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Academy welcomes students to class

Educationsuccess story

Fisheries regulations, other actions at Tribal Council

Remains areapparentlythose ofmissing woman here currently are very

few—apparently only two—members of the ConfederatedTribes of Warm Springs who areattorneys at law. In the nearfuture Karlen Yallup will join thiselite community of profession-als.

“I’ve known Karlen since shewas a little girl,” says Carol Dick,coordinator of tribal HigherEducation. “She’s about thesame age as my daughter. It isawesome to see her move for-ward, overcoming any obstacles,and accomplishing her educa-tional goals and dreams.”

Karlen is in her second year

at the Lewis & Clark Law School,a top law school in the Northwest,and the only law school in Port-land.

Karlen serves as president of

the Native American Law StudentsAssociation at Lewis & Clark. Shealso serves on the National NativeAmerican Law School Associationboard of directors.

“We’re law students represent-ing all tribal students across thecountry,” Karlen says. “I’m repre-senting Oregon, Washington, Idahoand Alaska.”

In another most rare accom-plishment, Karlen has been ac-cepted to work for JusticeMontoya-Lewis of the WashingtonState Supreme Court.

Justice Montoya-Lewis is thefirst member of a federally recog-nized tribe to serve on any statesupreme court in the U.S.

In addition to her law studies,Karlen has worked under a lawyer’sdirection providing help pro bonoto people with their Wills and

Trusts, and other matters.Karlen is a graduate of Ma-

dras High School, and a 2016graduate of the University ofIdaho.

She has worked as a Con-gressional Intern in Washington,D.C. for the late Senator JohnMcCain. She was one of only12 students chosen for the 2017Udall Foundation Native Ameri-can Congressional Internshipprogram. She went on to serveas the 2018 Hatfield Fellow,working in the CongressionalOffice of Oregon’s U.S. Sena-tor Ron Wyden.

As Carol at Higher Educationwas saying, It is always awesometo see a young person accom-plish her educational goals anddreams.

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Human remains found in Janu-ary on the reservation are appar-ently those of Tina Vel Spino, 58,who had been missing since lastsummer, according to police.

The remains were found by aresident on January 12 along TeninoRoad, near the Tenino Creek area,said Bill Elliott, Public Safety gen-eral manager.

Tribal detectives processed thescene, with FBI special agents andthe FBI Evidence Recovery Team.

The evidence was then submit-ted to the Medical Examiner’s of-fice for forensic evaluation. Den-tal records and DNA sampling wereanalyzed, leading authorities to be-lieve the remains are those of Ms.Spino, who was last seen on July 26,and reported missing on August 8.

“As always in these situations, ourthoughts and prayers go out to thefamily and friends,” Mr. Elliott said.

“This department has assured thefamily that we will continue to piecetogether the circumstances sur-rounding her death.”

To that end, Elliott said, “We areasking for the public to report anysightings or conversations with Ms.Spino during the time period aroundher disappearance.”

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CommunityUpdate

The Warm Springs IndianHealth Service Clinic staff willhost a Covid-19 vaccinationevent this Thursday, February 11at the Community Center. To re-ceive a vaccine you must:

Be age 55 and older (born in1966 or before. Be a veteran ofany age. Pre-schedule an appoint-ment time. Call 541-553-2131 toreserve your vaccine and sched-ule your appointment time.

Clinic staff are also making callsto schedule vaccine appointments.Remember: Calls from the clinicwill show as an unknown, restrictedor private number. Please answer,as clinic staff may be contactingyou to schedule an appointment.

Meanwhile, the Warm SpringsIndian Health Service team, theCovid-19 Response Team, andtribal organization this month helda large-scale covid testing program.The was done on a voluntary ba-sis for people who were interestedin being tested.

The Warm Springs Health andWellness Center has now conductedover 8,100 tests for Covid-19.Since March of the total tested,686 have come back positive.

As of this Monday’s IHS up-date, there were eight people onthe reservation with active Covid-19, being monitored by healthstaff. Another 18 had been in closecontact and were being monitored.The numbers have improved inrecent weeks. See pages 6 and 7.

Tribal Council hsa approvedregulations regarding smelt harvestin the Cowlitz and Sandy rivers.

According to Resolutions12,766 and 12,767, as presentedby Natural Resources, harvest maytake place seven days a week from6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This is a subsistence fishery withan overall tribal limit of 1,800.There is no individual limit. Salesare not allowed. Gear is limited todipnets; and the nets must be at-tended continuously.

The Branch of Natural Re-sources will have creel techniciansto check your harvest. If you arenot checked on the river you arerequired to report your catch tothe harvest manager within 24hours. The phone number is 541-553-2042 or 541-460-0272.

Tribal members must havetheir enrollment cards on theirperson while fishing. If askedyou must allow your catch to beinspected by tribal, federal orstate officers.

As of this past Tuesday, smelthad not yet appeared in the Cowlitzor Sandy rivers, said Mark Manion,Branch of Natural Resources har-vest manager.

Small amounts of smelt havebeen caught in commercial fisher-ies around Astoria, though the fishhad not yet moved into tributariesyet. Some other items coming upin February at Tribal Council in-clude the following:

Next week there will a discus-sion regarding the tribes’ cannabis

As students arrive at the Academy bus drop-off, Education Assistant Heather Smith greets them asmile and some fresh hand sanitizer, just one of the many precautions now in place at the school.

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project; and an update from theTribal Employment Rights Of-fice office.

The Gaming Commission,Human Resources, Finance,Governmental Affairs, TribalCourt and the tribal VeteransOffice will give updates.

Tribal Council will also meetwith Public Utilities, PublicSafety, Natural Resources,Health and Human Services,and Education are also comingup in February.

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here is a lot of safety andsanitizing going on at the WarmSprings Academy, though theschool really is closer to normal thanit has been in nearly a year.

“The staff are so excited, andthe kids are happy to be back,”Academy Counselor Anna Keiferwas saying the other morning, help-ing out at the school bus drop-offarea.

The whole learning day is guidedby safety, from the bus or car rideto the Academy, until late afternoonwhen the students return safelyhome.

Throughout the day the masksare strictly required for teachersand staff and students; as is thesocial distancing—outside, in thehallways and in the classrooms.

The hand sanitizer is plentiful andused profusely. There is specialsafety protocol in case any studentreports feeling unwell.

The entire building is thor-oughly sanitized when the schoolday is done, with additional clean-ing and sanitizing during schoolhours. All teachers and staff atthe Academy who chose to, havenow received their first Covid-19vaccination.

Even with all of these many pre-cautions, the feeling is that of somewelcome return to normalcy. Ms.Keifer explains that at the Acad-emy the February Character Traittheme is Compassion. To celebrate,

next Wednesday, February 17 will beRandom Acts of Kindness Day. Therewill be paper trees in each hallway:Students, the teachers and staff areencouraged to write positive mes-sages about one other. The Char-acter Trait theme for March will beDedication, with more special activi-ties; followed by Perseverance.

Like all the schools in the districtand the state—and like most in theU.S. and the world—the Warm

Springs Academy had to close lastMarch.

The district adopted the distancelearning model, and continued thisapproach for the 2020-21 schoolyear, until last week, when the stateguidelines allowed for in-schoollearning, following the strict safetymandates.

Students and families had achoice of whether to continue anat-home online approach, or to go

back to school. An overwhelm-ing number chose to return to theclassroom.

“I love it—It reminds me ofwhy I’m here,” Bambi VanDyke,Academy Principal, was sayingTuesday morning, as studentswere arriving for the start of theday.

“To have the kids back meansthe world to me.”

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10 years and growing at Salmon King

(Continued from page 1)The missing persons re-

port regarding Ms. Spinowas taken last August 8.

“At this time, it is tooearly to determine themanner of death. We arestill working on that,” saidJosh Capehart, WarmSprings Lt. of Investiga-tions.

