Pack 2 May 20,1988
Warm Springs, Oregon
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WainanwU was one of several tribal members Interviewed recently by A BC correspondent Bill O 'Rtllly.
The segment on suicide will appear on A BC Evening News with Peter Jennings sometime this month.
Memorandum of Understanding signed
A Memorandum of Understand
ing for joint management of the
Metolius River Lake Billy Chi
nook area was signed April 1 1 by
eight involved agencies.
These agencies have d:rect re
sponsibilities for the protection and
management of all or portions of
lands, water, or fish and wildlife
resources encompassed in the mem
orandum. They include the Con
federated Tribes of Warm Springs,
the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, the Oregon State
Marine Board, the Oregon Depart
ment of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S.
Bureau of Land Managment and
Portland General Electric Com
pany. The memorandum is designed to
facilitate management of the area.
Those signing the memorandum
agree as follows:
1. They will meet twice yearly,
once in the spring and once in the
fall, to discuss issues of concern,
facilitate communication, and to
improve the working relationships
among the parties' representatives.
2. They will work out a joint
management policy statement for
the agreement area that will reflect
the concerns and the desires of
each of the managing agencies. The
parties will then use that policy
statement as a guide for carrying
out their official functions.
3. The parties will notify each
other of all proposed and com
pleted significant actions affecting
the agreement area, such as zoning
permits, building permits, use per
mits and leases.
4. Each party will identify all
pertinent laws, regulations, and
other documents that it uses in the
management of lands and waters in
the agreement area, and will either
provide a summary of those items
of, it appropriate, copies of the
items to the other parties. To the
extent possible, the parties will
attempt to develop uniform sets of
regulations for use in the agree
ment area.
5. The parties will report infor
mation of interest that will assist
other parties in carrying out their
responsibilities. For example, any
parties observing building code vi
olations on Lake Billy Chinook will
report those violations to Jefferson
County. Parties observing viola
tions of Forest Service regulations
will report those to the U.S. Forest
Service. Each party will develop a
list of information that is needed
by it to carry out its managment
responsibilities and supply that list
to the other parties.
6. The procedures or details as
sociated with carrying out the pro
visions of this Memorandum of
Understanding may be outlined in
separate agreements which would
become supplemental to this mas
ter Memorandum of Understand
ing. 7. That nothing in this agree
ment shall be construed as obligat
ing the parties in the expenditure of
funds or for future payment in
excess of appropriations authorized
by law.
8. That nothing herein contained
shall be construed as limiting or
affecting in any way the authority
of the parties.
9. That this agreement shall be
come effective as soon as it is
signed by the parties hereto, and
shall continue to be enforced until
terminated by a party upon 30
days' notice, in writing, to the other
parties of its intention to terminate
upon date indicated.
10. That amendment to the Mem
orandum of Understanding may be
proposed by a party, and shall
become effective upon approval by
all parties.
1 1 . There shall be a coordinator '
for each party that is responsible
for liaison with the other parties
and will further have the responsi
bility to convey to the other parties
the official position of the agency
for which he or she is coordinator.
Legislation seeks
reservation
The House Interior Committee
approved bill May II that wai
written to create a land base for the
Grand Ronde Indian tribe. The bill
was then sent to the full House.
According to Merle Leno. vice
chairman of the tribe, a 9.81 1 acre
reservation, which is not federal
timberland, would provide the tribe
with an annual harvest of seven
million to eight million board feet,
valued at about SI. I million. Leno
stated the real key to the bill is that
the tribe agreed to a memorandum
which guarantees they
would not export logs or establish
their own mill for 20 years. They
also agreed to use 30 percent of the
timber revenues for economic de
velopment. If Congress approves and the
President signs the bill, th reserva
tion would be just north of the
town of Grand Ronde. It has been
29 years since the tribe has had a
reservation following its termina
tion in 1954.
Chinook Island
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time law enforcement officer dur
ing summer months.
Management of the island as a
park would be costly. Turning
development and management over
to the State Marine Board or State
Parks Department would result in
"defacto state control of tribal
lands," Noteboom reports.
Development of the island as
recreational land would demand a
capital investment by the Tribe. It
could include development of camp
sites and trails, bank stabilization,
beach improvement, boat docks,
log booms and a water ski ramp.
Because restroom facilities would
be used by the public, the State
Marine Board is looking into
installing and maintaining floating
toilets.
A return on the tribal investment
would result from contracting the
island to a tribal member concessi
onaire who could operate the island
as a commercial concession. Busi
ness activities could involve tent
camping charges, houseboat dock
ing charges, day use charges, sel
ling fishing permits, rental of re
creational equipment and sale of
supplies.
The development plan and esti
mated cost will be presented to
Tribal Council in September 1988,
says tribal planner Ray Rangila. If
approved, bids will be requested
from, prospective tribal member,.
concessionaires and development
will begin in May 1989.
Tribal members complete Forestry Training Program
Certificates were issued to four
Warm Springs tribal members for
completion of a four-year Forestry
Technical Training Program.
Tharon Johnson, Ray Moody,
Sandra Brunoe and Marissa Strad
ley have taken classes and obtained
practical experience in numerous
subjects pertaining to Forestry and
the environment. The work is
"equivalent to a two-year corn
unity college program," says co
ordinator for the training program
Eugene Keane.
