Entrepreneur of the Year and Tribal Member artist Ellen Taylor poses with Tamastslikt Cultural Insitute Director Bobbi Conner at her show “Places in Her Heart” before it closed in June. See more Page 3A
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Centuries of western and Native clothing were on display at the 50 Years of Royalty Fashion Fundraiser in June. See more Page 19A
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Expansion work shifts pow wow By the CUJ
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Melissa Van Pelt shakes hands with Dennis Bailey-Fougnier, Blue Mountain Community College President, as she graduates with honors with an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree. Van Pelt, who will transfer to Oregon State University in the fall, is the recipient of the Ford Family Opportunity Grant, a scholarship for single parents attending four-year universities. Both Van Pelt’s parents attended OSU. See more graduation photos Page 5A.
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New golf clubhouse opening soon By Jill-Marie Gavin and Megan Van Pelt of the CUJ
MISSION – Good news for golfers. The newly constructed Wildhorse Club House will be open for business in a matter of weeks, possibly even days.
CEO of Wildhorse Resort & Casino Gary George has been busy overseeing a multitude of new projects as well as the general operation of the resort lately but he is excited that one of those projects is winding down. The need for a redesign of the club house was long overdue, according to George, who
said the Board of Trustees expressed interest in investing money in the RV Park and the golf course back in 2017. The RV Park was remodeled and given an extended power source to accommodate more modern RVs Wildhorse Club House on Page 4A
MISSION – Wow. Things are poppin’ at Wildhorse. Construction has started on the 24-lane bowling alley, a food court and a new arcade – all part of the $85 million expansion that eventually will include another 11-story hotel tower and other stuff. With all the heavy equipment and fenced-off areas around the construction site, traffic flow for pedestrians and drivers, both inside and outside the building, will be interrupted - but in a kind and gentle way. Now throw in the 25th anniversary Wildhorse Pow Wow, which draws hundreds of Native American dancers and drummers from around the country. That big cacophony of sound and color is set for July 5-7 with grand entry at 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Because of all the construction hub-bub at its usual grassy location, the pow wow, which also includes a variety of vendors and event parking, is moving to an open area west of the Wildhorse RV Park. The event is a draw for spectators that fill bleachers to see up-close the colorful beaded regalia and intricately detailed ceremonial clothing. Those spectators should follow signs for the new location and parking. The parking lot around the construction is closing July 10, according to Gary George, the CEO at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. To help with the Wildhorse expansion on Page 4A
Softball celebration The Pendleton 12U Softball All-Stars, which includes two girls from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, celebrate their district championship win in June over Grant County. They advance to the state tournament in Keizer starting July 6. More on B1. Photo by Julie Murphy
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The Senators have been fighting to address the urgent need for adequate housing and infrastructure at tribal fishing access sites constructed by the Army Corps following construction of The Dalles, Bonneville, and John Day dams.
U.S. Senate unanimously approves bill to improve safety, sanitation at Columbia River in-lieu sites WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill that would enable the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make safety and sanitation improvements at tribal treaty fishing access sites along the Columbia Rivers has passed the United States Senate. The fishing access sites, which have been described as deplorable, are on lands held by the United States for the benefit of the four Columbia River Treaty tribes – the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced in a news release that the Senate, with unanimous support, on June 28 passed the Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act. The bill now goes to the U.S. House of Representatives for final passage, and then to the president’s desk to become law. “The current conditions at Columbia River fishing sites are unacceptable, unjust, and must be fixed,” Merkley said. “I’ve personally seen the shocking conditions at Lone Pine [near The Dalles]. We owe better to the tribal communities in the Northwest, and the very least we can do is ensure basic sanitation and safety. I’m going to keep pushing until this bill is - hopefully, very soon - at the President’s desk and signed into law.” Murray said Congress has “finally stepped up to the plate to do what’s right and properly honor our obligations to the Columbia River Treaty tribes.” The bill, she said, will help ensure tribal members have safe, sanitary housing and infrastructure at fishing access sites that are historically and culturally important to tribal communities, and “now it’s time to get this signed into law so they can exercise their protected rights.”
‘The current conditions at Columbia River fishing sites are unacceptable, unjust, and must be fixed. I’ve personally seen the shocking conditions at Lone Pine [near The Dalles]. We owe better to the tribal communities in the Northwest, and the very least we can do is ensure basic sanitation and safety. I’m going to keep pushing until this bill is - hopefully, very soon at the President’s desk and signed into law.’ - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - (D-OR) Beginning in the 1930s, the construction of the three lower Columbia River dams displaced members of the four Columbia River Treaty tribes, which have a treaty-protected right to fish along the Columbia River in their usual and accustomed places. The Senators have been fighting to address the urgent need for adequate housing and infrastructure at tribal fishing access sites constructed by the Army Corps following construction of The Dalles, Bonneville, and John Day dams. “Making these essential health and safety improvements at tribal fishing sites along the Columbia takes a significant step toward addressing historic injustices in the Northwest,” Wyden said. “Members of these four Columbia River Treaty tribes have suffered from federal neglect far too long and I am committed to making sure today’s step becomes law as part of a path to meet all obligations promised to our tribal neighbors.” The Army Corps designed the sites to be used primarily for daily, in-season fishing access and temporary camping. However, in many cases tribal members now use the areas as longer-term or even permanent residences. In fact, many people at these sites are living in
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extremely distressed, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs has not committed the resources necessary to ensure the basic necessities of clean and safe living conditions at these sites. Simultaneously, the Senators have been working to address unmet federal obligations to the four Columbia River Treaty Tribes, many of whom are living at these fishing sites, for flooding tribal communities and houses during the construction of The Dalles, Bonneville, and John Day dams. “It’s time to fulfill our long-overdue promises to protect Tribal fishing rights and take steps to right the wrongs of the past,” Cantwell said. “I urge the House of Representatives to take this bill up quickly so we can start improving the conditions at these sites.” After the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) halted work by the Army Corps on a Village Development Plan specific to The Dalles Dam, the Senators successfully pushed OMB to reverse its decision, and last fall announced that the Army Corps allocated $1.8 million to complete The Dalles Dam Tribal Housing Village Development Plan.
In the 2019 spending bill, Merkley successfully included language acknowledging the Army Corps’ mission, and instructing the Corps to uphold its responsibility to tribes that were displaced by the construction of The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River, and to mitigate the impact of that displacement. The Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act would address the urgent need for improved conditions by: Calling on the BIA to conduct a much-needed assessment of current safety and sanitation conditions at the sites, in coordination with the affected Columbia River Treaty Tribes; and authorizing the Bureau to work on improving sanitation and safety conditions in several key areas such as structural improvements (restrooms, washrooms, and other buildings); safety improvements (wells and infrastructure to address fire concerns, and more); electrical infrastructure to ensure safe electrical hookups; and basic sewer and septic infrastructure. The legislation is supported by the four Columbia River Treaty tribes as well as the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, a fishery coordinating agency of four Columbia River treaty tribes
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Entrepreneur of the year hits stride in 2019 By Jill-Marie Gavin of the CUJ
Tribal Member Ellen Taylor has had a big year. She had her first solo art show at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and in the same month won Entrepreneur of the Year at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. For Taylor this has been a long time coming. She has been painting for more than 30 years. First, she was approached by Tamastslikt Director Bobbi Conner to submit 36 pieces for her solo show, “Places in Her Heart.” Later, the Wildhorse Business Development Services program chose her to win not only a prestigious award but also a significant cash prize to further her business goals. Taylor’s signature style of painting is recognizable to artists across the region and of course to the Mission and Pendleton communities. She has become a staple vendor at major events in Umatilla County and her tshirts fly off the shelves every time she restocks. Part of her allure is the vibrant color she chooses to portray her primarily Indigenous subjects. Her portraits of historical and imagined figures and the clothing they wore are always rooted in the traditional colors of the plateau tribes and the regalia she dresses them in are always mirror images of the patterns and shapes used by tribes in this area for hundreds of years. When most people think of business, paintings are not normally what spring to mind but according to Conner, Taylor sold five pieces of art in the first week her show was open. Conner also said it was difficult for the staff at Tamastslikt to choose only one of Taylor’s paintings to procure for the museum. She said, “We don’t have a budget for buying (Tribal Member art) but when we can we definitely do.” Preparing 36 pieces of her mixed media paintings was not an easy task for Taylor. She was given more than a year’s notice but for artists that time can go by in the blink of an eye, especially after she spent a year off due to extreme illness. “Sometimes an artist has to take time off to recharge and renew. You have to go to new places, you know in your heart, new places on the landscape, and I didn’t have any work. I didn’t do any work for a whole year because of my surgery so when I healed up I slowly progressed back,” Taylor said. Having to create many pieces in a small amount of time made her have to push, she said, and grow and evolve. Having all her hard work pay off was an emotional moment for Taylor. Conner said of Taylor’s return to painting, “The one thing that our culture is about, is renewal. Ellen has renewed and refreshed her career and her art form.” After briefly attending the Business Development
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CTUIR Tribal Member artist Ellen Taylor poses at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute the day before her solo art show, “Places in her Heart,” Closed in June. Taylor won the Entrepreneur of the Year award given out annually by the Wildhorse Business Development Services.
Luncheon, Taylor returned to her shift at the Wildhorse Player’s Club counter. She said she didn’t even take the day off because she had no expectation of winning the award. As she returned to the room where the luncheon was being held she was welcomed with applause and tears by her business partner. “I love business, I truly do. I love working, and working at Wildhorse. I love watching the progression of all we are doing here and I am so happy to be a part of it. It’s a milestone to be recognized by your peers and being recognized for all your hard work…watching it pay off. Now I can move to another level,” Taylor said of winning the award. She plans to possibly use some of her cash award to buy a large trailer to pack her larger pieces around to regional shows. One thing Taylor made sure to express several times at the lunch, and in her interview, was that others should never give up. “You just never know what will happen, never give up. If you need more education, go to school, even if you’re afraid to go, even if its two thousand miles away, just go, it will pay off in the end,” she said.
CTUIR Tribal Members runner ups for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from left are Chelsey Parker, Whitney Minthorn II, Celeste Reves and Jeanine Gordon.
Others businesses and Tribal Members in the running for the Entrepreneur of the Year were runners-up Jeanine Gordon, Celeste Reves, Whitney Minthorn and Chelsey Parker.
Health Commission retains policy-making authority By the CUJ
MISSION – Any talk of placing Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center under CTUIR oversight was dismissed July 1 when the Board of Trustees (BOT) adopted minor amendments to a Tribal Health Commission Charter that mostly leaves the current management policy intact. The BOT for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation voted five in favor (Vice Chair Jeremy Wolf, Secretary Kat Brigham, Treasurer Doris Wheeler, member Woodrow Star and General Council Chair William Sigo IV), one opposed (member Rosenda Shippentower), and two abstaining (members Sally Kosey and Aaron Ashley). Probably the most weighty change
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came in the section on “Duties, Powers and Limitations,” where an amendment succinctly redefines exactly what the Tribal Health Commission can and cannot do. According to the new wording, “The Commission does not possess supervisory authority over Yellowhawk personnel, except for the CEO and should not attempt to provide direction to them, rather, they will work with the CEO to accomplish the Commission’s goals Yellowhawk CEO Lisa Guzman, addressing the BOT, acknowledged that during this process she had come to understand the reporting mechanism could be better. However, she noted, there are always going to be areas of miscommunications, and times when there are
disagreements in management decisions. Guzman, who said she is “comfortable” with the way things are working now, said the current experienced staff is working to build better communication. Before the vote, Brigham asked that the Tribal Health Commission provide meeting minutes and attendance sheets. Commission Chair Shawna Gavin said there would be no objection to that request. The BOT in 1995 established the Tribal Health Commission and approved a Tribal Health Commission Charter and Bylaws to oversee the policy governing, and the operations of, the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. The Charter was amended by resolution in 1998 and in 2005. The Health Commission reviewed its
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charter and bylaws in May and June. The Board of Trustees held corresponding work session to review the amendments. The final work session, held June 28, was a closed session. After the vote was taken July 1, the Vice Chair of the Health Commission, Martina Gordon, went to the microphone to question BOT member Rosenda Shippentower, who is the Board’s representative on the Health Commission. Gordon asked Shippentower, since she is a member of the Health Commission, why she opposed the amendments. “I find your covert ways exhausting,” Gordon said. Shippentower told Gordon she could get her answer in the Tribal Session, which the CUJ is not allowed to cover.
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that require more electricity than the park generated before. When the club house rebuild was announced, he said, 10 members of the Pendleton Country Club, now owned by the Tribes, left their memberships and moved to Wildhorse. That’s how highly the remodel has been anticipated. An avid golfer himself, George was aware of the shortcomings of the old facility and had a vision for what was to come. The architectural design was modeled after the hotel and casino upgrades completed years prior. That same aesthetic will be followed throughout all of the Wildhorse upgrades and expansions. Entering into the new club house is a foyer that was designed to create a “wow moment.” High ceilings with a grand chandelier invite golfers into a state of the art facility. All of the updates, especially those to the new restaurant, required that the resort expand their seasonal staff to man the new kitchen. Those who have eaten at the golf course in years past can remember the limited dining options and space, but the new club house will have a full restaurant menu complete with outdoor patio space for guests. In the back half of the restaurant is extended seating for events and tournaments that George hopes will become a regular affair. Throughout the club house, hanging under the all new LED lighting fixtures, are flat screen TVs that will double as an outlet to show sporting events as well as scoreboards for players actively involved in tournaments. In case the extended seating in the restaurant doesn’t suffice a conference room was also added. The plan there was to be able to host executive meetings along with all the leisure activities. As George led the CUJ on a tour of the facility he recalled previous BOT member Leo Stewart reminiscing about his days parking carts in the basement of the club house. Then the cramped and dark space was only half the size of the new garage equipped to hold up to 90 carts. So far the resort has a fleet of 72 new lithium charged golf carts with room to grow in the garage. The new amenities seemingly never end in the new facility. The pro shop is now even larger in size and comes with a work room and a storage room that
Wildhorse Resort & Casino CEO Gary George gives a first look at the new Wildhorse Golf Course club house June 27. The entrance to the club house was designed to offer guests a “wow moment” as they enter the new building. Below the empty pro shop, waiting to be stocked with merchandise, gets its finishing touches. Behind the pro shop is a workroom, storage room, and three offices for staff.
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can hold stock to replenish the floor. Also behind the store are three offices for clubhouse staff. As the landscaping is being finished the only thing left is the all-clear from the Planning Department. The club house could be open for business by as early as July 5, just in time for the Wildhorse Pow Wow.
