PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Quinault tribal The town of SPOKANE, WA member using Inchelium exalts in Permit #7 Volume 40 Lego to cope with the return of Hornet Issue No. 9 PTSD / A7 football / A16 Keller postmaster retiring / A14 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION MARIJUANA Council to bring marijuana discussion to district meetings • Chairman wants discussion to go to The discussion will Chair Jim Boyd. “I’m not sure it its our is that they reference the policy created Law and Justice Committee, too continue in upcoming vision. There are so many legal issues we by [Afiliated Tribes of Northwest BY JUSTUS CAUDELL Law and Justice need to talk about before we talk about Indians], which opposed passage of 502, The Tribune committee and commerce.” which is already passed.” district meetings. “This is a safe, benign policy meant to Mel Tonasket, CBC Omak, expressed NESPELEM – The Colville Business “We need a lot of serve as a platform for discussions with his concern about perception of passing a Council’s Management and Budget discussion in Law state and federal governments,” stated marijuana policy. “This is a complicated committee has passed on a potential and Justice. We need Martin Bohl, who was hired as a legal and controversial issue, and we need to marijuana policy, aimed at responding to talk to our legal contractor by the Colville Tribes during talk about it in our district meetings with to Washington State Initiative 502, people to understand Bohl FY 2014 and who initiated the agenda which legalized the drug in the state. more,” said CBC item. “The state’s position towards tribes see MARIJUANA, A5 PROFESSIONAL INDIAN HORSE RACING Leading an overlooked horse culture • Omak Express wins Indian Relay World Championship BY SHANE MOSES The Tribune SHERIDAN, Wyo. – There’s a long held notion in Indian horse culture the best riders come from the plains’ tribes—Blackfeet, Sioux, Crow and others. But that claim was tested and put to rest at least for this year when Tyler Peasley and Omak Express Indian relay team won wire to wire at the Professional Indian Horse Racing Association’s All Nations Indian Relay World Championship Finals in Sheridan, Wyoming during the weekend of Sept. 12-14. “This one’s kind of a milestone. It was the biggest relay event ever, the most teams that gathered for a relay, the best ones, the best teams around, the most money, the most prestige; AMANDA APPANAY/Courtesy John Pakootas watches as Tyler Peasley makes the in al exchange in the PIHRA All Nations Finals. see EXPRESS, A5 TRIBAL BUDGET ENLOE DAM SETTLEMENTS Two per capitas Cobell payment stirs promised in FY15 up the community BY BRUCE BUTLER members is what to do with BY JUSTUS CAUDELL The Tribune the money once the check is The Tribune cashed. id you get your “Paying medical bills that check yet? Some Indian health wouldn’t cover. NESPELEM – The Colville folks have, and you Tribal Business Council has passed D Won’t pay it all but will probably know what check. Resolution 2014-593, approving the stop ‘em from draining my The long awaited remainder checking FY 2015 Tribal Budget in the amount of the Cobell Settlement account,” of $42,089,663.29—part of which will is being distributed, and wrote go toward two per capita payments, the craziness was in full BRIAN MILLER/Courtesy Joanna swing through the month of one in December and the other in Fry via September. August. Facebook. “These budgets are in addition Okanogan County PUD visits, With the wave of checks arriving, local post ofices Dealing to currently approved budgets for with the Federal, State and other awards,” were the main focal point for Enloe Dam discussion falters mayhem, having to deal with logistical reads the resolution. problem BY JUSTUS CAUDELL hope they still continue. I think a large inlux of customers A $3.8 million increase in stumpage of mass Fry The Tribune we need to look at different and the sometimes un- revenues between FY 2014 and FY distribution solutions.” answerable questions. 2015 is credited for two $200 per of currency are local banks. NESPELEM – Colville “I don’t think we have Mary Ross, postmistress Colville Tribal Credit placed capita payments. Business Council hosted solved anything,” said Allen at Keller, stated, “People are Other increased revenues in the the Okanogan County Hammond, CBC Inchelium. calling a 10-day hold on payments. budget include revenues from the Public Utility District, In August, CBC discussed and The Coulee Dam Federal Ofice of the Special Trustee for such and representatives from the possibility of taking on saying, Credit Union did not place things as range leases, indirect costs environmental groups and state a role as the lead agency in ‘They’ve holds on checks, although revenues, Title XIX revenues, CRI and federal