August 17,1995
Vol. 20 No.17
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Coyote News
In Brief
Language
certificates received
Five tribal members
attended a month-long
language training
program In Tucson in
June.
Feds participate in
cultural workshop
Forty federal employees
attended a workshop
designed to help them
understand Indian
culture and traditions.
Gaming Center
opening scheduled
for October
Road construction work,
Kenoandaboat
giveaway are just a few
of the many things going
on at Indian Head
Gaming.
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K-TWINS undergoes
yet another change
The Tribe's first radio
commercial station,
KWSI, has undergone
considerable change
since starting up in
1986.
Awards received
Fourteen local athletes
traveled to Minneapolis
recently to participate in
the bi-annual Indigenous
Games. Three local
athletes medaled in the
event.
What to do with the
garden
Tips are given on how to
best prepare the home
garden for upcoming fall
and winter weather.
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Canning tips given
Use care and a pressure
canner when canning
tomato products.
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Summer Bridge class
completed
Local students
participating in the
COCC-sponsored class
successfully completed
their studies recently
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Deadline for the next
Spilyay Tymoo is
Friday,
August 25, 1995
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Spilyay Tymoo
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Huckleberry picking was one of the activities at the Enrichment Camp at
Sherri Smith and Jana O'Neal picking berries for a fruit salad.
Tribal Council
About 20 tribal individuals turned
out for a hunters meeting August 3 to
discuss upcoming hunting seasons.
The proposed seasons were recom
mended to Tribal Council by the Fish
and Wildlife committee and Natural
Resources personnel for approval
August 7. The following dates and
regulations were approved through
resolution 9106.
Deer Season Recommendations
Season: August 19 to August 31
The entire month of September
The entire month of October
Bag Limit: One (1) antlered deer
per month per family
Justification: The 1994 post sea
son herd counts indicated a buck to
doe ratio of 31 bucks per 100 does.
The tribal management goal requires
a ratio of 20 to 25 bucks per 1 00 does.
This season should maintain harvest
opportunities while allowing the deer
herd to increase.
Deer production in 1995 is ex
pected to be high again due to favor
able weather and good forage.
Changes from 1994 recommen
dations: Four additional days in Au
gust to hunt deer on the reservation.
One hunter at the meeting sug
gested a special archery hunt during
deer rutting season. However, he was
1983-1995 deer hunt results
YEAR T
1983
1984
1985
5 ISSUED HUNTED SUCCESS RATE
1,313 801 22
828 538 24
884 575 29
759 554 37
830 581 31
919 667 36
1,086 825 34
1,235 1,074 34
1,271 826 34
1,361 826 34
1,268 856 27
1,273 955 32
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994 fall herd composition count: 31 bucks100 does; 45 fawns100 does
approves reservation hunting
encouraged to take advantage of the
off-reservation archery season.
Elk Season Recommendation
Bull Season: November 1 through .
November 30
Bag Limit: One (1) antlered elk ,
per family
Justification: Elk populations are
growing in most areas of the reserva
tion. The elk herd has reached the
lower goal number set in the Inte
grated Resource Management Plan.
The length of season and bag limit
should maintain or increase the
population.
Changes from 1994 recommen
dation: No antlerless hunting. Note:
Natural Resources received over 225
ceded area antlerless tags and only
issued 50. This opportunity should
be pursued more by tribal hunters as
it allows the reservation elk herd to
grow while encouraging hunters to
participate in ceded lands hunting
and exercising their treaty rights.
Technical information;
The Tribe conducted their first
cow season last year. Seventy-five
tags were drawn in a lottery. Tags
returned shows the harvest not as
good as hoped. Tribal hunters are
encouraged to take advantage of off
reservation hunting privileges to hunt
for cow elk.
P.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Address Correction Requested
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Spilyay Tymoo photo by Bob Medina
Trout Lake. Pictured above is
1 984-1 994 elk hunt results
YEAR TAGS ISSUES HUNTED SUCCESS RATE
1984 308 139 42
1985 278 203 27
1986 286 248 14
1987 322 242 28
1988 321 275 23
1989 349 320 30
1990 406 371 35
1991 462 337 20
1992 459 321 26
1993 460 384 21
1994 496 387 32
Includes anterless hunting
1995 spring herd composition count: 19 bulls100 cows; 27 calves100 cows
Bear Season Recommendation
Season: August 19 to August 31,
1995
The entire month of September
The entire month of October
The entire month of November
Bag Limit: One ( 1 ) bear per month
per family. Cubs and sows with cubs
are protected.
Justification: The reservation has
a healthy population of black bear
and there is very little hunting pres
sure by tribal members. Two hun
dred eleven (211) tags were issued in
1994, an increase of over 70 percent
from the previous year. Only two
bear were reported harvested.
Changes from 1994 recommen
dations: None.
