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Coyote News
In Brief
Yaklmas dedicate new
longhouse
Yakima Indian Nation will
dedicate the new Toppenish
Longhouse September 26.
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Students complete Indian
language class
Students and teachers
celebrate the
accomplishment of students
who attended the first Indian
Language classes.
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Members rank priorities
During four budget
workshops held this '
summer, approximately 100
tribal members helped set
priorities for the upcoming
year.
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COCC lists fall classes
COCCwill offer five
community education
classes.
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Consortium offers degree
program
Degrees are attainable
without moving away from
home.
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Fall sports schedule
presented
Football, soccer, volleyball
I and cross-country fall
schedules are listed.
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Watch mate selection
People with low self-esteem
tend to select partners
which perpetuate that
feeling.
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Deadline for the next
issue of Spilyay Tymoo
is September 11,1992
Craft fair set
First call to Artist & Craft
people of Warm Springs. The date
for the Fifth Annual All Warm
Springs Arts & Crafts Show is set
forOctoberlOlirom iua.m.
to 4 p.m.
The show is free to the public.
Table space and floor space are
also free to tribal members or
residents of the reservation on a
first come first serve basis.
Registration forms are avail
able by contacting Ms. Carol
Allison at (503) 553-3243 or
(503) 553-3244 or the Warm
Springs Arts & Crafts Volunteer
Committee members.
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Jefferson Greene quietly looks over new notebook before
Donations needed for care packages
Community help is needed to begin an Incentive Award Project (or
college students who earn 3.0gpas or better. Care packages will be
assembled for students who attain this goal and the Education
Services Program is currently accepting donations in the form of
money andor items that students can use while in school. The
donation box is located on the second floor of the old boys dorm.
Calica appointed
Charles "Jody" Calica has been
selected by tribal Chief Executive
Officer Ken Smith to work ina newly
created management position. Calica
will work about six months in the
new job as Chief Operations Officer.
According to Smith, the expecta
tion and "principal role of the posi
tion is resolving routine operational
matters, training and orientation
through direct participation in an
array of CEO duties."
Calica is currently is the Natural
Resource General Manager for the
Tribe. Of the appointment, Calica
says, "It's an honor to be selected as
the first person from senior man
agement to fill the Chief Operations
position. I give a lot of credit to the
natural resources department, com
mittees, supervisors and staff for what
they've been able to achieve in the
past several years....giving me the
opportunity to take on this challenge.
We need to recognize the amount of
talent we have in the organization,
particularly among tribal members,
by beginning to make full commit
ments to groom them to assume
higher levels of responsibilities."
Smith explained that others would
follow in Calica's footsteps. "I in
tend to rotate more senior and sea
soned tribal member staff through
this position on a temporary reas
signment," Smith stated. "The need
PUBLIC NOTICE
Because of the extreme fire danger, the Confederated
Tribes and the BIA are asking that all tribal members carry a
shovel, an axe or Pulaski and a container of water in the vehicle
whenever you are travelling throughout the reservation.
P.O. KOX 870, WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761
operations officer
to implement a successor develop
ment program has been discussed for
many years and was documented as a
1992 operational priority. I have in
structed the general managers and
directors to have a similar program
developed and implemented in their
branches. I expect them to activate
their respective programs immedi
ately and be operational as they are
scheduled into the COO position."
Calica has appointed three tribal
members to rotate as acting natural
resources general managers in his
absence. Serving in two month in
tervals will be Bobby Brunoe, Gene
Greene.Sr., and Mark Jackson. "I've
split these folks because of the nature
of their past supervisory and man
agement experience," Calica said.
"They have backup staff to act on
their behalf while they assume the
acting position." Calica commented
that there are at least 40 tribal
members in the natural resources area
that have a solid foundation through
education or experience to move for
ward. "We need to find ways to de
velop them, and maintain their en
thusiasm and desire as they achieve
higher levels of management skills."
Smith, who has occupied top tribal
posts for more than 25 years is ex
pected to retire in the next few years.
The COO position is expected to
help groom a replacement for Smith.
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the first day of classes begin.
Tribes file federal tort claim against the BIA
The Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, on August 13, 1992, filed a
"federal tort claim for damage...."
against the Bureau of Indian Affairs
in the amount of $5 million. The case
arises from the logging practices
conducted between August and No
vember on the McQuinn Strip
Blowdown Logging Unit in 1990.
