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The Official Publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

VOLUME 30, No. 8 -- August 2004 Edition -- September 8, 2004

INSIDE

Tribal Voices ..................................8

Farewells .......................................9

Resources ...................................10

Photo Album ................................11

CTEC Update ..............................12

Council Corner...............................2

Tribal News................................3, 4

Reservation News .........................5

Reservation News .........................6

Resolution Index ............................7

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EAST OMAK, AUG. 15—After 14 years of competing in the World Famous Suicide Race, Montana Pa-kootas on the horse Trigger won his first Overall Title today by taking fourth place on the final day of the 71st Annual Omak Stampede, Aug. 12-15.

Before the final race was held today, Montana was a point behind George Marchand, who was riding Roanie owned by Marcus and Ray Morris. Roanie didn’t place in to-day’s race. George was the Suicide Race Overall Winner in 1996, 1997, and 2001.

Trigger and his rider Montana took first place in Thursday’s race, captured 2nd place on Friday, didn’t place on Saturday, and the fourth place finish today gave Trigger and Montana a grand total of 11 points and the Overall Crown.

Three Horses lost their lives

On Thursday, Aug. 12, 19-horses competed in the Suicide Race, and three of these horses ended up losing their lives.

Mr. Bow and Cowboy collided near the bottom of the hill, and were immediately treated by an on-site Veterinarian, and were painlessly euthanasia. Mr. Bow was ridden by Marty Stanley and is owned by the

Montana Pakootas on Trigger wins the Overall CrownOf the World Famous Suicide Race on the Final Day

CO-OWNERS & RIDER—(C) Montana Pakootas (No. 13) on the horse Trigger took fourth place in the World Famous Suicide Race on Sunday, Aug. 15, to win the overall title. His fourth place finish gave him two points and a grand total of 11 points to edge out the 2nd place overall winner by one point. With Montana are the two co-owners (L to R) of Trigger: Hector Mendoza and Darnell Sam.

Gene Allen family. Cindi Gottfried-son owned Cowboy, and the rider was Ryan Cate.

Ice Man didn’t have a rider when he entered the arena where he col-lapsed and died. It was reported the horse died of natural causes. The rider was Glen James and the Owner was Donald James.

One report said that the Suicide Races started in 1935, and that the total number of horses that have died now stands at 19.

Three Newspapers discuss the Suicide Race

“The Spokesman Review”, Spo-kane, WA., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, printed a Commentary that was published in the “Tri-City Herald” on Thursday, Aug. 19. The first sentence said: “The Omak Stam-pede’s Suicide Race is a dangerous anachronism best headed for extinc-tion”. The last two sentences were as follows: “Some traditions fall into disuse as attitudes change”...”The Suicide Race is in this category”.

Tracy Warner’s Column in “The Wenatchee World”, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, had the following Head-line: “The Suicide Race and all its critics”. His first paragraph read as follows: “Outside the thousands of people who pay to watch, the Omak Stampede’s Suicide Race is at best

a curiosity, at worst a last trace of barbaric culture. And, they do use the term barbaric”.

Officers elected for two-year terms

The Owners and Jockeys Asso-ciation met on Sunday, Aug. 8, and the following people will serve a

NESPELEM, WA., SEPT. 2—The Washington State Democrat Party through the “Native American Vote Program” in Olympia, WA., hired William “Willie” Bessette today. Willie has been assigned to the “Colville Voter Registration Program”, which was established by the Colville Business Council’s “Tribal Government Committee”, and the Chairperson is Omak District Council Person Margie Hutchinson.

WSP COMMENDATION AWARD—Lt. James S. Lever of the

Washington State Patrol (WSP) reads a Citation that describes the actions

William “Willie” Bessette took after a vehicle containing three people left

Highway 21 near Usk, WA., and ended up in a pond just before midnight on

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003. Willie and two other people swam to the submerged

vehicle, which was approximately 30 feet from the highway. They found one

person at the bottom of the pond near the vehicle, and the victim was taken to

dry land, and lifesaving efforts were performed to try to save his life. Willie

also helped in removing a person from the vehicle. Both passengers later

died, and the driver was charged with two counts of Vehicular Homicide.

Lt. Lever is an Assistant District Commander with the WSP, and his office

is in Spokane, WA. Next to Lt. Lever is Capt. Jeff Otis, who is holding

the Washington State Patrol Commendation Award that he later presented

to Willie Bessette. The presentation took place in the Business Council’s

Chambers at the Tribes’ main Administration Building.

Willie’s main goal will be to reg-ister 2,000 voters. These voters will consist of Colville Tribal Members, who live on or off the Reservation in Washington State, families and friends of Tribal Members, and Residents, who live on or near the Colville Indian Reservation.

In the 2000 Elections, American Indian Voters helped to get rid of Sen. Slade Gorton, and he was re-placed by Democrat Maria Cantwell.

CONFEDERATED TRIbES OF ThE COlVIllE RESERVATION

2004 ANNUALGENERAL MEMBERSHIP

MEETINGSaturday, October 9, 2004

Nespelem Community Center9:00 am.

Agenda will be posted at a later date.lunch will be provided.

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OLYMPIA, WA., AUG. 31—Gov. Gary Locke and Attorney Gen-

eral Christine Gregoire today joined the Colville Confederated Tribes

in their lawsuit aimed at forcing the Teck Cominco mining company

to clean up Lake Roosevelt.

“We are joining the lawsuit because we believe that implementing

the EPA order is the quickest way to complete the studies and begin

cleaning up the lake,” Locke said. “We prefer not to use the legal

route, but we are doing so because we must protect our state’s interests

in this issue.”

“Teck Cominco can’t sent highly toxic pollution across the Cana-

dian border and then insist that border protects them from liability,”

Gregoire said. “They created one big mess here in the U.S. and they

should clean it up, not Washington taxpayers.”

Under the federal Superfund law, the U.S. Environmental Protec-

tion Agency (EPA) ordered Teck Cominco last December to clean up

the toxic metals that for decades were released into the lake from the

company’s smelter in Trail, B.C. The order calls on the company to

first study the extent of the contamination and then pay for the cleanup.

Individual members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, whose

reservation borders the lake, sued Teck Cominco in U.S. District Court

for Eastern Washington in July for failing to comply with that order.

By joining the suit, the state is seeking the implementation of the EPA

order to complete the studies and begin the process of cleanup.

Teck Cominco has argued that the Superfund law was never intended

to apply to foreign companies.

The state wants the shoreline and bottom sediments of Lake Roos-

evelt to be cleaned up to the standards necessary to protect both human

health and the environment from the effects of heavy-metals pollution,

said Department of Ecology Director Linda Hoffman.

“We support EPA’s effort to require Teck Cominco to determine

the nature and extent of the contamination, so an appropriate cleanup

strategy can be pursued,” Hoffman said.

Willie bessette to work forWashington State Democrat Party

Washington State joins lawsuit to force lake Roosevelt Cleanup

two-year term as Officers: George Marchand, President; Pete Palmer, Secretary; Patty Taylor, Treasurer; Larry Covington, Sergeant at Arms; Mick Zabreznik, Owners’ Represen-tative; Jonathan Abrahamson, Vice President; and Darnell Sam, Jockey Representative.

NESPELEM, WA.—Yvette Joseph was a 5th Congressional District

Delegate at the Democratic National Convention held July 26-29 at

Boston, Massachusetts. Later on, the Washington State Democratic

Party and key members of the Washington State Legislature asked her

to consider running for office.

Yvette decided to run for State Representative District 7, Position

2. In her campaign letter to Stevens County Democrats, she explained

about being asked to run for office, and she said: “I was deeply honored

and heartened. Honored because there are so many bright and hard-

working citizens concentrating on this election. And heartened-because

both Democrats and Republicans are joining together to support my

campaign.

Originally, Democratic Candidate Dennis Kelley was going to run

against Yvette for State Representative of the 7th Legislative District.

However, on Aug. 24, Kelly announced that he was withdrawing from

the race because he works for the U.S. Forest Service, and he was told

that Federal Law prohibits him from participating in political campaigns

under the Hatch Act.

Dennis Kelley’s name will appear on the ballot, because Aug. 5 was

the last day that candidates could officially withdraw from the race.

Upon learning why Kelley withdrew from the race, Yvette said: “I

will work hard to bring new jobs to the 7th Legislative District, advance

education, and improve access to health care.

Yvette graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School, received a

Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Washington State

University, and obtained a Masters Degree in Social Work at the

University of Denver, Colorado. For eight years, she worked as a

Professional Staff Member with Senators Dan Evans and Dan Inouye;

and afterwards she spent seven years as the Executive Director of the

National Indian Health Board in Denver, Colorado.

She is the Great-Great Granddaughter of Chief Moses, and her

Grandfather George Friedlander and his sister, Lucy Covington, were

both on the Colville Tribes’ Business Council. Lucy was one of the

Tribal Leaders who fought against the termination of the Colville

Indian Reservation!

Yvette Joseph is running for a seat onWashington State’s house of Representatives

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Moses update by Harvey

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sits in the spot now.With this experience, tribes

learned a lot. When the Boston DNC came up a couple of weeks ago, tribes were a lot better prepared. Now we have more official tribal delegates. In Washington State, we have three tribal delegates. Yvette Joseph, a Colville tribal member was an official delegate and she will be running for a state office. Nationally, we just need a few more delegates and we will have enough to be an official caucus. National politicians lined up to talk to tribes and to get tribal support. Thanks to the forward thinking of many past tribal leaders, the tribes are making bigger impacts each year. Tribes are swinging elec-tions. We need to build on this and get stronger each year.

For our young people, you need to set your goals higher. We need to get Indian people to run for these offices. We need Indians in every office from the local school board, county com-missioners, right on up to the national elections. We have only taken the first few baby steps now, but I think the way is clear and we know where we need to go. This country needs us Indian people more than ever. This country has sometimes lost its roots, sometimes it forgets that it needs to take care of mother earth, and that families are important. Many of the traditions of Indian people are valu-able and these things are needed by the whole country.

The other important thing to remember is that our people have more veterans for the size of our population than any other group. Our ancestors have already paid the price with their blood and lives for us to have the right to vote. Many of our people fought in World War II, the Korean War, the Viet Nam War, in Desert Storm, and in Afghanistan and Iraq. This right to vote and this right to have the country consider Indian people has been paid for by the lives of Indian soldiers already. I have had the honor of hearing Senator Inouye, the most esteemed member of the US Senate speak on many occasions and he always acknowledges the service and patriotism of Indian veterans. When people criticize him for sup-porting Indians and asking him why Indians should ever get anything, he always states that Indians pay more than any other group. He says that Indians pay with their lives. On a per capita basis there are more Indi-an veterans and more Indian Purple Heart winners than for any other nationality. It will be sad when he retires because he fights very hard for Indian people.

for a long time and could torture them forever if he succeeded. But some of our leaders were strong and they encouraged us. If a politician does not support sovereignty then we need to get rid of him or her. A tribal leader’s first job is to protect the tribe’s sovereignty, because this is the tribe. Money is secondary, we cannot accept bribes in the form of grants or projects if it means selling out our future generations. Strong tribal leaders told us to pick out our candidates and fight for them until they win. It’s as simple as that. We cannot just follow the polls and jump on what is popular for the moment. We need to help and reward the pol-iticians who help Indian people. We need to make our political enemies pay the price and put them out of work. This is a warrior mentality.

Then we found out that we should go to the National Democratic Con-vention, which was held in Los Angeles during the last elections. This year it was held in Boston. At Los Angeles, there were only a couple of official Indian delegates. But we were able to hold an unoffi-cial tribal caucus. Our tribe played a big role in many of these earlier efforts. Eventually, at tribal caucus room was secured, the tribe’s were somewhat organized, and national politicians, or would-be politicians lined up for the chance to speak to tribal leaders and tell tribal leaders what they had to offer Indian people and why tribal people should support them! This was big stuff. Instead of just playing defense and trying to survive, we turned the tables and had national politicians asking us for help and making us promises. In response to growing tribal influence, the Congress formed its own Native American caucus and this is growing to be one of the largest caucuses and it is bipartisan. After the Los Angeles Convention, tribes made a big time splash when we were successful in getting rid of Slade Gorton. One of the key issues was the Slade Gorton midnight rider that he got passed to protect his gold mining cronies at the Crown Jewel project on the Colville Reservation north half. We succeeded in stopping the project under the law, so he used his power and authority to change the law and allow the project to move forward. We then got this information to the public. Many people in Seattle care about the environment and they did not like the idea of secret Senate deals to violate environmental goals to promote wealthy gold corpora-tions. Slade lost. Indian votes made the difference. Indian campaigns made the difference. Maria Cantwell

the country and told other tribes and friends of tribes that Slade was out to get us, that he was an Indian fighter and that we needed to get rid of him. Many tribes supported us and donat-ed a lot of money to help us win the fight. I am very thankful for their sup-port because I don’t think we could have won without their help. That is why I think the National Congress of American Indians and the Affil-iated Tribes of Northwest Indians are important. As tribes we need to stick together, for the big issues. It’s hard to believe, but many Indians thought we were crazy and wasting our time. I remember one time when I was walking up the aisle to speak to a big general assembly, that Indian leaders were actually laughing and making fun of us. They said you can’t get rid of Slade, he is one of the most powerful people on Earth, who do you Indians think you are? Being on Council, I have thick skin, but those comments really stung and hurt my feelings. Also, many Indians were afraid. They said Slade was going to get them some project or grant or whatever, and they were afraid of jeopardizing some badly needed dollars, plus, Slade might be around

Native Vote!

