Wa s h i n g t o n , D C – Representatives from 17 native american tribes will leave the U.s. on nov. 6 for a weeklong business, educational and cultural exchange trip to turkey on turkish airlines’ inaugural light from Washington, DC to istanbul, organized by the turkish Coalition of america.

Participants on the irst Native american Business Cooperation trip are scheduled to meet with turkish Minister for Foreign affairs ahmet Davutoglu, Minister for Foreign trade Zafer Caglayan, and members of the turkish Parliament’s turkey-Usa Friendship group.

the group will also meet with representatives of the turkish Exporters’ Council; participate in business symposiums and networking at istanbul technical University, hacettepe University, and Bahcesehir University; and visit gallipoli, the site of a World War i campaign

that still resonates with turks as a deining moment in the history of the turkish people and the modern Republic of turkey.

“the native american Business Cooperation trip is the highlight of our recent efforts to foster increased economic and cultural ties between turkey and indian Country,” said g. Lincoln McCurdy, president of tCa. “it is one of the largest native american international delegations in recent years, and the irst to visit turkey. this trip marks the latest evolution in our work promoting the development of relationships between the turkish peoples and the many ethnic and cultural groups in the United states.”

tCa has already organized three meetings with turkish state Minister for Foreign trade Caglayan

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December 9, 2010

Building Bridges

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nEsPELEM, Wa – the Colville tribes Veterans Program and nespelem american Legion auxiliary Unit 114 held local events honoring military veterans in observance of Veterans Day.

VEtERans FaiR & stanD DoWnthe tribal Veterans Program

extended a helping to local veterans with a week long Veterans Fair during the irst week of November that concluded with a stand Down on november 6. Many services were available, with representatives on site to assist Veterans with any issues they may have. the available services handled everything from Veterans services, Benefit Registration and Medical services to housing Resources, Job search, and Family services.

Food, entertainment, and guest speakers were also on the agenda for veterans just looking for a hot meal and conversation with old friends.

“We all had a good time getting together making new friends and getting reacquainted with old friends again,” said arnie holt, CCt Veterans Program Manager.

the term “stand Down” is a military term used when combat units returns from the ield to re-arm, get new clothing, a good meal, restful sleep, and other necessities. Many veterans who are low income are in need of basic necessities in life, including health services. stand Downs give them a safe place and easy access to these services.

this year clothing items like coats, socks, mittens, boots, sleeping bags, blankets, and underclothing, were distributed to over 400 local veterans and their family members to prepare them for winter.

this is the second stand Down event coordinated through the tribal Veterans program, for veterans on and near the Colville indian Reservation.

there are left over insulated pants, coveralls, and a few boots that veterans can still pick up by contacting the CCT Veterans Ofice.

in addition to the Veterans Fair and stand Down held at the okanogan armory, a display of Vietnam Memorabilia called natiVEVEtERan was available for viewing.

“it’s a bridge that brings back a lot of memories both good and bad. My display is intended to start the healing process among veterans who are

BRiDgEPoRt, Wash. – Chinook salmon will get a boost thanks to a unique partnership among the Confederated tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Bonneville Power administration and grant County Public Utility District.

after years of discussion, the three entities have signed a cost-sharing agreement to build and operate the Chief Joseph hatchery, an estimated $43 million construction project on the Columbia River near Bridgeport, Wash. this is part of their overall effort to support the recovery of Columbia River spring chinook salmon.

“this is truly an unprecedented joint effort among the Colville tribes, BPa and grant PUD,” Colville Business Council Chairman Michael o. Finley said. “We look forward to the day when the Chief Joseph hatchery will open, and salmon will be restored to our waters. Because of this landmark partnership, we can inally and effectively begin to address the loss of this most important natural and cultural resource.”

the hatchery is, in part, a result of a historic agreement, known as the Columbia River Basin Fish accords, signed in 2008. Under these agreements, the federal agencies and tribes are working together as partners to provide tangible survival beneits for salmon recovery - by upgrading passage over federal dams, by restoring river and estuary habitat, and by creative use of hatcheries. the accords ended years of litigation and are delivering results for the region’s ish.

“the Chief Joseph hatchery is

a great example of collaboration among tribal, federal and local agencies,” said Lorri Bodi, BPa vice president of environment, ish and wildlife. “this project will bring ecological, social and economic beneits to the Columbia River basin. Our ish and our communities will be better off for generations to come because of the excellent work we are doing together.”

For grant PUD, this is a major milestone toward implementing one of its hatchery programs to meet license requirements for the Priest Rapids Project. grant PUD’s annual production requirement for the okanogan Basin is 305,000 summer chinook and 110,000 spring chinook smolts.

“this agreement is a win-win for all involved,” explained Bob Bernd, grant PUD commission president. “it allows us to meet stewardship obligations in a cost-effective manner while reducing costs for all parties, avoiding the impacts of multiple shoreline facilities, maximizing efficient water use and providing for collaborative implementation of monitoring and evaluation efforts.”

about the hatcherythe main hatchery facility will

be located on the north bank of the Columbia River near the base of Chief Joseph Dam, which is owned and operated by the U.s. army Corps of Engineers. the complex will include acclimation ponds at several locations on the okanogan River as well as housing for hatchery workers

HONORING VETERANS

honoRing oUR VEtERans - Colville tribal Veteran andy Joseph, Jr., holding the american Flag, leads the way as Veterans and nespelem auxiliary members join the posting of the colors procession.

gRanD EntRY - the Veterans Pow Wow was held november 12 and 13, at the nespelem Community Center. Events included the Crowing of Miss Poppy, namings, giveaways, Rejoinings as well as contest dancing.

suffering from Post traumatic stress syndrome (PtsD) and to educate our youth about veterans,” said holt.

WREath LaYing &PoW WoWthe “honoring our Veterans”

ceremony was held nov. 11, at the Colville tribal Veterans Monument on the agency Campus. the annual event is coordinated by the nespelem auxiliary Unit 114 to honor and serve the veterans.

“it’s good for everyone to come here and remember. so, today as we get ready to salute our veterans again, we are thanking our auxiliary for always being here,” said soy Redthunder.

the ceremony began with the presentation of colors by attending veterans, followed by an opening prayer from soy Redthunder. Members of the auxiliary laid three wreaths, one at the bottom of each monument, to honor and remember the men and women who have served our country, our community, our reservation. nespelem auxiliary Chaplin, grace Moore, closed the ceremony with a prayer.

“i want all of you to know that we as auxiliary members love serving our veterans. it makes our heart feel proud, proud of our veterans. it’s a great honor, it makes our heart feel wonderful to be standing here in your honor,” said one auxiliary member.

natiVEVEtERan DisPLaY - arnie holt, CCt Veterans Program Manager, is pictured here front of his collection of Vietnam Memorabilia. his traveling display is used as an education tool for the youth and public as well place as to help veterans begin .

Native American Delegation

to Build Bridges in Turkey

Representatives of 17

Tribes to Meet with Turkish

Leaders

Unprecedented partnership

to build and operate $43

million hatchery

Recovery of chinook salmon is the shared goal

Hatchery

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Moomaw Update By Cherie Moomaw

Moses Update By Harvey Moses, Jr.

in a cooperative spirit, the Colville tribe and the Colville tribal Federal Corporation (CtFC) (formerly CtEC) have joined forces to streamline the services provided to our membership and employees through our human Resources depa r tmen t s . Conso l ida t ed applications, consistent policies and employment practices, and more accessible ofices and services are all the focus of attention by this effort. one example of these efforts was the identiication of the service providers in the tribal and Corporate operations. Even with department and program managers present at the meetings, it was soon discovered that the total operation of both the tribe and the Enterprises was really quite complex and confusing. a brochure of programs was quickly developed to aid in the understanding of the overall organization and give individuals seeking assistance phone numbers to call.

Representatives from a wide variety of Tribal programs, ofices, and depar tmen t s have been meeting with representatives from the enterprises over the past few months to review, analyze, and make recommendations to the CtFC Board of Directors and the Colville Business Council on ways that will be designed to make the total

tribal/Corporate organization more effective and eficient. This does not mean reducing staff, but, instead, developing successful service practices and procedures that are more recognizable and easier to manage.

a memorandum of agreement was recently signed by representatives from both organizations conirming this effort. the primary purpose is “to remove all real or perceived

barriers that may prevent or hinder

quality and necessary services to

individuals seeking meaningful

employment.”

Regular reports have been given

to the CtFC Board of Directors and

to members of the Council updating

them on the progress being made by

the group. Comments from them

have been very positive, supportive,

and looking forward to the end

results. it’s been a long hard drive,

but we’re finally seeing positive

results. of utmost importance is

the intent of this effort. it is the

eficient utilization of resources to beneit employed, unemployed, and under-employed participants of each

program, enterprise, and the tribal

membership as a whole. For more

information contact your human

Resources Department or program

manager.

the winter heating season is upon us and i hope the Membership is prepared. the Pellet association found that 3 ton of pellets was equal to 5 cord of wood. Please think of getting a extra ton of pellets or cord of wood as this could be a long heating season. this is one area that the Council should use the Wells Dam Money to make sure that Members homes are heated.

hEaLth: P lease check with your doctor about Flu shots, Pneumonia shots and shingles shots. i personally experience a bout of shingles last year and found out that it can reoccur. there are shots to prevent the reoccurrence. i believe that there are Members going without hearing aids, glasses and dentures. here is another area we could be using the Wells Dam Money.

tRUst MonEY: the Wells Dam settlement Money is finally being recognized as trust Money by the Federal government. in past years only trust Money has been

paid out in Per Capitas. only money that comes into the tribe from trust land is considered trust Money. (the Wells Dam money was not being paid out in Per Capita payments as it was deemed taxable income by the Federal government). i hope that it can now be brought before the Membership for their input on how it should be spent.

PER CaPitas: one of the reason i will continually support our mill, CiPP, Co gen Plant , Bio Fuels, and agriculture is because the money earned from the land is considered trust Money and could be used for Per Capita Payments.

CiPP: this mill could and should be running. there are various grants and loans available to tribes to retool the mill. at this time we could also be using taa (trade adjustment assistance) to help fund employee costs. CiPP was not allowed to keep a Reserve account for emergency backup nor to see them through a lumber market like this. they were

also required to use their operating money to support CiPV (plywood plant) and the log sort yard. to say that CiPP failed is a huge stretch of any businesspersons’ imagination. if we do not mill our own lumber we will simply put ourselves at the mercy of others and be back where we were in the 80’s. i recently found out that the U.s. Department of Defense could be and was one of our lumber customers as well as many of our former customers that would still prefer to buy our high quality lumber.

CtEC/CtFC: one of my fellow Councilmember’s has stated that CtEC will be replaced by the new FEDERaL CoRPoRation. i am adamantly opposed to this. this Federal Corp. is now funded by borrowed money to the tune of around $33 Million and is wanting to borrow another $35 to 40 Million for a Casino in between omak and okanogan. the FEDERaL CoRPoRation (CtFC) Charter can only be revoked or surrendered by an aCt of CongREss. the F E D E R a L C o R P o R at i o n Charter and By-Laws are available by contacting, Joe Pakootas the CEo of both CtEC and CtFC, and

requesting a copy @(1-509-634-3200). You need to read this and form your own opinion. >>this is a Major soVEREigntY concern. << What happens if the FEDERaL CoRPoRation goes broke? how long can they survive on borrowed money?

the general Membership Meeting held october 2010 is available on DVD. Please contact neeka somday

or Flodell Williams @ 1-866-881-

7684 or 1-509-2200 for information

on how to order. there were only

about 100 Members at the general

Membership meeting and i believe

there was worthwhile information

discussed that all Membership should

know about.

My travel expense for november

was $ 3,194.86. these trips were for a

Broadband Conference and a UsDa

Consultation.

Wishing all of you a happy

holiday season, with the hope that

2011 will be a more prosperous year.

May the Creator watch over You and

Your Loved ones.

Cherie Moomaw

CBC Member – omak District

1-509-634-2217 ofice1-509-631-2264 cell

to the membership:another Veterans Day has passed.

those of you that know me are aware that i am Veteran of the Vietnam “War/Conlict” and that I have mixed feelings of being an “honorably” discharged Veteran. i thank you for your support and attendance to our local events, especially honoring those who gave the ultimate sacriice for our country.

the thanksgiving holiday has come and gone for this year; and my hope is that you had a safe and fun illed gathering with your family and friends that included much great food and better conversation.

here are some of the discussions, agenda items, current actions and activities of the CBC and committee members:

• We are working diligently to keep our grants and contracts continually funded.

