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Nusux Snwit
Fish Talk
Fish and Votes
by Cris Stainbrook
The recent elections an d the
outcom e o f several races have
given m any resource m anagers
reason to pause an d p o n d er the
fu tu re. L e t’s tak e a b rief lo o k at
a few o f the election results and
w hat those results m ay m ean
fo r the salm on resource o f the
Pacific N orthw est.
Reagan’s Landslide
It is a p p a re n t from the large
victory th a t P residen t R eagan
scored over W alter M ondale
th a t m ost of the co u n try su p
p o rts the P resid en t’s policies.
M any people feel th a t it was
R e a g a n ’s e c o n o m ic p o lic ie s
w hich w on him re-election and
n o t his position on env iro n
mental and resource issues. None
the less, the a d m in istratio n th a t
b ro u g h t us Jam es W att will set
resource policy in the U ,S. fo r
a n o th er fo u r years.
P a rt o f R eag an ’s econom ic
policy has been to m ake m ajor
cuts in federal governm ent spend
ing. W ith the ex ceptio n o f de
fense, virtually all program s have
had budget reductions. A m ong
the proposed cuts has been the
funding fo r C olum bia R iver fish
hatcheries. In fact, these seem
to be a favorite target. H atchery
funding has been d ro p p ed from
th e b u d g e t every y e a r since
R eagan to o k office. L obbying
by fishing groups an d political
dealing by the N orthw est co n
gressional delegation have been
successful in restoring the h a t
chery m onies to the budget each
year. I th in k we can look fo r
w ard to this continuin g fo r an
o th e r fo u r years. H ow ever, as
people tire o f fighting the battle
an d political favors are used up,
there m ay com e a tim e when the
salm on hatcheries will lose fund
ing.
O th er funding cuts m ade by
the ad m in istratio n d u rin g the
past fo u r years include th e b u d
gets of the land use agencies.
The F orest Service, for instance,
has been told to increase tim b er
harvest but has few er people to
ad m in ister sales. The B ureau of
L and M an ag em en t will be “a d
ju s tin g ” th e a m o u n t o f grazing
p erm itted on public land. The
BLM also has fewer people avail
able fo r ad m in istratio n o f its
program s and lease com pliance.
S ho u ld these tren d s o f increas
ing use o f th e resource and
decreasing m anagem ent o f th a t
use continue in to the next fo u r
years, it will b o d e ill fo r salm on
stream s ru n n in g th ro u g h public
lands.
A m ore subtle change th at
m ay occur d u rin g th e n ext fo u r
years could have im pacts well
b ey o n d th a t tim e. P re sid e n t
R eag an will have th e o p p o rtu n
ity to a p p o in t several suprem e
co u rt justices. If forecasters are
right an d those w ho are ap
p ointed to th e bench are very
conservative, look fo r few co u rt
decisions to resu lt in m ore p ro
tection fo r resources. A lso, con
servative co u rts have n o t been
favorable to u pholding treaty
fishing an d h u n tin g rights. D e
cisions m ade by one co u rt can
last fo r years an d be used as the
basis fo r low er co u rt decisions.
R eag an ’s o p p o rtu n ity to affect
this process will be in d o u b t
until the cu rren t judges resign
an d are replaced.
The n ext fo u r years u n d er a
“ m a n d a te d ” R eag an a d m in i
stratio n will prove to be in ter
esting indeed. F o rtu n ately , the
a d m in istratio n did n o t get a
“w orking m ajo rity ” in Cortgress
an d th a t m ay prove to be the
saving grace o f th e resources.
S pilyay T ymoo
tance o f 1-456 was th a t fo r the
first tim e h ard m em bers have
been p u t to th e tr e a ty . rights
q u e stio n . In te re stin g ly , b o th
sides are claim ing victory.
The backers o f the initiative,
a gro u p called S-SPAW N^ have
issued statem ents proclaim ing
this vote a clear victory fo r the
“equality o f all citizens.” W hen
interview ed by a rad io station
recently, a leader o f S-SPA W N
was u n su re as to w hat the next
step w ould be.
A g ro u p fo rm ed to oppose
the initiative, N ix 456., was also
claim ing a victory o f sorts. This
g roup points out th a t aw areness
o f treaty rights an d the issues
relating to those rights has grown
considerably as a result o f the
initiative being on the ballot.
The g ro u p p o in ts to the alm ost
50 percent o f the votes against
456 an d says this is a dram atic
increase from the past.