This is a Presidential election year. It is more important than ever to vote in this election. When Slade Gorton was defeated by Maria Cantwell for the Senate seat, he lost by only a few thousand votes. If it were not for the Indians who voted, Mr. Gorton would still be in office. Washington could be one of the key states this year also. Maybe we don’t have large numbers of Indians, but since the states are often evenly split between Democrats and Republi-cans, this allows our Indian votes to be very important because we may be the difference that swings the elec-tion one way or another. I confess, that prior to Slade Gorton, I never did vote, except for tribal elections. But when Slade’s election came up, Ron Allen, Chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, and Joe De La Cruz, Quinault Nation, convinced me and many others to get out to vote and do whatever we could to help. They convinced a lot of us to try.

I registered for the first time and voted. Many other Indians did like-wise. Turns out it was easy. They also wanted us to help raise money for getting rid of Slade. We went around

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select building principals for the high school and middle school and superintendent for the Grand Coulee Dam School District. I reviewed the applications for the high school. I have reviewed nothing for the middle school. I reviewed the applications for the superintendent, sat on the interview board and selected an ap-plicant. I believe the board offered the superintendent candidate the interim position. The high school is very personable and has met with the Tribes on two different occasions. Both meetings were beneficial for both sides. The superintendent can-didate has experience working with Native Americans in Idaho, the Duck Valley Reservation to be precise. I see this year as a mending of relations between the Tribes and Grand Coulee Dam School District.

I will close with this request of each of you again: that you get out and make your vote in the upcom-ing federal election. It is important that we get Democrats back into the policy maker seats. We in Indian Country can ill afford to allow the current administration to be in power for another 4 years.

for new viable business’ that do not depend on our timber so much or on gaming.

There are some serious problems going on inside the CBC that are causing operational problems; such as a majority of the CBC giving direction to Administration on who to hire or not to hire into some po-sitions; the same majority has met behind closed doors on Health and Human Services issues without the knowledge of the current Committee Chair and have tried to move money from district to district in which only a minority of Tribal members will benefit. Actions are being taken within the CBC that do not benefit the entire reservation or its mem-bership as a whole. I ask each of

you to look closely at your elected

representative; keep track of what

they are doing not only for you, not

only for your district, but for your

reservation, as a whole.

I realize that the first half of this letter is doom and gloom, but I feel it is important for each of you to know the reality of the situation as it relates to all of us.

I was asked to participate in the screening and interview process to

The customers just don’t like them!” A proposal came into the CBC from CTEC to sell liquor at Mill Bay; this was the only idea pitched to help them improve income at that facility.

The majority of the CTEC BOD is new and it is hoped that they can begin to turn things around, within CTEC. I assisted in selecting the new members and have confidence in their capabilities, at this time. I will give them the opportunity to make the necessary changes to improve things, but if they do nothing I will lead the charge on replacing them as soon as possible. We can no longer sit back and let CTEC not work to improve things; we cannot sit back and allow tribal administration to practice business as usual. Each en-tity needs to come to the CBC with practical, long-term fiscal goals to improve our businesses and our way of doing business within the tribal governmental structure. CTEC needs to come in with recommendations

Fellow Tribal Members:We have received the bad news

from Tribal Administration re-garding the budget short fall that the Tribes will be dealing with in fiscal year 2005. It is $11 + million. ..This short fall is attributed to major losses in Gaming revenues. Gaming came in with a projected income of $4.6 million for fiscal 05, this is approximately half the revenue of fiscal year 2004. Wood Products came in with a projection of about $6 million. This too, below the 2004 projections, though their revenues for the past few months has dou-bled their projected 2004 revenues projections, they have increased the 2005 projections, to some extent. The Tribes were counting on bringing in between $3-$5 million dollars through a State program dubbed Title 19, which never happened, because of staffing problems. The reasoning behind the gaming loss as told to us is “Because of the new machines...

Hutchinson update for funding for a voter registration drive. We are sharing expenses with another organization in Olympia, so they hired the coordinator. Indians can no longer be absent at the polls; we have too much at stake. One huge issue is initiative 892, which propos-es to allow gaming in all bars and restaurants in the state of Washing-ton, which would pretty much shut our casinos down. I challenge each and every tribal member to get your voice heard, don’t let the money we need for health care, education, and jobs go elsewhere, by voting we can bring those much needed services to the reservation. Our target is to regis-ter 1280 to 1600 tribal members, and 400 additional non-member relatives, and residents, so won’t you please help us meet our goal. “The Future Depends on Us”

On Tuesday July 13th, George Nethercut voted to deny funding for civil rights and Native programs under the USDA. Republicans nar-rowly defeated an amendment to the Ag spending bill that would have provided nearly $4 million in funding for civil rights programs, outreach to minority farmers, and education initiatives serving students of color. This would have allowed the USDA to partner with individuals and or-ganizations to increase farming and ranching assistance on reservations.

A recent vote by the Tribal coun-cil to allow liquor to be sold at Mill Bay was narrowly defeated. The reason given for the liquor sales was probably the key to its defeat. Until we recognize and address the need for more efficient, better manage-ment practices of these casinos, I cannot support this recommendation.

Thank you,Margie Hutchinson

Dear Tribal members:Sorry I missed the deadlines for

the last tribal paper.This is an especially rousing elec-

tion year, because of the enormous issues facing our Indian Nations. I attended the Democratic National convention in Boston, and was able to witness the energy and excite-ment of the event. There were many early morning breakfast meetings, as well as luncheons scheduled and many of the candidates attended, and it was refreshing to hear Indian issues included in their statements. Many of the strategy meetings were designed to bring tribes together as one voice on the most important issues, such as sovereignty, gaming, trust fund issues, health care, and law enforcement. It was inspiring to see records set, on the number of Indian delegates to the DNC. To become a delegate requires a lot of time and campaign speeches, both locally, and at the State convention, it is very competitive. We were quite fortunate to have Yvette Joseph as the Washington delegate, because when the time came for WA to announce their support for Kerry, she asked the spokesperson to state the number of tribes in WA State. Timing is critical in these conventions, and to have such national TV coverage for the recognition was a major feat for WA tribes, and it took all of seven words.

I received a call from an organi-zation in Montana, and they wanted to help get out the vote for Indians in Washington state. So I contacted Hank Raymond, our senior grant writer, and asked for his assistance. He like many tribal members has been following the issues, and was more than happy to write and sub-mit a grant proposal on behalf of the Tribe. We’re very happy and excited because we were approved

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Vehicles for Sale1995 GMC JIMMY

Accepting bidsProperty sold in “AS IS” condition

ASKING bID: $4,150.00Offers to purchase are to be submitted to Colville Tribal Credit by

September 10, 2004. Please submit bid in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “bid Enclosed, JIMMY”. bids can be mailed to: Colville

Tribal Credit, P.O. box 618, Nespelem, WA 99155For additional information, or to look at vehicle, please call Colville Tribal Credit at (509) 634-2658. Colville Tribal Credit reserves the

right to accept or reject any or all bids.

2002 KIA OPTIMA-4 CYL.Accepting bids

Property sold in “AS IS” conditionASKING bID: $8,775.00

Offers to purchase are to be submitted to Colville Tribal Credit by September 10, 2004. Please submit bid in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “bid Enclosed, KIA”. bids can be mailed to: Colville Tribal

Credit, P.O. box 618, Nespelem, WA 99155For additional information, or to look at vehicle, please call Colville Tribal Credit at (509) 634-2658. Colville Tribal Credit reserves the


1997, CHEV VAN.Accepting bids

Property sold in “AS IS” conditionASKING bID: $5,800.00

Offers to purchase are to be submitted to Colville Tribal Credit by September 10, 2004. Please submit bid in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “bid Enclosed, VAN”. bids can be mailed to: Colville Tribal

Credit, P.O. box 618, Nespelem, WA 99155For additional information, or to look at vehicle, please call Colville Tribal Credit at (509) 634-2658. Colville Tribal Credit reserves the


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New School Update

September CTCC NewsletterCTCC passed our annual state survey!!!!! We had State Inspectors here

from July 12 thru July 15 surveying the facility.CTCC would like to thank Buzz Hart and his 37 Christian youth group

from “Mission to Save the World” out of Florida, for painting the entire outside of our building and painting the Activity Room and Small Dining Room for CTCC. They completed painting on July 28, 2004; they were here for 4 days.... THANK YOU!!!!

CTCC residents went to the Omak Stampede on Thursday, August 12, 2004. The Stampede office provided free Rodeo tickets to the facility for our residents to attend. Those attending were Ellen Abeita, Jerry Sam, David Friedlander, Joe Waters, Ace Williamson, Ray Smith, Jean Betty Arcasa, Loren Louie and Ellen Thomas. Employees Tina Drywater (LPN), Bobbie Kirchner (NAC), Billy Drywater (Housekeeper), and Nichole Hurtado (NAC), accompanied them.

CTCC residents and staff would like to thank Corby Turner for donating (3-point whitetail) venison to the facility.

Big Thank You to Summer Youth Employees Jonathan St. Pierre and Sterling George Jr., for a Great Job with us. The residents and staff miss you already.

Get well soon and a speedy recovery to the six CTCC employees who have been on medical leave.

CTCC will have a NAC graduation ceremony on August 26, 2004, for graduating students Amanda Sampson and Rebecca Leos.

CTCC is planning for our “Annual Mini Pow-wow” the third week in September, everyone come enjoy the day with us.

New residents: Pete George, Sr., Francis Chigbrow, Eileen Whalawitsa, and readmitted Alice “Ruth” Gregory.

Discharged residents to home are Lewis Armstrong, Don Hope, and Maysell Davis. Discharged resident to another facility is Henrietta Weatherby.

New employees are Larry Wak-Kitchen Aide and Michelle Williams-NAC. Good luck to departing CTCC employees Billy Drywater, Nichole Hurtado and Echo Scott.

Good luck and Happy and Healthy Retirement to Judy Ferguson (LPN), CTCC wishes to extend our huge THANK YOU and appreciation for all your dedicated 16 years of nursing service at CTCC for our Tribal Elders.

CTCC wishes to extend our condolences to the Isaac Quintasket family.Thank you,Sally Hutton, RNAdministrator

on Tuesday, August 17th. Please con-

tact or visit the school office at 422-

7590 for registration information.

Our new school building con-

tinues to take shape under GARCO

construction. The interior work in

the dormitory should be finished in a

month. The cedar siding is installed

on the north side of the main building

and is currently being finished on

the south or front side. The framing

of the windows for the main atrium

are installed with glass to follow

soon. The landscaping and paved

pathways are being poured and the

grass is growing and beautiful on

Don’t let anyone say “It can’t be done.” For years that has been the attitude toward small business in Indian Country Nationwide. However a handful of energetic Colville Tribal Members thought otherwise.

In June of 2003 the Colville Tribes opened the doors of the Small Business Resource Center (SBRC) in the hopes of helping Tribal members start or adjust their own small businesses. With a generous contribution by CTEC and the USDA we have done just that.

USDA personnel cautioned that we should not expect much the first year. After all it is a tough row to hoe. It is difficult, they said, to see much tangible fruit from your efforts so soon in a project such as this.

However our members were not to be deterred. Over 200 individuals were helped by the resource center manager and at least four new jobs were created while in or after consultation with the resource center manager and by taking part in workshops provided by your center.

Yet SBRC manager Ted Piccolo is quick to point out that “the largest amount of praise is reserved for those resourceful tribal members that took the leap to become business owners. We know they would have found a way to be successful one way or another. We just hope we were able to make the path to success a little bit easier. Congratulations, Bev and Dexter Nicholson as well as Marlene Hale for your hard work in job creation.”

What price can you put on four jobs? More than you think. Simply put, four jobs at an average rate of $13 per hour generates, $2,080 per week. Think of 52 weeks per year and suddenly those four jobs have an economic impact of over $108 thousand dollars per year!

Dollars not the only impactSure it is nice to think that there is

now more than $108 thousand dollars moving through our community, but that is not the only positive impact realized from this activity.

There is also the impact of a social nature. People, friends, relatives, real

Paschal Sherman Indian School

would like to welcome our new

Principal Mr. Ryan Christoph. Ryan

was formerly our Physical Education

teacher and summer school Principal.

We are excited to have him lead us

into our education future. We’d

also like to welcome three new staff.

Traci Miller will be joining us as the

school nurse, Perry Palmer will be

the 7th grade teacher with a social

studies emphasis, and Josephine

Marcelley has moved from a tempo-

rary hire to a full time position as our

mental health counselor.

Enrollment for all grades Pre-

school through grade nine will begin

the outdoor recreation area. We are

looking forward to a late fall move

in date and can’t wait to get into the

new facilities. Come and join us!

CIPV sells plywood to Tribal

members and CTEC employees at

wholesale prices. Starting September

15, 2004 we will only accept checks

or money orders for any purchase.

CIPV employees can do a payroll

deduction. Any quantity larger than

1 unit requires a building permit.

CipVSells plywood toTribal Members and

CTeC eMplOyeeS

SbRC Assists In Creation Of Two New businesses and Four New Jobs

people are employed and developing a better sense of self respect and accomplishment. An attitude of self reliance and pride.

That leads to greater things down the road. A sense that one can change their circumstances. We can change our future as well as the present. You are no longer at the whim of arbitrary circumstances.

Just four jobs. It may not sound like much to some. However to others, it sounds like a beginning.

Ask Ted Piccolo, the Small Business Resource manager and he’ll say “I hope we more than double the new businesses and jobs next year.”

This next fiscal year is starting out with a new round of ONABEN small business classes starting on September 29th these classes are a ten week commitment for students.

There is also a special marketing workshop scheduled for October 5th in Omak. For more information on these classes and workshops contact the SBRC.

