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l'. . i v . It' no, N-u U, 1 55c VOL. 16 NO. 5 Coyote News In Brief Loomls goes to Area Office After 19 years in Warm Springs, IHS Service Unit Director Lee Loomis moves to Portland. Page 2 Water quality important to future Water and Soil Resources Department makes certain water on the Warm Springs Reservation is maintained at high quality. Page 3 Holistic resource management looks to future Economic values as well as environmental values are included in holistic resource management. Page 3 Stepfamilies need to communicate Lack of familiarity and different histories require new families to talk. Page 7 It's CARNIVAL time at Madras Elementary Friday, March 8 6-9 p.m. Buff Elementary Culture Fair Thursday, March 7 6:30 to 8 p.m. Deadline for the next issue of Spllyay Tymoo is March 18 Weather FEB. HI LOW 25 59 30 26 59 24 27 60 22 28 62 22 MAR. HI LOW 1 52 39 2 49 32 3 54 36 4 45 38 5 43 28 So If if A? Jr. v JJ: - 4f- r . . s. - : ' ' 5': . v " S Seven-year-old Rodney Estimo joined others in the Patriot's Victory Parade held Saturday, March 2. His currently stationed in Germany. New Warm Springs Superintendent not new to Bureau of He may be new to Warm Springs, but he's definitely not new to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. As the most recent superintendent in Celilo Feast, powwow on tap The 1991 Celilo Wyam Salmon Feast and Powwow is set here April 12-14 at the historic site on the Columbia River. On Friday, April 12, the memor ial and giveaway begins at 10:00 a.m., with the grand entry at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, April 13, a flea maket will be held beginning at 9:00 a.m., with bingo at 11:00 a.m. The grand entry begins at 3:00 p.m. On Sunday, April 14, washat Conference set for resort A Multi-Cultural Success Con ference is being held March 18 and 19, 1991 at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort. The conference is sponsored by Community Counseling and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Topics b::ng covered at the two- day conference include success through cultural strength, team work in multi-ethnic groups, a stu dent panel and the sharing of diverse values. Arts and crafts will also be displayed. There will be a powwow and a dance as well. For more information, contact the Community Counseling Center at 553-3205. Registration fee is 5. 071 flivav II News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation P.O. BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 V -4m r .i sister, Shauna Queahpama-Craig, Warm Springs, Gordon Cannon has worked for the BI A since 1 961 . Cannon, a Kiowa born and raised in Anadarko, Oklahoma, began . Services will be conducted at 9:00 a.m., the salmon feast at noon, and the grand entry at 5:00 p.m. There are limited concessions, with the first three to pay for the entire weekend a $100 per day. Arts and crafts rates are $35 for Friday, and $50 for Saturday and Sunday. The committee is seeking Queen, Junior Princess and Brave candi dates for the Wyam Feast. For more information contact Bobby Bcgay at (503) 298-1559 or 296-8732; Maggie Jim at 206-8732; Maggie Jim at 296-4092; Marcella Jim at 298-1410; or Gloria Jim at (509) 848-2451. Among raffle drawing prizes are these: .22 caliber rifle, jingle dress, Indian blanket coat, l-dipnet web bing, miniature picture frames, ' $300, $100. full beaded cap, two Pendleton blankets, ice chest of Pepsi, hand-painted shawl, $50, Pendleton shawl, beaded bag, $50, $200. turquoise bracelet, mosaic earings. $101, turquoise silver bra celet baby set, $50, gameboy, wall clock, a case of salmon and other items not yet listed. The commitee has determined that no drum-hopping will be allowed, and no alcohol and drugs. The committee is not responsible for accidents, theft, short-funded travellers. diorces. or children who fall off cliffs. P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested ivmoo Drought conditions vary The latest snow survey, taken at the end of February, shows the reservaion snow pack to be less than half of the past 17 year average. Tribal watermaster Dee Seghal says the minimal snow pack, at 43 percent of average, may cause springs and livestock watering holes to dry up and streams to drop to sub-normal levels. Seghal says the northwest, in particular the reservation, has been in a drought cycle for the last three years. This year will be a "bad deal unless we get a lot more" moisture, preferably in the form of snow in the mountains, says Seghal. Drought conditions can be ex pected in many areas of the south ern counties this spring and sum mer. Streamflow forecasts are ex tremely low in those counties. In the northern half of the state, the streamflow is expected to be better, but still much below average. Feb ruary's snowpack, which is less than January's in many areas, ranges from 25 percent of average in Lake County to 77 percent on Mt. Hood. January's precipitation was less than half of what it usually is throughout most of the state. Reservoir storage continues to be very low at only 57 percent of average. Major decreases in the mountain snowpack was noted through the month of January on the east and west slopes of the Cascade Mount tains. The Mt. Hood area has the best snowpack in the state at 77 percent, however this is 2 1 percent less than it was on January 1 . Sim ilar drops in snowpack were seen in the headwaters of the Willamette River where it is currently 58 per cent of normal, a 34 percent de crease from January 1. In the Rogue and Umpqua Valleys where snowpack is only 34 percent the decrease was 20 percent. On the east slopes of the Cascades feeding the Deschutes River, thesnowpack is only 45 percent which is 5 per cent less than last month. In