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transition, Wildhorse will locate parking near the freeway with a shuttle to the hotel during the summer. “Our goal is to make this expansion as seamless as possible for our guests,” George said. “We’ll have ample signage in the parking areas and inside the resort to direct guests and make it easy for them to reach their destinations.” George noted that the parking areas created during expansion construction will remain after the work is completed. The main entrance to the Cineplex will be relocated and once inside moviegoers and hotel guests will find the family friendly walkway rerouted and clearly
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marked, George said. Even so, moviegoers may want to arrive earlier than usual, he said. The work beginning in July is the first phase of the expansion. In addition to the 24-lane bowling center (hopefully to open in August or September), food court and new arcade, the Children’s Entertainment Center and Cineplex concession area will be expanded. The second phase of the expansion, expected to begin in a few months, will include the new hotel tower and an event center. Native American pow wows are a time when many tribes gather to celebrate culture, tradition, and spirituality. They also compete for cash. And this year more than $90,000 in cash and
Long time staff member Nathan Dick is excited to see all of the growth that has taken place. Dick started as a cart attendant and is now assistant professional. He was first hired in 1998 and thought he would never see the day the new clubhouse arrived. Dick said, “Nice to finally see. We didn’t believe it till they kind of really
started [when] they tore the other clubhouse down.” The current membership at Wildhorse Golf Course is 156 and caps at 200, George said, to allow for tournament play. The membership and the rest of the community will be able to get a close look at the clubhouse in coming weeks.
prizes will be awarded to top dancers and drummers in a variety of categories. Dancers will compete in traditional, fancy, golden age, grass, chicken, jingle and more. Drummers compete in other categories. There also will be an all-around special in memory for Alameda Addison, who died in March of 2018 in a vehicle pileup on Interstate 84 as fans were returning from Baker City from the state basketball tournament. As is typical of large pow wows, visitors will find traditional foods and handcrafted Native American items offered for sale by traveling vendors and artists. The host drum is Sharp Shooter of St. Paul, Minnesota. The masters of cer-
emony are Thomas Morning Owl and Fred Hill from the Umatilla Tribes and Jerry Meninick from Yakama. Hill expressed his sentiment of Native American singing and dancing in an interview with The Archeology Channel. “When you get hit by a song, when you get hit by the vibration of that drum that makes you move, that’s when it gives life,” Hill said. “As long as we dance, we shall live. As long as we sing, we shall live, too.” In conjunction with the pow wow, Wildhorse Resort & Casino is hosting Pow Wow Comedy Night in the Rivers Event Center July 4. Admission is free.
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Tribal members walk and drum at BMCC graduation CUJ photos/Jill-Marie Gavin
Rachel Treloar graduated with an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree. Treloar is headed to Portland State University where she will major in biology and pre-med.
Charles Woods, CTUIR Tribal Member, performed an honor song on his hand drum as BMCC Board members looked on during the 2019 BMCC Commencement Ceremony held at Pendleton Convention Center June 13.
First generation college student Rosa Arellanes will head to Oregon State University this fall with an Oregon Transfer degree. Though Arellanes was able to walk in the spring graduation she will continue her studies at BMCC through the summer before heading to OSU in the fall.
Patrick, Baumgartner elected to NCS Board By the CUJ
MISSION – In one of the largest election turnouts in years, incumbent Candice Patrick and newcomer Marissa Baumgartner were elected to four-year terms on the Nixyaawii Community School Board of Directors. A total of 83 votes were cast in the election, which in recent years has seen fewer than two dozen ballots marked. Patrick received 66 votes and will fill the open Tribal member position. Baumgartner received 57 votes and will fill the open community member position. The other candidate on the ballot, Andrea Hall, received 16 votes. Syreeta Azure, whose term expired, was a declared write-in candidate and received 14 votes. One other write-in vote was cast for James Mountainchief. The term for the newly elected Board members will run from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2023. The other Board members include Randall Melton, Cor Sams, Andi Scott and Sally Kosey. Baumgartner, who works in the Behavioral Health Program at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, worked with Nixyaawii Community School freshmen during the 2018-2019 school year. “I got to know the students, their challenges, their accomplishments, and all of the great opportunities
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NCS Annual Report During the the 2018/2019 year at Nixyaawii Community School there were 77 enrolled students according to Principal Ryan Heinrich’s annual report to the CTUIR Board of Trustees. 17 freshmen; 23 sophmores; 20 juniors; 17 seniors (2 finished early). New additions at NCS, full-time PE teacher (Lynette Minthorn), weight training, drama class, leadership class, new media, and CommuniCare. Academic highlights are 11 students had a 3.5-4.0 GPA for that year. Also in attendance, 19 students had 95% or better.
NCS received numerous grants received this year such as Wildhorse Foundation $20,000, Portland Trailblazer $10,000, and an Oregon Arts Commission’s Arts Builds Communities Fund $2,500 which totals $32,500. Some of the sports highlights is the boys basketball team were district and state champions. The girls basketball team qualified for district. The football co-op with Pilot Rock football team had NCS students who had first state appearance in 8-man football. Career and post-secondary preparation at NCS varies and students 2018-2019
students have while attending Nixyaawii,” she wrote in an email response to the CUJ. “I believe that through this experience I bring firsthand knowledge to the school board that will be helpful in addressing gaps and barriers that could be improved.” Baumgartner said moving to the new Nixyaawii Education Center, currently under construction, will build morale for not only students, but their families, and children that aspire to someday be Golden Eagles. “In this type of role I believe that it is essential to keep the children at the forefront of our minds as we begin to find new ways to work harder for them,” Baumgart-
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have more than enough to choose from. A lot of college programs such as College Horizons at University of Michigan. There were also culture-based programs such as First Nations Summer Program at University of Iowa. NCS are not resting on their laurels. They will be working to improve in a few areas, according to the Oregon School Continuous Improvement Plan. Four goals are listed: increase regular attendees rate for all students to 80% or above Oregon average, improve SBAC math scores for all students to 35% and improve 4 year graduation rate to 75%.
ner wrote. “This is my priority in order to make sure students’ basic social, academic and familial needs are being met.” Baumgartner said she sees an opportunity to expand options for academic support, especially for those who may be economically disadvantaged. “This also includes ensuring that teachers and staff understand that these students learn differently, and may be living in survival state,” she said. “I would like to see Nixyaawii staff take on the philosophy of Conscious Discipline with the idea that sometimes we have to put ourselves in the students’ situation to understand what’s going on with them.”
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Hard work paid off in Salem this session
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he 79th Oregon Legislative Session has come to an end. But the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) paved the way for many new beginnings. The 2019 session was a productive one for the Tribe. We secured state recognition for Tribal Court orders to help Tribal members get the access to behavioral health services. We brought together stakeholders to protect fish passage with the restoration of the Wallowa Lake Dam at the same time making sure agriculture producers have access to water. We worked closely with lawmakers, agency officials and the courts to develop an Indian Child Welfare Act Judiciary Workgroup to improve how the State of Oregon implements and enforces the federal law that is ICWA. Also in the win column is Sen. Bill Hansell’s bill to require public universities and community colleges to charge in-state tuition to Indians who graduated from Oregon high schools, Rep. Sanchez’s bill to focus on addressing missing and murdered indigenous women, and a bill to finally require oil train contingency plans with tribal government review. But perhaps more than any tally of wins and losses, we are proud of our reputation in the Capitol. The Governor and legislators on both sides of the aisle trust CTUIR’s input. Your tribal leaders and staff engaged on legislation that spanned a wide range of policy areas such as natural resources, transportation, child safety, emergency preparedness, tax policy and education. And we came to the table with information
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that was well-researched, practical and driven by our cultural values as a Tribe. Staff members invested time and energy that drove our successes. Board of Trustees members made long drives, testified and met with state lawmakers and agency heads to express our needs and protect our treaty rights. The last five months were peppered with proposals, work groups, weekly conference calls, urgent last minute meetings and discussions with allies and opponents alike. Committees and commissions remained engaged on a number of bills and provided policy recommendations and advice to the Board of Trustees. And for each committee, commission and board meeting there was a staff member doing research, writing memos, building briefing packets, or drafting testimony to be considered. It takes a big team to work on the range of issues we cover and the team never lets up. In many cases, the work began months before the session convened in January. By example, the CTUIR Office of Legal Counsel, Tribal Court. Communications Department and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center worked with state agencies, the Oregon Department of Justice and the Governor’s Office on over a dozen drafts of SB 297 before it was ready to be introduced. And because of that collaboration the bill passed both the Senate and the House and has already been signed by the Governor. Although the Cap and Invest bill (HB 2020) was not passed this session, we were heartened that the Governor’s office reached out to us directly to get the language right for federally recognized Indian Tribes
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in Oregon and that the language we provided will be the starting block for future efforts to pass legislation to address climate change. Through it all, we benefited from having a team of established lobbyists in the Capitol who have worked with CTUIR for over 12 years. And inside the Nixyaawii Governance Center, we have a coordinated effort among 16 departments and Cayuse Technologies, Tamastslikt, Wildhorse and Yellowhawk Health Center to review and prioritize what matters out of the over 3,000 bills that were introduced in Salem. This long session of the legislature was contentious. Governing requires compromise and finding areas of agreement, through debate. Democracy fails when the citizens and the elected abandon the process. We witnessed firsthand this failure when the Senate Republicans walked out just two weeks before the end of the session. To be fair, House Democrats walked out in 2001. Both times illustrate the failure to lead. We need debate, not rhetoric, in order to have effective government. HB2020 almost caused nearly 200 bills to not be voted on, but fortunately the Senate Republicans returned and were able to complete the work of the People in two days. Now that the session is over, work continues on issues we tackled and we dig deep to work on problems that were not addressed this year. We will begin planning for the short session of 2020 and continue our efforts to ensure services are provided to our community while protecting our treaty rights and cultural values. ~ CUJ
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CUJ Op-Ed/Columns Republicans dodged ‘cap-and-invest’ system By Don Sampson
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regon Governor Kate Brown and Oregon’s nine sovereign Tribal governments have worked with hundreds of Oregon’s businesses – including farmers, foresters, and ranchers, environmental organizations, youth, elders, and thousands of individual Oregonians to lead the way forward to bring a cap-and-invest system to Oregon. Cap and trade has been successful in countries and states around the world to cut air pollution that is drastically changing our climate for the worse. Oregon House Bill 2020 is designed to reduce air pollution while investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Oregon for a clean energy transition, that will create jobs, prepare our communities for climate change, and clean our air. As the statewide ceiling on air pollution gradually lowers, corporations would have to cut their own emissions or buy more credits on a regional carbon market known as the Western Climate Initiative, which includes California and Quebec. This is the future. China, Britain, and 40 other countries around the world and now other U.S. states are already on this path forward. Guess who isn’t - the United States and now Oregon. This air pollution, known as greenhouse gases, are produced predominantly by big corporate oil and
gas industry and polluters who can freely pollute the air we and our children all breath – right here in Oregon. Can you throw your garbage in the street or on your neighbors’ lawn? No, we must pay for it to be disposed of or preferably recycled. But they make hundreds of billions polluting the air you breath. So, what happened last week? Rather than explain and tell the truth about the benefits to rural Oregonians and stomach a losing vote on the bill, Republicans – including our own Bill Hansell - ran and hid. They scattered to Idaho or Montana—to deny Democrats a quorum. The bill’s opponents framed the debate as one fought between our urban and rural communities. It’s clear now that Oregon is about the power of corporate interests and a small group of ideologues to squash legislation more than a decade in the making. They are in the pockets of big corporate donors, not the loggers and farmers they claim to represent. Corporations are used to being able to pollute for free, and they’d like to keep doing so (though it’s worth noting that many of the state’s businesses, including Nike and Adidas, do support the legislation, as do some of the state’s largest timber owners). Last fall they spent a record $30 million to defeat a carbon tax in Washington state. They are the billionaires on their yachts that don’t care about any loggers or farmers in Oregon, only about their corporate prof-
its and how many mansions they own. They spread lies and misinformation to protect their fortunes – like the Koch brothers and Exxon executives. Uniformed Oregonians are their expendable pawns. Our own Senator Bill Hansell ignored the huge benefits to the Umatilla Tribe, the eight other Oregon Tribes and thousands of people in rural communities and instead sided with oil and gas industry corporate interest in opposing the bill. I met three times with Bill over the past year, he had no response, rationale, or explanation why he opposed the bill. I will not vote for him again and I urge tribal members, Board of Trustees or Wildhorse, who, combined, gave him $10,397 in cash and $19,564 in in-kind contributions for his eleciton campaigns from 2012-2018 - to not support him. I will vote for someone who listens to our interests and doesn’t simply ignore us. We had hoped Oregon would set an example for other smaller states and create clean energy, clean jobs, and clean air for our future. We will not give up; our future depends on us. Don Sampson is Chief of the Walla Wallas, former Umatilla Chairman and Executive Director, former Executive Director of Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. He is a fisheries scientist, Paris Climate Accord Indigenous delegate, Climate Project Director, and father of four children and three grandchildren.