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I would like to thank everyone who attended the Omak Stampede Indian Encampment this year. It was a great turn out considering the heat was well over 100 degrees. This time of year is always hard to get

2004 OMAK STAMPEDEINDIAN ENCAMPMENT WINNERS

7 - 12 GIrlS FaNcy & JINGlE

1st Place ................ lapwai, ID ..........................Cinni Wilson 2nd Place ............... Ft. hall, ID ..........................Tia boyer 3rd Place ................ Nespelem, WA ...................Tanesha Mills BoyS FaNcy & GraSS

1st Place ................ Satus, WA ..........................Redhorse Wesley 2nd Place ............... Vernon, bC ........................Ryan Oliverius 3rd Place ................ Wellpinit, WA .....................Gabby Corral Jr. GIrlS TraDITIoNal

1st Place ................ Wellpinit, WA .....................Empero Corral 2nd Place ............... Nespelem, WA ...................Monica WarriorsPistolbullet 3rd Place ................ Keller, WA ..........................Shundina Spencer BoyS TraDITIoNal

1st Place ................ Wapato, WA .......................Joe Jim 2nd Place ............... Kooskia, ID ........................hahttas Shebala 3rd Place ................ Omak, WA .........................Josiah Moses 13 - 18 GIrlS FaNcy

1st Place ................ Eugene, OR .......................Rayna Corona 2nd Place ............... Red Mesa, AZ ....................Desba White 3rd Place ................ Ft. hall, ID ..........................Cola boyer BoyS FaNcy

1st Place ................ Williams lake, bC ..............louie Quilt 2nd Place ............... Toppenish, WA ..................Randy Stewart 3rd Place ................ lapwai, ID ..........................JJ Meninick GIrlS JINGlE

1st Place ................ Ft. hall, ID ..........................Natika boyer 2nd Place ............... Ronan, MT .........................Clara Charlie 3rd Place ................ Vernon, bC ........................Nizhoni Morningstar BoyS GraSS

1st Place ................ Seattle, WA ........................Dakota Madera 2nd Place ............... Sandy bay, Manitoba.........William Sumner 3rd Place ................ Wapato, WA .......................Earvin Paskemin GIrlS TraDITIoNal

1st Place ................ lapwai, ID ..........................Whitney buck 2nd Place ............... Kooskia, ID ........................lautiss Shebala 3rd Place ................ Satus, WA ..........................FloraKate Pawneeleggings BoyS TraDITIoNal

1st Place ................ Gillette, WY ........................Keno Kolby White 2nd Place ............... Wapato, WA .......................Sparrowhawk Walsey 3rd Place ................ Wellpinit, WA .....................hoffa Abrahamson 19-49 WomEN FaNcy

1st Place ................ Toppenish, WA ..................Susie Walsey 2nd Place ............... lapwai, ID ..........................Wetalu henry 3rd Place ................ Keremeos, bC ...................Amber Allison mEN FaNcy

1st Place ................ browning, MT .....................Stanley Whiteman 2nd Place ............... Arlee, MT ...........................louie Plant 3rd Place ................ Chinle, AZ ..........................Perry Thompson WomEN JINGlE

1st Place ................ Two Medicine, MT .............Angel littlePlume 2nd Place ............... Saskewitch, Canada ..........Tina Rain 3rd Place ................ Seattle, WA ........................Paula McCurtain mEN GraSS

1st Place ................ Toppenish, WA ..................John Olney 2nd Place ............... Satus, WA ..........................William Wesley 3rd Place ................ Wenatchee, WA .................Allen Retasket, Jr. WomEN TraDITIoNal

1st Place ................ Warm Springs, OR .............Edith Walsey 2nd Place ............... Toppenish, WA ..................Emily Washines 3rd Place ................ Plummer, ID .......................leann SiJohn mEN TraDITIoNal

1st Place ................ bellingham, WA .................Jeff James 2nd Place ............... Nespelem, WA ...................Dan Nanamkin 3rd Place ................ Coeur d’Alene, ID ..............Sheldon Shebala GolDEN aGE - WomEN opEN

1st Place ................ Nespelem, WA ...................barb Aripa 2nd Place ............... Nespelem, WA ...................Sharon Redthunder 3rd Place ................ Toppenish, WA ..................Iola Totus GolDEN aGE - mEN opEN

1st Place ................ Spokane, WA .....................Dave browneagle 2nd Place ............... Yakima, WA .......................Wayne Smartlowit 3rd Place ................ Wenatchee, WA .................Allen Retasket, Sr. opEN TEam DaNcE

1st Place ................ John Olney, William Wesley, Allan Restasket Jr. ...............................

2nd Place ............... Irene Onepennee, Susie Walsey, Desba White 3rd Place ................ Janice Jackson, Mindi Kee, Tina Rain opEN oWl DaNcE

1st Place ................ Emily Washines and John Olney 2nd Place ............... Iola Totus and Wayne Smartlowit 3rd Place ................ Paula McCurtain and Sheldon ShebalaDrummING

1st Place ................ Yakama Nation ..................INDIAN NATION 2nd Place ............... Yakama Nation ..................bUCKShOT RAMblERS

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

hUMAN RESOURCES OFFICEP.O.box 150 Nespelem, WA 99155 (800) 506-9434 (509) 634-2842 Fax (509) 634-2864 www.colvilletribes.com

POSITIONExecutive Director

SALARY

To $85,000, DOE

DIRECTION

From the Full Colville business Council

LOCATION

Nespelem, Washington

bASIC FUNCTIONSThrough effective human and resource

management practices the Executive Director is responsible for planning, or-ganizing, monitoring, and directing the activities of all major departments and divisions of the Tribes governmental struc-ture. Work-force is characterized by highly complex and diverse programs involving organizational sub-units with generalized or specialized natures. Work includes planning and coordinating activities with other governmental units and private or civic organizations in the effective provi-sion of services to program participants. Considerable evaluation and definition of program goals and policies is involved with exercise of broad decision-making authority in policy modification.

RESPONSIbIlITIESExercise authority as provided by

Ordinances, Resolutions, tribal manual and other written directives of the Colville business Council

Regulates, reviews, evaluates and audits the fiscal affairs of all subordinate organizations of the Tribes to determine the applicability of Tribal laws and Poli-cies to subordinate organizations and the Colville business Council and reports to the full business Council any matters of concern related to the organization.

Exercises direct line authority over all work units of the Tribal organization and determines the organizational structure and positions necessary to carry out assigned functions and responsibilities in the most effective manner. Through effective human resource management, will hire, train, promote, assign, compen-sate, discipline and discharge employees in accordance with Tribal policies and procedures.

Establishes subordinate work units and positions to carry out all assigned functions; delegates authority and re-sponsibility accordingly; and holds subor-dinates accountable for sub-delegations.

Plans, organizes and directs the activi-ties of all units of the Tribal Governmental structure including but not limited to plan-ning and coordinating activities with other governmental units including the bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian health Services, Paschal Sherman Indian School, Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation, Colville Indian housing Authority and other related entities as well as other federal or state agencies and private or civic organizations in the effective provision of services to program participations.

Evaluates and defines management practices, program goals and policies in coordination with the full Colville business Council.

Takes action when necessary, in the absence of formal policy, to promote and protect the interests of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

Recommends to the full Colville

business Council what programs, major projects, or policies should be initiated, dropped, or curtailed and the timing in-volved; determines how to reduce costs, maintain efficiency, and justify major expenditures.

Completes evaluations of Senior Man-agement officials on an annual basis, or more frequently if necessary.

Perform other job related duties as assigned by the Colville business Council.

EDUCATION ANDMasters degree in a field closely

related to business administration, public administration, or

TRAININGgovernment, AND six years experi-

ence in a professional or technical work force comparable to the diversity of the Colville Tribes organizational structure, OR

bachelor’s degree in a field closely related to business administration, public administration, or government, AND eight years experience in a professional or technical work force comparable to the diversity of the Colville Tribes organiza-tional structure.

Should have broad, successful man-agement experience in positions where major decisions must be made without having to go through several layers of approval authority.

Should possess demonstrated skills in managing diverse operations and staff functions through ability to provide motivating leadership to unit managers enabling them to achieve high personal and group accomplishments. Ability to communicate positively to subordinates, the Colville business Council and to others in a high priority, including written, oral, and interpersonal skills.

Should have applicable experience in the unique nature of Federal Indian law, government regulations and Indian customs.

Must be sensitive to both the economic and social needs of Tribal Members and demonstrate support and commitment to the established mission, goals, and objec-tives of the Colville Confederated Tribes.

Must have ability to plan, delegate and supervise the work of subordinates.

Must possess ability and experience in federal and state budgeting and contract-ing procedures.

SPECIAlApplicant must submit a narrative de-

scribing how he/she meets each minimum qualification

QUAlIFICATIONSincluding specific work experience

representing applicants ability to carry out each of the major duties and responsibil-ities described herein.

Must possess and retain a valid Wash-ington State Driver’s license and remain eligible for the Tribes vehicle insurance.

Must possess record of honesty and high personal integrity. Personal behavior and habits should be beyond reproach.

Must have no felonies.Must pass a pre-employment

drug-screening test, subject to random.Must successfully clear a criminal and

financial background check; must receive Federal, State and Tribal clearance.

TRIbAl MEMbER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WIll APPlY; hONOR-AblY DISChARGED VETERANS WhO MEET MINIMUM QUAlIFICATIONS

WIll bE GIVEN PREFERENCE OVER NON-VETERAN APPlICANTS IN ThE INDIAN PREFERENCE CODES.

ClOSING DATENarrative and supporting documents

must be received in the human Resource Office by September 17th, 2004, or be postmarked by 4:00 p.m., for first screen-ing; this position will be open until filled.

INFORMATIONConfederated Tribes of the Colville ReservationATTN: Personnel OfficeP. O. box 150Nespelem, WA 99155(800) 506-9434www.colvilletribes.com

POSITIONFinancial Manager

SALARYStarting Salary $34,629

annually; DOEREPORTS TO

Executive DirectorLOCATION

Colville Indian housing AuthorityNespelem, Washington

bASIC FUNCTIONSThe Financial Manager is responsible

for the efficient direction and evaluation of the Finance Department of the CIhA, consistent with applicable CIhA policies and Federal requirements. he/she will perform duties in the field of accounting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). he/she is responsible for ensuring the coordination and completion of all phases of finan-cial issues of the CIhA which includes accounts payable, general ledger, year end closings, monthly balancing and bank reconciliations, investments, and completion of financial documentation and reports. he/she will use independent thought to develop and recommend pro-cedures for more efficient record keeping and/or improve current operations within established program guidelines and re-quirements.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSbachelor’s degree in Accounting

OR seven (7) years experiences in the financial/accounting field. Knowledge of computers in word processing and spreadsheets on personal computers; knowledge of IbM AS400 software sys-tems a plus. Ability to plan and manage time effectively, and work with little or no supervision. Ability to work under pressure and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Must be able to handle mul-tiple tasks and complete projects within specified time frames. Must possess a valid Washington State driver’s license and must be able to apply for and receive a Colville Confederated Tribes Vehicle Operator’s Card.

hOW TO APPlYResume or application, including

professional references, can be sent to: Colville Indian housing Authority, P.O. box 528, Nespelem, WA 99155. This position will be open until filled.

Indian Preference Applies. Questions can be directed to larry Winders or Debi Chiles harris.

2004 OMAK STAMPEDE INDIAN ENCAMPMENT

volunteers because who would be crazy enough to sit out in this kind of heat for this entire time. I want to take this opportunity to mention a few of them:

Flodell Williams, Encampment

Chairperson, she takes time from her job and home to be available 24 hours a day from Sunday the 8th to Monday the 16th. It takes a strong person such as Flodell to take on such a huge responsibility and we love her very much.

Linda Saint, Encampment Vice-Chairperson, does a great deal of work in just about every area, parade, raffle, Pepsi stand, pow-wow and clean up. The Encampment wouldn’t be what it is today without her and we will miss her next year because she is leaving us to go back to school! Good Luck Linda!

Arkie Andrew, Stickgame, with what appears to be no effort at all tackles the entire Stickgame tournament while getting sponsors for the event himself also. Arkie not only runs the stickgame part of the encampment but is the person we rely on to ensure all the electricity runs throughout the weekend.

Leslie McCraigie, Encampment Treasurer, has been on the committee the longest and is greatly appreciated. Leslie keeps the committee in line when it comes to budget issues because with as small as a budget that we have to work we need her to make sure it all works out financially.

Lili Garcia, Buttons, helps a great deal by taking on the responsibility of being in charge of selling/distributing buttons for the encampment. She is always an encouraging word right when it’s needed and is always around when someone needs help.

Shannon & Ramona Rounds, Raffle, were two new volunteers we were blessed with this year. This year’s raffle was the largest it has ever been which brought in more money for next year’s event and we thank them for all their work and all the time they sat out in the hot sun trying to sell tickets.

There are a few additional people that I would like to mention that without them it would be hard to put on such a wonderful event: Kim Vargas, Mike Squeochs, Walter Williams, Bob Widdifield, Earl Antone, Clarissa Antone, Elsie Valle, Roweena Antone, Ernesto Valle, Gabby Corral Sr., Tillie Gorr, Cedonia Williams, and the Coyote Creek Singers. I’m sorry if there was somebody I didn’t mention, you were not forgotten.

Thanks to all and we Hope To See You Next Year!

