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Catastrophic Storm Hits Colville Reservation PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID CHENEY, WA PERMIT NO 20 VOLUME 38, NUMBER. 7 July Edition INSIDE August 9, 2012 Catastrophic Storm Hits Council Corner ................ 2 Tribal Voices ........... 10, 11 Tribal News...................3-7 Classifieds ..................... 12 Community News ........ 8, 9 Colville Reservation NESPELEM, WA—The Colville in damage to tribal governmental Tribes’ response to damage from property. He said there is no estimate Date for Referendum the July 20, hurricane-force storm, of the storm’s damage to private an event that caused catastrophic property yet. damage to reservation communities, “This catastrophic event swept Vote on Tribal Trust roads, infrastructure and natural through the area in only a few hours, resources, has moved into the “repair yet caused enormous destruction,” and recovery” stage, Colville Sirois said. “Luckily, no lives were Settlement Set Business Council Chairman John lost on the reservation, but we know Sirois said today. that dozens of people were displaced NESPELEM, WA –The Colville today. “A swift and coordinated from their homes, particularly in the Business Council today set August “The outgoing Colville Business response by Tribal and Ferry County Keller area, and emergency shelters 11 as the date for a referendum vote Council yesterday approved emergency management services and services were provided to them.” on possibility of distributing an distributing 20% of the trust helped to immediately stabilize Sirois said the Tribes’ emergency additional 30% of the Tribes’ $193 the storm’s impact to our local services efforts were “extremely million Tribal Trust Settlement, CBC Referendum Vote communities,” Sirois said today. well- coordinated and successful” in Chairman John Sirois announced Continued on page 12 “Even though the situation has been the wake of the storm. stabilized, because more than 40 “In addition, our collaboration miles of power lines were destroyed with our Ferry County counterparts on the east side of the reservation, was outstanding,” he said. “We truly full restoration of services will likely worked together as a team to help take a week.” the people who were impacted by Sirois said the initial damage the storm.” estimate to the Tribes’ resources on The weather event, which the reservation exceeds $5 million. slammed into the area the afternoon This includes approximately $3 million in timber losses, $1 million Storm Damage in road damage, and $1 million Continued on page 12 A Tradition of Sharing NESPELEM, WA – The Colville in the morning and ish from their Confederated Tribes’ (CCT) purse seine (ishing boat) called the selective harvest crew have seen Dream Catcher till late morning. This The sun was shining and birds were singing on August 3rd when a much stronger fishing season eight man crew uses a large seine net approximately two-thousand tribal members were lined up from the front than the previous year, harvesting to catch the salmon live. The net has door of the Nespelem Community Center all the way to the July Grounds approximately 8,000 plus sockeye sinkers on one edge and loats on the entrance to pick up their $4,080 (per tribal member) checks as twenty per since the beginning of July. Due other that hang vertically in the water, cent of the $193 million payment the tribe accepted from the US government to the success these fishermen the ends are pulled together by two for misuse of land and resources on the reservation. People began lining up have had, much of this salmon has boats. Once the net is gathered, they at about six o’clock in the morning in anticipation of eight o’clock when the been distributed to the Colville have been able to capture up to 1,600 doors were opened. Checks were distributed according to alphabet for most, tribal membership and stored in the sockeye in a 15 to 20 minute set. The but there was also a line strictly for ‘elders,’ because they waited the longest tribes’ freezer for ceremonial and tribes’ ishermen usually do four to and have been affected the most, a check distributor said. By two o’clock subsistence needs. just about twenty-ive hundred checks were distributed, then the doors were The CCT ishermen usually start Tradition of Sharing locked and the rest were mailed out. harvesting salmon around 4:30 a.m. Continued on page 2 Colville Business Council Elects Oficers; John Sirois Is CBC Chairman NESPELEM, WA-The Colville and humbling to be chosen for this CBC member from Omak, will be Services Committee; Brian Nissen, Business Council, the governing position. We are all aware of the the Council Secretary and chair an incumbent also from Nespelem, body for the Confederated Tribes of signiicant issues we must address the Employment and Education was selected as the Chairman of the the