PRSRT STD • U.S. Postage Paid INSIDE Nespelem, WA 99155 • Permit No. 2 Council Corner...............................2 Tribal News....................................8 CTEC Update ................................3 Resources .....................................9 NOVEMBER Reservation News ......................4,5 Photo Album ................................10 Health News ..................................6 Tribal Voices ................................11 5TH FIRST CLASS • U.S. Postage Paid Education News.............................7 Resolution Index ..........................12 Nespelem, WA 99155 • Permit No. 8 Please see PAGE 11 VOLUME 28, No. 10 -- October 2002 Edition -- October 25, 2002 Llisting of Candidates supported by Colville Tribe COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION The Official Publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation WASHINGTON Per Capita Payment will be Former Student at St. Mary’s Mailed on or before Dec. 6 Mission Indian School becomes NESPELEM, WA.—The Colville Tribal Business Council on Oct. 3 approved the Tribal Government Committee’s recommendation that a $500 Per Capita payment be made on or before Friday, Dec. 6. new PSIS Superintendent The payment will be made to those Tribal Members who are living as of midnight, Oct. 31, which is the cut-off date. ST. MARY’S MISSION—Before Children who are born before midnight, Oct. 31, must have their the Indian School here was renamed required documents filed in the Enrollment Office before, 4:00 p.m., Paschal Sherman Indian School in Friday, Dec. 6, to be eligible for their Per Capita payment. 1973, Debbie Simpson was in the 2nd Those people who are applying for Adoption into the Colville Tribe grade in 1965, when she was chosen must have their enrollment request approved by the Colville Business to appear in the Walt Disney movie, Council before Oct. 31 in order to be eligible for this payment. “Run, Appaloosa, Run”. No credit loans or department holds will be allowed on this payment Debbie said from what she could except for court ordered judgments, or a Tribal Member’s voluntary remember, the people who made the consent. movie appeared in her classroom and looked at all the young girl students. For whatever reason, they choose her, and to win the role she had to read and act out the part. The movie was based on a young Nez Perce Indian girl, who had an Appaloosa horse that she entered in a horse race...which was based on the Suicide Race held during the Omak Stampede. Adele Palacios, who was 1/4-Choctaw, played the lead role of Mary Blackfeather, and Debbie was cast as her younger sister. Cast as the older brother was Ray Patnaude, a Chippewa Indian from the Dakotas, who lived at Coulee Dam with his DEBBIE & CHARLES—These are five of the cast members of the Walt Disney Movie entitled “Run, wife, a Colville Indian. Appaloosa, Run”, that was filmed in May and June of 1965 in the Omak area. They are: (L to R) Debbie Debbie said that her classmate, the Simpson, Adele Palacios, the dog is either Silver or Buster, Charles Marchand, and Wilbur Plaugher. Eight- late Charles Marchand won the part year-old Debbie and Charles, 12, played the younger sister and brother of the lead actress Adele, and Wilbur of the younger brother by winning a was a clown, who toward the end of the movie became the owner of Adele’s horse, Holy Smoke Jr. The movie 50 yard dash. Charles was 12 years was based on the “Suicide Race” held during the Omak Stampede. (Photo submitted by Sylvia Desautel) old at the time and was in the 7th Grade. From Student to Superinten- after receiving her BA Degree in dent Education in 1990 she became a TRIBAL ELDER—Jimmy Orr asked the people at the General Debbie said she attended grades Teacher here at PSIS, received her ATTENTION TRIBAL Membership Meeting held at Keller, WA., on Saturday, Oct. 12, to 1-8 at the Mission school here, and MA Degree in Professional Devel- help the Tribal Elders. He also said that he worked on the outside for went to Chemewa Indian School, opment in 1998, and last year she MEMBERS WHO ARE NOW many years, that he had help from White people, and he felt it was where she graduated in 1975. did her Internship for Administration. important for Tribal Members to get an education. Jimmy served a She started working here at Pas- The former PSIS Principal and now ON MILITARY ACTIVE DUTY term as a Nespelem District Councilman (1969-1971). Next to Jimmy chal Sherman Indian School as a the PSIS Superintendent is currently is the Chairperson of the Tribal Business Council, Joe Pakootas, who Teacher’s Aide in 1978, she received attending OIEP Principals Academy It’s requested that all those Tribal Members who are was the Master of Ceremonies at the Meeting. an Associated Arts Degree in 1985, sessions. presently on Active Duty in a branch of the Armed Forces