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PRSRT STD • U.S. Postage Paid Nespelem, WA 99155 • Permit No. 2 VOLUME 33, NUMBER. 10 October Edition State Representatives of the State Government November 8, 2007 INSIDE & Tribal Affairs Committee tour the CIR Tribal News ..................... 2 Reservation News ....... 7, 8 NESPELEM, WA., OCT. 30--The Community News ............ 3 Resolution Index ........9-13 Chairman of the State Government Tribal Voices .................... 4 Classiieds ..................... 14 & Tribal Affairs Committee, Rep. Resources ....................... 5 Sam Hunt (D) 22nd District, and members of his Committee met with some members of the Colville Business Council, and Tribal and Absentee Ballot Information CTEC Oficials today. The new House Committee was formed during the last session and it’s for Amendment XI believed to be one of the few State Legislative Committee that deals NESPELEM, WA., NOV. 6--On Sept. 27...6,886 Absentee Ballots were with Tribal Affairs. The Committee sent out to Colville Tribal Members asking them to votes on the proposed also handles such affairs as: state Amendment XI to the “Constitution and By-Laws of the Confederated Tribes government reorganization, election of the Colville Reservation, WA. laws, certain state agencies, etc. And The proposed Amendment would give the Colville Tribe the authority to the Committee also handles issues regulate the inheritance of allotted lands. If the Amendment is approved it that affect Veterans. must then be approved by the Secretary of the Interior and it must comply The irst item on the agenda took with Federal laws. place at the CTEC Conference Room, As of this morning, 1,598 Absentee Ballots have been returned. The Coulee Dam, WA., as everyone number of ballots that were sent to each of the Reservation’s four Districts... present introduced themselves. and the number of ballots that have been returned are as follows: CTEC’s Chief Executive Officer INCHELIUM District: .........1080 Ballots sent .............. 304 returned Randy Scott welcomed everyone and KELLER District ...................420 Ballots sent .............. 159 returned also introducing himself was Keller NESPELEM District ............1871 Ballots sent .............. 509 returned District Councilman John Stensgar. OMAK District.....................1840 Ballots sent .............. 502 returned John was the official guide that STATE LEGISLATURES VISIT CIR--State Rep. Sam Hunt (D) 22nd District, who is the Chairman of the State FIRST Time Voters ...............1675 Ballots sent .............. 124 returned day for the State House Committee Government & Tribal Affairs Committee, and members of his Committee toured the Colville Indian Reservation The Business Council’s “Election Committee” will certify the results this Members. on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The last place that Rep. Hunt toured was the Colville Indian Plywood & Veneer. Helping to Thursday, Nov. 8! Staff Members of the Tribes explain what’s done at CIPV is the Plant Superintendent Duane Fry (L). Duane was the irst person to get things History and Archeology showed started at Colville Indian Power & Veneer and he reported aboard on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002. He was placed in maps of the original Reservation charge of the CIPV Personnel. In the middle is Randy Scott who is the Chief Executive Oficer of the Colville and its four Districts, talked about Tribal Enterprise Corporation. the Clovis Points discovered at East that morning everyone went to the Giving a presentation on p.m. Rep. Hunt has a big interest in Wenatchee, how salmon ishing was Crescent Bay Boat Ramp for a boat coordinated ire management was Education and has probably never destroyed at Kettle Falls and later tour of Lake Roosevelt that lasted Isaac Cawston, Mt. Tolman Fire seen the facilities that are at PSIS. on at Celilo Falls, how the Colville about 1-1/2 hours. Control Manager, and the Department The party then left to tour the Reservation was established by an That afternoon everyone met at the of Natural Resources...Tribal Police Colville Plywood & Veneer Plant at Executive Order in 1872, etc. Nespelem Long House for lunch... Chief Rory Gilliand and Okanogan East Omak. Michelle Campobasso of CTEC’s and then Rep. Hunt chaired a Work County Sheriff Frank T. Rogers The Colville Confederated Tribes Public Relations Department gave a Session held by the State Government talked about the coordination of law was the only Tribe that the Committee rundown on the 14 Enterprises, and & Tribal Affairs Committee. enforcement between tribal police has visited on the East Side of that it came into existence in 1984. Members of the Committee were: and county law enforcement, etc. Washington State...and they were She said that the Gaming Division Rep. Joel Kretz (R), Rep. Bruce When the meeting adjourned, planning to visit the Tulalip Tribe employes approximately 315 people Chandler (R), Rep. Sam Hunt (D), members of the House Committee on the West Side. But apparently and that 80% of the Gaming proits Rep. Mark Miloscia (D), Rep. Timm left for Omak, WA., and arrived at because of budget problems the trip is returned to the Tribe. Ormsby (D), and a special guest was Paschal Sherman Indian School, to the Tulalip Tribe won’t take place After the meeting was over Sen. Bob Morton (R). St. Mary’s Mission, around 3:00 until next year! USMC’S 232ND BIRTHDAY!!!