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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION
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Volume 40Issue No. 8
Dealership ad
• American Indian Movement founder
stops by Colville Reservation to talk
about diabetes as part of U.S. tour
BY SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
NESPELEM – Dennis Banks, the
co-founder of the American Indian
Movement, stopped in to visit the
Colville Business Council as he
passed through Nespelem on August
28 during his Ride Across America
Campaign.
Banks, an author, lecturer, teacher
and acivist, is planning one of the largest gatherings of motorcycles
SEE BANKS, A5
• Tonasket recalls time period
BY JUSTUS CAUDELL
The Tribune
When Mel Tonasket irst met Russell Means, the
Betancourts and Dennis Banks,
its was at a 1970 NCAI meeing in Reno, Nevada.
“All the naional leaders at the meeing were inimidated
SEE AIM, A5
NESPELEM – The Colville Business
Council’s Natural Resource Committee
discussed potentially taking a leadership
role in the removal of Enloe Dam, a small
dam on the Similkameen River owned by
Okanogan County PUD.
“This is the single biggest ish passage project in the Upper Columbia you could
do,” Colville Tribal Fish and Wildlife
Biologist Chris Fisher said during the Aug.
19 meeting.
From his perspective the project could lead to the removal of some salmon species in the Upper Columbia from federal endangered species lists.
The discussion comes after months of continued talk between the PUD, their constituents and the various entities involved, shifting between options of reenergizing the currently unused dam and completely breaching the structure.
The Colville Tribes have a memorandum of understanding with the PUD signed in
CBC discusses taking lead role in removal of Enloe DamBY JUSTUS CAUDELL
The Tribune
SEE ENLOE, A6GREGG CAUDELL/Courtesy
Tribal memberrunning an unwinnable race
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BY JUSTUS CAUDELL
The Tribune
SPOKANE – Colville Tribal member Joe Pakootas is running in an unwinnable race for Washington’s 5th District Congressional seat against Cathy McMorris Rodgers this fall, earning the right inishing second in Washington’s ‘top two’ primary system Aug. 5.
The race is not unwinnable for any lack of qualiications by Pakootas—the Democratic candidate can boast his success as Chief Operating Oficer of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation bringing in a $86 million gross revenue last year, leading CTFC to being named the 2013 Minority Business of the year by the University of Washington, and his resume lists his past experiences as both the Executive Director of the Colville Tribes and the Chairman of the Colville Business Council.
He was integral in the re-opening of the Omak Wood Mill, which created 200 jobs in the Omak area—which is unfortunately for Pakootas, in Washington’s 7th District.
Then too, there is the fact he led the Colville Tribes to a landmark lawsuit against Teck-Cominco, a British Columbia mining giant accused of dumping pollution into the Columbia River.
As the Tribune reported at the time, the decision against Teck represented the irst time in US history a tribe ever successfully won a federal lawsuit (titled: Pakootas v. TECK COMINCO) against an international company.
Yes, Pakootas is qualiied, despite—as reported in Al Jazeera America—needing a speech coach, admitting to struggling with the concept of asking others for money and needing his campaign manager Susan Brudnicki to (almost literally, as he says) lock him in his ofice with nothing other than a phone book, a telephone and the objective to call, call, call funders.
The race isn’t unwinnable because Cathy McMorris Rodgers is the fourth ranking House Republican, even selected by her peers to provide the Republican Party’s response to the 2014 State of the Union address in January,
SEE PAKOOTAS, A5
Congressional changes
force end to Colville Tribal
Foster Grandparents
After 42 years, the Colville Foster Grandparent Program is ending. Volunteers’ last day will be Sept. 20 and the program staffs’ Sept. 26.
At an Aug. 1 ceremony in Inchelium, Program Coordinator Loretta Watt honored and thanked her staff, some of whom participated for more than ifteen years.
“There’s just a lot of people who made the program good and it is sad its closing,” said Watt. “One of the saddest things for me is some of them have passed away. They passed away but are never forgotten.”
“This was one program that deinitely aligns with who we are as Indian people and aligns with our culture, because I think our grandparents are held with the highest esteem,” said Colville Business Councilmember Nancy Johnson to the group gathered in Inchelium.
“I don’t think that any of you see the difference that you make in a child’s life.
BY JUSTUS CAUDELL & SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
Reconstructing history
SHANE MOSES/Tribune
Skolaskin Church undergoes repair on Aug. 21 in Nespelem.
BY SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
NESPELEM – Colville Tribal History
and Archaeology is renovating the
Skolaskin Church, supporting the
structure to continue a preservation of
one of the reservation’s oldest standing
buildings—even as the Colville Tribes’
new government center is constructed only a few yards away on the tribal campus.
“The building is in good shape now and should stand another 50 years before it needs more repair,” said Guy Moura, program manager for H/A . “The logs will weather to a similar color in a year or so. This is a remarkable
SEE SKOLASKIN, A5SEE GRANDPARENTS, A5
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• History & Archaeology, contractors refurbish Skolaskin’s Church
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A2 • • AUGUST 2014 TRIBAL TRIBUNE
SPECIAL SESSIONAugust 7th 2014
Naomi Yazzie, CBC Recording Secretary Page 1
COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBESCOLVILLE BUSINESS COUNCIL
Thursday, August 7th 2014Resolution Index
Condensed by, Naomi Yazzie, CBC Recording Secretary
Council Members Present: Jim Boyd, Mel Tonasket, William Nicholson II, Jack
Ferguson,Allen Hammond, Richard Tonasket,
Michael Marchand, Edwin Marchand, Nancy Johnson, Joseph Somday, Ricky
Gabriel present @ 9:50 Delegation/Absent: Stevey Bylilly, Marvin Kheel,
Andrew Joseph Jr.
10-Signature2014-466.cul
To approve Research Permit Application 2014-11, “Washington Indian Gaming Association Photograph/Video Project”, Submitted by Rebecca Kaldor. Ms. Kaldor will adhere to the CCT Law & Order Code 6-6. A inal copy of the Photograph/Video Project will be provided to the CCT Archives & Records Center, CCT Tribal Tribune, CTFC and Colville Casinos no later than December 31, 2014. In accordance with the CCT Law & Order Code, the CCT reserves the right to impose and/or collect fees if the inal product is published. 10 FOR (SB, RG, EM, JF, WN, AH, MT, NJ, MM, RT) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Deadlines for completion of the project
10-Signature2014-467.nrc
To approve the attached Lake Roosevelt Coordinating Committee Operating Procedures. Chairman or his designee authorized to sig the operating procedures. 10 FOR (AH, RT, RG, EM, JF, JS, MK, MM, MT, JB) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: The plan is for the operating procedures to be signed at the 5 party meeting on July 25. They have been discussed at the last two 5 part meetings.
10-Signature2014-468.m&b
To authorize the establishment of a checking account with North Cascades Bank for the public to make contribution deposits to, and from which assistance will be distributed to those affected by the ires. Whereas, the Colville Business Council wishes to assist with the disaster relief resulting from area wildires and; Whereas, the North Cascade has several banks in the local region. The bank account will be under the name of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation, will be titled the Disaster Relief Fund, and will be recorded with the Tribes Employer ID Number 91-05577683. The initial designated agents and authorized signers will be Francis W. Somday – Executive Director, and Craig E. Moen – Comptroller. 11 FOR (MK, JB, WN, MT, EM, MM, AJ, RT, AH, JF, NJ) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines
10-Signature2014-469.exe
To declare a State of Emergency on the Colville Indian Reservation due to the losses and expenditures associated with the Carlton Complex ires on the Colville Indian Reservation. Chairman or designee to sign all pertinent documents. 11 FOR (JB, RG, MT, WN, SB, RT, JS, AH, NJ, MM, EM) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines
10-Signature2014-470.hhs
To re-new DSHS Division of Child Support (DCS) – Indian Nation Program Agreement FEDERAL OFFSET Certiication. This agreement is necessary to provide Federal Offset Certiication action on cases involving Tribal Child Support to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program. All other terms and conditions of the original contract remain in full force and effect. The agreement END Date is June 30th, 2017. The Chairman or designee is authorized to sign all documents pertaining to this agreement. 10 FOR (AJ, MM, MK, EM, RT, JF, AH, NJ, WN, MT) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines
10-Signature2014-471.hhs
To designate the Delield Property for future development in the Omak area including the Omak Medical Clinic. Chairman or designee to sign any and all necessary documents. 11 FOR (AJ, NJ, EM, MK, RG, WN, AH, MM, MT, RT, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines require action to identify property for the new Omak Medical Clinic very quickly as the Tribe prepares to submit a Pre-Application to Indian Health Service for a joint Venture Proposal where designation of land is necessary.
10-Signature2014-472.m&b
To accept the USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant award in the amount of $500,000.00 of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to implement Collaborative Innovation and Tribal Education (CITE), a Distance Learning project, which is an integrated sustainable rural technology-based network that leverages shared resources to bring about meaningful improvements in academic achievement, college and career-readiness and preserving the dying Salish Native language. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will provide $100,000.00 in-kind matching funds through prior money allocated to Gold and Moon Mt. Communication Site. Chairman or designee is authorized to sign all pertinent documents. 10 FOR (WN, RG, JB, JS, MM, EM, MK, AH, SB, AJ) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Acceptance award to USDA is August 6th.
10-Signature2014-473.m&b/tg
To amend resolution #2014-437 to correct deadline dates. The resolution shall read: Eligibility requirements are: must be enrolled/adopted as of JULY 24, 2014 and Hold List deadline for each of the following: Tribal departments, Court Order (re: Minors), and Direct Deposit forms is July 25, 2014. 10 FOR (AH, EM, NJ, MM, JS, JF, WN, JB, MT, RT) 0 AGAINST 0
ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines2014-474.hhs
To approve the submission of the Medicare Enrollment Application for the Colville Tribal Convalescent Center. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-475.m&b/l&j/hhsTo approve the Budget Modiication to transfer $13,000.00 from ORA 481.60010 for prorated for the rest of the year (3 months max) as Alison Ball should be able to add Andrea George to her budget for next year, should cost a total of $4,300.00 to Behavioral Health Services Program 6711.64010 for Andrea George to move to Services Department Director Alison Ball. Chair or designee to sign all pertinent documents. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-476.m&bTo authorize the following Tribal Oficials of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, State of Washington, to give investment instructions to the Ofice of Special Trustee for American Indians (OST): Francis Somday, Executive Director, Craig Moen, Comptroller, Thomas Sargent, Budget & Finance Oficer. Attached is a form with the original signatures to be provided to the Ofice of Special Trustee for American Indians (OST). The Chairman or designee is authorized to sign all pertinent documents 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-477.m&bTo approve the CTCSP-Fiscal Year 2013-2014-2015 (Three-Year) Plan approved by Res #2013-674. Whereas, it is the recommendation of the Management & Budget and Health & Human Services committee to approve Title 45 (Public Welfare) Tribal Child Support Enforcement (IV-D) program in accordance to [45 CFR 309]. Further to AMEND res #2013-674 to relect FY 13-14 budget modiication. The proposal is for continued program operations of Federal share at eighty-percent (80%) and Tribal share at twenty-percent (20%) required match. The Chairman or designee is authorized to sign all documents pertaining to this agreement. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-478.m&bTo approve the CTCSP-Fiscal Year 2013-2014-2015 (Three-Year) Plan approved by Res #2013-674. Whereas, it is the recommendation of the Management & Budget and Health & Human Services committee to approve Title 45 (Public Welfare) Tribal Child Support Enforcement (IV-D) program in accordance to [45 CFR 309]. Further to AMEND res #2013-674 to relect FY 14-15 budget. The proposal is for continued program operations of Federal share at eighty-percent (80%) and Tribal share at twenty-percent (20%) required match. The Chairman or designee is authorized to sign all documents pertaining to this agreement. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-479.m&b/e&eTo approve the FY 14 budget modiication for the Colville Tribal College. The budget modiication decreases the personnel hours and redirects money to allow 1. Additional contract expenditures to upgrade and increase course offerings; 2. Add equipment to support those course offerings; and 3. Add monies for unanticipated building and equipment repair. No additional dollars are requested. Chairman or designee is authorized to sign all pertinent documents. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-480.m&b/l&jTo approve the Coeur d’Alene (CDA) contract to house up to 15 CDA inmates. In the amount of $60.00 per day. No tribal dollars will be expended. Also, to authorize the Chairperson or designee to sign all pertaining documents. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-481.m&bTo transfer $50,000.00 from Real Property account #784 to Social Service Emergency Financial Assistance Loan account #291 to support the program and tribal membership for the remainder of iscal year 2014. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman or his Designee is authorized to sign any related documents. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-482.m&bTo delegate Michael Marchand as the National Congress of American Indians representative. This resolution shall supersede all previous resolutions. Chairman or designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents. 8 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (MM)
2014-483.m&bTo delegate Allen Hammond as the Lake Roosevelt 5 Party delegate. This resolution shall supersede all prior resolutions. Chairman or designee authorized to sign all relevant documents. 8 FOR (MT, WN, JF, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (AH)
2014-484.m&bTo delegate Michael Marchand as the Tribal Tax Advisory Workgroup delegate for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. This resolution shall supersede all prior resolutions. Chairman or designee authorized to sign all relevant documents. 8 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (MM)
2014-485.m&bTo delegate Michael Marchand as the Native American Finance Oficers Association delegate for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. This resolution shall supersede all prior resolutions. Chairman or designee authorized to sign all relevant documents. 8 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (MM) FAILED
2014-486.m&bTo delegate Michael Finley to the National Congress of American Indians as the alternate representative. This resolution shall supersede all previous resolutions.
Chairman or designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents. 2 FOR (WN, JS) 7 AGAINST (MT, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ) 0 ABSTAINED
2014-487.m&bTo delegate William Nicholson II as the Native American Finance Oficers Association alternate delegate for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. This resolution shall supersede all prior resolutions. Chairman or designee authorized to sign all relevant documents. 8 FOR (MT, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (WN)
2014-488.tgTo accept the Colville Tribal Relinquishment request of Melissa Yvette (John) Felix, on the current Colville Tribal Membership Roll. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-489.tgTo accept the Colville Tribal Relinquishment request of Cynthia Lee Scott, on the current Colville Tribal Membership Roll. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-490.tgTo accept the Colville Tribal Relinquishment request of Robert Joseph Redthunder, on the current Colville Tribal Membership Roll. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-491.tgTo accept the Colville Tribal Relinquishment request of Savannah Marie Brenard, on the current Colville Tribal Membership Roll. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-492.tgTo NOT accept the Colville Tribal Relinquishment request of MINOR, Susan Marie Waters, on the current Colville Tribal Membership Roll. 8 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (NJ)
2014-493.tgTo approve the attached 2014 Colville Business Council Committee Chart in accordance with Resolution #2014-393. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-494.tgTo Rescind Resolution 2013-349. Whereas in an Article V of the Tribes Constitution it is identiied that the CBC shall protect and preserve among other things the culture of our tribes. Our culture is a very democratic culture and people can and do have their freedom. If they are found to break any legal laws or be involved with any activity that brings embarrassment or ridicule to the CBC, charges can and will be iled for violation of Chapter 1-8 Council’s Code of Professional Responsibility and from violations Tribal Council Policy and procedures. 7 FOR (MT, WN, AH, RT, MM, EM, JS) 2 AGAINST (NJ, JF) 0 ABSTAINED
2014-495.tgTo approve the following indings of the Rules Committee following the Investigative Hearing regarding Ethics Case No. RC-02-2014: The Rules committee inds that the facts, as determined in the investigation and hearing process, do not support a inding of unethical conduct by Allen Hammond as deined in the Council’s Code of Professional Responsibility, Colville Tribal Code section 1-8-20. Mr. Hammond’s correspondence does not rise to the level of a violation of his Oath of Ofice, Malfeasance, Misfeasance, or any other provision of the Business Council Code of Professional Responsibility. Based on the evidence, the allegations made were beyond reasonable in light of the facts, and the Committee inds that the Complaint was frivolous. Based on these indings, and in accordance with the powers and duties conferred upon the Committee by the Code, this Complaint shall be DISMISSED. Further, any future Complaints iled by Mr. Stone shall by handled in accordance with Colville Tribal Code § 1-8-32. 7 FOR (MT, JF, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS) 0 AGAINST 2 ABSTAINED (WN, AH)
2014-496.tgTo remove Tribal Employment Rights Commissioner John Stensgar, effective immediately. Furthermore, to advertise and ill the Keller Representative position on the TERO Commission as soon as possible. Chairman or designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents. 6 FOR (JF, AH, MM, EM, JS, RG) 2 AGAINST (WN, NJ) 2 ABSTAINED (MT, RT)
2014-497.e&eThe chairman or designee be authorized to sign the Participation Agreement so employees can be offered free $5,000.00 accidental death and disability policy for one year by meeting with Colonial representative. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-498.e&eTo approve the continuation grant for PL102-477. The integrated programs under 477 are: Adult Vocational Training and Direct Employment (JPT), Adult Education (AE), Contract Support (CS), Welfare Assistance (WA), Native Employment Works (NEW), Workforce Investment Act (WIA), and Childcare Block Grant (CCDF) Mandatory and Discretionary. Also, to authorize the Chairman or designee to sign all documents pertaining to the 477 Plan. No Tribal Dollars required. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-499.tgTo adopt, Tracie Ann Osoteo, as applicant meets requirements of Section 8-1-160 of Enrollment Ordinance and Constitution of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-500.tgTo adopt, Gordon David Osoteo, as applicant meets requirements of Section 8-1-160 of Enrollment Ordinance and Constitution of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-501.nrcTo approve new sub-contract 312414 USGS in the amount of $42,609.00 and the dates May 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015 and authorize the Chairman or His/her designee
to sign all pertinent documents. Attached is sub contract and SOW. No Tribal dollars associated. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-502.nrcTo approve new full award for 910414 Salmon Creek in the amount of $295,688.00 and the dates are from August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2015 and authorizes the Chairman or his/her designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents. Attach is new contract and budget. No Tribal dollars associated. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-503.nrcTo approve Change Order #3 for 316614 McCuen & Jones adding $17,550.00 bring total sub contract to $57,550.00 and the contract date extended to September 30, 2014 and the chairman or his/her designee is authorized to sign all pertinent documents. Attached is the change order #3. No Tribal dollars associated. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-504.nrcTo approve the Grant for the Tribal Capacity Building Grant in the amount of $20,000.00 and the dates are from August 1,2014 to December 31, 2014 and authorize the Chairman or his/her designee to sign all pertinent documents. Attached is Grant budget. No Tribal dollars associated. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-505.nrcTo give permission to apply for a new Grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation in the amount of $15,360.00 and the Chairman or his/her designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents. Attach is Grant Application. No Tribal Dollars associated. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-506.nrcTo give permission to apply for a new Grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation in the amount of $15,360.00 and the Chairman or his/her designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents. Attach is Grant Application. No Tribal Dollars associated. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-507.nrcTo accept Maurice Joy application renewal on Agricultural lease of Colville Allotment No. 101-2156. The Colville Tribe owns an undivided interest and will be approving only their interest within this Colville Allotment described as: 101-2156: an undivided 2/3 interest (.6666666667) within the E½E½W½SE¼ and the E½SE¼ of Section 10, Township 30 North, Range 26 East, Willamette Meridian, Okanogan County, Washington, containing 100.00 acres, more or less.Term: 6 year lease from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2019. Compensation: 1/3 crop share or $2,800.00 per year. Bond: Equivalent to one year rental. Insurance: Required. Lease Fee: $84.00 (one-time fee). Entire term of lease will be subject to Fair Market Rental value. Lease subject to conditions cited in IRMP Coordinator’s review. Chairman or designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-508.nrcTo accept Maurice Joy application renewal on Agricultural lease of Colville Allotment No. 101-2155. The Colville Tribe owns an undivided interest and will be approving only their interest within the Colville Allotment described as: 101-2155: An undivided 136068/154224 trust interest (.8822751323) and undivided 1224/154224 fee interest (.0079365079) within the S½NE¼ and the E½SE¼NW¼ of Section 10, Township 30 North, Range 26 East, Willamette Meridian, Okanogan County, Washington, containing 100.00 acres, more or less. Term: 6 Year Lease from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020. Compensation: 1/3 crop share. Bond: Equivalent to one year rental. Insurance: required. Lease Fee: $84.00 (one-time fee). Entire term of lease will be subject to Fair Market Rental Value. Lease subject to conditions cited in IRMP Coordinator’s review. Chairman or designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-509.nrcTo accept Joe Waggoner bid on Item No. 4, of Invitation for Bid No. RL-2014-2. Mr. Waggoner for Colville Tribal Tract Nos. 101-T1175 and 101-T2262 described as:101-T1175: The Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 29, and the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 30, Township 31 North, Range 27 East, Willamette Meridian, Okanogan County, Washington, containing 80.00 acres, more or less. 101-T2262: The East half of the Southwest quarter and the West half of Section 29, Township 31 North, Range 27 East, Willamette Meridian, Okanogan County, Washington, containing 160.00 acres, more or less. Term: 10 Year Lease from July 2014 to May 2025 with EQIP. Compensation: Enter a bid of $46.00 per acre. Bond: Required (Equivalent to one year rent). Insurance: Required. Admin fee: $198.00. Entire term of lease will be subject to Fair Market Rental value. Lease subject to conditions cited in IRMP Coordinator’s review. Chairman or designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-510.nrcTo approve and accept Carl Stacy lease application for an Agricultural Lease within Colville Allotment No. 101-94 (por) described as: An undivided 3158520/9072000 (35%) interest within the W½NE¼ and the NW¼SE¼ of Section 7, Township 31 North, Range 31 East, Willamette Meridian, Okanogan County, Washington, containing 22.00 acres, more or less, west of Gold Lake Road. Term: 5 years, from 01/01/2013 to 12/31/2017. Compensation: 1/3 crop share. Bond: Equivalent to one year rent. Lease Fee: $15.00 (one-time fee). Lease subject to conditions cited in IRMP Coordinator’s
RESOLUTION INDEX
COUNCIL CORNER
Greetings,
School is about to begin for Lake Roosevelt and has already began in
many school districts. I will have an education lavor to my letter this month. Lake Roosevelt K-12 School will have a ribbon cutting for the new school on September 12. We had an opportunity to see the Internship presentations by our tribal members. TERO completed another NCCI house project.
The Lake Roosevelt K-12 School will have a ribbon cutting for the new school on September 12, 2014. Many great thanks to all who made this happen from the school boards, administrators, legislators, and all of the other
people who have had a hand in this project. Many people have shown great persistence to get this new school accomplished. Our children will be able to enjoy the fruits of many peoples labor. I am glad our children will get to enjoy a new school on our reservation. Hopefully, the new gym will follow soon.
Our tribal internship program was a great success. Our Tribe brought the internship program back this year to provide an opportunity to work within the tribal government in the student’s respective ield with a tribal program. The intern received wages and college credits, while the program received services from a college student. We hope to expand the internship program more next year with many programs wanting the intern for a longer period and having more than one. I am curious to see how many of the interns return to work in their respective ield for our Tribe.
TERO has worked with NCCI to train tribal
members in building construction, maintenance and repair. We have completed the second phase of this training to get more advanced training for our membership and complete more homes. The CBC has also approved the sale of tribal fee homes to tribal members. We hope to sell our irst home and use the funding from the sale of the home to remodel more tribal fee homes in the future. At the end, we plan on providing training opportunities for our members and homes for our members.
The fall season is coming. I look forward to Friday night lights and Saturday morning trips to the football ields. Our next Nespelem District Meeting is on Wednesday, September 17, at the Nespelem Catholic Longhouse beginning with a meal at 5:00 pm. Please plan on attending.
