts of the big-box store would have to be clear." On a softball question, both candidates said they are in favor of solar energy for future buildings, and would like to retrofit current buildings with solar panels as a natural way to cut electricity bills. On a question about drug addiction, both said there needs to be a larger investment in the community. Patawa said, "We need an invested partnership with departments that envision the same goal and work wholeheartedly to achieve it." Said Brigham, "We need the CTUIR community i n v o l v ement .. . t h ere are some good activities going on now that w here we need m or e com m u n it y i n volvement to make it work even better." Look for more in the Nov. 4 CUJ.
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Local high school student takes 'dog training' to a new level Tucker to competitions and competing in agility, obedience, and showmanPENDLETON — She's over six feet tall, ship. Each competition is unique and a junior in high school, and doesn't play the pair gets judged on different techbasketball. niques. Together they Instead, L Rtssa Som ake a gr eat t e am . happy participates in L'Rissa and T u cker t he Round-U p C i t y have won several ribBarkers 4-H program bons, including nine where she competes champion ribbons and w ith Tucker at D o g usually r eceive 189 S hows. Tu c ke r i s a out of 200 points for Dotson and Chihuaobedience. "It's been really fun hua mix owned by Sohappy's mom, LeAnn ... I' ve learned a lot," Alexander. L'Rissa said. A Tribal m e m ber The Round- Up City of the Confederated B arkers w i l l b e g i n Tribes of the Umatilla their new year in OcIndian Reservation 1 L'Rissa with her dog Tucker show tober and L'Rissa deL'Rissa has been trainribbons they won from past shows. cided to retire Tucker ing Tucker since the a nd began t r a i n i n g family adopted hi m Shy, a nine-year-old as a pup five years ago. Because he was Border collie mix with Australian Shepmore connected to her mother, it took pard and Blue Healer. "I'm kind of nervous because she's not some time before Tucker would obey L'Rissa. a puppy, she's big," said L'Rissa. "I'm not "I remember our first meeting," said sure how well she will respond to what Julie Wunderlich 4-H Leader and Dog I am going to teach her." Trainer. "He would bark at everything Wunderlich says that training a new and move if she wasn't touching him. dog will go f aster for Sohappy since She's not alone there. They all come to she already has the experience and she me over-stimulated like that." is excited to get back to work with her. But L'Rissa, being an animal lover, Melinda Alexander, L'Rissa's aunt, is excontinued working hard with Tucker. cited too, especially Melinda owns Shy. "I was so proud of L ' Rissa for not "She's a smart dog. I want to see how giving up. She did a really good job at fast she picks up the training," said Melistening to what I had to say and she linda. "L'Rissa is good at what she does. had a lot of patience," said Wunderlich. I didn't know she had the patience, but E ventually, L ' R i ssa began tak i n g apparently she does."
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EPA protects human health under new fish consumption rate for Washington state PORTLAND- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a landmark move in early September when it announced fish consump t ion r a tes that strengthened Washington State' s human health criteria and water quality standards. The EPA's decision came after Washington failed to develop acceptable water quality standards and the state
legislature failed to pass a toxics reduction bill. Each state is mandated to set water quality standards to protect its residents from toxics such as mercury and PCBs. Those standards are based on hum an health measures, including how mu ch fish people eat and an acceptable cancer risk level. Washington's federally man-
dated standards are similar to those set in Oregon in 2011. They are designed to protect residents who consume up to 175 grams of fish and shellfish per day. The previous human health criteria were protective of residents who consumed up to 6 grams of fish and shellfish per day. "The need to update human health c riteria and w a te r q u a l it y s t a n d ar d s
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Accountability is key to changing learned behavior By Josh Hughes,
"I never did that, she's crazy." "She got arestraining order because her lawyer told her to." "OK, it happened, butI'll never do it again." Justifying means inventing excuses for the abuse: "I had no choice." "It was my childhood." "I had a right to defend myself" "She startedit." Blamingmeans making someone elseresponsible for your abusive behavior: "I wanted to make her listen." "I'm being framed." "I was arrested because ofher." "She's the abusive one." "I was drunk."
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Experts say intimate partner violence is, like other forms of domestic violence, primarily a learned behavior. Someone who grew up witnessing or experiencing domestic abuse or who has a history of criminal behavior, is much more likely t o be abusive than someone who d i d not. Even though the offender may have grown up w i t nessing acts of domestic violence, it needs to be recognized that ultimately it is still their choice to offend. Batterers Intervention is a group program for domestic violence offenders that is designed to hold them accountable for their abusive behavior, while educating them about the need for treating their partner(s) with respect and ending the use of violent and dominating behaviors. Our program is a 52-week program and is designed to hold offenders- both men and women — accountable with victim safety being our first priority. Though 52 weeks seems like an extreme length of time, we believe that it has taken an offender a life time to learn their abusive behaviors, and that anything short of a year will not be as effective. Not only in our community but within communities across the country, domestic violence is taking place every day. Our mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles and cousins have all been affected in one way or another by domestic violence. We see it in the media, we see it within professional sports teams and our youth see it with their potential role models from athletes to musicians. When do we w an t to see the violence end? Why not now? As a community we can stand up and make a change for the better against domestic violence. Talking to our youth early about dating violence is the first step. Acknowledging and asking for help if you feel you are an offender will begin the cycle change within our community and within your family. More often than not, when a victim is asked what they would like to see happen, they say they just want their partner to get the help they need. You can choose your actions, or you can choose your consequences, but you can't choose both. Everything you do in life is ultimately a choice. Choosing to hit, push, demoralize or abuse in any way is your choice regardless of your reasons. A common misconception is that alcohol and drugs are major causes of domestic abuse. In reality, some abusers use or abuse substances as an excuse for becoming violent. Alcohol can allow abusers to justify their abusive behaviors. While an abuser's use of alcohol may have an effect on the severity of the abuse, or the ease with which the abuser can justify their actions, an abuser does not become violent "because" drinking causes them to lose control of their temper. They become violent because they made the choiceto do so. The Abuser's Famous Foursome: Minimizing, Denying, Justifying, Blaming Minimizing means downplaying the severity and effect s ofone's abusive behavior: "I'm not like those men who really hurt women." "I just pushed her" (/eaves out the "down a flight of stairs" part). "I only did it once." "I couldn't control myself." Denying meanspretending the abuse never happened: -
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What Are the Effects of Exposure to Violence on Children? Most children who wi tness domestic violence manifest some symptoms associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Witnessing violence affects children' s abilities to learn. They may have difficulty focusing and concentrating in school and are easily distracted. Witnessing violence affects children' s behavior, sometimes making it difficult to establish good peer relationships. Children who w i t ness violence may be more aggressive and fight more often. Growing up w i t h v i o l ence affects a child's basic drive to explore the world. Natural curiosity is thwarted. Children may be less willing to try new things. Children exposed to high levels of parental violence are at risk for adjustment problems in young adulthood. Webster's dictionary defines accountability as "an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions". System accountability: When an abuser is ordered through the courts to attend a program such as Batterers Intervention there are several teams involved in holding that person responsible for their actions and to m ake sure they follow through with w hat the courts have ordered. The purpose for this is to maximize safety, protection and responsiveness to the victim and their children. To hold the offender accountable for their violence. And to collectively take a position that domestic violence will not be tolerated or ignored in our community. Peer accountability: Peer accountability is an outgrowth of trust, respect and commitment. Having friends, family, and community members encourage personal growth and question decisions. Accepting and encouraging any form of feedback and or criticism. Bystander accountability: A bystander is someone who witnesses a situation or event, but does not take part in it. We all need to be active bystanders, which means that we step in when we see harm happening. Call out your buddy if he or she uses sexist or derogatory comments towards someone. Let him or her know you don' t think that is okay. If you see a woman at a party or club who appears drunk or out of it, check in with her to make sure she is with friends and has a safe ride home. If you hear fighting happening somewhere, call the police. It's not up to you to decide whether it is "no big deal." It is safer for police to intervene. If a friend tells a homophobic joke or says "that's so gay," let them know that isn't cool.
