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Fish Talk
Higher return expected
take similar action soon.
by Cris Stainbrook
A fter a tw o m onth sabbatical
from writing this colum n, I have
picked up the pen again and
fully intend to meet the ever so
strict deadline imposed by the
Spilyay staff.
R a th e r th a n im m e d ia te ly
climbing upon my soap box and
w axing a t length on a single
topic, it is probably b etter th a t I
ease back into this w riting thing.
So here are some bits and pieces.
The treaty w inter fishing sea
son is currently underw ay in the
C olum bia River. The fishing
effort and catches have been
light. T he catch is prim arily
steelhead with a few sturgeon
being taken.
, The state com pact, which sets
the season, adopted a M arch 21
closing date for the season which
began F ebruary 1. As in past
seasons the Confederated Tribes
have taken action to close the
season earlier. The early closure
is to prevent the com mercial
harvest o f spring chinook prior
to the First Fish Cerem ony and
R oot Feast.
The tribal organizations are
to be com m ended for holding
tô their traditional values des-?
pite increasing économie pres
su res. T h is y ea r th e W arm
Springs T ribal Council passed a
resolution to close the fishery
on M arch 10. The other three
treaty tribes are expected to
Colum bia River spring Chi
nook runs were the topic of a
session a t the recent American
Fisheries Society meeting. The
question being posed rhetrically
was, “Can upriver spring Chi
nook stocks survive?” This is a
problem th a t has been on m any
biologists m inds in light of the
decline in run size in recent
years.
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Topics of discussion during
the session dealt with' tran sp o rt
ing ju v e n ile c h in o o k d o w n
stream , disease problem s, stress
on the fish as they m igrated to
the ocean and the genetic ability
of the chinook stocks to a d a p t .
to the changed river system.
Each talk stressed the im por
tance of the inter-relationship
of the topics. The conclusion
was th at upriver spring chinook
stocks will survive. However, in
order for th a t to be insured,
everything th a t affects their sur
vival m ust be optim ized tow ard
survival.
This spring’s Colum bia River
run is projected by region biol
ogists to be around 50,000 chi
nook. T hat estim ate is similar
to the 1983 and 1984 runs. The
1986 spring run should reflect
the benefits of increased flbws
for fish passage at the main
stream C olum bia River dams.
Increased num bers of spring
chinook will also result from
habitat restoration and run sizes
{
should begin to increase sub
stantially.
The 1985 Deschutes River
spring chinook run is expected
to be stronger than last year’s.
The 1984 run tallied 2,253 adult
chinook; 3,944 adults are ex
pected to enter the Deschutes in
1985. The difference in the two
years is the higher expected
return to Round Butte Hatchery
and W arm Springs N ational
Fish H atchery. The wild es
capement into the W arm Springs
should be sim ilar to 1984 when
the Deschutes River was closed
to fishing for spring chinook.
In the near future the run into
the Deschutes should continue
to increase. The hatchery returns
are projected to be better and
wild fish production has in
creased over previous years.
B arring environm ental catas
trophe, like El Nino, it is unlikely
th a t a fishing closure on Des
chutes River spring chinook will
be necessary in the future.
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much adverse publicity and is
not widely favored. Following
is a list of those recom m enda
tions.
♦Congress repudiate a 1953
resolution term inating gover
nm ent services to 109 tribes;
. *Tribal governm ents m odern
ize c o n stitu tio n s to separate
judicial powers from political
interference, and separate their
e x e c u t iv e a n d le g is la tiv e
branches;
♦Tribes separate corporate
business functions from politi
cal or m anagem ent interferen
ces by tribal governments;
♦A law allow ing appellate re
view of tribal court decisions to
the federal court system if con
stitutional or statuatory rights
are involved;
♦A law creating an Indian
T rust Services A dm inistration
(ITS A) for “protection of Indian
reso u rces, ra th e r th a n m an
agem ent;’’
♦Tribes who chose not to
contract or participate in a vol
u n ta ry fo rm u lar block g ran t
program be provided with con
tinuing program , services from
other agencies, except for trust
services;
♦Allow the Bureau of Land
The Historic Preservation Lea
gue o f O reg o n recen tly a n
nounced plans of a conference
on “N ative American H istory
and Cultural Resource Manage
m ent in Oregon a t Kah-Nee-Ta
resort April 19 through 21. The
League expressed interest that
th e C o n fe d e ra te d T rib es of
W arm Springs co-sponsor the
conference.
