CTUIR Tribal Member Andrew Wildbill trekked to Idaho to hunt moose in October. Wildbill returned home with an approximately 450lb. harvest. See more on Page 5A.
Celilo Village now has access to high speed internet thanks to Google. The 16-home village houses several families with school-age children who require wi-fi for their school work. Read more on Page 14A.
Candidate forums took place at Wildhorse and the community gym. See the full story and details on where to find the audio on Page 4A.
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Election Nov. 12
Tribes to host G2G Summit
31 candidates on ballot with four more write-ins for voters to choose from
Governor expected to attend 9-tribe conference Dec. 3
MISSION - The Oregon Tribal State Government-to-Government Summit will take place at Wildhorse Resort & Casino on Dec. 3. Gov. Kate Brown is expected to attend the annual event, which will bring together state agency directors, statewide elected officials as well as legislators and representatives from all nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon. This is the first time in more than 10 years that the Summit has been hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The theme of this year’s summit is “Shared Opportunities: Learning from our past and working together to build a better future.” Participants will meet and discuss collaboration between the State and Oregon’s nine Tribes to enhance economic opportunity in Tribal communities. A “Night at the Museum” event on Dec. 2 at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute will serve as a welcome to all the participants arriving from around the state. The Public Safety Cluster and the Cultural Resources Cluster will hold meetings on Monday as well.
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Naomi Wildbill was a member of a four-person crew picking up leaves for the Housing Department in early November. They were concentrating on elder housing units first.
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MISSION – Voters will elect members of the Board of Trustees and General Council officers for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation when they go to the polls at the Nixyaawii Governance Center Nov. 12. More A total of 35 candidates, including four declared write- election in contenders, are seeking 12 coverage positions on the Tribes’ two governing bodies. One candi- Page 4A date (Donald Williams) on the ballot has decided he does not want to be elected. Absentee ballots have already been received by the Election Commission. Those ballots will be opened and counted with the polling-place ballots on Election Day. Over the last six elections, an average of 718 ballots have been cast. Of those the average number of absentee ballots has been 148. All eight BOT positions – Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and four at-large spots – are up for renewal with opposition on the ballot or by declared write-in candidates. Four BOT incumbents are seeking re-election. Election Nov. 12 on page 4A
Indigenous People participate in Pink day Keysha Ashley, right, and Samantha Azure, left, show off their Indigenous Pink outfits for the Breast Cancer Awareness event in October. Ashley and Azure work in the CTUIR Tribal Daycare Program. See more Page 8B.
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CUJ News Parents warned about candy containing marijuana By the CUJ
MISSION – A parent on the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR) wants others to be aware that candy containing THC, the psycho-active ingredient in marijuana, can land your child in the hospital. The daughter of Jeremy Wolf, the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes, was admitted to St. Anthony Hospital on the last day of the Summer Recreation Program when another youngster “unintention-
ally poisoned” her with a “recreational marijuana candy gummy.” Wolf said both the children thought the gummy was normal candy. “It was shocking and a helpless feeling to watch my daughter be under the influence of an illegal drug,” Wolf wrote in an email to the CUJ. “Even though it is legal in the State of Oregon, it is illegal within the boundaries of the UIR and for underage use anywhere.” “She was scared and confused not knowing what she had taken and it is
something that I don’t want any parent to go through. Further, no one knows, because there is no testing on youth, what the long-term impacts are in young developing minds and bodies,” Wolf said. Wolf said he appreciates all staff and enforcement that have shown their support, and their efforts in ensuring the safety of Tribal children, their families and youth programs. The case is still under investigation so law enforcement won’t speak to it specifically, but Public Safety Director
Ray Denny did say this: “From a safety perspective I don’t believe anything containing THC should be sold in the form of candy. Little kids are not going to know the difference and there will be more of these types of incidents. The manufacturing of a THC product looking like candy should be against the law. The State of Oregon should work to restrict the manufacturer’s ability to make their products look like child’s candy.”
Oregon State Police looks to meet with Board on MMIW Bill By Jill-Marie Gavin of The CUJ
EVENTS Pendleton Eearly Learning Center:
McKay Elementary School:
Field trip to Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) Nov. 12 at 1 p.m.
Field trip to NCS Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.
Washington Elementary School:
Sherwood Elementary School:
Field trip to NCS Nov. 12 at 9 a.m.
Field trip to NCS Nov. 19 at 9 a.m.
Sunridge Middle School:
Athena-Weston School District:
Assembly at SMS Nov. 25 at 1:40 p.m.
Pow Wow Assembly Nov. 20 at 1 p.m.
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MISSION – The road to getting funding to address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) problem in Indian Country has been long, but finally Oregon Tribes are gaining traction. When Oregon House Bill 2625 was signed into law all of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes celebrated. The bill allocates state funds to the State Police to research and update the database of MMIW in Oregon in hopes to better understand the scope of the problem. The bill, which went into effect in July of this year, prompted the State Police to create a work group to address the issue. The CTUIR Board of Trustees received a request from the Deputy Superintendent of the Oregon State Police Department to come and tour the Umatilla Indian Reservation in November. Deputy Superintendent Terri Dave said in the memo, “I have established a Missing and Murdered Native American Women work group charged with traveling the state on a listening and understanding tour to gather information needed to grasp the breadth, and magnitude of this crisis in Oregon.” Dave said the State Police will begin a tour of all the reservations in Oregon in the coming months to meet with Tribal Councils first to see how they can work with the sovereign governments before taking other steps. Dave said he hopes first to meet
with the BOT before coming back to meet with tribal public safety, family violence programs, prosecutors, social services, community members and any additional attendees recommended by the Board. The State Police is required to give a report to the Legislature by September of 2020 and the MMIW Work Group hopes to visit each reservation in Oregon, perhaps more than once, by then. The work group also plans to work with urban Native groups and communities to address their approach to implementing the state funds by September of next year. House Bill 2625 was introduced during the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session by Rep. Tawna Sanchez of the 43rd Oregon House District and a bill signing ceremony was held during May in Salem. Board of Trustees member Aaron Ashley was present for the signing along with CTUIR Tribal Member Kola Thompson. Ashley said of the signing ceremony, “MMIW is a priority for me because it is my responsibility as a policy representative, and honestly as a dutybound tribal member to do everything within my power to stand up for justice for all missing and murdered indigenous women and their families. I was fortunate enough to be a witness of Governor Brown signing the bill, in a packed room. I could feel the power and the love in that room, it was an awesome day. I would also like to give a shout out to Kola Thompson for her attendance as well. Obviously, a huge thank you to Tawna Sanchez.”
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CUJ News Amazon Web Services officials ‘listen and learn’ By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
MISSION – Some heavy hitters from Amazon Web Services (AWS) visited the Umatilla Indian Reservation in October to learn about the people and culture of the Confederated Tribes and to listen to ways that AWS may be able to help make business run smoother for Tribal government. Michael Punke, Vice President of Public Policy, was joined by three other AWS officials who met with the Confederated
Tribes’ Board of Trustees for almost two hours Oct. 17. They were hosted by Teara Farrow Ferman, manager of the CTUIR Cultural Resources Protection Program, who provided a First Foods presentation, a basic primer on the CTUIR, and tours of Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and the Nixyaawii Governance Center. Started 13 years ago, AWS is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments. In 2019,
AWS comprised more than 165 services including computing, storage, networking, database, analytics, application services, employment, management, mobile, and developer tools. Amazon markets AWS to subscribers as a way of obtaining large scale computing capacity more quickly and cheaply than building an actual physical server farm. As of 2017, AWS owned more than one third of all cloud platforms, more than the next three competitors – Microsoft, Google and IBM. Punke is a story by himself.
He is an American writer, novelist, professor, policy analyst, policy consultant and attorney. He is former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. He is best known for writing The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge (2002), which was adapted into film as The Revenant, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. Amazon Web Services on page 3A
Draft biz plan for ‘Birch Creek’ course outlined By the CUJ
PENDLETON – Convincing golfers that the Tribes’ new golf course is for public play is key to its success, Gary George told the Board of Trustees Oct. 31 when he outlined the “concept” of a business plan for the former Pendleton Country Club. The Confederated Tribes, through Wildhorse Resort & Casino, in September purchased the 18-hole golf course for $810,000 – well below the appraised value. Birch Creek runs along the west side of the property, which covers 248.5 acres with subsurface and surface water rights. Ownership of both sides of the creek has spurred some members of the BOT, especially Vice-Chair Jeremy Wolf, to promote enhanced habitat for fish and wildlife, and the prospect of propagation of First Foods like tules. It was noted that any restoration of the creek – or improvements on the building or property – will require county and state permits because the land is not within the jurisdiction of the Tribes. A Wildhorse team estimates the golf course could generate $1,030,485 in 2020, but expected business expenses of $1,118,215 would create a projected first-year loss of $87,730. George said any losses would not impact quarterly distributions, aka per capita or dividends, allocated to CTUIR members. However, it could impact the Wildhorse revenues sent to CTUIR for government services. The loss would come in the cost of maintenance (building renovations, swimming pool, sand, seeding and mowing, etc.) at the golf course, which has been sorely neglected for years, George said. George told the BOT that his draft business plan was based on a 1995 market summary, the slow population growth of the area, and the number of annual visitors to Wildhorse. For the last three years, George said, Pendleton Country Club recorded around 11,000 rounds a year. Wildhorse Pro Mike Hegarty said he thinks that if
Mark Leeder, a cook at the golf course formerly known as Pendleton Country Club, wipes down kitchen equipment. Gary George, CEO at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, outlined a draft business plan for what may be called Birch Creek Golf Course to the Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in early November. The Tribes purchased the 248.5 acre property, which includes surface and subsurface water rights.The 18-hole golf course also includes a clubhouse, swimming pool, restaurant, pro shop and fitness facility.
aggressively marketed as a public facility golf rounds could be increased to 17,000 and perhaps to as many as 23,000 rounds a year. George said he wants to make the course the “number one family recreation area for the public” with social memberships that will include unlimited golf and access to the restaurant, swimming pool, the clubhouse, fitness area, and meeting rooms. Potential events, George said, could include painting nights with wine, yoga, dances, holiday parties, dinners, etc. George unveiled a suggested logo and name for the course: Birch Creek Golf Club. The logo included a golf-course flag, the drawing of a creek and a pheasant, which was the bird symbol of the former Pendleton Country Club. The Board didn’t like the new logo or the name. Wolf said the word “club” had a connotation of “exclusivity” and conjured up images of “hidden racism.” Rather, he said, he’d use golf “course” and promote
“our footprint, our homeland beyond this reservation.” “It’s our legacy of taking over, planting our flag,” Wolf said. “It makes quite a statement in this area, regionally.” Wolf also said get rid of the pheasant, which he said is an exotic species. “We don’t promote that animal,” he said. BOT Secretary Kat Brigham said she’d like to see “owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation” somewhere on the logo. Dianne Long, Wildhorse marketing director, said that line will be on golf scoring cards but was too long and cumbersome for a logo. General Council Chair William Sigo IV told George that if his golf course business plan doesn’t work he’d like to see the land used for housing, small business and workforce development. George said, “I’d like to see that happen on the reservation first.” George said he will bring a “final draft” business plan
Draft 2020 budget maintains services, same pay hike By CTUIR Executive Director Ted Wright
MISSION – The 2020 budget for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is under development. The draft budget was presented at the October General Council meeting. The Board of Trustees (BOT) conducted work sessions in October to review the target budgets and draft annual work plans from the departments and enterprises.
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The CTUIR BOT and executive staff expect that the 2020 draft budget presented to General Council in October will maintain all Tribally funded government services at their existing 2019 levels. Because of the positive revenue outlook, the BOT will consider a 2% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) as well as allow for an average of a 3% merit pay increase in 2020 for CTUIR government employees. This was the same increase that was offered in 2019. The Board has
also proposed a $480,000 increase in public safety, with the expansion of the casino, to retain police officers and also add staff at the fire department. The CTUIR uses a retro-budgeting process for its gaming funds, meaning that the money earned in one calendar year is used to fund CTUIR programs in the following year (i.e., funds earned in 2019 are spent in 2020). CTUIR Finance Director Paul Rabb says the retro-budgeting process helps the CTUIR as it allows
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the BOT to make budget and spending adjustments in the following year, not in the current year. The draft 2020 budget is available to General Council Members. To obtain a copy contact the CTUIR Finance Office at 541-429-7150. Comments on the draft budget can be submitted in writing to the BOT Treasurer, Doris Wheeler, by Nov. 14. The BOT anticipates adopting the budget at the Nov. 18 BOT meeting.
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CUJ News Candidates turn out for forums By Wil Phinney and Casey Brown of the CUJ
MISSION – A pair of political forums Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 gave candidates a chance to let voters know who they are and how they feel – at least about a subject or two. The first event, hosted by the Community Forum under the supervision of the Confederated Tribes’ Election Commission, boasted 26 candidates. When the speeches started there were more candidates than people in the audience. Into the third hour, however, the crowd had grown to about 40 people. The Saturday afternoon event was organized and led by community member Anson Crane, who also acted as the master of ceremonies.
The audio for both forums is available thanks to Crane. Interested voters can hear the entire first forum by visiting the KCUW Facebook page. The audio of Crane’s own event can be found on Crane’s SoundCloud page, Big Wispr Radio Podcast, at https://bit.ly/2qnrJl7. COMMUNITY FORUM EVENT AT WILDHORSE Candidates had one minute to introduce themselves and four minutes to answer randomly selected questions submitted by members of the audience. Election Commission Vice Chair Roberta Wilson acted as the forum facilitator and asked the questions. At the end of the night, which lasted about three hours, each candidate received two minutes for a closing. The questions were arbitrary. Some were thoughtful and reflected current issues, others were obtuse and didn’t really offer much for voters to ponder. For instance, there was one question of David Wolf Jr. that asked about the diminished boundary issue. Helen Morrison, on the other hand, was asked how many Tribal departments she’s worked at. An issue that came up over and over was Board of Trustees transparency and how much weight should be given to the General Council in matters of governance. Candidates were asked what they thought of government-to-government relationships, why the Treaty of 1855 and the CTUIR Constitution is important. They were asked about succession planning, climate change, and MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women). They were asked about homelessness, job preparedness, technology access and religious freedom. They were asked about tribal descendants, elders, the poor, and whether or not they practiced their culture and tradition. Lisa Ganuelas was asked if she knew what the Boldt Decision was and, fortunately for her, she did. It was a decision made by Judge George Hugo Boldt
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More than two dozen candidates took part in a Community Forum candidates gathering at Wildhorse Resort & Casino Oct. 30. The CTUIR Election Commission helped facilitate the event, which drew about 40 people who provided questions for the candidates.
in 1974 that gave Tribes in the Northwest the right to co-manage and take half the harvestable levels of fish in the Columbia River Basin. Ganuelas even knew the year of the decision. Rosenda Shippentower, the only incumbent running for re-election to an at-large BOT seat, was asked about traits needed for a valuable leader. She said a good leader needs “principles” and should be willing to voice his or her opinion. They should take action in the Board room rather than “sneak around in other rooms.” Shippentower said her opinion sometimes gets her in trouble. “A lot of people say I have a big mouth but I do know some things,” she said, encouraging voters to elect “knowledgeable and educated” candidates. BOT Secretary candidate Aaron Ashley answered a question about General Council’s input. There is confusion about the authority of the General Council, he said. The Constitution and By-Laws establish the BOT as the decision makers. “The General Council has the opportunity to give input, but it’s up to the BOT to weigh, consider and follow through or not,” he said. Chuck Sams, a candidate for General Council vicechair, favors removing THC (psychoactive drug in marijuana) from the drug-screening panel for housing eligibility. He said marijuana use “should not be blocking tribal members from obtaining housing or employment.” Asked what three things he’d talk to President Trump about, General Council Chair candidate Alan Crawford listed federal judge selections, land restoration, and a
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Current Chair Gary Burke is being challenged by Kat Brigham, who is giving up her Secretary seat. Woody Patawa has thrown his hat in the ring as a write-in candidate. In 2015, Burke, Brigham, Patawa and Stuart Harris were on the ballot together in the race for BOT Chair. Burke won with 43 percent of the vote while Brigham and Patawa split 45 percent and Harris took almost 10 percent. Current Vice Chair Jeremy Wolf is facing off against Shana Radford again.
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2019 Candidates Board of Trustees Chair Gary Burke Kat Brigham Woody Patawa (Writein) Board of Trustees Vice Chair Jeremy Wolf Shana Radford (Writein) Board of Trustees Treasurer Doris Wheeler Sandra Sampson Board of Trustees Secretary Aaron Ashley Sally Kosey Board of Trustees Member at Large Armand Minthorn Boots Pond Cedric Wildbill Linda Sampson (Writein)
Corinne Sams David Wolf, Jr. Donald Williams Kyle McGuire (Write-in) Helen Morrison Jerimiah Farrow Jill-Marie Gavin John Bevis Lawanda Bronson Lisa Ganuelas Monica James Rosenda Shippentower Scott Minthorn Shawn Joseph General Council Chair Alan Crawford Andrea Hall William Sigo Woodrow Star Lindsey X. Watchman GC Vice Chair Charles F. Sams III Michael Ray Johnson General Council Secretary Shawna Gavin
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The two tied when they ran against each other in 2017, but Wolf won in a run-off election. They were both on the ballot that year, but this time Radford is a write-in candidate. Current Treasurer Doris Wheeler is opposed by Sandra Sampson, who works at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. And current BOT member Rosenda Shippentower is among a field of 18 candidates seeking four at-large positions on the Board. Other BOT at-large members Aaron Ashley, Sally Kosey and Woodrow Star
are also seeking election, but not to their current positions. Ashley and Kosey are competing for Brigham’s old seat as BOT Secretary. Star is up against four others, including incumbent William Sigo IV, in the race for General Council Chair. The other three are Lindsey X. Watchman, Andrea Hall and Alan Crawford. Incumbent General Council Vice Chair Michael Ray Johnson faces a challenge from Charles F. Sams III, who is the CTUIR Communications Department Director.
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The other BOT at-large candidates on the ballot include Armand Minthorn, Boots Pond, Cedric Wildbill, Corinne Sams, David Wolf Jr., Helen Morrison, Jeremiah Farrow, Jill-Marie Gavin, John Bevis, Lawanda Bronson, Lisa Ganuelas, Monica James, Scott Minthorn, and Shawn Joseph. Write-in candidates include Linda Sampson and Kyle McGuire. The only other General Council candidate is Shawna Gavin, who is running unopposed by Secretary. No candidates filed for GC Interpreter.
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Men’s food provider Wildbill continues Tribal tradition of harvesting moose October when the region received an early snow. When he returned in the late afternoon he had the choice of driving home in the dark or spending another night in his two-man tent. When he started to enter the vestibule of his tent he heard the distinct, unnerving animosity of a rattlesnake shaking in the nylon. He scooted back. He poked the sound with a stick, then retreated to his truck and waited. After a while he returned and poked around again. No clatter. The snake had moved on from where it thought it had found a warm place to sleep. Wildbill pulled up stakes in a hurry and drove home.
