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Goal of natural resources
Coordinated resources manage
menl has always been one of the
goals of the natural resource depart
ment personnel. Much discussion
has been wasted on placing blame
Tor resource deterioration and too
little attention has been focused on
seeking a solution for these
problems.
We feel that people who work
for the tribe should learn what the
value of the various resources to
the tribal membership. By know
ing what the resources mean to the
tribe, resource managers would have
a better insight on how to manage
their specific resource to reduce
conflict. Not understanding what
all the resources mean to the mem
bership has created long-standing,
deeply-held and, in many cases,
bitterly fought differences of view
points between the various resource
managers.
We, in the Natural Resources
Department, are responsible for
Dolls reflect
An exhibit of hand-crafted Eskimo
dolls will be on view at the Madras
Senior High School Library, 650
10th St. beginning on May 4 and
running through May 29, 1987.
The exhibit includes 40 dolls col
lected during 1982 from 13 Alas
kan communities. The dolls, fashi
oned from native plants and animal
materials, reflect the cultural tradi
tions and aesthetics of each locale.
This doll is one of many on display at
The exhibit is open from 8 a.m. to
through May 29.
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Pick up identification cards
The following list of people who
applied for their Columbia River
Hunting and Fishing license have
not picked up their identification
card. We would like very much for
them to drop by Natural Resources
department and pick up their indi
vidual cards:
Michael Meanus, Virgil Culps,
Levi Kennedy, Jimmy Tohet, Rod
Wesley, Theodore J. Frank, Ver
non Spino, Sonny Jackson, Luther
Clements, Elizabeth Tewee, Theron
Burning permits required
All burning permits will be issued at the BIA Fire.
Management office on Holliday Lane in the Warm
Springs Industrial Park. Burning permits are required
on a year-round basis.
Permits must be obtained 24 hours prior to burning.
This gives Fire Management
area and assist or give advice
the job safely.
Burning permits can be obtained during regular
working hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
For further information contact the Fire Manage
ment Office, 553-1121, ext.
providing Tribal Council with infor
mation and recommendations to
establish effective policies for nat
ural resource protection. Wc also
support the BIA in meeting their
trust responsibilities to protect and
enhance these resources.
The protection, enhancement and
wise-use of our natural resources is
the charge of all members of the
tribe. The implementation of tribal
policies lies primarily with the
Natural Resources Department.
The ultimate treaty rights pro
tection is the responsibility of the
Tribal Council. The Fish and Wild
life Committee is the arm of govern
ment that makes recommendations
on policy to the Tribal Council
regarding the Fish and Wildlife
resources.
Some important items were
reserved within the treaty which
means a lot to the members of the
tribe, especially the elderly. These
local cultural traditions
With thecxhibit are photographs
of the 18 dollmakers whose works
are represented. The exhibit also
presents information on the var
ious events and activitcs the dolls
depict, as well as a list of materials
used in making each doll. Old
whalebone, walrus ivory, feathers,
seeds, caribou skin and seal skin
are among the more common mate
rials. Spilyny Tymoo photo by Bthrtnd
the Madras High School library.
4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Johnson, Anthony Van Pelt, Aaron
Smith, Duane G. Miller, Jr., Sher
man Holliday, Margie M. Earl,
Urban Gibson, Mildred Tyler, Wil
liam Fuentes, Shielyn Adams, Roy
D.Jackson, Julie Sandoval, Eldred
Frank, Mariam Souers, Gerald Bag
ley, Richard Wolfe, Tyree Storm
bringer, Craig Charley, Clifton D.
Brunoe, Ralph Aguilar, Sr., Damien
Katchia, Nancy Seyler, Frank Mit
chell and Edward Henry, Sr.
Thank you. Natural Resources
department.
a chance to look at the
on methods to use to do
413 or 553-1146.
managers is
were hunting, lushing, root digging,
berry gathering, and grazing of
livestock. In order to maintain what's
in the treaty, these specifics need to
be protected and enhanced. All of
the aforementioned items require
watcr.and this brings us to watershed
protection.
The watersheds are required for
fish and game protection due to the
Religious Significance of these
resources. Berries and roots play a
big part in Religious Ceremonies
also. Ownership of livestock was a
major issue during Treaty Signing
time and still is today but primarily
for economic reasons. Many peo
ple rely on livestock to supplement
their income.
Wc recognize the multitude of
benefits which can be derived from
proper management of riparian
systems, which includes their asso
ciated uplands, such as wildlifeand
fish habitat, livestock forage, water
storage and auuifer recharge, aes-
The dolls in the exhibit are con
temporary examples of a traditional
form that dates to 2.000 years ago.
Recently, over a broad area of
coastal Alaska, archaeologist have
excavated human figurines carved
from wood and ivory. Researchers
believe these early dolls, which lay
buried in the frocn ground of
ancient villages and camp cites,
may have been used for ritualistic
and ceremonial purposes. Some
also may have been children's toys.
The Eskimo dolls of today, how
ever, arc craft objects made for col
lectors and tourists. Although
children take delight in the dolls,
very few are intended as toys. Nearly
all are made for sale, with prices
ranging from $75 to $1,500. Pro
ceeds from the sales of dolls make
up a substantial part of each doll
lmaker's family income.
