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VOL. 12 NO. 14
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761
Pi-Urne-Sha packs em in
JULY 3, 1987
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Pi-Ume-Sha this year, in a word,
was busy. And, to add a few oiher
adjectives, Pi-Umc-Sha was action
packed, hot, fun-packed, hot,
crowded and just plain hot. not a
word of serious complaint came
from participants or spectators as
the temperatures during the three
days' of activities ncarcd 100.
As powwow-goers crowded into
our community, police, fire and
ambulance services were stepped
up. According to Rob Moran, Bl A
Agency Special Officer, 91 adults
and 19 juveniles were arrested dur
ing Pi-Ume-Sha. The maioritv of
the arrests were alcohol and traffic
violations with a few arrests being
drug-related. "We had a successful
operation this year with no major
problems," said Moran. Fire chief
Jerry Huff said that there were no
ambulance runs related to Pi-Ume-Sha.
The ambulance made two
runs that were not a result of the
weekend activities.
With 94 golfers entered in the
15th annual Fried Bread tourna
ment. Spud Miller came out on top
of the heap, shooting a low gross of
147. (See page 6 for full tourna
ment results).
i Softball players entered in the
innual Slo-Pitch braved. t- . ' .:,
and heat on the Community CeTi-T'
ter field adjacent to the powwow
gr6unds";t,The Taholah team won
themanVdivisionand Lapwai won
the women's division. (See page 6
for tournament results.)
Nearly 300 participants entered
the annual Treaty Days Rodeo. Ira
Walker, of Nevada, won all-around
honors. (See page 7 for rodeo
results).
Sixteen teams were entered in
the annual stickgame tournament
this year. The $1,500 first place
purse went to the Johnny Selam's
team. The Delvis Heath team took
Waterways initiative
being considered
the $900 second place prize with
the $500 third place honors going
to the I ester Crow team and the
$200 fourth place pri2e goingtothe
Johnny DeSoto team.
Photos of the powwow and stick
game can be found on page 3.
Dunce results will appear in a future
edition of Spilyay.
Hunter's safety class scheduled
When the State Scenic Water
ways Program was approved by
popular vote in 1970 Oregonians
voiced their opinion in (avor of
preserving the state's rivirs. But
the Program seems to hat failed.
River arc not being added the way
Oregonians have visualized. Admi
nistered by Oregon Parks and Recrea
tion the program also lacks funds
to effectively manage rivers once
they are part of the system. .
In the history of the State Scenic
Waterway Program only four riv
ers have been studied and only two
have made it through the study
process to become a part of the
system. Only 655 river miles of
Si-'' ;"2.a."? i';rrciit1y.spari .
of the system. - V ,
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Conservationist and environmen
talists in a meeting June 20 in Bend
decided an initiative ballot to change
the system and to add more rivers
is necessary. A campaign begin
ning with the meeting is aimed at
submitting a ballot to the Secretary
of State by August 1, 1987.
Oregonians shouldnt have to
fight to preserve their rivers from
development emphasizes initiative
backers. Developers should be the
ones who should be arguing to
- remove the rivers from the system.
Oregon's rivers are the people's
heritage and should be protected.
Initiative proponents feel river
selection for the Heritage Water1
ways system should be based on
four areas of concern expressed by
citizens in a recent survey commis
sioned by Oregon Natural Resour
ces Council. Fish are a high prior
ity with Oregonians. Rivers should
be selected that have a high valued
stock of salmon and or steelhead,
that support and are managed for
wild trout and that support unique
lion.
The survey also indicated that
Oregonians are concerned about
wildlife. Rivers selected for the
Heritage waterway system should
provide habitat for threatened or
endangered species of wildlife or
species of limited distribution.
Continued on page 2
A Hunters Safety class is being
sponsored by the Warm Springs
Police department, Natural
Resources and Warm Springs Fire
and Safety. Sessions will begin
July 14 and will be held twice
weekly on Tuesdays and Thurs
days from 6 to 8 p.m. through July.
The class is open to boys and girls
from 14 years of age and older.
The course will include: laws and
regulations, wildlife management,
weapons and ammo, safe firearm
handling, marksmanship, first aid,
game recovery and game meat care.
Students will earn a Hunters
Safety certificate upon completion
of the course.
Interested individuals can sign
up at the tribal police department
or the natural resources deDartment.
Proposed resolution prevents fish snagging
School, county levies passed
Voters passed two levies in the
June 30 election both of which pre
viously been presented to voters
and failed.
The operating levy of $880,000
for Jefferson County passed, 1,186
yes votes to 749 no votes. This
amount provides funding for the
county's administration, roads, day
care, senior citizens and other facil
ities. The estimated tax rate is
$3.35 per $1000 assess valuation.
Also receiving voter's approval
was the 509-J district school levy.
The $3,691,333 levy passed with
864 ves votes to 747 no votes.
Comment requested on quarry
An environmental assessment for
proposed action to establish a rock
quarry adjacent to old Beaver Butte
lookout road has been issued by
assistant forest manager and environ
mental coordinator William Apgar.
The quarry would remove 20,000
cubic yards of rock for use as road
surfacing materials on Butte Creek
logging unit over a five year period.
It would create a hole 300 feet
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square by 8 feet deep.
Request for the quarry came
from Warm Springs Forest Pro
ducts Industries which would ena
ble them to extend the hauling sea
son with improved roads.
Impacts on the area should be
minimal according to the report
with some short term air pollution,
a few scatter plants destroyed, and
a small amount of erosion. The
nearest water is 400 feet from the
proposed activity.