Several topics for discussion
are planned. Those mentioned
were traditional history of Ore
gon, which is an overview of
Native Am erican life and cul
tural patterns before the advent
of the settler population. This
will include regional surveys of
the different tribes attending
the conference in the geographi-
Management and Minerals M an recognized tribes from Securi
agement Service to conduct land ties and Exchange Commission
surveys and resource record requirem ents to the same extept
as state and local governments;
keeping under the ITSA;
♦The Bureau of Indian Affairs,
♦The Indian T ax Status Act
in ffie interim to I t ’S A creation, be am ended to provide 4ribj4
be directed to “exercise its trust governm ents the same tax e,x-
respon sib ilities in a m an n er em p tio n s as state and locjil
conducive to supporting tribal governments;
♦The BIA, with tribal con
resources development and mar
keting;”
currence, contract as many of
♦The Interior Secretary con the BIA trust fu n d ’s operational
vene a w ater resources summ it and m anagem ent functions J s
conference including state, local possible to private fund m ana
and tribal governm ents to esta gers’
♦Tribes be given the choice of
blish a w ater rights mediative
process and explore approaches investing in a privately con
to w ater resources marketing tracted investment fund or in
local financial institutions, sub
and development;
♦ T h e p r e s id e n t c r e a te a ject to federal protecting trust
N ational Commission on Indian fund assets and income;
♦Creation of an independent
Business Development, chaired
Indian V enture Capital Fund
by the vice president;
* Federal agencies coordinate (s) to provide loans and take
on ways to simplify and make equity positions in partnership
uniform application procedures with Indian businesses. It would
be capitalized with private sec
for loans and grants;
♦Congress pass legislation to to r subscriptions m atched on
allow tribes to hold referenda of limited basis by money previ
Indian and non-Indian voters ously used to support BIA eco
w ithin reservations on w hether nomic development activities;
♦Am endm ents to the Indian
to accept the exclusive tribal
taxation authority and respon Finance Act so private financial
sibility for providing public ser institutions may contract for
adm inistrative functions as well
vices;
♦Tribal governments make pri as make loans, etc.;
♦The Indian Loan G uaranty
vate ownership or private m an
agem ent of tribal enterprises an Fund be am ended to provide
for guarantees to underwriters
objective;
♦The exem ption of federally of surety bonds, to a maximum
extent of 50 percent, and pri-
, In the absence o f a will, which
provides specific instruction for
its distribution, the property of
a deceased person will go by law
to those designated in the statutes
of descent and distribution, which
vary from state to state. If the
law is going to distribute the
property to the landow ner’s sat
isfaction th at is all th at is neces
sary. However, it is an ihflexible
m ethod and merely provides a
Court appearance noted
Minnie L. Barnett, Petitioner
VS
Timothy G. Barnett, Respondent
Summons—Case No. DO31-85
To: Timothy G. Barnett
You are hereby notified that a peti
tion for the dissolution of your mar
riage has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this notice,
you are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for 9 a.m
on March 22,1981, at the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. All of the facts of the
case will be heard at this hearing,
including evidence you wish to present.
You must appear to present ydur
argument or the other side will auto
matically win. The petitioner, Minnie
1. Barnett, would then be given all that
the petitioner has asked for in the peti
tion for dissolution.
The petitioner, will be present at the
hearing. If you desire to personally
argue your side of the case, you may
have a legal aide, spokesperson or
attorney with you. If you cannot be
present, but want to be represented,
you may have a legal aide, spokesper
son or attorney appeare on your behalf
at your expense.
If you have any questions, you should
seek legal advice immediately?
Dated this 11th day of February,
1985,
Judge of the Warm Springs Tribal
Court
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Geo Quiz
Preservation league planning conference at KNT
Wills are Important
M any people strive diligently
to ac cu m u late an d preserve
property during their lifetime.
A surprisingly large num ber of
people, however, die w ithout
making wills and therefore, without
m aking provision for future se
curity of their families or the
conservation and protection of
their property. Consequently,
they forfeit the m any im portant
advantages that a will can provide.
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Correct identification of the location of this geo-quiz will result in a subscription fo r the caller or a
friend. Call Spilyay Tymoo a t553-1644 o r553-1161, ext. 274 Tuesday March 5 after 8.DO a.m. with
your answer.
cal area later know n as Oregon.