CUJ Letters to the Editor BOT Member out of line at GC meeting
To the editor, General Council meetings are a long-standing forum for CTUIR members 18 years or older to express and share ideas on tribal public issues. We should be able to express even dissenting opinions and share ideas on tribal public issues. We should be able to express even dissenting opinions from party line without being retaliated against in a scornful and desire manner by an elected official. In the March 2019 CUJ, a tribal member wrote about the negative experience he had in a situation of this nature. During a recent GC meeting, this tribal member questioned the fiscal wisdom of finally paying off a large Wildhorse expansion loan although he acknowledged the benefits of our economic endeavors. He then made some suggestions on how our tribal funds could also be invested - funding the unmet financial needs of our college students, improving on our overall health by funding a fitness center and sports complex, among a few other health related projects and programs. I, of course, was at that meeting and I can attest that he was not out of line or disrespectful in any manner, all he did was voice his opinion. However, BOT member Rosenda Shippentower immediately attacked the tribal member on the GC floor in a very derisive and inappropriate manner because he had the audacity to express his opinion. Respect should be a two-way street, but it definitely was not the case in this situation. In a related situation, I pointed out at the May 30, 2019, GC meeting that the recent major purchase of the Pendleton Country Club golf course done by the BOT without any input or opinion from the GC. Several other GC members voiced the same concern. Also, there never was an economic feasibility study done before making the purchase to determine if it is in our best interests to buy the PCC. After all, why would the former owners wish to sell it in the first place? At the meeting, Rosenda Shippentower defended the BOT for not bringing the issue to the GC for discussion
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before making the decision to make the purchase on the grounds that the constitution does not “technically require” GC input. Unfortunately, there is much more to good tribal governance, and transparency, than merely meeting technical requirements and doing the bare minimum. Whether the constitution requires it or not does not justify, nor make it right, for the BOT to ignore the GC on major issues like this. The BOT should confer with the GC on tribal affairs because it is the right thing to do in our form of democratic government. These documented examples make it clear that Rosenda Shippentower does not believe the General Council body, or its individual members, should have a voice in tribal affairs. bobshippentower@gmail.com. 541-969-3574. Bob Shippentower
Speedis family unfairly portrayed To the tribal community, not the government, Recently I heard of an article against me and my family being wrote. I couldn’t say how accurate or not it is but if history is only reference you got a lot wrong. Rumors. Gossip. Hype. Speculation. How many of you actually came to our doors out of uniform simply to say hi? If you never have you’ll never know. Our doors open and we don’t have a lot, but what we have we share. Food. Rest. A couple bucks. What we can. We are from Across the River and have this reputation based on more rumors than facts. Something happens and cops show up but when something happens to us nobody shows up. We’re not made that way and we are punished for it. Like you we try to keep up on bills. Like you we try to keep food on the table. Like you we try to protect our home. Like you we love our peoples. About couple months now something happened. These outsiders we took in as friends we found in our back yard. On drugs in a stolen car. We awoke to cops
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everywhere. Three times that day I had conversation with cops and spend the night at a friend’s. To find out our home was disrespected. These white drug addicts we saw as friends now point the finger at me and you all eat it up. Why? Because this stupid hype and rumors and my criminal record? Yes, I’ve done too much time and last time for something that never happened. No defense when cops find witnesses. This time I got scared and been scared every day since because once and I have no defense. To top it off my people are writing statements and confessions or what not. From white drug addicts who came with a smile and messed on our porch. I’m being charged on their talk. People who were literally arrested and twacked out in stolen car out behind our home. Our doors and windows got busted and my grandmother’s belongings put away were tossed all over and stepped on. I left town a while and something else goes on. Guess who gets the finger again? Yeah! Exactly. I been gone almost entirely. Then got drunk and looking for a girlfriend went through the wrong door. I don’t steal or bother civilians. But being an alcoholic and in toxic relationship I went in the wrong door. I had my own money and was not in there to steal. I was looking for my girl and thought that was the door. I’m here in Yakima County scared. Feds come telling me basically I’m screwed. I have a lot to live for but with every day it’s fading and I’m getting back in that routine of being surrounded by cinder blocks and more enemies. I’m a son, a brother, a cousin, and friend, but worst of all an alcoholic and it’s hard to get by when your own kind assumes your guilt, assumes the cops are always right, and look the other way while another member of the Tribe gets shipped out. I feel targeted and discriminated against and wrongfully accused. I hope to be home soon. Respectfully, Mr. Speedis, R. X-1377
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Obituary Jacqueline James February 27, 1947 - May 25, 2019 Jacqueline Alice James 72, died Saturday May 25, 2019 at her home. She was born February 27, 1947 in Pendleton, Oregon to Jasper and Eleanor Shippentower. She went to school at St. Andrews Boarding School, Pendleton High School, and Blue Mountain Community College. She married Stanley James Sr. She worked as a Registered Nurse for 20 years and at Wildhorse Resort & Casino for 17 years before she retired. One of her greatest achievements is the 29 years of fellowship with AA. She enjoyed attending Pow Wows, beadwork, sewing, gambling and she loved her animals. She is survived by her husband Stanley James Sr. her children Damon Billy ( Chantel Ostrom) of Pendleton, Dianne Billy of Omak, Washington, and Michelle Shippentower of Pendleton. Her brothers LessSay Shippentower (Debbie) and Tony Shippentower both of Pendleton. She is preceded in death by her father Jasper Shippentower and mother Eleanor Shippentower, sisters Selena and Molly Shippentower, brothers Edmund and Wes Shippentower, and her children Angela Billy and Jason Billy Jr. Services were held May 28 and burial was May 29 at Agency Cemetery. Burns Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com Katherine Minthorn January 26,1931 - June 3, 2019 Katherine Lavelle Minthorn, 88, of Portland died Monday June 3, 2019 at Sunnyside Medical Center. She was born January 26, 1931 in Pendleton, Oregon to William Minthorn and Mamie (Patawa) Minthorn She attended school at St. Andrews on the Umatilla Reservation; Mission Grade School; Boarding School and Public School in Warm Springs, Oregon; Grade School in Madras, Oregon; Junior and High School in Pendleton, Oregon; Haskell Institute in Kansas; and Stragers Business School in Washington, D.C. She grew Katherine Minthorn up on the Umatilla Reservation, Warm Springs, Oregon and as an adult moved to Washington, D.C. and Portland, Oregon. She worked for the U.S. Government Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Interior Department in Washington, D.C. and in Portland, Oregon. She received awards in 1960 and 1964 at the Department of the Interior and also received certificates of superior performance for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She volunteered for the Red Cross and was a volunteer Braillist. She is survived by her brothers Antone C. Minthorn, Douglas D. Minthorn, Peter A. Minthorn, all of Pendleton, Oregon. She is preceded in death by her parents William and Mamie (Patawa) Minthorn, her sister Romona Minthorn Schneider and brothers Frederick and Gilbert Timothy Minthorn. Rosary was held Thursday June 6, 2019 at 7:00 at Burns Mortuary. Services were held Friday June 7, 2019 at 9:00 am at Tutuilla Church. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton was in charge of arrangements. Sign the online guestbook at www. burnsmortuary.com.
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No charges filed against Close in bomb incident By the CUJ
MISSION – No charges were filed June 17 against David Close in connection with a bomb threat that allegedly took place in May at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Close, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, was arrested by Umatilla Tribal Police May 21 after an alleged bomb threat was reported to authorities. He spent the night at the Umatilla County Jail in Pendleton on arrest charges of
menacing and disorderly conduct. He was released on his own recognizance the next morning. Close appeared in Tribal Court June 17 before Judge David Gallaher. Gallaher told Close he had met his obligations to the court and informed him that Tribal Prosecutor Kyle Daley had not filed formal charges. Gallaher said Close would not be required to appear unless Daley decides to file charges at a future date. Neither Close nor Yellowhawk CEO Liza Guzman wished to comment for this story.
Public Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Land Protection Planning Commission of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will hold the following public hearing. Conditional Use File #CU-19-002 – Applicant, CTUIR Department of Economic and Community Development; Property owner, CTUIR (US Department of Interior held in trust for CTUIR). Applicant requests Conditional Use approval from the Land Protection Planning Commission to operate a gun club as a “public or semi-public use” on a portion of subject properties identified as tribal trust lots TUM138 (160 acres) and TUM140 (40 acres); part of Tax Lot 1800 on Umatilla County Tax Map 1N 33B zoned Ag-1 (Exclusive Farm Use). Subject properties are located at the western end of Conner Road approximately one mile west of its intersection with Motanic Road. Public or Semi-public use is
listed as a conditional use in the Ag-1 zone, Land Development Code §3.030, subject to standards in Chapters 17 and 18, approval criteria in Section 6.015 and approval process in Chapter 13, Hearings. The hearing will be held Tuesday, July 9, 2019 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Nixya’awii Governance Center Wanaq’it Conference Room on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, 46411 Tímine Way, Pendleton, OR. The public is entitled and encouraged to attend the hearing and to submit oral or written testimony regarding the request. To obtain further information contact the Tribal Planning Office at, 46411 Timíne, Pendleton, OR 97801 or call (541)429-7518. _________________________ Travis Olsen, Secretary Land Protection Planning Commission
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Weather Weather information summarize data taken at the Pendleton Weather Station from June 1 to June 30. The average daily temperature was 65.6 degrees with a high of 93 degrees on June 13 and a low of 41 degrees on June 9. Total precipitation to date in June was .29” with greatest 24hr average 0.16” June 26. 6 days out of the month had precipitation level greater than .01 inches with 1 days greater than 0.10 inches and with 0 day greater than 0.50”. There was a departure of -.64” from average for the month of June . Snow, Ice Pellets, The average wind speed was 9.8 mph with a sustained max speed of 32 mph from the West on June 19. A peak speed of 40 mph occurred from the West on June 27. The dominant wind direction was from the West. There were 2 Thunder storms, 6 rain days out of 30, 1 Haze events/days, 1 Fog/Mist events in the month of June . Air Quality Index values remained good thru June.
Jobs
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is currently accepting applications for a seasoned, collaborative and passionate behavioral health deputy director, who will be a key contributor in developing an innovative behavioral health care delivery system to advance our state’s health system transformation. This is a full time, permanent, management service supervisory position and is not represented by a union. This position is located in Salem, Oregon at 500 Summer Street NE. For more information, please access the job posting at oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com.
Career Opportunities
PUBLIC NOTICE
June 4, 2019
TRIBAL MEMBERS: This notification formally announces that applications are now being taken from tribal members who wish to serve on the Commissions/Committees listed below. Appointed members will receive a $100.00 stipend per meeting effective January 1, 2016 once the minutes have been approved on CTUIR pay days.
2 positions for CTUIR Culture Coalition – 1 position to complete one term ending on May 7, 2020, meets as needed (No Stipends). 1 position for Farm Committee – complete term ending May 7, 2021, meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday @ 2:30 PM 1 position for Science & Technology Committee – complete term ending Feb. 4, 2021, meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday 2 positions for Tiicham Conservation District – 1 position to complete one term ending on June 11, 2020, meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1 position for Water Commission – 2 year term, meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday @ 8:30 AM
All applications will be due on Monday, June 17, 2019 by 4:00 p.m. and BOT will make appointments on Monday, June 24, 2019. Applications available at the Nixyáawii Governance Center or online at www.ctuir.org/government/committeescommissions Completed applications should be submitted to the Nixyáawii Governance Center lobby. For more information, call 541-276-3165. Completed applications are to be returned to the Nixyáawii Governance Center switchboard desk. If you have any questions, please contact Kathryn Brigham BOT Secretary 541-429-7374 or Doris Scott, Secretary II at 541-429-7377.
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1 Public Transit Bus Driver (part time) 2 Advanced Wildland Firefighter/Firefighter 3 Public Transit Bus Driver 4 Police Officer (2 positions) 5 Archaeologist I/II (1 position) 6 Construction & Maintenance Supervisor 7 Hydrologist 8 Equipment Operator 1 (2 positions) 9 Biologist 1/Aquatic Lab Manager 10 Forester 11 Building Inspector (up to 3 positions) 12 Electrical Inspector ( up to 3 positions) 13 HR Training Coordinator 14 Child/Youth Advocate 15 Business Recruitment Specialist 16 Pamawaluukt Staffing & Recruitment Specialist 17 Male Re-Education/ Intervention Facilitator 18 Lawn Care-Grounds Keeper 19 Surveillance Operator 20 Fisheries Habitat Biologist II Umatilla Habitat Project For more information visit: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Att: Office of Human Resources Online 46411 Timine Way Pendleton, OR 97801 http://ctuir.org
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Jobs Position: Travel Coordinator, Regular, Full-time, Non-Exempt. New! Location: Portland, OR Job Summary: This position processes travel for Commissioners and staff. It also reconciles travel and bank accounts, backs-up accounting positions, analyzes general ledger accounts, prepares budgets, participates in internal and external audit, and works in other areas within the Finance & Operations Department. Job Requirements: An Associate Degree in Business, emphasis in Accounting, preferred; Finance or other business disciplines considered. Experience may be considered as a substitute for education requirements, provided it directly relates to the essential job functions and responsibilities. Knowledge of accounting software preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel software application and in Word software application required. Starting salary range of $41,893 - $44,685 (DOE) Closing date: July 19, 2019. Employment application and full job announcement located at: https://www.critfc.org/blog/jobs/ travel-coordinator/ Job Title: Maintenance Supervisor Department: Fishing Site Maintenance Department Closing Date: July 31, 2019
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Classification: Full time, Regular, Exempt Salary/Wage: CRITFC Grade 9 Step 1-5. $51,244.00 - $58,075 Location: The Dalles, OR Job Summary / Primary Responsibility: (Maintenance Supervisor) The position provides the direct supervision of the maintenance workers hired to maintain the Tribal In-Lieu / Treaty Fishing Access Sites along the Columbia River. The supervisor must direct the safe work of multiple employees operating a variety of hand tools, power tools, motorized equipment and vehicles in multiple locations as they perform a variety of trade practices such as operating Public Water Systems, painting, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, electrical, landscape maintenance, gardening and custodial work. Essential Job Functions: 1. Provides preventative maintenance and directs the corrective maintenance and minor building repairs to the various facilities. The supervisor maintains and repairs or directs the repair of boat ramps and paved areas at the sites or at other facilities within the jurisdiction of the Tribal In-Lieu / Treaty Fishing Access Sites.
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel received three prestigious awards in 2009
Board of Trustees
General Council
Chair Gary Burke
Chair Willie Sigo, IV
Vice Chair Jeremy Wolf
Vice Chair Michael Ray Johnson
Treasurer Doris Wheeler
Secretary Shawna Gavin
Secretary Kathryn Brigham
Interpreter Thomas Morning Owl
At-large BOT Members: Aaron Ashley General Council contact Info Sally Kosey Office: 541-429-7378 Rosenda Shippentower Email: GeneralCouncil@ctuir.org Meeting updates and information on: Woodrow Star
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Executive Director :
Ted Wright
General Council Meeting
w The Oregon Funeral Directors Association Award of Funeral Service Excellence w The Best Of Eastern Oregon Award as voted by the readers of the East Oregonian
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w Pendleton Chamber of Commerce 2009 Business of the Year
Draft agenda:
Army Depot report - Bill Tovey, DECD Director WRC Expansion update - Gary George, WRC CEO Gun Club Proposal - Ryan Degrofft Our experienced family provides caring, compassionate care including:
Burial Services ~ Military Services Cremation ~ Monuments
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CTUIR Express Phone Directory
Tribal Court 541-276-2046
Human Resources 541-429-7180
Department of Children and Family Services 541-429-7300
Science & Engineering/Air Quality Burnline 541-429-7080
Enrollment Office 541-429-7035
Senior Center 541-276-0296
Finance Office 541-429-7150
TERF 541-276-4040
Finance – Credit Program 541-429-7155
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CTUIR teens travel to Bend for business camp By the CUJ
Youth Entrepreneurs Business Week (YEBW) took place the week of June 24. A group of CTUIR students travelled to Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend, Oregon to participate. It was an immersive week where students engaged with a group project and industry leaders. Raven Manta, Program Coordinator for Business Development Services, served as the chaperone. The camp featured students from all but two Oregon counties, 20 states and four continents. During last year’s camp, “roughly 450 students, 250 volunteers, 150 companies and three university partners were represented at YEBW,” according to YEBW organizers. Students were introduced to the keynote speakers from across several industries: military, large-scale infrastructure, banking, economic development and entrepreneurship.
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Campers, from left, Elsie McKay, Zoe Bevis, Keyen Singer, Elle Marsh and Kiana Manta take time to snap a photo during the Young Entrepreneurs Business Week in Corvallis.
They heard Jimi Shafer from the United States Air Force; Leslie Joel from
Transformer Technologies, a company that dismantles large power infrastruc-
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ture such as transformers and substations; Susanna Ross retired from Bank of America; Tom Schnell of Business Oregon, the State of Oregon’s economic development agency; and Scott Smith, a small business owner, among others. According to program materials, “Business Week teaches how to run a successful mock company as a team. From competing in business simulations (BizSim) to developing original product ideas, YEBW is a fun, fast-paced experience. “Beyond business fundamentals, this program delivers opportunities to develop leadership, team communication and other professional skills that can be leveraged for life-no matter the occupation. “YEBW is filled with interactive activities, team building exercises, inspiring business seminars and other events designed for personal and professional growth.”
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2019 Graduates
Rosa Arellanes AS Business Oregon Transfer Blue Mountain CC
Jolene Bettles BS Sociology Eastern Oregon University
Alexis Johnson Pendleton High School
Monica Paradise BS Business Adminsitration Eastern Oregon University
Sonara Malumaleumu BA General Social Sciences Eastern Oregon University
Sarasa Partida BS Exercise Science and Wellness Bastyr University
Travis Sproed AAS Watershed Management Walla Walla CC
Sandy Blackhawk Registered Nurse College of Siskiyous
Jamie Munoz AAS Business Management and Accounting Independence University
Jonathan Reuben Lapwai High School
Ezra Stanger St. Labre High School
Kylie Bronson AS Dental Hygiene Carrington College
Anthony Pinkham Union High School (Roosevent, Utah)
Yvette Rodriguez AA General Studies Portland CC
Rachel Treloar AA Oregon Transfer Degree Blue Mountain CC
Lysandra Fegan Parklane Academy (Summit, Mississippi)
Fabian Spencer BS Business Administration Eastern Oregon University
Melissa Van Pelt AA Oregon Transfer Degree Blue Mountain CC
Not pictured: Daniel Scott, AAS Accounting, Portland Community College; Katelyn Spencer, Associate of General Studies, Central Oregon Community College
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Native American artists rock Jackalope Jamboree
Theo Craig, enrolled Tlingit and Haida, plays bass for Mascaras, the last band of the night. This Portlandbased band plays what they describe as “maximalist instrumental psych rock.”
