SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
September 4. 1992 PAGE 3
Members rank priorities during annual budget workshops
Nearly 100 people participated in
the lour 1993 budget workshops held
earlier this summer, A third of those
participated in the August 3 youth
workshop. Attendants were orga
nized into small groups to re view the
priorities of 1991. They then re
ranked the priorities as they would
have them for 1993. This year's pri
orities are very much like those of
last year, with few revisions. They
arc:
Priorities for 1993 are:
1. Prevent abuse
2. Education
3. Jobs and training
4. Natural Resources
3. More funding
6. Communication
7. Accountability
8. Consultants
9. Law-making, planning and
budgeting
10. Pnvate Business
1 1. Enrollment policies
The priorities for 1992 were:
1. Prevent abuse
2. Jobs and training
3. Education
4. Private business
4a. Accountability
6. Natural resources
7. Communications
7a. Land for tribal member use
9. Early intervention
10. Consultants
10a. More funding
10b. After care
10c. Law making
lOd. Enrollment policies
Following are the explanations for
the priorities:
1. Prevent Abuse: Wage "total
war" on drug and alcohol abuse. In
crease knowledge end education to
protect children from abuse and ne
glect; involve and use concerned
family and community resources.
Suggestions to complete these
objectives included: Enhance and
implement an early intervention
program; provide positive tribal
member role models to help reduce
drop-out rate.; Have a local tempo
rary "safe house"; Export or exclude
drug dealers and other law violators;
after-care to include "transitional"
homes for children; Use dogs for
drug enforcement; reduce "Rainbow"
hoursor close it (most problems on
the weekends); Sobriety checks on
Highway 26; ,J:vclop plan for vari
ous recreation activities for ali youth
(invite parents and adults to sup
port); Nursing homesemi-indepen-dent
home; drug testingwe lose good
employeeswhat can be done to help
the 20 percent; build tavern to keep
people off the highway.
Total Votes: 123
2. Education: Proactive educa
tion office to support academic
achievement from kindergarten to
college. Increase specialized pre
school guidance. Obtain career and
academic counselors. Mo"i Indian
school teachers.
Supporting suggestions: Need
high school and college with stan
dards higher than state (include cul
tural and teacher curriculums) Need
action plan for tribal schools; Review
509-J policies "pushing" kids
through without adequate education
and services (students are on their
own); Need moreconccrncd teachers
in Madras and more counselors; Need
incentives to stay in school.
Total Votes: 62
3. Jobs and Training: Stronger
career planning. Eliminate "deadend"
education and training. Include job
placement with training and recruit
ment; place in appropriate jobs. Give
direction to persons toward training
for existing jobs. Limit training dol
lars to long-term employees (3-5 year
agreements). Create tribal member
successor program for all jobs.
Supporting suggestions: Tribal
member "skills bank" and resource
list to assist unemployed; include
tribal member women as priority in
affirmative action plan (above MITs);
Evening childcare during night func
tionstraining, etc.
Total Votes: 56
4. Natural Resources: Strengthen
and centralize resource protection and
enhancement Educate community to
?rotcctprcscrvc natural resources,
ribal management instead of BIA.
Supporting suggestions: Protect
wilderness; develop land for tribal
member use.
Total Votes: 41
5. More Funding: Seek more
federal dollars for programs. Seek
more non-tribal revenues.
Support suggestion: Tax non
tribal member employees.
Total Votes: 40
6. Communications: Improve
communication with community
within organization.
Total Voles: 25
7. Accountability; Stronger em
ployee, program and organizational
accountability.
Support suggestion: Need process
to determine results (4 goals ac
tivities to accomplish objectives
results) Both positive and negative.
Total Votes: 19
8. Consultants: Reduce outside
consultants. Increase tribal member
consultants.
Total Votes: 20
9. Implement community-based
law making, planning and budget
Ing: Tribal member involvement.
Assert sovereignty, don't adopt state
laws.
Supporting suggestion: Equal law
enforcement
Total Votes: 19
10. Private Business: Reduce
obstacles for starting private busi
nesses. Provide business counseling.
Seek entrepreneurs as advisers.
Support and enhance private busi
ness and cottage industry, including
marketing and advertising assistance.
Supporting suggestion: Fair
stumpagc prices for tribal loggers.
Total Votes: 1 1
1 1. Update enrollment policies.
total votes: w
12. Reduce CEO and general
manager budgets by three percent.
Total Votes: 1
Old days-
Also included In Agtnt Smith 'i Reports Is encouragement towards iht
allotment of Indian lands on iht Reservation to Individual Indians.
