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S pilyay T ymoó ) August 16,1985 Page 3 (Continued from page 1) Fish vs. People at issue------ w ater at the sam e tim e th e peo- pie d o. A resolution (#3710) passed iri 1972 set m inim um and optir m um stream flow requirem ents fo r fish life and incorporated if in the Official W ater Code for W arm Springs. A flow o f 51 cubic feet per second above Boulder Greek is required at the end o f A ugust th ro u g h Septem ber to meet m inim um w ater requirem ents for spaw ning acti vities. W ith 10 cfs diverted into the canal, M ill C reek is left with a 40 cfs flow, below m inim um requirem ents. “A nything taken put fo r this tim e o f the year will im pact the fishery,” adds Sehgal. 1 W ater policy on the W arm Springs Reservation lists domes tic and com m unity use as a first priority in w ater use, Follow ing priorities in order of im portance iriclude: fisheries, wildlife and vegetation; agriculture, range, comm ercial use; and, industrial, including hydroelectric. The Indian Heritage Club entered afloat in the Jefferson County Fair Parade A ugust 10. The club, The M ill Creek canal supp under the leadership o f Beatrice and Reggie Winishut and P at Smith, perform Iridian dances in lies irrigation and livestock water various locations throughout the year. Their next trip will be to the Oregon State Fair. to the Sidw alter area. D om estic w ater, how ever, is provided through a separate com m unity water supply system. W ater from the canal does not affect house hold and first priority use. The m ajority o f residents at the Sidw alter meeting protested a w ater shut off. Some favored a partial shut off. Opinions heard included: “If we shut the w ater off in à couple, three year’s time it will low er the w ater table and will cause a problem in wells.”— Alvin Sm ith: “I d o n ’t see any reason we should have to shut the w ater o f f —Tom m y Smith: “ H opefully we can accom odate the f is h .. .As far as tu rning the ' w ater off. I say definitely not. . the people: com e first.”—R udy Clements. Because this is thé first time the issue of m inim um stream flow has occurred the question o f future w ater use during the critical fish m igrating time was discussed. “We better look down the road,"emphasized Range/ agri culture/ irrigation committee chair m an Buford Johnson. W ays to augm ent the w ater supply suggested by meeting participants included installation of weirs, S pring runoff storage facilities, storage ponds, pum p ing w ater from Badger Creek will participate to ensure a his and pum ping from com m unity toric m eeting an d im p o rtan t re sults. Fo,ur topics will be addressed in m ajor commission discussions at the Congress. These topics are: D evelopm ent and Indian Populations; C ultural Policies; H u m a n R ig h ts a n d In d ia n R ig h ts;. and M ovem ents and O rganizations in the Americas. International meeting set for Santa Fe in October O n O ctober 28-N ovem ber 1, n atiqnal pow er Struggles have 1985 S an ta F e, New M exico on them —th e C ongress p ro m will play host to perhaps the ises .to have a m ajor affect on most prestigious a n d im portant- In d ian policies and program s gathering o f public an d private across the hemisphere: officials ever assem bled any where w ho are concerned with T he Inter-A m erican Indian the future o f A m erica’s native; C ongress m eets once every four indigenous people. T he occa years in one of the 17 m em ber sion fo r this significant event is sta te s o f th e p a re n t o rg a n i th e ninth m eeting o f the Inter- z a tio n — th e In te r-A m e ric a n A m erican Indian Congress. In d ian Institu te, based fit M ex ico City. This o rganization was C om ing at a tim e w hen Indi- formed in 1940 to establish coope aris th ro u g h o u t N orth, C entral rative efforts in solving the many and South A m erica are involved p ro b lem s th a t afflict In d ian in a num ber of far-reaching groups o f th e Âfnericàs. The projects and conflicts— ranging following countries are members f r o m th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f of the organization, and will be I n d i a n - c o n t r o l l e d n a t u r a l sending official delegations to resources or culturally-based edu the Congress: A rgentina, Boli cat ion to the im pact that inter- via, B razil, C o lo m