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Warm Springs, Oregon
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Third annual Tribal Arts and Crafts Fair draws many vendors and visitors
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The Museum at Warm
Springs held their Third
Annual Labor Day Tribal Arts
and Crafts Fair September 2,
3, 4, 1995. Twelve craft
tables set up a display of
their handmade crafts.
Southwest artist, Wayne Tom, completes one of many sandpaintings that he had on display.
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Southwest sandpaintings and pottery.
Louis and Elsie Reid stop by Yvonne Nathan's Huckleberry jam and
syrup stand.
Salmon Corps seek employees
The Natural Resource and
Fisheries Departments of the
Confederated Umatilla Tribes, Nez
Perce Tribe, Confederated Warm
Springs Tribes, Yakama Indian
Nation, and the Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes (Fort Hall) announce that there
are 72 full-time openings available
with Salmon Corps for the 1995-96
program year. An Earth Conservation
Corps program, in partnership with
the five tribes, is dedicated to
restoring salmon habitat on and near
American Indian Reservations in the
Columbia River Basin and providing
educational benefits to the members.
Squads of eight Salmon Corps
members will be fencing off and re
vegetating stream beds, establishing
native plant nurseries, raising salmon
smolts, screening irrigation canals,
and performing other labor-intensive
activities that are needed to restore
declining salmon runs and fish and
wildlife habitat. Members who
complete one year of service also
earn a $4,725 AmeriCorps
educational grant (scholarship). GED
programs will be available for those
without high-school diplomas.
Each squad will also have one
position available for an AmeriCorps
member from the national
recruitment pool. These members
will receive the same living allowance
and educational awards as the Native
American Salmon Corps members
and will originate from a near by
community. . .
Each squad will have a squad
leader and an assistant squad leader
who will supervise the Salmon Corps
members. Squad leaders will receive
a $15,000 a year stipend, assistant
squad leaders, $ 1 0,000, plus benefits
and the $4,725 educational award.
The 95-96 Salmon Corps project
is a continued partnership between
the non-profit Earth Conservation
Corps, the U.S. Department of
Energy, the Columbia River Inter
Tribal Fish Commission and the tribes
listed above. Those between the ages
of 18 and 25 years of age are
encouraged to apply for squad
members, and squad leaderpositions.
The deadline - for accepting
applications is September 29, 1995.
Please contact the field directors for
applications and for further
information, call Rhoda Burwell, of
the Earth Conservation Corps, at 1-800-RED-SALMON
andor Juanita
Neitling, of Salmon Corps, at (503)
298-FISH.
Warm Springs area: Larry
Holiday, Warm Springs, OR 97761,
P-(503) 553-3363, F-(503) 553-2434.
Wave of students to create need for funding in the future
Land Consolidation conference set
The Indian Land Working Group,
along with the Standing Rock and
Oglala Sioux tribes, will co-sponsor
the 5th Annual Indian Land
Consolidation Conference, October
25 through 27.
Given the attendance of 300 plus
at last year's conference and the
BIA's attempts since then to put forth
a land consolidation proposal, the
sponsors are expecting a record
turnout. The Indian Land Working
Group, First Nations Development
Institute and the Intertribal
Agricultural Council, have nearly
completed draft land legislation,
which will be a major topic of
discussion at the conference. The
draft takes into account problems
faced by tribes and Indian landowners
on allotted lands. The draft legislation
will be sent to all tribes and past land
conference participants (and other
upon request) at the end of August,
so that those planning to attend the
conference will have an opportunity
for prior review.
As in the past, the conference will
provide participants with a unique
opportunity to learn about tribal
models and activities in Indian
probate, land ownership data
collection, tribal inheritance codes,
military and surplus land acquisition
opportunities, and consolidation
models that address the home site
and business needs of tribal members
Topics such as "Tribal Powers
and Problems if Implementation,"
"Preserving and Restoring Trust
Status," "Trust Responsibility
Unglued," and "Effects of the Politics
of Divide and Conquer" will examine
the problems tribal communities
encounter as they seek to use and
control trust lands.
A panel of experts on Indian land
utilization will share information on
the use of master leases and subleases
fordevelopment purposes, financing,
free trade and enterprise zones, and
tax benefits available to tribes.
For more information and a
registration packet, write to Robin
White, Director, Oglala Sioux Tribe
Land Office, P.O. Box H, Pine Ridge,
South Dakota 5770; or telephone 605
867-5305 (FAX 605867-1004).
. Principals in high schools across
the country are beginning to think
about where to put the extra seats and
find the quality teachers that will be
needed for the coming wave of
students.
According to Education
Department projections, the children
and grandchildren of baby boomers
will help drive enrollment in the
nation's schools and colleges to
record levels by the end of the century.
And, not only are more students going
to school, more are staying in school.
The influx of students will create
a pressing need for extra help in the
basics and core academics, funds to
keep schools safe and drug-free, and
great financial aid for college at a
time when Congress is proposing to
cut federal support for education by
$36 billion over the next seven years.