Efforts to allot lands In iht JSSO's wert stalled because of iht
boundary disputt on iht north end of iht Reservation, It was not until
1894 that plans wert allotted on the Warm Springs Reservation.
Warm Springs
April 3' 2
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Salmon strategy vote planned
Timber sale set for Wilson Cr.
The Wilson Creek Project Inter
disciplinary Team is putting together
a timber sale plan in the Wilson Creek
area. It will be designed to follow the
recently adopted Integrated Resource
Management Plan.
The proposed timber sale would
be located within the Beaver Creek
Watershed. The general area being
targeted for this entry is located in
the northwest portion of the reser
vation between Mount Wilson and
U.S. Highway 26. Dominant geo
graphic features in this proposed sale
area are Mount Wilson along the
western edge, Beaver Butte along
the southern boundary, and Wilson
Creek to the north. The area is planned
as a 1993 timber sale and would be
logged in late spring or summer of
1993. Any slash burning will likely
be done the following winter or early
spring.
We are requesting comments frc.it
the public so we can identify issues
and concerns as we put this sale
package together. A draft Environ
mental Assessment will be written in
early October and will address the
issues and concerns that you provide.
If you would like more information
or wish to express your thoughts
about the sale area, please contact
Gene Lonning, Pre-Sale officer, or
Doug Manion, Forester Pre-sale sec
tion at 553-2416 extension 123.
Concerns regarding this proposed
timber sale must be received by Sep
tember 15, 1992 and they can be sent
to Doug Manion, Branch of Forestry,
P.O. Box 1239, Warm Springs, Or
egon 97761. You are welcome to
come by the Forestry office to review
maps and preliminary plans for the
proposed sale area.
The Northwest Power Planning
Council plans to vote on a compre
hensive strategy to rebuild Columbia
River Basin salmon runs September
9 in Boise, Idaho.
The Council began developing the
strategy last year and planned to vote
on it this week in Portland. Because
the plan is so complex, council
members decided to take more time
to review it and discuss key issues.
"This difficult job," said Council
Chairman Ted Hallock of Oregon.
"Our decision will affect people and
communities throughout the North
west. It takes time to develop con
sensus. We want to be sure we are
doing this right."
The strategy aims to increase Co
lumbia Basin salmon survival at ev
ery stage of the life cycle. Actions
would be carried out by state and
federal agencies and, in some in
stances, private landowners.
In other business, the council met
with Washington Department of
Wildlife Director Curt Smitch and
John Smith of the Confederated
Colville Tribes. Smitch and Smith
are members of a coalition that is
Columbia River floatation devices explained
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fisheries Enforcement (CRITFE)
says it continues to receive phone
calls about white styrofoam and
plastic jug floats that can be seen
along the river between Bonneville
and McNary Dams. Frequently,
callers report illegal fishing activity
because they have sighted the floats
bobbing in the water along shore.
"Some think they are litter. Oth
ers simply want to know their pur
pose," said Captain John Johnson of
CRITFE. Zone 6, the tribal fishing
areas is the most visible in the Co
lumbia River because the 140-mile
stretch is right along Interstate 84 on
the Oregon side and runs along old
highway 14 on the Washington side.
According to Johnson, tribal
members use these jug floats to hold
their fishing nets in place. "The net
anchors are so hard to set that Indian
fishers leave them in the river between
fishing seasons so they don't have to
reset them," he said.
Johnson said, "Indian fishers are
restricted to nets no longer than 400
feet in length, then they are set and
anchored in the water." Tribal fish
ers anchor the set nets by attaching
styrofoam or plastic jug floats and
weighty rocks to the ends of the
heavy-duty line and drop them into
the river.Then, during the season,
nets are attached. Non-Indian fishers
in the lower Columbia are allowed to
use up to 1,400-foot drift nets.
The rocks they use have to be
heavy enough to hold an attached net
in place against strong river currents
andwmcls.Wimcutproperanchoring,
the nets would drift away, often
sinking and getting lost.
"Even though the floats may re
main in the river for extended peri
ods of time, Johnson said. "This
does not necessarily mean our tribal
members are fishing."
Johnson also said the salmon runs
above Bonneville Dam are generally
so depressed that there is now only
one commercial fishing season left
for the tribes, and a total of three
periods each year the set nets are
even allowed. Tribal members can
fish for subsistence purposes from
scaffolds, whether with dipnets or
hook-and-line throughout the year.
