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NOVEMBER 17, 1978 PAGE 5 National Indian News Briefs by Vince Lovett PRESIDENT SIGNS EDUCATION AMENDMENTS ACT IN TERIOR BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION H.R.15, the Education Amendments Act of 1978 (now P.L. 95-561) was signed into law S? President Carter November 1. Though Title XI of the Act affecte Inians most (hrectly, other tides dealing with special education bilmgual education etc., have a major bearing on Indian education Interior Assistant Secretary Forrest Gerard announced following the signing that the Department has invited tribal leaders to nominate persons to work on implementing task forces for Tide XI of the Act. This title strongly emphasises local community control of Indian education programs in BIA programs and in public schools — with Johnson-O’Malley and Impact Aid Federal funds. Deputy Assistant Secretary Rick Lavis has been directed by Gerard to head un the implementation process for BIA. RULING UPHOLDS RIGHTS OF INDIAN FISHERMEN: A ruling that treaty Indians in the Pacific Northwest should be exempt from salmon fishing regulations issued by the International Pac ific Salmon Fisheries Commission was upheld yesterday by the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals. Non-Indian commercial salmon fishermen in Washington state had sued to prevent the Federal Government from exempting the Indians and from issuing separate regulations for Indians. The appeals court said the real attack of the suit was on a court ruling which said Indians should have an opportunity to take one-half of the salmon catch. The court noted that interpretation of that ruling was now a question before the U.S. Supreme Court, and said it would be inappropriate for the appeals court to pursue the issues further. DELORIA HAS PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALING STATE TRIBAL RELATIONS: Prescribing a dose of “realism and practicality” to improve relations between state governments and Indian governments, Sam Deloria, director of the American Indian Law Center at the University of New Mexico, told an Indian affairs subcommittee that too often the lunatics on both sides get the headlines and “nobody knows what the serious politicians on either side are saying.” Deloria told the subcommittee of the Criminal Justice Study Committee that a foundation-financed project has begun to bring state and Indian politicians together to work out agreements on issues apart from the questions over state and tribal sovereignty. The project is operated by the Commission on Tribal-State’Relations formed by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Congress of American Indians the Natijonal Tribal Chairmen’s Association. “Quite frankly, we’re going to pick easy areas in order to snow some victories,” Deloria said. “We want to show that there are areas where there is very little dispute over jurisdiction.” NORTHWEST INDIAN NEWS ASSOCIATION (NINA) HAS MEETING: The first annual meeting of the Northwest Indian News Association’ was held in Seattle October 25-26. The new organization doubled its active membership from 11 papers or news organizations to 22. Plans for a regional Indian news service, a cooperative advertising sales effort and other approaches to improving services were discussed at the meeting. Officers elected were: Mark Trahant, Sho-Ban News, President; Andy DeLos Angeles, Indians in Communication, Vice President; Su Harms, Council Fires, Secretary- Treasurer; Bertha Medicine Bull, Tsistsistas Press, Montana; Deanne Hansell, Columbia River Fish Commission, Oregon; Roger Jack, Tribal Tribune, Washington; and Bob Johnson, Indian Voice, at-large. Since the meeting, NINA hired a chief for its news bureau. Formerly with the Lummi TV station, Nick Nichols is facilitating news sharing and looking for funding. Spilyay Speak« TOE NESS There was this lady who had a woman supervisor which was getting a little nervous because of the young girls progress with the company. All the men were really trying to be as helpful as they could. Finally the supervisor called the young beauty into her office and said, “I would appreciate it if you would cut down on your low cut dresses.” “Oh!” said the young girl, “I have them cut down as far as I dare at the present time.” YIKES ss ss ss THERE WERE THESE TWO people who were discussing the problems of money. The first said to the other, “If you found a bag that had a million dollars in it, what would you do with it? The second said, “If I knew that it belonged to a poor person I’d return it.” YIKES SS SS SS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN a fine and income tax is, “A fine is a tax one has to pay for doing wrong; income tax is a fine one pays for doing good.” YIKES SS SS SS A WIFE TO HER husband: “You may be over the hill in your earnings; me I’m right at the peak of my spending years.” YIKES SS SS SS A FATHER TELLS his son, “One more bite