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-y-L-rii Wf i'W "Ml i-rm '-'- (l'apr2 M.YM986 WAUM SPHIM;S, OKK(;OX 97761 Sl'ILYAV TYMOO J Interested students wanted Are you a minority student interested in print journalism? The Department of Communi cations at Washington State University is offering full scholar ships to minority students who would like to write, report, edit and use computers on a university campus this summer. All expenses including tuition, board, and room are included. You would live in dormitories and be responsible only for trans portation to and from Pullman. Pacific Northwest newspapers and media organizations join this department in encouraging minority students to discover the excitement of journalism careers by enjoying the facilities of the Edward R. Murrorw Com munications Center half days during the week of June 15-20. You would enroll in broadcasting the other half days. The summer camp offers pic nics, recreation, and social events. These will all be reported in the high school summer camp news paper which you could help to produce under the supervision of professional news persons. What if you have nojournalism experience? No problem. This is your opportunity to see what newspapers and broadcast jour nalism are all about, without having to worry about grades. The advice you receive will help to prepare you for not only journalism careers, but jobs in any field in which writing is required. Letter to the People To the People, Before the 1986-1989 Tribal Council was sworn in, Tribal Council members deliberated issues unique to our times. Most recently, Council invalidated the April 29 run-off election between Janice Clements and Delbert Frank, Sr. and the vote on the three referendum items because of a shortage of referendum ballots. We invalidated the run off election because some Simnasho voters may have not voted on the referendum because there were no ballots. The run off election and the three referendum items will be voted upon again, Thursday, May 29. We authorized tribal attorney Howie Arnett and Education, Training and Employment Manager Charles "Jody"Calica to continue working on the 25 year 509-J lease renewal for the Warm Springs Elementary buildings. Their work will deter mine if the Tribes need to modify the agreement we currently have with 509-J. We are also concerned that Warm Springs Elementary is overcrowded. If nothing is done to enlarge the school, we anticipate that Warm Springs fifth graders wil soon have go to the Buff Elementary in Madras. On April 16 we adopted budget ordinance 67. This ordinance offers guidelines on how annual budgets are to be prepared. In formulating this ordinance, we reviewed comments from the public workshops held earlier this year. Former Council members Mike Clements and Bernice Mitchell were appointed to serve additio nal terms on the Tax Commis f Spfiflyaj Spilyay Tymoo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION Priscilla Squlemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by ihe Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. I,o( alpd in the Old Administration Building. Any written mate rial to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274, 285 or 321 and the Darkroom Ext. 286. Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year Advice is also available from the university's minority counsel ing offices, which will be open this summer. Applications are available at the Spilyay office. Stop in and pick one up. If you, your teachers, or parents have questions, please contact Tom Heuterman at the Depart ment of Communications, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164 2520, or call 509-335-2406. We will be pleased to help you plan your week with journalism. Meeting planned The Title IV, Part A, Parent Advisory Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 1986, at 7:00 p.m. in the library at Warm Springs Elementary School. The primary agenda item will be the election of new committee mem bers and the selection of a chair person for the coming two years. Attention graduates If anyone parents or relatives know of any high school or college students who will be graduating at the end of May or early June, 1986. Please contact: Education Committee Secre taryJewell VanPelt or Myrna Courtney in Training Services Edu cation as soon as possible. sion. The Commission authorized tribal administration to research tribal fuel consumption and what volumn might possibly be exempt from tax. Tribal attorney Jim Noteboom is still trying to clarify the status of exemption. The Tribal Council was honored by the Council office staff April 30 with a dinner