Anyone with informa-tion is asked to contactWarm Springs Tribal Po-

lice Department investiga-tors at 541-553-2202. Thetribal police office number

Investigation: determining cause of death

Tina Vel Spino

is 541-553-1172.Funderal arrangements

start this Thursday, Febru-ary 11 with Waashat Ser-vices. There will be serviceon Friday at the commu-nity center Pavilon startingat 8:30 a.m. Family andfriends ask, Please adhereto Covid protocols, wearyour mask, social distance,refrain from hugs andhandshakes, bring handsanitizer.

Brigette McConville, also a Councilwoman of theSeekseequa District, at her shop by the casino. Forphone orders, call 541-980-5680. Also, see theirFacebook page; or salmonkingfisheries.com

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hen Salmon King Fish-eries first opened in Febru-ary of 2011, the business of-fered their renownedsmoked salmon, harvested,processed and marketed bythe owner-operators Brigetteand Sean McConville. Tenyears later Salmon King nowsells 28 different Columbiafishery products: Smoked,fresh canned, smokecanned—they have eightskinds of canned fish—thepopular wind-dried, thesalmon candy, and more.

In addition, the shop sellshandmade jewelry, crafts andother gifts, and a variety ofbeads, sewing and basketrysupplies. Around Christmastime they have smoked elkand huckleberry jam. Andthis week they have theirValentine’s Day Specials.

Salmon King Fisheries—located at the Plaza by In-dian Head Casino—sellsitems both locally and to visi-tors; and the shop has manycustomers across the coun-try who order online or by

phone.Of the large number of

orders for the Decemberholidays, and now forValentine’s Day, many are lo-cal orders, while a greatmany more are shipped tocustomers around the coun-

try. Salmon King also pro-vides fish to the New WaveFoundation, a non-profitthat helps elders and fami-lies who are in need.

Clearly, after one decadeand counting, the businessis stronger than ever.

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January 11, 2021The meeting was called to or-

der at 9:02 a.m. by ChairmanRaymond Tsumpti Sr. Roll call:Lincoln Jay Suppah, Raymond(Captain) Moody, Anita Jackson,Chief Joseph Moses, GlendonSmith. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.

· Indian Head Casino-PlateauTravel Plaza update with JeffreyCarstensen, Esten Culpus, BruceStetcher, and Pam Keo-Douglas.

· Warm Springs Housing Au-thority update with Danielle Wood.

· Warm Springs CompositeProducts update with JacobCoochise and Scot Lowe:

Hazard Pay reimbursements forenterprises will be discussed in Feb-ruary.

· Covid-19 Team update withDanny Martinez, director, Emer-gency Management; CarolineCruz, general manager, Healthand Human Services; CarmenSmith, general manager, PublicSafety; Hyllis Dauphinais, IndianHealth Services clinic executivedirector:

Chairman Tsumpti polled TribalCouncil members whether or notthey agree with the recommenda-tion to return to work at 100 per-cent workforce effective January12, to be reviewed weekly:Glendon/no, Joe/yes, Captain/yes,Jay/yes, Anita/yes, 4/1/0, Chair-man not voting. Carried.

· Telecom update with TimYork.

· Credit Enterprise update withLori Fuentes and Carlos Calica.

· Warm Springs Ventures up-date with Jim Souers and CharlesJackson.

· Warm Springs Power and Wa-ter Enterprises update with JimManion.

· Timber LLC update with CalMukumoto.

Motion by Captain to adjournat 3:40 p.m.

January 12, 2021The meeting was called to or-

der at 9:20 a.m. by Vice ChairBrigette McConville. Roll call:Raymond Captain Moody, Lin-coln Jay Suppah, Anita Jackson,Chief Alfred Smith Jr., GlendonSmith, Chief Joseph Moses,Chief Delvis Heath. MinnieYahtin, Recorder.

· High Lookee Lodge updatewith director Greg Tippett.

· Museum At Warm Springs up-date with director Elizabeth Woody.

· CARES applicant appeals fol-low-up with Councilman GlendonSmith and Isaac George:

Motion by Anita we accept re-sults of the appeals as presentedby Glendon and CARES adminis-trator, Isaac. Second by Captain.Discussion; Glendon/yes, Joe/yes,Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Delvis/yes,Alfred/yes, Anita/yes, 7/0/0,Chairman not voting. Motion car-ried.

The administration duilding wasshut down due to possible virussitutation. The meeting ended at10:15 a.m.

January 13, 2021The meeting was called to or-

der at 9:19 a.m. by Vice ChairBrigette McConville. Roll call:Raymond (Captain) Moody, Lin-coln Jay Suppah, Anita Jackson,Glendon Smith, Wilson Wewa Jr.Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.

· Timber Committee, Range &Ag, and Water Control Board werenot available for Committee re-ports today.

· Personnel Policy update withCheryl Tom.

· Culture and Heritage Com-mittee Report with Myra Johnson-Orange:

· Michele Stacona, Secretary-Treasurer will research the vacantCommittee member position.

· Health and Welfare Commit-tee report with Eugene Greene Jr.

· Land Use Planning Commit-tee report with Jonathan W. Smith.

· Education Committee reportwith Ardis Clark and TJ Foltz:

Motion by Glendon authoriz-ing the Education Committee goforward with their survey, withsuggested changes. Second byAnita. Discussion; Glendon/yes,Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Anita/yes,Wilson/yes, 5/0/0, Vice Chair notvoting. Motion carried.

· Fish and Wildlife CommitteeOff-Reservation report withBruce Jim, Emerson Squiemphenand Ryan Smith.

· Fish and Wildlife CommitteeOn-Reservation report withRonald Suppah and RaphaelQueahpama.

Motion by Captain to adjournat 4:20 p.m.

January 18, 2021The meeting was called to or-

der at 9:19 by Vice Chair BrigetteMcConville. Roll call: Raymond(Captain) Moody, Anita Jackson,Lincoln Jay Suppah, GlendonSmith, Chief Joseph Moses, Wil-son Wewa Jr., Chief Delvis Heath.Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.

· Warm Springs Detention Cen-ter - Request for government-to-government meeting.

· Executive session 9:18 to 9:43a.m.

· Motion by Wilson approvingthe letter to the Honorable JasonFreihage, U.S. Department of theInterior Deputy Assistant Secre-tary, requesting a government-to-government meeting. Second byAnita. Discussion. Glendon/yes,Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, Wilson/yes,7/0/0, Vice Chair not voting. Mo-tion carried.

· February Agend, review min-utes with Michele Stacona, Secre-tary-Treasurer:

· Motion by Captain approvingthe February agenda, subject tochange. Second by Jay. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, Wilson/yes,7/0/0, Vice Chair not voting. Mo-tion carried.

· Draft resolutions withMichele:

Smelt fishing with MarkManion:

· Motion by Captain adoptingResolution No. 12,766 approvingthe 2021 Tribal subsistence smeltfishing at the Sandy River; Secondby Jay; discussion; Glendon/yes,Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,Delvis/yes, Anita/abstain, Wilson/yes, 6/0/1, Vice Chair not voting;Motion carried.

· Motion by Glendon adoptingResolution No. 12,767 approvingthe 2021 tribal subsistence smeltfishing at the Cowlitz. Second byCaptain. Discussion. Glendon/yes,Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,Delvis/yes, Wilson/yes, 6/0/0,Vice Chair not voting. Motion car-ried.

Covid Team update withDanny Martinez, Emergency Man-agement director; Caroline Cruz,Health and Human Services gen-eral manager; Sue Matters, KWSOstation director; JeffreyCarstensen, Indian Head Casinogeneral manager/CEO; CarmenSmith, Public Safety general man-ager; and Louie Pitt, Governmen-tal Affairs director:

· Motion by Wilson acceptingthe recommendation from theCovid team to have 50 percentworkforce effective January 19, tobe reviewed weekly. Second byDelvis. Discussion. Glendon/yes,Captain/no, Jay/no; Delvis/yes,

Anita/yes, Wilson/yes, Joe/Out ofthe room, 4/2/1 Vice Chair notvoting. Motion carried.

