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PAGE 2 September 20, 1991 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Beating the odds at meeting the When local youth complain there's nothing to do, they are mis taken. The Warm Springs Prevention Team, community members, the Silice department, 4-H through the SU Extension Service and other interested individuals are all working on ways to help keep local kids off the streets and out 01 trouble, all the while being careful to keep an eye focused on the future. Too often youth become em broiled in situations over which they have little or no control. Peer pres sure plays an important part of a teen's self-esteem; without accep tance and approval of their peers, youth can lose focus of reality and their future. Short of tearing their hair out and throwing their hands up in total frustration, concerned citi zens, adults and youth alike, have taken a stand idleness creates confusion. Out of boredom come mischievousness, trouble and some times tragedy. Of major concern among youth and their adult counterparts is lack of meeting space. The youth desire a "safe and sober" place in which they can meet on a regular basis.The space could be used as a center in which youth could do their homework or participate in various ongoing ac tivities. Currently, there is no such space available. According to Carol Wewa, a member of the Prevention Team, the former BIA superintendent's house is vacant, but because the home is to be turned over to tribal ownership soon, use of the home cannot not be confirmed by the BIA. The Tribe is unsure of the Scouting program underway It's a challenge these days to keep the kids busy and out of serious trouble There j always something to lure them beyond their home envi ronment, something that may not be good for them. However, for young boys between the ages of six and 1 8 there is the Scouting program, sponsored by the Warm Springs Po lice Department. As one of many programs pro moted by the Warm Springs Pre vention Team, the Scouting program is host to about 28 young boys within the community. Because of lack of meeting space and leaders, the boys currently meet at the Fire and Safety Building. The youngest of the Scouts are the Tiger Cubs. Ten first graders are teaming the basics of scouting from their parents who are supplied with instructional packets.The Tigers are conducting community service ac tivities and are performing litter pa trol duties. The monthly Pack meet ings for the Tiger Cubs is optional. The Cub Scouts, all second through fifth graders, are studying communications during September. They are learning sign language and studying radio and television. Members have found their learning to be fun. According to assistant Scout master Carol Wewa, the Cub Scouts concept "ties back to belief in God and that they should do their duty to God and country." Boys learn proper flag handling, Scouting pledges and Deschutes River Continued from page 1 ninth session September 1 1 in Madras, Oregon. The opinions on the plan which will be reviewed by an independent consultant will be incorporated into the final draft plan. Public comments and written testimony submitted by Octo- ber 15 to the State Division of Parks and Recreation will be reviewed.. AttheMadrashearinKxitizenswere concerned with overuse of the river, recognizing that a resource is exhaust- ible. The importance, of keeping the Deschutes River a scenic river was imparted. YOUTH CHALLENGES Begin Tuesday, September 10, 1991 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Six Sessions Six Weeks, Tuesday Evenings September 10 to October 15 Warm Springs Community Counseling Center Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR. . .'. SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER . . SAPHRONIA COOCHISE TYPESETTERRECEPTIONIST SELENA THOMPSON FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the base ment of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 Annual Subscription Rates: Within the U.S. $9 00 Outside the U.S. $15.00 home's use. Currently, activities art bests conducted at the Senior Cure a I Center, 4-H Center, jvlwe dtpm mcnt and in private home. So far this vcar. nearly M an Springs youth have undcrjvW ctj mcnt for substance abuse. Amor, those who return to the community is a strong fear that they'll relapse be cause the "pressures to use are so strong." said Wewa. "We need a safe and sober place to have positive ac tivities." During the summer, kids, parents and concerned adults met to discuss alternatives and new projects for local youth. Among those ideas as a re source manual, since named the Di rectory of Activities, a teen center and a transitional living center or half-way house. These ideas were presented to the Alcohol and Drug Council and the Prevention Team members as well. Both organizations t&S&ZSPSS projects these are for and y local citizens. The youth center concept was presented to Dr. Dclorcs Gregory, alcohol and drug prevention program director at the Portland area office level of the Indian Health Service. She was so taken with the idea that she pledged $15,000 toward the teen center