Confederated Umatilla Journal
2 Sections, 48 pages Publish date Sept. 5, 2019
The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ~ Pendleton, Oregon September 2019
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Volume 27, Issue 9
GC wants Kosey reinstated
Board used ‘sole authority’ to remove member over residency-eligibility issue
By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
MISSION – Things will no doubt change. Although issues involving Sally Kosey - her residency, the official boundaries of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the “sole authority” 32 turn in of the Board of Trustnomination ees (BOT) - have been debated since last year, petitions the General Council’s - Page 2A involvement in August gave it that much more weight. The BOT on Aug. 5 removed Kosey from office and on Aug. 26 adopted a “current” or General Council election issues on page 11A
Welcome to the Pendleton Round-Up & Happy Canyon Kayla Fossek, left, and Kaia John help welcome the thousands of visitors to Pendleton during the week of the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon. They have served as ambassadors for Happy Canyon around the region for the past year. The Happy Canyon Night Show takes place Sept. 11-14 at 7:45 p.m. To get to know Kayla and Kaia, turn to Pages 14-15A. Photos by Robert McLean
Cayuse Holdings lands $167M in federal contracts By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
MISSION – Cayuse Holdings, LLC has landed three multi-year government contracts worth $167 million, including a $100 million deal with the U.S. Department of State. Cayuse Holdings, which now boasts nine subsidiary companies, is owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The three contracts include: - A $100 million Department of State deal is to supply staff support for diplomats the United States sends to the
‘My goal is to create careers, teaching skills that are in high demand ... Minimum wage jobs are good for people entering the workforce, but we’ve got to give them a path to grow and earn more money.’ - Billy Nerenberg, Cayuse Holdings CEO
Middle East. If the State Department needs a fluent speaker to negotiate with an Afghan warlord, Cayuse Support Services is charged with recruiting somebody competent in that language. Cayuse Support Services would be looking for “people with federal security
clearances,” said Billy Nerenberg, Cayuse Holdings CEO. “Most of them are ex-military,” Nerenberg said. “We find and recruit through job boards or word of mouth. We interview and introduce them to mission commanders. If they give the green light
Tribal Youth Water Summit in Eugene CTUIR member Megan Van Pelt and BOT Secretary Kat Brigham travelled to Eugene to participate in the “Changing Currents” youth water summit. For a story and photos turn to Page 19A.
we hire them. Most will be under contract with one of our Cayuse Government subsidiaries.” This largest contract will also be used for administrative tasks, such as payroll, benefits, insurance, in some cases training, and the hiring of armed security forces for the diplomats. - A $35 million government contract is one Nerenberg couldn’t talk much about, but both Nerenberg and Cayuse Technologies have been awarded top secret clearance in order to perform it. Cayuse Holdings on page 22A
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CUJ News Minthorn 32 return nomination petitions to receive for November BOT, GC elections Potlatch award By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
SHELTON, Wash. – Antone Minthorn, longtime leader on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, will receive the “Spirit of Reciprocity” Lifetime Achievement Award Nov. 2 at the 2019 Potlatch Fund Gala at Little Creek Casino Resort. The Potlatch Fund is a Nativeled non-profit that provides grants and leadership development to Tribal Nations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada. The Antone Minthorn group’s mission is to build on the Native tradition of giving in two ways: Increasing philanthropy for and among Tribal communities, and empowering community leaders with tools for success. Minthorn is a founding member of the Potlatch Fund Board of Directors. “His service, commitment, and dedication to our organization has been integral to the successful growth of Potlatch Fund and to upholding our mission to expand philanthropy in Northwest Indian Country and inspire and build upon the coastal Indigenous tradition of giving,” states the Potlatch announcement of the award. Minthorn serves as the co-chair on the Economic Development Committee of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indian. He has long been actively involved in salmon preservation and watershed restoration and is a nationally recognized leader on Native economic development and Tribal sovereignty.
MISSION – Board of Trustees Chair Gary Burke will face a challenge from Kat Brigham, who is giving up her seat as BOT Secretary, to go after the top elected position in the government for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Brigham gave up her Secretary seat to challenge Burke and lost back in 2015. Burke was re-elected chair and Brigham was elected Secretary again in 2017. The nomination petitions for Burke and Brigham were two of the 32 that were scooped out of the wooden ballot box by two members of the Election Commission at the Nixyaawii Governance Center at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, the deadline for submitting election paperwork. All of the nomination petitions still had to be officially verified by the Election Commission on Sept. 4, after the CUJ had gone to press. The general election will take place Nov. 12. Five candidates, including incumbent William Sigo IV, will seek the General Council Chair position. Sigo will face challenges from current BOT member Woodrow Star and former GC Chair Alan Crawford, along with Andrea Hall and Lindsey Watchman. Jeremy Wolf’s name will be alone on the ballot for BOT Vice Chair. Two BOT members – one current and one recently removed – will vie for Brigham’s former seat as BOT Secretary. Aaron Ashley and Sally Kosey will square off in the November election. Kosey’s petition was in question for a time on the afternoon of Sept.3 when candidates’ paperwork was gathered. Election Commission members Tami Rochelle and Kelly Long, counting and recording petitions, noticed Kosey’s paperwork states that she is running for “secretary,” but does not specify whether it is for the BOT or General Council. There are extenuating circumstances. Kosey first gathered signatures for a BOT member at-large position and turned it in. Later, in a hand-written note, Kosey
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Tami Rochelle and Kelly Long, members of the Election Commission for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, sort through nomination petitions on Aug. 3, the deadline for candidate paperwork. The General Election for Board of Trustees and General Council officers, plus at-large members of the Board, will take place Nov. 12. CUJ photo/Phinney
asked that the Election Commission remove and replace the first petition with a second because, she wrote, she wanted to run for “BOT Secretary.” But the “BOT” designation was not written on the actual nomination petition. Election Commission members surveying the petitions Sept. 3 recognized that the top portion of Kosey’s petition, like other petitions that were distributed to candidates, was filled out by an Election Commission member. That Election Commission member had failed to specify that the Secretary position was for BOT. On the moring of Sept. 4, Rochelle polled members of the Election Commission who voted to allow Kosey to file as the Secretary candidate for the Board of Trustees. Rochelle said the Election Commission member who filled out the top portion of Kosey’s petition acknowledged that she was aware that Kosey wanted to run for the BOT but inadvertently failed to write it on the form. In the race for treasurer, incumbent Doris Wheeler is being challenged by Sandra Sampson.
There are 17 candidates filed for the four at-large BOT spots, including incumbent Rosenda Shippentower, which means at least three new faces will be on the Board when swearing in takes place in December. Some names have been on the ballot before, but there are several election newcomers as well. In addition to Rosenda Shippentower, the names of the other at-large candidates are John Bevis, Lawanda Bronson, Jerimiah Farrow, Lisa Ganuelas, Jill-Marie Gavin, Monika James, Shawn Joseph, Armand Minthorn, Scott Minthorn, Helen Morrison, Boots Pond, Corinne Sams, Gene Shippentower, Cedric Wildbill, Donald Williams, and David Wolf Jr. Rounding out the non-paid General Council positions, incumbent Vice Chair Michael Ray Johnson is being challenged by Charles F. Sams III. Shawna Gavin is running unopposed as General Council secretary. And as usual, nobody is on the ballot as GC interpreter, a position that always is filled by a write-in vote.
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NCS students filled the gym on the first day of school, Sept. 3, for Protocol, which is a weekly schoolwide meeting that will continue to take place for the rest of the year. For the 2019-2020 academic year, the first in the new building, 93 students are enrolled among the four grades. During protocol, several people offered remarks, including Modesta Minthorn, Education Department director; Mildred Quaempts, language instructor; Gary Burke, Board of Trustees Chair; William Sigo IV, General Council Chair; BOT Vice Chair Jeremy Wolf; and BOT members Aaron Ashley and Woodrow Star. Other speakers including Robby Bill and Marissa Baumgartner from Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center,
Three juniors, from left to right, Allyson Maddern, Jared Wildbill and MacKenzie Kiona laugh around while opening their lockers on the first day of school.
Bryson Spino, red shirt, and Owen Ancheta, white sweatshirt, leave the gym to return to classes after Protocol lets out Sept. 3. NCS School Board Chair Randall Melton spoke to students at protocol.
Jewel Kennedy, far right, tells her science students what she expects from them this year in her fullyequipped classroom that features laboratory stations and fully modern accomodations.
Kylie Mountainchief, senior, and her schoolmates fill the bleachers while listening to guest speakers address the student body on the first day of school. CUJ photos/Megan Van Pelt
Grand opening Sept. 27 to feature scalp dance
By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
MISSION – Elders and veterans will be honored at the grand opening of the Nixyaawii Education Center, which serves babies, toddlers and high school students on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The opening ceremony is planned to start at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at the new facility that opened with daycare in late August, and with Head Start and Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) students in early September. A total of 111 youngsters under age 6 attend on the south side of the 62,000 square foot building with 93 high school students in classrooms on the north side. The highlight of the event will be a scalp dance and women’s war bonnet ceremony with a veterans’ recognition and giveaway. An opening blessing with a bell will open the ceremony with early remarks from Modesta Minthorn, Education Department director, and the driving force behind the design of the new facility. Antone Minthorn, a Marine veteran, will give a
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‘This is our effort and contribution to the survival of our ceremonies in honor of all those that have helped us to be where we are today.’ - Modesta Minthorn, Director of the CTUIR Education Department
history of the scalp dance and women’s war bonnet ceremony before a big drum and song take over for the actual formality. Remarks, by officials from Tribal government and from NCS, will follow, as will recognition of dignitaries. A tour of the Education Center and a grand opening meal are also on the agenda. Modesta Minthorn said the more somber ceremony was selected out of respect for the elders who have advo-
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cated for education on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. “Over the years the Education Department has had many elders supporting us,” she wrote in an email. “They would regularly address the BOT (Board of Trustees) in support of a new building for our programs and including a school. They were diligent in their efforts and never gave up. They inspired us and kept us going in spite of all the hardships. Most are gone now.” So, rather than an opening that focused on the current efforts, Minthorn and others wanted to “offer something more substantial in the way of thanks.” “We wanted to bring back a ceremony that has not been done in decades,” she wrote. “This is our effort and contribution to the survival of our ceremonies in honor of all those that have helped us to be where we are today.” When the Treaty signers put their names and marks on that document 164 years ago, they were promised, among many other things, a school on the Umatilla Scalp dance 20A
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Roxanne White, right, leads a crowd of demonstrators through Wapato during a Justice for Rosenda Strong and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women March. Demonstrator Adriana Castillo is to the right. White is enrolled Nez Perce and grew up on the Yakama Indian Reservation, she currently is a MMIW activist and advocate and lives in Seattle, Washington. CUJ photos/Jill-Marie Gavin
Somebody knows something
Native women search for answers By Jill-Marie Gavin of the CUJ
WAPATO, Wash. – Mavis, Selena, Angela, Molly, Lynette, Melissa and now Rosenda. Those aren’t even all the women who have gone missing or have been murdered from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The list goes on and on, but why? Why does the list of missing and murdered women keep growing? Somebody knows something. That’s the phrase that was repeated by all of the speakers at the Justice for Rosenda Strong and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women March in Wapato on the Yakama Nation Reservation Aug. 31. “If you know something, say something. We do not come from a no-snitch culture, that’s not us,” Roxanne White said. Roxanne, enrolled Nez Perce and a lifelong resident of the Yakama reservation who now lives in Seattle, has dedicated her life to helping families find answers and, hopefully, some closure. Roxanne has been open about her history as a sex trafficking survivor. She wholly believes that she could have easily been one of the women who were lost with no answers. Now she uses her experience as a teaching tool and a platform to help families find justice for their lost loved ones. Roxanne, cousin of Rosenda, has helped Cissy Reyes, Rosenda’s sister, gather strength to demand answers
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Cissy Reyes, left, talks about her sister Rosenda Strong and the lack of answers she has received from police as Roxanne White, right, supports her.
from the legal system and help shed national light on her case. Rosenda went missing in October of 2018. She left with friends to go to the Legends Casino in Toppenish and was seen there, but vanished never to be heard
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from again. Cissy, who lived with Rosenda, knew immediately something was not right and tried to alert authorities, but they were quick to explain away her disappearance, saying she must be partying. Reyes knew that wasn’t right. She felt it. “I could feel her energy and she could feel mine, we had a close bond,” Cissy said. The fact that Rosenda struggled with addiction made Cissy feel as though it gave authorities a reason to dismiss her concerns. Before Rosenda’s body was found in July 2019 Cissy was fairly certain her sister had been murdered, but it was the lack of answers from the FBI and police that upset her. Cissy still hasn’t received answers to her questions. And her family still waits for Rosenda’s remains to be released from a federal lab so her body can be buried. With the help of Roxanne, Cissy has succeeded in bringing media attention to Rosenda’s case, but she still feels as though no one really knew her sister and, she said, no one has really asked. She said, “The only ones who have asked who she was as a person is the Seattle Times. It’s like everyone else is only interested in the story line.” Rosenda was loud, she was funny and she loved to laugh. She had a great heart and loved her friends Rosenda Strong on page 5A
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dearly. As a sister, Cissy said, she was always loving and the family all felt that. “Even if she was lost at the time I always wanted to make sure that she knew her family loved her and still cared, whether she was on drugs or not,” Cissy said. All the good, warm and loving parts of Rosenda, a mother of four, have been left out of the media coverage surrounding her disappearance. Those are the parts that Cissy holds close to her heart and protects in her mind. All the texts, Facebook messages and laughs they shared comfort Cissy and help give her the strength to continue her fight to find answers. Roxanne also feels sorrow for the loss of Rosenda, but has helped the family continue moving forward. As one of the organizers for the Aug. 31 march through Wapato, she prepared the troupes before the event began. She practiced chants and encouraged the demonstrators to find their voice and passion. “When I say ‘Justice,’ you say ‘No peace,’” Roxanne shouted. She continued on until she got the enthusiasm and passionate responses she was after. Once the march began the demonstrators were primed to release the frustration knotted inside them by the loss of their loved ones. Roxanne led a crowd of more than 40 people down First Street in Wapato and joined them in several chants, using her hand drum and her voice to pray for answers, for peace and for healing. “My sister was 31 when she was murdered. My sister did not deserve to be found in a freezer, no one deserves that,” Cissy said, marching as tears rolled down her cheeks.
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Tashina Nunez, left, and Rosenda Strong’s Daughter, Karman Strong, right, participate in the Justice for Rosenda and MMIW March outside the Wapato Police Department Aug. 31.
Moments of silence and prayers were observed as the group marched from the old Franks Chevrolet to the park near the Wapato Police Department. The contingent was escorted by Yakama Nation Tribal Police, in part due to help from Yakama Tribal Chair JoDe Goudy. Once at their destination the siblings of Rosenda were able to speak about who their sister was and all the things they would miss about her. Other speakers included Niesha Jackson, Mildred Quaempts, Elaine Snowder and Art McConville. Roxanne spoke of the injustice that allows Indigenous women and people to go missing unchecked by the police. “Since 1492, for that long, our people haven’t been looked at like human beings. The justice system hasn’t worked for us, it hasn’t shown up for us. We’re grateful
for the media that’s here, especially for Rosenda because a lot of media wants to do ‘sexy’ stories, but I’m sorry this is not a sexy story. This is heartbreaking, this is devastating, this is a nightmare that my cousins won’t be able to wake up from,” Roxanne said. The media has shown up at local, statewide and national levels, but they still don’t treat the stories the same, said Roxanne. She also spoke about the murder of Oscar Rangel, Rosenda’s nephew on her father’s side. Rangel’s family spoke about their fight to get answers from the police and his mother said they have been dismissed by the Wapato Police Department repeatedly. “When they cover the death of a white boy they go on and on about what he could have been, not all the bad things he’s done. They say how much his parents loved him, like ours don’t?” Roxanne said. Cissy, Roxanne and the rest of the Strong family continues their diligent pursuit for answers as they wait for the body of Rosenda to be released, hopefully, in early September. Cissy plans to bury her sister at Agency Cemetery on the Umatilla Indian Reservation next to their mother, Estelle Strong, who passed away in January of 2005. “I can sometimes feel her presence in my house, because she’s still here. It is hard but I think it’s because her remains are still at the lab and she hasn’t been brought home to be laid to rest next to our mother, so that’s hard,” she said. Rosenda’s service will bring the family closer to finding peace, but Cissy plans to continue until she gets her sister’s murder solved and then she plans to help more Indigenous families find answers. “I hope that my sister’s case breaks the silence among all Indigenous people and across Indian Country,” Cissy said.
