Wotanin wowapi 1988-08-18

              Removal Proceedings Are Confidential
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Tribal Executive Board
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FPCC Fall Quarter Schedule
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90% Indian employment in housing construction
There's about 90 percent Indian employment on three Ft. Peck Housing Authority construction projects now going on, according to FPHA director Iva Grainger.
On Aug. 3, Blaze Const, was awarded their third housing construction project on the Ft. Peck Reservation when they were awarded the contract for 32 mutual help homes on scattered sites.
On July 13, ground was broke in Poplar for FPHA project 9-31B directly north of the present Airport Addition. This project contains 42 mutual help units, of which 13 will be built in a cluster site, and the remainder on scattered sites.
Earlier this summer, 9-32B was started directly west of the Airport
Addition. This project contains 20 rental units in Poplar, 3 in Frazer and one in Brockton.
Blaze Const, has the general construction contract on all three of these projects.
Project 9-32A west of Wolf Point has 26 rental units. Construction started in October, 1987, and are presently being occupied as families selected make deposits.
Silver Eagle-Braden Phelke of Wolf Point and Glasgow was the only company to bid on these projects and was the general contractor. The company was a joint venture between Ross and Jeff Sansaver and Wilber and Scott |oh nson.
FPHA has two more projects they hope to have ready for bid by late winter or earlv next spring.
Forty-five mutual help units, already assigned, and 50 rentals are in the upcoming projects.
If a construction worker out there is not working, they are not looking, said FPHA Wolf Point commissioner George Redstone said. With three projects going at one time, all wishing to work should be able to, he said.
Also, two federal grants totaling $110,000 has been awarded to FPHA.
Of this allocation, $75,000 will be used to build a concrete dump and fence trash bins in the Frazer and Oswego areas.
Project MT 9-12 will receive $35,000 to repair ceilings, install insulation and roof vents.
The CIAP crews under FPHA will begin this work in September or October, according to the
director.
As owner of the projects, FPHA board of directors selected the general contractor for the housing contruction based on low bid, according to Grainger. The general contractor then advertised for bids for the first two projects for subcontractors and they already know who they are using on the 9-32 projects using previous prices and qualifications, Grainger stated.
The general contractor is requiredto use Indian Preference in employment, unless there are no qualified Indian subcontractors. The general contractor must submit subcontractors used, Grainger said.
Subcontractors used and on all FPHA projects will published next week.
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AUGUST 18, 1988
Groundbreaking set for Wolf Point Indian Health Center
WOLF POINT � Final contracts have been signed by the tribal chairman and a groundbreaking ceremony has been planned for the new Wolf Point Indian Health Center.
The 18,213 square foot health center is finally becoming a reality for an estimated 3000 Wolf Point, Frazer and Oswego Indian Health Service area residents. The Center, to be constructed directly east of the former juvenile detention center in Wolf Point, will function as a comprehensive, curative and preventive health care out-patient facility and has been approximately 10 years in the making.
A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 10a.m. at the construction site. A luncheon/reception is scheduled to follow at the WPCO Casino.
Through the Public Law 93-638 contract process, the Ft. peck Tribes will construct this facility. The A&S Development & Construction Co., 3 tribal entity, wiJI administer, monitor and supervise all phases of actual construction.
"After all these years, in behalf of ASDC, we're very pleased the Wolf Point, Oswego and Frazer area residents will finally get the long awaited health care facility," ASDC general manager Ann Lambert stated. "Hopefully 16 months from now, these people will be having their dedication
ceremonies."
The cost of the construction of the new facility is $2,647,716. There are also funds set aside for administration and inspection.
ASDC advertised for subcontractors this spring for 30 days and had a bid opening in April. Lambert said ASDC made recommendations and the Tribal Executive Board made the final selections. The subcontractors needed to be bonded and federal guidelines were used in the selection process, stated Lambert, with the Office of Engineering Services for IHS, in Seattle, approving the bid solicitations.
Subcontractors selected were Sansaver Const./Braden Phelke, Simonson Plumbing & Heating, Nielco Inc. doing business as Ren Gar Roofing, Cop Construction, Billings and Wolf Point Ready Mix.
Lambert said these subcontractors will be hiring their own subcontractors, "using skilled labor." This will be discussed in detail at the pre-construction conference scheduled for Monday, Aug. 22 at the Poplar Culture Center at 10 a.m. All aspects of the overall construction and specific areas such as plans and specifications will be covered, said Lambert.
