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Warm Springs, Oregon
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I America's
biggest
drug
problem
begins
with
underage
drinking.
LET'S
DRAW
THE
LINE
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc
released ihe following information.
87 percent of high school seniors have used alcohol; in
comparison, 63 percent have smoked cigarettes; 32 percent have
uscu marijuana ana only six percent have used cocaine.
Purchase and public possession of alcohol by people under the
age u 1 1 is incgui in an ou states.
Approximately two-thirds of teenagers who drink report that
they can buy their own alcoholic beverages.
Use of alcohol and other drugs is associated with the leading
(.uuscs oi ucuin ana injury, ior example motor-vehicle crashes,
homicides and suicides, amone teenagers and vouni? adulu
Alcohol and other drug use at an early age is an indicator of
luiurc urug or aiconoi problems.
First use of alcohol tvnicallv becins around ih ni nf 1 1
Juniormiddle and senior high school students drink 35 per-
ceni oi an wine coolers sola in the United States; they also
consume i.i ounon cans ot beer.
Approximately seven-percent of the nation's eighth graders;
18 percent of tenth graders and 30 percent of twelfth graders
report tncy nave ocen arunk during the last month.
Among teenagers who "binge" drink (consuming five or more
drinks in a row on a single occasion), 39 percent say they drink
alone; 58 percent drink when they are upset; 30 percent drink
when thev are bored; and 37 drink to feel hiph
Drivers under the age of 25 were more likely than those 25 or
oiacr 10 dc inioxicatca in a tatai crash.
In 1991, nearly 10 percent (more than 126,000) of the clients
admitted to state-funded alcohol treatment programs were under
me age oi u.
A clear relationship exists between alcohol use nnH imdn
point average among college students: students with GPAs of D
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or r unnK mree umcs as mucn as inose wno earn As.
31.9 percent of youth under 18 in long-term, state-operated
juvenne lnsuuiuons in ivs were under the inilucncc ot alcohol
at the time of their arrest.
Almost half of college students who said they had bee victims
f : i j.i i. i. (i s .
vi mine aummca mcy naa usea arugs or aiconoi before the crime
occurred.
Researchers estimated that alcohol use is implicated in one- to
two-thirds ot sexual assault and acquaintance or "date rape
cases amone teens and colleec students.
Among sexually active teens, those who average five or more
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minus uauy were neany mree times less likely to use condoms,
thus placing them at greater risk of HIV infection. Among all
teens who drink, 16 percent use condoms less often after drink
ing. Almost 80percent of teenagers don't know that a 1 2 ounce can
of beer has the same amount of alcohol as a shot of whkkcv "55
percent don't know that a five-ounce glass of wine and a can of
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oeer nave me same amount.
56 percent of students in grades 5 to 12 say that alcohol
advertising encourages them to drink.
35 percent of children in the fourth grade report having been
pressured by their classmates to drink; by the time they reach
sixth grade, 49 percent have been pressured.
to help
protect
sensitive
salmon run
The Warm Springs Salmon
Corps Program began in
October 1994 with a crew
consisting of Larry Holliday as
the Field Director, Squad Leader
Edward Lucei, and crew
members Jay Scott, Lydell
Adams, Obedt Moody, and Joel
Zacarias. The Salmon Crew
works out of the Natural
Resources department with
Federal grant funding through
Earth Conservation
Administration Corps,
Department of Energy and
Bonneville Power. The crew has
been working with allotees and
i riDai committees along the
Deschutes River to protect
streamside vegetation.
With the current status of
salmon runs in the Deschutes
River there is a criticial need to
do all that is possible to assist in
their protection. According to
Hollidav. the Salmon Crew has
completed a fence project on the
Sanders Heath allotment at the
confluence of the Warm Springs
and the Deschutes Rivers. The
project protects approximately
three-fourth of a mile of the
Warm Springs River and one-
half of a mile of the Deschutes
River.
Other Droierts that thp
Salmon Crew have completed
are the lower Moody fencing
project running narpllpl alnntr
the Deschutes river and another
1.3 miles of fence enclosing the
Moody property. The crew has
also traveled to Mitchell Oergon,
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Salmon Corp crew members are working on fencing projects
throughout the reservation. Crew members are, starting at top left,
Obedt Moody.Jay Scott, Lydell Adams, field director Larry Holliday
and squad leader Edward Lucei. Crew member Joel Zacarias was not
available for photograph.
and planted approximately five
hundred twenty-four non
rooted cottonwood trees. The
crew also planted trees in the
Quartz Creek area north of
Simnasho. Holliday says that the
crew has also worked with the
State Of Oregon Parks and
Recreation department in the
Camp Sherman area cleaning
and refurbishing twelve
campgrounds.