Pendleton Round-Up AMERICAN INDIAN BEAUTY CONTEST
DANCING IN THE PARK $4,000
Men’s old style and women’s old style short fringe dress contest on Thursday and Friday afternoon after the rodeo at Roy Raley Park. Saturday morning men’s and women’s old style finals at Roy Raley Park to begin after the competition dancing in the arena. Men’s and
Contestants on horseback will gather on Main Street on Friday at 9 a.m. before the Westward Ho! Parade. The Pendleton Woolen Mills presents a Harding shawl and cash award to the winner, who is announced in the Round-Up arena on Saturday. The following three places receive shawls and cash awards, and other contestants receive cash awards. Registration for the contest takes place in the Indian Village.
women’s old style dancing at Roy Raley sponsored by Pendleton Round-Up.
PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS DANCE CONTEST
American Indian dance competition Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Round-Up arena. Public is welcome to this intimate setting. Prizes will be awarded to winners of various competitions.
JUNIOR AMERICAN INDIAN BEAUTY PAGEANT
Contestants should register early at Roy Raley Park. Public is welcome to this popular event which starts at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Bring your chair or blanket to sit on the grass and watch.
THE INDIAN VILLAGE
The American Indians have set up the teepees and have been a rich part of the Pendleton Round-Up since 1910. Today, Native Americans from across the Northwest gather for the week in some 200 teepees behind the north grandstands.
OLDEST COUPLE AWARD
Cash award presented to the oldest married couple belonging to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and camped on the grounds. If you believe you are the oldest couple, contact Pendleton RoundUp Indian Director Harper Jones.
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Let 'er Buck Sept. 9-14 NATIVE AMERICAN VENDORS IN THE PARK
The public is welcome to visit the Native American vendors in Roy Raley Park Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until closing, which varies each day.
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CUJ Editorials Mish-what? Celebrate Nixyaawii Education Center
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eptember of 2019 is a great month for teaching and learning on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. That’s when children, from babies to preschoolers, plus youth in high school returned to classes at the new Nixyaawii Education Center on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Parents of the youngest kids carried or walked their charges through the facility’s main doors on the south side of the building, students in grades 9-through-12 walked themselves into the vestibule and through the north side doors at the high school. It’s a beautiful building with all the bells and whistles. The sound system is fantastic. Wait until you hear the warm-up music at the first game in the new Eagle’s Nest gym. The classrooms are bright and colorful with big windows
that let in plenty of light. The desks and tables and fixtures are all new. The toys at daycare are plush and the science equipment at the high school sparkles. At NCS, when the bell rings the crowded hallway looks like any other high school with young people passing between classes. Much different than it was in the cramped former administration building, a maze of a school, in the old cobbled-together modular units “down below” near the July Grounds. There are many things to like about the Education Center on both sides of the building, and there are things to like that both the young children and older students, not to mention staff, faculty and community will enjoy. The huge commons is impressive with its high ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows and an adjacent kitchen that
will be the envy of many large-scale restaurants, much less the region’s schools. And the gym. Oh, the gym. It’s really nice people. It’s brand new. It smells brand new. It’s shiny and bright. There are two scoreboards and seats on both sides of the court. It’s a gym to be proud of. A good place for state champions to call home. Not to end this with praise for a gymnasium. Obviously the Nixyaawii Education Center is a place for learning. Reading, writing and arithmetic.And tribal history and tribal language and tribal culture. That’s what really makes the new facility unique. But a cool gym doesn’t hurt either. ~ WCP
CUJ Letters to the Editor Sally Kosey was illegally removed To the editor, The BOT [Board of Trustees] doesn’t have the authority to removed Sally Kosey. It’s clearly stated in our Constitution under Article VI Section 5. Only the GC [General Council] can remove her. The Board taking sole authority is also illegal. In Article V Section 2 it says the General Council elects the BOT, not the BOT electing the BOT. If that is the policy then why vote? Chairman Burke could have stopped this whole abuse mess by telling them in December 2017. Attorney Dan Hester told him Mrs. Kosey has every legal right to sit on the Board, but not one time did he ever tell this to the other BOT members. He still allowed this abuse to happen and never did anything about it. How sad that Mr. Burke would do this. In January 2018 the GC told Willie Sigo to tell the BOT the GC voted to keep Sally Kosey by a unanimous vote 40-0-1. He never told the BOT. How sad. This Board has spent 20 months trying to remove Mrs. Kosey. Don’t we have bigger issues to deal with? This current Board only makes policy that benefits them and nobody else. Just because your attorney tells you that you can make a policy doesn’t make it legal or right. I don’t like the thought of four Board members deciding my boundary, especially when two of those Board members thought the PCC [Pendleton Country Club] was inside their diminished boundary when they voted on it. The Board needs to let the people decide their boundary, not four to six or eight people. Rosenda [Shippentower] stated tribal government is restricted to the diminished boundary in terms of elections. Rosenda it’s you and your merry men that make up these rules by passing policies that go against the Constitution and Treaty. Why did [Jeremy] Wolf leave the BOT meeting on sole authority and Hamley? He was there. Then left to go hiking with five youth. I like to think the tribal people pay you to attend these very important issues. Why did you neglect your responsibilities? Something stinks on this. I’d like to know why the six BOT members took out the most important part of the Election Code (Treaty of 1855). It’s the only thing that’s got teeth and can be backed up. I can only guess you don’t believe in our Treaty. I think the people know why. It’s to keep Mrs. Kosey
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and others from running for office. I commend [Kat] Brigham, Kosey and [Doris] Wheeler for upholding our Constitution and Treaty rights, which they were sworn to protect. I can’t say the same for the other members. Let’s tell Rosenda, Wolf, [Aaron] Ashley, Sigo, [Woodrow] Star, and Burke what we think on Nov. 12. David Sams Thornhollow, Oregon
Election Commission did not recommend diminished boundary I am compelled to bring attention to an issue that voters should be aware of. There have been four separate occasions that the Election Commission was asked to provide recommendations to the Board of Trustees, none of which is to accept a diminished boundary. In a motion the Election Commission recommended Treaty boundary or no boundary for elected officials to serve their Tribe. I have seen changes necessary in our Election Code as a former member of the Commission. The resolutions just passed on Monday, August 26, 2019, 6-1 (Kat Brigham voted no) is to diminish our reservation boundary, despite objections from the Election Commission. As governing officials they take an oath to protect our Treaty Rights. It has been stated we don’t know what our founders were thinking … but I do. I was raised by a compassionate, loyal, inclusive leader – Steve Hall. He didn’t exclude people, he was a public servant who was legendary in his time. He didn’t leach onto a position to serve his personal interests. He first served his country, then returned home to work for his people and moved on to a career with the BIA as the founding Loan Officer for the Credit Program. I told my Dad at a young age I would be the Tribes’ first chairwoman. He grinned and said, “Maudie Craig was the very first, hun, but you can definitely be the next General Council Chairwoman.” I fully intend to be a transparent leader who provides accurate information that includes feedback from General Council. I have always advocated for the right to be heard. Empower your leaders to open communication regardless of what you agree upon. The power of a leader is to engage, research, and provide outreach of information to form a solution-based strategy. General Council is intended to
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be a continuous voice of the People, not just talk, not for personal interest, but public service every single day, as my parents taught me. I have seen a lot of changes since I moved home in the early 90s; our leaders used to have open doors and shake your hand. They shared information willingly and didn’t balk at your opinion when it was offered. For the Election Commission and voters there is a lesson here. Don’t give away your vote. The ballot says pick one or up to four. Your vote does matter. There should be no debate about boundaries. Leave blanks or write-in whom you support that promise to uphold protecting your Treaty, our future, and base your support for a candidate making decisions on the weighty issues based on their own educated research on behalf of voters after you’ve left the polls. Thank you. Andrea Hall
Elect Shawna Gavin GC Secretary Tahts-tum-tine (good news). Shawna Shillal Gavin is running for General Council Secretary. I would like to extend my good thoughts toward her and her campaign. She is highly efficient and has an excellent attendance record. Thank you Shawna for your excellent service to our people. I look forward to voting for you in November. Martina Gordon, X-1123
Elect Jill-Marie Gavin to BOT Jill-Marie Gavin is dependable, honest, has a positive attitude and is transparent. She has a good work ethic. She has knowledge of the 1855 Treaty and Constitution and Bylaws. She has knowledge of Tribal government and operations. She is aware of financials, investments, policies and codes. She has served on several committees, such as Housing. She serves as a CTUIR Youth Leadership advisor. To the people, Jill-Marie will listen and provide solutions. Support those who serve, serve our people, and work hard. Vote for Jill-Marie Gavin for BOT At-Large. Julie Taylor Display advertising rate $5 per column inch. Full page: $270 Half page: $135+ Quarter page: $65 Business Card: $27 Full color available
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CUJ Op-Ed/Columns BOT ‘sole authority’ circumvents Tribal Constitution By Don Sampson
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n my opinion, five Board of Trustees members took “sole authority” from 3,000 Tribal members, to determine the qualifications of our elected leaders without any limitations on their authority as a Board. Perhaps they had bad advice or just weren’t clear on their options, or just didn’t care about the Constitution or your vote? Will the existing and future Board of Trustees abuse this “sole authority” to gerrymander the boundary of the reservation to prohibit or remove a tribal member from office? Or will they create “qualifications” which eliminate you or other Tribal members’ ability to serve on the Board? Will they make up qualifications that serve their interest and not yours? Without constraints and limit to the Board’s authority, it will be a slippery slope we all slide down. The current Board has set this in motion and the Tribal membership must correct it. It is our responsibility. In 1949 the members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla (CTUIR) adopted the Constitution for our government. The Constitution states “We, the people of the Umatilla Indian Reservation do hereby ordain and establish this Constitution and Bylaws.” As with most Tribes in the U.S., the “People,” or electorate, keep and reserve all rights and authorities that are not specifically delegated to the Board of Trustee or Tribal Council as defined in their Constitutions. Only the General Council or electorate (all those 18 years and older) can amend the Constitution. This has been our practice since 1949. We must exercise and take this power back now. Article V of the CTUIR Constitution states “The General Council shall elect its own officers, and shall also elect the members and officers of the Board of Trustees, as hereinafter provided;” Our Tribal membership established three qualifications to serve as a Board of Trustee and General Council in the Constitution: a) enrolled CTUIR member; b) 18 years old; and c) live within the Umatilla Indian Reservation. When the 1949 Constitution was adopted, the Constitution assumed the 1855 Umatilla Indian Reservation boundary. The Treaty of 1855 identified the boundary of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Board members swore an oath to uphold the 1855 Treaty and the Constitution. The Constitution does not: 1) delegate the Constitutional authority to the Board of Trustees to determine the qualifications or change the qualifications; or 2) state anywhere a “diminished boundary” as the residency requirement. The Election Code in 2017 identified the 1855
‘I voted for Sally because I wanted her to speak for me! Now my vote, and the votes of you who supported her, have been nullified by five Board members.’
- Don Sampson
Reservation boundary. When Sally Kosey ran for the Board, she lived within the 1855 Reservation Boundary and was duly elected in compliance with the Election Code. In July 2019, the Board revised the Election Code to have the “sole authority” to determine the qualifications of Board members. Board members who voted that they have “sole authority” were Rosenda Shippentower, Woodrow Star, Willie Sigo, and Aaron Ashley. Sally voted against. Doris chaired the meeting and didn’t vote. Gary Burke, Jeremy Wolf and Kat Brigham were on travel. From the outset, Sally and Kat have opposed using the diminished boundary and giving sole authority to Board. One month later, in August 2019 the Board changed the qualifications for Board members from the 1855 Treaty boundary to the “diminished” boundary. On Aug. 5, 2019 the Board voted to remove Sally (21 months after she was duly elected). Rosenda, Woodrow, Willie, Aaron, and Doris voted for removal. Gary chaired. Jeremy and Kat were excused. Sally was there for a while but had to leave before the vote. I voted for Sally because I wanted her to speak for me! Now my vote, and the votes of you who supported her, have been nullified by five Board members. This is not right, and we must correct it by using our Constitutional authority. We need to support and adopt a Constitutional amendment to be put to an election of the voters - the General Council as follows: “No member shall be qualified to act as a member of the Board of Trustees who is a non-resident of the Umatilla Indian Reservation as defined in Article 1 of the Treaty of 1855.” We should not diminish our 1855 Treaty nor our rights as a sovereign government. Instead, we should be exercising and expanding our rights and authority throughout all of our ceded lands and aboriginal lands! We submitted a similar petition nine months ago to the General Council Chairman. Had the General
Council Chairman acted on the petition we submitted nine months ago, this vote could have been completed prior to the upcoming November 2019 election, but he nor the Board did anything. Therefore, now a special election must occur, after the Board elections in November. Article VIII of the Constitution states “the Constitution and Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the members of the General Council at an election called for that purpose by resolution of the Board of Trustees or majority vote of the General Council, provided that such amendment receives at least fifty (50) affirmative votes. The notice of said election shall set forth the proposed amendment in full. Unless specified otherwise in the ballot text for the amendment, all amendments approved by the voters shall take effect 30 days after the certification of the election.” At the Aug. 29 General Council meeting the General Council members exceeded the 50 affirmative votes required to put the amendment up for a vote (106 voted in support of the amendment) and that this amendment shall take effect immediately after certification of the election (rather than 30 days after certification). The General Council also stated in the motion that they want this amendment on the Nov. 12, 2019 ballot. Therefore, the Board and Election Commission must proceed with a special election so that all voters can decide on this Constitutional amendment. This should resolve the issue regarding residency. The second motion by the General Council was that “the Board reinstate Sally Kosey effective 7:30 a.m. Aug. 30, 2019. A third motion was that “the Board rescind their resolution which gave them ‘sole authority’ and change the boundary from the 1855 to the “diminished boundary” and they convene a special Board meeting to do so immediately (on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019). I believe we need a change in leadership that will listen to you, the General Council. The newly elected Board of Trustees that is seated in December 2019 should revise the current Election Code such that the authority of the Board of Trustees is limited to only addressing the three Board qualifications as specifically stated in the Constitution and no more. This will restrict the Board from further manipulation of the authority reserved by the General Council and our Constitution. I hope each of you to be counted, let your vote be your voice, and return the power to you, the General Council. Don Sampson, aka Peo Peo Mox Mox, is chief of the Walla Wallas. He has served as a Board of Trustees Chair as well as the top administrator for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Candlelight vigil Area residents gathered in Brownfield Park in downtown Pendleton on Aug. 5 to light candles for mass shootings that took place in California, Texas and Ohio. 35 people were killed between the three shootings. Since then, there have been more mass shootings in Odessa and Midland, Texas. Karin Power of Pendleton and Willa Wallace of Mission, in left photo, jointly planned the vigil. They said, “There are many mixed emotions and opinions surrounding what happened, but for a few minutes may we stand together in agreement that these were horrible incidents that left many families in the deepest kind of pain, despair and grief.” Organizers Willa Wallace, in red, and Karin Power, in grey, hold their candles in quiet reflection.
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Area residents gathered in Brownfield Park for a candlelight vigil for mass shootings. CUJ photos/Phinney
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CUJ Almanac Obituary Myrna Mae Williams Tovey May 10, 1932 – Sept. 2, 2019 Myrna Mae Williams Tovey, “Helxtiṅúkin”, passed away quietly from a prolonged illness on Sept. 2, 2019 in Pendleton, Oregon. She was surrounded by her family. She was 87 years old. Myrna was born to Lucien and Gertrude Williams on May 10, 1932 at their home at the mouth of Iskuulpa Creek near Gibbon, Oregon, east of Pendleton. She was born of Cayuse and Joseph Band Nez Perce heritage of the Red Elk and Longhair families. She was always fiercely proud of her “up river” rearing. She was baptized at Myrna Tovey St. Andrew’s Indian Mission with the Christian name of Martha at 5 days old and was a devout Catholic her entire life. She also received her Indian name of Helxtiṅúkin as a child. It is an old Cayuse name that means “Last one to die.” In 1948, Myrna was proud to be named the Round-Up Indian Princess among other prominent Indian ladies, and was honored to present a blanket to President Harry S. Truman at the Round Up that year. Myrna attended school at the one-room Gibbon school with her brothers and graduated
from St. Joseph’s Academy. She attended and completed her nursing education at St. Anthony’s Nursing Program and Holy Names Academy (now part of Gonzaga University) in Spokane, Washington, and worked at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. During a visit with a friend from nursing school in Malad City, Idaho, she met John D. Tovey Sr. and they were married shortly thereafter. After getting married she worked at Oneida County Hospital in Malad City, Idaho for more than 30 years, first as a nurse and eventually in an administration position. In 1991, she became nursing administrator at the Indian Health Services Clinic at the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Reservation near Pocatello, Idaho. After 50 years as a nurse she retired and returned to Pendleton to be near family. Myrna was a member, volunteer and leader in many organizations such as Idaho American Nurses Association, Ernest W. Jones American Legion Malad City Post 65 Auxiliary, Nez Perce Trail Foundation, Umatilla County Historical Society, Nixyáawii Senior Center, Yellowhawk Community Health Nurse, and many years on Yellowhawk Tribal Health Commission where she was a longtime champion of the new Yellowhawk Tribal Health Clinic. Later in life, Myrna got to fulfill a lifelong dream of traveling. A few of her adventures took her to New Zealand, Australia, China, England, Wales, France, Netherlands, Italy, Vatican City, and many others. She is survived by her three sons—John David Jr. “Dave” (Valorie), William Douglas “Bill” (Vicki), and Allen Joseph “Al” (Wendy) along with her grandson, John David III “J.D.” She was also Grandmother to Gary, Eric, and Tony; David; and Jessica, Gavin, Kyle, and Ellynn, as well as many great-grandchildren. She is also
survived by close family relatives Fawn (Andrew) Williams, niece; Sharon (Jerry) Weathers, Kay and Chazz Webb, Marie (Atwai Louie Jr.) Dick, and all their families. She was preceded in death by her husband, John D Tovey Sr., both parents, and all her siblings. Services were Sept. 4 at Burns Mortuary with a rosary and viewing. Funeral services were at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church on Thursday, Sept. 5. Viewing in Malad, Idaho will be at Horsley’s Funeral Chapel on Monday, Sept. 9 from 7-9 p.m. with grave site burial services on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 at 11 a.m.