The Project Officer Henry Har-dnett from the Office of Engineer Service, Seattle, will be present as well as the ASDC board of directors and staff, IHS,
Board hires first in-house attorney
POPLAR � The Tribal Executive HHH Board hired Assiniboine tribal member Bob McAnally as their mm first In-House Legal Counsel for the Tribes on Wednesday, August 3. He is under contract for two months, from August 3 to September 30.
McAnally graduated from the University of Montana School of Law and passed the State Bar Exam in July, 1988.
Currently McAnally is assigned to the tribal courts, and has a number of responsibilities before him.
"I have 14 projects on my desk right now, the major ones are training sessions for the Tribal Enrollment Committee concerning the referendums they passed on associate membership, develop an enrollment procedure manual, review of the proposed air-quality code, researching possibilities of an expanded commercial code, the Domestic Relations Law, which includes not only the tribal court but the B.I.A. police, Family Services and other related agencies."
According to McAnally, the enrollment training sessions will take place in late September of this year.
Other responsibilities lie in reviewing and drafting code amendments, which includes five titles, and assisting the court administrator in re-designing the juvenile division of the tribal court in procedural areas.
McAnally has also been working on the feasibility study of an inter-tribal appeals court system, which is a 638 contract to the Montana/Wyoming Tribal judges Association. Funding is from Washington, D.C., and contracted to the Indian Law Clinic at U of M, to develop several models of different appellant systems and to research the overall feasibilities of establishing a Billings Area wide appellant court systems.
McAnally says, "At this point (in the study) we're involved in
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eight court systems, all in Montana, and one in Wind River, Wyoming. It's a year long study with site visits to each reservation in the Billings area, and the purpose is to research existing appellant court systems, and receive direct in-put from tribal councils and tribal court personnel. With the information, we'll be able to develop more specific appellant court models."
McAnally is a 1979 graduate of NAES College and attended Law School at the University of Montana, graduating in June of 1988.
Some of his previous work experience for the Tribes includes Being the former Higher Education Director, President of Fort Peck Community College, board of directors chairman tor Fort Peck Community College, and Court Advisor.
McAnally's position will end on September 30 of this year. After that date, he says, "Provided my employment will continue with fiscal year 1989 funds, we'll definitely expand duties with other tribal programs. Most likely (I'll) be a liaison between the B.I.A. and the Tribal Executive Board, relating to court systems and in-house legal counsel."
McAnally will also be teaching at the Fort Peck Community College this year, :he class that he will be instructing will be Intro, to the Criminal Justice System.
Tribal Health and Tribal Employment Rights Office representatives, and Tribal Executive Board members.
This Thursday, the project superintendent will be selected by ASDC board of directors, stated Lambert.
The new clinic will contain 4 exam rooms, 2 treatment rooms, an optometry, lab, x-ray, dentist, pharmacy, cast room, radiology, records and administration areas.
"It's been very difficult at times, being a woman in this particular field. But my whole purpose with remaining with ASDC is to see this project through. Once completed it will open a lot of doors in the construction area for the Ft. Peck Tribes. I've put behind me the very negative things that have happened, out I also will always be indebted to the people who remained very supportive these past few years. We've all worked very hard to see this through and it's time to get it going," stated Lambert.
"We're going to do the best possible job we can in the construction of this facility," she stated.
The ASDC board of directors consists of Pat Bushman, chairman, Barney Lambert, Nathaniel Longhair and Dr. Jim Shanley.
The ASDC consists of Lambert, Mary Ann Verwolf and Jackie Lee Pipe.
TribaLASTI joint meeting
POPLAR�A joint meeting between the Tribal Executive Board, A&S Tribal Industries board, ,managers, supervisors and production workers wanting to attend has been set by the Tribes for Friday, Sept. 2 at 10 a.m. in the ASTI conference room.
The joint meeting has been set by theTribal Boardas a result of a hearing held on July 23 with ASTI production workers.
Tribal chairman Ray White Tail Feather told the board that his office is still getting written complaints filed in his office and they will hold it open for more written complaints until the joint meeting.
The draft of the minutes of th� July 23 hearing are completed, but won't be released until one week prior to the joint meeting as names of individuals are in the minutes, stated the chairman.
Due to numerous complaints from ASTI production workers made to elected tribal officials, the tribal chairman called the hearing for the workers to express their complaints so they can be looked into.
Tribes to meet with U.S. Attorney
POPLAR�Elected tribal officials will be meeting with the U.S. attorney Pete Dunbar in Billings this Friday regarding prosecution of federal crimes on reservations.
Tribal chairman Ray White Tail Feather, adminstrative assistant Garrett Bigleggins, board members Arlyn Headdress, Leonard Bear, Gene Culbertson, Walter Clark, Caleb Shields and Ray Eder will attend the meeting at 9 a.m. in Dunbar's office.