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ndrew Wildbill harvests meat and shares it with family and friends. He hunts and provides men’s foods for the tables at the Longhouse. And although meat is his priority, in October he finally “bumped a Bullwinkle.” When he took down the first moose killed under a new code adopted last August by the Fish & Wildlife Commission, he added to the variety of meat he provides for members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). ildbill made good on a promWildbill, who doesn’t hunt for ise when he gave the Rocky trophies, is quick to note his young Mountain goat hide to Charles Woods bull, which he estimated at about for hand drums. (Woods just released 450 pounds hanging, is not the first a hand-drum CD. See story on Page moose killed by a member of the B1.) CTUIR. Wildbill plans to take traditional Moose, like other big game, have leave later this year to tan hides. been harvested by Native Americans “My grandmas tanned hides,” he for eons. said. “My Grandma Wawane was a “I like to quote [atway] Edith Mchand tanner. She made gloves, brainCloud. She said the treaty didn’t give tanned smoked gloves and other items us anything we didn’t already have. … My great-grandmas used to take So we always had the right to harvest leather work in a wagon to the La moose. It just wasn’t acknowledged Grande area and trade for blankets and from a political standpoint,” Wildbill food.” said. Wildbill, who is a CTUIR whipThe CTUIR Fish & Wildlife Comman, said it was common years ago mission estasblished moose-hunting for women to wear dresses made from regulations and notified the states bighorn hides and for men to wear of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and shirts from the light, paper-thin anteMontana of tribal members’ intent lope skins. to begin harvest moose. The code “I want us to get back to that, to rerestricts CTUIR members from huntAndrew Wildbill harvested a bull moose in Idaho in October. Wildbill hunts for meat, providing for establish that tradition. I hope to bring ing moose in the Blue Mountains, family, friends and the Longhouse on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Photo contributed by Andrew Wildbill those resources back,” Wildbill said. which include the eastern edge of the He wants to tan two hides from Reservation, to protect a small, but antelope he took in the Burnt River growing population. of its paddles. area in Eastern Oregon this year. The moose tan is too Since Wildbill and other Tribal hunters have seen “Other hunters told me not to shoot big ones. They thick, he said. He can freeze the moose hide and tan it moose around Tollgate or Dayton, Washington, it aren’t so big to handle and they won’t be tough. And later when he’s more confident, he said. would be much closer than driving north for hours. we are harvesting only bulls because the cows take a “I’d just as soon go there than all the way to while to produce calves,” he said. ildbill said he takes big game only with harIdaho,” he said, noting that he knows of moose at Wildbill got in place and, using a 9.3 caliber vesting food in mind. Jubilee Lake as well. Mauser, he dropped the moose with one shot to its “Bringing these foods back is just as important as But for now Wildbill, one of a handful of CTUIR “big huge noggin” from about 120 yards. the women going far to harvest roots and berries when members who hunt moose, will go to Idaho where he “It couldn’t have been better,” he said. After they are their strongest and giving them back to the remembers hunting as a youngster. gutting the animal, the party hooked a rope with a community,” he said. “When I was a kid we went to Kamiah to find snatch-block to a stump and pulled the moose whole They are First Foods philosophies he’s passing to moose,” he recalled. “I remember early moose hunts. to the edge of their pickup. Then Wildbill and Weahis children – sons 12-year-old Sacas, a seventh grader We had it on the table. It was one of my family’s skus grabbed the moose by the head and pulled it at Sunridge Middle School and 5-year-old Tipifavorites.” into the pickup bed. yelehne, a kindergarten student in Mrs. Levy’s class He said the lean meat is like a “stringy” pot roast. With the moose harvested, Wildbill added the sixth at Washington Elementary; and 4-year-old daughter of the seven animals in the “Tribal Slam.” There’s Kezbah, at the Pendleton Early Learning Center. he moose Wildbill harvested was the only one a pretty good chance he’ll get his final kill when a “Any of my kids and brothers, we share the meat, his hunting party saw in two days. He was week-long elk camp is set up in mid-November. and try to get the young kids involved,” Wildbill said. hunting with his brother-in-law Jerrid Weaskus and In addition to the moose, Wildbill has taken a deer “Not just deer and elk, the ungulates. But fishing. We two others on National Forest land in Northern Idaho. in the Blue Mountains on the Umatilla Reservation; an have a scaffold on the Columbia River at The Dalles. We The land was steep, full of spruce, fir and cedar. antelope in the Burnt River area; a California bighorn rebuilt the sites with my nephews and sons and we fish It was wet with marshes – typical habitat for moose. with hoops off the scaffolds. At night, from 2 to 3 in the sheep in Potomus Canyon of the North Fork John The temperature was in single digits. As the day was morning, we catch eels up 15-Mile Creek,” he said. Day; a Rocky Mountain goat in the Elkhorn Mounending and the sun was setting, “we finally bumped a tains; and a buffalo in Montana. Bullwinkle” in a clear cut on an open hillside. ildbill earned a Fisheries and Wildlife Science The Rocky Mountain elk will fill out his dance card. Moose are hunted differently than other big game. degree from Michigan State. He is a fisheries He wouldn’t have had the opportunity had he not Rather than hiking through rough country looking biologist in the CTUIR Department of Natural Redrawn the one bighorn sheep ram tag that the CTUIR look for sign and tracking elk or deer, moose are ususources. Fourteen years ago, Wildbill met his partner gives out in a lottery each year. In October, he hunted ally hunted from a rig. Hunters scope out a moose and his children’s mother, Ashley Harding. She has by himself in the deep Potomus Canyon on the South and either try to take it that day or come back the next Fork John Day River. He saw animals in the steep a political science degree, and works at Yellowhawk day because the animal often stays in the same area. Tribal Health Center in the Behavioral Science Deslopes above him on the first day, then got a shot The men could tell it was a younger bull by the size on the second day. He packed it out on that day in partment.
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means the organizations’ employees, described in terms of their training, experience, judgement, intelligence, relationships and insight -the employee characteristics that can add economic value to the organization.
Human capital is CTUIR’s most valuable resource Submitted by Kathryn Burke, Human Resources Director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Human Capital - means the organizations’ employees, described in terms of their training, experience, judgement, intelligence, relationships and insight-the employee characteristics that can add economic value to the organization.
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uman Capital. What does it mean and why is it important to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation? Human Capital Development in all aspects related to workforce development, employment, training, succession planning and retirement is important because it encompasses CTUIR Tribal Member investment in sustaining our tribal economy, both now and for the future. The 2018 CTUIR Employment Survey was conducted by Kathryn Burke and Lorena Thompson of the HR Consortium. The survey participation dates were from November 12, 2018 to November 30, 2018 and then extended through December 31, 2018. Human Resources mailed out employment surveys to 1,300 tribal members to help us gauge unemployment on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, which is at a 2% unemployment rate. Back in 2011, the Board of Trustees directed the Tribal HR Consortium to prepare and distribute an employment survey to identify employment challenges and trends. Under workforce development, in the 2018 benchmark summary update, the unemployment rate dropped from 17% to 5.4% in 2016. Through one of the board priorities of organizational excellence, the HR Consortium completed a matrix of shared training across tribal entities to demonstrate all of the training opportunities we provide and the supporting policies in place related to education, training and development. This was done for compensation processes, recruitment practices and tribal member development programs such as the Pamáwaluukt program. As a result of the Pamáwaluukt program, we created the Discover training module. We are in our second year of the Discover training. We offer two individual tribal members who apply and are interviewed, selected to spend one week per month rotating in various tribal departments/programs learning programmatic functions, organizational structure, coordination and challenges. In June 2018, the succession planning guide was developed and completed. Succession planning is a tool to assist in assessing and developing the human capital necessary to the strategy of the organization. This planning is most effective when supported by organization-wide policies and strategies. This helps to ensure business continuity and internal and external business needs are met in a more strategic alignment. Retirement – Our workforce has had high retention in employment and the business continuity likelihood is that there will be impacts to recruitment and filling key roles. The potential is real for retirement in the next five to ten years for key staff.
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Retirement eligible – Management positions where employees may be eligible for retirement within the next three to five years. This reinforces the need to formalize a format for use. Internal promotions - where supervisors, Program Managers and Directors move to higher-level leadership positions, thus leaving a vacancy. Contract positions - where key management positions could potentially be under a limited contract that is scheduled to end or be renewed within a specified time period. This would identify the need to train and to fill the position with a qualified staff. Unexpected loss - positions considered to be highly critical to organizational success, where an illness or other interruption in employment would affect essential services. This also leads to a time sensitive need to fill gaps to promote business consistency of services. Today, the CTUIR has progressed to a sophisticated, progressive and effective management organization that provides a full range of essential governmental and
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CUJ Letters to the Editor Kosey supports Brigham To the editor, I wish to thank the General Council for the support I received during the last few months regarding my opposition with the Board of Trustees regarding boundaries and our constitutional rights. I could not have done it without the power of the people. I want the people to know that during my entire 20 months battling this issue, Kat Brigham has supported me and our Treaty rights and Constitution. When she voted she always voted no, against the Board and during any Board action Kat fought hard to explain to the Board why they were wrong in their decision regarding the Treaty of 1855 and Constitution, but it fell on deaf ears. Kat will be a great Chair. She knows about our water rights, our fish and wildlife, our land acquisitions, dams, policy, infrastructure, gaming. She has served the Board for many years gaining experience and know what needs to be done. Kat will fight for our Tribe. She honors our Treaty rights and ceded boundaries, First Foods, and hunting and fishing rights. She would never agree to diminished boundaries. During this entire time not one time did Chairman Burke try to stop this. He supported the diminished boundaries from the beginning. That is sad that our own tribal leader failed us. It’s time for change. Please support Kat Brigham for Chair. Sally Kosey X2108
Radford asks for write-in vote I respectfully ask for your vote as a write-in candidate for the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees. I have a strong education that includes an undergraduate degree from Portland State University and a Master’s degree in International Law and International Relations from the University of New South Wales. I have more than 10 years of public policy experience and currently serve as the Tribal Partnership Specialist with the U.S Census Bureau. My education and professional experiences are important, but what’s prepared me more than anything is that I know what it’s like to be poor, to be homeless, to live in tribal housing, to be on welfare, to be a parent, to lose a parent, to lose friends and family to diabetes and addiction, to struggle — to feel like I’m never getting ahead, and that I’m going unheard by my leadership. I have a dream that, by 2055, our Treaty Bicentennial, we are strong, united and self-governed … Our chairperson will deliver a speech in our language. Diabetes, poverty, and addictions have been eradicated. Every tribal citizen has a home - financed by our own bank. The people are safe, healthy, loved and secure from violence. We have English as our second language. Every tribal citizen will be financially secure, provided with the best educational, health and economic opportunities. Our elders are taken care of. Citizens own businesses and our enterprises are thriving. Our water, air, first foods, medicines, and cultural resources are protected, uncontaminated and abundantly available. We have a job or role, and we work together through mutual cooperation, respect, and appreciation. Our traditions and knowledge is carried forward and passed on from elders to youth… We’ve come a long way and have so much to be grateful for. We are a great nation and in spite of the frustrations of the moment, we have it in us to be better. We must demand the highest forms of integrity and ability from our leadership - intelligent and strong leadership. We must hold accountable those that show fickleness to the voice of the General Council and retire those with an inability to show responsibility for the power we have granted them. Right now, our government is weak, stained with distrust, and defeated with hostility - but it doesn’t have to be this way. We have a responsibility to ourselves, to the world, and to the generations yet unborn. We have powerful potential,
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but we must have the courage for change. Because change takes courage. When you go to the voting booth, or when you fill out your absentee ballot, I ask you to take the time to write-in Shana Radford for BOT Vice-Chair. I’m asking you to be courageous, to make the change. Thank you, Shana Radford
Gavin asks for trust, faith and vote As a candidate for the Board of Trustees Member AtLarge, I’m respectfully asking members of the General Council for your votes on Nov. 12. Many Tribal Members know me from my positions with the CTUIR Communications Department (CUJ and KCUW) and the Department of Children and Family Services. I have worked for the Tribes for nearly eight years now and during that time my love for my Tribe has grown as has my desire to serve and contribute in any way I can. I believe I have much to offer my People as an elected official. I have a strong institutional knowledge of our government and I know what it is like to be a Tribal Member in need. In fact I believe we are all Tribal Members in need. We are in need of strong leadership, in need of a BOT that will listen to its General Council, and we’re all in need of change. So I write this letter to you to ask for your support and ultimately your vote, but before I ask for your vote I ask for your faith and for your trust. Please trust that I have only the General Council in mind as I pursue this position on the BOT. Thank you for taking time to read this letter and if you have questions please contact me on Facebook or let me know in person, I am here to listen. Sincerely, Jill-Marie Gavin
Ashley endorsed for BOT Secretary Aaron has proven he is committed to the advancement of our Tribal community. He has supported key land acquisitions Wheelhouse, PCC, Hamley’s, Cayuse Crossings, Mary Ann Hamley just to name a few. With his quick and professional thinking Aaron saved a life on one of our land tours. Aaron has always been a part of our community; coaching and mentoring our youth. Aaron incorporates his professional, cultural, and traditional abilities as he represents our community at all levels of business (federal, state, and county). Aaron has proven to be most qualified for BOT secretary. Aaron’s promptness and reliability is a strong and appreciated character trait. You can trust Aaron to represent Nixyaawaii in a good way. Kelly George
Sampson backs sisters in election We need leadership who will listen to the people and respect the voice of the voters and the General Council. We all know which Board members voted to: 1. Buy the Pendleton Country Club – for who? 2. Take the “Sole Authority” for Board qualifications from YOU the General Council, and 3. Attempted to cancel your vote by removing a duly elected Board member Both Linda and Sandy Sampson are committed to abide by the decisions of the General Council, to listen to what you have to say, and to follow the direction of the people. I urge you to vote for them on November 12, 2019. There are other new Board and General Council candidates that I will also support. You will always find Linda and Sandy at the longhouse helping others, gathering and protecting our traditional foods, and standing up for our treaty rights. They are smart, independent thinkers that put the people first. I know that they will keep their word to listen, act, and support the General Council and the Constitution and the
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will of the people. Write-in Linda Sampson – Board Member At Large Vote Sandy Sampson – Treasurer Board of Trustees Respectfully, their brother, Don Sampson – Peo Peo Mox Mox
People waiting for BOT replies To the editor, Well come Nov. 12 (Vote Day) will be the only day in a two-year period the GC [General Council] can tell Rosenda [Shippentower] today you have to listen to the GC instead of Rosenda telling the GC she doesn’t have to listen to them, that she doesn’t need their approval on anything. The people are still waiting for Mr. Burke’s reply on why he hid valuable information that would of exonerated Mrs. Kosey. Also waiting for Shippentower, Wolf, Star, Sigo, Ashley or Wheeler to step forward and tell the people how we benefit from their passing sole authority and diminished boundaries. Probably never get an answer. But the truth is, it only benefits this six BOT members and does not benefit the people at all. If you choose to vote any of these six people back in, don’t expect a different outcome. They will continue to pass policy that is not good for the people and benefits only themselves. We haven’t been represented in GC for four years now. The last two chairmen chose to represent the BOT and not the people. Both Sigo and Crawford refused to bring forth special GC meetings on different issues when the petitions where in proper form, which they are required to do according to our Constitution. What’s Willie’s favorite saying, “I’ll bring it to the GC after the BOT votes on it? but by then its too late for the people. But that’s exactly what the BOT wants and likes. I say roll the dice and vote for Andrea Hall or Lindsey Watchman; either one will protect our Constitution and Treaty. The way I see it the people have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Thank you Mrs. Kosey for standing up to the BOT and taking them to court for your wrongful removal; also for standing up for the people’s Constitution and Treaty. Maybe the GC needs to start thinking about an ethic’s board. I believe it would stop some of this bad behavior by the BOT or maybe getting our budget (the GC) so that we can hire a attorney to fight back when they try to pass bad policies and make us live with it, with no recourse to fight back. With that being said, whether good or bad, right or wrong, get out and vote. Let your voice be heard. Dave Sams Thornhollow, Oregon
Wasting game meat disrespectful We are concerned about how hunters take care of their kill. Remains/carcasses have been seen on North Cayuse Road and Tubbs Road near Thornhollow Road. It is understandable that people think the Wildlife - coyotes, eagles, etc. - will ‘clean the remains. In some instances it looks people are killing and taking ‘choice parts’ only and leaving the rest. This is so wasteful. Our teachings have always been to take only what you will use. Don’t be wasteful. These teachings are old, from way back. These teachings are from our elders. The people guilty of these dumping of carcasses are not living by these teachings. At the Wednesday night Culture Night for the children, these teachings are being shared and passed on to them. What kind of example is this wastefulness giving these young people. This Culture Night is to teach/show these young people our ways and foremost, respect. Our animals, our roots, our berries all deserve our respect. Cay Uma Wa Community Youth Culture Group Babette Cowapoo Linda Jones Sally Kosey Rachel Matamoros
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Workforce Protection Act. GC Chair candidate Andrea Hall said the recent federal Farm Bill opens a new era for growing hemp and medical marijuana also is a new industry. The Tribal membership needs to be educated and given a choice in deciding the matter here. GC Chair candidate Lindsey X. Watchman said transparency is like a piece of glass. It can be foggy or smoky or painted black. Right now Tribal government isn’t as transparent as he’d like to see it. And that’s because of a “communications breakdown between General Council and the Board of Trustees. GC wants their voice heard and considered.” BOT Chair Gary Burke, seeking re-election, said the Indian Religious Freedom Act “gives tribes sovereign rights like states and federal” government. “It holds us accountable.” It helps describe “who we are… a unique people … not just by the color of our skin or hair … Indian people 25 cfi American Indian, I don’t see Native American in there.” Kat Brigham, who is challenging Burke, said the Treaty is important because it “reserves the border, sovereignty and says who is enrolled … it says the state can’t regulate us… we are a nation within a nation, we’re co-manager … we have a place at the table, government-to-government relationships…” BOT at-large candidate Cor Sams said poor people are targeted because assumptions are made when others are less fortunate. People are banned from Wildhorse properties, including Arrowhead and Mission Market. There are no codes or laws, but they still are banned with no recourse. That isn’t the same case for non-Indians, she said. David Wolf Jr. said the boundary issue was a “loaded question.” He said the Board made a decision with regard to elections. “For Cultural Resources and Land Acqusition we don’t look at the diminished, we look at the 1855, aboriginal and ceded boundaries. But it’s important that candidates live within the area; that’s the best way to see the community needs.” Linda Sampson, a write-in candidate for BOT at-large, said homelessness is a problem that perhaps needs at least a short-term fix right now. She also touted a drug-and-alcohol treatment facility and a warming station. FORUM AT COMMUNITY GYM The forum started with a handful of candidates and a few
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Obituary audience members but grew as the two-hour event continued. At the end nine candidates had arrived. After general questions, Crane directed specifc questions. Each candidate laid out their top three priorities. Topics touched on were BOT transparency, housing, education, wages and job training for trade professionals, potential uses for the old Yellowhawk building, a prioritizing the voice of the General Council. Ganuelas said the old Yellowhawk should be turned into a warming station as soon as possible. She also mentioned the difficulty she’s had in accessing BOT minutes and resolutions older than one year. Crane asked Chuck Sams about the lack of transparency at BOT meetings. “All Board meetings are open to all tribal members,” Sams said. “Let me say that again. All Board meetings are open to all tribal members.” He explained that CTUIR Constitution outlines that right for tribal members, but he said that the BOT recently moved to an open/closed session format that created new categories such as tribal session, in which only tribal members but no staff can be present, and executive session, in which only the BOT can be present. “There is no mechanism in the Constitution to allow for executive session,” Sams said. Cor Sams suggested committee and commission appointments should be made by the GC, not the BOT, and proposed term limits on members of those committees and commissions. Sam also expanded on two issues she talked about in her introduction – mental health and methamphetamine use. She pointed to culture and traditional practices as ways to fight both problems. “Culture is power. If we can invest more into promoting culture to those who are struggling,” Sams said. Radford spoke of creating a trade school on the Reservation. “It really comes down to investing in people,” she said, and she described electricians, plumbers, mechanics, and other trade professions as “old school trades.” “It is how we used to be,” she said. Then, the late-arriving candidates took the mic to introduce themselves and state their top three priorities. The audio of which and the rest of the forum is located on SoundCloud.