• We are in opposition of allowing the “indian Child Welfare act” becoming privatized; it is the states new attempt at saving state dollars at tribal expense.

• We are trying to determine how and why the Bia keeps adding steps and apparent obstacles to the “fee to trust land conversion” process.

• We are working on strengthening our Law and order capabilities within the reservation boundaries; to gain the same authority as the local counties and towns have, in criminal activities in their jurisdictions.

• We are working on Economic Development and diversiication of our income base so that this area will become more stable and predictable for us.

• We are reviewing the 181D Claims; the UsBR has been adding more and more of its expenses to that income that we realize from power sales, and this is why the revenue base has not grown.

• We are working to get good budget numbers of operation for iscal 2011. We haven’t had reliable numbers for three (3) years. our new CFo has stated that the tribes should have a dependable report for review by the end of november 2010. this is a key factor, as logically, we cannot operate and strengthen our government if we don’t know precisely where we are at inancially.

• We hired a new Executive Director; Lynn Palmanteer-holder, who is a tribal member from the omak district. she’s been with us

previously in a Department Director capacity and presently, Lynn has been back with us for about a month. it is our hope that she will be here for at least the duration it takes to get the governmental operations running on a smoother plane. she is currently assessing our governmental structure and processes and will come back to the CBC with her recommendations that would allow for better delivery of services to our membership and assist with getting our financial picture stabilized. i welcome Lynn and wish strength, patience and perseverance.

• the CBC passed a “wild horse” ordinance at the last session. this needed to happen quickly, as it is anticipated that with this ordinance in place, we will always have a healthy yet controlled wild horse population, not causing damage our range areas. this topic became a concern to those of us who traveled to Yakama for a meeting with about ive (5) different Tribes that had wild horse herds on their reservations and were much worse off than ours. the Yakama’s for example, have a major problem; they estimate that they have an excess of 10,000 head and the conditions where those herds roam is bad, no grass to eat only a few weeds, sagebrush, it was near horriic to observe.

• it appears the government is trying to do it to us again; they are already taking water from us and not paying for it, like all the water being pumped from Lake Roosevelt up to Banks Lake, then sent down to the Columbia basin. a few weeks ago, the Bureau of Reclamation (UsBR) and the State EPA ofice, came to inform us, the Colville tribes, that they are planning to send more water from the south Columbia River. Using a congressional mandate that would give the UsBR the authority to irrigate one million acres of land in the Columbia Basin. at this point in time they have 600,000 acres watered and said they have the authority to irrigate 400,000 more acres. they plan to build an underground facilities so not as much water sent to the odessa area will evaporate, like the water being sent down to the Columbia Basin. this plan would drop the river approximately 30 feet and we are ighting this move.

We are going to have more dificult times ahead nationally and locally because of the election outcome. as stated in my previous article, the Democratic Party has historically been more apt to work with indian tribes and support our issues, then the Republicans or the tea Party. i believe that the Usa is going backwards. any progress made to help the poor, middle class; small businesses and minority peoples will have attempts at being repealed. We as tribal members and citizens of the Usa need to vote in all elections, this can only help us and allow us better opportunities to become more stable economically.

My travel since my last report has been:

october 24–27th Lewiston, idaho - Clearwater River Casino; annual “native american Fish and Wildlife society” conference. the purpose was to exchange ideas on improving the fish, salmon and

Streamlining for the future

Discussions included ost trust reform, large land based tribes. i was elected Chairman of the Large Land Based tribes caucus.

Even better news, approximately one year ago, new administration and board took over CtEC/CtFC. CtEC was on the verge of bankruptcy. there were no plans to do anything other than have their hands out to the Tribes for more money. The inancial report was provided and the 2009

audit showed a negative balance of $9 million dollars. at the end of October 2010, the inancial balance was $1.2 million in the black. this is progress!

i wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a happy new Year.

harvey Moses Jr.509.634.2218 ofice509.631.0390 mobile509.634.4510 home

wildlife habituates in indian Country and the processes each participant is using to accomplish these goals. the tribes lead in these areas across the country, because we care and take the time to review study and improve.

october 28-30th airway heights, Wa - northern Quest; CtEC/CtFC Board meetings. again, we are talking with manufacturers about making their products and sell the same productions from within the reservation boundaries. there are good job opportunities coming to the tribes if we can negotiate terms.

november 13-19th albuquerque, nM – national Congress of american indians (nCai) Convent ion.

Building BridgesContinued from front page.

in 2010, including two meetings between Minister Caglayan and native american delegations in the U.s., laying the groundwork for the Business Cooperation trip.

the delegation will travel to turkey on nov. 6 and return on nov. 14. other participants on turkish airlines’ inaugural flight include Members of Congress, journalists,

and think tank experts. tribes Represented on native

american Business Cooperation trip:arizona, navajo nation; idaho, Couer d’alene tribe; Louisiana, tunica-Biloxi tribe; Michigan, Bay Mills tribe of Chippewa; Montana, assiniboine & sioux tribes, Crow tribe, salish & Kootenai tribes; new Mexico, navajo nation; new

York, seneca nation; oklahoma, Cherokee nation, Cheyenne & arapaho tribes, Fort sill apache tribe, osage nation, Quapaw tribe; south Dakota, Rosebud sioux/sicangu oyate; Washington, tribes of Colville Reservation, Yakama nation; Wisconsin, stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican indians.

Allen Update By Susie Allen

a L L E n R E P o R t o n BRoaDBanD

season greetings to my tribal people, i ask the Creator to bless each and every one of you during the Christmas and new Year’s holidays. this month my focus will be advising the membership on tribal Broadband initiatives i have represented on behalf of the Colville Confederated tribes and as the Afiliated Tribes Northwest Indians (atni) telecommunications/Energy Committee Co-Chair.

in December of 2009, President obama announced his plan for the Recovery act investments in Broadband initiatives 7.2 billion to expand broadband services, create jobs, and stimulate economic growth. the U.s. Department of Commerce was allocated $4.7 billion for the Broadband technology opportunities Program (BtoP). the BtoP grants would support projects to expand the deployment of broadband infrastructure to “unserved and underserved areas to enhance the capacity of public computer centers, and support the sustainable adoption of broadband and service

users. the U.s. Department of agriculture received 2.5 billion for the Broadband initiatives Program (BiP) with funding comprised of grants, loans and grant/loan combinations to support projects that deploy broadband infrastructure into rural areas, helping to ensure the rural business, communities, and citizens have the same opportunities afforded by broadband as all other americans.

the Colville tribe’s Broadband Project grant proposal was to implement a 275 mile open access last mile iber optic network to connect the 2100 square mile reservation community households, businesses and critical community facilities to broadband. in addition the tribe applied for BtoP Public Computer Center and sustainable Broadband adoption grants. the funding for 275 miles of iber would enable (15) public computer centers to bring digital literacy, and job training, and business training programs to the tribal communities. it would support sustainable broadband strategies to help the community leverage broadband access, with the assistance

of a 100 youth technology Corps to help with teaching and cultural preservation efforts. the project is an open access project that would promote competition among retail providers, lower high capital costs of backbone facilities and spur entry of new entrepreneurs into the network services market. the cost to build this tribal 21st century broadband infrastructure came in at $25 million and unfortunately the Colville tribe was not awarded in the 1st or the 2nd grant rounds. had the Colville tribe been awarded this project along with noanet, okanogan PUD and Ecliptixnet (Ferry County) we would have had the biggest fiber backbone infrastructure in the state of Washington.

For the past (3) months our Colville tribe Broadband Delegation comprised of myself, Virgil seymour, Cherie Moomaw, CBC members, anne Marchand, interim it Director and Eric Jensen, Four horizons Consultant have been on the road lobbying County, state and Federal agencies seeking inancial support for our tribal Broadband Project. our travels have taken us to meet with the Washington state Department information services and the Economic Development administration.

Cherie Moomaw and i attended the 2010 Broadband Expo in texas; i participated as a panel presenter on the existing state and future of broadband for tribal nations going forward. During the expo a Tribal and Non-proit Associations sidebar meeting was held; Jonathan adelstein, administrator for the UsDa Rural Utilities services, in 2009 he was nominated by President Obama and unamousley conirmed by the U.s. senate. administrator adelstein also served as the former

Allen Update

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Tribal newsThursday, december 9, 2010 Tribal Tribune 3

LZ COMMOBy arnie holt (Vol. 9)

ATTENTION ALL COLVILLE TRIBAL VETERANS

if your name isn’t on the tribal Veterans Monument in front of the tribal

administration Building and you would like to be added to the list of veterans

who have served in time of peace and war, please contact the Veterans Resource

Ofice at (509) 634-2755 or 634-2756. If you know of a relative or friend passed or present whose name isn’t listed, please call the Veterans Ofice. The Colville tribe will be added names to the monument. once the date for the

engraver to add names has been set then we will stop taking names until the

next opportunity arises.

arnie holt, Program Manager, Veterans Resource Program

(509) 634-2755 or 1-888-881-7684

What Veterans day means to meSoldiers ight to defend our country. They sacriice them selfs to keep our freedom protected. They are

couragous and helpful. When they go and ight and some of them don’t come back. The ones that dont come back we honor them with medals and then we burry them.

The people that do come back we give them the medals like a purple heart for bravery. Soldiers aren’t selish because they give their lifes to protect our country. We honor their service and thank them for giving their lives for our country and saving us. that is why we have Veterans day for the ones that gave their lives.

Beau Michelgrade 5nespelem school

What Veterans day means to meVeteran’s Day means alot to me me and my family. i come from a long line of Veteran’s.in our native ways when we serve and protect our country, we do not only protect our country we also

protect Mother earth. Without Veterans our country wouldn’t be a free country and we wouldn’t have our freedom. My dad, my grandpa, and my great grandpa all served in the army. if it weren’t for my great grandpa i wouldn’t be here. he was a P.o.W. for 15 months. i am proud of who i am and who my family is.

Kiana Josephine sam6th gradenespelem school

What Veterans day means to meVeterans day means to me that brave and bold people helped us by ighting for our country.they deserve alot of thank you’s but most of all our respect! it means alot because if they didnt help us

some of the things we do today we wouldn’t be able to do.Veterans are like angels they protect us. these brave soldiers faught to defend our freedom. navy men and

women all over the world served with honor to help us.there skilled service protected us. the navy, Marines, army, air Force, Coast guard, and the national guard

are powerful, tough, wise soldiers who deserve lots of respect. of course they attend college after service.Riley Epperson8th gradenespelem school

i would like to thank ian Wilder for the picture he has taken of the Colville

tribal Veterans and auxiliary members. in addition, a special thank-You to

Beau Michel, Kiana Josephine sam and Riley Epperson for their thoughts on

what Veterans Day means to them. it also means a lot to us Veterans who realize

that our children did not forget the sacriices made for our freedom.

a request was made to the CCt. Veterans Dept. for a Color guard to post the Colors at the northern Quest Casino for the 20th annual indian Land Consolidation symposium: “Protection & Preservation of Mother Earth and her Resources.” on october 26th, 2010, at 9 am, sp/4 Jim smith, sp/4 Cheryl grunlose and s/sgt. arnie holt posted the Colors. thank you Color guards!

another request to Post the Colors was made by the East omak Elementary school Counselor, Lisa Pakrul. on november 10, 2010, the Colors were posted by Petty Oficer 3rd Class stanley timentwa, Cpl. William Pichette and s/sgt. arnie holt.

sgt. Ronald John Jane is no longer among our ranks. he left on november 7, 2010 to meet our supreme Commander.

sgt. Ronald “R.J” Jane entered the United states army on December 3, 1963 and was honorably Discharged on november 23, 1965.

During his enlistment with the United states army, sgt. Jane performed the duties as a mechanic.

Duty stations include; Ft. Lewis, Washington, Ft. ord, California, Ft. Benning, georgia, germany, and Ft. Bragg, north Carolina, home of the all americans, the 82nd airborne Division.

While serving his country, sgt. Jane has earned and was awarded the following medals and/or citations; the national Defense service Medal, the United states Paratrooper Jump Wings and the good Conduct Medal.

sgt. Ronald J. Jane was a proud Colville tribal Warrior who served his Country to the

best of his ability. With Courage and Pride, he served as a airborne Paratrooper with the 82nd airborne Division. his service to this Country will not be forgotten.

on november 10, 2010, sgt. Ronald J. Jane stood relieved.

honor/Color guards were: s/sgt. arnie holt, sp/4 William R. Zacherle, seaman William a. ives, sgt. Keith Redthunder, Cpl. William J. Pichette, sgt. thomas h. Pichette,

S/Sgt. Leonard D. Holt, Petty Oficer 3rd Class Lee L. McCartney and Petty Oficer 3rd Class Stanley C. timentwa.

sgt. thomas Ernest Edwards is no longer among our ranks. he left on october 5,2010 to meet our supreme Commander.

sgt. thomas E. Edwards entered the United states army and served for a period of three years during the Korean Conlict.

