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May 10,1985
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R eservation kicked off the 9th
a n n ù a l tim b e r sy m p o siu m .
Leaving Seattle, at 8 a.m ., Sun
day A pril 29, the first stop was a
visit to the T ribal Shake mill
w hich was built in 1974. The
mill lias operated successfully
fo r a num ber of years, u n til the
forest industry to o k a big drop
an d the dem ands fo r forest p ro
du cts becam e low. »The T ribe
has also ventured into the log
ging business. This is a sm all
step in the econom ic develop
m ent direction; one th a t the
T ribe plans to succeed in som e
day. The Q uinault T ribal Sea
food E nterprise was one of the
stops. The Fisheries Division
has m ade m ajo r steps in devel
oping the T ribes F ishing In d u s
try.
Thç Bureau is definitely com
m itted to a policy of sustained
yield forest management. In most
respects, th e m anagem ent of
Indian forest is directed tow ard
the sam e objectives sought in 77?e Intertribal Timber Council Board o f Directors fo r 1985, jrom (lett to right front row): Truman
m anagem ent of a .public forest. Picard-Colville; Edward Claplanhoo-Makah; M ike Clements-Warm Springs; Virginia Harrison-
L and co n d itio n s,,o ld grow th, Yakima; Gary Morishima, Quinault; (left to right back row); Roger Van Houten-Nez Perce; Ron
W estern R edcedar and W estern
Wolfe-Tlingit & Haida; George DuCharme-Salish and Kootenai; Darin Turner-Passamaquaddy;
hem lock m ake up the vast m ajo Robert Deer-Menominee; Robert Billie-Navajo (Not pictured).
rity of the Old G row th forest of
The tightening federal budgets lion. In the IT.C testimony before m arket séctor. Thats what needs
the reservation. Old G row th oc
cupies a b o u t 25,000 acres of the th a t have now become legend the house A ppropriations S ub to be seen by officials and C on
original 189,000 acres of the ary have changed the focus in com m ittee fo r the in terio r on gressmen in W ashington, D.C.
reservation. Historic cutting p at W ashington to hanging onto A pril 3, Mike Clements brought when budgets are in process.
The Intertribal Tim ber C oun
terns left m uch o f the rem aining w hat y o u ’ve got rath er th a n try this to C ongress’s atten tio n and
O ld G row th on low site land in g to expend it said M ark P h il requested th a t the cuts be res cil is pleased to sponsor the
becausë of its historical im por lips, IT C Inform ation and Re tored so th at the program s can Second A nnual Earle Wilcox
tance. Slash and brush occur on search Specialist, W ashington, continue a t their rejuvinated N ational O utstanding Forestry
Employee of the Y ear and th e
nearly 75 percent of the reserva D .C ., if h an g in g o n to w hat FY 1985 level.
Jo h n Fritz, D eputy A ssistant Intertribal Timber Council (ITC)
tion. M any sites recover through y o u ’ve got is the new them e for
seedling or hand planting, nearly the federal budget, then this is Secretary of the Interior pres R egional A w aid fo r 1985, This
45,000 acres still have little or t h e g r i p p i n g s e a s o n in e n te d a letter to M ike Clements aw ards program was initiated
no tree stocking. M ost slash W ashington,?D.C. The F Y 1986 the President of the ITC, front by the IT C B oard of D irectors
and b ru sh is On form er W estern ap p ro p riatio n s process is in full D onald P. H odel, The Secre in 1984, as a m ethod to show
red cedar sites and delay of 25 swing on C apitol Hill and for tary of the Interior, of w ords of appreciation and recognition to
to 100 years can be expected the tim ber tribes, it is particu encouragem ent and praise for individuals who are and have
before m any o f them are again larly time to be trying to hang what the IT C has accomplished. m a d e s i g n i f i c a n t a c c o m
on to w hat you’ve got. The Fritz in his presentation went plishm ents in the m anagem ent
occupied by forest stands.
