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Coyote News
In Brief
Graduates honored
The Tribal Education
Committee celebrated
the recent graduation of
Warm Springs students.
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Families share day of fun
Mud wrestling,
volleyball, archery and a
while-you-eat music
performance highlighted
the third annual Kids'
Jamboree Day July 15.
Page 3
Tohet takes It easy
After 29 years,
Community Center
Housekeeper Caroline
Tohet is going to spend
some time at home. The
retiree plans to complete
some projects and get
some rest.
Page 4
Development may
impact cultural
resources
Tribal cultural resources
were not considered in a
proposed development
for the Mt. Hood ski area.
The development may
also impact natural
resources.
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Unique stock being
studied
A stock of salmon, with
characteristics different
than fall and summer
Chinook, is being studied
in the Deschutes River .
system.
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Heat can be dangerous
Athletes, powwow
contestants and elderly
people should be aware
that heat can cause
serious problems.
Page 9
Smithsonian photos
recently acquired
Photos recently received
from the Smithsonian
depict the various
lifestyles of early
ancestors.
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The next deadline for
Spilyay Tymoo will be
August 4. See you thenl
Weather
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The Secretarial election concern
ing apportionment, scheduled for
May 31, 1989, was postponed when
the Bureau of Indian Affairs deemed
the proposed amendments to be
contrary to applicable federal law.
In a letter to Nelson Wallula
tum, spokesman for the petition
ers, the BIA stated, among other
things, that voters should be in
formed if any of the proposed
amendments are contrary to fed
eral law prior to the election so that
the "defect" could be corrected.
The Bureau gave the petitioners 60
days to modify the proposed
amendments. The petitioners had
until July 25, 1 989 to respond.
In their July 17 response letter,
the petitioners provided additional
information to the Bureau that was
not available when the BIA made
their initial decision. This informa
tion, say petitioners, will result in
an election that will not be disap
proved by the Secretary of ;
Interior because it's contrary to
federal law. They are now awaiting
results of the review and a response
by the BIA.
The Bureau has indicated that
even if amendments are adopted by
tribal voters, the Interior intends to
disapprove the results because they
We are making Shitike Creek
better for fish and people
Heavy equipment and trucks will be moving through
the Hollywood area through the end of July. Anyone
may view the activity from a safe distance but please
swim and play upstream from the work area.
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Juie MrcAe, fe, squares off with Deanie Smith to open the mud
wrestling event on Kids ' Jamboree Day J uly 1 5.
feel the amendments are contrary
to federal law.
The Bureau also stated that when
the election is rescheduled, "those
members who have already regis
Tribe, County developing plan
Jefferson County and the Warm
Springs Tribe are workijig together
to formulate a management plan
for the Metolius arm of Lake Billy
Chinook. Work on the plan will be
directed towards creating a "bal
anced" use of the area, says Warm
Springs Tribal planner Ray Ran
gila. It will take into consideration
all user groups.
Recent applications for development
on the Metolius arm of Lake Billy
Chinook has drawn attention to
the fact that this area does not have
a management plan. Rather than
increase the "substandard" type of
development that is currently oc
curing on the Lake, Rangila feels it
is necessary to set standards for
new developments.
A permit application for devel
opment of an 18 unit short-term
recreational vehicle campground is
now pending. Phil and Vera dow
ers hope to rent campsites and pro-
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register." Once the election is
authorized, the registration dead
line will be extended to allow for
additional registration.
vide docks for boats. Developments
like this would need to comply with
set standards of a management
plan before approved.
Both the County and Tribe have
an interest in this part of Lake Billy
Chinook. The County, says Jeffer
son County Court judge Dan Ahem
"has a responsibility for zoning
privately held land. "The Tribe too
has an interest because it owns land
on the opposite side of the river
where development is increasing.
Work on the land and water
management plan will begin with
an inventory of the existing situa
tion including zoning, land owner
ship and land uses. It will take into
consideration all land and water
uses from log booms and house
boats to fishing and camping.
The County Court and County
Planning Office will be working
with tribal Planning, Natural Re
sources offices and Tribal Council
representatives in formulating the
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Car-truck crash
claims man
A 25-year-old man was dead on
arrival at the Warm Springs IHS
clinic Friday, July 7 after his com
pact car collided with a tractor
trailer rig at milepost 97.5. just a
few feet inside the Jefferson County
line.
Julio Vasquez. a temporary resi
dent of Warm Springs, was travel
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construction begins
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Groundbreaking took place July
6, 1989 for an office and storage
facility at the Pelton Reregulating
Dam on the Deschutes River.
The $400,000 building, funded
by Warm Springs Power Enter
prises, is being built by Warm
Springs Construction. It will replace
a trailer which has been used as a
business office since the facility
began operation in June 1982. The
office will occupy 4.000 square feet
with the storage area totaling 2.000
square feet. 1 he office will serve
three employees and provide space
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JULY 28, 1989
Shaker bells
returned to
Warm Springs
Seven bells, once used by wor
shipers at the Shaker Church in
Lone Pine, have been brought back
to Warm Springs. Now "It is up to
Tribal Council to decide where
they will go." says Peggy Poitra.
minister of the Warm Springs
Shaker Church.
The bells were recently disco
vered at the Exccul.odgc Motel in
The Dalles where they have been
displayed and more recently stored
in a file cabinet since the 1970's. At
that time the motel was constructed
and the small, antique church that
used to house worshipers and bells
until the I920's was moved. The
bells fell into the hands of lodge
owners.
On July 18. 1989, Execul.odge
owner Pat Lockhart turned the
bells over to members of the Warm
Springs and Yakima tribes who are
also members of the Shaker Church.
Ceremonies to rcdedicate the bells
took place at that time.
Shaker Church members were
pleased to have the bells. Warm
Springs tribal archaeologist Dan
Mattson says. "We have been
working with the owners of Exe
cuLodge for quite some time for'
return of the bells."
Several of the bells are very old.
explains Poitra. Because they are
religious items, she expresses, "We
feel they should be returned to the
Church." However, Tribal Council
would like to see the bells placed on
display in the planned Museum
along with a history of the 1910
Indian Shaker Church. Poitra
states, "Whatever the Council de
cides, we will go along with it."
to house the numerous files t hat
relate to the hydroelectric facility
and Warm Springs Power Enter
prises. Pelton Reregulating Dam is
owned by the Warm Springs Tribe.
Portland General Electric is con
tracted to operate and maintain the
facility. Electricity produced at the
facility is purchased by Pacific
Power and Light Company w hich
transfers the power to a nearby
substation and then on to Warm
Springs and Madras.
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