Colville Reservation, today held in the near Committee. The Chair, Vice- Law and Justice Committee. its annual swearing-in ceremony future, and I look forward to Chair and Secretary positions are all William Nicholson II, a newly for recently-elected members and working with the new Council members of the CBC’s Executive elected CBC member from the selected new oficers. to serve our membership and the Committee. In addition, the Nespelem District, will chair the John Sirois, a newly-elected Colville Tribes. We say lim limt’ Executive Committee will include Management and Budget Committee, Council member from the Omak (thank you) to all our membership District Representatives Darlene while Joseph Somday, a new CBC District, was chosen for the top for their voices and support.” Zacherle from the Keller District and member from the Keller District, leadership position of the Tribes. Michael 0. Finley, from Andy Joseph, Jr., from the Nespelem will be Chairman of the Natural “It’s a great honor to be selected Inchelium, who had served as CBC District. Resources Committee. by my fellow Council members Chair for three years, was named Nancy Johnson, a newly-elected Benny Marchand, Jr., who was to serve as Chairman ofthe CBC,” Vice-Chairman. Nancy “Lynn” CBC member from the Nespelem Sirois said today. “It is an honor Palmanteer-Holder, also a new District, will chair the Human recently appointed to ill a vacancy in the Omak District, will chair the Community Development Committee. Luana Boyd-Rowley, an incumbent from the Inchelium Keller residents claim to be both strong and resilient. They had to prove District, will lead the Council’s both to be true after the freak windstorm of July 20th that laid out old growth Tribal Government Committee, trees across highways, houses, and family vehicles; snapped some trees in and Andy Joseph, Jr. will chair the half like toothpicks; knocked out power lines and telephone wires from the Veteran’s Committee. Jim Boyd, a ferry landing on Lake Roosevelt to Republic; and cut off their water sources newly elected CBC member from for several days. Some took refuge at the Keller Community Center, those Inchelium, will chair the Culture temporarily displaced by the storm, others had to rely on tribal programs and Committee. government assistance to house them in nearby communities because their Other members ofthe Council roofs either blew away in the wind or were lattened by trees. include incumbents Richard Swan Many, many tribal programs, individual volunteers, and people-helping- Sr. of Inchelium and Ernest “Sneena” people because it was the right thing to do were involved in helping dig out Brooks III of the Omak District. and reconstruct what they could of the Keller community. Much of it meant There was a tie vote for the cutting or moving debris off highways, country roads, or family roadways Chairmanship, which was decided for accessibility. Telephone poles had to be replaced to restore power irst by a coin toss. All other leadership to the towns people, then Alice Flats housing project, and inally individual positions were all named by properties up and down the valley. “It was like we were hit by a tornado,” acclamation of the entire CBC. one resident said. “The new Council has a lot of Food and water had to be trucked in to the central headquarters. A lot of it was donated by nearby communities; families lost everything refrigerated energy and determination and will and frozen in their homes. Two groups of cooks provided up to two hundred move quickly to address the issues meals three times a day for displaced families and the volunteers. Their last of importance to our members,” dinner, an appreciation dinner was held on August 2nd; when all families Sirois said. “We will waste no time had been housed and many of the volunteers released and could inally return in getting down to business.” to their own homes. TRIBAL TRIBUNE 2 TRIBAL TRIBUNE COUNCIL CORNER THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 and all the people’s spirits were light and happy. It is good to see so From the Desk of the Chair many people visiting and gathering YOUTH& FAMILY NEWS at these times. The referendum went By John E. Sirois out and votes are already coming in. We apologize for any inconvenience Sonia Hofman, TANF Project Coordinator in the time shorten process. Due to the lack of a budget for the extra Email: [email protected] To all my People I say: n?ilscutx; be courageous, keep voting process and shortened time (Ya’yat’ isnxsilx), going, don’t give up, take heart and frame, we had to do the best we could Contact informaion: 509-722-7600 or 1-866-202-0471 I want to take this opportunity to have positive feelings! to get the ballots out and provide give you all my most heart-felt thank The irst awakening of a Council education of those votes as well.
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