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R eh abilitation o f reservation stream beds is a p ro ject dem anding w ork a n d concern. Fencing cattle
helps m aintain w ater quality an d erosion control.
Sexual abuse workshop set
A two-day workshop dealing
with the problem of sexual abuse
of children is scheduled for No
vember 29 and 30 at Kah-Nee-Ta.
“Open Closed D oors”: Issues
and Answers on the Sexual
Abuse of Children” will provide
an overview of the problem of
sexual abuse of children includ
ing statistics, myths, and a pro
file of the child, family and
offender.
Solutions to the problem will
also be suggested in the areas of
detection, legal responsibilities
and prevention. The workshop
will provide discussion of agen
cies involved in handling abuse
cases, and for sexual abuse of
fenders currently involved in a
treatm ent program.
W orkshop presenters will in
clude Jan Hindman, M.S., M.Ed.
currently director of the Sexual
Abuse Treatment Program for
M alheurCounty Mental Health
Center in Ontario.
Hindman has been fo rk in g
with abused children for over
nine years. In recognizing the
correlation between emotional
problems of children and sexual
abuse, she has become actively
involved in treating the prob
lem of sexually abused children,
their families and sexual of
fenders.
Her recent publication, “A
Very Touching Book,” is an
culmination of nine years of
Spifyay Tymoo photo by
WEATHER
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B e h re n d
by Donna Behrend
Warm Springs’ favorite son,
Ken Smith, is heading back
West after spending four years
as Assistant Secretary of the
Interior. Smith said in a tele
phone interview last week that
he has “verbally indicated” his
resignation; his formal written
resignation will come within the
next two weeks or so.
The 49-year-old former tribal
general manager said that he
“basically com m itted” himself
to four years and that he feels he
must “fulfill his commitment to
the President.” Smith stated it
has been a frustrating and tough
job. “I've worked hard and accom
plished many things. But it’s
time to move on.”
Quartz Creek rehabilitated
During the summer of 1984,
the tribal N atural Resources
department began a watershed
reh ab ilitatio n project in the
Quartz Creek area. Cutting and
placing whole juniper trees into
the gullies of the Q uartz Creek
streambed from the headwaters
to almost the mouth* and build
ing gabion structures in the
streambed to help build up sed
iment and the water table were
the main objectives of the pro
ject. The work was financed
with tribal funds with the work
being accomplished by Natural
Resources crews.
In order to better regulate the
flow of Quartz Creek during the
the spring run-off it was pro
posed by N atural Resources de
partm ent to use the H appy Val
ley Reservoir as a control facility.
The method proposed was to
manually lower the level of water
volumn in the reservoir during
the autum n and winter so there
would be storage space in the
reservoir for spring run-off. The
departm ent would regulate the
am ount of water released from
the reservoir during the spring
run-off thus helping to reduce
the erosive nature of the stream
and enhance the water quality.
A study of the reservoir and
how the project would affect the
resources was conducted. The
results of the study showed that
1.) fisheries—the fish popula
tion would remain protected
since the reservoir would not be
drained more than half of its
volumn 2.) wildlife—little or no
affect to wildlife that use the
water; 3.) livestock—should not
affect stock use of the water; 4.)
irrigation—no affect-possible use
of the reservoir during the spring
and summer for irrigation re
main intact.
The proposal and study were
presented to the Tribal Water
Control Board and the prop
osal was accepted as a project.
Earlier this month the water
gate at the reservoir was repaired
and inadvertently left open for
several days. The reservoir
volumn dropped four feet but
due to the unusually high amount
of Water released, the fields be
low the reservoir received a large
am ount of water flow.
Tribal watermaster Deepak
Sehgal related the plan was to
reduce the volumn of water in
the reservoir over a much longer
period of time thereby avoiding
the flooding problem. Reduc
ing the volumn of water in the
reservoir will be accomplished
over a two-month period hope
fully without any such prob
lems. If you have any questions
or suggestions contact the Water-
master at N atural Resources
department.
Help needed on surveys
Community members and pa
rents are invited to participate
iii S workshop training session
4jg^iyelQp techniques to guide stu
dents through occupational sur
veys to be conducted at M adras
Jr. High.
Volunteers are needed to guide
students through the occupa
tional evaluation which will take
90 minutes per students adm in
istered on a one-to-one basis.