Thanks for reading,Billy Nicholson
M&B Chair relects on back to school, internships and TERO training
Jim BoydChairman
Inchelium District [email protected]
Mel TonasketVice-Chairman
Omak District [email protected]
William Nicholson IISecretary
Nespelem District [email protected]
Jack FergusonKeller District Representative
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is a sovereign nation governed by a 14-person board of adult Colville tribal members oficially titled the Colville Business Council and informally called the tribal council.
Resolutions passed or failed by the Colville Business Council from 2000-present can be found online.
Executive
Committee
www.ColvilleTribes.com
On February 26, 1938, the United States federal government approved the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s Constitution and By-Laws and from this document, the Colville Business Council was established as the governing board of the Tribes.
The Confederated Tribes’ Constitution divides the Colville Indian Reservation into four voting districts based on the former aboriginal territories of the 12 groups or bands of Colville Indian People including: the Omak District, the Nespelem District, the Keller District, and the Inchelium District.
Eligible adult Colville tribal members may register in one of the districts to vote in the yearly tribal election proceedings for seven open leadership positions. On-reservation voting takes place at designated polling sites in the communities of Omak, Nespelem, Keller, and Inchelium. Eligible tribal voters may also choose to vote by an established absentee voting method.
In addition, eligible adult Colville tribal members may become certiied candidates in the yearly election for seven of the 14 two-year council terms. The election process includes a Primary Election held in May prior to the General Election in June.
In mid-July, the seven newly elected tribal council members are seated in a special ceremony conducted by the Colville Business Council and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the council’s chambers at Nespelem.
The entire 14-member tribal council conducts its reorganization meeting directly after the seven new council members have taken their oath of ofice. During this meeting, the Colville Business Council selects its Executive Committee, the chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, and the chairpersons for each of the council committees that will govern tribal operations during the next 12 months.
The Colville Business Council oversees a multi-million dollar administration from its headquarters on the Colville Indian Reservation in Nespelem, Washington. Enhancing the quality of life for the Colville Indian people and protecting the resources of the Colville Indian Reservation are the monumental considerations addressed in each yearly iscal cycle by the tribal council.
Members of the Colville Business Council are salaried while in ofice.
business
council
Andy Joseph, Jr.Nespelem District [email protected]
Joe SomdayKeller District Representative
Stevey BylillyInchelium District [email protected]
Nancy JohnsonNespelem District [email protected]
Ricky GabrielNespelem District [email protected]
Allen HammondInchelium District Representative
Richard TonasketOmak District Representative
Marvin KheelInchelium District [email protected]
Edwin MarchandOmak District Representative
Michael MarchandOmak District Representative
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Toll Free: (888)881-7684Local: (509)634-2200
Mailing AddressPO Box 150
Nespelem, WA99155
Physical Address44 School Loop-Rd.
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review. Chairman or designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-511.nrcTo enact the amendments for Chapter 4-16 Hazardous Substance Control as proposed (attached). Chapter 4-16 has been processed utilizing CBC Procedural Rule 3 (b), (e), (f) and (g) and is in the inal stage. Upon approval, a copy shall be forwarded to the Code Reviser for certiication and distribution. No comments have been received for consideration in this code amendment process. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-512.nrcTo designate Allen Hammond as delegate and Michael Marchand as alternate as the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s authorized Oficial for the Upper Columbia River Trustee Council. This designation is per Resolution 2011-172 Memorandum of Understanding between the Trustees of the Upper Columbia River Trustee Council. This designation supersedes Resolution 2013-492. 8 FOR (MT, WN, JF, RT, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 2 ABSTAINED (AH, MM)
2014-513.nrcTo appoint Allen Hammond as the Colville Confederated Tribes’ Representative to the Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUT) organization and supersedes all previous delegations. 9 FOR (MT, WN, JF, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (AH)
2014-514.nrcTo release LIDAR data to the USGS for incorporation into the National Dataset. The data will be made public on the USGS website at a reduced resolution to prevent identiication of discrete sites across the reservation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman or his Designee is authorized to sign any related documents. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-515.nrcTo approve the attached contract for Rob Stensgar in the amount of $44,965.00 for pre-commercial thinning within the six mile project area. Treatment area will include blocks 72, 73, 74, and 78. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman or his Designee is authorized to sign any related documents. 10 FOR (MT, WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-516.cdcTo approve this contract between the CCT and St. Clair Construction, Inc. to Construct the Water Main and Pump house for Project PO-09-L00, Inchelium Water Sources Phase III. Chair or Designee is Authorized to sign all relevant documents. No tribal dollars involved. 9 FOR (WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Out of the room (MT)
2014-517.l&jIt is the recommendation of the Information Technology Division for the Colville Business Council to allow the setup of an account through PayPal for use in collection of revenues of ISP services for sale. At the present time, this recommendation is only for use in setup of the services. Another presentation would be done in the future to demonstrate charges for pay-for-use internet. The idea will be to be able to sell internet to non-tribal employees during events, conferences, and non-government activities where applicable. The chairman or designee has authority to sign all documents. 9 FOR (WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Out of the room (MT)
2014-518.l&jTo delegate William Nicholson II as the Washington Indian Gaming Association alternate delegate for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. This resolution will supersede all prior resolutions. Chair or designee authorized to sign all relevant documents. 8 FOR (JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (WN) *Out of the room (MT)
2014-519.l&jTo delegate Mel Tonasket as the Washington Indian Gaming Association delegate for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. This resolution will supersede all prior resolutions. Chair or designee authorized to sign all relevant documents. 9 FOR (WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Out of the room (MT)
2014-520.l&jTo authorize for the application of the FY 2014 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant in the amount of $318,121.35 to create a FEMA-approved Colville Tribal Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan to include the drafting, commenting period, committee input and approval, and distribution of the inal document. A tribal match of $79,530.99 is required, which will be paid in the Planning Sub grant by $72,696.20 in salary and fringe and $4,136.00 in supplies; and in the Management Cost by $2,765.79 in salary and fringe. The application requests $53,363.99 in Indirect Costs. Without a Hazard Mitigation Plan in place, the tribe is ineligible for all non-emergency FEMA Hazard Mitigation project grants per 44 CFR part 201.7a(1). The Chairman or designee is authorized to sign all pertinent documents. 9 FOR (WN, JF, AH, RT, MM, EM, NJ, JS, RG) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Out of the room (MT)
SPECIAL SESSIONAugust 21st, 2014Resolution Index
Condensed by, Trisha Jack, CBC Recording Secretary
Council Members Present:Delegation/Absent:
Special Session August 21st, 2014Resolution Index
Condensed by, Trisha Jack, CBC Recording Secretary
Jim Boyd, Stevey Bylilly, Allen Hammond, Marvin Kheel, Mel Tonasket (present
at 9:03am), Richard Tonasket, Michael Marchand, Edwin Marchand, Andy
Joseph Jr., Nancy Johnson, Ricky Gabriel (present at 9:04am), William Nicholson II,
Jack Ferguson, and Joseph Somday
10-Signature 2014-521.nrc
To implement additional restrictions to the IFPL (Industrial Fire Precaution Level) III due to high ire hazard. The next IFPL is to go to a Level IV General Shutdown, in which all operations and access are prohibited. Roads open for public use are State and County Highways, and those County roads with improved surfaces. Road closure signs will be installed for clariication, but closed roads are not limited to those with signage. Land designated as closed to entry is only open to woods workers carrying out industrial jobs, which includes logging under the current IFPL restrictions. Additionally all campires will be restricted, including designated ire pits. These measures will remain in place at the discretion of the Tribal Council until ire danger is reduced. See attached map for identiication of posted road closures. Therefore, be it resolved, that the Chairman or designee is authorized to sign any related documents.10 FOR (NJ, JS, EM, MM, RT, MT, MK, RG, SB, JB) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines - High ire danger requires quick implementation
10-Signature 2014-522.cdc/tg
To waive the Enrollment Policy to support the wake/burial/casket grant for the family of Mr. Simon Chapa. Everything should be made out to his daughter Nannette Chapa.10 FOR (RG, MK, EM, MT, RT, MM, JS, SB, AJ, JB) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines
10-Signature
2014-523.l&j/m&bTo approve the contract application for a 93-638 Self- determination contract to provide Fire Protection Services program. This provides a separation of the funds allocated for the CCT Emergency Services and the City of Nespelem MOA which provides an agreement for ownership of respective assets and a basis for providing maintenance, operation, training and other essential services in connection with ireighting and ire protection services within the Nespelem Town limits, Agency Campus, and surrounding areas or within the Fire District when established. 10 FOR (WN, SB, NJ, JB, RT, JS, JF, AH, MT, AJ) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines
10-Signature 2014-524.hhs
To approve the attached letter to Ron Demaray appointing him to represent the Colville Confederated Tribes during Contract Support Costs (CSC) negotiations with Indian Health Service (IHS); and WHEREAS, Ron Demaray is a former IHS employee and has extensive knowledge and skills that are valuable for upcoming CSC negotiations with IHS; and WHEREAS, federal law prohibits a former IHS employee from engaging in negotiations with IHS unless appointed by a Tribe to represent them as an appointed oficial under the ISDEAA in 25 U.S.C. 450i(j); and WHEREAS, the Colville Confederated Tribes are scheduled to negotiate CSC claims with IHS for years 2005-12 on Friday, August 22nd and it would be beneicial to have Ron Demaray assist with settlement negotiations with IHS as a CCT appointed oficial for this limited purpose. 12 FOR (AJ, RG, SB, JF, AH, JB, JS, RT, NJ, MT, MK, EM) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines require immediate action before next week’s settlement negotiations with I.H.S. in Portland, Oregon
10-Signature 2014-525.l&j
To approve the attorney contract for the Colville Tribal Legal Services Ofice with Ashley D. Ray as Staff Attorney, effective August 25, 2014 to September 30, 2017. Chairman or his designee authorized to sign said contract.10 FOR (MK, JB, SB, MT, RT, AH, JS, EM, NJ, RG) 1 AGAINST (JF) 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines and workload – Executive Director approval for 10-Signature granted 08-1- 3-14. Contract starting date is 08-25-14.
10-Signature 2014-526.cdc
To authorize a negotiating team comprised of current Tribal Council to inalize the sale of the Tribes’ share of power from the Wells Hydroelectric Project. The current proposal being considered is a four year beginning October 1, 2014 ending September 30, 2018. The negotiating team is authorized to accept no less than Douglas PUD’s initial offer (attached). The Chairman or his designee is authorized to sign all pertinent documents.10 FOR (RG, JS, JB, MT, AH, NJ, JF, SB, RT, AJ) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines
10-Signature 2014-527.l&j
To approve Deputy Prosecutor Contract for Jared Cobell. Chair or designee to sign all pertinent documents.10 FOR (MK, JB, SB, AH, JF, WN, RT, EM, RG, MT) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Rationale: Timelines and workload
2014-528.hhsTo approve a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Diabetes Program and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program for the purpose of coordinating facility usage and services for Twin Lakes youth camp activities. The agreed amount is $10,500.00 with a start date of August 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-529.m&bTo approve a budget modiication to settle funds previously over budgeted. We will add $2,000.00 in revenue from Rattlesnake ire rental fees. Chairman or his/her designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-530.m&bTo approve a partial payment to the United States Forest Service for the Mutton Timber Sale contract #300801 in the amount of $98,525.21. Funds to come from revenue account 629. Revenues from this account were derived from stumpage payments due to CTEC from Zosel mill and lease payments from Omak Wood Products for the use of CTEC equipment. Chairman or designee to sign all pertinent documents. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST0 ABSTAINED
2014-531.tgTo appoint Jim Boyd as the irst delegate to the Afiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians with Mel Tonasket to serve as the alternate delegate. Furthermore, to authorize the Chairman or Vice-Chairman to assign voting delegation to any other CBC present. This action shall supersede all previous resolutions. 12 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS)0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (MT)
2014-532.tgTo approve that the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation, which is the oficial governing body of the above-named Tribe/Nation, hereby authorizes oficial principal tribal oficial, to take the necessary action to place the Tribe/Nation in Membership with NCAI; WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation wishes to become a Member Indian/Native Government in Good Standing with the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI); and WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation meets all requirements for Tribal Membership, pursuant to Article III-Members, Section B of the Constitution and By-Laws of NCAI. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Tribal funds in the amount of $1,100.00, based on Tribal Membership dues schedule in the NCAI By-Laws, Article III - Members - Section C2 are authorized to be paid for NCAI Membership; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that based on the tribal enrollment of 9467 person, the Tribe/Nation shall have 180 votes, in accordance with Article III - Members, Section B 1 D; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that, pursuant to Article III - Members, Section B 1(b) of the NCAI Constitution and By- Laws, the Tribes/Nation designates Jim Boyd as Delegate and Mel Tonasket as Alternate Delegate(s) and instructs them to become Individual Members in Good Standing with NCAI in order to fulil their responsibilities as Oficial Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention, Executive Council Winter Session, and Mid-Year Conference. Furthermore, to authorize the Chairman or Vice-Chairman to assign voting delegation to any other Colville Business Council member present. This Resolution shall supersede all previous Resolutions. 12 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (MT)
2014-533.tgTo accept the Colville Tribal Relinquishment request of Daniel W. Lewis, Jr., on the current Colville Tribal Membership Roll.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-534.nrcTo approve Change Order #1 for the MOU with Okanogan Nation Alliance changing the beginning date to March 1, 2014 and the end date remains the same. Chairman
or his/her designee to sign all pertinent documents. Attached is the Change Order #1 and the MOU. No Tribal dollars associated.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-535.nrcTo approve new full award for 910314 Rufus Woods Supplement in the amount of $267,760.00 and the dates are from August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2015. Chairman or his/her designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents. Attached is the full contract award. No Tribal dollars associated. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-536.nrcTo approve Fish & Wildlife Department to apply for FY 2015 United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Tribal Wildlife Grant application proposal (Elk Population). Chairman or his/her designee to sign all pertinent documents. Attached is the Grant Application. No Tribal Dollars associated. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-537.nrcTo amend Resolution 2014-462 and changing the end date to May 31, 2015. Chairman or his/her designee is authorized to sign all pertinent documents. Attached is Resolution 2014- 462. No Tribal dollars associated. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-538.nrcTo approve the 2014-15 Non-Tribal Hunting Regulations. Chairman or designee is authorized to sign all pertinent documents.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-539.nrcTo sign the attached letter to the Okanogan County PUD informing the Colville Tribes position regarding the removal of Enloe Dam. Furthermore, to meet with Okanogan County PUD regarding further issues on September 16, 2014. Chairman or designee to sign all pertinent documents. No Tribal dollars associated. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-540.nrc/m&bTo approve the budget modiication for Parks & Recreation. The intention is to use salary savings from 1801 and 701 to purchase patrol vehicles. Speciically, $150,000.00 from 701.60010 to 701.68010 and $50,000.00 from 1801.68010. In total 4 patrol vehicles will be purchased. No additional dollars required. Chairman or designee authorized to sign all relevant documents.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS)0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-541.nrcTo approve the sale Tribal fee property with improved residential structures. These tracts will be made available to the tribal membership for purchase fair market value. Larger tracts that include residential structures may be sub-divided to all for the sale of structures, while retaining the remaining acreage in tribal ownership for conversion to trust. This recommendation includes a point of clariication to the language included in Tribal Resolution 2003-426, which declared a moratorium “on all Land Sales from Colville Confederated Tribes to Tribal members within the exterior boundaries of the Colville Reservation”. This moratorium will remain in place on tribal trust acres.THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chairman or his designee is authorized to sign any related documents.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-542.nrcTo accept Gebbers Farms and Assign bid on item No. 3, of Invitation for Bid No. RL-2014-2, for Colville Tribal Tract Nos. 101-T5539 (por) and 101-T1218 (por) described as: ***See attached legal descriptions”** Term: 25 years with option of 25 year renewal; 01/01/15 to 12/31/2064 Compensation: Enter a bid of 5% crop share on the warehouse return on permanent crops such as apples, pears, cherries or other tree fruit crops. Bonus bid a onetime $50.00 per acre payment for each crop acre being tilled or in a crop rotation. Also bid $1.00 per acre for each crop is on an annual basis that is utilized for pasture before the orchards are developed Any non-crop acre or non-orchard development acre bid $0.80 cents per acre as pasture. Bond: Required (Equivalent to one year rent) Insurance: Required Admin fee: $15.00 Entire term of lease will be subject to Fair Market Rental value. Lease subject to conditions cited in IRMP Coordinator’s review. Chairman or designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS)0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-543.nrcTo rescind Resolution No. 2013-436 due to Washington Department of Transportation (WADOT) would not allow access to property off Highway 97 for Florence Charley home site development within Colville Tribal Tract No. 101- T5612 (por). Property is described as:101-T5612 (por): A 5.00 acre portion within the NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, Section 10, Township 32 North, Range 25 East, Willamette Meridian, Okanogan County, Washington. Chairman or designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS)0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-544.nrcTo rescind Resolution No. 2013-312 and 2014-454 in its entirety due to Mr. Swimptkin was unable to acquire a loan for development on the Tribal Tract. Attached is his letter dated July 30, 2014. Property is described as: 101-T311 (por): The W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Section 36, Township 32 North, Range 31 East, Willamette Meridian, Okanogan County, Washington, containing 5.00 acres, more or less. Chairman or designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-545.nrcTo rescind Resolution No. 2009-496 per the Certiied Cancellation Letter dated July 16, 2014 Letter (attached) whereby Mr. Tupling has not produced a 1/3 crop share or the $50,000.00 irrigation improvement per his application dated May 19, 2009 within Colville Tribal Tract No. 101- T1218 (por). Property is described as: 101-T1218 (por): Lot 4 and the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Section 4, Township 29 North, Range 26 East, Willamette Meridian, Okanogan County, Washington, excluding 5.00 acre home site, containing 122.60 more or less. Chairman or designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-546.culTo delegate Jim Boyd for the Okanogan Nation Alliance (ONA). This resolution supersedes all previous Okanogan Nation Alliance (ONA) delegations. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-547.culTo delegate Allen Hammond as the alternate for the Okanogan Nation Alliance (ONA). This resolution supersedes all previous Okanogan Nation Alliance (ONA) alternate delegations.12 FOR (SB, MK, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (AH)
2014-548.culTo delegate Michael Marchand as the 2nd alternate for the Okanogan Nation Alliance
(ONA). This resolution supersedes all previous Okanogan Nation Alliance (ONA) 2nd alternate delegations. 12 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (MM)
2014-549.culTo delegate Stevey Bylilly for the American Indian Culture Committee (AICC). This resolution shall supersede all previous AICC delegations.12 FOR (MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (SB)
2014-550.culTo delegate Nancy Johnson to the Nez Perce Tribal Committee. This resolution shall supersede all previous Nez Perce Trail delegations.12 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINED (NJ)
2014-551.culTo approve Research Permit Application 2014-08, “People Returning to the Reservation After College”, submitted by Darrell Hogge. Mr. Hogge has agreed to adhere to the CCT Law & Order Code 6-6, Research Ordinance when he signed and submitted the CCT Research Permit Application. A inal copy of the completed dissertation will be submitted to the CCT Human Resources Program and the CCT archives & Records Center no later than March 31, 2015. In accordance with the CCT Law & order Code 6-6, the CCT reserves the right to impose and/or collect fees if the inal product generates any revenue or is published.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-552.culTo approve Research Permit Application 2014-09, “Cultural Resource Management Plan for Sinlahekin Wildlife Area Thesis”, submitted by Bethany Oliver. Ms. Oliver has agreed to adhere to the CCT Law & Order Code 6-6, Research Ordinance when she signed and submitted the CCT Research Permit Application. A inal copy of the completed dissertation will be submitted to the CCT Human Resources Program and the CCT archives & Records Center no later than March 31, 2015. In accordance with the CCT Law & order Code 6-6, the CCT reserves the right to impose and/or collect fees if the inal product generates any revenue or is published. 13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
2014-553.culTo approve Research Permit Application 2014-10, “Annual BIA National Safety Belt Measurement Project”, submitted by Robert Chaffe. Mr. Chaffe has agreed to adhere to the CCT Law & Order Code 6-6, Research Ordinance when he signed and submitted the CCT Research Permit Application. A inal copy of the completed dissertation will be submitted to the CCT Human Resources Program and the CCT archives & Records Center no later than March 31, 2015. In accordance with the CCT Law & order Code 6-6, the CCT reserves the right to impose and/or collect fees if the inal product generates any revenue or is published.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
TABLED 2014-554.culWHEREAS, the identities of the People and the tribes which make up the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are uniquely tied to our cultures. The names of the tribes currently used are not relective of the traditional names developed over centuries of history of our People. The Colville Business Council recognizes the importance of re- establishing and maintaining the cultures and traditions of the tribes that comprise the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and; WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation maintain the inherent right to identify ourselves as we, the People, see it, and; WHEREAS, the Colville Business Council understands the importance of securing an accurate and honest sense of identity for the future generations of our People, as well as honoring the ancestors that have gone on before us through the use of the names for which the People knew themselves rather than names that were imposed upon them by outside entities, now, THEREFORE, it is the recommendation of the Culture Committee to formally abandon the use of anglicized tribal names and re-establish our identity as the People we truly are, namely (in no particular order) the:
The Tribes will ensure that adequate support and education for the membership will be provided, and further recognizes that as our traditional identities become more comforting and comfortable, that our collective identity will likely take on a new deinition, and may very well become clearly identiiable as something other than what we know it as today. TABLED 2014-555.cdc To propose and support the planning positions of the Senior Planner and the Associate Planner in the FY15 budget. *Out of the Room (SB)
2014-556.cdcTo uphold the unanimous decision made by the Colville Tribes Land Use Review Board during public hearing on July 31, 2014 to revoke the conditional use permit #12.095 issued to Frank Fry due to noncompliance with conditions of permit approval, illegal dumping of solid and hazardous waste, illegal burning of hazardous materials, timber trespass and the withdrawal of his lease by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for noncompliance on Tribal Trust property 101- T663. 12 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF)0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Out of the Room (JS)
2014-557.cdcTo initiate a resolution to PO-14-L96 between I.H.S. and the Colville Confederated Tribes. The Memorandum of Agreement will provide I.H.S. funding to construct a lined, total-retention septage lagoon for the use of the Colville Confederated Tribes in serving approximately 300 existing Tribal homes. The total estimated cost of the proposed facilities is $150,000.00 for the Colville Confederated Tribes. Chairman or authorized designee shall sign all related documents.12 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED *Out of the Room (JS)
2014-558.cdcTo initiate a resolution PO-14-L86 between I.H.S. and the Colville Confederated Tribes. The Memorandum of Agreement will provide I.H.S. funding to replace 2,650 feet of four inch water main with new eight inch PVC water main. Construct a new pump house and replace pumps and controls for the wells. Serves 109 houses and will cost $425,000.00. No Tribal Dollars. Chairman or designee to sign all pertinent documents.13 FOR (SB, MK, AH, EM, MM, MT, RT, NJ, AJ, RG, WN, JF, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAINED
A4 • • AUGUST 2014 TRIBAL TRIBUNE
NESPELEM – As the 26,428 acre Devil’s Elbow Fire drew to an end, and with ire ighting crews packing up to depart, the Colville Tribal Elders seized the moment to host a thank you dinner for the all the ireighters working on the Devil’s Elbow Fire, Tuesday, Aug. 19.
The dinner was held at the Nespelem Pow Wow Grounds Arbor. Roughly 100 locals and hundreds of ireighters attended.
“I believe that each of us that can stretch a little, give a bit more, collectively, we are tremendously enriched with the bountifulness,” said Darlene Wilder, Colville Tribal Elder. “That was so apparent. The food just kept on coming in, an indication that communities of Nespelem and Omak Districts demonstrated heartfelt gratitude and generosity.”