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New supervisor named for the Umatilla National Forest PORTLAND — Genevieve Masters i s the new F o r est Supervisor o n t h e Umatilla National Forest according to announcement made Sept. 25 by Jim Pena, the Pacific Northwest Region's top Forester. "Genevieve brings a rich background in collaboration and leading teams, and managing a team that developed the C ohesive Strategy approach with t h e State of Nevada," Pena said. "She will be a tremendous asset to the Umatilla National Forest and the Regional Leadership Team." Masters is currently the Deputy Forest Supervisor on the H u m boldt-Toiyabe National Forest in N e v a da . She has
held several leadership positions within the Forest Service, including D i s t rict Ranger on the Carson National Forest, the Fremont-Winema National Forest, the Prescott National Forest, and Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Pike and San Isabel National Forest, Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. Masters graduated from Arizona State U niversity w it h a d e gree in W i l d l i f e Conservation Biology, and began her career on the Tonto National Forest as a volunteer. Prior to leading the Umatilla National Forest, Masters was a wildlife b iologist and d i strict range, wi l d l i f e and watershed staff officer on the Tonto National Forest on a variety of districts,
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Hello, my name is Dr. David Close As you may know I am running for the CTUIR BOT Secretary position, I would like to let the people know a bit about me since I have been away for a few years. I am from the Nanegos and White families. My traditional name, Himko Kaps kap, comes from my great great Grandfather who was a Cayuse War Chief and led the first Umatilla Indian police with Captain Sumkin. Coming from deeply rooted leadership in our community, learning our values and community needs pushed me to help restore Natural Resources and first foods that were no longer on the longhouse table. In 2007, I finished my PhD in Michigan and began working as a professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). I developed the first Aboriginal Fisheries Research Unit at the renowned Fisheries Centre and Department of Zoology at UBC. I worked to train Native masters and PhD students in the fisheries sciences and biology programs to increase the science and management capacity for our peoples. During my tenure at UBC, I also
Joe and Patricia Cunha say they are excited to be partners in conservation. "Everything the Land Trust wants for the property, we want as land owners," said Patricia Cunha. The couple wanted to keep this property in the family and to continue its traditional use for well-managed cattle grazing, fishing, hunting, and overall enjoyment, according to the news release from the Blue M o u n t ain L an d T r u s t, which is a nonprofit conservation organization headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington. (The major sources for this story are a Blue Mountain Land Trust news release and the 2012 conservationeasement acquisition proposal, which cites the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Grande Ronde Subbasin Plan, and the National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Region's Draft Recovery Plan for Oregon Spring-Summer Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead Populations. )
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Tribal Fisheries Commission, and Musqueam First Nation. In addition, I provided scientific support on behalf of First Nations/Tribes on important fisheries issues. When the Canadian Supreme Court Justice investigated the decline of Sockeye Salmon on the Fraser River, I was requested by the Fraser River First Nations to testify on their behalf. I was also the President of the Native Peoples Section of the
American Fisheries Society. As you can see, while away from NixYaaWii, I have always worked towards the betterment of Tribes and First Nations. In all of my experience, I have always contributed to Tribal Natural Resource issues and Tribal Sovereignty. I will continue to work on behalf of our community in dealing with Federal, State and Tribal issues when elected. Yox kalo.
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Burnside says Toastmasters creates confident speakers MISSION — It's been almost three years since Rob Burnside decided to join CayUma-Wa Toastmasters and he has no intention of leaving anytime soon. Burnside, who is the Fire Chief for the Umatilla Fire Department and a Tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, wasn' t always a confident communicator, especially in larger crowds. "I found myself stumbling and not being able to communicate linearly," said Burnside. H e gave T o a s t m a sters a t r y a n d found that i t h e lps hi m o r g anize his thoughts in a way that gets his message across. He said that he can speak fluidly without "ahs" and "uhms" and that the impromptu speaking is his favorite part. "I was asked to speak at a Department o f Energy national meeting. I f o u n d myself calm and I presented my topic and answered a halfa dozen questions intelligently," said Burnside. "That was when I noticed this thing [Toastmasters] works." Burnside believes that anybody would benefit from joining a Toastmasters club. "Toastmasters has kind of been misun-
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Nixyaawii school prepares for the future of their record breaking class, starts mentorship program MISSION — This is the ing road and if I can biggest graduating class help a student make i n Nix y aawi i C o m m u their path shorter and nity School (NCS) history straighter then I think and the staff and the adthat would be a posiministration are working tive in their life." diligently to h el p each According to Heinstudent accomplish their rich, many of the secareer goals. n ior s t u d e n t s w e r e Out of the 19 students, a dvanced and o n l y 13 are interested in postneeded three credits secondary school and the to finish high school. 1 other half dozen are lookBecause five credits ing into trade schools, acare required to be incording to Michelle Van volved in high school P elt, Career an d P o s textracurricular activiSecondary Counselor at ties, Heinrich k n ew N CS. Because of t h i s , that a class such as Principal Ryan Heinrich ASPIRE would benand Van Pelt created the efit them. " I t ' s a weso m e ASPIRE Class, a class that focuses on assisting the b ecause i t ' s n e v e r students to prepare for been done and what t hey' re doing w i t h college. Students participatingin ASPIRE program at Nixyaawii Community Schoolinclude, back left, Hunter Melton, Lennox Lewis, and Ira Ashley. A SPIRE s t a nd s f o r Middle left, Shanae Williams, Angel Corona, Desiree Maddern, and Fredy Campos. Front left, Ryan Heinrich, Cecile Butler, Teata Oatman, our class, it's really "Access to Student A sAbigail Ward, Alyssa Farrow, and Michelle Van Pelt. Not pictured: Shandiin Horton and Enid Miller going to benefit us," s istance P r o g r a m s i n said Alyssa Farrow, as ASPIRE. help guide them in a career choice. Reach of Everyone" and, NCS senior and CTUAs part of the class, Van Pelt has been " I thin k i t ' s i m p o r t ant t o s u p p o r t IR Tribal member. through a grant, offers students options students," said J.D. Tovey, Planning beyond high school. From freshman year reaching out to community members to Farrow would like to attend college Director for the Confederated Tribes of to graduation, courses such as Success help mentor students. Mentors are on a in Portland or Stanford. She's currently volunteer basis and will meet with the the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) working on four scholarship applications 101 and Career Class are given to the students once a week to go over scholarand future NCS student mentor. "The and would like to study Pre-Med and students and are funded by grants such ship and college applications, as well as path to my goals were a long and windfocus in Sports Medicine or A t h letic Training. Hunter Melton, CTUIR Tribal member and NCS senior, wants to study Wildlife Forestry M a n agement and hopes to earn an athletic scholarship. He is also looking forward to working with a mentor. "We' ve been preparing for this since we were freshman," said Melton. "Mentors are really going to help us put our papers together. They will be able to They 2Lre Not Forgotten help us say the right things to help us e arn scholarships and get ready fo r (an atlas project of school." During the winter, Melton will go to Tamastslikt Cultural Institute) open gyms to meetcollege coaches and :/K: to get familiar with the teams. Recently, Booksigning hy authors Corban University in Salem has been and contributors on his radar. "Our goal is for all of them, every October 9 2pm-4pm student, to go onto a four-year college or trade school," said Heinrich. "The icing on the cake would be for them to e earn enough scholarships to get their schooling paid for." C
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OSU study suggests 'Indian time' based on logic,common sense By Renee Roman Nose, Indian Count T o d a M e dia Network.com