Mitigation measures to be taken
include: 1. If any cultural andor
archaeological resource is encoun
tered in course of operation, opera
tions will halt and tribes and super
intendent notified. 2. Operation to
comply with all applicable federal,
state and local laws, including but
not limited to 30 CFR Part 56. 3.
No materials is to be placed outside
of permit area boundaries. 4. Prior
to termination of permit, operator
will leave surface in a safe and sta
ble condition. 5. An operation plan
will be approved by Superintend
ent and be followed.
Any questions or comments may
be directed to William Apgar. Fores
try department, 553-1 161. ext. 4 16.
Comments either for or against the
proposal should be submitted by
July 10. 1987.
Hatchery personnel from both
Warm Springs National Fish
Hatchery and Round Butte Hatchery
have observed a marked increase in
body wounds during this years
salmon returns.
Upon investigating the reports
we verified that a small number of
tribal members were snagging sal
mon using hook and line techniques
with large treble hooks.
The snagging is occurring at the
"Big Eddy" which is the last large
hole approaching, or below, Sher
ars Falls. This site provides a rest
ing area for fish before attempting
passage of Sherars Falls, and large
numbers of fish congregate in this
area.
Snagging of fish is a relatively
common occurrence at Sherars Falls,
with hook and line fishermen occa
sionally foul hooking salmon. By
law, sportsfishermen are required
to release any foul hooked fish.
Some fishermen do release fish
while others do not.
The primary difference between
the snagging we are discussing today
incidential snagging, is the intent,
and the gear used.
State law requires a single point
barbless hook with no larger than
9 16" inch gape.
The gear being used for snagging
is large treble hooks with a very
large gape (2")
Also, state law requires weights
or sinkers to be at least 18" above
the hook whereas the snagging
hook often utilizes a weight below
the treble hook.
The Natural Resources Depart
ments primary concern with snag
ging is that it causes large wounds
in fish which will eventually kill the
fish before they are able to spawn.
Most fish, including salmon are
covered by a coating of slime which
serves to protect the fish from par
asites and diseases. When the slim
coating is removed, the area is
often attacked by fungus and other
diseases, eventually weakening the
fish, and ultimately causing death.
Spring chinook salmon enter fresh
water in January and February
and do not spawn until early Sep
tember. During this period ot time
water temperatures reach critical
levels and considerable stress is
experienced by the fish. A fish with
an open wound is far less likely to
survive than an undamaged fish.
The Hatchery managers at both
Round Butte and Warm Springs
National Fish hatcheries have esti
mated that less than three (3) per
cent of these damaged fish will sur
vive to spawn without being treated
several times with an anti-fungal
agent such as formalin or malach
ite green. These chemicals are cur
rently under Government review.
The fish at the hatcheries are treated
but all wild stock are not, and
therefore virtually all of these fish
will not survive to complete their
life cycle.
From a statistical creel program
conducted a Sherars Falls we have
estimated the harvest of snagged
fish to be 102 adults.
The hatchery managers have docu
mented 107 Warm Springs fish and
57 Round Butte fish which have
open wounds primarily from snagg
ing. Warm Springs hatchery manager
Gary White estimates only three or
four of the 107 will survive to
spawn which results in a loss of
231,000 eggs.
Most returning fish are snagged
in the upper body and it is likely
that as many fish are snagged in the
lower body. Any hooking which
penetrates the body cavity will result
in quick death at or near the site. If
this is the case, over iW ush may
have been snagged and lost, with
only 100 actually caught.
We feel that this type of loss and
waste of fish is unneccessary and
inconsistent with the goals of sound
fishery management.
Therefore, we propose the fol
lowing resolution which would pro
hibit this method of harvest.
This resolutioon is one of two
which have been drafted. This is
Gene Greene's version and has been
endorsed by Howard Arnett, Tri
bal Attorney
Resolution
Whereas, The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon reserved the right in the
Treaty of 1 855 to fish for ceremon
ial, subsistence, commercial pur
poses in the waters of the Colum
bia River and at all other usual and
accustomed places beyond the boun
daries of the Warm Springs Reser
vation, and.
Whereas, The off-reservation trea
ty fishing right includes the right of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Ore
gon to regulate such fisheries to
preserve the resource and to further
other important interests; and.
Whereas, Snagging Chinook or
attempting to hook fish other than
in the mouth can create open areas
on the body which are subject to
infection by primary and secon
dary invaders (fish diseases); and.
Whereas, infected fish have a'
low survival rate to spawning time
and in order to better protect the
perpetuation of the fishery resource -through
best recommended man-!
agement practices; and, -Whereas,
The Tribal Council!
believes that by regulating the hook
size for harvesting fish within the!
Sherars Bridge area will be benefi-!
cial for the fishery resource and!
evaluation of wounded fish at the
hatcheries will be in order; now, !
therefore, !
Be it resolved. By the Tribal !
Council of the Confederated Tribes '
of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon that pursuant to the;
Tribal Council's authority under
the Treaty of 1855 and Warm Springs
Tribal Code 340.3 10 (2) to regulate
off reservation Treaty fishing the '
following regulation regarding hook
size is approved adopted for 1987
harvesting by Warm Springs Tri-
bal members and can be part of
regulations in the future.
Single point hooks larger than
one (1) inch and multiple point
hooks larger than 9 16 inch (3.0) ;
are prohibited.
Be it further resolved, that the
Sherars Falls fishery be monitored
closely by tribal and state authori
ties to ensure that infractions are
not being committed by tribal enrol
lees and non-Indians, and that the
adopted resolution is fair and justi
fied to protect the fishery resource. '
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