T here were over 200 partici a p p ro p ria tio n s cycle fo r FY on to say th a t a big step has of the Indian forests. The recip
p a n ts in th e N in th A n n u a l 1985, Congress m ade substan been iriade w ith the recent trip ients of the 1985 N ational Earle
N ational T im ber Sym posium , tial and long-needed increases to C hina, o f the Indian dele W iteqx/TTC R egional Awards:
representing 43 tim ber Tribes. in the BIÁ F orestry Program . gates, riot only fo r tim ber but F o r the N ational O utstanding
forestry Employee o f the Year,
The them e of “T im ber m anage Specifically, $3.3 m illion were for aU products. A fter 12 years
th ere finally is a D aniel Swaney, Forester— Fo-
m ent and Indian concept since added to the special long-term i- of negotiations
tro u g h in the trade mar rest Products Marketing and
time immemorial. ” A full three F o t ^ t ^ éveTopirient program , ket. Fritz
went on to say that, SilvicA dturei-B urea-u.oílndian
day agenda of speakers, work and the accompanyingspecial when w orking
on th e budget Affairs B ranch of Forestry Re
shops and special entertainment T im ber Sales A dm inistration process to be presented
to those so u rces P lan n in g , P o rtla n d ,
p
rogram
was
given
an
increase
in stock for the attendees.
in W ashington, D.C., you should Oregon. For the Eastern Region,
o
f
$800,000
to
bring
it
up
to
its
T om Im erson, Field D irector
have a truly good business plan James; I. Pace, A ssistant E ast
fo r M ark H atfield and who is custom ary level. A dditionally,
o f how the funds are to be used. ern A rea Forester, BIA, Arling
h eadquartered in P ortland was FY 1985 saw the start of w hat is
You are com peteing with a lot ton, Virginia; Lake State Region,
the representative for Hatfield. supposed to be a long-term ini o f o th er p ro g ram s, H ealth, M arshall Pecore, Forest M an
Im erson stated th a t Hatfield tiative to provide Tribes with-'
E ducation and m any m ore th at ager, M enom inee T ribal E nter
has been w orking v^ith Indian th e p ro p e r in v e n to rie s an d
arecoveredbythegovemment. Have p r is e , N e o p it, W is c o n s in ;
m
anagem
ent
plans
th
at
are
the
Forestry problem s for a long
a good inventory an d plan, if N o r th e r n R e g i o n , ,T h o m a s
time. He was instrum ental in very foundations of m odern fo
you d o n ’t have the. sates than Corbin» Forester, T ribal Sales
getting th e M cQ uinn strip back rest utilization.
Now, alm ost before those pro you d o n ’t have the inventory. Officer, BI A, Lame Deer, M on
fo r thé W arm Springs and he
You should have alternatives in tana; Southw est Region An-
had a lot. to do fo r the resto ra gram increases have actually
your business plan. Plans for thony V. Ingolglia, Forest M a
tio n o f the Siletz T ribe. T here reached the reservations, the
o th er interests b u t have a defi nager H ualapia Indian Tribe,
BIA
is
proposing
to
start
reduc-
has been m any issues concern
nite plan. C om petition has to Peach, Springs, Arizona; South
ing
them
.
Phillips
said.
FY
1986,
ing Indian T im ber H atfield has
be focused upon, see w hat your west R egion, A lbert Ñ. Palm er,
been involved with. A m ajor the BIA Forestry budget has position is in to d ay ’s economy. A lb u q u erq u e, New M ex ico ;.
issue settled was the W ilderness lum ped those three program s
Quality, quantity, w hat you are N o rth w e s t R e g io n , R o b e rt
A rea’s'. The potential for th at together into a single new cate- doing, when you are doing and “Bob” Harned, Forest M anager,
litigation was im p o rtan t to the gory called “ Field O perations” how you are doing it fo r the BIA, W arm Springs, Oregon:
and has cut them by $1.7 mil-
fisheries resources.
N orthw est Region William B.