like that and you’ll have to leave the dinner table.” The boy’s reply, “That’s ok, one more bite like that and I’ll be through.” YIKES SS SS SS THERE WAS THIS little girl who was denied a bike which she was really counting on for her birthday. That night as she was saying her prayers for bed she added: “And God, please don’t give daddy any more kid’s because he doesn’t know how to treat the one’s he has now.” YIKES ,,,,......... • SS SS SS ...... Show and Tell Scores of kids and parents watched intently as community people displayed their talents at the first “Warm Springs Show and Tell’’ at the community center Thursday night. The grade schools played a big role, offering samples of their “Indianized” music and drama programs. The Show and Tell also included many booths featuring services available locally. Spilyay Photo by CDS Petition Before FCC to Reserve Radio and TV Frequencies Washington — (NINA) — “freeze” at least one FM and AM Radio frequency to cover each of the 54 Indian Reservations with 1,000 or more inhabitants and to “freeze” one television fre quency for each of the 19 reser vations with a population of 3,000 or more. Most of these reserva tions are west of the Mississippi River. The reserved frequencies requested would be held as long Over 200 tribes would be as necessary for Indians to get benefitted educationally and cul the resources to build and oper turally by having their own ate stations. The stations would broadcasting facilities, accord be licensed only to Indians. Indian owned and operated ing to the petition which was filed by the Native American Public Broadcasting Stations could materially raise the living stand Broadcasting Consortium, the National Indian Youth Council, ard of Indians on reservations, the Native American Theological according to Gerald Wilkinson, Association and the 4 United Albuquerque, New Mexico, Church of Christ Agencies: The director of the National Indian Council for American Indian Youth Council “as media con Ministries, the board for Home sumers we are in a particularly land Ministries, the office of harmful position. We consume Communication and the Office the thoughts of others about ourselves and the world. for Church in Society. “Since we are not allowed The petition asks the FCC to Leading Indian Organizations and four agencies of the United Church of Christ today petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to set aside radio and television frequencies to be operated by Indians to serve the major Federal Reservations throughout the country; access to the non-Indian media, we cannot correct distortions about us or pay anything back of ourselves into American society unless Indian people develop their own media. “Not only will outsiders con trol our tribal affairs, but the hearts and minds of ourselves and our children as well. This effort to set aside radio and television frequencies for tribes who may at some time in the future have the potentiality of operating their own stations could turn this situation,” he says. The petition points out that Indians probably receive the worst service from radio and television of any group in the population. Only 6 radio stations, of which only one is Indian controlled, have substantial pro gramming directed to Indians, according to the National Indian Educational survey. Solar Energy Conference Upcoming The Native American Nat ural Resources Development Federation (NANRDF) will host a conference on the use of solar and alternate energy on Indian Reservations at the Albuquer que, N.M. Convention Center on Dec. 5, 6 and 7. The purpose of the confer ence is to conserve the deposits of oil-gas, coal, uranium, and other natural resources through developing the use of solar energy, wind power, renewable energy sources such as crops, and the utilization of organic wastes to produce methane gas for cooking, and heating. An unusual feature of the conference is the “hands-on” learning experience that will be acquired by 23 youths from various reservations. They will arrive before the conference begins and will start construc tion of five solar and alternate energy devices and projects, such as a solar air heater, water heater, food dryer, solar reliant greenhouse. The registration fee for attendees is $55.00 which in cludes attendance at all sessions and reduced prices for a banquet and luncheon banquet. For more details contact: Native Ameri can Natural Resources Develop ment Federation, 910 Fifteenth Street, Suite 840, Denver, Colo rado 80202. Telephone (303) 534- 4484. SUBSCRIPTION TO SPILYAY TYMOO SEND SUBSCRIPTION TO Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 NAME ADDRESS ZIP STATE CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 YEAR $6.00 Enclosed is a Check □ Money Order Q Amount of $ for Year (s) Subscription. All Tribal Enrolled Members Will Receive The Spilyay Tymoo at No Cost Spilyay Tymoo is Published Bi-Weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