Deidre Antone, Encampment Secretary and Pow-wow Chairperson

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VOTE FOR DON AND YVETTE—Don Barbieri, who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives, 5th Congressional District, received an invitation from the Colville Business Council to visit the Colville Indian Reservation. Don arrived on Thursday, April 29, and met with the Council to try to learn, and have a better understanding about the Colville Tribe. With him is (L) Juliana Repp, a Lawyer and a member of the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho, who voluntered to help Don in setting up meetings with Tribal Representatives in the 5th Congressional District. (R) Yvette Joseph at that time wasn’t running for a political office, but is now running for Washington state Representative, District 7, Position 2. (Photo by Spirit Peoples/Cutline by Sam Sampson)

Indian and non-Indian Veterans are recognized at theAnnual 4th of July Pow Wow held Saturday, July 10

IS T.B. THE OLDEST WW II VETERAN?—Participating in the Ceremony to honor Indian and non-Indian Veterans are: (L to R) Andrew Paul, Charles Bart, T.B. Charley, and Raymond Nason. Behind T.B. is his Granddaughter, Fabihola Mosqueda, 16. T.B. was born in 1910, and it’s believed he’s the oldest living World War II Veteran!

WOMAN VETERAN—Cheryl Grunlose holds her 2-year old son, Phillip Flett. In front are: (L to R) Patricia DuBois, who gave each Veteran an American Flag, and Darlene Wilder, who wrote down each Veterans’ name and his branch of service.

MISS CCT & NEW SUPERINTENDENT—2004-2005 Miss Colville Confederated Tribes, Kimberly Vargas takes down the name of the new Superintendent of the Nespelem School, William “Bill” Higgins. Bill served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and took over his new job on May 20.

YAKAMA INDIAN NATION—Attending the Ceremony honoring Veterans were these members of the Yakama Indian Nation: (L to R) Tony Washines, Clyde Wallahee, and George Lee. Tony was a former member of the Yakama Tribes’ Business Council and the General Council.

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Nespelem All Indian

Rodeo July 10-11

RON PLACED—Ron Thomas tied for 3rd and 4th place in the Saddle Bronc Ride. His score was 72.

NOTHING TO IT—Ameera Parisien competes in the Jr. Barrel Race on Saturday, July 10.

NO. 1—Anthony Covington took 1st place in Bareback Riding with a score of 74.

NO QUALIFIED RIDES—Wade Marchand wasn’t the only person that was unable to stay on his Brahama Bull. None of the contestants on both days in the Bull Riding event were able to complete their ride!

TOOK 1ST PLACE—Ralph Moses had a score of 74 to win the Saddle Bronc event!

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Healthy NEWS

Increased Computer Use by Children Raises Red FlagsParents and teachers should keep watch for symptoms of Computer

Vision SyndromeChildren today use computers for many aspects of their lives, often

working on computers as much as adults. Prolonged computer use is causing optometric physicians in Washington State to consider many kids to be at high risk for developing Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 175 million Americans use computers including more than 90% of children ages 9-17. CVS is a widely recognized vision problem associated with prolonged computer use. It affects people of all ages, but is a growing concern for children who are now accessing computers in school and at home.

“Prolonged computer use is a fact of life these days, even for children,” said Dr. Todd Wylie. “We’re seeing the negative effects of kids using the computer too often for long periods of time and must get the word out about what parents, teachers and caretakers can do so children don’t suffer.”

The American Optometric Association (AOA) defines CVS as “the complex of eye and vision problems related to near work which are experienced during or related to computer use.” Excessive viewing of the computer screen can lead to eye discomfort, fatigue, blurred vision, and headaches. Despite the fact that an estimated 60 million Americans suffer from CVS and that treatment costs are estimated at $2 billion a year, the condition remains virtually unknown to consumers.

Optometric physicians are beginning to see an increase in the number of adult patients requesting eye exams due to symptoms they experience at the computer; however, some unique aspects of how children use computers may make them more susceptible than adults to develop problems. The younger the computer user and the more immature the eyes, the more likely they are to suffer eye problems. Additionally, children often do not complain of symptoms even if they are experiencing them and therefore don’t receive proper treatment.

Children are very adaptable. They often ignore vision problems, thinking that blurred vision must be normal, and that everyone must see that way. Children may also be more vulnerable than adults because they are more likely to perform enjoyable tasks with great concentration until near exhaustion (e.g. marathon video-game sessions with few, if any breaks) and are physically smaller than adults so computers, which are designed for adult use, don’t fit them well.

It is very important that children receive yearly comprehensive eye exams to check for CVS and other vision problems and diseases. In addition to an annual exam, parents and teachers should remember the following tips to reduce the potential for CVS in children:

*Strictly enforce the amount of time that a child can continuously use the computer.

*Arrange the computer to fit children; lower the screen, raise the chair, etc.

*Adjust the room lighting so no glare reflects off the computer screen.

*Reduce the amount of light in the room to match the computer screen, but do not completely turn it off.

Visit www.eyes.org for more information on Computer Vision Syndrome, its symptoms and how to prevent it.

For more information, contact:Lisa Stose, Communications Representative, Optometric Physicians

of Washington, (509) 444-2350, [email protected].

CCT health Fair partners with Nespelem Valley Electric

Nespelem Valley Electric will be having their annual meeting at the Nespelem School, on October 1, 2004.

The Tribal Health programs and Indian Health Service is joining efforts to sponsor their annual health fair for the community and Tribal employees. Cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes screening, fitness testing and a whole lot more will be offered. Mark your calenders.

Stroke in America Every 53 seconds in America, someone has a stroke. Chances of

recovery are significantly improved if treatment begins within three hours of stroke onset. Warning signs may include, weakness on one side, blurred vision, sudden severe headache, slurred speech, ringing in ears....High blood pressure, obesity, smoking, and diabetes puts people in a “high risk” category. For more information on Stroke Prevention call Rhonda L. Friedlander, Speech-Language Pathologist at Tribal Health 634-2952.

Inchelium Community health Center Grand Opening date of August 23 has been postponed

Please be advised the Inchelium Community Health Center Grand Opening date of August 23 has been postponed to a date to be named later. I am sorry for the inconvenience and will send out notice of the new date as soon as it is available. Any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kyle DesautelHealth Facilities Project Administrator(509) [email protected]

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some courses toward them,” Chair-man Pakootas said.”

The third day of this event brought 1,500 students and staff together from eight school districts and the Paschal Sherman Indian School for the traditional and annual Sunflower Festival. Students from kindergarten through high school participated, some from as far as 80 miles away.

Colville Tribe partners

with collegesmiddle-school level regarding future educational opportunities.

The tribe took the lead in bring-ing speakers to the schools. School officials were enthused with plans for the event and especially that the tribe was taking the leadership role and they responded with offers of help. The success was such that they are not encouraging other reservations to try similar functions. Pakootas added, “We plan to make this an annual event. If we do this annually, it should continue to grow.”

Representatives were present from several schools of the Univer-sity of Washington plus Heritage College of Omak, Wenatchee Val-ley Community College, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Washington State University and the Santa Fe Arts Institute. Others represented vo-cational rehabilitation work and the Red Cross. Colville tribal services and programs included such things as emergency, enterprise, telecom-munication, children and family and forestry. Students also learned about career opportunities in such fields as professional art, construction, tribal government, law enforcement and business.

Approximately 200 mid-school students gathered at Nespelem from three school districts and another 340 met in Omak from three other school districts. Later in the year a career day will be conducted for high school students.

”We’re planning to set up the fall event pretty much like the one held in May. We’re hoping in time the colleges will see the particular needs of our students and begin tailoring

by: Jack McNeel, Correspondent,

Indian Country Today

COULEE DAM, Wash. - The Colville Tribe invited speakers from a variety of colleges and universi-ties, along with military recruiters and tribal members associated with various programs, to meet with middle school students at its first reservation-wide College Fair & Awareness event in late May. Career day events in the past have focused on high school students but this effort was directed at encouraging younger students to begin planning for the fu-ture and looking at the opportunities offered on the Colville Reservation and elsewhere.

Joe Pakootas, chairman of the Colville Business Council comment-ed, “We wanted to introduce our young people to local careers and to look into education. Introducing them to multiple career opportunities at the middle school level would also help them in high school so when they entered college they could jump right into their areas of interest.”

L y n n P a l m a n t e e r - H o l d e r , Colville, is director for tribal part-nerships for the University of Wash-ington. She explained there are nine schools on the Colville Reservation and three more off the reservation which serve Indian students and this effort was aimed at all students in that mid-school level. Students gathered at Nespelem and Omak schools for career day events and at the Paschal Sherman School, the only tribal school, on the third day for a tradi-tional Sunflower Festival. The event was a spin-off from a 2002 Colville summit which recommended more attention be given to students at the

This is an ancient festival, predating the first school on the reservation. Tribal elders gathered traditional foods in advance and prepared them for all to sample at the festival. Oral history was shared, stick games were held, a basketball tournament was included and other events took place to keep everyone of every age busy throughout the day.

From Apples to Zinnias:

Okanogan Grownis Growing!

The colorful new “Okanogan Grown” guide is now available! This 36-page guide can help you find Okanogan Country’s freshest vegetables, fruits, herbs, poultry, dairy, meat and organic products. If you’re looking for something to do with the family, get a guide to find farm tours and activities, U-Pick produce or farm stands to visit. You’ll discover local wineries and breweries, as well as restaurants and stores that offer locally grown and made items.

“Okanogan Grown” is produced by the Okanogan County Tourism Council in an effort to help renew the connection between consumers and farmers, to encourage the support of local products and to celebrate the abundance of Okanogan Country. It was designed to be accessible to locals and tourists alike, with easy to access information, a map with locations, yellow pages for the vendor directory, and even a canning quantity guide.

The 2004/05 edition is the second year for the guide and the list of producers has nearly doubled from 40 to 70. Designed by local company Earth & Sky Studios, the free guide is packed with information and useful year-round. Look for it at Visitor Information Centers around the county, or call the Okanogan County Tourism Council at (509) 826-5107. The guide is also available online at www.okanogancountry.com.

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SpEcIal SESSIoN - august 5, 2004Condensed by Berni Samuels, CBC Recording Secretary

Resolution Numbering Legend Natural Resources - Nat Management & Budget - M&B Education & Employment - E&E

Veterans - Vet Elections - Elc Tribal Government - Gov

Human Services - Hum Law & Justice - L&J Culture - Cul

Executive - Exc Gaming Task Force - Gam Community Development - Com

$1,500 monthly service fee.Amendment: to add “funds to

come from monies from the Inche-lium/Keller Construction funds.” 8 FOR (LA, GD, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, JS) 2 AGAINST (MH, HM) 0 ABSTAIN

8 FOR (LA, GD, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, JS) 2 AGAINST (MH, HM) 0 ABSTAIN

2004-501.m&bApprove to waive the donation

policy and approve $5,000 for the Owner’s & Jockey’s Association to sponsor the Omak Stampede Suicide Race.

9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, JS) 1 AGAINST (HM) 0 ABSTAIN

2004-502.m&bApprove to allow the sale of alco-

hol by CTEC Enterprises designated by CTEC.

5 FOR (LA, GD, JJ, DM, JS) 5 AGAINST (AJ, GJ, MH, DL, HM) 0 ABSTAIN

Chair voted AGAINST to break tie

***MOTION FAILED***2004-503.m&bApprove funding for pay rate

increases for the Accountant I, II, and III positions in an amount not to exceed $7,864.50 for the balance of FY04, from FY04 salary savings, and to amend the budget accordingly.

9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, JS) 1 AGAINST (HM) 0 ABSTAIN

2004-504.culApprove the recommendation

of the Wenatchi Advisory Group to contract Kristi Lagooza Boozman as Outreach Public Relations; and to terminate Desautel-Hege as Public Relations for the Wenatchi Advisory Group, balance of Desautel-Hege contract in the amount of $26,318, contract dates: August 5, 2004 through September 30, 2004.

6 FOR (LA, GD, AJ, GJ, DL, HM, JS) 3 AGAINST (JJ, MH, DM) 0 ABSTAIN

Out of Room: JStensgar2004-505.humApprove to appoint Margie

Hutchinson as delegate to Healing Lodge and rescind resolution 2003-615.

9 FOR (LA, GD, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 AB-STAIN (MH)

2004-506.humApprove to appoint Harvey Moses

as delegate to IPAC and the Amer-ican Native Commission Board and rescind resolution 2003-525.

9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (HM)

2004-507.e&e Approve budget modification

to add carry-over in the amount of $953,703.61 to existing bud-get $1,740,580.39 for a total of $2,694,284 for FY04.

10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAIN

2004-508.e&eApprove reorganization plans

to meet the needs of Federal Reg-ulations of Grants Programs. Also, requesting the approval of to retro employees increases back to January 1, 2004.

9 FOR (LA, GD, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 1 AGAINST (MH) 0 ABSTAIN

2004-509.e&eApprove to support for the fund-

ing application and a subsequent no cost agreement with the U of W Math, Engineering and Science (MESA) to participate as a Core Part-ner in the National Science Founda-tion Instructional Materials project. The Tribe agrees to provide non-cash in kind services as determined by the needs of this project and availability of resources. Chair or designee au-thorized to sign.


2004-510.e&eApprove that E&E Division estab-

lish a K-20 Distance Learning system through Northwest Indian College on Colville Reservation to be funded by the E&T Services and TANF Programs, no tribal funds needed. Further to approve continued efforts to pursue other services by NWIC for establishing an extension office, credited and certificated programs of study and other necessary services

2004-490.govApprove to rescind 2003-499 and

designate alternate voting delegate to ATNI to be a member of the Ex-ecutive Committee, Harvey Moses, Jr., this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all business related to ATNI.



to designate alternate voting delegate to NCAI to be a member of the Ex-ecutive Committee, Harvey Moses, Jr., this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 session and all business related to NCAI.


2004-492.govApprove to rescind 2003-498

and to designate alternate voting delegate to NIGA to be a member of the Executive Committee, Harvey Moses, Jr., this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all related business to NIGA 9 F O R (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (HM)


and to designate alternate voting delegate to NCAI to be a member of the Executive Committee, Jeanne Jerred, this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all business related to NCAI

9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (JJ)


to designate alternate voting delegate to ATNI to be a member of the Exec-utive committee, Jeanne Jerred, this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all related business related to ATNI 9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (JJ)


and to designate alternate voting delegate to NIGA to be a member of the Executive Committee, Jeanne Jerred, this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all related business to NIGA

9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (JJ)

2004-496.govApprove to authorize the Execu-

tive Director to sign the Voting for America/Project Vote Joint Effort Agreement between Vote for Amer-ica and the CCT.

