September 13, 1983 Pace 7
Spilyay Tymoo
Slash burning scheduled
September through October
by Pat Leno
The slash burning plan for
the fall of 1983 will start
September 12, with weather
permitting, according to Bob
Bolton, BI A tim ber sales
administrator. It is a condition
that Warm Springs residents
need to be aware of for the sky
will be hazed with smoke
during the burning period.
A total of 1,850 acres will be
burned this fall. Of those 1,850
acres, Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries will burn
450 acres; 300 acres on the
McQuinn Strip and 1,100 other
acres will be burned by forestry
development and the Fire
Control department.
The direction of slash
burning is changing. This year,
broadcast burning will be the
major method used in burning.
This type of burn will cause less
soil and site destruction and
also the burning period should
be shortened. The broadcast
burning is termed as the
burning of slash after logging
operations and the burning is
done in an untreated mannger.
A limited amount of slash
burning will be done in the pile
method.
This year’s plans will be
through the local discipline
area and will be coordinated by
a team which consists of Fire
control people, timber sales
people and forestry develop
ment people.
Through the team effort, it is
felt there will be a better feel for
the burning and they will be
able "to take advantage of the
weather. It is felt that there will
not be the over extention of
burning of any area.
People should be aware there
are slash burnings locateddose
to highway #26 and heavy
smoke conditions may prevail
on the highway at the time of
the burning. Burning will be on
favorable days when the smoke
will dispense.
The important thing is not to
be alarmed during the burn
period. It is tem porary. Training in the use o f M A S T trousers is one o f the areas in which Fire and Safety department
Burning will continue through volunteers keep current. Bruce Yeo (left) and M ark H am m ond (right) practice putting this anti-
O c to b e r w ith w e a th e r shock garment on a volunteer victim.
p e rm ittin g and possibly
through November,
T ribes propose to tax vendors
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COCC Newsline
Upcoming events reported
For anyone who has called
the Mt. Bachelor Ski Report or
the State Police Road Report,
a re c o rd e d in f o r m a tio n
message is a way of life. Central
Oregon Community College
joined the “instant informa
tion” ranks this week with the
installation of a “newsline.”
The number is 382r2662.
C O C C ’s a n s w e r - o n l y
telephone line, which by-passes
their busy switchboard, gives
callers current information
about campus events and
activities.
T he n e w s lin e c a r r ie s
everything from registration
instructions to College Board
actions, says Helen Vander-
vort, COCC director of public
information.
“ Each day we feature
campus activities of interest to
the public, faculty and staff,”
Vandervort said. “We also note
up-coming events, and will give
brief descriptions of Magic
Circle Theatre Productions
and ticket availability, plus
w o rk sh o p schedules and
campus weather conditions
when appropriate.”
While the newsline can carry
messages from 10-seconds to
15-minutes in length, most
recordings will run one or two
minutes.
“We try to anticipate what
information the public and the
C o lle g e s t a f f n e e d s , ”
Vandervort said. “This is so
new that I don’t even know
what we will talk about...We
want to make it valuable and
interesting.”
proposed tax that could be
levied against the non-member
vendors that conduct business
on the reservation or with Kah-
Nee-Ta, WSFPI and the Tribe.
The October 6 hearings will
pertain to the proposed tax that
could be levied against PGE.
Certain regulations apply to
the testimony to be presented.
Those vendors intending to
present oral testimony on the
proposed tax must provide to
the Tribal Tax Commission,
not later than September 19,1)
the name of the organization
and person represented; 2)
names of persons presenting
testimony; 3) requested length
of testimony; 4) a brief
summary of the testimony that
will be presented; and 5)
w hether or n o t w ritte n
testimony will be presented in
addition to oral testimony.
Ten copies of any technical
testimony must be submitted to
the Tribal Tax Commission by
the vendors in writing not later
than September 23,1983. PGE
had until September 9 to
provide the Commission the
above information and has
until September 23 to provide
ten copies of any technical
testimony.
Warm Springs is not alone in
proposing taxation. Several
Tribes have taken the subject to
court where it has been
determined that Tribes do in
fact have the right to tax. Many
other tribes are already levying
taxes and others are awaiting
approval from the Secretary of
the Interior.
The idea of taxing is not new
to the Warm Springs tribe. Not
only have they required the
business licenses, but the Tribe
has been “self-taxing to the
extent that, annually, the
budget is approved by Tribal
Council,” said McClelland.
‘‘The tribal membership utilizes
their own funds to operate their
government and has done so
for over 40 years. Some tribes
pay this out in dividends,” he
said.