idea. The Youth Center Committee meets Tuesday evenings at 6:30 in the police department squad room. The committee is shooting to become a non-profit organization so that state and federal grant funds would be oaths..Boy Scouts are comprised of 6th graders through 18-ycar-olds. Wewa said there are currently three 16 year-old Boy Scout members and "many 8th graders" Harry Miller draws on his own Boy Scouting experiences to help him with his Scout mastering duties. He's also an avid donation recruiter, encouraging many local area mer chants to donate to Scouting func tions. "It's exciting to see the boys get the feeling that Scouting is something neat to be in," says Wewa. There's a comradery among members. Wewa is chairman of the Scouting committee. Carl Bowdcn is coordi nator while Jeff Sanders is the autho rization person representing the Scouting program sponsor. Antoinette Pampcrein is the secre tarytreasurer. Get Involved! Join the Warm Springs Prevention Team! Meetings are held 2nd Monday of each month at the Police Dept. squad room The "Freedom of Choice" concept was emphasized. Proponents of this ideafavoranopendrawingforpermits, with guides as part of the citizen group rather than a special interest group who would be allotted a certain percentage of boater passes. Tom Macy of Dufur doesn't want to see the river become "part of a corporauon",which could occur if guides are given special privileges. It may allow guides to use permits as a commodity. "Freedom of Choice," he says, provides a "less complicated and more fair," system. Local boaters and anglers expressed needs of youth more readily availuble to them. And, according to Rick Soucrs, a member of the Prevention Team as well, the "kids want a half-way house. Money is available through the BIA that would build and staff such a facil ity." Soucrs continued, adding that this idea is "basically something positive (or the community youth and will help develop a healthy community. This gives Lids the opportunity to say w hat they want and need." Another thought, added Wewa, is the "hope that this idea will grow so it will be a resource for Tribal Court to use as part of their diversion pro gram and as an alternative" to harsher disciplinary measures. Any community member, young or old, is invited to the committee mcctings.ContactWewa at 553-3272 or Tom Kalama at 553-1527. Watch Spilyay for additional information. Juba rules In favor of Columbia River fishermen U.S. Magistrate George Juba ended a five-year court case in which nine Indians will be allowed to con tinue living at five small fishing sites along the Columbia River. Juba's final ruling protects Myra Sohappy and her son, David Sohappy, Jr. Portland attorney, Gary Berne, who represented the native Ameri cans, stated that "the Indians had only lived there for 10,000 yean before 1 984, so this restores the status 3uo." The Department of the Interior ircaicncd in 1984 to evict David Sohappy, Sr and others from their homes at three sites in Washington and two in Oregon. Two years after the threatened eviction, David Sohappy, Sr. filed the suit In theory, the ruling affects only Science awards available Students selected for awards in the 1992-1993 National Science Foundation Minority Graduate Fellowship competition, conduc ted for NSF by the National Research Council, will receive stipends of $14,000 for a twelve month fellowship tenure. Thecost-of-education allowance to the in stitution chosen by the Fellow for graduate study will be $7,500 which exempts the Fellow from paying tuition and fees. This year's competition will continue the special component Women In Engineering to encourage wom en to undertake graduate study in ; engineering fields. In this fellowship competition, panels of eminent scientists and engineers are appointed by the National Research Council to eva luate fellowship applications on the basis of ability. Final selection of Fellows will be made by the Foundaiton, with awards to be announced in March 1992. Subject to the availability of funds cad to sustained academic progress, new fellowships awarded in March 1992 will be for maximum tenured Continued on page 8 great attachment to the river but were inclined to disfavor a limited-use sys tem. The limited-use system would prevent local citizens from enjoying the river on a spontaneous basis, when they could find the time. Instead, they may have to draw a permit and receive a permit date which may not be ac ceptable due to farming, or other obli gations. One citizen considered a salmon tag type" punch system , where citizens would be allowed two punches, an possible solution. These local citizens have been im pressed by the increasing number of river-users, claiming that more people can enjoy the river if the numbers are decreased but how that will be done remains the problem of the policy committee. Jet boats were discussed, mostly in a disfavorable sense. As Madras com munity member Don Ratliff states, "More people can enjoy the river if everybody is going in the same direc tion." Larry Rish, Portland member of the Oregon Kayak and Canoe Gub, favors complete banishmentof jet boats and he came to the