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Blue Mountain Community CollegeNative AmericanStudent of the MonthStudent: Patty HallHigh School: McEwen High SchoolTribal Affiliation: CTUIRMajor: Associate of General StudiesFall Term GPA: 3.4Save the DateElders Christmas DinnerCTUIR LonghouseDecember 16More info to be shared as it is developedproudlypresents the...Patty played volleyball and held the record for setting the ball the yearshe played for BMCC. She eventually quit to start a family and becamea licensed beautician. After being in the field for 30 years she returnedto finish a lifelong goal of getting a college degree and to work in a newfield. She’s finishing her last class this fall which is one of her favoriteclasses Sociology-Minorities. She is currently a payroll clerk at theCTUIR.Community urged to help decide howto enhance Tribal youth developmentMISSION – Community members areencouraged to bring their “constructiveconcerns and opinions” to the all-dayYouth Focus Event at Wildhorse CasinoNov. 16.The event, organized by Noelle Richards,the RARE (Resource Assistance forRural Environments program), is scheduledfrom 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with food– breakfast, lunch and snacks – provided.Richards said persons participatingwill be able to choose from 26 differentfocus-group tables, each with one ofthe 26 topics identified by members ofthe CTUIR as the essential elements ofdevelopment in the life of a youth. Thisextensive list of focus group topics rangesfrom tribal language to after-schoolhangout spots and from First Foods toalcohol-and-drug abuse prevention.A survey of programs and servicesavailable to Tribal youth in these 26 areaswas completed in March by Richardsand will be presented to the communityMISSION – No more two-inch bindersstuffed with staff reports and such formembers of the CTUIR Board of Trustees.The BOT has gone paperless.“It’s going well,” said BOT SecretaryKat Brigham. “We’re going into the modernera. No, we’re trying to catch up withthe modern era.”“Going paperless” had been a goal ofthe BOT since the new Nixyaawii GovernanceCenter was designed with laptopcomputers at each BOT member’s stationand overhead screens so that the same reportcould be reviewed at the same time.Nearly two years after moving intothe Nixyaawii Governance Center, staffwas still compiling bulging binders distributedto BOT members each MondayYouth Needs Focus GroupsNov. 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Wildhorse CasinoBreakfast, lunch and snacks providedfor input during the Youth Focus Event.Assets identified in the 27-page surveyrange from Sons and Daughters of Traditionto the NABOR program at PendletonHigh School, and from vocational rehabilitationfor youth over 18 to Waashatservices at the Longhouse.“This will be a completely communitydrivenanalysis of assets for youth,”Richards said. “We want to find out howthe community can work with existingassets to enhance youth developmentfor the Tribes.”Richards would like people to register,or at least let her know if they plan toattend, so enough food is prepared. Shecan be contacted at noellerichards@ctuir.org or at 541-429-7179.BOT goes paperless; now usingcomputers to review reportsmorning to start their work week.But in August, new Chairman LesMinthorn wondered out loud why theBOT wasn’t already “electronic” by now.His directive was heeded and the BOTis none the worse for wear.“Nobody seems to be having a problemwith it,” Brigham said. “It’s going tosave tons of paper.”Brigham said going paperless is allowingBOT members to work in sharedfolders so they can be in the same roomlooking at the same document at thesame time.Brigham noted that some documents,such as resolutions and meeting minutes,will remain as paper “hard copies” andwill be appropriately filed.CTUIR ED Tovey to speak at Lehman ‘thank you’ dinnerPENDLETON – A “Thank You” dinnerfor Larry Lehman, departing PendletonCity Manager, is planned Jan. 6 at thePendleton Convention Center.Dave Tovey, Executive Director ofthe Confederated Tribes of the UmatillaIndian Reservation, will be the keynotespeaker, according to one of the eventplanners, Rudy Rada.Another organizer, Bob Stanger, saidit is appropriate that the dinner will takeplace at the Convention Center, whichwas one of the many civic improvementsmade during Lehman’s administration.Tickets go on sale Dec. 1 at Armchair Booksand the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce.For more information, contact Rada aoldtimer18@charter.net.Patty’s advice, “Being an older (college) student can be frightening.I encourage anyone to do it.”What does BLUEhave for U?Contact Brandie Weaskusto learn more at 541-429-782512 Confederated Umatilla JournalNovember 2011
Geographic Names Board toconsider Umatilla, Burns-Paiutenames to replace ‘S’ word sitesVOTE FOR BILLY QGRESHAM - The Oregon GeographicNames Board on Nov. 5 was scheduledto consider requests by the ConfederatedTribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservationand the Burns Paiute to change the namesof more than 30 geographic featureswhich currently bear the name “squaw”in six Eastern Oregon counties.The tribal requests are a response to2001 Oregon legislative action callingfor the elimination of the word “squaw”from Oregon’s place names. Later legislativeaction in 2005 added considerationof Native American names. As a result,both the Umatilla and Burns Paiute tribessought out elders and historians seekingtraditional names for the “squaw” siteson their historic lands.The board will consider changes forfive sites in Baker County, 15 in GrantCounty (including two alternative namessubmitted by local residents), five inHarney County, one in Malheur County,three in Union County and 10 in WallowaCounty. The board’s recommendationswill go to the U.S. Board on GeographicNames for a final decision. For a completelist, see the Oregon Geographic NamesBoard website, under Oregon HistoricalSociety.Other proposals on the Nov. 5 agendainclude a change from Buffalo Peak toBuffalo Rock in Lane County; competingapplications for Young or Larson for anunnamed creek in Tillamook County, andSchooner Rocks for a cluster of unnamedrocks off shore in Lincoln County. Detailsare on the Oregon Historical Societywebsite.For location and meeting times Nov. 5,contact President Sharon Nesbit, snesbit@aol.com, or at 503-665-0423.The Oregon Geographic Names Boardwas established in 1908 by the Governor,and administration of the board wastransferred to the Oregon HistoricalSociety in 1959. It has 25 members, 24of whom are citizen volunteers with nocompensation. The members, cartographers,geographers, historians, representall geographic areas of Oregon and areappointed by the Executive Directorof the Oregon Historical Society whoalso serves as the Board’s permanentSecretary.Happy Thanksgivingto all our readersRe-electBillQuaemptsAt-LargeBOTmemberPaid political adNovember 2011Confederated Umatilla Journal13
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