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c Page 8 M av 24,1985 < } Customs requires marking of Indian art A request fo r a ruling to Bill R ichardson (D -N M ) to the require foreign counterfeit arts C om m issioner of U.S. C ustom s and crafts to be clearly and urging p ro m p t atten tio n to the perm anently labeled was deli request. v e re d re c e n tly to th e U .S . C urrent U .S. C ustom s regu Custom s. lations do n o t require th a t imi The request, subm itted by tatio n In d ian a rt im ported in to Indian artisans and dealers, was the U.S. be m arked legibly, in accom panied by a supporting delibly and perm anently. They letter from S enator Jeff Binga- require only th a t such articles m an(D -N M )and Representative carry an adhesive label or string tag, w hich are .easily and regu- C o u rtn e y earns c e rtifica te S pilyay T ymoo 3 larly rem oved prior to sale. A m ong the m ajor sources of such im itation arts are M exico, T aiw an, and the Philippines. A rticles also enter the country from various unidentified coun tries. Allowing these im itation arts into this country also adds to ou r grow ing trade imbalance. The ruling request, subm itted with petitions bearing 205 names, listed h alf a dozen kinds of counterfeit Native American arti cles th a t flow into the country, are stripped of th eir labels, and sold as genuine Native- A m eri can crafts. A m ong them: jewelry and beads, rugs and blankets, pottery, baskets, kachina dolls and Carvings. Indian artisan s say such im ports h u rt them in tw o ways. They discourage potential buy ers from m aking any purchase o f A m erican Indian arts and crafts, and they undercut the dem and fo r legitim ate products Warren Smith correctly identified the location o f the last geo-quiz. To win one year’s subscription to made by American Indian crafts- Spilyay Tymoo fo r yourself or a friend call 553-1644 or 553-1161, ext. 274, with the correct person whose sole source of identification o f the pictured geographic formation. Calls will be accepted beginning at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, M ay 28. supp.ort is their art. You can’t make fish in court Water treatm ent plant opera tor Steve Courtney recently com pleted a course from the P ublic H ealth Service fo r certification fo r his grade 2 in w ater tre a t m ent plant operation. The course was a hom e study program , and in the state o f O regon, taking the course is on a volunteer basis. C ourtney is an enrolled mem ber of the C onfederated Tribes of W arm Springs and has worked at.the w ater treatm ent plant for nearly fo u r years. He w ent to w ork in the plant as a trainee ip 1981 after attending a w ater w o rk s tr a in in g p ro g ra m a t Clackamas Com m unity College. In N ovem ber 1982 he received his grade 1 certificate. It is required ih m any states that w ater treatm ent p lant ope rato rs obtain certification but in O regon it is on a volunteer basis;. The w ater treatm ent p la n t on the reservation has been noted as one o f the m ost m o d ern and u p - t o - d a t e p l a n t s in th e N orthw est. The system was de dicated in 1982. “Id ah o officials are challeng ing a salm on allocation plan because o f fall chinook they said some years ago they d id n ’t w ant,’’commented Tim W apato, D irector o f the C olum bia River Inter-T ribal Fish Comm ission (C R ITFC), whose four members tribes recently signed the allo cation agreem ent along with O regon, W ashington and fed eral fish agencies. The agree m en t p ro v id es O reg o n and W ashington fish m anagers with the ocean harvests they wanted as well as providing fall chinook fisheries for the four tribes. This allocation plan, which only ap plies to 1985, was reached to avoid the lawsuits th at usually take place prior to fishing season. few rem aining Snake R iver fall | c h in o o k to h a t c h e r i e s in Washington. "(These mostly Idaho- destined fair chinook from the Snake R iver are trapped a t Ice H arbor D am before being trans ferred to a hatchery). The ten y ear average fo r fall chinook getting to Idaho is an estim ated 570, while the run over Bonnè- ville D am has annually aver aged 156,200 during th e past decade. Earlier this spring, at a Pacific Fishery M anagem ent Council m eeting— the 1985 allocation plan was premised on this body’s o c e a n fis h in g r e g u la tio n s— I P F G D ire c to r Je rry Confey voted with the rest of the council in favor o f higher ocean harv ests o f C olum bia “The Id ah o D epartm ent of R iver fall chinook. The tribes Fish and G ame (ID F G ) con had pressed fo r à low er harvest sciously decided to eliminate figure. fall chinook,” W apato said- “The - “W e’ve heard th e ‘secret d eal’ d epartm ent has no current pr charge before. If Id ah o officials ■R proposed future program s for d id n ’t atten d some of the nego fall chinook, and its new A nad- tiating meetings, they have only rom ous Fisheries M anagem ent themselves to blam e. As we’ve Spilyay Tymoo photo b y Leno-Baker P lan says Id a h o ’s potential har said b e fo re , th e trib.es an d vest of th a t stock is zero. Since O regon and W ashington have Running to eliminate poverty— Chip Calica, 17, ran the first leg o f 1977, ID F G has agreed with n o problem with Id ah o ’s p artic the 100 mile relay Saturday M ay 18. The run was held to raise other fish agencies to move the ipation, b u t we can ’t force them money fo r various social programs within the Central Oregon to co m e to th e m e e tin g s ,’* area. Runners