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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1978)
U S. POSTAGE BULK RATE PERM IT NO. 2 WARM SPRINGS. OR. S p ily a y T ym oo Bill Addresses Planning for Deschutes Five years of inter-agency negotiations have resulted in a proposed bill that would include the lower Deschutes in the Na tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Tribal Council has pas sed a resolution (No. 5123, 12- 21-77) supporting the proposed bill, which gives the Confeder ated Tribes the opportunity to prepare a comprehensive man agement plan for that part of the river under its jurisdiction. Confident of endorsement by the Bureau of Land M anage ment, Bureau of Outdoor Rec reation and the State of Oregon, members of the Tribal council will be meeting with these agen cies in the coming week to gain their official approval. They will also approach Senator Al Ull- man next week in D.C. about sponsorship of the bill. Overuse of the lower Des chutes R iver, from the Pelton Regulating Dam to its conflu ence with the Columbia River, has been a concern of the Tribes in recen t y ears. The fish and water resources of the river are protected by tre a ty and the . Tribes have been firm in their desire to preserve those re sources as well as the scenic value of the riv er, while still Development along the lower Deschutes River varies from private homes (right) to HmiM access roads (left) and includes sawmills, trailer courts, and campgrounds. But much of the river is still primitive and the landed interests - the BLM, Tribes and the State - are working to preserve its scenic qualities and resources. CDS Photo allowing recreational access. It has been the position of the T ribal Council th a t any planning for the Deschutes must have tribal input. The BLM and the Tribes own most of the land in the Desch".tes Canyon and the Tribes have aboriginal rights to the waters bordering the reser vation. Inclusion of the Deschutes in the 1968 Wild and Scenic Water ways Act would bring the Sec retary of the Interior, the State of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes together in cooperative management. The Tribal Coun cil will be responsible for ad ministering lands on the reser vation. Although a m anagem ent plan has yet to be worked out, the bill indicates which parts of the river will be administered as scenic or as recreational. Future development will depend on pro visions of the Act and the man agement plan but the Tribes are assured in the bill that all rights afforded by federal tre a ty , agreem ent or sta tu te with r e spect to hunting, trapping or fishing will be honored. Details on how the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act would affect the future of the Deschutes will be forthcoming. To Ease Fall Hardship— — --------------- —------------------------- Loans Available to Indian Fishermen Indian fisherm en who suf fered economic hardship as a result of the poor 1977 harvest of fall Chinook salmon can look forward to relief in the form of low-interest loans. The Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission receiv ed word in late December that its request for a $1.5 million grant had been approved by the Economic Development Admini stration. The T itle IX monies will be used to provide longterm, low -interest loans to eligible Indian Commercial fishermen through the A m erican Indian National Bank. According to CRITFC ad m in istra to r Roy Sam psel, 150 BPA Head to Continue Tribal Liaison Tribal Council delegates in vited to the sw earing in ce re mony of L. Sterling Munro, the new head of the Bonneville Po- weather Jan. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 High 19 18 27 35 47 49 36 - 40 34 38 36 34 Low 10 10 11 11 25 32 29 31 31 30 30 30 Precp. 3” snow .02 .10 .02 S .34 1.3” snow .05 .03 wer Administration, reported to their fellow councilmen that the Tribes seemed to have an ally in the newly installed administrat or, Munro, a Democrat who re places Republican-Don Hodel, requested the presence of tribal representatives at the January 6 ceremony. At the reception fol lowing, councilman Nelson Wal- lulatum said Munro and his guests had an opportunity to “let our hair down.” Discount on Parts Automotive parts are now a little bit cheaper for tribal members shopping at the Tribal Garage. E ffective Jan u ary 1, the Tribal G arage is offering a 10 per cent discount for tribal members on all parts. This does not include service. Munro expressed a desire to pursue the cooperative fishery enhancement program begun by Hodel. Late in 1976 a memoran dum of understanding was sign ed by the BPA, the four Col um bia R iver Tribes (Warm Springs, Yakima, Umatilla, Nez Perce), and the states of Wash ington, Oregon and Idaho. P ar ties to the memo pledged to cooperate on efforts to preserve and enhance the anadrom ous fishery of the Columbia River. The new BPA administrator said th a t he would ensure th at program monies would be forth coming. Funds for 1978 have been promised to the amount of $1.2 m illion. Over a five-year period, $5 million have been budgeted. W allulatum also reported that Munro was dedicated to the concept of a management plan for the m any users of the Columbia River waters. Munro, 45, is a native of Bellingham , W ashington and spent 22 years serving Senator Henry Jackson as his adm ini strative assistant. He left D.C. last year to becom e a private consultant in Wenatchee. Munro has been quoted as saying it would be “fun” to take on a job that involved such “profound” energy decisions. Notice A General Council meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 24 at the Agency Long- house. The topic of discussion will be the Bonneville Power Administration’s request to wid en the North Corridor through the reservation for additional transmission lines, and vacate the South Corridor. Supper will be a t 6:00 and the meeting will begin at 7:00. applications have already been subm itted and the first loans should be m ade by the end of January. Response to an emergency CRITFC started the wheels rolling in October as soon as the effects of the shortfall became obvious. The fishing season for Indians had been cut short be cause the run size was smaller than expected. In its proposal to the EDA, the Fish Commission pointed to “collective mismang- agem ent of the fall fish run by State and federal fishery agen cies” as the cause of the emer gency situation. Quickly gathered statistics showed that aprroximately 850 Indian fishetm en on the Col umbia River had suffered a loss of $1.5 million in fish alone. Incidental losses to small Indian businesses and the overall eco nomic depression of the are a brought the Fish Commission’s original request up over the $2 million mark. As the representative body of the four Columbia River T reaty Tribes-W arm Springs, Y akim a, U m atilla and Nez Perce - CRITFC was organized (Continued on Page 2)