· Federal and state legislativeupdate calls.

· Development Office updatewith Bruce Irwin.

· Human Resources updatewith Cheryl Tom.

· Finance update with AlfredEstimo Jr.

· Enrollments and relinquish-ments with Lucille Suppach-Samson, Vital Statistics:

· Motion by Captain adoptingResolution No. 12,768 enrollingtwo individuals. Second byGlendon. Discussion; Glendon/yes, Captain/yes, Delvis/yes, Jay/yes, Anita/yes, 5/0/0, Vice Chairnot voting. Motion carried.

· Motion by Captain adoptingResolution No. 12,769 approvingthe relinquishment of Tilda AlisaWalsey to enroll with ConfederatedTribes and Bands of the YakamaNation. Second by Glendon.Glendon/yes, Captain/yes,Delvis/yes, Jay/yes, Anita/yes, 5/0/0, Vice Chair not Voting. Mo-tion carried.

· Motion by Captain adoptingResolution No. 12,770 approvingthe relinquishment of Kathleen JoyYallup to enroll with ConfederatedTribes and Bands of the YakamaNation. Glendon/yes, Captain/yes,Delvis/yes, Jay/yes, Anita/yes, 5/0/0, Vice Chair not voting. Mo-tion carried.

Motion by Glendon to adjournat 4:42 p.m.

January 19, 2021The meeting was called to or-

der at 9:12AM by Vice ChairBrigette McConville. Roll call:Raymond (Captain) Moody, Lin-coln Jay Suppah, Anita Jackson,Vice Chair Brigette McConville,Glendon Smith, Chief DelvisHeath.

· Governmental Affairs updatewith Louie Pitt.

· Managed Care update withMichael Collins.

· Administrative Services updatewith Michele Stacona, Secretary-Treasurer.

· Procurement update withLibby Chsae.

· Tribal Court update with LisaLomas.

· Public Safety update withCarmen Smith, Chief of Police.

· Natural Resources updatewith Robert Brunoe, BNR generalmanager.

· Central Oregon Inter-Govern-mental Council transit projects withDere, Hofbauer:

· Motion by Glendon approv-ing Project no. 1 - Contined Ser-vice Operations; Project no. 2 -STIF administration, support andmarketing; Project no. 3 - 5310,and move forward providing theapplications to the Secretary-Trea-surer to submit to the OregonDepartmetn of Transportation.Second by Captain. Discussion.Glendon/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 5/0/0,Vice Chair not voting. Motion car-ried.

The Vice Chair polled the mem-bers whether or not to meet onJanuary 20. Glendon/meet, Cap-tain/meet, Jay/meet, Delvis/meet,Anita/will join the meeting after thePresidential inauguration. TribalCouncil will meet at 9 s.m.

With no further discussion themeeting adjourned at 3 p.m.

January 25, 2021 - Special meetingThe meeting was called to or-

der at 12 noon by ChairmanRaymond Tsumpti Sr. Roll call:Chief Delvis Heath, Lincoln JaySuppah, Raymond (Captain)Moody, Chief Joseph Moses,Glendon Smith, BrigetteMcConville, Anita Jackson.Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.

· Covid-19 Team update withCaroline Cruz, Louie Pitt, CarmenSmith, Jeffrey Carstensen and KenParshall:

· Chairman Tsumpti polled eachTribal Council member if they ac-cept the recommendation from theteam for 50 percen6t workforce,to be reviewed weekly: Glendon/no, Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,Delvis/abstain, Anita/yes,Brigette/yes, 5/1/1, Chairman notvoting. Carried.

With no further discussion themeeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m.

Tribal Council summaries

The following are some of thei t ems r ema in ing on th e Tr iba lCouncil agenda for the rest of thismonth, subject to change at Coun-cil discretion:

Thursday, February 11: In-vestment Advisory Committeeand Pension meeting, via Zoom.

Monday, February 15: Thetribal organization is closed in ob-servance of Presidents Day.

Tuesday, February 169 a.m.: Secretary-Treasurer up-

date with Michele Stacona.9:30: March agenda and review

of minutes with Michele.10: Legislative update calls.11: Covid-19 Response Team

update with the team.1:30: Draft resolutions.2:30: Enrollments with Lucille

Suppach-Samson of Vital Statistics.3: Cannabis discussion.4: Tribal Employment Rights

Office (TERO) update withWendell Jim.

4:30: Gaming Commission/Survei l lance update with

Josephine Johnson.

Wednesday, February 179 a.m.: Human Resources up-

date with Cheryl Tom.9:30: Development update with

Bruce Irwin.10: Finance update with Alfred

Estimo.1:30: Governmental Affairs up-

date with Louie Pitt.2: Procurement update with

Libby Chase.2:30: Tribal Court update with

Lisa Lomas.3: Veterans Office update with

Frankie Williams.3:30: Public Utilities update

with Travis Wells.

Thursday, February 189 a.m.: Public Safety update with

Carmen Smith.9:30: Natural Resources update

with Robert Brunoe.10: Health and Human Services

update with Caroline Cruz.10:30: Education update with

Valerie Switzler.11: November financials with

Alfred Estimo.1:30 p.m.: State mobile gamming

application with Howie Arnett andJeff Carstensen.

Sunday – Friday, February

21-26: The National Congress ofAmerican Indian Executive Coun-cil 2021 winter session (held vir-tually).

Thursday – Friday, Febru-ary 25-26: Columbia River In-ter-Tribal Fish Commission meet-ing.

Further items for consid-eration:

Needs and savings. Prelimi-nary December 2020 financials.Water quality standards. Annualhea l th report . Beaver Butte(AT&T). Native Veterans Men-tal Health.

Tribal Council February agenda

Letters to the editor

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From the desk of the W.S. Veterans Representative

Women VeteransWomen served in the

United States Military asearly as the RevolutionaryWar. Since then, women ofall ages, ranks, and levels ofauthority have entered ev-ery branch of service, madesignificant contributions,and suffered the same sac-rifices as men.

As a woman with militaryservice, you may qualify fora wide range of benefitsoffered by the Departmentof Veterans Affairs.

VA benefitsWomen veterans may be

eligible for a wide-variety ofbenefits available to all U.S.military veterans.

Veterans Administrationbenefits include disabilitycompensation, pension, edu-cation and training, healthcare, home loans, insurance,vocational rehabilitation andemployment, and burial.

See our Veterans page foran overview of the benefitsavailable to all Veterans.

Center for Women Vet-erans

The Veterans Administra-tion Center for Women Vet-erans monitors and coordi-nates VA’s administration ofbenefit services and pro-grams for women Veterans.

The Center advocates fora cultural transformationthat recognizes the serviceand contributions of womenveterans and women in themilitary, and also raisesawareness of the responsi-bility to treat women Veter-ans with dignity and respect.

Women Veteran coor-dinators

There are Women Vet-eran Coordinator—WVCs—located in every regional of-fice who function as the pri-mary contact for womenVeterans.

WVCs provide specific

information and comprehen-sive assistance to women Vet-erans, their dependents, andbeneficiaries concerning VAbenefits and related non-VAbenefits.

They may assist you in theclaims intake, development,and processing of militarysexual and personal traumaclaims.

VA heal th care forwomen veterans

At each VA medical cen-ter nationwide, a Women Vet-erans Program Manager—WVPM—is designated to ad-vise and advocate for womenVeterans.

The WVPM can help co-ordinate all the services youmay need, from primary careto specialized care forchronic conditions or repro-ductive health.

Woman Veterans who areinterested in receiving care atVA should contact the near-est VA Medical Center andask for the WVPM.

Woman Veterans who areinterested in receiving care atVA should contact thenearest VA Medical Centerand ask for the Women Vet-erans Program Manager.

VA benefits for survi-vors of military sexualtrauma

VA has special servicesavailable to help women who

experienced military sexualtrauma—MST—includingfree, confidential counselingand treatment for mentaland physical health condi-tions related to MST.