A nother topic mentioned was
the reservation as a com m unity
and will include discussions of
the social, economic and political
aspects of reservation living and
the desire to preserve a balance
between contem porary cultural
and traditional lifestyles.
The final topic is cultural
resource m anagem ent and will
discuss the native American cul
tural resource issues and m an
agement priorities. These will
include, b u t not lim ited to, the
identification and preservation
of food sites; surface survey of
archaeological sites and cultural
management and economic devel
opm ent opportunities arid con
flicts.
In a letter tp Tribal Council
chairm an Zane Jackson, League
president Cathy Galbraith stated
th a t the “spring event is a valu
able opportunity to bring to
gether many different groups
who have an interest in preser
vation and cultural studies such
as elem entary and secondary
school teachers, college educa
tors in anthropology, archae
Commission recommendations not widely favored
The Presidential Commission
on Indian Reservation econo
m ie s presented num erous re
com m endations in its final re
port. The report has met with
SPILYAY TYMOO
basic pattern for the distribution
of property where the owner
h a s n e g le c te d to m a k e
a valid will. In many instances,
the owner desires a different
distribution, and th at can only
be accom plished by a properly
draw n will.
M any of us are fam iliar with
the problem s which are created
when an Indian owner of trust
or restricted land or inherited
interests dies intestate (without
a will.) As m any as fifteen or
twenty or more new owners
may be added to the ownership
cards where the decedent died
w ithout a wife or children and
the estate descended to his col
lateral heirs. In this way, title is
further fractionated, control is
drastically weakened, and fre
quently, the property becomes
less desirable.
The making of a will does nor
will not, of itself, eliminate the
heirship dilemma. However, if
is an effective tool for controlling
the problem and at the same
tim e, it offers a way to carry out
the true wishes of the landowner.
vate underw riters—rather than
the BIA— make the underw rit
ing determ ination.
♦Tribal governments exercise
sovereignty to enhance oppor
tunities fo r IridiâiïS büsinëSS atid
im prove the climate for private
sector investment;
♦T ribalgovernm entsprovide
notice through their legislative
processes th at defense to sover
eign im m unity will be invoked
only in cases where trust assets,
or trust income not expressly
waived, are involved;
♦Tribal governments link con
struction of infrastructure to
private sector business devel
opment;
♦Tribal goverments encour
age business planning activity
meeting the goals of both finan
cial profitably and social accept
ability;
♦BIA economic development
funds be used to support crea
tion of private sector Indian
business development centers
to provide technical assistance
to existing and potential Indian
businesss;
♦Tribes explore ways to over
come problem s of fractionated
heirship land;
♦ BI A economic development
funds be used to create inde
pendent private sector Indian
business development corpora
tions th a t can sponsor, or fi
nance, privately owned Indian
business enterprises oh or near
reservations;
♦The D avis-B acon A ct be
am ended to exem pt firms doing
construction work on reserva
tions of tribal lands;
♦Give tribes the option of
excluding N ational Labor Rela
tions Act jurisdiction over col
lective bargaining m atters that
deter Indian preference in em
ployment;
♦A llow trib es a “ rig h t-to -
w ork” option under the Taft-
Hartley Act;
♦Tribes focus training pro
grams on private sector labor
markets;
♦Thé president’s order creat
ing the N ational Commission
on Indian Business Development
proyide for a government-wide
Indian procurem ent target of $ 1
billion within five years, to be
achieved through cumulative in
crem ents of $200 million per
year, starting in fiscal year 1985;
♦The B u y -In d ian A cts be
am ended to extend to any types
of federal procurement;
♦The Buy-Indian Act regula
tions be revised to include as
eligible any Indian business ei
ther majority Indian-owned, with
Indian m anagem ent control or
with tw ô-thirds or more Indian
employment;
ology and landscape architec
tu re , n ativ e p la n t societies,
h isto ric /p rese rv a tio n o rg an i
zations, resource management
planners, public agencies and
the general public with an inter
est in Native American and tra
ditional history of the area.”
Look for additional confer
ence inform ation in future edi
tions.