One of the big fears among.
treaty su p p o rters is th a t 1-456
w ould open th e floodgates and
o th er states w ould pass sim ilar
initiatives. T h at is probably true
to som e extent. A t the sam e
tim e how ever, the u n d erstan d
ing o f treaty rights will increase
an d it will be m ore difficult to
pass such measures.
Seven, seven come eleven
T he state o f O regon now has
a lottery thanks to the Novem ber
6 vote. T he d irect connection
betw een this ballo t issue and
salm on m ay n o t be readily ap p a
rent to the u n train ed observer
b u t consider the following.
F ish eries b io lo g ist are n o t
highly paid individuals. They
are, fo r th e m ost p a rt how ever,
gam ing individuals. W ith the
lottery in place and dream s o f a
1-456
big pay off dancing in their heads,
fisheries biologists will co n trib
The b allot m easure m ost di ute m ore to the lottery, per cap
rectly involving the salm on re ita, th a n an y o th er gro u p o f
source was W ashington In itia citizens. T his will lead them to
tive 456. M ore im p o rtan tly it search fo r m ore lucrative p ro
d ealt w ith treaty fishing rights fessions an d create m any o pen
an d th e ab o lish m en t o f those ings in fisheries. M any positions
rights. The m easure passed by a will go unfilled, leading to less
very narrow margin despite being m anagem ent, leading to m ore
opposed by m ost o f W ashing fish.
The future? W ho knows.
to n sta te ’s g overnm ental lead
ers.
In a legal sense 1-456 am o u n ts
to little m ore th a n a public
statem en t on th e issue o f Indian
fishing rights. T he real im por-
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D oris Wolfe was the happy winner o f our last Geo Quiz. The location being ju st west o f Nee Nee
Springs, north ofSimnasho. Here is another ph oto o f someone to exactly identify its location and win
a years subscription to the Spilyay Tymoo. Have it mailed to a relative or friend. Remember one win
per person per year.
Check, use your woodstoves carefully
W oodstoves have becom e the
m ost frequent cause o f residen
tial fire losses in O regon. L ast
year, m ore th a n 2,000 w ood-
stove and fireplace insert-caused
fires were reported in O regon
an d m ost o f them could have
been prevented if hom eow ners
w ould ju s t follow a few sim ple
rules.
1. Use y o u r ow ner’s m an
ual— read it, follow it, keep it. If
you d o n ’t have one, com e by the
firehouse, we have info rm ation
fo r you.
Use seasoned w ood. Season
yo u r w ood by allow ing a ir to
Circulate freely through the wood
pile for several m onths to dry
o u t the w ood. F ir, pine and
o th e r'so ft w oods are best for
kindling; o ak, m aple, an d other
hardw oods are best fo r heating.
3. Never b u rn trash , saw dust,
o r chemical logs in y o u r w ood-
stove. They b u rn to o hot.
4. Never use gasoline, char
coal lighter fluid, o r o th er li
quids to start yo u r fire. The en
closed w oodstove m akes an ex
plosion likely.
5. Fire your w oodstove a t its
m axim um once in a while to
clean the flue. To prevent over-
firing, do not load fuel higher
th a n % of the full inside height
o r.m o re th an !4 of the to tal
volum n.
6. Sm all fires w ith frequent
re-loading will help m aintain a
clean, safe flue. L ong fires on a
single load create excess soot
and creosote.
7. F o r the first half h o u r w ith
any new load of fuel, the dam pers
should be open to prevent creo
sote build-up.
8. Keep a five pound, all
purpose (ABC) fire extinguisher
located near your w oodstove.
Be sure you and your fam ily
know how to use it.
9. Install sm oke detectors and
test them regularly. Early w arn
ing can help keep a sm all fire
from grow ing into a tragedy.
10. If there is a chim ney fire,
shut off the a ir supply to the
firebox, clear everyone out of
the house. C all the fire d ep art
m ent (553-1171) and hose dow n
the roof.
F o r add itio n al inform ation
on fire safety, call W arm Springs
Fire and Safety, 553-1161, ext.
200.
R em inder: O ur departm ent
still provides free hom e inspec
tions.
Cooking safety
Thanksgiving Safety— Be espe
cially sure your stove is in good
condition for Thanksgiving Day
cooking. Defective and over
heated cooking equipm ent cause
m any thousands of fires each
year.
D o not leave uncovered pans
of grease o r fat near stove bu r
ners. W ipe up any drippings.