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Pookayamch Peters-Spino July 25, 1985 – November 3, 2019 Klamath, California: Pookayamch Spino passed on Nov. 3, 2019 at the age of 35. She is enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe of California. Pookayamch is survived by her husband Tyrone, daughters Candance and Adamay Frank-Guerrero. Her mother Rhonda Scott (Lee Scott) and her father Anthony Peters, Sr. (Rose Peters). Pookayamch She lived in Mission Peters-Spino briefly where she met her husband. They returned to California where she became involved with collecting the traditional materials such as pine nuts, bear grass and etc. She ensured her daughters were involved with the traditions of her mother’s tribe and got to know that part of their family. Funeral services were held November 6, 2019 at Howonquet Hall Community Center, Dressing at 1 pm, Washat services at 5 pm. November 7, 2019 9 am last 7 Washat services with burial at Howonquet cemetery. Thomas Morning Owl officiated services.
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CTUIR Weather Report October 2019 Weather information summarizes data taken at the Pendleton Weather Station from October 1 to October 31. Temperature is reported in degrees Fahrenheit and time in Pacific Standard Time. The average daily temperature was 59.1 degrees with a high of 77 degrees on Oct. 7 and a low of 12 degrees on Oct. 30. With a departure from normal of -5.2 degrees Total precipitation to date in October was 0.46 inches. There was a departure of -.55" from average for the month of October. The average wind speed was 8.6 mph with a sustained max speed of 33 mph from the West on October 1. A peak speed of 44 mph occurred from the West on October 1. The dominant wind direction was from the west. There were 0 Thunder storms, 4 rain days out of 31, 13 Haze events/days, 2 Fog/Mist events in the month of October. Air Quality Index values remained good thru October. We lost -.55 inches of rain from annual average and also lost -5.4 Degrees off our normal October monthly temperatures. Monthly range varied from 12 F to 77 F and rather dry.
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Chair Gary Burke 1. Public Transit Bus Driver (Part Time) 2. Public Bust Driver 3. Police Officer (2 positions) 4. Archaeologist 5. Hydrologist 6. Building Inspector (1 position) 7. Electrical Inspector (1 position) 8. Child/Youth Advocate 9. Male Re-Education/Intervention Facilitator 10. NGC Receptionist/Secretary (2 positions) 11. Public Transit Operations Supervisor 12. Teacher Assistant/Data Entry 13. TERO Assistant 14. Teacher/coach-mentor 15. Tribal Roads Construction & Maintenance Foreman 16. Public Safety Director 17. Forester (Fuels) 18. Fisheries Habitat Biologist II Umatilla Habitat Project 19. Tribal LEgal Aid Attorney, Intimate Partner Biolence Survivors (IPVS) 20. GIS Analyst 21. Administrative Assistant 22. Oral History/NAGPRA tech 23. Accounting Coordinator 23. Computer Support Tech.II/Helpdesk Lead
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Lifestyle-change program helping prevent diabetes Community members are preventing type 2 diabetes together with the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle change program offered by Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. DPP is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Guided by a trained lifestyle coach, groups of participants are learning the skills they need to make lasting changes such as losing a modest amount of weight, being more physically active, and managing stress. People with prediabetes — higher-than-normal blood glucose (sugar) levels — are 5 to 15 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those with normal blood glucose levels. In fact, many people with prediabetes can be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within 5 years. “One in three American adults has prediabetes, so the need for prevention has never been greater, this prevalence is even higher for Native people which is why it is crucial that we offer this program for our community” said Carrie Sampson-Samuels, Community Wellness Director.
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Participants learn how to eat healthy, add physical activity to their routine, manage stress, stay motivated, and solve problems that can get in the way of healthy changes. DPP groups meet for a year — weekly for the first 6 months, then once or twice a month for the second 6 months to maintain healthy lifestyle changes. The program’s group setting provides a supportive environment with people who are facing similar challenges and trying to make the same changes. Together participants celebrate their successes and find ways to overcome obstacles. The local program meets at Yellowhawk craft room, on Friday’s from 12:00-1:00PM, classes are currently only provided for Yellowhawk patients. Six participants have already signed up for DPP, and Yellowhawk is working to provide continuous enrollment throughout the year. “I appreciate the lessons and especially the reminder that we must take care of ourselves in order to care for others,” says Kathleen Peterson, CTUIR Tribal Member and DPP participant. DPP is based on research which showed that people with prediabetes who lost 5 to 7 percent of
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their body weight (10 to 14 pounds for a 200-pound person) by making modest changes reduced their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. Implementation of the program in the CTUIR could greatly reduce future cases of type 2 diabetes, a serious condition that can lead to health problems including heart attack; stroke; blindness; kidney failure; or loss of toes, feet, or legs. People are more likely to have prediabetes and type 2 diabetes if they: • Are 45 years of age or older; • Are overweight; • Have a family history of type 2 diabetes; • Are physically active fewer than three times per week; or • Have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy or gave birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds. To participate in the DPP program please contact Shoshoni Walker, Health Educator, 541.240.8436, ShoshoniWalker@yellowhawk.org.
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Hansell, Baretto visit BOT Oct. 28
By the CUJ
MISSION – Oregon Sen. Bill Hansell and State Rep. Greg Barreto made their annual sojourn to the Umatilla Indian Reservation Oct. 28 to meet with the Board of Trustees (BOT) for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The state lawmakers and Tribal leaders congratulated each other on four pieces of key legislation achieved in the last session, but it was an unsuccessful cap-and-trade climate change bill that drew the most discussion. BOT Vice-Chair Jeremy Wolf noted legislation that successfully addressed Wallowa Lake Dam, a Walla Walla Basin groundwater study, mental health in Indian Country, and a tobacco-tax matter that saw Hansell return to the Senate – following a Republican walkout on Senate Bill, the climate change measure – to vote on referring the issue to Oregon voters. The BOT also discussed the Indian Child Welfare Act. BOT member Rosenda Shippentower said the Tribes would like to see “stand alone” legislation that mirrors federal legislation so all state agencies know the correct process. Wolf indicated he wants more work done on climate change following the rejection of HB 2020, a cap-and-trade bill that would have lowered the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would have put a limit on emissions, and it would have auctioned off pollution permits for each ton of carbon industries planned to emit. Only the largest polluters would have been targeted. As envisioned, industries would have been financally incentivized to switch to green technology. Wolf asked Hansell if there was room for compromise or leverage on the issue. “We’ve heard the rhetoric on both sides,” Wolf said. “Can we actually address climate change?” Said Hansell: “Absolutely. I don’t think any of my colleagues in the Senate are opposed to doing nothing. We had issues with the way 2020 was worded and how it came to be. Normally a bill has two or three amendments. This one had 117. People tried to work through it more middle ground, but the designers didn’t want to compromise. The night before the walk-out occurred we tried to come together. The Governor’s Chief of Staff and Republicans met for seven or eight hours and came up with something, but it was rejected. It was a bipartisan defeat. It wasn’t just Republicans. Three Democrats voted against it as well.” Hansell said the issue became personal for him last year when he found himself at odds with Don Sampson, chief of the Walla Walla Tribe and a former CTUIR elected official. After Hansell voted, Sampson wrote a searing op-ed column blasting the senator from Athena for his stand on HB 2020, which Sampson strongly supported. “I’ve known Don Sampson for a long time, from my county commissioner days,” Hansell said. “He and I have a different view on this. We have the same goal, to reduce pollution, but we have a different view on how to go about it. It’s tough. He’s a friend I respect. I wish we could find more common ground.”
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Veterans forum focuses on behavioral health solutions By Casey Brown of the CUJ
PENDLETON – Many veterans say they aren’t getting what they need from “the VA,” as they call Veterans Affairs clinics and hospitals, especially when it comes to behavioral health issues. Looking to bridge that gap, a project funded with $3.1 million in Oregon lottery dollars hopes to connect veterans with local resources that provide veterans more options. Tribal members and staff of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) were among those discussing the project’s report during a forum Oct. 8 at the Pendleton Convention Center. The full report and associated documents are on Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) website at www.oregon.gov/ OHA/HSD/AMH/Pages/Veterans. aspx. OHA and the Oregon Division of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) are in charge of the project and commissioned the report, which was conducted by the Rede Group with the help of more than 4,600 veterans. “What I enjoyed most about it was that it is was focused on solutions,” said Debra Shippentower, who is part of the Suicide Prevention Team at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. She said veterans are one of the highest risk groups she works with. The veteran suicide rate in Oregon, 49.3 per 100,000, is significantly higher than the national veteran suicide rate of 31 per 100,000 and the overall national
suicide rate of 18.1 per 100,000, when accounting for age differences, according to the va.gov’s Oregon Veteran Suicide Data Sheet 2017. “I know it is hard to make changes especially with an entity as big as the federal government,” Shippentower said, “but change has to come.” Any changes that come as a result of this study and the funding going toward its solutions can have a big impact in Oregon, Shippentower said. A c cording to the report, 310,000 veterans live in Oregon w i t h 3,800 of them being American Indian or Alaska Natives. In addition to CTUIR tribal members and staff, other area residents attended the forum. Veterans and their spouses, behavioral and medical healthcare providers, and veterans’ services officers from around the region filled the tables. The group started the day going over the key findings of the “Oregon Veterans’ Behavioral Health Services Improvement Study.” The findings were broken out in 10 categories such as cultural competency, veterans’ roles in designing systems improvements, and special considerations like suicide, military sexual trauma, and
housing. In the afternoon, small groups reviewed the 19 recommendations that came out of the study. Some of the recommendations included culturally competent peer support and the establishment of a veterans’ behavioral health commission that, as envisioned, would be chaired by a veteran and would consist of representation from Tribal, rural, women, and LGBTQIA+ veterans. LGBTQIA+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, inters e x , asexual and/ or aromantic, and other gender and sexuality minorities. Groups were tasked with ranking their top three recommendations. Shippentower sat at the same table as other CTUIR staff, including Sandra Sampson and Vicki Star from Yellowhawk, and Sam Spino, CTUIR Veterans Service representative. Alan Crawford, CTUIR senior activities coordinator, and Randall Minthorn, CTUIR Community Resource Case Manager, joined other tables. Shippentower and Sampson’s group chose their number one priority as a medical facility that is a “one-stop-shop”
for veterans. “My perspective is what kind of solutions can we get done and how can we think out of the box to create better services for VA patients,” Sampson said. “How we do this in this geographical area in a way that will benefit veterans.” Spino sees the recommendations as within reach, but he wonders how long it will take to implement. “I think the recommendations are really attainable. It is just a matter of putting your nose to the grindstone and doing the work,” he said. “I think some great and admirable things will come out of this but the question is how long. How quick are we going to start seeing results?” Emily Watson, veterans’ behavioral health liaison for OHA, said she is excited to see how innovative local communities can be. For her, that’s the significance of traveling around the state to get local feedback from the 17 scheduled forums. “Solutions might look different in one rural community to another, one frontier community to another. Coastal looks different than Eastern Oregon,” she said. The forum tour concluded Oct. 16 in Medford. Next, ODA and ODVA leadership will determine how to spend the funds to meet as many of the recommendations as possible. For more info, contact OHA at 541276-8006.
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Google brings high-speed internet to Celilo Village Much to the disappointment of tribal leaders, tribal residents who saw their CELILO VILLAGE - History has been businesses sold, condemned and torn tough on the residents of Celilo Village. down — on March 10, 1957, the dam was Once a community of Native residents completed, and the floodgates closed. thriving to overcome the disruption of Within six hours, the floods had buried their waterways and lands by the U.S. Celilo Falls underwater. Celilo Village is now home to approxiArmy Corps of Engineers (Corps), the residents of Celilo Village, located rough- mately 100 Native residents, including 35 ly 90 miles outside of Portland, Oregon, school-aged youth that will be benefiting from a grant from have just received Google and the lohigh-speed access cal Dufur School to the world wide District. web. As part of the In 1952, the grant, all 16 homes, Corps began workthe Celilo Village ing on The Dalles Education Center Dam, a massive and the commutwo-mile-long connity longhouse now crete structure that have access to hightook the Army five speed internet. years to build. The “More than anyaftermath caused thing, this Wi-Fi the bustling warepresents opporterways, including tunity,” Celilo VilCelilo Falls, to be Karen Whitford is signing out one of the new lage Chief Olsen submerged. I n t h e p l a c e Chromebooks donated by Google for Celilo Meanus said in the Village residents. Photos contributed by Suzanne Depoe Google news rewhere generations of tribes — who had traveled from as far lease. “From entertainment to taking away as the Great Lakes, Great Basin, and online classes, to growing businesses, Great Plains areas — would gather, the our residents now have the power of the loss of the Celilo Falls was devastating. Internet at their fingertips, and are more The great horseshoe-shaped Celilo Falls connected to opportunities throughout was a waterway once lauded as “the the state, the region, and the world.” In the release, Dufur School District Wall Street of the river,” by Ed Edmo, a Shoshone-Bannock poet and storyteller Superintendent Jack Henderson said, “Students today need reliable access to raised at Celilo Village. By Vincent Schilling for Indian Country Today
Along with the launch of high-speed internet service, a new community computer lab was built. In the lab are Google Chromebooks available for check out and on-site use by Celilo Village residents.
the Internet to compete on a global scale. We’re pleased to continue partnering with Google to bring educational opportunities to our students throughout the Columbia River Gorge.” In addition to the high-speed internet service provided to residents, a computer lab was built in the education center complete with Google Chromebooks and new furniture, in an attempt to provide access to things such as paying bills, online schooling and more. “Google strives to ensure all people have access to everything the internet has to offer,” Google’s Suzanne DePoe said in the release. “With this project, our hope is that Celilo residents can expand their educational opportunities, grow their businesses and achieve greater connectivity through the online world.” “Google employees are proud to have worked to make this computer lab a reality, as it aligns with our commitment to education and connectivity in the region
that we call home,” Google Data Center Site Manager Richard Stillwell said in the release. “We applaud the efforts of school district leadership and the Celilo Village and are looking forward to volunteering on future efforts.” Celilo Village unveiled its new Wi-Fi and computer lab with retiring-Congressman Greg Walden, Google representatives, and Dufur School District Superintendent Henderson. Attendees celebrated this community milestone with a tour of the space and interactive demonstrations. “Kudos to Google for helping the families in Celilo get access to high-speed internet,” Walden said. “The addition of high-speed Wi-Fi to Celilo Village will help shrink the urban/rural digital divide and bring residents greater access to telemedicine, remote learning, news, next-generation emergency services, video streaming and more.”
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Climate adaptation summit here Dec. 10, 11 Renewable energy project updates for tribal members and employees By the CUJ
MISSION – An energy summit designed to inform Tribal members and employees about climate change and renewable energy projects is planned Dec. 10 and 11 on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. CTUIR CARES – Climate Adaptation and Renewable Energy Summit, organized by the Economic and Community Development Committee for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), will take place in
BOT agrees to settlement with Kosey Board admits no wrongdoing By the CUJ
MISSION – Tribal Court for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in mid-October stipulated to a settlement agreement between several named members of the Board of Trustees and Sally Kosey for her return to the at-large seat she was elected to in November of 2017. Earlier in the month, on Oct. 1, Tribal Court heard arguments regarding the BOT’s decision to vacate Kosey’s seat back in August of 2019. Tribal Court Judge Doug Nash issued a civil temporary restraining order against the BOT from further action against Kosey and ordered them to reseat her. The settlement agreement approved by the Tribal Court makes the complaint filed by Kosey moot. The complaint will be dismissed within five business days of Dec. 4, 2019, when a newly elected BOT is sworn in and seated. Even though Judge Nash ruled that the BOT was wrong to remove Kosey from her seat and ordered the BOT to reseat her, the settlement agreement stipulates no admission of wrongdoing by the Board, employees or its agents. In addition, neither party may “untruthfully disparage each other in public, social media or otherwise,” according to a CTUIR news release. Kosey is running for BOT Secretary in the Nov. 12 election. The Board of Trustees said they removed her in August because she did not live within the diminished boundaries of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and therefore was ineligible to hold office. On her candidate petition for this new election Kosey listed an address at Thornhollow within the diminished boundary.
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the Cayuse Room at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Each day’s agenda is set from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The first day includes three speakers – Bob Patterson, Pendleton’s Public Works Director; Patrick Mills, scientist at the Energy and Environment Services Program (EESP) in the CTUIR Department of Natural Resources (DNR); and Colleen Sanders, Climate Adaptation Program manager, also in the Tribes’ DNR. Mills is expected to talk about current and potential renewable energy projects for the Confederated Tribes, including the solar panel array in place adjacent to the greenhouse domes on the Nixyaawii Governance Center campus and a geothermal study now in its second phase. Larger solar projects on land owned by the Tribes off reservation may also be discussed. Lunch, sponsored by the CTUIR Board of Trustees, will be provided to Tribal mem-
bers and employees on the opening day. The second day will focus on planning for a bigger energy summit here in March in which tribes from around the Northwest will be invited, according to Donald Williams, a member of the ECDC and analytical laboratory technician in the EESP, who is heading up the planning of the Dec. summit. “We’re all on the same page with renewable energy,” Williams said. “We can be the conduit to bring all the tribes together with a big summit in March.” Williams hopes to bring Ken Frost, Director for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, to the March conference. CTUIR projects have already started, but the Tribes need to step up their action, Williams said. “Thoughts become things and if you take action thoughts come to fruition,” he said. “If we all come together we
delineate our thinking into four or five key thoughts and see what we can accomplish.” Williams said he is excited to see that Nixyaawii Community School students want to be involved in the CARE summit. “We want them to be part of the input because that’s who we’ll pass the torch to. They will start filling the role in the Tribes’ leadership. They will be the future success for clean energy and climate adaptation,” Williams said. It’s important that everyone – all CTUIR members and employees – become educated. “We’re all stakeholders. From trade to tech, from culture to commerce. We have to prepare for the future,” Williams said. Everyone, he said, needs to be aware of climate change and how it affects lives. “We all need to know what it does and what we’re doing to be stewards of our environment,” Williams said.