During his tour with the United states army, sgt. Edwards performed the duties as a Radio transmission technician.

some of h i s du ty s ta t ion include; Ft. ord, California, Ft. gordon, georgia and other Military installations within the boundaries of the United states.

While serving his Country, sgt. Edwards has earned and was awarded the following medals and/or citations; the national Defense service Medal, the good Conduct Medal and the Expert Qualiication Badge-Rile.

sgt. thomas Ernest Edwards was a proud Colville tribal Warrior who served his Country with honor and Pride. He fulilled his duties to the best of his ability. his service to this Country will not be forgotten.

on october 23,2010, sgt. thomas E. Edwards stood relieved.

honor guards: sp/4 Jim smith, Cpl. Robert holford, sp/4 Richard Jerred, sp/5 gary Wulff and s/sgt. arnie holt. thank you Veteran’s for a job well done.

During the irst week in November 2010, nativeteran, a Vietnam Memorabilia Display was open for viewing at the okanogan armory. there was a good turnout of veterans along with their families for the viewing. nativeteran’s mission was accomplished as many veterans stated that the display did make them think about past experiences in

Vietnam and helped them think of the negative issues bothering them in a different light. they left with a feeling of closure in some instances.

in addition, a stand Down was held on saturday, the 6th of november at the okanogan armory. Many veterans were able to leave with many items of clothing that will help them meet the winter needs.

a breakdown of individuals who came through to receive assistance

was: 259 veterans, 90 spouses, 62 children and 35 volunteers for a total of 446 people. the total cost of items delivered to the armory was approximately $400,000.00.

there are many people i would like to thank who volunteered to make the stand Down a success: the okanogan County Corrections dept. and the CCt. Corrections dept. for the volunteers to clean up the parking lots, soni irey, Jared holt, Kyle holt, Dakotah holt, scott abrahamson, harold Crate, Ron Kiser, Les nee, Frank Fry, Larry Whalawitsa,

Lawrence Whalawitsa, Bill Pichette, tommy Pichette, Larry thompson, Mark Wilson, Lee McCartney, John holt, and John Davis along with his volunteers from the spokane

Va.. Without these individuals, the stand Down would not have been as successful and . enjoyable. in addition, i would like to thank Wal-Mart and Caso’s for their donations.

there are three people who i would like to give a special thank-you to; Carmen holt for her cooking during the week to feed the volunteers, Bill Zacherle Jr. for his faithful service towards the success ofnativeteran’s

Display and the stand Down and

to Dorothy Palmer of the Food

Distribution Program, for the use

of the pallet jack which was very

instrumental in the unloading of the

stand Down items. also, to theresa

Knapp foF the delicious dinner

of indian taco’s which everyone

enjoyed. in addition, if not for the

assistance of Lottie atkins,

things would have been a chaotic,

unorganized mess. i know that i have

missed some people who deserve to

be mentioned, to them, i am sorry

but thanks for all of your help. i, as

a veteran, really appreciate all of

the assistance given by everyone

to help veterans and there families.

this has been a learning experience

for me and a few adjustments will

be in place for next year. overall,

we veterans enjoyed the time spent

together and the making of new

friends. i look forward to next year.

on Monday, november 8, 2010,

nativeteran visited the Mansfield

school for their Veteran’s Day of

honor. i would like to thank gene

nelson and ashley Carden, (a relative

i just met) for their assistance.

During the Veterans Day lying

of the Wreath and the Veterans Pow

Wow, i extend my apologies, as i was

unable to attend the activities due to

my having to be out of the area.

Contact info: arnie holt, Veterans

Program Manager (509) 634-2755

E-Mail: arnie.holt@,colvilletribes.

com Lottie atkins: staff assistant

(509) 634-2756

E-Mail: lottie.atkins colvilletribes.

com CCt. Veterans Resource

Program P.o. Box 150, nespelem,

Wa. 99155

36th Northwest Indian Youth Conference

“Walking Two Roads: Learning from the Past to Better Our Future”

April 4-9, 2011

Omak, Washington

The Northwest Indian Youth Conference planning committee is currently seeking workshop proposal

applications from any individuals or groups planning to attend this year’s conference on April 4th-9th in

Omak, Washington, hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. If you have

knowledge or interest in presenting on one of the topics suggested below or any topic that fits one of the

theme days, we welcome you to apply. Workshops incorporating interactive elements to their talk or

workshop will receive the highest consideration.

Education (College Selection, Scholarships, Essay Writing, Money Management,

Career Development, etc.).

Suicide, Self Mutilation, Drug/alcohol use, Domestic Violence/Teen Rape, Teen

Pregnancy, & Depression.

Bullying, Harassment, Self-Esteem, & Intimidation.

Traditional: History, Language, Hunting, Plants, Sweats, Drying Meat, Salmon

Preparation, Foods, Dance, Drumming, Tanning Hides, and Tribal Identity,

Government & Sovereignty.

Arts: Basket weaving, sewing, beading, dance, music, dream catchers

Recreation/Sports: Archery, Rock Climbing, Canoe, Running, etc.

Northwest Indian Youth Conference 2011 Tribal Health Program

PO Box 150 Nespelem, WA 99155 509 634 2943 phone

509 634 2963 fax

CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND WORKSHOP

PRESENTERS

TRIBAL TRIBUNE

COPY DEADLINE December 21, 2010

T r i b a l T r i b u n e

Daniel L. Fagerlie, Project Director, Ferry County

Phil Linden, 4-H Challenge Coordinator

Linda McLean, 4-H/ANR Extension Coordinator, USDA FRTEP Educator

WSU Colville Reservation-Ferry County Extension

P.O. Box 111, Nespelem WA 99155

Cooperating agencies: Washington State University, U.S. Department of agriculture (USDa FRTeP award # 2009-41580-05326 ) and Colville Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Colville agency Bia, and Ferry County extension. Dan Fagerlie, Project Director fagerlie@wsu.edu extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local extension office. Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations while participating in this program may contact WSU Colville Reservation-Ferry County extension at 9 methow Street #888, Nespelem Wa 99155 (509)634-2304 or jmbmoses@wsu.edu at least five days before the program.

Tribal news4 Tribal Tribune Thursday, december 9, 2010

this month has been a great month for the nespelem Community Center. next time you come in you will see our center workers did a lot of work to our gym. Way high up in the ceiling they were cleaning off the rafters, painting our walls and staining the walls. the gym is looking very good. also, David two leggings volunteered many days to come and help us paint our very irst mural which you will see soon you stop foot into the gym. it is a Colville tribal Logo. We put up a salmon pole dip net which was made by Chaz Williams in the gym, soon a painting will accompany this demonstrating a part of our local culture.

this coming year that is exactly the type of work i am hoping we will be doing more of here at the center. People wanting to come and help out with art work are always welcome and encouraged to share your talents.

there are some lofty goals here for our community center. the important element however is people!! People, who care for each other and people who strive for better things to help others. our budget is not something we can afford to buy any more fun things like we had any time in the past. so it will take creativity, support from one another and people watching out for what we have. Keep our new things new for longs we can. You know you can start about anything you want here at the center. any classes, any ideas you got please shoot them my way. i would

love to hear it. Most importantly stand behind your idea, get involved in your community and make that change yourself! Don’t look to me to do it for you, believe me i do not have an ofice assistant and my plate is well over full already. once i get caught up though i am going to push even harder ahead to make more happen here. People it is your opportunity to get involved!! What do you say??

With that in mind please mark your calendars for the following events that are in progress and some that are being planned:

Wednesday December 22nd @ 5pm is our Community Christmas dinner. it is pot luck so please bring a food item of any sort. Lets eat and share some laughs together. Everyone is invited! We will have craft venders selling some native gift items so bring some loot. any tribal departments wishing to help out or put up a booth please feel free. anyone wanting to help with entertainment or donate gifts for kids please bring a gift if you have one.

December 31st to Jan 2nd at the nespelem Long house: Matthew and Linda Dick will be hosting stick games and family fun at the nespelem long house. a sober and fun free event for the family! thank you for stepping forward on make it a safe and alcohol free event for our people!

tuesday January 4th @ 5pm we will start native Culture nights. Every tuesday after that (same

Seasons Eating’s here at the Nespelem Community Center and big plans for the winter…

Keller Community Grows Together Through Sewing Experiences

The Keller Community had an opportunity to

increase their sewing knowledge and skills. A five-day

Traditional Ribbon Shirt workshop was held in Keller,

October 17 – 21. Six reservation residents participated and

each completed a traditional ribbon shirt to take home.

Through their participation in this workshop, reservation

residents learned the process of designing a ribbon shirt,

from start to finish; from ribbon layout and attachment to

treating the ribbons for longevity. Information was also

provided on how to safely operate a sewing machine.

The Traditional Ribbon Shirt Workshop was a

cooperative effort, sponsored by the Keller Community

Center Director, Darlene Zacherle and the Keller TANF

Youth Coordinators, Randy Adolph and Angie Sutton.

WSU Colville Reservation –Ferry County Extension

provided the educational information, while Keller com-

munity volunteers, Jeanne Jerred and Diane Mellon

donated their time and talents to assist in the construc-

tion process.

The workshop began with basic sewing

instruction, provided by Linda McLean, Colville

Reservation Extension Coordinator. Participants

learned how to take measurements, read and un-

derstand information on a pattern envelope, un-

derstand pattern symbols/markings and how to

draft a pattern. Information was also provided on

basic sewing tools, how to select and prepare fab-

ric for sewing, pattern layout methods and how to

pin, mark and cut out pattern pieces.

The purpose of this workshop was to

provide an opportunity for reservation residents to

gain basic sewing knowledge and skills. These

skills could enable them to mend and repair gar-

ments, thus extending their existing wardrobes.

They could also create traditional native gar-

ments, used for ceremonial and dance purposes. These items must be custom made and can

be very expensive. By learning how to create these garments themselves, reservation resi-

dents will be continuing the cultural practice whereby the family provides traditional garments for their family members.

If you would like a sewing workshop in your community, please contact Linda McLean at (509) 634-2305 or

ljmclean@wsu.edu . Or you may contact Dan Fagerlie, Project Director, (509) 775-5225 x 1113 or fagerlie@wsu.edu or the Oka-

nogan County Extension office at (509) 422-7245.

Inchelium Community Celebrates 4-H Achievements

Members of the Inchelium community joined in force, to

help recognize the achievements of 4-H members and 4-H leaders. Fifty-

eight people were on hand to help the Inchelium Haypitchers and the Kewa

Hillbillies 4-H clubs celebrate their completion of a successful 4-H year.

The theme for the

evening was chickens. The

tables were decorated with

chicken print tablecloths

and chicken centerpieces,

while dinner was fried

chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy with all the trimmings. Food was pre-

pared by the 4-H leaders, parents, youth and volunteers and in true 4-H fashion,

all contributed to the clean-up efforts at the end of the evening.

A skit, Inchelium’s version of Henny Penny, was performed by 4-H

leaders and parents. The moral of this skit was that all 4-H projects, whether

they be large animal, small animal or other exhibits, are important, and while

all 4-H projects are important, it is what you learn while doing them that really

matters.

Linda McLean, Colville Reservation Extension Coordinator, was on

hand to present achievement pins and show support for the 4-H clubs. A slide show offered snapshots of the Ferry County Fair,

and allowed people to view parts of the fair that they may not have been able to see. She also presented information on the bene-

fits of 4-H participation and how to join a 4-H club. Linda also announced that two 4-H youth from Inchelium had been selected

to participate in the Intertribal Agriculture Council Symposium (IAC) in Las Vegas. Victoria Seymour and Thomas Cohen will

represent the Colville Reservation 4-H program during the annual IAC symposium. They will have opportunities to meet with

other 4-H youth from across the nation, as well as leaders in Native American Agriculture. They will each present an oral presen-

tation to the IAC General Assembly, on their 4-H experiences in raising ani-

mals.

The General 4-H

Leaders for the Inchelium

Haypitchers are Sue

Jacobsen and Robin Fergu-

son. The General 4-H Lead-

ers for the Kewa Hillbillies

are Albert & Marilee Sey-

mour. There are also indi-

vidual project leaders for

each club, along with many

volunteers. Many hands

make light work and the

Inchelium Community is

definitely “Making the

Best Better” through 4-H participation.