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Weather information summarize data taken at the Pendleton Weather Station from Aug. 1-30. The average daily temperature was 73.2 degrees with a high of 101 degrees on Aug. 7 and a low of 49 degrees on Aug. 27. Total precipitation in August was 0.13 with greatest 24-hour average 0.08” on Aug. 11. Five days out of the month had precipitation level greater than .01 inches. There was a departure of -.22” from average for the month of August. The average wind speed was 7.8 mph with a sustained max speed of 13.9 mph from the West on Aug. 24. A peak speed of 39 mph occurred from the West on Aug. 9.
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Pacific Lamprey By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
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ORTLAND – The Pacific Lamprey, “older than salmon, older than flowering plants and trees,” is being officially introduced on World Rivers Day in a new exhibit at the Oregon Zoo. The grand opening of the Zoo’s new display will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. Native Americans who can prove their tribal affiliation or descendancy will get free admission to the zoo on Sept. 29, which is World River’s Day, as well as on Oct. 14, Indigenous Peoples’ Day. “The Oregon Zoo has set aside this day to honor our 400-million-year-old neighbor, the Pacific Lamprey, and the rivers of the Northwest, that are so important to the people and wildlife of the region,” said Grant Spickelmier, the Zoo’s Curator of Conservation and Learning. An estimated 1.7 million people visit the zoo each year. The exhibit is a partnership between the Oregon Zoo, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC). Jeremy Wolf, CRITFC Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), is expected to speak at the grand opening of the exhibit where dozens of government, non-profit and tribal partners will be recognized. The CTUIR is supplying a half dozen 7-10-yearold adult lamprey, also lovingly referred to as “eels,” for the exhibit. They have been collected from three
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Oregon Zoo Pacific Lamprey exhibit grand opening Sept. 29 from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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mainstem dams at Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day, according to biologist Aaron Jackson, CTUIR lamprey project leader. Jackson said the CTUIR Fish & Wildlife Commission is adamant that the lamprey are kept in the zoo’s 500-gallon tank from June through May, then released to the Umatilla or Grande Ronde rivers to spawn. Another group of adult lamprey will be captured in the Columbia to repopulate the exhibit tank. The adults will be easy on the zookeeper, Jackson said. “They don’t have to feed them in the last year,” Jackson said. “They’re living off fat content at that point.” Jackson said the lamprey have been “hanging out” in the tank in August becoming acclimated to the recirculating water system. “They seem to be doing fine,” he said. “We’ve held lamprey in well-supplied water before. It’s clear water, but rocks make it look like their environment.” Spickelkmier said he became intrigued when he
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moved to Oregon seven years ago from Minnesota where lamprey were unwelcome in the Great Lakes. “They were portrayed as an invasive species to remove,” he said. “When I moved to Oregon I found out that not only are they native, but the species has undergone a lot of challenges because of dam construction and there are active conservation efforts.” Spickelmier said the natural history and unique biology fascinate him, but he’s just as impressed by the “really incredible relationship with the different tribes.” The cultural and natural history “feels like an exciting story to tell guests at the zoo,” he said. “The animal is unique in and of itself. It has a lot of compelling natural traits and now we can tell the personal story of how it is connected with the people.” Spickelmier acknowledged that they aren’t the most attractive fish in the sea. “Not everyone loves them at first. The initial reaction may be negative … It’s not a species you ignore when you see it and that’s great because then we can have a conversation about it,” Spickelmier said. The zoo staff is excited about the partnership with CRITFC and the tribes, Spickelmier said. “The region’s tribes have been involved with wildlife for thousands of years and we have a lot to learn from the tribes,” he said. “This is an opportunity to build relationships and tell an authentic story. The tribal culture is interconnected with animals in a way more people should aspire to and we all should try to build a connection that deep and broad.”
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CUJ News Kosey ‘questions Board leadership’ By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
MISSION – Sally Kosey isn’t one to mince words and she’s had a lot to say over the last 22 months since she was elected to the Board of Trustees. Because for the last 21 months she’s been embroiled in controversy over her residency and just how the boundaries of the Umatilla Indian Reservation should be defined. “This whole thing makes me question the leadership of this Board,” Kosey said in an interview Sept. 3 with the CUJ. As late as Sept. 4 (the day the CUJ went to press) the effort to remove Kosey was continuing. The Board sent Executive Director Ted Wright to Kosey’s office to tell her that her phone was being disconnected and that she would not be allowed access to her office. Kosey said she told Wright she did not take direction from Sally Kosey him. She said Wright told her he was acting at the direction of the Board. Kosey was critical of Board leadership that would send Wright rather than come to her office themselves. In early August, Kosey was removed from her at-large position on the BOT based on a November 2018 Election Code amendment that removed the reservation boundary “defined by the Treaty of 1855.” Based on that amendment, Kosey’s house is just outside what the BOT adopted Aug. 26 as a “diminished” boundary. “Not the whole board is after me,” Kosey said. “A select few want me out. They’ve spent more time try-
‘Living outside this diminished boundary doesn’t make me any less a member of this Tribe.’ ing to get me off this Board than they have on more important things like water, dams, fish, social and economic projects like housing. It shows just how weak leadership is all the way around.” On Aug. 29, three days after the Board adopted the diminished boundary, General Council members voted 116-0 to reinstate Kosey to her at-large position on the Board of Trustees. (See “GC wants Kosey reinstated on Page 1A.) Kosey went back to work the next day, but says she isn’t able to fulfill her obligations. “I was told by the people to return to work, to no avail,” Kosey said. “I have no access to a computer or a badge to get in the building, things I need to do my job. I come to work every day and at least I can read the policy manual.” Kosey isn’t attending any meetings as a BOT representative because her committee responsibilities were reassigned to other Board members. She had been vice-chair of the Education and Training Committee and had served as the BOT representative on the Nixyaawii Community School Board. Kosey said the Board shouldn’t be wasting its time on a diminished boundary in its effort to get her off the board. “They all signed an oath to protect treaty rights and they’re not protecting the rights of the people,” she said. “Going by the diminished boundary is not protecting treaty rights. They say it’s only for voting.
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“diminished” boundary for purposes of election eligibility. That prompted on Aug. 29 the largest General Council meeting in recent memory at which tribal members voted 104-1 (four abstentions) to amend the Constitution and 116-0 (four abstentions) to reinstate Kosey. A third motion called on the Board to rescind its Aug. 26 Election Code adoption of the diminished boundary. And with a “special meeting” of the BOT scheduled for Friday, Sept. 6 (the day after the CUJ hit the streets), and the campaign for the November election now in full swing, it appeared controversy would continue. Kosey returned to her office on Aug. 30, but she has not been welcomed back to the Board room. Her committee assignments were reassigned after she was removed from office earlier in the month. She said she spends her day reading policy manuals and uses her personal cell phone to make calls. On Sept. 4, just before the CUJ went to press, CTUIR Executive Director Ted Wright, at the direction of the BOT, told Kosey her phone was being disconnected and she would no longer have access to her office. The month started on Aug. 5 when five
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members of the BOT exercised their “sole authority” and removed Kosey from her position as an at-large member based on an Election Code amendment made by the BOT in November of 2018. It is being debated now exactly what the Constitution has to say about the removal of a BOT member from office. According to the Constitution, in three different sections, only the General Council - not the Board of Trustees - has the power to recall or remove a BOT member from office. The Election Code amendment from last year removed a portion of the residency-eligibility qualification that was “defined in Article I of the Treaty of 1855,” which is a historical legal description of the boundary. In addition to removing that line, the 2018 Election Code amendment gave “sole authority” to the Board “to determine the qualifications of its members and officers.” The amendment came one year after Kosey was elected and 11 months after she was sworn in. Further, the amendment was not made retroactive. The issue brewed for three weeks and the Board met more than once in closed session to discuss the matter. On Aug. 26, the Board voted 6-1 to adopt in the Election Code a “current” or
Well that’s stupid. They’re jeopardizing our ability to hunt and gather beyond the reservation. “Once the federal government knows we’re using a diminished boundary for anything it will affect the sovereignty of the entire tribe,” Kosey said. Besides, Kosey thinks the reservation boundary should be extended to include the entire area ceded by the CTUIR to the federal government in the Treaty of 1855. (That was one of the suggestions made by the Election Commission last year.) “Living outside this diminished boundary doesn’t make me any less a member of this Tribe,” Kosey said. “Using a diminished boundary gives people less of an opportunity to run for the Board. If they live within the ceded boundary they should be able to run for the board. If they can make it to work they should be able to run.” Kosey doesn’t want a boundary that’s diminished, but if it was, she points out that housing on the reservation is scarce and many people have to live away. “A lot of retired people would like to run for the Board, but there’s no housing out here. There’s no place for them to move out here and it eliminates those people,” she said. Kosey said following her ouster from the Board on Aug. 26 that she planned to file a lawsuit in Tribal Court alleging that her constitutional rights had been violated. No claim has yet been filed. Kosey is running for BOT Secretary in the Nov. 12 election. She has said that if she is elected, but is not allowed to serve that she will file a lawsuit in Tribal Court. Kosey’s nomination petition for the Nov. 12 election doesn’t list her address in Pendleton. It now lists an address upriver at Thornhollow.
“diminished” boundary for purposes of determining election eligibility. Secretary Kat Brigham was the only person who voted against that Election Code amendment. She has been consistent in her stance that the CTUIR should not accept anything less than reservation boundaries defined by the Treaty of 1855. At its meeting Aug. 29, before it voted to reinstate Kosey, the General Council voted to amend Article VI, Section 2 of the CTUIR Constitution to define the Umatilla Indian Reservation boundary using Article 1 of the Treaty of 1855. Don Sampson, a former BOT chair, read two motions from the General Council floor. (Sampson outlines the rationale for his motions in an op-ed piece on Page 7A.) He said he is heartened by the General Council turnout. “It was a major show of force,” Sampson said. “The people were not happy.” Sampson said he was recruited to be the spokesperson for the General Council members, some of whom told him they were afraid of retaliation. “I told them I’d be their mouthpiece. They can’t fire me,” said Sampson, who works as an independent consultant. Sampson’s first amendment called for the Constitutional amendment language to go before the full General Council on
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the Nov. 12 ballot. However, the Constitution calls for a 90-day notice on elections so the amendment referendum may not take place until December or January. (That may be what the BOT’s special meeting was called for Sept. 6; no agenda was made available.) A third motion at General Council was made by Aaron Hines, a former BOT Treasurer, who asked that GC Chair Sigo call for a special Board meeting to amend the Election Code to reflect the GC vote that opposed a diminished boundary. Sampson said after the meeting a special meeting required two days’ notice and General Council members expected it to be held Tuesday, Sept. 3. However, BOT Chair Gary Burke canceled the meeting due to aTribal member death. Several Tribal members showed up for the Sept. 3 meeting, only to learn from BOT Secretary Kat Brigham, who has been the lone Board holdout against the diminished boundary, that the meeting had been cancelled. The CUJ is not allowed to attend General Council meetings or to cover them live for the newspaper. However, it can report on information obtained independent of the meeting itself. Several people who attended the meeting provided information in writing, during one-on-one, phone and e-mail interviews, and with video recorded at the meeting.
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Happy Canyon Princess Kaia John Kaia John, 19, an enrolled member of Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, was born in Yakima and grew up in the Yakima Valley. Her mother Robin John is the daughter of Micki Shrader and Frank Hillman. Her father, Sydney John Sr., is the son of Sharon John-Hoptowit and Lehigh John. Q. What’s your favorite kind of food? My favorite kind of foods are fruits and vegetables. Q. What are your favorite movies? My favorite movies are any Disney movies and comedy movies. Q. What books have you read recently? The most recent book I have read was The Shack. I do enjoy reading fiction and mystery books. Q. Where did you go to school? I attended schools in Zillah and graduated from Zillah High School Q. What teacher has had the most impact in your life? Brandie Valadez has had the most impact on my life because she told me to be strong, to never give up and to fight for what you want. She gave me so much courage and faith and ever since my freshman year she saw something in me and knew that I could reach it so she never gave up on me and would always push me to be my best. Q. What have you learned from being a Happy Canyon Princess? As being a Happy Canyon Princess I have learned patience, kindness, how to talk to people, how to understand others and to just be very grateful for this opportunity that I am able to do. Q. Was there any specific skill you needed to learn to carry out your duties as HC Princess (i.e. horseriding, public speaking, waving, etc.) I improved my public speaking and riding skills along with writing techniques from various people throughout the year. Q. What has been your favorite part of being a Happy Canyon Princess? My favorite part about being a Happy Canyon Princess is being able to talk with others and share stories and to just meet all these new people in these different settings, and I am able to experience some great opportunities and get some great knowledge from everyone I talk to. Q. What are your future plans once your reign as a Happy Canyon Princess is over? My future plans are continuing my schooling to enroll in the college of nursing and to hopefully become a nurse practitioner someday so that I can give back to my community and even my reservation. Q. What is your favorite music? My favorite music would have to be country because there are different styles of country music, whether it’s upbeat or slow and I think it has a good
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combination of whatever mood you are in. Q. What is your best childhood memory? My favorite childhood memory would be gathering together with my family for holidays. We would always cook food and celebrate whatever holiday was going on and I think that is my favorite because I was able to spend time with my cousins, but then also be around my aunts and uncles and my grandparents. Q. What kind of bond have you created with your fellow Happy Canyon Princess? I have known Kayla for the past two years although we were not very close as we didn’t grow up together, but this year I have really learned more about her and I love every single bit of her. She has taught me so much and given me so much courage. She tells me how to be strong and that I am able to do what I want to do. Being cousins is just really cool, and we are able to have this huge support system from all of her family and friends Q. What has made you most proud in life? My whole life I have been a part of sports and clubs. I am proud of myself for maintaining high grades along with being an athlete since middle school.
Kaia John, enrolled CTUIR, has learned “patience, kindness, and how to talk to people” from her reign as a Happy Canyon Princess. Photo by Robert McLean
Q. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why? I would want to go to Hawaii because I love being outside and surrounded by water and nature.
Q. If you could only keep five possessions what would they be? Why? The five possessions I would keep would be pictures to look back on memories, my dog to keep me busy, my phone for pictures, exercise objects to stay healthy, and my water bottle to stay hydrated. Q. If you could witness any event of the past present, or future what would it be? I would love to see the future because the world is changing everyday and I would be interested in seeing what else this world would create. Q. If you could meet anyone in the world, present or past, who would it be? Why? I would’ve loved to meet my grandfather, Jim Kanine, who was the chief of Walla Walla, because it would be awesome to hear stories and experiences he went through. Q. Who do you admire most in life? Why? My parents and brothers are the people I admire
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the most. Everyday they bring happiness, love, and support to whatever we choose to do. They have always been there for me along with many other family members Q. If you won the lottery, what would you do? If I won the lottery I would want to help create a shelter for homeless people where they can access food and healthcare, especially among reservations. Q. What has been your most embarrassing moment? One of my most embarrassing moments happened when I was in track and my coach put me in a new position to run a relay. I cut in too early and thought I disqualified our team to go to state. Q. Who are you grateful for and would like to give thanks to? I cannot pin all my thank-you’s down. But I am so grateful to be a part of Happy Canyon and all of the directors’ support. I couldn’t have done this without my parents, brothers, and all other family members. For the past five years they have been there from the start by showing support when I participated in the American Indian Beauty Pageant.