You do not need to havea service-connected disabil-ity or injury, and may be ableto receive this benefit evenif you are not eligible forother VA care.

You do not need to havereported the incidents whenthey happened or have otherdocumentation that they oc-curred in order to receiveMST services.

Every VA facility has ad e s i g n a t e d M S Tcoordinator who serves as acontact person for MST-re-lated issues. This person isyour advocate and can helpyou find and access VA ser-vices and programs, stateand federal benefits, andcommunity resources.

If any of our women vet-erans would like to get morein format ion regarding anybenefits that they have earnedyou can contact your WarmSprings Tribal Veterans Rep-resentative:frankie.williams@wstribes.org

Or call me at 559-798-7192.

You may also contactLaura Moore in Madras:laura.moore@co.jefferson.or.usHer phone number is 541-475-5228.

rankie Williams, theConfederated Tribes Veter-ans Repr esentativ, can bereached at 559-798-7102;or at his email:frankie.williams@wstribes.orgHis of fice is at the WarmSprings For es t Industr i e sLLC building by the formermill.

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Frankie Williams, W.S.Veterans Representative

Your inputPapalaxsimisha—‘Unity’

in the Ichishkin language—focuses on supporting indig-enous students and theirfamilies on their educationaljourney.

Papalaxsimisha uses cul-turally based educationalpractices and grounded inthe acknowledgement andawareness of historicaltrauma and healing.

The goals of the pro-gram is the support studentsand their families in high

Wishing everyone a safe and HappyValentine’s Day, this Sunday, February 14,from Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb.

ApologyI apolgize to Sam W. for

the inconvenience I causedon January 2, 2021. And Iwould like to apologize toJimmy S. for the inconve-nience I caused on the samedate. It will never happenagain.

Wendell E. Greene.

ebecca Francis is aneighth-grader at the WarmSprings Academy.

The Warm SpringsBoys & Girls Club choseRebecca to represent theclub at the SnohomishCounty Boys & GirlsClubs Youth of the Yearevent.

The competition is forClub teen members ages14 and older. This yearthe competition was heldon zoom.

Each year Boys &Girls Clubs select a teento represent their club inthe competition.

The teens completean interview process,and write a short speechabout their club experi-ence.

Rebecca did a great jobrepresenting the club. In

her speech she talked aboutovercoming obstacles in herlife, the importance of fam-ily and her future goals af-ter high school.

The Youth of the Yearis a National Boys & GirlsClub of America competi-tion.

The winner of this eventwill move on to compete

in a state competition.Rebecca said the expe-rience was a great one.Her advice for futureteens:

“Always work hardand never give up on any-thing, especially yourdreams.”

Great job and Con-gratulations, Rebecca!

At the B&G Youth of Year eventRCulture &

HeritageThe Tribal Council of the

Confederated Tribes is seek-ing to fill one position on theCulture and Heritage Com-mittee--Warm Springs.

The person should becommunity oriented, and pos-sess positive rapport with thecommunity. The candidateshould have an interest in thetribal culture and heritage, andunderstanding and apprecia-tion of, and the capability tointerpret the traditional activi-ties of the tribal community.Some understanding of thetribal organization structureand functions is also pre-ferred.

Letter of interest and re-sume should be submitted nolater than Thursday, February18. Drop off at the admin-istration building, addressedto Michele Stacona, S-T/CEO. Or mail to:

Michele Stacona, S-T/CEO, PO Box 455, WarmSprings, 97761. You may alsosend by email to:michele.stacona@wstribes.org

Please sign a criminal back-ground check: forms can beemailed or mailed to you. Ifyou mail in application, theforms will be mailed to you.Information is confidential tothe S-T/CEO

school completion and ca-reer/college readiness.

Our goal is to provide rel-evant services in the areasof drop-out prevention,health, wellness and healingall through an indigenouslens and practice.

To help our programingadapt to meet the needs ofthe community, many eventsare going virtual.

Papalxsamisha andWarm Springs Health andHuman Services is conduct-ing a survey to help guidevirtual programing to thecommunity.

And if you have children,please help them fill out thesurvey, as this will help guideprograming for them aswell.

This survey is anony-mous, and is availableonline. Contact:charlene.dimmick@wstribes.org

Jaylyn Suppah, pro-gram manager; JillisaSuppah, prevention coor-dinator; and CharleneDimmick, prevention co-ordinator.

From NAICCOAfter closing the books

for 2020 we are pleased toannounce that the NativeAmerican Indian Center ofCentral Ohio—NAICCO—is now valued just above$400,000. This is a huge stepforward for all of us here atNAICCO.

To put this into perspec-tive, going into 2020NAICCO was valued under$350,000. Together, in oneyear, we increased the valueof NAICCO by more than$50,000.

Needless to say, this is asignificant achievement. Wedid this together through do-

Communitynotes...

The 2021 Lincoln’sPowwow at the SimnashoLonghouse is not happeningthis month due to thecoronavirus pandemic.

KWSO 91.9 will broad-cast recordings from previ-ous years’ powwows, thisweekend February 12-14, asa way to offer the soundsof the SimnashoLonghouse.

Due to the pandemic, theWarm Springs CommunityAction Team will not be host-ing their AARP Tax AideSite this year.

You may be able to getan appointment for taxpreparation and filing with

NeighborImpact. Their of-fices in Bend can be reachedat 541-318-7506 and inRedmond at 541-548-2380.

To learn more about howto complete and file your in-come taxes yourself, online -check out the IRS website:irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

The Warm Springs CreditEnterprise has their drive-upwindow open weekdays 8a.m. until 5 p.m.

They are closed for lunchin the noon hour. The win-dow can be used for pay-ments, check cashing, pickingup and dropping off loan ap-plications. The ATM lobby isopen Monday thru Friday 8a.m. to 5 p.m.

MHS hoopsHello everyone,

The Madras High Schoolbasketball program is movingforward, and treating ourupcoming season this Mayand June with the hope andexpectation that it will hap-pen.

With that being said, Weare starting to fundraiseagain. We have opened upour Fan Cloth Store for fansand players to get new gearas well as support our pro-gram.

Every time a player sellsan item, we get a certain per-centage back in money fromthat sale. There is an optionto add a name and/or num-ber as well on the back ofsome items. A total of 40 dif-ferent items to choose from!

Our store will stay openfor a month. All orders willbe delivered to the addressyou provide. All items will bedelivered before the seasonstarts. If you have any ques-tions please contact Jerin Say

at jsay@509j.net or 541-777-7904. Thank you for yoursupport!

Here is the website forour store:fancloth.shop/SQQLS

nations, endowments,fundraisers, and honorari-ums. Together, we allhelped move NAICCO thatmuch closer to realizing thedream of a Bigger and Bet-ter NAICCO—new and im-proved NAICCO, inclusiveof land and a larger com-munity building. From thebottom of our hearts, we’dlike to take this time to sendan enormous ‘Thank You’out to all of you who helpedmove the needle as much asyou did in 2020.

We are more than halfway there now, yet we stillhave a ways to go beforereaching the mark of$700,000.

To continue helping uswrite this new, successfulchapter in modern-day Na-tive American history, con-tinue to follow the Biggerand Better NAICCO cam-paign on NAICCO’s social

media platforms throughout2021.

There you will find cam-paign announcements andupdates. As well, continueto share the Bigger andBetter NAICCO campaignwith your family andfriends.

Again, thank you all foryour love and support! Seenaicco.com for more informa-tion.

Masami and Ty Smith,Native American IndianCenter of Central Ohio.

Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon February 10, 2021 Page 5

Native Americans are more will-ing than the general population tobe vaccinated against thecoronavirus, primarily out of re-sponsibility to their communities,according to a new report by theUrban Indian Health Institute.

The institute studied nationaldata regarding American Indianpeoples’ knowledge, attitudes, andbeliefs about the Covid-19 vaccine.