"At first I didn't believe it," she told ICTMN. " Indian t i me, i t' s k i n d o f a misnomer in Indian country, and some CORVALLIS — A recent study conpeople use it negatively. For some it ducted at Oregon State University has has a stereotype associated with it. But documented "Indian time" as a three[now we] find that it can be validated, dimensional construct growing out of the and probably where it comes from is interplay between climate and traditional this environmental situation that people ecological knowledge experience." (TEK). While the original In other words, it's a research did not target In other words, Thing, rather than just the depredation of spesome made-up pejocific species, Chisholm it's a Thing, r ative ter m b a n d i e d H atfield an d f e l l o w about by linear-thinkrather than just researcher Philip Mote, ing colonial settlers Ph.D., a climate sciwho found the Indian entist and the study's w ay of d o in g t h i n g s principal investigator, incomprehensible way conducted semi-strucback when. tured interviews and bandied about by T he resu lt s o f a n watched for p a tterns a s-yet-u n p u b l i s h e d linear-thinking to emerge as a result. study, Understanding " What w e f o u n d colonial settlers N ative C u l t u ra l D i is that things are esm ensions of C l i m a t e s entiall y b e i n g p u t who found the Change, suggest that o n hold o r r e n e w e d t he notion o f I n d i a n in a cyclical fashion," Indian way of time is in fact founded s aid Chi shol m H a t on logic and common doing things field. "It's more of a s ense der i ve d f r o m renewal or resurgence incomprehensible triangulating climate p hilosophy. H ere i n events to create tradithe Northwest, certain way back when. tional knowledge. things came up, such Initially seeking to as salmon, eels,that find out if Native peosort of thing." ple were altering traditional behaviors Mote was astonished by the findings. as a result of climate change, researcher "I was indeed surprised when Sam Samantha Chisholm Hatfield, Ph.D. (Si- started uncovering these more fundaletz, Cherokee) interviewed experts from mentally level, identity-level perceptions the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of what was happening," he told ICTMN. of Oregon, the Quinault Indian Nation in "That it went far beyond the visible culWashington State, the Confederated Saltural expressions, it was more something ish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana, the that people would talk about fairly late Duckwater Shoshone in Nevada, and the i n the conversation and t h ei r sor t o f Paiute in Utah. More specifically, Oregon concern, or their sort of confusion, or the State wanted to know whether tribes had sense that things were being disrupted in noted any species depredation, and if so, an unprecedented way." how such species loss might be affecting An example he found p a r ticularly traditional cul tural activi ties. But the interesting and illustrative was the case interviews yielded a lot more than the of eel ants. researchers anticipated, opening up new "There's stories that are historically vistas for potential inquiry. linked to the emergence of the eel ant "There is an emergence of Indian time signal, the carpenter ants, that it's time to t ied to en v i r o n m ental effects, thin g s get eeling," he said. "Those are seasonal such as budding out of p l ants, insect indicators. One of them is affected by movements, animal migration or fluctuaterrestrial indicators, the other is not, and tions in their patterns of behavior," said so as thespring warms and emergence Chisholm Hatfield, who i s nationally of things shifts earlier, it disrupts that recognized for her TEK specialization, in fundamental sense of time." an exclusive interview about the findings Read more at http: // i n d iancountrywith Indian Country Today Media Nettodaymedianetwork.corn /2015/09/17/ work. "Native communities are very tied indian-time-documentable-accordingto the environment, and these behaviors recent-stud y - o r e g o n- state-un i v e r s iare signals, an alarm clock in a sense, that ty-161765 comes across similarly to a calendar, and again in a very timely manner. I guess like 3-D for Native people. It's not linear like it is for non-Native societies." Chisholm Hatfield said she was ecstatic upon finding a way to document what's known as "Indian time."
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The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office raided a medical marijuana growing operation on Indian land just north of Ukiah. California, on Sept. 22, disrupting a high-profile project that had garnered national attention and was hailed by tribal leaders as a new way to generate jobs and revenue for cash-strapped tribes. Deputies eradicated some 400 pot plants from an outdoor location. At another location, they began dismantling a "highly sophisticated" chemical laboratory where honey oil — a sticky, concentrated pot product used to make edible medicine — was being m a n u f actured under the auspices of the Pinoleville Porno Nation, said Sheriff's Capt. Greg Van Patten. More than 100 pounds of trimmed and drying marijuana also was found inside the laboratory building, a former car dealership on North State Street. Tribal representatives who h e lped launch what is widely believed to be the first large-scale, tribal-operated medical pot operation in the state had contended they had a right to grow marijuana on the tribe's 99-acre rancheria for the benefit of the estimated 250-member tribe. They decried the raids, which were accompanied by court-issued warrants, on what they claim are legal operations. " I th in k w h a t t h ey' re doing i s n o t right," said Nori Baldridge, the tribe's director of economic development. "This is sovereign land and this is a sovereign nation," she said. "We were shocked,"said Mike Canales, president of the tribe's business board. He said he's been in f r equent contact with Sheriff Tom Al lman and expected to be notified before there was any kind of raid. He also contends the sheriff does not have authority over the tribe and said he will be asking the county grand jury to
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investigate the issue. Neither he nor Baldridge is a member of the tribe, but the two have been instrumental in creating the marijuana operation. Tribal Chairwoman Leona Williams could not immediately be reached for comment. Sheriff's officials have contended since the project was announced earlier this year that the tribe would be required to comply with medical marijuana laws. Allman earlier said that includes following the county's limit of 25 pot plants per parcel limit. Van Patten said the department has since determined that limit doesn' t apply to the tribe but cited the operation's "sheer size" as a reason for the raid. Van Patten said the growing operation w as also targeted because its aim w a s to generate financial gain, which is not allowed under state marijuana laws. He noted that tr ibal m embers have made public statements about their goal of generating income. "In no shape or form is this even close to being legal," Van Patten said as he stood outside of the large, low-slung building that housed the laboratory. The tribe leases the property from Kandy Investments LLC in Rohnert Park. Van Patten said some tribal members opposed to the pot operation had complained about its size and the way it was run. "This is criminal activity," said a man watching the police raids unfold. He did not want to be named. The operation may be larger than is legal, but it is just a shadow of the grand proposal initially announced in January. Plans for the operation were first revealed after a publicly traded Colorado-based m arijuana-development and g r o w i n g corporation, United Cannabis, filed federal securities documents indicating it was partnering with a Kansas City-based investment company that funds gaming casinos and other tribal endeavors. Their p lan incl u ded c u l t i v a t in g m a r i j u a n a on tribal lands, which are free of some government regulations. Pinoleville was named as one of the target tribes. Representatives of t h e i n v e s tm en t group, FoxBarry Farms, LLC, said the plan was to build a 510 million, 110,000-squaref oot indoor facility w h ere they wou l d grow thousands of pot plants and employ up to 100 people. They later said they also would m a n u f acture edible m ar ij u ana medications and eventually open a dispensary. Not only has the size of the plan diminished, FoxBarry and United Cannabis are no longer part of the Pinoleville operation. "About a month ago, we parted ways," Canales said. He indicated that the companies did not comply with tribal rules but declined to give specifics. The September police crackdown on the operation is a setback, but Canales said the tribe plans to fight the crackdown, which he suggested was political. He also said the warrants included false information, including that garden guards were armed. "It's unbelievable," Canales said of
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Candidate Bush wants tribes, states to control energy development Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush released his energy policy on Sept. 29 calling for tribes and states to be in control of energy development within their boundaries. " Current f e d e ral e n e rg y p o l i c i e s impose Washington, DC's will on how states, tribes, businesses and families produce and use energy," Bush, who is a former governor of Florida, wrote on Medium. According to Bush's plan, the federal government should "generally defer" to tribes and states when it comes to energy development. He offered up Alaska as one state where federal law and policy bar exploration on certain lands. "Washington should generally defer to the will of states and tribes," the plan states. "Their citizens and leaders are best able to weigh the benefits and costs of oil and gas development." Although not mentioned in the plan, Arctic Slope Regional Corp., an Alaska Native corporations, cannot develop its subsurface mineral rights because they are located within the A r ctic National Wildlife Refuge, where development is barred. The Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, which owns the surface rights and the land itself, cannot benefit either. The plan did not offer specifics on the ways in wh ich the government could
defer to tribes. But similar policies have proven effective, especially the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act, or HEARTH Act, which prevents tribes from seeking approval from the Bureau of Indian Affairs for every single housing, leasing or development project. Nearly two dozen tribes have taken advantage of the law since Congress enacted H.R.205 in July 2012. On the other hand, no t r i bes have taken advantage of a similar provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Tribal energy resource agreements, or TERAs, are confusing and the process remains uncertain, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released in June. "We don't have a single TERA that' s been signed and that means something has gone wrong," A ssistant Secretary Kevin Washburn, the head of the BIA, said at a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing in May 2014. Although Bush is the first candidate to call for equal treatment of tribes and states, not everything in his plan will be embraced in Indian Country. He said he will approve the Keystone XL Pipeline if he is elected president. Tribes have been fighting the project due to concerns about treaty lands, water, health and safety.