Jason Bushman, enrolled CTUIR, plays bass for Helix band Tylor & The Train Robbers. The band played the main stage of the Jackalope Jamboree June 29 at the Happy Canyon grounds. At right is Jason’s brother, Thomas, on drums.
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At right, Peter Walters, enrolled CTUIR, plays the bass for James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys. He is a lead organizer of the Jackalope Jamboree. CUJ photos/Megan Van Pelt
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Summer activities aplenty on reservation and in town Free Lunch Program
Movies in the Park
Free meals for kids and teens are offered by the Pendleton School District. The meals are available now until Aug. 1 except on the July 4 holiday. Youth ages 1-18 can enjoy breakfast and lunch Monday-Thursday. “There’s no registration, no signup and no charge for these meals,” according to the Pendleton School District’s website. Breakfast and lunch are served at the Pendleton Early Learning Center, 455 SW 13th St. Breakfast is from 9-9:30 a.m. and lunch is from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Breakfast and lunch are served at Washington Elementary School, 1205 SE Byers Ave. Breakfast is from 8:30-9 a.m. and lunch is from noon to 12:30 p.m. Lunch is offered from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m by the Pendleton High School food truck at the Pendleton Aquatic Center, 1901 NW Carden Ave.
Free Transportation
Free bus transportation is provided by Kayak and City of Pendleton’s Let’er Bus, which runs a bus three days a week, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, to the aquatic center and another bus that has two routes running six times per day to various locations, including City Hall, Walmart and the hospital. For full bus schedules with all routes, visit their websites. Kayak: http://ctuir.org/tribal-services/planning/ kayak-public-transit. Pendleton: https://pendleton.or.us/transportation
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Free Movies in the Park are happening on Friday nights at Community Park until Aug. 9 (except July 12). Some concessions such as popcorn, candy and pop are avaiable for purchase. Sandlot is showing on July 5. Ralph Breaks the Internet is showing on July 19. Black Panther is showing on July 26. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdown is showing on Aug. 2, and Free Willie is showing on Aug. 9.
BBQ Safety Tips
Camping at Indian Lake and around the state
According to their website, “Indian Lake (Lake Hiyúumptipin)is operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and is located 34 miles southeast of Pendleton, Oregon on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. “Lake Hiyúumptipin (which translates as ‘grizzly bear devouring’) offers a relaxing atmosphere to camp, picnic, fish, and boat in the Blue Mountains southeast of Pendleton, Oregon. At an elevation of 4,200 feet, the Indian Lake Recreation Area lies near the crest of the Blue Mountains.” Camping fees are $2 for a single day use and $12 for overnight. For more information, contact Indian Lake at 541-276-3873 or visit their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/IndianLakeCampground. To see all public camping areas in the state of Oregon, visit www.oregonstateparks.org
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “food poisoning peaks in the summer months when warmer temperatures cause foodborne germs to flourish.” They offer some food safety tips: seperate, chill, clean, check your grill and tools, don’t cross-contaminate and cook at appropriate temperatures. Cooking temperatures are listed below, while the rest can be found on the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/communication/bbq-iq.html. Cook
“Use a food thermometer to ensure meat is cooked hot enough to kill harmful germs. When smoking, keep temperatures inside the smoker at 225°F to 300°F to keep meat a safe temperature while it cooks. •145°F – whole cuts of beef, pork, lamb, and veal (stand-time of 3 minutes at this temperature) •145°F – fish •160°F – hamburgers and other ground beef •165°F – all poultry and pre-cooked meats, like hot dogs.
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Unique donation to Crow’s Shadow increases stone stockpile By the CUJ
MISSION – Crow’s Shadow received a unique donation from Portland master printer Mark Mahaffey. This donation has bolstered their collection of large stones. Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA) is a print studio specializing in a niche form of printmaking known as lithography, which traditionally uses stones and liquid to press images onto paper.
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Karl Davis, CSIA director, says that there is an existing stone library but that it needs work. “Our master printer, Judith Baumann, has been working on revitalizing our stone library to better accommodate artists who would like to utilize the traditional method of lithography when in studio.” Almost all of the stones in the collection have been donated, and the revitalization remains a work in progress. “Almost all of them are in need of
maintenance in order to make them ready for a visiting artist to use.” The most recent donor, Mahaffey, has a history with CSIA and has shown support for many years, Davis said in an email. “Mark has been a big support of Crow’s Shadow since the early days of the organization, donating his time and expertise over the years, and now seven larger stones. “This is a significant gift and will eventually allow artists to expand their
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artistic vocabulary by working on stone.” CSIA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) orgnization. It was “formed in 1992 by local artists James Lavadour (Walla Walla) and Phillip Cash Cash (Cayuse and Nez Perce),” according to their website. “Our mission is to provide a creative conduit for educational, social, and economic opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development. In 2017 CSIA celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the organization’s founding.”
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Conscious Discipline brings in caregivers from across region
Leanne Alexander, Community Health Nurse Supervisor and Tobacco Education and Prevention Program Coordinator at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, does a brain smart start activity with Nukinka Manuel, right, currently a temporary employee at Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start during the Conscious Discipline Overview training at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute June 18. The training was planned by the Native Connections Program at Yellowhawk. Ashley Harding oversees that program, which is in the third year of a five-year grant. Harding said the training drew in all levels of providers, from prenatal to elder service providers. Providers came from as far as Grand Ronde and quite a few providers from Umatilla County attended the training. The training on the practice, which is a large part of Harding’s grant scope, provided an overview of the seven basic skills involved using the brain-based technique.
Please note effective July 1, 2019 some of Yellowhawk’s familiar phone and fax numbers have changed. Please visit our website, Yellowhawk.org, or ask an employee for more details.
Happy Birthday Weptas 7-26-19 Love you always, from your Nymn
Wildhorse Pow Wow July 5-7 July 2019
Annette Chastain, above, leads the Conscious Discipline training attendees in a brain exercise in between presentations at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute June 18. Chastain is a Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor and licensed clinical worker from the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs. Chastain is a consultant on the Native Connections Grant that Yellowhawk employee Ashley Harding oversees. Harding said the purpose of the training was to provide an overview of Conscious Discipline which is a brain-based, traumainformed and social-emotional form of behavior management.
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Stereotypes” brings together 13 contemporary Native American visual artists who reclaim their right to represent their identities as Native Americans. Whether using humor, subtlety, or irony, the telling is always fiercely honest and deadon. Images and styles are created from traditional, contemporary, and mass culture forms. The exhibition embraces Native Americans’ power to replace stereotypical images that permeate the current pop culture landscape. Recognizing that stereotypes often occur without conscious awareness, the exhibition includes didactic information that explores common stereotypes about Native peoples that are falsehoods, followed by the truths behind them. According to exhibition curator America Meredith, American society has great difficulty acknowledging its past with Native peoples or allowing them visibility in the present. The exhibition’s artists use the unexpected - humor, emotion, or shock - to encourage viewers to question and challenge stereotypes, even unspoken, unacknowledged ones. The Oklahoma artists represented are Matthew Bearden (Citizen PotawatomiKickapoo-Blackfeet-Lakota) mixed media artist, painter, Tulsa, OK; Heidi BigKnife (Shawnee Tribe), jeweler, Tulsa, OK; Mel Cornshucker (United Keetoowah Band), ceramic artist, Tulsa, OK; Tom Farris (Otoe-Missouria-Cherokee), mixed media artist, Norman, OK; Anita Fields (Osage-Muscogee), ceramic artist, Stillwater, OK; Kenny Glass (WyandotteCherokee), textile artist, regalia maker, Tahlequah, OK; Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band Cherokee), photographer, Tulsa, OK; Juanita Pahdopony (Comanche), sculptor, Lawton, OK; K. H. Poole (Caddo-Delaware), draftsperson, Oklahoma City, OK; Zach Presley (Chickasaw), collage and digital artist, Durant, OK; Hoka Skenandore (Oneida-Oglala Lakota-Luiseño), mixed media artist, Shawnee, OK; Karin Walkingstick (Cherokee Nation), ceramic artist, Claremore, OK; and Micah Wesley (Muscogee-Kiowa), mixed media artist, Norman, OK. For more information, go to www. tamastslikt.org. Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. A Blue Star museum, Tamástslikt is one of the many museums across the nation that offers free admission to families of active duty servicemen and women year-round. Tamástslikt is also a member of the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association and offers free admission to members of participating museums. In addition to the museum and interpretive center, Tamástslikt operates a museum store, café, and offers meeting room rentals. Tamástslikt is open six days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., MondaySaturday; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Kinship Café is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the same days the museum is open.
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Nancy Minthorn, Happy Canyon Princess in 1975 and 1976, waved to a sold out crowd during the “50 Years of Royalty Fashions” fundraiser June 12. The event benefitted the Pendleton RoundUp and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame and was sponsored by the Schnitzer Foundation. There were eight Happy Canyon Princesses in attedance and about 40 models total representing courts from the 1960s until today. The event raised approximately $3,000-$4,000, according to organizer Susan Talbot.
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50 years of beadwork and buckskin, leather and gabardine They wanted to reintroduce the leathNancy Minthorn, Happy Canyon to her by her grandmother. Pete beaded ers for the court, with diamond Princess in 1975 and 1976, wore all of her other regalia for herself patterns. a 60-year-old dress and including her headband, PENDLETON – Buck“The key to this thing a beaded bag that her moccasins, leggings, hair skin dresses nearly as old is that we told nobody,” mother Tessie Williams ties and belt. as the Happy Canyon he said. made. Williams also Morning Owl told Night Show itself were They pulled it off wore the dress when the CUJ in a seperate worn by several Hapand made history. she represented Hapinterview that they py Canyon Princesses Shirley Dickerson py Canyon in Japan spent “hours and during the 50 Years of Walla Walla un- in 1975. hours a day” to make of Royalty Fashion dertook the mission “I would like to say the deadline. fundraiser. to make the patterns, it is great to be here. “We started early in Eight Happy Cansource the leather and I love seeing all of my the morning and went yon Princesses graced keep the secret. friends,” Minthorn said. way late at night. It was Hamley’s Slickfork SaAfter Dickerson retired in Chelsey Dick (2007) wore one solid week of basically loon on June 12 for a “once1996, Mary Bonifer a buckskin dress, nonstop working on it,” in-a-lifetime” fundraiser Makayla Fossek Cheyenne Williams headband and for the Pendleton Round- 2019 Happy Canyon Princess took over. 2009 Princess & 2010 Queen he said. “Shirley hair ties He explained that the Up and Happy Canyon was so talented and she made by her grandmoth- style of the regalia is mandated by Happy Hall of Fame. er Marie Dick. Chelsey Canyon, and he questioned the look. Susan Talbot, lead organizer, said the was also the one who made her own cuffs, “Where other courts move to up-toidea for a fashion show started with a took a plain family while her moccasins date fashions, our girls are caught up in simple suggestion to display past fashion split skirt and started were a birthday gift a time warp…It is mandatory for headin the hall of fame. It grew from there adding the artist effects to it and all the from Mary Craig. bands, which aren’t as prevalent. I don’t into a full show. Tyera Pete (2008) know why they have certain vestiges. Members of Round-Up Courts colors rather than a wore a buckskin dress They need to have a revamp and think through the decades took turns walking two tone black and made in only seven about what today’s young women would the runway in groups, starting with the white or brown and white,” Bonifer said. days by her uncle Thomas want to wear,” Morning Owl said. 1960s-1970s. An update would give room for the As each Happy Canyon Morning Owl and her mom In between the decades, speakers with Celeste Reves. She wore princesses to be “self-reflective,” he said. insight into the royalty fashions spoke to Princess worked the runNancy Minthorn “They should be allowed to be selfway, the emcee shared the a purse with a bucking the sold out crowd. 1975 & 1976 Princess horse on it that is dedi- expressive in a more up-to-date manner. Doug Corey described a secret mission history of their regalia and cated to the early 1900s and was given for the Round-Up’s 75th anniversary. who made it. By Casey Brown of the CUJ
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It is dictated from the outside and not taken from our own communities and our norms.” Appollonia Saenz wore a dress that belongs to Bobbie Conner and a headband made by her older brother. Gabby Lewis (2017) wore her grandmother Rose’s 75-year-old buckskin dress. Her brother Kellen Woods made all of her accessories, including the cuffs and leggings. Her mother Kathy Woods made her moccasins. The dress has been worn by other family members such as her mother, aunties and cousins, but Lewis is the first to wear the dress during her reign. Sequoia Conner (2018) wore a 100-plus-year-old dress from her father’s side of the family that originally belonged to her great grandmother. It has a unique style because it is Nez Perce Cayuse, which means it is flared, rather than straight, at the bottom, which is designed to make horse riding easier for young women. Virginia Wilkerson, the original owner of Conner’s dress, wore it during her year as queen in 1948. She was queen of an all Native American court. This year’s Happy Canyon Princess’ Makayla Fossek and Kaia John walked the runway together. Fossek’s bucksin dress features a fully beaded cape, and it was previously worn by her cousin Taylor Craig during her year as princess. The dress took three years to complete and has very detailed beadwork of horses that is made completely of cut beads. The cape weighs 15 pounds. John wore her grandmother Sharon Hopkick John’s dress. It was made for her grandmother when she was a contest winner at the American Indian Beauty Pageant and 1963 Happy Canyon Princess. John’s great great grandmother, Rosalynn Wilson Kanine, who was on an all Native American in 1932, made the dress. This dress is getting close to retirement, so John’s Aunt Eileen made a replica that will “allow the legacy to live on.”
The CTUIR Education Department hosted a luncheon to celebrate high school and college graduates. The event featured gifts, Modesta Minthorn as the guest speaker and an open mic for graduates. Fred Hill, Jr., with microphone, kept the crowd in stitches as the master of ceremonies. Jessica Munoz, left, Jamie Munoz, center, and Annie Smith, Native American Higher Ed Coach, right, laugh along to Hill’s stories. Minthorn’s speech touched on how completing one’s journey is also the start of the next. She enouraged students at the luncheon to “explore your horizons” and “be aggressive and pursue your goals.”
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CTUIR members vacation and study around the world From left to right, Shari Sheoships, Cecelia Husted, Vincent Sheoships, and Lily Sheoships watch the USA Women’s soccer team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France during a family vacation.
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Lily, Vincent, Shari Sheoships and Cecelia Husted were in France for most of June. They went to France to watch and support the United States Women’s National soccer team in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. While in France the Sheoships watched USA vs. Thailand on June 11, USA vs. Chile on June 14 and Italy vs. Jamaica on June 14. In Reims, they visited the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and Porte de Mars (Mars Gate). In Paris, the Sheoships family climbed the Eiffel Tower -all 6,000 steps, spent six hours in the Louvre Museum and the Arc de Triomphe. “My family made the trip fun” says Cecelia, “and France was an adventure with language barrier, learning to use the metro, and even grocery shopping was a challenge. All in all we had a blast and plenty of pictures and memories… go USA Women. Bring home the Cup!” The contest will be decided July 7. Lily Sheoships poses in front of the Eiffel Tower wearing her KCUW T-shirt. Sheoships is the radio station assistant at KCUW.