6 FOR (LA, GD, MH, AJ, DL, HM) 4 AGAINST (JJ, GJ, DM, JS) 0 ABSTAIN

2004-497.govApprove to rescind resolution

2003-491 and to designate alternate voting delegate to ATNI to be a member of the Executive Committee, Margie Hutchinson, this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all related business to ATNI.


HMoses read out recommenda-tion


2003-493 and to designate alternate voting delegate to NCAI to be a member of the Executive Committee, Margie Hutchinson, this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all related business to NCAI.




2003-492 and to designate alternate voting delegate to NIGA to be a member of the Executive Committee, Margie Hutchinson, this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all related business to NIGA. 9 FOR (LA, GD, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (MH)


2004-500.m&bApprove the purchase of Inland

Northwest Health Services Billing System (MEDITECH/LLS) not to exceed $60,000 purchase price and

2004 Per Capita Payment.10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,

GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAIN

2004-475.govEnroll: Malikye Kayden Silas Mc-

Craigie with retroactive payment of the August 2004 Per Capita Payment.


2004-476.govEnroll: Richard Christopher Nich-

olson with retroactive payment of the August 2004 Per Capita Payment.


2004-477.govEnroll: Mauraye Sapphire Agu-

ilar-Huckins with retroactive pay-ment of the August 2004 Per Capita Payment.


2004-478.govEnroll: Curtis James Picard with

retroactive payment of the August 2004 Per Capita Payment.


2004-479.govEnroll: Showaway Kamiaken

Hunt with retroactive payment of the August 2004 Per Capita Payment.


2004-480.govEnroll: Shelby Jolyn Rugg with



2004-481.govEnroll: Hunter Alexander Palmer

with retroactive payment of the Au-gust 2004 Per Capita Payment.


2004-482.govEnroll: Raven Marie Clark with


9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (GJ)

2004-483.govEnroll: Nickolaus Dee Lewis,

III with retroactive payment of the August 2004 Per Capita Payment.


2004-484.govApprove payment to heirs of

Christine (Nicholson) Hutton as stated in her probate dated and signed march 22, 2004 by Judge William E. Hammett, Administrative Law Judge 10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAIN

2004-486.govApprove the 2004 CBC Commit-

tee Chart with minor corrections.10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,


2004-487.govApprove to authorize to submit a

grant application for the CCT 2004 Voter Registration Drive with a Tribal match of $5,000 with funds to come from the General Fund and amend the budget accordingly. Executive Director is authorized to sign all pertinent documents under $30,000



to designate alternate voting delegate to NIGA to be a member of the Exec-utive Committee, Mel Tonasket, this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 Sessions and all related business to NIGA



to designate alternate voting delegate to ATNI to be a member of the Exec-utive Committee, Mel Tonasket, this delegation with be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all business related to ATNI


SpEcIal SESSIoN august 5th, 2004

Council Members Present: Lou Anderson, Gayle DeLaCruz, Margie Hutchinson, Jeanne Jerred, Andy Joseph, Gene Joseph, Deb Louie, DR Michel, Harvey Moses, Joe Pakootas, John Stensgar

Delegation/Absent: Terry Fin-ley (lv), Mike Marchand (lv), Mel Tonasket (lv).

Listed by: Resolution No., Con-densed Recommendation Informa-tion, Colville Business Council Vote Tally.

2004-459.hum Approve a letter of support for

Mathew Dick, Jr., on his concept for a boot camp on the Colville Res-ervation and authorize the Chair or designee to sign.


2004-461.govEnroll: Madison Marie Hamblen

with retroactive payment of the Au-gust 2004 Per Capita payment.


2004-462.govEnroll: Kaylynn Cordelia Gorr


9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (DL)

2004-463.govEnroll: Ambrose Clay Bearcub



2004-464.govEnroll: Monique Evelyn Samuels

with retroactive payment of the Au-gust 2004 Per Capita payment. 9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 AB-STAIN (AJ)

2004-465.govEnroll: Shunka Wacik’ Ayela

Moon Cawston with retroactive pay-ment of the August 2004 Per Capita payment.


2004-466.govEnroll: Javier Luis Martinez with

retroactive payment of the August 2004 Per Capita payment.


2004-467.govEnroll: Samantha Leona Stensgar


9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (JS)

2004-468.govEnroll: Monique Cheyenne

Timentwa with retroactive payment of the August 2004 Per Capita pay-ment.


2004-469.govEnroll : Damon-Isaac Law-

rence-Joe SiJohn-Dick with retroac-tive payment of the August 2004 Per Capita payment.

9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (GJ)

2004-470.gov Adopt: Meghan Eileen (Neal)

Johnson10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,


2004-471.gov Adopt: Raquel Louisa Bullock10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,


2004-472.govAdopt: Rona Joy Artega10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,


2004-473.govEnroll: James Rodriguez with



2004-474.govEnroll: Byron Allen Bray with

retroactive payment of the August

that are responsive to the popula-tion’s educational needs through formal and informal agreements. Chair or designee authorized to sign.


2004-511.natApprove Fish & Wildlife Re-or-

ganization Chart.10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,


2004-512.natApprove the request of the F&W

Department to increase the fee for non-member Bird/Rabbit Hunting permit from $21.00 to $35.00.


2004-513.natA p p r o v e t h e 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5

Non-member Bird/Rabbit Hunting Regulations

9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 1 AGAINST (AJ) 0 ABSTAIN

2004-514.natApprove the Family Forest Fish

Passage budget in the amount of $63,560 and authorize the Chair or designee to sign contract and all or any related documents. Funded by State of WA. – Interagency Outdoor Recreation, no tribal dollars. 9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 AB-STAIN (GJ)

2004-515.natApprove 2004/2005 budget for

the Sturgeon Recovery Project, funded by STI/BPA, no tribal dol-lars. Chair or designee authorized to sign. 9 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 1 AGAINST (GJ) 0 ABSTAIN

2004-516.natApprove exchange of land with

Beverly Abrahamson10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,


2004-517.natApprove exchange use of land

with Dale Smith. 10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 0 ABSTAIN

2004-518.natApprove pasture lease to Steve

Palmer, Tribal Tract 101-T-40-B10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,


2004-519.natApprove pasture lease to Robin

Fry on a portion of Tribal Tract 101-T4289


2004-522.natApprove to amend resolution

2002-749 to Theodore Piccolo’s home site lease on a portion of Tribal Tract 101-T3027


2004-523.natApprove the reorganization of

San Poil Forestry which will abolish a Forest Tech. I position in Forest Development Section of San Poil Forestry District and will upgrade the two remaining Forest Tech. I positions to Forest Tech. II positions and will be converted into permanent positions.

8 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, GJ, DL, DM, JS) 2 AGAINST (AJ, HM) 0 ABSTAIN

2004-524.natApprove that the Chair of Natural

Resources be authorized to attend the State Technical Advisory Meetings in Spokane on the 5th of every month. In the event Natural Resources Chair is unavailable then the 1st Vice Chair of Natural Resources, then 2nd Vice Chair of Natural Resources and if all three are unavailable then the Natural Resources Division Director will be delegated.


2004-525.natApprove contract that involves

federally funded construction ser-vices provided by CTSC to perform specified road maintenance and abandonment work. No tribal dollars are involved in this contract. Chair or designee to sign.


2004-526.natApprove budget modification in

the amount of $294,831 which are federal funds awarded through BIA to the Tribe for various environ-mental program/projects. No tribal

dollars. Chair or designee to sign.10 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, AJ,


2004-527.l&jApprove to recommend and

authorize ORA to intervene as an amicus and to file a brief in support of CTEC in Wright v. CTEC


2004-528.l&jApprove to rescind resolution

2004-279 (representation in Admin-istrative Law Courts)

5 FOR (LA, GD, MH, JJ, DM) 5 AGAINST (AJ, GJ, DL, HM, JS) 0 ABSTAIN

Chair voted FOR to break tieMotion Carried2004-529.l&jApprove to enact a new provision,

3-1-15 – Stalking – as proposed. Section 3-1-15 has been processed utilizing CBC Procedural Rule 3(b), (e), (f) and (g) and now in the final stage of the process. That once ap-proved a copy shall be forwarded to the Code Reviser for Certification.


2004-530.comApprove the Chair of the Com-

munity Development Committee to represent CCT at the Tri-County Economic Development District and the 1st Vice of Committee will be alternate and Planning Manager as 2nd Alternate.


2004-531.comApprove to amend 2003-784 and

to delegate the Community Devel-opment Chair to NCW Economic Development District (NCW EDD) with 1st Vice Chair of Committee as 1st alternate and 2nd alternate being the Planning Manager.


2004-532.com Approve to support reactivation

and participate in the North Central Washington Economic Development District. 9 FOR (LA, GD, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAIN (MH)

2004-533.comApprove to appoint Mel Tonasket,

Gayle DeLaCruz, and Kyle Desautel to represent CCT in planning of a possible hospital in the Grand Coulee Dam Area.

9 FOR (LA, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 AB-STAIN (GD)

2004-534.comApprove the use of unspent dol-

lars from the Inchelium Cemetery Project, to be used to improve the Inchelium water system and infra-structure. The dollars will be used to improve the system where needed and as seed dollars for grant oppor-tunities. Approximate amount is $54,351.02


2004-535.comApprove the Draft Master Plan

for the Nespelem Agency Campus. The concept will be utilized to support and improve infrastructure, new development, and demolition of condemned buildings and overall planning of the Agency Campus.


2004-536.comApprove to amend 2004-034 re-

garding CCT Solid Waste Board and the revised board is as follows: Terry Finley, CBC; Gayle DeLaCruz, CBC Alternate; Frank Friedlander, PW&U; Dave Tonasket, Environ-mental Trust; and Mary Beth Clark, Planning Manager.

9 FOR (LA, MH, JJ, AJ, GJ, DL, DM, HM, JS) 0 AGAINST 1 AB-STAIN (GD)

2004-537.govApprove the rescind 2003-489

and designate alternate voting dele-gate to NCAI to be a member of the Executive Committee, Mel Tonasket, this delegation will be for the 2004-2005 sessions and all related business to NCAI.


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Letters To The Editor

DAN HYLAND AD

To the Editor:It’s interesting to note that

according to the Police Report, during the week of 7/12/04 - 7/18/04, a total of 25 arrests were reported, of which according to the names that I could identify, 16 of those arrests were Tribal members.

Our tribe has announced a tribal payment to all tribal members on or before August 1st.

I’m only thankful that our tribe doesn’t make its dividends on a monthly schedule, otherwise, our local county jail wouldn’t be able to held them all.

Eddie PalmanteerDisautel

Dear Tribal Tribune,I’d like to take this time to give

a big Thank You to a very kind & loving human being for having a Big Heart with a lot of love and caring for older people.

I got to go with the Foster Grandparent Program to a good 2-day work shop to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s very nice Casino and Hotel.

can be reached with complaints about

employees that they are supposedly

supervising. Think it would do any

good? Maybe not.

How many times have you called

one of the offices in Nespelem and

gotten the recorded message, “I am

either away from my desk or on the

phone. Leave your name and number

Dear Nespelem District Voters:I would like to express my deep-

est gratitude for those of you who supported me in the tribal elections.

Now that the election is behind us - much lies ahead that will affect us all.

Tribal reserves are at an all time low. How are tribal reserves affect-ed? There are two ways: What is put into the general fund and what is taken out of the general fund. Gener-ally it is gaming revenues and timber sales that make up tribal reserves.

What impacts our tribal reserve is the need to make up for “short falls” in budget projections. In the last fis-cal year it was because of over-pro-

jections in revenues in timber sales or generating Medicaid (Title XIX); both were grossly over-estimated when budgets were set and approved by last year’s council.

In the last seven (7) years the biggest draw on our tribal reserves was 6 million dollars that was taken out to pay for “Homeland Security” on the reservation due in part of the terrorist threats and our reservation location to the Grand Coulee Dam. You be the judge - what could we possibly do in tribal security that would make a difference one way or the other if Grand Coulee Dam was a target of terrorists? Particularly, to the tune of 6 million dollars?

I attended a council meeting where it was reported out that the tribes would be 6.5 million short for 2005 fiscal budgets. Recent informa-tion has this amount now believed to be closer to 11.6 million. The latter amount would wipe out our tribal reserves, if the council keeps things at status quo when they pass this year’s budget without looking to trim the fat.

What is ironic is all the spending and salary increases that are being approved as we speak. In addition to this, our elected officials are opening the flood gates and building a Health Clinic in Inchelium and Keller, and recruiting expensive medical per-

sonnel all in hopes of maximizing generating Title XIX revenues. What happens when these unrealistic pro-jections are set too high again this year - does it mean the tribes eat it and what little revenues by way of per capitas will have to make up the difference in these ill advised ventures that are designed to serve non-tribal members?

Something seems wrong with this picture - contact your elected officials and demand - answers and accountability to the people who elect them and pay their bills.

Sincerely,Preston Boyd, Tribal Member

Something seems wrong with this picture

To Tribal Members,

I think a list of supervisors and de-

partment heads and their phone num-

bers should be printed in the Tribal

Tribune from time to time. Having

this information on the website is

good for those who have computers

but not everyone does. A reason for

printing this is so that perhaps they

and I will get back to you.” Yeah,

sure you will.

Why is money being wasted pay-

ing people who don’t ever seem to

use their offices? Why have phones?