If you would like more information about 4-H clubs, please contact Linda McLean at (509) 634-2305 or

ljmclean@wsu.edu . Or you may contact Dan Fagerlie, Project Director, (509) 775-5225 x 1113 or

fagerlie@wsu.edu or the Okanogan County Extension office at (509) 422-7245.

Members of the Inchelium Haypitchers 4-H Club.

Members of the Kewa Hillbillies 4-H Club.

4-H Leaders & Parents Act Out Henny Penny Skit.

Inchelium Community Members Pledge ‘Their Hands to Larger Service’ During the Opening 4-

H Pledge.

Volunteer Jeanne Jerred Provides

Tips for Trimming Ribbon Evenly.

Volunteer Diane Mel-

lon Assists with Taking

Measurements.

Darlene Zacharle, KCC Director,

Assists with Measurements for Rib-

bon Placement.

Angie Sutton, Keller TANF Youth Co-

ordinator, Carefully Pins Seam in

Preparation of Sewing.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Colville Reservation Extension!

Now Planning for the 2011 Season! If you have any ideas for educational workshops or

educational opportunities that you would like to see offered n your area, please contact the Colville

Reservation Extension Office. We will be happy to discuss your wishes and help fill your needs.

time) we will meet up to share our native culture. People who want to help or donate supplies we need you. so far Jewie Davis from the language program will teach nez Perce language at 5pm. i will help out with the pow wow dancing and drumming classes that night. We will have a pot luck dinner so bring a plate of some sort. Beaders, sewers and crafts people we will open our arms to you for you to do your business here that night and people wanting to come learn you are invited. also things such as hide tanning, drum making etc will be taught as we get supplies and instructors. During that night we can play native movies and just enjoy a fun evening together.

thursday January 6th starting @ 8pm Ricky gabriel will teach a self defense class to ages 8 years to adult (woman and men). this class will last for one month. so be sure you are there and on time as space will be limited. thank you Ricky for donating your time to teach a worthy cause to help others.

Currently we have a group that comes down to help each other learn mixed martial arts. this group may grow in time. it is important to express gratitude to those who have came to share their skills to these young men and ladies. the teachers have shared their respect and discipline for martial arts that have made a positive impact on lives. thank you, Ricky gabriel, Don Chalmers, Butch stanger and others for your support. i support mixed martial arts because i believe in physical activity, i believe that this sort of training promotes discipline and respect and can shape future champions right here.

Right now, we have the P90X fitness going on in the early evenings. space is very limited. i truly appreciate James thurber our pharmacist who really stepped up this year and took leadership in this class and the MMa class. he has been right on time and there for every class which is always good to see that sort of dedication.

two other events that are being talked about, we’ll see if they materialize: Zumba dance class and family movie nights and possibly a guitar playing class. We will get back to you if it happens.

soon as you walk in the center you see a display case. this case i hope will be used by a lot of our community. how about we recognize achievements, awards and other special talents our community has. i often have people walk in here and ask, “do you know someone who does this or does that?” we’ll this is a way to display your crafts too that you want others to know about. Photos, displays, trophies, etc. you be the judge i put it up for you so make it work how you want it too.

this coming year i would like to put up more historic photos around the center. i had a great visit with my aunt alvina and aunt Cecelia on her Birthday and it brought a great idea how much history we can learn by these photos, how interesting they are and what historic meanings they have

to our young. if people have some photos they would like to donate to our center or copies that are framed we will do our best to watch over them. i will work with history and archives too so if you have any good suggestions help me ind em. Can you see the direction we are wanting to go with this???

Don’t forget we have a little hill that is right behind the community center. it is real nice for sledding.

What ever you do or wherever you go this winter just be careful and take your time. i am excited to think that we will be moving into an exciting phase or renovations this year. there is a lot of great changes that you will actually see come to life. Many of those changes you can become a part of if you choose to. We’ll its all about taking a small risk to step out of your comfort level, but believe me i’ve been doing that for years and

that is the only way i grow and build conidence. So if you choose to do so believe me i will support you.

Come join us for Christmas dinner, we will have craft tables selling their good and if we are lucky maybe indun rez santa will join us for some laughs.

ho ho ho , wi xast sputaDan nanamkinnCC Director

T r i b a l T r i b u n e

Lentils are one of irst known crops in human history. they go back more than

8,000 years. Why should you give Lentils

a prominent place on your plate?? Because!

one cup of these nutty legumes provides 18

grams of protein, 15.6 grams of iber, and less than one gram of fat!! Lentils are also packed

with vitamins and minerals including folate,

manganese, thiamin, potassium and copper.

the “Dietary guidelines for americans”

recommend three cups of legumes each week,

but only 8% of americans eat any legumes on

even one day of the week.

Legumes = the family name for all beans,

and peas. some research studies have shown

that people who eat legumes have success

at losing weight, because of the high iber content. That soluble iber content gives lentils a uniques ability to lower the cholesterol, the

triglycerides, and the LDL in your blood.

Eating any legumes four times per week has

been proven to reduce your risks of heart

disease and improve your blood pressure.

Lentils contain “raffinose”, which may

cause flatulence. You can inactivate the

rafinose by adding 1/2 tsp. of enzyme found in meat tenderizer to the cooking water.

Lentils come in several colors too, small

green, black, yellow, red and orange (used

typically in East indian cooking, and brown,

which are the most common here in the Us.

they cook well with vegetables and lots of

onion and garlic. the dry lentils can be stored

in an airtight container in a dark cool place

for up to 2 years. Unlike other legumes that

may require soaking before you cook them,

lentils can just be put into a pot with broth or

water and cooked for 30 minutes. Do not add

salt or acidic ingredients such as tomatoes,

vinegar or orange juice until after lentils are

cooked, or they will toughen and take much

longer to cook.

Lentil Barley Stew

1/2 lb dry, brown lentils

1/2 c canned crushed tomatoes

1 C diced carrots

2 C chicken stock

2/3 C diced celery

1 C water

1 onion, chopped

1/2 tsp salt

1 clove garlic, minced

2 C fresh spinach leaves

1/4 chopped fresh parsley

Pepper to taste

1/2 C pearled barley

in a large stockpot, bring all ingredients

except the salt and spinach to a boil, then

reduce to simmer until lentils and barley are

tender (30-40 min) add spinach, salt and

simmer 5 minutes. serves 6.

1 C = 240 calories, 2 gms fat, 340 mg

sodium, 10 gm iber, 13 gm protein, 43 gm Carbohydrates.

Food Matters

Dede Lavezzo, RD, mPH, CDeContact the RD at:

422-7450 or 634-2943

This Column comes to you courtesy of Tribal Health Programs

it has been a busy few months here at the

Convalescent Center. We had our annual Powwow

in september. tinker Watt MC’d. We were honored

to have 4 drums for the event. the children were

wonderful and all had a good time. We had awesome

team work with the staff, which made the day a

success. We want to thank the community for coming

out and for supporting our efforts with the rafles ,taco Feed and yard sale. We were able to make

some new purchases for activities for the Elders

enjoyment.

october brought ghouls, Witches & assorted

characters to our halls for halloween. We want to

thank the children & school staff from nespelem

school and headstart for coming by and entertaining

the Elders. they brought many smiles and laughter

to the facility.

As the winter months can be dificult for the Elders to get out, it would be nice if anyone in the

community who has a talent and the time, would

think of joining us for an afternoon. Whether your

gift is musical, storytelling, comedy, crafting ,etc, we

would love to have you join us someday.

our Winter spiritual will be held in February, date

to be announced. We are in need of venison, dried

meats and huckleberries for this event. if anyone

could help us out, that would be great!

We will have giving trees located at ihs and the

admin. Building after thanksgiving. thank you for

your generosity in advance.

our Christmas Dinner will be held on December

16th at noon. the Residents families are invited to

join them. Please contact Janice abrahamson by

December 9th if you are able to attend.

Wishing you happy holidays & Many

Blessings.

Janice C. abrahamson

activities Director

Colville tribal Convalescent Center.

Artists of the Okanogana long time goal of uniting the arts in the okanogan Valley and surrounding areas is now a reality. “artists

of the okanogan,” originally known as okanogan Regional Council for the arts (oRCa), is launching their

vision of promoting all arts in our region.

With the help of their newly granted tax exempt status, aok is endorsing communication between local

and individual artists by becoming an information hub, using its web site (soon to be on line), calendar, art

releases, display opportunities, job openings” technical support, and other art related events to connect art

organizations.

aok is a resource tha1: coordinates and advertises art events that thrive in our okanogan Valley. With

combined management, the greater the investment is for all performing and visual arts, literature, media and

cultural exchange programs. aok provides audience to a diverse list of sponsored events.

a structured and vital arts organization generates enthusiasm. Barbara / Conner Reed, president of aok

states, “We are looking for funding to develop a permanent home site with al coordinator to head our projects.”

Being accessible encourages community participation and support for the arts. aok is funded by grants,

donations, and art events sponsored by the organization.

aok temporarily mee1:s at the support Center, 613 south First avenue in okanogan, Wa. interested

individuals and groups can call the support Center for more information.

For more information call Bi3rb @ 422-9774 or Ester @ 422-2826

Tribal newsThursday, december 9, 2010 Tribal Tribune 5

a Big, Big thanKs !!!!!!!!!!! We would like to thank the Colville

Confederated tribes for all its support of the Foster grandparent Program. our tribe is the only tribe that co-supports the Foster grandparent Program. We would also like to thank the tribe for the gifts (blankets and scarves) they donated to us so we could give them to the national Foster grandparent Representatives. they were so honored to receive them again thank You (LiMM-LiMPt)

“We are very proud of you” Loretta Watt is the Manager of

the Colville Confederated tribes Foster grandparent Program. she was invited to represent the program at the Foster grandparent Program national’s which was held in Chicago.

once they found out she was a native

american traditional storytellor

they asked her to be a presentor there.

she did an excellent job representing

our program as well as her tribe again

thank You Loretta

thE FostER gRanD PaREnt

PRogRaM Would like to thank

granma-Ellen Moses for volunteering

another year making the her 16th year

as a Foster grandparent

“YoU MaKE a DiFFEREnCE

in thE LiFE oF a ChiLD”

thE FostER gRanD PaREnt

PRogRaM Would like to thank

David Reynolds

-David is volunteering another

year making this his 5th year as a

Foster grandparent.

YoU MaKE a DiFFEREnCE in thE LiFE oF a ChiLD”

thE FostER gRanD PaREnt PRogRaM Would like to Welcome Karen george. Karen is volunteering at the nespelem Elementary school with the culture program, they are all happy excited to have her there.

“YoU MaKE a DiFFEREnCE in thE LiFE oF a ChiLD”

the Foster grandparent Program Would like to give a big WELCoME to gRaCE MooRE. grace is volunteering at the nespelem head start Program she is already in the classroom. today one of the thing she did was to help Jaaylon David tonasket (pictured below) and the other children how to make spiders out of marshmallows for halloween. again WELCoME gRaCE

Veterans’ Day would be a good time to

recognize the military service of Range

Department staff, former staff and close

associates. these veterans include: Dan

Brudevold (Marines), Robert Compton

(army), Rich aro (navy), Joseph Chief

Bear (army), Willis Waggoner (army) and

Martin Bales (Marines). our apologies for

omission of any others who have served

both in the military services and in the

range management work of this agency.

• november 30th is the closing date for grazing on range units.

• grazing permits available. Call the Range Department for information on the availability

of grazing on currently unpermitted range units. Permitting conditions include: (1) non-

members whose permanent residence is not within the boundaries of the Colville indian

Reservation shall not be permitted to graze livestock on the reservation (tribal Code 4-11-

100). (2) all livestock grazing on the Colville Reservation shall be properly branded with a

registered Washington state brand (tribal Code 4-11-71). (3) grazing on range units shall

be authorized by a grazing permit issued by the Business Council with recommendation of

the Director. (tribal Code 4-11-100).

• Fencing. if a parcel of land is located entirely within the boundaries of a range unit, it

is the responsibility of the landowner to fence that land out of the range unit. the Range

Department is not responsible for maintaining the fences on private or leased land unless

permitted livestock from the range unit have damaged that fence and are trespassing (tribal

Code 4-11-35). Fencing repairs must be completed by the designated spring turn-out date

for a range unit.

• the Range Department phone number is: (509) 634-2310.

Santa is visiting the Nespelem WELL CHILD SCREENING

CLINIC @I.H.S.!

On December 16, 2010Well Child Clinic hours: 12:30 – 3:30 PM

What will be featured?

