ILYAY TYMOO
WARM SIMUN(.S, OKKC.ON 97761
February 13, 1987
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Tribes may have received radiation Have you seen these people?
ion .rei.ibin. -.t. , r ThQ fol'owing persons have been reported to the Warm Springs Tribal Police
J. ' vTASTvS ?HTrtrZent Is 7s?n? persons-Persons ,i$ted are not wante forany cri &
about an effort to reconstruct tS the'ru wh.oreabouts is of great concern for their health, welfare and safety.
i tie irmai ronce uepartment would appreciate any help and information as to
their location. If you know these person(s) and have recently seen them somewhere
please contact the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department at (503) 553-1161, ext.
272. Your help is greatly needed and appreciated.
Note: Winishut and Jackson were last seen in Brownstown, Washington and may
have been driving a brown 1976 Ford Elite, Oregon plates FWL-153.
Winishut and Greene are members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Certain Indian tribes near the
I lanford Nuclear reservation in Washing
ton are in areas that may have
received doses of radiation during
early years of operation between
1944 and 1950 according to a draft
report by the National Centers for
Disease Control.
Initial observations in the report
are based on assumptions about
wind direction, eating habits and
many other factors, that can be
clarified by investigating actual con
ditions of those early years.
The Indian tribes asked for spe
cific information concerning their
risks of potential radiation. Dr. A.
James Ruttenbcr who wrote the
report attempted to deal with the
matter using parts of the draft
report. The Indian tribes probably
received lower doses than communi
ties near Hanford, as suggested by
preliminary reports.
H ighest concentrations of radio
active gas called iodine 131 were to
have occurred east of Hanford as
indicated by initial estimates con
tained in the draft report. The draft
report also stated that Indians could
have received high thyroid aoses
during the early years by eating
fresh leafy vegetables and drinking
milk.
Umatilla and Ncz Perce tribes
are in the path of wind very often
blowing across the Hanford reser
vation. Therefore residents are
expected to have been at risk for
iodine 131 exposure during the
early years, between 1944 and 1950.
T he Colville and Yakima reserva
tions, downwind from Hanford,
received less contaimination from
iodine 131 because winds in their
direction are less frequent.
The Hanford Historical Docu
ments Keview Committee is sub
ject to review and revise the draft
report according to Ruttenbcr.
The Hanford Historical Docu
ments Review Committee, having
representatives from the Portland
Area Indian Health Service and
the states of Oregon and Washing-
doses people could have received in
l "44 alter the production of pluto
nium began.
A meeting of the Centers for
Disease Control panel was organ
ized by Ruttenbcr to determine
whether evidence of radioactivity
discharge existed to warrant full
scale studies of Hanford's possible
health effects. Who will conduct
these studies is not known.
Should a study such as this be
conducted it would cost $1 million
to $2 million a year for about four
years, as estimated by the Energy
Department. Who will pay for these
studies is not known.
Representatives from Oregon.
Washington and Portland Area
Indian Health Services will formu
late official comments concerning
draft report in upcoming weeks.
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Enrolled member of the Confed
erated Tribes of Warm Springs,
Bridgette Kalama was selected last
month to reign over the annual
Happy Canyon celebration that is
held in conjunction with the Pen
dleton Round-Up.
Bridgette is the daughter of Lar
son and Patricia Kalama of Yelm,
Washington. She is presently attend
ing Central Oregon Community
College at Bend, Oregon where she
is a freshman.
Bridgette traveled to Pendleton
to take part in contest during Jan
uary. She was judged on poise,
grace, beauty and her heritage.
Each girl gave a speech that gave a
background showing Umatilla blood.
She will travel to powwows and
rodeos for the Happy Canyon celebration.
I.Babette Crystal Greene. Indian
female. D.O.B. 080961, Ht.5'1.
Wt. 120 lbs., Hairblack.
eyes brown.
Missingsince October, 1986. Last
seen in Yakima, Washington.
2. Dallas Winishut, Sr., Indian
male, D.O.B. 042430, Ht. 5'5",
Wt. 150 lbs.. Hairblack,
eyes brown.
Missing since October, 1985.
Important correction noted
3. Nathanial "Nate" Jerome Jack
son. Indian male. D.O.B. 022265.
Ht. 57", Wt. 150 lbs., hair black,
eyes brown. Also missing top front
tooth.
Missing since October, 1985.
An article in the January 16 issue
of Spilyay Tymoo focused on the
use of satellite maps to provide
knowledge to reservation wildlife
managers regarding wildlife habi
tat. The information provides a
scientific tool for evaluating cer
tain areas. Wildlife managers can
make recommendations regarding
timber sales and forest operations
while taking into account the effect
on wildlife populations. The effect
on the watershed area as a whole
can also be evaluated.
The first sentence of this should
have read "Proper habitat is essen
tial for abundant wildlife popula
tions. Sufficient cover and forage
areas and the manner these areas
are spacially arranged encourage
the growth of both deer and elk
herds."Thcword "abandoned" was
mistakenly used for the word
"abundant". The importance of the
maps for use as an aid for wildlife
managers in protecting the resour
ces of the reservation, however,
remains the emphasis of the article.
Please ask Spilyay Tymoo for a
copy of the article if you have not
already read it.