D o n o t use dried leaves, corn
stalks, or other combustible deco
rations near lighted candles or
other ignition sources.
Driving course offered Two boarding school
Beginning M onday, N ovem
b er 26, 1984. A D rivers C ourse
will be offered an d will continué
until a t least 16 h o u rs o f class
instruction are com pleted.
Classes will be held tw o (2)
nights per week on T uesday and
W ednesday from 6-8 p.m . a t the
W arm Springs Police d e p a rt
m ent training trailer located next
to th e W S P D A dm insitrative
offices. T his class is designed to
aid a person in passing the w rit
ten test for an O regon S tate
D river’s License.
The classes are open to anyone.
N o individuals will be allowed
to jo in the class after the second
session. This class will be limited
to tw enty (20) people due to
space lim itations. E nroll by cal
ling T oni a t 553-1172 during
weekdays, 8 a.m . to 5 p.m.
Idaho joins fishing suit
Vern Nance retired after 27 years with the Warm Springs Forestry
Department.
“ I m ight do nothing. I might
ju st go fishing all the tim e.”
R etirem ent fo r supervisory for
estry technician Vern Nance awa
kens m any possibilities, each to
be looked forw ard to.
T w enty-seven years w ith the
W arm Springs B ureau o f Indian
A ffairs F o restry D ep artm en t is
e n o u g h tim e sp en t w o rk in g ,
N ance feels. Including tim e spent
in the N avy p rio r to w ork in
W arm Springs, Nance has accumu
lated a to ta l w ork tim e w ith the
federal governm ent surpassing
32 years.
,N ance began w ork w ith the
F orestry D epartm ent as a scaler.
A fter seven years he was p ro
m oted to supervisor, „responsi
ble fo r the w ork o f o th er scalers.
He spent m uch tim e traveling,
inspecting logs an d checking
scalers co n tracted by th e F o re
stry D epartm ent. W hen he began
w ork in W arm S prings th e de
partm ent employed only ten peo
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ple and everyone scaled. Now,
he com m ents, jo b s are special
ized and there are 38 people in
the departm ent.
“ He put a lot o f effort into his
jo b .” says tim b er sale ad m in is
tr a to r B ob B o lto n w ho has
worked with Nance for 19 years.
“ He had high value standards.
He w orked h ard an d expected
others to do the sam e.”
R etirem ent is “a whole new
lifestyle,” says N ance. He has
looked forw ard to retirem ent
an d h a s n e v e r h a d se c o n d
thoughts ab o u t it. N ance has
been spending his tim e w orking
around the house, h un tin g and
fishing. L ater, he m entioned, he
m ight consider getting a p a rti
tim e jo b , doing som ething dif
ferent, b u t not for awhile.
N ance adds, he d o esn ’t miss
going to w ork b u t, he says, “ I
miss th e gals at w ork; th ey ’ve
alw ays been good to m e.”
The 9th C ircuit C o u rt of Ap
peals has reversed a low er court
o rd er g ran tin g Id ah o rights to
jo in O regon, W ashington, and
a n u m b er o f N o rthw est Indian
tribes in a suit against the state
regulations o f fishing on the
C olum bia River.
It was in 1968 w hen the Uni
ted S tates alo n g w ith the C on
federated T ribes o f the W arm
Springs R eservation of Oregon,
Y akim a In d ian N atio n and the
U m atilla In d ia n R eservation
filed suit against O regon defin
ing Indian treaty rights on fish;
ing the C olum bia River, Idaho
filed a separate suit.
W ith Id ah o participating irt
the negotiations fo r a new fish*
Tw o form er W arm Springs
Boarding school teachers, Jewell
Plum lee of Salem and Faye
C argo o f K entucky died earlier
this fall.
B oth teachers had w orked in
m igratory patterns of elk.
R adio-telem etry d ata com
bined with age stru cture and
harvest rates will provide bio
logical inform ation necessary
to properly m anage reservation
elk for your benefit.
T here will be a m arked barrel
placed outside the N atural R e
sources office at the old adm in
istration building for depositing
jaw s or heads d uring the cow /
calf h unt period.
H unters who w ant to save the
heads can call the N atural Re
sources office and a technician
will com e to their residence to
check the teeth.
s
The co o p eratio n and assist
ance of all hunters will.be appre
ciated.
W arm Springs during the 1950s.
Both had retired an d moved
from the area. Plum lee was liv
ing in the Salem area. C argo
had moved to K entucky after
her retirem ent.