There was plenty of food to go around, giving ireighters a change of pace from the caterer and providing a sample of what a home cooked meal on the Colville Indian Reservation tastes like.
Another introduction to the reservation culture, was the round dance that took place and saw locals and all the different ire ighting crews ill the arbor.
“Many of us may have gone home exhausted, but wow,” said Wilder. “Overwhelmed by the wildire ighters acceptance of our ‘your welcome just wasn’t enough, repeatedly we each said thank you, lim-limpt – hi-mah-kish katz-yeow-yeow’ to each of them as we did the round-dance.”
The night ended with thank you’s, handshakes and an appreciation for everything the ire ighters do and how they put their lives in danger every time they go out there.
“There are many hands that went into that meal,” said Wilder. “And the Creator did—once again—bless one of our gatherings.”
Colville Tribal Elders honor ireighters for protecting reservation
BY SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
PHOTOS BY SHANE MOSES/Tribune
Above: A Mt. Tolman Fire Center Crew takes a moment for a picture at the Nespelem Arbor. Left: Tribal elder Janet Nicholson gives high ives to members of the U.S. Forest Service Fire Coronado N.F. Crew 5. Right: Tribal elders Darlene Wilder, Gracie Moore and Ellen Moses pose with the U.S. Forest Service Fire Coronado N.F. Crew 5 on August 19.
NATURAL RESOURCES
COULEE DAM – On August 22, at the Coulee Dam City Hall, the Colville Confederated Tribes TERO Logging Training Program and the NCCI Carpentry Training Program held its recognition luncheon to honor and celebrate the hard work of 12 tribal members.
“We’re here to recognize and honor the graduates of the NCCI Carpentry Training Program and also to honor the Logging Training graduates that completed our TERO Program Logging Training, which is actually a irst for our TERO Program,” said Lawrence A. Jordan, TERO Director.
Tim Erb Jr. started out the recognition and luncheon with an opening prayer and an honor song. Following Erb was Colville Business Councilmen Jack Ferguson, who addressed the graduates and the crowd.
“I’d like to welcome everybody here on behalf of the Council, there’s a lot of familiar faces. It
is a very proud thing that you guys went through,” said Ferguson. “I heard that we had a 100 percent success rate, so I’m pretty proud of that.”
A number of representatives from construction and liquidation companies around the country were present to see the new wave and era of tribal graduates.
Representatives included Danny Robbins of Northwest Carpenter’s Union out of Oregon, Ian Heyn of Lydig Construction and Dave Hackett of Taylor/Woodstone Construction out of Minnesota.
Lydig is currently working on the Government Center and Taylor/Woodstone on the new Omak Casino.
Rob Stanger, compliance oficer for TERO, organized much of the logging training curriculum.
“Robbie started this last year. It
was dificult at best to decide how to move forward, and Robbie inally just took it upon himself to come up with a training program, and got you guys going, so big hand to Robbie,” said Ferguson.
Dale Batten, John Timentwa, and Daniel Tonasket Jr., all completed the TERO Logging training program, with one other having to stop short due to medical reasons.
Dan Kowalski who was been the lead trainer for Native Construction Careers Initiative program since 2006 worked as the lead training instructor for NCCI Program that is almost near completion in its current project.
The group is working on a Coulee Dam house adding new siding, doing rooing work, painting, taping and mudding drywall and re-inishing the garage.
This is a second part of the training the Tribune reported on earlier this year.
TERO/NCCI celebrate logging trainingBY SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
SHANE MOSES/Tribune
All smiles from the graduates of the TERO and NCCI training programs.
Tribe shares this year’s salmon harvest with Upper Columbia TribesPRESS RELEASE
NESPELEM – The selective harvest crew for the Colville Tribes’ Fish and Wildlife Dept. began their ishing season on July 1 and ished for salmon until the end of August. The crew collects summer/fall Chinook broodstock for Chief Joseph Hatchery and salmon for tribal ceremonies and subsistence needs.
They launch their boat from Mosquito Park and ish at the mouth of the Okanogan River, but for a few weeks they had some company. The Upper Columbia United Tribes assisted the selective harvest crew in sorting and carrying loads of ish from the boats. Once the CTFW trucks were loaded up with salmon to distribute to Colville tribal members or taken to the ceremonial locker, then more totes were illed for the other tribes to take home.
“The irst time I helped the Colville ishermen was about three years ago,” said Mark H. Stanger, isheries technician for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. “This year we have four individuals from our isheries department helping out. The salmon we bring back gets distributed
to tribal members and everybody in our community. We illet a lot of ish; we smoke some too and freeze some salmon for dinners and special events.”
The updated Technical Advisory Committee’s forecast for 2014 estimated upriver summer Chinook at 78,000 adult ish and 615,000 sockeye to the Columbia River mouth, with a projected 85% of the sockeye destined for the Okanogan River. By the end of August, the crew harvested
approximately 18,572 sockeye and 569 hatchery Chinook salmon.
“The STOI express our gratitude to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation for this salmon,” said Spokane Tribal Council Business Chairman, Rudy Peone. “Although the STOI does not currently have access to a salmon ishery, when times arise like this our membership is greatly touched and reminiscent when salmon from lost
resources such asSpokane Falls, Little Falls and Kettle
Falls isheries would be allocated by our salmon chief.” He said, “The Colville Tribes sharing of salmon today validates that a river and its resources does not separate our tribes’ traditions and heritage.”
The selective harvest crew uses a purse seine net to catch salmon from their boat. This allows the staff to capture salmon live, and retain broodstock for the CJH program.
The net has sinkers on one end and loats on the other that hang vertical in the water, when the ends are pulled together they can capture a large amount of ish in one set. The ishermen grab each salmon one-by-one hollering out wild or hatchery and separate them into bins.
“The hatchery-origin Chinook and all sockeye are harvested for subsistence needs,” said Mike Rayton, CTFW selective harvest biologist. “The salmon we catch is distributed to tribal members on the same day or by the next day. Some of these ish are taken to our processing building in Omak where they are cleaned and packaged.”
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After a summer of
sleeping in and doing
things on their time, the
morning alarm and
school bell can be a
tough transition for
students going back to
school.
Whether they dread it or
love it, the end of summer
can be hectic for your
whole family. This
newsletter contains some
tips to ease the transition.
Back-to-School Basics
Backpack Safety Backpacks are a popular and practical way for students to carry their books and supplies. When used correctly, the backpack’s weight is distributed to some of the body’s strongest muscles, and it can be an efficient way to carry the necessities of the school day. However, if backpacks are too heavy or worn incorrectly, they can cause back, neck and shoulder pain, as well as posture problems.
To choose the right backpack, look for the following:
Wide, padded shoulder straps. Narrow straps can dig into shoulders, causing pain and restricting circulation.
Two shoulder straps. Backpacks with only one cannot distribute weight evenly.
Padded back. This protects against sharp edges from objects inside the pack and increases comfort.
Waist strap. It can distribute the weight of a heavy load more evenly.
Lightweight. The backpack itself should not add much weight to the load.
Rolling backpack. This type of backpack may be good for students who must carry heavy loads. Just remember, rolling backpacks must be carried up or down stairs.
To prevent injuries when using a backpack, remind your children of the following guidelines:
Always use both shoulder straps.
Tighten the straps so that the pack is close to the body.
Pack as lightly as possible.
Organize the backpack so all of its compartments are being used.
Stop often at your locker and remove any unnecessary books or items.
Bend down using both knees while the pack is on.
Parents can also help in the following ways:
Encourage your child or teenager to tell you if he or she is in pain or discomfort because of a heavy load in the backpack.
Talk to the school about lightening the load and/or be sure the school allows for enough time for your child to stop at his or her locker throughout the day.
Researchers found that the average weight of a child’s school backpack was 18 pounds, or 14 percent of his or her body weight. Studies have found that children carrying backpacks exceeding 10 percent of their body weight are more likely to lean forward while walking—potentially increasing their risk of back pain. Talk with your children and make sure they are using their backpacks correctly!
08/26/2014
Sonny Sellars for
completing the
2014 Challenge
Penticton Ironman
Competition with a
time of 14:09:20.
Photo: Sonny and
Zack Sellars
Congratulations
Courtesy
CTFW employee SueAnne Timentwa holds a large summer Chinook.
• Fire engulfed more than26,000 acres on Colville Indian Reservation
That’s probably the greatest award that anyone can do is make the difference with a child.”
Last year, the federal sequester cut back 10 percent of the program, and that was the initial hit, said Watt.
This year, according Watt, CBC was forced to relinquish the federal grant that provided funding in anticipation that Congress will sign a bill to put the program under AmeriCorps in January 2015. The change will require the tribe to pay a 50/50 match on administration, beneits and indirect costs.
Another change that Watt anticipates is that foster grandparent volunteers will receive an hourly wage of three dollars and will only be allowed 10 weeks of employment annually. That means volunteers will go from $106 per pay period to $42 per pay period.
“Its really hard to get these elders to volunteer for 42 dollars every pay period. It was hard to get them to volunteer for 100 dollars. Now for only 10 weeks? I don’t think it will work,” said Watt.
Knowing these changes are coming soon, Loretta advised CBC, and CBC opted not to renew their part of the grant.
Though Watt alluded to rumors of the Catholic Diocese taking over the program, the Tribune could not conirm.
Below is a list of awards won by various Foster Grand Parents at the FGP luncheon held on August 1 at the Inchelium CC and the number of years that they have served on the FGP Program.
achievement.”The project has three
phases. Phase one, to replace the roof, was completed in spring 2013. This past July, Logs and Timbers Construction started working on phase two, which began with removing the looring on the main loor of the old landmark.
David Rodgers was the restoration construction boss.
“History and Archeology believes that from the 1870’s to the 1880’s this church was built by tribal members for Chief Skolaskin,” said Rodgers. “When he died in the 1920’s, and then the dam came in and backwashed the San Poil River valley, this was among the few buildings that they relocated and brought it up from where it would have loated away and brought it here.”
The second phase was complete on August 12, as Rodgers and his three-man crew inished removing the existing chimney, the loft loor, repaired the front entry door, installed temporary shoring to elevate and support the roof structure.
They also provided a protectant over the old logs and replaced other logs that had rotted over the long history of the structure. The newly installed logs were cut
by hand, to resemble the other logs.
“We currently have no money for phase three. Regardless, we will continue to work with agencies to fund the last phase,” said Moura. “[The] Mission is repainted, the old roof is off and the new one is going on this month. We did not have funds for the windows and cook shack, but we have identiied what we hope are suficient funds for
next year to complete the
work through our cultural
resource projects with
BPA and Reclamation.”
The next project
that is currently being
undertaken by History
and Archeology is the
old Pia mission outside
of Incheliem, that has
already seen the building
painted white complete
with a re-done roof
and soon new windows
will be added to the old
structure.
NESPELEM – The Colville Tribal Business Council’s Cultural Committee passed a recommendation to “formally abandon the use of Anglicized tribal names and re-establish our identity as the People we truly are…” August 14.
The recommendation follows efforts by CBC member Stevie Bylilly, which the Tribune reported on in our July 2014 edition.
“This was one of my goals coming on,” said Bylilly, chair of Cultural Committee. “This is for our future generations. We never know what’s going to happen, so it’s important we
connect to our true identity now when we can.”
The recommendation sheet further notes, “The Tribes will ensure that adequate support and education for the membership will be provided, and further recognizes that as our traditional identities become more comforting and comfortable, that our collective identity will likely take on a new deinition, and may very well become clearly identiiable as something other than what we know it as today.”
“I just want the tribes to make a stand about who we are, not to use identities placed on us,” said Bylilly.
The change will be seen primarily on legal documents, tribal identiication cards and other oficial publications.
The recommendation precedes the expected production of new enhanced identiication cards by Colville Tribal Enrollment.
CBC member Mel Tonasket asked about legal concerns that may arise, in both future and past documents, and Bylilly noted Ofice of Reservation Attorney’s Dana Cleveland ensured no legal complications would arise.
The recommendation moved to CBC’s Special Session Thurs., August
28th. Members of the community were encouraged to attend and participate in discussion. Language program employees were present and recommended that care be taken to represent each set of people correctly.
It was suggested that a committee be formed in order to conduct research into traditional names, spellings and pronunciations within each community. It is clear the research could take some time.
The recommendation will be open for comments and changes through September and will return to committee October 9th.
Also discussed was the possibility of developing special lags for each tribe, to be displayed at the Veteran’s Monument and the use of the CCT Emblem by local businesses, without irst asking for copyright permissions from the tribe.
TRIBAL TRIBUNE AUGUST 2014 • • A5
TRADITION
Cultural Comittee passes recommendation on names, language
BY JUSTUS CAUDELL & LEANN BJERKEN
The Tribune
• Decision will remove English
names from tribal identiication
Bylilly Cleveland
ride across the United States, to educate and build awareness on diabetes.
“ [I want] to bring awareness of the suffering that our people are going through. To bring national attention to the diabetes epidemic of Native people that must be recognized and reversed,” said Banks.
“People tell me, you’re too old to get out there, and my response is, you don’t stop paddling because you’re getting old. I’ll get old if I don’t do those things.”
Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes among Native Americans in the United States is 12.2 percent for those over 19 years of age.
One tribe in Arizona has the highest rate of diabetes in the world. About 50 percent of the tribe between the ages of 30 and 64 have diabetes.
Complications from diabetes are major causes of death and health problems in most Native American populations.
Of equal concern is the fact that Type 2, or Adult-Onset Diabetes, is increasingly being discovered in Native American youth.
Banks intends to visit every Indian reservation in the country, collecting data, inspiring people and bringing awareness to diabetes. Ultimately, his desire is to formulate a national diabetes policy that will then be presented to members of the U.S. Congress.
Chairman Jim Boyd was taken in and moved by seeing Banks.
“I didn’t know this was happening today,” admitted Boyd.
Banks plans to be on the road through the end of September. From the Colville Reservation, he intends to visit the Spokane Reservation.
“I think it’s important that you’re talking about diabetes and that it is really cool you here,” said CBC member Andy Joseph, Jr., chairman of Health and Human Services.
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by AIM, because they were seen as militants,” said Tonasket.
AIM took over the stage and then the microphone; they were angry at the passivity of NCAI and they were still young.
It would be three years before AIM and Tonasket would raise into the national spotlight—Tonasket by becoming president of NCAI and AIM by their infamous Pine Ridge stand-off, ighting the Federal Bureau of Investigation and GOONS, or the Guardians of the Oglala Nation.
In 1973, as President of NCAI Tonasket would again meet with AIM leaders Banks and Means, working as an intermediary between AIM and GOONs. Then, he said, he had long hair and wore chokers, looking more like an AIM member than the president of the largest professional organization of tribes in the country.
But in 1970, when AIM took the microphone from the intimidated NCAI leaders in Reno, Colville Tribal leader Lucy Covington stood up and walked to the stage.
“She told them, ‘You’ve talked long enough,’ and they gave her the microphone,” retold Tonasket. “They said they always respected Lucy and the Colville Tribes for ighting against termination.”
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and has won the same race five times. Nor because McMorris Rodgers has raised over $2 million dollars from funders such as Facebook, Hewlett Packard and Google while Pakootas has raised less than $100,000, counting support from both the Colville and Spokane tribal councils.
Nor is Pakootas facing the impossible because Washington’s 5th District has voted Republican for the last 20 years—the last Democrat to be elected in the district was Tom Foley, who held the office for 30 years.
The race is unwinnable because every source of media, from the Spokesman-Review to the Grand Coulee Star to Al-Jazeera America, has already defined Pakootas’ campaign in such a way: impossible.
Still Pakootas is doing the unthinkable. He is the first tribally enrolled
candidate to campaign in the 5th district, which includes Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties, i.e. the most eastern, and likely the most conservative part of Washington state.
Reviewing the local numbers from the primary race the five Ferry County precincts located primarily on the Colville Reservation (the San Poil precinct stretches off the reservation), voted primarily for McMorris-Rodgers, 218 votes to Pakootas’ 190 while the other two candidates received a combined 100 votes in the five precincts.
The numbers too are skewed in his favor closer to home. Friends and family turned out. The Inchelium precinct gave 32 votes to Pakootas while McMorris-Rodgers received only 12.
In the primary, Pakootas received 29 percent of the vote and McMorris-Rodgers received 51.6
percent. That’s 59,173
votes to 33,302.
In 2010, Democratic
candidate Rich Cowan
received 33.55 percent of
the vote in the primary,
coming in second behind
McMorris-Rodgers. Then
Cowan struggled to gain
much ground for the
General Election, picking
up only 38.1 percent of the
vote to McMorris Rodger’s
61.9 percent.
So what does Pakootas
have to do differently?
An August 19 article in
the Spokesman-Review not
only reported Pakootas’
supporters outnumbered
‘those holding signs
in favor of the GOP
incumbent’ at an event
at Spokane’s Convention
Center, but that the two
will have three debates
upcoming—and Pakootas
has requested at least two
more in other areas around
the large district, away
from McMorris Rodger’s
stronghold of Spokane.
BRUCE BUTLER/Tribune
From Left: Wounded Knee Deocampo, Mike Marchand, Dennis Banks, Stevey Bylilly, Andy Joseph and Tamur Zahir.
Foster Grandparents that
were not present:
Judith Poter – 16 years
Pete Hall – 9 years
Grace Moore – 7 years
David Reynolds – 6 years
Barbara Herman – 6 years
Stanley Timentwa – 6 years
Fern Blaylock – 5 years
Jean Tonasket – 5 years
Andrea Pakootas – 4 years
Suzie Mckinney – 4 years
Cheri Brudevold – 4 years
A6 •• AUGUST 2014 TRIBAL TRIBUNE
OMAK – Construction of the Colville Tribes’ new Omak Casino is well underway and growing at a considerable pace. The project is currently on schedule, with an estimated inish date of early June 2015.
According to construction Superintendent Dave Hackett, the hotel roof and exterior studs for the casino will be in place by next week, and “water tight in no time at all.”
The $43 million dollar facility includes an 80 room hotel, a 57,000 square foot casino sheltering 500 slot machines and table games, as well as two restaurants and two lounges.
New court date set in Swan v. CBC
NESPELEM – A new hearing date has been conirmed in Swan v. Colville Business Council.
Oral arguments originally set to begin July 18, 2014 in the appeal phase of Swan v. Colville Business Council had to be rescheduled due to area wildires.
The new date and time as conirmed by the Court of Appeals of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will be Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at 1:30 pm.
Swan v Colville Business Council addresses the refusal of the council to consider a petition signed by approximately one-third of eligible tribal voters. The petition called for a referendum settlement between the United States government and 41 Indian tribes regarding mismanagement of tribal resources.
The hearing will take place in Courthouse #2 on the Agency campus in Nespelem, WA. Colville Tribal Members are encouraged to attend this important proceeding.
Local reports of Salmon Poisoning Disease in dogs
REPUBLIC – Veterinarian Dr. June Konz has a warning; do not feed raw salmon to your dogs.
Recently she treated two cases of salmon poisoning disease at her Republic clinic—and she has heard of the death of two other dogs in her immediate area.
“It looks like parvo, but it is not,” she said.Salmon and other anadromous ish migrating
from the ocean can be infected with a parasite called nanophyetus salmincola, which is considered relatively harmless. Salmon Poisoning results when an organism called neorickettsia helminthoeca infects the parasite itself.
On the WSU School of Veterinarian Medicine website, Dr. Bill Foreyt, a veterinary parasitologist at WSU, notes, “Salmon poisoning occurs most commonly west of the Cascade mountain range.”
Dogs and other canines are the only species at risk of the poison, and as Konz states, the parasite is killed with cooking.
Though Konz says this year has already yielded more cases of the poisoning than past years, in the past she has seen dogs infected by stealing heads and carcasses from trash or dumpsites.
Generally clinical signs appear within six days of a dog eating an infected ish.
The Brewster Veterinary Clinic reported only one case of the poisoning this year. The Grand Coulee Veterinary Clinic and All Creatures Veterinary Services of Republic has not yet had a case.
According to the WSU website, 90 percent of infected dogs die if untreated.
Columbia River Prayer Vigils Impact River Communities
COULEE DAM – For sixteen consecutive days in August, Native American tribes in the U.S. and Canada held vigils along the Columbia River.
Participants gathered to pray for the health of the river and return of salmon to ancestral spawning waters, as the two countries prepare to renegotiate the Columbia River Treaty.
The treaty, which governs lood control and hydropower generation on the Columbia, is up for possible renegotiation beginning this fall.
Tribes have been pushing to include salmon restoration to the upper Columbia, speciically above Grand Coulee Dam in northern Washington, in the treaty.
The events were an opportunity to pray, tell stories, play music, and project positive energy towards the Columbia River. Each vigil invited religious leaders and indigenous people from all faiths to share in prayers for the river.
The Center for Environmental Law and Policy helped to support the vigils as part of their Ethics and Treaty project. John Osborn, a coordinator for the project commented “Each event was different, relective of the communities where they took place and the people who took the time to organize them.”
Events began at the River’s end in Astoria Ore., moving through Washington, culminating in Canal Flats, B.C.
Some events were larger than others, but all who participated found that they shared in a spirit of hope toward the river’s future. “This is the irst time something like this has been done. Being able to connect communities all the way from the sea to the river’s source has been a valuable experience,” continued Osborn.
“It was chance for people to relect on what’s been done along the river, and what must be done in order for things to change for the better,” he said.
The U.S. State Department is currently reviewing the treaty, and so far has no timeline for the conduction of negotiations.
Coulee Dam to receive property
COULEE DAM – The town of Coulee Dam just got a little bit bigger as a Western Washington woman has agreed to gift a piece of property on the north entrance of town, Mayor
Greg Wilder stated. The one-acre parcel of land lies at the north entrance
of town, with one part stepping down into a lat area that overlooks the Columbia River.
One day Diane Hartzell decided that she didn’t want the property and called the Coulee Dam city hall to talk to someone about giving the property to the town.
“That’s when I got Mayor Wilder, and he has been so good to work with,” she noted.
During the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, Hartzell’s parents called this area home.
“My father and mother acquired the property and had hoped to build their retirement home there,” said Hartzell “My father fell in love with the area and after he married my mother, the two came back to the Coulee Dam area each year for their anniversary.”
Hartzell was in Coulee Dam on August 21 to clear up any legal hurdles over the property. A public ceremony was planned with details to come later.
On top of giving the piece of land to the town, the very generous Hartzell has advised that she will be donating more; a heavy box of tools her father used while working on the dam site, as well as copies of scrapbooks and photographs.
“The tools, photos, and scrapbooks could be made available for museum display,” Wilder said.
Mayor Wilder stated that the town will start developing a more speciic plan for the site later this year and that he would like to see the site become a road-side rest stop with restrooms, and perhaps even a kiosk information area and an entrance monument of some sort.
“When the property is developed it will be a itting memorial to my parents who really loved this area,” said Hartzell.
— By The Tribune
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The hotel at the Colville Tribes’ new Omak Casino has been errected.
Omak Casino’s roofs and exterior studs to be complete soon
LOCAL NEWS
Wilder
2009 concerning the dam, and in May, the Tribes published an open letter supporting development of a removal plan.
“We’ve heard about Enloe Dam, but I haven’t heard why we would want to take the lead,” said Omak councilman Mel Tonasket. “I know we want ish up there, but with the arsenic and whatever else is back there, we’re taking on the headache of the PUD.”
An estimated 2.43
million cubic tons of sediment containing elevated levels of arsenic and copper sits behind the dam.
A July 21 letter from the PUD commissioners to Rich Bowers, coordinator of the Paciic Northwest Hydropower Reform Commission, notes three “essential components that must be in place before we would vote in favor of dam removal.”
Those three components are a provisional removal plan, secured sources
of funding and a lead agency. In a recent meeting of the over 40 entities involved, Fisher noted the Colville Tribes were nominated to take lead—hence the discussion in NRC.
