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Pollutants may confuse returning salmon
Portland—Tri 1982 certain law
enforcem ent agencies charged
th a t fall chinook missing be
tween C olum bia River dam s
had been taken illegally by Indian
fishermen. New research by the
N ational M arine Fisheries Ser
vice (N M FS ) now suggests that
these losses m ay be linked t£
flouride and other w ater-borne
pollutants.
In studies conducted in 1982,
83 and 84, N M F S researchers
found flouride concentration up
0.5 parts per m illion a t the fore
bay of Jo h n D ay D am . The
fluoride em issions appear to be
from the M artin M arietta alu
m inum sm elting p lant ju st up
stream of the dam near the town
o f Goldendale, W ashington.
Research tests showed that
fluoride a t th a t concentration
interferes w ith salm on hom ing
ability and m igratory behavior.
(Salm on m igrate by smelling
certain chemicals in the w a t e r -
chemicals present in only a few
parts per billion. Pbllutants, such
as flouride, confuse the norm al
odors th a t salm on depend on
for their sense of direction}.
In 1982 the A rm y Corps of
Engineers funded the N M FS
research to figure out why there’
were still salm on passage pro b
lems a t Jo h n D ay D am even
after the C orps had altered tu r
bine operations and m ade im
provem ents a t fish ladder^.
A different, radio-track in g
study was conducted in the fall
of 1982 specifically to determine
w hat was happening to the mis
sing chinook, th a t is, the sal-»
m on counted when they crossed
Bonneville D am th a t failed to
show up a t M cN ary three dam s
later. The tracking study found
rio basis for the contention th at
Indian poaching was causing a
large interdam loss. Researchers
concluded th a t some of the mis
sing fish were spawning between
the dam s and therefore weren’t
headed for areas above M cNary
Dam. To account, for the other
lost fish, th e ir 1983-released
report recommended additional
study of dam passage and other
environm ental problem s.)
In the N M FS pollution study,,
researchers also found heaVy
metals such as copper, zine,
lead and cadm ium in river w ater
and in sedim ents from plant
o perations. A rom atic h y d ro
carbons were also detected in
sediments and are suspected to
be in the river water.
Some of the contam inants
found here on the Colum bia
rival concentrations in sites such
as T ac o m a’s C om m encem ent
Nuclear waste to be discussed
■ P o rtland— On Tuesday, Feb
ruary 12-13 Colum bia River In
ter-Tribal Fish Comrriission will
present a t the H ilton Hotel, 921
SW S ix th , a conference on
nuclear waste. The conference
will focus oh the health effects
of radiation and the proposed
siting of.a nuclear waste reposi
tory on the H anford N uclear
Reservation in W ashington.
C olum bia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Com m ission is the coordi
nating body .of the four Colum
bia River treaty tribes. Three of
the four m em ber tribes—the
U m a tilla , N ez P e r c e , a n d
Yakima—have successfully peti
tioned fo r status as “affected
Iridian T ribe” under the Nuclear
W aste Policy Alit of 1982. The
a c t gives states and affected
Indian tribes the right to veto a
nuclear waste repository in their
areas, subject to being overruled
by b o th the houses of Congress,
and provides funds to study
health, safety and environm en
tal effects of a repository at
H anford.
Speakers will include, Dr. Karl
M organ, Appalachia State U ni
versity School of Physics, speak
ing on th e Effects of Radiation
on H ealth; Dr. C arl Johnson,
University of D enver, speaking
on the Rocky Flats Incident
and the Im pact of N uclear Acci
dents; and Dr. Susan Lam bert,
speaking on the Effects of Radia-
tion on H um an Psychology and
the Family.
O ther speakers scheduled are
Lynda Taylor, Southw est Re
search and Inform ation Center;
Russell Jim , Nuclear W aste P ro
gram M anager fô r the Y akim a
Indian Nation; Jim M artin, Envi
ronm ental Defense Fund; K itty
Tucker, Health and Energy Insti
tute; Ann Bringlow, Sierra Club;
Richard Doriovan, Federal Emer
gency M an ag em en t Agency;
Joseph Bunting, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and ot
hers.
