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VOL. 19 NO. 13
P.O. BOX 870, WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761
JUNE 24, 1994
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Beauty at its best-Mount Jefferson seems to glow on an early summer day.
Tribe files claim with BIA for 1990 McQuinn Strip damages
TheConfederatedTribesofWarm
Springs filed a claim with the Bureau
of Indian Affairs recently saying the
BIA sold more than 1 5 million board
feet of valuable green trees from res
ervation land at salvage sale prices,
costing the tribe millions of dollars
in lost income. The claim, for $35
million, is double the estimated dam
age from loss of profits and income
for both individuals and the Tribe
and for damage to forest regenera
tion, waste of timber and undervalu
ation of the trees.
Tribal attorney, Dennis Kamopp,
said federal procedures allow the
Tribe to claim damages under Or
egon law, which allows for collect
ing double damages in such cases.
Government lawyers rejected the
Tribe's 1992 claim for $5 million in
damages.
Since that time, the Tribe has
completed a more thorough assess
ment of timber in the wind-damaged
area on McQuinn Strip and obtained,
over government objections, infor
mation presented to a grand jury in a
criminal case against the log-scaling
company that measured the sale tim
ber. The new information, along with
escalating timber prices, resulted in
the higher claim, Karnopp told an
attorney for the US Department of
the Interior solicitor.
A January 1990 windstorm blew
down numerous trees on the
McQuinn Strip and the adjacent
Mount Hood National Forest.
According to the new amended
claim, the BIA sold 18.5 million
board feet of timber as wind-damaged
and subject to salvage, netting
the Tribe about $4 million.
But, the complaint stated, studies
of the logged area determined that
only 3.2 million board feet was dam
aged timber and the remainder was
healthy trees.
The claim accuses the BIA of
negligence in allowing "unnecessary
harvesting of green timber" that
would have brought higher prices if
cut later. Additionally, the Tribe
claims the agency was negligent in
not properly accounting for the tim
ber. The tribe won a federal court or
der allowing it to obtain records of
the Columbia River Log Scaling and
Grading after government and Co
lumbia attorneys refused to provide
the information, the claim states.
The records were part of a federal
investigation that resulted in a
$50,000 fine for Columbia for un
dervaluing logs cut from national
forests. Columbia is one of several
companies that measures logs and
estimates the volume of lumber the
will provide.
Underestimates cost the govern
ment millions of dollars in timber
sold from national forests, according
to allegations in the federal court
case.
Warm Springs claims the Tribe
was the victim of similar low esti
mates. Karnopp said the Tribe is still
analyzing the information.
The government has until No
vember to act on the amended claim.
If the government again rejects
the claim, the Tribe could file suit in
federal court. Federal rules require
that a claim be rejected before an
issue is taken to federal court.
Man's body found near his home
The body Simnasho resident,
Michael Berry, age 36, was discov
ered less than one mile from his home
June 19followingan intensive search
conducted by numerous individuals
and search units. Berry died of a self
inflicted gunshot wound.
According to his wife say police,
Berry allegedly walked away from
his residence between 5 and 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 16. She contacted
authorities Saturday, June 18 after
Berry did not return.
Local search and rescue units were
activated and were assisted by Warm
Springs Fire and Safety Search and
Rescue, Jefferson County Search and
Rescue, Jefferson County 4-H Search
and Rescue, Mobley Aviation,
Deschutes County Posse and the
304th Airborne Unit.
Berry's body was discovered at
11:15 a.m. by the 304th unit. An
autopsy, conducted June 20 by the
State medical examiner, confirmed
the cause of death.
Youth killed in head-on collision
June 25 and 26, Community Center....
Red Cross to conduct drive
You can be a hero this weekend
by having your blood screened for
possible bone marrow donation. The
20- to 30-minute procedure to deter
mine suitability could help save the
life of someone in need of a bone
marrow transplant
The American Red Cross will
have a testing site at the Warm
Springs Community Center Social
Hall on Saturday, June 25 from 12
noon to 4 p.m. and again on Sunday,
June 26, from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Hundreds of Native American
patients with leukemia, aplastic ane
mia, which claimed the life of Liz
Tewee, or another fatal blood disease
could be cured with a marrow
transplant For most of these patients,
their only hope of finding a miracle
marrow match is through the Na
tional Marrow Donor Program.
