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8 July 18, 1996 Warm Springs. Oregon SpilyayTymoo Vim' W.J j Ull iUl Volunteers from a Corvallis church group were in Warm Springs to help paint housing units. Church group helps Housing paint units Joe Grand Marshall at Wasco County Fair Romugcnc Joe, along with Jeanne Ilillis, will serve as Grand Marshall of the Wasco County Fair this year. The Fair will be held in Tygh Valley August 1 6 to 20. Roma has run the Indian Exhibit at the Wasco County Fair for (he past 20 years wild her eight grandchildren. She is a storyteller and helps at The Museum At Warm Springs. Roma remembers that when she first began working with the Wasco County Fair, the Indian Exhibit was located under the grandstands. But with some help from the Confederated Tribes throughout the years, a building to house the many displays was erected on the grounds. Over the years, Roma says, many have lost interest in displaying their exhibits and that it is primarily a family project. "We want to keep tribal members in there," she says. Koma and her family camp at the site, putting up teepees for display and cooking. They sleep inside the exhibit building for security purposes. Language Program-continued from page 6 pressed with herself and feels that she can continue college courses. Going to the Institute was a new experience for her, but a good one. It motivated her to want to start learning to read and write English and Paiute. Miller was told, "It's never too late to go back to school." She would like to write a book or two using the Paiute language in the future. Miller hones that more people will come to the Paiute language classes. She says that her language is coming back to her the more she uses it. She and Shirley talk with each other and words come back to them. They would like to teach more people their ' language. Ilie 1 10-dcgree heat did not stop the women from going to yard sales. They even needed to buy more lug gage for the trip home. They even went to Mexico for a day, saw the people, walked around and went to the shops. They enjoyed the free time they had as a little break from their studies. When it was time to come home Pi-Ume Sha was going strong. Miller jokingly told non-Worm Springers that, "we need to get home. They're having a big powwow for us." Pi-Ume-Sha raffle results given A Corvallis church croup was in the Warm Springs area during the Pi-Umc-Sha weekend to assist the Housing Department in painting tribal rental units. The volunteer church group enjoyed their stay in Warm Springs and hope to return someday. They assisted by painting the in terior of two homes and the exte rior of another two houses, accord ing to Rudy Clements, Housing maintence director. "It's always a pleasure to see this young group come over," says Clements, "It lets us catch up on other work that we're behind on." Besides attending the Pi-Ume-Sha celebration, some of the group members enjoyed a cool dip in Shitike Creek while others toured the area and made new friends. During their stay the group set up tents and camped out outside the Warm Springs Presbyterian Church. Pi-Umc-Sha Treaty Days Raffle results are as follows: '78 Chevv 12 Ton Truck won by Lcs Billy (donated by Pi-Umc-Sha Committee); $300 won by Gladys Warren (donated by Cassie Katchia & Isaac Mitchell); Indian Tanned Buckskin won by Roscoe Stewart; Pendleton Blanket won by Morris Holiday (pu by L. Tuckta); Bicycle won by Alyssa Sclam (pu by Loretta Sclam); $100 won by Ella Jim; $100 won by Ella Jim; $100 won by Sha ron Smith (donated by Bernice Mitchell); $100 won by Iris Smith (pu by Lcminnie Smith-donated by Prunie Williams); $100 won by Danielle Switzler (donated by Vcrbccna "Beans" Greene); $50 won by Hodge Slickpoo; $50 won by Ri chard Craig; $50 won by Effie Culpus; $50 won by Angie Black wolf (donated by Louise K. Jackson); $50 won by Satch Miller (donated by Geneva Charley); $25 won by Kate Dingmann; $25 won by Jerry Smeltzer (donated by Dry Creek Ranch); Dream Catcher won by Charles Wolf; Mountain Bike won by Thompson Box 411 (donated by Terry); Mountain B ike won by Laura Sahme (donated by Terry); Moun tain bike won by Marissa Wolfe; Pi-Ume-Sha T-shirt won by Morris Holiday (pu by L. Tuckta); Pi-Ume-Sha T-shirt won by Shannon Case; Pi-Ume-Sha T-shirt won by Tonya Mitchell; Pi-Ume-Sha cap won by Jennifer Salas Prizes that have not been picked up can call Minnie Yahtin at 553 3257 (work) or in the evenings at 553-6918 (home). Reservation water resources hit hard by Flood of '96 ir-Tv-- r, ,7",. s-", : r. V V, . .-, lL .if " , 1 I ' I ' ' . ,V , , Courtney's wed at Quinn Park Elmer Quinn Park was the site for the wedding of Don Courtney and Ellen-Eileen Courtney July 8, 1996.The Honorable Lola Sohappy, Tribal Chief Judge, officiated. Serving as Best Men were sons: Bradford and Jonathan Courtney. Maid of Honor was Shery 1 Courtney. Daughters, Ellen-Renee and Dawnlynn Courtney were Bridesmaids The newly weds would like to thank all who made this occasion a happy and special one. Family members were in attendance from the bride and grooms, also many close friends. Tricia Sahme, sister of the groom, planned and catered the wedding. The winter of 1996 has really been very hard on all of us, but it has been even harder on the water resources of the Reservation. This winter brought us not only the floods in February which caused many of our forested roads to be washed away or damaged but also a number of severe windstorms which felled many valuable trees. A large number of these trees dropped into or near stream chan nels where they are absolutely es sential to the health of our water resources. The problem is that these downed trees are being cut up for fire wood. A large number of our roads parallel streams and these trees play in the health of the streams. The Tribal Council approved the Warm Springs Water Management Plan "Water Code" Ordinance 45 in April 1968 to provide protection for the water resources of the Reserva tion. This plan states: "Management of the Water Re source is dependent upon the pres ervation of reservation watershed areas. Good land use practices must be observed in the forested areas, rangeland and stream bottoms. Ad equate vegetative cover must al ways