They don’t return calls anyway. Is

everyone really that busy?

Often, when you need business

papers mailed to you it takes for-

ever for someone to mail them or it

Is everyone really that busy?

It’s

A Big HeartI was very thankful. I have to use

a walker and I do get tired. But no! This lady borrowed a wheelchair from the hotel and pushed me to and from the slot machines, then came and checked on me, then went back to her own machine. I never asked her to do this, but she did this, because she’s a very thoughtful person, she’ll never know how I really do love her

We the Keller AAoA Staff and Seniors would like to thank all those who attended the Keller Picnic. We would also like to take this time to give special thanks to Andy and Gloria Joseph for the hours they spent gathering gifts for the senior gift bags and door prizes.

Also special thanks to Linda Palmer. Special thanks to all those who helped in the kitchen and set up and clean up.

God Bless you and hope to see you all next year!

surements for the sleeve to fit the

wooden rod that is provided. I will

provide the handout to anyone who

has a quilt to display. If necessary I

will sew on the sleeve and collect the

quilts at some convenient spot such

as the Colville Tribal Museum in

Coulee Dam, WA. Each person may

choose to sew on the sleeve herself

and mail the quilt to the library. This

handout will give the address of the

library.

Please contact me as soon as pos-

sible, especially if you want me to

sew on the sleeve for you. This might

take me some time to do, depending

on the number of quilts. The quilts

should be sent to the library by the

third week of October.

My phone number is 509-466-

3125. My address is 10216 N. Sun-

dance Drive, Spokane, WA 99208.

Ruth M. Wapato

In May, 2004, I wrote a letter that the Leavenworth (Kansas) Library has invited the Nez Perce to display quilts in their public library during the month of November, 2004, Na-tive American Month, to honor the Nez Perce. Don’t let the word Nez Perce discourage you from entering a quilt that you would like to dis-play. The many tribes have a lot in common. We use the same patterns on the many artifacts we make. We have a high regard for animal life and the natural environment, such as the mountains, rivers, trees, flowers and plants. We eat the same Indian foods. These quilts should tell the story of Tribal life, Past or Present.

The reason that Leavenworth Library wants to display these quilts is because the Nez Perce Trail Foun-dation wants to extend the Nez Perce Historical Trail to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where the Nez Perces were exiled after the 1877 War from November 26, 1877 to July, 1878. Displaying these quilts is a step to-ward this goal.

Since November will suddenly be upon us, I would like to get names of people who wish to display quilts at the library. There is a handout listing requirements, such as information about each quilt and makers. There needs to be a sleeve sewn on the top back of the quilt and the mea-

Nez Perce Quilts Keller

AAoA

Staff

Thank

You

every other week meeting. Where do they get the support they need, nowhere.

If you get a wellness center you’ll be helping the membership. It makes no sense to me not to have a wellness center. I can see it helping a lot of people. It will help our young. We need something besides the little meeting every now and then. Are you guys so angry and hateful towards these people that you can’t see past that. You are in there for the mem-bership as a whole and not just for a small group. Ask anyone in any community and you will find out they want the wellness center.

Then I ask if it isn’t using federal funds where are you going to get the money from, THE TRIBE, or CCT? Remember that CCT took 7 million dollars and they can’t even pay INTEREST. The Tribe I hear every week we are broke. So if it isn’t federal funds where would it come from IF built? It will make money for itself, just like the medical center. So if I don’t like something I can get at least 10 to 20 people and that would be a majority vote to stop it?

As far as the bridge, the same person was one of the persons that suggested the bridge when the boat was broke down. The council gave the go-ahead for just a feasibility study so what’s wrong with that? A feasibility study is something that’s not built in stone. Who is telling everyone it’s just one councilper-son? They had to have some kind of direction on it from someone. Remember it takes majority vote to do anything. It doesn’t just take one councilperson.

To Whom It May Concern:The more I think about this last

letter that came out about the well-ness center and the bridge, it just up-sets me to no end. That a small group can stop something as important as a wellness center. I can’t believe that a small group can make the council stop progress like that. Why not a wellness center, no matter who or where it should go. Our membership

needs a wellness center. Is it because

a certain person is ahead of getting

it going? The hate you have for

this person shouldn’t stop the well-

ness center. Instead of stopping the

wellness center why not ask for that

person to stay out of it and you will

build. If you don’t like the location

build it somewhere else. I don’t see

what it matters.

So what if a councilmember is

supporting a Wellness center. They

should get involved with the wellness

center because it’s for the member-

ship, not for just a small group. If you

look and listen to our membership

they want a wellness center. Where

else are they going to go when they

are out of AA or any kind of drug

and alcohol dry out center. There is

no place. But once a week or maybe

Wellness Center

doesn’t get done at all. I guess every-

one is so swamped with work they

can’t find the needed information,

fold the papers, place in an envelope,

close the envelope, put a stamp on it

and get it to a post office. The postal

service will get it to its destination.

This is what the post office does,

you know. Just takes way too much

time... or maybe it is too complicated.

There have been many times when

accounting departments in different

offices haven’t kept money matters

and people’s files up to date. In other

departments, as well, business is not

kept current. There have also been

files of one person kept in more

than one office so a person working

in one office doesn’t even have all

the information. Important files and

other information have also been lost,

thrown away, disregarded or maybe

just hidden or stolen, who knows?

Why aren’t all employees re-

quired to work like professionals?

I know there are good, competent

hard-working people who work in all

areas, in and out of offices, unfortu-

nately these are out-numbered by the

“I’m away from my desk” crowd. It

is too bad that good people have to

stand by as others get paid wages

they don’t really earn.

I would like employees and super-

visors who work or have worked in

the offices in Nespelem to respond

to this. How about telling why such

things go on and on. I would also like

other Tribal Members to write in with

their experiences.

Thank you,

Juanita Conrad

Inchelium

for this and I’ll pray every night for this beautiful lady.

Her name is Yvonne Moses, mother of some very nice children too. She’s been like this all her life so far, so Yvonne, keep the loving work up. I’ll never forget you. Thank you again.

Your friend,Elsie M. Picard

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Frances Vera

TuplingFrances Vera Tupling was born

February 27, 1934, to Guy and Caroline (Raymond) Waggoner in Brewster, Washington. Francie en-tered into rest on August 11, 2004, at her home surrounded by her loving family, after a brave two year battle with breast cancer.

Francie married the love of her life, Bob Tupling on February 26, 1953. While Bob was in the Navy, they lived in Long Beach, CA, Norfolk, VA and New Jersey before making their home in Brewster, WA. Their life was then blessed with three children, Mike, Dude and Kim. During the following years, she en-joyed helping make the family farm a success. Every year in July, when there was a break from farming, the family joined Francie’s siblings and her parents to camp for a week at Moses Meadows. When her parents became snow birds, Bob and Francie met them every spring in Arizona for the return trip to Washington. In later years they enjoyed traveling to Ocean Shores, WA. Francie spent many of these good times with her sister and best friend Karen.

Francie’s greatest joy was loving and caring for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Above all else, Bob and Francie’s home has always been a safe haven and their unconditional love has guided their family through the years. She also enjoyed music of all kinds and cook-ing special meals for her family. She was a very talented artist, and will be remembered for her great sense of humor, even ‘til the last.

Francie is survived by her hus-band, Bob Tupling; sister, Karen Magnuson; sons and daughters in-law, Mike and Linda Tupling, and Dude and Diane Tupling; daughter

and son in-law, Kim and Nori Rob-ertson; her grandchildren Crystal, Marcy, Jamey, Tarra, Ashley, Mi-chael, Coleman and Conner Tupling. Philip Riggan, Mark and Robbi Riggan, Bobbi and Juan Zamudio, Karen Robertson, Stuart Robertson; great-grandchildren, Brennon and Charlie Tupling, Samantha Read, Aaron and Layla Zamudio-Rob-ertson, and Faith Riggan. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; a brother and her grand-daughter, Wendy Tupling.

Services were held Monday, August 16, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. at the Brewster Seventh Day Adven-tist Church, where Francie was a member for many years. Committal service and interment was at the Brewster City Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Francie’s name, to the American Cancer Society and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Arrangements by Barnes Funeral Home.

nancy e.

evans-GallagherNancy E. Evans-Gallagher, 56, a

longtime resident of the Lake Chel-an Valley, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at her home following an extended illness.

She was born March 9, 1948, at Roseburg, Oregon, the daughter of William Wapato Evans and Lucille M. (Babbitt) Evans. At an early age, she moved with her family to Manson, where she attended school. For many years, she was seasonally employed with Manson Growers. For the next fifteen years, she resided at Toppenish and Buena. In 1933, she returned to the Lake Chelan area and for the past five years, she has resid-ed at Manson after purchasing her home there. Nancy was an enrolled member of the Colville Confederated

Tribes. She was most remembered for her sense of humor, her ability to endure any difficult situation and smile and her love for her dogs. She also enjoyed gardening.

Survivors include three sons, Kenneth R. Evans, Jamie L. Jones and John W. Jones, all of Manson; and her five grandchildren, Kellen W. Jones, Guess W. Jones, John W. Jones, Willie W. Jones, and Daniel

E. Jones, all of Manson. She was

preceded in death by her mother; her

father and an infant child.

Services were conducted at 10:00

a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2004, at Precht Rose Chapel with Donn Plew officiating. Committal service and interment was at the Manson Tribal Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Precht Rose Chapel, Chelan.

arthur Joseph

“Joe” bestArthur Joseph “Joe” Best, 80, of

Omak, died Sunday, August 1, 2004, at his home.

He was born in Tonasket and had worked on the family farm in Kartar Valley and on Chief Joseph Dam. He also worked in an orchard in Oregon, and then spent several years in Cal-ifornia, where he was employed by the Milpitas Ford Plant from 1958 to 1983.

After retiring, he returned to Omak in 1985 and lived there for the past 19 years.

Survivors include his wife, Pris-cilla Best; his children, Gloria Best and Jack Best, both of Ukiah, Calif., and Connie Best of Santa Rosa, Calif.; his stepchildren, Cheryl Ann Barfield of Los Banos, Calif., Antho-ny “Tony” Rogers of San Jose, Calif., Denise Cummings of Westminster, Colo., and Sandra Dinwiddie of San Jose, Calif.; two sisters, Mary McGowen and Frances Crossland, both of Omak; and three brothers, Abraham L. Best Sr. of Wenatchee and James Best and Albert Best, both of Omak.

Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. August 10, at St. Mary’s Mission, followed by burial services. A dinner at the Omak Longhouse followed the services.

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In the Children’s Court of the Colville Confederated TribesNOTICE AND SUMMONS No. MI-2004-24006.In Re the Welfare of T.F., Minor Child.

To: larry battenYou are hereby given notice that an

Adjudicatory hearing will be held at the Tribal Court, Agency Campus, Nespelem, WA on the 14th day of September 2004 at 11:00 a.m. The purpose of this hearing will be to determine if above referenced child is a minor in need of care.

You are hereby summoned to appear at this hearing. Failure to appear may result in a default judgment being entered against you. It may also result in a warrant for your arrest and possible criminal charges.

Dated this 7th day of July 2004.Jonnie l. bray, Dep. ProsecutorTT: Vol 30, No 8 (2 of 2)

In the Children’s Court of The Colville Confederated TribesNOTICE AND SUMMONS MI-2004-24024In Re the matter of R.S., Jr., Minor Child.

To: Roy Stensgar, Sr.You are hereby given notice that an

Adjudicatory hearing will be held in Tribal Court, Agency Campus, Nespelem, WA on the 7th day of September 2004 at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of this hearing will be to determine if the above-mentioned minor is a minor-in-need-of-care and should remain in the custody and care of Tribal Children and Family Services. You are hereby summoned to appear at this hearing. Failure to appear will result in a default against you.

Dated the 3rd day of June 2004.Esther Payne, Dep. ProsecutorTT: Vol 30, No 8 (2 of 2)

SUMMONS bY PUblICATIONPursuant to Colville Tribal Code §2-2-71In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Colville Tribal Credit, PetitionerVs.Tammy Timentwa

COMPlAINT ON PROMISSORY NOTECase No. CV-CD-2003-23420To Respondent:A lawsuit has been filed against you

in the above-mentioned court by Colville Tribal Credit. In order to defend against this lawsuit you must answer the complaint by stating your defense in writing and filing it by mail or in person upon the Attorney/Spokesperson for Petitioner, Sophie Nomee, at the office below stated. If you fail to do this within thirty (30) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to wit, by the 29th day of August 2004, a default judgment may entered against you. A default judgment is on where the petitioner is entitled to what it is asking for in the complaint because you have not answered the complaint in writing.

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Colville Tribal Credit on a promissory note. Colville Tribal Credit is requesting that the Court enter judgment against you for $3,332.31 together with interest accrued at the rate of 12.00% per annum; late fees, attorney’s/spokesperson fees costs and disbursements; that the judgment bear interest at 12.00% per annum from the date of judgment; that in the event of nonpayment of judgment, execution may be issued for payment of any judgment including foreclosure of the property used as collateral for the promissory note that is the subject of the action; any further attorney’s fees, collection costs and cost of further court proceedings for the execution of any judgment entered in this action; that your tribal per capita payments be withheld to satisfy 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 satisfy any judgment; that you shall be required to make payments on any judgment entered; and any other and further relief as the Court any deem to be just and equitable.

Sophie NomeeSpokesperson for Colville Tribal CreditColville Tribal CreditP.O. box 618Nespelem, WA 99155509/634-2664TT: Vol 30, No 8 (1 of 2)

working at a beauty salon in Hono-lulu, she married Wade Prigmore and raised four daughters while owning and operating her own beauty shop.