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61 booths pack career fair at convention center Students and job-seekers met with organizations of all sizes from around the county
Ada Samayoa left, and Juliana Matamorous, right, fill out their school assignments at the Lamb Weston booth. The pair also spent the day job shadowing a photographer from Elkhorn Media Group.
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Kaydon Higheagle, a student at Pendleton High School, speaks with Private Ryan Richards of the Oregon Army National Guard. Richards is stationed in Hermiston but is a Buck who graduated from PHS in 2015. The fair included 61 booths from government entities, small business, corporations, and more. Over 800 students from 8 schools, including Nixyaawii Community School and Pendleton High School, attended the event. CTUIR had representation from Wildhorse, CTUIR government, Cayuse Technologies, and BIA.
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CUJ News Nixyaawii School Board hires basketball coaches By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
MISSION – Just in time for the season to start, girls’ and boys’ basketball coaches were officially hired for Nixyaawii Community School Oct. 28 – but it wasn’t without a bit of drama. Boys’ Coach Shane Rivera was hired without any controversy, but girls’ Coach Jeremy Maddern’s contract came following an executive session where the School Board discussed a volleyball-player survey conducted by Athletic Director Lynette Minthorn. Maddern and his Shane Rivera wife, Janet, coached NCS volleyball, and two daughters were listed on the varsity roster. Minthorn went through a quick PowerPoint presentation of the player questionnaire during the open session that prompted School Board members to ask for the closed discussion. They came out of the Executive Session and hired Rivera and Maddern without further debate. At issue was player comments concerning favoritism and nepotism. Maddern took the volleyball coaching Jeremy Maddern job last year when nobody else stepped up to coach the girls. This was his second year. In an interview with the CUJ, he said he knows his limitations and would be happy to give up the job if somebody else is willing to take it on. He also was mindful that high school varsity athletes compete for spots on a team and are selected based on skills and attitude. He also said high school athletes know they must be committed to the game and their teammates, must
TERO Construction Career Fair Dec. 12 MISSION - The CTUIR Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) will conduct a Construction Career Fair Dec. 12 at the Wildhorse Resort & Casino from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Various building trade unions, public/ private construction companies and surrounding school districts will participate. Raffle prizes will be available for eligible participants. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Interested parties can contact the TERO Office at 541-429-7506 to register or to obtain more information.
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be accountable for their actions on and off the court, and make sure their grades meet eligibility requirements. Board members and Principal Ryan Heinrich voiced concerns about potential problems in light of the high interest in girls basketball. At kast count, some 28 girls had signed up for the sport. Heinrich reminded School Board members about parents approaching them to discuss their children not getting enough playing time. “If that many [players] stay out, you guys will hear complaints about the coaches,” Heinrich said. “They [parents] will need to come in and fill out formal complaints, especially on the girls’ side. No emails or phone calls will be accepted.” Heinrich said there may be three girls’ teams – a varsity squad, a junior varsity team and a second JV unit. He said he thinks he could arrange at least five games for the second JV team with La Grande, Baker, Athena, Walla Walla and possibly Pendleton. In other action at the Oct. 28 meeting, the School Board: - Attendance was slightly better than 94 percent overall with 29 freshmen at 93.7%, 17 sophomores at 93%, 27 juniors at 94%, and 20 seniors at 92.8%. Better lunches were credited with keeping students at school during the lunch hour. “Good lunches make a huge difference,” Heinrich said. - Campus is closed to students whose attendance falls under 90 percent or who have 10 tardies in a quarter. When a new quarter begins, the slate is wiped clean and students are allowed to leave campus again if they so desire. - Additional funding from a state grant is providing funds to pay some teachers to arrive an hour early and state an hour later in the day to provide extra instruction for students. - Thirteen junior and senior National Honor Society students will attend a
CommuniCare Leadership Conference in Portland Nov. 13-14. - Following a TED Talk presentation, 70 students took an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) questionnaire, which scores 10 questions on a trauma scale to
identify childhood experiences of abuse and neglect. Only seven of the students had scores of zero with 42% scoring 7 or higher. The average was 5.4 points. The School Board said there would be more discussion on this issue.
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Amazon Web Services radioactive contaminants at the nuclear Punke, who grew up in Wyoming reservation. Lambert said that kind of data storand now lives in Montana, told the BOT age is “right in our sweet spot” and he was fascinated by the way the Tribal that discussions should continue. As a organization focuses on the values inherfollow up, Punke said in addition to data ent in First Foods. Punke said AWS stores and provides storage, AWS can offer a large variety of data at 22 sites around the world, but analytical tools. The discussion touched on a curcurrently is “here, on the ground, learnrent AWS training program at Blue ing about people and the culture of this Mountain Community College. That part of the country.” program is in its Company repthird year, although resentatives said nobody from the ‘We want to work with AWS could offer Board had heard of expertise and serlocal governments it. Thibodeau said vices, and in some to create different perhaps some traincases already is, ing spots could be training programs. through as yet inreserved for tribal formal partnerships We have an interest member students. with the CTUIR on in training, we’re Lambert said a a variety of projects. “Tech Day” was passionate about it.’ For instance, being planned in AWS already is Hillary Lambert, manager November that also working with the of Economic Development, could hold space CTUIR Educafor Tribal memInfrastructure Global Expansion tion Department bers. Further, she for AWS to develop an onsaid, perhaps such a line dictionary for “tech day” could be tribal languages. brought to the reservation in a partnerThe Language Program and the Tribes’ ship with Cayuse Holdings. Information Technology (IT) program Thibodeau suggested a day of learnmay be working with AWS on a speing on the Reservation, maybe for Board cially designed keyboard as well. of Trustees members, to learn the basics Hillary Lambert, manager of Economof computer use, from turning the comic Development, Infrastructure Global puter on and off to saving files. Expansion, is involved in workforce deBOT member Rosenda Shippentower velopment. She told the BOT there aren’t asked if Amazon was in the market for enough people prepared to take on the jobs that will be needed in the growing new facilities. She mentioned that the Tribes have available land at Wanapa field of cloud technology. “We want to work with local govern- along the Columbia River and at the ments to create different training pro- Coyote Business Park. Roger Wehner, Principal, Economic grams,” Lambert said. “We need more Development, Global Public Policy/AWS people training in the area. We have an Infrastructure Global Expansion, said interest in training, we’re passionate Amazon is always looking for available about it.” Jennifer Thibodeau, AWS Public real estate. He said the company is always Policy Manager for the Western States, looking for opportunities to grow. started meeting with Farrow Ferman in However, sites in the region, includSeptember. In addition to the Language ing the Coyote industrial park, had been Program technology, Thibodeau has evaluated and the location in Hermiston been talking about the potential for the was selected. CTUIR to be part of native plant land“We look at a site’s available infrascaping at Amazon sites, particularly a structure,” he said, adding that Amazon huge facility that is going to be built in selects locations based on the “scale of Hermiston. speed” for construction. There always Thibodeau said AWS is interested in is the chance to “re-ignite” a property, learning about how the Tribes could be Wehner said. In the meantime, he said involved in planting – and harvesting – he would be sure the Tribes’ Department tules at Amazon building sites. of Economic and Community DevelopBOT member Aaron Ashley was ment is made aware of the “restrictions” impressed by AWS’s interest in tribal that eliminated Coyote Business Park member tule harvesting. from the running for Amazon. “That means quite a bit,” he said. Lambert and Thibodeau plan to return BOT member Woodrow Star was to the Umatilla Indian Reservation and curious about data storage - specifically continue to work on potential projects. regarding native plants at the Hanford They will be working with Farrow Ferfacility at Richland, Wash. - and tracking man as the Tribes’ point of contact.
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Dr. Lindsay Chiono sets fire to brush during a wetland habitat burn on the Wanaket Wildlife Area on the Columbia River. Chiono is a , Wildife Program ecologist in the Confederated Tribes Department of Natural Resources. Chiono worked as a wildland firefighter during her college summers and has continued training, including a 2018 detail as a fire boss trainee on Seminole lands in Florida. Her background in fire management includes implementation of prescribed fire on CTUIR lands in southeast Washington and northeast Oregon. The Wanaket Wildlife Area is owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
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Tribes return fire to Umatilla lands By the CTUIR Department of Natural Resources
MISSION - Through careful planning and effective coordination, the Confederated this year returned fire to the Umatilla Indian Reservation to improve forest and range health, wildlife habitat and First Foods. Wildland fire crews from the Warm Springs, Nez Perce, CTUIR, Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and Seminole Tribe of Florida came together with state, federal and local crews under the guidance of Jeff Casey of the Umatilla BIA Agency. Their purpose was to implement controlled burns of forest and range lands on Wanaket Wildlife Area and reservation lands on Telephone Ridge, according to Carl Scheeler, Wildlife Manager for the Tribes’ Department of Natural Resources. The fires were prescribed to reduce fuel loads and wildfire hazards, and to regenerate fire dependent plant, including understory shrubs and wetland species. While this in not the first time the CTUIR has applied fire to tribal lands, it is possibly the most notable effort to date. Over 625 acres were burned in 2019. “I’ve worked in Indian Country for over 30 years and while this kind of intertribal collaboration is common at the policy level, it is rare for on-the-ground restoration work,” Scheeler said. “I expect it’s just the start of a new trend for applying fire to ecosystem management in Indian Country.” Gordy Schumacher, DNR Range, Agriculture and Forestry Manager, emphasized the logistical challenges
involved in the use of controlled fire in mingled ownership situations like the Umatilla Reservation. “The Umatilla Reservation is a mix of non-Indian private lands and Tribal and individual tribal member allotments. Use of fire in that kind of wildland setting is not for the lazy or risk averse. It takes an exceptional amount of preplanning and coordination, including project area pre-treatments, layout, permitting and cultural resource surveys, and smoke management, not to mention pulling together a large enough crew of competent staff to effectively lay down and control the fire. Fortunately for us, Jeff Casey has the connections and experience to bring the best from around the Northwest and as far afield as Oklahoma and Florida,” Schumacher said. The Blue Mountains got their name in part due to the haze that welcomed settlers in late summer and fall from regular lightning sparked fires that burned throughout the region. Fire is a natural part of western ecosystems. However, fire suppression over the last 100 years has left many forest lands overstocked with sick and dying trees that pose a real long term fire risk to our natural resources, Schumacher said. Regular fire acts to prevent the buildup of excessive fuel loads that can turn a healthy fire into a stand-replacing inferno. It freshens range lands by restoring dead dry grasses and woody shrubs to fresh new growth for improved big game forage. Burning resets the balance between fire sensitive and fire adapted plant communities while aiding in the recycling of nutrients. The CTUIR Department of Natural Resources has em-
Forest and grassland fuels are removed in 2019 during a prescribed burn on Telephone Ridge. The work was done by a joint wildland fire crew that included firefighters from Warm Springs, Nez Perce, CTUIR, Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Seminole Tribe of Florida under the guidance of Jeff Casey of the Umatilla BIA Agency.
barked on a concerted effort to reestablish fire as a tool for the management of First Foods on a landscape scale. Director Eric Quaempts, a professional wildlife biologist by training, has extensive training in fire ecology from his time working with the U.S. Forest Service and fully supports the effort. “We know the application of fire to the landscape is an expensive and challenging endeavor. But, it is an important ecological process for restoring and maintaining our First Foods,” Quaempts said. “We are investing now to assure our staff get the training and experience and develop the skills required to do this safely and effectively going forward.” The CTUIR is continuing to build in its staff the skills and experience needed to conduct prescribed burning, making use of tribal, state, and federal training opportunities. For example, Washington DNR hosted interagency Wildfire Training Academies and the cooperative Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) program. Last spring, Range, Agriculture, and Forestry Program personnel Amanda Lowe and Andrew Addessi attended the Ashland and Bend TREX courses to enhance their prescribed fire skills and abilities. Such efforts are intended to increase the number of qualified professionals qualified to implement prescribed fire on the Reservation. The Seminole Tribe of Florida has been particularly supportive of staff development. The Seminoles conduct prescribed fire over large acreages annually in January and February. They regularly host and train fire managers from the Northwest to build on their experience to meet the rigorous requirements of lead fire management roles. w“Our goals for burning were threefold: increase open water habitat, regenerate tule rush and cattail vegetation that has become decadent, and consume the slash piles we generated during large-scale removal of invasive Russian-olive last winter. As a wetland management tool, fire has benefits over more time consuming mechanical methods like sediment excavation. We’ve been especially encouraged by the response of native wetland plants to burning,” Chiono said. DNR’s efforts to restore fire to a prominent role in management of big game habitat and women’s foods for community use is a direct reflection of the fundamental touchstones of the CTUIR’s Upland Vison. These touchstones - soil stability, hydrologic function, landscape pattern and biotic integrity - are central to the proper function of upland ecosystems. A complete version of the CTUIR River Vision and Upland Vision documents can be found at https:// ctuir.org/first-foods-upland-vision or https://ctuir. org/umatilla-river-vision.
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Native musician rocks launch party By Megan Van Pelt of The CUJ
Charles Wood performs music from his new album, “Honest to You,” during his launch party Oct. 23 at Great Pacific in downtown Pendleton.
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PENDLETON – Charles Wood III, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, packed the house at Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co. during his launch party Oct. 23. The album was a long time coming said, Wood, who also is of the Cree tribe. “It was long overdue. Everybody was asking for it,” said Wood. “However I was waiting for the right person to record me; I didn’t want to do it with just anybody.” The album, “Honest to You,” features 17 songs, variations of round dance songs, pow wow songs, and stick-game songs. Throughout the night, Wood spoke in great detail about how his family influenced him to continue - especially his late grandmother, Martina Gone. “When my grandmother was alive she was my biggest cheerleader. She was always encouraging me to keep on singing and it’s not in our ways to forget about our loved ones,” he said. Wood brought a picture of Martina Gone
to the stage and sang “Remember Me” in her honor. Wood also dedicated a song for his parents, Dorothy and Wilfred Cyr, called “As Long As The Eagles Fly.” “I like to sing this song for them, they’ve supported me. At one time I was in rough shape, but they were there to pick me up and put me back on my feet and so I do owe a lot to them,” said Wood. Between each song, Wood explained the meaning and history of Cree songs. “And if there’s anything I’d like to leave with you tonight it’s the story of how these songs came to be; it’s actually quite old and our Cree people have been doing it for a long time.” Wood has been performing round dance and pow wow songs across the US and Canada since he was a young boy. He has partnered with pow wow drum groups, Northern Cree, Northern Wind, Cree Confederation and Black Lodge. His natural singing ability is something he never questioned. “It just came natural ever since I’ve Honest to You on page 17B
BMCC’S Feves Gallery exhibit features prints by Native artists from Oregon PENDLETON, Ore. – The Betty Feves Memorial Gal- established and well-recognized, including Lavadour, lery will feature work from the permanent collection of who was featured in the 2013 Venice Biennale; Marie Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA) with prints Watt, who has shown at the Smithsonian’s National by Native artists from Oregon in a new exhibit set to Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in New York; open on Nov. 7. and Rick Bartow, who has a pair of monumental sculpThe public is invited to an opening reception that day tures gracing the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Others in the exhibit include exciting emerging artfrom 4:30-6:30 p.m., which includes a Gallery Talk at about ists like Demian DinéYazhi 5 p.m. The event is free, familyand local Whitney Minthorn. friendly, open to the public, and ‘All of these artists are includes light refreshments. “All of these artists are extraordinary,” said Lori “This Good Land: Con- extraordinary. We’re so temporary Native Artists grateful to Crow’s Shadow for Sams, Director of the Feves Gallery. “We’re so grateful to from Oregon” includes work Crow’s Shadow for sharing created by artists who have sharing this wonderful exhibit this wonderful exhibit with participated in the Artists-in- with the Feves Gallery.’ the Feves Gallery.” Residence program at Crow’s Lori Sams, Director of the Feves Gallery Shadow. Its namesake work Nika Blasser, Crow’s Shadow Marketing Director, is a large vertical diptych by one of the founders of Crow’s called the artists “exceptionShadow, James Lavadour. The exhibition features Na- ally talented.” “These works are part of an important creative legacy tive American artists from around the state, with a wide which gives voice to the unique perspective of each of range of life experiences and backgrounds. These artists are all deeply connected to the region these individual artists while beginning to describe with compelling artwork that ties back into the land the dynamic and ever-changing role of contemporary with a sense of what makes Oregon a unique and art as a way of understanding the world around us,” beautiful place to live. Some of these artists are highly- Blasser said.
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A diptych by James Lavadour, one of the founders of Crow’s Shadow, will be on display at the Betty Feves Gallery.
Healthy Kids Night at Yellowhawk was a big hit on Oct. 9. For more photos, turn to Page 14B. Familiar faces will appear on the CCT stage. For details, flip to Page 2B.
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Kids and parents all celebrated together at the annual Hoo Hoots Pow Wow Oct. 31.
They did the monster mash The annual Hoo Hoots Pow Wow took place on Oct. 31 at the Longhouse on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Kids and adults of all ages, most in costume, participated in the event by dancing, drumming and singing, serving food, and being in the audience. There were multiple drum circles and lots of opportunities to dance various pow wow styles. CUJ Photos/Megan Van Pelt
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Singers gather around the big drum to keep the dancers moving during the Hoo Hoots Pow Wow Oct. 31.
Emerson Wesley Taylor-Tias, dressed as Scrappy Doo, pushes his cart through an inter-tribal during the Hoo Hoots Pow Wow held at the Mission Longhouse Oct. 31. Families came dressed in their Halloween best to Duck and Dive at the annual event. Food was provided and served by the Education Deptment.
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PENDLETON – Malaeloa Malumaleumu and Luka Worden will be part of the College Community Theatre production of “Shrek - The Musical” playing in November. Malumaleumu, a fifth grader at Helix Elementary, and Worden, a second grader at Washington Elementary in Pendleton, will play Duloc Dancers in the play. Malumaleumu is enrolled with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Worden is an enrolled member of the Coeur D’ Alene Tribe. Another member of the tribal community, Willa Wallace, will perform as Mama Bear. Shrek – The Musical will be performed over three weeks at the Bob Clapp
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Theatre at Blue Mountain Community College. It will play Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 14-16, at 7:30 p.m.; and with matinees Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 16-17 and 23-24, at 2:20 p.m. The play is directed by Terry Hale with music direction from Margaret Mayer. Choreography is a joint effort from Abigail Hale and Collin Taber. The original Broadway production was directed by Jason Moore; the book and lyrics were by David Lindsay-Abaire, with music by Jeanine Tesori. BMCC is located at 2411 Northwest Carden on the northwest end of Pendleton. For tickets and information visit collegecommunitytheatre.com or call 541-215-9917.