Sponsored by Warm Springs
Office of Training Services, the
program allows trainees to become
involved in activities at Warm
Springs Forest Products Industries,
the Forestry Department, and the.
tribal Natural Resources department;
"It's really good," says Stradley.
"You see a lot of things that happen
in other departments."The problems
of each department become more
obvious. r
Besides training the objective of
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Four tribal members recieved certificates for completing a Forestry Technical Training program. (Left to
right) Ray Moody, Marissa Stradley, program coordinator Eugene Keane, and Theron Johnson are pictured
after the presentation in Tribal Council chambers May 16. Sandra Brunoe is not pictured.
the program, says Keane, "is to be
a prototype." The practical expe
rience and training acquired in this
program could be applied to other
professional areas within the tribal
organization. Training of this type
need not be limited to Forestry.
"We're helping ourselves," says
Moody. Many people were involv
ed in the training and it was kept in
Warm Springs. "The tribes can
educate their own people," adds
Moody. The program is an ex
ample of what can be done.
Initially, six tribal members
entered the training program after
being selected. The four who fin
ished have been working in fields
related to their training while
attending classes and continuing
training: Stradley holds a job as
Forestry Natural Resources tech
nician, specifically in big game
management; Johnson has worked
as a scaler for two years; Brunoe is
involved in forest engineering; and,
Moody is a timber sale officer.
The trainees feel satisfied with
the program and feel that it would
be beneficial particularly for peo
ple who are interested in working
for the Tribe without leaving the
area for formal schooling. In refer
ing to a tribal member interested in
the field of Forestry, Stradley says,
"It would be a shame to see his
potential wasted." He is not inter
ested in school at this time, but a
training program may be attractive
to him.
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Jobs available for youth
"School's out, school's out, the
teachers let the monkeys out," are
words from an old tune sung by
students as the end of the school
year approached and summer was
just around the corner. It is that
time of year again and, for Warm
Springs youth, it is time to sign up
for the Summer Youth Work Pro
gram. Tribal member preference is given
in the program. Work is offered
to high school students, 14 through
18 years of age, who possess an
Oregon State Work Permit.
Packets are still available for stu
dents and can be picked up at the
Youth Program office located in
the old boy's dorm.
The program offered a class in
job application process through
out April. Margie Earl, program
director, said that her office will
continue to assist students until
June 20, as best they can. If you
have not gotten your application
in, you are urged to visit or call her
office at 553-1 1 6 1 , extension 298 or
299.
Summer Youth Program Schedule
June IS 10 a.m. to
12 noon
June 20 I a.m.
July 4
August 12
August 17
Job Orientation at the Boy's Dorm
Eight-week program begins
Tribal Holiday
Last day of work
Summer Program Barbecue
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Les Yaw retiring after 21 years on the job. Lei recalls the first day when he was
acceptedfor the Purchasing Agent position he was bsued supplies and equipment
for his duties. A t that time he was given a coffee cup also. Today after all these
years he still sports his coffee cup given him on his first day at the office. In the
photo Les is showing the Pendleton Jacket he received among his gifts at the
dinner given In his honor at Kah-Nee-Ta. Les was surprised with the appearance
of a special dancer for his entertainment.
Yaw retires after 21 years
After 2 1 years of service Les Yaw
was honored with a retirement din-'
ner at Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge, Friday
May 13, 1988.
During his time with the Con
federated Tribes, he has seen many
changes in the entire operation. A
organization that grew from a hand
of employees to the whole opera
tion today.
Several of Les's co-workers were
on hand to wish him well after
retirement. Ken Smith, former
General Manager of the Confeder
ated Tribes, who was responsible
for hiring Les years ago, was on
hand to give a little run down on
the performance of Les. Ken stated
that he selected Les from a group
of several applicants for a Purchas
ing Agent position. From that point
on Les has seen the operation grow
to where it is today.
For his years of devoted service
Les received a very nice Pendleton
Blanket, a clock shaped like the
reservation and a mens Pendleton
blanket Jacket. Everyone wishes
Les the best in the future.
Second Annual-
Kid's Jamboree Day
Saturday, May 21, 1988
Warm Springs Community Center
10:00 a.m. Youth Basketball
Community Center Gym
10:00 a.m. Fun Run One
12:00 noonOpening Ceremony
Invocation
Lord's Prayer
Flag Raising
12:30 p.m. Kid's Fish Pond
1:00 p.m. Tiny Tot's Events
1:00 p.m. Volleyball
1:00 p.m. Horse Shoes
1:00 p.m. Archery
1:00 p.m. Croquet
1:00 p.m. Kickball, Tom ball
1:00 p.m. Quiet games
1:30 p.m. Jamboree games
Sack race
Tug-of-war
Canoe race
Orange team relay
Egg toss
Boy's 137 yard dash
Horse race
2:00 p.m. Fun Run Two
3:00 p.m. Ancient Indian games
Tepee race (3 people)
Fried egg contest (WF)
Rabbit hunt
Bingo
Booths
Darts
Clown make-up
Penny toss
Bike registrationsafety
Home fire safetyescape
Rock & roll band
Food concessions
Marble tournament