Marrow is very hard to match. A
person's marrow type is inherited,
just like hair and eye color. The best
chance of a match is with a donor
who is a family member. But 70
percent of patients cannot find a
match in their own families. The
next best chance is with a person of
the same racial heritage. With your
help it may be possible for these
patients to find donors who match
because of their Native American
blood line.
If you are between the ages 1 8 and
55 and in good health, you may be the
one person in a million who can save
a life. If you have had a transmissible
disease, hepatitis, cancer, risk fac
tors of AIDS or any auto-immune
diseases, you are not allowed to be
come a donor. Also, if you, as a
donor, have an existing medical
condition that could threaten your
life, such as asthma, diabetes, obesity,
heart or lung disease, your chance of
becoming a donor is very slim.
Once tissue typing is completed,
the results are entered in the national
registry and the donor receives a card
designating he or she is a donor.
After a preliminary match.addilional
blood tests are performed to deter
mine if you are a precise match for a
specific patient The donor undergoes
a complete physical to determine the
donor s overall health.
There is no charge for Native
Americans to be entered in the regis
try, however, non-Indians are asked
to pay $45 for testing expenses.
On Friday, June 10, a head on
collision on US Highway 26 and mile
post 83.5 claimed the life of a 14-year-old
Warm Springs tribal mem
ber. According to BIA investigator
Carmon Smith, Nellie Kate Greene
McKinley died at the scene of the
accident McKinley was one of five
people traveling in a 1978 Chevrolet
sedan when they collided with an 1 8
wheel volvo truck. The driver of the
car, Marcelo Isidor Joaquin, was air
lifted to St. Charles Medical Center
in Bend with a broken leg and cuts
and bruises. No other injuries were
reported.
Investigator Smith also stated that
the accident was alcohol related.
According to family members,
McKinley was a non-drinker.
EMPLOYEE PICNIC
July 21
Games - Prizes - Food
Need donations for prizes
Call Antoinette Pamperien 553-3392
Kiss a pig contest helps
raise money for Scouts
by Mark Matthews,
Assistant Scoutmaster
New at Pi-Ume-S ha this year will
be the Kiss the Pig Contest Thirty
Warm Springs celebrities will
participate as contestants by putting
their name up for the pig vote. You
vote for the person you want to win
by putting a dime, quarter or dollar
in the person's jar. The winner of the
contest will kiss a pig on the Fourth
of July.
As of the Spilyay article deadline
for this paper, the Kiss the Pig
Contest celebrities are: Foster
Kalama, Fireman Bob, Rev. Rick
Ribiero, Spud Langnese, Joey Ortiz,
Buck Smith, Prunie Williams, Big
Rat Suppah, Larry "Bubba"
Holliday, BIA Superintendent
Gordon Cannon, Guy Wallulatum,
Leona Ike, Punky from Deschutes
Crossing, Nancy Collins, Mark
Matthews and Delford Johnson.
Other contestant's names will be
added, so come to the Scout's booth.
Proceeds from the contest will
help the Warm Springs Boy Scouts
go to summer camp and buy Troop
camping equipment and supplies.
Warm Springs Boy Scout Troop 59
will be going to summer camp at
Camp MaQualla at Crescent Lake
the first week of August At summer
camp the scouts will be able to go
hiking, swimming, learn more about
camping and scout skills and get to
work on a variety of merit badges,
including swimming, canoeing,
archery and rifle shooting and have
lots of fun.
Coyote News in Brief
Past revisited
Discovery of a 1959 Treaty Days Celebration pamphlet
brings back memories of Oregon's Centennial Celebration
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Artist puts talents to use for committee
Long-time artist Oliver Kirk has helped design the Pi-Ume-
Sha poster for the past 20 years.
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Mitchell entourage returns from Normandy
Art Mitchell and family members traveled to Normandy,
France for the 50th anniversary celebration of the
Normandy Invasion.
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Summer Recreation program underway
Warm Springs children are once again treated to numerous
activities sponsored by the Recreation Department.
Pages
Healthy mental attitude Important
The newest Community Counseling Center counselor
explains overall mental health in the first of many articles.
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Keep your air conditioner In good working order
Keeping cool this summer will be much easier, and less
expensive, if Extension tips are followed.
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