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Native students find good fit at Washington State University By Megan Van Pelt of the CUJ
PULLMAN, Wash. - A popular college choice for tribal youth seems to be Washington State University (WSU). With resources, committees and clubs directed at Native American students, WSU has become appealing to tribal youth, including eight CTUIR members. Ermia Butler and Chelsea Quaempts are two such tribal members from the Confederated Tribe of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Butler, a WSU freshman, graduated from Nixyaawii Community School in 2018 and is studying en-
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vironmental and ecosystem science. She hopes to graduate in 2013 and enter the environmental science field. She is going to school full-time, lives in the dorms, and is slowly transitioning to college life in Pullman. “In college, you come out of your comfort zone by having to make new friends and getting to know college life. Being on your own for the first time and being responsible with classes [pushes you],” Butler stated. To help with the transition, Butler turns to the Native American Student Center. The center is a place where Native Washington State on page 18B
Chelsea Quaempts, left, and Ermia Butler, right, on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. They are both thriving at WSU thanks to the atmosphere and resources like the Native American Student Center. CUJ Photo/Megan Van Pelt
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Head start takes kids to pick the perfect pumpkin
Cay Uma Wa Head Start student Aubree Parrish has a ball on the tractor ride during the class field trip to Bellinger Farms Oct. 17. CUJ Photos/Jill-Marie Gavin
MISSION - Cay Uma Wa Head Start staff took all 40 of their students on a field trip to Bellinger Farms in Hermiston on Oct. 16 and 17. The students went on a tractor ride to pick out a pumpkin to take home and then went for lunch at the Pioneer Park in Pendleton. 20 parents and guardians attended the trips.
Kellen Herrera, right, and Pete Stanger, left, play at the Pioneer Park portion of the Head Start field trip.
Macaylee LaMere carries her pumpkin to the bus during the Head Start field trip to Bellinger Farms in Hermiston Oct. 17.
BMCC lists NA Month events PENDLETON - Native American Heritage Month at Blue Mountain Community College will include three major events. All are free and open to everyone. The first is “Movement is Medicine” on Nov. 12 at noon in room M-100 in Morrow Hall. Acosia Red Elk, CTUIR tribal member, will talk about her experience as a jingle dancer and yoga instructor. This event is also available on ZOOM, a free video conference website. To access the ZOOM presentation use meeting ID 571-095-683. Next, the Yakama War Project is set for Nov. 13 at noon in room M-100 in Morrow Hall. The presentation is by Emily Washines, enrolled Yakama Nation, discussing her research on first accounts from descendants of the Yakama War. To access the ZOOM presentation use meeting ID 855-403-135. Indians have rocked the world for decades, according to the BMCC news release. Find out more during the screening of “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World” documentary on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. in room ST-200 in the Science and Technology building. Some Indians who have rocked the world include Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Taboo, and others. The documentary shows how Native American musicians have helped shape the soundtracks of our lives. Beef stew will be provided for dinner. For more information, contact Annie Smith, Native American Liaison and Success Coach at 541-278-5935 or asmith@bluecc.edu.
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DO NOT elect: Gary Burke They DO NOT believe in our Jeremy Wolf CTUIR Treaty Willie Sigo or Constitution. Aaron Ashley Rosenda Shippentower Woodrow Star Indigenous People’s Day
Umatilla Master Speaker for CTUIR Fred Hill, Sr., left, and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center DADEPE Coordinator Kelsey Burns, right, lead a group of Nixyaawii Community School students and community members on a walk to commemorate Indigenous People’s Day which replaced Columbus Day statewide in 2018. CUJ Photo/Jill-Marie Gavin
CUJ Briefly St. Mary’s Bazaar Dec. 4 at Catholic Church PENDLETON - St. Mary’s Bazaar is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Court Avenue. Breakfast will be served until noon. Vendors will be selling a variety of handcrafted items. All proceeds will go to support those in need. Admission is $1 and includes a raffle ticket. Vendor space is available for $60. For more information, call 541-215-3464.
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Elderberry syrup, gummies workshop Nov. 14 MISSION - Learn how to make elderberry syrup and gummies at the Elderberry Syrup Workshop on Nov. 14 at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. Two classes are available, one from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the other from 5-7:30 p.m. Each class is limited to 10 people. To register, contact Adrienne Berry, Community Garden Coordinator, at 541-2408432 or adrienneberry@yellowhawk.org.
Nixyaawii Chamber annual gathering Nov. 20 MISSION - The annual gathering of the Nixyaawii Chamber of Commerce will be held on Nov. 20 from 6-8 p.m. at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. The evening will include socializing, networking, entertainment, and a slot tournament, silent auction, and raffle prizes. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and a no-host bar will be stocked with tasty refreshments.
Healthy Cooking Class at Yellowhawk Nov. 20
MISSION - Brush up on basic kitchen skills at the November healthy cooking class offered by Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center on Nov. 20 from 3-5:30 p.m. at the Nixyaawii Senior Center. The class will prepare chicken thighs, honey roasted butternut squash, and apple dessert. For more info, contact Jennifer Lewis at 541-240-8434 or JenniferLewis@yellowhawk.org.
Wildhorse Holiday Bazaar scheduled Nov. 30 MISSION - A Holiday Bazaar will take place at Wildhorse Resort & Casino on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Rivers Event Center. It will include unique and one-of-a-kind items such as food, crafts, jewelry, blankets, décor, and more. The annual craft fair and vendor market will include photos with Santa and children’s activities from 12-2 p.m. For more information, contact Wildhorse at 1-800-654-9453.
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Support group for special needs students forming Meetings Nov. 20, Dec. 18 will focus on special education process, advocating and parent networking By Casey Brown of the CUJ
MISSION – A support group for parents of CTUIR students with special needs will meet on Nov. 20 and Dec. 18. The Education Department for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will host two meetings each day. The first meeting in November is at the Nixyaawii Governance Center, 46411 Timine Way, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. The second meeting in December is at the Nixyaawii Education Center (south entrance), 46250 Timine Way, from 3-4 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Alternatively, a one-on-one meeting can be scheduled with Katherine Palmer, CTUIR education specialist and special education facilitator. Parents can make meeting arrangements by calling her at 541-429-7888 or emailing katherinepalmer@ctuir.org. The meeting will start with a handout to “break the ice.” Then the meetings will focus on the special education process, advocating, and networking with other parents. “Each meeting will offer an avenue to connect with other parents and caregivers of children on Individual Family Support Plans (IFSP) or Individual Education Programs (IEP), receiving support and information,” according to the meeting handout. Palmer, who has been in her position since April, is also the parent of an adult child with special needs.
Her son, Brian Palmer, started his journey in early intervention/early childhood special education. He has since worked his way through school, finishing at Pendleton High School in 2009. He now works at Subway in Pendleton and Dutch Bros. in Milton-Freewater. “There is so much out there to learn,” Katherine Palmer said. “One thing I have learned is it is helpful just to have someone sitting beside you in an IEP meeting, especially when you know they understand your story. Just to have that presence there helps.” Palmer’s goal is to assist families and she does that by focusing on the socialemotional well-being and academic success of students. “My ambition is to work with students and families along with educators and community specialists in ways that demonstrate respect for their individual roles as they work together toward the same goal,” she said. She works alongside Brent Spencer, CTUIR Education Specialist, and WrapAround Service Coordinator. He says that the education specialist position was developed for a specific reason. “The Education Specialist position was created in response to the need for students and families to get connected to essential Tribal services, which may assist in improving family dynamics that affect attendance and school performance,” he said. For more information, contact CTUIR Education Department at 541-429-1992.
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With temperatures in the 40s and wind gusts in the 30s, all activities other than the 10K, 5K, and 1 mile races were moved indoors to the old Nixyaawii Gym. Despite the wind and rain, 40 racers signed up. Some folks even ran in their costumes, including some four-legged critters. Indoors, families enjoyed popcorn and lunch, a huge bounce house, and activities such as face painting, pumpkin decorating, and bowling. Athletes from Nixyaawii’s cross country team ran most of the booths. The event was sponsored by Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center’s Community Wellness team and lasted most of the day Oct. 19.
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Fallyn Sampson-Plume, 7, dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, decorates a pumpkin with stickers. The decorating station was a popular stop for kiddos of all ages.
Mystie Haynie, a registered nurse at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, painted faces for the first time. She said that she spent a lot of time studying YouTube videos to prepare for her new gig.
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It was a windy and rainy day, but that did not stop the community from showing up to the Pumpkin Run. Hosted by Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center’s Community Wellness team, the event had 40 racers and plenty more there to enjoy the indoor activites that were moved into the gym at the July Grounds. There was a DJ, pumpkin decorating, a bounce house, face painting, and more.
Sis Moses uses a balloon as a volleyball on the gym floor with her mom, Sam McCloud, close by.
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Costume Contest: 1st place: Luka Worden as Lady Gaga. 2nd place: Lillian Watchman as Mad Hatter. 3rd place: Annalise Watchman as Tyrannosaurus Rex 10K:1st place Tony Nelson at 42:58.9 and 2nd place Joshua Walker at 56:22.6. 5k: 1st place Nolan Enright at 23:06.3, 2nd place Diamond Greene at 27.31.3, and 3rd place Easton Powaukee at 28.10.6. 1-Mile: 1st place Joseph Simon at 6:59.2, 2nd place Saint Schimmel at 6:59.4, and 3rd place Shane Rivera at 7:17.1.
The pope even made an appearance. Beyonce is a Pomeranian who joined the festivities with mom RaeAnn Oatman who was dressed as a nun.
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Diamond Green, left, Adilia Hart, center, and others judge their favorites during the dog costume contest. Lots of tails were wagging as the prizes (dog bones) were passed out after judging.
Lillian Watchman, 12, picks out candy to go in her bag. She’s dressed as the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. She placed second in the costume contest.
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Staff at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center participated in #IndigenousPink Oct. 17. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the #IndigenousPink campaign addresses the health disparities that American Indians/Alaska Natives face. According to the American Indian Cancer Foundation, “breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for American Indian and Alaska Native women,� and it is found in high rates compared to white women, including higher death rates. Team members from all departments across Yellowhawk donned their pink to show their support and raise awareness.
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Staff at Cayuse Technologies braved the wind to take a picture of their pink Oct. 17 for #IndigenousPink day. Back row, Denise Snyder, Cherly Holcomb, and Amy Nelson. Front row, Clancy Cyerley, Deb Croswell, and Sonia Benedict.
Staff for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation at the Nixyaawii Governance Center gathered outside on Oct. 17 while wearing their #IndigenousPink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Staff at Tamakalikt Cultural Institute don pink for #IndigenousPink day Oct. 17 during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From left to right, Michelle Moses, Marlen Lavadour, Marjorie Waheneka, Kris Conner, and Hilda Alexander.
Kayak Public Transit staff wore their Breast Cancer Awareness shirts on Oct. 17 for #IndigenousPink day. They also wore them every Tuesday in Oct. and had collection buckets in each bus. They raised $176.88 for Relay for Life of Umatilla/Morrow County.
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Maxville ‘Timber Culture’ exhibit opens at Tamastslikt PENDLETON - “Timber Culture,” created by the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center, is an inclusive look at Oregon’s multicultural logging industry. The exhibit opens on Friday, Nov. 8, and opening day is free. The exhibit, a collection of artifacts and oral histories from past residents and families, examines issues of race and justice through the lens of Oregon’s history. Timber Culture, on exhibit through Dec. 31, is presented by CHI St. Anthony
Hospital and Mahoney Group. In 1923, a Missouri lumber company built a town in northeastern Oregon named Maxville. Hundreds of loggers left Arkansas and Mississippi to live and work there. Many brought their families, and many were African Americans. While the town has since disappeared, the Maxville story is still unfolding. Gwen Trice, an African-American woman who was born and raised in Eastern Oregon and whose father was
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house, and general store - is now gone, save the building which was the hub of this lumber operation from that time. Visitors can learn surprising facts about race and equity in Oregon logging culture from this exhibit that strives to preserve a somewhat neglected chapter of history. For more information, contact Randy Melton at randall.melton@tamastslikt. org or call 541.429.7720.
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one of the Maxville loggers spearheaded the exhibition project. Trice’s Arkansasborn father migrated to Wallowa County as a teenager. He grew up and worked in Maxville, located 15 miles north of the small town of Wallowa. Maxville was an active railroad logging town until the early 1930s. Subsequently, logging continued in the area. The Maxville town - including a hotel, post office, two schools, (segregated, one for black children, one for white), bunk-
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Indian trade blankets part of Pendleton since beginning “Despite making excellent products, Pendleton Woolen Mills has always the Pendleton mill struggled” due to been known for their distinctive Indian competition in the blanket market, trade blankets for the last 124 years – de- Bishop said. In 1908, Fannie’s husband, CP Bishop, spite many changes, a factory fire, and bankruptcy– thanks to “a right Yorkshire a retail merchant, was approached about lass” and a Jacquard loom operator with reopening it. Fannie never lived in Pendleton, but an “alcohol problem.” The current CEO of Pendleton Woolen she sent her sons to live there and run the mill while she reMills presented the hismained in Salem. She tory of his great-greatwas very involved in great grandmother, politics as a suffragist Fannie Kay Bishop and prohibitionist. (the lass) at the Uma“Prohibition was tilla Historical Society’s largely a women’s isannual luncheon on sue. Alcohol abuse by Oct. 5. After his premen caused suffering sentation, he explained how Joseph Rawnsley Pendleton Woolen Mills in its currently to their families and (the loom operator) location, shortly after being rebuilt in often left their wives in desperate circumdesigned new patterns. 1909. “The biggest product category from stances,” Bishop said. If Bishop’s speculations that Rawnsley the beginning was Indian trade blankets. It was small but active niche,” Bishop said suffered from alcoholism were correct, then Fannie may not have approved. during his presentation. “It seems like Rawnsley had an alcohol Pendleton started as a scouring plant that de-greased and shipping wool. problem, so he was unreliable. He didn’t Prominent Pendleton citizens formed the always come back when he was supposed Pendleton Wool Scouring and Packing to,” he said. Rawnsley, however, was an asset to Company in 1893, according to Richard W. Kapoun in his book “Language of the the company. “He would spend time out on the Robe: American Indian Trade Blankets.” In 1895, the company expanded into reservation and also go down to the textiles and Pendleton Woolen Mills to southwest and spend time down there,” Bishop said. make blankets. “In those days to make, it was incredRawnsley was hired in 1901 after he finished school at the Philadelphia Textile ibly time consuming and complicated to make a new design. Every weave had School. Both Fannie and Rawnsley were from to be hole punched into a big tape that Yorkshire, England. Fannie made her would like a player piano,” Bishop said. way to the United States in 1860. Her “We only did maybe one a year.” Pendleton also worked with residents father worked in mills as a loom operator but eventually started his own mill, of the Umatilla Indian Reservation for marketing campaigns, including their where Fannie worked. “On the payroll, she assisted her father catalogs and cardboard labels, according with correspondence and learned much Kapoun. The images of Chief Joseph, Chief about the business of running a mill. She recalled, ‘I spent all my spare time in Yellow Hawk and Mrs. Yellow Hawk, what to me was the fascinating pursuit Chief Peo, and other tribal members such of learning all about the woolen mill,’” as mothers with their children appeared throughout the early 1910s and 1920s. Bishop said. Pendleton also wanted to appeal to In 1901, Fannie’s father passed away. While he left her with a large inheritance, cowboys, so they began sponsoring the she did not get what she truly wanted. Pendleton Round-Up in 1913 and selling She liked to “run the show,” but that their blankets in the Hamley Company’s wasn’t an option so her brother became catalog in 1913. Kapoun points out that Pendleton is president. She never ascended to that role, but she did eventually sit on the “the only surviving company that was one of the five major manufactures of board of directors. However, the “large dose of sibling ri- American Indian Trade Blankets in the valry” between brother and sister proved early 1900s.” The survival has meant that Pendleton to be too much, so she eventually parted Woolen Mills has lasted 124 years, thanks ways with the company in 1905. That same year, Pendleton Woolen in part to a lass a loom operator from Yorkshire, England. Mills went under. By Casey Brown the CUJ
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MISSION – The American Legion George St. Denis Post 140 Auxiliary is looking for a few good women – and men – to apply for membership so the post can continue to function. The Post currently has nine members, one shy of the minimum needed to legally operate under American Legion guidelines, according to Kathi Karnowski, American Legion Auxiliary Department of Oregon Vice President/ Membership in La Grande. Applications for new memberships have been received, but they were not filled out completely, they lacked proof of eligibility, or lacked proper signatures, Karnowski said. “The current membership is nine, so they are right there and if we get new members from last fall to complete their applications we will be well within being legal,” Karnowski wrote in an email, describing the Post 140 Auxiliary as “very patriotic.” In the past, she said, the Post 140 Auxiliary mostly helped and followed the lead of the American Legion George St. Denis Post. “Which is okay, but we would like to see them start having meetings and doing their own projects,” Karnowski said, noting that the group only has to meet one time a year as a rule. However, she added, the unit has “gone downhill” since Tessie Williams’ health has kept her from participating. What used to be an “all-women auxiliary” has changed, Karnowski said. The American Legion voted in August at the National Convention to modify the wording of the Constitution and By-Laws from “wife” to “spouse.” “There are more women veterans nowadays and they want to not discriminate, so they are allowing male spouses to join,” she wrote in her email. “We don’t discriminate against same-sex spouses either.” President Trump in July signed “The Legion Act,” which opened Legion eligibility to all veterans from Dec. 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day) until it is declared we are no longer at war, even if they have just one day of service. Karnowski said this will allow many veterans to join the American Legion who unable to join before. Before she became a state vice president, Karnowski served three years as the District 6 President working with this area’s units reporting to the state. Toni Cordell, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, is the District 6 Commander for the American Legion and a member of the Auxiliary. Also involved in the Post 140 Auxiliary is Marjorie Waheneka.