An early registration and no
host reception will be held Mori-
day evening, F ebruary 11 at
7:00 p.m. The conference beg
ins Tuesday, F ebruary 12, at 8
a.m . Tuesday evening there w ill
be a banquet a t 7 p.m. with
Russell Jim from the Yakima
Indian N ation, m aking a pres
entation on, “T ribal Participa
tion in the N uclear W aste P ol
icy Act.’’The conference resumes
W ednesday, Febrriary 13 a t 8
a.m. and closes a t 6 p.m.
A $25 R egistration Fee for
the conference which includes
the Tuesday evening banquet.
Banquet tickets are available
for $15 for those not able to
attend the conference. Pre-regi
stration is requested by Febru
ary 5. F or more inform ation,
please call Colum bia River In
ter-Tribal Fish Com mission at
(503) 238-0667.
Bay th a t have been targeted for
EPA superfund clean-up. How
ever, the considerable expense
of studying heavy metals arid
organic compounds such as hydro
carbons has thus far limited the
Colum bia research to flourides.
C R lT F C is requesting th at
N M FS a n d /o r the E PA study
and evaluate the effect of these
pollutants on salm onids, b o th
adults and juveniles, and that
discharges fto m the four other
C o lu m b ia R iv er aluminusfn
plants be included in com pre
hensive studies.
Meanwhile, the discharge per
mit for M artin M arietta Gol-
dendale plant is now feeing re
viewed by the W ashington De?
partm ent of Ecology.
Research reports are availa
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Müler
ble from N M FS Research Team
Geo-Quiz
D irector David D am kaer, (206) Identify the location of this geo-quiz and win a year’s subscription to Spilyay Tymoo fo r yourself or a
442-4909.
friend. Call Spilyay Tymoo at 553-1644 or 553-1161, ext. 274 after 8 a.m. Tuesday, February 5.
What is not being done topic of conference
A focus on solutions—what
can be done rather than w hat is
not being done—is the them e of
this year’s three-day N ational
Indian Leadership and Educa
tion Conference to be held March
18-20 a t Brigham Y oung Uni
versity in P rovo, Utah.
H ow ard R ainer, chairm an of
the annual National Indian Lead
ership arid E ducational Confe
rence and assistant director of
BYU’s A m erican Indian Servi
ces, said the conference will fea*
ture nationally know n Indian
and non-Indian consultants in
w orkshop presentations.
Using the theme of “Indian
Issues—A Time of Preparation,
Potential and Promise,” the con
ference is being held in conjunc
tion with Indian W eek.”
“C onsultants from across the
United States will help confer-
ence delegates find working solu
tions to various issues facing
Indian people to d ay ,” Rainier
said, “ M ature Indian youth are
especially invited to accom pany
Indian adults so they can watch
the vision o fth eir potential and
see how they m ight get involved
in solving m any of the p ro
blem s”
Conference w orkshop topics
will include solving health pro
blems, m aking Indian land pro
ductive, increasing parental res
ponsibility in Indian education,
strengthening family ties, deve
loping m otivation skills and a
positive self-image, and making
Indian businesses profitable in
today’s competitive market. ,x
A special presentation by Mrs.
Carolyn Steele, a native Ameri
can Lawyer from the Division
of Indian Law for the State of
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vise the bureau, and if they do
not, the monies are autom ati
ca lly in v e ste d f o r 30 days.
Average interest gained on the
investments is 11 percent per
annum .
The Bureau will soon be noti
fying IR S as to whose accounts
will earn more th an $600 in
interest during 1984. The IIM is
governed by treasury regulation,
ju s t lik e a b an k . B ut, said
Topash, “ju st because the earn
ings are reported to the treasury
departm ent doesn’t mean a per
son has a tax liability.’’Intererst
earned is reported on a 1040
form ju st like any other income.
The BI A became autom ated
some time back, said Topash.
And IIM is ju st p art of that
autom ation. They have found
the conversion to autom ation
cost efficient and th at it saves
time. The conversion just started
last fall in the northw est and he
expects th a t IIM will be com
p letely a u to m a te d w ith in a
couple of months.