HDcscEiBBtes Crossing
Valentine's Day Special
Chinese Dinner
only $4.45
3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, February 14
Case should have gone to tribal court
Kah-Nee-Ta accepting bids for wood
A former Puyallup tribal chair
women is gathering support for the
release of a former Puyallup chair
man who was convicted in 1982 of
46 federal charges, including the
conspiracy to have her murdered.
Romana Bennet plans to travel,
with a group of supporters, to
Vancouver, B.C. for the upcoming
immigration hearing of Robert
Satiacum who is currently in the
Lower Mainland Regional Correc
tion Centre at Burnaby, British
Columbia. He is awaiting decision
by Canadian immigration authori
ties on his petition for refugee
status.
Satiacum fled the United States
in December, 1982 after his convic
tion of charges including racketeer
ing to remit taxes on cigarettes sold
in his reservation stores, arson and
conspiring to have Ramona Bennet
murdered. He was captured in North
Battelford, Saskatchewan in
November, 1983 and was trans
ferred to Burnaby, B.C. the follow
ing January where he has remained
since.
"He's certainly been in prison far
too long," said Bennett. "The rea
son they (federal authorities) went
after Bob was that he was a real
bodacious individual. He went for
the carrot."
"He had the swimming pool and
the nice cars, and he was easy to
hold up as a negative example, so
the government most zealously went
after him in an effort to intimidate
other tribal businesses."
The media often reported that
Bennett and Satiacum were former
lovers, but neither Bennett nor
Satiacum affirmed. Although they
became political and business rivals,
Bennett said she and Satiacum
were long-time friends and she does
not believe Satiacum is guilty of
conspiring to have her murdered.
"They can't charge Bob with the
things he did because there are not
laws against being foolish, or greedy
or choosing your company care
lessly," said Bennett. "If there were,
we'd probably all be in jail."
Joe Laviola, a government's wit
ness during Satiacum's trial, testi
fied that he hired two men in 1978
to kill Bennett on Satiacum's orders.
Bennett later testified that a white
man shot at her in February, 1978.
"If the shooting really did happen,
I'm the person who warned her
about crazies out there," said Sati
acum, who denied having anything
to do with the attempt on Bennett's
life. "She was once my girlfriend,
and we talked about problems in
dealing with the public. I told her
to be careful."
Satiacum said he is pleased that
Bennett decided to work for his
release.
Bennett said she is hopeful the
other Puyallup tribal members and
Indians from other tribes will give
their support to Satiacum.
Bernie Whitebear, a Colville tri
bal member and executive director
of United Indians of All Tribes
Foundation in Seattle, said he would
work with Bennett to affect Satia
cum's release from the Canadian
jail and for his permission to remain
in Canada.
"I think they (the court) dealt
him an extremely harsh sentence,"
said Whitebear. "He was the type
of Indian leader they didn't want to
see come to the forefront of the
Indian rights movement. The case
by the federal government against
Bob is certainly unwarranted and
should have been determined in the
tribal courts."
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort is now ac
cepting bids for the 1987 seasonal
wood contract. Specification sheets
can be picked up at the Village
Office Gate.
Specifications
Village Teepee Park, 14"-16" in
length by 6 "-8" in width, cut, split,
delivered, stacked in designated
area, approximate useage per year
is 25 cord.
Lodge Fireplace,24"-30"in length
by 16"-I8" in width, cut and deli
vered, stacked in designated area,
approximate useage per year is 10
cord.
Lodge Salmon Bake, Alder wood,
1 8 "-24" in length by 4"-6" in width,
cut, split, delivered, stacked in
'designated area, must be seasoned.
approximate useage per year is 10
cord.
All orders would be placed on
Mondays and delivery guaranteed
by Thursdays for payment.
Please submit sealed bids to
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort (Wood), P O
Box K, Warm Springs, OR 97761.
Closes on March 10, 1987.
After the move, there's major renovation
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Work continued as much as possible at theSpilyay Tymoo office during flooding but necessary equipment made
it difficult to get around
. . .not rain, nor sleet, nor snow,
to paraphrase a common saying,
will keep the mail from being deli
vered. But it was the rain and snow
that caused flooding in the new
Spilyay Tymoo offices, which delayed
production of the paper for two
weeks. We apologize to our read
ers, but the delay could not be
avoided.
Upon arrival at work January
26, we were faced with flooding in
the layout room, which is about
one-third of our total area. Con
struction crew members made quick
work of the clean-up and within a
day, the water was swept up. How
ever, we were advised by the mana
facturers of our typesetter not to
turn our machine on until the carpet
was completely dry, meaning another
three days of waiting.
The following Monday, we came
to work and guess what? You're
right! About half the layout room
was flooded. Project superintend
ent Ernie Simpson recommended
that a sump pump be installed to
avoid any future problems. Crews
worked four days drilling the three
to four inch concrete to make way
for the pump. By Friday of last
week, the pump was installed. Hope
fully the pump will never have to
work.
Our new offices are spacious and
quiet. There's plenty of room, much
unlike our previous office. There
will eventually be a small portrait
studio set up in one room so that
photos can be taken of royalty,
families and the like.
The entrance to our office is on
the west side of the old girls dorm
on Autume Avenue. There is ample
parking for visitors in the back. We
encourage all to visit and take a
look at our new "plant."
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Brad Goldrick works at removing old light fixtures to mak e nay for drop
ceilings in the old administration building. Renovaton of the building
began in late January and is due to be completed in April.