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Sequoia Conner, intern at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts, sits at her computer station. Conner is an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. CUJ Photo/Megan Van Pelt
Conner continues 8-week internship at Crow’s Shadow By Megan Van Pelt of the CUJ
PENDLETON – Sequoia Conner is a new intern at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA). Conner, an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, served five years as a Member-at-Large for the Youth Council for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and attended leadership trainings in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California during high school and also served as Secretary for the Native American Board of Representatives (NABOR). Currently a student at Blue Mountain Community College, Conner wants to study photography. She graduated in 2017 from Pendleton High School and served as a 2018 Happy Canyon Princess. In addition to photography, Conner is a beadwork artist. Her eight-week internship at Crow’s Shadow began on Oct. 1. The opportunity came about through a partnership between Crow’s Shadow and the CTUIR’s
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Workforce Development program. “This is something I enjoy and is possibly my future career,” said Conner. At CSIA her focus will be working with local traditional artists and assisting with the development of workshops. While at Crow’s Shadow, Conner will be able to interact with local artists while photographing their beadwork to build her own portfolio. Conner’s other interests include collaborating with other artisans, weaving, gauntlet-making, sewing, quill-work, and learning about various tribes. She is also looking forward to learning more about professional photography practices, especially in relation to photographing beadwork. Nika Blasser, Marketing Director at Crow’s Shadow, said, “We are thrilled to have Sequoia join us and look forward to this educational partnership with CTUIR. Sequoia is a talented bead worker and her experiences with youth leadership will be an asset to our programming.”
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Big grant takes Community Wellness to ‘next level’ some long-standing programs. According to Sampson-Samuels, the Community Health Representative (CHR) Program is the oldest MISSION – Nearly two million dollars in Indian Country. will funnel into Yellowhawk’s Community “After a program has been in place for that Wellness program over the next five years many years, you want to start thinking how to tackle obesity, diabetes, and heart disease do we refresh it and build on it and improve and stroke. how we are connecting our community,” Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center will Sampson-Samuels said. receive $375,000 each year for a total of $1.875 Funding benefits people as well. Four exmillion from a Good Health and Wellness isting positions, including that of Adrienne in Indian Country (GHWIC) grant from the Berry, Community Garden Coordinator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. were re-funded, while two new positions It will fund programs and staff in the three will be added. focus areas. Berry will continue her work in the five Community Wellness served over 700 community garden spaces as well as increase people in 2018 and it is estimated that the her work leading the food sovereignty team. number will be “much higher” now that “sigAn opening for a full-time community nificantly improved participant tracking” for garden assistant is already posted, while a all programs is now in place. part-time cultural advisor is in the works. The funding will go toward existing proCUJ photo/Casey Brown “We all come to the table knowing that grams to maintain their services and “take Yellowhawk’s Community Wellness Team was awarded a $1.875 million grant from the we are not the experts when it comes to them to the next level,” according to Carrie Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From left to right, Anna Harris, Jennifer incorporating all of our cultural values into Sampson-Samuels, Community Wellness Lewis, Carrie Sampson-Samuels, Julie Stratton, Shosoni Walker, and Courtney Stover. our work. We all come with pieces of it,” Director. Sampson-Samuels said. “This new position She and her team worked on the grant this health promotion program, and also knowing the would be a community member who could for months. It was the only grant awarded in the Indian Health Service’s Portland Area, which is impact the program currently has – and what we foresee provide us with the cultural context, the history, and the knowledge of First Foods to inform our work as we comprised of 43 tribes and covers Oregon, Washington in the future,” said Sampson-Samuels. The Community Wellness team chose programs and move forward.” and Idaho. Sampson-Samuels said Berry and Yellowhawk’s food Courtney Stover, Public Health Accreditation Co- people that would make an impact in one or more of sovereignty team already were expanding upon producordinator, was one of the main grant writers, and said the focus areas. “Under each of those categories, we had to identify ing food and looking at ways to sustain food systems. that they would have been discouraged if the funding different strategies based on the options they provided “We made sure to put that in the application so we didn’t come through. “I felt really good about sending in our application. us, so we tried to identity the strategies that best aligned could continue to do that work and do it bigger and I felt like it was really strong, and I also felt that worry with not only what we are currently doing, but also broader,” she said. strategies that would take the work we do to the next Currently, there are five garden sites, and they disthat was amongst all of us,” Stover said. level,” Sampson-Samuels said. tribute produce from those sites to the Nixyaawii Senior Sampson-Samuels echoed Stover’s concern. The infusion of grant dollars will establish a new Center, community health workers, and Yellowhawk “We spent several months feeling like a weight was on our shoulders in terms of not knowing the future of Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and it will bolster p a t i e n t s . Grant on page 15B By the Casey Brown of the CUJ
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Ruth Spencer feeds Morrison Wood a bottle. He and his family attended Healthy Kids Night sponsored by Yellowhawk’s Community Wellness department Oct 9.
Anna Harris, left, and Shoshoni Walker, middle, helped kiddos pack a healthy lunch that included a PB & J sandwich, fruits and veggies, and trail mix. Kids got to to keep the lunch boxes they picked out.
Emilee Delgado picks her raffle prize from a table that included several board games, first aid kits, and other prizes. She was one of 17 youth and 16 adults who joined Yellowhawk’s Community Wellness team at the first Healthy Kids Night Oct. 9.
A big crock pot full of homemade chicken noodle soup and a salad bar served as dinner during Health Kids Night Oct 9 at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. Lisa Faye McIntosh munches while listening to Liz Siders talk about Well Child Checks. CUJ photos/Casey Brown
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Additionally, people can harvest what they need from the garden sites at any time. “With this new grant we will be able to establish a schedule and one more site for produce,” Berry said. Obesity prevention will also include doing some of the “legwork” to be eligible for a grant program called Safe Routes to School through the US Department of Transportation. “You have to do a lot of assessment work first and use that to apply for funding to do the specific work. I think it will be a good journey to see where this first assessment piece goes and what main strategies come out of that,” Stover said. The heartbeat of heart disease and stroke prevention are Yellowhawk’s community health nurses (CHNs) and CHRs. CHNs and CHRs work with elders and
people with disabilities. They help with medical transports, flu shots, home visits, risk-fall assessment, medication deliveries for homebound patients, and blood pressure and blood glucose screenings. “They do a lot of great work. They are a great asset to our community,” said Sampson-Samuels. The grant writing team’s hard work paid off. They spent approximately 60 hours over three months on the grant proposal. Yellowhawk’s GHWIC grant rated 97%. This is the second time they have been awarded this grant. The first was 20142019, but they asked for almost double the amount this time. “Receiving this funding has really rejuvenated all of us and the work we plan to do for the community over the next five years and beyond,” SampsonSamuels said.
CUJ Briefly Buffet at Wildhorse free for veterans Nov. 11
MISSION - Free buffet for veterans and active duty military members is offered at the Traditions Buffet at Wildhorse Resort & Casino on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The day also includes a free bonus game to win freeplay, dining vouchers, and more. Visit Club Wild to activate the free bonus game between Nov. 11-17. One complimentary buffet per person. Military ID or proof of service required. For information, contact Wildhorse at 1-800-654-9453.
Family cooking night serves crockpot cuisine
MISSION - Free cooking class for the family is offered by Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center on Monday, Nov. 18 from 4:30-6 p.m. Dinner will be served. The focus will be on crock-pot cooking. Bring your family and join in. Learn to prepare simple, budget-friendly, child-friendly recipes the whole family will enjoy. To reserve your spot, call Alisa Portley-White, Yellowhawk WIC Coordinator at 541-240-8521.
WinterFest Gala scheduled for Dec. 6
WinterFest Gala, formerly the Festival of Trees, will be held on Dec. 6. It will feature a bar, dancing, a dinner, table games, and more! The evening will also auctions of beautiful fully-decorated holiday trees and wreaths. This event is 21 and over, and doors open at 6pm. For more info, contact CHI St. Anthony at 541-276-5121.
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Poets stand up against bullying
EllaMae Looney, a 2018 graduate of Nixyaawii Community School, read her poem (below) during an open mic organized by the school’s Leadership Club Oct. 18.
There’s no place like it. Nothing but deep affection, bliss and sorrow Where Rez pups run free with extra lives to follow It’s toxic as fuck but that’s my home though Resilience runs through my blood I’m what my ancestors prayed for I’m the missing link to the folklore It’s important to honor the ones who came before us Speak the language that was given to us Sing the songs that were shown to us Don’t forget about the ones who protected us We are descendants of the people who couldn’t be removed from the U.S. The Rez is the only place that feels like heaven and hell I could tell that most of my people aren’t well Suicide is considered normal
MISSION – The Leadership Class at Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) opened the mic to students who wanted to vent through poetry during an anti-bullying awareness event Oct. 18 in the Commons at the new education center. Tyanna Van Pelt, vice-president of the Leadership Class, opened the event by introducing EllaMae Looney, a 2018 NCS graduate, who donated a piece of art and read a poem she’d written about growing up on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The poem spoke to coping with the pain of family addiction and a devastating car crash, and learning that by living in the moment one can realize how beautiful life can be. Looney said everyone is an artist and everyone has a gift. “Be more like yourself and less like everyone else,” she said. NCS teacher Chelsea Hallam, advisor to the school’s Poetry Club, read a poem she’d written about being bullied as a young girl. She said writing helped her deal with her emotions. “We are worth more than the words of others,” Hallam said. Eleven individuals read during the evening.
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But most people are amoral I don’t agree with the government consider me immoral I’ve been traumatized No my story is not dramatized This is real life I pray for the ones who are lost in life You’re not alone There’s always a place called home Dethrone the person you thought you were in order to be full-blown Own your power Own your life There’s no place like it This is Rez life.
~EllaMae Looney~
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grown up. It’s in my blood,” he said. Toward the end of his performance, Wood gave his last remarks. “I am 34 years old and I’m still learning a lot about myself and my heritage. My life is about balance, we got to keep everything balanced in life. Too much of something is bad and too little of something is bad. Give what you’re supposed to give, take what you’re supposed to take, love yourself, know yourself. Human beings are capable of accomplishing so much in a lifetime. Never cut yourself short. Thank you.”
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The crowd cheered for an encore and continued until Wood came back for one more. Wood created a Facebook page to promote his album. It can be found at Facebook.com/ CharlewoodIII. His CDs are on sale at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Mission Market, and the Pendleton Center for the Arts or digital downloads on GooglePlay Music and itunes. When asked what he hopes people take away from listening to his album, Wood said, “I hope they feel the love, I hope they feel some kind of connection to what I’m talking about in the songs.”
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American students can receive tutoring and scholarship assistance and academic or personal advising. “I like to come to the Native American Student Center because you can hang out or do homework. It’s a pretty cool place to come and chill or get stuff done,” says Butler. Butler also utilizes the Peer Mentor Program provided by the center. According to the WSU website, the Peer Mentor Program is aimed at incoming Native American freshmen. New students are matched with a mentor who provides
personalized support for academic, personal, and social development. “I like the mentor program because my mentor, Maria Arteaga, is pretty cool to hang out with and talk to because she was once a freshmen, too, and knows what to do and passing her wisdom to me. She’s a really good person and resource to have on campus. She’s someone you know and can relate to,” Butler said. Outside of the classroom, Butler spends the majority of her time with the WSU Women’s Rowing Club.
A rowing team, or crew, works together using oars to propel their boat across the water. Butler says that crew is a great way to meet new people and stay in shape. “It’s fun, but very exhausting,” Butler says. “There’s lots of early mornings and fundraiser events.” Butler encourages more CTUIR members to further their education at WSU. “It’s a great campus with a lot of resources to help you out, and the native center is amazing here. You will
get to know everyone and make a ton of friends.” Ermia has a final message for tribal youth planning to attend either a university, community college, or pursue some type of higher education: “Don’t be scared of leaving to go and get an education. After all the late nights, crappy food, lack of sleep, stressing over everything with school, it’s worth it. Don’t be scared to leave home, it will always be there, it’s not going anywhere. So go get that education and have an amazing life and make a difference in the world. Make our people proud.” Quaempts says college has made her more independent. Quaempts, 19, is starting her sophomore year at WSU. She is the daughter of Louie Quaempts and DJ Gonzales. Her siblings are Sharice Quaempts, Taylor Quaempts, and Marcus Looney. Chelsea grew up in Mission and graduated from Weston McEwen High School in 2018. Quaempts is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and will graduate in 2022. She hopes to come back to the reservation one day to teach first and second graders. So far, she is taking pre-requisite classes while supporting herself with a part-time job. Currently residing with roommates, Quaempts describes each day as a learning process. However, she’s glad that she made the choice to go to WSU. “I enjoy being at WSU because I overall like it.” She also encourages CTUIR youth to enroll at WSU, with the in-state tuition and resources aimed at Native Americans. In-state tuition is the rate which state residents pay, which is much lower than out-of-state tuition. The American Indian Residency Bill allows eligible Native American students with certain requirements to enjoy in-state tuition at public colleges or universities in the State of Washington. Also, Oregonians qualify for the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), which is an initiative at over 160 public colleges and universities that charges instate tuition as well. “Tribal members should know WSU offers in-state tuition and offers Native American scholarships. I would suggest getting your financial aid done and taking a campus tour,” says Quaempts. For more information about WSU’s Native American resources, contact director of Native American Student Services, Faith Price at faith.price@wsu. edu or visit https://native.wsu.edu/.
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Edna Kash Kash of the Cayuse tribe in front of a tipi on the Umatilla Reservation, circa 1900. Lee Moorhouse of Pendleton was a photographer and Indian agent for the Umatilla Reservation. He took this photo, as well as 9,000 others, documenting Native American life in Umatilla County and along the Columbia Basin between 1888 and 1916. Courtesy of Library of Congress / #LCUSZ62-102133
EO pictorial history book includes never-before-published photos PENDLETON — The “East Oregonian,” with several area partners, will publish a new hardcover coffee-table book: “Umatilla County Memories: A Pictorial History of the mid-1800s through 1939.” Set for release in November, the heirloom-quality book will feature a glimpse of Umatilla County from the 1800s to 1939 through stunning historic photos — many of them never before published, according to a news release. The volume will feature historic photos from the Umatilla County Historical Society, Athena Public Library, city of Echo, Milton-Freewater Area Historical Society, Pendleton Round-Up, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, as well as from newspaper readers. “We’re extremely grateful for the assistance from these partners for opening their photo archives to us, and also to area resident Wayne Low for sharing several stunning images from his private collection,” EO publisher Chris Rush said in a news release. “This project was born out of a previous book published by the newspaper in 1998, ‘Umatilla County: The Early Years,’” said Rush. “That book proved to be quite popular and we determined
that after 20 years, it was time to open the window into our local history a little bit wider. So, we reached out to multiple community partners across the county to insure this book would be as representative of the area’s cultural diversity as possible.” The photos range from portraiture to scenes of everyday life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as Umatilla County grew into a vibrant agricultural and commercial hub of northeast Oregon. Book chapters are organized by Views and Street Scenes, Transportation, Agriculture and Industry, Commerce, Education, Public Service, Community, and Recreation and Celebration. “While this volume is not intended as a comprehensive history of the region, these photographs provide a glimpse into the lives of Umatilla County citizens in moments of both celebration and desperation, as well as the many mundane facets of life as it existed here more than a century ago,” said Rush. “I believe long-time area residents and newcomers alike will learn something and gain a new appreciation of this diverse and colorful place we call home.” For more information, log onto Umatilla.PictorialBook.com.
New classics coming to Wildhorse Cinema MISSION - See a movie and get a medium popcorn and soda for only $5 every Wednesday at noon when the Wildhorse Cineplex offers “Reel Classic Matinee Movies.” This month, see Saving Private Ryan (1998) with Tom Hanks and Matt Damon on Nov. 13. North by Northwest (1959) with Eva Marie Saint and Cary Grant is
showing on Nov. 20. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) with John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Eric Idle will show on Nov. 27, which is the day before Thanksgiving. My Little Chickadee (1940) with Mae West and W.C. Fields shows on Dec. 4. For more information, contact the Wildhorse Cineplex at 1-800-654-9453.
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NCS set to defend state title Golden Eagles add height to formidable returning roster By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
MISSION – It’s always dangerous to make predictions, but, dang, it’s hard not to look at this roster and wonder how the Nixyaawii Community School Golden Eagles can’t defend their Oregon GET READY! Class 1A Boys’ State Basketball title next The first March. game of the Not only are they new season going to be quick is Dec. 4 at and experienced Nyssa. again, the team is The first adding height this home game year. on the new Yes, the Golden Eagles’ Nest Eagles, known for hardwood will their hops - what be the start of a might be called two-day Indian “controlled runtournament Dec. 6 and 7. and-gun Rez ball” – this winter have some long-armed boys that will go higher on the rim for rebounding and will alter the shots of those out to knock off the champions. Coach Shane Rivera, in his eighth year at the helm, has what many consider a NCS boys’ basketball on page 12C
MISSION – The Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) Golden Eagles girls’ basketball team should be one of four teams battling for one of three spots in the Old Oregon League district tournament this winter, Coach Jeremy Maddern says. NCS returns a mix of players, including a batch of guards and post players, along with a few freshmen that Maddern said he’ll have a “hard time keeping out of the starting lineup.” “We have pieces coming back and at
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PR/NCS hosts Days Creek in play-off Coaches pick Tyasin Burns as Player of the Year
year as a junior. Maddern is hoping senior Chelsea Farrow, who proved her jumping abilities in volleyball, will turnout for basketball. He thinks she could become a dominant rebounder. Two freshmen will make a big difference, Maddern said. Sophie Bronson likely will start at point guard, the coach said, and Kyella Picard may be on the floor at tip-off. Bronson, who played at Sunridge Middle
PILOT ROCK – The football team from Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii was preparing to play against Days Creek in the first round of the Class 1A state playoffs as the CUJ went to press. The number 8-ranked Rockets were hosting number 9-ranked Days Creek Friday, Nov. 8. The playoff game followed a 78-24 loss to Adrian/Jordan in a Special District 3 title game Nov. 1 on the artificial turf at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. After going 5-0 in the Blue Mountain Conference, PR/NCS lost for the first time, 48-36, in a non-league game played Oct. 25 on the same EOU field against Powder Valley. In both losses, opponents keyed on Nixyaawii junior Tyasin Burns, who was averaging better than 330 yards per game on the ground and at least half that much through the air. He was held to a total of 289 yards on the ground and 216 yards passing in the games against Powder Valley and Adrian/Jordan. Still, Burns earned Special District 3 West Player of the Year honors. Coaches selected him as a first-team running back, a first-team linebacker, a second-team punter, and an honorable-mention kicker. Two other Nixyaawii players also made the all-star squad. Junior William Sigo was a first-team offensive lineman selection and freshman Aaron
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Quanah Picard is one of the seniors returning to the defending state champion Nixyaawii Community School boys’ basketball team this winter. The roster includes a mix of veterans and youngsters, and this season’s squad will have more height than in previous years. CUJ file photo/Phinney
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least two freshmen that will see a lot of minutes,” Maddern said. The team lost only one starter, Ermia Butler, who provided the scoring and rebounding inside last year. Returning guards include senior Tyanna Van Pelt and junior MacKenzie Kiona, plus forwards and post players seniors Tristalynn Melton and Kylie Mountainchief, and junior Allison Maddern. Senior Christina Kalsukis and junior Adilia Hart are back as well. Ivory Herrera, who played as a freshman, missed last year with an injury, but returns this
Keyen Singer, sophomore, leads the group, and Diamond Greene, freshman, third from left, ran for Nixyaawii Community School. More cross country on Page 5C.