The study surveyed AmericanIndians and Alaska Natives across46 states—representing 318 differ-ent tribal affiliations—to gather in-formation ranging from individu-als’ willingness to receive a Covid-19 vaccine to the hurdles they facein accessing healthcare and re-sources.

“This data will be important toall organizations conducting Covid-19 vaccine education efforts,” saidAbigail Echo-Hawk, director of theUrban Indian Health Institute(UIHI).

“Native communities haveunique challenges and needs thatusually are not considered in pub-lic health campaigns.”

American Indian people continueto be disproportionately impactedby the Covid-19 pandemic. Thecovid incidence and mortality rates

Study: Native people more willing to be vaccinatedare 3.5 and 1.8 times that of non-Hispanic Whites, respectively.

While there has been worryabout vaccine participation in Na-tive communities, 75 percent ofstudy participants claimed theywould be willing to receive a vac-cine.

That is higher than the nationalaverage, according to an Ipsos sur-vey from October 2020, which in-dicates that 64 percent of the U.S.general population was willing toreceive a vaccine.

“Willingness to receive a vac-cine and hesitancy are not mutu-ally exclusive,” said Ms. Echo-Hawk.

“Fear and distrust of govern-ment and medical systems still ex-ists in our community, which arehurdles that we have to over-come.”

Echo-Hawk hopes the reportcan start to create a better under-standing of the unique perspec-tives of Native people.

“The data indicates that mostNative people willing to be vacci-nated feel it is their responsibilityfor the health of their community,”Echo-Hawk said. “This showswhat motivates our communitywhen it comes to decision-making.”

Report key findings:Seventy-five of participants

were willing to receive a Covid-19vaccine.

Seventy-four percent of partici-pants claimed that getting vacci-nated is their responsibility to theircommunity.

Seventy-two percent of partici-pants wanted evidence that thevaccine is safe right now and inthe long term. Thirty-nine per-cent of all participants reported dif-ficulty traveling to their clinic foran appointment.

Two-thirds of participants will-ing to get vaccinated were confi-dent that Covid-19 vaccines wereadequately tested for safety and ef-fectiveness among Native people.

Seventy-five percent of partici-pants willing to get vaccinated hadconcerns about potential side ef-fects. Twenty-five percent of par-ticipants were unwilling to receivea Covid-19 vaccine.

Ninety percent of participantsunwilling to get vaccinated recog-nized Covid-19 as a serious dis-ease. Eight-nine percent of par-ticipants unwilling to get vacci-nated had concerns about poten-tial side effects.

The Madras White Buffalos ath-letics teams are competing in the Tri-Valley Conference—a decision thatwas not easy this year.

School officials and athleticscoaches, as they planned for studentathletics this month and into thespring, at first thought to limit travelas much as possible, and competeon a regional level.

The region, though, was not com-pletely on board with this approach;and other schools in the region wereplanning to play in their own leagues.

Madras High School leaderswere concerned that if the schooldid not commit to their ownleague—the Tri-Valley Confer-ence—the school would have endedup with a lack of contests and vi-able competitions.

“We know how important com-peting is to all our programs,” saidMark Stewart, Madras High Schoolvice principal and interim athletics

director. “And given theconditions locally we feltit best for athletic pro-grams to compete in theTri-Valley Conference.”

This decision was notmade lightly, and all other avenueswere explored to limit travel. At theend of the day, however, the schoolsaw that if the Buffalos were go-ing to have competition, the deci-sion was for league play.

“We are excited to compete inthe TVC, as it will bring some ‘nor-malcy’ to the school year,” Mr.Stewart said. “And we think this issomething we are all looking for-ward to.”

Fall sports scheduled—now un-derway at the high school—arefootball, volleyball and soccer.Here are some competitions thatare coming up:

Volleyball (JV starts at 4:30,varsity at 6 p.m.)—Tuesday, March

2: Molalla at Madras.March 4: Madras atMolalla. March 9: Ma-dras at Estacada.

Football (varsity at 7p.m.)—Friday, February 26: Ma-dras at the LaPine Jamboree.March 5: Molalla at Madras. March12: Madras at Estacada.

Boys soccer (JV at 4 p.m., sub-ject to change based on officialavailability)—March 2: Molalla atMadras. March 4: Madras atMolalla. March 9: Madras atEstacada.

Girls soccer (JV/V start at 4p.m. subject to change based onofficial availability)—March 2:Madras at Molalla. March 4:Molalla at Madras. March 9:Estacada at Madras.

(Note: Cross Country schedulewas not yet available at press time).

Tri-Valley Conference play for MHS

Across Indian Country in Feb-ruary, another 180,873 tests cameback positive for Covid-19, amongtesting conducted by the IndianHealth Service.

Since last March, IHS has con-ducted 1.97 million Covid-19 tests.

Based on the data, the highestrates have been in three IHS ser-

vice areas:The Navajo Area at 16.9 per-

cent positive. The Phoenix Areaat 14.6 percent. And the Okla-homa City Area at 13.5 percent.

Based on weekly averages,three areas have shown the high-est recent increase in positive test-ing. They are the three regions

IHS covid testing across Indian Countrylisted above: The Navajo area,Oklahoma City Area, and the Phoe-nix Area. Overall, 9.9 percent ofIHS tests have been positive sincethe onset of the pandemic. Mean-while, the 7-day average hasdropped off after increasing dur-ing the holiday season. It nowstands at 9.1 percent.

Earlier this month, a firedestroyed the home of resi-dents in the Sidwalter Flatsneighborhood of the reserva-tion. Most fortunately, the resi-dents were not harmed.

Fire crews say the home wasin the 84 hundred blocks ofthe B166 Road. The familypet ferret died in the fire, ac-cording to the report.

The official cause was un-der investigation, though a

resident’s daughter-in-law toldfire officials a burning log hadrolled out of a wood stoveand touched it off.

A relative has set up aGoFundMe account. Thefamily, who lost everything,includes children ages 5 and9, plus adults ages 22, 40, 66and 77.

You can contact MaryDavis, homeowner, if you areinterested in helping.

Fund to help familywhose home burned

A homicide near Madraslast August has led to the ar-rest of three residents of thereservation.

Charges against the threesuspects include second-degreemurder, robbery, conspiracyand unauthorized use of a mo-tor vehicle.

The alleged incident involvesa deceased Redmond man,Brian Jones, 51, whose bodywas found in August of 2020near Highway 26 northwest ofMadras. Around the time po-lice also located his vehicle onthe reservation.

Arrested last month on thefelony warrants were SalbadorRobinson, 27, TheresaWinishut, 27, and StephanieBelgard, 37. They were beingheld without bail in theJefferson County Jail.

Suspects arrested in death last August near Madras

Charged with second-degreemurder, robbery and other allegedcrimes are Salbador Robinson,Stephanie Belgard and TheresaWinishut.

Jeff. Co. Sheriff’s Office

Last August, the body of Mr.Jones was found by a passingmotorist off Northwest DanubeDrive, about seven miles north-west of Madras.

After the initial investigation,Jefferson County Sheriff JimAdkins asked the public for helpin solving the case.

Information released to thepublic were the make of the ve-hicle, a silver 2005 Toyota Corolla;

and a store security video.This led to development of

a theory of the crime, includ-ing suspects.

More recent DNA analy-sis by the state police Foren-sics Lab and MedicalExaminer’s Office then re-sulted in the arrests of thethree suspects.

The Jefferson CountySheriff ’s Office wishes tothank the Warm Springs Po-lice Department—“critical inhelping locate and arrest” thethree suspects, Sheriff Adkinssaid.

The Major Crimes Team,the Oregon State Police Foren-sics Lab, the State MedicalExaminer’s Office and theJefferson County DistrictAttorney’s office were also ofgreat help, Adkins said.