send a photo of themselves to the Tribal Tribune, and Turnout for General Membership Meeting Held at Keller, WA., was Low information such as: branch of service, rank, the name of your unit, and where you’re presently stationed at. This KELLER, WA., Oct. 12—The Joannne Leith said that Richard Hart rights, and he will do Historical A handout that was done by the number of people attending the Gen- was hired to do Historical Research Research on the Moses Columbia Tribal Fish & Wildlife Department information will be published in the November issue of eral Membership Meeting held here on this subject. The Resolution un- Reservation. Another Resolution shows that the Elk herd this year the Tribal Tribune. today was low when you compared der which Hart was hired states that was passed that says the law firm consists of 347 cows, 101 calves, it to the previous meetings held at Richard Hart, who works for Hart of Sonosky, Chambers, Saches, En- and 78 bulls for a grand total of 526 Inchelium (Mar. 18, 2000) and at the West & Associates, would provide dreson & Perry in Washington, D.C., Elk. Another handout showed that Omak Longhouse (Oct. 20, 2001). consultant services in support of the will provide legal services on the the Mule deer herd consists of 1,367 Originally, posters about the Wells Dam Claim. Richard will also Wells Dam claim, Wenatchi fishing adults and 330 fawns...and that the rights, etc. ‘White Tail deer herd has 1,044 meeting stated that because of Res- be involved in the Wenatchi fishing olution 2000-97 that only enrolled Colville Tribal Members could attend the meeting. On Thursday, Oct. 3, the Executive Committee’s recommendation that Resolution 2000-97 be rescinded was approved by the Tribal Business Council. Af- terwards, the Management & Budget Committee presented a recommen- dation that a General Membership Meeting be open to everyone except the Public Media. The Council also approved this recommendation. The subject of Reservation Wide Voting was brought up. Tribal Business Council Chairman Joe Pakootas explained that the Tribes’ Constitution & By-laws would have to be amended in order to have Reser- vation Wide Voting. Keller District Councilperson Jeanne Jerred also added that if there are people who want Reservation Wide Voting, they should draw up a petition now and have people sign it if they wanted to get it on the Ballot for next year’s YOU CAN DO IT!—For people who wanted to learn how to make cornhusk bags, cedar root bags, tulle General Election. mats, etc. ...the place to go from Oct. 4-6 was the Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association’s Also asked was what the Tribe 8th Annual Gathering held at the Omak Longhouse, St. Mary’s Mission. One of the more popular tables that was doing in regards to the Tribal a “Featured Weaver” had...seemed to be that of Anita Cheer. Her specialty is pine needle baskets, and she Land destroyed by Wells Dam. keeps a watchful eye as (L to R) Colleen Moses and Susie Marchand start from scratch. Nespelem District Councilperson TRIBAL TRIBUNE 2 TRIBAL TRIBUNE COUNCIL CORNER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2002 whelming and it seems like there are never enough resources to deal with the problems. While many of Indian Country By our children are successful and live Moses Update By Harvey healthy and good lives, the system does not seem to be working at all Energy Issues: dollars for our wood waste energy filed lawsuits against the BIA and for many of our children. School Colville Tribal Members: Basin to name a few. BIA reorgani- Bonneville Power Administration generation project, which is a part of the recent court orders in Cobell dropouts are high, education levels It’s been a busy month. Those of zation is here again because of the controls the wholesale electricity the CIPV operation in Omak. We are have gotten more tribes seriously are low, drug and substance abuse are you who came to me for assistance, IIM problems and all the ensuing systems in the Pacific Northwest. working on another energy bill, but considering intervening into the problems, domestic abuse continues, I hope everything has been done to lawsuits filed. The Department of The northwest dams produce huge this bill is getting tied up in Congress Cobell case as direct parties. Tribes and the list goes on and on. Many your satisfaction, if not let me know. the Interior created a task force to amounts of power, but we know the this session and probably won’t get have not been directly involved in of the tribal programs have been I was asked to sit on a committee that study reorganization; the Tribes were negative effects all too well. Our passed until next year now. Basically, Cobell, it has been all individual trust meeting together to try and solve the went to Mill Bay with the assignment invited to participate.