Smith’s replacement unknown
vation Economies. He was a t
one time director of the office of
Indian education in the dep art
ment of education. He was born
and raised on the Blackfeet reser
vation.
T ed B ry an t, a C h ero k ee-
Choctaw, is currently employed
by the accounting firm of Del-
Jiot, Haskins and Sells in Denver,
Colorado-. He was a com mis
sioner on the Presidential Com
mission on Indian Reservation
Economies.
David Lester is currently execu
tive director of NCAI. He is
presently a private consultant
in W ashington, D.C. offering
assistance to Indian tribes.
Lynn Engles is currently execu
tiv e/d irecto r of NG AI. He is.
presently a private consultant
in Washingtori, D .C . offering
assistance to Indian tribes.
Leroy Clifford is presently
special assistant to Smith. He
has been executive director for
the .A m erican Indian Higher
Education Consortium.
Ivan Sidney, Chairman of the
Hopi, and Dave Matheson, chair-
irjan of the C oeur d ’Alene, are
aoth being Considered for the
position.
The departm ent of the Inte
rior is in a bit of an upheaval
since Smith arid*Interior Secre
tary W illiam Clark resigned.
Dori Hodell has been nominated
tò succeed Clark. H odell’s con
firm ation hearings will.be Feb
ruary 1 before a CER T com m it
tee. According to sources, no
problem s are an ticip ated on
HodelTs confirm ation. It is esti
m ated that h iseonfirm ation by
thè Senate will come before the
Walls for warmth
end of February. S m ith’s Suc
4 new wall on the outside corrider of Warm Springs Community Center keeps the building warmer cessor will be selected after
Hodell is sworn in and seated.
Home furnishrngs for sale
and prevents the tracking in o f water and mud.
Rummage Sale
Where: Ur^ri L eonard’s, 2700
Greeley Heights
W hen:February 5 and 6, 10
a.m. until evening
Why: Fundraising for youth/teen
basketball team s, the W arm
Springs Angels and Warm Springs
Little Bucks.
IIM checks to be written differently
W ith Ken Sm ith’s official re
signation effective December 7,
the search goes on for his suc-
cessor. The names of possible
replacem ent for Ken are flying
This is to inform everyone in see an Advocate, please come to fast and furious. Following are
our
office
during
those
hours.
the com m unity on the W arm
names th at are being tossed
Springs Reservation that the The staff will be in the office around.
Legal Aide Office will be open from 8:00 a.m . to 12:00 p.m.
Jo h n F ritz was deputy assist
from 9:00 a.m . to 4:00 p.m ., and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
a n t u n d e r S m ith an d u p o n
T
hank
you
for
your
time
and
M onday thru Friday, effective
Smith’s departure, Fritz assumed
February 4, 1985. If you need to cooperation.
the role of acting assistant sec
retary. According to federal law,
a person can rem ain acting for
just 30 days, so F ritz is once
F o r Sale: Heavy duty Sears balls and hinges, asking $200 or again deputy assistant.
make
offer;
a
pool
table,
official
Kenmore washer, very good condi
Frank Ryaft served as execu
tion, $100 firm; A fire insert, size. Call 553-1673.
tive director for the Presidential
orginally $499, chrom e handles,,
Com mission on Iridiari Reser-
New office hours
Idaho, will include the impact Economic Education for Child
o f456 current legal issues among ren, Cambridge, M as.; Lyle La
Fram boise, president of Eagle
Indians.
O ther specialists include Ross 2000, Pierre, S.D .; Jak e White
Swimmer, chief of Cherokee Crow, director of the N ational
N a tio n o f O k lah o m a; L ynn Indian H ealth Board, Denver;
Engles, coriimissioner of A dm i and Jim Kress, consultant for
nistration for Native Americans, the Vital Issues Projects, Erie,
Department of the Interior, Wash Pa.
The registration fee fo r the
ington, D.C.; David Lester, direc
to r of the Council on Energy conference is $40 per person.