at Kah-Nee-Ta. We truly appreciate the j sincere effort and are proud of I the great strides and professional ,growth the staff has made in recent years. We recently reviewed the ope rations of the appellate court and approved additional proce dures for the court that should improve their consistency and response in cases. There are currently six members of the court and we are advertising for applicants to make a full court of 1 1 members. Out of respect and because of lack of representation in the Simnasho District, the selection of first and second vice chairman and permanent appointment of acting secretary treasurer were deferred until after the May 29 election. However, Zane Jackson was unanimously elected by his constituents as chairman for the next three years. Acting secre tarytreasurer Larry Calica was temporarily appointed to that position until a full Council is on board. Our new Council is anticipating a full agenda in May. We urge all registered voters to cast their ballots May 1 5 in the secretarial election. Also, the adoption refe rendum will be held May 20. Sincerely submitted, Warm Springs Tribal Council Tymm 132 bald eagle pairs located Eagle populations watched The I32 pair of bald eagles identified in the state of Oregon are being closely monitored. Nesting sites are examined an nually to determine if the eagle population is remaining stable, increasing as hoped or declining. Over the past eight years the population has remained about the same according to wildlife biologist Frank Isaacs who works for the Oregon Cooperative Wild life Research Unit at Corvallis. The low number of pairs, how ever, demands its inclusion on Oregon's threatened species list. Nationwide bald eagles are in cluded on the threatened and endangered species list. According to Isaacs bald eagles have had a difficult time becom ing restablished in many states after the introduction of DDT (dichlorodiphyneltrichloroethane) after World War II. Their food chain was affected to the point where the birds failed to nest. When they did lay eggs the shells were often to soft. Intentio nal destruction of the bird by citizens, also, reduced bald eagle numbers. After the danger of DDT was recognized and the public became educated wanting to preserve the species, matters improved. Laws became enacted to protect the habitat of the bald eagle. Research and study of the bird continues. In Oregon the bald eagle will remain on the threatened species list until the goal of 2 1 0 pair are located. Isaacs travels around the state visiting known nest sites and Outgoing Council honored at dinner An awards presentation high lighted a dinner in honor of the Tribal Council members who served in office from May, 1983 to 1986. The dinner was held on April 30, at the Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge. Dennis Karnopp, Tribal attorney was master of ceremo nies of the. affair. After the invocation by Reverend Allen Elston, remarks were made by the Assistant Secretary Treasurer Mike Clements. There were seve ral speakers especially those who have worked closely with the Tribal Council during there term in office. From the BIA, Jerry AppOrtiOMTIBnt' Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 has been enforced by the Tribes and their Council and courts, said Wilkenson. Last fall, apportionment pro ponent Rudy Clements circulated a petition, signed by 562 tribal members, that resulted in the May 15 secretarial election. Clements presented his concerns and background of apportion ment at the meeting. Clements stated that he felt the real empha sis should be on political equality, equal representation, fairness and the right to have the highest quality leaders representing Warm Springs. In March, 1985, Clements approached Tribal Council with his concerns on equal representa tion. He asked that the apportion- EOSC powwow May 17 The Eastern Oregon State College Indian Club (Speel-Ya) will be having their 1986 Spring Powwow on May 17th. The festivities will begin at seven p.m. at Quinn Coliseum in LaGrande, Oregon. Traditional folk and fun dances will be held and prizes will be awarded in the competition dances. The host drums will be Umatilla's Elk Whistlers and Nez Perce's Mike Penny Drum. A donation drawing for a Pendleton Blanket is scheduled and, also, a traditional contemporary Indian fashion show put on by Vivian Peters. For more information contact E.O.S.C. Native American Program in LaGrande, Oregon, 97850. You may also phone (503) 963-1325, or this toll free number I-80O-452-8639. locating nests. He keeps track of the nests that are being used by eagle pairs each spring. In June his visits