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In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm SpringsConfederated Tribes of

Warm Springs, Plaintiff, vsJason Begay, Defendant;Case No. FG1-20. TO: JasonBegay:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that a Criminal Ar-raignment has been scheduledwith the Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor February 23, 2021@8:00am

Confederated Tribes ofWarm Springs, Plaintiff, vsSusie Briseno- Thompson,Defendant; Case No. CR60-19. TO: Susie Briseno- Th-ompson:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that a Show Causehearing has been scheduledwith the Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor February 23, 2021 @8:00am

CTWS, Petitioner, vsBRIAN RENFRO, Respon-dent; Case No.DO161,162,163-12. TO:CAROLYN STRONG,BRIAN RENFRO,WINTERDAWN SELAM:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an REVIEW hasbeen scheduled with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 8TH dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 2:30 PM

VICTOR VELASQUES,Petitioner, vs RENEEMILLER, Respondent; CaseNo. DO21-21. TO: VICTORVELASQUES, RENEEMILLER:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an CONSERVA-TOR GUARDIANSHIP hasbeen scheduled with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 17TH dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 2:00 PM

CORINNA SOHAPPY,Petitioner, vs LOLASOHAPPY, Respondent;Case No. DO15-21. TO:CORINNA SOHAPPY,LOLA SOHAPPY,GABRIELE SOHAPPYCHARLIE, DAVISSOHAPPY SR., DAVISSOHAPPY JR, RENEESOHAPPY-GARCIA:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an CONSERVA-TOR GUARDIANSHIP hasbeen scheduled with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 17TH dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 9:00 AM

S T E P H A N I ECHAPMAN PATT, Peti-tioner, vs SHEENA CULPS,Respondent; Case No. JV26-20. TO: STEPHANIECHAPMAN PATT,SHEENA CULPS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an CONSERVA-TOR GUARDIANSHIP hasbeen scheduled with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 8TH dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 2:00 PM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsB E T H A N N ELONGKNIFE, Respondent;Case No. JV26-20. TO:B E T H A N N ELONGKNIFE, CPS, JVPROS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an DISCOVERYhas been scheduled with theWarm Springs Tribal Court. Bythis notice you are summonedto appear in this matter at ahearing scheduled for the 1ST

day of APRIL, 2021 @ 4:00PM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsMAUREEN WINISHUT,Respondent; Case No. JV64-06. TO: MAUREENWINISHUT, WENDIHILLER:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an ASSISTEDGUARDIANSHIP REVIEWhas been scheduled with theWarm Springs Tribal Court. Bythis notice you are summonedto appear in this matter at ahearing scheduled for the 1ST

day of APRIL, 2021 @ 2:00PM

LOUISA FUENTES, Pe-titioner, vs TRACY FRANK,Respondent; Case No.DO16,17,18-21. TO: LOUISA

FUENTES, TRACYFRANK, LORI FUENTES:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an CONSERVA-TOR GUARDIANSHIP hasbeen scheduled with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 5TH dayof APRIL, 2021 @ 10:00 AM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsJACQUELYN SMITH, Re-spondent; Case No. JV77-08.TO: JACQUELYN SMITH,STANLEY SMITH,WENDI HILLER:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an ASSISTEDGUARDIANSHIP has beenscheduled with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 1ST dayof APRIL, 2021 @ 3:00 PM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsCHARLENE CHEE, Re-spondent; Case No. JV129-07,DO110-09, JV27-20. TO:CHARLENE CHEE, REXROBINSON-ANGELES,SARAH IKE, CPS, JV PROS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an DISCOVERYhas been scheduled with theWarm Springs Tribal Court. Bythis notice you are summonedto appear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 7TH dayof APRIL, 2021 @ 10:00 AM

JAMES KATCHIA SR,Petitioner, vs CATHERINEKATCHIA, Respondent;Case No. DO187-13. TO:JAMES KATCHIA SR,BETTY GEORGE,CATHERINE KATCHIA:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an CONSERVA-TOR GUARDIANSHIP hasbeen scheduled with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 5TH dayof APRIL, 2021 @ 2:00 PM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsB E T H A N N ELONGKNIFE, Respondent;Case No. JV26-20. TO:B E T H A N N ELONGKNIFE, CPS, JVPROS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an JURISDIC-TIONAL has been scheduledwith the Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor the 15TH day of APRIL,2021 @ 2:00 PM

CYWS, Petitioner, vsCHARLENE CHEE, Re-spondent; Case No. JV129-07,DO110-09, JV27-20. TO:CHARLENE CHEE, REXROBINSON-ANGELES,SARAH IKE, CPS, JV PROS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that an JURISDIC-TIONAL has been scheduledwith the Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor the 21ST day of APRIL,2021 @ 9:00 AM

NOTICE OF HEARINGFOR CHANGE OF NAME:IN THE MATTER OF:JOIE RAE SIMTUSTUS-CHAVEZ; Case No. DO14-21. JOIE RAE SIMTUSTUS-CHAVEZ, Petitioner.

The above individual hasfiled a Petition with this Courtto change said name fromJOIE RAE SIMTUSTUS-CHAVEZ to JOIE RAESIMTUSTUS. A hearing onthis matter has been set for 2:00PM on the 23RD day ofMARCH 2021, at the WarmSprings Tribal Court. Any per-son who may show cause whythis Petition should not begranted must file such objectionin writing on or before 8TH dayof MARCH, 2021.

Warm Springs Ventures,Petitioner, vs Juanita Smith-Lopez, Respondent; CaseNo. CV42-19. TO: JuanitaSmith-Lopez, Warm SpringsVentures:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that a CIVIL COM-PLAINT has been filed withthe Warm Springs Tribal Court.By this notice you are sum-moned to appear in this matterat a hearing scheduled for the8TH day of March, 2021 @11:00 AM

Warm Springs Ventures,Petitioner, vs JasmineCaldera, Respondent; CaseNo. CV3-19. TO: JasmineCaldera, Warm Springs Ven-

tures:YOU ARE HEREBY

NOTIFIED that a ShowCause has been filed with theWarm Springs Tribal Court.By this notice you are sum-moned to appear in this mat-ter at a hearing scheduled forthe 8th day of March, 2021 @10:00 AM

Confederated Tribes ofWarm Springs, Petitioner,vs LaTonia Smith, Respon-dent; Case No. CR247-20.TO: LaTonia Smith:

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that an Arraign-ment has been scheduled withthe Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor March 16, 2021 at 08:00am

TALYA HOLLIDAY,Petitioner, vs ANTHONYHOLLIDAY SR., RE-SPONDENT; Case No.DO121-20. TO: TALYAHOLLIDAY, ANTHONYHOLLIDAY SR.:

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that a DISSOLU-TION OF MARRIAGE hasbeen filed with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 11th dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 9:00 AM

VERNON SAMPSON,Petitioner, vs PAULETTEHENRY, RESPONDENT;Case No. DO139-10. TO:VERNON SAMPSON,PAULETTE HENRY,HATTIE HART:

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that a MODIFI-CATION has been filed withthe Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor the 15th day of MARCH,2021 @ 10:00 AM

S I A G I G IHINTSATAKE, Petitioner,vs BENJAMINHINTSALA., RESPON-DENT; Case No. DO07-21.TO: SIAGIGIHINTSATAKE, BEN-JAMIN HINTSALA:

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that a PETI-TION FOR SUPPORT hasbeen filed with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 31st dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 4:00 PM

J E R E M YHERKSHAN, Petitioner,vs JAMIE BALL, RE-SPONDENT; Case No.DO30-20. TO: JEREMYHERKSHAN, JAMIEBALL:

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that a SHOWCAUSE has been filed withthe Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor the 9th day of MARCH,2021 @ 2:30 PM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsGLENDA FISHER, RE-SPONDENT; Case No.DO159-06. TO: GLENDAFISHER, ANGELDEJESUS MEDEL:

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that a PERMA-NENCY has been filed withthe Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor the 9th day of MARCH,2021 @ 3:00 PM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsE L I Z A B E T HWHITEPLUME, RE-SPONDENT; Case No.JV81-19. TO: ELIZABETHWHITEPLUME:

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that a PERMA-NENCY HEARING hasbeen filed with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 25th dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 9:00AM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsSONJA MADRID, RE-SPONDENT; Case No.JV114-03. TO: SONJAMADRID:

