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Coyote News
In Brief
Testimony presented
Testimony on behalf of
Native American
veterans of all wars was
presented to Congress in
March.
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Drinking Water Week
proclaimed
Safe drinking water is
important to all living
things.
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HOT Project brings
cultures together
Students on the Madras
Jr. High HOT Board
sponsored activities
which introduced
students to the various
cultures in the Madras
Warm Springs
community.
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Importance of 4-H
stressed
4-H programs help
develop leadership skills
in youth.
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Deadline for the next
issue of Spilyay Tymoo
IS April 10, 1991.
Happy Mother's
Day, Moms!
MOMS construction contract was
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Selected representatives from numerous education programs officially
Center A pril 18. Center will be completed in March 1992.
NPPC finalizes Northwest energy
Following nearly three years of (power generated as a by-product 3. Confirm the cost, reliability
work on a new regional elecncal
power plan, the Northwest Power
Planning Council made a final
decision in April. The new North
west Power Plan expresses one
fundamental theme: Because future
electrical needs are impossible to
accurately predict, planning to meet
those needs should be based on
acquiring the least-costly, most
environmentally responsible and
flexible resources first. For all
these reasons, the NPPC plan turns
to conservation as its primary
source of electricity for the future.
Conservation, the NPPC ex
plains in its plan, is the efficient use
of electricity. It means building
homes and offices that use electric
ity as effectively as possible, as well
as retooling industrial machinery,
refining irrigation practices and
improving the energy use of the
power system itself. The idea is to
perform the same functions using
fewer kilowatts.
Overall, the new plan describes a
strategy with four, objectives: l.
Acquire 1,500 megawatts of energy
savings and 800 megawatts of low-
cost hydropower and cogeneration
Burns Paiutes win suit
The Burns Paiute Indian Tribe
today expressed great satisfaction
with a ruling by Judge Pratt in a
lawsuit filed by the State of Oregon
against three local artifact hunters.
The Tribe intervened in the suit to
seek forfeiture of the artifacts and a
permanent injunction, both of
which were granted.
"Today the Tribe has won a
victory not only for Indian people.
but for those who can t delend
themselves - our ancestors," said
Minerva Soucie, Vice Chair-per
son for the Tribal Council.
Judge Pratt ordered the defend
ants to forfeit 54 artifacts obtained
in violation of state law, and en
joined further violations of the law.
In addition he ordered the defend
ants to notify the Tribe at least 48
hours before searching for arti
facts, and to report results within
48 hours of concluding such a
search.
State law prohibits a person
from conducting an archaeological
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This combined 2,300 megawatts is
nearly enough energy to meet the
needs of four cities the size of Por
tland. (In recent years, electricity
use in the Northwest has been
increasing annually by about the
amount Portland uses.) A conser
vation effort of this size will require
an unprecedented degree of region
wide cooperation. It is expected to
cost roughtly $7 billion by the year
2000 and involve all sectors of the
society.
2. Shorten the lead time to bring
new resources into production. By
dividing the process of resource
development into several decision
points, the most time-consuming
and least expensive steps (siting,
design, licensing, etc.) can be car
ried out, without moving on to the
more expensive process of actually
building the plants, until it is more
clear that the plants will be neces
sary. This two-step process reduces
the region's risk of overcommitting
to resource investments while ac
cumulating an inventory of resour
ces that can be completed relatively
quickly.
excavation on public or private
property without first notifying the
appropriate Tribe, consulting with
the Tribe, and reporting the results
of the investigation. Disturbance
of Indian burials or possession of
burial goods is prohibited alto
gether with civil and criminal
penalties for violation.
Judge Pratt earlier issued a
ruling which upheld the constitu
tionality of the law. The law has
not previously been tested in court
since its passage in 1983.
"The Tribe has great concerns
about disturbance of these sites, as
well as burial sites," said Soucie.
"We believe the artifacts belong to
the people that were here before us.
We w ill continue to seek aggressive
prosecution of all w ho violate the
law."
Defendants in the case w ere Ezra
Castoe. Ronald Fox, and David
Fox. The Tribe w as represented by
the Native American Program of
Oregon Legal Services.
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broke the ground for the new Early Childhood Education Learning
and availability of additional re
sources. The third objective is
designed to increase the diversity
of resources the region can select
among when more electricity is
required. Actions in the plan call
for research, demonstration and
development of renewable resour
Congress recognizes service of
The following concurrent resolu
tion was passed by the U.S. Senate
and Congress recently and extends
appreciation to all Native Ameri
cans who have served or are serv
ing in the armed forces. The resolu
tion was presented by members of
the Select Committee on Indian
Affairs.
Extending the appreciation of
Congress to all American Indian
veterans for their service in the
Armed Forces of the United
States. .