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Gabby Lewis is studying abroad in South Korea until July 8 to immerse herself in the culture and language she’s been studying at Boise State University for the past year. Lewis, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and former Happy Canyon Princess, set her sights on study abroad after seeing a sibling participate. “My eldest brother is the only person I know that studied abroad which made me realize it was possible for me to do the same,” she said on her GoFundMe campaign, which she used to raise money for airfare and tuition costs of the program. Her classes are held at Hanbat National University in Daejeon, South Korea. She shared an update with her supporters regarding some of the culture she experienced. “On Wednesday, June 26, we went to Jeonju, a traditional folk town. One of the main things I wanted to try while in South Korea was Hanbok, the traditional dress. “It was so beautiful and very light compared to my buckskin dress. However, they really make the top part tight, so it felt like I had a corset on. The temperature is different than what Lewis is used to, especially for this time of year. “It’s so humid over here so we were getting really hot wearing it, but it doesn’t really compare to my regalia at all, I kept saying, ‘yeah it hot but this is nothing compared to buckskin.’ They also styled our hair in a traditional way with beautiful pins all over, they had to put like 20-plus bobby-pins in my hair.”
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ON TO STATE Natives on 12U boys, 12U and 10U girls all-star squads
Ella Sams receives her championship medal following the 12U softball title game against Grant County. Photo by Julie Murphy
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Rylen Bronson rounds the bases during action in the 12U District Championship game June 27 in Hermiston. The team defeated Hermiston, 3-1, to advance to the state tournament in mid-July.
Alanah Eagleheart readies on the mound in a 10U game. The Pendleton squad won the District title in Hermiston. Team photos on Page 2B.
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Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center celebrated Men’s Health throughout June. Activities included weekly crafts at the Senior Center. See Page 7B
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Xalish Xalish Taula laughs while playing games with Mel Sue Barkley before the graduation ceremony began for Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start. See Page 18B
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Chaynne Spencer stands at the plate during action in the 12U Softball District 3 Tournament played in Hermiston in June. Photo by Julie Murphy
Jordan Stewart takes the plunge into the Umatilla River June 30. For more summer fun photos see Page 21B.
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CUJ Sports District 3 winners advance to State 12U Little League softball champs
The Pendleton12U Softball All-Stars include, front row from left, Melanie Boatman, Madaline Schumacher, Lilli Brooks, Lea Wilson, Kendall Murphy, Reese Furstenberg, Ella Sams, Chaynne Spencer, Bailey Moore, Nessa Neveau, Avery Krigbaum, Josie Jenness, Madelyn Lieuallen. Coaches in the back left to right are Gordy Schumacher, Scott Wilson, and Brandon Krigbaum. Photo by Julie Murphy
12U Little League baseball champs
The Pendleton 12U Baseball District Champs include, front row from left, Rylen Bronson and Anson Dressler holding the banner; second row from left, Keegan Kline, Deacon Pace, Krister Litfin, Jake Neistadt, Tugg McQuinn, Evan Lehnert, Art Hill, Kaden Moore, Tyler Hall, Vance Nelson, Connor Cook; and third row, coaches Corey Neistadt, J.R. Cook, and Chris Moore. Photo by Cynda Cook
10U Little League softball champs
The Pendleton 10U Softball All-Stars include, front row from left, Finley Evans, Brianna Medrano, M.J. Gomez, McKinley Lieuallen, Cambria VanNice, Madison Schachtsick, Kallahan Smith, Kelsi Primus, Alanah Eagleheart, Caitlin Cooley, Tatum Lambert. Back row from left, Katelyn Boatman, Shaylor Fisher (not pictured),Coach Michelle Gomez, Manager Jason VanNice, Coach Jodi Primus. Photo by Julie Murphy
Young teams finish second at District
Keli Spencer throws during a 10U Little Leauge game at the District 3 tournament in Hermiston in June. Emery Kordatzky reaches for a fly ball in the outfield during a game at the 10U District Tournament in Hermiston. The Pendleton team finished second. Photos by Julie Murphy
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Hayden Bonifer is ready at the plate in an 11U District Tournament game. His dad, Jerimiah Bonifer, was a coach of the team.
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All Rez, led by Shoni Schimmel, defeated YCC Canada for the Hoopfest Women’s Elite Championship June 30 on Steven’s St. All Rez came out of the losers bracket to win 20-14.
‘I’m just chilling right now. After playing basketball for 23 straight years, I think I deserve a break after everything. I’m getting ready to possibly get another coaching job.’ - Shoni Schimmel Photos by Tyler Tjomslande/The Spokesman-Review
Schimmel returns to Spokane Hoopfest after break from WNBA basketball By Ryan Collingwood of The Spokane Spokesman-Review
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group of jersey-wearing teens approached Shoni Schimmel on Saturday, June 29, each asking for pictures with the two-time WNBA All-Star after she’d survived a Hoopfest elimination game. The 27-year-old former Louisville sensation obliged, smiling in each selfie while wearing the same backward hat she wore while carving up defenders moments earlier. Five years after being drafted eighth overall by the Atlanta Dream, Schimmel was dribbling on pavement in downtown Spokane, teamed up with a pair of ex-Eastern Washington University standouts in the world’s largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament. “This makes you appreciate basketball,” said Schimmel, a Native American icon who grew up near Pendleton, Oregon, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. “It’s a chess game, and it’s great to come here and see everyone’s talent.” Hoopfest’s elite women’s division annually features former NCAA Division I standouts, some with brief stints in the WNBA or overseas. Rarely, though, have players of Schimmel’s pedigree – she was the WNBA All-Star Game MVP as a rookie – played in this tournament. Not in their 20s, anyway. Schimmel appeared lean, quick and happy, just over a year removed from playing in her most recent professional basketball game, a two-game stint with the Las Vegas Aces. After starring in Atlanta for two seasons, Schimmel reportedly had trouble staying in shape during her 2016 season with the New York
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Liberty, played sparingly and suffered a season-derailing concussion. She opted to sit out the 2017 season to take a break from basketball and be near family, as her grandmother became ill and later died. Schimmel, who led Louisville to a pair of Elite Eight appearances, attempted to return to the WNBA in 2018, but was ultimately cut by the Liberty and Aces. The crafty former Hermiston (Oregon) High point guard didn’t leverage her past laurels into a professional contract overseas after being waived, instead starting another hoops-related chapter in her life: coaching. Schimmel, one of the most electric guards in recent women’s basketball memory, spent the past year in North Dakota, where she was the girls basketball coach at New Town High School on the Fort Berthold
Reservation. But will Schimmel play competitively again? “I’m just chilling right now. After playing basketball for 23 straight years, I think I deserve a break after everything,” she said. “I’m getting ready to possibly get another coaching job.” Schimmel, ex-EWU guards Ashli Payne and Tisha Phillips and former New Mexico State forward Abby Scott – a team of Native Americans dubbed All Rez – went 2-1 on Saturday. Playing in her first Hoopfest since 2008, Schimmel sent younger sister Jude Schimmel’s team – Air Natives – to the consolation bracket after they faced off in a loser-out game. “I figured we would play them later in the day, but we both lost our first game,” said Shoni, who was guarding Jude. “But it’s good to go out and play against your sister.” Jude, who also starred at Louisville alongside her sister before playing overseas, is now an ambassador for Nike’s Nativeinspired N7 Brand and lives near Pendleton. The Schimmel sisters, subjects of the basketball documentary “Off the Rez,” were a major inspiration for Native American girls basketball players. Both were recognizable figures at Hoopfest, as throngs of fans watched their games near Nike Center Court. “This is my fourth Hoopfest and they’re always pretty fun,” Jude said. “And playing against Shoni is always competitive.”
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Avery Quaempts,far left, played for the 16-18U Portland Voodoo Dollz softball team in June. She’s 11 years old.
Playing up Avery Quaempts, the 11-year-old daughter of Justin Quaempts and Carrie Sampson Samuels, played on the 16-18U Portland Voodoo Dollz softball team in June. The Voodoo Dollz went 3-0 in the Demarini Classic, defeating Eastside RoughRiders 16U by a score of 7-6, Tigard Crush 16U Black 17-2, and Triple Threat Softball 17-1. In the game against RoughRiders, Quaempts singled on a 0-1 counts and scored one run. The RoughRiders evened things up at six in the bottom of the seventh inning before H. Olson grounded out, pushing one run over to take the lead. Contributed photos
Anderson wins DECD’s Indian Lake Fish Derby Pendleton man catches 20+ inch trout Marvin Anderson
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INDIAN LAKE – Marvin Anderson of Pendleton landed a trout measuring longer than 20-inches for the biggest fish of the day June 15 at the Indian Lake Fish Derby sponsored by the Department of Economic and Community Development for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Anderson was the adult category winner. Coy Estes from Hermiston and Colby
Thank you to our sponsors! Thanks to the following that helped with this year’s fish derby: Kimberly Miller, Tami and Mike Rochelle, Jimmie Harrison, Tommy Thompson, Jackson Lavadour, Jacob Smith, Bonnie and Carl Worley, Scott Lavadour, Mary Galbreath, Mindy Johnson, and Jaylene Stiles. See you at the next fish derby, scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2020.
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Podall from Pendleton won the 12-17 year old and 12 and under categories, respectively.
The list of winners follows: Adults – Anderson, Pendleton, 20 3/16 inches. 2, Oren Sampson, Pilot Rock. 3, JoAnn James, Pilot Rock. 12-17 year olds – 1, Estes, Hermiston, 17 ¾ inches. 2, Tyce Cecil, Pendleton. 3, Katie Kline, Pendleton. 12 and under – 1, Podall, Pendleton, 19 ½ inches. 2, Wade Waterland, Meacham. 3, Levi Zimmerman, Kennewick. 4, Brylynn Schiller.
Please note effective July 1, 2019 some of Yellowhawk’s familiar phone and fax numbers have changed. Please visit our website, Yellowhawk.org, or ask an employee for more details. July 2019
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Community service program gets new life By Casey Brown of the CUJ
MISSION – Tribal court community service has been “revitalized and reinvented” by the person occupying a newly added Community Service Coordinator position. Donyale Jackson joined Umatilla Tribal Court in March. She transferred from Family Violence Services where she worked since 2010, except for a twoyear break. According to Jackson’s supervisor, she was the right person for the job and has been busy over the past four months. “I think she’s very approachable, but she’s also someone who is going to make people accountable, which is just a really important combination,” said Kelly Sager, Court Director. “The idea behind the position too was to have someone actually coordinating as much of those [community service] hours as possible,” Sager said. “Donyale has done a great job producing a manual, contacting other departments and coordinating all of those pieces to update and revitalize the community service program.” Jackson encourages people who need community service hours to come see and to start on their hours sooner rather than later. Since she knows about the many opportunities to get in hours, she points people in the right direction. She also has her own work crew that meets on Fridays. Once a week, a handful of folks doing court-ordered community service meet at Mission Market. From there, they go to a worksite that varies each week. Some weeks they assist elders with yard work,
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Donyale Jackson has been the community service coordinator for the Umatilla Tribal Court since March 1. She is revamping the program by adding a Friday work crew, coordinating hours and working with other CTUIR departments to create community service opportunities. People who work on her crew earn an extra hour of community service for every two hours they work. Other opportunities exist at large events such as the Wildhorse Pow Wow and at nonprofit organizations including Pioneer Humane Society (PAWS).
other weeks they pull rye from CTUIRowned wheat fields or collect garbage along the roadside. There’s an added bonus to working on Jackson’s Friday crew: the chance to earn extra hours. Every two hours worked earns an additional hour toward their debt, but this incentive only applies to the Friday work crew, Jackson said. Other Tribal departments have been
very receptive to working with Jackson, and Sager said that Public Works and Department of Children and Family Services have shared resources such as a vehicle and trailer with portable toilets with the crew, which allows them to establish temporary worksites around the Umatilla Indian Reservation. In addition to the crew, there are also cultural assignments and opportunities during large events such as the Wildhorse Pow Wow and Basketball Against Alcohol and Drugs (BAAD) tournament. “We’ve been approached by community members that had brought up culturally helping clean fish or with different things with beadwork,” Sager explained. “We’ve had some people turn in when they’ve worked on some regalia or worked at the Longhouse during services, and we really encourage people to do that.” Opportunities off the reservation include working for local non-profits. For example, Sylvia Minthorn has reduced her original 250 hours down to around 100 by working with animals at Pioneer Humane Society (PAWS) and serving lunch at Salvation Army. Minthorn said that serving two to three hours per day at a non-profit works better for her than standing up for eight hours due to her disability. She has a condition known as pseudotumor cerebri, which is a buildup of fluid in the skull and causes symptoms similar to a brain tumor such as headaches and vision problems. Working with the dogs and cats of PAWS has been a “medicine” for Minthorn. “You don’t see it a lot of times when you’re right up in the mix, but when you get out of yourself, out of your own head, doing something for others, it is so much better than receiving,” she said. Similarly, she has taken away a lesson or two from Salvation Army. “I look at the homeless a little bit different and realize that the struggle is real –really real—out here,” she said. “I
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realized that can happen very easily to anyone. Any one of us.” She has met many different people, including some she can relate to because they too have a disability and end up without an income. “For some of them it is a disability that is not allowing them to work to provide for themselves. By being stuck in the middle of your disability case leaves you with zero income whatsoever,” Minthorn said. As the program moves forward, they hope to stay in contact with what projects various CTUIR departments have going on so that Jackson can assign people throughout the week. “I am hoping that we can start getting people on track where we can say ‘I’m going to assign you to planning; they need help’ or you know ‘They’re going to need help the next three days cleaning fish so I’m going to assign you,” she said. “That’s the goal.” For Jackson, she would not be in her current position today if it weren’t for an interesting assignment in a criminal justice class at Blue Mountain Community College. “I had to write a paper on the two things that we would never work in and for me that was elder abuse and domestic violence.” Jackson picked domestic violence. My professor said, ‘okay, pick one we are going to do an internship,’” Jackson said. “We were all a little shocked in class.” Ultimately, the best part of Jackson’s job is the people she serves. “Meeting all the different people and seeing some of them go, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore. I’m done. I’m going to get my hours done, get my time done, and I’m not coming back to court.’ Some of them come back but some of them have straightened up.” Those with community service opportunities are encouraged to contact Jackson. She can be reached at 541-429-7349 or DonyaleJackson@ctuir.org.