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that a CUS-TODY REVIEW has beenfiled with the Warm SpringsTribal Court. By this noticeyou are summoned to appear

in this matter at a hearing sched-uled for the 3rd day ofMARCH, 2021 @ 3:00 PM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsHESTER TAYLOR, RE-SPONDENT; Case No.JV19-19 JV20-19 JV21-19JV91-19. TO: HESTER TAY-LOR:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that a CUSTODYREVIEW/PROBATIONREVIEW has been filed withthe Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor the 15TH day of MARCH,2021 @ 2:00 PM

CTWS, Petitioner, vsCHELSEY HEATH, VERNHEATH, RESPONDENT;Case No. JV82-19 JV83-19JV69-13 JV128-07. TO:CHELSEY HEATH, VERNHEATH:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that a CUSTODY RE-VIEW has been filed with theWarm Springs Tribal Court. Bythis notice you are summonedto appear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 31st dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 10:00 AM

MARY E. YOUNG, Peti-tioner, vs JAMESONMITCHELL, RESPON-DENT; Case No. DO1-21.TO: MARY E. YOUNG,JAMESON MITCHELL,EMILY BROOKHY:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that a ConservatorGuardianship has been filedwith the Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor the 17th day of MARCH,2021 @ 4:00 PM

R A Y M O N DHURTADO, Petitioner, vsCOLLEEN HURTADO.,RESPONDENT; Case No.DO06-21. TO: RAYMONDHURTADO, COLLEENHURTADO:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that a DISSOLU-TION OF MARRIAGE hasbeen filed with the WarmSprings Tribal Court. By thisnotice you are summoned toappear in this matter at a hear-ing scheduled for the 17th dayof MARCH, 2021 @ 3:00 PM

CARA JAMES, Peti-tioner, vs ISAIAHHOLLIDAY, RESPON-DENT; Case No. RO3-21.TO: CARA JAMES, ISAIAHHOLLIDAY:

YOU ARE HEREBY NO-TIFIED that a RESTRAIN-ING ORDER has been filedwith the Warm Springs TribalCourt. By this notice you aresummoned to appear in thismatter at a hearing scheduledfor the 23rd day of FEBRU-ARY, 2021 @ 10:30 AM

PROBATEIn the matter of the estate

of Easton Aguilar, W.S., A/U, deceased. Estate no. 2020-PR83. To Justine Aguilar,Regan Calica and NicoleCharley: You are hereby noti-fied that an informal probatehearing is scheduled for April5, 2021 at 2 p.m.

In the matter of the estateof Emerson W. Smith, W.S.,U/A, deceased. Estate no.2020-PR84. To Louis W.Smith, Bucky M. Cochran, ElFreda L. Gentry andJeremiah J. Smith: You arehereby notified that an infor-mal probate hearing is sched-uled for April 5, 2021 at 10 a.m.

In the matter of the estateof Darrell Anthony JamesSmith, W.S., U/A. Estate no.2015-PR39. Affidavit of givingnotice amended final accountand order setting time for fil-ing objections was postedJanuary 18, 2021.

In the matter of the estateof Illona Lillie, W.S., U/A,deceased. Estate no. 2020-PR90. To Adele Waheneka,Jake Waheneka, WalterWaheneka and HarlenWaheneka. You are hereby no-tified that an informal probatehearing is scheduled for April5, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

In the matter of the estateof Gerald Wewa Sr., W.S., U/A, deceased. Estate no. 2020-PR86. To Vonde Lee Wewa,Charles Wewa, RomanaWewa and Jerold Wewa: Youare hereby notified that an in-formal probate hearing isscheduled for April 5, 2021 at2:30 p.m.

In the matter of the estateof Joann J. Bryant, W.S., U/A, deceased. Estate no. 2020-

The graphs below are a snapshot, as of late lastweek, of Covid-19 case demographics on thereservation. Active cases on February 3: Nine; andcumulative since last March as of February 3: 756.Data provided by Community Health, IHS, Healthand Human Services, Tribal Council and theConfederated Tribes Covid-19 Response Team.

Hospitalizations: Total inpatient: Two. Totalhospitalized and discharged since last March: 70.

PR62. To Anita Bryant andSonja Bryant: You are herebynotified that an informal pro-bate notice is scheduled forApril 5, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

In the matter of the estateof Jackson E. Boise, W.S., U/A, deceased. Estate no. 2019-PR55. To Antony Boise andSalena Polk: You are herebynotified that an informal pro-bate hearing is scheduled forApril 5, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

In the matter of the estateof Dolan M. Waheneka Jr.,W.S., U/A, deceased. Estateno. 2020-PR24. To LatishaWaheneka, Kiana Waheneka,Dolan Waheneka III and Am-brosia Suppah: You are herebynotified that an informal probatehearing is scheduled for March4, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

In the matter of the estateof Patricia A. Tulee, W.S., U/A, deceased. Estate no. 2020-PR72. To Roy Tulee: You arehereby notified that an infor-mal probate hearing is sched-uled for April 7, 2021 at 9 a.m.

In the matter of the estateof Randolph H. Smith, W.S.,U/A, deceased. Estate no.2020-PG89. To Rhoda Smith,Tiffany Smith, Wesley Smith,Lula Smith, Nicki Smith,Olivia Smith and DyannaSmith: You are hereby notifiedthat an informal probate hear-ing is scheduled for April 8,

2021 at 3:30 p.m.In the matter of the estate

of Floyd S. Gibson, W.S., U/A, deceased. Estate no. 2020-PR61. To Clayton Gibson andVerleen kalama: You arehereby notified that an informalprobate hearing is scheduled forApril 5, 2021 at 3 p.m.

In the matter of the estateof Valeana A. Sargeant, W.S.,U/A, deceased. Estate no.2020-PR70. To Clara Gleason,Reggie Gleason, HelathCrookedarm, Olivia Gleason-George, Adeline Gleason,Roberta Gleason, RoshenaSargeant and Talon Sargeant:You are hereby notified that aninformal probate hearing isscheduled for April 12, 2021 at10 a.m.

In the matter of the estateof Neda B. Wesley, W.S., U/A, deceased. Estate no. 2020-PR88. To Aurolyn Stwyer,Henry Stwyer, Davis Stwyer,Wendell Greene, JameyWesley: You are hereby notifiedthat an informal probate hear-ing is scheduled for April 8,2021 at 4 p.m.

In the matter of the estateof Serina Wolfe, W.S., U/A,deceased. Estate no. 2020-PR29. To Richard Wolfe, Ri-chard Wolfe Jr., Charles Wolfeand Tyrin Wolfe: You arehereby notified that an informalprobate hearing is scheduled forApril 6, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

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The National Indian Child Wel-fare Association will host theThirty-Ninth Annual ProtectingOur Children Conference in April.

The early-bird registrationdeadline is March 1. This yearthe conference is fully virtual.

The Indian Child WefareAssocation—NICWA—annualfour-day conference has becomethe premier national event ad-dressing tribal child welfare andwell-being.

Keynote speakers range fromtribes sharing best practices andlessons learned to youth with livedexperience in child welfare systems.Last year there were more than1,400 attendees, and conferencegrows each year.

Protecting Our ChildrenConference this Spring

Participants represent a cross-section of experience and interestsincluding child welfare, mentalhealth, and juvenile justice serviceproviders; legal professionals; stu-dents; advocates for children; andtribal, state, and federal leaders.

This year participants will beable to attend from the comfort oftheir own home or office. All at-tendees will need internet access ora phone for call-in options.Webcams are encouraged for net-working activities. Please be sure toregister each person individually, asthey will be given a unique login.Email:training@nicwa.org

And check out the website:nicwa.org/conference

The Confederated Tribes havemade some changes recently to theCovid-19 quarantine and isolationguidelines. Some of the changescame about as the vaccination pro-gram is under way.