At thepresent time the
Salmon Crew is currently
working on another fencing
project in the Upper Dry Creek
area and hope to complete the
one-mile-long project oy the end
of the June, if the weather
permits.
Inaugural powwow an event for entire community
Applications now available
Applications are now available
from the CTUIR's Department and
Economic and Community Devel
opment (DECD) for Native Ameri
can vendors who wish to sell their
authentic merchandise during the
1995 Pendleton Round-Up.
Applicants must return their com
pleted application and proof of tribal
enrollment (or certificate of Indian
blood) to Katy Timmerman at DECD
no later than July 7.
The fee for operating a 10'xlO'
stand all four day of Round-Up is
$ 1 5. Vendors must provide their own
table and awning.
For more information, contact
Katy Timmerman at the Department
of Economic and Community De
velopment, (503) 276-3873.
Be more than an observer; be an actor
Once upon a time, there was a wise man, much like Eisely himself,
who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of
walking on the beach before he began his work. One day as he was
waging aiong tne snore, ne looked down the beach and saw a
human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think
of someone who would dance to the dav. So he beean to walk
faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man
",u ;uu"K mem vvaaii i ucuuinir, dui msteaa was reacnine-
down to the shore, picking up something and very gently
throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer, he called out. "Good
morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing
starfish into the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked why are you throwing starfish in the
ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don't thrown
them in, they will die."
"But young man, don't you realize that there are miles and milps
of beach and starfish all along it? You can't possible make a
difference!"
The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked ut
another starfish and threw it in the sea, past the breaking waves.
11 maae a currerence ror that one," he said.
His response surprised the man. He was upset. He didn't know
how to reply.
So instead, he turned away and walked back to the cottage to
begin his writings.
All day long as he wrote, the image of that voune man haunted
him. He tried to ignore, but the vision persisted. Finally, late in the
aiternoon, ne realized that he the scientist, he the poet, had missed
me essential nature ot the young man's actions. He realized that
what the young man was doing was choosing not to be an
observer in the universe and watch it pass by, but choosing to be
an actor in the universe and make a difference. He was
embarrassed.
That night he went to bed, troubled. When morning came, he
awoke knowing that he had to do something. So he eot ud. nut nn
his clothes, went to the beach and found the young man. And with
mm, ne spent the rest ot the morning throwing starfish in the
ocean. You see, what the young man's actions represent is
something that is special and unique in each and every one of us.
We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And
if we can, like that young man, become aware of that eift. we pain
through the strength of our vision, the power to shape the future.
And that is our challenge, we must each find our starfish. And if
we throw our stars wisely and well, I have no Question that thp
21st century is going to be a wonderful place.
Remember:
Vision without action is merely a dream.
Action without vision just passes the time.
Vision with action can change the world!
Tribal Membership,
We would like to take this time to
thank the people for participating in
the community powwow on June 2,
welcoming the Twentieth elected
Tribal Council members.,i,.j -rj , , -,
The event was truly an honor and
inspiration, the support was felt by
the people. The equal level of par
ticipation among all people was a
good feeling for us as your leaders.
The interaction was fun and positive.
A special thanks to the elders for
singing the old songs that were part
of the traditional a long time ago. It
was very moving.
Also, we would like to acknowl
edge the cooks, Rudy and Eight-Ball
for their participation in helping to
make this successful event; and
thanking the people who made per
sonal contributions: Dennis Karnopp,
Jim Noteboom, and Howard Arnett,
Tribal Attorneys; Gordon Cannon,
BIA Superintendent; Ruthy &
Russell Smith; Rudy Clements; Erika
& Snug Miller, Luke Miller, Muriel
Thompson, Madras Printing; Irene
Towe, Madeline Mclnturff; Mike
Clements; Marlen Miller, Leontyne
Davis, Archie Caldera and Kah-Nee-Ta
Resort.
Not to forget those that worked
hard with the planning, it is truly an
expression of how things could come ,
about when people work together.
Once again, thank you from the
bottom of my heart for your pres
ence, without you it would not have
been a success.
Mickey Brunoe,
Chairman Tribal Council
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Community members gathered at the Agency Longhouse for the first annual Tribal Council
Inaugural Powwow June 2.