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Barrett Children act out a song during the Cay-Uma-Wa graduation ceremony June 7. From left, the children are Loola Juan-Thompson, Saydee Speedis, Aya Majors, Waylon Breazeale, Watchman. Nakeyha and Treloar Rachel Jenco-Bellando, Beckylyn are left from pictured Staff Jr. Bevis Jesse and Marsh Breyan Rivera, Ezra Squimphen, Ruth Jacson,
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Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start graduates, from left, Jesse Bevis Jr., Kiya Frost and Hayden Plume line up outside the Rivers Event Center in preparation for their commencement ceremony. Their class is the last to graduate from the old Education Building. Next year’s class will be in the new Nixyaawii Education Center under construction west of Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center.
ay-Uma-Wa Head Start graduated 17 children, who will move on to the Pendleton Early Learning Center, during a ceremony June 7 at the Rivers Event Center at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Another 20 children who will be returning to Cay-Uma-Wa for a second year also received certificates. Cor Sams, caseworker in the Department of Children and Family Services for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), served as master of ceremonies. Sams, herself a graduate of Cay-Uma-Wa, said the graduates are the future leaders of the CTUIR. She encouraged parents to continue to help and guide them as they continue their education. Other speakers included Lloyd Commander, acting CTUIR Recreation Program Manager; and Modesta Minthorn, CTUIR Education Department Director. Josh Spencer gave the opening prayer. Certificates were presented to students by Sams and classroom teachers Makiesha Van Pelt and Shaylend Chalakee, and substitute teacher Melanie Manuel, from the Xalish “Wolf” classroom; and Rachel Treloar and Nakeyha Watchman from the Yaka “Bear” classroom. Others recognized at the event were coach/teacher mentor Beckyln Jenco-Bellando, mental health coordinator Micki Fabian, nutrition services Rachelle “Shelly” Morrison, teacher aid Joseph Tamayo, cultural education coordinator Trinette Nowland (who made the wing dresses and ribbon shirts for the graduates), and temporary staff Wilbur Oatman, Skylar Bill and Olene RedBird.
Cay-Uma-Wa graduates include: Celila Alonso-Jackson, Ruth Alonso-Jackson, Jesse Bevis Jr., Waylon Breazeale, Angel Cavillo, Kiya Frost, Ezmae Hoisington, Loolas Juan-Thompson, Sunhawk Lopez, Jace Marchand, Brayen Marsh, Wahpe Paradise, Hayden Plume, Hazel Quaempts, Tamamnu Salt, Lelei Taula and Salleen WildBill-Begay.
Students returning to Cay-Uma-Wa next year: Calif Bannick, Silas Brom. Ronald Elisoff, Lincold LeValle, Darryl Joe McKay, Russell Peterson, Bradley Rivera, Skylar Sampson, Garriel Smnith, Ki’iis Taula, Magdalen Becker, Araya Dougharity, Jordan Joseph, Aya May Majors, McKinley Minthorn, Barrett Rivera, Sarah Sams, Saydee Speedis, Ezra Sqimphen, and Qumsali Wainanwit-Red Elk.
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Calib Bannick rushes across the stage to receive his certificate at the CayUma-Wa graduation ceremony June 7. Bannick is one of 20 students who will be returning for their second year of Head Start classes. Looking on are Wilbur Oatman, who served as temporary staff during the year, and Rachel Treloar, a teacher in the Yaka “Bear” classroom.
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Judge Johnson with his family. From left to right, his son-in-law Shane Rivera, who also works as Probation and Truancy Officer for the Umatilla Tribal Court, his daughter Drew Rivera, his wife Darcy Johnson, his son Matthew Johnson, who is an attorney in Umatilla Tribal Court and his daughter-in-law Melissa Bob, who is CTUIR’s archivist.
Judge Dave Gallaher, left, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Gary Burke, center, and Judge William Johnson, right, during Johnson’s swearing in.
Judge Johnson sworn in third time
Judge William D. Johnson swore in for his fourth 10-year-term on June 13 at the Nixyaawii Governance Center. His colleague Judge Dave Gallaher administered the oath. Johnson received his law degree from University of
Oregon. He is the first Tribal member to pass the bar exam. He is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and has been a judge in the Umatilla Tribal Court since 1980. He began as an associate judge and then moved up to chief judge in 1988.
Savvy youngsters choose to save profits for college By Casey Brown of the CUJ
MISSION – Youth ages 8-12 attended a three-day summer camp where they learned business savvy, and manufactured and sold their own products at a market place. A first-time offering, the camp was a collaboration between Business Development Services and Our Native American Business Network (ONABEN), a nonprofited founded in 1991 and features several programs Jen Tomasik including one called ONABEN Indianpreneurship with local ties to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. ONABEN’s roots are here in Oregon, and the organization has now expanded to 30 states with the goal of having a presence in every state. Jen Tomasik, enrolled Colville, taught the class and has been with ONABEN full-time for six months. Previously, she was a contract employee under her own small business called Standing Could Media Productions. During the first day, young entrepreneurs broke into groups to decide on a business, name, product and titles - Chief Executive, Chief Marketing and Lead Sales - for each participant. Signs were designed to highlight the merits for products such as bird feeders, wallets and fruit kebobs. Presentations were given to the entire group.
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Jen Tomasik, enrolled Colville and trainer for ONABEN, watches June Johnson, left, and Lanee Morris, right, of the Pink Team give a presentation on their business strategy. They sold dog treats, dog treat holders and handmade hair bows. Each item was manufactured by the group members. The items were sold at a market place, and the profits will be put toward college for each group member.
On the second day, the work continued and Dave Tovey, Executive Director of Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), spoke on his experience and history. He has been an employee of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, on and off, since he graduated from college in 1986. As a former CTUIR Executive Director, Tovey has seen the building of Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute and now the CDFI itself. “I often say that next to my son, the proudest thing I’m associated with is
Tamástslikt,” he said. He also encouraged the children to learn as much math as they could. Tomasik agreed, saying it is a useful skill in business and other areas of life. Raven Manta, Program Coordinator for Business Development Services, organized the camp and worked closely with the youth. She encouraged those in attendance to come see her if they wanted to learn about options for their “18 Money” - to save for college or just with general financial questions. Penelope Gavin-Harvey, 10-year-old
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enrolled CTUIR member, participated in the camp. Her group was called Wallade because they made duct-tape wallets and lemonade. “What I loved about it was that we all got to know each other, and we learned how to do business,” she said. Working in a group and learning how to make tough decision came ‘I learned how with challenges, she things work and said. what to do with “ T h e our money, how most challenging part to spend it, how was trying to save it, and to make a group effort what I can do and decidwhen I’m older, ing what we what I want to were going to do.” become.’ Gavin- Penelope Gavin-Harvey, Harvey age 10 learned a lot from the camp and said she was glad she attended. “I learned how things work and what to do with our money, how to spend it, how to save it, and what I can do when I’m older, what I want to become.” The choice about what to do with the profits from their market place was in the young entrepreneurs’ hands. They could have kept their revenue individually, invested it as a legacy into next year’s program or saved for college. Every group decided to save for college.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Friday, July 5 David Webber Exhibit Opening Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N Main, 541-2789201
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Friday, July 19 Moon Landing Party at 6 p.m. Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 Ages 14 and up. Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing at a special after-hours party at the library! Registration required.
Tuesday, July 9 7HUUL¿F 7XHVGD\ DW S P Heritage Station Museum, 108 SW Frazer Ave, 541-276-0012Athena’s Oregon Trail and the Whitman Mission Route of 1840-1847. Presented by Sam Pambrun and Dave Welch.
Movies in the Park: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) at Dusk Community Park, 1000 SW 37th Street, 541-276-8100 Free and all ages. Please research movies for your individual family’s needs regarding appropriateness of subject matter. Limited concessions for sale.
Wednesday, July 10 STEAM Wars at 11 a.m. Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 FREE. Ages 8-12. Celebrate your love for Star Wars through Science, Tech, Engineering, Art, & Math (STEAM) activiites. Regsitration required.
Prevent Diabetes 16-week Class Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, 46314 Timine Way, 541-966-9830 Must pre-register. Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Must meet certain eligibility requirements. 16 weekly sessions and 6 monthly maintenance.
July Healthy Cooking Class from 3-5:30 p.m. Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, 46314 Timine Way, Jennifer Lewis 541-240-8434. FREE. Utilizing fresh produce from our Tlawxmamiyáy Community Garden.
Thursday, July 18 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, 46314 Timine Way, 541-966-9830 WEEKLY FOR ADULTS WEDNESDAYS Reel Classics $5 Matinee Movie at Noon Wildhorse Cineplex, 46510 Wildhorse Blvd, 800-654-9453 Showing a classic movie every Wednesday at noon for $5. Includes free popcorn and soda. Beginners’ Computer from 3-4 p.m. Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 Registration required. Classes tailored to the needs of the students. THURSDAYS Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Women’s Support Group at 6 p.m. 541-276-3322. Free. Call for location. Sponsored by Domestic Violence Services. Laugh Out Load Comedy at 8 p.m. Wildhorse Sports Bar, 46510 Wildhorse Blvd, 800-654-9453 -XO\ 2SHQHU 0DUF <DႇHH +HDGOLQHU 7RQLD -R +DOO -XO\ 2SHQHU $GDP .HVVOHU +HDGOLQHU 5LR +LOOPDQ -XO\ 2SHQHU -\Q[ -HQNLQV +HDGOLQHU 0DUF <DႇHH -XO\ 2SHQHU (. .HSR¶R +HDGOLQHU 7RGG -RKQVRQ FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS Weekly Live Music from 8 p.m. to Midnight Wildhorse Sports Bar, 46510 Wildhorse Blvd, 800-654-9453 No cover charge. Every Friday and Saturday. July 5-6, Brohamm, Variety July 12-13, Sway, Variety July 19-20, Sons of Nashville, Country Rock SATURDAYS Free for All! Youth Drop-In Class from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N Main, 541-278-9201 Stop in for a fun, free Saturday morning art project.
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4XLOWV RI 9DORU DW 1RRQ Heritage Station Museum, 108 SW Frazer Ave, 541276-0012 FREE. Quilts of valor will be working on quilts for vets. 6WRS LQ DQG ¿QG RXW DERXW ZKDW WKH\ GR DQG LI \RX DUH interested, how you can get involved! Free Use Day at Indian Lake For questions about the campground, call Leigh or Tami at 541-429-7472. Tuesday, July 23 Astronaut Camp at 11:30 a.m. Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 $JHV ELUWK 3UHSDUH IRU \RXU ¿UVW PLVVLRQ WR VSDFH ZLWK astronaut stories, activities and a craft! Teen and Adult DIY Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 )5(( )RXUWK 7XHVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK DW S P -XO\ Mini watercolor kits. Thursday, July 25 Martine Kraft Duo with Fred Hill Sr. at 7 p.m. Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N Main, 541-2789201 7LFNHWV 0DUWLQH .UDIW LV DQ DFFODLPHG 1RUZHJLDQ artist and composer. Fred Hill Sr. is a singer and GUXPPHU DQG HQUROOHG &78,5 PHPEHU 1LOV .UDIW LV D producer and instrumentalist who plays acoustic guitar and piano.
Saturday, July 13 Wildhorse Amateur Championship July 13-14 Wildhorse Golf Course, 800-654-9453 $150/person, members $110/person. 36 hole - individual stroke play competition. Monday, July 15 Book Arts at 6 p.m. Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 FREE. Turn a hardback book into a cute clock. No registration required.
Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 )5(( DQG DOO DJHV $QGUHD . 'REVRQ :KLWPDQ College Chair of Astronomy, will talk about the moon landing, what we’ve learned about the moon since, and careers in science. All ages, family event!
29th Annual Tamkaliks Celebration July 19-21 Nez Perce Homeland Grounds, 70956 Whiskey Creek Road, Wallowa, 541-886-3101, wallowanezperce.org Free camping, concessions welcome, all drums welcome and paid. Friday and Saturday mornings open for memorials. Saturday, July 20 Astronomy Then and Now at 2 p.m.
Blue Mountain Wildlife Presents: Birds of Prey Pendleton Rec Center, 510 SW Dorion Ave, 541-2768100 Free and all ages. Learning about and see birds-ofprety with Blue Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education. Friday, July 26 Movies at the Park: Black Panther (2018) at Dusk Community Park, 1000 SW 37th, 541-276-8100 Limited concessions on sale.
The Confederated Umatilla Journal runs a community calendar in each edition. It includes community events large and small to keep readers up to date on what is happening. Please send your community events to cuj@ctuir.org or call 541-429-7368. Include the title, date, time, location, cost, contact information, and a short description. Even if you think we probably already know about it, give us a call just to make sure. WEEKLY FOR YOUTH
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MONDAYS Youth Art Studio Drop-In Class from 4-5:30 p.m. Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N Main, 541-278-9201 .LGV FDQ H[SORUH DUW LQGSHQGHQWO\ RU ZRUN ZLWK D JURXS SURMHFW TUESDAYS Crafternoons at the Library from 4:15-5 p.m. Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 All are welcome to attend. Crafts are tailored toward children age 6 and under. THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS Story Time from 10:15-11 a.m. Pendleton Public Library, 502 SW Dorion, 541-966-0380 All are welcome to attend. Stories tailored toward children 6 and under. SATURDAYS Hip and Handmade Adult Drop-In Class Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N Main, 541-278-9201 :H JDWKHU DW D ELJ WDEOH WR ZRUN RQ D GLႇHUHQW SURMHFW HDFK week, depending on what has captured our interest.
First Draft Writers’ Series and Open Mic at 7 p.m. Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N Main, 541-278-9201 Each month people who love the written word gather to hear a featured author and 3-5 min. open mic readings by local emerging writers. Free First Fridays at Tamáskslikt from 10 a.m.-5p.m. Tamáskslikt Cultural Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Boulevard, 541429-7700 $GPLVVLRQ LV IUHH WKH ¿UVW )ULGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK First Saturdays Free at Heritage Station Museum 10a.m.-4p.m. Heritage Station Museum, 108 SW Frazer Ave, 541-276-0012 7KH ¿UVW 6DWXUGD\ RI HDFK PRQWK LV IUHH &RPH LQ DQG FKHFN XV out! Jam Night: A Free Adult Drop-In Class Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N Main, 541-278-9201 First Thursday of every month. A casual and fun get together for musicans of all experience levels and genres.
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Megan Van Pelt, 2019 Pilot Rock grad and enrolled CTUIR member, joins the CUJ staff for the summer as part of the Tribes’ summer internship program. Her photography and writing appear in this edition of CUJ.
Van Pelt joins CUJ as summer-intern reporter By the CUJ
MISSION – The Confederated Umatilla Journal’s staff has increased by one summer intern. Megan Van Pelt, a 2019 graduate from Pilot Rock High School, has joined the CUJ to take photos, write stories and gain experience toward her future career. Van Pelt is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the daughter of
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Rebbecca Burke and Michael Van Pelt. Her stepmother is Deb Van Pelt, and her stepfather is Richard Burke. She will attend Blue Mountain Community College in the fall to pursue an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree, which will allow her to transfer to complete a four-year degree at any one of several schools in the Pacific Northwest. “I really just wanted to see how much I would like [working for the CUJ], if I would do well and if this is the right fit for me,” Van Pelt said. “I’ve always wanted this position.” When she took a photography class her sophomore year, a new interest sparked. Van Pelt also took a college writing class the summer after her sophomore year, and read a lot of material that she wasn’t able to read in high school that she describes as “more open-minded.” “The reading was more advanced, and I liked it because of how different it was compared to high school writing class.” When she had chapters to read she wasn’t bothered by the workload because she looked forward to the material. “Writing makes me feel like I am capable of anything,” she said. Other creative endeavors have recently caught her attention as well. She looked to her cousin Chelsea Quaempts who paints a lot, and then purchased her own canvases and borrowed acrylic paint from her mother. So far she has experimented with painting portraits of rap artists such as Russ. In her free time, she likes to be with her family including her 3-month-old niece Calliope and her sister Makiesha. Van Pelt is exploring her options for the future. She has considered education, journalism and entrepreneurship. “I think I’ll figure it out in college,” she said.