One of the primary guidelinesis as follows: If someone has beenin contact—that is, within six feetfor more than 15 minutes over a24-hour period—with a positivecase, then that person should quar-antine for 14 days.

However, there are some situa-tions where the dates change:

First: If the person does nothave symptoms for seven to 10days after the contact with thepositive case, the person can be re-leased from quarantine. The per-son will need a second test if re-leased before the 10 days.

Second: If the person had bothCovid-19 vaccination shots, and ithas been at least two weeks fromthe second shot, then the person isnot asked to quarantine. They canmonitor themselves for symptomsfor two weeks.

Third: If the person is livingwith a positive case who cannotcompletely isolate—shared bath-room, or the positive case is a child,as examples—the person may beasked to quarantine for 24 days.

statue of Billy Frank Jr.may replace one of Dr. MarcusWhitman in National StatuaryHall at the U.S. Capitol.

Washington state legislatorsare proposing to swap the Dr.Whitman statue with one ofNisqually tribal leader BillyFrank Jr.

Mr. Frank was an environ-mental activist who fought tohonor treaty fishing rights, be-coming one of the foremostNative American leaders in thenation. Mr. Frank died in 2014at the age of 83. He was post-humously awarded the Presiden-tial Medal of Freedom by Presi-dent Barack Obama.

Marcus Whitman was a nine-teenth-century doctor and mis-sionary in the Oregon Territory.

Rep. Debra Lekanoff, of theSkagit Valley in Washington state,is a member of the Tlingit tribe,and currently the only NativeAmerican woman in the Legis-lature. Last week Rep. Lekanoffbrought forward House Bill1372 to request the statue swap:

“There’s no one better than BillyFrank Jr, who stood with all of you,”she told the House State Govern-ment and Tribal Committee.

“He has stood in the rural areasof western Washington and watchedthe rivers flow... He has stood in al-

most every one of your riversand wished for the salmon tocome home.”

The bill’s supporters saidFrank’s fight to preserve a wayof life benefited every Wash-ingtonian by helping to protectthe state’s natural resources. Mr.Frank served as chair of theNorthwest Indian FisheriesCommission for nearly 30years.

Lt. Gov. Denny Heck calledFrank “perhaps the greatestconsensus builder and peace-maker ever” around the envi-ronmental issues of cool, cleanwater, healthy salmon runs andpreserving natural resources.

Heck, who often walkedthrough National Statuary Hallduring his years in Congress,said that if the statue of Frankis placed there, “Every singletime any person from Washing-ton visits our nation’s Capitol,they will stop, they will look up,and they will stand tall and proudbecause Billy Frank was a greatman.”

Plan to honor Native rights leader at Capitol

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Tribal Council is seeking tofill a number of positions onthree boards of the Confed-erated Tribes—the Creditboard, Indian Head Casino,and Warm Springs Ventures.

There is one position openon the Warm Springs CreditBoard of Directors. This po-sition is for a non-member.Some of the qualifications:Have a reputation for indus-try, dependability, honesty andintegrity.

Letter of interest and re-sume for anyone interested inserving on the Credit boardmust be submitted by 5 p.m.on Thursday, February 18.Letter and resume may bedropped off at the Adminis-tration building, addressed toMichele Stacona, Secretary-Treasurer/CEO.

Or send by mail: MicheleStacona, S-T/CEO, PO Box455, Warm Springs, 97761.

You may also submit byemail to:michele.stacona@wstribes.org

Applicants: Please sign acriminal and credit backgroundcheck—Forms can be emailed

to you.If you mail in your letter

and resume, the forms willbe mailed to you once yourletter/resume are received.Information submitted isconfidential to the S-T.

Indian Head CasinoThere are two positions

open on the Indian Head Ca-sino Board of Directors. Theopenings call for one tribalmember, and one non-mem-ber. Submission deadline, andmeans of submission are thesame as above.

Warm Springs VenturesWarm Springs Ventures is

the economic developmentcorporation of the Confeder-ated Tribes of Warm Springs.There are currently two posi-tions Tribal Council seeks tofill:

One position is for a tribalmember, and one for a non-member. Duration of eachterm will be until December31, 2023. Submission dead-line, and means of submissionsame as above.

Openings on tribalboards of directors

The latest graph showing positive Covid-19 tests (the orange line) and negativetests (grey bars) by week among the tribal community. As the graph demonstrates,mid and late January into early February saw a drop in the number of positive testresults, a tribute to people who are practicing the safety measures.

To explain the 24-day requirement:The person has to wait 10 days

for the positive case to no longerbe contagious; then at that point thetwo-week quarantine starts.

Health and community assis-tance workers try to find alterna-tive housing, though this is not al-ways possible.

Fourth: Multiple contacts withpositive cases: If a household haspeople who turn positive at differ-ent times, quarantine may be ex-tended. Health and assistance againattempt to find alternative.

Please note: Quarantine is forpeople who are not positive, buthave been exposed to someonewho is or was positive. The con-cern is the incubation period, whichis two to 14 days from the time ofexposure. The person can becomepositive at any time during the in-cubation phase of the illness, andthe idea is to not have the personaround others.

Isolation, on the other hand, isfor people who have tested posi-tive and are contagious. They areconsidered contagious for 10 daysafter their symptoms started, or 10days after the positive test if theydo not have symptoms. Update pro-vided by by Katie Russell, TribalCommunity Health.

Update to quarantine rules

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The Portland businessmankilled in the spiraling, fieryplane crash on the reserva-tion in January had just failedto pass a rating course to flysolo.

The January 9 flight,scheduled from Troutdale toBoise, was also the pilot’s firsttime alone at the controls:This was a finding in the pre-liminary report by the NationalTransportation Safety Board.

Richard Boehlke, 72, was

killed in the Mutton Moun-tain crash of his Cessna Ci-tation jet.

According to the investi-gation, at one point near thereservation, an air control-ler in Seattle warned Mr.Boehkle that he was flyingat low altitude. He was alsogiven a number of directioncorrections.

The plane climbed to31,000 feet before enteringinto a one-mile downwardspiral. Eight minutes laterthe plane crashed. WarmSprings emergency respond-ers were called to the scene,

Pilot killed in plane crash was not certified

One-mile spiraldownward lastedeight minutes

hard to reach at the timebecause of the winter con-dition of the back roads.

Crash site, Mutton Moutain.NTSB

Salmon spawn beyond Grand Coulee dam

The Grand Coulee hy-dro-dam on the ColumbiaRiver in the northern Wash-ington is a massive struc-ture, constructed between1933 and 1942. Downriveris the Chief Joseph dambuilt in the 1950s.

More than 70 years ago,Grand Coulee blockedsalmon and steelhead fromreaching 645 miles of habi-tat in the upper ColumbiaRiver, where they once tra-ditionally spawned.

Both Grand Coulee andthe Chief Joseph dam werebuilt without any fish pas-sage.

Tribes and agencies inthe early 1980s began study-

ing the feasibility of return-ing spawning salmon to theupper Columbia beyond thedams.

Now 40 years later ,there is evidence a reintro-duction program is work-ing: Colville tribal biologistshave found dozens ofspawning ‘redds’ above thedams in Columbia tributar-ies.

Crystal Conant, a Colvilletribal member of the ArrowLakes and SanPoil bands,has been an advocate of thereintroduction program.Earlier this month, Ms.Conant visited one of thespawning sites. “I wasshocked at first,” she said.

“Then I was just over-come with complete joy. Idon’t know that I have the

right words to even explainthe happiness and the heal-ing.”

Decades ago, in blockingthe salmon from returning tothe upper-reaches of theSanpoil River tributary of theColumbia, the local tribeswere prevented from carry-ing out fundamental culturalpractices.

These include the SalmonSongs that called the fishback from the ocean; andspear fishing around KettleFalls, over which the rivertumbled and roiled.

The recent discovery ofthe spawning sites above thedams is a potential goodmilestone in the decades-long work to bring the fishback to their traditionalhabitat.

First time ingenerations