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News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
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VOL. 16 NO. 18
Coyote News
In Brief
P.O. BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761
SEPTEMBER 6, 1991
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Officer will monitor,
attendence
Tribal attendance officer
Mary Calica will report
truancies to juvenile
authorities.
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Assistant principal
emphasizes parent,
community Involvement
Robert Espenel, new MJH
assistant principal, feels it
is parent's and
community's responsibility
to participate in education
of children.
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Water Is key to
prosperity
Water is important for
economic prosperity.
Page 3
Classes scheduled for
fall at COCC .
Credit and Community
Education classes begin
soon. Register at the
Warm Springs COCC
office.
Page 5
Foot care advice offered
for diabetics
Proper foot care is impor
tant to assure a diabetic's
health.
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Children have fears '
Parents can help children
overcome their fears by
confronting them.
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First grade student Erica Parra accompanied by her mother Carol, inspect desk on the first day oj 'school.
Teacher Koby Cook watches.
General Council
September 23
7 p.m.
Agency Longhouse
Agenda: WSFPI
Alger named
newlHSSUD
Russ Alger, chief pharmacist at
the Warm Springs Indian Health
Clinic, was recently named Service
Unit Director of the local clinic. Alger
served as the pharmacist for the past
eight years. When former director
Lee Loomis moved to Portland to
take a position with the Portland Area
Office, Aker assumed his duties.
Number ot tires
on reservation
low this season
It may have been sizzling in Warm
Springs this summer, but the tempera
tures didn't rise because of fires. S ince
May, the beginning of the fire season,
there have been 40 man-caused fires
totalling 58 acres, and 28 lightcning
causcd fires that blackened 9.4 acres.
The last three fires have been less than
a 10th of an acre in size.
Columbia River Tribes
educate board sailors
Tribal fishers and boardsailors
met in Hood River, Oregon
August 19, 1991 to discuss mutual
concerns of educating the wind
surfing community on Indian
treaty fishing rights. "We shared
ideas last year and wanted to meet
again this year to see if there were
any further concerns of the tribal
fishers," said Rob Gould, an avid
boardsailor. Gould who initiated
the meeting last year for the first
time with tribal fishers said "Last
year we made a list of things we
could do to educate boardsailors
not only on the tribal fishers rights
but learning to exercise caution
near the nets and even the prospect
of buying fish directly from tribal
fishers at fishing sites." He is also
the Secretary Treasurer of the
Oregon chapter of the National
Coalition of Support Indian Trea
ties (NCSIT), a non-profit organi
zation geared towards educating
non-Indians about tribal treaty
rights.
Top boardsailors want to con
tinue to educate others to prevent
conflicts during tribal fishing sea
sons. Last year with the assistance
of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission's public infor
mation department the group dis
tributed brochures up and down
the river and on the Washington
side which informed boardsailors
about the fishing season and how
to avoid nets. That brochure will
be updated for next year wit h addi
tional information on how board
sailors should avoid tribal fishing
boats.
Chief Johnny Jackson from
Underwood, Washington told the
group that is is difficult for the
boats to slow down if there is a
boardsailor approaching the boat
during high winds because board
sailors may be swamped by a boat.
"We don't have time to slow down,
especially during high winds on the
river. When boats are moving up
or down the river with high waves
on the river, the boats have to keep
their speed up. If a boat stalls and
there's a windsurfer in the way, you
won't come out of it and somebody
is going to get hurt, said Jackson.
Boardsailing shop owners from
Hood River also attended the
meeting and reported that they are
telling customers exactly when the
fishing season is on and how to be
careful. They also indicated a need
fora map designating general areas
where nets will be so recreationists
will know what areas to avoid.
Fishing notices and brochures will
be sent to jet ski shops and board
sailing schools also to educate
other recreationists.
Continued on page 8
Barge operators meet with CRIFTE
Five Columbia River barge
operators met with Captain John
Johnson from the Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fisheries Enforce
ment (CRITFE), in early August at
Portland, Oregon. Barge operators
expressed to Captain Johnson a
need to develop a better rapport
with tribal fishers and the marine
transportation companies who
travel up and down the river.
"The enforcement office of
CRITFE is doing a great deal to
educate fishermen to operate in a
safe and proper manner," said Ed
Beall one of the barge operators.
That education has included in
forming tribal fishers to put proper
lighting on their vessels, have life
jackets aboard and fishing outside
the navigation channel. The en
forcement branch of CRITFE has
also been asking fishermen to
remove their buoys in the off
season and light the end of their
nets or mark them with reflective
tape. "Enforcement plays a major
part in this training," said Beall.
At that meeting operators were
informed that barge operators des
troy nets as they move up or down
river if they are in the path of the
barge. "While I don't think this is a
wide-spread situation, it is causing
unneeded distrusts between the
Fishing people and our industry,"
said Beall. During the tribal fishing
season, there are over 1,000 nets
between Bonneville and McNary
Dams which is a 140-mile stretch.
"With cooperation, we can have
fishing and transportation with
limited damage to fishing gear or
our equipment," he said.
Earlier this year CRITFE con
ducted an investigation of barges
damaging tribal fishing equip
ment. "Those investigations were
instrumental in tribal fishers re
ceiving settlements," said Captain
Johnson. The out of court settle
ments between the barge compan
ies and tribal fishers was proven in
court with tribal fishers receiving
compensation for damages done to
their nets and a scaffold. "This is to
educate the public that 'you don't
just come down and damage
Indian equipment,' if you do, you
better bring yourcheckbook,"said
Captain Johnson.
CRITFE agreed with the opera
tors to communicate information
on the various fishing seasons dur
ing the year. "Enforcement has
asked us to advise them of nets in
thechannel and nets that are aban
doned and advise one of their
patrol or call the Hood River office
so they may investigate the situa
tion," Beall said.
In a memorandum to all cap
tains and operations personnel,
Beall asked for their cooperation
with CRITFE. "These people are
working hard to cooperate with the
marine transportation companies,
and we want to cooperate in every
way possible to eliminate damage,
and more importantly, personal
injury."
Successful Gathering held at Resort
The third annual Juvenile Justice
Gathering held at Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge
August 2 1 , 22 and 23, 199 1 was well
attended by over 100 faculty and
participants. The Gathering was
hosted by Warm Springs Tribal Court
and the Cascade Law and Policy In
stitute. There were many people who
came from throughout Oregon,
Washington and Hawaii, who came
as workshop presenters andor par
ticipants. Workshops were presented
by retired high school teachers,
judges, pro tempore judges, attorneys,
people who work with children such
as juvenile coordinators, prosecutor,
children protective service, director
of the community corrections for
Deschutes County, counselors, me
diators, tribal health educator, general
managers, tribal CEO and the
undcrchief of the Warm Springs
Tribe. Participants included many
tribal and resident people from Warm
Springs, people from other courts of
Oregon and Washington, law en
forcement participants and people
from the children services division
departments throughout the state of
Oregon.
The welcome and mission of the
Gathering was given by tribal Chief
Judge Don Costcllo on the theme
"Harmony For Our Children".
Costello put the Gathering workshop
together and began a few months ago
contacting people to serve on the
faculty. He gives much credit to his
court staff, all the people who put on
the workshops, the people who pro
vided scholarships, the New Gen
eration Dancers, Kah-Nce-Ta staff,
tribal printing, participants and oth
ers who helped make the third
Gathering a success. Judge Costclb
is looking forward to next year's
fourth Gathering.
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