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Happy Canyon Princess Kayla Fossek Kayla Fossek, a descendant of the Umatilla tribe was born in Pendleton and grew up on the Umatilla Indian Reservation with her two brothers. Her mother, Jennifer Fossek, is the daughter of Gary Sullivan and Barbara Sullivan of La Grande. Her father is Robert Fossek, the son of Fred Fossek and Belva Hoptowit. Q. What’s your favorite food? I love hamburgers, steak, corn dogs. You know, healthy stuff. Q. What are your favorite movies? My favorite movies are action movies, comedies, or Disney movies. Q. What books have you read recently? I love action books, or anything horse related. I recently downloaded a book called the Scorpio Races, and loved it. Q. Where did you go school? I graduated with the class of 2019 from Pendleton High School and attended school in Pendleton my whole life. I will be attending Blue Mountain Community College this fall. Q. What teacher has had the most impact in your life? Why? The teachers that have impacted my life the most are the ones that have been involved in our agriculture programs at Pendleton High School. Seely Daniels, Marty Campbell, and Kylee Jensen have all been so encouraging and helpful in pushing kids to step out of their comfort zones and try new things. Q. What have you learned from being a Happy Canyon Princess? Over this past year I have learned that patience will take you a long way in life, and that confidence is a learned skill that anyone can achieve. I believe to be a good ambassador, Princess or role model, you must be patient enough for the long hours, dedicated enough to finish what you started, confident enough to do whatever is asked of you and most of all kind enough to show everyone you meet that they are important and matter. Q. What has been your favorite part of being a Happy Canyon Princess? My favorite part by far has been meeting kids who just stare in awe at Kaia and I. I can remember when I was that age and thinking the princesses were the most amazing thing in the whole world. They were always my role models growing up and if I can be the same for kids now then I’d say my year was a success. Q. What are your future plans once your reign as a Happy Canyon Princess is over? Once my reign is over I will attend Blue Mountain Community College to get a transfer degree, and hopefully move to Eastern Oregon University within the next two years. I am currently working at Boutique Air up at the airport and plan to continue there until I’ve finished my degree at BMCC. Q. What is your favorite music? I listen to almost any kind of music from country or rock to pop music, but on any given day the most you’ll probably hear me listen to is rock music. Q. What is your best childhood memory? My favorite childhood memories haven’t really come from events, but more from places. I have fond memories of playing in the water at Wallowa Lake with my brother, attending summer camp in Cove, and my dad letting me drive his pickup while we were hunting in the mountains. These are the kind of places I could go back to and have the same feelings year after year. Q. What kind of bond have you created with your fellow HC Princess?
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I absolutely love Kaia. Even though we are cousins we live so far away that we never really knew each other before this year. It’s crazy how much we are alike, and same with our families. We work so well together that any challenges we’ve faced this year have been a breeze. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to be a princess with. Q. What has made you most proud in life? The things that have made me most proud in life are my horses. Each one has a little back story that would make you think they’re bad, but with the right person any horse can be made into something good. The one I’m most proud of is my five-year-old mare who I got off the reservation when they did a round-up of all the wild horses in 2014. Not only was she my first horse but also the first horse I trained. Everything besides getting that first halter on I’ve done myself with the occasional tip from an experienced person here and there. Now she’s gentle enough for a beginner, and experienced enough to carry a director or a flag through a parade.
is achievable. With enough hard work and dedication there isn’t anything you can’t achieve. Q. If you won the lottery, what would you do? If I was lucky enough to ever win the lottery I would give back to all those people in my life who have given so much so that I could succeed. I will never say I achieved my goals on my own because there has always been someone pushing me to do better, achieve more and giving me the chance to show them what I’m capable
Q. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why? I would want to go to Auschwitz, WWI and WWII battlefields. I absolutely love history and can never stop learning enough. In school these time periods and events always fascinated me the most. I think that’s because we try to understand why and how those people could think or do those things. It’s almost like you’re traveling back in time. Q. If you could only keep five possessions what would they be? Why? I would keep my horses to ride, a tent to live in, food to eat, clothes to keep me warm and a map to guide me. Then I’d disappear into the mountains with my brother Bobby! Q. If you could witness any event of the past present, or future, what would it be? Kayla Fossek, descendant of the CTUIR, has learned patience and confidence during I would want to watch the bombher reign as a Happy Canyon Princess. Photo by Robert McLean ers that dropped the atomic bombs or watch as firefighters saved people from the World Trade Center. As horrible as those events of. I would give the people who helped me achieve my were, they all have had an immense impact on the dreams a chance to accomplish all of theirs. world’s history. I was either too young or not even born Q. What has been your most embarrassing moment? when all these things happened and you can’t help but This year I would say my most embarrassing moment wonder what kind of emotions these people were feeling who actually experienced them firsthand. I think a lot wasn’t exactly embarrassing, but more humbling. I’m of people’s viewpoints would be changed if they could not one to voice my love and appreciation, but rather witness things firsthand instead of learning through the show it through my actions. At our Appreciation Dinner this year I had my parents come up and stand next internet or a classroom. to me while I thanked them for being the most amazing, Q. If you could meet anyone in the world, present and supportive people in the world and I cried a little (actually a lot), but that’s okay because I think they got or past, who would it be? Why? the point that they mean a lot to me. I would want to meet George Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., or Adolf Hitler. As you can probably Q. Who are you grateful for and would like to give tell I have a trend here of liking history! These are all thanks to? leaders whose actions changed the world, for better or There are so many people who have helped me on this worse, and I would be curious to learn who they actually journey but I don’t think there’s anyone I could be more were as a person, not just what their actions caused. It grateful to than Toni Minthorn. I worked for Toni for would be eye opening to learn their different ideas and two years and she taught me that the harder you work views on the world. the faster you get results. She taught me to be confident in my own abilities and really helped me bust out of my Q. Who do you admire most in life? Why? shell. She taught me discipline, how to be self-reliant I admire my family the most. They have all experi- and that tough love is still love. She is the toughest, most enced hardships that typically would have kept them generous person I have ever met and has this passion for from being the successful people they are today, but seeing others succeed. She’s the kind of person who can regardless they have persevered through hard times see someone’s potential even when no one else can and and keep excelling in everything they put their minds pushes them to become someone great. There is no one to. Their examples have taught me that any goal I have more deserving of a thank you than Toni.
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Grand Marshal By Jill-Marie Gavin of the CUJ
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hen it came time for the Pendleton Round-Up Board of Directors to choose a Grand Marshal for the Westward Ho! Parade, Toni Minthorn was a no-brainer. Toni was 19 years old the first time she missed the Pendleton Round-Up. For her, Round-Up wasn’t a hobby or special occasion; it always was and still is a way of life. She was born into it. Toni was nine months old when she first entered the arena. By the age of seven she was pulling a travois in Happy Canyon with her sister. Having a horse of her own was something she never took for granted and later in life it became a passion for her to offer that privilege to young Native women who hadn’t been afforded that gift. It was her dedication to this mission that was rewarded with her selection as grand marshal this year. After the helpers party in February, Toni received a call from Tim Bennett, the parade director for the Pendleton Round-Up. At first he just wanted her opinion of who could serve as grand marshal. Toni gladly obliged. “I got a call from the parade director Tim. It was February first. He said, ‘You know one of my jobs as parades director is to choose the grand marshal.’ I was like, yes, as I was driving to town. He said ‘I’m calling to pick your brain a little bit to see what you thought of some names I have in mind.’ Then he said ‘Actually I was calling to see if you could do it.’ There was dead silence on the phone. He asked. ‘You didn’t
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wreck did you?’” Toni couldn’t belive it. She asked him if he was joking and Bennett reassured her he was very serious, but that she had to keep it a secret. She agreed and then after some thought got a little nervous that he wanted her to keep it a secret because they might change their minds. Weeks went by and they were gearing up for the Happy Canyon Appreciation Dinner. Toni invited her family and friends and coyly told them she was going to get an award of some sort. As the evening went by the Round-Up Directors were ready to announce the Grand Marshal for the 2019 Westward Ho! Parade. It was then that Toni’s sister, Katherine Minthorn leaned over and asked her, “Are you the grand marshal?” When it was announced, there was much applause as Toni is a huge part of Round-Up, not just as a Happy Canyon Princesses chaperone and advisor, but for the entire Round-Up court and quite a few directors to whom she has provided lessons. These lessons Toni offers were learned from years of training that she pursued in her youth. Her bond with horses started almost in her infancy, but in her late teens, after serving as a sole Happy Canyon Princess in 1978, Toni left her home to get her education in equine studies. At the age of 19 Toni travelled to West Virginia where she attended Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre. While there Toni went to school six days a week, more than 12 hours a day for nine months. She said, “We did two years’ worth of classes in
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nine months.” Toni’s skills were fine-tuned there and formalized. She learned to ride English, Dressage and most importantly learned to be an educator. There were several tracts for students to focus on, but being an educator is what interested her most. She brought all of her knowledge and training home with her and in 1982 she became the first woman to serve as both a Happy Canyon Princess and a Princess on the Round-Up Court. Toni left home a few more times, again to attend school at Oregon State University as well as to train more in California. When she came home the last time she was home for good. In the early 2000’s Toni’s volunteerism amped up a bit. In 2004 she began offering lessons to the RoundUp court and Happy Canyon Princesses before being officially asked to be a chaperone. “The Indian Director at the time, Bob Roselle, asked me to be a chaperone and I said yes, of course,” Toni said. Of course. Of course Toni would serve as a chaperone; it was in her heart to provide that opportunity to young women. The way she saw it every young Native woman, especially from her tribe, ought to have the opportunity to learn to ride. For themselves, for their tribe and for their culture. Many girls haven’t had much experience riding, according to Toni. “I think it’s a priceless experience for them and Grand Marshal on page 17A
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over the years I have seen a lot of girls want to try out (for princess), but thought they couldn’t because they didn’t have a horse,” Toni said. When Toni witnessed young womens’ lack of access to horses, she knew she wanted to help. Some of the girls had such little experience that they had only ever been on a horse for the application photo. When they would talk to her about it and ask for help, Toni again, said “Of course.” She said, “I would agree to provide them with a horse, part of that agreement is they come out and ride. We come from a horse culture and I think it’s important that our girls know how to represent not only Happy Canyon, but our tribe and our culture as horsemen.” Toni’s devotion and enthusiasm to horses, to the Round-Up and Happy Canyon, and to young women who want to ride, is why she was selected as the 2019 Grand Marshal. She said she is still in shock and surprised. “I think it is an extreme honor to be chosen as the Grand Marshal, kind of made me feel old though. When I got the Happy Canyon Appreciation Award in 2011 I felt pretty old when that happened. I thought, jeez they only give this award to old people. I think only one other person younger than me has been chosen as Grand Marshal,” Toni said.
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Summer ends, kids dance All good things must come to an end. Family and friends of the Recreation Program kids came to watch them dance and sing during the annual end of summer pow wow. Dazha Joseph, left, owl dances with Casey Farrow, right, during the recreation pow wow at the Mission Longhouse.
Tatum Ganuelas, far right, leads in a pack of happy kids during grand entry at the annual recreation end-of-summer pow wow at the Mission Longhouse Aug. 15.
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CUJ photos/Jill-Marie Gavin Bryile Williams, left, and River Edward, right, are all smiles as they dance around the floor.
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Minthorn named again to NAGPRA Review Committee MISSION – Armand Minthorn has been re-appointed to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee representing Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations and traditional Native American religious leaders. Minthorn is a religious leader on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. He also has been an elected member of the Board of Trustees for the Umatilla Tribes. Minthorn’s two-year appointment was announced in an Aug. 20 letter from U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt. Minthorn was a member of the Review Committee from 2014-2018, but during the last two years of that term a moratorium was placed on DepartArmand Minthorn ment of Interior advisory committees by then-Director Ryan Zinke. The Review Committee has met twice this year and a third time, a phone conference in October, will be Minthorn’s first in his new term. Minthorn said he’s happy to be representing Northwest tribes. “The Committee needs to hear the voices from Tribes in the Northwest. We’ve had issues here for years and years. And since the Committee hasn’t really met for a while, they are in catchup mode.” The Committee is authorized by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. The purpose of the Committee is to monitor, review, and assist in the implementation of certain requirements of the Act. The Committee faces a challenging set of tasks, ranging from assisting in resolving disputes to advising the Secretary of the Interior on specific actions for developing a process for disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains, according to the letter to Minthorn from Bernhardt. Minthorn also served on the NAGPRA Review Committee from 1997-2004; he was chair of the Committee in 2002. He was nominated by the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Other members of the Committee include: - Heather J.H. Edgar, Associated Professor of Anthropology, Forensic Anthropologist, Office of the Medical Investigator, University of New Mexico; -Patrick Lyons, Director, Arizona State Museum, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona; - John Beaver, Curator, Cultural Center and Archives, Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma; - Honor K. Keeler, Assistant Director, Utah Diné Bikéyah; - Barnaby V. Lewis, Traditional Indian Religious Leader, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; - Francis P. McManamon, Founding Director, Center for Digital Antiquity, Arizona State University.
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Changing Currents Tribal Youth Water Summit
Tribal youth attending the “Changing Currents” water summit canoe at Fern Ridge Reservoir in Eugene, Oregon. From left to right, Raquel Chaney, Coos, Kailani Sirois, Colville and Estrella Soto, Apache. Photo by Kezia Setyawan
Kat Brigham, BOT Secretary for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, addresses tribal youth at the “Changing Currents” water summit.
Attendees of the tribal youth water summit in Eugene, Oregon peer over the dam at the Water & Electric Board Hydro-Power Project. CUJ photos/Megan Van Pelt
Northwest conference zeroes in on water issues By Megan Van Pelt of the CUJ
EUGENE – Kathryn “Kat” Brigham told young people not to take water for granted when she spoke Aug. 11 at a youth water summit at the University of Oregon (UO). Brigham, the secretary of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, spoke at the UO Longhouse during the weeklong “Changing Currents” Youth Water Summit for native youth ages 15-19. Youth participants stayed at the University’s Kalapuya Llihi Residence Hall to learn about the water environment. The summit objective was to empower youth with knowledge and to promote water discussions. Through environmental workshops and a broad spectrum of guest speakers, the youth had an extensive exposure to new information. Brigham’s connection to Changing Currents, her life as a fisher on the Columbia River, and her experience working in government on natural resource issues made her a logical choice for speaker. She attended and made a presentation at the 2017 Changing Currents
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Tribal Summit for northwest tribal representatives and leaders. That conference criteria was about bringing northwest tribes and water companies together to evaluate water issues. She spoke about steps needed to solve water issues at the local level. But she also is knowledgeable about solving water issues at the state, federal and international level as well, serving at, among other things, the U.S. v. Canada Columbia River Treaty negotiations. At Eugene in August, Brigham discussed the water relationship with northwest tribes. She talked about her experience with the 1960s fish wars on the Columbia River and about more recent efforts to restore salmon in the Columbia River Basin. Speaking to the youth, Brigham emphasized that to make change, consistency is key. “Know what you’re talking about and voice your concerns,” she said. In addition, Brigham addressed the modern dilemmas facing water. “The biggest crisis is people taking water for granted,” Brigham stated. “They think water will always be there. And one of the things we need to let people
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know is that for water to always be there, we need to start planning to make it possible.” Brigham encourages CTUIR youth to attend future summits. “I think it’s good for two reasons – one, you’ll learn from the conference and two, you will meet people and other youth. And I have learned being a tribal representative that developing relationships is very important.” Thirteen native youth attended, representing tribes from Oregon and Washington. The youth took various field trips, such as to Coos Bay, Fern Ridge Reservoir, and to a Coastal Tribe Longhouse. Additionally, the youth met various individuals with roles in either water management or tribal government status. Throughout the duration of the program, the native youth were tasked with a video project about water. You may view videos and pictures on the 2019 Changing Currents website. For more information for the next Changing Currents Youth Tribal Summit, visit changingcurrents.net. Or email Youth Summit Coordinator, Shirod Younker at syounker@kanimllc.com.
