JANUARY 13, 1978 PAGE »
Water Rights
Issue in Suit
Department of the Interior
Solicitor Leo M. K rulitz has
asked the Justice Department to
appeal a Federal District Court
decisioiragainst the Government
and the P yram id Lake Paiute
Tribe of Nevada, which seeks
Truckee River w ater rights to
maintain a fishery on the Pyra
mid Lake Indian Reservation.
Judge J. Blaine Anderson
ruled on D ecem ber 12 in Reno
that the Indians are barred from
seeking water for their fishery.
He said all rig h ts to Truckee
River water were settled finally
in a 1977 decree. He ruled that
the Indians were adequately
represented in that settlement
and have been adequately com
pensated for any fishery losses.
In a suit filed on their behalf
by the Justice Department, the
United States and the Indians
asked for a w ater rig h t under
the W inters D octrine, which
holds that Indians are entitled to
enough water to fulfill the pur
poses for which their re se rv a
tions were established. Specifi
cally, the P aiu te Indians want
enough flow from the Truckee
into Pyramid Lake to allow two
species of fish to spawn natur
ally in the riv er and the lake.
The lake is the home of the
threatened Lahontan Cutthroat
trout and the cui-ui sucker, an
endangered species.
“The water level of the lake
has fallen by 70 feet since
Truckee River water was divert
ed for the Newlands R eclam a
tion Project,” said Krulitz. “It is
our contention th at the trib e ’s
rights w ere ignored during
drafting of the 1944 decree be
cause G overnm ent attorneys
were m ore concerned with se
curing water for the reclamation'
project.
“ The question of reserved
w ater rights for the tribe is at
the very h e a rt of the case.
Because the th ru st of the Gov
ernm ent’s position is that the
United States failed to pursue
trible rights in the first place, I
think it is vital that we appeal
the decision.”
Krulitz said another aspect
of the decision could have broad
implications unless the case is
appealed. That is the judge’s
holding that “Executive Order”
Indian reservations — those
such as the Pyramid Lake Res
ervation, w ithdraw n by the
President rather than reserved
by a tre a ty or an Act of Con
gress — may be treated differ
ently from others in the appli
cation of Federal Reclamation
laws.
“ That has never been the
policy of this Department,” the
Solicitor said. “ If th at p a rt of
the decision were allowed to
stand unchallenged, it could re
sult in serious im pacts oh all
“Executive Order” reservations
in the U.S.”
The water right at stake in
the suit, K rulitz said, is im
portant not only to the Indians.
The Paiute Tribe has made the
lake available in perpetuity for
public recreational' use and that
has become a major contributor
to the economy of the surround
ing area as well as the Tribe. In
addition, the Secretary of the
Interior has a responsibility to
preserve the habitat of species
which, like the P yram id Lake
trout and suckers, a re th re a t
ened.
Without the w ater right,
Krulitz said, both recreational
use and the fish habitat will be
difficult, if not im possible, to
maintain.
The Family Challenge
. . from The W.S. Parenting Committee
Parents, Children, and Words
(Excerpted from an article by
Le Badgett in Home Life, 8-77)
In the area of discipline we
realize th at children can be so
nerve-shattering that parents
are driven to the point of venting
frustration vocally. But, yelling
is not synonymous with disci
pline! Discipline is teaching the
child self-control. If we cam ot
control our own feelings and
emotions, we have little hope of
helping a child attain self-con
trol.
Yielding to the temptation to
yell and be sarcastic allows two
destructive forces to take place.
First, we place ourselves on the
child’s level. We are not acting
as his m ature authority; we
have reduced ourselves to the
place of another child screaming
back.
Secondly, a child’s self-
image is built by his parents
during thé first several years of
his lie. H isself-im age greatly
affects his entire life. When
parents belittle and hum iliate
him, the child begins to see
himself as an unworthy person.
Obviously, the effects on the
life of a child with a poor self-
image and an absence of mature
authority are disastrous! Let us
consider how we think about our
children. Often we tend to see
them as our responsible children
whom we must make do what is
right. Maybe w’e should see
them as persons uniquely creat
ed by God with their own abili
ties and personalities that need
to be unfolded. Can we as p a r
ents allow our child our respect
because he is a person?
