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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-
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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
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