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Feds will pay $186M to 2 tribes in land dispute OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The federal government will pay the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes 5186 million to resolve a tribal trust land mismanagement controversy that dates back more than 100 years. The Oklahoman reports (http: //bit. ly/1GaFyiM ) the federal lawsuit settlem ent calls for the Choctaw N a t ion to receive 5139.5 million and the Chickasaw Nation 546.5 million. U.S. District Judge Lee R. West filed an order in late Sep-
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The decision was polarizing. Serra is revered by Catholics for his missionary work, but many Native Americans in California say he enslaved converts and contributed to the spread of disease that wiped out indigenous populations. Boston, said bearing witness to the first canonization on U.S. soil was inspiring and showed what could be accomplished during a life devoted to Christ. " Go d w a n t s a l l o f u s t o b e saints,"Moyhanan said. "It's attainable." Hundreds of faithful gathered at the historic mission in Carmel-by-the-Sea, C alifornia, w h ere Serra is b u r i ed, t o watch the Mass ona giant TV screen and pray. At the same time, about a dozen Native Americans gathered in a small, aging mission cemetery inside the grounds to worship their ancestors in a silent protest of the canonization. Louise Miranda Ramirez, Tribal Chairwoman from the Esselen Nation, said her ancestors were abused by the Franciscan missionaries and trapped in the mission system. "These are my ancestors that w ere whipped. These are my ancestors that were killed, that were hung and they' re our tribal people," she said. "Once they had baptized them, they could not leave this ground."
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virtually no data on wolves, which are relatively new to the neighborhood even if this was home decades ago. If you ever encounter a wolf, first don' t act like prey, said Carl Scheeler, Wildlife Program manager for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. " Wolve s a r e e naturally i n q u i sitive. They are an apex predator and 'v they aren't afraid o f muc h o f a n y thing so they may get uncomfortably c lose to you. Bu t you shouldn't run away," S c h e el er said. " As w i t h a n y large carnivore, if you have a closeencounter, be loud, act big, stand up, don't run and don't back down. If a wolf at 30 yards watches and is pacing you, that's the kind of behavior you can expect to see." According to the ODFW website, in the unlikely event that a wolf threatens a human, here is what to do: Stay calm. Back away slowly w h i l e facing the animal. Leave the wolfa way to escape. Pick up small children without bending down. Raise your voice and speak firmly. If the wolf approaches or acts aggressively, wave your arms and make yourself look larger. Shout, make noise and throw any available objects. In the unlikely event that you are attacked by a wolf, fight back. Try to remain standing and use rocks, sticks, tools, camping gear and your hands to fend off the attack. Keep the animal away from your neck and head.
+ Some hunters are blaming wolves for dispersing deer and elk from their regular hunting areas, a notion of which Morgan and Scheeler don't necessarily disagree. Morgan doesn't subscribe to the idea that wolves have taken over pockets of territory and driven big game away. "They' ve only been here a few years
and there are less than 100. Most packs haven't been here )e that long," Morgan said. "They d on' t u s e t h e s ame area o v e r and over." M organ s a i d wolves can actua lly show h u n t ers where the big game is. "You can' t necessari l e u at e the two. They' ve been living together for tens of thousands of years. We have cougars and bears in our woods, too. We need to take a landscape look," he said.
This year during archery season Morgan said he saw fewer elk w h ere wolves have taken up residence. Other hunters have said their hunts actually revealed more wolves than elk. " But last year wa s better and t h e wolves were there too," Morgan said. "We' re dealing with ho w h u n t ers respond to having wolves."
Scheeler said deer and elk may stay in their usual and accustomed areas,
but wolves may behave differently as well. "Expect to h ear l ess v ocalization f rom elk t ha t w i l l b e d i s t r i b u ted o n the landscape that you' re not familiar with," Scheeler said, "because they will change behavior with a coursing predator like a wolf in their territory."
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Iron workers Continued from Pa e 15
started work on a day labor crew this summer. About the time it ended she heard about the ironworker training. She had welded asa freshman — the only girl in the class- at Eisenhower High School in Yakima. On the first day in the trailer she was frustrated "but then a lot started coming back and I liked the training." She said she's had a lot of support from Courville and her fellow trainees. "Marvin will grab your hand and show you how to do something. Even if I do struggle, I can get help from Marvin and others. At Eisenhower I was the only girl and made a metal rose. Now they think I get a chance to help build the new Yellowhawk clinic. When I found that out I was even more excited." Medina, an enrolled member of the CTUIR, returned from Yakama to attend Nixyaawii Community School but found herself at the Alternative School in Pendleton and eventually earned her GED at Blue Mountain Community College. She's thankful for what the CTUIR has provided for her. "They helped me with the day labor ... pulling weeds. I'd rather be welding than pulling weeds. It's a lot more fun here," she said. Tyson Wilson, 20, recently returned from a dish-washing gig in Sonora, California, but he doesn't like to go into details. "I came back and heard from my
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cousin about this program. I thought this is such a great trade to know so I went full ahead with this," he said, taking a break from the grinder. Like Denny and Medina, Wilson is confident he can make the grade. "I feel like we have time enough to progress. I feel like we' ll all be pretty damn close to certification," Wilson
said. "We' re going to truly find out who is dedicated and who is here to be here." James Minthorn, the old man at 29, is coming at this from a slightly different perspective. Even when he earns his certification Minthorn has a couple of other certifications, namely his driver' s license, to obtain before he can start
work. "I worked up to the last day of Round-Up week," Minthorn said. "Then I started the day after Round-Up. Initially we had to check in every day of Round-Up to secure a spot. A lot signed in but were over qualified." Minthorn welded in high school so See Iron workers Pa e 39
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he could call himself the veteran among greenhorns. "I had my choicebetween wood working, home ecand welding," he said. A welding certificate may be a way to put himself on a new path. "As a tribal member, for me, with no license, it's hard to meet the minimums that call for a license and a high school diploma, but a trade takes you anywhere you want to go, really, if you' re certified, obviously." Minthorn has the diploma and he' s planning on the certificate. Next up will be the license. Courville works out of the Local 14 Ironworkers in Spokane. He works in an outreach trailer for seven years and accommodates any tribe that can pay to get the trailer to its reservation. He' s trained at reservations in Washington, Montana, Oklahoma and now Oregon. "The biggest obstacle is how to get the trailer to and from," he said. "It' s all mobile. Anything you need for the initial welding and certification is right here." Training on the Umatilla Reservation is pushing the envelope by adding sections on CPR, forklift operation and OSHA-10, which is mandated safety training that is required before hiring. "Typically eight to ten weeks to get certification is a short time," said
'We' re all about putting members to work. That's what everybody wants is success. That's the goal of the union and the Tribes.' Courville. "Now with one less week it' s going to be tougher but that's still the goal, my goal." The program started with the Blackfeet Tribe in Browning, Mont. It was geared toward an expectation of training skilled native members to help build Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier. "There was a huge interest in welding. The kids like everything about it," Courville said. In the process of teaching tribal members to weld, Ironworker unions are establishing and building on relationships. "We' re all about putting members to work. That's what everybody wants is success. That's the goal of the union and the Tribes," Courville said.