Madras meeting to make his feelings known. The Deschutes River Management process itself was put into question as former policy board member and Ma dras business owner Mike Ahem saw it as being "flawed." Too many interests keep board members from working to protect the river and arrive at decisions that would favor the majority of the people. The "clout" of the Warm springs Tribe in the process was also mentioned Mike McLucas, Maupin businessman and guide recognizes the Tribe as a cultural entity, but he says, it is also a "multi-million dollar corporation." He continues, "The Tribe has too much clout in the process," and adds, "I want to be as fairly treated as they are." For more information on the Deschutes River Management plan and process contact Louie Pitt, Jr., at the Warm Springs Natural Resources Of fice, 553-3233. A copy of the draft plan is alsoavailable at the Natural Resources Office for review. Student makes who's who publication Ttfji H I'm ,; . ' . ui " ' ft the eight remaining individuals at the five in-lieu sites that amount to less than 50 acres. But Berne said the decision could be influential in set ting guidelines for several hundred new acres of fishing sites to be ac quired with $2 million appropriated by Congress in 1988 while the Sohappy suit was pending. The five sites in-lieu sites were granted for Indian fishing after Bonneville Dam backwaters flooded fishing grounds set by treaty. Gov ernment rules adopted in 1969 called for removal of housing on those sites, but the government didn't give notice of evictions until 1984. In a 1990 ruling, the 9th U.S. Timber tour covers proposed The timber tour covered the north end and the middle part of the reservation where proposed timber sales are on tap along with other programs that are taking place tn the forest today. Forest management is vital at this stage and studies are being made to . handle problem areas within the reservation. One problem which has covered a great part of the northwest is the Western Spruce Bud Worm. There is a portion of forest effected by the Bud Worm which lies along the Cedar Creek area where approximately 650 acres of timbered land is effected. ; ' There will be some logging done in these areas which will include six tracts of clear-cutting. Indian Creek, Paquct Gulch, Quartz Butte timber sale areas were viewed and discussed among the group who made the tour. The main topic was the post management plan within these areas and the type of logging practices that will5 take place, whether it will be clear cut or selective logging. Many factors have to be considered in this area for the protection of the wildlilfe and range animals, also the stream bed for the fish. All methods were discussed right down to the post management of the area. The Indian Creek sale was proposed for 1992, but inorderto create employment for the tribal members it was stepped up a year. In all the sale areas viewed by the group, all conditions were dis cussed as each presenter pointed out the total No. of board feet there are to be taken from each sale. The various agencies con cerned of these sale areas which were the Range, Soil, Natural Rescources, Fish and Game of what effect it may have on each area. There were several representatives trom afl the Tough future for In addition, the yet-to-be-final ized Integrated Resource Manage ment Plan will offer management alternatives which will "result in re duced timber harvest, but the phase in of such reduced harvest levels will allow both the tribal operations and WSFPI to make gradual adjustments.. .and not have a signifi cant long-term impact upon harvest levels after the year 1996." To help address the major chal lenges confronting WSFPI, the Confederated Tribes through Tribal Council, in early August, retained the services of Hamstreet, S tumbaugh and Co., a Portland management consulting firm, to work with WSFPI management to help adjust to the current market and supply conditions. Hamstreet, Stumbaugh and Co. spe cializes in working with companies that are having financial or opera tional difficulues. According to WSFPI general manager Bob Macy, the current problems are "driven by the market" The first two quarters of 1991 (January through June) were good for WSFPI, with good, strong prices for nearly all products, especially pine. However, the market fell dra Liza Yahyowan, an enrolled member of the Yakima Indian Nation, learned in August that her name and photo will appear in the publication Who's Who Among American High School Students". Only five percent of the students from the nation's 2 2. (XX) high schools are honored in Who's Who each year. Yahyowan is eligible to compete for one of 75 $1,000 scholarships made available through the organi zation. She is also eligible to use the College Referral Service, an exclu sive reference service for college bound students. Yahyowan will be a junior at Stevenson High School in Stevenson, Washington, tier favorite subjects in school are math and science. She attained a 3.9 grade point average last year. Her parents are George and Circuit Court of Appeals said the government's 15 years of inaction prior to 1 984 