"A token fishery," Johnson calls
it, occurs in February and March
when there are not major fish runs in
the river, "only a few left-over
stealhead," he said. In the spring,
during April and May, the tribes have
a limited setnet fishery for ceremo
nial purposes with none of the catch
being sold. In the fall from August to
September, the tribes have their only
commercial fishery. During fall
season, tribal members, in the past,
have been allowed only 1 0 to 1 5 day s
of fishing.
"The next time you see a white
float in the river, don't assume it's
litter and don't assume our members
are fishing," urged Johnson. "The
floats are very functional," he added,
noting that the floats also mark a
fisher's registered fishing site or sites,
and because of their high visibility,
pose no navigational problems for
other river users.
seeking a financial settlement from
the Bonneville Power Administration
for Washington wildlife habitat that
was lost or damaged by federal hy
droelectric oams.
Despite years of negotiations,
Smith and Smitch said, projects have
been identified but not completed.
They appealed to the Council to help
speed up the process. A major dispute
is whether projects should be pur
sued and financed separately, or
whether a single settlement should
be negotiated for all Washington
projects. The amount of such a
settlement also is in dispute.
Council members said they would
try to help bring the parties back
together. They asked Smitch and
Smith to report again at the Council's
October meeting in Olympia,
Washington.
The Council is an agency of Idaho,
Oregon, Montana and Washington
that is charged by the Northwest
Power Actof 1980 with developinga
"long-range electric energy plan for
the Northwest and a program to pro
tect and rebuild fish and wildlife in
the Columbia River Basin.
Artists sought
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NPAIHB by October 1, 1992
e. drawing must be submitted on
an 8 l2"x 1 1 " sheet of paper
f. submitted drawing must be on
one of the following subjects: re
spect for all living things (an Indian
cultural value); cigarette smoke in
the air (second hand smoke) causes
disease; a "no smoking" sign
g. submitted drawings become the
property of the Tribal Tobacco Policy
Project.
Prizes will be awarded during the
week of the Great American
Smokeout, November 16-20, 1992.
Submit entries to NPAIHB, 520
SW Harrison, Suite 440, Portland,
OR 97201.
Find out about programs for
Agricultural producers from
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on
Thursdays at the Natural
Resources office.
PUBLIC NOTICE
inviting the Community Comment
on
BOATING CODE AND HOUSEBOAT TAX ORDINANCE
concerning the
WATERS OF THE
WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION
BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEES:
-September 14, 1992
in the Jefferson County Library, at 7:00 P.M.
and
September 15, 1992
in the Agency Longhouse, at 7:00 P.M.
and
-September 16, 1992
In the SImnasho Longhouse, at 7:00 P.M.
The joint Committee will conduct the hearings and
document testimony on the proposed contents of the Boating
Code and Houseboat Tax Ordinance. A transcript of the
testimony will be given to Tribal Council before consider
enactment of said Ordinance.
Copies of the Boating Code and Houseboat Tex Ordinance
win be available at the Legislative Office to review.
COCC offers adult education classes
Expand your mind this fall and
take a few community education
classes at the Warm Springs Central
Oregon Community College center.
Regular registration begins Septem
ber 14 and will continue through
September 21 at the COCC office in
the old boys dorm. However, a spe
cial Saturday registration will be held
at the Warm Springs office Septem
ber 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Following are the classes that will
be offered by COCC at Warm
Springs.
HOLIDAY CALLIGRAPHY
Create beautiful Christmas cards and
practice italic lettering with pen and
ink. For beginners and "rusty" cal
ligraphers. Instructor Dorothy
Zimmerman will have class on
Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
from October 1 through November 5
at the old boys dorm. Section 4535
Cost: $23. Senior Cost: $17.75.
Supplies list available.
BEGINNING WORD PER
FECT Word processing on IBM.
Enter text, save, print, retrieve files,
etc. For beginners. Keyboard experi
ence necessary. Mondays from 6:30
to 9 p.m. starting September 21
through November 2. Mike Lofting
instructor. Cost $40.63 Senior Cost
$32.97 Section 4550. ComputcrLab
in the old boys dorm.
USING DOS Master basics of
IBM DOS. File management, com
mands, format drives and more.. Jor
beginners. John Anderson instruc
tor. Class begins September 23 and
continues through November 4 in the
Computer Lab at the old boys dorm.
6 to 8 p.m. Section 4555 Cost:
$34.50 Senior Cost 28.38.
USING LOTUS Create
spreadsheets, formulas and graphs
for family, office or business budgets.
For beginners. Instructor Richard
Candland. 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thurs
days at the old boys dorm in the
Computer Lab. September24 through
October 29. Cost: $35.25. Senior
Cost: $29.69. Section 4560
FALL GOLF Improve your
putting, pitching and driving skills.
