PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID CHENEY, WA PERMIT NO 20 VOLUME 38, NUMBER. 6 June Edition INSIDE July 12, 2012 Gray Wolves Captured Council Corner ........ 2, 3, 4 Tribal Voices ........... 13, 14 Tribal News...................5-8 Resolution Index ............ 15 Community News .......9-12 Classifieds ..................... 16 Colville Business Council General Election Results NESPELEM, WA—Results of only incumbent to be returned to the the 2012 Colville Business Council CBC in this election cycle. Finley general election, held Saturday, were received 287 votes and his opponent, released late Thursday. Six of the Lou Stone, received 212 votes in seven contested CBC positions will the contest for the Position #2 CBC be illed by non-incumbents. Michael O. Finley was re-elected General Election from the Inchelium District, the Continued on page 2 Tribal Member Honored After Many Years of Service NESPELEM, WA– Colville tribal member, Dale Clark, has oficially retired after working for the Colville Tribes’ for 19 years. A dessert social was held in his honor on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Omak Longhouse. “It has been a pleasure working with Dale,” said Joe Peone, Colville Submitted Photo Tribes’ Fish and Wildlife (CTFW) NC’ICN PACK. Rick Disatuel, Colville Tribes Wildlife Technician, covers the eyes of an immobilized wolf during the collaring process. Although director. “We knew he was an avid immobilized, the animal’s eyes remain open and must be protected from damage. salmon isherman and a few years back we hired him as the harvest manager. It was an important COLVILLE TRIBES’ FISH AND WILDLIFE TEAM position, testing different gears so that we could capture and keep these COLLARS TWO “NC’ICN PACK” GRAY WOLVES ish alive for broodstock. He’s done a great job.” NESPELEM, WA—The outfitted with tracking collars “It took several weeks of looking in locating and capturing wolves Clark has worked for the Colville Colville Tribes’ “Wolf Trapping that will transmit important data and seven days to capture the irst by Carter Niemeyer, from Boise, Tribes’ Fish and Wildlife Department served a term as a councilman. Team” has captured and collared and allow the Tribes’ Fish and wolf,” he said. “But the very next ID. Niemeyer is a professional since 2008. He also worked for “We are cousins and close two gray wolves in two days at Wildlife Department to follow their day they found the second.” wolf trapper with several decades’ Social Services, Planning, Child a remote location on the Colville movements. The Tribes’ trapping team— experience of working for various and Family Services, and Behavioral Clark Retires Reservation—an historic event “We’re pleased that this effort Randy Friedlander, Rose Gerlinger, federal and state wildlife agencies. Health for the Colville Tribes’ and Continued on page 2 for the Tribes, Colville Business was such a success,” Finley said. Sam Rushing, Richard Whitney, Eric He has located and trapped more Council Chairman Michael O. “It will provide our Fish and Krausz, Kodi Jo Jaspers, Donovan than 300 wolves during his Finley announced today. Wildlife Department with very Antoine, and Rick Desatuel—all Finley said the wolves were useful information about wolves in employees of Colville’s Fish and Gray Wolves BIA Assistant Secretary captured June 4 and June 5 and our homeland.” Wildlife Department, were assisted Continued on page 4 Del Laverdure Tours Colville Reservation CCT IT Division Fiber Project Public Notiication By Makenzie Norwill cables will bring the high speed Coulee Dam Bridge. This latest whole feature –length movie in NESPELEM, WA—The highest- Laverdure, who assumed his Journalism Intern internet that starts at the Coulee Dam, proposed fiber project will bring ranking oficial for the Bureau of post when former BIA head Larry connects to existing iber link from internet speeds of one gigabyte Fiber Project Indian Affairs, Acting Assistant Echohawk resigned in April, is a NESPELEM, WA -- The Colville Grant County PUD and currently a second (capable of playing a Continued on page 11 Secretary Donald “Del” Laverdure, member of the Crow Nation and Confederated Tribes intends to bring terminates at the Coulee Dam visited the Colville Reservation and has served in a leadership role at high speed internet to residents of Casino/Colville Tribal Enterprises met with Tribal leaders Tuesday. Interior since 2009. According our Reservation, providing a wide Corporation (CTEC) headquarters. Lavendure and Tribal leaders to Colville Chairman Michael O. range of beneits to our community In 2000, CTEC paid to extend iber discussed efforts to resolve ongoing Finley, the Assistant Secretary came members. High speed iber optic from Grant County PUD across the to disagreements regarding fish to Washington State speciically to and wildlife enforcement on Lake