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OR. COLL. E 75 .S68 v. 20 no. 24 November 22, 1995 -- Nov. 22, 1995 Vol. 20 No. 24 S 350 r P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News) SI-RIALS DP.1T. KNIGHT LIBRARY ZWUNIVLRSITYOI-ORHnON liUGI-NB, OR 97403 ( fih IZWUNIVLRSITYOI-ORHnON "A ) j A EUGENE, OR 97403 M. W Received oni " ' , Spilyay tym '..;; :vfc . -rtf"- . .kk Coyote News In Brief WSFPI presents check The Museum at Warm Springs recently received a $5,000 benefactor membership check from WSFPI. Elder abuse topic of workshop The Warm Springs , Senior Citizen Program will sponsor its first annual elder abuse conference at Kah-Nee-Ta December 6 and 7. Veterans honored with events Local veterans were honored during Veterans Day activities at the Agency Longhouse. 3 ECE offers advice When a child appears to be hyper-active, what does a parent do? Don't, fret, ECE has advice to calm a weary parent's nerves. 1 3 Language lessons continue Now that students have the Sahaptin basics down, it's time to form simple sentences and phrases. Recreation hires new wellness coordinator Shauna Queahpama Mehlberg was recently hired to oversee wellness activiies at the Community Center. 6 White Buffs begin basketball season The first game of the season for the boys will be November 28. The girls begin their season the same evening. 6 Handle the turkey with care OSU Extension offers tips on how to safely care for your turkey before and after cooking. 7 Fire fighters featured Engine crew members present information on themselves. 8 Deadline for the next Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, December 1, 1995 Promise fulfilled; ground broken for first Columbia River in-lieu fishing site ' . . "''..,'.''; ' ; : .v.,-" At .' - . ' ' ' 7" -i , , . . v , - "'.-','.(.. ,.,' -' ..- , :-"::" . ' 'X ', '.-' - - Vy ' v . v . .1 V " - '" ' '' ' '''' 'fjdki Helping break ground for the first of 31 in-lieu fishing sites was Fred Ike, Yakama; William Burke, Umatilla; Tonya Garcia, Nez Perce: BIA Airea Director Stan Soeaks- Wilford Yallup, Yakima; Colonel Tom Wood, Army Corps of Engineers; and Wasco Chief Nelson Wallulatum. It was a time for celebration. A 50-year-old groundbreaking ceremony was the re-beginning promise was rulnlled. Ground was dug to begin ot work to fulfill promises made bo years ago. construction. It was a bittersweet ceremony. Members or the Warm borings, Yakama, Umatilla and Nez Perce tribes gathered at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River November 17 to break ground for the Colonel Tim Wood, district engineer with the Corps said during opening remarks that "we're finally beginning to see the result of the government's promise. We should not dwell on the past, but celebrate what is happening today.' construction of the first of 31 in-lieu fishing sites In his statement to guests attending the along the river. ceremonies, BIA Portland Area Director Stan In the late 1930s, the US government set in Speaks quoted Delbert Frank, Sr. on the motion the plan for constructing dams to importance of the in-lieu sites and what they harness the formidable power of the Columbia mean to Indian people. River. In the construction's wake was the "These in-lieu sites are not gifts, they are a inundation of the Indian way of life along the recognition of promises made by the US River fishing, a livelihood for hundreds of government in 1939 based on the Treaty of Indian people, disappeared with the falls. 1855.. ..We fished at these sites for generations, The US. Army Corps of Engineers was to not for sport but for survival. We have never acquire replacement sites totaling 400 acres on asked for more than our share. We ask the public the Bonneville pool and to replace drying sheds, to understand our ways." dwellings and fishing platforms destroyed by Wasco Chief Nelson Wallulatum remembers the rising water. By the iaid- to late-1950s, the accompanying his grandmother to the river in falls were gone. Years of delay caused the 1934 when "things were beginning to churn acquisition program to fade away and it wasn't up. ...She named fishing sites up and down the until 1988, when Congress passed Public Law river." Without the assistance of attorneys, tribes 1 00-581 . that work beean atrain on the lost much in the battle for Treatv rights on the acquisition program. The November 17 River. "Now we must restore and enhance what once was and will be again. V . ft ' I i I The Yakama Warriors Association presented the colors during ceremonies. Have a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving Uncorralled and on the loose. . . . Everyone is welcome to the Museum At Warm Springs Open House on December 6, 1995 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission! Refreshments! Volunteer Recognition Awards! Membership raffle for quilt made by Eraina Palmer and Silver bracelet by Willie Stacona plus many other beautiful items! 20 off in gift shop if you joinrenew membership on same day! In recent months there have been complaints about the horses roaming in the residential areas of the community. Many residents feel there are no efforts being made to solve this seemingly endless problem. Efforts are being made to keep the fences up around residential zones, but during the fall and winter months horses are mored noticeable because this is when they find it easier to roam and grass is more plentiful than on the range. Areas considered residential are around Greeley Heights, Trailer courts. Tenino Apartments, West Hills. Simnasho and public areas. Kah-Nce-Ta Resort is also considered a residential area and has a fence around it. The Sunnyside, Wolfe Point, and Upper Dry Creek housing areas are considered open range. In the future, these areas may be lezoned to residential and a fence will surround them. At this time there is Continued on page 2 V . . m j?b-j?v-' v---- ' ,. . . ..... -- m ..j .p. . S ni ii " i him - - L-ymr m. linn m ram Ii " M j.iHi rtu T "llT " Horses roam in public areas such as the parfc, baseball fields and around public office buildings. Leaving unsanitary feces on grassy areas.