DENTALDEVELOPMENTAL

HEARING PHYSICAL

IMMUNIZATIONSNUTRITIONWIC (HCT)

VISION PICTURES WITH SANTA

Packets available!

Dear Parents and Families,

Well Child Screening Clinic is on Thursday, December 16th

2010, at the Nespelem Indian

Health Services. We are currently enrolling children in our Birth-to-Three and Head Start

Programs.

If you are the parent of a child or you know of a child that may have health, physical, speech,

social emotional or other developmental concerns or has a disability, please feel free to attend

the Well Child Screen or contact the Head Start Program!

Margaret R. GunShows, F.S.S. @ 634-2403 or Annette Moses, F.S.S. @ 634-2279

Have a Wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Convalescent Center Update Colville Confederated Tribes Foster Grandparent Program

COLVILLE RANGE NOTES

T r i b a l T r i b u n e

CommuniTy news6 Tribal Tribune Thursday, december 9, 2010

Omak

COmmunity

Center

men’s and

Women’s

Basketball

Leagues 2011

The omak Community

Center men’s and Women’s

Basketball League is looking for

teams to begin playing league in

mid-January. Please contact

Sonny Sellars at 509-429-6721.

Recently, i was able to take 26 high school students from inchelium high school, located on the Colville indian Reservation, to a performance of stoMP at the inB Performing arts Center. For many of these students, it was their irst trip to the INB and irst time seeing an actual Broadway show. Several people went out of their way to make this trip one our students will never forget.

First, thanks to all the people with the Colville Tribal TANF program, speciically Erika Zacherle, for funding the trip. second, thanks to the entire team at WestCoast Entertainment for setting up a Q and a with several stoMP cast members prior to the show. Speciically, we’d like to thank WestCoast employees Danielle Curtis, Mike Durfee, Lerria schuh and Jack Lucas for all their time and effort.

Lastly, to the cast members who took the time to meet with our students, you will never know how much it meant. We unfortunately do not have a school band at our school but we do offer native Drumming as a class. We therefore presented the cast with a traditional native Drum made by one of our students and signed by those who made the trip. the cast showed great respect and sincerity when presented with the drum and surprised us all by taking it on stage at the end of their performance. it was amazing to see our drum, from tiny inchelium, Wa, on stage in front of thousands of cheering people.

i cannot thank all of these people enough and hope they realize just how much of an impact they had on our kids.

Respectfully,Landon s. Johnstonschool Counselor, inchelium school Districtinchelium, Wa

Drive Hammered, Get NailedTime to give Thanks as Law enforcement Canvas Colville Confederated Tribal Roadways from November 25, 2010 to January 2, 2011

nespelem, Wa – thanksgiving takes on a special meaning this year as the

holiday Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign oficially begins that day. Between november 25, 2010 and January 2, 2011, tribal law enforcement

will conduct extra DUi patrols throughout Colville Confederated tribe’s

Reservation to rid the roads of impaired drivers during the holiday season.

“in Washington, impaired driving is still the most frequent contributing

factor in deadly collisions. During this time of year with holiday parties and

celebrations, we urge everyone to plan ahead and choose a safe ride home,”

said Lowell Porter, Director of the Washington Trafic Safety Commission.the average blood alcohol level of people arrested in Washington for DUi

is about .14. that’s almost twice the legal limit of .08.

Especially at this time of year, law enforcement oficers statewide advise all holiday party-goers to designate a sober driver, take a taxi or choose not

to drink alcohol because if you drive hammered, you will get nailed!

in 2009 there were 41,006 people charged with DUi in Washington. here’s

the breakdown for the past ive years: 2005 41,872

2006 42,029

2007 41,569

2008 39,455

2009 41,006

this Drive hammered, get nailed campaign is a joint effort between the

Washington Trafic Safety Commission, law enforcement statewide and the Colville Confederated Tribes Target Zero Trafic Safety Program.

according to the national highway traffic safety administration

(nhtsa), an average of 30 people are killed every day on our nation’s

roadways as a result of alcohol-impaired crashes. however, there is good

news. During 2009, there were 10,839 alcohol-impaired driving deaths

nationwide, a decrease of more than 7% from 2008.

For additional information about the Washington traffic safety

Commission, visit www.wtsc.wa.gov

Birth Announcements

Mylan Williams Jr.Mylan Williams sr. and shelby george of Coulee Damare pleased to

announce the birth of their son born on tuesday, october 12, 2010 at Coulee

Medical Center in grand Coulee. Mylan Williams Jr. weighed 8 lbs. 5oz. and

was 22 inches in length at birth.

siblings are Julia sophia andrews age 14, glad Eyes Williams age 7,

Charging hawk Williams age 6, and RedElk Williams age 4.

Maternal grandparents are Radford and Jody george of nespelem. gloria

simpson Mamma “g” of Coulee Dam.

Paternal grandparents are Chas-Bo Williams of nespelem and Ruth Jim

of White swan..

great-grandparents are Wayne and Joanne Kensler, Delores “toots”

george,Eli Williams and annie Wiapah all of nespelem.

Cecelia Rose EagleElkMabel and thurston EagleElk of nespelem are pleased to announce the

birth of their daughter born on tuesday, november 9, 2010 at Coulee Medical

Center in grand Coulee. Cecelia Rose EagleElk. weighed 6 lbs. 4oz. and

was 18 inches in length at birth.

siblings are Leonard age 5, alexis age 4, arlin age 2 EagleElk.

Maternal grandparents are gwyn and LeRoy st.Peter of nespelem

Paternal grandparents are Patricia Clark of nespelem and Rodger

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Drew Dayten SanchezDomingo sanchez Jr and Joni R Jamesof nespelem are pleased to

announce the birth of their son born on saturday, november 13, 2010 at

Coulee Medical Center in grand Coulee. Drew Dayten sanchez. weighed 8

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siblings are Carly Rose James age 3 and Drake Jay sanchez age 1 ½.

Maternal grandparents are Dean James and Patty simpson.

Paternal grandparents are theresa sanchez and Domingo sanchez sr.

great-grandparents are Kathleen simpson and Reann Chyweah.

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CommuniTy newsThursday, december 9, 2010 Tribal Tribune 7

Hatchery Continued from front page.

near the main hatchery site.When complete, the Chief Joseph

hatchery will annually produce close to two million summer/fall chinook to increase their abundance in the okanogan and Columbia rivers and nearly one million spring chinook for reintroduction in historic okanogan habitats. the hatchery is also expected to increase tribal ceremonial and subsistence fisheries and enhance a local recreational sport fishery. Construction began on the houses and acclimation ponds in the summer of 2010. the remaining work on three water supply systems and the hatchery will begin in December 2010, with all components completed in 2013.

the Colville tribes will manage the hatchery under guidelines recommended by the hatchery Scientiic Review Group, a committee of scientists that recently completed a review of all salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Columbia Basin at the request of the U.s. Congress.

about chinook salmon

“For thousands of years, our people depended on salmon not simply as a source of nutritious food, but as essential to our culture and traditions,” Finley said. “this magniicent ish is necessary to many of our most important ceremonies, key to both our physical and spiritual strength. Ever since salmon runs were slowed or stopped altogether by dams on the Columbia, tribal leaders have worked to bring the chinook back. Finally, that goal will be realized.”

adult chinook, commonly known as king salmon because native americans considered them chief among all ish, are the largest salmon species in the Columbia River system. Chinook migrate up the Columbia to spawn in different seasons. hence, those spawning during the spring months are identified as spring chinook, while those spawning in the summer and fall are known as summer/fall chinook. Both are species of concern with federal protection.

Finley said that the chinook once played a major role in the economies of the tribes indigenous to the region. Dried salmon was a staple of intertribal trade and commerce throughout the northwest.

“When the salmon return in great numbers, they also will help to revitalize the economy of this region,” he said. “Recreational opportunities and tourism will undoubtedly increase here as a result.”

about the fundingUnder this cost-sharing agreement,

grant PUD will fund 18.3 percent or approximately $10 million of the total project planning and construction for the hatchery. the agreement also commits grant PUD to funding 18.3 percent of the annual operation and maintenance, equipment replacement and monitoring and evaluation costs of the program. BPa is using increased borrowing authority provided by the american Reinvestment and Recovery act to pay for its portion of the project.

Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, since 2002. This was a signiicant opportunity for the Colville tribes to have a direct audience with administrator adelstein to discuss our unfunded broadband project. administrator adelstein is a huge proponent of tribes he immediately recognized the Colville tribe and expressed his disappointment that we were centimeters away of being awarded. he offered a special invitation to Colville to meet with him directly in his Washington D.C. ofice. We immediately scheduled our appointment with administrator adelstein and his technical staff the irst part of November. During the meeting our delegation provided the USDA oficials with a technical overview of our broadband project highlighting our geographical, health, educational and public safety emergency communications challenges and the need to bring broadband infrastructure to the Colville indian reservation. We advised that our project would connect our tribal community households and businesses to broadband on our reservation that is 20 years behind the general population when it comes to broadband connectivity. administrator adelstein advised us that since the Recovery investment Broadband dollars have been awarded, the Colville tribes path forward would be securing a 2.1% loan under the inancing side of the UsDa title Vi program and request the substantially Underserved trust areas (sUta) credit is applied as a tribal government under the Farm Bill act. he advised by inserting the sUta credit the loan interest rate could be negotiated down to 1.5% or even as low as 1% and request extended terms over 15, 20 or 30 years for repayment of the loan. they felt Colville tribes broadband initiative project met their minimum grant requirements they wanted but the funding had been exhausted.

in a separate appointment we met with Jamie Barnett, Chief of the Public safety & homeland security Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission this was an essential visit to advise the bureau that our broadband project would provide an additional layer public safety communications network. We were advised by the bureau that homeland security resources may be utilized to fund our public safety communications needs. While this would be a separate network system, it could and should be tied to our Public switched telephone network (Pstn) network system.

the tr ibe has had major substantial service issues and right of way disputes with CenturyLink, who is the local provider for over 80% of our reservation’s residential and governmental telecommunications services. We met with our lobbyist attorney firm Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP to discuss the plan of approach on opposing the state approval of the CenturyLink acquisition merger of Qwest with the Washington state Utilities Commission (WsUtC). Qwest is the local telecommunications provider

Allen Update Continued from page 2.

for the omak and Coulee Dam districts portion of the reservation.

in this month’s article i wanted to provide the membership with the highl ights on broadband initiatives and how it is imperative the tribes stay abreast of these initiatives. Broadband is embedded in my tribal heart and i refuse to allow our communities to remain unserved without critical essential broadband connectivity services for my people and youth. We are in direct competition with other ethnic groups for broadband infrastructure throughout the world; indian Country

must remain consistent and informed at the Local, Regional and national levels to ensure tribal our voices are heard. Broadband is as essential to indian Country as it is to the rest of rural america.

this has been urgency on my agenda and many others within the Colville Business Council that we take seriously in lobbying to bring these services and the benefits to the Colville indian Reservation and allow us to compete with the rest of america.

Respectfully,susie allen

MissoULa, Mt – During the next year managers along the nez Perce (nee-Me-Poo) national historic trail (nPnht) will host a number of workshops and ask for public input on a variety of topics related to the administration of the trail.

The irst in this series of workshops is scheduled for thursday, December 2, 2010, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Ruby’s inn, located at 4825 north Reserve in Missoula, Mt.

this meeting will be hosted by staff from the Lolo national Forest and the nPnht.

on october 6, 1986, Congress amended the national trails system act of 1968 to include the 1,170 mile nez Perce (nee-Me-Poo) national historic trail (nPnht). the Regional Forester of the northern Region is delegated the responsibility from the Chief of the Forest service for the administration of the nPnht in cooperation with other affected Federal agencies.

the 1990 Comprehens ive

Management Plan (CMP) for the nPnht successfully established the start-up of the trail which was the major focus for the plan at that time. action is needed now to revise the current CMP for the nPnht, because the CMP is more than 20 years old. the CMP needs to be revised to meet future management challenges, address changed conditions, and embrace new opportunities to lead the management of the trail into the 21st Century. information gathered at these workshops, as well as written public comment, will be used to help managers develop the purpose and need for action for the CMP revision.

the trail commemorates the 1877 Flight of the non-treaty nez Perce from their homelands while being pursued by the U.s. army under the command of general oliver otis howard. the journey of the nez Perce from their homelands is one of the most fascinating and sorrowful events in U.s. history. the nez Perce Chiefs saw light to Canada as their

Public Encouraged to Participate in Workshops on Future Administration of the Nez Perce National Historic Trail

last hope for peace. their desperate and circuitous route is today called the nez Perce national historic trail. it stretches from Wallowa Lake, oR, to the Bear Paw Battlefield near Chinook, Mt.

the trail was also a prehistoric travel corridor for a number of tribes traveling from the Paciic Northwest to the buffalo hunting grounds on the great Plains.