The conlict is one of liability, as Tonasket and others pointed out.
Tribal attorney Chaitna Sinha noted though she could see “potentially some beneits” in taking a lead role, “We don’t have any expertise in dam removal. Any time you go outside your area of expertise, there are
liability issues.”Including, continued
Sinha, potential ratepayer suits; “That’s not our burden and it shouldn’t be.”
The alternative?“I’m advocating for
a consultant role with liability laying with the entity. We give them everything they need. We help get funds and get them there, but they maintain liability,” said Sinha.
As Fisher noted there is only a limited time to make a decision.
Okanogan County
PUD has used federal extensions to prolong the decision until November 1, but, Fisher warned, if a decision is not made by then the chance may be past.
“It would be unfortunate to see this opportunity go away,”
said Fisher.
NRC has invited
Okanogan oficials to the September 16 NRC meeting to further discuss
potential leadership role
in removing the dam—
without the liability
demands.
ENLOEfrom A1
The Coulee Dam High School
class of 1964 reached a major
milestone celebrated their
50th class reunion, August
15-17. In 1964, there were
two high schools in the Grand
Coulee Dam area, the Coulee
Dam Beavers and the Grand
Coulee Tigers. The schools
eventually consolidated into
present day Lake Roosevelt
High School in 1971. COURTESY
COULEE DAM HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES 50TH REUNION
Congratulations
to Malachi
Sagerser!
Ferry County
Fair Swine
Showmanship
Reserve Grand
Champion. We
love you and
are very proud
of you, Mom,
Dad and Lexie.
Jaylene Lelone
2014 Carson
Ranch
Sportsmanship
Award Winner
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NESPELEM – A Sundance was
held at the east end of Buffalo Lake here in an effort to help the people of the Colville Reservation.
On July 30, a group harvested a tree from Buffalo Lake for the ceremony, which ended on Aug. 3. Mike Howlingwolf, of Anacortes, put the ceremony on.
Locals were told Howlingwolf had a vision of a place and did some
research and traveling before setting up camp at Buffalo Lake. The ceremony was off-limits for media.
People from as far as Ontario came to the gathering, which is expected to be one of four in consecutive years.
The ceremony originated with the Plains Indians and was at one time in history banned by the U.S. and Canada. Ritual piercing and lesh offerings are typically given during the ceremony, which includes
drumming, a ire that burns for consecutive days and fasting.
The ceremony was said to be an effort to heal the people of the region. The Colville Tribes, in particular, had suffered state of emergencies on suicides and health care, ires to government and traditional buildings, the removal and resignation of two business councilmen and wildires that destroyed homes on aboriginal territory and threatened many on the reservation.
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The Schimmel family stands tallest in the view of the Native American eye because of the success surrounding
two of its 10 members.One, Shoni, age 22, is the successful
WNBA player who just capped off her rookie campaign with an All-Star most valuable player award.
The other, Jude, a 20-year-old senior guard at Louisville starting her master’s degree with a goal of helping the family with the legal side of sports in the event she doesn’t follow in her sister’s shoes.
The Umatilla tribal duo highlighted events in the Paciic Northwest in August, with Shoni and the Atlanta Dream playing at the Seattle Storm and Jude speaking in Worley, Idaho for the United National Indian Tribal Youth Conference.
They were both given microphones to preach their universal message: American Indians should look at them and say, “If they can do it, I can do it.”
“I tell people don’t be like Shoni Schimmel,” Shoni said, “be better than Shoni Schimmel.”
“We’re doing it for all Native Americans,” Jude said.
These sisters elevate their family into the spotlight as well, which could be seen at the Worley Longhouse with the family, sans Shea and Shoni, in attendance. A young girl wanted to know what goals teenage brothers Mick and Jobe have.
The media loves them, too. In April of 2013, the Associated Press wrote a story titled, “Schimmel parents get married after win over Baylor.”
But mother Ceci Schimmel suggested their family’s journey — which shot them into the spotlight after Jonathan Hock’s
“Off The Rez,” documentary — was never about fame.
“In setting our goals as a family and as individuals, it was never ever about fame,” she said, noting her philosophy is to do good for others so it will return back. “That’s the mentality that I always try
to instill in my kids that you always be helpful: You be that shepherd where you’re helping your people.
“Believe me, with that probably follows fame, only because people love you and want to support you because you’re being loving.”
The head of the household and the spokesman for the family is known as ‘Ricky Schim.’ It was a name the man from Pendleton, Ore. earned through more than 25 years of assimilation into tribal culture. He is the disciplinarian who preaches positive habit building.
“We only have two bad habits in this family,” he said, “and that’s cussing and drinking pop.”
‘Loud and Proud’Although they have a non-Indian father
in Rick, Shoni and Jude have not had problems coping with their identity.
Their mother made it easy. They were given a choice: Be white or American Indian.
“I said, ‘I don’t care what you are. If you want to go white, go loud and proud. I’m cool with that. If you want to go Native, I’m even prouder,’” she said.
It’s not hard to guess what they chose.“I’m loud and proud
Native,” Shoni said.Jude said she
embraces her light skin, light hair and green eyes.
“It’s not necessarily how you look but how you act and your culture and background. I don’t let (my features) bother
me. I’m still Native … it’s where you come from and how you present yourself.”
And Shoni found out irst-hand that presenting yourself as Native comes with discrimination. She recalled playing in a tournament in Warm Springs, Ore. as a child where a referee picked on her because of her heritage.
“Growing up, you come up with a lot of adversity,” she said.
Ceci said that the adversity is tough to overcome for Indians of the Umatilla Reservation, by nearby Pendleton, Ore.
“Where I come from, Pendleton is very racist to Native Americans,” she said. “The things they have said and done to me since I was 10 years old, seriously I could probably write a trail of tears documentary on the stuff I’ve gone through.
“A normal person wouldn’t go through what I’ve gone through and survive it. It’s sickening actually.”
Tribal TribuneA7 | August 2014
SEATTLE – A KeyArena security guard grabbed his radio. “The star’s doing what she wants to do,” he calls in, as if the subject of his protection is on the loose.
Moments earlier, Shoni Schimmel decided to create a new exit strategy after the game and nobody was going to stop her. August was the irst time in more than three years she had played organized basketball in the Northwest — and she had her own agenda.
“It’s just two minutes,” she said in a frustrated tone with a cellphone to her ear, walking steps in front of a hoard of security and facilitators. She had walked behind the stadium seating and out onto the hardwood, long after the majority of fans were gone.
Schimmel hugged, presumably, a longtime friend. Who else could cause her to divert her path?
About 30 people were sitting alone in a corner of KeyArena, not being shooed away by security. She hugged many, signed autographs for some, while several waited elsewhere for their girl.
“They’re all waiting up in the suite,” one KeyArena oficial said. Schimmel had a homecoming gathering planned.
“I don’t care, she has 30 minutes and we’re closing this place down,” a middle-aged woman followed, emphatically.
Outside, Schimmel fans, dozens of Paciic Northwest Indians and beyond, drummed and sang song after song. One song even involved dancing. One song was Puyallup, another was from Warm Springs, a dancer said.
Shoni-mania was still in full effect. It was a non-traditional gathering of nations.
WNBA oficials knew how to capitalize on her too, presenting honors to the 5-foot, 9-inch guard before and after the game despite the team losing to Sue Bird and the host Storm by 20 points. At halftime, dozens of tribal youth from near and far scrimmaged on the court in Schimmel attire.
This was all for the sixth man of the Atlanta Dream.
Schimmel is a star shining so brightly it can at times swallow up all of the attention — more than ever after her All-Star MVP performance. This is something you can tell probably irks some teammates and fellow stars.
The effect she has on the game is beyond compare to any of her WNBA peers and she hasn’t even started a full season.
She can sell out arenas. She made the WNBA All-Star game exciting with her lashiness. She has the top-selling jersey — one that was well-represented amongst as many men as women in KeyArena.
Her status as the Native race’s icon continues to grow.
“I had to see her in-person at least once,” many probably thought. What better time than her professional homecoming?
Schimmel’s growing stardom even raised the eyebrows of her coach, Michael Cooper, who compared her following to his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate, Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
“She’s got a big responsibility as a role model,” he said.
But is Schimmel ready for such a spotlight? And what comes with being one of the most important American Indian sporting igures
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AboveAtlanta Dream guard Shoni Schimmel drives through the lane to make a running layup against the Seattle Storm on Aug. 7 at KeyArena in Seattle.
LeftJude Schimmel, a senior guard at the University of Louisville, speaks to a group of more than 200 at the United National Indian Tribal Youth Conference at the Worley Longhouse in Worley, Idaho.
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SEATTLE – The Seattle City Council has postponed a vote to rename Columbus Day to Indiginous Peoples Day.
It was an initiative brought by Lakota tribal member Matt Remele
“This move would put the City in good company with Minneapolis, which took similar action in April, and other cities such as Berkeley that have already made the change,” the Seattle Human Rights Commission stated in an August press release.
The council was to have voted on the resolution on Sept. 2. Columbus Day dates back to an 1892 proclamation by President Benjamin Harrison and became a federal holiday in 1937.
Nez Perce Trail discussed
MISSOULA – This fall, the U.S. Forest Service Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail (NPNHT) staff will host a number of public meetings across the length of the NPNHT to gather public input on proposed objectives, practices and program guidelines that will result in a revision of the Comprehensive Plan (CP) for the NPNHT.
The 1990 CP for the NPNHT established the start-up of the trail, which was the plan’s major focus at that time. Revision is needed, as many current issues along the rrail did not exist in 1990. These issues include energy, housing, and infrastructure development near and within the NPNHT corridor.
The NPNHT commemorates the 1877 light of the non-treaty Nez Perce from their homelands while being pursued by the U.S. Army. Their desperate and circuitous route stretches from Wallowa Lake, OR, to the Bear Paw Mountains near Chinook, MT.
The 1,170-mile trail was created in 1986 as part of the National Trails System Act (NTSA) and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The NPNHT includes a designated corridor encompassing 4,161 miles of roads, trails, and routes.
There is a great deal of interest in the Trail from both tribal and historical perspectives, as it passes through many traditional tribal homelands.
The CP revision will provide increased consistency and cooperation with organizations and individuals. A revised CP will enhance compliance with the requirements of the NTSA and provide guidance in achieving nature and purposes of desired future conditions for the NPNHT.
A series of public meetings is scheduled from September through early October 2014. The full schedule of meetings is listed on the NPNHT website (www.fs.usda.gov/npnht).
Burial site desctruction lawsuit dropped
YAKIMA – A lawsuit iled against Washington State’s Fish and Wildlife Department by a Yakama tribal member and the Yakama Nation’s Tribal Court has been dropped after the three involved parties came to a mutual agreement to protect a sacred burial site on the member’s private property reported Northwest Public Radio.
The property owner claimed that the WDFW showed no support in the matter of hundreds of elk overrunning the site. After the owner invited two other Tribal members to remove some of the herd, the three were charged with felonious unlawful hunting. The case soon became more complicated when the Yakima Nation’s Tribal Court followed suit, claiming the WDFW was responsible for mismanagement of the herd.
After the WDFW’s director Phil Anderson, sent a letter voicing his interest and commitment to solving the matter to the landowner’s attorney, the lawsuit against the state was dropped. The State, in turn, dropped their case against the landowner.
“I am conident that by working together with the Yakama Nation we can identify and implement adequate measures so that any damage can be avoided or minimized,” Anderson stated.
Regional cowboys inducted into hall of fame
GOODING, Idaho – At Gooding County Fair, Aug. 14-17, the Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame honored and inducted ive Shoshone-Bannock cowboys.
The inductees included Curtis Cutler who is one of the only living inductees, followed by Bill Edmo, Frankin Edmo, Kelsey “Casey” Edmo and LaMose Edmo all of whom are being inducted posthumously.
On their Facebook page the Idaho Hall of Fame notes their intent is to “is to research, educate & preserve for the future generations in Idaho all historical records, documents, articles & artifacts pertaining to Rodeo particularly in Idaho.”
Oregon denies coal export dock permit
SALEM, Ore. —The state of Oregon has denied a permit for a coal export dock on the Columbia River.
The Oregon Department of State Lands say the Morrow Paciic coal export project, which intends to ship coal from Wyoming and Montana to Asia, say the project does not comply with state requirements to protect water resources and avoid hard to tribal isheries.
The decision follows a long dispute between project developer Ambre Energy and regional tribes.
The company is expected to appeal the state’s decision through an administrative law judge.
— By The Tribune
A8 • • AUGUST 2014 TRIBAL TRIBUNE
CCT:DOT PROGRAM UPDATECONTACTCCT: DOT(509) 634-2533(509) [email protected]/
colvilletribesdot PRESS RELEASE 8/27/2014
Trafic Safety Plan
The Department completed a draft Trafic Safety Plan in the spring of 2014, and it is presently being reviewed by the Northwest Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NW TTAP), as well as various people within the tribe. Once the draft has been inalized, the department will disperse it to the public for review and comment. The Tribe has never had a Trafic Safety Plan, which makes this one of the more signiicant developments for the region.
The research in the plan was well received in academia, as Transportation Planner, William J. Marchand will be one of two
recipients receiving a research award from the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA), at October’s
State APA Conference in Spokane. Measures in the Plan which have been implemented thus far are funding for trafic signage and expansion of transit to service the Keller district (once speciic needs are identiied through the forthcoming Transit Plan, services will be provided).
Transit Services Plan
The department is presently developing a Transit Services Plan, as both leadership and the department recognize there are major
deiciencies in the existing public transportation system. A number of populated areas are not serviced, the shuttles do not operate with enough frequency to accommodate most people, and most of the service and employment centers are located away from
the major population centers; which makes expanding public transportation options to the membership of particular import in
the future.
The Department dispersed a brief Transit Services Survey to the public in late July of 2014, and while the department hopes to
receive in excess of 300 responses, as of late August 2014, there have been over 150+ respondents.
The results thus far have been very instructive
91% of respondent’s primary form of transportation is a car/truck
89% would use public transportation primarily to commute to work
83% would use public transit due to gas prices
65% would use public transit for convenience
92% do not use existing services due to bus schedules
34% responded that “intoxicated riders” are the reason for not using the shuttles
93% answered that they would use public transportation services if they aligned with their schedules
The Survey was primarily dispersed through interofice broadcast and on CCT: DOT’s social media websites, if members of the public want a copy or a link to the survey, they can send a request to [email protected].
Typically, Tribes outsource Safety & Transit Plans to A&E irms, or wait and pray they receive external funding to complete them, which makes CCT: DOT one of the more eficient and proactive transportation programs in that regard.
CCT: DOT Planning Processes
The Colville Tribes Roads Department utilizes a community driven participatory planning methodology as opposed to a top down
approach where decisions are imposed on the membership from above. Community involvement is vital to the success of such an
approach, and thus far, the public has been more than willing to make their voice heard, as response rate to the Tribe’s Safety and
Transit Surveys far exceeds the participation rate of similar studies done on other reservations. Of course there is always room for
improvement, so if there are tribal members and reservation residents who have suggestions for future services, suggestions on
improvement, or grievances with the existing transportation system, do not hesitate to contact CCT: DOT.
Project Notiication for Control Point Observation
Date: August 27, 2014
Project #G11PC0014: Ortho Imagery and LiDAR acquisition and data processing
To Whom It May Concern:
Surdex is providing surveying services for the Colville Confederated Tribes ortho and LiDAR aerial acquisition project through the setting of survey control points. Control points are commonly collected via a Global Positioning System (GPS) measuring x, y and z coordinates. This process can take several minutes to a few hours per point depending on the type of control point and availability of the GPS satellite signals. A survey ield crew will be in the project area to set up and acquire survey control from late August through September 2014.
No physical alterations of property will occur however some control points will have a temporary and visible panel that will be used for identiication in the ortho imagery collection. These panels will be removed by Surdex after the aerial imagery acquisition occurs but need to remain in place during aerial survey. The collected points will be used for the creation and validation of both the ortho and LiDAR data.
If you have any questions concerning this project or the ground control survey, please contact Randy Tonasket, RIA Program Manager at Colville Confederated Tribes at (509) 634-2429 or [email protected]
Attention to owners of trust land on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation! (Paid Advertisement)
Recently, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe was awarded $4.1
million of Land Buy-Back funds to purchase fractionated
trust lands speciically within the Coeur d’Alene Reservation. Coeur d’Alene Tribal staff is currently in the
process of contacting all owners of trust lands within the
Coeur d’Alene Reservation to notify them of this program
and to determine whether or not they may be interested in
selling one or more of their trust land holdings to the Tribe.
All sales are voluntary and owners can choose which land
interests they would like to sell, if any. The Coeur d’Alene
Tribe will take ownership of all land interests sold. Sale
prices will be for fair-market value based off of an appraisal
completed by the Ofice of Appraisal Services (OAS).
Please call or email the Tribe’s Buy-Back Program Ofice to notify them of your interest to sell. Tribal staff is
available to assist landowners with Buy-Back paperwork
and answer any questions. If you own fractionated land
and are interested in selling, if you are unsure whether you
qualify for this program, or if you are interested in learning
more about the Buy-Back Program, contact the Tribe’s
Land Services Program at (208) 686-5123 or by email at
[email protected] or visit http://gis.cdatribe-
nsn.gov/LandBuyBack/ for more information.
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Drummers sing an honor song during a gravesite dedication for Chief Seattle on Aug. 16 in Suquamish. The event was part of Chief Seattle Days 2014.
Seattle to consider Columbus Day name change
TOPPENISH – The Yakama Nation is set to begin construction on a long-delayed $90 million casino expansion.
The tribe is adding a 200-room hotel, a spa, additional dining and gaming space and a renovated events center to the Yakama Legends Casino.
The existing casino was built for $9 million in the late 1990’s.
The expansion will create hundreds of jobs both in construction and permanent positions. Once the expanded facility is open, Legends anticipates hiring at least 200 more workers.
It is projected to be completed by winter 2016.
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BIRTHDAY my son, Erik
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you are truly a labor of love
& joy to all. We love you &
miss you!! No parent could
be any prouder than I am of
all your accomplishments &
being the greatest parent
to your children.!!! Thank
you for your service to
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Happy 7th birthday Cora!! We love you to the moon and back. Mom and Claire
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Grandparents Jerry & Lela McGee Maternal Grandparents
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NATIONAL
Colville Tribal Credit Corporation is accepting
names for consideration for a Tribal Member
Representative position on the Credit Committee.
This representative may reside in any of the four
districts. Loan Committee membership criteria
consists of the following:
1. Member of Colville Confederated
Tribes.
2. Possess a record of financial
responsibility including
satisfactory payment history on all
Colville Tribal Credit Corporation
loans (We will be pulling a copy of
your credit report).
3. Understand financial information,
including balance sheets, profit
and loss statements, cash flow
projections, credit reports, and
debt ratios.
4. Possess ability to render sound
judgment in credit decision
making process.
5. Maintain confidentiality in all
matters.
Credit Committee meetings are normally held
weekly at Colville Tribal Credit Corporation on
Tuesday beginning at 12:30 p.m. Compensation is
$150 per meeting plus mileage at the current IRS
rate.
Individuals interested in serving as the Tribal
Member Representative should submit their names
along with a resume of their qualifications to
John Smith, General Manager, Colville Tribal Credit
Corporation, P.O. Box 618, Nespelem, WA 99155
by September 30, 2014.
At a Billings hearing in May, Sen. Jon Tester expressed frustration about the
management of the Indian Health Service.
The Montana Democrat said: “We need to live up to our trust responsibility and offer tribes the health care they deserve. Ongoing issues around service delivery, transportation for critical care, billing and reimbursement issues abound. We need to prioritize these issues and solve them.”
Tester, of course, is chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. So his call for improving the agency is worth considering.
Then again, when former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) was chairman of the same committee, he also held hearings and published a report about the poor management record at IHS. “The investigation identiied mismanagement, lack of employee accountability and inancial integrity, as well as insuficient oversight of IHS' Aberdeen Area facilities. These issues impact overall access and quality of health care services provided to Native American patients in the Aberdeen Area. Many of these issues may stem from a greater lack of oversight by the area ofice and IHS headquarters fostering an environment where employees and management are not held accountable for poor performance.” The year was 2010.
So what kind of progress has the Indian Health Service made during those four years? Unfortunately that’s the wrong question.
In the blink of an eye, the very structure of health care has changed and is continuing to change dramatically in the United States. Yet the structure of the Indian Health Service is the same.
Take the name: Indian Health Service. On the agency’s web page it adds the descriptive line, “The Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives.”
Yet some 40 percent of the agency funds go directly to tribes, independent medical nonproits or urban health programs. The federal health program is a mechanism for funding, not a federal health program. And that percentage is likely to grow because the system is no longer equal. The IHS has less access to a variety of funding pots that are available to tribal and urban health clinics.
A second problem with the IHS structure is that the United States for many policy reasons picked an insurance framework under the Affordable Care Act. And much of that insurance is built on an expansion of “entitlement” programs.
But the IHS is a health care delivery system, not an insurance regime. And, unlike the entitlement programs of Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance, the IHS is funded through congressional appropriations. So the agency’s primary source of funding is subject to the whims of a Congress that is deeply divided about priorities and the role of government.
This funding mechanism was made worse by the Affordable Care Act when the Supreme Court said states could choose to expand Medicaid (an insurance partnership for people on low incomes) or not. State-based “optional” insurance is creating a divide within the Indian health system. Under current law, IHS rewards facilities for bringing in third-party payers from either private insurance or Medicaid dollars. It’s money that’s added to a local clinic or hospital budget. But
most of that money is from Medicaid and if a state rejects the expansion, that becomes, in effect, a structural deicit. Almost half of the states, many with large American Indian or Alaska Native populations, have not expanded Medicaid.
So what should the Indian Health Service look like in the age of Obamacare? That is the conversation that should be occurring, but is not. It’s so much easier to blame underfunding or management instead of rethinking the entire IHS organization.
What would IHS look like if it’s primary role was to act as a funding agent with the goal of sending maximum resources — you know, money — directly to tribally-run and other health care delivery agencies? Or what if Medicaid was administered directly for tribes, leaving states out of the equation?
One thing I would change is The Story. As I have written before, it’s important that Congress know that past efforts worked. The creation of the Indian Health Service in 1955 and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 both improved the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Yes, there remain health care disparities when compared to the general population but the gap is far less than it was. And IHS did this by spending less money than just about any other health care delivery system in the United States.
Sure, there are management challenges at the Indian Health Service as noted by Senators Tester and before that Dorgan. But as we near the 50th anniversary of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, it’s time to rethink the agency’s structure and demand reform. It’s time to imagine what success looks like.
Mark Trahant holds the Atwood Chair at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He is an
independent journalist and a member of The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. For up-to-the-minute posts, download the free Trahant
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Small social changes in diet and activity could have a big inluence on halting weight gain among Native Americans, but it often takes transformational personal changes to drive people to lose weight and keep it off, experts say.
The daunting challenge of motivating Americans to move more and eat less was a dominant theme in the four-day obesity program for 14 health reporters in early June sponsored by the National Press Foundation at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, a suburb of Denver.
In presentations in the university’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, researchers, physicians, itness and nutrition experts, journalists, and food company executives described the biological and social forces that give rise to obesity and strategies for pushing back against those forces.
The challenges may be even bigger for Native Americans because they are disproportionately disadvantaged, with more living both on reservations and in low income city neighborhoods where good food is scarce and options for work and an active lifestyle more limited.
The obesity epidemic has rendered 30 percent of Native Americans overweight and another 40 percent obese. The rates for all Americans are not much better, with a third overweight and another third obese.
Dr. Holly Wyatt, a University of Colorado professor of medicine, said to lose weight and sustain the loss people need to have bigger, deeper reasons than itting into a summer bikini or avoiding diabetes down the road. They need to tap deeper desires to change, to transform, to move from a victim mindset to a sense of empowerment, Wyatt said.
