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Spilyay Tymoo Warm Springs, Oregon October 7, 1988 PAGE 7 r SpUytp Tymom pkotm Oy tthtnd Reba Powell, rieht. greeted Hank andEraina Palmer during the unity circle at the "Passages 1992" dinner. Madras High School faculty and administrators met with the freshman class and parents. "Passages 1992" welcomes freshmen The passage through high school is a "journey of importance from one stage of dcvlopmcnt to adult hood." said Pete Carlson at the "Passages 1992" dinner at Madras High school September 27. The second annual Passages dinner was 4 w , V A'.-.. Levi Greene (left) and Tommy Smith were recipients of one of the 1 988 Minority Enterprise Development Week awards given bv the U.S. Small Business A dministration. Smith-Greene Logging was recommended for the award by tribal credit manager Bob Finch. The company employs 3 7 people and logs exclusively on the reservation. Reservation established President Reagan, in early Sep tember, signed into law H.B. 4143 that establishes a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. The reservation will consist of approximately 9,8 1 1 acres of land to be taken in trust for the tribe and provides for the State of Oregon to . UmaA Ktnrl nnrvnt I health rnnrelinatnr ancv Kirk checks the Dulst in carotid artery of Head St art assistant teacher Reona Trimble during fust aidCPU class field before the y 1 V i , . VS? 1 held to introduce the freshmen class and their parents to high school faculty and administrators. Carlson said there are "elements of danger" facing students. They ran "take the easy wav out" or take exercise criminal and civil jurisdic tion over the reservation. Tepee for sale For sale: New, 1 8 foot high, 1 0 foot diameter tepee, $350. Devastator cross bow with bolts (arrows). New, $380. Phone: 668-3991. f v , I, , 1 f f iJT SfiHyGj TyiKoo ptooto toy ShtvtTYi program starteajor me year. ; A v m ' : ! - "v - . '- ."V ! : I f 'V . - v i school "seriously. There is life after high school," he added. School was likened to a ship's cruise. "Our ship is different. You have to help us run it. You can just go along for the ride and get your diploma. Or, you can be in charge and learn to run the ship, "advised Carlson. Carlson also stated that students can"providc the link between what our generation knows and believes in and the future." The three 'Cs'of education, chal lenge, commitment and control, guarantee a student's success in high school. Students should take the challenge to "be individuals because it's the right thing to do." Carlson advised students "not to give up when things get tough. Attitude is the most important part of commitment to school" he said. "You're in complete control of your attitude." Carlson told students that "con trol gives you the power to influ ence the course of your own life. Realize your own potentiaL.com mit yourself to excellence and suc cess in life in and out of the classroom." J I,,. Tribal input requested regarding fisheries In 1980, Congress passed the Northwest Power Planning Act and included sections in the Act requir ing a program to protect and res tore fish resources in the Columbia Basin. This Fish and Wildlife Pro gram was aimed at addressing the tremendous losses caused by hydro power development which the North west Power Planning Council es timated to be between six and 1 1 million fish per year. The Power Council in consulta tion with the basin's fish and wild Topics for Tribal members to consider: 1. How did you learn your Ashing techniques and from whom? 2. How different is today's fishing compared to Celilo days? i 3. How manv different tribes and people fished at Celilo, on the reservation on ceded area 1 4. Are you passing down what you know about fishing to your children and grandchildren? Full CreW at Members of the Western Coun cil of Industrial Workers local 294 1 called off the pickets September 12 following a meeting the preceeding day with mediator Thomas Drew. In speaking to Drew, union offi cials asked I hut all striking em ployees be returned to work un conditionally"and that the proposal offered to employees before they voted to walk out August 8 be rcol fcrcd. WSMM. through their repre sentatives, said no to both pro posals. Tribal attorney Dennis Karnopp said that replacement employees are protected, in that if a striking employee wishes to return to work, the new employee will not be removed from that job. WSFPI is willing to put them back to work but not willing to bump those peo ple hired. The pay schedule for jobs is the same as it was before the strike. If an employee reclaims his job, he will receive his regular wages. If a new employee is hired, he is on probationary status and receives wages $2 below the base rate for their position for four months. At the end of four months, the wage is increased by $ I per hour for another four months. After eight months of employment, the employee will receive the regular position rate. Macy also said that if a returning vif v SVV'V ;' -m . ' Young dancers performed the butterfly dance during the annual mini-powwow at Warm Springs Elemen tary. The powwow, in honor of Native American Day. included all Warm Springs elementary students, A shwood School students and Jeanne Burk 's third grade class from Madras Elementary. life agencies and Indian tribes has set a goal of doubling fish runs to the Columbia from 2.5 million fish to 5 million adult fish. This increase in production will be spread through out the tributaries of the Columbia including the rivers and streams of the Warm Springs reservation and ceded areas such as the Deschutes, Hood River, John Day and Fifteen Mile Creek. For the last year, the Warm Springs Natural Resources De- rivers? WSFPI Continued from page 1 employee, whose position is filled, is offered a different job und the new job pays less or is substantially different, he has the right to turn it down. In other WSI Pl-rclatcd news. Irv Hctchcr, president of Oregon's largest labor organization. AI L CTO. stated that the AM-CTO would "proceed with economic actions" against the Tribe unless (he dispute was settled "to the union's satisfaction."! hut economic action would take the form of a boycott of Kah-Ncc-Ta. However, that boy cott would be organized only at the request ofWCIW. Macy stated that the union "already took economic sanctions against the Tribe by calling the strike." WSFPI projected a $634,000 loss by December 31. 1988. However. WSFPI reported a year-to-date loss of $644,399 as of the end of August. MHS Homecoming Buffs vs. Vikings Friday, October 7 7:30 p.m. Dartment has been reviewing inform ation on these streams and is pre paring a draft plan to set salmon and steelhead production goals and fishery objectives. Tribal member input is needed on the fisheries that were and the fisheries the Tribe wants in the future. A questionnaire filled out by tribal members will assist the fish and Wildlife Committee and the Tribal Council to determine the direction the Tribe will take on sys 5. Do you have other concerns about fishing issues? 6. Where were your favorite used today? If not, why? 7. On what rivers and at what fishing take place? Please answer the questions if you are interested in fisheries on your reservation and ceded areas. If additional space is needed please attach a piece of paper with your response, numbering each with the number of the question. Please submit question naire to the Natural Resources Department by October 14. Fletcher accused the Tribe of "union busting" and criticized the Tribal Council's tactics of "refus ing to negotiate a contract" with the union and "claiming exemp tion from U.S. labor luws." WSI PI management has maintained, throughout the strike proceedings, that the responsibility for failure to negotiate did not rest on WSFPI's shoulders, but the union's. I hree days before the strike was called. WSFPI offered to open up the books for an audit by union offi cials to show that the mill could ill-afford to increase costs. The audit never occurred. AsforcxcmptionfromU.S. labor laws, Macy stated that "it's the Tribes' position that we are exempt from the National Labor Relations Act relating to employeremployee relations and union activities on the reservation. We don't believe the act applies to us." Spilyay Tymoo photo by Bthrtnd tem and subbasin planning. Please submit the questionnaire to the Natural Resources Department by October 14. A meeting for discussion of sub basin planning will be scheduled in the future. For more information regarding subbasin planning please contact Natural Resources director Gene Green or staff biologist Mark Fritsch at the Natural Resources Office, 553-1 161, Ext. 233. old fishing sites? Can they be places would you like to see