h i? . C o sta Rica, Chile, E cuador, El Salva- d o r, G u a te m a la , H o n d u ra s, N icaragua, M exico, P anam a, P eru, Venezuela, an d the U ni ted States. The upcom ing C ongress will be th e first held in the United States, an d also the first to be held outside of the host coun try ’s cap it al city. J oa o V icente Baena Soares, Secretary-General o f the O rganization of A m eri can States, will address the C on gress a t the inaugural session. It is custom ary fo r the head o f the host country to inaugurate the Congress arid P resident R eagan has been issued an invitation. In addition, m any o ther notable dignitaries, officials and recog- According to Verbena Greene, one o f the cerem onial pickers, the berries in O regon are still green and sm all. V erbena chose to pick in th e berries fields of O regon even though it m ade the picking a m uch h ard er jo b , “ be cause th e first picking of the berry is^preceded by the blessing o f th e berries and the berries in Oregori need to be blessed.” M any of the pickers went to the fields iri W ashington as the ber ries were plentiful. Agairi this year a “kids rodeo ” was held during th e weekend. The rodeo is sporisored by W arm Springs Chief, Delvis H eath. W jth the feast over the people can now e n ter the.fields harvest the rich, dark huckleberry. As noted, each nation will be sending an official delegation. Each natio n is expected to send a head delegate and several alter nates. They have been encour aged to include Indian leaders am ong these official delegates, b u t provisions are being made to hold a series of “ F o ru m s” for ’hizècT ^xpertT ìn l n d ià n A ffairs Wvsira.1,7 h u n d re d . “■g.feseryg£s12. T hese observers These observer.'.' Feast celebrates berries, friends Each year the annual H uc kleberry F east is held at the H eH e L onghouse, it is a time fo r the people to gather and cele b rate the h arv est o f the huckleberry. T he feast was held this year d u rin g the first week end, of A ugust. T he berries were plentiful according to the cere monial pickers who had gathered the berries earlier iri the week. wells.. O ne com m unity m em ber felt the W arm Springs N ational Fish H atchery interrupted the ru n causing a problem at Mill Creek. “Ever since the hatchery was here, the ru n has been two weeks late,” mentioned T ommy Smith. H e; continued, “you shouldn’t interrupt the run so there wouldn’t be any problem up here.” ‘ The final decision as to the am ount of w ater left flowing through M ill Creek will be left up to T ribal C ouncil with sug gestions from the W ater Board. The m eeting was called because “we w ant input from the peo ple.” W ater Board chairm an Alvin Sm ith explained. W ater is a major issue through out the state at this time. M in im um flow standards are being set for stream s to accom odate fish in other locations besides On the reservation. The decision m ade by the Tribe at this time could set a precedent, as pointed out by N atural Resources officer G erald H endrickson. Sehgal emphasizes “A deci sion needs to be m ade as soon as possible since the Sparing chi- nook season is ab o u t to start and will last fo r an o th er five or six weeks. Any delay, will im pact the ru n .” will jafihftde tribal leaders as well as representatives from Indian organizations. The results of the F orum s will be subm itted to the vers T hese observers will iridude tribal leaders as well as representatives from Indian organi- zatio n s. T he resu lts o f the Forum s will be su b m itted jo the varioUscom m ittees of the C on gress, providing fo f a broader base o f input, suggestion^ arid representation. Spilyay Tymoo photo by Showery* School begins September 4 Madras Jr. High vice-principal A m y Piaz-Barr has already begun preparation fo r the upcoming school year. School bells will com mence ringing Tuesday, September 4. Fu nds frozen forth ree tri bes Besides the official business af the Congress, m any cultural ;vents are being planned, as Reprinted from The Bulletin veil as several receptions. Tours vill be arranged to the reserva- A. dispute oyer the first elec :ions o f the nearby Pueblos, tio n field by the Confederated vhere the delegates and obser T rib e s o f th e C o o s, L ow er vers can view first-hand the conditions, problem s and suc U m pqua and Siuslaw since rein statem ent has resulted