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n r Pdge 6 December 29, 2010 Spilygy Tymoo, Wdirn Springs, Oregon 2010 Year in Review H ere is a look a t some o f the news that happened on the reserva tion during the second h a lf o f the the jea r. the preferred alternative site for a new tribal casino. The publication marks the end of the environmental review and assessment process, which has been going on for about five years, or twice as long as ex pected. June Officers cross-deputized Thirteen tribal officers, along with Public Safety general man ager Jim Soules and police chief Carmen Smith, were sworn in as special officers of the Wasco County Sheriff’s Department. Being cross-deputized allows tribal officers to arrest non-In dians who commit state crimes on the reservation. Earlier this year, officers were sworn in as special officers of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. At Culture & Heritage Valerie Switzler is happy to be back living and working on the Warm Springs Reservation after a lengthy stay in the Mid west for her education. Switzler, 49, now heads the tribal Culture and Heritage De partment, the job formerly held by Myra Johnson-Orange. “Myra wanted us to succeed in everything we did,” Switzler said fondly of her predecessor, who retired several weeks ago. Switzler recently completed her master’s degree at the Uni versity of Kansas in Global In digenous Nations Studies, spe cifically language revitalization and documentation. Language Bowl The Warm Springs language team received the Sportsman ship Award recently from the or- gan izers o f L anguage Bowl 2010 . “This was the second Lan guage Bowl,” Roberta Kirk said. “It’s made up of all of the tribes that speak the Sahaptin language, so a lot of different reservations are involved.” A rlita R hoan, Ichish k iin Sahaptin instructor for the Lan guage Program, said that the team, Melitlama, was invited to participate this year by Modesta Minthorn from Pendleton. The girls who make up the team are Tashina Eastman, 9, Inez Q ueahpam a, 9, and Keeyana Yellowman, 12. Suzie Slockish also had a team participating which included Billy Joe Berry Jr., Billy Joe Berry Sr., Jacob Berry, Mercedes Mitchell, April Rose, and Faith Berry. July Canoe Journey The Warm Springs canoe team traveled from Celilo to Neah Bay on the Olympic Pen insula, following a weeklong journey from Celilo Park on the Columbia. This was historic an historic event for the tribes, marking the first time the Confederated Spilyay picture. Canoe family leaving in July for Makah from Celilo Park. T rib es p a rtic ip a te d in the Memorial Wall The Traveling Wall, a tribute Tribal Journeys canoe gather ing, which brought together 50 to veterans, w ill be in Warm tribes and hundreds o f tribal Springs for two hours on canoe families o f the N orth •Wednesday, August 11. The wall initially was a replica of the west. The teams met at the Makah Vietnam M emorial w all, and Reservation on Neah Bay. An now includes names of those estim ated 10,000 people at killed in all wars from World War tended the celebration, which II through the presend-day wars in the Middle East. lasted through week. The W arm Springs canoe team paddled the N ’C hi Wanapam canoe of the Confed erated Tribes. The journey was a great accom plishm ent for those who participated and rep resented the tribes. Telecom m unications West Hills shootout The tribes have been Shots were fired in West Hills awarded $5.5 million for devel as tribal police, assisted by U.S. opment of a telecommunica M arshals, the FBI, Jefferson tions enterprise on the reserva County S h e riff’s O ffice and tion. The funds will allow the M adras police attem pted to company, wholly owned by the serve a w arran t on Aldo trib es, to b rin g h igh-speed broadband Internet and tele Antunez Sr. Tribal and federal officers phone service to the reserva received tips that the fugitive was tion. The funds cam through hiding out at at a residence in the Department of Agriculture, West Hills. Antunez was facing as part o f the Recovery Act charges eluding charges tied to economic stimulus program. H alf of the money is a prior incident, plus additional charges for the shootout. He a grant, and the other half is a was held in custody on over loan. Warm Springs Ventures, the tribes’ economic develop- $500,000 bail. August m ent corporation, has been leading the tribal effort in pur suing the telecommunications project. Huckleberry Feast The tribes celebrated Huck leberry Feast at both the Agency and HeHe Longhouses on Sun day, August 8. The feast marks the beginning of the huckleberry gathering season for tribal mem bers. Traditionally celebrated in late summer or early fall, the feast give thanks to the Creator for providing for the people. Casino FEIS published The Department of the In terior last week published the final en viro n m en tal im pact statement regarding the tribes’ Cascade Locks casino proposal. In the final EIS, published in the Federal Register last Friday, the BIA names Cascade Locks as Law and Order Tribal council decided to cre ate a task force to determine the immediate course of action and weigh future options in response to the Tribal Law and Order A ct. Sign ed by P resid en t Obama earlier this summer, the law says a person cannot serve longer that one year in the tribal jail following a conviction, un less the jail is approved for long term incarceration and tribes meet other procedural require ments. The Warm Springs Jail is not currently approved for long term incarceration. Fire still burning Seven fires that make up the White Lightning Complex grew quickly due to gusty winds. The fire is centered 15 miles north o f W arm Springs and has burned more than 27,000 acres. 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