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Kylie Mountainchief sets the volleyball for Nixyaawii Community School in one of the Golden Eagles final matches. More on Page 4C.
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Football with Pilot Rock Nov. 8 vs. Days Creek at 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Dec. 4 vs. Nyssa at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6-7 Nixyaawii Invitational Dec. 12-14 Columbia River Clash Girls Basketball Dec. 6-7 Nixyaawii Invitational Dec. 10 vs. Lapwai at 7 p.m. Dec. 12-14 Columbia River Clash
Pilot Rock High School Boys Basketball Dec. 5 vs. Long Creek/Ukiah at 6 p.m. Dec. 6 @ Imbler at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7 @ Joseph at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 vs. Elgin at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 @ Cove at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 17 vs. Condon/Wheel at 6 p.m. Girls Basketball Dec. 5 vs. Long Creek/Ukiah at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6 @ Imbler at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 @ Joseph at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 vs. Elgin at 6 p.m. Dec. 14 @ Cove at 4 p.m. Dec. 17 vs. Condon/Wheeler at 4:30 p.m.
Magi Moses (75) pulls on an Adrian/Jordan running back as he drives toward the end zone in the Special District 3 title game played at Eastern Oregon CUJ photos/Dallas Dick University Nov. 1. At left is William Sigo (62) and at right is Easton Powers (25) and Tyasin Burns (30).
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Weston-McEwen High School Volleyball Nov. 8 @ Central Linn at 6 p.m. Boys Basketball Dec. 5 vs. Riverside at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 vs. Central Linn at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 vs. Gaston at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10 @ Elgin at 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Dec. 5 vs. Riverside at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 vs. McLouglin at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 vs. Gaston at 4 p.m. Dec. 10 @ Elgin at 6 p.m. Dec. 13-14 @ Kennedy at TBD Dec. 17 @ Irrigon at 6 p.m.
Tyasin Burns (30) carries the football around a pair of Adrian/Jordan defenders in the Special District 3 championship game Nov. 1. Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii lost the game, but still moved into the Class 1A state play offs and were scheduled to play Days Creek in Pilot Rock Nov. 8. Tanner Corwin (11) is at left.
Pendleton High School Football Nov. 8 vs. Scappose at 7 p.m. Wrestling Dec. 20 at Banks High School at 5 p.m. Dec. 28 at Centennial at TBD
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Boys Basketball Dec. 4 @ Baker at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 @ Crescent Valley at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 10 @ Southridge at TBD Dec. 13 @ Putnam at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 vs. Lewiston at TBD Dec. 20 vs. North Salem at 6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Dec. 4 vs. Baker at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 @ Lebanon at 1 p.m. Dec. 20 @ St. Helens at 7 p.m. They weren’t happy about it, but five Nixyaawii boys stood for a photo after a loss to Adrian/Jordan in La Grande Nov. 1. From left the players are Dylan Abrahamson, William Sigo, Magi Moses in the back, Aaron Barkley, and Tyasin Burns.
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Barkley was picked as a second-team defensive back. Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii was in the game against Adrian/Jordan for much of the first half and trailed by just six points late in the second quarter, but a controversial call gave the Antelopes the ball deep in the red zone. It appeared that the receiver fumbled the ball into the end zone, but it was ruled a completion that led to a touchdown. In the second half, Adrian/Jordan took advantage of the young PR/NCS secondary and scored five TDs while holding the Rockets to one score. Tanner Corwin threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns, two to Logan Weinke. Burns scored two touchdowns and Caden Thornton had one. In the game against Powder Valley, the Rockets held a six-point lead with less than five minutes to go in the third quarter. But the Badgers scored three TDs in the fourth stanza and took their first lead, 4036, on a 51-yard TD pass with about four minutes to play. An 80-yard touchdown run inside two minutes put the game away for Powder Valley. Corwin threw for 324 yards and four touchdowns of 9, 43 and 45 yards to Weinke, and of 83 yards to Burns. Weinke had 10 catches for 220 yards. Burns rushed for one TD.
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CUJ Sports Pasena Little Sky IMC Keeper of Year Coaches pick PHS sophomore as best goalie By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
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Lindsey Pasena Little Sky, a sophomore at Pendleton High School, was named Intermountain Conference Keeper of the Year.
PENDLETON – Lindsey Pasena Little Sky has been selected by high school soccer coaches as the Intermountain Conference Keeper of the Year. Pasena Little Sky, a sophomore at Pendleton High School, is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of San Felipe, and also is Hopi and Lakota, but has lived since she was very small on the ‘...She was Umatilla Indian Reservation. Her mother, literally on Michelle Van Pelt, is guard all an instructor at Nixythe time... aawii Community School. She excelled League offiin a hostile cials were waiting environment.’ for soccer playoffs to conclude before PHS Soccer Coach announcing the InPaul Parker termountain Conference all-stars, but the CUJ learned of Pasena Little Sky’s honor and couldn’t wait. Pendleton High School Soccer Coach Paul Parker did not announce the award, but he did talk about his goal keeper. “I’ve been amazed at the nature innate ability she has to play that position,” Parker said. Pasena Little Sky started last year with no soccer Pasena Little Sky on page 8C
Pendleton Youth Football season ends Teegan Herrera reaches out to grab MiltonFreewater running back Lisandro Sanchez in a Pendleton Youth Football game played in October. Herrera plays on the Pendleton Junior Yellow team with three other native boys - Abraham Shippentower, Casey Farrow and Dresden Farrow. CUJ photo/Phinney
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Four Native boys played in the Requa Bowl, which is the championship game for the Pendleton Youth Football League, in October. Pendleton Yellow Senior defeated Pendleton Green Senior 12-6. Playing for Yellow was Garian McDonald, far left. Playing for Green Senior was, from left, Sheldon Joseph, Hayden Bonifer, and Evan Minthorn. Other boys playing in the youth football league this year included Karter Spencer, Dimitri Brockie, Irvin Stewart, Daniel Morrison, Andrew Simpson, Delbert Bruno, A’tish Williams, Daniel Dick, Quentin Sincleir, Lawrence Johnson and Taylor Turk. CUJ photo/Dallas Dick
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Senior Chelsea Farrow goes high in the air to spike the volleyball against Powder Valley in an Old Oregon League game at Nixyaawii Community School Oct. 19. It was the final volleyball game for the Golden Eagles. Farrow transferred to Nixyaawii from Pendleton High School this year.
MISSION – The volleyball season for the Nixyaawii Community School Golden Eagles came to an end in mid-October with four losses in the Old Oregon League, but Coach Jeremy Maddern found reasons to be optimistic for next year. In their final game against Powder Valley, the girls stayed with the bigger, more experienced Rangers, but in the end dropped three straight sets. For sure he saw improvement over last year, his first season at the helm, when the Golden Eagles won only a single match. “We were more competitive and showed big improvements,” Maddern said. “We played some seniors and a lot of juniors. Our JVs were mostly freshmen and they were 10-3. It’s something to build from and that’s encouraging.” This year, Maddern said the girls should have beat Helix twice. The first game, however, seniors were on a trip. The second time around NCS beat the Grizzlies. The coach said his squad should be whipped Pine Eagle, too, but that was the day for seniors taking SATs. “We still probably weren’t good enough to get to district, but that’s always the goal,” Maddern said. “We had improvement overall from JVs up to seniors. They all took big strides. We definitely were more competitive than we’ve been in years past and it’s something to build on,” he said.
Cloe McMichael, right, and Christina Kaltsukis make a move to bump the volleyball in the Golden Eagles final game of the season against Powder Valley in October. Coach Jeremy Maddern said he saw lots of improvement in the squad this year. CUJ photo/Phinney
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A total of 105 varsity and 32 junior varsity girls competed in 5,000 meter Kyle Burnside Wildhorse Invitational Oct. 17. Enterprise girls won the 12-team competition.
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Pendleton senior Aaron Luke lead a group of high school runners during the Kyle Burnside Wildhorse Invitational. Luke finished 55th in the 5,000 meters in a time of 18:44.7 after getting “boxed in” at the start of the race.
Nixyaawii senior Joe Simon finished 72nd in a field of 156 runners competing for17 teams at Wildhorse Golf Course.
Nixyaawii’s Saint Schimmel, right, charges ahead of WestonMcEwen’s Alex Wood, left, at the Kyle Burnside Wildhorse Invitational Oct. 17.
Simon leads NCS at District PENDLETON – Senior Joe Simon finished 18th to lead Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) boys at the District 3 Cross Country Championships at Pendleton Community Park Nov. 1. With four boys finishing among the top six, Union won the 2A/1A team boys team title with 25 points ahead of Heppner at 54. NCS was seventh, just 16 points out of fourth place. Simon ran the 5,000 meter course in 18:45.2, well back of junior Israel O’Reilly, Union’s medalist who finished in 16:43.6. Senior Mick Schimmel and his brother, freshman Saint Schimmel, were 32nd and 33rd in 19:54.1 and 19:55.8, respectively. Freshman Shane Rivera was 48th in 21:12.6. Two more freshmen, Lyle Soaring Eagle and Nolan Enright were 56th and 57th. Soaring Eagle ran the distance in 22:22.6 and Enright ran 22:26.2. Junior Jared Wildbill
was 64th in 26:36.9. On the girls’ 3A/2A/1A side, Burns, with 26 points, ran away with the 2A/1A title with all five of their scorers in the top 10. Union was second with 76 with Enterprise and Heppner close behind with 80 and 82 points, respectively. Helix was sixth and NCS girls finished ninth in the 10 team field. Freshman Brooke Smith led the field for Burns, completing the 5,000 meters in 19:05.4, a full 8 seconds ahead of second place in the 77-girl field. For NCS, junior MacKenzie Kiona was 48th and freshman Diamond Greene was 49th in times of 23:42.7 and 23:47.2, respectively. Junior Elle Marsh was 58th in 24:50.8; junior Adilia Hart was 66th in 25:43.6; junior Latis Nowland was 73rd in 27:15.2; and freshman Sophie Bronson was 74th in 27:20.5. Senior Kaylee Cope led Helix in 20:22.7 for 13th place.
Nixyaawii runners record PRs at Burnside Invitational By the CUJ
MISSION – Seventeen boys’ teams and a dozen girls’ team with a total of 362 runners converged on Wildhorse Resort Golf Course Oct. 17 to compete in the Kyle Burnside Invitational Cross Country Meet on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Baker won the boys’ event, which featured 156 varsity runners and 49 junior varsity runners, and Enterprise took the girls’ race, with 105 running the varsity track and another 32 running JV. For the boys, it was freshman Henry Coughlan from Enterprise who won the 5,000 meter race in 15:52.5. For the girls, Baker’s Sydney Keller, a junior, won in a time of 19:39.2, just six-tenths of a second ahead of senior Ellyse Tingelstad from Enterprise. Pendleton High School finished ninth in the boys race. Senior Aaron Luke, a
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member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, finished 55th in a time of 18:44.7. Pendleton girls finished fourth. Nixyaawii Community School, led by freshman Saint Schimmel, finished 14th in the boys’ race while the girls were 12th among the girls. NCS Senior Joe Simon was leading the NCS group before Saint Schimmel charged to the Golden Eagles lead, finishing in a time of 19:03.6. It was a personal best for Schimmel, beating his previous top time by 34 seconds. Simone was next in 73rd place in a time of 19:10.0, which bested his previous top time by 23 seconds. “I wanted to get to 18 minutes,” Simon said after the race. “I got a PR, but I wanted to break into the 18s.” Simon said he wanted to stay with Luke.
“I was with him for about a mile, but he shot away,” Simon said. As for Saint Schimmel, Simon said, “I knew Saint was right behind me. I’m proud of him.” Luke said he thought he would run faster but was “boxed in” at the start. “I wasn’t able to catch up. I was going for 18:05 or 18:10. I ran 18:13 last year. But 18:44 is okay. I’ll take it,” he said. Senior Mick Schimmel, running his first race after an injury in the summer, finished 97th in a time of 20:13.0. Coach Ken Mayfield called Mick Schimmel a “work horse” who “runs good when he’s healthy.” “He’s getting back,” Mayfield said, noting how much Schimmel helps as a team motivator. “He helps the guys a lot. He brings leadership.” Freshmen Lyle Soaring Eagle was 129th in 22:06.8 and Shane Rivera, with
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a PR, ran 134th in 22:25.3, with Nolan Enright 128th in 22:54.0. In the girls race, Enterprise outdistanced The Dalles by just six points with Heppner third and Pendleton fourth. For NCS, four girls had personal bests. “The girls run super every time,” Mayfield said. “We ran hard. It’s a fast course that brings out the best in you. It brings out your competitive nature. The girls should be proud of themselves today.” Freshman Diamond Greene led the Golden Eagles in 71st place in a time of 24:09.6, a full 11 minutes faster than her previous best time. Sophomore Keyen Singer was 75th in 24:27.8, junior Elle Marsh was 80th in 25:56.2, junior Adilia Hart was 88th in 26:20.6, and freshman Sophie Bronson was 91st in 26:41.4. Marsh, Hart and Bronson all had PRs.
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Adilia Hart dribbles the basketball down the floor ahead of an Imbler defender in this game from the 2018 season. Trailing her is Tyanna Van Pelt (23) and Ermia Butler (30). Butler graduated, but Hart and Van Pelt return with many other young players. Coach Jeremy Maddern is looking for his team to be in the mix in the Old Oregon League competition. CUJ file photo/Phinney
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School in Pendleton, ran cross country to stay in shape. Picard, who played at Athena as an eighth grader, has been nursing a broken wrist since the start of the school year. “It’s a good mix of kids with some experience and talent from freshmen,” Maddern said, noting that there are perhaps another five or six freshmen who have talent. Maddern said this year’s team will be shorter but faster. And there will be a lot of players; more than two dozen girls have signed up to play. “We’re going to be deep,” Maddern
said, noting that he may play as many as 10-11 girls and may carry up to 15 girls on the varsity roster. “We’ll have more foot speed and more bodies to rotate. We may go threeminutes on and three-minutes off with fresh bodies and try to run other teams out of the gym,” he said. Maddern said that in spite of the big numbers, there are no plans to cut the squad. Instead, there will be a varsity, a junior varsity, and “C” team if necessary. “It’s unchartered territory for us. I think after the first couple of weeks there will be a separation of varsity and JV, but we may carry 15 on varsity. We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” he said.
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Fall Classic Champions NW Havoc 12U ASA travel team finished off its three-tournament, three-month softball season with the championship at the Washington Angels Fall Classic Oct. 4-5 in Richland. The team went 4-1 in that tournament. The other tournaments were in Selah, Wash., and in Boise, Idaho. The team consisted of, front row from left, Cara Freels, Paige Freels, Avery Quaempts, Ella Sams and Addison Kosey; second row, Whitney McKay, Reese Furstenburg, Alanah Eagleheart, Bri Medrano, Bab Bay Matamoros, Jillian Helfrecht and Abby Perkins; and back row coaches Justin Quaempts, Rob Perkins and Brian Freels.
Schimmel starts hoop season at Eastern Florida State College Milan Schimmel scored 11 points in her first collegiate basketball game Nov. 1. The Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball team defeated Palm Beach State College 7461 in the season opener for both teams at the Indian River State’s Tip Off Classic. “We started off really well, the team came out with a lot of intensity and focus on defense which helped get our Milan Schimmel offense going,” Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball coach MJ Baker said. In the end all 14 Titans played and 12 of them scored. They were led by Beaumont who finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Teammates Schimmel finished with 11 points and Skye Williams had 10.
DID YOU KNOW? Prior to the 1855 Treaty, the Tribes’ economy consisted primarily of intertribal trade, livestock, trade with fur companies, and hunting, fishing, and gathering. Today, the economy of the Confederated Tribes consists of agriculture, livestock, timber, recreation, hunting, fishing, and commercial development such as a mini-market/gas station, trailer court, grain elevator, and the Wildhorse Resort (which includes a casino, hotel, RV Park, and 18-hole golf course). In July 1998, the Tribe opened its Tamastslikt Cultural Institute as the centerpiece of the Resort. CTUIR is the owner of Cayuse Technologies, a new business that opened on the Umatilla Reservation in 2006. Gathered from ctuir.org
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experience, transitioning from lacrosse and basketball. Parker said goalies are born, not made. “The keeper position requires a skill set built into the person. You don’t just make good keepers. She has extremely good reaction time, great hand-eye coordination and she’s strong athletically. She is a tall, imposing body in the box and a natural reaction time to the ball,” Parker said. Parker said the young Buckaroo girls had a “rough season.” “We had a lot of first- and secondyear players with just two seniors on the team,” he said. “It made for a long season. “We had a couple of good wins. We had some good games where we played a half really well, and then fell asleep the
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other half.” Parker is optimistic though. “With a year of experience under their belt, they will be a formidable team in the years to come,” he said. In addition to Pasena Little Sky, the PHS squad includes freshman Kiana Garcia, the daughter of Raven Manta. Garcia has been sidelined because of a concussion and Parker is eager to see her back in full form. “That girl has a lot of fight in her,” the coach said. “I’m really excited to see what comes from Kiana in the years to come. She wanted to work, she wanted to play. It’s unfortunate she was kept out for several weeks.” It isn’t easy being a goal keeper on an inexperienced team, Parker said. “Most keepers don’t get put through the ringer like Lindsey did,” he said. “Usually 10 shots on goal is a lot. Usually there is a lot of offensive pressure so there is a lot of down time. But she was literally on guard all the time. We didn’t have the offensive experience and presence on the field to giver the break keepers usually get. She excelled in a hostile environment.”
Hugging the pigskin Peyton Sincleir hugs the football as he’s being tackled in Weston-McEwen’s game against the Portland Christian Royals in an October football contest in Athena. Weston-McEwen, which finished the season with a 1-3 league and 4-4 overall record, won the game 37-7. Heppner won the Special District 6 competition ahead of Grant Union and Stanfield with Weston-McEwen fourth. Other Native players on the Class 2A TigerScot roster included Aiden Wolf and Alex Williams. CUJ photo/Dallas Dick
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Umatilla Reservation Language Program Ɨmatálam Sɨnwit/Weyíiletpuu Tímt Days of the Week and Phrases
Umatilla Language
Weyíiletpuu Language
pačwáywit
Sunday
halx̣páawit
Sunday
Wánaq̓it
Monday
halx̣páwinaqit
Monday
Nápłk̓ʷi
Tuesday
lepít káaʔawn
Tuesday
Mɨtáłk̓ʷi
Wednesday
mitáat káaʔawn
Wednesday
Pina̓płk̓łʷi
Thursday
píilept káaʔawn
Thursday
Paxáɨk̓ɨi
Friday
páax̣at káaʔawn
Friday
Wá ̀uyit
Saturday
halx̣pawit̓áašx
Saturday, the weekend
Čikúuk iwá
Today is
táaqc híiweš __________.