Between 1982 and 1986, Estelle volunteered her time at three rescue missions in Spokane, WA. At age 70, she joined the Peace Corps and went to Honduras where she advised and instructed the people in dietary needs, good nutrition, and cooking techniques. Three years later she attended the American Institute of

Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM, and earned double bachelor degrees in Creative Writing and Art.

Estelle is survived by her daugh-ters Jeanne Nieschulz, Joanne War-field-Balcomb, Lani Sowle, and Coni Blair; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Halley Hatch and Lela Gilmer; and brothers, Walter Bedard, Bill Bedard, Rob Bedard, Paul Bedard, and Al Bedard.

The answer

I have thought longOn many things

On castles high andCircus rings

On lazy brooks thatTrickle low,

On roguish winds andSunset glow

Fair-feathered friendsWho soar on high

To kiss the wind andGreet the sky

Yes my friend, that’s springI’m dreaming of

So full of laughter, mirth and love

by Estelle l. Prigmore


Tree TalK By Gary Martin

reSOurCeS10 Tribal Tribune WeDneSDay, SepTeMber 8, 2004

Cooperative Agencies: Washington State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture (special project number 93-EIRP-1-0036), Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Colville Agency bIA, and Ferry County. Cooperative Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported to your local Cooperative Extension Office. Daniel Fagerlie, Project Director

Daniel L. Fagerlie, Project Director, Ferry CountyCathy DeSautel, Family livingJoshua Swain, 4-h ChallengeChristine Buckminster, Office Asst. IIIHannah Hull, 4-h, AG, Natural Resources

PHONE: (509) 634-2304FAX: (509) 634-2353

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used as reference/resource guides during our study of the rainbow trout.

2. Each student was assigned a day to monitor the fish: feeding, making sure the pump was working, disposing of dead fish, checking water level, etc.

3. Students were put into coopera-tive groups to design and display the life cycle of the trout. This display was put outside the classroom where all students in the elementary school could see and enjoy.

4. The students were responsible for an illustration of the rainbow trout with all parts labeled.

5. The students created 3-D trout.6. A final essay was required of all

students. This essay was to include all important facts they had learned about the rainbow trout.

7. Other classes in the elementary school were invited to visit our class-room where they could observe the fish and ask questions.

These activities meet the Essential Academic Learning Requirements for the State of Washington in the areas of Science, Social Studies, Reading and Writing.

Ms. Jollie EvansTonasket Elementary School

Fish Tank, Grand CouleeMiddle School, 5th gradeMr. Ives,I want to thank you and Mr.

Dennis Moore for allowing my fifth grade class to participate in raising some Triploid Rainbow Trout. The children really enjoyed and, most importantly, learned some valuable lessons from having the fish in our room and from your talks.

As you are aware, we had to release the fish early because the compressor gave out and was not able to maintain the water at a cool enough temperature. I am happy to report that we did not lose any fish because of this problem.

In order to release the fish as quickly as possible only two students were able to assist my husband and me in relocating them to Banks Lake. My 3-year-old grandson was also a willing helper. He still talks about it.

Again, thank you for including us in this program.

Marsha Fields5th Grade TeacherGrand Coulee Dam Middle School

Fish in the ClassroomFourth grade students at Ne-

spelem Elementary School had the opportunity to help raise fish in their classroom. Tribal Fish and Game personnel came to the classroom ev-ery other week to teach students more about the four stages of the life cycle of a fish. Students learned that fish travel in schools and they observed the many colors on the young trout as well as the food sac which helps them to survive until they learn to eat.

Students had many different re-sponsibilities in their taking care of the fish. The fish needed to be fed, the tank needed to be cleaned, and the water changed. Several of the fish had names and students would often tell a classmate about what “Bruce” was doing. Staff members and students also came down to the fourth grade classroom to check out our fish.

M. Sheldon4th Grade TeacherNespelem Elementary School

Fish ProgramThis was my third year partici-

pating in the fish program through the Colville Tribes. It has been an important part of my curriculum in fourth grade. I appreciate the time and effort of the tribe in providing me this opportunity to share with my classes each year. I would like to continue with the program next year.

The following is a list of activi-ties that my classes complete each year while raising the fish in the classroom.

1. Different pieces/pages of infor-mation were taken from the notebook (that was given to us by the Tribe) and put together and bound into booklets for the students. These were

Time really does fly when you are having fun! Our youth group has put in seven weeks of brush clearing, weed digging - up by the roots, cut-ting grass & weeds, chopping wood and stacking for many of our com-munities’ elders, Carl Saxon, Anita Cheer, Ambrose Adolph, William and Sharon Ives and a neighbor on each side there in Desautel, Mrs. Timentwa from Monse area to men-tion a few, also cutting out unwanted trees, picking up mass garbage (es-pecially at the Nespelem Pow Wow and at Anita Cheer’s place.) The Nez Perce and Nespelem Long Houses, Highway Tire, Lot(s) behind Tribal Credit, Rodeo grounds, The Tribal Museum, Fish & Wildlife Buildings, areas were given a new landscaping look.

In addition our youth received many interdepartment slide and vocal presentations during the first hour of their work day to acknowledge and learn what our other tribal programs do. Then hands on again working with many other Natural Resource Programs.

The Tribal Fish Hatchery at Bridgeport, WA, would like to thank our youth for the many hours they worked and learned about fish, fin clipping, feeding, tagging, and marking of hatchery fish that we raise and release into our reservation lakes, rivers and streams.

All youth were taught to fillet, package and freeze fish at our Trib-al Fisheries Office. The last week of July ’04 was a youth practicum camp at beautiful Twin Lakes Camp Site, held to teach team work, job application and resume writing. Lake weed mowing & removal, meat/fish processing and drying by Barb Aripa, canoeing by Josh Swain, Archery/Bow making & animal trapping by Rick Desautel & Davy Finley, Jr., swimming, horse shoes, basketball, volleyball, survival course and T.P’s by Matt Berger, CCT Biologist and crew.

This 2004 CCT Fish & Wildlife Summer Youth Program is a huge success thanks to our Colville Con-federated Tribes Business Council for funding our Reservation youth.

Our youth worked very hard and I

am personally so very proud of each and every one of you. I would like to thank Matt Berger, Dan Fairbanks, Joe Peone, Shelly Davis, Shelly Clark, Vivian Pierre, Dennis Moore, Angie Sam, Levi and all the rest of our F&W staff for all their support and help.

In closing, I would express to CBC that our CCT F&W Summer Youth Program be put on the annual Tribal budget as a permanent fund-ed program every year hereafter.

PLEASE. Thank you, thank you

very much.

Submitted by James Ives,Fisheries Tech. V

How’s it going this month! Wow, it’ll soon be back to school time! Summer’s gone by way too fast. Still having some wildfires, so another

BIG THANKS to all you firefighters! Keep it safe out there! Sorry I don’t have a lot to talk about this month. Maybe you were ready for a break. J I would like to share a couple photos that I’ve had for awhile. One, is a good looking group of Inchelium students enjoying their Natural Resources Day with Cathy Desautel and the Washington State University Extension Program. The other is a good looking group of Nespelem students, teachers, family and friends at the Coulee Community Hospital Fun Run. Both were early spring events. I better get out there and look for potential timber salvage in the fire areas. Keep having a fun, safe summer! Best wishes to all students, teachers, bus drivers and school staff as you start another school year! Talk with you again next month!

Colville Confederated Tribes Fish & Wildlife Summer Youth

2004 Special

Hunt Drawees

North Half Big Horn Sheep1. Geraldine V. Gorr

North Half Moose1. Shelby A. Mason2. Charmaine R. Minnis

Reservation Moose1. Vaneta C. Browneagle2. James L. Charley3. Joseph H. Condon4. Lisa C. Conrad5. Diana D. Fillmore6. Herman A. Gorr7. Lawanna L. Hoffman8. Terry A. Johndrow9. Desiree M. LaPlante10. Robert W. Laramiell. Alex J. Louie12. Gloria J. Maki13. Shelby A. Mason14. Suzanne McKinney15. Michael A. Seylor16. Monte k. Stalder17. Tim L. Toulou18. Juanita J. Warren19. Tina Warwick20. Joanne Williams

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To My Son Victor;I would like to acknowledge

a fine young man, my son Victor Camarena. Vic, I want to encourage you to continue self improvement. You have made me proud of all your accomplishments this summer due to your hard work, sacrifice, faith, and patience: VBS, Harrah Church Camp, June 21-26; Washington State Intensive Wrestling Camp, Lakeside, WA, July 5-11; Leadership Camp, Randle, WA., July 12-17; Nespelem Church Camp, August 2-5; Brown-ing Montana Church Camp, August 9-12; Camp Duke, August 16-20, Inchelium, WA.

happy 26th birthdayTwila Josephine Covington

We Miss You and love You,Coral, Manuel, Arianna, Adrian,

& Josephine

Please Welcome Jade Marie Williams

born August 4, 2004 in Spokane, WA. her proud

parents are Erica deleon and James “George” Williams. Jade weighed 8# 3 oz. and joins one brother, Tucker, and one sister,

Justyce.

happy 5th birthday to Tucker Williams!

Tucker is a big boy now and loves his independence. he will be starting kindergarten in Cheney this September.

Grandma & Grandpa are very proud of him and wish him a great day on August 24th!

happy birthday Jim boyd Jr! September 2, 2004

We love you very much and wish you a safe and happy year.

love, your mom & family

was in our pool), Eleventh Place was Team Texas and Twelfth Place was Bulldogs from North Carolina.

The games were played in four gyms. They were at the Ozark Em-pire Fairgrounds Central Bible Col-lege, Ozark High School, Southwest Sports Facility and The Courts. Reg-istration was July 10th at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, which was team check-in, team photos, player and coach’s passes. They had team practice at The Courts E-Zone July 10th from 9am till 4pm. There was a Coaches Meeting July 10th at the Ozark High School from 6:00pm till 7:00pm. Opening Ceremonies was July 10th at the Ozark High School 7:30pm till 8:30pm. This is where they announced all the teams and coaches. All the teams came out in a line and walked around the court and up into the bleachers as they were announced. The coaches followed behind the players. They were in uniform and some with banners. The teams and coaches sat on one side of the gym with the parents, grandpar-ents and fans on the opposite side of the gym. There was an announcer an-nouncing each team. There was also a television camera filming each team.

Most of the teams had matching head bands, wrist bands, shoes, duf-fle bags and some with banners. Most of the teams were tall and very fast, dark and could dribble the ball. The boys had quite the experience. While flying down from Minneapolis St. Paul to Springfield, Missouri, Fawn told the captains on the plain who we were, where we were from and where we were going. The captains got on their speaker and gave the weather report for Springfield, the altitude and said, “We would like to welcome aboard the Omak Hawks from Omak Washington, they are traveling to Springfield Missouri for the National Championships”. The boys’ eyes were so huge, their mouths hanging wide open, they couldn’t believe it! They asked how the captains knew and where were they talking from…some of the boys had never flown before. When we landed in Spring-field, the captains let the boys into the cockpit and answered their questions.

Keith Rosenbaum would like to thank everyone who supported him in his fund raising. He made $300.00 mowing lawns in Inchelium and he made $2,500.00 with his 50/50 Raffle Ticket. Veronica Redstar won $1,250.00. She was the lucky winner. The drawing was done at the Inchelium Grocery Store by a store clerk Anthony. The drawing was on July 3rd. CTEC also donated $800.00. CTEC also donated $1,000.00 to Country Pakootas, Lane Priest, Alex Ellsburg and Chance Carson. Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and to CTEC for the donation. Thank you to Bobbie Nicholson, Kathy En-sminger, Josh Swain, Betty Nugent, The Steem-Us, and Alex for letting Keith mow your lawn.

This trip was a great experience for the boys. The boys played their best, their hardest and learned what they have to do this coming winter to improve. They have always played as a team and are willing to try to make it to the next National Basketball Championships. We were the only Native American Team and we are proud to have them represent the Colville Tribe and the Inland Empire League. It is quite the honor!

Robin D. Rosenbaum

Maryland. The Pool Play was on Sunday,

Monday, and Tuesday at various gyms from 10:00am till 8:30pm. Bracket Play was done on Wednes-day, Thursday and Friday. The

Finals was done at the Ozark High School on Saturday July 17th from 9:00am till 4:00pm.There was 17 Pool Divisions made up of four to five teams per each pool. After the pool games were played, they put them into the brackets.

There were 66 teams and 23

different states. The states that participated in the Nationals were: Iowa, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Missou-ri, California, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington, New York, Massa-chusetts, Connecticut, Louisiana and Washington D.C. First Place was Houston, Texas, Second Place was New Orleans, Louisiana, Third

Place was Team California, Fourth P

lace was Dream Team from Florida, Fifth Place was Elite from Indiana, Sixth Place was Celtics form Atlanta, Seventh Place was Potomac Valley Hoyas from Missouri, Eighth Place was Stars from Indiana, Ninth Place was Flames from Ohio, Tenth Place was Blaze from Kentucky (which

happy birthday larry (dad), 8/11/04. We miss U and love

You a lot and hope U have lots of fun. With love, your Keller

grandkids and kids and all your friends in Keller.

The Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center (WBNPTIC) will sponsor the Eighth Annual “Nez Perce Art in the Wallowa,” a showing of Nez Perce and associated Columbia Plateau tribal artists at the Joseph Community Center, Joseph, OR. The Art Show, Auction, and Dinner will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2004, and the cost of tickets is $25.00.

The event is intended to introduce Nez Perce artists to the community, gallery owners and art collectors throughout the region. The show will include public viewing, programs and art auction. Artists will be present to meet and visit with the public. The dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. with an auction following.

The event is advertised through regional art calenders and mailings directed to gallery owners throughout the Northwest. This year the artwork selected for the poster was created by Thelissa Redhawk, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla.