For beginners. Practice on the Kah-Nee-Ta
driving range. Ed Hershey,
Kah-Nee-Ta golf pro, will instruct. 6
to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays starting
September 24 to October 29. Cost
$28 Senior Cost 34.50. Section
4575.
If interested in a credit course in
PHYSICAL SCIENCE.contact the
COCC office at 553-1428. Six slots
currently open. During Fall quarter,
students will study astronomy.
GED Classes will begin:
Nights September 21 from 7 to
9:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Days September 22 from 9 a.m.
to 1 2 noon on Tuesday, Wednesdays
and Thursdays. Class will stop for
Christmas break December 11.
Winter term will begin January 4,
1993.
have iht honor to submit iht following as my report of iht
nature and progress of the work under my charge, durl.ig the month
tndtng March 31' 1832.
Indians and their locations and pursuits
During iht month the Indians have all scattered out to iheir different
farms or pieces of land, from their winter camping places, with the
exception of ihost who have permanent homes and dwelling houses.
Much new land Is being fenced In and broken up, and greater Interest
manifested In building up future homes, than ever before. A much
larger acreage will be sown than In former years.
Indian Census
This work Is nearly completed. The population enumeration was much
of it taken early in the month, but the traveling was so bad that the
farms could not well be visited until the last ten days hence the delay
In forwarding schedules as fast as the population was taken. The
Indians were readily seen at their winter camps, while their farms were
some of them 10 to 20 miles away. I shall forward the papers at av
early day.
The Physicians Report
This shows 103 cases treated with 88 recovered, 3 died, and 17
remaining. There has been an unusual amount of sickness, and more
critical cases than for a long time previous. One of the deaths was a
young man sent home from the Indian Training School at Forest
Grove. He died March 29' of consumption, which he contracted whilt
at that school. All was done for him there and here that could bs
done, but without avail.
The Day and Boarding School
This has been quite well attended, though towards the latter part ofths
month there was a falling off; owing to spring work demanding soim
of the larger scholars. No on roll 64 Average attendance 48 1823.
A weeks vacation will be given.
Warm Springs Industrial School
This school made some gain in numbers. The scholars made very
gratifying progress, and for a new school must be considered very
Oood. Though allowed an assistant teacher in Circular No 74 June
10' 1881, I have not thought but to engage one until there was
particular need for such services. That lime has now come and I
believe and I hope the descriptive list and nomination of Mrs N.J.
McCoy which I filled out the 1' Inst, will be favorably acted upon.
She has given considerable gratuitous service in the way of showing
the Indian women how to cut, fit and make garments and make bread
etc, and also assisted in the School where the Indust. Teacher (her
husband) was absent instructing the Indians in plowing etc. and also
performing some necessary out door work in the way of improvements
around the buildings. Nena Pat the head man of the Watm Springs is
taking an active interest in the school. It is hard to get these Indians
to give up entirely a belief in their Indian doctors.
Many of the Wascoes, have given assurance that they have abandonei
this superstitious notion, but the Warm Springs nearly, if not all, still
cling to it. Pat wishes me to say to you that he wants the Government
to prohibit their doctors from killing their children, but to make them
well when they get sick, so that they can have plenty of children to go
to school. Of course it is a foolish Idea and useless for me to mention
it, but I do so at his urgent request. It only shows how much they
need instruction and' the light that Divine truth affords, to eradicate
this inbred thought. ,.
The Saw and Grist Mills.
Owing to snow and freezing weather the saw mill was not run. Since
the snow has begun to mealt sic the ground has been too soft near
the saw mill to haul in saw logs. The Sawyer has devoted the entire
month to the taking of the Indian census. The Grist mill has been
steadily run by the laborer for the Piutes.
The Apprentices
These have been kept as busy as possible in the shops.
The Policemen etc
have rendered good service and been prompt in their duties, a
number of persons were arrested and brought before the Indian
Council. Early in the month I organized a sub council among the
Warm Springs where cases belonging to that tribe will hereafter be
tried.
Apportionment of lands.
I hope some action will soon be taken to give all the Indians their
Unds in severalty. It will save much trouble in the future to settle the
question soon.
Employes.
The clerk has performed all the necessary office work and assisted th.
j'Twyer in taking the census. The Blacksmith put in his whole time in
his shop making repairs. The millers time was given to repairs in
wagon shop, and the Supt of Farming looked after the farming interests
f the Agency, and hauled school and office wood, and will now put
if Department crops. .
The Commissioner
TfLidian Affairs
Washington D.C
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
II Indian Agent