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Man drowns
Following a five-day search of
the Klicktat River north of Lyle,
Washington, the body of Warm
Springs man, David Yazzie, 25,
was sighted by a sports fishermen
nearly a mile down river from here
Yazzie was reported to have slid in,
according to Klicktat County She
riffs deputy Lt. Elmer Kinder of
Lyle.
According to Kinder, Yazzie and
two companions Olsen Meanus,
Jr., 27 and Francis Spino, 30, drove
up from Oregon to fish "the falls"
an Indian fishing site on the Klick
tat River. The men arrived July 8 at
the site. Meanus and Yazzie stood
on the bank of the river while
Meanus fished. Spino who was
upstream from the two fell asleep.
Meanus moved downstream and con
tinued to fish. Meanus returned to
find Spino alseep and Yazzie was
not in sight. Meanus and Spino at
first thought that Yazzie had walked
off, and when Yazzie failed to
return the men began to look for
him in the area he was last seen.
After 12 hours of searching and
waiting, the men contacted the
Klicktat County Sheriffs substa
tion in Lyle.
The Klicktat County Sheriffs
department began an initial search
in the area. From past experiences
of drownings in that area, no per
son has ever survived passing through
the rapid flowing waters and usu
ally the body turns up in a pool
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area downstream, according to
Kinder. Customarily, searchers go
to that area once a person has been
reported missing.
According to Warm Springs Chief
of Police Ray Calica, through the
combined efforts of Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission law
enforcement officers, Warm Springs
Police department and Fire and
Safety personnel the search was
continued after Klicktat County
sheriffs department withdrew.
Kinder stated that there was an
Local woman abducted from job
On Tuesday, July 14, a Warm
Springs woman, Melissa Wainan
wit George, 26, was forcibly taken
from her place of employment, the
Warm Springs Garment Factory,
by her estranged husband, Tim
George, 20, according to Warm
Springs Chief of Police Ray Calica.
According to police, the incident
began when Mr. George appeared
in the factory shortly after Mrs.
George arrived at her job. The man
put her in his car and headed north
on highway 3. Police were called
and the police pursued the car.
Later in the day the police found
Mrs. Georee at a Simnasho resi
dence, unharmed. Mr. George was
Police offering free films
In a continuing effort to make
Warm Springs a better, safer place
to live, the Warm Springs Police
department has purchased six audio
visual films. These award-winning
films were developed for the Depart
ment in its fight against child abuse.
The programs may be obtained
through the department's Investig
ative division and are available for
showing, free of charge, to schools,
churches, and parent groups and
tribal departments that deal prim
arily with youth and family relations.
As an overview of the child abuse
problem. The Silent Epidemic
explains types of child abuse, how
to recognize abuse and how to
report it.
America's Heartache is an alert
to adults everywhere of the missing
child dilemma. It outlines measures
used to prevent abduction and molestation.
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eyewitness to Yazzie's sliding into
the river. Apparently a man camped
on the other side of the river was
awakened during the night of July
8 and saw a person slide into the
river. At the time the man thought
he had been dreaming and it was
not until search efforts had been
started the next day did the man
realized it was not a dream.
Kinder stated the drowning has
been determined to be accidental.
There is no further investigation on
the drowning.
placed in the custody of the police
and transported to the Warm Springs
Correction facility where he was
lodged for detox.
Calica stated that, on July 8,
Mrs. George filed an assault and
battery charge against Mr. George
following a physical confrontation
between the couple. Calica said
that at the time she also filed for a
restraint order. At the time of the
latest incident the papers for assault
and battery and the restraint order
were misplaced and had not yet
been served. Calica stated that until
the papers have been located, George
will be held for detox. The matter is
under investigation.
In The Power Kit, a brother and
sister meet the "Powertime Kids"
and learn how to stay safe from
abduction and molestation.
Preventing sexual abuse in young
people is the goal of Speaking Out,
when a young school newspaper
reporter uncovers sexual abuse in
students and encourages them to
"Speak Out."
I he Satety Net trains teachers,
day care workers and other child
care professionals to recognize and
report suspected cases of child abuse
to law enforcement.
Making the case provides guide
lines for identifying child abuse,
gathering evidence and establish
ing the case for the officer.
For additional information, or
to schedule a free showing of any of
these films, contact Investigator
Rob Moran. BIA law enforcement.
53-1257.
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News from the
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Tentative date set for
annual Berry Feast & rodeo
The annual Huckleberry Feast
held at the HeHe Longhouse has
been tentatively set for Sunday,
August 2. Related activities planned
are a Cowdeo in the afternoon,
dancing in the evening and stick
games. Raffle tickets are on sale
with the proceeds to be used to
offset expenses.