Resources for Tribes and repre The fee includes meals, special
sentatives from the Under Secre ¿Vents and the annual intertri
tary of the Interior D epartm ent, bal powwow. F or further infor
Denver; D r. Lois Abeles, direc mation, including motel accomo
to r fo r the N ational Center of dations and conference activities,
contact Rainer at (801) 378-7223.
Howlak Tichum )
Hamley Winfield Danzuka
Enrolled member of the Con
f e d e ra te d T rib e s o f W arm
S p rin g s , H a m le y W in fie ld
D anzuka, 21 died a t his resi
dence in W arm Springs on J a n
uary 23.
D anzuka was born M ay 10,
1963 in Prineville, Oregon to
Gerald and Kathleen (H eath)
D anzuka. His father preceded
him in death in 1970. He lived
most of his life at W arm Springs.
He attended grade school at
W arm Springs; he attended his
first two years of high school in
Toppenish, W ashington; he re
turned to W arm Springs and
finished high school in M adras
where he graduated in 1981.
Right after high school he joined
the U.S. Army and was dis
charged in 1983. He had worked
with the Jobs Bills construction
departm ent as a carpenter trai
nee on the Wolfe Point housing
project. He also worked for
N atural Resources on the gab
ion project. His special interests
were rodeo, hunting, fishing and
basketball.
Surviving him are his m other
Kathleen Foltz and his step
f a th e r Jim F o ltz / o f W arm
Springs; two brothers Gerald
D anzuka, Jr. of Seoul, Korea
and Orvie D anzuka’’of W arm
Springs; five sisters, D oreen and
K athy D anzuka of U nion Gap,
W ashington, Becky Darizuka,
Laurie D anzuka and Luanne
Foltz of W arm Springs; and
numerous nieces, nephewsi, aunts
uncles.
T ribal dressing ceremoriies
were held at the Agency Long-
house Friday, Jan u ary 25 a t 2
p.m. with Nelson W allulatum
officiating. Overnight ceremo
riies followed at the Agency
Longhouse. Burial was at the
Agency Cemetery on M onday,
January 28 at 8 a.m.
Tracy Gabriel McDonald
Tracy G abriel M cD onald, 29
days old, died Jan u ary 28 at the
Mt. View H ospital emergency
room. The baby boy was born
Decem ber 30, 1984 to Tilden,
Sr. and Vicky M cDonald.
Surviving him are his parents
Tilden, Sr. and Vicky of W arm
S p rin g s ; a b r o th e r T ild e q
M cD onald, Jr.; a grandm other
¿Virginia Mitchell of Yakima,
W ash in g to ri; a g ra n d fa th e r
Dallesl W inishut, Sr. of W arm
Springsynurtierous aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and Indian grand
parents.
Dressing ceremonies were held
at the M adras Evergreen Chapel
on Thursday, January 31 with
Nelson W allulatum and Matilda
Mitchell officiating. Burial fol
lowed the dressing ceremony at
the Tenino Cemetery with a
graveside service.
Church Services
.St, Williams Catholic Church '
Warm Springs -
- Matthe* Cröttv. Father
Confession prior to Mass J
sSuftday Masy begins- at K 30 a m •
Reorganized Church Of
JesusChrist of Latterday Saints
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B lije n -C lin t Jacks
t ç i. : 475-6616'
Worship - 10:00 a.m.
Warm Springs
United Presbyterian Church
‘ U l.: 553-1237.
Sunday (Worship - O:,00 a.m.
C o m m u n io n and H ealin g .
I hu.rsday.'TîQÔRfJn.
W'arm Springs
Full Gospel Church.
Orin J oh nson. Pastor
Sunday School ¿IO 00 a m
i Worship Services - 11 00 a m
Sundas Evening Service - 7 30 pm
Bible Study - Wednesday - p B p m
Ypung People’s Service. Friday - 7 30 p.rtt.
Warm Springs Baptist Church
“ Allen Elston. Pastor
Tel.! 553-1267
“Sunday School - 10:00 a m *
Morning Worship - 10:00 a m.
Bible Study: Wednesday. 8:00 p.m