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v . 15
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Fob' 23,
1990
VOL. 15 NO. 4
Coyote News
In Brief
Management plan
discussed
Deschutes River users
gathered at public meet
ings to express their
concerns about the
River. The majority of
users wanted unlimited
access to the resource.
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Comments requested on
IRMP
Tribal members are
encouraged to complete
the Natural Resources
questionnaire to be used
in Integrated Resource
planning.
Page 3
Hugs successful
Wellness Office hugs
resulted in money for the
Fire and Safety Kids
Program and in good
feelings.
Page 4
Powwow provides good
drumming, dancing,
activities
Results of the Lincoln's
Birthday Powwow are
listed along with photo
graphs of the three-day
event.
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Money attitudes should
be discussed
Before getting married,
financial concerns
should be discussed. A
common understanding
about money is
necessary.
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Deadline for the next
issue of Spilyay Tymoo
is March 2, 1990
Attend the
Buff Elementary
Culture Fair
Thursday,
March 1, 1990
at Buff Elementary
School in Madras
Fire as a
Management Tool
February 23, 1990
9 a.m.
Senior Citizen's
Building
Featuring fire ecologist
Boone Kaufman
Call 553-2421 for more
information
Spilyay Tymoo calend
ars are available after
March 1. The orlce is
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
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4 popular feature of the Lincoln's Birthday Powwow is Intertribal dancing.
Commission adopts
On January 19, 1990, the Oregon
Fish and Wildlife Commission un
animously adopted a far-reaching
wild fish protection policy.
The new policy replaces one
adopted by the Commission in
1 978. "The old policy didn't go far
enough" said Bill Bakke, Oregon
Trout executive director, adding
the 1978 policy was poorly im
plemented because it didn't control
Community meeting notices
March 1, 1990
Agency Longhouse
Supper: 6:00 p.m. Meeting: 7-9:30 p.m.
March 8, 1990
Simnasho Longhouse
Supper: 6:00 p.m. Meeting: 7-9:30 p.m.
Subject: Proposed official zoning maps, including
VAarm brings Community's
K jet sites.
Spilyay
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hatchery programs or harvest; all it
did was designate streams lor
exclusive wild fish management."
Bakke says, "The new policy is
aimed at protecting wild trout,
salmon, and steelhead populations
wherever they" are found and to
conserve the genetic characteristics
of populations."
Oregon Trout's Bakke met with
agency officials a nd Jay Rassmusen,
traffic circulation plan
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wild fish protection policy
director of the Oregon Coastal
Zone Management Association, to
reach agreement on a policy that
would protect the state's wild fish
populations upon which so many
economic and social benefits de
pend. "The state agency," says
Bakke, "has set standards through
this new policy for fisheries man
agement that cannot be implement
ed until basic information about
wild fish populations is collected.
Getting the information will require
a joint commitment from the De
partment of Fish and Wildlife, con
servation groups, and sport and
commercial users to develop a
strong fish management budget in
the I99I legislature."
A controversial provision in the
new policy would allow the fish
and wildlifecommission tocxempt
a w ild population in order to achieve
short-term economic benelits.
Bakke says, "Oregon Trout
doesn't support the exempt on of
any w ild population because doing
so would likely set a population up
forcxtinction. However, we worked
hard to get an exemption process
on the books that would provide
public notice and a chance to
comment."
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FEBRUARY 23, 1990
Mailings begin March 23...
Census to count all Americans
Every 10 years, since 1790, U.S.
residents participate in the Census.
The Census, which helps determine
the number of scats each state will
fill in the House of Representa
tives, officially begins March 23,
1990, with the mailing of question
naires to all U.S. households.
Two types of questionnaires will
be mailed; long-form, which take
about45 minutes to complete; and,
the short-form, which requires 15
minutes to complete. Half of all
reservation households will receive
the long-form questionnaires. Offi
cials explained that the long-form
will give a better picture of life on
Indian reservations. One out of six
non-reservation homes will receive
the long-forms.
