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Wilkinson advocates Indian rights
by Pat Leno
“Keep up the good work,”
was the message renowned
Indian law expert Charles
Wilkinson left with the people
of Warm Springs as he finished
his speech on March 24 at the
Agency Longhouse. Wilkinson
gave praise to the Confede
rated Tribes and the work they
have done to keep their treaty
rights in tact during times of
m ajor changes in Indian
country.
He gave a history of Indian
country and treaties and the
impact they have had on the
rights Indians have or don’t
have. He defined the rights as
being real, hard earned,
bargained for, supreme and
based on laws older than the
treaties between the tribes and
the federal government. Indian
tribes are treated on the samt
basis as a foreign country. The
treaties with the Indian people
in this country were not
because of the color of their
skin but because they were held
as a nation.
W ilkinson warned th at
Indians need to be aware in
th e ir dealings w ith the
government because so many
of the programs in the past
have been a step toward
termination. He said to look
for termination under other
names, for he warned the
government seeks many ways
to disguise it. Indian people
need to continue to look at each
new piece of legislation
presented and each new
program presented. To beat
any move of termination, tribes
need to be on top of all new
developments concerning laws
about Indians and their lands.
Warm Springs has been a
leader in preserving and
r e s to r in g th e ir r ig h ts .
according to Wilkinson.
Indian law is a relatively new
course taught in law schools
a n d it n e e d s f u r t h e r
development. The knowledge
and education on treaties and
their interpretation are of
major importance to all Indian
people. They are best handled
by the Indians themselves and
t h e i r la w y e r s , r e l a t e d
Wilkinson.
Wilkinson was sponsored to
speak at W arm S prings
through the joint efforts of
Central Oregon Community
College, the Warm Springs
Education Committee and the
Lewis Pitt Sr. Memorial Fund.
Nancy Pitt, COCC adult
education coordinator, stated
if there is a further interest in
Wilkinson and his presenta
tion to contact her as it is
possible to have Wilkinson
return for another presenta
tion.
Sturgeon seti ine regulations
The Orego n and Washing
ton state com pact today
r e f u s e d to c h a n g e its
regulation closing the treaty
Indian sturgeon setline fishery
during May.
In January, the Compact
adopted regulations to close
the setline fishery during May,
in addition to June and July
this year. The states testified
that the regulation is necessary
to protect spawning sturgeon,
and is needed to make
regulations consistent with
lower river commercial setline
fishery closures.
The Columbia River tribes
objected to this regulation and
requested a re-hearing of the
matter on the basis that the
fishery has already been closed
in June and July for this
reason, and there is no evidence
to indicate the sturgeon
population in Zone 6 requires
additional protection from
commercial fisheries during
May. Regardless of this
o b j e c t i o n , th e s e a s o n
regulation was not changed by
the Compact.
The Zone 6 sturgeon setline
fishery is therefore scheduled to
close from noon April 30
through noon August 1, 1982.
Reservation nursery
Spring is the time to start
your yardwork and start
planting shurbs, potted plants
and trees.
David Greene and Nelson
Wallulatum have opened a
nursery on Shitike Creek and
w elcom e you to brow se
SIGNS FOR THE STREETS
Gerald Chichenoff (left) and Claude Smith Sr. (Right) were busy
last week installing road signs in the Campus area. A total of 96
signs will be put up in all residential areas of Warm Springs.
Chichenoff and Smith are putting the sign up as their other daily
roads department duties allow.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Behrend
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through their assortment of
greenery. Many are already in
bloom. D on’t forget that
Mother’s Day and Memorial
Day are just around the corner.
Greene and Wallulatum will
also do landscaping and soil
tests.
Princess life a tough, busy one
by Donna Behrend
The life of a Portland Rose
Festival Princess is a busy and
demanding one. So Tami
Nelson has found out since
being selected as Madison High
S c h o o l’s R ose F e stiv a l
Princess.
Tami is the daughter of Tom
and Vickie Nelson. Tami’s
mother, Vickie and her two
brothers, Ron and Dan and her
sister Lori Day are all members
of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs. However, due
to a change in adoption rules,
Tami is not. Tami’s grand
mother is Jeanette Brunoe
Garcia.
In a telephone interview last
week, Mrs. Nelson said Tami is
handling the honor very well.
“But the family is still up in the
air.”
Tami and five other girls
were selected by five judges as
f in a lis ts . S tu d e n t b o d y
members voted for their
favorite, and Tami won.
Tami, a senior at Madison
who has a 3.5 GPA, is presently
class p re sid e n t and was
homecoming queen last fall.
She was sophomore class
treasurer and sophomore Mid
winter Formal Queen. Shels on
the year book staff, a member
of the Pep Club and Girl’s
I
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League. Among all these business and political science.
Tami will also receive a
activities, she still finds time to
be a part-time department store wardrobe valued at about
model. She also has tutored $2,000. Her princess duties
from now and throughout the
handicapped children.
Tam i also enjoys golf, Rose Festival will include
collecting ceramic cats and tea attending dinners, lunches and
a v is it to K a h -N e e -T a
cups, swimming and reading.
For her princess selection, sometime in May for a dinner
Tami. received a $1,000 with the Tribal Council. All
s c h o la r s h ip w h ic h she activities and expenses are
tentatively is planning to use at sponsored by the Portland
OSU. She plans to major in Rose Festival Association.