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see their hamma, their mate again,” Hill said. “The men would go to a skirmish Indian Reservation. and they might fight hand-to-hand. Or Fred Hill, the language and culture they might be in a standoff and they’d be teacher at NCS, was tasked to organize outnumbered. That’s where the riderless the scalp dance. He’s been working this horse ceremony came from. If you lost month with a hand drum and more than somebody, you’d see the horse come a dozen women practicing in the huge back empty, or with the warrior draped commons at the Education Center. As over the horse. There would be instant many as 20 women wearing war bonwaling if a sister lost nets are expected to her man.” participate. The warriors on ‘If we don’t have our Hill said academic horseback would be Phillip Cash Cash, origins of learning carrying a symbol of who learned from at- what the old people their battle. way Chief Clarence “On a stick would Burke; Dr. Ron Pond did prior to the treaty be the hair of the enfrom the Umatilla Res- we won’t have a emy,” Hill said. “Even ervation; and Loren though we lost, they Olsen from Washing- cultural foundation.’ also lost.” ton State University, Hill acknowledged - Fred Hill, language and culture offered information that the scalp dance is teacher at Nixyaawill Community about the history, School a veteran’s song and and provided song that it may not seemarchives for the cereingly have a connecmony. A song recorded by “Stockman” in tion to the school, but it was significant the 1940s was chosen for the scalp dance. historically and that’s important. The scalp dance is about warriors go“Because it’s important to remember ing off and returning from skirmishes, where we came from and where we are most likely with Bannock and Paiute today,” he said. “If we don’t have our Indians who, according to stories, “ter- origins of learning what the old people rorized families here.” did prior to the treaty we won’t have In the years before treaties, tribes from a cultural foundation. We revised the this region roamed seasonally to gather, Washat religion, we held onto the war fish and hunt. dance culture, even the medicine dance The Bannock and Paiutes were known, culture.” Hill said, to “encroach” on families, some of Metaphorically speaking, Hill said, whom “still hold some resentment today.” the veterans’ ceremony at the school When it came time, leaders would could serve as a symbol of the Tribes’ go camp-to-camp slapping or hitting “continued fight for what we want for a rawhide – kilil or wawyat – to alert our children.” and recruit young men for battle. Songs Said Minthorn, “I understand it is a would be sung when they left and when veterans honoring and we hope that it they returned. will take hold again and inspire younger “Women would know they might not generations to hold on to our ceremonies.”
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Cree Enright, Health Administrative Operations Manager at Yellowhawk, swims with son Dylan Wells during the Aug. 8 SEA Awards at the Pendleton Aquatic Center.
Most of the 150-some Yellowhawk employees and their families attended the 2019 Service in Excellence Awards barbecue at the Pendleton Aquatic Center Aug. 8. Yellowhawk reserved the entire park for two hours to allow employees, health commission members, summer youth employees and their families to swim, eat and be merry.
SEA Award Recipients: CREATIVITY/INNOVATION: Mystie Haynie, Community Health Nurse, Community Wellness EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP: Dolores Jimerson, Mental Health Clinical Manager, Behavioral Health SERVICE EXCELLENCE: Robby Bill, Behavioral Health Peer Mentor, Behavioral Health SPIRIT OF YELLOWHAWK: Dawn Harvey, Phlebotomist/ Receptionist, Medical TEAM SPIRIT AWARD: Behavioral Health Team CEO AWARD: Tim Elliott, Maintenance Tech/Housekeeping, Facilities HEALTH COMMISSION AWARD: Tessa Woods, Pharmacy Clerk, Medical
Yellowhawk CEO Lisa Guzman hugs Tim Elliot, Maintenance Technician, as he is presented with the CEO Award.
Eric Gabriel, Quality Control Manager for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, cooks up some dogs for the families who attended the annual Service in Excellence Awards at the Pendleton Aquatic Center. Six Yellowhawk employees received awards for their work at the clinic, and the Behavioral Health team won the Team Spirit Award for demonstrating outstanding service to patients, community or within the organization. Two members of the Behavioral Health Department also won awards, Robby Bill received the Service Excellence award and Dolores Jimerson won the Exemplary Leadership Award.
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“We would be looking at intelligence feeds from all over the world, consolidate them and send them to the Pentagon. We’d do that partially here and partially in Virginia (the location of another subsidiary of Cayuse Holdings),” said Nerenberg. - A $32 million deal with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of Interior will provide staff for BIA offices around the country. Cayuse Technologies, as a subsidiary of Cayuse Holdings, would recruit and hire that staff. Another tribe had this contract before, but ever so many years it is renegotiated. Cayuse bid against that tribe and won the contract, Nerenberg said. Cayuse Holdings LLC has five government and four commercial subsidiaries. Chuck Sams III, the chairman of the Cayuse Holdings Board of Directors, said things are moving fast. “We’re working to maximize our status as an 8(a) corporation,” he said, referring to the Small Business Administration status. “The Board of Trustees, as owners, has charged Cayuse Holdings Board to make our companies as profitable as possible,” Sams said. “To do so we have to diversify the types of companies we acquire and operate, as evidenced by the number of contracts we’ve acquired so far.” Nerenberg said Cayuse Holdings is building stand-alone companies with the backing of the Board of Trustees. He noted that on Aug. 12 the CTUIR Board of Trustees approved a short-term loan while Cayuse Federal Services, another Cayuse subsidiary, waits on the federal government to pay on the contracts. The three new contracts are great, but they are just part of the Cayuse Holdings portfolio. Twenty people are now working in Mission under a U.S. Army contract inside a secure room with fully caged walls, floor and ceiling, plus opaque, laser-proof windows that requires key-card entry. “That is going to be bid again. We want to bring more people in and expand that room. Those types of government jobs we’ll be able to do here.” One of the non-government contracts is with T-Mobile. Cayuse Commercial Services has trained 15 people on the salesforce.com company-platform software specifically for T-Mobile. “That’s a big deal,” Nerenberg, “because it’s one of the first non-government jobs that is in high demand around the country, but can be done well from Mission. With a higher wage, this kind of a contract can become a career. Cayuse has had mostly service desk roles. That is good for a high school graduate or a recent college grad to get work experience, but it’s not a career. This T-Mobile contract pays enough to raise a family.” Eleven people – including six CTUIR members – have been hired and trained to work on the salesforce.com programming group. CTUIR member Preston Eagleheart heads up that new unit. “We’ll be hiring more people who want to learn and train,” Nerenberg said. Nerenberg said he’s focused on bringing in higher-paying jobs. Since the days when Accenture helped the CTUIR start Cayuse Technologies 13 years ago most
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of the jobs have been entry-level service desk roles. “Since 2006, Accenture hasn’t created many career-type roles. My goal is to create careers, teaching skills that are in high demand. Some minimum wage roles are good for people entering the work force, but we’ve got to give them a path to grow and earn more money,” Nerenberg said. “For the first time with high level jobs that can be careers … You could be there for the rest of your life, or five years and then move on to another company. We’re truly growing the company and growing the people with training and careers.” Nerenberg boasts about the capabilities of Cayuse Holdings. “Cayuse is on the map now. The people in the halls of Washington, D.C., are talking about us. People all over the world are talking about us. They know where Mission, Oregon is because they now work with Cayuse,” the CEO said. And the SBA 8(a) status is what is putting Cayuse on the map. Among other ther things, the SBA status speeds up domestic government purchasing from six months to two weeks and internationally from two years to a couple months. “Cayuse has really good people, a good plan, and the government needs what we do,” Nerenberg said. “They’ve seen our strategy and the service we can provide, and they want it.” The bottom line for the CTUIR is “more jobs are available and more are coming,” Nerenberg said. “Where Cayuse Tech gave a little bit of money back to the Tribe, now we’re large enough where the money becomes significant … We’re truly growing the company and the people … with training and careers.” With the three government contracts, Cayuse Holdings already has hired about 150 people throughout the United States. “My goal is 1,000 people by 2022, but we’re not overrunning the Rez,” Nerenberg said. “Most of the employees will not be from here. But we will hire anybody here who is qualified and wants a job. In fact we’re hiring now. And right now we’re training people, who aren’t qualified now, to become qualified. There are jobs in the back office, data or programming, and in government, and there will be even more next year as our larger contracts kick in.” Right now, Cayuse Holdings is generating more money than they ever have before, Nerenberg said. “The work we’re doing brings money back here to the Rez,” Nerenberg said. “Money from all over the world will come through Mission. The profit stays here and the Board of Trustees can decide how to spend it.” Sams was mindful that although Cayuse Holdings has experienced “exponential growth” over the last year, it isn’t a cash cow. “It’s important to remember the margins for profit are smaller than those you see for cash-operating businesses like casinos,” Sams said. The CTUIR Board of Trustees on April 12 increased Cayuse Holdings’ line of credit from $2 million to $2.5 million while the company waits for payment on the new contracts. Next year, Cayuse Holdings expects to obtain its own loan that will enable it to land even larger contracts.
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Wildhorse shuttle starts fall schedule Oct. 1 By the CUJ
MISSION – Shuttle service offered by Wildhorse Resort & Casino will begin a fall schedule starting Oct. 1. The number of stops in Mission and Pendleton will be reduced, but rides still will be offered eight times a day on weekdays and 10 times a day on weekends. Additionally, Kayak Transit, the bus service offered by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, offers a Mission Route with 117 stops per day in the community. The Wildhorse shuttle, which pro-
vides rides to the casino, will maintain stops at Mission Market, the Senior Center, on Whirlwind Drive and on Cedar Street. In Pendleton, the shuttle will stop at Hal’s Hamburgers/Greyhound Bus, Hamley Steakhouse, Vert/ Pendleton City Hall and the Pendleton Convention Hall. Kayak makes 107 stops in Pendleton at various points in the city. “We didn’t have set stops and times before; we went to Mission and Pendleton at the top of every hour and on phone requests. By setting up times and destinations like Kayak does we’re hoping to
be more consistent in our service,” said Robert Gentner at Wildhorse. Gary George, Wildhorse CEO, said the shuttle buses have been working too hard. “Over the last two years, our WRC shuttle fleet has endured an excessive amount of wear and tear, where we were replacing engines from too many stop-and-go stops,” George said in an email. “Wildhorse is probably the only (maybe two) casino in the Northwest that provides this kind of transportation service for local area residents.”
CUJ Briefly New after school program offered at Pendleton elementary schools
PENDLETON – A new low-cost after school program is now offered in Pendleton. The program is open to any Pendleton School District student in K-5th grade. Programs will occur at the Pendleton Early Learning Center, McKay and Washington elementary schools until 5:30 p.m. Cost is $8 per child per day and a onetime $10 materials fee. Registration is through Pendleton Parks and Recreation. Each day has a specific theme includes free play time and a snack. For more information contact Pendleton Parks and Rec at 541-276-8100.
Herbicide being applied along Iskuulpa Creek Road
MISSION - Weed control treatment in the Iskuulpa Creek watershed is planned for Sept. 1 through Oct. 31. Herbicide applications will be focused in the meadows along Iskuulpa Creek Road, where the staff from the Wildlife Program for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have been removing Himalayan blackberry shrubs for several years. Resprouting blackberry canes will be spot sprayed with Garlon 3A (triclopyr). For more information about treatment locations and dates, contact Lindsay Chiono in the CTUIR Department of Natural Resources at 541-429-7254.
Grant opportunity for NW native artists
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Longhouse at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington has individual Native artist grants available. Grants are between $2,500 and $5,000 and open to Native Artists living in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. They can be for anything an artist needs to advance their creative work. The application deadline is Oct. 10. Applications are at www.evergreen.edu/ longhouse. Artists can direct questions to Laura VerMeulen at vermeuLL@evergreen. edu, longhouse@evergreen.edu or 360867-6413.
Youth Council knocked the socks off Yellowhawk MISSION – The CTUIR Youth Leadership Council members who attended the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center’s all-staff meeting were a big hit. The youth council discussed their current efforts in community asset mapping, a skill they have been trained to used by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) in Portland. Community asset mapping helped the youth identify areas of need on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. NICWA also taught the youth to identify their community’s strengths they can use to help combat problem areas of Native life. The youth shared with the Yellowhawk staff that they are focusing on three areas: Culture and Language Revitalization, Suicide Prevention and Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention. In response to the event Yellowhawk sent in anonymous responses to the presentation that were unanimously positive. Staff said they felt inspired by the council’s clarity and optimism. “I hear so many community members talk about all the change that needs to happen on CTUIR, what we need to be doing as tribal members to better the community and build a stronger tribe. “By witnessing them share the hopes and dreams they have for our community, I realized that the change is occurring,” one commentor said. Another said, “The youth were the best part of the meeting. I hope they return soon.”
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Championship relay races in WW Sept. 20-22 WALLA WALLA – The Championship of Champions, “the biggest relay ever in the history of Indian relay,” returns to Walla Walla Fairgrounds Sept. 20-22. More than 40 teams are expected this year from Canada and from across the United States, according to Calvin Ghost Bear, chairman of the Horse Nations
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A jockey from the Arrow Lakes team jumped over his horse in the second exchange of a consolation event at the Championship of Champions Indian relay races in Walla Walla last year. The races are scheduled again at Walla Walla Fairgrounds Sept. 20-22.
Minthorn team racing again By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
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Indian Relay Council, based out of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Horsewoman Katherine Minthorn, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, will field a racing team again this year to compete at Walla Walla and a week earlier at the Pendleton Round-Up Sept. 11-14. While Minthorn does not race, she does everything else behind the scenes
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Area high school fall student-athletes listed MISSION – With nearly half its student body participating in one of three fall sports, Nixyaawii Community School is leading a barrage of native student-athletes into the new school year. NCS has 45 students competing, boasting 21 in volleyball, 14 on the cross country team and 9 on the co-op’d football squad with the Pilot Rock Rockets. The school, in its new digs in the Nixyaawii Education Facility, has an enrollment of 93 students. A dozen student-athletes are on teams at Pendleton High School. At Pilot Rock, there are two natives playing volleyball and one playing football. In Athena, three boys are playing varsity football and one girl is on junior varsity volleyball at WestonMcEwen High School.
Nixyaawii Community School student-athletes play with Pilot Rock as part of a co-op between the two schools. This year, nine NCS students commute to Pilot Rock for practices. From left to right top row, Magi Moses, Tyasin Burns, D’Andre Rodriguez, driver Gilbert Diaz, William Sigo, Aaron Barkley, Alyric Redcrane. From left to right kneeling, Luis Ortega and Kaiwin Clements. Not pictured: Dylan Abrahamson. CUJ Photo/Phinney
NCS/PR football boasts 9 Golden Eagles By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
PILOT ROCK – Early on it looks like at least five boys from Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) will have starting roles on the Class 1A eight-man football team at Pilot Rock (PR) High School.
For the second year, NCS and PR have joined forces to battle in the highly competitive Blue Mountain Conference, which is dominated by Dufur, six-time defending state champion. Last year, PR/NCS Pilot Rock/Nixyaawil football on page 6B
Taking a plunge at Community Picnic Umatilla Tribal Police Officer David Williams waits his turn then hits the water in the dunk tank. The event raised money for the Department of Children and Family Services at the annual Community Picnic on the Umatilla Indian Reservation Aug. 8. For more turn to Page 16B.
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Nixyaawii Community School Volleyball Varsity - Coach Jeremy Maddern – Susie Patrick, Christina Kaltusis, Cloe McMichael, Chelsea Farrow, Tayanna VanPelt, Kylie Mountainchief, seniors; Shelby Joseph, Keyen Singer, Allyson Maddern, Alexia Spino, and Celia Farrow, juniors; Alexis Maddern, freshman. Junior Varsity - Coach Janet Maddern - Keyen Singer, Julianna Matamoros, Anjelica Robles, Healyn Mahoney, sophomores; Mersayus Hart, Isabelle Sigo, Malaya Stanger, Alexis Maddern, Sydelle Wilson, freshman. Cross country - Coaches Ken Mayfield and Sam McCloud – Boys: Mick Schimmel, Joe Simon, seniors; Jared Wildbill, Kirk Hule, juniors; Shane Rivera, Lyle Soaring Eagle and Saint Schimmel, freshmen. Girls: Elle Marsh, McKenzie Kiona, Adilia Hart, Latis Nowland, Keyen Singer, Diamond Green and Sophie Bronson. Football - Coach Mike Baleztena - D’Andre Rodriguez, senior; Tyasin Burns, Magi Moses, William Sigo, juniors; Aaron Barkley, Dillon Abrahamson, Alyric Redcrane, Luis Ortega and Kaiwin Clements, freshmen. Pendleton High School Volleyball – Coach Amanda Lapp - Muriel Jones-Hoisington, Keirsen Spencer and McKenzie Penninger. Cross Country - Coach Ben Bradley – Boys: Aaron Luke. Girls: Summer Wildbill. Football – Coach Erik Davis- Kason Broncheau, Jason Chenoweth and Dylan Gomez. Soccer – Boys Coach Alex Erazo and Girls Coach Paul Parker - Girls: Charlie Mae Franklin, Kiana Manta and Summer Wildbill. Cheer (football) – McKendra Blue Thunder. Weston-McEwen High School (Athena) Volleyball – Coach Shawn White - Shayla Nixs. Football – Coach Kenzie Hansell - Aiden Wolf, Alex Williams and Peyton Sinclair Pilot Rock High School Volleyball – Coach Danielle Baleztena - Nya Van Pelt and Lillie Brewer Football – Coach Mike Baleztena - Kegan Bronson The athlete list of varsity and junior varsity athletes was compiled from school administrators and coaches. It may not be complete. The CUJ will also rely on families to help with school sports information. Please send news to cuj@ctuir.org.