McClelland stated that the
Tax Commission, with the
assistan ce of the legal,
accounting and management
staffs are currently reviewing
comments, and following the
hearings and the economic
impact study, will determine
what amount should, if any, be
levied. “The Tribe has a need to
be self-sufficient and has a
range of needs that need to be
fu lfille d ,” he sta te d . In
a d d i t i o n , th e T r ib e is
“continously expending funds,
without reimbursement, that
benefit tribal members as well
as non-tribal members.”
At this time, it is unknown
when a tax could be imposed.
“I presume some of the tax
could be effective this year,”
concluded McClelland.
NICC covers many concerns
by Lenora Starr
Approximately thirty people
from the W arm Springs
Community, including Miss
Warm Springs Lenora Starr,
attended the fifth annual
N a tio n a l I n d ia n C h ild
Conference which was held at
th e S h e r a to n H o te l in
Spokane, Washington August
21-24.
Save the Children, a non
profit organization, sponsored
this years conference as well as
the four previous conferences.
T h e p u r p o s e o f th e
conference was to focus on the
positive, model programs being
implemented throughout the
country and learn from them
and also to exchange ideas on
how to meet the needs of the
Indian child.
Many of the workshops and
k e y n o te a d d re s s e s w ere
centered on the conference
theme, “The Indian Child: Our
Pride and Our Promise.”
Strong emphasis was placed
on getting a quality education
and the passage of the Indian
Child Welfare Act. Emphasis
was also placed on promoting
the health and safety awareness
of the Indian Child and
developing strong family units.
In speaking of the Indian
Child Welfare act, Evelyn
Lance Blanchard, from the
A m erican A ssociation of
American Indian and Alaska
Native Social workers, stated,
“The Indian Child Welfare Act
passing into law is a victory,
but is also a shame in that when
there is only 1,500,000 of us
left, that we should have to pass
such a law to protect our Indian
people.”
Dr. Kenneth Ross, former
president of the National
Indian Education Association,
has been concerned with
education for over 20 years. In
his keynote address, Dr. Ross
talked about the Indian Child
needing a quality education.
He states “Education has
exposed top priority among
most Indian tribes, but yet,
when you look at it on the
priority list for financial, it
ends up toward the lower part
of the list.”
Concluding his keynote
address Dr. Ross said, “We
need to rekindle a personal
thirst for knowledge and
demand quality educational
programs and facilities which
are necessary to achieve
success.”
Harvey Anderson, a member
of the Quinault tribe and a 16-
year-old student attending
North Beach High School,
states his opinion during a
g e n e r a l a s s e m b ly . He
theorized, “A lot of times, we
(Indian people), tend to be
p a ssiv e a n d n o t sp e a k
outwardly of our feelings. I feel
that this is not all together
right. We need to get more
involved so that we can have a
fair representation of our
people.” He continued, “I’m
really afraid that if we don’t
(participate), that the world
will just pass us by and our
people will disintegrate into the
sauu ana become another
extinct tribe.” Anderson, hopes
to become an attorney with
interest in entering into
politics. D uring the past
summer, Anderson returned
from a P olitical Science
Seminar in Washington D.C.
Washington Govenor John
Spellman, David L. Guyer,
President of Save the Children,
and a female star of the T.V.
show “Fridays,” were some of
the special ,guests attending this
year’s conference.
M any w o rk sh o p s were
o ffe re d th r o u g h o u t th e
conference, each offering a
wide variety of information.
Some of them were very
serious, while others were
entertaining. However, not all
workshops had good news,
which is why conferences such
as this one are offered so that
ideas can be shared with one
another to put views in
perspective.
The Warm Springs tribal
members were active in many
of the events that were offered.
Not only with the workshops
but in the recreational activities
as well such as, the Northwest
Feast to which tribal council
donated 200 pounds of salmon.
T ribal members helped
prepare the salmon for the
feast. Geneva Charley was
especially helpful in preparing
the salmon and the elk meat for
the Northwest Feast. Miss
Warm Springs, Lenora Starr,
represented the tribes in the
talent show and powwow.
Janell Smith served on a youth
panel during the general
assembly, while Uren Leonard
offered a workshop entitled
“Johnson O’Malley, Technical
Assistance to Parents.”
Not all from Warm Springs
were financially assisted by the
Tribe or specific committees to
attend the conference. Since
last October the Daycare staff
had many fund raising events
such as bake sales and car
washes so that they could
sponsor six members of the
staff to attend the 5th annual
N.I.C.C. Next month The
Daycare staff will start fund
raising again so that they can
attend next year’s conference as
well.
Ending the conference was
an awards banquet and dance,
with Congressional Hearings
being held on Thursday.
During a closing remark,
Evelyn L ance B lanchard
stated,-“I look forward to the
day we are applauded, not for
the survival of our Indian
people, but for the quality of
life we will have.”