Fundraising planned
The W arm Springs Rodeo sie Tom stated a t this time the
Association has planned a taco sale will be held pending Tribal
sale to be held Tuesday, M arch Council approval for use of the
5,1985 from 11 a.m . to 1 p.m. at Longhouse. W atch for signs at
trie Agençy Longhouse. Cost the post office, M acy’s store,
for meal will bç $2.50.
Com m unity Center and other
Association representative Ro- prom inent places.
p owwow ra ffle results
The Lincoln’s Birthday Pow
wow com m ittee would like to
take this time to thank everyone
who helped with the fundraising:
the bake sales, auctions, auc
tioneers, rummage sales and the
mini-raffles. We would also like
to thank the cooks.
The fundraising will continue
with each Sunday a rummage
and bake sale being held at the
Simnasho Longhouse. /
Following are the results of
th e ra ffle h eld d u r in g th e
powwow:
Donated by:
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Matilda Mitchell
Star Quilt
Nettie Showaway
Beaded bag
Nettie Showaway
Pendleton blanket
Nettie Showaway
Pendleton shawl
Grant Clements family
Shawl
Herb Stwyer
Wrist watch
His/hers watch bands Emma Telakish
Buck Jones
Pendleton blanket
Nettie Showaway
Shell dress
Rudy & Anna Clements
1. $50
Mr & Mrs Jacob Frank
>. S50
Fern Begay
[. Beaded belt
1. Clock/radio/recorder Mr & Mrs Gene Greene
Guy Wallulatum
1 $50
Pierson Mitchell
i. Pendleton blanket
Sylvia Wallulatum
i. Wing dress
| $100
George Clements family
Joyce Quinn family
1. $100
Hazel Suppah
I. $50
Florence Meanus
1. $100
I. Clock/radio/telephone Patrick Mitchell
Norval Tufti «
1. $25
Norval Tufti
1. Blanket
Buck Jones g
1. $20
Emma Telakish
». Small pouch bag
Florence Meanus
>. Beaded bag
Tim Heath
L Dancing sticks
The Heath Drum
1. Small drum
The Heath Drum
1. Small drum
Gordon Scott
1. 22 rifle w/scope
I. Jewelry (necklaces)
Won by:
Anson Begay
Jeanette Tanawasha
Birney Tufti a
Sylvia Wallulatum
Ivan Gabriel
Lilly Meanus
Vickie Belgard
Gene Greene
Alfred Smith, J r / - "
Rowena Begay
Lillie Heath
Smokey Miller, Jr. .
Florence Meanus
Sharon Katchia
Harrison Davis
Becky Hunt
Jerry Sampson
Delbert Blodgett
Rosemary Charley
Loretta Tewee
Velma Frank
Charlotte Herkshan
Melissa Tanawasha
Bernavine Yahtin
Joni David
Marcy Moody
O.E. Colwash
R. Rowe
Jack Saddleback
Thea Smith
Mr & Mrs John Holum
Community Center Calendar
March
March
March
March
1-2
11
14
22
March 23-24
March 25
March 26
March
March
March
March
28
29
30
30-31
12 & under boys, girls basketball tourney
Li*l Miss W arm Springs jackpot bingo, 6:30 pm
Gardening program , 7:00 p.m.
Kid’s party, 2:00 p.m.
Dance, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Sixteen-and under basketball tourney
Little boys, girls basketball fundraising bingo,
6:30 p.m.
Foosball tournam ent, 3:00 p.m.
Easter basketm aking, bring own baskets, 12
noon
Pool tournam ent, 3:00 p.m.
Dance, 8:00 p.rii.-12:00 a.m.
Easter program
Eighteen and under basketball tournam ent
Church Services
St. Williams Catholic Church
Warm Springs
Matthew Crotty. Father
,,' Confession prior to Mass *,
Sunday Mass begins at 8:30 a.m.
Reorganized Church of
Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
■
Elder. Clint .Jacks
■Tel.: 475-6616
Worship - 10:00 a.m.
Warm Springs
United Presbyterian Church
. I el? 553-1237
Sunday Worship - '0:00 a.m.
C o m m u n io n an
He a 11 ng:
I hursday. 7:00. p.m.
Warm Springs
Full Gospel Church
Orin Johnson. Pastor
Sunday School - 10:00 a m.
Worship Services - 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service - 7:30 p.m.
Bible Study - Wednesday - 7:30 p m.
Young People’s Service, Friday - 7:30 p.rn.
W arm 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