On the home front, former TERO
Manager Robin Bitrick and TERO Dispatch Officer Andrea Rodriguez are looking at the numbers and how training tribal members as welders can help the tribes and those seeking new careers. "If you have trained people you are guaranteed more jobs with higher rates of pay," Bitrick said. "These are not entry level jobs. They are higher wages and higher rate of employment on the project." Bitrick said the ironworker training was triggered when construction on a new Yellowhawk facility was announced. Will that mean jobs for the welders being trained? Not sure, said Rodriguez. A matter of fact yes, chimed in Bitrick. "Because when a contractor says we
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IVlendocino County deputies raid tribe's pot project BY GLENDAANDERSON of THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
UKIAH, C A L I FORNIA — The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office raided a medical marijuana growing operation on Indian land just north of Ukiah. California, on Sept. 22, disrupting a high-profile project that had garnered national attention and was hailed by tribal leaders as a new way to generate jobs and revenue for cash-strapped tribes. Deputies eradicated some 400 pot plants from an outdoor location. At another location, they began dismantling a "highly sophisticated" chemical laboratory where honey oil — a sticky, concentrated pot product used to make edible medicine — was being manufactured under the auspices of the Pinoleville Porno Nation, said Sheriff's Capt. Greg Van Pat ten. More than 100 pounds of trimmed and drying marijuana also was found inside the laboratory building, a former car dealership on North State Street. Tribal representatives who helped launch what is widely believed to be the first large-scale, tribal-operated medical pot operation in the state had contended they had a right to grow marijuana on the tribe's 99-acre rancheria for the benefit of the estimated 250-member tribe. They decried the raids, which were accompanied by court-issued warrants, on what they claim are legal operations. "I think w h a t t h ey' re doing is no t right," said Nori Baldridge, the tribe's director of economic development. "This is sovereign land and this is a sovereign nation," she said. "We were shocked," said M ike Ca-
Ho-Chunks vote 2 to 1 in favor of reversing pot ban in Wisconsin MADISON (WKOW) — The Ho-Chunk Nation has voted to change the rules on using marijuana on its tribal lands. Ho-Chunk announced Sept. 19 that its General Council voted to reverse a policy that made the use and sale of marijuana on tribal lands illegal. Some 63 percent of members voted in favor, 34 percent voted against and three percent abstained from the vote. This comes about a month after the Menominee Indian Tribe voted to legalize medicinal and recreational use of marijuana on its reservation. Officials told 27 News that this ruling does not make the use and sale of marijuana legal yet on their tribal lands, and that officials and attorneys will be researching the implications of changing the ban. Ho-Chunk says all branches of its government will begin to determine how to move forward with details and will make announcements in the coming weeks.
nales, president of the tribe's business board. He said he's been in frequent contact with Sheriff Tom A l l man and expected to be notified before there was any kind of raid. He also contends the sheriff does not have authority over the tribe and said he will be asking the county grand jury to investigate the issue. Neither he nor Baldridge is a member of the tribe, but the two have been instrumental in creating the marijuana operation. Tribal Chairwoman Leona Williams could not immediately be reached for comment. Sheriff's officials have contended since the project was announced earlier this year that the tribe would be required to comply with m edical marijuana laws.
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Nestle critics expecting battle over bottled water ODFW owns right to water from the spring, which is used forsalmon hatchery
CASCADE LOCKS- A group of Hood River County residents want voters to decide whether the Nestle corporation should be allowed to bottle and sell water from the Columbia River Gorge. The group in September filed a ballot initiative that w o ul d ba n co m m ercial operations bottling more than 1,000 gallons a day in the county, where Nestle for years has pursued the prospect of bottling water from a spring in the hills near Cascade Locks. The Cascade Locks City Council has approved Nestle's plan to build a 550 million bottling plant in town, but first the city must obtain the state's permission to access the spring water and sell it to Nestle. That process is underway. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has sole access to the spring, has agreed to trade a portion of it s w a ter right to Cascade Locks in exchange for an equal portion of the city's municipal supply. Cascade Locks would then sell the spring water to Nestle at a discount from the 52.25 per 1,000 gallons rate city residents pay for their tap water. The swap can only happen with the Oregon Water Resources Department's approval. The agency is expected to release its preliminary decision by sum-
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mer's end. Nestle's supporters laud the plant as an economic development opportunity for the cash-strapped town and a job opportunity for its residents, nearly 19 percent of whom are unemployed. "This is an economic development question," said G o r do n Z i m m e r m an, city manager for the community of fewer than 1,200. "We could use the jobs, the increased tax base and the utility revenues." O pponents argue selling w a ter t o Nestle amounts to privatization of a public resource. They question whether it' s a wise move given the ongoing drought gripping most of Oregon. For most of the nearly seven years since Nestle first announced plans to set
up shop in Cascade Locks, a contingent of environmental and public health groups have led the opposition. Recently, though, a groundswell of local opposition has emerged in response to the state and Cascade Locks' pursuit of a new strategy that cuts the question of public interest out of the debate over Oxbow Springs. A group known as the Local Water Alliance has staged rallies, sent letters to the governor and quizzed city officials about how they plan to protect the city' s water security while Nestle bottles 100 million gallons annually from the local watershed. Leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs questioned the deal in a letter to Gov. Kate Brown, and tribe
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Youth Leadership Summit schedued for Oct. 10 M ISSION — Students f r o m s i x t h through twelfth grade are invited to attend the Youth Leadership Summit by Yellowhawk Behavioral Health, the Department of Family and Child Services and the Youth Leadership Council. Brian Frejo, the founder of 'Created 4 Greatness' will be the keynote speaker. Frejo has provided educational services
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Greater sage grouse protection rejected by federal government BILLINGS, Mont. — The Interior Department said Sept. 23 that the greater s age grouse, a ground-dw elling b i r d whose vast ra nge spans 11 W estern states, does not need federal protections following a costly effort to reverse the species' decline without reshaping the region's economy. The fight over whether to list the bird as endangered or threatened recalled the battle over the spotted ow125 years ago, where federal protection greatly impeded the loggingeconomy. The Obama administration and affected states have committed hundreds of millions of dollars to saving the species without Endangered Species Act protections that many argued would threaten the oil and gas industry and agriculture. The announcement signaled that the Obama administration believes it has struck a d e l icate balance to save the birds from extinction without crippling the West's economy. It also could help defuse a potential political liability for Democrats heading into the 2016 election; federal protections could have brought much more sweeping restrictions on oil and gas drilling, grazing and other human activities from California to the Dakotas. An aide to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the administration is providing grouse habitat protections on 67 million acres of federal lands, including 12 million acres where strict limits on oil and gas limits will be enforced. "It's the most complex, the largest land conservation effort in U.S. history," Jewell adviser Sarah Greenberger said. "This model ofscience-based, landscapelevel conservation is truly the future of conservation." Environmentalists who sued to force the decision were certain to challenge it, while industry groups and some Western governors have argued that measures already enacted to prop up the bird' s population go too far. Greater sage grouse once numbered in the millions. Over the last century, the bird lost roughly half its habitat to development, livestock grazing and an invasive grass that's encouraging wildfires in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states. An estimated 200,000 to 500,000 occupy sagebrush habitat spanning the 11 states. The finding reverses a 2010 determination that the sage grouse were in precipi-
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i ng lan d s controlled by the U.S. Forest Serv ice a n d I nter i o r ' s B ure a u of Lan d M ana g e ment. "Do not be fooled," t he U t a h R epub l i can said in a statement. "With the stroke of a pen, the Obama administration's oppressive land management plan is the same thing as a listing" under the Endangered Species Act. The Obama administration has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into conservation measures in hopes of patching together enough sagebrush habitat to e nsure the bir d' s l o n g-term su r v i v a l .
