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25c OK COLL E 71j .G68 v. 13 no. 14 Jul IS, 1988 U Of ... (-,p -;i I S. Pottage Bulk Halt I'rrmil No. 2 Warm Springs OH 97761 is Correction Requested 1 OMvav i v moo Jl ft News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation 1 .-.5. . 1. ;x.t ; v ;- -j-"-" vl. nr ill !, i,;?.iwny id . ; . jaw. iww- 4. 1 VOL. 13 NO. 14 P.O. BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 JULY 15, 1988 Coyote News in brief Next deadline for Spilyay is July 22, 1988 Weather JULY HIGH LOW 1 84 48 2 - 81 56 3 78 52 4 77 48 5 75 51 6 80 40 7 93 48 I 96 54 9 94 59 10 90 51 II 76 . 58 12 68 49 Grant awarded Warm Springs elemen tary has recently been awarded a grant for cur riculum development and will be the site for an experimental science curriculum project next year. Page 2 Artifacts displayed The entire MOIHS col lection was on exhibit last week. Page 3 Vacations necessary - A vacation may be an investment in health. Vacations provide a time for mental and physical recharging. , Page 5 Results listed Fry Bread Golf Tourna ment results are listed. Ninety-six golfers played in the tournament. Page 6 Budworm infestation treated Work is nearly complete a spray operation over acres of Warm Springs Treatment is necessary control dense population of western spruce budworm. Page 7 Wellness insert included Warm Springs Wellness Program and OSU Extension Service offer helpful hints on ways to get in top shape. .. . . f. .. by Pat Leno-Baker On Saturday, July 9, local peo ple and tourists gathered in the parking areas of Macys' Market, the Community Center and other locations to watch a traumatic war waged by firefighters against a wild land fire which charred 1 50 acres of juniper, sage and wildgrasses between highway 26 and Greeley housing area. The fire which is believed to have been started just north of the Shitike Creek south east of the Agency area traveled quickly to the creek and spotted across the creek, sewage lagoon and ballfields to head toward the hous ing area. The fire was reported at about 3:30 p.m. as being in the area of the Shitike Creek. Firefighters from Warm Springs Fire and Safety and ire Management responded and initially fought to control the blaze. t became apparent when the fire crossed the creek and entered the wildland area south of the creek that it would quickly reach the housing area of Greeley Heights. Fire fighting units from Jefferson County, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and Kah-Nee-Ta were called to assist, according to Jim Steele, Warm Springs Fire Management officer. Crews from Fire and Safety, Jef ferson County and Kah-Nee-Ta were assigned to protect the homes in Greeley Heights while firefigh ters from the other departments fought the blaze. Air support was used to help battle the blaze, at the onset of the fire the Bureau of Indian Affairs helicopter was used to drop water on hot spots. When the fire crossed the creek, the Redmond Air Center was called in to drop foam on the fire. The fire in Warm Springs was the first time that foam was dropped on a fire area from a plane used in dropping retardant. The foam which has been used in fighting fires before had not been available by air until Greeley Number 42 fire threatens homes, chars 150 acres Crowds gather for Saturday entertainment 'i 'f .1 .t )'. f" it 'Ihi v.. - 1 J Spityw Tymoo photo by Leno-Baker ADC-7 aircraft dumped three loads of foam for a total of 8,500 gallons on the fire. The foam was dropped from a retardant aircraft as part of a pilot project. this year from the Air Center. According to s apokesperson from Fire Management it is a pilot pro ject in the Northwest. He went on to say the foam proved to be a highly effective tool in fighting wildland fires. It is much cheaper to use than the retardant that has been used in past years. The use of the foam on a fire causes less of an impact on the environment as the foam dissipates when it dries and traces of the foam are soon gone. According to Steele the fire was contained by midnight on Satur day and under control by 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Bureau of Indian Affairs investigation department at this time. In recent weeks the Warm Springs area has been plagued by a number of small grass fires. The fires have been attributed to fireworks, human carelessness and arson. According to Steele, all of the fires this season here on the reservation have been caused by humans. Residents are urged to cut the tall dry grasses that surround their homes. After the grass is cut it should be hauled away tothedump. If people would put a "green belt" around their home it would protect their home. A green belt is des cribed as an area of green grass, the grass can help to keep fire from getting close to a home. This year the late spring rains caused a growth of grasses which grew tall and then with the summer heat the grasses cured and became a potential danger and fuel of fires. The fighting of the wildland grass, juniper and sage