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Enes Smith is the author of Fatal Flowers,
Berkley 1992, Dear Departed, Berkley 1994, and
Cold River Rising, 2006.
Smith has worked in law enforcement for over
twenty-five years. He has had assignments as a
homicide detective, a SWAT Team supervisor
and commander, and has held ranks of sergeant,
lieutenant, captain and chief of police.
Smith taught criminal justice and sociology
courses for a number of years at a local
community college. Smith currently teaches a
seminar, "Writing the Popular Novel." In addition
to keynote speeches and seminar presentations,
Smith instructs casino employees in the
subtleties of detecting deception.
In 1994 and 1995, and again in 2005 and 2006,
Smith was the Chief of Police on the Warm
Springs, Oregon, Indian Reservation. He has
used his experiences to write his latest novel,
Cold River Rising, a mainstream contemporary
adventure.
Smith lives in Central Oregon and is working on
his fourth novel.
While on a spring break from college, Native American Tara Eagle was kidnapped in
a foreign land. She and her friends struggle for survival, first against terrorists, and
then against the army. Her relatives become frustrated, and then angry at the slow
response from the United States Government.
There are over five hundred Indian Tribes recognized by Congress. In the year 2007
a group of Indians used their sovereignty for something other than a casino. The
Cold River Indian Nation of Oregon declared war on a foreign country.
They were joined by others.
Warm Springs: The community of Warm Springs is home to numerous small
businesses as well as tribal enterprises including the Ka-Nee-Ta Resort, Warm
Springs Forest Products Industries, and The Museum at Warm Springs. Warm
Springs boasts some of the finest water recreation sites in the area including Lake
Billy Chinook. With a spirit of progress and plans for the future, Warm Springs
offers exciting cultural and economic opportunities.
Warm Springs History: Long before Europeans came to the Americas, the
Wasco and Warm Springs tribes lived beside the Columbia River and Cascade
Mountains. The Paiute lived throughout the vast plateaus to the southeast of
Oregon's political border. These were the three tribes that constitute the modern
federation called the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and who own and
occupy the Warm Springs Indian Reservation created by the Treaty of 1855.
Warm Springs became the political and economic center of the 600,000-acre
reservation that comprises much of the northern part of Central Oregon. In 1937,
the three tribes adopted a constitution, Bill of Rights and bylaws for tribal
government, and in 1938 formally accepted a corporate charter from the United
States for business endeavors. During the period between 1940 and 1970 The
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs came to be known as leaders among Native
Americans in self-preservation, self-determination, and innovation for economic
development efforts.
Tribal Government: Since 1938, tribal members have conducted their own affairs
through their constituted government, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon. The tribal confederation is comprised of the
Wasco and Warm Springs tribes, who signed the 1855 treaty, and the Paiute
Indians who joined them on the reservation 24 years later.
The Warm Springs Tribal Council is the central governing authority of the
Confederated Tribes. This eleven-member body includes eight elected members,
who serve three-year terms, and three traditional chiefs who serve for life.
There are three districts on the reservation, with a Chief from each district. The
Simnasho and Agency Districts each have three elected representatives, and the
Seekseekqua District has two elected representatives.
Tribal Council is responsible for setting policy, and hires a Chief Executive Officer
to carry out the day-to-day operations of the Tribal Organization. Contact
541-553-2411, Fax; 541-553-1924
Warm Springs Fire & Safety: 553-1634
Warm Springs Police Department: 553-3272
Children's Protective Services: 553-3209
Warm Springs Health and Wellness: 553-7525