At two public hearings held
Jan u ary 3 and 10 in Warm
Springs, twenty-four parents;
teachers and students were
chosen to serve on the com
m ittee in 1978. The old com
mittee changed the by-laws re
stricting the num ber of m em
bers to sixteen to include the
twenty-four nominees who offi
cially accepted.
the E xecutive com m ittee are
Bernice M itchell, Janice Cle
ments and Gerald Sampson, Sr.
L ast y e a r’s chairm an was
Pat Sanders. She resigned in the
fall and Geneva Smith became
acting chairman.
Smith explained that the
Parent Committee is responsible
for the spending of Title IV Part
A funds for Indian students. The
com m ittee w rites the budget,
hires and fires staff, and sets
guidelines and goals for the Title
IV P art A programs.
Currently Title IV funds
supply th ree counseling posi
The new chairm an of the tions, a community liaison, and
parent committee is Fabian Sut- num erous tutors for both ad
terlee and the vice chairman is vanced and remedial programs.
The th ree m ain goals for
George Clements, Sr. Also on
Community Ed Classes Revving Up
Classes began m eeting at
the Adult Learning Center this
week but it’s not too late to join.
“ I Can’t D raw ” (Nancy
Chinn) will begin tomorrow
m orning a t 10:00 at the Com
munity Center.
Indian Language (Ada Sook-
soit) and Beef C attle M anage
ment (Binder, Bettesw orth,
Jacks and Mobley) had a great
turn-out this week but th e re ’s
room for more students. The
nine-week beef cattle class will
be presented in three segments,
covering nutrition, health and
herd management.
Basic Crochet (Rose Mary
Smith) and Beginning Beadwork
(Caroline Tohet) have met once
and could use m ore interested
people. Caroline noted that she
will be individualizing her bead-
work class so that even people
with some skills can benefit.
Beginning and R efresher
Shorthand will be getting under
way in the coming week on
Thursday and Friday afternoon.
Basic Photography (Nathan
J im ) is still in need of cam era
bugs and will get sta rte d next
week.
Welding (Leon Maxwell) has
been postponed till February 2.
Interested people must regi
ste r before the next class to
make sure the class goes. Drop
by the Adult Learning Center,
located in the Community Cen
ter, or call (553-1428).
The following is a list of
his child th a t he thinks he is
dumb, stupid, or naughty. Yet,
many of us who recoil a t that
idea do the same thing in subtle
ways.
When someone says our
child is sw eet, do we feel the
need to respond with proof to the
contrary? When our children do
things th a t a re am using to us,
but em barrassing to them , do
we laughingly relate it to other
adults in his presence?
The relationship between
parents and children is mostly
created by the parents. Children
tend to treat others as they are
treated . Taking the tim e and
effort to speak constructively
with children can pay off for the
parent with a child who is
respectful and considerate.
TOE NESS
Well, now that Christmas is over, everyone is settling back to
their normal routine. There were these two boys playing on the beach
in Acapulco who noticed a guy laying on the beach with a red
stocking cap trimmed with white under air umbrella. They asked,
“ Ain’t you Santa C laus?” “ Y ep,” was his answ er. The two boys
asked again, “How come you didn’t go back to the North Pole?”
“And get frostbite?” “YIKES”
SS SS SS
There were these two Polocks that went hunting one day and
were successful in getting their buck. One said, “You take one hind
leg and I ’ll take the other and we’ll drag it back to the pickup. After
struggling and tugging at the buck another hunter came along and
said, “If you would change and each take a horn you would have an
easier time pulling as the hair is laying in the right direction.” So the
two guys tried it and it was easier going. Finally one of the Polocks
said, “You know he was right about easy pulling and stuff like that, it
is easier pulling, but the more we pull the further away we get from
the pickup. “YIKES”
SS SS SS
There were these two Polocks who were together all the time —
,1977, which are being reviewed no m atter what they did they did it together. No one could seperate
by the new committee; were:
them. Finally they decided to go deer hunting. They came to the point
Ì) to decrease absenteeism where they just had to seperate, so they made plans to meet at a
certain point.
