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v. 11
no. 12
Jun 6
1986
,- Coyote News
VOL. 11 NO. 12
i-Ume-Sha activities
The time to gather, to visit, to
enjoy, to share, to dance, and to
have a good time will be June 20,
2 1 and 22 at the Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty
Days in Warm Springs.This year
the powwow will feature $7,900 in
cash prizes for the 17th Annual
individual and team championship
dances.
The powwow will start on Friday,
June 20 at 7 p.m. with a grand
entry. The registration books close
at the time of the grand entry.
Contests on Friday will be 1) little
girls round dance (six and under);
2) little boys war dance (six and
under); 3) little girls round dance
(seven to 1 1 years); and 4) the little
boys war dance (seven to 1 1 years).
Five semi-finalists will be picked
for each session for men and women
individuals.
Use care
with fireworks
The 4th of July is a time for
picnics, celebration and family fun.
Don't let fireworks turn your holi
day into tragedy. Last year we had
several fires caused by illegal and
uncontrolled fireworks.
By Tribal Council Resolution
6492 dated 62883, only fireworks
sponsored by the Fourth of July
Committee and those approved by
the Fire and Safety Chief are
allowed.
Only sparklers, caps, snakes, and
other small smoke producing devices
are allowed. No other fireworks
are approved. The approved type
must be used under adult supervi
sion and must be used in a "Fire
Safe" area (pavement, sand, gravel,
bareground, greengrass or other
places cleaned of burnable materials).
Unauthorized use will result in
confiscation of the fireworks and
may result in prosecution.
We are approaching a critical,
high fire danger period. Please do
all you can to make this Fourth of
July season safe for everyone!
WEATHER
MAY HI LOW
22 65 30
23 74 44
24 90 49
25 92 52
26 89 59
27 88 60.
28 95 34
29 99 40
30 104 64
31 105 63
JUNE
1 100 65
2 95 68
3 93 62
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WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761
On Saturday, June 21, the day's
events will start with the judging of
the participants entered in the tradi
tional dress parade. The parade
will start at 10:30p.m. Theafternoon
session will start with the grand
entry at 1 p.m. The teen girls round
dance ( 1 2-1 6) will be the first contest
event. Following will be the teen
boys fancy dance (12-16 years), the
"Kussa" round dance (50 years and
over) will be a full dress and partici
pants will receive an honorarium in
appreciation. Following will be the
"OP Warriors" wardance for those
men 50 years and older, participants
invited to dance in full dress. These
participants will receive an honora
rium in appreciation. On Saturday
five more semi-finalists will be
selected for the mens and womens
individuals. An open give-away will
follow immediately after the last
Saturday afternoon sessions.
On Saturday evening the session
will began with the grand entry at 7
p.m. Featured contests will be the
girls buckskin graceful dance (16
years and under), the boys straight
dance ( 1 6 and under), womens team
round dance and the mens team
dance open contest. During the
evening session five more semi
finalists will selected for mens and
womens individuals.
Sunday, June 22 will start with
thegrandentryat2p.m. Five semi
finalists will be selected at the start
of the session for mens and womens
individuals. The mens straight dance
( 1 7 years and older) will then follow.
The womens individual straight
CRITFCopposes Han ford proposal
The Yakima, Umatilla and Nez
Perce Indian tribes and the Colum
bia River Inter-Tribal Fish Com
mission expressed alarm and dismay
this week about the sudden Depart
ment of Energy (DOE) announce
ment that Hanford, Washington
had been selected as one of three
possible sites for storage of the
nation's nuclear waste.
Russell Jim, Nuclear Waste Pro
gram Manager for the Yakima
Indian Nation, called the decision
and the process for making it an
"insult". Herman Reuben, Nez
Perce Tribal Chairman, protested
that the DOE had promised to
notify the tribes at least two weeks
in advance of the announcement
but in fact, tribal representatives
weren't informed until May 28.
"DOE obviously didnt want us to
be ready to make public state
ments," Jim commented.
Jim emphasized that the decision
had not been made in compliance
with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act,
legislation passed in 1982 to guide
the establishment of the nation's
disposal of commercial nuclear
waste. "Without the study required
by the act, the Secretary of Energy
recommended Hanford for site
characterization and the President
set for June 20-22
wardance for 17 and older will be
the second contest followed by the
mens individual fancy wardance.
The final contest on Sunday will be
the womens shawl dance for 17
years and older.
Also featured will be the Indian
stick games which will start on
Friday. A stick game tournament
will be held on Saturday.
Local and visiting drums will be
paid after each session. Drummers
are asked to bring their own chairs.
Rules for the contest are 1. All
contests will be in drum order. 2.
Registration for contestants will be
open until 7 p.m. Saturday. 3.
Contestants have to dance each
session to gain points 4. Full regalia,
according to tribal custom. 5. Loss
Reactor safety examined
Salem The Oregon Department
of Energy (ODOE) is reviewing the
safety of Hanford's N reactor. The
review began May 1.
Gov. Vic Atiyeh directed ODOE
to review the U.S. Department of
Energy's (USDOE) conclusion that
N reactor is safe and to make
recommendations to improve safety
if necessary. The review is expected
to be completed by August 1.