Sometime in the later part of
July or the first part of August
when the Huckleberries are ripe
the feast is held at He He Long
house, and during that time there is
a rodeo held especially for the kids.
The rodeo is for them to have fun,
said Warm Springs Chief, Delvis
"Bullneck" Heath.
This year there will be a special
attraction added to the affair and
that will be a horse race around He
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Protection of fragile wetlands and old growth forest has made Passage Way a controversial timber sale. The
sale is located in the upper Mill Creek drainage. A road would be constructed over this portion of Mill Creek
for accessibility to the old growth forest. (Please see Pan 3 for related torj).
Indian Reservation
JULY 17,1987
Council reiterates disapproval
of proposed initiative
In their continued struggle to
halt the trust fund initiative pro
posed by Assistant Secretary of the
interior Ross Swimmer, the Warm
Springs Tribal Council has once
again reiterated their strong disap
proval of Swimmer's efforts in a
letter to Warm Springs Bureau of
Indian Affairs Superintendent
Bernard Topash. Topash forwarded
the letter to Swimmer earlier this
week.
Sw immer proposes that $1.7 bil
lion in Indian trust funds be trans
ferred to a private financial institu
tion and that management of the
funds be handled by the bank. Cur
rently trust funds are deposited in
the U.S. Treasury by the BIA, who
serves as administrator of the fund.
The five-page letter, signed by
Tribal Council ChairmanZane Jack
son, cites Council's "grave concerns"
relating to the entire process. The
letter also states that "it is clear that
the decision to proceed was made
before any meaningful consultation
with tribal leadership and that the
implementation is proceeding regard
less of the concerns that our tribe
has."
There are many questions that
have yet to be answered and the
Tribes' requests for information have
received no response. The tribe
also submitted comments, but they
were never acknowledged, says the
letter. "We are extremely disturbed
about the course upon which the
Assistant Secretary seems set and,
He Butte. This race will require a
team of four riders. The riders
must carry a baton to pass to the
next rider where the final rider will
cross the finish line with the baton.
Bullneck said there is a team of
four already to challenge anyone
and they are Cassie Rhoan, Joyce
Suppah, Lucinda Heath, and Sonia
Heath. The race is open to anyone
who feels he can enter with a team.
There is something new added to
the fun event, in the past the wild
colt race was added to the pro
gram, this year it will be the race
around the He He Butte, for a prize
of two big ones, two (2) bills. So be
watching for posters or other adver
tisements for the huckleberry feast
rodeo.
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as always, will take whatever steps
we believe are necessary to protect
the interests of our people."
Most disturbing is that imple
mentation of the proposal will ulti
mately result in a decrease and ero
sion of the trust responsibility, a
responsibility the Tribe holds "very
dear." The Tribe has been reas
sured several times by the Assistant
Secretary and others that the Tribe's
relationship would not be demin
ished. But the Tribe doesn't feel
that to be true. "The Assistant
Secretary proposed dismantling the
entire Bureau program all at once
and we believe it would be very
difficult to retreat from that posi
tion if this experiment should fail
such a course" is "reckless and not
in the best interest of I ndian people."
Another concern is that rather
than the Bureau continuing to
manage these resources, the Assistant
Secretary will see it as a "subsidy".
They fear that it "won't be long
before he will propose to do away
with satisfying this obligation wim
appropriate dollars and suggest that
the cost (for management) be with
held from the trust funds themselves."
Also, there are many concerns
about the mechanics of the prop
osal. The Tribe asked many ques
tions which the Bureau could not
answer and were told that some of
the details had not yet been worked
out. "How can we evaluate the
advisability of a proposal when we
do not know what that proposal
contains" the letter asks.
Tribal Council met with Topash,
James Parris and John Vale June
18 in Warm Springs. Parris is the
BIA Chief of the Branch of Invest
ments in Albuquerque, New Mex
ico. Vale is retired from that same
position. Council requested to have
all questions pertaining to the issues
asked and that those questions be
answered. The Council also asked
for materials, documents and further
information concerning the propo
sal. The Request For Proposal (RFP)
was subject to many questions includ
, ing specifics concerning cash col
lection and concentration, invest
ment management services, potential
problems, disbursements, data sy
stems processing, custodial ser
vices and reporting. (Please refer to
page 2 for specific questions).
The letter also states that the
Tribe recognizes "as well as anyone
that the Bureau's accounting i
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