1. Warm Springs Indian Reservation Casino
2. Warm Springs Reservation Oregon

Welcome to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs updated career opportunity site. Employment with the Confederated Tribes is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to serve family, friends and neighbors in beautiful Central Oregon. Applicants are encouraged to attach a cover letter and resume for job applications through our system. KAH-NEE-TA RESORT & SPA in Warm Springs located at 6823 Highway 8. Save big with Reservations.com exclusive deals and discounts. Book online or call now.

Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino[edit]

No mention of Kah-nee-tah? -- llywrch 01:19, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

There is now a Kah-nee-ta article--I'll add the link. Katr67 20:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Merger[edit]

I feel that the article Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino should be merged with Warm Springs Indian Reservation as their is very little information pertaining to the casino and therefore, I do not feel that it is substantial enough to stand alone. T. White 09:15, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Oppose - beter criteria for rewrite than merge.Bakaman_Bakatalk 05:11, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Oppose - I think the casino article merits expansion, not merger. We have various categories and lists about casinos in the U.S. and Oregon that would be rendered less useful if the casinos were merged with the tribal articles. Katr67 16:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I support a rewrite along with you if there is someone willing to do it. Otherwise, I just do not feel that this article is worthy of standing alone. T. White 09:39, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Format[edit]

I added pictures but screwed up the format. Can someone please help with it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andy8Kahn (talk • contribs) 06:29, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

Sources for expansion[edit]

I think the Oregonian was shooting for a Pulitzer with this series on Warm Springs in late 2003. Lots of good info here.

• Kim Christensen (December 8, 2003). 'A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN DIE DRIVEN TO DEATH - AT WARMSPRINGS , THE RISING TOLL OF CHILDREN KILLED IN CAR WRECKS IS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH RESISTANCE TO NON-INDIAN SAFETY MEASURES'. The Oregonian.Unknown parameter coauthors= ignored ( author= suggested) (help); Check date values in: date= (help)
• Brent Walth (December 9, 2003). 'FATALLY FLAWED WARMSPRINGS ' CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM PROVES LITTLE PROTECTION FOR ITS MOST VULNERABLE AND LITTLE DETERRENT FOR THOSE WHO HARM THEM'. The Oregonian.Unknown parameter coauthors= ignored ( author= suggested) (help); Check date values in: date= (help)
• Brent Walth (December 10, 2003). 'TEEN DIES IN POST-TREATMENT 'WHIRLPOOL' - WARMSPRINGS ' PROGRAMS AND FOLLOW-UP FOR KIDS WHO ABUSE ALCOHOL, AS TOMMY DICKSON'S CASE ILLUSTRATES, HAVE SEVERE SHORTCOMINGS'. The Oregonian.Check date values in: date= (help)
• Brent Walth (December 10, 2003). 'TAKING THE DRY ROAD - IN DECIDING NOT TO DRINK, A WARMSPRINGS TEEN LOSES FRIENDS BUT FINDS A MENTOR WHO BEAT ALCOHOLISM AND IMMERSES HIM IN TRIBAL CULTURE'. The Oregonian.Check date values in: date= (help)
• Julie Sullivan (December 11, 2003). 'SOOTHING THE TRIBES' SOUL - ONE CHILD AT A TIME, LUCINDA GREEN WORKS TO BREAK A CYCLE OF TRAUMA AND HEAL THE HEARTS OF THE WARMSPRINGS PEOPLE'. The Oregonian.Check date values in: date= (help)
• Kara Briggs (December 11, 2003). 'WARMSPRINGS TEEN LAID TO REST AMID SONGS, TEARS'. The Oregonian.Check date values in: date= (help)
• Brent Walth (December 13, 2003). 'LEADERS CALL FOR WARMSPRINGS REVIEW'. The Oregonian.Check date values in: date= (help)
• unsigned editorial (December 14, 2003). 'GROWING OLDER IN WARMSPRINGS'. The Oregonian.Check date values in: date= (help)

