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Pa g e 2 Spilyay T ym o o , W arm Springs, O rego n September 13, 2007* Salmon Camp brings youth from Warm Springs to Coast B y Dave M cM echan Spilyay Tymoo Young people from Warm Springs traveled to sites around the reservation, to the Colum bia River and the Oregon Coast, as part o f the five-day Salmon Camp. | ' “It was amazing how much they learned from each site they visited,” said Doris Miller, who coordinated the camp with Fritz Miller. “They wanted to’Stay longer,” Miller said, “And they said next year they want the camp to be fo r two weeks.” The purpose o f the camp was to observe the life cycle o f salmon, from spawning in tribu taries like the Warm Springs River, down to the Deschutes and the Columbia, and op to the Pacific Ocean. Besides the fisheries science, the students learned life skills such as prayer, writing, art, so cial skills, team work, presenta tions and listening skills. , Sixteen tribal member youth attended the Salmon Camp, held from Aug. 26-30. , The camp began with a gath ering dong the Warm Springs River at the HeHe Longhouse, where Larry Holliday, o f tribal Natural Resources, made a pre sentation on salmon spawning. jj The group -walked up the river to the spawning headwa ters to see first hand the stre- ambeds Where salmon make their redds. .The Salm on Camp youth then traveled to the W arm Springs National Fish Hatchery, where hatchery worker Kevin Blueback let the students feed the juven ile fish. They also learned the important differ ences betweenJ^J^§iyynd.^?M' jljh. I + ■ ||SjAt the end o f the day the group traveled to Kah-Nee-Ta, where they ate dinner at the Pavilion and slept the night in I Alexis Hintsala and Kassie W arner at the Sherars Falls. Photos courtesy of Doris Miller Harold Blackwolf demonstrates fish cleaning techniques at Cascade Locks, the Village teepees. Sherars Bridge The next m orning the Salmon Camp group traveled to Sherars Bridge, where they viewed the fishermen on the scaffolding. BIA superintendent Paul Young gave a history pre sentation on fishing in the re gion. Salmon Camp then traveled to Cascade Locks fo r lunch; They set up tents, and worked on their journals. Earlier, the stu dents had been given traveling bags with notebooks and pens by-th e A ffilia te d Tribes o f •Northsyest Indians, gg ; ..¿At Cascade Locks, Louie Pitt, director o f tribal. Government Affairs, and Harold Blackwolf Sn, o f thé Off-Reservation Fish and Wildlife, made presentations on salmon and tribal fishing rights. Blackwolf made salmon filets for the group, and the stu dents learned his filleting tech niques. At the Coast The next morning the group left for Lincoln City, $diere they had lunch. They traveled to Newport and the Oregon Sci ence Marine Center, where they met up with a group o f young people from the Siletz tribes. V They visited the Siletz Longhouse for dinner and cul tural dances. The Warm Springs and Siletz groups also toured the Siletó'^u^Lenterand library Despite problems and many unanswered questions, the first return o f hatchery raised Chi nook salm on to .the W arm Springs River is good. Approxi mately .950 adult Chinook es caped nets, fishing lines and predators to return. In other news: The Confederated.Tribes o f Warm Springs have filed a suit ‘against Portland General Elec tric through the U.S. Attorney’s Office,- contending that PGE owes the tribes nearly $13 mil- years . g a liori for an adjustment to rental rates on Round Butte Dam, ret roactive to August 1979. PGE has refused .to pay the amount owed, says the suit, and the tribe is seeking enforcement o f the arbitrator’s order with the aide o f the U.S. Attorney’s Office. And elsewhere: Once a year the tempo o f the daily life for residents in the city o f Pendleton changes from the serious business m ood to a time o f fun and frivolity as a bit o f the past is relived for a week during the Pendleton Round-Up. ‘ A. pageantry o f cow boys Students stayed at the Kah-Nee-Ta Village. ' At the longhouse, volunteers help the students prepare for thè'trip. ’ § aihd -playeit-a- g-amé|of touicn football. “ The next morning the group had breakfast at Chinook Winds, and then listened-.its Tedi Twenty-five I From the. Septem ber, 1982 edition o f the Spilyay Tymoo. ■ Tanewasha gave some advice on making presentations! The Salmon Camp members then gave presentations on what they had learned On' the trip. They went to the beach for a while and then returned to Warm Springs. The students who partici pated in the camp aré: Elyse Bagley, Keyahna Clem ent, Cyril Frank, Morgan Frank, Alexis Hintsala, Niemanjackson, Ada Lopez-Polk, Andrew Lujan1, M efrick Patt, Je v o n Sm ith, Shoshana Street, Kassandra W arner, R obin W arner, Johanathan Watlamet, Theresa Winishut, and Jarrod • Yahtin.'* ■ - week and Indians dom inates the scenes. Businessmen shed their suits for Western wear and In dians from all parts o f the Northwfest re-create an Indian villag e o f teepees; on the round-up grounds. , ' On the beach at Lincoln City. SEARS— Madras 1-Year A n n iv e rs a ry Sale 2007 Save an Additional 10% Off Storew iile Thirty-Ninth Annual COWDEO Sat., October 20, 5:00 p.m. Sun., October 21, 1:00 p.m. Special Giveaways! Enter to W in Prizes! Jefferson County Fair Complex Madras, Oregon REGISTRATION: *Free Delivery after mail-in Rebate on any appliances $399 or more September 24, 9:00 a.m. Fair Office 325-5050 510 S.W. 5th St., Madras 475-3080 è 1 •'