Whereas, American Indians, of
various Indian tribes across
the nation, have a long, proud
Restructuring of BIA starts with survey
When Secretary of the Interior
Manuel Lujan told tribal leaders
last fall his intent to restructure the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, the lead
ers protested. They agreed that
reorganization was probably neces
sary, but insisted that tribal input
was imperative. The tribes asked
Congress to allow input. Congress
obliged and ordered that a national
task force be established. Congress
added that no money would be
appropriated for reorganization
until the task force formulated an
acceptable plan.
The job of coming up with that
plan now lies in the hands of the43
individuals sitting on the BIA
Reorganization Task Force. Three
representatives from each of the 12
BIA areas were appointed to the
task force as were two from the
Interior office and five from the
BIA. Representing the Northwest
area are Ken Smith of Warm
Springs, Georgia George of
Suquamish and Michael Pablo of
the Salish and Kootenai.
At an Oregon Tribes meeting
April 12, Smith explained that
representatives from each of the
different areas are gathcrine tribal
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conservation plan
ces that have not been adequately of this plan.
ces that have not been adequately
tested in this region.
4. The fourth objective focuses
on regulatory, legislative and en
vironmental actions that provide
incentives for. and remove barriers
to, the successful implementation
and distinguished tradition ol
service in the Armed Forces of
, the United States;
Whereas, American Indians have
historically served in the
Armed Forces of the United
States in numbers which far
exceed their representation in
the population of the United
States;
Whereas, American Indians have
lost their lives in the service of
their nation, and in the cause
of peace, including Operation
Desert Storm and Desert
Shield; and
input in different ways. Forty-two
tribes in Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and one Alaskan tribe will
complete a detailed questionnaire
that asks about each Tribes plans
and expectations of the BIA as well
as preferences in regards to the
BIA restructuring.
The survey asked for response in
four areas and also provides space
for comments and suggestions.
Tribal plans and needs in relation
to contracting, programs, tribal
emphasis and goals are to be
identified.
How tribes perceive the func
tions and role of the BIA are
addressed. Tribes are asked what
BIA oversight functions, if any,
should be eliminated; in w hat areas
approval authority should lie; and,
where BIA program emphasis
should lie.
Tribes are also asked what a res
tructured BIA would look like and
how it would operate. Assessment
of services, obstacles faced in de
livery of those services and the
Indian Priority System are all
addressed.
The fourth section pertains spe
cifically to the BIA organization
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Children break
ground for new
learning center
The children were the center of
attention at the groundbreaking
ceremonies for the new Early Child
hood Education Center Thursday,
April 18. The children, equipped
with shovels and hard hats, turned
the earth for the new facility which
will provide space for 460 children.
Chambers Construction of Eu
gene submitted the accepted bid of
$4.1 million. Preliminary construc
tion work began April 15 and is
scheduled to last 280 calendar days.
Chambers has been encouraged to
employ tribal members and sup
ports the tribal drug free work
place policy now in place.
The ceremonies took place dur
ing the Week of the Young Child.
In addition to the event, other
activities, such as a fun run and
parade, were scheduled.
AFS Powwow
Saturday, May 4
Agency Longhouse
OSU Extension will
prepare lunch May 15 in
honor of Employee Fitness
Day CC Social Hall
of this plan.
Major cnanges irom the draft
1991 Power Plan calls for more
conservation and strategies to re
spond to a potential Endangered
Species Act declaration on Colum
bia River salmon.
Indian veterans
Whereas, American Indians cur
rently deployed in the Persian
Gulf have continued this
proud and courageous tradi
tion of service in the Armed
Forces of the United States:
Now therefore be it Resolved
by the Senate (the House of
Representatives concurring),
Section 1. Appreciation.
The Congress expresses its ap
preciation to:
(1) all American Indian vet
erans for their long, proud,
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structure. The survey presents three
options relating to line authority
and allows for tribes to design their
own authority chain of command.
Of particular interest among
tribes is the removal of BIA educa
tion from the BIA structure, thus
forming a "Department of Educa
tion" which could stand on its own.
Tribes differ in their opinion on
this proposal.
Completion of the surveys is
important to a well-founded, fair
proposal, said Smith. "Full partic
ipation by all Northwest tribes will
be necessary in order for this to be
effective."
Tribes, with assistance from
trained survey personnel, have until
May 3 1 to complete the surveys. A
draft report will be issued by late
June, Smith said.
Knowing that tribes best know
their own goals, problems and solu
tions to those problems, makes it
even more important that tribes
participate in the survey and work
together with the BIA toward a
common goal. Tribes and the BIA
should "identify weak links and
problems and create solutions
cooperatively," Smith said.
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