The administration wo r ked w i t h state governments to adopt their own habitat protection plans, which included local restrictions on energy development and setting aside private and public lands as habitat. The administration also is proposing to withdraw mining claims on 10 million acres considered key grouse habitat. Under the sage grouse announcement, sales of oil and gas leases that were previously deferred on more than 8 million acres will undergo a 90-day review before a final decision is made. At the center of the fracas has been Wyoming, home to roughly 40 percent of the bird's population and a hub of fossil fuel development, with huge potential for wind energy and uranium mines. Efforts to avoid protections in Wyoming have resulted in a significant impact: No drilling may take place near vital sage grouse breeding grounds during nesting season. Oil and gas wells in areas deemed as core habitat for the birds must be clustered together and directionally drilled from well pads. O ther states have adopted si m i l a r plans.
DID YOU KNOW? By act of congress, tribal members enrolled on Indian reservations became U.S. citizens in 1924, with the right to vote for the first time. For some this may have been heralded as a major victory, but the underlying truth was that the fegeral government, through Congress, wanted to place the Indian people on the threshold of "civilization". It was then determined effort of Congress to solve the Indian problem by granting citizinship and, by that, having the Indians abandon their reservation home bases and become absorbed into mainstreamAmerican society. Gathered from "as days go by"
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2015. Below is the full text wh ich will be placed on the ballot. Proposed additions to the CTUIR Constitution and Bylaws are in BOLD CAPS, while proposed deletions are cross-out and in read. All other language is the current text of Article IV. Article IV — MEMBERS
The membership ofthe Confederated Tribes shall consist, as follows, of:
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All persons of Indian blood whose names appear on the official census roll of the Confederated Tribes as of July 1, 1949; provided, that corrections may be made in said roll by the General Council within five (5) years from the adoption and approval of this Constitution and Bylaws, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative.
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S.D. leaders pushing to make bison official icon CUSTER, S.D. — For the spectators at the 50th annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, the thundering hooves and front-heavy gait of the shaggy, horned beasts will be highly symbolic. The sight will inspire visions of the l ate 1800s, whe n h i d e h u n t er s a n d h ome s t e a d e r s pushed bison to near extinction, and played a part in relegating Nat ive A m e r i c a n s onto reservations in what was then Dakota Territory. D espit e t h e b ison' s e v o c a tive hold on the American psyche a nd it s c e n t r a l r ole in th e h i st ory o f S o u t h Dakota and the United States, neither government has made the animal an official symbol. David Dary, the Oklahoma-based author of "The Buffalo Book: The Full Saga of the American Animal," said it's time to change that. "It deserves that recognition because of its importance in the history of the West," Dary told the Rapid City Journal
(http: //bit.ly/1gUdrh1 ). To that end, a number of federal lawmakers are supporting a National Bison Legacy Act that would adopt bison as the national mammal of America. Senate legislation was announced last week and a House bill was introduced in June. The Senate bill's co-sponsors so far include Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and the House bill's co-sponsors include Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D. " Bison are an e v e r - p r esent f i g u r e within American history," Noem said in a statement issued upon the bill's introduction. "Naming this iconic animal as our national mammal is an appropriate way to solidify their place as an enduring American symbol." Earlier versions of the legislation failed to gain traction in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The legislative efforts stemmed from the work of the Vote Bison Coalition, which formed in 2012 and is led by the Inter-Tribal Buffalo Council, National Bison Association and Wildlife Conservation Society. The coalition exists to advocate for bison as the national mammal and to seek a designation of the first Saturday of November as National Bison Day. Though the national mammal effort has not succeeded, the observance of National Bison Day has beenurged each ofthe past two years by non-binding Senate resolutions. Meanwhile, an effort to make bison an official South Dakota symbol failed in 2012. Then-state Sen. Tom Nelson, R-Lead, had attended th e a n n ua l g o v e r n or' s pheasant hunt the previous fall, where he and some other attendees lightheartedly discussed their disappointment in the choice of the coyote as state animal. "The buffalo, or American bison, is more stately and looks a little better on a
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coin," Nelson said last week in a phone interview. "At the time, I thought maybe I should try to make it the state animal, so I dropped in a bill to change the state animal from the coyote to the bison." He recalled some critics charging that t he switch wo uld be an affront to t h e University of South Dakota, which has the coyote as its mascot. So the bill was amended in a Senate committee to make the bison the state mascot, thereby retaining the coyote as state animal. With that amendment, the bill cruised through the committee on a 9-0 vote and through the full Senate on a 25-10 vote. Then it moved to a House committee where, as Nelson recalled, harried lawmakers nearing the end of the legislative session derided it as trivial and killed it with a 7-5 vote. The triviality argument was perhaps hypocritical in a state where the list of 17 lawfully adopted symbols includes a dessert (kuchen), soil (Houdek), fossil (triceratops), drink (milk), musical instrument (fiddle) and bread (fry bread). Few of those can match the bison's prominence and impact in state history, or even modernity. South Dakota is regularly ranked as the No. 1 bison state in the nation with more than 30,000 head inside the state's borders. Additionally, the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival draws as many as 15,000 visitors to the state each year. The bison that are culled from the park's herd during the roundup are auctioned, and the proceeds S 378,425 last year from 223 excess bison stay with the state park system. Nelson, who's no longer in the Legislature, thinks the case for bison as a state and national symbol is strong. "I think the state ought to get on board and get it done first," Nelson said, "if even just for bragging rights."