The suit says the "claimant lost
the true value of its timber resources
as a result of the BIA's negligent
design and administration of the 1990
McQuinn Blowdown Sale on the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
The BIA's negligence caused the
unnecessary harvesting of green
timber which should have been re
served for future harvesting under
more favorable marketconditions and
allowed timber to be harvested
without being properly accounted
for."
According to tribal attorney Chris
Eck, a tort claim for damages is first
sent to BIA Portland Area Director
Stan Speaks and then is forwarded to
the U.S. Solicitor, an attorney as
signed to the Department of the In
terior, who has six months to inves
tigate the claim thoroughly and then
decide if there is basis for the claim.
"This is a factual and legal analysis
of the case," Eck said. According to
Commercial fishing season set for
The next zone 6 commercial fish
ing season for the Bonneville, The
Dalles and John Day pool started
6:00 a.m. September 2 and will
continue to September 5, 6:00 p.m.
There is no mesh restrictions.
The allowed sale is salmon in
cluding stcclhcad, shad and walleye.
Sturgeon may bekeptfor subsistence,
but may not be sold during this
fishery.
All scaffolds in zone 6 are re
maining open. Fish caught from
scaffolds may be sold during this
season.
All dam and river mouth sanctu
aries are in effect, except that the
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statutes of the Federal Tort Claims
Act, a claimant must first present
their claim to the affected agency, in
thiscase, the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
An investigation then follows. Only
after an investigation can a case
proceed.
If the case is not settled within
that six-month period, the Bureau
can then deny the claim and the Tribe
has another six months to file a law
suit against the Bureau. "This is an
informal system to avoid filing a
full-blown law suit," Eck said.
The Tribe used forestry consult
ants Jim Spit and Cal Mukumoto as
experts in the case. Each stated that
poor management stripped the Tribe
of timber revenue that would be
gained in the future.
Spitz commented in his statement
that "a minimum of 50 percent of the
volume harvested did not need to be
salvaged and should have been held
for more favorable market condi
tions." His appraisal showed "$3
million in damages to the Tribes due
to cutting of green timber alone.
Logging costs have remained rela
tively stable since that time, but some
log prices have increased substan
tially and are likely to continue in
creasing during the next few years
due to increasing world-wide demand
Spring Creek Hatchery sanctuary area
is open during this fishery. However,
nets cannot be placed nearer than 50
feet from the hatchery ladder. The
Spring Creek Hatchery sanctuary area
extends to a mile and a half (1 12)
below the hatchery ladder and a half
(12) mile above the ladder on the
Washington side of the Columbia
River.
Additional fishing dates will be
considered at the next Columbia
River Compact scheduled for Sep
tember 4.
If you have any fishing enforce
ment problems or need assistance or
information, day or night, contact
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for wood products and to large tim
ber supply restrictions. Based upon
these market trends and other dam-
ages that occurred in the 1990
McQuinn Salvage Timber Sale, it is
my opinion that the Confederated
Tribes suffered damages approach
ing $5 million as a result of this sale."
Mukumoto stated he believes the
"claim of $5 million in property
damages is reasonable given the
current rising market for Warm
Springs logs." He clarified the
statement by adding, "The Pacific
Northwest has been experiencing a
rapidly rising log market due to re
stricted log supply caused by north
ern spotted owl protection measures,
other environmental concerns and
trade barriers. In addition to the
overall log shortage in the Pacific
Northwest, the Warm Springs reser
vation is one of the few remaining
large suppliers of exportable, Cascade
quality Douglas fir, white fir and
Noble fir. These logs are especially
prized by the Japanese and domestic
mills that produce lumber for the
Japanese market.. .Douglas fir has
been most effected by this market."
Statistics show that the price of
Cascade quality Douglas firroseover
30 percent between January and
August 1992.
Columbia River
the Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fisheries Enforcement Office, 4270
Westcliff Drive, Hood River. OR,
(503) 386-6363 or 1-800-487-FISH.
Note: All fishing dates for Co
lumbia River commercial fisheries
are set by the OregonWashington
Columbia River Compact which
considers 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 Committees
for details on yourtribe'sregulations.
Please wear your lifejackets for
safety.