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OR. COLL. E 75 .S68 v. 19 no. 19 P.O. Box 870 U.S. Postage September Warm Springs, OR 97761 Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 16 1994 Address Correction Requested Warm Springs, OR 97761 ' w.v. it VOL. 19 NO. 19 Coyote News In Brief Smokey celebrated Smokey Bear has long been an effective fire prevention icon. Smokey's history is offered. Page 2 Dioxln levels too high? Columbia River Treaty Tribes are concerned about dioxin levels in theRiver. Page 2 Circus appears The circus came to town last week, and boy, did they put on a show. Page 3 A pilot among us Clarence Jefferson recently attained his private pilot's license. Page 5 VocRehab offers assistance The local program offers job placement assistance and much more to those in need. Page 5 Sturza named athletic coordinator Long-time coach and physical education teacher Margaret Sturza was recently selected MHS coordinator of the school's athletic program. Page 6 Recipes offered Scalloped corn and macaroni and meat salad recipes, containing commodity food stuffs, were prepared and tested by OSU home economist Norma Simpson. Page 7 Deadline for the next Spilyay Tymoo will be Friday, September23 J '' yH- " V l. v ' IVY AW . - . . .. --r W 1' . University of Oregon Librar Received on: 09-23-94 Spilyay tymoo. -wwmf. ritmt mm mi 'wt -7 - ' - M:'" - . i i t f . i . .. :r Spilyay Pkoto by Selena Boise The first day of schooled Warm Springs Elementary brought parents and students to the walltocheckroomassignments. Yakamas win salmon restoration suit "The 9th Circuit basically gutted the Northwest Power Planning Council's Strategy for Salmon," said Tim Weaver, attorney for the Yakama Indian Nation. The tribe and environmental or ganizations learned recently that they had won the lawsuits they brought two years ago against the council's salmon restoration program, which is also called the Strategy for Salmon. "We won a major victory for salmon," said Jerry Meninick, Yakama tribal chairman. "With the litigation, we were telling the power council that to recover the salmon, iv '"' lh P.O. BOX 870, WARM i ; i r I -J . . v. I- 1 ! ( "A I it v V strong, comprehensive measures have to be taken by all the water and land users." The 9th US Circuit Court of Ap peals sent the plan back to the council for redrafting, saying that the council must give "strong deference" to the recommendations of the tribes and the fish agencies when developing a program. "This could be the beginning of a real salmon recovery plan that puts fish on an equal footing with the hydrosystem as the Northwest Power Act directed," said Weaver. In the same ruling, the 9th circuit Spilyay Tymoo . ", .. JCoyotc News) . SPRINGS, OR 97761 'ft also rejected aluminum and industry claims, including the industry's contention that the council should have measured the costs and benefits of each fish protection measure and that economic impacts and drawdown measures violate the Northwest Power Act. The "record reveals few profound successes," the court said about the program's 10-year history. The council has sometimes been "sacri ficing the act's fish and wildlife goals for what is, in the essence, the lowest common denominator acceptable to power interest and DSIs (the alumi num and metal industries)," the op tion stated. "There is no more time for the duct tape approach no more time for patching up what isn't working," said Weaver. "It's time to totally revise the way they've been doing business. But don't misunderstand, the tribes believe that this region can have salmon without the lights going out. "The Columbia River tribes have submitted dctailedplansafter detailed plans on how basin-wide restoration should proceed. The Yakama tribe hopes this is a new start because they are tired of going to court to try to make it happen," said Weaver. We're looking for Interesting stories and photos (If available) of the 1964 flood. The 30 year anniversary of the "Big One" Is coming this winter. Keep Spilyay In mind when remembering the good or days. Call us at 553 3274 with your memories. t .. . VI I 5 an I J V- ! fl i ' ''-i SERIALS DEPARTMENT KNlCirrDEPT. 