among Indian studénts;
2) to increase the grade
The first guy gets to the place where they were supposed to meet
point average of Indians; and 3) and he becam e w orried about his friend. He h ears a noise in the
to decrease the number of disci brush just down the way, so he fires a shot there and goes running to
plinary suspensions among In the point w here he fired the shot. When he gets there he sees his
dian students.
friend laying there. “Oh No! I shot by friend,” and he rushes him to
Other members of the new the hospital. He was pacing the floor in the waiting room and finally
P a re n t Committee a re : (p a r the doc comes out and nods his head and said, “We just couldn’t save
ents) Delphine Scott, Urbana him.” His friend said, “Is there anything I could have done to save
Martinez, Daniel Martinez, Joan him?“ “Yes” , the doc said, “It would have helped if you didn’t gut
David, Liz Rhoan, K athleen him out.” “YIKES”
SS SS SS
Foltz, Jim Foltz, Viola Kalama,
There was this guy who took his date to a plush restaurant. He
Nolà Adams, Geneva Smith, Ar-
lita R hoan, (teachers) H arry looks at the menu and sees the prices are so outrageous. He looks at
Phillips, Carol McClelland, Mol his slim, trim beauty date and said, “ I hate to buy you any of these
ly B urget, Andy Zulick; (stu dishes, because they will really put weight on you.” “YIKES”
SS SS SS
dents) Murray Kalama, Gerald
There was this boy who shocked his father when he walked into
Danzuka, Mina Shike, Rosalie
the study while his dad was working on his income tax. He said,
Polk.
“Dad, can I have the car keys?” His dad said, “What do you plan on
doing?” The boy said, “I see you have dirt on the fenders so I though
I would wash the car.” “YIKES”
classes and the days they meet.
SS SS SS
All classes except drawing and
There were these two guys complaining about all their troubles to
shorthand meet in the evening. one another and each seemed to be trying to out-do the other. When
MONDAY -
one of the guys was sitting on the same park bench the other said, “I
Beginning Beadwork
think it would be best if you don’t advertise your troubles because no
TUESDAY -
one will buy them. “YIKES”
Basic Photography
§S SS SS
Beef Cattle Management
T
here
w
ere
these
two
gusy th a t ju st cam e out of the stock
WEDNESDAY -
brokers office, and were discussing the big decline their stocks took.
Basic Crochet
The first guy said, “Does this bother you?” “Who me, I sleep like a
THURSDAY -
Beginning Shorthand (1:00 baby. I wake every two hours and cry like heck.”
ss ss ss
p.m.)
T here w ere these two teenagers talking of how they would
Beginning Indian Language
know when they would become adults. Roger said, “I think the only
FRIDAY -
Refresher Shorthand (1:00 way we will know is when we stop growing except in the middle.”
“YIKES“
p.m.)
SS SS SS
SATURDAY -
Working with a Newspaper one would like to see what he writes
I Can’t Draw (10:00 a.m.)
I Can Sorta Draw (10:00 go on and on. There was this reporter who said I have so m e thing that
will take forever to come to an end, I signed a mortgage. “YIKES”
a.m. - begins Feb. 18)
SS SS SS
Parent Committee Grows to 24
A new parent committee has
been elected to set policy for the
use of Indian Education Act
funds in Jefferson County School
District 509-J.
In the a re a of vocal disci
pline there is a little rule we
might follow: Before lashing out
at our children, we should ask
ourselves whether we would say
that sam e thing to an adult. If
the answer is no, bur comments
probably need rephrasing. Be
cause of his inexperience and
immaturity, a child needs guid
ance in handling life. But a child
is a person, and he should be
treated with respect and dignity.
The second area of concern,
false parental humility, can be
just as dam aging to a child as
yelling and screaming. Children
hear more of what we say than
we think they do. They have a
great ability to sense feelings
and attitudes. Surely no reason
able parent would constantly tell