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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1978)
PAGE 4 JULY 28, 1978 Editorial E COOSH EEWA: (The way it is) INDIAN FISHERMEN MAY GET 27-DAY SEASON By Cynthia Stowell Indian fishermen will have 27 days on the riv e r this fall if the Colum bia R iv er Compact ap proves sta ff recom m enda tions being p resen ted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington De partm ent of Fisheries today in- Portland. Commercial gillnetters will be lim ited to four days on the lower C olum bia, according to the proposed schedule which must be okayed by the Compact, a federally-created alliance of the two states. The disparity in seasons is an attem pt to compensate treaty fishermen for the loss they ex p erienced la s t fall when th eir season was cut short, the result of an unexpectedly small salmon run. Such com pensation is pro vided for in the five-year man agement plan which was negoti ated out of court by the W arm Springs, Yakima, Umatilla and Nez P e rc e trib e s, the sta te s of Oregon and Washington, and the federal government and accept ed by U.S. District Court Judge Belloni in early 1977. According to the plan, 60 per cent of the fall Chinook salmon destined for the upper Columbia a re allocated to tre a ty fish e r men and 40 p e r cen t to non- Indian gillnetters, with at least 100,000 fish escaping to spawn ing grounds above Bonneville Dam. In 1977 Indians had netted only 40 p er cen t of the catch when the com m ercial season was closed. The balance, which To The E ditor The Persoimel Department would like to extend a big “Thank You” to all those serv ing on the E m ployee Picnic Com m ittee and to those who worked hard to make the Third Annual Employee Picnic, which we feel was a huge success! The Em ployee P icnic C om m ittee members all worked very hard and co n trib u ted m uch in the planning, setting-up and serving of the Picnic. We w ant to extend special thanks to Lavina Tanewasha for baking the salmon and to Caro line Tohet for maxing the punch and coffee for us. Thanks to Satch, Eva and Lyle for setting up th e g am es a n d helping w herever they could a t the P icnic. T hanks to Andy Lucas for being Master of Ceremonies and Andy and Aurolyn did the “Lord’s P ray er” beautifully for the opening ceremony. The em ployees of Public H ealth S ervices co ntributed much tow ards the P icnic by donating the shawl for the raffle draw ing and w as m uch a p p re ciated. Phyllis Maxwell (Don’s wife) and Reba Massey (Mark’s wife) w ere very generous in baking those delicious Baked Beans for the Picnic. The dancers — Josie Wolfe, Nathan Jim , Jr., Annette Jim, Curt Jim , Willie Jim , W illiam Suppah, Ronnie Suppah, J r ., Melissa Johnson, Morris John son, F lorene Johnson, Rosie Johnson, Tyrone Ike, Ike John son, C arl Tewee and Daniel Andrews and the drummers — Prunie, Eight-Ball, Fred Muniz, Verbena Greene and Fred Hill all did a w onderful job of presenting several native danc es. L ast but not le a st, special thanks to the Tribal Council for donating the salmon and, also, for their support of the Employ ee Picnic. Many thanks go to the em ployees and their families who joined in the Picnic and the fun for without their participation, the Picnic would not have been so successful. WARM SPRINGS FLOAT Okay, C om m unity M em bers, now is the time to get your imaginations working. Let’s design a winning float for next y e a r ’s Rose F e stiv a l P a ra d e . Keep in m ind the fol lowing points: Theme of the Parade: World Records on Parade It is to be designed to be built around a mobile unit which is nothing but a c a r strip p ed down to-its m o to r, w heels and steerin g g e a r. The fra m e and supports for the float are built around this unit. Any colors you have in mind have to be flow ers or seeds of som e kind (flax , ric e , w heat, etc.); we do have permission to use our own juniper, moss ferns, e tc ., but flow ers have to be included also. It is to be designed so that, Miss Warm Springs will be the c e n te r of a tte n tio n ; you m ay design th e flo at for as m any other participants as your idea for the theme needs. Design the float so that the sponsor’s name (Confederated T ribes of W arm Springs) is p rom inently displayed for TV purposes (also to catch the judges’ eye). Your sketch, in color, should be on 8%“ by 11“ w hite paper accom panied by a n a rra tiv e explaining your idea, the kind of flow ers you have chosen, etc. This need only be one p a r a graph. All sketch es will be put on display and votes from the community will be cast; the one with the most votes will be the one chosen. J u s t as a closing thought, keep ev ery th in g as sim ple as possible because, as stated be fore, th e la st th re e days when the flowers have to be put on the float will be the most hectic and so fa r we have had only one volunteer for th is!! DEADLINE FOR SUB-E MITTING YOUR ENTRY TO STENO POOL, TRIBAL COUN CIL OFFICE IS SEPTEMBER 1, 1978. amounts to about 20,000 fish, will be ad^ed to this year’s allowable catch if the fall run is larg e enough. Prelim inary estimates indi cate an u p riv e r run of around 250,000, an im provem ent over la st y e a r ’s 207,000. This would m ean 110,000 fish for Indian fishermen. As the good faith of the Indians was tested last year, so this y e a r the low er riv e r non- Indian fisherm en m ust bit the bullet. T heir four-day season beginning at 6:00 p.m. August 15 . would allow them 40 per cent of the run m inus 20,000 fish, or about 40,000 fish — significantly, less than last year’s 75,000. Although compliance is ex pected, additional law enforce ment efforts may become neces sary, indicated an Oregon Fish and Wildlife official. Last year 50 g illn e tte rs caught 5,000 fish after the season was closed. The u p riv e r season for In dians would begin a t 12:00 noon August 25 and end a t noon October 3, with weekly three-day closures. These closures should enhance the escapement level of summer steelhead and wild fall chinook. Last fall Indians caught about th