The obesity epidemic over the past three decades is the fruit of our success in building an environment full of calorie-rich, fat- and sugar-laden, low-cost food and machines that allow us to move less both in work and play, said James O. Hill, executive director of the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center and co-author with Wyatt of the diet book, “State of Slim.”
We have more food energy at our ingertips than ever while our more sedentary lives demand less energy, creating an imbalance that makes us fat.
“Our biology is not broken; it is what gets us obese in the current environment,” he says. “Our physiology says eat, eat, eat. Our biology is set up for that”
Some of those changes in the environment:Americans are moving less, with more working
service jobs and fewer in manufacturing and only a fraction in farming, said John Peters, professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado.
American males at work on average burn about 100 fewer calories today than they did in 1960.
Amish men, who still live agrarian lives common in the 1800’s, take 18,000 steps a day compared to an average 6,000 steps for other American men.
Genetics can make people, including some Native
Americans, more prone to weight gain, said Dr. Daniel Bessesen, also a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado.
Ninety percent of the Pima Indians in Arizona, for example, is obese. Genetically related Pima people in northern Mexico are lean, probably because they are more active in their agrarian lifestyle, Bessesen said.
An individual’s level of impulsivity and emotional attachment to food also can affect weight gain. So can his or her friends. A study of 12,000 people in the Framingham Heart Study between 1971 and 2003 showed that a person’s chance of becoming obese increased by 57 percent if they had a friend who became obese.
While losing weight can be dificult, keeping it off is even more so because the body resists staying lean, Bessesen said. The body metabolism changes and uses less energy, yet the appetite increases
And as the body ages, it burns less energy so if you don’t eat less, you will gain weight. Health experts at the workshop stressed that regular exercise is necessary to successfully keep weight off permanently.
Several speakers also noted that small changes could make big differences in the obesity crisis:
Americans eat on average only 15 calories more a day than they burn, enough to add a pound or two a year. Small changes like walking 15 minutes a day or eating a few less bites at each meal could prevent weight gain in most of the population, Hill said.
The fast food industry could go a long ways toward equalizing the energy balance by reducing portion sizes for say a hamburger by 5 percent, he said.
One study, which has important implications for Indian Country, found that people can cut the amount of sugar their body absorbs in half by taking a 15 minute walk after each meal, said Dr. James A. Levine, professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
Brian Wansink, professor of marketing at Cornell University, said schools can double or triple the number of public school students taking fruit for lunch by simply putting fruit in a nice bowl in a well-lit area.
Still, as simple as it might seem to cut 100 calories out of your daily diet, said Wyatt, sustaining that requires a big change in mindset and lifestyle.
Small changes can make big diferences in obesity crisis
BILL GRAVES/Native Health News Alliance
James O. Hill, director of the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at the University of Colorado medical center in Aurora, says it is natural for us to gain weight in the food-rich, sendentary environment we’ve created for ourselves. “Our biology is not broken,” he says.
BY BILL GRAVES
Native Health News Alliance
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) applauds President Obama for upholding his ongoing commitment to tribal nations and Native peoples by travelling to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on Friday, June 13.
Since taking ofice, President Obama has remained steadfast in honoring our nation-to-nation relationship. President Obama has kept his commitment to host the annual White House Tribal Nations
Summit in Washington D.C. These summits have facilitated unprecedented engagement between tribal leaders and the President and members of his Cabinet.
At the 2013 White House Tribal Nations Summit, the President announced that he would visit Indian Country himself – a longtime priority of tribal leaders. Friday’s visit to Standing Rock fulills that promise. This historic visit is the irst by a sitting President in over 15 years and makes President Obama only the fourth President in history to ever visit
Indian Country.NCAI expects the
President to address the economic development needs of tribal nations and the needs of Native youth. While tribal youth are included in the Administration’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, this Administration has always known that Native children have speciic cultural and education needs that require focused attention.
The President’s visit builds on ongoing efforts of his Administration to work closely with tribal nations on policy that
affects their citizens. We trust the visit will be a catalyst for more policies that will not only succeed today, but cement the positive relationship between tribal governments and the federal government well into the future. President Obama has made annual summits between our nations in his words, "almost routine." We trust this will be the continuation of his Administration's engagement with our nations that makes visits to Indian Country by the President and his Cabinet routine too.
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A generation later, the prejudice has continued, Ceci said.
“They’ve done stuff to Shea, my oldest son, and Shoni,” she said. “It’s traumatizing.”
To help bring awareness, Shoni and Jude brought their Louisville teammates back to their reservation to expose them to their culture.
“They thought, ‘This is really cool, maybe the whole world should see this,” Jude recalled.
The family has since relocated to Lapwai, Idaho.
Against all oddsIt seemed like just yesterday, Jude
said, she and Shoni were playing ball outdoors on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, pretending to be NBA and WNBA players. Cynthia Cooper, Sue Bird and Michael Jordan were just a few of them.
Growing up, they attended open gym religiously, playing with and against the boys, which Shoni called fun “because they’re a lot faster, bigger and stronger than you. It gives you motivation.”
When it came to making the leap to Franklin High School in Portland, the family received criticism, Shoni said.
“It was a big thing,” she said. “Everybody’s like, ‘You can’t move off the reservation. You’re not supposed to.’ It was a bigger thing for my family.”
Shoni recalled being looked down upon by some from home, but acknowledged the move would only help develop her as a person.
And develop it did.The Schimmels would go on to
lead Franklin to back-to-back playoff appearances, with Shoni gaining the attention of dozens of Division I schools.
Then came the time to make a decision, where she chose to attend Louisville to play for Jeff Walz.
The reservation again beckoned. But her mother had instilled in her the power to persist.
“One thing my mom always told me when I was younger, it’s only four years of your life,” Shoni said. “You can always come back to the reservation if you want to. The rez is always home, it’s always gonna be there.
Jude wasn’t far behind.“It was for my own beneit to
go off and try to be successful and make the most of my life,” Jude said.
They teamed up to lead the No. 5-seeded Cardinals to the national championship in 2013, where the underdogs fell 93-60 to the heavily favored University of Connecticut. Last year, they lost a close one to Maryland, 76-73, in the Elite 8.
After earning All-American recognition, Shoni was selected by the Atlanta Dream with the eighth overall pick.
Continuing to grow About a month from the
culmination of her collegiate career, Shoni was back on the basketball court as the Dream opened up the regular season on May 16 against San Antonio.
She debuted with team-record 11 assists. Despite starting just two games all season, she was selected by her fans to the WNBA All-Star team, where she earned MVP after scoring 29 points and dishing out eight assists.
Atlanta, 18-13 at the end of the season, earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference before being stunned by Elena Delle Donne and the Chicago Sky in the opening round.
Her coach, Michael Cooper, believes Schimmel — who averaged 8.3 points and 3.6 assists per game in 21 minutes — will progress “into a very special player in this league.”
“She’s got some things to clean up,” he said. “Going overseas and playing in the summer season will help her a lot.”
Schimmel was undecided of her next move as of Aug. 7. The Dream fell 2-1 to the Chicago Sky in the Eastern Conference semiinals. She is slated to be a guest speaker at Cooper’s basketball camp in Pablo, Mont. on Oct. 4.
Jude’s senior season begins in mid-November, where she hopes to showcase her talent on a team with about as many freshmen as seniors and juniors combined. She said the team, which last year boasted a 33-5
of our time?
She’s already leading by example. But
can she also be a vocal leader for the
Native people?
The answer at KeyArena was no, much
to the dismay of a lock of journalists.Schimmel was asked if she would
take a stance on the issue involving the
Washington Redskins and declined.
“When the time comes, I’ll give my
two cents,” she said.
Clearly, she is overwhelmed with just
being Shoni.
But to know her inluence could potentially help right a few wrongs
excites many.
Cary Rosenbaum is the editor of The Tribal Tribune. The Inchelium native and Lakes Band tribal member can be contacted via telephone at (509)634-2225 or email at cary.rosenbaum@
colvilletribes.com.
COYOTE: Schimmel will give her two cents on Redskins issue ‘when the time comes,’ she saysfrom A7
record and No. 3 ranking in the NCAA Tournament, has uninished business.
“The ultimate goal is to win a championship,” she said. “This year, we’re young, inexperienced, but that could be really good for us. I’m looking forward to a brand new beginning.
“Honestly, we have the talent, it’s just a matter of us coming together and putting it all together and playing great games throughout the season.”
With Shoni gone, it feels like a repeat
from high school, Jude said, “but this year I feel more prepared for it.”
“I’m still sad I don’t get to play with her right now. I’m hoping to play with her again in the future, but we’ll see,” she continued. “I just feel like it’s my opportunity for everyone else to see the other aspects of my game that they haven’t seen the last three years.”
For the irst time in her collegiate career, she started a game last season — ive of them, averaging 5.5 points and 3.5 assists
while inishing second on the team with 54 steals. Her highlight was scoring double-
digit points in consecutive games in the
NCAA Tournament.
The competitive drive of the Schimmel
sisters continues to fuel their evolution.
“We’re not doing it for ourselves, we’re
doing it for all Native Americans,” Jude
said.
“All the odds are against you,” Shoni
said, “so why not beat them?”
SCHIMMELSfrom A7
Son and Rick Schimmel Mick, Jobe and Milan Schimmel
Ceci Schimmel poses with fans. Shoni SchimmelJude Schimmel signs an autograph.
Shoni Schimmel and the Atlanta
Dream come out to an aisle of
American Indians in attendance for
a game against the Seattle Storm
on Aug. 7
Tribal members Marcella and
Saydele Haynes of Usk
PHOTOS BY CARY ROSENBAUM/Tribune
Jude Schimmel speaks in front of a crowd of more than 200 during the United National Indian Tribal Youth Conference held at the Worley, Longhouse in Worley, Idaho (the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation) in August.
Three generations of the Andrea Pakootas family
Jude Schimmel poses with Miss Indian World, Taylor
Thomas (Shoshone-Bannock) of Fort Hall, Idaho.
Tribal members Zack and Sonny Sellars
Haley Chaney gets her T-shirt signed by Jude Schimmel during halftime of a game
between the Seattle Storm and the Atlanta Dream on Aug. 7 at KeyArena in Seattle.
Shoni Schimmel signs a few
postgame autographs.
When I irst moved to Washington, I remember thinking that it seemed a lot
like parts of northern Minnesota. Both have lots of evergreen trees, rivers and secluded lakes. The big difference here is all the hills, which occasionally become mountains.
There is a lot to see and be inspired by, and yet some things about life on the reservation have reminded me a lot of my early writing struggles back home.
It’s not easy trying to ind new ideas in a landscape that everyone knows so well already. It’s kind of like being the new kid in class, trying to learn names, make friends and learn new things all at the same time.
I grew up on a farm just north of Alberta, Minnesota. Alberta is a small town nestled in the west central edge of the state, consisting of two churches, the post ofice, a bar, a grain elevator and the now hauntingly empty building I used to call my high school.
Our locals took a lot of pride in their community. It was one of those places where everyone knows everyone. I know this was probably a side effect of having so few people in such a small area, living and working together. But there was always a kind of expectation that if you were a local, you should know everybody.
My grandmother in particular, had an excellent memory for names and relations. When she spoke of our extended family, or even community members, she assumed that I would know to whom she referred, and how I was related to them. She would say things like “Don’t you know her? She’s your grandfather’s cousin,” or “Their family lived just up the road from us for years.”
Both my sisters and I attended family reunions and grew up knowing our family history, at least as far back as the story of our great great grandfather’s immigration to America. We went to the same school my father and his brothers had attended, and some of our teachers
had been there long enough to remember teaching them.
These days, working as a non-tribal member, I’m always being asked where I come from. Many people ask about my last name, Bjerken (pronounced beer-ken). It’s a Norwegian name I adopted in 2009 when I married my husband. Looking at him, you’d never guess some of his ancestors were probably big, burly, Viking warriors.
Most people simply ask where I’m from. Given Minnesota’s reputation for
harsh winters, and a large Scandinavian population, I’ve always wanted to break into the opening lyrics to Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song…“We come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs low.”
But that always seems like kind of a silly response to a serious question.
Occasionally, someone has asked me “Who are your people?” And because of where I grew up, I understand that there is a depth to this question.
When I’m asked this question, I understand I’m being asked more than just where I’ve lived. I’m being asked about where I come from, who the people there are, their history and what their community has taught me to value.
While I’d like to be able to give a longer explanation, one that encompasses a bit more about who I am, I usually ind myself trying to keep things simple.
And the simplest truth I can think of to say is usually “I’m just a small town farm girl from Minnesota.”
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We come from the place of the ice and snow: Minnesota and Washington similar
STORYTELLERS
LEANN’S RHYMES
By LeAnnBjerken
My time as a Tribune intern, capturing moments
Intrinsically, we are all photographers. The brain sends a signal to the eyes, adjusts focus, captures the shot
and then stores the picture for future reference. If our eyelids were shutters, and every blink was a moment captured in time, our cranial hard drive would store approximately 16,800 photos per day. That’s a lot of editing. But as a photographer, this is commonplace: aim, focus, capture, edit, archive. Repeat. During my internship here at the Tribal Tribune, I have traveled close to 1,000 miles and archived over 10,000 snippets of life as seen through the lens of my camera, keeping always on the alert for that next great shot. It doesn’t come. Instead, I have made an unexpected but rather obvious discovery: They are all great shots. Take a look around you, out the window, towards the sky or in any direction. Wherever you
are at any given time, something beautiful, exciting and sometimes unbelievable, is out there waiting to be documented in a photograph. Or forgotten.
So I shoot. There is a particular sense of satisfaction in knowing that what I accomplish each day will provide a visual representation of the present for future generations to come. There is also a sense of urgency in certain cases where your subject may never again be available for depiction. Sometimes you have one day, removed from one year, to get the shot. If you miss it, I’m sorry about your luck. See you next year. The most important thing I’ve learned as a photojournalist is to be prepared for anything. Once you master this train of thought, you start to realize just how many
great shots are out there. You want that camera within arms reach at any given time. You need it. Recently, this mindset paid off in a big way when I captured a monstrosity of a dust storm commonly referred to as a “haboob.” As I write this article, the haboob photo has received over 28,000 views via our Tribal Tribune page on Facebook. I was at the right place, at the right time. If I were not prepared for this unexpected phenomenon it would now exist only in my mind’s eye, unless of course
you take into consideration the countless other spectators who were prepared for the shot. Point being? I got lucky, and luck is like gold. And gold is where you ind it.
If I had the column space to share and extrapolate upon all of my photos captured
during my stay here at the Tribune, the next issue would be comparable to the Los Angeles yellow pages in thickness. Ok, I may have inlated that estimate, but 10,000 pictures take up a lot of space. To be honest, most of them would not reside under the deinition of stimulating. But some do, and that’s photography. That’s life. It would be nice if we could predict our lives and the ongoing events that surround us with sureire accuracy, but that’s not an option, and I’m ok with that. Wouldn’t the images we capture lose their sense of importance and singularity? Would our imaginations not become stale and complacent? Here is a challenge to our readers: Get a camera and take 1,000 pictures. Post your favorite shot online or share it with a friend, in real life, like we used to in the old days. I’m pretty sure the results will surprise you. If you only have a cell phone with a camera built in, make sure to point it in the direction opposite of your face. You know who you are.
I’ll leave you with a few of my favorite images captured along the way, and the best advice I can give to anyone who inds photography as interesting as I do: Be prepared, and expect the unexpected, because like Forrest Gump stated, “Life is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get.”
Many many years
ago, Emma
(Toulou) and Jim
Rumsey had a baby girl.
She was inny, and it was the year of 1921. Leona was born in Kewa on
Grandpa Ralph Toulou’s
Farm. Later a brother was born, Bob Rumsey
(deceased). The next 15 years she spent traveling California, Oregon and Washington, as her father was a salesman.
In 1938 she started her family. She had ive boys, Jimmie, Allen, Darrell,
Roy, Billie Joe; trying to keep the family together she worked many jobs
in and around the Ketle Falls and Colville area.
About 1950 she met, Karl Seastrom and the two of them traveled following construcion jobs. Then they had Karla, also about the same ime buying a farm in the Kewa Valley. Then Emile was
born. They added to the
farm and inally buying the Dufner Ranch, the same ranch that Ralph Toulou had years before. We like to think of it as the circle of life. Karl and Leona farmed, raised catle, and Karl was a hogger. They also built the Twin Lakes Tavern.Leona lives in a small home by Twin Lakes, she is geing along well al-though she doesn’t travel much any more and sill has her drivers license. But she likes siing in the passenger seat now.
Thunder Bird used to ly (tuxwt) from the warm land (kwlulaxw) once every
snow to devour the most beautiful of maidens (stakmix). He always wanted a maiden as soon as he appeared. He would not stand for any delay. He came at the blooming of the wood lowers, and there was wailing in the villages (snacwixtn).
This maiden chosen by the tribes because of her great beauty would have to walk out and meet the monster, and be eaten. The thing that hits would not harm the other people. That was the custom. No one ever thought to change it, of defying the terrible thunder bird.
It happened one spring that the girl who was loved by the Garter Snake was chosen to be the sacriice to Thunder Bird. That made Garter Snake very sad. He had no wish to live without her, so decided to go with her when she went to meet the monster. Thunder Bird (sc’q’c’q’am) could be seen high in the clouds when the maiden started toward the sacriice place. Putting on his best war shirt Garter Snake (skwkwawilxa) followed her. She looked around and saw him. She begged him to go back, to leave her. She did not want him to be killed too. But Garter Snake hurried his steps and caught up to her. ‘’Oh go
back to our people,’’ she said. ‘’You cannot stand before the awful suck z-cum. Let me die alone.’’(knanaqs) Soon they heard the noise of the monster’s wings. The maiden cried (c’qwaqw), and Garter Snake felt weak (tlxwmist), but he tried not to show his fear. Thunder Bird roared over them. His great wings shook the air and made the sky dark. He swooped low and from his mouth came a stream of ire. Garter Snake spat back.
‘’This person must be powerful,’’ said Thunder Bird to himself. ‘’He spits ire as I do.’’ Then, thinking to discover his small enemy’s weakness (xwupts), Thunder Bird asked: ‘‘what do you fear? Of what are you afraid?’’ ‘’Nothing (lut stim)! There is nothing I fear,’’ replied Garter Snake. ‘’ Nothing can hurt me. If you feel like ighting me, I will show you how to spit real
ire. My ire spit is worse (misk’ast) than yours.’’ Thunder Bird believed those words, for none of the people ever had dared to talk to him like that. Only the frightened, wailing maidens ever had come to meet him. But he hoped to scare the other, and he spat a fearful streak of ire. Garter Snake then spat a stream of sizzling ire that lashed right in the monster’s face. Thunder Bird couldn’t stand that. He turned and led heading for the warm land spitting the hardest. Garter Snake ran after him, and not until he was sure that the monster really was beaten did Garter Snake stop chasing him. Then he shouted: “A new people are coming to the world. From this day you will not come down out of the sky to eat people. You may roam the sky, but you shall make only rumblings and crashing in the storm.”
Thunder Bird never returned to eat any more maidens or destroy the tribes. But sometimes he crashes his wings, and spits his ire through the clouds (ktm’tam’t) For his bravery the people gave Garter Snake a pretty green blanket with stripes on it. skwkawilxa, the ground twister still wears that blanket. Then I Came Back limlmt - lamlmt- qciyw’yw’
A Tribute to Leona Seastrom Born 1921 in Kewa
BRUCE BUTLER/Tribune
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Bruce took this one at the Fourth of July Celebration in Nespelem.
Beautiful
Stories
With whopyawil J.
Condon
BRUCE BUTLER/Tribune
The Sunday performance of the 2014 Omak Suicide Race.
Lasting
Impressions
By Bruce Butler
Courtesy
Why Gartersnake wears a green blanketBy James Ross
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Many were greatly saddened this past month to learn of the death of actor Robin Williams. The 63-year-old Williams was found dead in his Tiburon, Calif. home, Aug. 11. Investigators ruled the death asuicide.
As details emerged, Williams’ widow Susan Schneider revealed Williams had been suffering from depression, anxiety and a secret diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. Just one day after his death, the beloved actor was cremated and his ashes scattered near the San Francisco coast.
In the days following, the Tribal Tribune invited its Facebook viewers to share their thoughts and feelings.
While some recalled favorite movies or performances, all expressed a deep sadness at the death of one who brought such joy.
Fay Lyn Nanpuya commented, “I just loved the way he made me laugh and smile. This type of laughter is needed in life.”
The hardest part for many has been reconciling the cheerful characters seen in his ilms, with the real Williams, a man who was struggling
with addiction and depression. Marlene Cardona noted,“This
proves that none of us know what is going on in another person’s life; money doesn’t by everything evidently. We are relatively poor, living poverty-stricken lives, just trying to make the best of what we have and inside, for many people this is not enough. To judge another we must walk in their shoes and many including myself probably haven’t. I’ve found that even my kids sometimes remind me to ease up, because no one knows what another is going through! It is a great loss to all of us, as he was a person that made so many people laugh, who was obviously hurting inside but did not show it.”
While his death has left fans
feeling unsettled, it has also served to encourage those who might be struggling with similar feelings to ask for help.
Joyce Mcnitt wrote, “I was devastated by his death! But even in death he is still helping people to ind help for their depression who otherwise would not seek it. May he rest in peace.”
Williams’ family expressed the similar hope that “others will ind the strength to seek the care and support they need to treat whatever battles they are facing so they may feel less afraid.”
Williams brought his both fans and those who knew him, the gift of laughter. We here at the Tribune encourage fans to remember him fondly and look back on his work with warm thoughts.
It is our sincerest hope that should you ind yourself in the midst of personal struggles, you would seek help. Whether it’s calling a friend, a hotline, or seeking counseling. Take the step to make it known to someone.
If you or someone you know is expressing signs or feelings of self-harm contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255(TALK).
FAREWELLS
When big losses get bigger
Santiago Arrieta Orbe
Santiago “Sandy”
Arrieta Orbe (85)
passed surrounded by
his family in Grand
Coulee, Washington,
July 31, 2014. A
proud Basque, Sandy
was born on July 25,
1929 in the town of
Arrieta, located in
the Basque Province
of Vizcaya, Spain,
to Felix Arrieta and
Paulina Orbe’. In
1952, after serving
in the Spanish navy, Sandy moved to the United States
as a contracted sheepherder, eventually settling in Keller,
Washington. He married Donita Marshall in 1957 and they
raised their four children on Manilla Creek Road, south of
Keller.
Sandy worked many years as a sheepherder and logger
for the Glen Whitelaw family, plus a few years for the
WSDOT plowing snow and at the Crown Zellerbach log
dump. He enjoyed chatting with his many friends and
working in his garden, but his great passion was working
as a rancher on Manilla Creek, raising beef, sheep and pigs.
One of Sandy’s many accomplishments he was proud of
was coming to this country with nothing, but working hard
to save money to own land and a car. He was also proud
of the fact he spoke three languages, became a citizen of
the United States in the mid 80’s and in 1974, took his
American family to meet his Basque family in Spain. Sandy
was active in the Keller Senior meal program, and in his
younger days, the Keller Jr. Rodeo Association and the
Keller Community Club.
Sandy is predeceased by his parents, brothers Felix, Jose’,
and Javier, and sister, Martina.
Sandy is survived by one brother, David Arrieta, four
children, Linda Fisher (Jay), David Arrieta (Margaret),
Juli Sliger (Jeff) and Ramon Arrieta (Sue); eleven grand
children, Eli Fisher, Sam Fisher, Gus Fisher, Zachary
Arrieta, Kirsten Arrieta, Rose Krause (Dan), Katherine
Rettkowski (John), Laura Sliger, Casey Sliger (Alyshia),
Nicholas Ritz, and Cody Arrieta; three great grand children,
Grace Rettkowski, Eleanor Rettkowski and Andrew Krause.