As soon as this coming school
year (1995-96), the number of
students in elementary and secondary
schools may equal or surpass the
baby-boom generation's 1971 peak
of 51 million students. The forecast
is for 53 million students in 1997, 55
million by 2002. And college
enrollment is projected to jump more
than 1.3 million students over the
next seven years.
At a recent White House briefing
with President Clinton, members of
Congress, and representatives of
education groups, U.S. Secretary of
Education Richard W. Riley said he
fears the nation will be ill-prepared
for this enrollment growth, especially
if Congress is successful in cutting
support for elementary and secondary
education by 19 percent and reducing
financial assistance for deserving
students to attend college.
"Slashing education is bad for
America's children and our nation's
future," Riley said. "I have to question
the members of Congress who would
put less important priorities ahead of
arming our children against ignorance
and mediocrity by giving them a good
start in life."
Riley said education budget cuts
are "a threat to the internal security
of the nation" at a time when schools
are faced with serving significantly
more students. "The gap between the
unparalleled increase in students and
the unprecedented cut in educational
investment is the education gap that
our nation faces.
"The children of the famous post
war baby boom are now parents
sending their own children to school,"
he said. "But, in these increasingly
tough times, Congress is placing the
burden on states and communities to
find the resources to improve the
quality of American education."
These cuts will produce "a tidal wave
of teenagers who won't get the basic
skills they need, the high standards
and disciplined learning environment
they deserve, and the opportunity
they need to go to college."
The U.S. House of
Representatives has passed a
spending bill for the coming fiscal
year that cuts federal education
spending by nearly $4 billion. The '
U.S. Senate is expected to consider
education appropriations next month,
following an August recess. President
Clinton has said he will veto the bill
if it reaches his desk in its present
form. The President's balanced
budget plan would erase the budget
deficit while increasing education
investments by $40 billion.
Riley said that his department
estimates that from 1994 to 2002,
public school (K-1 2) enrollments will
increase from 44 to 49 million. High
school enrollments (grades 9-12) will
increase nationally by 15 percent. .
Oregon is among the twenty states
expected to have more than 25 percent
increase in high school enrollments
by 2002.
Tips given for wood-burning stove safety
Wood-burning stoves serve as the
primary or secondary source of heat
in about 12 million U.S. homes,
according the Insurance Information
Institute.
Fires caused by improper use and
maintenance of wood-burning stoves
have been a source of concern to the
Consumer Product Safety
Commission, which has been
tracking them since 1970. Improper
installation and misuse of wood
stoves are among the leading causes
of fires. Other dangers are creosote
buildup in chimneys, overheating of
chimneys and pipes, defective
chimneys and combustible materials
around the stove.
But the safety campaign
conducted by the industry and fire
officials across the country may be
paying off. Fire figures climbed from
1 12,000 in 1980 to 140.000 in 1983,
but dropped for the first time to
125,600 in 1984, the last available
year for figures.
Here are some tips for home safety
and reducing air pollution from the
Insurance Information Institute and
Oregon State University Extension
Service:
All new stoves sold in Oregon
must comply with standards of the
state Department of Environmental
Quality. If you buy a used stove,
however, check the legs, hinges,
grates and draft louvers carefully for
cracks or other defects.
Check with local authorities to
be sure you comply with local fire
and building codes regarding
installation. There should be ample
clearance between the stove and
combustible floors, walls and
ceilings. Place the stove on a fireproof
base.
Install a smoke detector in the
room where the stove operates. Keep
the fire extinguisher handy.
Don't attempt to start a fire with
gasoline, kerosene or any flammable
liquid.
Never burn trash such as plastics
or painted or treated wood. All give
off toxic fumes when burned.
Be sure to regularly clean the
stovepipe elbows, joints, flues and
chimney.
Burn only dry, seasoned wood.
Green, wet wood smokes
excessively, and the particles in
smoke are harmful to the respiratory
system.
Give stove fires plenty of air.
Too little causes incomplete
combustion, which causes the fire to
give off carbon monoxide and too
much smoke.
Check on how much pollution
your stove is giving off by going
outside and looking at the smoke
coming from the chimney. The less
smoke, the cleaner the fire. (Smoke
coming from the DEQ-approvcd
stoves is hardly noticeable.)
Avoid using wood stoves on
days when the air quality is bad.
Curiosity doesn't just kill cats. Every child is
curious, but being curious about matches and
lighters can be deadly. Teach your child the
dangers of playing with matches and lighters.
Keep all matches, gasoline, lighters and other
flammable materials out of the reach of young
children.
Teach your children that matches and lighters
are dangers-not toys-and are safe only In the
hands of an adult.
Find out whether your child's school offers
any education on fire safety. If nothing provided,
find out why not and contact your local fire
department for assistance in developing fire safety
programs.
Remember, the child who plays with matches
and lighters may never grow up.
Warm Springs Fire & Safety