agencies to discuss a potential removal process, got their membership is required, revenues, moneys left over from FY the Tribes taking a lead role but previous communications check. and $2,500 dollars is the 2014 and two small I.H.S and E.M.S. in removal of Enloe Dam, in with the Okanogan PUD noted How maximum withdrawal at time Natural Resource Committee of deposit. claims. commissioners would only come I Sept. 16, but no common haven’t Payments being received Revenue losses are expected in approve removal if complete ground could liability was accepted by a lead got mine?’ by tribal members are the TERO fees, gaming assessment be found. agency, if a plan was published They Ross second round of a two part revenues and Wells Dam revenues, “Okanogan and if funding was in hand. think I dispersal of a $3.4 billion though the overall budget shows an PUD is only At that time, CBC worried have knowledge of where class action lawsuit, Cobell overage of $3,783,765. willing to of ratepayer lawsuits and the checks are. I tell them, vs. Salazar, a case involving “Through this Budget, some accept a millions of tons of sediment I don’t know anything until the mismanagement of positions within the Tribes’ lead agency contaminated from mining the checks come through the Native American Individual infrastructure may be eliminated, if that lead behind the dam. back door.” Indian Money (IIM) and other may be created,” reads agency “The key is trying to get the Linda Mallory at the accounts by the Bureau of takes on the resolution. “In no circumstances people who would beneit the Inchelium Post Ofice said, Indian Affairs that stretched 100 percent Sinha most to take on the liability,” “We’ve been getting phone back to the 1880s. shall jobs be eliminated as a result of of the said Steve Houston, Okanogan calls and people banging on Across the country, over the budgetary changes approved be liability,” summed up Chaitna PUD commissioner. “The PUD the doors before we’re open, re-viewable by or appeal-able to any Sinha, Ofice of Reservation 493,000 tribal members are Court or tribunal, notwithstanding is a very narrow municipal but that’s the usual when receiving checks that range Attorneys.“The tribes won’t corporation. My hands are tied. checks come out.” any language in the Employee Policy from $869 to $10 million. accept liability. I think there is Another popular topic Manual to the contrary. still room for discussion, and I see ENLOE, A5 being discussed among tribal see COBELL, A5 A2 • • AUGUST 2014 TRIBAL TRIBUNE COUNCIL BRIEFS www.TheTribalTribune.com General membership meeting set, format changes Since 1960, Tribal Tribune has been the oficial newspaper of NESPELEM - The Colville Business Council is said Billy Nicholson, CBC Nespelem and Chair of the Colville Confederated Tribes. It is published monthly by Grifin changing the format of the General Membership Management and Budget. Publishing, Inc. Meeting set to take place at 10 a.m. October 11, at the MacClain currently manages the Shoalwater Bay Omak Longhouse. Casino, in Tokeland, and has worked in casino and THIS MONTH As in past years, the meeting will begin with an bingo halls on the Yakama Nation, in New York, A2-3 Council Corner opening prayer, followed by the Chairman’s report, Oregon, California and Oklahoma. A4-6 News the Executive Director Francis Somday’s report and From 1996 to 1999, MacClain worked as the the Legislative report. The Colville Tribal Federal Director of Operations at the Colville Tribes’ Mill Bay A7-10 Our World Corporation will report last, and lunch will follow. Casino, and he served on the Board of Directors for A11 Obituaries/Directory After lunch the open forum question and answer the Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation from 2006 A12 Storytellers session will take place. This year, the session will be to 2009. facilitated by Somday and will include a question card A14-15 Sports News MacClain ills a position vacated by longtime board system and time limit. member Butch Stanger. A16 Sports/Community Front Division Directors will be in attendance to B1-4 Special Feature respond to questions and suggestions put forth by the CBC approves Elders’ Stipend membership. STAFF The Colville Business Council has approved the John Maclain named to CTFC Board of November 2014 Elder Quarterly Stipend in the Cary Rosenbaum Directors amount of $293. COURTESY Editor and Publisher [email protected] All tribal members age 55 and older as of midnight Colville Business Council Chair Jim Boyd The Colville Business Council has named tribal October 20 are eligible. and President Barack Obama at a recent Justus Caudell member John MacClain to the Colville Tribal Federal The stipend will be mailed on or before November meeting of the Democratic National Managing Editor Corporation’s Board of Directors.