For additional information please visit the nPnht CMP Revision website at: www.fs.fed.us/npnht/cmp/ . this website provides more information about the nPnht, the process for the revision of the CMP, a schedule of upcoming workshops, an additional means to provide written comment if people are unable to attend one of the scheduled workshops.

NATIVE C.hildren A.lways R.ide S.afe

Motor vehicle crashes are the

leading cause of unintentional injury

for american indian/alaska natives

ages 1-44.

the reality is low rates of seat

belt and child safety seat use, as well

as a rela-tivity high prevalence of

alcohol-impaired driving, contribute

to an increased risk of injury and

death among american indian/

alaska native Motorists.

From 2003-2007, among infants

less than one year of age, the overall

motor vehicle–related death rate was

highest among american indian/

alaska natives, approximately

three times that of whites. among

american indian/alaska na-tives

adolescents aged 19 years and

younger, motor vehicle crashes are

the leading cause of injury-related

death.

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Letters to the Editor are published at the discretion of the Editor, as

space permits. No letter which contains defamatory or malicious state-

ments will be published. Any letter which contains questionable mate-

rial will be sent to the Ofice of Reservation Attorney for legal review. All letters must contain the writer’s signature, address, and telephone

number (if available). Letters NOT signed will not be published.

Letters are limited to 450 words. Letters exceeding 450 words may be

published if space allows and the Editor so chooses. The Editor reserves the right to edit any letter for content, clarity, and length.

Views and opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor, complimentary

or critical, are those of the writer of the letter. They are not endorsed by the Tribal Tribune staff, Tribal Administration, Tribal Business Council, or the Colville Confederated Tribes’ membership as a whole.

Letters To The Editor

8 Tribal Tribune Thursday, december 9, 2010

Written by Maya Best(Campbell) for ylmixwm Bob Campbell

We, the sinixt, are tired of our children constantly being mislead by the Colville Business Council. today we are setting the record straight. First of all, ishing, hunting and gathering in traditional sinixt territory is an inherent right, the only thing you need to do is assert those rights. You do not need permission from the Colville tribe or the Colville Fish and Wildlife department. the sinixt (arrow Lakes) have been exercising their hunting, ishing, and gathering rights in Canada for over 25 years. these rights were established when a group of sovereign sinixt descendents, including Eva orr (adolph), Bob Campbell, Leonard george, Marilyn James and many others, were surrounded by Canadian authority in traditional sinixt country, thus beginning occupancy and nexus of traditional sinixt territory.

Without occupancy, you have nothing. the only thing the Colville Business Council occupy are their desks. however, a group of sovereign sinixt have been living, occupying, and setting precedence in sinixt territory and in the Canadian supreme Court for 25 years. the very irst thing that was established by these Sinixt were hunting, ishing, and gathering rights. as a matter of fact, the sinixt work closely with the Canadian Fish and Wildlife department and if there are any problems we are directly contacted and consulted. all of this was done without any assistance or interest from the Colville tribe, until just recently. as per the usual, the Colville Business Council is so far behind they think their irst. The Colville Business Council established the “arrow Lakes aboriginal society” and pay over 60,000 dollars a year

to try to grasp onto our coat tails. it probably isn’t coming as a complete shock to you Colville tribal members that your Colville Business Council has yet again wasted thousands of dollars on unqualiied and/or ignorant people who are doing absolutely nothing. also, unfortunately for the Colville Business Council, the Canadian government has already directly separated the traditional sinixt descendents from the arrow Lakes aboriginal society in recent court proceedings. the arrow Lakes aboriginal society is known as a business in the Canadian court system, not the rightful inhabitants of sinixt territory. the sinixt descendents who actually live in sinixt country are the cultural entity that are and have been recognized by the Canadian government.

the main issue for the sinixt is sovereignty. We, sinixt, are not considered extinct as was so misleading and ignorantly published by one of the Colville Council members. the Canadian government has classified the sinixt as an unrecognized band of aboriginal descendents. the term “unrecognized” is used because we have refused to be cast under the supervision and dependence of the Bureau of indian affairs, we have not given up our rights as a sovereign nation. We refuse to become a model of everything that is wrong with indian Country today, like the Colville Business Council. the Colville tribe is a product of colonization and the genocidal practices of the early american government. We, sinixt, are standing up for our traditional cultural morals, values, and rights. We have had enough of the demoralization and devastation of our people, and most importantly our children. We,

traditional sinixt are, have, and will continue to fight to maintain the practice of the sinixt culture and sovereignty.

We, sinixt, are tired of being misrepresented to our relatives in the United states by the Colville Business Council. the continual dishonest reporting by the ignorant Colville Business Council needs to cease. the Colville tribe has no right or say in Canada or traditional sinixt territory. the Colville tribe as a business will continue to be unrecognized by the Canadian government. therefore, the sinixt sovereign descendents have the only legitimate land claim to sinixt territory within Canadian law. the sinixt do not need nor want anything from the Colville tribe, we adamantly refuse to allow our people to be run into the ground by the poor managerial practices of the self-serving Colville Business Council.

For over 25 years, the sinixt have

been ighting to protect our land,

culture and traditions. apparently

unbeknownst to the Colville tribe,

the sinixt are very well known and

established in Canada. We have

succeeded in the repatriation and

reburial of our ancestral graves.

We have been recognized and work

with several cultural anthropologists.

the sinixt established a wonderful

relationship with the communities

surrounding the sinixt territories, as

we continue to inform and educated

everyone with the rich culture of

the sinixt people. We have three

books published, a movie and a

documentary about the sinixt‘s

occupation in traditional sinixt

territory. Earlier this year, the sinixt

again set precedence with the Waneta

Dam Project court case, we are

now the sole consultants within

the Canadian court system, beating

out the claims of the txnaxa and

okanagan alliance. Most recently,

the sinixt set up a blockade on

Perry Ridge Wilderness Reserve,

blocking sunshine Logging from

starting work on a recently awarded

timber sales contract. We won our

injunction against the logging of

Perry Ridge in court and were granted

a constitutional review this January.

the arrow Lakes aboriginal society

has been absent throughout these

issues, apparently they are working

on establishing hunting rights that

the sinixt already established years

ago.

We want our sinixt people on the

Colville Reservation to rest a little

easier, you are and have been very

well represented by us in Canada. We

are ighting for all of the Sinixt. We are ighting for you and especially your children. We pay for our lawyers

out of our own pockets, not the

pockets of the Colville tribal members

like the arrow Lakes aboriginal

society. Call your Councilmen and

tell them to stop wasting the Colville

member’s money trying to ight their own people. it is disgusting and

insulting that the CBC would waste

hundreds of thousands of dollars

of the Colville people’s money to

try to stop what we are doing for

our people. if any of you would

like to know more about the sinixt

accomplishments and activities

or how you can get involved we

encourage you to contact us at the

Vallican sinixt Cultural Center by

phone (250) 226-6743;

online at sinixtnation.org; or

mail:

sinixt Clan Mothers

gR. 17 Box 5

Winlaw, BC

Vog 2Jo

Dear Editor:i got a call last week that three

(of the) stooges met with a Chinese delegation at CiPP. it is probably like the report that said the CtEC CEo is meeting with and oregon company to take over a contract on CiPP.

But noticed in the “Moses Update” that he is both a Board Member of CtEC and a Council Member. i take notice too of the obvious conlict of interest between the two roles, yet the Council seems to not only not see a problem but also endorses the arrangement.

so which hat was that writer wearing when he wrote how much of a business failure CiPP is and was? What were the causes of the losses? Was it mis-management that might include embezzlement? Was it because the CiPP fortunes were tied to the CiPV evolution out of omak Wood Products (oWP) financial crisis? is CiPV dragging down even the Casino proits? If not, where is the Casino proits going? Which cash rat hole is eating all that cash up? Why didn’t the fact that bags of cash were walking out the kitchen back door of Mill Bay Casino ever get reported to the tribal Membership? Who was prosecuted? anybody? the question always comes up, who were paid off on the Council for purchasing oWP?

This brings me back to the conlict

thing. What in the world would any sensible person from oregon or China want with CiPP? the Council has already authorized over-harvesting of timber on this reservation under the blessing of the former Bia trustee now on the CtEC Board. the timber reportedly now standing is for future generations, there is no marketable timber to work with at this point unless we are headed for a desert within our life times.

now this is the kind of silliness that

evidently gerri gabriel defends the

14-member council about. Careful,

do not look too closely as to who

the three stooges were. But, gerri

makes clear her reason for keeping

the 14-member council. First, she

knows her two sons on there cannot

compete with a reduced council seat

situation. and we know that gerri

is also making the call to increase

the council salaries, an increase that

would beneit two of the 14 council members, of which are her sons.

i really do not think gerri gabriel

can deny that the “wolf in sheep’s

clothing” is the 14-member council.

But then again, there is that conlict of interest thing. and gerri, do not

forget, termination by $114 million

failure oWP purchase is not a safety

in numbers game we can survive.

Robert t.E. Lee, PhD, MBa

apache, aZ

First, i would like to mention that i left the Colville Reservation when i was 13 years old and never lived on the reservation. however, when i lived in California, i worked as a Registered nurse for a native american Clinic in huntington Park in 1980’s. the clinic was located in one of the poorest areas in Los angeles. the indians depended on us for their health care.

When i reported to work, the director’s sister, a licensed vocational nurse , was in charge of patient care. since i was a registered nurse, i should have been in charge, but i decided not to make waves at the time. a week later, the director was ired for using clinic funds for personal use. her sister resigned.

We had a new director, an indian from south Carolina. about 14 months later, we started to have

difficulty because he was telling

our doctor to give medications

to indians to keep them happy.

We gave the medications that our

patients needed, such as medications

for diabetics, pregnant mothers,

patients with high blood pressure and

patients with transmitted diseases.

the medications he wanted us to give

patients was primarily antibiotics. the

doctor refused to give medications to

patients who didn’t need them. the

director decided to charge $5 for

ofice visits. This doesn’t sound like much, but to these poor indians, it

was a lot. one pregnant lady was

denied service because she could not

pay the $5. after investigating the

case the doctor and i found the lady

was being treated for a transmitted

disease. Fortunately, Martin Luther

King Jr. hospital treated her.

after invest igat ion by the

authorities, the clinic was closed. i

sided with the doctor because i knew

he was right. the indians working

at the clinic lost their jobs. i was a

very unpopular because the indians

blamed the doctor and me for the loss

of their jobs.

the only other business involving

indians i had was with the Colville

indian Reservation was when i

decided to rent my land. i called the

Realty Ofice on February 8, 2008 requesting an application be sent

to Mary Cox and a consent form

be sent to me so that i could rent

my land (80 acres) to her. i made

request on 3/19/2008 and 4/30/ 2008

and still no response. on 5/23/2008

i signed consent form. i called

7/14/2008 again and was told no

consent form was received. another

consent form would be sent to me.

on 8/29/2008 Mary Cox called and

said no progress was made in renting

my land i couldn’t understand why i

was having so much dificulty renting my land. i had rented the same land

to ira Cox, Mary’s father, for many

years until he retired. i called Realty

office on 9/3/2008 and got the

message machine. i also wrote two

letters to John st. John on 2/3/2009

and 3/27/2009 and was assured the

my land would be rented. Mary Cox

had called me again and said no

progress made in renting my land.

Finally 9/05/ 2009 i called 4 council

members from nespelem. the only

response i got was from Deb Louie.

Finally with his help my land was

inally rented. Why did it take so long to rent my land?