And not long after:

• Brent Walth (January 29, 2004). 'CLINIC TARGETS CHILD NEGLECT AT WARMSPRINGS'. The Oregonian.Check date values in: date= (help)
• Wendy Owen (April 24, 2004). 'WARMSPRINGS SHOWS CHRDS ON GORGE CASINO OPTION'. The Oregonian.Check date values in: date= (help)

-Pete (talk) 06:43, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

WARM SPRINGS TRIBAL CODE
CHAPTER 7261
TOBACCO ORDINANCE 59

WHEREAS the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon is charged with the duty of safeguarding and promoting the peace, safety, morals, health, and general welfare of the members of the Confederated Tribes, by regulating the conduct of trade and the use and disposition of property on the Reservation; and

WHEREAS the Tribal Council finds it essential to the peace, safety, morals, and general welfare of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon to enact an ordinance regulating the sale and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products on the Reservation;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, pursuant to Article Y, subsection (f) & (1) of the Tribal Constitution that the following ordinance be and hereby is adopted:

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Section 1. Title. This ordinance shall be known as the Tobacco Ordinance.

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Section 2. Definitions. As used in this ordinance the following words and phrases shall each have the designated meaning unless a different meaning is expressly provided or the context clearly requires a different meaning:

1. ” Cigarette” means any roll for smoking, made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective to size or shape and irrespective of whether the tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient, where such roll has a wrapper or cover made of paper or any other material except where such wrapper is wholly or in the greater part made of natural leaf tobacco.
2. ” Council” shall mean the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
3. ” Operator” shall mean any person licensed by the Tribe to operate a tobacco outlet.
4. ” Person” includes any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
5. ” Tobacco outlet” shall mean any outlet for the sale of tobacco products located on the Warm Springs Reservation and shall include a cigarette vending machine.
6. ” Tobacco products” shall include cigarettes, cigars, smoking tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, and all other kinds and forms of tobacco prepared in such manner as to be suitable for chewing or smoking.
7. ” Tribes” shall mean the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.

Section 3. Establishment of Tobacco Outlets. The Tribes may establish one or more tobacco outlets within the Warm Springs Reservation as the Council, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to provide adequate service to consumers of tobacco products.

Section 4. Nature of Outlet. Each tobacco outlet established hereunder shall be a Tribal tobacco outlet and shall be operated by an Operator pursuant to a license granted by the Council hereunder and shall also be operated pursuant to a federal Indian trader’s license as required in Section 8 hereof. Such operator shall be an independent contractor.

Section 5. Application for Tobacco Outlet License. Any person may apply for a tobacco outlet license upon an application form provided by the Council. The application shall state the name and address of the applicant, the location of the proposed tobacco outlet, the period of time, not in excess of five years, for which the license is requested, a description of any other retail or commercial business conducted or to be conducted by the applicant at the location of the proposed tobacco outlet, such other information as the Council may require, and shall be signed by the applicant under oath.

Section 6. Conditions for Application and Approval of Tobacco Outlet License.

1. No application for a tobacco outlet license shall be granted unless: (a) The applicant pays an application fee established by the Council which shall not exceed $25.00. Tribal Members shall not be required to pay a license fee. (b) The applicant, if a natural person, shall be at least 21 years of age. (c) The location proposed for such tobacco outlet complies with all applicable Tribal building codes and zoning ordinances. (d) The applicant is engaged in or proposed to engage in retail or commercial business at such location other than the sale of tobacco products, unless the proposed tobacco outlet is a cigarette vending machine. (e) The Council determines that there is adequate demand for a tobacco outlet at the location proposed; (f) The Council determines that the applicant is of good moral character.
2. The conditions described in this section are not exclusive and the Council may impose any other conditions which it deems necessary. Findings and decisions by the Council with respect to the denial of any application or the granting of any application and the conditions therefor shall be final and conclusive on all persons.