implied that the Indians were entitled to build homes and live at the sites. But the appeals court sent the case back to Portland, advising the District Court to determine whether Indians had lived permanently at their original fishing sites. Photos show that houses were there in 1937Juba signed the final judgment, approved by lawyers on both sides, without taking addi tional evidence. The five sites arc at Cooks Landing, Underwood and Wind River in Washington and at Cascade Locks and The Dalles in Oregon. f mmm-4r;jiwmm mm mm mm , ''-"ff T " V ; , ' , ' S ? S , , , r J i ii - niiniiii iiiiiiinfrMiiMiiMMTiiimiiir i r - m. liimiir - iii ajWriiniTj t -1, ,,n : ymto?.mM.... m",. BIA forester Frank Marsh poins out the Bald Peter sale on the map while forest manager Bill Donaghu explains various methods of harvesting timber. Committees who expressed their concerns to the methods to be applied on each sale. Soil erosion, stream beds and many range problems were asked and how these problems can be handled to protect the natural habitat lor the wildlife and the reforestation of the logged areas, and who gets these contracts of replanting of the trees. Our own people need employment and yet many con tracts are given to outsiders. Old logging roads are being ripped up throughout the reser vation and being replanted with trees. There are so many roads in Tribe, WSFPI-Continued matically in the third quarter, leaving WSFPI on an uncontrolable, un profitable pendulum. Questioned as to whether the in stallation of the $12 million small log sawmill had an impact on WSFPI's financial status, Macy stated, "If we didn't have the small log mill, we'd be in a different situ ation. We would have to rely more heavily on sales that we do now. If we didn't put it in, we wouldn't have the employment we currently have." In addition, Macy said, the mill would not have "maintained any sense of efficiency." One alternative would be to go heavily into the export market, but exporting more timber New policies for Warm Springs Forest Products Industries employees, at a September 10 meeting, met with mill manage ment personnel and Hamstreet and Stumbaugh. Problems facing the mill boiled down to three major areas: 1. less timber is available; 2. logs are worth more than the finished product and 3. WSFPI is not competitive. Solution to the problem, according to Hamstreet and Stumbaugh, will Vcrniia Yahyowan. Her Indian name is Win-Wiy-Yah. She is of Wenatchec. Wishcom and Ncz Perce dependency. Her aunts and uncles. Nathan and Ella Jim and Grant and Sandy Clements, live in Warm Springs. Youth fatally shot A 16-ycar-old Warm Springs youth, Leonard Bryant, was fatally shot Sunday, September 8 at a resi dence in the Dry Creek housing subdivision. Warm Springs Police received a 9-1-1 call at 1:23 a.m. reporting that someone had been shot. Upon arrival, police and the BIA investigator Rob Moran, found that Leonard had been shot in the head with a .22 automatic pistol. Bryant was taken to Madras by ambulance and then air lifted to Si Charles Medical Center in Bend. He was pronounced dead at 5 : 30 a.m. A 14-ycar-old Warm Springs youth was apprehended for the shooting. He was initially charged for minor inposscssion and negligent wounding, both of which are tribal offenses. He was released to his parents. According to Moran, the case is being presented to U.S. Attorney Mike Mossman where the charge is expected to be a violation of the juvenile delinquency act for com mitting the act of manslaughter. The case is pending prosecutive opinion. General Council Meeting scheduled for September 23 has been postponed timber sales the forest where people are on the go all the time with their 4-wheel rigs. It was said that no matter how much they rip up some of these roads the 4-wheelers are still using them. There is all types of problems in the forest lands and it is difficult to curb all activities that occur all the time. These tours are made annually to give all interested individuals a chance to see what will take place and what methods there are to be applied in harvesting the timber and also gives them a chance for their input and suggestions at that time. from page 1 would mean that certain areas of the mill would be closed. Curtailment of operations is expected while WSFPI returns to profitability. WSFPI has been unable to meet their debt obligations and has again asked Tribal Council to defer stump age payments to the Tribe, threaten ing the financial stability and cash flow of the entire tribal organization. Tribal Council agreed to a short term deferral of the August 1991 stumpage as an alternative to com plete closure at WSFPI with the un derstanding that a business plan would be developed and presented to Council in early September. Council has received no plan from WSFPI. mill employees come in the form of using available wood wisely. WSFPI must "change or perish ; employees must work hard and work smart and work coopera tively toward the common goal of making the mill a viable enterprise once again. Employees were also informed of new personnel policies.Employees will be terminated for serious, unsafe Continued on page 8