Bird Season
Season: September 1 through
December 31, 1995
Play it safe while
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WGIW OR 97401
Hours cut, new deputy at IHS
STAFF SHORTAGE
Due to a scries of staff shortages
the Health and Wellness Center will
be discontinuing its after hours care
for a three week period. This will
occur from August 2 1 , 1 995 till Sep
tember 11, 1995. This is unfortunate
but we have had four nursing posi
tions vacated this month. Two of our
RN's are leaving to go back to school
for their Nurse Practitioner Degree.
These arc Joy Harvey and Christine
Burnell. Lawrence Squicmphen is a
Nurse's Assistant who is also return
ing to school to study for Pre-Nursing.
Julie Passon, R.N. transferred to the
Veteran's Administration Hospital
in Portland. In addition to a Nursing
shortage our X-Ray Department and
Medical Recdrds Department is
currently short staffed. We have hired
four new nurses to replace the indi
viduals leaving, however most will
not be available until September 11,
1995. The clinic will be open from 8
AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday
as we always have been in the past.
The Service Unit regrets taking
this action but feels it is the only way
to meet the Medical needs of the
community with the amount of
trained staff we will have during this
time period. Again this is only a
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Joe Hipp vs. Bruce Sheldon
WBA Super Lightweight:
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WBC Middleweight: .
Julian Jackson vs. Quincy Taylor
Pay-per-view event - August 19, 1995
at the MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, Nevada
See information about Joe Hipp on page 6
Natural Resources protection involves all
Protection of the Natural
Resources of the Reservation takes
many forms and involves many
people and departments. From the
perspective of the protection of the
Water Resources. This means to
follow the approved codes and
resolutions adopted by the Tribal
Council. Such as Tribal Ordinance
seasons
Bag limit:
Grouse 3 per day
Quail 10 per day
Pheasant 2 per season (roost
ers only)
Chuckar 1 0 per day
Turkey 1 per month
Migratory birds: Ducks, Geese,
Mourning Dove
Bag limits and seasons are estab
lished under the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act. Seasons and bag limits
are the same as federal and state
regulations.
Justification: Bird populations are
most affected by annual climatic
conditions and habitat. Hunter pres
sure is very light on the reservation.
Due to a very wet spring, upland bird
numbers are expected to be poor this
year.
Other restrictions: Hunting of
birds is limited to shotguns, archery
and pistol fired shot shells.
hunting
U.S. Postage
Bulk Rate Permit No. 2
Warm Springs. OR 9776
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temporary situation and regular ex
tended hours will be re-implemented
beginning September II, 1995.
DEPUTY SERVICE UNIT
DIRECTOR:
In other Clinic News a new Deputy
Service Unit Director has been se
lected. Tribal member Dean Scyler
will start in this capacity beginning
August 21, 1995. Dean's specific
duties will involve working with the
Medical Department to improve ef
ficiency in our Medical Appointment
System. Dean will oversee the direct
Medical operations portion of the
program. In addition Mr. Seylcr will
work closely with Russ Alger in
learning how the Indian Health Ser
vice operates and Dean will eventu
ally provide back-up when I am gone
on business or vacation.
Dean has previously served the
community of Warm Springs as the
Director of the Emergency Medical
Technician program from January
01, 1988 to March 30, 1992. He has
served as the Safely and Occupa
tional Health Manager while work
ing for the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Please give a warm welcome to Dean
when you visit the Health and
Wellness Center.
45, the Water Code, and the
Streamside Management Plan. These
are for protecting and preserving the
resources of the Reservation for
present and future generations, and
involves all Tribal members and
residents. This is an excerpt from
Tribal Ordinance 45, Section VI,
guideline 6 states as follows:
"No person, or organization
involved in enterprises such as (but
not limited to) railroad, sawmill, or
other wood manufacturing, pulp,
tannery, wooden mill, dye works,
gravel crushing or washing chemical
works, slaughter house, or water craft
shall permit any polluting materialr,
to be cast, or discharged in any matter
into water which will render those
waters destructive of fish, aquatic
life or the natural biotic habitat."
This includes irrigation water, and
it is to be protected from any pollutant
as stated. The variety of uses of the
water resources present a potential
harm to human, livestock,
agricultural, or domestic users from
harmful chemical products that may
present. The presence may have been
accidental or unknowingly
introduced into the system. For
example Dust Abatement Water
Trucks that sometimes flush their
spray nozzles prior to filling their
tanks while they are at or near the
bank. Heavy Equipment maintenance
products, present the same potential
for polluting and should not be taken
lightly. The water emerges pristine
and pure and changes only by human
intervention.
Tribal Ordinance Number 45 was
enacted by the Tribal Council on the
17th of April 1968, as "The Warm
Springs Indian Reservation Water
Management Plan" and exists to
provide protection of the water
resources of the reservation for
present and many future generations
to come. The elders relate many times
the importance of "clean water" to
cultural feasts, ceremonies, rites, and
the cycle of life. That is our heritage
and will be our legacy.
This is the first of many articles
that we plan to publish to inform the
Tribal Membership and residents
about Resource Protection measures
that are for your protection of the
Environmental Health and Cultural
Resources for all of the Tribal
Membership and residents of the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
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