He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins, both here in the United States and in Spain.
All are invited to an 11:00 a.m. graveside committal
service to be held Saturday, August 16, 2014 at the Keller
Cemetery. After the burial, everyone is invited to the
Keller Longhouse to share a meal with friends and family,
celebrating Sandy.
His family requests donations are made in Sandy’s
memory to the Keller Senior Meal Program or the Keller Jr.
Rodeo Assn.
Please sign Sandy’s online register book at http://www.
stratefuneralhome.com. Strate Funeral Home of Grand
Coulee, Washington, is honored to be serving Sandy’s
family
Tribal members remember Robin Williams
Coyote Stories
with Cary Rosenbaum
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BY LEANN BJERKEN
The Tribune
September 2014 Community Events w/School
Inchelium Community Center
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Gym Closed
Labor Day
2 School Starts
Gym Closed
Youth Activities
3
Gym Closed
youth group @ the pines 6:00
4
Gym Closed Youth Activities w/GB
5 Gym Closed
History/archaeology
Honoring our elders
luncheon * ICC
6 Gym Closed
7 Gym Closed
BINGO 2-5
8
Gym Closed
Youth Activities w/GB
9 HSVB here w/Selkirk
Youth Activities
w/Gabe
Open House @5:30 IHS
10 12-7 WSU
FNO @ school
w/SEISEN students
11
Youth Activities w/GB
12
Frank Q 10-12/1-3
interview skills
13
HSVB @ Curlew
12:00
14
BINGO 2-5
15
Youth Activities
w/Gabe
16 HSVB @ Republic 5:30
Youth Activities
w/Gabe
17 District Meeting
@ 6:00 — ICC
Youth Group @ the Pines 6:00
18 Food Harvest
JHFB @ Springdale
19 School Pictures
Frank Q 10-12/1-3
telephone skills HSFB h/w Columbia 3:00
20
JH & HSVB
@ Northport 11: am
21
BINGO 2-5
22
Youth Activities
w/Gabe
23 JHVB h/w Curlew
ASIST-8:30-4:00
@ Buttercup
Youth Activities /GB
24 ASIST /continued
Frank Q 10-12/1-3
give & receive criti-
cism
Longhouse EH @ 5
25
JHFB @Odessa/
Harrington 4 p.m.
JHVB @ Republic
26 Back to school
DANCE 6-9 pm
Volunteers needed
HSFB @ Wellpinit 3:00
27
HSVB @ Odessa/
Harrington 12:00
28
BINGO 2-5
29
Youth Activities/GB
30 JHVB h/w Nespelem
Youth Activities/GB
(24) Youth Group @ the Pines 6:00
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Calendar is subject to change
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ICC Director—Juanita Warren
Youth Aciviies—Gabe Bylilly
ICC Staf—DR Michel, Chewy Fry
Cindy Laramie.
Phone # 722-7031 & 7032
It’s just another Rez tale: A daughter, a grandfather and a mother dying in the span of 11
years — tragedy at its finest.As the Inchelium community
watched a slideshow for 43-year-old Anna Sandvig projected onto the community center gymnasium wall, all three were present on screen. The sense of being reunited was the theme.
Just a year ago, Sandvig mourned the death of her biological father, Franco Swan. And 10 years before. she buried her 15 year old daughter, Katie Mae Leadercharge.
Hundreds were on hand for each, as all three left legacies.
Take Franco Swan, for instance. Colville Business Councilman Jim Boyd wrote a song that dubs him a legend of our reservation.
The former boxer who Boyd said was known from town to town at every bar for his fighting skill was a fixture of the town.
Bandana, cutoff shirt, sunglasses at night and a Harley; he was the ultimate bad boy who was known for extending a helping hand to anyone in need. His picture hangs on the wall of Ruby’s Bar and Grill. His life is celebrated annually with a shootout.
Leadercharge, who died in 2003 while in high school, is the one
person whose jersey hangs in the Inchelium High School gymnasium.
In a frame on the wall, her No. 30 and picture remind us of a girl that somehow was able to lift the spirits of all those around her.
With Sandvig, a Lake Roosevelt Community Health Center employee, we may not find her picture on the wall of a community building anytime soon. But she definitely left a legacy.
An active community member, you could often find her at town events with a contagious smile that was able to coax even the orneriest men into hugs. Amazingly, she was able to retain her high spirit after suffering the loss of her daughter.
When life could have easily crumbled for Sandvig, she persevered.
But like many stories on the Rez go, she was unfairly taken from us having done far more good than bad.
Many friends and family members wrote on her Facebook page, sharing memories and sending prayers.
Her loss means one less smile in an occasionally gloomy place. When coupled with the deaths of her other family members, big losses only got bigger.
But there was a theme of comfort in the air — like there were people waiting for her on the other side.
Cary Rosenbaum is the editor of The Tribal
Tribune. The Inchelium native and Lakes Band
tribal member can be contacted via telephone
at (509)634-2225 or email at cary. [email protected].
SandvigSwan
Leadercharge
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JOBS
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: All tribal jobs require digital applicaions,
which can be acquired at www. ColvilleTribes.com/jobs. php.
We’ve Been Looking For You!
Colville Tribal Federal Corporaion (CTFC) is now acceping applicaions for all Small Business Locaions: Tribal Trails (Omak), Mill Bay Smoke Shack (Manson), Nespelem Trading Post, Keller Store, Inchelium Store, and Noisy Waters (Ketle Falls).
To become our newest team member please submit resumes/applicaions to CTFC, Atn: HR, P.O. Box 5, Coulee Dam, WA 99116 or email to [email protected] for informaion.
POSITION: JournalistSALARY: $18.15 per hour, less
5% during probaionREPORTS TO: Media Services
ManagerLOCATION: Nespelem,
WashingtonBASIC FUNCTIONS OF WORK:
This is a Non-exempt posiion. Employee will be performing journalisic duies for The Tribal Tribune, the oicial publicaion of The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservaion. This posiion requires reporing, photography, layout, copy ediing, ad sales, graphic design, circulaion work (updaing our mailing list), social media acivity and content management. Employee may be required to atend meeings and other community events reservaion wide and may travel of reservaion if needed. Posiion may require to interview people by phone or in person and have the ability to record informaion by hand or on tape and write stories on computer.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:(Educaion, Training and
Special Requirements) Bachelor’s Degree in
Journalism, English or Communicaions; OR
Associate’s Degree in Journalism, English or Communicaions; AND thirty-six (36) months of related experience.
High School Diploma; AND sixty (60) months of related experience.
Must submit resume and sample wriings relaing to the ield within the past two (2) years, along with CCT job applicaion.
Must successfully clear a Criminal History Background inquiry.
Must possess a valid Washington State Driver’s License and be eligible for a Tribal Driver’s License/Insurance.
Must have an understanding of law as it pertains to journalism.
Must be able to cover events on and of reservaion.
Must be able to drive in adverse weather condiions.
Must be able to work non-customary hours (evenings, weekends, holidays, split shits), as work dictates.
Must maintain STRICT conideniality.
Must be able to atend interview in person
POSITION: ON Call Ceriied Nursing Assistant/ NAC
SALARY: $9.62 - $12.90 per hour DOE
REPORTS TO: Director of Nursing
LOCATION: Nespelem, Washington
BASIC FUNCTIONS: This is a non exempt posiion. The NAC provides each resident with rouine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident’s assessments, care plan and as directed by the Director of Nursing (DSN) or charge nurse.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Educaion and Training: Must possess a current ceriicate as a Nursing Assistant Ceriied. Must be able to read, write, and understand the English language.Must maintain ceriicaion and be able to perform CPR. Must successfully clear Criminal History Background Inquiry that indicates no felony, convicions or negaive acions as deined by DSHS related to the care of vulnerable adults.move and /or carry said weight a minimum of 50 feet. Must be able to relate clearly and concisely informaion concerning a resident’s condiion. Must be able to perform assigned duies independently and with supervision. Ability to work well as a member of the health care team.
NOTE: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, this posiion is subject to post accident and reasonable suspicion drug tesing. (This is a “Safety Sensiive” posiion)
TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED WITHIN EACH INDIAN PREFERENCE CODE.
CLOSING DATE: Coninuously Open
MB-7073P. O. Box 150Nespelem, WA 99155(509) 634-2842 mailda.bob@
colvilletribes.com
PLANT FACILITIES MANAGER LOCATION: Inchelium DESCRIPTION: Plant Manager
for Incheliem Water/Sewer District to monitor and maintain plant faciliies.
REQUIREMENTS: Must live within 30 miles of town center and be willing to become a State Ceriied Operator at no cost. HOW TO APPLY: For complete job descripion and salary, call Marjory Salhus at 722-3020
ASSOCIATE JUDGEOPEN UNTIL FILLEDJOB DESCRIPTION: This anExempt posiion: To provide a
broad range of judicial funcions at the trial court level for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservaion’s Tribal Court.
Atend training sessions and be able to conduct staf training as requested or approved by the Chief Judge.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Juris Doctorate Degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Associaion. Must be a member in good standing of any State Bar Associaion and have suicient legal training to preside over criminal proceedings.
REQUIRMENTS: Experience relecing knowledge and understanding of the Colville Tribes Community and its people, including Tribal Law, Customs and tradiions.
SALARY: DOE plus beneitsLOCATION: Colville Tribal
Court, Nespelem, WAHOW TO APPLY: Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservaion Human Resources Oice
P. O. Box 150 Nespelem, WA 99155 (509)634-2842 jacqueline.trevino@
colvilletribes.com
FOR SALE
Vehicle for sale2011 FORD FUSION Acceping
Bids Property sold in “AS IS”condiionASKING BID: $14,500.00 Ofers
to purchase are tobe submited to Colville Tribal
Credit Corporaion by June 30, 2014. Please submit bid in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “Bid Enclosed, “FORD”. Bids
can be mailed to: Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion, P.O. Box 618, Nespelem, WA 99155 or emailed to Meghan.inley@colvilletribes. com
Tribal members interested in inancing through Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion must apply for a loan at the ime they send in their bid before June 30, 2014.
For addiional informaion, or to look at vehicle, please call Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion at (509) 634-2658. Colville Tribal Credit Corporaio reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
REAL ESTATE
For sale - 2 acre homesite, has well, locaion approximately 1/2 mile down Omak Riverside Rd. toward Cipp Sawmill. For more Informaion call (509) 557-8104.
For Sale/Trade - 69 Skyline single wide trailer, 12 x 50 1bdrm. Hardwood looring through-out, new windows & insulaion, furnace well maintained. Bathroom needs new tub & surround. $2,000/OBO/Trade
You move to your locaion. Located in Okanogan. (206) 940- 2188.
In this ediion, many of the real estate lisings have been provided by Colete Adolph, Real Property Oicer, contact number (509) 634- 2344. Please contact her if another number is not provided.
Former Tribal Business available for lease ADDRESS: 3041 Hwy 155, Coulee Dam INFO: Trade-Auto Service Repair/Garage and Retail Store. 5,760 SF space available. 25,265 SF lot size, 1978 YB
MIN RATE: $1.95/SF/YR Terms: 36 MO
Equipment available for saleseparately. Lease applicaion
materials with requirements, available upon request.
For sale in east Omak extremely well cared for 3 bed 1.5 bath with new roof and carpeing throughout. Open concept kitchen, bath of master, large family room with wood ireplace and bonus room in basement. Fully fenced private yard with 3-car pull through garage, covered back paio and two sheds. 1,584 sq t. 0.32 acres. If interested call 509-422-9754 Charlene Brown
Inchelium Area Land SalesThe land owners of Colville
Allotment 101-5402 wish to sell 120 acres of beauiful imbered land in the Hall Creek Area. This paricular tract of land is located approximately 10 miles north of Inchelium of of the Hall Creek Road. There is a small seasonal drainage area that lows through the mid porion of this property. Uiliies are available along the Hall Creek Road. The landowners are willing to sell this property for $116,000. For more informaion contact the Realty Department at (509) - 634-2347.
Priced to Sell: The land owner of Colville Allotment 101-5588-E wishes to sell 10.00 acres. The land is slightly imbered, and is located 1 mile northeast of of the Cobbs Creek Road. For more informaion contact the Realty Department at (509) 634-2347.
Are you looking for home along the Bridge Creek Road in the Seylor Valley area? We have one home on (5) ive acres that the owner is willing to sell for $160,000 or he will sell the home and (40) forty acres for $210,000 and he is even willing to negoiate for the sale of the home and 140.00 acres and home for $360,000.
Keller Area Land SalesFee Property- Located
approximately four (4) miles of of Highway 21 on the Bridge Creek Road is a 69.35 acre tract of fee property. Please contact Gregg Caudell for speciic informaion on the selling price. Gregg can be reached at 509-775-2130.
Nespelem Area Land SaleThe land owner of Jim Billy
Allotment 101-49-C wishes to sell 3.00 acres, the land is known as the “Rainbow House” along Hwy 155, between the town of Nespelem of the Colville Agency.
This paricular home has lotsof charm and is waiing for the
right buyer. For more informaion contact the Realty Department at (509) - 634-2347.
The land owner of Colville Allotment 101-5536 wishes to sell Lots 7 & 8 Block 52, Town
of Coulee Dam, containing .180 for more informaion contact the Realty Department at Phone Number (509)634-2347.
The land owner of Colville Allotment 101-5532 wishes to sell Lot 24 & 25, Block 62 Town of Coulee Dam, containing .40 acre, (1012 Central Drive). For more informaion contact the Realty Department at Phone Number (509) 634-2347.
The landowners of allotment 101-178-A containing 20 acres would like to sell developed potenial residenial site, (ready available water well, electricity, sewer and sepic) Rural area 6 miles northerly of the town of nespelem going on park city loop road and gold lake road. For more informaion contact Bill Moomaw at area code 509-826-4605.
The landowners of allotment 101-4189 containing 5 acres would like to sell potenial residenial site, rural area 6 miles northeast of the town of nespelem going on cache creek road and access would be from owhi loop road. For more informaion contact Bill Moomaw at area code 509-826-4605.
The landowners of allotment 101-248-1 containing 20 acres would like to sell potenial residenial site, rural area 6 miles northeast of the town of nespelem going on cache creek road and access would be Berland Road. For more informaion contact Bill Moomaw at area code 509-826- 4605.
The one landowner of allotment 101-268-B containing 5.00 acres would like to sell, 2 miles northeast on cache creek road (just above cache creek grade) of the town of nespelem for more informaion contact the Realty Department at Phone Number (509)634-2347.
The one landowner of allotment 101-4160-B containing 4.97 acres would like to sell, developed residents 1 miles north on of the town of nespelem. 4607 Highway 155 House B, for more informaion contact the Realty Department at Phone Number (509)634-2347.
The one landowner of allotment 101-5541 containing 0.42 acres would like to sell developed duplex residents within town of Elmer City, River View Drive, for more informaion contact the Realty Department at Phone Number (509)634-2347.
The landowners of allotment 101-1260-A containing 5.00 acres along san poil river would like to sell a potenial resident area, 6 miles north on Highway 21, in the Keller area (before bridge creek turn) for more informaion contacts the Realty Department at Phone Number (509)634-2347.
Is owning a small business something that you have dreamed of? The Leith Log House Drive-Inn is for sale and might just be the business you have been looking to start. Located between the town of Nespelem and the Colville Agency. (Original Jim Billy Allotment 101-49-2, 101-49-G). For more informaion contact
the Realty Department at (509) - 634-2347.
If you are looking for a large family home, this six bedroom, two bathroom, located north of Nespelem of of Highway 155 might be the home for you. It
is a split entry with 1700 square feet which was built in 1977.
This home comes with laminate looring, a private well and sepic, furnace and wood stove and sets on 4.97 acres of trust land. Priced to sell at $149,000 if you are seriously interested give me a telephone call at (509) 634-4248 or (509) 631-1827.
Okanogan Area Land SalesTired of looking for a trust
property home site in Okanogan Area? This 94.00 acre property comes with a 1,440 square foot home with three (3) bedrooms and one (1) bath. This home is located four (4) miles south of Okanogan right of Highway 97. This owner is not willing to sell low and is looking for buyer who is willing to pay her asking price, be prepared to negoiate.
For more informaion on any of these properies contact the Realty Department Colete Adolph, Real Property Oicer at Phone Number (509)634-2344.
Colville Tribal Credit Coportaion Real Estate for Sale
216 Electric Place, Electric City, WA 99123
PARCEL#010348000Residenial Property sold in
“AS IS” condiionOfers to purchase are tobe submited to Colville Tribal
Credit Corporaion by February 28, 2014. Please submit bid in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “Bid Enclosed, “Electric City”. Bids can be mailed to: Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion, P.O. Box 618, Nespelem, WA 99155 or emailed to Meghan.inley@colvilletribes. comFor addiional informaion, or to view structure, please call
Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion at (509) 634-2658. Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Note that any reasonable ofer would require internal Credit Commitee approval.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Applicant Name: Gary Nicholson
Applicaion Number: 08-06- 2014-01S
Water Source: Okanogan RiverLocaton: Township: 38N Range: 27E Secion: 14Purpose: Irrigaion, 23.2 acres.Water Usage: Approximately
300,000 gallons per day, April 15 to September 15 annually.
Any person claiming their water rights may be adversely afected by issuing a permit for this water use may contact Lois Trevino (509)634-2430 or Bruce Wakeield (509)634-2423.
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Applicant Name: Julie Kheel Applicaion Number: 07-01-
2014-01G Water Source: Well Locaion: Township: 33N Range: 36E Secion: 22 NW1/4 SW1/4 Purpose: Domesic use Water Usage: Approximately
5000 gallons per day. Any person claiming their
water rights may be adversely afected by issuing a permit for this water use may contact Lois Trevino (509)634-2430 or Bruce Wakeield (509)634-2423.
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Applicant Name: Renata Judd Applicaion Number: 07-23-
2014-01G Water Source: 2 New Wells Locaion: Township: 33N Range: 36E Secion: 8 SE1/4 NW1/4 Purpose: Domesic and
Stockwater use. Water Usage: Total of
approximately 5000 to 6000 gallons per day.
Any person claiming their water rights may be adversely afected by issuing a permit for this water use may contact Lois Trevino (509)634-2430 or Bruce Wakeield (509)634-2423.
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Legal NoicesSUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONPursuant to Colville Tribal Code
§2-2-71In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville ReservaionColville Tribal Credit
Corporaion, Plainifvs.Gerald Manuel DefendantCOMPLAINT Case No. CV-CD-2013-36265To Defendant:A lawsuit has been iled
against you in the above-menioned Court by Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion. In order to defend against this lawsuit you must answer the complaint by staing your defense in wriing and iling it by mail or in person upon the spokesperson for Plainif, Meghan Finley, at the oice below stated. If you fail to do this within thirty (30) days ater the date of the irst publicaion of this Summons, a default judgment may be entered against you. A default judgment is one where the plainif is enitled to what it is asking for in the complaint because you have not answered the complaint in wriing.
The complaint has been iled in an atempt to collect a promissory note, and addiional security interest. Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion is requesing that the Court enter judgment against you for principal balance together with interest accrued at the rate of 7.25% per annum; late fees, spokesperson fees, costs and disbursements; that the judgment bear interest at 9.25% per annum from the date of judgment; that in the event of nonpayment of judgment, execuion may be issued for payment of any judgment; any further spokesperson fees, collecion costs and cost of further court proceedings for the execuion of any judgment entered in this acion; that your tribal per capita payments be withheld to saisfy any judgment; that if you are employed by the Colville Tribe, that 25% of your tribal wages or salary or $50.00 whichever is less be withheld to saisfy any judgment; that you shall be required to make payments on any judgment entered; and any other and further relief as the Court may deem to be just and equitable.
Meghan FinleyColville Tribal Credit
CorporaionP. O. Box 618Nespelem, WA 99155509/634-2658TT: 2 of 2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONPursuant to Colville Tribal Code
§2-2-71In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville ReservaionColville Tribal Credit
Corporaion, Plainifvs.Kallie Thomas DefendantCOMPLAINT Case No. CV-CD-2014-37121To Defendant:A lawsuit has been iled
against you in the above-menioned Court by Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion. In order to defend against this lawsuit you must answer the complaint by staing your defense in wriing and iling it by mail or in person upon the spokesperson for Plainif, Meghan Finley, at the oice below stated. If you fail to do this within thirty (30) days ater the date of the irst publicaion of this Summons, a default judgment may be entered against you. A default judgment is one where the plainif is enitled to what it is asking for in the complaint because you have not answered the complaint in wriing.
The complaint has been iled in an atempt to collect a promissory note, and addiional security interest. Colville Tribal Credit Corporaion is requesing that the Court enter judgment against you for principal balance together with interest accrued at the rate of 7.25% per annum; late fees, spokesperson fees, costs and disbursements; that the judgment bear interest at 9.25% per annum from the date of judgment; that in the event of nonpayment of judgment, execuion may be issued for payment of any judgment; any further spokesperson fees, collecion costs and cost of further court proceedings for the execuion of any judgment entered in this acion; that your tribal per capita payments be withheld to saisfy any judgment; that if you are employed by the Colville Tribe, that 25% of your tribal wages or salary or $50.00 whichever is less be withheld to saisfy any judgment; that you shall be required to make payments on any judgment entered; and any other and further relief as the Court may deem to be just and equitable.
Meghan FinleyP. O. Box 618Nespelem, WA 99155509/634-2658TT: 2 of 2
In the Children’s Court of the Colville Confederated Tribes
NOTICE AND SUMMONSNo. MI-2013-33006In Re the Welfare of P.R.A., Minor child.DOB: 3/31/2013 To: UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL
OR PUTATIVE FATHER, for Jacqueline Adams, aka Jacqueline Toulou’s child,
You are hereby given noice that a Disposiional hearing will be held at the Tribal Court, Agency Campus, Nespelem, WA on the 24th day of September 2014 at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of this hearing will be to consider the predisposiional report submited by Tribal Children and Family Services and aford you an opportunity to controvert the factual contents and conclusions of the report.
You are hereby summoned to appear at this hearing. Failure to appear will result in a default against you.
Dated this 17th day of July 2014. Jacquelyn R. Finley, Prosecutor
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IN THE COURT OF THECONFEDERATED TRIBES OF
THE COLVILLE RESERVATIONNOTICE OF HEARINGIn Re the Custody of:Edward GonzalesCASE NUMBER: CV-
CU-2012-35065HEARING: Custody
DATE: October 28, 2014TIME: 9:00 AMPLEASE NOTEThis hearing, unless otherwise
indicated, is the one and only opportunity you will have to present your version of the dispute in quesion and to present tesimony from your witnesses. This tesimony must be given in person at this hearing. Signed aidavits are generally not accepted, as the opposing party cannot cross-examine a peace of paper.
If you have any quesions or need subpoena witnesses, contact your atorney or a Tribal Court Clerk for addiional informaion.
IF YOU ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COURT DATE SET, YOU MUST NOTIFY OUR OFFICE, IN WRITING, WITH A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE DATE/TIME, SPECIFYING THE RESONS FOR THE REQUEST. THIS MOTION MUST BE FILED WITH THE COURT AT LEAST FIVE WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO YOUR HEARING DATE/TIME, ACCOMPANIED BY PROOF OF SERVICE OF THE REQUEST ON THE OTHER PARTY(IES).
* NOTE: It is your responsibility to serve Noice of this Civil Court Date/Time set to
all paries to this acion. Failure to provide proof of services to the Court may cause this mater to be stricken from the Court’s docket and then a new date/ime will need to be requested by you. If you have quesions on acceptable proof of services, please contact your atorney of the Civil Court Clerks.