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Tamkaliks July 19-21 WALLOWA - The 29th annual Tamkaliks Celebration is July 19-21 at the Nez Perce Homeland Grounds in Wallowa. Year after year, for three days contests, drumming, and dances are held at the historical site. On Friday, July 19, activities will begin with social dancing. On Saturday, July 20, a horse procession is set for 9 a.m. Roll call starts for youth contests at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. for adults. Later a slick style contest and plateau short fringe special are planned for a chance to win prize money. First place will receive $400. Sunday, July 21 will start with Washat services at 9 a.m. at Wallowa Longhouse and later a noon friendship potluck at the Arbor. Roll call will start at 2 p.m. for drum and social contests. Contest dancing awards will end the celebration. Free camping, RVs and tents are welcome. Camping and dancer registration are free. Winners and drums are paid in cash. Facilitating this event is the Tamkaliks Committee. There will be vendors and food at this event. For more information, call 541-886-3101 or info@wallowwanezperce.org.
Notice of Proposed Changes to
2019-2020 Treaty Big Game Hunting Regulations for Public Comment Pursuant to authorities outlined in Section 2.06 and 2.07 of the Fish and Wildlife code of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), the CTUIR Fish and Wildlife Commission opens the 30 day comment period on proposed changes to the treaty hunting regulations for 2019-20. The proposed changes include the addition of a season and bag limit for Moose. At the end of the 30-day comment period, the Commission may adopt the proposed changes, adopt as modified in response to comments or suspend the changes. The full Treaty Hunting Synopsis may be found on the CTUIR Web site.
Proposed changes are as follows: Addition of Moose hunting season and bag limits as follows: Season: August 1 – December 31 Bag Limit: One bull moose Harvest reporting within 72 hours. NOTE: Blue Mountains of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon remain closed to support the establishment of viable populations.
AARP Smart Driving safety classes set PENDLETON – AARP is offering Smart Driver safety classes for people age 50 and older throughout the summer. Classes cost $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members, and last from the start timeslisted below until about 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch. Class space may be limited so registering in advance is recommended. Participants will learn research-based safety strategies that can reduce the likelihood of a collision, how aging, medications, alcohol, and other health-related issues affect driving ability, increase confidence, and more. In July, classes will be offered at Blue Mountain Community College at Milton-Freewater, 311 N Columbia Street, Milton-Freewater on Thursday, July 11 at 8:30 a.m.; at St. Anthony Hospital, 2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton, on Saturday, July 13 at 8:45 a.m.; and at Grand Ronde Hospital, 900 Sunset Drive, La Grande on Saturday, July 20 at 9:00 a.m.In August, a class will be offered on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. at the Baker City Senior Center. In September, a class will be offered on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 8:45 a.m. at St. Anthony Hospital. For more information, questions or to volunteer, call 503-861-1813.
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CUJ Briefly Pupcakes coming to Wetlands Park to work with pet owners MISSION- Pupcakes will be having a free pet owner session by Lesley Crosby at Wetlands Park this coming July 29. Watch and learn how to be a great pet owner from a certified dog trainer, nutritionist, groomer, and much more. This opportunity will start from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those who attend will get a free snow cone. For information contact, Kendyl DeJong, Animal Control Officer/ housing at 541-429-7931.
Gain suicide intervention skills at upcoming Yellowhawk training MISSION- Applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST) will take place on July 18 at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. ASIST is designed to help understand when someone is at risk of committing suicide and when someone is suicidal. This is a workshop to help prepare to provide suicide first aid help. In addition, a healing walk will transpire August 17 at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. This event is for all who have been impacted by suicide. For more information, contact Joann Malummaleumu at 541-240-8443.
Free class cooks up fresh produce from community garden MISSION- Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center will provide a healthy cooking class Thursday, July 11. This class will begin 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Laxsimwit Kitchen. This healthy cooking class will be utilizing fresh produce from the Tlawxnaniyay Community Garden. For more information, contact JenniferLewis@yellowhawk.org or or 541-240-8434.
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Community movie nights at Yellowhawk MISSON- Community movie nights will be at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center in the Laxsimwit Conference Room. The movie nights are on July 8, Aug. 6 and Aug. 20. The movies will start 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This event is hosted by the Family Strength Program and A&D Prevention Program. Snacks and drinks provided on a first come, first served basis. For more information contact Sierra at 541-240-8677 or J’Shon 541-240-8675.
Poetry slam coming to Mission August 12 MISSION- Looking to compete in a poetry slam? This August 12 at 6 p.m. there will be a poetry slam at Yellowhawk outside in the Teekinteekin area. A poetry slam is a competition in which individuals perform their work in public and are judged by the audience. Guests are encouraged to bring their own blanket and chairs. Those performing music must bring their own instruments. Fire and s’mores will be provided. This event is planned by summer youth employees at the prevention department. For more information or if you need transportation to the event, call (541) 240-8425.
Yellowhawk offering WIC classes July 11, 23 MISSION – Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center is offering Women Infant and Children (WIC) Famer’s Market classes. They will take place at the clinic on July 11 at 10:30 a.m. and July 23 at 1:30 p.m. Farmer’s Market coupons are available for eligible WIC participants who attend one of the classes listed above. Stop by the Yellowhawk WIC office or call Alisa at 541-240-8521 for more information.
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Men gather to celebrate health By Megan Van Pelt of the CUJ
MISSION – As part of its men’s health month celebration, Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center offered prizes such as gaffing hooks, dip nets, coolers, drum stick set and hunting gear to event participants. The majority of the events were reoccurring activities at the center. Every Monday, for example, there was men’s strength training facilitated by Weyekin Wildbill and Shoshoni Walker. They were in charge of the 3-on-3 basketball every Wednesday at the Yellowhawk basketball court. Michael Ray Johnson led an elder men’s craftsmanship class each Thursday. “At Yellowhawk, we see more female patients for wellness visits than male. Basketball is a huge part of this community and it’s a healthy activity that men participate in year round,” said Shoshoni Walker. “The goal was to increase awareness of men’s health and ultimately men’s health screenings.” Walker explained that the overall objective for all of these activities was to promote men’s health and the stigma about men’s health and wellness screening. “It means taking care of my body but not just my body: spiritually, mentally and just be better for myself,” stated Weyekin Wildbill. Abel Matamoros, who attended the weekly 3-on-3 basketball, said it was for his health. “My health to me means everything if I have a healthy life I have a better life all around better health and better life... I think that’s my best way to put it you
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The Men’s Mini Gathering of the Nations (GONA) was held at Yellowhawk during Men’s Health Month. From left to right Andy Munoz, Tony Lavadour, Isaiah Shippentower, J.D. Gone, Leo Stewart and Paul Gifford. Kneeling in front are Abel Lozano, left, and Kelsey Burns. Photo contributed by Ashley Harding
know, healthy man and father,” Matamoros said. Johnson led the craftsmanship classes at the Nixyaawii Senior Center. He said it helps set the mind at ease. “Purpose of the senior center is to have people come down and eat and have a constant interaction, mingle, share stories with one another,” said Johnson. Johnson and his “regulars” are planning to make at least 400 beaded necklaces by September for a senior dinner. Two months in and they are nearly half way to their goal. Another event that transpired over the
last year is the gathering of Native Americans or GONA, at Yellowhawk. GONA is a setting for open discussion, whether it’s culture or community relevant it’s a meeting to addressing particular issues. On June 3, around two dozen men attended to talk about their thoughts on value for men’s health. This GONA was led by Kelsey Burns and Abel Lozano. Traditional fry bread and elk stew was provided. Prizes were won by seven men. “We need men to prioritize care of themselves through lifestyle, culture, and healthcare in order to continue caring for family and the community,” Walker said.
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Hart picked as youth delegate SPOKANE - Enrolled Tribal Member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Adilia Hart had the opportunity to attend the Native American Health Science board meeting at Washington State University June 28. Hart was invited to the Na-ha-Shnee final luncheon banquet and award ceremony. Na-ha-Shnee is a two-week summer Adilia Hart camp at WSU that gives hands-on experience facilitated by health care providers. Na-ha-Shnee has helped me by being exposed to the medical environment to get ready for other cities and communities” said Hart. The goal of the Na-ha-shnee is to encourage Native youth to pursue a career in health and science. At the banquet and ceremony, Hart had the chance to meet Na-ha-Shnee students. Hart, along with fellow Mission resident and studen Lindsey Littlesky, were reappointed as Northwest Area Indian Health Board Tribal Youth Delegates. Youth Delegates collaborate to share their voice on health programs and policies, and learn more about health and wellness careers.
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BOT Minutes DATE: April 22, 2019 BOT Present *DU\ %XUNH %27 &KDLUPDQ Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Doris Wheeler, 7UHDVXUHU .DWKU\Q %ULJKDP 6HFUHWDU\ 5RVHQGD Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member and William Sigo IV, *HQHUDO &RXQFLO &KDLUPDQ 6DOO\ .RVH\ %27 Member on travel. Quorum present. Old Business. None.Resolution 19-030: 7RSLF $JUHHPHQW WR (VWDEOLVK WKH 6WDWH 7ULEH Committee Authorized by the Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act Public Law No. 115-329. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes the Chairman to sign the Agreement; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, WKDW WKH %RDUG RI 7UXVWHHV GLUHFWV VWDႇ WR UHSRUW back to the Board on the implementation of the Agreement annually or more often if warranted; $1' WKDW VDLG 5HVROXWLRQ KDV QRW EHHQ PRGL¿HG amended or repealed and is still in full force and HႇHFW '$7(' WKLV nd day of April, 2019. MOTION: Jeremy Wolf moves to adopt Resolution 19-030. Aaron Ashley seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Resolution 19-031: 7RSLF /HJDO $LG 6HUYLFHV of Oregon Amendment. RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves and adopts Exhibit 1, which amends the CTUIR (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) Contract service with the Legal Aid Services of Oregon; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Board directs the Executive Director to sign the contract amendment on behalf of the CTUIR. AND, that said 5HVROXWLRQ KDV QRW EHHQ PRGL¿HG DPHQGHG RU UHSHDOHG DQG LV VWLOO LQ IXOO IRUFH DQG HႇHFW DATED this 22nd day of April, 2019. MOTION: .DW %ULJKDP PRYHV WR DGRSW 5HVROXWLRQ Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Resolution 19-032: 7RSLF 02$ ZLWK &Rlumbia Development Authority. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Memorandum of Agreement between the Confederated Tribes and the Columbia Development
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Other Board Action: Motion for A&D Wellbriety Funds. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve releasing the $105,000 to support Yellowhawk’s Behavioral Health Program as per the plan presented at the work session on April 19th. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Children’s Salmon Feast by Jeremy Wolf, Fish & Wildlife Chair. Children’s Salmon Feast will be Thurs. May 2nd at the Longhouse. There was discussion on Children’s Annual Root Feast and the Salmon Feast. Jeremy stated that the FWC have agreed to provide $250 and asked the BOT for $500 to help fund the feast. Jeremy was asked to bring back a budget, coordinate with the Head Start program and bring back to the BOT meeting on April 29th. BOT Travel Reports. 1) Jeremy Wolf, April 14th Wyden Town Hall Meeting. 2) Rosenda Shippentower, April 18-19 to Spokane, WA to attend +HDOLQJ /RGJH PHHWLQJ 6DOO\ .RVH\ $SULO th to Moscow, ID at attend Native Advisory Council meeting. 4) William Sigo, verbal report of U of I trip from April 15-17. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve reports. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron $VKOH\ SHUVRQDO OHDYH UHTXHVW .DW %ULJKDP SHUVRQDO OHDYH DOO GD\ $SULO DQG $0 ± 30 WUDYHO WR 3RUWODQG $SULO WR DWWHQG Blumenauer meeting, travel to Portland April 25 GHSW 30 ± IRU * * PHHWLQJ 5RVHQGD 6KLSSHQWRZHU SHUVRQDO OHDYH )UL $SULO PM, travel to Portland May 6 to attend OR Health %RDUG PHHWLQJ 6DOO\ .RVH\ DGPLQLVWUDWLYH leave changed to funeral leave for April 18 from 1-4 PM. 5) Jeremy Wolf attending Children’s Salmon Feast on May 2. MOTION: Jeremy Wolf to approve leave requests with change WR 6DOO\ .RVH\ IURP DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ WR IXQHUDO leave. Aaron Ashley seconds. Motion carries 6 for (Jeremy Wolf, Aaron Ashley, Woodrow Star, :LOOLDP 6LJR .DW %ULJKDP 'RULV :KHHOHU ±
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DATE: April 29, 2019 BOT Present *DU\ %XUNH %27 &KDLUPDQ -HUHP\ :ROI 9LFH &KDLUPDQ .DWKU\Q %ULJKDP Secretary; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, Member; 6DOO\ .RVH\ 0HPEHU DQG :LOOLDP 6LJR ,9 *HQeral Council Chairman. Doris Wheeler, Treasurer on personal leave. Quorum present. Old Business. None.Resolution 19-033: 7RSLF 5HDSSRLQWPHQW RI 7ULEDO -XGJH 5(SOLVED, that William D. Johnson is hereby appointed as Chief Judge of the Umatilla Tribal Court for a term of ten (10 years (April 22, 2019) or until otherwise indicated by Confederated Tribes; AND, that said Resolution has not been PRGL¿HG DPHQGHG RU UHSHDOHG DQG LV VWLOO LQ IXOO IRUFH DQG HႇHFW '$7(' WKLV th day of April, 2019. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to adopt 5HVROXWLRQ 6DOO\ .RVH\ VHFRQGV 0RWLRQ carries 7-0-0. Other Board Action: Commission/Committee 8SGDWH DQG DSSOLFDWLRQ UHYLHZ E\ .DW %ULJKDP BOT Secretary. Culture Resource Committee, 1 vacancy with 1 application from Fermore Craig, Sr. MOTION: .DW %ULJKDP PRYHV WR UHDSSRLQW )HUPRUH &UDLJ Sr. by acclimation to serve 2 year term on Culture 5HVRXUFH &RPPLWWHH 6DOO\ .RVH\ VHFRQGV Motion carries 7-0-0. Economic Community, 1 vacancy with 1 application from Pat Walters. MOTION: .DW %ULJKDP moves to reappoint Pat Walters by acclimation to serve 2 year term on Economic & Community Development Committee. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Housing Commission, 1 vacancy with two DSSOLFDWLRQV IURP .DWULQD %XUQVLGH DQG .\OH 0FGuire. ACTION: E\ VHFUHW EDOORW .DWULQD %XUQVLGH was appointed to complete 4 year term ending