in a deci cesses of New M exico’s native sion freezing federal funds for people. \ the Indians. F o r further inform ation, con L arry Speakes, an official for tact T heo C revenna, D eputy the Bureau of Indian A ffairs in D irector o f the L atin A merican P ortland, said W ednesday the Institute o f the U niversity of funds will be withheld until i t - New Mexico, 801 Yale NE, Albu was determ ined w hether the tri* querque, New M exico 87131 bal officials were legally elected U SA (phone: 505-277-2961), or in voting Sunday. He said there D aniel Gibson, Public Inform a is some question w hether the tion Officer III with the New election w as h a n d le d in the Mexico Office o f Indian Affairs, fashion set forth in the tribal 224 East Palace Ave,, S an ta Fe, bylaws. New Mexico USA 87501 (phone: D u rin g the election,, three A basket o f huckleberries covered with the branches, the berries 505-827-6440). board members were ousted and were served during the meal at H e He. three new ones elected. The tribes, which were ter- minated.30 years before, gained f e d e r a l r e i n s ta t e m e n t la s t O ctober. The reinstatem ent ap proved by Congress perm itted the tribes to apply for federal funds and land to set up a reservation, W illiam B rain ard , a C oos Indian who has served as chair m an of theC onfederated Tribes since 1981, said the election was “perfectly legal.” He said the voting was under the old corpo rate laws for the tribes, which will be in place until a new con-f stitution is decided on. He said th ere was some com plaints about the voting, includ ing qustions about why the elec tion was not held inA pril on the first of two annual meeting dates set for tribal business. He said the delay was due to a “misun derstanding.” Scott returns from Europe --< ry-- Uan women spend many hours preparing the meal, salmon is one o f the main courses served. R eturning from E urope July 26, Bridgette S cq tt is richer with experiences from her trip. T he sixteen-year-old Bridgette was chosen as one of the fo u r from O regon to to u r E urope with A m erica’s Y outh in C oncert fif teenth annual tour. Brigette said the trip was one which she will rievef forget be cause it was a dream come tr u e ., She now says th a t she would like to return to E urope to re visit her friends, and the places she was fortunate to see. A m ong the highlights o f her trip were the many places she saw: the L ondon Tow er, the W insor C astle in England; the R oyal C astle in Versallis,' the Effile T ow er in P aris, the N otre D am e C athederal in France; The A |ps in Sw itzerland; P rin cess G race’s castle and grave in M onaco; the canals in Venice, the arts works of Michael Angelo in F lo ren ce, th e V atica n in Rome and the Pope in Italy. , “As for the food ih E urope, the spaghetti in Italy was the best I’ve ever eaten, but nothing beats my m om ’s hom e cooking. The ice cream in Italy is the best tasting in E urope,” rem arked Brigette. The concert is held each year and thè m ain th ru st of the p ro gram is for young A m ericans to represent themselves, their prime, their School, hom etow n, state and country. Each student se lected was respònsible for their own expenses for the tour. Bri gette and h e r parents, G ordon and B renda Scott spent many hours raising money for her trip. The Tribal Council donated money to her to help w ith ex penses. She said th a t each of the con certs the group received a stand ing ovation and a t least two encores. The people of E urope showed m uch respect for the group and the music they per form ed. A t the end of each per form ance the group played two selections o f A m erican pieces, “The S tars and S trips F orever” and “T he Battle H ym n o f the R epublic.” They perform ed a t the Lin coln C enter in New Y ork City; R oyal Festival H all in Slough, England; The G rand Platz in Brussels, Belgium; The N otre D am e C a th e d e ra l in P a ris, France; Festival D u P ian in Nice, France; Cannes La N ap- owle in M anaco; St. P eter and Paul C athederal in Venice, Italy; the center of the tow n of Viterbo, Italy and the St. P aul C athed eral in Rom e, Italy. “It was exciting, I met and made a lot of new friends from all over the U nited States, I now have tw o pen-pals, one from Brussels and one from V iterbo but I am glad to be back hom e,” concluded Brigette.