Ruth Moses Wapato

to My Fellow tribal Members “greetings”. Well we are approaching the end of a long year bye bye 2010. and that we have visually seen very little improvement to our bleak tribal inances, but plenty of spending “shame shame on You” CtEC, tribal Council 1.2k million farming together with Bia 24k million farming $ubsidy both from 1995-2009 total. What has happen to our money that both have invested from. CtEC hiding the cost it spends of our membership money. as i was told by CtEC C.F.o employee Pearl Kirk “WE” the tribal Members don’t “oWn oR haVE anYthing to Do With oUR tRiBaL Casinos oR oUR tRiBaL stoREs. they are run by CtEC for tribal council their employer the share holder. i told her “WE aRE thE Main shaRE hoLDERs not tRiBaL CoUnCiL” Didn’t matter. and why would “WE”, CtEC WastE MonEY PRinting an annUaL REPoRt to tRiBaL MEMBERs Who aRE not thE shaREhoLDERs. i was applaud and insulted and wondered how we the tribal members were being represented. this from someone who has only been employed for a year. it seems to be that CtEC teaches that they are separate from us “ thE TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP”, and ill them “ employees” on what they own. CtEC “YoU aRE aRChaiC” and “oWn nothing”. WE “thE

MEMBERshiP oWn CtEC. it seems that our hand has been bit or gnawed off by the ones that feed them. CtEC “isn’t ViaBLE noW oR in oUR FUtURE. JUst saY no! WE thE tRiBaL MEMBERs MUst MaKE this ChangE noW! a new way we must make for our investments and for our future. We can’t continue to be misrepresented by those who are stewarts of our assets. Main council meetings for the tribal membership must take place where we are heard. not where we are scorned and disciplined for speaking as if we were children. tribal Council the day has come as you knew it would that the word “no!” would echo throughout oUR PEoPLE. it is time for you to stop and listen. all things come to an end but it won’t be us thE PEoPLE. all things are seen and accounted for our people. there is always a price one must pay. Even their soul. Can people do right this time we live in? also it has been said that non-indians and those under the degree have been enrolled. Especially buying their way in or given to them for services rendered. What the h*#%! You know those enrolled jumped in 1995 with the 181-D claim. that’s where it all needs to begin right there. Can we say Dna test and audit by membership. i understand that your ancestors were indian you may even be under the degree. they want to be recognized. they want a tribal card with their

Dear Editor:WE nEED 2353 signatUREs

on our Petitions in order to place these initiatives on the 2011 general Election Ballot, for a vote.

What do these initiatiVEs 5-4-1 thRU 5-4-4 PRoViDE?

1. Create an “Executive Branch” of Colville tribal government, separating “powers” from the Council.

2. the “Council” can now focus upon writing and proposing sensible policies to strengthen Colville tribal sovereignty.

3. the “Council” will no longer have opportunity to interfere directly with Colville tribal administration decisions. CoUnCiL MiCRo-ManagEMEnt E nDs i t ’s abuse of managers personally and professionally.

4. the Council Chairman will be elected by aLL CoLViLLE tRiBaL VotERs rather than selling his or her soul to their peers on the council for chairmanship.

5. the Council Chairman as the Chief Executive Oficer establishes an Executive administration to operate all tribal programs.

6. the Council of 14 members will no longer be 14 individual supervisors causing confusion, frustration, and abuse of an executive director position, that will no longer exist, as it is replaced by the Chairperson/CEo model for executive leadership.

7. tRiBaL MEMBERs Can noW aDDREss thE CoUnCiL ChaiRPERson/CEo as an aCCoUntaBLE inDiViDUaL to aLL Voting MEMBERs oF thE CoLViLLE tRiBEs.

8. no longer can the tribal Chairperson hide behind an excuse that “i can’t do anything about “that council person” abusing their position as i am only one of my peers of 14 members of the council.

9. if the new 4-member council

is proceeding to make an obvious huge financial error again, the tRiBaL MEMBERshiP Can noW PRoCEED to LoBBY anD PREssURE thE CoUnCiL ChaiRPERson/CEo to VEto thE aPPaREnt BaD FinanCiaL oR PoLiCY DECision oF thE 4 MEMBER CoUnCiL.

10. if the new Chairperson/CEo is preparing to improperly act by abuse of position, the Members not only continue to use the Ethics Code to attempt to correct the problem, thE tRiBaL MEMBERshiP Can LoBBY anD aPPEaL to thE 4-MEMBER CoUnCiL to oVER-RiDE thE ChaiRPERson/CEo’s aCtions along with the use of the tribal Courts if necessary.

1 1 . t h e r e f o r e , t h E ChaiRPERson/CEo is thE “ChECK” UPon thE aCtions oF thE 4-MEMBER CoUnCiL anD thE 4-MEMBER CoUnCiL MUst BE a “ChECK” UPon thE aCtions oF thE EXECUtiVE while the Courts provide “checks” upon the executive and legislative branches when merited.

12. tRiBaL MEMBERs WiLL noW EnJoY a MEans to PaRtiCiPatE MoRE DiRECtLY on CoUnCiL aCtions as thERE is no LongER a 14 MEMBER BoDY to hiDE Within itsELF CLaiMing no onE is ansWERaBLE to no onE.

13. a 4-member council creates more qualiied competition between candidates for fewer positions thus eliminating excess positions to be illed by unqualiied candidates as is the case today.

14 . inc rease Membersh ip oversight.

thank you.Lou stoneinchelium, Wa

Douglas S. “Doug” JonesJonEs, Douglas s. “Doug” (56) Born May 28th, 1954 in sydney,

BC, Canada to harry Jones and Lillian nanpuya, passed away november 6, 2010 in spokane, Washington. a member of the Colville Confederated tribes, sanPoil Band, Doug graduated in 1972 from Lewis and Clark high school. Following graduation from trade school, he worked as a Pipe Fitter out of Plumbers and Pipeitters Union, Spokane Local #44. In his spare time Doug loved being in the out-of-doors and enjoyed Classic Chevy vehicles. survived by his biological mother one brother and three sisters, Doug will be dearly missed by all who knew him. thanks to all from Doug’s mother and extended family. a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 aM on Friday, november 12, 2010 at sacred heart Catholic Church in nespelem, Washington, burial will follow at Little nespelem Cemetery, nespelem, Washington. strate Funeral home of grand Coulee, Washington is honored to be helping Doug’s family.

Farewells

It’s Time To Set The Record Straight

My Experience with Indians

picture on it. give it to them but with limited beneits without $. They need a doctor why not. Rights to ish and hunt why not. if they understand and appreciate our ways with no excess why not. But is tribal services that desperate to get the numbers up for more government funding. has the standards and process been lowered to this degree like to old fashioned out houses some of you may remember. stinky and nasty shaME shaME on YoU. this is what we the tribal membership must change. What has happen to our WELLs DaM contract anyone? as i stated in my last letter this must be changed also by us. Because it leaves a wide interpretation to what

things can be spent on especially the 1/3 Economic Development Fund. What has this money been spent on for the past several years. Even better was it even needed without the tribal memberships vote. our tribal Per capita’s need to be put back in place with the removal of everyone who has stopped them from coming forth. Can we say “FiRED With no BEniFits”. Like the old saying goes “FooL ME onCE shaME on YoU FooL ME tWiCE shaME on ME.

thank You James Knight Future tribal Elder. h a P P Y h o L i D a Y s

EVERYonE!

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INITIATIVES

5-4-1 THRU 5-4-4

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INITIATIVE 5-4-1Petition to place before the voters of the Colville Confederated tribes a referendum to amend the Constitution

of the Colville Confederated tribes.

Read before signing - Only Colville tribal members over the age of 18 years may sign.

i petition the BUsinEss CoUnCiL of the Colville Confederated tribes to place on the ballot at the next tribal general election for ratiication by the tribal membership the following proposed amendment to the Colville tribal Constitution.

to thE MEMBERs oF thE CoLViLLE ConFEDERatED tRiBEs2011 GENERAL ELECTION

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE

“Shall the number of members of the Colville Business Council be reduced from

14 members to 5 members: Chairperson elected reservation-wide. Four council

members, one elected from each of the four reservation districts?”

FULL AMENDMENT LANGUAGE

AMENDMENT XI (ConstitUtionaL)that section 2, of article ii, governing Body, is hereby amended to read: the Business Council shall

consist of Five (5) council members; four to be elected, each by their respective district and one to be elected at large by all districts and this council member will be the Chairperson of the Business Council and Chief Executive Oficer of the Colville Confederated Tribes.

the representation from the districts hereby designated shall be as follows: inchelium district, one council member; Keller district, one council member; nespelem district, one council member; and omak district, one council member.

the Business Council so organized shall elect (1) from within its own a Vice-Chair Person; and (2) from within its own number a Secretary; and (3) may appoint, from within its own number, such other oficers and committees as may be deemed necessary.

PETITION for INITIATIVE 5-4-1

signature Print name Enrollment # Date of Birth Date Validation

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Please Return Signed Petitions Page To:Lou stone

Po Box 281

inchelium, Wa 99138

2353 signatUREs nEEDED! Questions? 509 738 6441

INITIATIVE 5-4-2Petition to place before the voters of the Colville Confederated tribes a referendum to amend the Constitution

of the Colville Confederated tribes.

Read before signing - Only Colville tribal members over the age of 18 years may sign.

i petition the BUsinEss CoUnCiL of the Colville Confederated tribes to place on the ballot at the next tribal general election for ratiication by the tribal membership the following proposed amendment to the Colville tribal Constitution.

to thE MEMBERs oF thE CoLViLLE ConFEDERatED tRiBEs2011 GENERAL ELECTION

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE

“The council members of the Keller and Nespelem districts for the irst election will be elected for a one-year term. The council members of the Inchelium and Omak

districts and the Chairperson/Chief Executive Oficer in the irst election will be elected for two years. Thereafter, the successive terms of ofice of a council member shall be for a period of two (2) years of until his/her successor is elected and installed or otherwise

amended. And thereafter elections for the Business Council shall be held every year and

shall be called at least sixty (60) days before the expiration of the term of ofice.”

FULL AMENDMENT LANGUAGE

AMENDMENT XII (ConstitUtionaL)that amendment Vi, section i, of article iii, nominations and Elections, is hereby amended to read: the

irst election of the Business Council under this constitution as amended shall be called, held, and supervised by the superintendent of the Bureau of indian affairs and the Elections Committee of the Colville Business Council.

At the irst election if there are more than two certiied candidates for each ive respective positions there will be a primary election for that respective position. If there are only two certiied candidates per position then those two candidates will not participate in a primary election but only in the general election. in the primary election, the two candidates per position receiving the highest number of votes for their respective positions will become candidates in the general election. the candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the general election for that respective position will be declared the winner in that contest.

The council members of the Keller and Nespelem districts for the irst election will be elected for a one-year term. the council members of the inchelium and omak districts and the Chairperson/Chief Executive Oficer in the irst election will be elected for two years. Thereafter, the successive terms of ofice of a council member shall be for a period of two (2) years or until his/her successor is elected and installed or otherwise amended. and thereafter, elections for the Business Council shall be held every year and shall be called at least sixty (60) days before the expiration of the term of ofice.

PETITION for INITIATIVE 5-4-2

signature Print name Enrollment # Date of Birth Date Validation

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cut This page out of the Tribal Tribune TODAY

Please Return Signed Petitions Page To:Lou stone

Po Box 281

inchelium, Wa 99138

2353 signatUREs nEEDED! Questions? 509 738 6441

INITIATIVE 5-4-3Petition to place before the voters of the Colville Confederated tribes a referendum to amend the Constitution

of the Colville Confederated tribes.

Read before signing - Only Colville tribal members over the age of 18 years may sign.

i petition the BUsinEss CoUnCiL of the Colville Confederated tribes to place on the ballot at the next tribal general election for ratiication by the tribal membership the following proposed amendment to the Colville tribal Constitution.

to thE MEMBERs oF thE CoLViLLE ConFEDERatED tRiBEs2011 GENERAL ELECTION

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE

“The Chairperson of the Colville Business Council shall be the Chief Executive Oficer of the Colville Confederated Tribes and shall be responsible for the execution of the legislation passed by

the Colville Business Council. The Chief Executive Oficer is responsible for the Administration of the Tribal Government Operations and Programs and for the presentation of the Tribal

Administration’s proposals to the Colville Business Council.

The Chairperson/Chief Executive Oficer has the authority to veto any legislation from the Colville Business Council. The Colville Business Council has the authority to override any

Executive Veto by the Chairperson/Chief Executive Oficer through a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Business Council.”

FULL AMENDMENT LANGUAGE

AMENDMENT XIII (BY-LaWs)that Section 1, of the By-Laws, of Article I, the Business Council, shall be amended to read as follows:

The Chairperson/Chief Executive Oficer of the Business Council shall preside over all Regular and Special Meetings of the Business Council. the Chairperson shall perform all duties of the Chairman and exercise authority delegated by the Constitution and By-laws, the tribal Membership, and the Business Council. the Chairperson shall vote only in case of a tie.

The Chairperson/Chief Executive Oficer of the Colville Confederated Tribes shall be responsible for the execution of the legislation passed by the Colville Business Council. The Chief Executive Oficer is responsible for the administration of tribal government operations and Programs and for the presentation of the tribal administration’s proposals to the Colville Business Council.