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SEPT. SPORTS SCHEDULES Nixyaawii Community School Football with Pilot Rock 9/6/19 7pm @Enterprise 9/20/19 7pm vs. Ione/Arlington 9/27/19 7pm vs. Desales, Wash. Volleyball 9/5/19 6:30pm vs. Pilot Rock 9/10/19 5pm @Griswold 9/24/19 5pm @Elgin 9/27/19 6pm @Open Door Christian 9/28/19 10am @Wallowa
Pilot Rock High School Volleyball 9/3/19 6:30pm vs. Imbler 9/5/19 6:30pm @Nixyaawii 9/10/19 6:300pm @Riverside 9/13/19 8am @Wallowa, 12:30pm @Perrydale, 2pm @ Jordan Valley, 9/14/19 8am @Country Christian, 2pm @ Adrian, 3:30pm @Powder Valley 9/19/19 6:30pm @Weston-McEwen 9/21/19 2:30pm @Cove 9/24/19 6:30pm @Stanfield 9/26/19 6:30pm v.s. Heppner
Weston-McEwen High School Football 9/6/19 7pm @Central linn 9/12/197pm vs. Irrigon 9/27/19 7pm @Culver
The Nixyaawii Community School Cross Country team is comprised of, front row from left, MacKenzie Kiona, Keyen Singer, Saint Schimmel, Latis Nowland, Sophie Bronson, Diamond Greene, Adilia Hart, Elle Marsh, assistant coach Sam McCloud, and head coach Ken Mayfield; and, back row from left, Shane Rivera, Joe Simon, Lyle Soaring Eagle, Jared Wildbill, Kirk Houle, and Mick Schimmel. CUJ photo/Phinney
14 out for NCS Cross Country squad By the CUJ
MISSION – A big turnout of boys and girls has Coach Ken Mayfield excited about the potential for the cross country team at Nixyaawii Community School, which is eying seven meets before the special three-division district competition at Pendleton Community Park Nov. 1. The squad, 14 strong with seven boys and seven girls, was to open Sept. 5, the day the CUJ hit the streets, with the Buckaroo XC Opener at Pendleton Country Club, which, coincidently, was recently
purchased by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. On Saturday, Sept. 7 the first day of the Pendleton Round-Up, the team was expected to participate in the noncompetitive Kyle Burnside Memorial Dress-Up Parade Road Race. The team’s signature meet is also run in memory of Burnside, a member of the CTUIR who ran for Pendleton High School. He died in a car accident in 2010. The Kyle Burnside Wildhorse Invite, featuring teams from across the region, will be Oct. 17.
The team includes a pair of seniors – Mick Schimmel and Joe Simon. Mayfield considers Schimmel, one of the best Class 1A basketball players in the state, the leader of the NCS harriers. “He communicates with the team and gets everybody on the right page,” Mayfield said of Schimmel, who last year set the school record in the 5,000 meters at the district meet at Community Park, which is in the southwest part of Pendleton near McKay School. He ran the Nixyaawii cross country on page 6B
Volleyball 9/5/19 6pm vs. Powder Valley 9/7/19 9am @St Paul 9/9/19 4pm @Walla Walla Valley Academy 9/19/19 6:30 vs. Pilot Rock 9/20/19 4pm @Delphian 9/21/19 11am @Willamina, 12:30pm @Waldport 9/26/19 5pm @Union 9/28/19 2p vs Grant Union, 4pm @Stanfield
Pendleton High School Football 9/6/19 7pm @La Grande 9/13/19 7pm @Hood River Valley 9/20/19 7pm vs. Putnam 9/27/19 7pm vs. Scappoose
NCS getting new weight room
Volleyball 9/5/19 6:30pm @La Grande 9/16/19 6:30pm vs. Baker 9/19/19 6:30pm @Redmond 9/24/19 6:30pm @The Dalles 9/26/19 6:30pm vs. Crook Country
A simple stack of free weights is all that’s filling Nixyaawii’s weight room at Nixyaawii Community School as classes began in September. But equipment donated by Hermiston High School and a grant to add more will soon provide additional exercise gear at the Education Center.
Boys Soccer 9/3/19 4:30pm vs. Lewiston 9/5/19 4:30pm vs. Mcloughin 9/17/19 4:30pm vs La Grande 9/23/19 4pm @Baker/Powder Valley 9/26/19 4:30pm @Redmond Girls Soccer 9/3/19 4:30pm vs. Lewiston 9/5/19 4:30pm @La Grande 9/19/19 4:30pm @McLoughlin 9/23/19 4pm @Baker/Powder Valley 9/26/19 4:30pm v.s. Redmond
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MISSION – The weight room at the new Nixyaawii Education Center (NEC) has lots of equipment thanks to donated gear and grant funding. Hermiston High School replaced its weight room and donated half its exercise equipment to Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) and half to Pilot Rock High School. “Free is a great price,” NCS Principal Ryan Heinrich said. Larry Usher, Hermiston’s athletic director, called Heinrich and asked if he would like the equipment, which consists of squat machines, bench racks, and dumbbells ranging from five to 50 pounds. Heinrich hopes all of Nixyaawii’s nearly 100 students will use the new weight room.
“This weight room is bigger, has a nice sound system, and best of all it is for the NCS kids,” he said. Two to three classes and all sports teams will use the new weight room. It is also open to all staff and students. Not all the needed weight room equipment was donated. “I budgeted $10,000 for anything extra we can add,” Heinrich added. “This won’t buy everything but it will make it pretty nice.” Additionally, Lynette Minthorn, NCS physical education teacher, received money that can go toward the weight room. “Ms. Minthorn received a grant for $100,000 to equip the new room with maybe cardio machines,” Heinrich said. They plan to order cardio and resistance machines to round out the exercise room.
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Foursome second at Salem Hoopla good in it for being younger. There was some good competition and it was a really fun tournament,” she said Picard, who plays post for the Nixyaawii Golden SALEM - Four area girls made a strong showing at the 3-on-3 Hoopla Basketball Tournament in Salem, Eagles, was impressed with the structure of the big competition. Oregon, Aug. 2-4. “It was a great tournament,” she said. “Very orgaTeam Free Agents consisted of Sophie Bronson, 14, JaLay Burns, 15, Muriel Hoisington, 15, and Kyella nized … We played hard and we won some.” Bronson, a freshman Picard, 14. All four playwho will play this winter ers are either enrolled for the Golden Eagles, or a descendant of the “I felt nervous knowing that our team got a lot out of the tourConfederated Tribes of was really young and we didn’t have nament and the trip to the Umatilla Indian Resmuch size...’ Salem. ervation. - JayLa Burns “It was good playing They chose to play against older girls,” she in the more competitive 17-year-old division and took it all the way to the said. “It was a fun experience and the state capital was cool. I just wished we took first.” championships for a second place finish. Burns, who plays for Irrigon High School, was nerOn day one they went 2-1, and on day two they were 1-1. They fell five points short in the finals against Bench- vous only because they were a young team. “I felt nervous knowing that our team was really Warmers, dropping the championship 34-29. Hoisington, who plays for the Pendleton Buckaroos, young and we didn’t have much size. I feel that we did touched on the competitive aspect of playing in a higher really well, especially for our oldest being 15 and the teams we were going against were 17 and still getting division. “It was a really good tournament; we played really second,” said Burns. By MacKenzie Kiona of the CUJ
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The foursome of Muriel Jones-Hoisington, 15, JaLay Burns, 15, Kyella Picard, 14, and Sophie Bronson, 14, took second place in the 17-year-old division at the 3-on-3 Hoopla Tournament in Salem. Contributed photo
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Championship relay tion and store on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, sponsored the field at a as the team owner. recent race in Waterville, Washington. The Round-Up relays will be the And the University of Oregon will be team’s third this season, which they need sponsoring the team at the Round-Up. to qualify for the Championships. The Minthorn group will wear the Ducks’ Two members of green and yellow for the team – James Tone, at least one day of a Shoshone-Bannock, racing as part of the and Tony Marchand, agreement with the a Colville and former university. Further, jockey for the team, the team plans to paint return as back holder their horses with the and catcher, respecUniversity’s O. tively. At Walla Walla this The new jockey is month, the ChampiShoshone-Bannock onship of Champions rider Frankie Gould, is adding an Indian rea b oxer who also lay for women. Three goes by the name teams with two horsFrankie Dukes. Mintes and one exchange horn called Gould a will make two laps “phenomenal” jockey around the track. Ridthat rides for Boogie ers will take off from Facebook photo Boys on the Blackfeet a mounted start. Reservation at Fort Benny Minthorn has joined his sister, Additionally, the Hall, Idaho. Boogie Katherine, as a partner with a family youth relay is being horse-race team. He also brought home Boys limit their com- from Emerald Downs “Drops in the Surf,” a revamped. petition to Idaho, so sprinter descendant of “Storm Cat.” “As soon as we get Gould was available done with Gillette to ride in the regional races. (You can (Wyoming), it’s time to regroup and watch Boogie Boys in lime green in a 2018 make sure we’re ready for Walla Walla,” video on YouTube.) said Ghost Bear, the chair of the National At Pendleton and at Walla Walla, Indian Relay Council, said in a phone Gould and Marchand are expected to interview Aug. 30. “Walla Walla is the compete in chief’s races, too, Minthorn last event of the year and there’s excitesaid. ment in the air, the motivational level is The foursome of Minthorn, Emily so high.” Siedeman Thompson, Butch Hayes, and Ghost Bear said the event will feature Johnny Sampson have been working the “best racers in the country” who horses in preparation to race at the Pend- qualify by winning races during the year. leton Round-Up and at the ChampionHowever, he said, “Any team can be ship of Champions in Walla Walla. a champion throughout the year, but Siedeman Thompson, a CTUIR mem- when the champions come together in ber, returned to the Reservation and be- Walla Walla, that’s the championship of gan working diligently with Minthorn’s the champions.” horses in late June. But she’s taking it Ghost Bear said last year, the inauguraeasy right now after a mishap in early tion Championship event at Walla Walla, August. While she and her husband, Jo- had a “few glitches,” but this year’s set siah Thompson from Warm Springs, and up should go smoother. Sampson were trying to catch horses, a big “We took a look at what we can do quarter horse – Eagle Boy – kicked Emily to make it better, friendlier and safer,” in the right cheek bone and split her face Ghost Bear said. “We’re doing a lot of open. She went to St. Anthony Hospital things to add to the excitement.” and then was airlifted to Oregon Health & As he did last year, Ghost Bear praised Science University in Portland where she the support from Bill Ogg, the Walla underwent reconstructive surgery. Walla Fairgrounds general manager, Minthorn said Seideman Thompson is and the Walla Walla community for its “back to helping out” as much as she can. inviting support for the Championship. Benny Minthorn is a new partner with “I can’t say enough about them guys,” the team, a welcome addition, his sister he said. “They do anything and everysaid. Along with his financial partner- thing to satisfy us, and we do this to ship, Benny is providing a horse that will satisfy the teams.” compete in the chief’s races. The Colville Tribe in Washington is the “I’ve never had a family member as title sponsor this year. Last year the Conpart of the team,” she said, noting that federated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian most other racing teams are made up of Reservation was the title sponsor. The CTUIR remains a major sponsor and will relatives. And teams, she added, aren’t limited be sponsoring some of the races each day. NW Express from the Colville Reserto the guys on the track. Everybody that works with the horses, drives the trucks vation won the Championship of Chamthat haul the trailer, etc., have important pions last year on the last of three days of exciting riding. The team was owned roles to play, Minthorn said. Additionally, Minthorn’s team has had by Edward and Loren Marchand with manager Arnold Abrahamson and jockey two generous sponsors this year. Arrowhead Travel Plaza, the fuel sta- Mathew Pakootas. Continued from page 1B
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and Dufur were both undefeated after five games before the visiting Rangers knocked off the Rockets on their home field to win the league title. PR/NCS went on to play a pair of post-season games, but lost twice to Adrian. This year, Nixyaawii brings nine players to the 24-man roster coached by Mike Baleztena. That group includes two returning starters in Tyasin Burns and William Sigo, both juniors. Burns, who had the best numbers among running backs in the league last year, will be at tailback and receiver on offense, and linebacker on defense. Baleztena expects much of the same out of Burns, a quick, elusive back with break-away speed. He can also catch the ball and was one of quarterback Tanner
Corwin’s favorite targets last year. Burns is tough and with a head of steam he’s able to run over more slender defenders with his 5-11, 150 pound frame. Burns also returns kickoffs and punts. Sigo, at 5-10 and 250 pounds, will play on both offense and defense. Sigo proved his worth on the line last year and will start at right tackle again this fall, Baleztena said. He’s a steady force who opens holes for his backs and closes holes for the opposing team’s runners. Returning to the gridiron after taking his sophomore year off is a bigger, stronger and maybe faster Magi Moses. The big junior, who is probably 6-4 and 280 (he’s listed at 6-5 and 315 on the OSAA roster), will be at offensive tackle and at nose guard on defense. During a jamboree in Elgin Aug. 30 Moses impressed
Baleztena with his penetration into the backfield. “He shined at nose guard. He moved people out of the way and upset their offense. He has long arms and made their quarterback scramble, leaving our defensive ends and linebackers to take care of things out there,” the head coach said. “He’s a big enough boy. He’s big and he’s not slow, especially for eightman. I think you’re going to see a pretty good lineman by the end of the year.” Freshman Aaron Barkley is likely to start at defensive back and possible wide receiver, the Coach said. “He looks like he could be a defensive fiend at corner back. He knows how to face-defend; he’s like glue on receivers and should be one heck of a corner. I see him contributing a lot as a varsity
player,” Baleztena said. Two other freshmen have caught the coach’s eye: Dylan Abrahamson and Alyric Redcrane. Abrahamson doesn’t have a lot of size, yet, at 5-8 and 140 pounds, but he has “excellent hands” and “eventually will be a good receiver.” Baleztena likes Redcrane, 5-9 and 240, for his attitude and may reward his hard work with some time at offensive tackle. Others on the squad likely will see most of their action on a junior varsity squad, although the coach said how that plays out is uncertain. The team lost its number one linebacker at the jamboree with junior running back/defensive back Ian Gamble broke his leg. The other NCS players on the roster include D’Andre Rodriguez, the only senior, at 5-10 and 160; Kaiwin Clements, a freshman at 5-7 and 169; and junior Luis Ortega, who came out after the season started. With a 24-man roster, this will be the first time in years that Pilot Rock will have a JV schedule. For the varsity, the PR/NCS squad opens the season at home Sept. 20 against Ione/Arlington, then visit DeSales, Wash., in a non-league game Sept. 27. In October, the PR/NCS team will go to Imbler Oct. 4, host Union Oct. 11, and finish with games on the road at Dufur Oct. 18 and at Powder Valley Oct. 25. The first round of playoffs begin Nov. 1.
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distance in 18 minutes and 40 seconds. Mayfield is especially eager to see how three freshmen boys will fit onto the roster. Shane Rivera, Lyle Soaring Eagle and Saint Schimmel are all athletes that likely can play any sport. Mayfield said he knows many of his athletes are basketball players running to get in shape, but those three freshmen will be competitive on the cross country course as well. The two juniors on the team are girls – MacKenzie Kiona and Elle Marsh. Five sophomores include Jared Wildbill and Kirk Hule on the boys team, with Adilia Hart, Latis Nowland and Kyen Singer for the girls. In addition to Rivera, Soaring Eagle and Saint Schimmel, freshmen include girls Diamond Green (Singer’s sister) and all-around athlete Sophie Bronson. “It’s a great group of kids. They do what we tell them. They show respect. They practice and work hard,” Mayfield said. The runners have shown a commitment to the season, said Mayfield, who coaches with assistant Sam McCloud. Before school started the team worked out with volunteer strength coach Chris Schwartz at 6:30 a.m. in the Community Gym on Mondays and Wednesdays. Schwartz, from Pendleton, led 10-second interval high-intensity workouts for the cross country and volleyball teams. In the afternoons at 4, the cross country team ran outside Monday through Thursday. Mayfield also organized an optional practice on Saturdays. The NCS cross country team will have away meets in Umatilla, Helix, Heppner, Hermiston and Stanfield.
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NCS seniors plan college tour during Round-Up week
Heppner horse races
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Sam Spino, left, and Jay Bartlett wrangle a horse in the wild horse race competition during the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo in Heppner, Oregon on Aug. 17. Marty Little (not pictured) was also on the team. Bartlett and Little have worked together and Spino joined the pair for the Heppner event. Each team got two goes for the night and the Barlett-Little-Spino team covered both horses for successful races.
MISSION – Seniors at Nixyaawii Community School that are members of the National Honor Society will be eligible to participate in a Round-Up week tour of colleges in eastern Washington and Idaho. The tour will include Gonzaga University and Spokane Community College in Spokane, Washington, Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, Washington State University in Pullman, Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, University of Idaho in Moscow and Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. NCS teacher Chelsea Hallam will serve as a chaperone on the trip, which is planned Sept. 9-11. Another tour is being planned in November for western Washington colleges with stops at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Northwest Indian College and Western Washington University in Bellingham, and the University of Washington in Seattle. Both trips are fully funded by a grant from the Portland Trail Blazers.
