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WARM SIMUNCS, OHIXON 97761
August 15, 1986 Vatsr '.i
Stream enhancement funds well spent...
Creek becomes more appealing to fish
In thecarly 1940s the construction
of highway 26 forced the alteration
of Beaver Creek on the Warm
Springs Reservation. Where the
stream once meandered, peacefully.
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Beaver Creek was altered during construction of Highway 26 producing
poor habitat for returning steelhead and spring chinook.
through the forest the highway
stood straight and solid.
A new channel was constructed
parallel to the highway allowing
the stream to continue its course.
Stones were carefully laid, and
eventually, plants and trees took
root and everything returned to
normal well, almost normal.
In the re-channelization effort,
aesthetics were considered and the
best engineering possibilities out
lined. Forgotten were the needs of
the stream's inhabitants the fish.
Anadromous fish, returning from
the sea to spawn require suitable
habitat. They need good cover and
decppoolsand holdingareas. Adult
anadromous salmonids need at least
30 centimeters of water, they were
given only 15 in that stretch of
water.
State highway department person
nel didn't know and fisheries biolo
gist were not on hand to offer
advice in this construction activity.
There is no one to blame.
But today, things have changed.
Deep concern over the depletion of
fish runs has opened many eyes to
the errors made in the past. In the
case of Beaver Creek, restitution is
being made.
A $79,000 grant from Bonneville
Power Administration (BPA) for
fish mitigation is aimed at increasing
the run of anadromous fish in
Beaver Creek. In this stream en-
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hanccment project, logs and bould
ers will change the flow of water to
create channels and holding areas
for juvenile and returning adult
spring chinook and steelhead.
Seven log weirs, 21 log wings,
500 boulders and rip-rap are being
placed in the stream and along the
water's edge. The stream enhance
ment project serves two purposes,
according to Warm Springs fisheries
biologist and project supervisor
Mark Fritsch, "it increases the
rearing habitat of anadromous
salmonids and it eases the passage
for adult fish who use the area for
spawning." Approximately 18 per
cent of all spring chinook entering
the Warm Springs system use Beaver
Creek for spawning.
Smaller fish, too, will be aided
with the stream enhancement
changes, says Fritsch. Shallow, quiet
waters with adequate cover will be
more plentiful.
Work on Beaver Creek and its
tributaries may continue through
1989, Fritsch explains. BPA has
committed itself to various projects
focused on increasing the fish run
on Beaver creeK. Kenabiiitation
work has already been performed
on two tributaries of the creek.
Gabions and erosion control logs
placed on Quartz Creek and Coyote
Creek has reduced water flow. Both
turbidity and sediment load in the
involved streams has been reduced
as a result.
The BeaverCreekstreamenhance
ment project, emphasizes Fritsch,
and other work being done on
dams and on the fisheries should
show an improvement in the fish
run for the future.
Tribal Council Agenda
MondayThursday Affiliated Tribes Conference In Sookane.
Washington
August 18 to 21
Monday, August 25, Tribal Council Meeting
9 a.m. Business
10 a.m. Grazing Units
1:30 p.m. Employee Incentives
Tuesday, August 26, Tribal Council Meetings
9 a.m. Business
10 a.m. ArchaeologicalHistorical Policy
1:30 p.m. RealtyLand Use Code
terns to be scheduled include:
Tribes liability, Kah-Nee-Ta Report concerning closure, tribal
prosecutorcourt requirements, First Interstate Bankvisit, com
mittee guidelinesjob descriptonsfees, U.S. Forest Service staff,
New Bonneville Power Administrator. WSFPI Small Lona facility
bpdate, Tribal CouncilCommittee workshop and RAM workshop
n roruana.
The
COCC Mobile Unit
will be in
Warm Springs
Thursday, August 21
Any questions can be directed to Vivian at:
1-800-422-3041, ext. 212
Civil rights commission told of tribal systems
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Log weir placed in stream creates deep channels and pools allowing easier passagforreluTningaduU
anadromous fish.
Three experts on Indian tribal
justice systems briefed the commis
sion on problems facing the system.
The briefing at the commission's
February 1 1 meeting is a prelude to
commission hearings this summer
on that issue with emphasis on
enforcement of the Indian Civil
Rights Act of 1968.
Underlying the issue, according
' to a staff briefing paper, is the
question of whether Indian tribes
are primarily seen as semi-sovereign
nations that happen to be located
within the territorial borders of the
United States or political entities
that are subordinate to the federal
government and subject to Congres
sional directives.
The Justice Department's expert
on Indian law, James M.
Schermerhorn, supports the commis
sion project as an effort to clarify
the legal thicket involving such
issues as: tribal council influence
over tribal courts; the level of separa
tion of powers in tribal governments;
the presence or lack of judicial
independence; and the existence of
a separate, independent appellate
process.
"Competing interests of tribal
sovereignty and individual rights
must be clearly defined and articu
lated before ultimate conclusions
can bedrawn,"said Schermerhorn.
A commission study will assist in
the development of appropriate
standards, he said.
Joseph A. Myers, executive direc
tor of the National Indian Justice
Center, said he would like to see
the commission study deal with the
issue of U.S. attorneys who are
viewed in Indian country as prosecu
ting cases with an Indian defendant
and a white victim more enthsiastical
ly than when both victim and the
defendant are Indians.
