1981-11-01 Char-Koosta News

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NEWSPAPER OF THE SAUSH, PEND dx0REILLE AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, WESTERN MONTANA VOLUME 10 NUMBER 12 NEW MOON OF AUTUMN NOVEMBER 1,1981
Primary vote is Veterans' Day
Wednesday, November 11, has been The list of primary candidates in- Kim Swaney and George Ray Cowan; set for the Tribes' first ever primary elec- eludes: ARLEE: James H. "Jim" Steele ELMO/DAYTON: Al Hewankorn, tion. The balloting will narrow down a and Charles "Scotty" Gardipe (plus in- Sadie Saloway and Rueben Mathias field of 24 hopefuls looking to takeover cumbent Adams); ST. IGNATIUS: (and incumbent Kenmille). seats currently up for grabs in five Joseph "Joe Dog" Felsman, Carol Unfortunately, there was no time for Reservation districts: Arlee - Louis Matte Lipscomb, and Allen Ray Matt the Char-Koosta to formally remind Adams; St. Ignatius - Bearhead (and incumbent Swaney); POLSON: candidates to get their issue statements Swaney; Poison ~ E.W. Morigeau; Marge Whirlwind Soldier, Roger P. to us for this edition. Fortunately, Ronan - Joe McDonald; and McClure, Jack A. Glover, Russell though, some of the earliest people to Elmo/Dayton - Laurence Kenmille.     Dupuis and Gorden E. DuPuis (and in- .    . .
When the filing deadline closed on     cumbent Morigeau); (GwmfWM on page 7]
October 27, four of the five incumbents     RONAN: Jacque
had indicated that they were seeking re-     Morigeau, Joseph TribeS lOOk tO the West
election. The fifth, Joe McDonald,     Hugh Pablo, Gary
decided to get out of Tribal politics so he     Michael Sloan, During a surprise quickie meeting October 9, the Tribal
could devote his time and energy to the Robert McCrea, Council decided to look into the possibility of switching from the Salish Kootenai Community College.     Frank H. Webster,    Billings Area office to Portland's. (See Minutes, this issue.)
Reasons given for the desire to switch authority include the
-     fact that the CSK Tribes have more in common — language,
.lt - , . customs, resources — with the various Pacific northwest tribes
IPHo Still haS ITlOney prODlemS than with the seven plains tribes within Billings' province. It's
hoped that this common ground would make Portland a better
Several weeks before the end of the 1981 fiscal year, the Indian Public Health Service (IPHS) announced that they were (Cwrhmi«4 wi page 2)
dangerously low on money. The situation caused IPHS to     i       ¦» ¦      *mm—— — «¦   ¦......—¦¦
request that Flathead Reservation contract care providers han- \nm',Aa +l'<» i>piio die only emergency cases. mS,ae Tn,S ,SSU6
Everyone apparendy went along with the maneuver because     NCAI Report.................................Page 5
Service Unit Director Rose Evans says, "Luckily, we passed     Primary Candidates' Forum......................Page 6
that crisis." "Letters to the Editor"..........................Page 8
Four weeks into FY82, however, IPHS is operating without     Health Corner................................page 11
an approved budget and sweating out further cutbacks. So, ac-     jgsj War Dance Champions.....................Page 13
cording to an October 14 memo to all contract physicians and     November Calendar...........................Page 20
hospitals, Mrs. Evans advises that "extending the procedure of     Council Meeting Minutes.......................Page 21
emergency care only" will be necessary until further notice.