DID YOU KNOW? Birthdays: 1st: Troy Gillpatrick 2nd: Reese Shippentower 3rd: Preston Bronson 5th: Audrey Shippentower, John Dick, Willie McKay, Vicki Rodriguez and Ayla Ferea 6th: Misty Brigham 8th: Alina George and Cleo Dick 9th: Manuel Soares 10th: Nathan Dick and Angelica Ancheta 11th KariAnn Edmiston and Nijone Lockhart 12th: Robert J. Van Pelt 14th: Thomas Brigham 16th: Chris Brigham, Tyler Rodriguez and Dan Morris 17th: Charlie Morrison, Èla Morrison and Charlie Quaempts 18th: Ralph Jones 19th: Rodrick Edmiston 20th: Jose Hernandez 22nd: Leo Crawford 27th: Neva Kash Kash 28th: MaryT Wittkopf and Richard Orna
The General Council, which consists of all Tribal members age 18 and older, elects the governing body of the CTUIR - the Board of Trustees. The General Council also elects its own officers whose primary responsibilities include running the monthly General Council meetings and moving forward General Council issues. The General Council meets monthly to hear updates from its Chairman, the Board of Trustees and various working groups. This is also an opportunity for General Council members to provide input and recommendations to the tribal officials. Special General Council meetings are occasionally held to discuss specific issues. General Council meetings are generally closed to the public and the news media unless invited by the General Council officers. Gathered from ctuir.org
Anniversaries: 3rd: Michael & Deb Van Pelt 4th: Andrea Rodriguez & Jose Hernandez 7th: Amber & Troy Gillpatrick 24th: Chris & Tina Marsh 29th: Angelica & Chris Ancheta
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D’Andre Rodriguez, senior at Nixyaawii Community School, plays the piano with his band “The Good List,” which also included Olivia Wallace. Their song was “Evergreen.”
Kaydon Higheagle, CTUIR member, plays the flute along with drummer Sam Surber, not pictured, during the Friday night concert.
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Olivia Wallace, 16, performs her solo “Times We Spent.” Her solo band is called “TwoSpirit.” The Rock and Roll Camp, in its 14th year, is a free music camp for teens held every year at the Pendleton Center for the Arts. The week ends with a free concert in downtown Pendleton. Tribal members participated as campers and counselors. Campers form bands, compose their own music, learn to play new instruments and write a zine.
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Peter Walters (red bandana), enrolled CTUIR member and former camp director, watches the first act of the night.
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Officials needed for Youth Football
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PENDLETON – Pendleton Youth Football needs officials for third and fourth grade games and for contests between fourth and fifth graders. Referees can choose the games they want to officiate and each referee will be paid in cash after the games. For more information contact Ron Smith at pendletonyouthfootball@ gmail.com, on Facebook @pendletonyouthfootball or on the web at pendletonyouthfootball.org.
PENDLETON - Pendleton School District’s first official day of school was August 27. Washington Elementary School teachers ushered in students from grades second through fifth, but first graders were picked out for a different experience. Washington Principal Aimee VanNice welcomed parents to the cafeteria for a first-grade soft start. First graders started their offical first day Sept. 3. CUJ Photos/Jill-Marie Gavin
Washington Elementary School parent Beth Looney, left, stands with fifth-grader Alice Looney and fourth-grader Richina Looney, center, and sister Eva Looney, right.
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Indian Education Coordinator Rachel Guardipee, Mato Treloar, center and Nakehya Watchman, right, listen as Principal VanNice gives an introduction.
Parent Tara Van Pelt sits with students Taylor Van Pelt, center, and Jeffrey Van Pelt, right. First grade students were given a one-day introduction to the school before starting their classes a week later than upperclassmen.
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MISSION - Fourteen young people from the Summer Youth Employment program took part in a First Foods Academy, the third of four this year, on Aug. 15 at the Longhouse on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The event was hosted in partnership with the Fish & Wildlife Commission for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The goal of the education-driven event is to help youth – CTUIR members from eighth-through-12 th grades and Summer Youth employees - develop a habit of incorporating treaty rights activities
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into their schedule and budget, and to practice them safely and in accordance with tribal laws, according to Althea Huesties-Wolf, Summer Youth Employment Coordinator. “We have tribal scientists and tribal members talk about regulations, science behind the foods, journaling, history of the foods and methodologies,” HuestiesWolf said. “Some cultural knowledge is shared, but we always encourage youth to talk to their families about their traditions and habits.” A lunch panel on hunting camps and hunt bosses included elders Les Minthorn, Jesse Jones Jr. and Dr. Ron Pond. Other presentations were made by Umatilla Tribal Police officers Tommy Thompson and Dick Bobbitt on hunt preparation and CTUIR Wildlife Program manager Carl Scheeler on management and regulations. Hunt methodology stations were managed by Thompson (buffalo/elk/ moose), Jim Marsh (archery), Matt Farrow Sr. (deer) and Matt Farrow Jr. (duck, pheasant and fowl). Jeremy Wolf, chair of the Tribes’ Fish and Wildlife Commission (and Board of Trustees Vice Chair), talked about the First Kill Ceremony. Each year, there are four such events. In February the academy focused on gathering with CTUIR botanist Cheryl Shippentower leading the event. In April, the topic was fishing with Andrew Wildbill. And in October, it will be preserving first foods with the Tribal Education staff.
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Anthony Greene, left, walks with his sisters, Keyen Singer and Diamond Greene, center and mother Cara Greene, right, during the Walk For Healing held at the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center Aug. 17. CUJ photos/Jill-Marie Gavin
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MISSION - Community members joined staff from Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center Behavioral Health Program for a Walk for Healing held at the clinic Aug. 17. The walk was held in part to promote health and wellness but also for suicide prevention.
WALLA WALLA – The annual Frenchtown Rendezvous is Oct. 12 at Assumption Church Parish Hall on East Elder Street in Walla Walla. The Rendezvous is the biggest annual fundraising event for the Frenchtown Historical Foundation. This year’s gathering will include a family history workshop, silent auction featuring Walla Walla wines, raffle for a Pendleton blanket, catered tri-tip dinner and a keynote presentation on the years of upheaval from the 1847 Whitman killings through the 1862 incorporation of the city and beyond. Rendezvous tickets are $40 and available by advance purchase only. Children under age 12 are free. Student tickets are $20. (The student price is not available for online purchase.) Tickets will be held at the door. “Thunder and Earthquake” Pendleton blanket raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20. Send cash or check to Frenchtown Historical Foundation, P.O. Box 1224, Walla Walla, WA 99362, or purchase online at tinyurl.com/rdv2019. The day will begin at 1 p.m. with a family photographs workshop led by Donna Cummings. She will introduce techniques for identifying and researching family photographs from the Walla Walla valley. Cummins teaches history courses in
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the Quest program at Walla Walla Community College and is working on a book about early Walla Walla photographers. At 2 p.m., a silent auction is planned and will include refreshments, games, puzzles and history displays. At 4 p.m., Roberta Brown, professor emerita at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, will present “ Negotiators and Advocates: FathersBrouillet and Chirouse, Walla Walla, 1847-1884.” The two names appear over and over in the early cemetery records of Frenchtown: Jean Baptiste Abraham Brouillet and Eugene Cassimir Chirouse. Father Chirouse came from France in 1847 and built Frenchtown’s first St. Rose Chapel on land donated by William McBean. French Canadian Father J.B.A. Brouillet, remembered today for burying the Whitman bodies, established St. Anne Mission among the Cayuse, brought the Sisters of Providence to Walla Walla, and founded the Catholic Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. For more information about the Frenchtown Historic site or the Frenchtown Historical Foundation, visit the website at frenchtownwa. org, email frenchtownhistoricfoundation@gmail.com or call 509-522-3763.
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Yoshihiro Kitai was artist-in-residence at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts in Aug. Here he shows his monoprints “Conflux Series” to, from left, Nika Blasser, CSIA marketing director, Colby Crawford and Scott Quigley. Behind them, Ric Walters talks to Ellen Wardell. Kitai is an Assistant Professor of printmaking at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland. Several people attended his artist talk on Aug. 22, including one of his former students Anne Haley of Walla Walla. The top of each print featured some combination of bright orange, yellow, blue, pink, or purple. The colors represented Eastern Oregon sunsets. They also featured gray clouds made with several layers of ink and sections of dots on Japenese paper representing the wind. Kitai made each dot using a pigment called gansai, which is similar to watercolor.
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Crow’s Shadow slates open house Sunday after Round-Up
PENDLETON — An open house is planned the day after the Pendleton Round-Up on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA) on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The public is invited to visit the art gallery, which will feature a variety of works from CSIA’s permanent collection of contemporary art. Visitors can also see the printmaking studio where the Artists-in-Residence work alongside the Master Printer to produce limited edition hand-pulled fine lithographs. Crow’s Shadow is located at the historic Saint Andrews Mission on the Umatilla reservation about 10 miles east of Pendleton. The organization was founded 27 years ago under the guidance
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of local artists James Lavadour (Walla Walla), Phillip Cash Cash (Cayuse and Nez Perce), and their creative friends. CSIA was envisioned as a place for creative folks from the area to foster artistic development. In 2001 CSIA turned its focus toward fine printmaking and hired a full-time Master Printer. Since then CSIA’s reputation for publishing fine art lithography has grown, and works published by Crow’s Shadow Press have gone on to many venerable institutions around the world.
Fletcher children’s book signings set MISSION – The Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame, along with the Heritage Station Museum, will host two signings of the children’s book “Let ‘Er Buck! George Fletcher the People’s Champion,” on Sept. 14 and 17. The book was authored by Vanda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated by Gordon C. James. It tells the story of black cowboy George Fletcher, who was judged third in the saddle bronc competition at the 1911 Round-Up. However, he won the RoundUp’s true “people’s champion” award, spontaneously funded by an audience determined to see Fletcher go home with
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the prize. “Let ‘Er Buck! is a children’s book with beautiful illustrations that will be enjoyed by young and old alike,” according to a news release from the Hall of Fame. The first signing and book sale with the author will be Saturday of the Pendleton Round-Up on Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Round-Up Way in Roy Raley Park in Pendleton. A second signing is set for Sept. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Heritage Station Museum, which will include a presentation by the author. The museum is at 108 S.W. Frazer Avenue in Pendleton.
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Exchange students from Minamisoma, Japan, Pendleton’s Sister City, visited the Umatilla Indian Reservation on Aug. 8. They began the day in the Longhouse where they exchanged gifts and witnessed traditional dances, including the Owl Dance, Swan Dance, Butterfly Dance, War Dance, and a Circle Dance. Next, they toured Tamáskslikt Cultural Institute and Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts. They ended the day in Pendleton at Happy Canyon. The students were in the area for two weeks as part of an annual exchange program. Many CTUIR Tribal members have particpated in the exchange, including Nixyaawii Community School student Tyanna Van Pelt, who went to Japan this year.
Kanon Yuhara dances with Cashis Bevis for an Owl Dance at the Longhouse during an Aug. 8 visit to the Umatilla Indian Reservation by Minamisoma, Japan exchange students. The guests witnessed several traditional dances by youth who particpate in the CTUIR summer recreation program.
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21 Tribal youth train with CTUIR and local businesses
Vincent Sheoships, left, and Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, right, spent time in the chambers and courtroom of Umatilla County Circuit Court Judge Rob Collins. In total, 21 youth and six adults participated in Workforce Development’s summer training program. They were placed with several departments of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and local businesses. Workforce Development, a program managed by CTUIR Department of Children and Family Services, paid the trainees while they trained in areas that will help them with future career plans. They also took part in money management training provided by US Bank and received movie tickets donated by Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Tania Wildbill was hired for the summer to help with placements and managing the day-to-day of the program. Kathleen Peterson was hired in Aug. as the full-time manager of the program. Wildbill said her main goal was to place them with “intention” in areas that ignited their “life passion.” The summer concluded with a recognition dinner on Aug. 22 at the Nixyaawii Governance Center.
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Hannah Rivera and four other trainees were placed with CTUIR’s Day Care.
Anjelica Robledo spent her summer in the basement of the Nixyaawii Governance Center working in the Office of Information Technology’s records room.
Pierce Watchman and Grace Moses at the CTUIR Day Care as they learned what it takes to work with children. Photos by Tania Wildbill
D’Andre Rodriguez, Kya Creger and Kyella Picard stand with their supervisor, Gail Redbird, at CTUIR’s Native Plant Nursery where they worked during their Workforce Development summer training program. Rodriguez was also able to participate in the Rock and Roll Camp at the Arts Center as part of his training.
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Attendees to the 2019 Community Picnic feasted on 480 hamburgers, 350 hot dogs, 14 watermelons, 15 cantaloupes, 15 honeydew melons, nine gallons of potato salad and five gallons of macaroni salad.
Sarah Sams tastes the frosting at the cookie decorating station.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato and macaroni salad, along with watermelon and cantaloupe, were served at the 2019 Community Picnic. The annual event is hosted by the Housing department of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation every Aug. on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. DJ Randy played hits across the decades and emceed. There were many activities, including outreach booths, horse rides, Smokey Bear, kick ball, volleyball, slip and slides, cookie decorating, a dunk tank and lots of great raffle prizes. CUJ photos/MacKenzie Kiona and Casey Brown
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Melissa Van Pelt, left, is a wildland firefighter with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She and Smokey Bear handed out information to children and adults of all ages at the 2019 Community Picnic Aug. 8.
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MISSION – The annual community picnic took place on Aug. 8 at the July Grounds on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Housing department hosts the event every year. Thanks to 11 volunteers and the assistance of several departments and organizations, the event was a success. In fact, it was such a success that they ended up running out of food due to an estimated 600 in attendace. The Housing crew worked hard to put on the event. Tanner Michael, Housing Maintenance Manager, said he was happy to see so many people. “Every Year we enjoy putting this event together. It does take time, but with the support of the Board of Trustees and volunteers, we always make it happen. It’s great to see the community come together to eat, laugh and even win something to take away other than a full belly,” he said. The cooks went through 480 hamburgers, 350 hot dogs, 14 watermelons, 15 cantaloupes, 15 honeydew melons, nine gallons of potato salad and
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Jordan Diaz rides a horse under the watchful eye of Richard Star at the Community Picnic Aug. 8.
five gallons of macaroni salad. Woodrow Star, CTUIR Board of Trustees Member at Large, welcomed everyone. DJ Randy, aka Randall Melton, kept the energy up with hits from several decades. With 30 vendor booths, several tribal departments and entities were represented such as Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, Cayuse Technologies, as well as local entities such as Blue Mountain Community College and Oregon State University Extension Services. CTUIR Youth Council assisted Umatilla Tribal Police Department with the dunk tank. People of all ages lined up to throw a softball at the bullseye that dunked Community Policing Officer Dave Williams and Youth Council members Keyen Singer, Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, Sunhawk Thomas and JuJu Matamoros. Williams said the highlight of the event was interacting with the people in attendance. “For me it was when I was ‘trash talking’ a little bit to a young lady who turned out to be a softball player and she dunked me three times in a row,” he said. “It was good to see such athletic talent and funny at the same time.”
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Chance Rush, enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes (HIDATSA) of North Dakota, visited Mission Aug. 30 and spoke to government staff from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Rush, from Oklahoma, has visited the Umatilla Reservation before. Rush, standing at left is joined by his trainees, from left, Tiffany Rodriguez, Kola Shippentower-Thompson, Taylor Jerome, Angelica Lopez, Alex Nilo, Angela HummingbirdJohnson, Lorene Broncheau, Haley Kannard, Paula Wagner-Bellingham, and Sam Spino. Kneeling from left is Monica Paradise, Dionne Bronson, Randall Minthorn and Julie Taylor.