D onaghu, Supervisory,Forester,
F o rest D evelopm ent Officer,
BIA, W arm Springs, Oregon;
starting in Sun River . The event N o rth w e st R eg io n , M ichael
The A lternate W ays to Elim Saturday, M ay 18. The run will will start 6 a.m . and finish at the
inate Poverty (A W T EP) corp- have two starting points; one at D eschutes C ounty fairgrounds K upka, A ssistant Forest M an
ager BIA, Olympic Peninsula
m ittdew ill sponsor a relay ,run W arm Springs in the parking between 3 and 4 p.m.
Agency, Hoquiam, Washington;
lot at M acy’s store and the other
Pledges are being taken on N o r th w e s t R e g io n H a r r y
the 100 mile run. People inter M cCarty, C onsultant Forester,
ested in giving pledges can call retired BIA employee, Eugene,
475-2284. People interested in Oregon.
giving pledges can call475-2284.
Mike Clements was re-elected
People interested in taking part
in the run can contact Dr. Jack to be president of ITC, George
Bowechop was elected Vice-Pre
Woll, his home telephone is
475-6391 and his business num sident, Trum an Picard-Treasurer
and George D uCharm e-Seere-
ber is 475-3930. W.oll will clas
tary. Next year’s tenth Annual
sify each runner ajs only those
classified.as professional runners
will ru n the rorite on the main
highways. O thers will run in
designated areas.
,
The run is being held to raise
needed money fo r a num ber of
social service organizations in
the C entral Oregon area. The
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Spilyay Tymoo p hoto by Miller
Bernice Mitchell, Council Person, presenting M ark Phillips, Lob-
byest, Washington, D.C., with a buckskin jacket fo r appreciation
o f a jo b well done. Delbert Frank Vice Chairman, tribal council at
right. __________________ ■
Earl Wilcox memorial award recipient, National Outstanding
employee Northwest Region, Robert “B ob” Harned, on right
Forest Manager, Bureau o f Indian Affairs, Warm Springs,
Oregon, receives the A ward from Earle Wilcox, Jr.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by .Mil
Run to raise money planned
Earl Wilcox memorial award recipient, fo r Outstanding employee,
Northwest Region, William B. Donaghu, right, Supervisory Fore
ster, Forest Development Officer, Bureau o f Indian Affairs, Warm
Springs, Oregon.
N ational Indian Tim ber Sym-
posium s’first option site is Kati-
Nee-Ta, M inneapolis and the
third A nchorage. The last two
sites will be considered for future
Symposiums.
AWTEP committee has set a
goal of raising $200,000 to assist
social services;
I Those who will benefit fro.
the monies are: Bend Rescue
Ftatey Lighthouse for W omen,
Harvest Field Mission, L.I.F.T.,
Jefferson C ounty Com m unity
Food Bank, Nazarene Day Care,
F .I.S .H ., Sisters Food Bank,
Bend Aid, M adras Child Care
C enter, L .F .S .-C .O . and the
Warm Springs Tribal Assistance
Group Home.
L ast y e a r fo llo w in g “ th e
dum ping of the homeless street
people ir ith e Central Oregon
area by the Rajnqesh the coffers
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shtw etyk
of many program s were ex
CALLING FOR PLEDGES— Pledges fo r the A. W.T.E.P. run set hausted so this i$ one way to
fo r Saturday, M ay 18 are being solicitedby telephone. Volunteer raise monies to assist the pro;
workers Viola Governor takes time to telephone community gram s and everyone is ask to
hel'p.-T •
members.
Stop in and Browse..
Turning a hobby into a business is the dream that many people have. Ruby Torres took the dream
one step further and opened R u b y’s ceramics and gifts. The arts and crafts shop opened Wednesday,
M ay 1. Items on sale are ceramics, flowers and art objects. The shop is located in Madras on the
corner o f 5th and D Street, next to Evergreen Chapel. R uby will continue working at Kah-Nee-Ta
full time. She has hired .¿etp to run her shop when she is obligated to her Kah-Nee-Ta job.