Tribes' proposal aims at "putting fish back in the rivers"
Three tribal chairmen and one
tribal chief June 12 presented the
Northwest Power Planning Council
(NPPC) with a simple message and a
complex plan, says a news release
from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission. The message: Put
the fish back in the rivers where they
belong. The plan: Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi
Wa-Kish-Wit (Spirit of the Salmon).
At the NPPC monthly meeting
held in Seattle, Chief of the Wasco
tribe, Nelson Wallulatum, told the
council, "The time has come for the
tribes to exert greater management
influence over anadromous fish." He
said that the goal of the plan is to
restore anadromous fish for present
and future generations. The tribes, as
sovereign governments, share co
management responsibilities with the
other sovereigns, the state and the
United States.
Chairman of the Umatilla Tribe's
Board of Trustees, Donald Sampson,
noted how the implementation of the
Endangered Species Act by federal
agencies has undermined the institu
tions that recognize tribal and state
authority. He said, "Instead of co
management, unilateral decisions are
made by the federal government
by the very agencies that are respon
sible for managing these salmon to
the brink of extinction." He added,
"Salmon are our responsibility and
we're here to assert our authority to
protect and restore the salmon."
Among the tribes' are recommen
dations to modify the existing insti
tutional structures which incorporate
state and tribal management author
ity, structures such as the U.S. v.
Oregon Columbia River Fish Man
agement Plan, the NPPC fish and
wildlife program and Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission orders per
, taining to non-federal dams in the
mid-Columbia; transfer management
of certain federal hatcheries located
on reservations or in ceded areas to
tribal control; and, transfer BPA
funding to a new entity composed of
tribal, state and federal fish agencies.
The tribes are also calling for a
changed approach to managing natu
ral resources in the Columbia River
Basin. "We call it 'gravel-to-gravel'
management. We've been advocat
ing this process for a long time," said
Jerry Meninick, Chairman of the
Yakama Tribal Council. "Whereas
others rely on political will to man
age natural resources, the tribes rely
on spiritual will." He explained that
gravel-to-gravel or ecosystem man
agement means carefully regulating
all human interventions into the
salmon life cycle, not just restricting
harvest. It also means managing
salmon toward the goal of allowing
them to spawn in streams rather than
beginning and ending their lives in
hatcheries.
To accomplish that, the tribal plan
calls for limiting land-disturbing ac
tivities according to water quality
and stream channel guidelines, end
ing juvenile transportation in the
mainstem Snake and Columbia riv
ers, improving in-river migrating
conditions through spill and flow
augmentation, structural modifica
tions to dams including drawdowns.
basing ocean harvest of salmon on
chinook abundance rather than on
quotas, and using artificial propaga
tion to rebuild badly damaged salmon
populations or reintroduce species
where they were found historically.
The plan has three sets of actions:
institutional change, technical rec
ommendations and a set of 23 land
management and production plans
for the tributary basins above
Bonneville Dam. The technical rec
ommendations are based on an ap
proach called "adaptive manage
ment." Meninick explained that
adaptive management is a common
sense approach to natural resource
management. He said it consists of
diagnosing a problem, taking actions
to fix the problem, observing the
results of the action, and making
modifications if necessary. "This
makes sense to us because we've
been doing this for 700 generations;
and for 697 of those we always had a
healthy ecosystem with an abundance
offish."
While most of the plan is devoted
to salmon restoration, it includes rec
ommendations for sturgeon and
lamprey restoration as well. In pre
senting this review draft of the plan
to the council, the tribes asked for
input on how to improve upon the
plan. "We have constructed a frame
work that respects the sovereignty of
all three governments in the basin,
and provides for the participation of
all peoples in the basin," Wallulatum
told the council. "Our hope is that
your responses will be focused on
and aimed at improving our ability to
put fish back in the rivers."
The cost of plan, $195 million to
$325 million, is in the range of the
plans proposed by NPPC and Na
tional Marine Fisheries Service. Sam
Penney, Chairman of the Nez Perce
Tribal Executive Committee, ex
plained, "For far too long, in eco
nomic, social and spiritual terms, the
tribes have borne the costs imposed
by the region's failure to protect and
restore the fish. This is not what we
bargained for i the treaties. We esti
mate that the annual costs of the
salmon restoration measures in our
plan will be less than half a percent of
the region's annual personal income.
This is indeed a small price to pay off
our debts to the fish."
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