All artists who wish to participate are asked to submit an application by September 1, 2004. Work can be exhibited in contemporary style or form and can include but is not limited to: painting, sculpture, beadwork, photography, weaving, and basketry. Participating artists will attend the dinner as guests of the Coalition.

For Artist applications, ticket purchase, and general information call 541-886-3101.

haskell Alumni Association of Oklahomahaskell Indian Nations University, lawrence KS

Invites all haskell Alumni & Friends to join us at the

Annual Reunion.Haskell Reunion 2004

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Kenneth Scott at (918) 628-0969.Golfers contact: Simon Mitchell at (405) 672-7923.

Pass this information to all Alumni & Friends!

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ashley IrwinAshley Irwin is pleased to an-

nounce the birth of her new baby girl born on July 13, 2004, at Coulee Community Hospital. Kaylee Lach-elle Irwin weighed 8 pounds and 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Douglas Irwin and Kim Lucas. Great-grandparents are Roger and Dorothy Lucas of Spokane, Wash-ington. Kaylee has two uncles, Tyler & Travis Irwin.

Ivan EverybodyTalksAboutCongratulations Again to Amber

and Matt! It’s a boy, 8 lbs., 10 oz., 20 inches long. Born July 27, 2004, at 6:32 p.m. at Seattle Swedish Hospital. Welcome Ivan Everybody-TalksAbout.

I want to say happy birthday to Ronnie b. Wiley. Your strength & love of life now is beautiful.

Thanx for being you.love Ya Always, Me - lil’ bit!

Victor, you have grown into a fine

young man, an excellent role model

for your family, community, school,

and the Colville Tribe. When you

put God first in your life, all else will

follow. Your drive, determination to

succeed, and your self-discipline will

lead you to achieve your dreams.

I wish you a Happy 17th birthday,

August 26, 2004. Enjoy your 2004-

2005 academic year as the “Senior

Class President at Lake Roosevelt

High School”.

I love you son,

Your Proud Mother,

Dorothy Redthunder-Camarena

Victor Camarena “best Smile” leadership Camp, Randle, WA.

happy 17th birthday to my beloved son Victor Camarena August 26, 2004

OMAK HAWKSThe Omak Hawks made it to the

4th Grade 10 and Under National Bas-ketball Tournament in Springfield, Missouri July 10th through July 17th. The Hawks is coached by Fawn and Jim Swan and Kevin Rosenbaum. The Hawks are: Mitchell Peone, Country Pakootas, Chance Carson, Alex Ellsburg, Keith Rosenbaum, Ty Egbert, Joseph LaGrue and Lane Priest.

The Hawks traveled to Yakima where they got third place out of twenty-four teams, Wenatchee where they got third place, Spokane where they won three games and lost one and Lewiston, Idaho where they got second place, for AAU Tournaments. They were invited to the Tournament of Champs in Kennewick where they got spanked.

They played five games at the Na-tionals. They lost their first game was with YMCA Blaze, Kentucky. The second game was against Potomac Valley Fairfax Stars from Missouri, they lost the second game. Their third game was against the Host Team Missouri Valley Kings, they lost the third game. Their fourth game they lost to Team Up Tempo from Ohio. Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio were in their pool division. Their fifth game they lost to Baltimore,

happy belated birthday, 7/24/04 Dad, Grandpa Darryl. love you

lots and hope it was a great one. love always, all your kids

and grandkids and Karen.happy birthday Mom (Angie),

7/26/04. love you lots, Kathleen, Charlie and mom.

We would like to wish our son, Mark Jr., a happy 18th birthday,

born on Sept. 3, 1986.From Mom & Dad and his

brother, Dominic.

happy birthday Karen, 8/31/04. hope you have a Good One.

love always, l.J., Khrystle, Tim, Clancey, Tonya, Fred and your

granddaughter, Kathleen.

happy birthday (Poney) brandie Monaghan, 8/10/04. Don’t have too much fun without us. have a Good One, Angie & Troll and everybody else. Want to hear

from you.

happy birthday beau, 8/30/04. have lots of fun and don’t get in too much trouble.

have a Good One.Mom, dad, brothers & the rest of the family.

CTEC

UPDATE

WantedClearly Marked AddressesVisualize driving through a residential neighborhood or down a rural road

late at night attempting to locate an address. Compound your dilemma and frustration by placing yourself in the driver’s seat of a fire engine or rescue unit responding to an emergency where seconds may mean the difference between life and death.

This frustration is all too often experienced by fire and rescue personnel due to the fact that many people either do not clearly mark their homes or do not provide an address marking at all. Failing to provide clear marking of your address may be inviting disaster in the event of an emergency where precious seconds may mean the difference.

Take time and properly mark you home - PLEASE!!Depending on the location of your home (residential or rural), fire

departments suggest the following methods of addressing:Residential*Paint 4-inch letters on the curbing in front of your home. In areas of

heavy snowfall this may not be as useful.*Place letters that are at least four inches tall near the front entrance (or

a location easily visible from the street) in a color contrasted by the color of your home - for example, light letters on a dark background.

*For apartments and other buildings with multiple occupancies, mark each separate occupant’s number.

Rural*For a single driveway off a main road, affix your address to a post at the

entrance of the driveway.*For a single driveway leading to multiple driveways for individual

residences, affix the addresses of all residences to a post at the entrance of the main driveway. At the intersection of individual driveways, affix addresses with arrows pointing towards individual residences.

Keep in mindRemember! The emergency may be yours! Proper addressing will assist

your fire department in promptly dealing with your emergencies.

Morton says state’s new primary system causing confusion

OLYMPIA, AUG. 20—Senator Bob Morton, R-Orient, says his office has received several calls from upset and confused constituents about the new voting system for the upcoming primary election.

Washington’s old “blanket p r i m a r y ” s y s t e m , i n w h i c h voters could cross over to vote for candidates of any party, was declared unconstitutional by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. During the 2004 legislative session, the Legislature and governor replaced the defunct but popular “blanket primary” with a new primary system that requires voters to select a party ballot, prohibiting crossover voting.

“I am not at all pleased with this new system,” said Morton. “I voted for the ‘top two primary,’ a system that was most like the blanket primary, which would have given voters the most choice without requiring them to pick party ballots.”

The “top two primary” was vetoed by the governor, leaving voters with the new restrictive primary system that requires voters to select party ballots.

The change in Washington’s primary election system has no impact on voter’s ability to vote for candidates of any party in the general election.

Initiative 872 will appear on the general election ballot, giving voters the opportunity to select a new primary system. For more information about I-872, visit the secretary of state’s Web site at http://wwwsecstate.wa.gov/elections/initiatives/text/i872.aspx.

order, enforce contracts, and define property rights. Governments set these rules by enacting laws and regulations, and by establishing courts that enforce contract and property rights. The stability provided by government encourages people to work to secure economic rights and to risk investments of their time and money. Tribal governments must play this important role in reservation economies.

Tribal governments can encourage businesses to locate on reservation. There are tax and regulatory strategies tribes can use to attract investments just as states and counties compete to entice new businesses to their areas.

Tribal governments can also greatly assist the development of private small businesses by creating an environment which assists reservation residents to start private businesses. Tribal governments can work to remedy some of the reasons for the very low rate of private business ownership among Indians. Most private businesses in the United States are started with family money or by borrowing money against home equity. Most Indians lack access to family money and rarely have accumulated home equity due to the near absence of mortgage home ownership in Indian country and a nearly non-existent escalating housing market. Seed money provided by tribal, private, or federal loan funds could help alleviate this funding problem for starting new Indian owned private businesses. Several tribes are now offering their tribal members access to business start-up loans.

Reservations also rarely have role models of successful private business owners from which others can learn. Tribal economic development departments can set up mentoring and training programs to help develop new entrepreneurs and to help them start new businesses. Various organizations already provide small business development training for individual Indians. In Oregon, for example, in 1993 four tribes created the highly successful Oregon Native American Business and Entrepreneurial Network (“ONABEN”) to train individual Indians to draft business plans, finance business start-ups, and operate their businesses. Indians can also access training programs from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In fact, the SBA is currently promoting its HUB Enterprise Zone program which helps minority owned businesses on reservations contract with the federal government.

As mentioned above, tribal governments also need to provide the laws, regulations, and independent court systems that will assist and protect business and property rights on reservation. Many tribes have never enacted the type of laws which can help attract businesses and banks to locate on reservation.

In conclusion, tribes must do everything they can to develop the entrepreneurial spirit in reservation residents and to ensure that more private businesses are started and operated in Indian country. These businesses will provide jobs and economic activity that will stimulate the development of even more small businesses and more economic activity. Then, when there are a sufficient number of tribal and private businesses operating on a reservation, a functioning economy will really develop from the effect of money circulating and recirculating between reservation consumers and businesses, employees, and owners.

Ted PiccoloSmall Business Resource Center

Manager(509) 634-2624

Check out this essay by ONABEN board member Robert Miller.

TedCreating Entrepreneurial

Reservation Economies by Robert J. MillerVery few, if any, Indian tribes in

the United States have developed economies in which reservation residents can be employed, cash checks, and spend their money for necessities and luxuries all on the reservation. In contrast, on the 300 Indian reservations in the United States residents have to travel to the nearest off-reservation city to cash checks, buy goods, and spend their entertainment dollars. This situation benefits state economies but impoverishes reservation residents. In 1994, one tribal official estimated that $0.80 of every dollar Navajo residents received left the reservation immediately. This predicament is a disaster for the economic situation on reservations. Tribes need to recognize this problem and develop solutions. Increasing the number of privately owned small businesses on reservations is an avenue that will dramatically improve reservation economies.

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Reservations rapidly lose their residents’ income because of the absence of private small businesses where people can spend their money on goods and services. This leads to the loss of an enormous amount of economic activity and employment for Indian country. The development and operation of small private businesses will help tribal governments develop economies and keep the consumerism that reservation residents engage in on the reservation.

The importance of having an economy and a critical mass of small businesses on reservations is demonstrated by various economic principles. First, every reservation resident has a certain level of disposable income. Even the poorest resident has some money to spend. Obviously, if reservation families spent all their income on reservation it would create an enormous benefit to the reservation economy.

The second principle is called the “multiplier effect.” This term defines the situation where every dollar that is spent by one person ends up as profit or salary for another person. This new person will then also spend that money and pass it on to another person who will also spend it, etc. etc.

In addition, one dollar can reverberate through an economy and become pay, profit, and spending money for a great number of people as long as the dollar stays within the local economy. Consequently, if a reservation community can keep its dollars circulating through its economy by residents purchasing their goods and services at reservation based businesses then the entire reservation economy will benefit and grow based on this respending effect.

The only way to keep dollars on reservations and in the economy is if there are numerous private businesses offering different goods and services that residents can buy. This will keep the money circulating on the reservation and rotating between businesses, employees, and consumers. The primary answer, then, to building real reservation economies appears to be for tribal governments to encourage private and corporate parties to develop and operate privately owned businesses providing a wide variety of goods and services.

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Governments play an important role in developing a private, capitalist economic system. They protect the public interest, ensure fair competition, maintain law and

The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) provides information, education, and business counseling to existing small business owners, and to entrepreneurs who want to stat, operate and grow a small business. SCORE volunteers in association with the Small Business Administration, provide free and confidential business counseling.

Bring your questions to SCORE by calling the Omak Chamber of Commerce, 1-800-225-6625 or 509-826-1880 and make an appointment with Walt Smith or Thom Thompson, Omak counselors.

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Tribal Housing Lending Programs in Jeopardy

B u s h A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Recommends Rescinding Funding

W A S H I N G T O N - J U L Y 29, 2004 - Thousands of Native American families may continue living in severely overcrowded and dilapidated homes on reservations if a recommendation from the Bush Administration to rescind funding for Native American housing loan programs is approved.

Asserting the funds aren’t being utilized, the Bush administration is proposing taking $54 million from the Section 184 Indian Homeownership Loan Guarantee and Title VI Loan Guarantee programs, which were created by the federal government to assist in housing development on tribal land. Unlike other Americans, Native Americans cannot freely obtain bank loans because their land is held in trust by the federal government.

“While i t ’s t rue that both programs have been carrying unused balances making them a target for a rescission, the use of these programs, particularly Section 184, is growing,” said Gary L. Gordon, Executive Directory of the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC). “If the rescission were to go into effect, there would likely not be enough lending authority to cover even an entire year’s worth of loans at the current utilization rate.”

Gordon said balances in the programs have accumulated because the programs are relatively new and tribes, using their sovereign rights guaranteed to them by the federal government, have been figuring out ways to best utilize them. The Section 184 program provides loans for individual Native Americans and the Title VI program allows tribes leveraging capability for large-scale housing projects. The federal government guarantees the loans in case of default.

Gordon also said the Section 184 and Title VI programs have been underutilized after individual Native Americans have tried to obtain land titles. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for processing titles on trust land, but because of inadequate funding and a lack of staff, the process, which

Lake Roosevelt NRA Draft Lives tock Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (LMPEA)

COULEE DAM, WA., AUG. 17—Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area announces that the above draft document is available for public review and comment for the period of August 23, 2004 through October 7, 2004. The National Park Service encourages the public to access the document online through the park’s website: www.nps.gov/laro/home.htm.

The purpose o f the Lake Roosevelt NRA Draft LMPEA is to manage grazing activities that were specifically authorized by federal law in 2001 in a manner that is consistent with the National Park Service mission and policies, and the park’s purposes. This plan is only relevant to the land within Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

Several issues were identified during the scoping process. The issues this plan addresses includes water access and water quality, noxious weeds, visitor use conflicts, shoreline and wetland preservation, sublease of special use permits, fencing, and timing of grazing and duration of use.

The Draft LMPEA involves analysis of three alternatives: the No Action Alternative, Moderately Manage Grazing Activities, and the Proposed Action Alternative.

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