Section 7. The Tobacco Outlet License. Upon approval of an application, the Council shall issue the applicant a tobacco outlet license which shall be effective for a period stated therein, not in excess of five years, and shall entitle the Operator to establish and maintain one tobacco outlet on the Warm Springs Reservation at the location described in the license. The license shall be nontransferable.

Section 8. Trader’s License. If under applicable federal law the applicant is required to obtain a federal Indian trader’s license, the applicant shall apply for such trader’s license within 30 days after receipt of a tobacco outlet license. Failure of the Operator to apply for, obtain, or maintain a federal Indian trader’s license shall be grounds for immediate revocation of the tobacco outlet license.

Section 9. Expiration; License Renewal. Each license granted hereunder shall expire automatically without notice on the expiration date stated in the license. An Operator may apply for renewal of a license by filing a renewal application with the Council not less than 10 days prior to the license expiration date. Renewal applications shall be subject to all conditions and requirements applicable to an initial application.

Section 10. Revenue Stamp Required. No cigarette shall be sold which does not bear a revenue stamp of the State of Oregon or such revenue stamp as may hereafter be established by Tribes.

Section 11. Restricted Sales to Minors. No person shall distribute any tobacco products on the Warm Springs Reservation to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.

Section 12. Tribal Immunity – Liability – Credit. An Operator shall not attempt or be authorized to waive the sovereign immunity of the Tribes from suit, nor shall such Operator attempt or be authorized to create any liability on behalf of the Tribes or to utilize tribal credit as a source of payment of any taxes, penalties, or other obligations of the Operator arising under this ordinance.

Section 13. Operating Without a License. No person shall engage in the business of selling or distributing tobacco products on the Warm Springs Reservation without having in effect a valid tobacco outlet license issued pursuant to this ordinance.

Section 14. Revocation of Tobacco Outlet License. Failure of an Operator to abide by any requirement of this ordinance and any additional requirements imposed by the Council will constitute grounds for revocation of the Operator’s tobacco outlet license as well as enforcement of the remedies provided in Section 15 hereof.

Section 15. Violation – Penalties. Upon application by the Chairman of the Council, the Tribal Judge shall issue an order directing the Tribal Law Enforcement Office to seize all tobacco products from wherever purchased and by whomever owned from any tobacco outlet being operated in violation of this ordinance. Within three days of such seizure, after adequate notice to the person operating such outlet, a hearing shall be held in Tribal Court at which time such person shall be given an opportunity to present evidence in defense of his activities. If the Tribal Judge shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence that such tobacco outlet was being operated in violation of this ordinance, the Tribal Judge may impose a penalty of not less than $50.00 or more than $250.00 for each such violation, and in addition may declare a forfeiture to the Tribe of all or any part of the tobacco products seized as described above. Any non-member of the Tribes found to be in violation of this ordinance may be excluded from the Reservation under existing Tribal ordinances governing exclusion of undesirable persons.

Section 16. Non-Application to Tribe. The provisions of this ordinance requiring a tobacco outlet license and a federal Indian Trader’s License shall not apply to any sales of tobacco products by Confederated Tribes or one of its businesses or enterprises.

Section 17. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.

CERTIFICATION 2

The undersigned, as Secretary-Treasurer of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, hereby certifies that the Tribal Council is composed of 11 members, of whom 7 constituting a quorum were present at a meeting thereof, duly and regularly called, noticed, convened and held this 31st day of July, 1979; and that the foregoing ordinance was passed by the affirmative vote of 6 members, the Chairman not voting; and that the foregoing ordinance has not been rescinded in any way.

1 WSTC Chapter 726 was originally created as WSTC Chapter 720. This chapter was renumbered by Tribal Council Resolution No. 11,744, adopted April 1, 2013.
2 From original Ordinance 59, adopted July 31, 1979.