provide informa- -u, , , k ."VI uj t r SECURE HOME Nests of bald security and good visibility. Hendrickson of the Land 'Operations was the representative for Bernard Topash, Superinten dent who was away on business, other speakers who have had close contact with the council were Doug McClelland, Fiscal Service Manager, Jim Noteboom and Howard Arnett, tribal attor ney's, Bob Macy, WSFPI, and Sid Miller, Spilyay Tymoo. Special recognition was given to Jim Sizemore, Financial Services, and Ralph Minnick, WSFPI. The awards presentation was very simple in its concept. It was a recognition of excellence that reflects the accomplishments (Continued from page 1) ment question be brought before the people for input and discus sion. According to Clements, Council made a motion but it died. A second motion was made not to present the question, said Clements. This motion passed. Clements continued to pursue the question and it became appa rent to him that the one way to get to the people was to initiate a petition. It was submitted to the BIA superintendent who in turn submitted it to the BIA Area Director. Following close inspection of the document, it v. - 1. j v 4 - . m "a. t a, .w '.si -v-.i. ik. - 1 . Staff is Complete The Worm Springs corrections staff is now complete. Pictured from left to right are Ruth Womack, Barbara Nelson, Brenda Yorty, Jan Cranford, Carol Bowden, Alfred Bryant, Wimpy Winishut, Florene Scott, Luke Leno, Marty Markgraf, Bruce Fones, Felicia Rhoan, Shirley Smith, Lawrence Pashqunth andLt Sam Sosa. Not pictured are IUona Wahenak, A rlene R emien and Corina Sohappy. tion on the number of young DOrn- . The same nest is not always used, explains Isaacs, but the Spilyay lymoo photo by Shtwtxyk eagles are built in high trees for of these tine outstanding people. A tribute to the Council mem bers and presentations were made by the Steno Pool supervisor Doris J. Miller, and her staff. Commendations and acknow ledgements were made by each member of the Steno Pool staff as they presented gifts for out standing service. Doris Miller presented Zane Jackson with a gift, Beulah Wahpat expressed her gratitude to Delbert Frank as did Mernie Polk to Mike Clements. Nadine Calica made a few remarks about Nelson Wallulatum, Chief of the Wasco Tribe, Sandra Danzuka presented was determined that the signa tures were valid. May 15 was then designated as the date for the secretarial election. A consti tutional amendment can occur only through a secretarial election in which all tribal members 18 and older, who registered to vote, are eligible to vote. According to superintendent Bernard Topash, 688 tribal mem bers registered for the election. Thirty percent (or approximately 210 people) of those registered must vote to make the election valid. v eagle pair do remain in the same area and may have other nests. Located in trees approximately 100 feet tall the eagles nest where visibility is good, food is available, in close range of water and in a place where the birds feel secure. A bald eagle normally lays one to two eggs each year which take 32 days to hatch. It is eleven weeks before the young are ready to leave the nest. It is five years before maturity is reached and the bird acquires its characteristics white head and tail. Nests have been located at various places in the state inclu ding the Warm Springs reserva tion in Central Oregon. Keeping tabs on the eagle population requires the the work of all concerned citizens. The Oregon Eagle Foundations is being esta blished to collect information submitted by those citizens. Sitings and nest locations may be report ed to Frank Isaacs at 593-1010. Delvis Heath Chief of the Warm SpringsTribe, Paula Mosesacknow ledged the late chief of the Paiute Tribe Nick Kalama and presented a gift to Mrs. Kalama, Jewel Van Pelt made a presentation to Bernice Mitchell, Rowena Begay presented Ellen Johnson with a gift, Nadine Pennington presented Vernon Henry wun a . . i vvi ift and acknowledged Olney patt who was away and Trudie Clements presented Larry L-anca with a gift. The occasion was one of the first of its kind handled by the Steno Pool, and was a big success. Governor's proclamation (Continued from page 1) ness of their own roots and provides guidance for the protec tion of cultural and historical resource of Oregon. "Therefore, as Governor, I am pleased to proclaim the week of May 1 8-24, 1 986 as American Indian Week, in Oregon in recog nition of those who have enriched our lives with traditional wisdom and leadership. I call upon Oregonians I recognize the American Indians of our state and their contribution to the quality of life we enjoy." 0& if 'J'