TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN NATION, MT.

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1 TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN NATION, MT. Volume 94 Number 61 Held: June 21, 1994 Council Chambers, Pablo Mt. Approved: June 24, 1994 MEMBERS PRESENT: Rhonda Swaney, Vice-Chairperson; Louie Adams; Sonny Morigeau; Fred Matt; Lloyd Irvine; Donald Dupuis; Hank Baylor; Mary Lefthand. MEMBERS ABSENT: Michael Pablo, Chairman (Billings - Negotiations on IHS Compact); Carole McCrea (Alaska - National Indian Housing Board Meeting). OTHERS PRESENT: Joseph E. Dupuis, Executive Secretary; Bernice Hewankorn, Sergeant at Arms; Abby Dupuis, Court Reporter. Meeting Called to order at 9:05 a.m. Roll Called by Executive Secretary. Quorum established. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Louis Adams. The Tribal Council Meeting Minutes for June 17, 1994, were presented to Council for approval. MOTION by Louie Adams to approve the Tribal Council Meeting Minutes for June 17, 1994, with corrections. Seconded by Sonny Morigeau. Carried, unanimous. Vice-Chairperson Rhonda Swaney presented a $ check to Donna Jones as a retirement gift for her thirty (30) years of service with the Tribe. Jolene Jacobson, Tribal member, informed Council of a buffalo head and hide that she is selling for $1, Mary Beth Livers, People's Center, requested to use the lot in front of the Morigeau building for a junk auction on July 9, MOTION by Fred Matt to authorize the use of the lot in front of the Morigeau building to hold a junk auction on July 9, Seconded by Hank Baylor. Carried, unanimous. Councilperson Mary Lefthand informed Council that Adeline Mathias is an elder who cannot care for herself. She would like to hire her daughter to care for her, but the policy will not pay for family members to care for immediate family. She will be in later today to make a request to Council. Vice-Chairperson Rhonda Swaney presented a request from the Ronan Chamber of Commerce for an additional donation in the amount of $25.00 for special projects with Mission Mountain

2 Visitor Center. MOTION by Donald Dupuis to authorize the additional assessment of dues in the amount of $25.00 from the Ronan Chamber of Commerce for special projects with Mission Mountain Visitor Center. Seconded by Fred Matt. Carried, 7 for; 1 opposed: Lloyd Irvine. Councilman Donald Dupuis presented a request from the Polson Dental Clinic for an iron bike rack. It was the consensus of Council to have Joe Dupuis inquire with Kicking Horse Job Corp. to possibly build an iron bike rack for the Polson Dental Clinic. Gary McLain, Flathead National Forest, Karen Atkinson, Tribal Attorney, and Naida Lefthand, Kootenai Culture Committee, presented a Participating Agreement between the Tribes and USDA-Forest Service, Flathead National Forest. MOTION by Louie Adams to approve the Participating Agreement between the Tribes and USDA-Forest Service, Flathead National Forest; waive one half of the IDC costs; and to appropriate the required personnel costs, if necessary. Seconded by Hank Baylor. Carried, unanimous. Councilman Donald Dupuis informed Council that he will be attending the Montana civil Rights Commission Meeting on Friday, June 24, Virgil Dupuis, Division of Lands, presented a request from Anita Matt on behalf of the Remount Stockman's Association for a reduction in stock and lease fee. MOTION by Fred Matt to approve the request from Anita Matt on behalf of the Remount Stockman's Association for a stock reduction and permit fee reduction. Seconded by Sonny Morigeau. Carried, unanimous. Virgil Dupuis, Division of lands, updated Council on the bids received to remove the red cabin on the property across from Super One Foods in Polson. It was the consensus of Council to reject the salvage bids on the house and advertise for a month-to-month rental and have the Division of Lands advertise the property for business proposals. Virgil Dupuis, Division of Lands, requested clarification on a land exchange with Les Dupuis for property adjacent to the airport. MOTION by Hank Baylor to pursue the land exchange with Les Dupuis for a 10-acre tract of land by the airport. Seconded by Fred Matt. Carried, unanimous. Virgil Dupuis, Division of Lands, presented for consideration

3 the McDonald Ranch, consisting of Allotments 2438, 2570, 2571, 2668, 2808, 2917, 2918, 2919, and 160 acres of fee in Sanders County. It was the consensus of Council to schedule a field trip to see the McDonald Ranch on June 30, 1994, at 9:00 a.m. Virgil Dupuis, Division of Lands, updated Council on the George Feucht property negotiations. Virgil Dupuis, Division of Lands, updated Council on the George Biggs property negotiations and informed Council that he would like to meet with Council. It was the consensus of Council to schedule George Biggs to meet with Council next week. Lorena Lawson, JTPA, presented a resolution to apply for funding for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program. MOTION by Hank Baylor to approve by resolution the application to apply for funding for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program. Seconded by Mary Lefthand. Carried, unanimous. RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES: WHEREAS, The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are cognizant of Indian recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children; and WHEREAS, The Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program will assist numerous Tribal members by providing the education, training, and employment they need to avoid longterm welfare dependency; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes that the attached application is endorsed by the Tribal Council and submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services for approval and funding. Brian Lipscomb, Natural Resources Department, presented the 44-D report for the Tribal/State Fish and Wildlife Agreement. MOTION by Donald Dupuis to approve the contents in the 44-D report for the Tribal/State Fish and Wildlife Agreement. Seconded by Fred Matt. Carried, 7 for; 1 opposed: Sonny Morigeau. Paul Toussaint, Charlo/Moiese Volunteer Fire Department, informed Council that the Fire Department is trying to raise $95, for needed equipment and requested a donation.

