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TERO gets new building and shares
with other departments By Dorreen
Yellow Bird A TERO
building will soon be nestled in the complex west of New Town that includes the
tribal government offices, casino, museum and health facility. The building will be located south of the
tribal government building which is 7 miles west of New Town. Sixty percent of the design for a 4-story TERO
is complete. The tentative schedule for
the building is: Ground breaking
September 2010, start-up construction March 2011 and completion December 2011
said Charles Foote, director of TERO. Foote said
the new building will become office space for several organizations including
TERO, oil and gas, 477 (a tribal training program); tax department;
environmental department with a fully equipped lab, natural resources and
additional room for expansion. The
building also includes meeting space.
(Graphic design of building is located on the north wall in the tribal
office across from Mervin Packineau, tribal treasurer’s office.) The building will also be showcased at the
national TERO Convention in Traverse, |
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Funding for
the building is from TERO revenue. “We
get $60,000 each year with additional $2 million from licensing,” said
Foote. TERO’s main
objective, he said, is Indian preference and training. “We currently have 100 enrolled members
working on “oil” rigs.” Almost anyone
who wants to work is out there working.
They are now accepting applications from other reservations, he
added. They need
truck drivers and apprentices in all other areas like electrical, plumbing,
masonry and so on. They provided the
training opportunities (OJT) for 12 masonry and carpentry apprentices. When they completed the training, they were
placed at the They also
identify and monitor all activities on the reservation, not just oil, but for
oil, they download information on oil trucks, for example, and have that available
for those who need the information. Charles
Foote is a tribal member. His Indian
name is Black Bear. He lives in Parshall
with his wife, Ernestine and they have five children. He is a Vietnam Veteran. |
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