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BOT Minutes January 16, 2022 on Housing Commission. TERO Commission, 1 vacancy with 1 application from Lawanda Bronson. MOTION: .DW Brigham, moves to reappoint Lawanda Bronson by acclimation to fill 2 year term on TERO Commission. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Law & Order Committee. On Jan. 16, 2019 Charles “Butchâ€? Sams called in his resignation. On Feb. 19, 2019. LOC accepted the resignation. MOTION: .DW %ULJKDP PRYHV WR DFFHSW the resignation of Charles Sams II from Law & Order Committee and advertise for one vacancy with term ending May 7, 2020. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Farm Committee. On April 16, 2019 Farm &RPPLWWHH VHQG PHPR UH UHPRYDO RI -DPHV ) Marsh. MOTION: .DW %ULJKDP PRYHV WR DFFHSW default resignation of James F. Marsh from Tribal Farm Committee and advertise for a term ending May 7, 2021. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. 7HUPV H[SLULQJ Fred Hill, Cultural Coalition, term expires June 12. Donald Williams, Economic & Community Development Committee, term expires June 12. Robin Bitrick, Education & Training Committee, term expires June 5. .ULVWHQ &RQQHU :DWHU &RPPLVVLRQ WHUP expires June 12. MOTION: .DW %ULJKDP PRYHV WR VHQG OHWWHUV regarding term expiration dates. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. :LOO FRQWLQXH WR DGYHUWLVH IRU 1 position on Culture Coalition, term ending May 7, 2020, meets as needed (no stipends). 1 position on Land Protection Planning Commission, 3 year term, meets 2nd/4th Tues. All applications due Mon. May 28 by 4 PM. BOT work session will be scheduled for Fri. May DW $0 $SSOLFDWLRQV ZLOO EH UHYLHZHG DQG appointments made on Mon. June 3. .DW DQQRXQFHG WRPRUURZ $SULO LV &RPmission/Committee training at WRC with 45 participants attending. Children’s Salmon Feast by Jeremy Wolf, Fish & Wildlife Chair. Last week presented information on Children’s Salmon Feast participation for Wed. May 2nd and has coordinated with the Education Department who has budgeted for the Head Start Children Feast. The Salmon Feast will EH D MRLQW HႇRUW ZLWK WKH DQQXDO &KLOGUHQÂśV 5RRW Feast. Amount budgeted for cooks is $500. MO7,21 5RVHQGD 6KLSSHQWRZHU PRYHV WR GRQDWH $300 from BOT Reserve for the Children’s Root/ Salmon Feast. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries -4 for (Rosenda Shippentower, Woodrow 6WDU $DURQ $VKOH\ DQG -HUHP\ :ROI Âą DJDLQVW .DW %ULJKDP DQG 6DOO\ .RVH\ Âą DEVWDLQLQJ (William Sigo). BOT Travel Reports. 1) Jeremy Wolf, April 23-25 to Gardiner, MT to attend IBM meeting. 2) .DW %ULJKDP $SULO rd to Portland for CongressPDQ %OXPHQDXHU 5RXQGWDEOH 6DOO\ .RVH\ April 22-23 to Salem to attend Culture Coalition Summit. MOTION: .DW %ULJKDP PRYHV WR DSSURYH UHSRUWV 6DOO\ .RVH\ VHFRQGV 0RWLRQ carries 7-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, May 13-14 to Salem to attend Oregon Tribes Cultural Task Force Agency Training Day. 2) Rosenda Shippentower, May 17 to Healing Lodge, July 22-25 to Portland IHS training. 3) William Sigo, May 15-16 to Wellpinit, WA to attend Housing Conference. MOTION: 6DOO\ .RVH\ PRYHV WR DSSURYH OHDYH UHTXHVWV .DW %ULJKDP seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. DATE: May 6, 2019 BOT Present *DU\ %XUNH %27 &KDLUPDQ Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Doris Wheeler, Treasurer; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow Star, MemEHU 6DOO\ .RVH\ 0HPEHU DQG :LOOLDP 6LJR ,9 *HQHUDO &RXQFLO &KDLUPDQ DUULYHG DW $0 .DWKU\Q %ULJKDP 6HFUHWDU\ RQ SHUVRQDO OHDYH Quorum present. Old Business. None. Resolution 19-034: 7RSLF 2UHJRQ 5HVRXUFH &RRUGLQDWLRQ $VVLVWDQFH Agreement Participation. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby declares that it wishes to be a member jurisdiction under ORS 402.200
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et. Seq. for participation in the Oregon Resource Coordination Assistant Agreement Implementation Guide (ORCAA) (attached as Exhibit 1) and agrees to comply with the provisions of ORS 402.200 et. Seq. and the ORCAA. This is necessary in order to obtain emergency response assistance from other state jurisdictions when the Confederated Tribes experience a disaster or emergency as well as to allow the Confederated Tribes to provide assistance to requesting state jurisdictions experiencing disasters or emergencies. It is understood that a decision to respond is entirely voluntary and at the sole discretion of the Confederated Tribes. AND, that said Resolution KDV QRW EHHQ PRGLÂżHG DPHQGHG RU UHSHDOHG DQG LV VWLOO LQ IXOO IRUFH DQG HႇHFW '$7(' WKLV th day of May, 2019. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to adopt Resolution 19-034 as amended. Rosenda Shippentower seconds. Motion carries 7-0-0. Other Board Action: None. BOT Travel Reports. 1) Gary Burke, TNT meeting at Denver, CO. Suggestion to defer to next BOT meeting. MOTION: Aaron Ashley moves to defer the report to next BOT meeting. Rosenda Shippentower seconds. Motion carries 5-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, travel request Jun 10-11 to attend 13th Annual Native American Economic Development Conference and potentially 3 other conferences being held in conjunction at Pechanga Resort & Casino at Temecula, CA. 2) Gary Burke, personal leave half day May 9 and all day May 10. Travel May 14-16 to Salem to attend LCIS meeting. 3) Jeremy Wolf, personal leave May 14 all day. 4) Rosenda Shippentower, travel May 9-10 to Eugene to attend NAAC meeting. Travel June 3-6 to Portland to attend Social Determinants of Health event. 5) William Sigo, May 15-16 to Salem to attend LCIS Spring event. 5) Woodrow Star, travel May 7 to LaGrande to attend Cannabis & .LGV &RQIHUHQFH 3HUVRQDO OHDYH IURP -XQH MOTION: Aaron Ashley moves to approve leave UHTXHVWV 6DOO\ .RVH\ VHFRQGV 0RWLRQ FDUULHV 4 for (Aaron Ashley, Woodrow Star, William Sigo, DQG 'RULV :KHHOHU Âą DJDLQVW Âą DEVWDLQLQJ (Rosenda Shippentower). DATE: May 13, 2019 BOT Present *DU\ %XUNH %27 &KDLUPDQ Jeremy Wolf, Vice Chairman; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; :RRGURZ 6WDU 0HPEHU 6DOO\ .RVH\ 0HPEHU and William Sigo IV, General Council Chairman. 'RULV :KHHOHU 7UHDVXUHU .DWKU\Q %ULJKDP Secretary on person leave. Quorum present. Old Business. None. Resolution 19-035: 7RSLF :LOGKRUVH ([SDQVLRQ 3URMHFW &RQVWUXFWLRQ Manager Agreement. RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees does hereby approve the attached Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Construction Manager as Contractor, AIA Document A-133-2009, between the Confederated Tribes and Lydig Construction, Inc. attached hereto as Exhibit 1C and the General Conditions, AIA Document A201-2007 attached hereto as Exhibit 2C (collectively referred to as Construction Agreement); AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the :LOGKRUVH &KLHI ([HFXWLYH 2ႈFHU WR H[HFXWH the attached Construction Agreements, or ones containing substantially similar terms, and a Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment that does not exceed the budget established in Exhibit 3C; AND BE IT FURHTER RESOLVED, that any amendment to the Construction Agreements, or any new construction agreement, for any portion of the Wildhorse Expansion Project for the new hotel tower and event/conference center shall be subject to Board of Trustees approval; AND BE IT FNALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Wildhorse Chief Executive 2ႈFHU WR LVVXH WKH 1RWLFH WR 3URFHHG WR /\GLJ pursuant to the Construction Agreements when he deems it appropriate; AND, this Resolution KDV QRW EHHQ PRGLÂżHG DPHQGHG RU UHSHDOHG DQG LV VWLOO LQ IXOO IRUFH DQG HႇHFW '$7(' WKLV th day of May, 2019. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to adopt Resolution 19-035. Jeremy Wolf seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. Other Board Action: WRC Expansion Motion. BOT reviewed motion during work session held on Thursday, May 9, 2019 with Gary George, WRC, CEO. MOTION 5RVHQGD 6KLSSHQWRZHU moves the Board of Trustees, being advised of the changes to the Third Amended and Restated
Wells Fargo Loan Agreement (Loan Agreement) since Board of Trustees adoption of Resolution 19-006 (January 28, 2019), hereby approves the changes to the Loan Agreement dated May 3, 2019 as substantially similar to the Loan Agreement attached to Resolution 19-006, which changes have been reviewed and recommended for approval by the Wildhorse Chief Executive 2ႈFHU 7ULEDO )LQDQFH 'LUHFWRU DQG 7ULEDO OHJDO counsel. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. Mammoth Cup 2019 Banquet request. Bobbie Conner, Tamastslikt Cultural Institute Director sent an email to General Council Chair requesting CTUIR Board of Trustees sponsor the award banquet via the WRC Departmental Expense Book (DEB). Chuck Sams announced foursome was purchased if any BOT are interested in playing. Jeremy Wolf and William Sigo are interested in participating. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to approve BOT use WRC DEB to purchase the Mammoth Cup 2019 Banquet Dinner not to exceed $3,000 including a foursome for the tournament to include Jeremy Wolf and William Sigo. Jeremy Wolf seconds. Motion carries 5 for (Woodrow Star, Jeremy Wolf, Aaron Ashley, :LOOLDP 6LJR 5RVHQGD 6KLSSHQWRZHU Âą DJDLQVW 6DOO\ .RVH\ Âą DEVWDLQLQJ BOT Travel Reports. 1) Rosenda Shippentower attend Oregon Health Policy Board monthly meeting at Portland on May 6. Tentatively schedule BOT to meet with the advisory board on Monday, July 1 in the afternoon. Attend U of O Native American Advisory Council semi-annual PHHWLQJ RQ 0D\ .DW %ULJKDP $SULO th to Portland for G-2-G. 3) Jeremy Wolf, May 8-9th to Portland for US v. Oregon. A verbal report on his CRITFC trip to Portland on May 8-9 stating he will turn in written report later today. Rosenda Shippentower reported that she and William Sigo attended the Wildhorse Foundation luncheon last week. She noted that Michael Johnson and 6KDZQD *DYLQ *HQHUDO &RXQFLO RႈFHUV DWWHQGHG the luncheon too. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve reports. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Aaron Ashley, May 13-16 to Salem to attend LCIS meeting and Spring Celebration. 2) Jeremy Wolf, May 15-16 to Montana to attend State of Montana & Tribal Treaty Bison Hunt meeting. 3) .DW %ULJKDP SHUVRQDO OHDYH 0D\ 3HUVRQDO OHDYH 0D\ 6DOO\ .RVH\ 0D\ WR Salem to attend Oregon for American Indian Advisory Committee meeting. 5) Jeremy Wolf, travel June 18-20 to attend UPRR meeting at Omaha, Nebraska. MOTION: 6DOO\ .RVH\ PRYHV WR DSprove leave requests. Woodrow Star seconds. Motion carries 5-0-0. DATE: May 20, 2019 BOT Present -HUHP\ :ROI 9LFH &KDLUPDQ Doris Wheeler, Treasurer; Rosenda Shippentower, Member; Aaron Ashley, Member; Woodrow 6WDU 0HPEHU 6DOO\ .RVH\ 0HPEHU DQG :LOOLDP Sigo IV, General Council Chairman. Gary Burke, %27 &KDLUPDQ DQG .DWKU\Q %ULJKDP 6HFUHWDU\ on travel. Quorum present. Old Business. None. Resolution 19-036: 7RSLF $PHQGPHQW WR ,QYHVWPHQW 3ROLF\ 6WDWHment for CTUIR Investment Portfolio. RESOVLED, that Investment Policy Statements for the Perpetual, Working Capital, Rabbi Trust and Custodial Trust portfolios, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, are hereby approved and adopted, effective as of the date of this resolution; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Director are authorized to take all actions necessary to implement policy changes adopted by this resolution. AND, that said Resolution has not EHHQ PRGLÂżHG DPHQGHG RU UHSHDOHG DQG LV VWLOO LQ IXOO IRUFH DQG HႇHFW '$7(' WKLV th day of May, 2019. MOTION: Rosenda Shippentower moves to adopt Resolution 19-036 as amended. Motion carries 6-0-0. Resolution 19-037: 7RSLF 5HDO (VWDWH Contract of Sale for Pendleton Country Club. RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Real Estate Contract of Sale between the Confederated Tribes and Pendleton County Club attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1C; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair, or its ViceChair in the absence of the Chair, to execute the attached Real Estate Contract of Sale, or a con-
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tract containing substantially similar terms, and to take any other action and execute any other documents reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Resolution and to consummate the transactions authorized herein; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby appropriates the funds necessary to pay the purchase price for the Pendleton Country Club and associated closing expenses DV VSHFLÂżHG LQ WKH DWWDFKHG 5HDO (VWDWH &RQtract of Sale from the Tribal Contingency Fund; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes a margin loan from Charles Schwab (Schwab Margin Loan) to provide funding for needed improvements to the Pendleton Country Club facilities in the amount and subject to the terms set forth in Exhibit 2C. $1' WKDW VDLG 5HVROXWLRQ KDV QRW EHHQ PRGLÂżHG amended or repealed and is still in full force and HႇHFW '$7(' WKLV th day of May, 2019. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to adopt Resolution 19-037. William Sigo seconds. Motion carries 4 for (Woodrow Star, William Sigo IV, Aaron Ashley and Rosenda Shippentower) -2 against (Doris :KHHOHU DQG 6DOO\ .RVH\ Âą DEVWDLQLQJ Other Board Action: Motion to approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Tribal Special Assistant US Attorney. MOU is to appoint .\OH 'DOH\ &78,5 3URVHFXWRU DV 7ULEDO 6SHFLDO Assistant US Attorney (SAUSA) for Oregon dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of Indian country cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and FHUWDLQ VH[ WUDႈFNLQJ FDVHV MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to approve MOU between CTUIR and the United States Attorney for the District RI 2UHJRQ IRU WKH DSSRLQWPHQW RI .\OH 'DOH\ CTUIR Prosecutor as Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorney (“SAUSAâ€?). Rosenda Shippentower seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. BOT Travel Reports. 1) Aaron Ashley, trip to Salem from May 13 to 16 to attend several PHHWLQJV DQG HYHQWV FXOWXUH UHVRXUFHV DJHQF\ liaison training, attend LCIS meeting with BOT Chair, attend Spring Celebration and Gov. Brown signing Proclamation for Native American week and also attend signing ceremony for HB 2625 MMIW. 2) Gary Burke, trip to Salem from May 13-16 to attend LCIS meeting and attend Spring Celebration. MOTION: Woodrow Star moves to approve reports. Aaron Ashley seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. 1) Gary Burke, travel request to attend NCAI Convention at Sparks, NV from 24-28. 2) Jeremy Wolf, travel request to attend CRITFC meeting on May 21-23. 3) Rosenda Shippentower, travel request to attend NCAI Convention at Sparks, NV from -XQH 6DOO\ .RVH\ UHTXHVWHG WR DGG extra day to approved travel to return 5/23. She ZLOO VXEPLW DPHQGHG WUDYHO UHTXHVW 027,21 Rosenda Shippentower moves to approve amended leave requests. William Sigo seconds. Motion carries 6-0-0.
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