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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1983)
PAGE 8 MARCH 7,1983 SPILYAY Ï YMÓO Space Creatures prepare for upcoming talent show E igh t acts have been confirmed for the upcoming “Space Creatures” talent show scheduled for March 10. Openings for other acts are still available. Talent will be awarded with money prizes ranging from $100 for first place, $60 for second, and $40 for third. The act does not have to conform to the “Space Creature” theme. Pac-Man, E.T. and other space creatures will be present simply to entertain the audience. Proceeds from the talent show will go towards the purchase of soccer uniforms for a youth soccer league in Warm Springs. TYPE OF PERFORMANCE: AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED: T IT L E OF TALENT: NAMES OF PARTICIPANT/S Katie Brings Message S pity ay Tymoo photo by Sbawcxyk Katie Kangaroo has been visiting students at Warm Springs elementary fo r the past six years bringing them a message concerning the use o f drugs. Katie reminds children than only sick people need drugs. Katie is part o f the Warm Springs Drug Prevention program. She visits students on special occasions such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day. On other occasions her representative, Drug Prevention coordinator Caroline Crux, stops by the classroom with Katie coloring books or reminders o f Katie’s message encouraging children to use only those drugs given to them by their doctor or their mother. The students are always eager to shake K atie’s hand during her visits and all gather around to greet her upon arrival. She never seems to stay long enough for them. A n d they remember her as being a symbol fo r her message, "Only sick people need drugs. ” OTHER COMMENTS: Caroline M. ; Cruz Oamunity Counseling Center P.O. Box C Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phene No: 553-1161 E xt. 216 Here: 475-6886 Developing strategy for future range use by Donna Behrend It has long been recognized that improved use o f Warm Springs Reservation range- lands is sorely needed. Because of this need, Tribal Council has submitted to the BIA a proposal for funding of an a g r ic u ltu r e an d ra n g e management plan. The Bureau, Tribe and O regon State University Extension Service will be involved in the plan and its eventual implementation. It has been estimated that the economic return could be five to six times its present level. Also, the present condition of the resources vary. Some areas are in poor shape while other areas are in good shape, possibly even undergrazed. Assessment of agriculture and livestock potential has been ongoing since the mid- 1930’s. In 1944 and 1945, Tribal Council passed two ordinances initiating the regulation of livestock and grazing fees. Ordinance 48 was adopted in 1971. It recognized the need for a sound range management program and established an o p tio n a l gra zin g perm it system. A study,, conducted by Oregon State College in 1960, recognized the need for improving range management and for increasing economic return to tribal livestock owners. In the draft o f the reservation Comprehensive Plan, through community input, mention is livestock owners and other made for the need to develop interested” tribal members. and protect reservation range There will be a series of resources. It was also discussed district meetings, at least three that better opportunities and says Schlick, through the year assistance be provided to those to discuss tribal members tribal members who own or c o n c e r n s a b o u t r a n g e wish to own livestock as well as management. The first of these increased returns to all tribal meetings will be March 14 at members from the use of the the Simnasho Longhouse. The resource. second will be March 21 at the The Comp. Plan lists two 'Agency Longhouse. tribal goals for agriculture and Schlick, hired by the tribe as rangelands. Those are: enhance a consultant for the project, has a g r i c u l t u r e a n d r a n g e been working closely with m a n a g e m e n t to c r e a te natural resources director Gene employment and income for Greene, forestry and land tribal members, and ensure operations personnel. He also productivity o f agricultural is working with the agriculture and ra n g ela n d reso u rces and range committee. th r o u g h m u ltip le u se In a report presented to conservation practices. T rib a l C o u n cil recen tly , B e c a u s e o f th e E IA Schlick stated that the plan will epidemic, the climate for the “ a s s e s s l i v e s t o c k a n d development of a sound range agricultural development on all management program has been areas of the reservation and will created. The Comp Plan calls propose those actions needed for the preparation o f a fo r im p r o v in g liv e s to c k management plan by 1985. opportunities on all grazing According to management areas.” plan project manager Bud Furthermore, the plan will Schlick, the plan is to be “present the findings on the presented to Tribal Council quantity and condition of by April, 1984 and the “scheme range resources from a new o f the plan will go into effect in range survey; recom m end the 1985 grazing year.” policies and practices to be R a n g e en h a n cem en t and followed in improving and increased productivity protecting range resources; Two key aspects about the display alternatives for types of plan were m entioned by livestock operations and for Schlick. The first is that the agricultural development; set plan is a “cooperative effort forth conditions and practices among the Tribe, BIA and for range use; identify the types OSU. Secondly, it will provide and sources o f assistance that an opportunity for input from can help livestock owners and farm operators achieve a better economic return and address the division of responsibility and authority between the Tribe, BIA and range users, r e c o g n iz in g B IA tr u s t responsibilies.” Also to be considered in the plan will be history of livestock and farming operations, land ownership and use, current and potential production capaci- ities, relationship of range and agriculture to other resource uses, assistance to livestock and farm operations and responsi bilities and authorities. Tribal needs must be provided for “To be effective,” states the report, “the plan must provide for the needs of tribal livestock owners. The programs it recommends must be in accord with Tribal Council goals. The d e v e lo p m e n t, u se and p rotection o f reservation agriculture and range resources m u st f u l f il l B IA tr u st responsibilities and must be closely coordinated with the m a n a g e m e n t o f o th e r reservation resources as well as with other potential users of range and agricultural lands.” Consultation with various tribal committees will also be an essential part of the plan. The most recent range survey was completed by the BIA in 1971 and included only open rangelands. In addition to the data provided by that survey, more current information is needed on various aspects of all types of rangeland. The new range survey is proposed on approximately 5 4 0 ,0 0 0 a cres o f o p en rangeland and forest areas in addition to 90,000 acres of higher elevation timber stands. T w o p rofession al range analysts and a part-tim e secretary will be hired to conduct the survey during the 1983 field season to assemble the new data. The present BIA range conservationist will serve as project leader. It is expected that the proposed range management plan preparation funding will be approved soon. Though funding for the survey and range improvements is not set yet, Schlick is confident that additional funding will cover all three parts of the plan. Cost of the total project is estimated at approximately $130,000. It is important also that range use and management is coordinated with other user groups such as timber, water, ro o t d ig g in g , recrea tio n , housing. “Not all rangeland has other potential use, but a lot of it does,” says Schlick. W ith coop erative, w ell- planned use of the reservation’s range and agriculture lands, Warm Springs can be assured that livestock owners, farmers and ranchers will'have the best o p p o r t u n i t y to r e a liz e im proved, gains on their investments.
