1972-12-01 Char-Koosta News

              Results of Res. Water Survey
State High Court To Hear Pierre
Helena (Char-Koosta): The Montana Supreme Court will begin hearing appeal testimony on the Poison District Court repossession decision against Tribal Member Isaac Richard Pierre on Dec. II.
District Court Judge E. Gardener Brownlee found last June that the state did have the authority to process a rather complicated repossession case against Pierre. Judge Brown lee's written decision was based on what tribal attorneys feel were numerous errors in
the assessment of the case----
including disregarding the U.S. Supreme Court's judgement in the case of Kennerly vs. the Ninth District Court of Montana.
In the Kennerly case, the nation's highest court found that state courts did not have the authority to process civil debt matters. Kennerly, whose case was very similar to Pierre's was being sued by a grocery store chain for not paying a food tab.
The Pierre case involves the possession of a 1965 Ford pickup truck by the Security State Bank in lieu of a $250 furniture loan.
Elsewhere in the courtroom, The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing testimony on the "Tonasket" untaxed cigarette case and state tax case between
McLanahan and the State of Arizona. The decision in both cases will have a bearing on Tribal Members.
$2.4 Million Job Corps
Contract
Dixon (Char-Koosta): The tribe will be in the vocational training business for another two years.
Earlier this month. Tribal Council Chairman Harold Mitchell Jr. signed the $2.4 million contract for a two year renewal of the Regional Residential Manpower Training Cen
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Dixon (Char-Koosta): A special Tribal Council meeting will be called sometime in Dec. to discuss the preliminary icauus ot a Tour-year water survey with the tribe's Washington attorneys.
Attorney Richard Baenan will present the detailed water study by the engineering firm
St.lgnatius (Char-Koosta):
The Indian Public Health Service would like to flouridate the water supplies of all new housing projects on the reservation serving ten housholds or more.
PHS says flouridation-------
which is believed to strengthen the teeth of children—is essen-
Dixon (Char-Koosta): The some times volcanic groundwork for tribal contracting of the BIA offices of Education Specialist and Employment Assistance Officer—complete with federal budgets-has finally been laid.
During the November 17 meeting, the Tribal Council decided by a five to two margin to resume negotiations with the Bureau of a contract to take over the two offices.
The controversial contract offer was dropped the previous meeting (Nov.3) by a vote of four to three.
Clyde, Criddle and Woodard. The survey, begun in 1968, was completed earlier this fall but has been under review by the tribal attorneys.
The study reportedly covers all water rising from and flowing through the Flathead Reservation. Preliminary reports indicate this will include
tion because the Flathead Reservation is among the worst areas in the United States for dental problems. But a lot of people are wondering whether there is more to flouride than "21 percent fewer cavities".
The controversy over the salt-like substnace has raged in (Continued on Page tf)
The measure to resume neg^. otiations for the current BIA posts passed November 17 with the votes of Vic Stinqer, Pablo, (who voted to break ott the talks the previous meeting)— Tom "Bearhead" Swaney (who was absent during the November 3 meeting)—Tom Pablo, Hot Springs, John Malatare, Arlee.. and Council Chairman Harold Mitchell Jr. (all voting to continue the negotiations at the November 3 meeting). Opposed to the measure to submit a contract offer were Council-men Jim Ely, Ronan and E'W'
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aquafirs and groundwater as well as standing and flowing surface water.
The special meeting might be extended another day to permit Baenan to present a report on current court cases involving jurisdiction and other legal matters.
Dentists
Dixon (Char-Koosta): The tribe will take the bit into its own teeth to get more money for Public Health Service dentistry programs on the Reservation.
Dr. Merlyn Johnson, Area Dental Chief for PHS, and Reservation Dentistry Officer Dr. Robert Bartlett told the Council November 17 the reservation needs more dental personnel.
Dr. Johnson explained the administration had not increased the federal fudget for IHS for the coming year and said only only about 14 new dental pos: " itions were available.
Dr. Bartlett said reservation PHS dental facilities-which will include a new four-chair clinic in St. Ignatius and a two chair facility in Poison-will need need at least one additional dental officer and three dental assistants.
The Council moved to ask Senators Lee Metcalf and Mike Mansfield and Congressman Richard Shoup to assist in getting the necessary appropriations and approved the ap-(cont. on page 2)
Salish, Kootenai, Pend 'd Orielles Tribes
VOLUME 2 - NUMBER 15       New Moon of Continuous Snow (Dec. 1,1972) i    PRICE 10c
Bad Teeth: A Bite On The Problem Will Fluoridation Help       Tribe To Biggest Toothache ? Lobby For
Tribe Submits Jobs-Education Proposal