Howlak ________
Tichum /
V______
Arlifa “ Ducky” Shirley Kalama
mg m anagem eht plan on the
C olum bia R iver and its trib u
Enrolled m em ber of the C on
taries could have a significant
f e d e r a te d T rib e s o f W a rm
effect on the states fisheries be
Springs A rlita “D ucky” Shirley
cause a lot of the upper trib u tar
Kalam a, aged 49 died November
ies originate in Idaho.
A five year m anagem ent plan 16, 1984 in Y akim a, W ashing
was signed in 1977 fo r the C o ton following a prolonged illness.
She was born Septem ber 16,
lum bia R iver and its tributaries
1935 at W arm Springs to W al
above the Bonneville D am , how
ever in 1982 tw o tribes w ith ter and G race (A ndrew s) Jo h n
drew to renegotiate the plan. son, bo th preceded her in death.
A rlita lived m ost of her life in
Idaho asked to intervene at th at
Wai;m Springs. She had w orked
time, b u t a lower co u rt denied
their request claim ing it was as an alcohol counselor for the
“untim ely,” and too late to enter W arm Springs Alcohol program.
She held a special interest in
~the case.
W asco traditions.
W ith Id ah o entering the case
S u rv iv in g are th re e so n s,
there would be no dispute of
interests th at would have any Alfred, A rnold and C harlie Eyle
of W apato, W ashington; five
effect on the case.
Elk data requested
The N atu ral Resources De
partm en t is requesting tribal elk
hunters who harvest a cow or
calf elk d uring the reservation
E ither-sex Season (N ovem ber
17-25) to bring in the head or
lower jaw for aging.
It is im p o rtan t th at the de
p artm en t gets an accurate mea
sure o f co w /calf harvest during
this period.
Elk can be aged by tooth
w ear and th a t technique will be
used to help determ ine herd age
structure.
The N atu ral R esources de
p artm en t will, also, be radio-
collaring five elk this w inter and
m onitoring the anim als over the
next couple years. The radio
telem etry study will determine
h ab itat usage, preference and
teachers pass away
daughters, Jacqueline Johnson
and Alane Eyle of Warm Springs,
Alexis, Addie and Alesia Eyle
of W apato; three half-sisters,
P a u lin e H o w to p a t, R o sa lia
H ow topat and C arol Joe C raig
all of W arm Springs; and three
aunts, M ary Ann Meanus, Theda
W halaw itsa and D onna Seyler
all of W arm Springs.
Dressing ceremonies were held
M onday, N ovem ber 19 a t the
Agency Longhouse with Pro-
sanna W illiams officiating. T ri
bal overnight cerem onies fol
lowed at the Agency Longhouse.
Burial was Tuesday, N ovem ber
20 at the Agency Cemetery.
John Moss
F orm er C aptain of the W arm retired from the BIA as a super
Springs Police D epartm ent John visor. He w orked for tw o years
M oss died N ovem ber 9 , 1984at for the Shoshone-B annock Fish
the Pocatello R egional M edical and Wildlife departm ent.
C enter in Pocatello, Idaho fol
F uneral services were held at
lowing a prolonged illness.
the S andburke F uneral Home
M oss was born in N oxon, in B lackfoot, Idaho on Tues
M ontana A ugust 15, 1924 to day, N ovem ber 13. Burial fol
H enry and Elsie (Truchot) Moss. lowed a t the G rove C ity Cem e
He m arried Phyllis S hortm an tery with military graveside rites.
A p ril 9, 1950 in M isso u la ,
S u rv iv in g him is his wife
M o n tan a. In 1953 he w ent to Phyllis of G ibson, Idaho; three
work for the Shoshone-Bannock so n s , W illia m , D a n ie l a n d
T ribal police departm ent. In R o b ert M oss o f G ibson; three
1960 he transferred to the Bureau daughters, Betty M oss of P oca
of Indian A ffairs law enforce tello, K aren M oss Sm all and
m ent d ep artm ent. He w ent to D iane Moss b oth o f G ibson;
w ork .for the BIA a t W arm tw o brothers Jim M oss and
Springs R eservation as the C ap Tom M oss of G ibson; two sis
tain of Police, a position he held te r s , G lo ria W h itw o r th o f
until 1975. M oss returned to the B lackfoot, Idaho and M arilyn
Shoshone-B annock reservation W oods of G roveland, Idaho and
w ith the BIA and in 1982 he six grandchildren.