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University Opportunities Outreach
Josie says 'it takes a village' to help seniors transition into college By Josie Johnson, student at the tjniversi o f Or e on
It takes a village to prepare for college because it is quite a process. There is research to be done, phone calls to be made, applications to be filled out, essays to be written, and so much more. There is no hiding the fact that the "to-do" list while preparing for college is about as long as a family of five's grocery list when it's nearing the end of the month. However, there are two things
that I have learned from e x p eriences that can help students work their way through this list. The first, make a college preparation list. Sit down w i t h a n academic advisor or school counselor and make this list to help organize and visualize the requirements needed to start college and to ensure that no im p ortant tasks or documentations are forgotten. This list will include things like researching different colleges, filling out college and scholarship applications as well as the
CTUIR Notice of Option to Purchase In the Matter of the Estate of:
Michael Stanley Barros
ProbateNoi P000119225IP Allotment:
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Tribe: Nez Perce
Iden tification No: 182U000126
Legal Description S ection Townshi Ra
Aggregated Fraction
Share Acres:
1/192
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Fair Market Value
$514.58 $514.58
Total:
In the Matter of the Estate of:
Andrew Jack Graham
ProbateNo: P0001117655IP
Ide ntification No: 142U000192
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Allotment:
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Allotment:
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C 182 C 184 C 315 1052 1178 WW 162 C 179 C 373
Fair Market Value
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$20,475.00 $ 20,475.00
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Iden tfication i No: 101U003042
Probate No:P000081421IP
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Tri be:Grande Ronde
Share Acres:
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Aggregated Fraction
Acres:
6 2N 34E 32 3N 34E 14 2N 34E; 32 3N 34E 27,34 3N 35E 27 3N 35E 3 2N 35E; 24 3N 35E 4 2N 35E 3 1N 33E 12,13 2N 34E 22 2N 35E 4 2N 34E 27 3N 35E 5 2N 34E
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4.44: 80 26.01:156.06 6.6667:40 12.905: 77.43 8.547: 153.84 25.048:150.29 4.444: 80 6.383:76.6
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Total
In the Matter of the Estate ofi ProbateNoi P000101046IP Legal Description S ection Townshi Ra
Allotment:
UM 202 UM 205 UM 206 UM 207 671 676 677-A 677-B M 1419 M 1419-A
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$226,626.53 i s notice is to serve as the O~iciat CTUiR Notice o 0 t i o n to Purchase for the above referenced estate that the Confederate ribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ("CTUlR'9 of Oregon will exercise its Option to Purchase under the authority of the TUIR Inheritance Code~ any andI all taterestls of the above referenced trust or restricted allotments at fair market value pursuant to
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Josie Johnson is a descendentfrom the tribes foUmaglla, Cayuse,Walla Walla, and Nez Pevce.Shetvas bovn and vaised in the Pendleton and Pilot Rock area and graduatedfrom Pilot Rock HighSchoolin 2013. She is cuvvently a sophomove at the U of Ovegon and intends to maj ov in its Family and Human Sevvices Pvogvam. Upon admission to the U of 0, shetvas mvavded enough moneyfrom grants to payfov hev
Identification Noi 304N038711; 143N107952
Legal Description
Allotment: C15
to college and it was never a conversation at h ome. I a m a first generation l college student a nd th e i d e a higher educat ion g r o w i n g up was foreign to me. I really h ad no i n t e r I est in pursuing c ollege u n t i l Josie Johsnon about half way through my senior year of high school. I had very little knowledge on the subjectand an even smaller amount of time to figure it out. As a result, the last half of my senior year was a lot more stressful and chaotic than it would have been had I been more prepared from the start of high school. My hope is that families and community members work together on creating a plan for our student's higher education because it does take a village and what happens in high school does matter.
Nina Noreen Williams
Probate Noi P000088203IP
C 178 C 179
Total: $ To Be Determined pro b a t e
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infamous Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), writing a college essay that can be edited and used for multiple applications, getting information needed such as tax and parental information, high school transcripts, visit campuses if possible, research housing alternatives available, and document all necessary deadlines for different schools and applications. The second is to start the process early. Get good grades in high school, as repetitive as it may sound, is a tremendous factor in applying for grants and scholarships. The higher a student's cumulative G .P.A, the more free money they wi l l qualify for. Hence, this is a responsibility students and families should take seriously when thinking about paying for college. Low G.P.As are not the end of the conversation by any means, but it certainly does eliminate some opportunities with a low G.P.A. For example, when I applied to the University of Oregon, I received a scholarship called Pathway Oregon, a program that covers the balance of tuition if grants and scholarships don't cover all the tuition. At the time, the G.P. A. requirement was 3.4 and I had a 3.43. I feel that it is important to add that I was not at all prepared for college or had the mindset of going to college early on in my high school career. It was the total opposite. This was due because none of my parents went
TVIR Inheritance Code Section l OS(E) — Tribal Member Right to Purchase. li 'bill R e ui r ements:Any member of the Confederated Tribes owning aa interest in a trust land parcel where the Confederate ribes hss filed a Notice of Purchase pursuant to Sections 1.05(D)(2), (3) and/or (5) of this code may purchasesuch lands in th lace of the Confederated Tribes if:
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The memberof the Confederated Tribes owns an interest in the subject trust parcel on the date of death of the decedent; The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes fiiles 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 pulbli cation of the purchase by the Confederated Tribes in the Tribal newspaper; and The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes' right to purchase under this subsection shall be subject to the requirements that the fstt market value of the interest in trust lands as determined by the Secretary [of the Interior] must be paid as set forth ia section 1.05(C)(4) of thi s code, aad shall be subject to the rights of the surviving spouse aad Indian lineal descendant set forth in section 1.05(C)(2), (3) and (TL The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes deposits payment in theamount equal to the fair market value of the subject bust parcel, of interest therein, with the BttA Umstilla Agency Superintendent which payaneat shall be accompanied by the identification of the decedent, the probate case number aad trust parcel ia question. The eligible member must make the full payment for the subject trust parcel, or interest therein, within 60 days of filing its notice of intent to purchase. In such an event, the eligible member shall be authorized to acquire the interest ia the subject parcel in the placeof the Confederated Tribes.
lease contact the CTUIR Land Projects Program at (541) 429-7488 if you have any questions, concerns, or to request a copy of the eritaace Code. e Inheritance Code can also be viewed se ht t t w ww umatilla nsn as/InheritanceCode dL The CTUIR Inheritance Code was approved by the Board of Trusteesof the Confederated Tribes of the Umatiuta Indi esetvation (CTUER) pet Resolution No. 08-028 (April 7, 2008) andapproved by the Secretary of the Interior, Bureau of Indi flairs on Ma 1 6
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October 2015
Father of Marysville school shooter convicted on gun charges B M ike Carter Seattle Times staff re orter
The father of the teen who killed four classmates at Marysville-Pilchuck High School last fall was convicted Sept. 29 of illegally possessing a half-dozen firearms, including the one his son used in the shooting. Raymond Lee Fryberg Jr. was convicted of six counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. One of the firearms, a .40-caliber Beretta pistol, was used by 15-year-old Jaylen Fryberg to kill four classmates and wound a fifth. Jaylen then killed himself with the same handgun. The federal jury deliberated for about a day after a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge James Robart. The senior Fryberg appeared stunned by the verdict. He had tears on his cheeks as he huddled with his attorneys and family after the verdict was read. Fryberg will remain free until sentencing, which is scheduled for Jan. 11. He faces up to 10 years in prison for each count. Family members of some of the shooting victims sat behind the prosecutors when the verdict was read. They declined to comment as they walked in silence into an elevator on the 14th floor of the U.S. District Courthouse. After the doors slid shut, however, ebullient yells and whoops could be heard. Fryberg's Seattle attorney, John Henry Browne, said the criminal charges were retaliation for the school kil l i ngs and had been "pushed by the families" of the victims.
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While the school shooting was never mentioned during the trial, Browne said it hung over the proceedings like a pall. "It was difficult to stay on task," he said outside the federal courthouse. While the sole issue was whether Fryberg knew he was barred from owning firearms, Browne said, prosecutors began t heir closing arguments Monday w i t h a slideshow of the six firearms Fryberg
had purchased, including the handgun used by his son. " This was clearly p i l ing on b y t h e government," said Browne, who intends to appeal the verdict. A grand jury had alleged the senior Fryberg, a member of the Tulalip Tribes, purchased a number of firearms despite being the subject of a tribal domesticviolence protective order that had been
issued in 2002. Fryberg, 42, pleaded no contest in t r i bal court to v i o l a ting the order in 2012, according to federal prosecutors. The government says that should have prevented him from purchasing firearms, but that flaws in the instant-backgroundcheck system allowed him to "slip under the screen" of several law-enforcement databases.
The Pamawaluukt Empower Program is conducting two training sessions for ' CTUIR tribal members Writing Cover Letters and Resumes — October 14/8:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. How To Do A Great Interview — October 18 / 8:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. Both training sessions held in the Waluula/Wanaqit conference rooms (L202) allocated on the second floor of the Nixyaawii Governance Center. Free flash drive for attendees. Seating is limited. Contact the Office of Human Resources ' O 541-429-7180 to reserve your seat. Refreshments will be available.