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OR EUGENE, OR 97403 MM I illl 111 Injunction favors tribes Federal District Judge Malcom Marsh issued a preliminary injunc tion Friday, September 2 to prevent the National Marine Fisheries Ser vice (NMFS) and the Washington Oregon Columbia River Compact from interfering with additional tribal fishing days. At the judge's urging, the four Columbia River treaty tribes, in cluding Warm Springs, and the fed eral agency came to an agreement that only 26 more Snake River wild fall Chinook could be incidentally caught during the tribes' fall Chi nook fishery. That decision could mean two fewer fishing days and 5,000 to 10,000 fewer Chinook and 2,000 to 3,000 fewer stcclhcad for tribal members than originally pro posed by the four tribal governments. NMFS also agreed to continue discussion with the tribes about hatchery reforms, particularly trap ping fall Chinook at Lower Granite Dam, and changes in hydro opera tions. The agreement was reached after the judge suggested that if fish weren't being trapped at Lower Granite Dam, more Snake River fall Chinook would escape to spawning grounds than would be caught in the tribes' proposed fishing season. The tribes had earlier recommended that fall Chinook not be trapped and in stead allowed to continue to spawn ing grounds. ButNMFS had ignored this proposal and others related to hydrosystem operations. "We are pleased that now atten tion can be brought back to real salmon restoration," said Ted Strong, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Executive Director. "If treaty rights, as affirmed by US v Oregon, had been followed all along, neither the tribes nor the salmon would be an issue before the court today." Without trapping, an estimated 489 Snake River fall Chinook would head for the spawning grounds. With trapping, only 280 are projected to cross Lower Granite Dam, which is the last passable dam before the river areas where fall Chinook spawn. Trapping is done to take fish for research and for hatchery broodstock and to remove hatchery-origin Snake River Chinook. Tribal and state biologists report that more Snake River wild fall Chi nook would also pass over Lower Granite Dam this year if more cold water were released from upper Snake River reservoirs and if fish i n i" Hen's hokin g atyou-One of the main attractions of the King Royal Brothers cirrus was the elephants. Their wrinkled hides and long trunks amuvd att. Ajk. ' SfcFTEMHER 16, 1994 passage improvements were made. In their fall fishery, tribal mem bers are entitled to harvest as many as 32,500 fall Chinook and 12,000 stcclhcad fish which are in excess of spawning needs. In what will probably be a total of 1 0 or 1 1 days of fishing, the tribes will take an esti mated 48 Snake River wild fall Chi nook that would have otherwise reached their spawning grounds above Lower Granite Dam. This fall fishing dispute was re solved in United States v. Oregon, a treaty fishing rights case under the continuing jurisdiction of the federal court since 1968. "The treaties, the Columbia River Fish Management Plan (CRFMP) and the Endangered Species Act all have strong prin ciples for salmon conservation," said CRITFC's executive director. At September 2's hearing, Judge Marsh expressed his confidence in the CRFMP and was proud of the parties' ability to reach an agreement to resolve the fishing dispute without further litigation. After five years of negotiations, the tribal, state and fed eral parties to US v Oregon agreed to the CRFMP, which was then en dorsed by Judge March in 1988. The four tribes and the Columbia River Compact met about specific fishing dates on September 6 at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The dates for tribal com mercial fishing were set as follows: From 6 a.m. September 8 to 6 p.m. September 10. A second fishery will be discussed at the September 19 Compact hearing. Open Area: All of Zone 6 (Bonneville, the Dalles and John Day pools) Restrictions: No mesh rcstricu'on Continued on page 2 Parents group to meet 920 There will be a Parent Advisory Committee meeting at 7:00 P.M., in the Warm Springs Elementary Li brary, September 20, 1994 Dr. Steve Nelson, Northwest Re gional Educational Laboratory will be the featured speaker. New mem bers will be elected to the committee. If you have a disability, please contact Stan Pine at 475-6 192, at the 509-J Support Service Office Build ing, for special arrangements that may allow you to participate in the meeting.