The Chairperson/Chief Executive Oficer has the authority to veto any legislation from the Colville Business Council. the Colville Business Council has the authority to override any Executive Veto by the Chairperson/Chief Executive Oficer through a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Business Council.

PETITION for INITIATIVE 5-4-3

signature Print name Enrollment # Date of Birth Date Validation

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cut This page out of the Tribal Tribune TODAY

Please Return Signed Petitions Page To:

Lou stone

Po Box 281

inchelium, Wa 99138

2353 signatUREs nEEDED! Questions? 509 738 6441

INITIATIVE 5-4-4Petition to place before the voters of the Colville Confederated tribes a referendum to amend the Constitution

of the Colville Confederated tribes.

Read before signing - Only Colville tribal members over the age of 18 years may sign.

i petition the BUsinEss CoUnCiL of the Colville Confederated tribes to place on the ballot at the next tribal general election for ratiication by the tribal membership the following proposed amendment to the Colville tribal Constitution.

to thE MEMBERs oF thE CoLViLLE ConFEDERatED tRiBEs2011 GENERAL ELECTION

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE

“No business shall be transacted unless a quorum is present. A quorum shall consist of

three (3) Colville Business Council Members. A Majority of the Colville Business Council

shall consist of ifty per cent plus one (50% + 1) of the Colville Business Council Members within an established quorum.”

FULL AMENDMENT LANGUAGE

AMENDMENT XIV (BY-LaWs)that section 2, of the By-Laws, of article ii, Quorum, shall be amended to read as follows: no business

shall be transacted unless a quorum is present. a quorum shall consist of three (3) Colville Business Council members. A majority of the Colville Business Council shall consist of ifty per cent plus one (50% + 1) of the Colville Business Council members within an established quorum.

PETITION for INITIATIVE 5-4-4

signature Print name Enrollment # Date of Birth Date Validation

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cut This page out of the Tribal Tribune TODAY

Please Return Signed Petitions Page To:Lou stone

Po Box 281

inchelium, Wa 99138

2353 signatUREs nEEDED! Questions? 509 738 6441

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LEGAL NOTICES

iN THe TRiBaL CoURT oF THe CoLViLLe CoNFeDeRaTeD TRiBeS

oF THeCoLViLLe iNDiaN ReSeRVaTioN Case No.: CV-CU-2010-33271oRDeR FoR SUBSTiTUTeD SeRViCein re the Custody of: akasba monaghan, DoB: 01/28/2004Beverly BucknerPetitioner,andirene monaghan and Vince adolph

Jr.RespondentsTHiS maTTeR came before this court

on october 11, 2010 for a motion filed by the Petitioner for a Show Cause Hearing. The Petitioner, Berverly Buckner was present. None of the Respondents were present.

The court, being fully advised in the premises, finds that (1) the court should allow service by substituted service1 for the respondents because of the due diligence exercised in the attempts to locate and serve them by personal service or certified mail

1 2-2-71 Substituted Service(a) Upon a showing by the plaintiff to

the Court that diligent efforts were made to serve the Notice and Complaint on the defendant and that for sufficient reasons service could not be made, the judge may allow substituted serve pursuant to CTC §2-2-1

71(b). Diligent efforts shall include an attempt of service by certified mail to the defendant’s last known address. if the defendant is a tribal member and the plaintiff! is the Tribe; or a tribal entity or program (including CTeC and related businesses), then there shall be an attempt of service by certified mail to the defendant’s address used for enrollment purposes.

(b) Substituted service shall be made as follows:

(1) Copies of the Notice and Complaint shall be posted in two public places on the Reservation for three (3) weeks. one copy shall be posted at the Tribal Headquarters building. The other copy shall be posted in the Reservation district where the defendant last resided. if the defendant does not reside on or near the Reservation, then for the purposes of this subsection, defendant shall be deemed to

reside in the Nespelem District. (2) Service must also be made by

publication of a copy of the Notice once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Reservation District where the defendant resides. if the defendant does not reside on the

Reservation, then the Notice must be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Reservation District where the cause of action arose. Publication for two (2) consecutive issues in the Tribal Tribune may be substituted for publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The Notice when published, shall state the general nature of the case and the nature of the relief requested.

(adopted 01/12/89, Resolution 1989-46)

No known address for them according to the petitioner, (3) the petitioner shall have ~he notice to the respondents, irene monaghan and Vince adolph Jr, published for two months in the Tribal Tribune, (4) the Petitioner, Beverly Buckner, shall post the notice as required in the Code, now, therefore

iT iS oRDeReD that: 1. The Petitioner, Beverly Buckner shall

post the following Notice in two public places on the Colville indian Reservation for three weeks, on copy at the Tribal Headquarters Building, and the other copy at the Colville Tribal Court, aND shall have the same notice Published for two consecutive issues in the Tribal Tribune.

2. Notice to irene monaghan and Vince adolph Jr.: a lawsuit for custody akasha monaghan, DoB: 01/28/2004 has been filed against you in the Colville Trial Court by Beverly Buckner in order to defend against this lawsuit, you must answer the Petition by stating you defense in writing and filing it by mail or in person upon the Petitioner. if you fail to do this within thirty days after the date of the first posting of this Summons, a default judgment may be entered against you. a default judgment is one where the Respondent is entitled to receive what he is asking for in the Petition because you have not answered the complaint in writing.

iT iS So oRDeReDDoNe iN oPeN CoURT this 11th day

of october 2010. Chief Judge FlamandTT: 2 of 2

iN THe TRiBaL CoURT oF THe

CoLViLLe CoNFeDeRaTeD TRiBeS oF THe CoLViLLe iNDiaN ReSeRVaTioN

Case No.: CV-NC-2010-33245oRDeR FoR SUBSTiTUTeD SeRViCein re the Custody of:Bryson a. Bigwolf, DoB: 07/02/2005michelle and Lanny BoydPetitioners,andapril BigwolfRespondentsTHiS maTTeR came before this court

on September 10, 2010 for a motion filed by the Petitioners. None of the parties were required to be present.

The court, being fully advised in the premises, finds that (1) The court should allow services by substituted service (2-2-71) for the respondents because of the due diligen ce exercised in the attempts to locate and serve them by personal service or certified mail.

2-2-71 Substituted Service (a) Upon a showing by the plaintiff to

the Court that diligent efforts were made to serve the Notice and Complaint on the defendant and that for sufficient reasons service could not be made, the judge may allow substituted serve pursuant to CTC §2-2- 11(b). Diligent efforts shall include an attempt of service by certified mail to the defendant’s last known address. if the defendant is a tribal member and the plaintiff is the Tribe; or a tribal entity or program (including CTeC and related businesses), then there shall be an attempt of service by certified mail to the defendant’s address used for enrollment purposes.

(b) Substituted service shall be made as follows:

(1) Copies of the Notice and Complaint shall be posted in two public places on the Reservation for three (3) weeks. one copy shall be posted at the Tribal Headquarters building. The other copy shall be posted in the Reservation district where the defendant last resided. if the defendant does not reside on or near the Reservation, then for the purposes of this subsection, defendant shall be deemed to reside in the Nespelem District.

(2) Service must also be made by publication of a copy of the Notice once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Reservation District where the defendant resides. if the defendant does not reside on the

Reservation, then the Notice must be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Reservation District where the cause of action arose. Publication for two (2) consecutive issues in the Tribal Tribune may be substituted for publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The Notice when published, shall state the general nature of the case and the nature of the relief requested.

(adopted 01/12/89, Resolution 1989-46)

No known address for them according to the petitioners, (3) the petitioner shall have the notice to the respondent, april Bigwolf, published for two months in

the Tribal Tribune, (4) the Petitioners, michelle and Lanny Boyd, shall post the notice as required in the Code, now, therefore

iT iS oRDeReD that: 1. The Petitioners, michelle and Lanny

Boyd shall post the following Notice in two public places on the Colville indian Reservation for tree weeks, on copy at the Tribal

Headquarters Building, and the other copy at the i Colville Tribal Court, aND shall have the same notice Published for two consecutive issues in the Tribal Tribune.

2. Notice to april Bigwolf: a lawsuit for custody Bryson a. Bigwolf, DoB: 07/02/2005 has been filed against you in the Colville Trial Court by michelle and Lanny Boyd in order to defend against this lawsuit, you must answer the Petition by stating you defense in writing and filing it by mail or in person upon the Petitioner. if you fail to do this within thirty days after the date of the first posting of this Summons, a default judgment may be entered against you. a default judgment is one where the Respondent is entitled to receive what he is asking for in the Petition because you have not answered the complaint in writing.

3. additionally, the Petitioners have filed a motion and affidavit for name change of the minor, and a Name Change hearing will be held on ____, 2010 at ____am/pm at the Colville Tribal courthouse, 3 Joe moses Road, Nespelem agency, Nespelem, Washington for you to show cause why their request should not be granted based on the request by michelle and Lanny Boyd to change the name of the minor.

iT iS So oRDeReD DoNe iN oPeN CoURT this 10th day

of September, 2010. Chief Judge FlamandTT: 2 of 2

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THe CoLViLLe iNDiaN ReSeRVaTioNCase No.: CV-CU-2000-20055oRDeR FoR SUBSTiTUTeD SeRViCein re the Custody of:D a r i o L o p e z - H a l l , J r . D o B :

10/21/1999Sally Jo ValdezPetitioner,andKelly D. Hall & Dario Vazquez-LopezRespondentsTHiS maTTeR came before this court

on august 3, 2010 for a motion Hearing. None of the parties were present.

The court, being fully advised in the premises, finds that (1) The court should allow services by substituted service (2-2-71) for Dario Lopez because of the due diligence exercised in the attempts to locate and serve him by certified mail.

2-2-71 Substituted Service (a) Upon a showing by the plaintiff to

the Court that diligent efforts were made to serve the Notice and Complaint on the

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defendant and that for sufficient reasons service could not be made, the judge may allow substituted serve pursuant to CTC §2-2- 11(b). Diligent efforts shall include an attempt of service by certified mail to the defendant’s last known address. if the defendant is a tribal member and the plaintiff is the Tribe; or a tribal entity or program (including CTeC and related businesses), then there shall be an attempt of service by certified mail to the defendant’s address used for enrollment purposes.

(b) Substituted service shall be made as follows:

(1) Copies of the Notice and Complaint shall be posted in two public places on the Reservation for three (3) weeks. one copy shall be posted at the Tribal Headquarters building. The other copy shall be posted in the Reservation district where the defendant last resided. if the defendant does not reside on or near the Reservation, then for the purposes of this subsection, defendant shall be deemed to reside in the Nespelem District.

(2) Service must also be made by publication of a copy of the Notice once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Reservation District where the defendant resides. if the defendant does not reside on the

Reservation, then the Notice must be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Reservation District where the cause of action arose. Publication for two (2) consecutive issues in the Tribal Tribune may be substituted for publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The Notice when published, shall state the general nature of the case and the nature of the relief requested.

(adopted 01/12/89, Resolution 1989-46)

No known address for them according to ms. Kelly D. Hall, respondent, (3)

the respondent shall have the notice to the respondent, Dario Lopez-Vasquez, published for two months in the Tribal Tribune, (4) the Respondent, ms. Kelly D. Hall, shall post the notice as required in the Code, now, therefore

iT iS oRDeReD that: 1. The Respondent, Kelly D. Hall shall

post the following Notice in two public places on the Colville indian Reservation for tree weeks, on copy at the Tribal Headquarters Building, and the other copy at the Colville Tribal Court, aND shall have the same notice Published for two consecutive issues in the Tribal Tribune.

2. Notice to Dario Lopez-Vazquez: a lawsuit for custody Dario Lopez-Hall, DoB: 10/21/1999 has been filed against you in the Colville Trial Court by Kelly D. Hall in order to defend against this lawsuit, you must answer the Petition by stating you defense in writing and filing it by mail or in person upon the Petitioner. if you fail to do this within thirty days after the date of the first posting of this Summons, a default judgment may be entered against you. a default judgment is one where the Respondent is entitled to receive what he is asking for in the Petition because you have not answered the complaint in writing.

3. additionally, the Petitioners have filed a motion and affidavit for temporary custody of the above named minor and a show cause hearing will be held on December 7, 2010 at 9:00 am at the Colville Tribal courthouse, 3 Joe moses Road, Nespelem agency, Nespelem, Washington for you to show cause why their request should not be granted based on the request by Kelly D. Hall to take custody, and the minor living in her home.

iT iS So oRDeReD DoNe iN oPeN CoURT this 3rd day of

august, 2010. Chief Judge FlamandTT: 2 of 2

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