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Mary Harris, 2015 Happy Canyon Princess, left, was one of several pageant assistants who guided competitors onto the stage at the 2015 Junior American Indian Beauty Pageant and showed them proper Princess etiquestte.
Below, Glory Sobotta, left, Lark Moses,middle, and Ava Zamudio, right, pose as the winners for the Junior Beauty Contest that was re-located at Lincold School due to rainfall.
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Jonathan Sampson, /6, from Auburn, Washington, danced fancy on Saturday morning in the RoundUp arena. Sampson cal/ed Yakima his hometown.
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Pictured below is Marissa Baumgartner, 2015 Princess on the Pendleton Round-Up Court, was the first Princess to ride into the arena during the Wednesday afternoon rodeo kick off. Baumgartner also served as a Happy Canyon Princessin 2014, she was the fourth person in 110 years to serve on both the Round-Up and Happy Canyon courts.
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Happy Canyon Princesses Josephine Penney, left, and Mary Harris teamed with Mary's sister Katie, a former Happy Canyon and Round-Up Princess, and Aurlyn Stwyer from Warm Springs to win the Swan Dance.
Angel Sobotta from Lapwai has fun with her team in the Swan Dance at the Saturday morning competition, which always provides an intimate setting for the audience and photographers.
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During the week, many children tested their rock climbing skills on a boulder located in Roy Raley Park. The boulder also made for good seating and viewing during the dancingin the park that began around 6 p.m. every night.
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Tribalmember Cameron Sheoships holds his boy, Grant, on the carousel at the carnival in downtown Pendleton.
Michelle Thompson was busy making frybreadin a booth near the 10th Street crossing. She had help from Linda and Sandy Sampson.
Daily dance results Daily War Dance competition in the Round-Up arena Wednesday — 1, Ron Pond, Umatilla Tribe. 2, Manny Totus, Yakama Tribe. 3, Dominic Sohappy, Cayuse-Walla Walla tribes. Best dressed — Brittany Shaw and Lisa Bobb (It was announced that they are the first hearing-impaired best dressed winners in Round-Up history). Thursday — 1, Nathan Norwest, Umatilla-Grand Ronde. 2, James Tone, Shoshone Tribe. 3, Caleb Minthorn, Umatilla Tribe. Best dressed — Jessica Simpson, Umatilla Tribe. Best dressed in Westward Ho! Parade — Elaine Miles, Cayuse-PalouseNez Perce Tribes (This award was presented on behalf of Oregon State University by Dr. Scott Reed, Vice Provost and Director Extension for OSU, and byRound-Up Queen Kylee Jensen, who graduated from OSU with a degree in agricultural sciences last spring. Miles is an actress probably most famous for her appearances on the TV show Northern Exposure.) Oldest Married Couple — Carl and Arietta Sampson, married 62 years. Elk Award — Alyssa Farrow, CTUIR. (This award was presented by Mary Liberty Trauber, Deb Croswell and Michelle Liberty, the granddaughters of Robert and Louise Elk, in whose honor the award is made. The award is made to a teenager who has demonstrated a commitment to the values and Indian traditions of their tribe.)
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California golfer wins Cay-Uma-Wa tournament at Wildhorse Sept. 27 MISSION — Jayson Ray from North Fork, California, bested local golfer Nathan Dick by one stroke to win the 2015 Cay-UmaW a Golf To u rnament at W i l d horse Resort Golf Course Sept. 26 and 27. Golfers came from as far away as Saskatchewan, Canada and C anton, Georgia to play i n t h e tournament organized by Gary George, the CEO at W i l d h orse Resort 8z Casino. The Indian tournament has grown in popularity since its inception, growing larger in participants who are coming from farther away at a chance to make some money on the Wildhorse track.
Over the tw o d ay, Ray shot 143 — that's one under par over 36 holes. Dick shot even par 144. It dropped off from there. Tyler Barker from Caldwell, Idaho, shot 152 to win the women's division and Garrell Moore, a Wildhorse member, shot 153 to win the gross division in the first flight of the senior division. Here are the results: Championship flight Gross — 1, Jayson Ray, North Fork, Calif., 143. 2, Nathan Dick, Pendleton, 144. 3, Paul French, Pendleton, 154. 4, Keith Quaempts, Gilbert, Ariz., 155. Net — 1, Calvin Campeau, Pelican Rapids, Canada, 142. 2 (tie), James Samuels Sr., Plummer, Idaho, and Shreme Tso, Humboldt, Ariz., 143. 4, Jacob Coochise, Bend, 144.
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LAPWAI, Idaho — Seventeen-year-old Trevon Allen is following in his father' s footsteps and committing to playing for the Idaho Vandals. Allen is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) who grew up on the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho. His mother is Sonya Samuels, daughter of Tribal member Rose Alexander-Samuels, and his father is Alan Allen. During the 2014-2015 school year, the Clarkston High School point guard averaged 13.3 points a game and 4.5 rebounds, shooting 41 percent from the 3-point range, 48 percent overall and 81 percent from the foul line, according to the Lewiston Tribune. The Clarkston team took home the Washington Class 2A State Championship that year. The 6-foot-3 player, who w a s also being recruited for football, was named MVP of the Greater Northern League, was a Washington State All First-Team Selection, and has traveled to several states playing with an AAU Team Idaho Select Basketball Program. University of Idaho (UI) was one of many universities that offered Allen a sports scholarship and although it took him a while to decide, he finalized his decision on Sept. 14. His decision wasn' t based on the fact that both his parents are alumni of UI, or that his father was a deep-threat Vandals receiver who went on to play pro football in Europe.
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Signing period for the Vandals will begin on Nov. 11. In an email, Allen said he was thankful that God has blessed him with the opportunity to further his education and basketball career. He said that all his hard work is starting to pay off and that he looks forward to getting a great education close to home. Allen wants to study a field in math and science, possibly sports medicine or physical therapy.
Cay-Uma-Wa golf tournament Continuedfrom Pa e 57 Ore., 153. 2 (tie), Frank Knychief, Warm Springs, and Jay Keys, Klickitat, Wash. 155. 4, Robbie SiJohn, Plummer, 158. Net — 1, John Jojala, Peralta, New Mexico, 140. 2,Tony Washines, Wapato, Wash., 144. 3 (tie), Davey Johnson, Bellingham, Wash. and Ivan Quintana, Albuquerque, N.M., 146. Senior Second Flight Gross — 1, Jonnie Bergstrom, Aberdeen, Wash., 173. 2, Victor Hall, Browning, 177. 3,
Meric Smith, Fort Hall, Idaho, 178. 4 (tie), Chazz Webb, Mission, and Gilbert Ledoux, no hometown listed, 180. Net — 1, Owen Danzuka, Warm Springs, 144. 2, Cliff Walker, Missoula, Mont., 145. 3 (tie), Carl Lopez, San Jacinto, Calif., Glenn Greyeyes, Edmonton, OJJack,Westbank, B.C.,and Reed Anderson Sr., St. Ignatius, Mont., 147. Senior Third Flight Gross — 1, Larry Jordan, Coulee Dam, Wash., 176. 2, Leo Stewart, Mission, 183. 3, John Winnier, Seattle, 187. 4, Lyle Kensler, Kennewick, 189.
Net — 1, James Lugo, Banning, Canada, 142. 2, Edwin Champine, Heart Butte, Mont., 144. 3 (tie), Larry Bagley, Pocatello, Idaho, and Rich Wells, Olympia, 145. Ladies Flight Gross — 1, Tyler Barker, Caldwell, Idaho, 152. 2, Marlene Ray, North Fork, Calif., 173. 3, Patty Jojala, Isleta, N.M., 179. Net — 1, Marilyn Sheldon, Tulalip, Wash., 130. 2, Jyme Many Grey Horses, no hometown listed, 136. 3, Libby Chase, Warm Springs, 146.
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