The survey, created by the
University of Oregon Career
Information System ten years
ago and updated annually is a
tool students may use in plan
ning their careers.
Questions in the survey en
able students to define their goals
work in the field of child sexual
abuse.
The workshop will run from
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on both
days. Cost is $ 15 per day, or $25
for both days. The cost includes
lunch.
Registration must be com
pleted by Monday, November
26. To register, send name, ad
dress, phone number and emplo
yer to Pinky Beymer, P.O. Box
535, W arm Springs, Oregon
97761. Make checks payable to
Em ployee D evelopm ent De
partment.
For more inform ation, or to
call regarding space for late reg
istration, call Pinky Beymer,
553-1161, ext. 299, or Nancy
We are disappointed that Ini
Williariis, 553-1161, ext. 241.
tiative 456 passed. Its passage,
however, will bring neither a
solution nor a crisis to Washing
ton’s salmon fisheries.
Smith is unsure of ju st what
We believe that the passage
he will be doing in the future. of 456 reflects the understand
“I’d like to work with the Tribe able frustration of Washington
but we haven’t talked specifics voters over the condition of the
yet.” Smith says there are sev salmon resource. We share that
eral options open to him, one of frustration. We are deeply com
which is consultant work. “I’m mitted to finding genuine reme
pretty well educated on the na dies for the region’s salmon
tional scene. . .1 have a lot to problems.
offer.”
It is unfortunate that 456
campaign leaders misled many
As for a successor, Smith said well-meaning people to believe
that no one has yet been selected. that the initiative would help
Smith said that the Secretary of the fish. That it cannot do.
the Interior William Clark has Initiative 456 puts no fish in the
asked him to make recommen water and it will not affect sal
dations. “I will do that, but the mon harvest allocation. Initia
final decision will come from tive 456 is, iri fact, patently
the adm inistration.”
unconstitutional and can not be
implemented.
We are. encouraged by the
Smith and his wife Jeannie
will be home for Christmas, but fact that almost half of Wash
Smith won’t “officially” be home ington’s electorate rejected 456.
until the end of January or the Ten, five or even two years ago,
first part of February as many a measure like 456 would have
lose ends have to be tied up. passed by a much larger mar
Smith expects to resign the first gin. The substantial “no” vote
part of December and spend reflects the growing awareness
another two months in Washing in Washington and the Pacific
ton advising Clark and other Northwest that the key to sal
department associates on Bu mon restoration lies in coopera
tion am ong state and federal
reau matters.
agencies, Indian Tribes and non-
Indian citizens. Confrontation
Smith stated that he has been won’t produce a single fish.
told by fellow workers that with
We are convinced that the
each day he remains in the posi large and diverse body of organ
tion, he is setting a new record. izations and individuals who
“I ’ve gotten a good education denounced 456 during the cam-
and it has been a good oppor paign remain committed to seek-
tunity to provide service to the ing real solutions to our regional
President,” Smith said.
fisheries problems. We thank
Smith resigning, heading West
NOVEMBER 21,1984
for career choices and point
out, also, what is required to
pursue their career choice.
The survey, S am m ler ex
presses, “will give students the
reason they are going to school.
It will show them what is in
volved in career plahning.”
Those wishing to volunteer
their time to help conduct these
student occupational surveys are
invited to contact Steve Sammler
at M adras Jr. High, 475-7253,
for more information. Work
shops dates have not yet been
scheduled.
Register brands
Natural Resources is in the
process of updating the brand
registration notebook. Regis
tration of brands are requested
and needed for identification of
livestock during general round
up. Please come into the office
and register or re-register yoi
brand. Re-registration is r
quested because during rea
ranging of the office, all origin:
brand registrations were mi
placed. Apologies for the incoi
venience.
Initiative 456 passed by voters
those good people for their work.
The irresponsible and short
sighted politics of the 456 pro
moters are the politics of racism
and revenge. It offers no help to
the non-Indian salmon fishing
community of Washington.
For our part, we will con-
tinue to devote all our energies
to working constructively and
cooperatively with Governor
S p e llm a n , G o v e rn o r-e le c t
Gardner, the Washington Depart
ment of Fisheries, Department
of Game and the people of
Washington State.
A ndrew D avid, 83, was selected E lder o f the Year b y the N ational
Indian E ducation A ssociation a t theN IE A conference in Phoenix.
S ee p age 3 f o r p h o to s an d stories.