By:Dated: July 22, 2014I hereby cerify that I served a
copy of this document on:Lucille Luevano-PS:Amorita Trevino-PS (2 sets)*Postageprepaid otherwise by
interoice mailDated this July 22, 2014Clerk’s SignatureTT: 2 of 2
In the Children’s Court of the Colville Confederated
TribesNOTICE AND SUMMONS
No. MI-2014-34015In Re the Welfare of N.W.Minor child. To: Lisa WilliamsYou are hereby given noice
that a hearing will be held at the Tribal Court, Agency Campus, Nespelem, WA on the 22nd day of October 2014 at 11:00 a.m. The purpose of this hearing will be to determine temporary custody of the above-menioned minor.
You are hereby summoned to appear at this hearing. Failure to appear wills result in a default against you.
Dated this 23rd day of July 2014Weston B. Meyring
Deputy ProsecutorTT: 2 of 3
IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION
PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES HOUSING PROGRAM, CASE NO. CV EV 2014 37147UNLAWFUL DETAINER
SUMMONS PETITIONER, vs.
MATTHEW PETERSON. RESPONDENTS. THIS IS NOTICE OF A LAWSUIT
TO EVICT YOUPLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY
TO: MATTHEW PETERSONLot # C-11 GRANDVIEW TRAILER COURTP.O. Box 308ELMER CITY, WA 99124This is a SUMMONS to you,
the Respondents, to appear in court to answer a suit against you. An evicion suit has been iled against you. Your landlord is asking the court to direct the Colville Tribal Police to remove you and your belongings from the property, enter a money judgment against you for unpaid rent and/or damages for your use of the property, and for court costs and atorneys’ fees. Peiioner’s claim is stated in the writen Peiion/Complaint.
In order to defend against this lawsuit, you must answer the Peiion by staing your defense in wriing, and iling it with the Court and serving a copy of it on the Peiioner herein within twenty (20) days ater the day you were served this Noice, exclusive of the day you were served.
If you wish to seek the advice of an atorney in this mater, you
should do so promptly so that your writen response, if any, may be served on ime.
IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT IN WRITING BY THE DEADLINE STATED YOU WILL LOSE BY DEFAULT. YOUR LANDLORD MAY PROCEED WITH THE LAWSUIT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE PROPERTY.
This Summons is issued pursuant to Secion 2-2-70 of the Colville Tribal Law and Order Code.
The Answer must be iled with the Colville Tribal Court and a copy must be delivered to:
Anna Vargas/Lawrence Waters Oice of the Reservaion Atorney
P.O. Box 150Nespelem, WA. 99155DATED this 13th day of
June 2014By: Anna M. Vargas, Lawrence
Waters
Spokespersons for PeiionerTT: 2 of 2
SERVICE DIRECTORY
Sept. 19th
Happy Birthday
Telsa Lelone
We Love you baby
girl!!
Mom, Dad, Ed, Riki
& Kenny
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said Palmer. “This has been
a lot better then I expected. I
didn’t expect all this stuff.”
Palmer attended the
Seahawks’ walkthrough
practice on Thursday, where
he got to tour the VMAC and
also was able to stand next to
Pete Carroll during his post-
walkthrough Q&A session with
the media.
Several times during the
Q&A, Carroll would lean over
to check with Palmer before
answering a question.
“Chase has got all the
answers right here,” Carroll
said to open the session.
“But just like I would, he’s
withholding also. He’s not
going to tell you. He’s got the
whole game plan and he knows
everybody on the roster that’s
playing. But he wouldn’t tell
you either.”
His parents, Michelle and
Robert, accompanied Palmer,
who suffers from cystic
ibrosis. Earl Thomas was moved by
Palmers visit.
“You look to the sideline
and you see a Make-A-Wish
kid, and he’s actually there
just to see you and he could
be anywhere else in the world.
First, you’re grateful for your
health, but also you’ve got
to understand you’re a role
model,” said Thomas.
“Just to be the light right
now for somebody, that’s what
God has put us on the earth for.
Just to be the best ambassador
for him. So this was a great,
great experience for me just to
see that Chase could have been
anywhere, but he chose us here
in Seattle. This is a very special
place.”
Palmer got the opportunity
of delivering the game ball out
to the referees in the middle
of the ield just before the Seahawks kicked of to the
Bears of Chicago, and then he
got to watch the game from a
suite at Century Link Field.
PALMERfrom A16
INCHELIUM – The Inchelium High School played host for the Little Eaglet and Soaring Eagles basketball camp that saw two players from the Eastern Washington University woman’s basketball team come to develop the games of Inchelium area youngsters, August 11-13.
“We know that as coaches and college athletes, we have a unique platform as role models to shape the dreams of kids everywhere,” said Bryce Currie, assistant coach for the EWU woman’s basketball team. “That includes the youth of Inchelium and the surrounding area. We certainly had a life-changing experience, as it was the irst time for all of us who attended, spending time on the reservation. The kids made it special.”
Colville Tribal K-12 Youth Activities Coordinator Gabe Bylilly was excited with the number of kids that turned out for the three-day camp.
“It was awesomex for those who attended. They seem to enjoy the camp and established a relationship with the coaches and players,” said Bylilly. “I wish I had this when I was a kid.”
The Little Eaglets camp was for kindergarteners up to sixth graders and was held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the Soaring Eagles went in the afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Fellow EWU coaches Jerise Freeman and Alex Earl, both irst-year coaches at EWU, accompanied Coach Currie.
“We received an e-mail from Gabe, and it seemed like a great chance to share
HEALTH NEWS
EWU Basketball Camp comes to IncheliumBY SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
SPORTS
Hello! My name is
Alvina Marris and I
am the Psychologist at
the Behavioral Health
Program. I grew up here
on the Colville reservation,
but have been away for
several years attending
college. I attended
Oklahoma State University
(OSU) where I obtained
my doctoral degree in
clinical psychology. I am
happy to inally be able to return home and work
with my own people. I
primarily work with young
children and adults. I
specialize in working with:
trauma in young children
and adults, young children
with sexual behavior
problems, general
behavior problems, panic/
anxiety with adults, and
long standing depression.
I do some couples therapy
and also psychological
evaluations for children
and adults to rule out
learning disabilities,
ADHD, developmental
delays, or general
psychological problems.
I met my husband while
attending OSU and we
have two children. I enjoy
the outdoors, playing
sports, pow-wows,
trying to get crafty from
Pinterest, and spending
time with my family.
Meet a new
employee,
Alvina Marris
SHANE MOSES/Tribune
Exhausted from the three day camp, Dedrick Pakootas, Anthony Smith, Jayce Pakootas, Dakari Pakootas, and Amari Smith take a moment for an all-cousins picture. Below: After getting mostly settled dowm, the little eaglets all gather for a group photo, with their free EWU t-shirts and basketballs on display.
History of Purchased/Referred Care (PRC CHS) of Indian Health Service
1.The treaty signed in 1855 stated that the U.S. Government would provide health care services to Indian Tribes.
2.After a period of a hundred years or so, the U.S. Government determined that to truly provide the health care required as stipulated in the treaties with the different Indian Tribes, another direction would need to be taken.
3.Indian Health Service was set-up with the appropriate Federal funding to provide clinics with health care staff, for direct care or out-patient services. These clinics may have fully operational labs, radiology services, dental, optometry, prenatal and basic health services, as well as pharmacy services.
4.Indian Health Service clinics illed a severe need. However, they were only open to provided services during certain scheduled hours. What would a client do if a service for medical specialist were required? Or if emergent care of in-patient hospitalization was required.
5.The U.S. Government decided to “skim’ off a small portion of the allotted Indian Health Service funding, and set aside to create a program that would have these funds available to eligible clients who required services that the Indian Health Service clinics could not provide. This program was called:
Contract Health Service, NOW renamed “Purchased/Referred Care” (PRC).
6.PRC has speciic guidelines set-up for the utilization of the funding, as well as eligibility requirements. These are outlined as Federal Regulations. There is no authority to provide payment for services under the PRC program unless funds are, in fact “available”.
7.PRC is not an insurance company. PRC is a “Subsidy” type of program, where only a certain amount of funding is set aside for the program on an annual basis. The PRC program is funded each year by the U.S. Congress, federal funds.
8.An individual must be an enrolled member or descendant of a federally organized tribe and must live on or near his/her reservation in a Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA). The CHSDA encompasses the Reservation, trust land, and the counties that border the Reservation.
9.When funds are insuficient to provide the volume of PRC, indicated as needed by the population, priorities for services are assigned basis on “relative medical need”. PRC is on priority I, which is a medical condition if left untreated, would result in uncertain but potentially grave outcome.
10.Right now due to insuficient funds for the population we have, our number one priority is to serve PRC/CHS eligible patients that live on/or near the reservation.
What is Purchased/Referred Care?
PROGRAM RELEASE
A couple years ago, I gave up drinking coffee and switched completely to tea. Recently I read that tea is the second
most popular beverage, next to water. Last winter, a review paper was printed in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Here is what the researchers had to say about tea!
Tea comes from one bush, an evergreen shrub native to east and south Asia. (In that part of the world, wouldn’t every bush be an “ever”green?) Herbal teas are made from other plants and are not a true tea. Green teas have become the most popular, the young
leaves are steamed, rolled and dried. Black tea leaves are more mature, but come from the same bush. The black tea leaves are withered, crushed and then fermented, meaning exposed to oxygen, before being dried. This is why it is black and stronger in taste. Oolong tea is only partly fermented. White tea is harvested in early spring; it is silvery white buds picked before they turn into the green leaves that would be green tea. Like many plant foods, tea contains a huge number of active chemicals---lavinoids and polyphenols, which have antioxidant properties.
The composition of tea leaves depends on where it is grown and how it is processed; its age and how it’s stored. The antioxidants are released when the tea is “steeped”, so you should steep your teabags for at least 3 minutes. When tea is decaffeinated, its polyphenols are reduced. Also with instant and bottled teas, there are fewer of the
antioxidants. Having lemon with your tea
may cause your body to better absorb the
antioxidants! Caffeine? Look at it this
way—coffee averages 100 mg. caffeine per
6 oz cup. Black tea has 40 mg, green tea has
about 20 mg., and white tea about 10-15 mg
caffeine.
The health beneits to drinking tea are many. Research is showing beneits for cardiovascular health, lowering the LDL,
or bad cholesterol, as well as reducing
inlammation. We have all heard the research showing green tea inhibiting cancer cell
growth. Most research has linked green or
black tea or its compounds to improved blood
sugar control; and most recently lab studies
support the role of tea in improved brain
health.
So whatever kind you like to drink, skip the
supplements, and BOTTOMS UP!!!
READING TEA LEAVES ??Food
Matters
with Dede
Lavezzo
Marris
Nespelem CC News and Reviews
PROGRAM RELEASE
First, I wish to thank each of our summer youth staff who did an incredible job.
Currently we are working on two awesome projects and I wish to thank Mike Joseph and the Qsapi grant and also Colville Indian Housing Authority youth funding for making these projects possible.
We are working with TERO trained carpenters this coming week on the future music recording studio/electronic digital media project up and running. We are currently looking for musicians who are interested in donating some of their time to teach others musical instruments like: drums, bass, guitar, key boards. The goal is promote our own Colville musical talent.
Our second project we hope to have ready by the upcoming basketball and winter season is to create a room just for the lil kids. If you are here during the busiest time of the year (winter
months) you will see
that we do not have
anything speciically for the younger kids. Many
of them as a result run
rampant all over our
halls and stair ways, and
more often than not, are
unsupervised. To help
create something better,
I am planning to make
the Lil’ Monkey Room.
This room will be really
awesome I think the
young kids will love it.
We ordered some things
like tunnels, swing rope,
climbing wall pegs,
trampolines and mats so
kids can jump around,
climb around, swing
around, n play in that area
which we will do our best
to make safe for them to
do so. I’m anticipating
that the younger kids will
have a place all their own
and the best part they
could be as loud as they
want and will be right in
the eye sight of all the
ball players who are in
the gym which help give
added supervision.
what we stand for at EWU and to grow the game,” said Currie.
Two players from the EWU woman’s team also got to show their skills as Mariah Cunningham, an incoming freshman out of Spokane, and All-Big Sky Honorable Mention Hayley Hodgins were present to give some tips and pointers on how to become better scorers.
Hodgins averaged 13.5
points per game last season for the Lady Eagles.
Towards the end of the camp on the Wednesday morning session, some of the Little Eaglets needed a change of pace from the gym as a game of tag was needed outside to get all that energy out.
For the older kids, 3-on-3 cutthroat was played followed by defensive drills, full court ive-on-ive scrimmaging and
bump, one of the more popular
games among the campers.
Even a few spectators took part
in the action.
All of the campers received
free EWU t-shirts, basketballs
and priceless experience and
memories gained.
“That’s what it is all about,”
said Coach Currie. “Sharing
what we do and why it is so
great!
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Bylilly youth activities
coordinator of Inchelium
and the EWU Woman’s
basketball team put on
a fabulous basketball
camp at the Inchelium
high school, that saw two
EWU basketball players
travel all the way out to
the secluded backwoods of
Inchelium to help out with
a three-day camp.
Skolaskin Church gets a
bit of makeover, as some
of the logs were replaced
to prevent the building
from further sagging and
collapsing. David Rogers
and his three man crew did
a excellent good job on the
restoring.
As August draws to an
end, hopefully so will the
ires that have ravaged this state like no other. As
the State of Washington
saw the biggest ire in the states history with the
Carlton Complex Fire,
that destroyed over 300
homes, not to mention all
the emotional and inancial damage it has caused
people. The ire as of August 25 was 100 percent
contained.
And if that weren’t bad
enough, about the same
time Carlton started to
dwindle down, the Devil
Elbow’s Fire decided to
spring up overnight in
very rough, steep terrain,
taking with it and burning
over 26,840 acres, that was
80 percent contained as of
August 20.
This area has seen its
share of odd and unusual
weather, with the tornado
like winds last year
that snapped trees like
toothpicks, not to mention
brought down a tree in my
backyard, to the torrential
downpours of rain, to the
blistering stretches of 100
degree heat, to the haboob
that swallowed up Wilbur,
what’s next, ive feet of snow?
Changing gears, with
the end of August near,
the start of fair season
commences, as three fairs
kick of in three weeks in
this portion of the state.
First starting with the
NCW Fair in Waterville
August 21-24, followed
by the Ferry County Fair
“Country Pride, Country
Wide,” from August
29-31, and inally the Okanogan County Fair,
from September 4-7.
As September nears
closer, so does that irst day of school, which may
be exciting for the kids,
and maybe parents too,
but for others, it could be
hard to make the transition
from getting up at noon
all summer to waking up
at 6:30 or so. Like a few
people I know, ah the little
things in life.
And how about those
Seattle Mariners? This is
usually the time of year,
when they “coug” it and
go on a 12 game losing
streak to end all hope of
making the post-season,
or maybe they’re tired
of having losing seasons
year in and year out and
they could for once prove
me wrong and end their
12 year drought of not
making the playoffs.
Last but not least,
I would like to give a
special shout out to Chase
Palmer, whose suffers
from Cystic Fibrosis and
whose one wish was to
go and hang out with the
Seattle Seahawks. Well,
Palmer’s wish came true
as the 14-year-old from
Spokane was able to go
the Hawks’ walkthrough
practice, where he got
to meet Russell Wilson,
Marshawn Lynch, Earl
“The Thumper” Thomas,
and got to watch the
Seahawks destroy the
Bears 34-6 from a suite at
Century Link Field.
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SCHOOL YEARfrom A16
seeing a small inlux of students.A large kindergarten class has bolstered the
total student count to 46, up from 35 last year.Perry taught in Davenport for several years
before taking on part-time superintendent duties in Harrington. Now, he will split time between superintendent duties at Harrington and Keller, commuting from Davenport where he lives.
Pace taught at Christian Heritage in Elwell and Valley Christian School in Spokane. She will commute from her home in Elmer City.
Inchelium School District has lost their Rez
Stop grant, halting the program.
“Students in middle and high school will still have Gear-up and the activities at the Community Center,” said Carmen Peone, former Rez Stop instructor.
Rez Stop, which was an after school program for students in grades 4 to 12 and focused on ‘providing a safe place to be after school and to get them actively engaged in activities,’ has run off and on since 2000 when it was funded through a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant.
Washington State took over the grant ive years ago.
Changes coming to the 2014 Nespelem school year.
NESPELEM – The school year is approaching and change is on the agenda for the Nespelem School District.
The departure of former principal and
superintendent John Adkins has left open two
major roles in the district. Debra Pankey, a
Colville resident with 29 years of teaching
experience, will ill the role of principal. Dr. Mary Hall, current director of the Colville Tribal
College, will serve as the acting superintendent
until a permanent replacement is hired.
Along with several other additions to the
current staff, 30 new computers will supplement
the school’s computer lab. Keyboarding
classes will also be implemented to the current
curriculum for grades K-3 as a way to introduce
the youngest of students to the ever-growing
world of technology.
Okanogan High School changes leagues
The Okanogan High School will have 295
students will be walking through the halls this
year.
The curriculum will stay the same, but the
league will change, Okanogan goes from the
Caribou Trail League to the Central Washington
2B North Division, which will renew rivalries
with old foes and will place them geographically
in the middle of the league.
“FBLA is doing really well,” said Bob
Shacklett, Okanogan High School principal.
“Nathan Linklater took third in the nation in
Accounting 1, and he’s only a junior.”
Linklater along with hundereds of other
kids from the state and country competed at
the FBLA National Leadership Conference in
Nashville, Tennessee, June 29 to July 2.
Also, Okanogan High will see two new
computer labs for this upcoming school year,
one at the high school and the other at the
middle school.
Shacklett also said he’s still waiting to be
challenged for the ALS ice bucket challenge,
that has got national attention as well as raising
over $100 million, which is a 3,500 percent
increase from the $2.8 million earned that the
ALS Association raised last year.
The Pioneers bring in five new teachers
Not only will Omak High School be one of
the schools left in the Caribou Trail League,
but they will also see ive new teachers come onboard as the school year at Omak kicked off
on August 27.
Omak High currently has 400 plus students,
says David Kirk, principal.
New teachers that will call Omak home are
Cindy Luers, Family and Consumer Science
Education teacher who replaces Barb Peason,
who retired. Sam McKee, an Agriculture
Education Teacher, who is replacing Gail
Wilson. Wayne Barrett, who is the new welding
and building trades teacher. Carrie Rise, who
is replacing Adrian Chavey is the new Special
Education teacher for reading and writing, and,
Josh Stanger, who is the new life skills para-pro.
The other change Omak will see is the
Caribou Trail league transforming into a four
school league, due to re-classiication by the WIAA. Omak will be joined by Chelan,
Cascade and Cashmere this year.
NESPELEM – Meghan Francis, Nespelem area youth activities coordinator, had her hands full as she and a group of summer youth employees helped reservation youth make drums, August 13-14 at the Nespelem Longhouse.
“It was a beautiful day yesterday. The smoke was all gone, the sun was out, it was really hot and it was prefect for making
drums,” said Francis. “I put the event on Facebook and everybody wanted to come make drums, and then it started raining.”
This would be the one situation where the saying “rain, rain, go away” comes into effect, but a little rain didn’t deter Francis and the rest of her crew from accomplishing what they set out to do, help the youth build as many drums as possible.
Kids made their drums on the irst day and painted them on the
second. About 30 kids
attended from all over the reservation. Francis ordered the drum-making kits from Centralia, WA, pre-cut and ready to go.
Said Francis, “I had 100 kits, and I’ll probably still have more. I’ve had these drums all summer. I just didn’t know when to do it.”
Five summer youth employees and one WEX employee also aided the children.
Summer Youth
employee Kammi Rosenbaum may have had the most memorable time as she was busy trying to make her own drum, but saw most of her time go towards helping the little ones make theirs.
“It keeps you busy deinitely,” said Rosenbaum. “I got tackled by four little boys. They took my sandals and ran away, but I like this job. Its fun.”
When asked what’s one of the best things about being part of an event like
this, Francis replied, “I
guess just seeing the kids
get excited about cultural
things, you know, like a
lot of them don’t grow up
playing drums that much,
so when they get to make
their own they’re like, that
was easy.
“Yesterday kids got to
make two of them because
they got done early. Time
lies when your having fun, because they were
all having a good time
and that made me happy.
They’re all in to it.”
BY SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
• Tribal K-12 Youth Program hosts drum making session for reservation youth at the Nespelem Longhouse
SHANE MOSES/Tribune
Kammi Rosenbaum helps out little Eythyn Keiser with his drum while LaChalle Bearcub has her hands full as well.
Making drums and helping kids
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Eleven of the 12 members on the team were tribal members. As allowed in this year’s tournament the one non-tribal for Kicks Rocks was Kayla Wells, WSU Extension Ofice Colville
Reservation employee,. ““It was nice to be playing with
the team again,” said Wells. One of the breakout players
this year was right-ielder Jada Desautel, who had an ESPN style Web-Gem catch in the championship game.
“This was her irst time coming
and playing on the Indian team, and she’s one of the youngest players, and so to get her out there and to get the experience, she did really well,” said Pakootas.
Not only did Kick Rocks bring home the championship but four of their players also brought home individual awards, as Kayla Wells
and Marsha Pakootas were named All-Stars, Steven Carson III won the Best Glove award and Leanne Green brought home the Most Valuable Player award.
Kick Rocks is sponsored by Womer and Associates, Grand Coulee Physical Therapy, and Birds Auto Body Shop.
At the 2014 Sunday performance of the World Famous Stampede and Suicide Race Stefie Jo Signor, Tanaya Dick, Cheyenne McLaughlin and Phillip McLaughlin sat in the stands together as a family.
Cheyenne and Tanaya had video cameras.
Braeden Signor-Mclaughlin, 8, son of Phillip and Stefie Jo, rode in grand entry to represent the Colville Tribes between the United States and Canadian lagbearers.
“Braeden deinitely set the stage,” said Phillip later.
“Now,” said the announcer, after Braeden had inished his arena run and sat upon his horse, Girlfriend, again in the middle of the gathered rodeo royalty, in the middle of the Stampede arena. “There are two people here: Phil, Braeden’s dad, and Stefie Jo, Braeden’s mom.
Phil, wherever you are, has a question for Stefie Jo,” continued the announcer. “He would like to know if you would like to marry him.”
“Whaa?? Like the Movies!!?” Samantha Signor, Stefie’s cousin,
would comment on the online video later.
“I wanted her to be swept off her feet and at the same time make an everlasting memory we could look back on and embrace,” said Phillip.
It worked, of course, hugging, (possibly crying a little) and smiling, Stefie said yes.
The two were engaged at the Omak Stampede.
A year before, Phillip had asked Tiny Williams if he could marry William’s stepdaughter, Stefie Jo Signor.
Tiny also said yes.“I don’t know why they waited
so long,” said Williams candidly after the Sunday race had ended. “I guess he had to make sure it was true love.”
Phillip did not tell their son, Braeden, of the plan. Only Tiny and Phillip knew, and Tiny said he almost got busted talking to the rodeo staff, sharing names and planning.
“Braeden and Stefie came over and asked what was up,” he said. “I just told them I was doing some stuff for Braeden.”
Phillip and Tiny had hoped to do it Thursday night, but Phillip, who works as a ireighter at Mount Tolman Fire Center, was busy with area ires. Sunday was his only day off—but what a day off…
…and now the busy part, picking a wedding location, a date, bridesmaids and groomsmen…
Good luck and congratulations to the newly engaged couple.
‘I got engaged at the 2014 Omak Stampede and Suicide Race’BY JUSTUS CAUDELL
The Tribune
Tribal TribuneA16 | August 2014
LR students are heading
Bruce Buter/Tribune
Demolition of ‘the old school’ will be completed soon, in its spot will be a parking unit for the ball ields, gymnasium and ‘the new school.’