of the Greeley number 42 fire over the week was an excellent example of a new type of firefighting called interphasing using fire crews to fight the wild land fires while the traditional fire departments protect the housing structures. It will be discussed in a late edition of the Spilyay. Spilyay Tymoo photo by Leno-Baker The Greeley No. 42 fire left 150 acres a picture of smoldering and charred desolation. Surveys due by August 5 TFibal members recently received a survey concerning Tribal Council compensation. All completed sur veys are to be returned by August 5, 1988. They can be turned in at the Warm Springs post office between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or at the Vital Statistics office at the admin istration building. Legislation sets new foundation for authorities President Reagan signed legisla tion last week which establishes separate statutory authority for Indian housing programs, the White House announced. The Indian Housing Act of 1988 mandates that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provide funding for Indian housing. In the past, funds were Comments requested Comments are due July 15 on a proposed Bureau of Indian' Affairs action to reduce fine fuel on the Metolius Bench in an effort to decrease fire hazard. According to BIA range con servationist Brian Spears the reduction of fuel is needed to reduce the danger to nearby houses and to the ponderosa pine forest west of the proposed treatment area. The objectives of the treat ment Include: removal of 90 percent of fine fuels consisting primarily of cheatgrass; remo val of 75 percent of the western juniper; saving some dense area of juniper for. deer cover; and. saving one large juniper per 5 acres for livestock shade. "The overall objective is to convert the area to a stand of perennial grasses which would be less of a fire hazard, and would provide more and better forage for wildlife and live stock," according to the envir onmental assessment. Copies of the environmental assessment which includes the effect of ction on the environ ment are available at the Land Operations office or by calling Brian Spears at 553-1161, Ext 421. adminis'tered for Indian housing through the Public Housing Act of 1937, which applies mainly to low income housing in urban communi ties. "Mutual help housing for reser vations was never in the law before. Now, it'll be much more difficult to do away with Indian programs by Grad dinner postponed The annual graduation banquet scheduled for July 14 at the Agency Longhouse has been cancelled until further notice. Due to a death, the Agency Longhouse will be occu pied by a funeral and will not be available for the use of the ban quet. Further notice regarding the date will be posted at a later date. If you have any questions call Saph ronia Coochise at Spilyay Tymoo. 553-1644 or ext. 274 or Lenora Doney, Education Committee Secretary at 553-1 161, ext. 258. whittling the budget, "said Virginia Spencer, executive director of the National American Indian Hous ing Council. She said the 1988 housing act should make HUD more respon sive to the needs of reservation communities. Most of the regula tions under the public housing act deal mainly with the construction and maintenance of medium to high rise buildings in the cities; the housing on reservations is almost all single family units. "These high rise buildings have huge operating budgets. There is no money set aside to help mutual help homeowners maintain their homes. That's why so many of themarefallingapart. Many of the low income families can't afford to adequately maintain their homes," said Spencer. She said the public housing pro visions will continue to apply to Indian housing, but future amend ments will likely be tailored to the specific needs of reservation commu nities. First on the agenda is to get enough funds to keep the Indian housing programs running for another year. Congress is propos ing that funding for Indian housing in fiscal year 1989 be halved; from $144 million in fy 1988 to $71 mil lion in fy 1989. Over the past eight years, funds for Indian housing has been cut by two-thirds. "What we've been seeing is hous ing authorities fighting over the crumbs. It's horrible. And if the funding situation doesn't improve, the situation will just get worse, she said. The housing council says 93,000 Indian families in the U.S. are in need of housing. In fy 1988, fund ing was only available to build 1,700 homes. Another problems faced by housing authorities is the inability to meet housing needs of middle income families. The 30 percent income requirement that go towards rent or house payments turns away prospective homebuyers or renters who are employed. Spencer said regulations sche duled to take effect sometime this year would give housing authori ties more leeway in setting pay ments based on the fair market ren tal of the home. The National American Indian Housing Council provides training and technical assistance in 173 Indian housing authorities nationwide.