Kla math County snowpack is only 35 percent of average. Lake County also showed a decline in the snow pack and is currently the lowest in his BIA career at the Portland Area Office title plant as an assist ant identification analyst. After nine years, Cannon was the conveyance officer, a job in which he examined land titles for Indians living in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alas ka, northern California and part of Minnesota. In 1970, Cannon transferred to the Everett Agency in Washington where he was realty specialist for two years. For about a year, Can non was realty officer in Hoopa, California. From Hoopa, Cannon went to the Colville Agency in Washington where he was realty officer and acting Natural Resour ces Officer for three years. Cannon's first superintendent appointment came in 1978 at Ft. Totten in North Dakota. In May of 1980, he began a one-year stint as superintendent at Red Lake, Min nesota. Cannon then transferred to the Rosebud Sioux Agency in South Dakota as superintendent. While at Rosebud, Cannon also served as acting superintendent at the Chey enne River Agency in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Following more than two years at Rosebud, Cannon transferred to the Spokane Agency as superin tendent for three yuars. About four and-one-half years ago. Cannon was named superintendent at the Northern Idaho Agency in Lap wai. Experience gained in his pre vious appointments will no doubt provide Cannon with the expertise necessary to conduct business w ith the Confederated Tribes. Economic development and em ployment opportunities are com ('. 3' UNI VLk: I si i : hero x v..hJ UN P f.pi 1 yay MARCH 8, 1991 the state at only 25 percent of aver age. The rest of Eastern Oregon showed slight increases but still the snowpack ranges only from 49 per cent to 69 percent of average. January's precipitation was much below average throughout Oregon. The highest percentage was in the Umatilla area at 65 per cent of average and the lowest was Harney County with only 29 per cent of average amounts being re ceived. Precipitation for the first four months of the water year, which began on October 1 , is much below average throughout the state. The highest is 85 percent in the Mt. Hood area and the lowest is in the Lake County at 34 percent of average. The water year precipi tation in the southern half of the state is, at best, half of what it is normally. Currently 22 principal irrigation reservoirs contain 1.065,900 acre feet of stored water. This is 57 per cent of average. The increase in reservoir storaee during the month Low salmon returns prompt recommendations The 1991 returns of spring and fall Chinook to the Deschutes River are expected to be very low. Return estimates, based on 1990 jack returns and anticipation of a normal Deschutes River harvest rate of approximately 35 percent at Sherars Falls, show the escapement for brood requirements to be below necessary to maintain the stock. The desired escapement goal for wild fish above the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery is 1,250 adults. This is the number of fish needed to maintain maximum wild production. However, the expected return to the hatchery weir is 1,100 adult fish. Hatchery returns are also ex pected to be a low of 350 adult fish. Brood stock needs are 750 adult fish. The expected return to Round Butte Hatchery is 533 adult fish. Brood stock needs at that hatchery re 300 adult fish, leaving 233 adult mon concerns among all tribes with which Cannon has worked. Tribes are striving to "attain as much self-sufficiency as possible," Gordon Cannon is Warm Springs Indian, he was born and raised in A I '"!))"!. 11 a, .' .BI' WIUIf'l L "ii.i. u i i 1 1.. Ijiwiui. J i.l )i i m. . . , I - , , ,( ' "' iNI J I r ; ; .... - t'.S. Post e Bulk Rate Prrmil No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 (.! UK'huufJ Lll'.KAK c i i : u j 1 j 1 tymoo . across state of January was slightly more than what usually occurs. Nine of the 22 reservoirs are less than 50 percent of average with the lowest being Ochoco Reservoir at only 7 per cent. All stream flow forecasts through out the state decreased from last month's forecasts. The decrease ranged from 7 percent in Harney County to 18 percent in Klamath County. Most of the forecasts in the southern half of the state are below 50 percent of average. The lowest forecasts are in Lake Coun ty where they range from 15 per cent to 41 percent of average. The northern half of the state has fore casts ranging from 50 percent to 89 percent of average. Adequate water supplies should be available for most users in the Mt. Hood area this spring and summer. Mt. Hood has the highest streamflow forecasts in the state. The current forecasts range from Continued on page 2 fish above brood stock require ments. Fish from other hatcheries are not, however, used as brood stock. Poor hatchery returns and the low return of wild stock has made it necessary to consider alternatives to current seasons and limits. For spring chinook salmon, the Warm Springs Natural Resources department recommends the fish eries at Sherars Falls remain open and direction given to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reduce production to a level that could be supported by the expected returns. The recommendation includes con tinuing to allow a 10 percent in fusion of wild stock into the hatch ery brook, that is, 30-35 adult fish, unless the wild return falls under 1,000 fish. If that should happen, no wild stock would be infused into the hatchery production. The fall chinook fishery, because Continued on page 2 Indian Affairs he said. Warm Springs is known across the country as being very progres- Conlinued on page j newest superintendent. A hi a nadarko, Oklahoma.