Today is
Máysx iwáta
Tomorrow is
_______ hiwekúʔ wat́íišx.
Tomorrow is
Tún łḱʷí iwača watim? What day was yesterdaỳ
ʔtúu léeheyn hiwéeke watíišx? What day was yesterday
Tún ɨḱʷí iwá čikúuk̀?
ʔitúu léeheyn híiweš kii táaqc? What day is today
What day is today
Tu̓n ɨk̓ʷi wáta máysx? What day is tomorrow
ʔitúu léeheyn hiwekúʔ watíišx? What day is tomorrow
Watim iwáča
_______watíišx hiweeke.
Yesterday was
Translated by Mildred Quaempts
Yesterday was
Translated by Kristen Parr
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Dennis Worden honored at Autzen Stadium
Dennis Worden, shown here at Autzen Stadium in Eugene with his neice Luka Worden, was honored by the alumni association at the Univeristy of Oregon Oct. 26 during the Oregon vs. Washington State University football game. Worden, a member of the Coeur d’ Alene Tribe, grew up in Pendleton. He is the legislative director for the Native American Contractors Association in Washington, D.C. In 2011, Worden received the National Center for American Idnian Enterprise Development “40 Under 40”. Photos Contributed by Aaron Worden
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Meet the Pamanaknúwit Program Staff L-R: Shoshoni Walker- Health Educator, Adrienne Berry- Community Garden Coordinator, Carrie Sampson-Samuels- Community Wellness Director, Anna Harris- Health Promotion Specialist, Jennifer Lewis- Health Promotion Specialist, and Julie Stratton- Community Health Nurse (not pictured)
5-year CDC grant will encourage self-care Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center’s, Community Wellness Department is pleased to announce the five-year funding award of 1.875 million dollars from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC). This project, Pamanaknúwit (“Everyone taking care of themselves”) Program, will implement evidence-informed, holistic, and culturally-adapted strategies to improve health outcomes and early mortality rates among our Tribal community. To accomplish this, the project combines policy, systems, and environmental changes that will increase access to nutritious foods, with an emphasis on Indigenous First Foods, opportunities for safe physical activity, and coordination of health system services. Proposed initiatives will also strengthen community and clinical linkages through enhancing a culturally-adapted chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) program and implementing the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). The project will work with existing programs within CTUIR and neighboring communities to reduce the burden of chronic diseases among our population. Yellowhawk previously received GHWIC funding from 2014-2019. The past funding supported the completion of the 2015 Community Health Assessment, enhanced the Tlawxmamiyáy Community Garden production, education, and outreach, and provided physical activity opportunities and initiatives. The current funding from 2019-2024 will specifically focus on prevention efforts of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke using the strategies identified below: Obesity Prevention: Expand our community and family garden program to increase access to and consumption of nutritious and traditional foods; Lead CTUIR food sovereignty efforts to restore the indigenous food system through policy development and systems change; Conduct physical activity and nutrition assessments within Tribal settings to identify and implement evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental strategies suited to our community; Ensure safe walking and biking environments through built environment assessments and initiating a community-wide Safe Routes to School approach. Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: Increase prediabetes awareness among CTUIR community members and health care providers; Establish the National Diabetes Prevention Program and CDC-recognized lifestyle change program; Integrate and maintain prediabetes awareness, screening, and education in clinical and community service. Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention: Expand the scope and engagement of health promotion specialists, community health nurses (CHNs), and community health representatives (CHRs) to effectively engage community members living with or at risk of chronic disease; Adapt and expand the Million Hearts comprehensive self-measured blood pressure program. For questions, contact: Carrie Sampson-Samuels, Community Wellness Director, carriesampson@yellowhawk.org, 541-240-8728.
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good problem to have. In some sports maybe, but varsity coaches like a 7-8-man rotation and Rivera has twice that many players who should be on the floor. “It’s going to be a challenge to find playing time for all those kids,” Rivera said. “The young kids have to play but
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the varsity is the varsity. They have to have game-time experience.” NCS will have a junior varsity team, but other squads beware. Some of the Golden Eagles seconds would be on other teams’ varsity rosters. The Golden Eagles lost two key starters to graduation – Deven Barkley and Dazon Sigo. But three starters return in seniors Mick Schimmel and Quanah Picard, and junior Tyasin Burns. Rivera is counting on those three to be team leaders. Schimmel and Picard are vocal; Burns leads with his quiet work ethic. Juniors Magi Moses, a 6-3, 270-pound junior who played on the line for the PR/NCS football team, and much slimmer Moses Moses, who also is 6-3, are expected to step into the other starting spots. Magi Moses was the player of the game in the basketball championship game last year. He found his game and his voice on the court so he’s liable to be a talker on the court as well. Two other returning juniors who saw hardwood time were Luis Ortega and Reuben Bronson. Others expecting to return to the varsity roster include junior William Sigo and seniors Joe Simon and D’Andre Rodriguez. And then come seven incoming freshmen with what looks to be unlimited upsides. In addition to players on last year’s outstanding Sunridge Middle School squad, a couple of transfer students, in-
cluding Rivera’s namesake son, will join the Golden Eagles roster. The freshmen group includes Rivera’s son, who is 6-3, and Coyote Jackson, who stands 6-4. Chris Williams is 6-2, but he’s so strong and mature, he plays much bigger. “Height has never really been a strength, but we might have it this year,” Rivera said. Lyle Soaring Eagle, Dylan Abrahamson, Aaron Barkley and Saint Schimmel are ball handlers vying for guard duties. Others looking for spots on an NCS roster include junior Jared Wildbill and freshman Nolan Enright. “We should be tough to beat,” Coach Rivera said. “We should be good.” But he’s not taking things for granted. And toward that goal, Rivera has lined up a schedule of tough competition that lists several games against bigger schools, including a home-and-home against Class 3A Nyssa. The first game of the season is Dec. 4 at Nyssa. The first boys’ basketball games to be played in the new NCS gym will be a four-team Indian school tournament, Dec. 6-7, featuring the Golden Eagles, Yakama Tribal School, and teams from Lummi, Wash., and Plummer, Idaho. The schedule also includes the Columbia River Clash at Umatilla High School Dec. 12-14, a Class 2A tournament in Toledo, Oregon, Dec. 20-21, and the Winter Classic in Pendleton Dec. 27-28. The squad will also play Lapwai Jan. 9.
The first conference game will be against Powder Valley Jan. 10 in the Eagle’s Nest. Rivera thinks Joseph and Powder Valley will be “solid” in the Old Oregon League. Statewide, he said Trinity Lutheran “brings back everybody.” Nixyaawii beat Trinity by double digits for the state title last year. “We’re going to play with a onegame-at-a-time mentality,” Rivera said. “Pre-season is going to be competitive. We won’t be favorites. That Toledo tournament will be against some big schools that went to state last year. That will be as good as we will see.” Rivera knows the Golden Eagles will have a target on their backs. “Everybody is going to give us their best shots; we’re the defending champs,” he said. Nov. 18 is the first official day for high school basketball practice in Oregon. NCS has had open gym, without coaches, since November started, but many of the boys have been playing football for Pilot Rock/NCS and running Cross Country. Rivera said as long as there are no injuries, fall sports – football and cross country - are a good way for basketball players to stay in shape, but the physical fitness isn’t the only benefit. Best of all, Rivera said, the boys should be used to grade checks and being academically eligible each week. “Being student athletes should be in their DNA already,” he said.
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Winner winner chicken dinner Clear Water River Casino Pow Wow winners receive awards. Elijah Bauer, left, won Boys 18 and under and receives his winnings from Skip Williamson, center. Adam Bauer, right, placed in the category as well.
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In this photo composite from the NAYA Family Center blog, Micah Johnson is pictured with youngsters from a NAYA summer camp. According to Johnson, “A big challenge facing youth today is finding out where they fit in at school. At that age everyone’s trying to figure out where they belong. Sports are a great way to make that connection and be around other Native kids like them.”
NAYA’s Micah Johnson uses sports to teach life skills From NAYA Family Center blog
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t’s a common misperception that, in pre-contact days, the daily lives of Native people were filled only with toil and a desperate fight for survival. In reality, communities enjoyed recreational activities, including sports and games. Such activities often reinforced skills that complemented work that needed to be done. For example, physical fitness, strength, and agility were valuable skills for subsistence activities and protection. Dexterity, endurance, and the power of deduction helped with other necessary tasks, even governance. Games and sports were
also a popular way for the community to come together for enjoyment. NAYA [Native American Youth Association] continues in this tradition by offering youth in the community opportunities to learn and practice Indigenous games during summer camp and Culture Night. Under the leadership of longtime Recreation Coordinator Micah Johnson, Umatilla, youth of all ages can also join sports leagues within the community. NAYA’s youth recreation programs offer sports year-round. In the fall, volleyball dominates, while winter is all about basketball. Spring means volleyball again and some soccer, while NAYA’s camps and Indigenous games
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fill the summer. Depending on the sport, youth from fourth grade to high school can join NAYA’s teams. For Johnson, his role overseeing all the many teams, tournaments, and events is a job near and dear to his heart. “I’ve always loved youth sports and getting to see the growth and progression even within the same age groups. I’ve always wanted to work in sports and I’ve always wanted to serve the Native community. This job is very much what I wanted to do in some way, shape, or form.” Just as Native people used sports and games to convey life lessons, so do NAYA’s programs provide a sense of discipline, physical health, personal responsibility, and connection to community and culture. According to Johnson, “A big challenge facing youth today is finding out where they fit in at school. At that age everyone’s trying to figure out where they belong. Sports are a great way to make that connection and be around other Native kids like them.” For some Native youth who have been especially disconnected from their community - or have had negative experiences in the education system - this journey can be bumpy. Johnson explains, “When new kids come into the program, they can be very standoffish, almost like they’re saying, ‘Give me one reason why I should trust you.’ They’re testing to see if our teams are like school. “But with them, I try to show consistency,” he continues. “I let them know, ‘I’m going to be here with a basketball for you to shoot. I’m not going to yell at you.’ Lots of times, the kids who have the most challenges at the start are the ones that come all the way around and end up giving you a lot of support as a coach.” For Johnson, mentoring youth through sports means he gets to witness all of the positive outcomes of the program firsthand. Within one season, the self-confidence of youth can build tremendously. “When kids are discouraged and tell me they’re not good, I tell them that NAYA is the perfect place to get started. We have all skill levels from advanced players to beginners. You can actually see kids get better. It always feels good to see a kid who comes into the programs, say as a seventh grader, and then the next year, they’ve moved on to a different team on an advanced level. They took the basic skills they learned from us, advanced, and will hopefully keep going.”
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For some, the self-discipline and personal responsibility taught through NAYA’s sports programs has a tremendous impact on their academics. “For our young men, sometimes finding the motivation to be into their education is challenging,” Johnson states. “I like using sports to help connect them to the whole education system. It’s great to see kids staying at NAYA after practice to visit the Learning Center, instead of going and doing something else. I just enjoy seeing how one positive choice made by kids leads to others.” Finally, NAYA’s teams provide a steppingstone for youth to connect with the Native community and their culture. Johnson elaborates, “We have a lot of kids who could participate in their schools’ sports right there after school, but ask their families to take them across town to be with us. It’s because they want to be around their Native friends and a Native coach that they feel comfortable with.” Over time Johnson sees those same youth that have struggled with fitting in elsewhere becoming immersed in the NAYA family. NAYA sports programming provides youth with a camaraderie based in shared interests. It also creates a sense of family and connection based in a shared culture. According to Johnson, these bonds can grow strong. He states, “It always makes me feel proud when I see one of our teams finish up their game and then head across town to go cheer on another. They may not even necessarily be friends but because they’re all NAYA kids, they want to go and support them.” With over 15 years of experience at NAYA, helping shape and guide such positive transformations and community-building for youth, Johnson says it’s the kids that keeps him at NAYA. “I tell them, ‘As long as people want you to keep playing games, keep playing games! It’s fun. It’s healthy. Play games as long as you can.’” He continues, “I have a talk with them at the end of every season when everyone is sad because we know that the next season we won’t have every person back on the team again. But I’m never as sad as they are because for me, when the calendar flips, I know I’ll always get a new group of kids. I love sports and knowing there’s always going to be another crew of youth to work with.” Published by nadams sept 30, 2019
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Girls age 9-24 invited to Tech Day BOARDMAN - A Girls’ Tech Day has been scheduled for Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sage Center, 101 Olson Road, in Boardman. Tech Day is a one-day event to inspire and teach girls and women through workshops. The workshops are open to girls from third grade to age 24. Girls can receive hands-on experience, connect with mentors and engage with technology. Attendees will also have the opportunity to receive experience in machine learning, coding, and robotics. Mentors are women across technology fields and from diverse backgrounds. For additional information and to register, visit www. awsgirlstechday.com.
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Halloween Horse Racing Rider Tom Tias (rainbow shirt), mugger Justin Andrews (Scooby Doo) and shank man Cecil Tias (Buzz Light Year in the dust) teamed up to take second play in the Halloween Wild Horse Race at the Tipi Arena at Harrah, Wash., Nov. 2. Several other Native horse racers tried their luck as well. Jess Nowland, Logan Quaempts and Caleb Wilson had their own team. Jesse Bevis jumped on a team. And Willie McKay and Sam Spino paired up with a third guy to form a team.
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MISSION - Sister Sky Inc. announced a federal contract award to develop specialized training and technical assistance to Native American entrepreneurs and Native American artist-entrepreneurs. Sister Sky is a Native and woman-owned small business started by sisters Marina TurningRobe and Monica Simeon, who are enrolled citizens of the Spokane Tribe. Wildhorse Resort & Casino was one of the first companies to stock their soaps. They are assembling workshops throughout the U.S. that will include all 10 SBA regions, twice a year. They want to meet the needs of Native American business owners, which includes all American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Peoples. Feedback from Native American entrepreneurs, current or aspiring, is critical for scheduling and class curricula for the Native American Business Development training workshops. The training seeks to provide knowledge and experience to participants who need operational and leadership strategies to start or build business capacity, foster the growth and expansion of existing businesses, and create a community of indigenous entrepreneurs. They hope to ensure the sustainability of business development and economic growth in Native communities throughout the United States with our workshops. For more information, contact Sister Sky Inc. at 509-3159808. Workshops schedules and locations to be determined.
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Careers in Aviation coming to Mission MISSION – Careers in Aviation presentations have been scheduled at local venues for students and community members in December. Founder of the Wellness Wave LLC. Aviation student Tania Wildbill will be teaming up with Pendleton High School and FAA student Jacob Lee for the presentations. Other presenters will include members of the Ninety Nine International Organization of Pilots and members of the Ladies in Flight Training “Queens of the Sky.” The presentations start Dec. 10 at Pendleton High School at Hawthorne from 9:40 a.m. to 10:25 a.m., later that day the group will present at Nixyaawii
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Community School from 11:30 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. during an assembly. A third presentation will be held in the Aspire class at Nixyaawii Community School 12:34 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. A community event will be held at the Pendleton Airport in the Doolittle Raiders Conference Room from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 10. Careers in Aviation presenters will also be on KCUW radio from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 11 and on KUMA Coffee Hour Dec. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. A community presentation will be held at Nixyaawii Governance Center Dec. 11 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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A visit from Meyer Memorial Trust
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute Director Bobbie Conner gives Meyer Memorial Trust participants insights into the importance of river culture for the CTUIR and explains the donor wall at the museum before leading them on a tour. CUJ photos/Jill-Marie Gavin
Members of the Meyer Memorial Trust visited Tamastslikt Cultural Institute where Bobbie Conner, the museum director, gave them a tour before they met with the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Oct. 14. Meyer Memorial Trust was created by the late Fred G. Meyuer, founder of a chain of retail stores bearing his name throughout the Pacific Northwest. Established in 1982, Meyer has awarded roughly $790 million in grants and program-related investments to more than 3,380 organizations in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Since 2016, they have focused their grant-making to better align with their mission to work with and invest in organizations, communities, ideas and efforts that contribute to a flourishing and equitable Oregon. The Confederated Tribes have received a total of $1,273,312 in grants from Meyer Memorial Trust since 1991. Over the past year, Meyer Memorial Trust has crossed the state to connect with all nine sovereign Tribes. Last month, they met with the Umatillas and the Burns Paiute Indians.
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Pups get care at vet clinic Riverside Veterinary Clinic employees Madison Hayes, left, and Laura Hext, right, hold a puppy before vaccinations are administered during a vet clinic in October. The vet clinic was planned as part of a subsidized vaccine program planned by CTUIR Animal Control Officer Kendyl DeJong. Rosetta Minthorn holds dog Rollie, during a vet clinic sponsored by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Housing Department in October. Housing Animal Control Officer Kendyl DeJong works with Riverside Veterinary Clinic to offer the Vaccine clinics and offers discounts to Housing residents.
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Same great store, same great products, same great service. Just new owners:
Kris and Stephanie Smith
- Support Groups - Youth Mentoring Project - Representative Payee Project - Emergency Financial Assistance - Accessibility Assistance - HIV/AIDS Independent Living Project - And many other services
Locations: EOCIL has three locations: 322 SW 3rd St., Pendleton, Ore. webpage: www.eocil.org Email: eocil@eocil.org 541-276-1037 711 Relay Toll free: 1-877-711-1037 1021 SW 5th Avenue, Ontario, Ore. 541-889-3119 Voice 711 Relay Toll free 1-844-489-3119
The Dalles Office 400 East Scenic Drive Building 2, Third Floor, Suite 2 The Dalles, Oregon 541-370-2810 Toll free: 1-844-370-2810 Providing services in Harney, Malheur, Baker, Union, Grant, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam, Wasco, Sherman and Hood River counties.
Kris and Stephanie are the new owners of Frazier Office Supply. Together with newcomer Kenny Austin and 15-year-veteran Lori Rigdon they bring you same outstanding service you’ve come to expect at their location on Main Street in Pendleton.
EOCIL is a supporter of:
aocil.org • endhivoregon.org • adrcoforegon.org
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Candidate interviews Voters Market to be on KCUW and online held at NGC Nov. 12 MISSION - Board of Trustees and General Council for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Candidates have been answering questions on air on KCUW-LP 104.3. The Tribal radio station has been hosting candidate interviews since the first week in November. Several candidates, including write-ins, have already appeared on the airwaves. To listen visit KCUW’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KCUWRadio or their SoundCloud page at soundcloud. com/kcuwradio/. Out of the 35 candidates, 12 have appeared on air or were scheduled to as of press time. The candidates speak on a variety of topics and express their points of view and campaign priorities during their time on the community radio station.
MISSION - Vendor spaces for local artists and craft makers have been reserved for the Rotunda at the Nixyaawii Governance Center on Nov. 12. The “Voters Market” will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day for CTUIR. For more information call Rachel Matamoros at 541-429-7845.
Happy Birthday to The Greatest Hunter Damon McKay
Fred Hill Happy Birthday Nov. 1 From Nan, Frank +Thunder
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