Mike Alsworth, Manager of Reac
tor Safety for ODOE, said safety at
N reactor is important to Oregon
because it is close to the Columbia
River. "A major accident at the N
reactor could have severe conse
quences for Oregonians," Alsworth
said.
accepted that recommendation,"
he said.
William Burke, Director of the
Umatilla Nuclear Waste Study Pro
gram, charged that the decision to
suspend studies for a second reposi
tory in the eastern United States "is
directly contrary to the act's pur
pose." Because most high-level
radioactive waste from power
reactors comes from eastern states,
the decision to consider only western
sites, he added, was an unfair choice
based on politics, not safety. Under
the act, these three Indian nations
were designated as "affected tribes"
and as such have status virtually
equivalent to that of the states
where dump sites may be located.
The three tribes own land, water,
fish and other resources in the area
near the Hanford Nuclear Reserva
tion; and the Columbia River, the
tribes' historic lifeline, borders Han
ford on its east side.
"Columbia River tribes have sacri
ficed time and again in the name of
national interest,"said Tim Wapato,
Executive Director of the CRITFC,
the tribes'fisheries technical service.
"First, it was the loss of most of our
lands, then it was. and still is. the
massive Columbia River hydro
electric development that almost
of any regalia will disqualify dancer
during competition, number is con
sidered part of regalia. 6. No tennis
shoes, dark glasses or chewing gum.
7. AH contestants must be in grand
entry at 7 p.m. nightly or will be
disqualified, also must be at least !4
degree blood of an Indian tribe. 9.
Semi-finalists will be chosen during
sessions. 10. Only registered drum
mers will be paid, deadline to sign
up 5 p.m. June 21. 11. All judges'
decisions will be final. 12. Men
may register only for one individual
contest, mens straight or fancy.
For more information contact
Art Mitchell at (503) 55-1010 or
Nathan "8-Ball" Jim at (503) 553
1403. No collect calls will be
accepted.
Alsworth said ODOE's review
will focus on three safety issues.
They include the ability of N
reactor's safety systems to prevent
damage to the nuclear fuel and to
prevent radioactive releases. ODOE
also will review emergency response
procedures for possible accidents
at N reactor.
To conduct the review, ODOE
staff will observe the condition of
safety systems at the plant, Alsworth
said. Staff also will review plant
operations with USDOE represen
tatives and plant managers.
ODOE staff also will examine
documents on the plant's safety sys
tems; consider analyses of possible
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cost us our salmon, the very resource
we have depended on for physical
and spiritual sustenance since time
immemorial.
"Are we now being asked to
sacrifice again for the national
interest? Isn't it enough that we
already have in our midst Hanford
and its dangerous activities that
threaten our future generations.
"If our congressional represen
tatives cannot ensure that the man
dates of the Nuclear Waste Policy
Act are upheld," Russell Jim con
cluded, "we will have no choice but
to seriously consider litigation to
protect not only the tribes but also
all the region's residents from this
improper decision to go ahead and
begin site evaluation studies."
Adoption election
invalidated
The Tribal Adoption election
was invalidated because too few
voters cast their ballots May 20.
Fifty-percent, or 7 1 5, of the eligible
tribal voters were necessary to vali
date the election; 668 voted. It is
not know n w hen another adoption
election will be conducted.
Burning permits required
Fire Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs announces
the 1986 Fire Season will be in affect as of June 6, 1986
and will continue until this fall. We urge that all
activities such as logging, camping, picnicing, branding,
and others be done with fire safety in mind. Please be
extra careful and help make the summer of 1986 a fun
and safe one.
Burning permits are required for trash barrels,
sweat house fires, debris burning and others. Permits
are available at Fire Management, 4205 Holliday Lane,
seven days 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Voters decide on
referendum items, tie
Warm Springs voters cast their
ballots Thursday, May 29 on three
referendum itsms. The senior citizen
trust fund and the scholarship trust
fund were both approved but the
appropriation of funds for a western
apparel factory was denied by
voters. Simnasho voters, at the
same time, cast their ballots to
determine who would fill the unde
cided third Tribal Council seat.
Janice Clments won over Delbert
Frank, Sr. by a margin of 132 to
112.
The senior citizen trust fund will
set aside $5 million to be used
specifically for pensions. It is esti
mated that by the year 2000, there
will be 1 90 tribal members 60 years
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TAKING THE OATH Janice Clements (right) winner of the recent
Simnasho run-off election for the third Council teat from that district
was sworn into office by BIA Superintendent Bernard Topash (tU)June
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of age and older. Each member 60
or older receives up to $270 per
month. Voters approved the fund
by a margin of 499 to 79.
The scholarship trust fund was
approved by a margin of 439 to
138. Six million dollars will be set
aside for tribal members who wish
to attend college or vocational edu
cation programs.
The Western wear apparel factory
went down to defete by a margin of
319 against to 259 for. Voters were
asked to approve the appropriation
of $400,000 and authority to borrow
up to $750,000 for the factory,
which would have been located at
the Tektronix building.