4 It was the consensus of Council to have Vice- Chairperson Rhonda Swaney check into the possibility of making a donation to the Charlo/Moiese Fire Department for needed equipment. Tena Savage, Wildland Recreation, requested clarification on Past Council Action on May 28, 1994, regarding a permit issued to Kicking Horse Job Corp. students. Joe Dupuis, Executive Secretary, presented a request from the Elmo Pow-Wow Committee for a change of duty station for workers of the pow-wow on July 15, MOTION by Hank Baylor to approve the request from the Elmo Pow-Wow Committee for a change of duty station for workers of the pow-wow on July 15, 1994, provided their supervisors concur. Seconded by Donald Dupuis. Carried, unanimous. Joe Dupuis, Executive Secretary, presented a request from the Elmo Pow-Wow Committee to use $3, out of the $10, budgeted for the maintenance of both pow-wow grounds to guarantee the stick-game payout. MOTION by Lloyd Irvine to approve the request from the Elmo Pow-Wow Committee to use $3, out of the $10, budgeted for the maintenance of both pow-wow grounds to guarantee the stick-game payout. Seconded by Mary Lefthand. 3 for; 5 opposed: Fred Matt, Rhonda Swaney, Donald Dupuis, Sonny Morigeau and Louie Adams. MOTION NOT CARRIED. Councilman Donald Dupuis discussed with Council the issue of the Tribal Legal Department being directed to prepare a legal opinion within 30 days regarding the 18-year-old money held in IIM accounts until a high school diploma or GED is obtained and the Legal Department not submitting the opinion as of yet. Council discussed re-districting and the tribal census. MOTION by Fred Matt to prepare a questionnaire to obtain a tribal census. Seconded by Louie Adams. Carried, unanimous. Councilman Lloyd Irvine discussed the policy on use of cultural leave. It was the consensus of Council to request the directors of the Salish and Kootenai Culture Centers to meet with Council to discuss the policy of cultural leave. Adeline Mathias, Tribal member, expressed her concerns of having a homemaker to care for her. MOTION by Hank Baylor to waive the policy concerning the Personal Care Attendant/Homemaker policy to allow Margaret Friedlander to care for Adeline Mathias until

5 someone suitable is found to take over. Seconded by Donald Dupuis. Carried, 6 for; 2 opposed: Lloyd Irvine and Louie Adams. Lloyd Irvine, for the record: "She's known me all her life and I've known her all her life. And that's what we have programs set aside to do. We try to establish our programs to service the people the best way we can. If we have faults with them, we should change them in our programs because right now I don't think it's a policy issue. All we have to do is stay with the rules and regulations and we can get the job done. If you need some more people to do it, hire the people to do it. And that's how I feel about all our programs. If they're not doing the job, we don't need those programs." Louie Adams, for the record: "I have the utmost respect for Adeline, but I have to agree with Lloyd that we have programs for these things. And by paying someone to take care of their own parents, what kind of message are we going to send out to our young people, out to the ones that aren't so young? You know, every day we are always talking on the reservation about our culture. This, definitely, is not culture. Like I say, we have a program for this, and that's what we should utilize. These people, Adeline and Alec, they have big families. We all know that. That's also a family responsibility." It was the consensus of Council to request the directors of Tribal Health and the Elderly Program to meet with Council to discuss services provided to elders. Councilman Lloyd Irvine departed to Denver, Colorado to attend a meeting with Metrix, Inc. Kevin Howlett, Education Director, presented a grant application for the Preservation and Restoration Program. MOTION by Fred Matt to approve by resolution a grant application for the Preservation and Restoration Program. Seconded by Hank Baylor. Carried, unanimous. RESOLUTION RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT TO ANA FOR A LANGUAGE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION PROGRAM BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES: WHEREAS, The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are the duly elected governing body and; WHEREAS, The President has signed the Native American Language Act PL and; WHEREAS, The Tribal Education Department, Salish Kootenai

6 College, Salish Culture Committee, Kootenai Culture Committee worked cooperatively to develop a proposal and; WHEREAS, The project will compliment on-going language preservation efforts, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council request the Administration for Native Americans to favorably review and award the application for financial assistance for a Language Preservation and Restoration Program to the Tribes; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chairman and the Executive Secretary are authorized to negotiate and execute all required documents and/or amendments. Vic Morigeau, Tribal member, requested to change the dimensions on a homesite lot located at Mud Lake Trail. MOTION by Fred Matt to change the dimensions on a homesite lot located at Mud Lake Trail. Seconded by Mary Lefthand. Carried, unanimous. Chuck Tellier, Tribal Health and Human Services Department, requested to hire a non-tribal member for an Assistant Cook position in Hot Springs, due to no tribal member applicants. MOTION by Fred Matt to authorize the hiring of a non-tribal member for an Assistant Cook position in Hot Springs, due to no tribal member applicants. Seconded by Mary Lefthand. Carried, unanimous. Karen Atkinson, Tribal Attorney, presented the Decision from the Ninth Circuit Court on the Hinshaw vs. Mahler case. Karen Atkinson, Tribal Attorney, presented the Decision from the Fourth Judicial District Court on the Daniel Vollin case. The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES /sgnd/ Joseph E. Dupuis Executive Secretary mins ard