Every residence on the reserva
tion will be visited by a Census
enumerator. Enumerators will be
community members and familiar
with the community. All completed
forms are to be given to the enu
merators. If residents have trouble
filling out the form, the enumera
tors are prepared to offer assist-
Compact adopts
glllnet season
The Columbia River Compact
adopted the following winter treaty
gillnet season: February I, 12:00
noon to noon March 2 1 . The spring
chinook run-size will be evaluated
on March 2 to see if additional fish
ing days are advisable.
The area designated is Zone 6
which is Bonneville, The Dalles,
and John Day pools. There is no
mesh restrictions.
For sale will be sturgeon, steel
head, salmon, shad, and walleye.
All standard dam and river mouth
sanctuaries apply with the excep
tion of Spring Creek Hatchery,
which is not necessary at this time
of year. Scaffolds will remain open.
All fishing dates for Columbia
River commercial fisheries are set
by the Oregon Washington Co
lumbia River Compact which con
siders proposals from the tribes as
well as from the federal govern
ment, Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
and the public. Please consult your
tribal Fish and Wildlife Commit
tees for details on your tribe's regu
lations. Please wearyourlifejackets
for safety.
Too many salmon and trout pop
ulations have gone extinct or are
heading in that direction, but the
public is unaware of it and has had
no opportunity to make themselves '
heard.
Oregon's wild salmon and trout
resources are subdivided into breed
ing populations genetically adopted
to the environmental conditions of
their home streams. The only way
to maintain the productivity of the
resource as a whole is to protect
CHAMPs seek artwork
Community Health Action
Mobilization Planners(CHAMPs)
is seeking local artwork for their
logo contest. First pric will win
$150. The artwork will appear on
the cover of the Community
Resource Manual.
Artwork should fit CHAMPs
philosophy and should fit inside a
10" to 12" circle. Following is the
CHAMPs philosophy.
We, the people of Warm Springs,
believe that all individuals are cap
able of making decisions when in
formed and provided with factual
information, and that all individu
als have a right to. and a responsi
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ance. All forms are due by April I,
1990.
Local prospective enumerators
are currently being tested, with the
latest tests being conducted Febru
ary 21. Further testing is expected.
If interested in working as an enu
merator, contac the Vital Statis
tics office at 553-3252 between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
The 1980 Census determined the
total Warm Springs reservation
population was 2,244 while the
total Indian population on the
reservation was 2,004. The median
age was 19.6 years and 251 Indians
were under five years of age. Just
over 50 percent of the Indians on
the reservation had graduated from
high school while 84 percent of the
Indian families were below the
poverty level. Nearly 65 percent of
Indian males were 16 years of age
and older were in the work force.
The median annual income of
Indian families was $16,434. Total
U.S. population in 1980 was 226.5
. million. The 1990 total population
is expected to exceed 250 million.
Over 500 eligible
members register
The Secretarial Election con
cerning tribal borrowing authority
will be held Tuesday, March 6.
1990. Polls will be open from 8:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Commun
ity Center. Of the 1.762 eligible tri
bal members, 550 registered to vote
by the February 14, 1990 deadline.
One-third of those registered must
vote to validate the election.
Registered
Voters:
CAST YOUR
BALLOTS
Tuesday,
March 6
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Community Center
tntse inaiviuuai populations. I hey
are irreplaceable and productivity
of each species is dependent upon
careful protection of individual pop
ulations. Bakke believes this con
cept is the foundation of the new
wild fish policy. Implementation of
the policy is the only way we have t
secure a future for the resource and
it is the best way to assure the next
and future generations of Orcgoni
ans the economic and cultural
benefits these fish renresent.
bility tor, their own health deci
sions. We subscribe to the preserva
tion and protection of our tradi
tional beliefs and values for multiple
generations. We believe that by
putting the needs of the people first
we will regain trust, respect and
compassion lor each other. Through
the community working together,
taking ownership of its health and
striving to improve the quality of
all our lives, we will become a
healthy community, enhance our
self-esteem and preserve our wav
of life.
Deadline for art submission is
March 15. 1990.
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