visit the Colville Reservation. Roosevelt, the Sanpoil River, and “It was great to have the the Okanogan River. Following opportunity to show Del our Council Member Ferdinand the meeting, Tribal leaders took homeland, and to discuss many of Lavendure on a boat tour of the the important issues here,” Finley Louie Resigns Sanpoil and gave him a firsthand said today. “I am sure he came away look at the Grand Coulee Dam and NESPELEM, WA—On This recommendation will the construction of Chief Joseph BIA Tour June 26, 2012, the Colville be considered by the entire Hatchery. Continued on page 4 Business Council received the Council. written resignation of Colville The Colville Constitution Business Council member requires that CBC must now Ferdinand Louie, and the “declare the position vacant Makenzie Norwill Photo CBC Elections Committee and appoint a member from approved a recommendation the district affected to the for filling the vacancy. unexpired term.” First Salmon Ceremony Information Technologhy Copier Department By Roger Jack the tribal enterprises while still Tribune Journalist maintaining service records for the machine, too. Like a computer, they The Information Technology electronically transmits copies to department’s Copier service numerous addresses as well. Submitted Photo department consists of Monte Joseph “We’ve long since surpassed the BIA TOURS RESERVATION: left to right, Colville Business Council and Stephen Hall. They seem to be old ditto copy machines,” Joseph Vice-Chairman Ernest “Sneena” Brooks III; Del Laverdure, Assistant Interior in the crux of tribal operations and reminisced. “And we are well into Spirit Peoples Photo Secretary; Brian Gunn, the Tribes’ Washington, DC attorney and lobbyist; keeping up with the latest digital copy the computer age. The copy machine OMAK, WA -- The Colville Tribes with a Sunrise gathering at 5:30 a.m. Harvey Moses, Jr., Colville Business Council member; CBC Chairman equipment available on the market. now can do just about anything a Fish and Wildlife department hosted and lunch was served at the Omak Michael O. Finley; Stanley Speaks, BIA Northwest Regional Director; They no longer service the simple this year’s First Salmon Ceremony Darlene Zacherle, CBC Secretary; and Joe Peone, Director of the Tribes’ copy machine, but maintain units Copier Department in Omak, Wash. on Friday, June 15. Salmon Ceremony Fish and Wildlife Program. that record transactions throughout Continued on page 16 The celebration began at Omak Creek Continued on page 11 TRIBAL TRIBUNE 2 TRIBAL TRIBUNE COUNCIL CORNER THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012 Moomaw Update By Cherie Moomaw I would like to encourage you to read my inal Moomaw Update and to give my thoughts and This will be my inal report as the Membership. The $38M Trust MEMBERSHIP MEETING that I have chosen to retire and wish to Money could be used to pay out a will allow the Membership to hear opinion on the $193M settlement. spend more time with my family. $1000.00 to $1500.00 Per Capita what the Council heard in making I’m pleased to have served my Tribe every year if we were to add other the decision to settle and give the We had a very narrow window of opportunity to settle this case before it went to court. We were and the Membership in a professional Trust Money to it, such as land lease Membership options for how the well prepared and had documentation of more damages that we were paid for. (They would only go and worthwhile manner for 6 years. payments, stumpage and Wells Dam money will be spent or distributed. back so many years). Your Council has not lied or cheated anyone. We made our decisions based on I am gravely concerned that money, but again it will take time Please do not allow Facebook and facts and time limits. There is a very real chance that we would have lost in court or it could of taken we are trying to move too fast on and expertise to develop a plan. rumors guide your decisions! Get the years. $154.4M is TAXABLE money if it is paid out in Per Capita no matter what you have heard on dividing up the $193M in Settlement ( Trust Money is NOT Taxable facts! The IRS is very unforgiving Face book or anywhere else. I think it is absolutely disgusting the rumors and innuendos that are going money. It will take at least 6 months and this is why we fought to have and will not look the other way! around. We have a rare opportunity to repair our land, resources, provide jobs and more Per Capita if not one year to get a worthwhile this money for the Membership.). The Colville Tribe has 2 payments if we all work together and develop a long term plan. I will gladly discuss this issue with plan in place to repair the land and Some Members are demanding a Corporations *** 1). CTEC and *** any Tribal Member even after I’m retired from Council. (509-826-4618). forest that has been damaged.