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A HUMBLE AND SINCERE HIMEEKIS q’eciyew’yew (big thanks) to relatives on the UmaRez who contributed ($505) toward my newborn son Jaylin Barnhart’s foot surgery last month: Sarah and Ashley Picard, Shelly Minthorn, Sandy Sampson, RaeAnn Oatman, Willa Wallace, Robert Wilson and Nijone Lockhart (necklaces). May your generosity return to you all ten-fold. Lindsey X. Watchman Q’ECIYEW’YEW From the CTUIR Language Program. 2019 Camp Miyanisma. We Appreciate Your Work!! Thanks to CTUIR Camp Miyanisma participants, General Council, Housing Department, Natural Resources, Police Department, Recreation Program, Summer Youth Employees, Department of Economic and Community Development, Department of Children and Family Services BOLSTER Program, Bud-Rich Potato Inc., Pepsi Bottling Company, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. Also, thanks to Allen Wexman, Jim Harrison, KuJoshua Spencer family, Johnny Sampson, Linda Sampson, Mary Keith, Ian Sampson and Monice Samuels, Robert Fossek. And from Wanapum: Jason Buck, Heaven Wyena, Lightening Paul Jr., Garret Seelatsee and Rex Buck IV. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK the following people for assisting me with the two Community Policing projects I took part in during the Community Picnic this year (2019): For the Dunk Tank Fund raiser project I would like to thank Julie Taylor, DCFS Director, Keyen Singer, Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, Sunhawk Thomas, and JuJu Matamoros from the CTUIR Youth Council. For the set up and tear down I would like to thank the CTUIR Housing Maintenance Crew, too numerous to name them all, the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department for filling the tank (James and Tony) and the CTUIR Branch of the
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BIA Fire Crews for helping me getting the tank turned back over onto its wheels. Members of the community that helped me pack up all the parts are Tony Lavadour and Lyndsey Watchman. And, of course last but certainly not least the Pendleton Police Department and Glen Hamby for lending us the Dunk Tank. For the Missing Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls booth that I was allowed to participate with, I would like to give special thanks to Chris Schwartz for taking the flyer I made and making it into something professional in appearance and informative. And, I would like to thank everyone who played a part in making the MMIWG booth a success: Willa Wallace, Kola ShippentowerThompson and UTPD Officer Tommy Thompson, Art McConville and Mildred Quaempts for the Tabaco ties, and Randy Melton for printing off the banner on vinyl. If I missed someone I apologize, and, thank you for your help as well. Sincerely, David Pell Williams, UTPD Community Policing Officer THE CTUIR HOUSING DEPARTMENT would like to thank you for your generous donations to support our 14th annual Community Picnic. Its supporters like you that make these event successful and possible. Donors: CTUIR Board of Trustees and Tribal Departments, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Aaron’s Rental, Smart Foodservice, Franz Bakery, Yellowhawk Senior Center Staff, Sorbenots Pendleton, OMG Burgers and Brew, Dickey’s Barbeque Pit, Big Johns Hometown Pizza, Abby’s Pizza, Safeway, Quiznos, Frazier Office Supply, D & B Supply, Master Printers, Starbucks, Dean’s Pendleton Athletic, Grocery Outlet, Prodigal Son, Oregon Grain Growers Distillery, The Saddle, Cayuse Technologies, Zimmerman and Co., Kelly’s Lumber Supply, Premium Tire and Lube, Pamawaluukt Empower Program, Walchli Farms. Also, thank you to all the vendors, the community services and support that you provide is sincerely appreciated. Vendors: Tribal Departments of CTUIR – Planning, Kayak, Pamawaluukt Empower Program, Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation, Family Violence Services, First Foods, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Children and Family Services, Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start. Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center – Dental, Community Wellness, WIC, Community Garden, Outstation Outreach Workers, Behavioral Health, Alcohol & Drug, Community Wellness. Walla Walla VA Medical Center, CAPECO, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Cayuse Technologies, Blue Mountain Community College, Grand Canyon University, State of Oregon APD, Enough Iz Enough, BIA Fire Management, Pendleton Public Library, Energy Trust of Oregon, National Weather Service, and Cay-Uma-Wa Toastmasters. Inchii-quuthla. A big thank you to all.
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Old Business. None. Resolution 19-044: Topic: Land Development Code Amendment – Accessory Dwelling Units. RESOLVED, that the Land Development Code amendment ZC-19-001 shall be in effect immediately upon signature of this Resolution; AND, that said Resolution has not been modified or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED, this 15th day of July, 2019. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to adopt Resolution 19-044. Kat Brigham seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Resolution: Topic: 99-Year Lease Whirlwind. MOTION: Jeremy Wolf moves to table amended Resolution for thirty days from July 15, 2019. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Resolution 19-046: Topic: USDOT BUILD Planning Grant Support. RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees do hereby support the Capital Improvements Committee to apply and seek a USDOT BUILD Planning Grant; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that in the event of receipt of this Planning Grant that the Board of Trustees will allocate from the Contingency Fund not more than $200,000 or 20% of the award grant whichever is less to use as local match n support of the grant completion; AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED, this 15th day of July, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19046 as amended. Sally Kosey seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. [Woodrow Star not present for vote]. Other Board Action: None. BOT Travel Reports. 1) Gary Burke, July 9-12, Willamette Falls Locks Commission meeting at West Linn. 2) Kat Brigham, June 13, Tribal Water Commission tour of CTUIR. 3) Jeremy Wolf, July 9-13, CRITFC delegation to Washington, DC. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve BOT reports. Williams Sigo seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, July 29-Aug. 1 to Northern Quest to attend First Nations Climate Change Summit. Sept. 23-27 to Washington DC to attend 2019 National Tribal Energy Summit. 2) Gary Burke, July 21-24 to Siletz to attend OR Tribes meeting. July 25 to Salem to attend Karen Quigley retirement event. July 26 to Toppenish, WA to attend Four Chairs meeting. 3) Kat Brigham, July 2225 to Washington, DC. July 26 to Hermiston to attend Eastern OR Economic Summit. July 29-31 to Spokane to attend Tribes & First Nations Climate Summit. Aug. 10-11 to Eugene, U of OR to attend Changing CurrentTribes Youth Water Summit 2019. Aug. 1 to Walla Walla to attend Mill Creek Coalition meeting, 4) Sally Kosey, travel July 29-31 to attend Tribes 1st Nations Climate Change Summit. MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to approve BOT leave requests. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 5 for – (Sally Kosey, Woodrow Star, Kat Brigham, Jeremy Wolf and William Sigo) – 1 against (Aaron Ashley) – 1 abstaining (Rosenda Shippentower). DATE: July 22, 2019 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Doris Wheeler, Treasurer; Kathryn Brigham, Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member; Sally Kosey, Member and William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman. Full quorum present. Old Business. None. Resolution 19-045: Topic: Renewal of IHS Lease for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approve the Lease Agreement for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center between the Confederated Tribes and the United States of America, Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services (IHS), Lease No. IHS-CTUIR-2019-44 (IHS Lease), attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1C; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes its Chair or designee to execute the IHS Lease and to take such further action as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Resolution; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Tribal Health Commission and Yellowhawk Chief Executive Officer to prepare and submit its notice of intent to renew the IHS Lease for FY 2020 and supporting documentation as set forth in Section 5 of the IHS Lease; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the renewal of the IHS Lease for FY 2020 shall be subject t to Tribal Health Commission and Board of Trustees approval. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 22ns day of July, 2019. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to adopt Resolution 19-045. Rosenda Shippentower seconds. Motion carries 5-0-0. Resolution: Topic: Election Code Amendments. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Election Code amendments attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 22nd day of July,
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2019. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves not to adopt Resolution. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 4 for (Rosenda Shippentower, Woodrow Star, Aaron Ashley, William Sigo) – 1 against (Sally Kosey) – 0 abstaining. Other Board Action: None. BOT Travel Reports. 1) Aaron Ashley, tour of N. Fork McKay Creek on Tues. July 16. 2) Rosenda Shippentower, July 9-11 to attend Region 10 Tribal Consultation at Airway Heights, WA. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to approve travel reports. Motion carries 5-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, travel request to Nashville, TN from Nov. 18-22 to attend STGWA mtg. 2) Rosenda Shippentower, Aug. 5-6 to attend OHPB meeting at Portland. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve leave request. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 5-0-0. DATE: July 29, 2019 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Kathryn Brigham, Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member; and Sally Kosey, Member. Doris Wheeler, Treasurer [arrived at 9:55 AM] William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman on personal leave. Quorum present. Old Business. None Next Resolution 19-048: None. Other Board Action: a. Human Resources Consortium Employee Survey drawing for $100 gift cards by Kathryn Burke and Jordan Bronson. Fives names drawn by Sally Kosey, BOT Member: Ext. 356, Jean Stark, Ken Burcham, Greg Penney, Brian Hanson. Commission/Committee Update by Kat Brigham, BOT Secretary. -Education & Training Committee (ETC), 1 vacancy for two year term, two applications from Cheryl Shippentower and Ross Simmons. ACTION: by secret ballot Cheryl Shippentower was reappointed to ETC for two year term. -Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC), 2 vacancies for 3 year staggered terms, three applications from Jim Marsh, Ken Hall and Brandon Treloar. ACTION: by secret ballot Ken Hall and Jim Marsh were reappointed to the two positions on FWC for three year terms. -Tiicham Conservation District, one vacancy for 2 year term, one application from Kyle McGuire. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to appoint Kyle McGuire to TDC for two year term. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. -Law & Order Committee (LOC) received two resignations from Jackie Minthorn and Wenona Scott. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to accept resignation from Jackie Minthorn whose term ends May 7, 2020 and Wenona Scott whose term ends Jan. 7, 2020 and advertise for the two positions. Sally Kosey seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. -Land Protection Planning Commission (LPPC). Resignation from Billy Bronson whose term ends Dec. 5, 2020. Bylaws state the alternate shall fill the vacated position and the alternate is Jim Marsh. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to advertise for the alternate position on the Land Protection Planning Commission with a term ending on April 3, 2020. -Science & Technology Committee (STC). Woodrow Star stepped down from STC and Aaron Ashley will step in to fill the position. The motion in the July 15 Minutes will be corrected. Aaron Ashley will also replace Woodrow Star on all the Hanford Board and Committees. -North East Area Commission on Transportation (NEACT) vacancy. Frank Anderson, Public Works Director, would be one of the two voting positions on NEACT if appointed. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to appoint Frank Anderson to NEACT. Rosenda Shippentower seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. -Terms expiring: Les Minthorn, Gaming Commission, term expires Sept. 8. Kelly Long, Housing Commission, term expires Sept. 8. David Wolf, LAC, term expires Sept. 5. Bill Burke, TCD, term expires Sept. 5. -Continue advertising for position: 3 positions for Culture Coalition, May 7, 2020, meets as needed – no stipend. 1 position for Culture Resource Committee complete term ending April 1, 2021, meet 1st and 3rd Tues. 1 position for Farm Committee, complete term ending May 7, 2021, meet 2nd & 4th Tues. at 2:30 PM. 1 position for Tiicham Conservation District, 1 with term ending June 1, 2020, meet 2nd & 4th Tues. -Applications due Aug. 19 by 4 PM. A BOT work session is scheduled for Fri. Aug. 23 to review applications and will make appointments on Mon. Aug. 26. Elders Day Donation Request. BOT Secretary read a letter to BOT Chair from Alan Crawford, Senior Elders Coordinator dated July 25th requesting donation of two Pendleton blankets for the annual CTUIR Elder’s Day Luncheon scheduled for Sept. 6 at WRC. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to purchase 4 Pendleton blankets for the Annual Elder’s Day Luncheon, two for CTUIR Honoree’s and two for Veterans, using the WRC DEB Voucher. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. BOT Travel Reports. 1) Jeremy Wolf, Summer Youth hike on Mon. July 29. CRITFC meeting at Portland on July 24-26. Verbal-Yakima Delta Enhancement Project at Richland, WA on July 23. Verbal-Crow Shadow Monthon event at Walla Walla on July 27. 2) Gary Burke, Oregon Tribes Meeting at Lincoln City from July 21-23. CRITFC Swearing In for Jeremy Wolf as
CRITFC Chair at Portland, July 25. Hamely’s auction at Portland, July 25. LCIS Retirement event for Karen Quigley at Salem, July 25. Four Chairs meeting at Toppenish, WA, July 26. 3) Kat Brigham, Eastern Oregon Summit at Hermiston, July 26. Crow’s Shadow Monthon event at Walla Walla on July 27. Meetings with Washington DC legislators, July 22-25. 4) Rosenda Shippentower, attend Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance PL638 Tribal Leaders and Admn. Orientation, July 22-24 at Portland. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, travel to Richland on 15 to attend STWG meeting. 2) Gary Burke, personal leave for Fri. Aug, 2 3) Jeremy Wolf, personal leave Aug. 16 and 27-30 all day. 4) Kat Brigham, Polled Travel Aug. 12-15, 2019 to attend the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims Conference at Harrah’s Resort at Funner, California. Personal leave the afternoon of August 1st and canceled the Mill Creek Coalition scheduled for the same time. 5) Woodrow Star, verbal request travel to New Buffalo, MI to give oral testimony on Victim’s Crime Aug. 19-23. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve leave request. Sally Kosey seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. DATE: August 5, 2019 BOT Present: Gary Burke, BOT Chairman; Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Kathryn Brigham, Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member; Sally Kosey, Member and Doris Wheeler, Treasurer (arrived at 10:25 AM). William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman on personal leave. Quorum present. Old Business. None Resolution 19-048: Topic: Nixyaawii Community Financial Services Banking and Employment Agreements. RESOLVED, that the attached Nixyaawii Community Financial Services (NCFS) Resolution Number 01-19 authorizing the establishment of a bank account be also approved by the Board of Trustees in compliance with the Fiscal Management Policies relating to Bank Accounts and Depositories; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the attached Memorandum of Agreement between the CTUIR, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, and the Nixyaawii Community Financial Services that addresses the provision of employment service to the NCFS; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall become effective as of the date and time of its passage by the Board of Trustees. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified amended or repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 5th day of August, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19-048 as amended. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 5 for (Kat Brigham, Woodrow Star, Aaron Ashley, William Sigo and Jeremy Wolf) – 1 against (Rosenda Shippentower) – 0 abstaining. Resolution 19-049: Topic: Renew NCAI Tribal Membership. RESOLVED, that the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, which is the official governing body of the above named Tribes, hereby authorizes Gary Burke who is the official principal tribal official, to take the necessary action to place the Tribes in Membership with NCAI; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that tribal funds in the amount of $1,300, based on the Tribal Membership dues schedule of the NCAI By-Laws, Article III – Members, Section C2 are authorized to be paid for such Tribal Membership in NCAI; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that based on the Tribal citizenry of 3,121 persons, the Tribe shall have 130 votes, in accordance with Article II – Mem-
bers, Section B 1d; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that pursuant to Article III – Members, Section B 1(b) of the NCAI Constitution and By-Laws, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation designates the following persons as Delegate and Alternate Delegates, and instructs them to become Individual Members in Good Standing in National Congress of American Indians in order to fulfill their responsibilities as Official Delegates to the National Congress of American Indians Annual Session, Mid-Year Session and Executive Council Sessions. Delegate: Gary Burke, Board of Trustees Chair; Alternate: Jeremy Wolf, Board of Trustees Vice-Chairman; Alternate: Doris Wheeler, Board of Trustees Treasurer; Alternate: N. Kathryn Brigham, Board of Trustees Secretary; Alternate: Aaron Ashley, Board of Trustees Member; Alternate: Woodrow Star, Board of Trustees Member; Alternate: Sally Kosey, Board of Trustees Member; Alternate: Rosenda Shippentower, Board of Trustees Member; Alternate: William Sigo IV; General Council Chair Ex-Officio. OFFICAL TRIBAL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, 46411 Timine Way, Pendleton, Oregon 97801, (541) 276-3165 and Facsimile (541) 276-3095. AND, that said Resolution has not been modified, amended nor repealed and is still in full force and effect. DATED this 5th day of August, 2019. MOTION: Kat Brigham moves to adopt Resolution 19-049. Sally Kosey seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Other Board Action: Proposed Road Names motions. JD Tovey, Planning Director prepared two options for BOT to consider for road names. MOTION: Jeremy Wolf moves to adopt the proposed names for the two constructed roads in the new development, with the North/South road between the new Education Facility and Yellowhawk being named ‘čúuš’ isčit which means ‘Water Road’ and the East/West road south of Yellowhawk and the Education Facility being named náxš wínataš which means ‘First Thoroughfare, with the intent of reviewing and developing a process for the naming of things (roads, buildings, parks, etc.) in a holistic way. Rosenda Shippentower seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. CTUIR to Host Four Chairs meeting on Thurs. August 22 by Gary Burke, BOT Chair. For the meeting Gary will use his WRC DEB to pay for the conference room, breakfast and lunches for the three visiting chairs from Warm Springs, Nez Perce and Yakama. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to defer CTUIR hosting the Four Chairs meeting to next BOT meeting. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. BOT Travel Reports. 1) Jeremy Wolf, ATNI Climate Change Summit at Northern Quest, July 30-31. 2) Aaron Ashley, ATNI Climate Change Summit at Northern Quest, July 30-31. 3) Kat Brigham, ATNI Climate Change Summit. Mill Creek meeting at Walla Walla on August 1. 4) Sally Kosey, ATNI Climate Change Summit. MOTION: William Sigo moves to approve trip reports. Rosenda Shippentower seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, tour North Fork McKay Creek (Wheelhouse Property) on Aug. 8. 2) Doris Wheeler, personal leave on August 7. 3) Kat Brigham, Canceled personal leave for Aug. 1 from 1:30 to 4 PM and requested personal leave from 11 to 4 PM on Aug. 5. Travel to attend Fall ATNI Convention at Suquamish, WA, Oct. 6-10. 4) William Sigo, travel to attend Fall ATNI Convention at Suquamish, WA, Oct. 6-10. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve leave requests. Aaron Ashley seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0.
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