carried the names o f the donors and the amounts, pledged within the baton. The run at Warm Springs started at the W apato said? “If the Idaho people w ant fall Community Center and at the same time a runner started at LaPine. The relay converged at the Redm ond Fairgrounds. Chip ity Lane Em ployer Assistance chinook, they’d better tell their is a senior at Madras High School and a member o f the cross sp ecialist L a rry A d am s. “ It fish and game departm ent. But country team fo r the high school. Mark Hammond, Warm should have been offered a long you can ’t m ake fish in co u rt,” Springs also ran. Thousands o f dollars were pledged to the run. the C R IT F C director added. time ag o ,” says Greeley. The w orkshop discusses the disease concept o f substance (Continued from page 1) abuse, cocaine and m arijuana abuse, legal im plications, offers Center staff and Sum m er Re- the pum phouse, rafting, game bowling W ednesday afternoon; aprofile of ah addicted employee reation. P arents are advised room , roller skating, gymnas movies. an d allows fo r questions. Activities will be offered Co; hat their children will be super tics, dodgeball, Flintstone sur A lready presented 19 times to various age groups and not all • vival run, kids track meet, ice vised in the activities they attend. upper m anagem ent and many Children are n ot required to cream day, mud races, dog show, activities will be offered to each' departm ents, o ther w orkshops ¡tay in an activity and can leave let’s have a parade, bingo, m od group. Check the packet fori are scheduled to allow all tribal ern d a n c e , w eight tra in in g . further inform ation. should they choose, employees an o p portunity to Listed are some of the activi- participate. Sessions are tenta ies daily wake-up time, open tively scheduled for M ay 22,23, rts and crafts, Jo h n n y jum p- 29 and Ju n e 5 ,6 , 12, 13 and 19. ips, bur big backyard, story Greeley encourages anyone ime, let’s paint,. nug a tree, with an unm anageable problem All burning permits will be issued at the B I A fire man eddy b ear tea tim e, em broid- to contact an advisor directly agement office on Holliday Lane in the Warm Springs ' ry, Jim m y cricket, children’s by calling 553-1161, ext. 265. u m m er th e a te r, le t’s p la y , Industrial Park. Burning permits are required on a year- The counseling is strictly between numble peg, in a n u t shelly, around basis. the client and advisor. The most Permits must be obtained 24 hours prior to burning. \\ im p o rtan t thing is to get help if »uppet show, being Indian is, Varm Springs language class, This gives Fire Management a chance to look at the area it is needed. Cookie M onster club, low! acti and assist or give advice on methods to use to do the job vity games, pard n er games, ob- safely. tacle runs, archery, new games, Burning permits can be obtained during regular work- i >ike or hike, team games, hike ing hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. nd float, track and field prac- For further information contact Fire Management Office, ice, tro u t fishing, swimming at Employee Assistance Program can help M any hum an problem s can affect a person’s happiness and his life in general. Affected, also, are fam ily and associate workers. The problem s m ay b e legal, m arital, financial or m ay be caused by dependency on alco hol or chemicals. The W arm Springs Tribal Em ployee Assistance P rogram p ro vides professional, confidential help to employees w ith p ro b lems or difficulties th a t affect their personal lives aftd their jo b perform ance. According to Employee Assis tance A dvisor H am ilton Gree ley, the E m ployee A ssistance P rogram was in existence fo r a long tim e but po one knew how to use it. A w areness o f th e p ro gram and its resources is im por ta n t a t this stage. It is the only N ative A m erican program of its kind in the U nited S tates, says Greeley. As in o ther large co rp o ra tions thro u g h o u t the nation, the tr ib a l E m p lo y ee A ssista n c e P ro g ram is aim ed a t helping employees and reducing poor employee perfçrm ance, absen teeism, tardiness and grievan ces. A dvisors in the p ro eram offer confidential help in h an d ling problem s th a t are difficult to handle alone. Because alcoholism is a cur rent problem having a m ajor effect on fam ilies and w ork per form ance, w orkshops are cur rently being held to explain tri bal policy on alcohol and to explain drug and alcohol addic tion, m aking trib al members and employees aw are o f the problem s associated with abuse. The day-long w orkshop is presented through the Employee A ssistance P rogram by Seren- Summer fun program activities Burning permits required 553-1121, ext. 413 or 553-1146. Church Services Reorganized Church of essed Kateri Tekakwitha Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints arm Springs - Elder, Clint Jacks iverend Leo F. Weckerle Tel: 475-6616 mfession prior to Mass W orship— 10:00 a.m. inday Mass begins at 8:30 à.m. Warm Springs Presbyterian Church James P. McGugin, Interim Pastor Tel.: 553-1237 Sunday Worship and Church School 10:00 a.m. , (Lord’s Supper—First Sunday) D ISE A SE CONCEPT —Employer assistant specialist Larry Adams directs discussion on the dis ease of alcoholism during workshops offered to Tribal employees. i Springs Full Gospel Church Johnson, Pastor ay School—10:00 a.m. nip Services— 11:00 a.m. ay Evening Service—7:30 p.rri. Study—W ednesday—,7:30 p.m- 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.