The dolls in theexhibit are dressed
in highly traditional and often his
toric clothing. 7 he accuracy of the
clothing style is an important part
of the dollmaker's craft, along with
the quality of the materials and the
fineness of the stitching and carv
ing. Lifelike facial expressions are
also an attribute for which many
dollmakers strive.
A 75-page catalog is on sale at
the exhibit. It includes a compre
hensive essay by researcher Susan
W. Fair.
Theexhibit was organized by the
Alaska State Council on the Arts
through a cooperative agreement
with the Native Crafts Program of
the Alaska Native Foundation. It
is being toured in the United States
and Canada by Visual Arts
Resources of the University of Ore
gon Museum of Art, with funding
from the National Endowment for
the Arts, the Oregon Arts Com
mission, the Friends of the Museum,
and private foundations.
There is no admission charge.
Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Reviewers will
Oregon's Hanford reviewers will
hearabout Umatilla Indian reviews
of the potential repository at Han
ford at meetings in Salem, May 12.
The Hanford Review Commit
tee, which includes technical experts
from nine state agencies, will meet
from 9 a.m. to noon. The Hanford
Advisory Committee, a citizen group,
will meet from 1 to 5 p.m. Both
meetings will be in Room C at the
Oregon Department of Energy, 625
Comments
Comment on environmental con
cerns regarding Mill Camp Small
Log Unit I are currently being sol
icited by Warm Springs Bureau of
Indian Affairs Forestry department.
The area is being proposed for
thinning beginning the summer of
1987.
This unit is comprised of 60-90
year old pole-sized Douglas-fir with
average 10 year growth jncrement
of 3 10 inches. Currently there is a
513 cubic feet per acre in the size
classes from 4 to lOinchs Diameter
Breast Height (DBH). The 150
irees per acre that make up the 513
cubic feet per acre have an average
DBH of 6.6 inches and eq jatc to
612.12 bd. ft. acres scribner mea
sure. There is an average of 106
square feet of basal area per acre
comprised of all timber 4 DBH
and larger with the majority of the
basal area representing the large,
scattered ovcrstory trees found
throughout the unit.
I he intent of the proposed treat
ment is to thin this unit from below
to release the understory stands
into a more favorable state of
growth. The prescription for this
unit is to harvest 327 cubic feet per
acre equaling 3.72 cords acre and
108 cords total on the unit. This
action will reduce the basal area
minimally due to the stem distribu
coordination
thetic and culture values, amorf
others.
Wc strive to recognie the fact
that generally they cannot be man
aged as a single unit due to the
inter-tying relationship of depend
ence on one another.
Wc realie that the tribe relies on
the timber industry for economic
reasons and we hav financial mana
gers who must ensure that the tribe
realizes income to keep tribal govern
ment operating. But. we still feel
that coordinated resource manage
ment will be the style of the future.
One has to realic the soul search
ing that takes place by our Tribal
Council to arrive at decisions that
maintain the delicate balance
between resource protection and
economic stability. Our population
is growing at a rapid pace but our
land base stays the same which has
to be considered almost on an annual
basis.
Rezoning approved
for small acreage
A decision was reversed May 6
by the Jefferson County Court to
allow more homes to be built in the
banks of the Deschutes River near
Warm Springs.
Portland General Electric had
requested a permit to develop a
21.90 acre parcel. The court, how
ever, approved rezoning only 2.96
acres to allow PGE to upgrade
existing structures without an
increase of population.
The decision could be appealed
to the state Land Use Board of
Appeals if PGE does not agree
with the decision.
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The high cost of noxious weeds
Langland(left) during lecture May
(left to right) Jazzy Wewa, Warm
Richard Craig.
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hear from Umatillas regarding Hanford
Marion St. NE.
Louie Dick, Jr., and Bill Burke,
Confederated Tribes of the Uma
tilla Indian Reservation, will speak
to both groups.
Dick is chairman of the Umatilla
Nuclear Waste Advisory Commit
tee. He will present the Umatilla
Indian perspective on a potential
Hanford repository.
Burke is director of the Umatilla
Nuclear Waste Study Program. He
on Mill Camp log unit solicited
tion and the amount of overstory
material which represents the majo
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Eileen Spino (left) and Willette Boyd held clip over 700,000 spring
Chinook fry at the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery. Clipped
ventral fin distinguishes Warm Springs Hatchery fish from wild stock
returns.
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is explained by Oregon Department of Agricluture Agronomist Dave
14 at Agency Longhouse. Three of those participating in the workshop are
Springs watermaster Deepak Sehgal and water resource technician aid
will explain the program.
The Umatilla Tribes have "affected
tribe" status and receive funds from
the U.S. Department of Energy
(US DOE) to conduct independent
reviews of Hanford repository issues.
The tribes' concerns include trans
portation of wastes through their
reservation and potential effects on
their treaty-protected hunting, fish
ing and grazing rights near the
Hanford site.
rity of the basal area in this unit.
Recommendations may be
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1 he groups will also discuss US
DOE's plans to stop disposing con
taminated liquids into the soil
columns at Hanford. The wastes
result from Hanford operations.
Some of the liquids are slightly
radioactive. Congress directed US
DOE to find an alternate way to
dispose of the wastes.
Both meetings are open to the
public.
addressed to
1161, ext. 407
Phil Luich at 553
beforeMay2l, 1987.
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