Back for the future
Native
Voices from
the Colville
Rez
With Shane Moses
As I write my second column, let me talk about what’s been going on this past month in the sports
and community world of the Colville Confederated Tribes.
As the World-Famous Suicide Race came to a close at the beginning of the month, August 7-10, Loren Marchand and Taz once again found themselves at the top of the points’ standings for the overall title to claim their sixth overall championship. Kudos goes out to Marchand and Taz, owner Jim Phillips and trainer George Marchand on another championship season.
Also a shout out to Tarren “the young buck” Muesy who almost stole the show as he placed fourth overall in the points standings, not bad for a 16-year-old.
Other happenings included, Kick Rocks, an all-native woman softball team that kicked some serious booty as they made the trip over the pass to Lacey and won the Lacey All Native Woman Nationals Softball Championship on August 17. Kudos to MVP of the tournament Leanne Green, Best Glove Award winner Steven Carson III and All-stars Kayla Wells and Marsha Pakootas on bringing home the hardware ladies.
Meghan Francis-Youth Activities Coordinator for Nespelem and her team of ive helped native youth learn how to make drums and drumsticks. Gabe
SEE MOSES, A15
A review of our reservation’s
month in sports
Wells
Marchand
LACEY – Dream Team Park, just outside of Lacey, is sentimental to Kick Rocks, an all-native, women’s softball team that won the Lacey All Native Woman Nationals Softball Championship for the second time in three years, Aug. 16-17.
Last year, the team inished third, and this year they were determined to place higher. They had to do it the hard way though, as Kick Rocks came through the back door to claim the championship.
This is the tenth year that Kick Rocks
has been in the All Indian Nationals Tournament, which features 11 other top teams.
Kick Rocks scored ten runs against both Nisqually and a team called simply Natives. Head coach, manager and catcher Marsha Pakootas noted such commanding victories proved a point.
“Over the past ive years we are always head to head against them for irst and second. Everyone did awesome though, everyone played really well, our pitcher was phenomenal and that’s why she got
MVP,” said Pakootas.After winning their irst game on
Saturday afternoon, Kick Rocks faced Nisqually—and lost on a short ield that saw Nisqually hit several homeruns.
Then came the fun part, Kick Rocks reeled off three straight wins in a loser out format to put them in the championship game against who else? The Nisqually All Native Woman’s Team.
The championship brought tension, a need for retribution.
Kick Rocks would be the last one laughing as they scored ten runs against Nisqually, to end the game and bring home their second championship in three years.
“It’s always good to beat the ones who beat you,” said Kayla Wells, shortstop.
‘Kick Rocks’ named National Champions
BY SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
• Tribal members bring home
second championship in the
last three years
PAKOOTAS
see SOFTBALL, A15
SOFTBALL
Relay races in Waterville and Republic saw local teams vying to
be the top. This picture was taken at the Waterville Fair, Saturday, as
Grizzley Mountain bested the Omak Express. The two top teams in the region split in both Waterville and Republic and will face again at the Okanogan County Fair in Okanogan before heading to the Professional
Indian Horse Racing Association’s All Nations Championships in Sheridan,
Wyo., Sept. 8,9 and 10.
BRUCE BUTLER/ Tribune
‘RELAY’
Seahawks make tribal member Chase Palmer’s wish come true
COURTESYEarl Thomas, Chase Palmer, Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman stop for a picture in the Seahawk training facility. Palmer visited the Seahawks through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
BY SHANE MOSES
The Tribune
SEATTLE – Recent Make-A-Wish recipient Chase Palmer was all smiles as the 14-year-old soon to be freshman at East Valley High School in Spokane attended the Seahawks walkthrough practice on Aug. 2 where he got to meet a trio of pro bowlers, quarterback Russell Wilson, running back Marshawn Lynch and free safety Earl Thomas at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC).
“It’s just a once-in-a-life opportunity,”
see PALMER, A14
BRUCE BULTER/Tribune
Construction of the new K-12 School in Coulee Dam is coming to a close as Spokane based Walker construction completes the inishing touches on the eagerly awaited addition to the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Demolition of the former high school is also well underway. According to superintendent Jim Crowley, construction of the new school, as well as the demolition of the old, will be completed by September 14th as scheduled. The 2014 school year begins September 15th.
Roundup: Area childrean
headed back to school
New Superintendent, teacher at Keller
New at Keller? Keller Elementary has new staff
this year, Michael Perry, superintendent, and
Karen Pace, fifth and sixth grade teacher. Too,
as the new superintendent puts it, the school is
see BACK TO SCHOOL, A15
By The Tribune
COULEE DAM – Recently an anti-bullying account was created on Facebook to help raise awareness of bullying behaviors occurring at Lake Roosevelt High School.
Lake Roosevelt students Senior Hannah Manon and sophomore Kaitlyn Guest created the group, which they manage along with sophomore Jazmine Reed.
The page, titled ‘Stop Bullying at LRHS’ is still small but continues to grow in supporters every day.
“Kaitlyn and I originally started the group after we found out about a Twitter account called LRHS Confessions, which was essentially cyber-bullying a lot of our friends,” said Manon
The page’s managers post anti-bullying photos, often with quotes or inspirational sayings and encouraging comments for individuals who may be victims of bullying behaviors.
Visitors are asked to share their own stories and words of encouragement on the page.
Reed commented, “I’ve noticed that there is a lot of ignored bullying going on at Lake Roosevelt High, and it pains me. I asked to be an administrator on the page, so that I can help let students at Lake Roosevelt, and anyone who comes across our page to know that they’re not
alone.”All of the girls share the hope the page will
make a positive difference and believe it could even save some lives. Each of them shared the experience of having sat with friends or siblings, talking them out of self -harm or suicidal thoughts brought about by bullying.
“I’m hoping this page can raise awareness as
A social mediaHaboob online...
The photograph
above, taken by
Tribune Intern Bruce
Butler, went viral–as
they say online–
quickly becoming the
Tribune’s most viewed
online photo ever and
achieving new goals
the Tribune staf only recently set.
Here are the two
staisics pulled from the Tribune’s Facebook
analyics:• There were
28,800 people
who saw the
picture
• Of those, the photo received
2,946 likes,
comments and
shares
To put that into
perspecive, here are a few other staisics:
• The esimated number of Colville tribal
members is
10,000
• The number of
papers mailed
out monthly by
Tribal Tribune
is 3,285
• The US Census
Bureau’s tally
of people who claim tribal
descendency in
Lincoln County
is 2 percent
WILBUR – The ominous storm that
blew through Eastern Washington,
sweeping a 150-foot wall of dust across
the agriculture plains and over Lake
Roosevelt before disappearing into
the mountainous north was proceed
by a forecasted fear of ire danger—then brought cooler weather to the
reservation ires.Washington State troopers said
the storm, which many are calling
a “haboob,” (pronound “hu-boob”)
reduced visibility to zero, causing a
number of trafic accidents.
On Interstate 90, near Ritzville, two semi-trucks and three cars crashed, reported the Spokesman Review, temporarily shutting down one lane and completely congesting the slow-moving trafic.
Avista Utilities and Inland Power and Light would later report a combined total of nearly 15,000 customers without power.
And on their wheat farm between Wilbur and Grand Coulee Dam, James LLywellyn noted his family had only one day left of harvest when the storm hit. He was driving a combine, crested a hill and saw the unforgiving cloud
How Meghan Finley Tweeted her way to India
BY LEANN BJERKEN
The Tribune
Meghan Finley doesn’t look much like a Twitter guru, but in her free time that’s where
you’ll ind her, tweeting, re-tweeting and winning prizes.
The 32-year-old Finley is a Tribal descendant who grew up in Chewelah and moved to the Spokane area around age twelve. She currently works in Colville Tribal Credit as a legal collector, and she says her Twitter hobby only takes about 20 minutes a day—none of which is done at work and most of which has SEE FINLEY, B3
• The dust storm, deined popularly as a ‘haboob,’ hit hard, fast and disappeared rolling into the reservation. The real effect was seen on online
social media sites, the Tribune’s Facebook.
BY JUSTUS CAUDELL
The Tribune
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WILBUR – In this upcoming 2014-2015 school year, Wilbur High School students will be provided with an Apple iPad, reported the Wilbur Register.
Wilbur is the irst in the Bi-County to give students iPads.
“We are putting the world in kids’ hands and taking the next step into the future,” said Principal Carla Hudson.
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A good ime for iPads in Wilbur
even been proitable.Twitter, which is an online social
media platform where users can share thoughts, news and other information, forces users to communicate in fewer than 140 characters. Just as an example, at this point in this article, there are 649 characters.
There are also Twitter competitions.For Finley, the Twitter craze began a
few years ago with a tweet about March Madness. That little tweet started her fascination that led to a following of 1200 people.
Finley enjoys the real time aspect because it encourages interaction, which
• Tribal descendent had new worlds opened up to her via social media
STORM
BY LEANN BJERKEN
The Tribune
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• New Facebook group ‘Stop Bullying at LRHS’ starts school year off with a message: ‘Bullying within
the new walls of the home of the raiders is unacceptable.’
Fighting bullying online, ighting COURTESY
A haboob hit the town of Wilbur on Aug. 21. BRUCE BUTLER/Tribune
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hit. He was driving a combine, crested a hill and saw the unforgiving cloud of dust and dirt advancing across the farmland at he and his crew. They hurried to shelter.
LLywellyn’s mother, driving through Davenport was forced to pull to the side of the road, unable to see and afraid of wreck.
The National Weather Service issued a red lag warning for the entire region, noting a line of strong thunderstorms could produce wind gusts to 60 mph, and Washington Incident Command Team Two, working on the Devil’s Elbow Complex, reported ireighters braced in advance of the storm.
“We are depending upon our reinforced containment lines along the perimeter to hold the ire during this windstorm,” said Larry Nickey, incident commander, before the wind came.
At Mount Tolman Fire Center, Tolman administration worried of both the ongoing Devil’s Elbow Fire, which had burned over 20,000 acres and was only six percent contained at the time, and any new starts that might arise with resources already stretched from the early, explosive ire season—also on their mind was the 2012 windstorm that swept through the San Poil Valley July 20 of that year, destroying homes and property.
The fear was well placed.The Remote Automated Weather
Station at Spring Canyon reported top speeds of 57 mph and the RAWS in Nespelem reported speeds reached 54 mph.
In contrast, the 2012 windstorm reportedly reached 56 mph at the Spring Canyon RAWS station, though higher speeds were rumored in the San Poil Valley.
The haboob, which is deined online as a ‘type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current,’ connoted exotic ideas that stretched from Dustbowl Era Oklahoma and Texas to massive haboobs of the Middle East.
Yet the forecasted warning and the preparation by ireighters paid off.
The next day, on August 13, MTFC reported only four ires resulted from the wind and subsequent thunderstorm and quickly all were controlled and placed on patrol status.
At Devil’s Elbow, the new weather system was a strange godsend, bringing moist air that moderated ire behavior and slowed spread rates, providing ireighters greater opportunity to sure up lines.
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ABOVE: This photo, submitted by Katie Odenrider-Rosman was taken six miles south of Creston was the haboob approached.
In the Non-
Diegetic
with Justus Caudell
There is an Internet of Things, a concept: the Internet of Everything in which the
connection of every device in home, domestically and abroad—fridges, televisions, climate control, stop lights, airports and all else, ALL else, including you and I—will be connected to the ether.
There will come a time when our technology knows us enough to shape our worlds around our preferences.
We are teaching our technology to do so already at nearly every moment of our lives.
Your iPhone learns how you spell; your Internet browser, Facebook most frequently, knows how to dictate advertisements and suggest friends to follow to what it understands as your choice, which is based on your Internet
use—down to the length of time that your mouse hoovers over a picture or link.
The World Wide Web knows your secret crushes and your strange obsessions.
Soon, starting in urban cities and moving slowly out here to Paulo Virilio’s hinterlands—the space between hubs of the world that is connected only through high-speed connectivity—technology will do things like this: your home will sense when you are cold and will react by turning on the HVAC heating system. Your television will turn on when the Seahawks are playing, in case you forgot. Your cellphone will let you know when a friend is out partying/feeling blue/wanting to chat/available for a date. Your car will tell you when the roads are bad and will react by having your cellphone alarm go off a little early—after all, you’ll need ive extra minutes to get to work.
This is not speculation.The Internet of Things is the
connection of smart technologies and devices across the entire globe that can track, anticipate and react based on algorithms and the constant interaction between reality and virtual reality.
The emerging cultural, social and
artistic impacts are of a higher level of communication between interaction and immediacy.
In an artistic realm the Internet of Things offers a possibilities of immediate ethos and pathos that have only been dreamed.
In the 1997 ilm “The Game,” Michael Douglas’ character is a wealthy San Franciscan who receives a birthday present in which he is forced from his banal existence of stock quotes and company meetings into an exciting life or death plot.
Have you seen the ilm? It is so concept driven, it is nearly a B-movie in the most Roger Corman way.
Essentially, the gift places Douglas’ character in the role of an unknowing protagonist to a high action storyline. It is a story within a story, framed by the inancial opportunity Douglas’ wealth provides.
The concept is to give the character with once-in-a-lifetime experience by making him act out a role, a part in a play.
In a world of virtual reality the audience will become Michael Douglas’ character, the concept not only viewed but experienced with the manipulation of their “reality.”
And we will all become the audience,
living our own lives while observing
them. The ability to have technology
shape unique worlds is to create unique
worlds for each of us.
We will all have our own diegetic,
our own ictional realm in which our stories exist.
Though we will inevitably continue
to interact with one another, we will no
longer need one another to experience
interaction.
When our lives become boring, our
technolgoy will know. Perhaps the
lights in your bedroom will rapidly
lash on and off at two in the morning and we will hear foot steps pacing in
our living room, and when we go to
investigate, there will be no one there.
Suddenly, our television will lash through grotesque clips of Alfred
Hitchcock and Jack Nicholson movies.
Our telephone will ring over and over.
We will be in a scary movie, observing
and living it, petriied because we cannot escape the technology’s
omnipresent control.
Then the next day/week/year, we
will Facebook the experience, let our
network/reality/world/technology know
how we liked or disliked the experience
and what it made us feel.
he Internet of Everything, and how our devices will entertain us
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(1): Photographer Bruce Butler captured this photograph seconds after the haboob hit Wilbur (See moments before on B1). Immediately, he drove out of town, heading towards Grand Coulee on Highway 174. He outran the storm by a mile, watching oncoming trafic stop or turning back in the direction they came, he pulled over for more photos (2) .
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she says is key to gaining followers. “A tweet takes only a second. That’s
less time than it takes to comment and ‘like’ something on Facebook,” says Finley.
Most of what Finley does on Twitter involves signing up for sweepstakes and giveaways.
“I’ve always loved to win things. Through Twitter I win something almost everyday. Most of the time it’s small stuff like candy bars or gift cards.”
But she has won bigger items, the largest being a trip to India in 2010.
“It was a MTV trip giveaway that a friend of mine sent to me. At irst when I won I thought it was a joke,” she explained.
The trip was a give away that resulted from the spiritual leader Sri Sri making a guest appearance on skateboarder Rob Dryrdek’s MTV hosted show. Sri Sri is the founder of the Art of Living Foundation, an organization that aims to relieve individual stress, societal problems and violence.
Finley spent two weeks in Bangalore, India as part of a meditation and yoga retreat called Winter Break. The retreat took place at the Art of Living Foundation’s ashram, a kind of monastery used for spiritual retreats.
“It was an experience, I’ll say that. Let’s just say I don’t think I’ll ever become a vegetarian,” says Finley.
So how does she do it? When she irst began tweeting, Finley searched twitter for sweepstakes and giveaways, or followed people who shared her interests. She then allowed those same interests to dictate which businesses or companies to follow.
She soon found that many places host instant wins, promotions for new products or chose a certain day of the week for giveaways. Besides her trip to India, some of her winnings include a signed copy of one of George W. Bush’s books, a Belgium cruiser bicycle, autographed footballs, Hyatt hotel points, and concert tickets.
Many of her winnings end up being pretty useful.
She is involved with the foster care program, having become a foster parent three years ago when she took in her cousin, a girl named Ca’Mahyah.
“I got my foster license because there is such a great need for tribal foster parents,” says Finley. She currently fosters Ca’Mahyah, now four years old and two other children, both boys.
Finley mentioned she likes to keep an
eye out for baby gear that her three young foster children often need such items.
“I haven’t had to buy car seats for any of them, as I’ve won one on Twitter each time I’ve needed one.” she said.
Now in her 20 minutes each day, she checks her page, entering contests or re-tweeting things she’s interested in. She recommends that new users start out just as she did, following people they’re interested in.
For many that includes following celebrities. Finley recommends following Stephen Fry or Sherman Alexie.
“They usually have some pretty cool things to say,” she said.
Because Twitter has it’s own jargon, and rules of etiquette it can be a little confusing to start out. Luckily there’s a user’s guide and plenty of other sites that help new users to igure out how to get started.
The most important thing to remember is that while you can post anything you want, if you want to have a large following, your tweets should be as interesting as possible.
“It’s all about interaction,” says Finley.
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to what bullying behavior is, how to stop it and how to
protect yourself or others against it. I think that people
should know there are others out there who care for
them, who are willing to help and listen,” said Manon.
The group stresses that words have as much, if not
more, affect than actions.
“I hope that this will bring awareness to the damage
one word or action can do to another,” says a guest.“Just saying something nice to someone who is hurt
or standing up when you see someone being picked on has a big impact. We’re alive. That’s it. It doesn’t matter what you are or who. We’re all alive,” she continued.
“Nobody should have to feel bad about themselves or want to give up because they’re being picked on. It needs to stop. Our posts are meant to guide victims of bullying towards positive thoughts and help them realize how strong, and amazing they really are,” said Reed
It certainly seems that visitors to the page are appreciate and share in the spirit of its creation.
Deedigail Johnson, a former Grand Coulee resident who saw the group, commented, “I found the page and remembered that my cousin was bullied a lot last year. If the children at Lake Roosevelt and all schools had someone they could talk to that’s been through it, maybe there wouldn’t be so much of it happening.”
Johnson is one of eighty-four people who have “liked” the group so far.
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Art of Living founder, Sri Sri, is a prominent Spiritual Leader who appeared on Rob Dryrdek’s MTV show. From that appearance came a Twitter competition that won Meghan Finley the opportunity to travel to the Art of Living Foundation’s temple in Indian.
DOWN WITH
BULLYING! Don’t
be afraid to let
an ADULT know!
Been there, had
that happen to
me...Not fun, but
it made me think
I didn’t want my
child(ren) going
through that! I
gave my daugh-
ter the wisdom
& values that I
had also her re-
minding to treat
others as you’d
like to be treat-
ed!
“Be who you are
and say what
you feel because
those who mind
don’t matter and
those who mat-
ter don’t mind.”
-Dr Seuss
Regardless of
the empty feel-
ing...
The insecurities
that come along
with being bul-
lied...
We are here.
We are just one
Facebook mes-
sage away.
What’s your
dream?
Stay strong,
lovelies! We’re
here to help.
Even when times
get rough.
Be the best you
that you can be!
Remember to
give someone a
hug today.
Spread the word
#StopTheBully-
ing
Keep on, keep-
ing on
Your either liv-
in’ or your not.
You ain’t little
you ain’t a girl,
you ain’t a boy.
You ain’t strong
or smart. You’re
alive.
Stop the bully-
ing. We’re all
human. If you
have a problem
with someone,
maybe they have
a problem with
you too. Just
keep it to your-
self if isn’t nice
– Kaitlyn, Guest
Lets be kind.
You are not
alone
The school’s head of I.T., Steve Jantz, spent most of the summer preparing the iPads for students. He believes they are a fantastic tool, and is exited for students to explore the technology.
The iPads are fully functional, although with some ilters applied. While he does monitor usage and can access student’s iPads at any time, Jantz said he is not going to track students.
“That’s not my job,” he said. Students are allowed to personalize
their iPads with downloaded music, apps, photos and accessories. They can email, message and FaceTime. Despite this, it is clear that the iPads are irst and foremost a learning tool, not a toy.
Educational apps chosen by teachers and the school will replace carrying heavy textbooks. Certain programs will enable students to share work on a classroom TV, with just a swipe of a inger.
Hudson emphasized that the learning experience is “only as good as the teacher” and no technology can replace that.
Every Wilbur teacher is provided with an iPad and Hudson actively encourages them to “Play with them; experiment with them.” Believing that the more teachers use them, the more uses they will ind.
In Wilbur’s elementary classrooms there are already workstations containing six iPads for each class to share. If all goes well, the school board is considering expanding the “iPads for every student” idea to include junior high students next year.
Coaches have already been using the iPads’ capabilities to ilm practices, games and learn from watching the opponent’s games. It is a terriic way for athletes to correct themselves and share a good performance with potential college recruiters.
The school board is pleased with decreased textbook costs that will come with iPads. There is also the bonus of being able to change textbooks after only one year.
Meanwhile, the student reactions have been mixed. Some welcome the move toward new technology, while others see iPads as an additional responsibility.
However there is no doubt that the iPads will become more acceptable each year, as younger grades move up and begin to see them as the norm.
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Meghan Finley smiles on a trip to India, won by ‘retweeting’ a MTV contest on Twitter.
Fair seasonNorth Central Washington Fair in Waterville
Ferry County Fair in Republic
County fairs showcase the hard work and effort put forth by 4-H clubs and they also provide opportunities for 4-H youth to demonstrate mastery of their 4-H projects.
Colville Reservation and tribal 4-H youth had the opportunity to participate in three local fairs – North Central Washington (NCW) District Fair in Waterville, WA, Ferry County Fair in Republic, WA and the Okanogan Fair in Okanogan, WA.
Nespelem Creek Kids 4-H and Nespelem Dreamcatchers 4-H members all participated in the NCW District Fair. These 4-Hers exhibited market hogs, arts & crafts, woodworking and photography projects. They all did very well, bringing home many blue ribbons in their project areas and some received special awards for their photography entries.
The majority of the Colville Reservation 4-H clubs participate in the Ferry County Fair; which we have results for. As of press time, we did not have the results from the Okanogan County Fair.
A large part of the Ferry County fair is the 4-H Market Animal Sale. All blue & red ribbon 4-H market animals are sold during the Saturday night sale. It is important to note that of all four animal species – Beef, Goat, Hog & Sheep – the four Grand Champion animals were exhibited by Colville Reservation 4-Hers and two of the four Reserve Champions — Goats and Sheep — were also exhibited by Colville Reservation 4-H youth.
During the Sunday grandstand show of the Ferry County Fair, special achievement awards were presented. Jaylene Lelone received the Carson Ranch Memorial Award. This award is given to an outstanding and deserving 4-Her that has demonstrated maturity and sportsmanship behavior in both club work and in the general community. Jaylene is a member of the Inchelium Haypitchers 4-H club and shows market hogs.
Those Colville Reservation 4-H clubs that were represented at the Ferry County Fair were: Inchelium Haypitchers, Keller Valley Highriders, Kewa Hillbillies, Nespelem Creek Kids and Nespelem Dreamcatchers.
PRESS RELEASE
Reservaion youth make splash at Ferry County Fair
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Louis Zacherle leads the ield as Kassie Guglielmino presses at the Ferry County Fair, Saturday, August 30. Bottom left: A young rider, Manerider Pakootas, checks his horse. Bottom right: One of the youngest Ferry County Fair participants takes a break to pose for the camera.
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Brook Priest leads her sheep after the Ferry County Fair’s market lamb competition. Top right: Bradley Wilder shows off his 4-H hog at the North Central Washington Fair in Waterville. Bottom left: Cowboy Jade Smith of Freewater, Oregon competes in the tie down competition. Bottom right: Morgan Allen shows off her award winning goat at the Ferry County Fair.
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