Lorraine Rousseau, chief judge
of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux
Tribal Court, expressed interest in
a Supreme Court of Indian Nations.
"We do not like the idea of judicial
review by the federal court system
because we see it as another chipping
away at the sovereignty of tribes,"
she said.
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Head StartDay Care closures announced
Important Notice: The Head
Start Day Care trailer will be closed
September 2 through September
12, 1986 for staff training. They
will be back in their classes Septem
ber 15, 1986.
Our teaching staff will return
September 2, 1986 and will be in
training September 2 through Sep
tember 12.
For any parents who wish their
children to be enrolled in the Head
Start or Tribal Preschool programs,
you do need to complete your
registration forms and return them
to the Head Start or Tribal Preschool
programs, you do need to complete
your registration forms and return
them to the Head Start office as
soon as possible with all the neces
sary information included, as soon
as possible. Head Start and Tribal
Preschool classes begin September
22, 1986.
At this time, all of us from Head
Start, Head Start Day Care, Tribal
Preschool, and the Day Care would
like to say "Thank You Rosenda"
for being a big part of our staff for
spiiyay Tymoo photo by snewczyk the past 1 Vi years as our secretary.
Construction crew, under direction of Warm Springs fisheries biologist Mark Fritsch (left), places boulders tven tnouS'1 Au8ust LL 1S vour last
day with us, our thoughts will
always be with you. And we'd like
to wish you all the very best as you
continue on in life and as you
pursue your Master's degree at the
University of Oregon. Good luck,
and we will miss you Rosenda!
Day Care:
The Day Care will be closed
August 28-29, 1986 for their annual
clean-up. 1 his closure also includes
the Latch-Key program. We will be
opened again beginning September
2.
Your Day Care payments can be
left at the Day Care office with
Charlene White or Pauline Allen,
their hours are from 8-5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Checks
are to be made payable to Day
Care.
along stream's edge to prevent erosion.
Museum proposes expansion
The High Desert Museum
announced Saturday a proposed
$4.5 million expansion of its indoor
facility, which is located six miles
south of Bend on a 150-acre site.
The announcement of the $4.5
million project was made at the
Museum's annual membership
meeting at which a former secretary
of the interior, Steward Udall, and
a Pulitzer prize-winning historian,
William. H. Goetzmann, were the
featured speakers.
A challenge grant of $1 million
by the Chiles Foundation will launch
the Center on the Spirit of the West
and a complex for several new
living animals exhibits. The grant
requires that the Museum raise the
additional $3.5 million over the
next five years, according to Michael
P. Hollern, president of the board
of trustees.
Two leadership grants toward
this challenge were announced
$750,000 from the M.J. Murdock
Charitable Trust and $750,000 from
the Fred Meyer Charitable Trust,
both of Portland, the latter of
which is contingent upon raising $4
million. $400,000 in other grants
were also announced, including com
mitments from the Rose E. Tucker
Charitable Trust, the Oregon Com
munity Foundation, and members
of the Robert W. Chandler family
of Bend.
The $4.5 million will build and
endow a 20,000-square foot addition
to the existing 10,000 square foot
indoor exhibit and administrative
facility, which is located six miles
south of Bend on a 150-acre site.
The center on the Spirit of the
West will house permanent exhibits
that describe through various me
dia the the exploration and vitali
ty of the American West before the
20th century.
The expansion will also provide
a special gallery for traveling exhi
bits. The existing indoor facilities
will be remodeled to provide several
new features, including a greatly
expanded indoor animal exhibit
area.
Museum officials alsoannounced
that the name of the institution has
been changed from "The Oregon
High Desert Museum" to "The
High Desert Museum." According
to Kerr, the word "Oregon" in the
name implied that the Museum's
interest was limited to just one
western state. "Our scope of interest
ranges from the Cascade Mountains
to the Rockies and from southern
British Columbia to southern Utah,"
he said. "Our name should reflect
that scope, not just w here the Museum
is located."
The Museum, which opened in
the spring of 1982, attracts more
than 75.000 paying visitors each
year. Paid attendance this summer
is up more than 15 percent, with
more than 16.000 paid visitors in
July alone.
Yakima fishermen
protected by tribe
Nine Columbia River fishermen
were ordered to prison for up to
five years, for "Salmon-Scam"
fishing offenses. As per the U.S.
Supreme Court, they were to report
on Friday, August 8, for federal
convictions of violating both tribal
and unconstitutional state fishing
laws. Six of the people were instead
taken into custody by the Yakima
Indian Nation, to be tried for the
same offenses as those in federal
court. The Tribe's position is that
the United States has no jurisdiction
over treaty Indians involved in the
exercise of treaty fishing rights.
The defendants have been ordered
to remain within the boundaries of
the Indian Nation; the U.S.
Marshal's Service may attempt to
retake custody.
In no time of recent history has a
Tribe taken so strong a stand on its
sovereign rights. Portland attorney
Jack L Schwartz will represent
elder fisherman David Sohappy,
Sr. in Tribal Court.
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Culture and Heritage 4-H club leader Beatrice Winishut prepares hems
for exhibit and judging.