Tribal chairman Ray White Tail Feather signs the final contracts forlhe Wolf Point IHS Center construction. Looking on are tribal members who have been involved since its initial planning. L� R: A&S Dev. & Consl. board chairman Pat Bushman, ASDC general manager Ann Lambert, IHS director Larry Burshia, and Tribal Health board and HEW Committee chairman Ken Smoker Jr.
Board member removal hearing confidential
POPLAR�A motion to remove Tribal Executive Board member Levi Olson from office was defeated 6 for removal and 5 opposed, according to tribal chairman Ray White Tail Feather. The ordinance of removal states that an affirmative vote of 8 is needed.
The Tribal Board met in executive session all day Wednesday, Aug. 17 on whether Olson would be removed. After arguments, evidence and documentation was presented, the vote was taken, the chairman stated.
Due to Olson's involvement in the Fort Peck International Pow Wow and the events that transpired, removal proceedings were initiated.
In executive session on July 2/, Lucas presented charges against Olson and they were accepted by the board. Olson was given 20 days to prepare his defp^e.
The Tribes Constitution states in Article 12 that Roberts Rules of Order,,as revised, shall govern all meetings of the General Council and Tribal Executive Board except as otherwise provided in the Constitution and By-Laws.
Roberts Rules of Order states "Offenses Elsewhere than in a Meeting; Trials" states that, "If improper conduct by a member of a society occurs elsewhere than at a meeting, the members generally have no first-hand
knowledge of the case. Therefore, if disciplinary action is to be taken, charges must be
Preferred and a formal trial held efore the assembly of the society..."
"Rights of the Society and the Accused. Since a society has the right to prescribe and enforce its standards for membership, it has the right to investigate the character of its members as may be necessary to this enforcement. But neither the society nor any member has the right to make public any information obtained through  such  investigation...
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WPCO elects new Housing Commissioner, recognizes Reorganized Wadopana Celebration
WOLF POINT � The Wolf Point Community Organization elected by secret ballot voting Stanley Yellowrobe as one of their representatives to the Ft. Peck Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, replacing Joneta Hunkapillar.
Yellowrobe, who was previously on the Housing Board of Commissioners, was elected by 24 secret ballot votes over Hunkapillar, who got 22 votes, and Earlene Azure, who got 19 votes. Hunkapillar had served as one of Wolf Point's three Housing representative for the past 4 years and her term will be up in September.
All three persons nominated for the position were asked to make a statement on why they felt they would make a good commissioner.
In other action taken at the Aug. 15 monthly meeting, WPCO went on record to support the Reorganized Wadopana Celebration Committee, to authorize them exclusive use of the Wolf Point arbor the first weekend of August every year, and to designate a WPCO staff member as a liaison to the celebration committee m�pt n�*s.
A reorganization of the Wadopana Celebration meeting was recently held, stated John
Pipe, because a lot of the Wolf Point people were not pleased with the way their last celebration was handled. All the new officers of the reorganized committee are all enrolled tribal members from Wolf Point, he said. Pipe requested WPCO support to "produce one of the best pow wows in Wolf Point in 1989." He invited all interested community people to join; their next meeting was Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Mina Yellowrobe's home.
An officer of the 1988 Wadopana Celebration committee, Mina Yellowrobe, said that tradition was not respected and followed at the celebration two weeks ago. Seven officers didn't get to give their positions away, instead it was done without their input, she said. Traditionally, we select who we want to give our positions to, and we give them a gift, she said. Also, a traditional man who carries a pipe was to say the prayers at the celebration, but he was never asked, and other people were asked, and a girl in a mens traditional outfit was allowed to dance in the mens traditional dance, doing the sneak up, Mrs. Yellowrobe pointed out, "This is supposed to be men doing this."
Also, the Wolf Point people were not looked to, and people
from Frazer were selected to be on the committee, she said, so
they have reformed.
Tne reorganization Wadopana will begin holding fundraising on Tuesday nights at the WPCO Casino. This is the night set aside for organizations to hold bingos, with a profit going to the organizations after Casino expenses for utilities and staff are deducted.
WPCO chairman Bill Whitehead said they don't want to put out $6000 to the community organizations (like Poplar does), they want to give organizations an opportunity to raise their own funds. The whole philosphy behind setting a night aside for organizational fundraising at the Casino is to make Indian people independent, he said.
Roosevelt County Sheriff John Grainger made a report to the community on his department's accomplishments in drug related cases in a year and a half
Grainger reported that one person on the county police force has been designated to work drug cases. In the last six months, the county sheriff's department has spent $1500 working on 27 drug
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