re e tim es the yearly average of steelhead. The Columbia River Inter tr ib a l F ish C o m m issio n (CRITFC), which represents the four tre a ty trib e s, gave their support to the staff recommen dations on Monday, July 24. The H arvest A dvisory C om m ittee, on which Gene Green sits, unani mously approved the proposal Wednesday. Indian fishermen were “kept a flo a t” a fte r a $1 m illion loan program set up by CRITFC early this year. Now that all the funds have been loaned out, CRITFC sta ff is hoping for a good 1978 fall season so fisher men can begin paym ents on their loans. The five-year repay ment schedule requires that only the 1 per cent in te re st be paid this y e a r by N ovem ber 1, with payments on interest and prin cipal due next year. Repaid funds will go into a revolving credit account, mak ing funds av ailab le for the future needs of tre a ty fish e r men. SIMNASHO SCHOOL NOT AXED IN 509-J BUDGET CUT By Sandy Rangila em otional w as the la s t of the In the w ake of two levy item s - the ath le tic budget. defeats, the 509-J School Board Initially the directors had pro held a public m eeting Ju ly 17 posed the cut be in th e a re a of and on July 24 reluctantly per limiting athletic travel to varsity formed a nearly $100,000 trim teams only . But when director Evadna ming operation on what they felt B a rtle tt m oved to am end the was an already lean budget. But because Jefferson Coun motion to a 5 percent cut in the ty partrons and the school board athletic budget for grades seven directors believe in and support through 12, several individuals the community school concept, at the meeting indicated that it the Simnasho Elementary School should be a larger cut. One woman noted that at the survived the operation and will rem ain open for this coming public m eeting on Ju ly 17, the board had indicated th a t the school year. Also surviving the cut was sp irit would be to m aintain as the Outdoor School P ro g ram good a q uality of education as ($8,713), costs for insulation possible while addressing the ($10,000), and the building con budget cuts. “ Y e t,” continued the wo struction c lu ste r w ith $15,000 budgeted for a teacher position m an, “ you’ve cut th re e ele mentary counselors and just a there. Deleted from the proposed mere pittance from the athletic budget, which will be put to the budget” . She noted th a t the voters on S eptem ber 19, w ere board could cut 10 p erc e n t (or about $12,000) from the athletic the following: — $45,000 appropriated for budget by just cutting out meals three elementary school coun for the a th le te s while on the road. I think 15 percent could be selors. — A $15,000 teaching posi cut from the budget, she said. A nother p a rtic ip a n t a t the tion for the forestry cluster. — The elim ination of ele m eeting re m a rk e d th a t c h e e r mentary school athletics involv leaders are budgeted for nearly ing only sixth graders ($13,000). $6,000 and that $3,368.40 of that is — $11,000 for a new position ju st for lodging, m eals, and of principal - teacher at Metolius mileage. “Those girls are chosen for Elementary. — $7,800 for a m etal shop 'that, and I think along with the honor should come some respon lockup area. — $6,000 from the outdoor sibility,” the participant said. repairs allotment, bringing that She rem arked that members of other clubs and organizations down to $10,588. — A $4,000 reduction in the have to ea rn th e ir own money for trips. field trip budget. After some discussion, Bart — A 10 p e rc e n t cut in the approximately $125,000 athletic le tt then m oved to strik e the suggested 5 percent cut amend budget for grade 7 through 12. Most controversial and most ment and raise it to a 10 percent PUBLIC NOTICE The T ribal Council ap pro p ria te d by resolution F ed eral R evenue S haring Funds in the am ount of $99,558.00 in la te June. A sum m ary of the adopted budget is available for inspec tion in the Tribal Administration Building. COMING Coming to Warm Springs on August 15 will be the “gypsies” of The R ep erto ry D ance Com pany at Reed College. They will perform at the Community Cen te r beginning a t 8 p.m ., and th ere will also be a special afternoon performance for kids a t 1 p.m . th a t sam e T uesday. Admission will be $1 for adults, 75 cents for students, and fifty cents for children. cut. The board passed the motion 3-1 with Lloyd Smith, Sr. voting ag ain st the proposal. “ I ’m ag ain st any c u t,” rem arked Smith. What was a bit surprising to Fabian Sutterlee and other tri bal members who attended the July 17 public meeting was the support from non-Indian Madras residents who felt the Simnasho School should remain open. Many of those people voiced concern for “ the aw fully long trip for such young ch ild ren ,” the “ need for a com m unity- based school, we’re not a metro politan a r e a ,” and, we should “definitely not drop that school, it’s a community school.” A nother M adras woman pointed out th a t since the per pupil cost in the district is $2,000 a year, that $32,000 to keep the school open for an estimated 14 students was not out of line. (It has since been estimated that 17 to 20 children will be attending Simnasho Elementary this fall.) Following two levy defeats, the Jefferson County School Board 509-J directors knew they had a m andate to cut. And a l though they w ent on record as statin g th a t they felt th at r e ductions would h u rt the pro gram s involved, they had to perform the operation. The directors should be com m ended for the effort and thought they put into th a t un pleasant task, and for the inte grity and spirit they displayed throughout the ordeal. One must hope the citizenry will applaud th e ir efforts by getting out to vote when the re vised levy com es up again for approval on September 19. MwsMasxxsasMswsMsssssxs^ TO ANYONE INTERESTED We a re in need of a person who would tak e the responsi bility of light housekeeping and the care of an elderly couple two days per week. If you’re inter ested please call Norma Jackson at 475-2022. Thank you.