- -This Saturday, Nov. 10, will be The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation the 232nd Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. The Continental M E M O R A N D U M Marines was established by an Act of the Continental Congress passed on Nov. 10, 1775. Later on, the U.S. Marine Corps as it exists TO: Tribal Tribune today was formed by an Act of July 11, 1798. Today Colville Tribal FROM: Brenda Thomas Members and non-Tribal Members Enrollment Officer are among the 186,000 U.S. Marines DATE: October 31, 2007 on Active Duty. On Jan. 3, 2006, the Washington State Department ARTICLE HEADING: 2007 December Per Capita Distribution of Licensing started issuing Armed Forces License Plates that contains six separate designs, each containing Ö Check distribution Date: December 3, 2007 in the amount of $300; a symbol that represents a different Corps. The only other Armed Forces for the Armed Forces License Plate. Ö To be eligible, members must be living and/or born as of midnight October 31, 2007; branch of the Armed Forces: License Plate on the campus of the From each sale/renewal, $28.00 Ö Complete applications must be submitted to the Enrollment Department by 4:00pm November 30, 2007; Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Colville Indian Agency (that this will be used for: Programs and photographer knows of) is one that services for homeless Veterans; Ö Adoptions must be approved by November 15, 2007; Air Force, Coast Guard, and WA Ö November 13, 2007 is the cut off date for the following: National Guard. The above picture represents the U.S. Air Force! Gov. Memorials honoring Veterans; and/ 1) Address changes - Address changes are not accepted over the phone or by email; is a License Plate that contains the Christine Gregoire on Thursday, or Maintenance of a future State 2) Direct Deposit - A “voided” check or Bank verification is REQUIRED in order to process symbol of the United States Marine April 28, 2005, signed the Legislation Veteran’s Cemetery! request. 3) Court Orders - Make sure Enrollment has a current copy of the final court order; ****************************** EARLY CHECK DISTRIBUTION ***************************** VETERANS DAY--An Army Soldier from the Third Infantry, Ö Tribal members will have the opportunity to pick-up Per Capita checks during the following date and time: known as the Old Guard, is a member of the Honor Guard for the Tomb DATE: Monday-December 3, 2007 @ 8am-2:00 pm (STRICTLY ENFORCED) of the Unknowns. Engraved on the LOCATION: Nespelem Community Center Tomb of the World War I Unknown Ö Picture ID required. Please plan ahead if you need a new Tribal ID card. are the immortal words: HERE Ö Checks will NOT be released to any other person. Only you can pick up your check. REST IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN ************************************** REMINDER ************************************** BUT TO GOD. Sunday, November 11 is “Veterans Day”. One of the Ö ELDERS AND DISABLED MEMBERS DO NOT NEED TO WAIT IN LINE. Please inform us and we will many activities on the Colville Indian assist you; Reservation to honor and observe Checks will be re-issued two (2) weeks after the distribution date; Ö Veterans Day will be the “32nd Retro-active payments will be issues on or before February 4, 2008; Ö Annual Veteran’s Day Pow-Wow to Ö Enrollment forms available at www.colvilletribes.com/enrollment.htm be held Nov. 9-10 at the Nespelem *********************************CONTACT INFORMATION******************************* Community Center, Nespelem, WA. The Pow-Wow is being sponsored Colville Confederated Tribes Phone: 509-634-2830 by the Nespelem American Legion Enrollment Department Fax: 509-634-2874 Auxiliary Unit #114, and they will PO Box 150 also hold a Veteran’s Day Dinner at in 1921 to honor the American a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918. At irst the Nespelem, WA 99155 the Nez Perce Longhouse on Sunday, Soldier and Sailors who served in day was called “Armistice Day” Nov. 11. World War I. This date was chosen and later the name was changed to Veterans Day was irst celebrated because World War I ended at 11:00 “Veterans Day”! TRIBAL TRIBUNE OCT2007Layout.indd 1 11/7/2007 6:07:20 PM 2 TRIBAL TRIBUNE TRIBAL NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007 Then he asked us what kind of wherever they could ind work. Then teepee did the Chief have, did he they would come home in the fall to COLVILLE INDIAN HOUSING have a fancy one or was he living in hunt and stay the winter.