be maintained. The develop ment of all related resources such as roads and dams must be accom plished in a manner that will cause the least deterioration of the water sheds. Stream pollution, excessive run-off, erosion, changes in water temperature and other factors that change water characteristics must be minimized." "Ownership of water carries the responsibility to maintain water quality so that after use it is essen tially as good as before use. In ad dition the water resource must be preserved and quality maintained for future generations who live on and make use of the reservation and its resources." "The primary objective in re gards to water quality is to main tain excellent quality and purity of all waters that are on, cross the Reservation, or are on Reservation borders." Therefore, it has been long rec ognized that all of man's activities can and do affect the quality and quantity of water in our streams. The health of any watershed area is usually indicated by the condi tion of the Riparian areas and the stream channel. These water ori ented ecosystems are surrounded by drier upland ecosystems. Ripar ian areas often contain water "lov ing" trees such as alder, willow, and cottonwood. Riparian areas make up only about 7 percent of the Reservation landscape but are extremely impor tant in regard to land management and land use. Riparian areas play a major role in protecting water qual ity and fish populations. Healthy riparian areas provide a number of items essential to the sta bility of the stream channel as well critical habitat for both aquatic and terrestrial life. The grasses, brush and trees growing on the banks hold the soil in place and filter water flowing to the stream from the up lands. Natural, undisturbed streams perpetuate the food chain on which local mammals, reptiles, insects, birds and fish depend. Wildlife is more abundant in ri parian areas than in any other part of the Reservation. For example, of the 363 terrestrial species found in the Great Basin in Southern Or egon, 288 are either directly or in directly dependent upon riparian areas. Riparian area vegetation pro vides cover and movement corri dors for wildlife and for moderat ing water temperatures through shading. Minimized season and daily water temperature fluctua tions are important to aquatic or ganism survival especially our anadromous fish. The stream itself provides food for various mammals, birds and ul timately for fish. The vegetation growing near streams is frequently different from that found on upland areas and provides a variety of for age, cover and nesting opportuni ties not otherwise available. It also provides important direct and indi rect nutrient flow to the aquatic food chain. The vegetation over hanging streams and lakes provide a major source of insects and or ganic materials essentials to enrich streams and provide food for the animals living in the water. Snags near streams provide hunting perches for birds which feed on fish and other aquatic or- Tenth Annual Symposium to be held in October The Intertribal Agriculture Coun cil (IAC) will hold their Tenth An nual National Indian Agriculture Symposium in Green Bay, Wiscon sin at the Radisson Inn on September 30 through October 4, 1996. The Symposium is being hosted by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin with support from the IAC Minneapolis Area Member Tribes. "America's First Farmers," is the IAC's Sympo sium theme and will focus on it as well as celebrating ten years of work and progress for the IAC. Each year the IAC produces a Symposium dedicated to the enhance ment of Indian agriculture. Ameri can Indian leaders, farmers and ranch ers across the continental United States and Alaska will be in atten dance. This is as an informational meeting on agricultural issues and services available to Indian Country. IAC Symposium attendees will have an opportunity to find out more about national and regional agricultural activities, and how the IAC;s efforts assists them with their own agricul tural projects and enterprises. It also provides the IAC member Tribes an opportunity to discuss concerns rela tive to agriculture and natural re sources, conduct business, and adopt policy resolutions for the coming year. A Trade Show and Market will be held in conjunction with the IAC Symposium. Tribes, tribal enter prises, agriculture related businesses, and artisans from across the United States are encourages to exhibit and promote their work and products. The Trade Show and Market pro vides a unique opportunity to see and purchase agricultural products as well as arts and crafts that are produced by American Indians from around the United States. The trade show and market is open to the public and there is not charge to attend. The IAC is an organization, char tered in 1987, with 84 dues-paying member Tribes, who together con trol more than 80 of the 54 million acres owned by Indian people and Indian Tribes in the contiguous United States, and approximately half of the 44 million acres in Alaska. It is governed by a board of Directors composed of elected tribal represen tatives from each of the twelve re gions of Indian Country, reflecting the diverse character of Indian agri culture. The IAC is active primarily in promoting the conservation, de velopment and use of Indian re sources for the betterment of Indian people. Each year the IAC produces a Symposium dedicated to the en hancement of Indian Agriculture and based on past activity, the IAC esti mates the attendance this year to be over 400 persons. Information on this years Sympo sium or the IAC may be obtained by contacting the IAC at 1 00 North 24th Street, Suite 500 Billings, Montana 59101,(406) 259-3525. ganisms. Snags provide habitat for insects preyed upon by excavators and also possess cavities utilized by nesting birds and arboreal mam mals. Woody debris is extremely important to streams. Debris jams and associated plunge pools and trapped sediments such as gravel bars, provide a great diversity of habitat for organisms. The result ing stepped stream profiles provide greater physical and biological sta bility by dissipating energy other wise used in cutting channels and moving sediment. Debris jams also slow the routing of other down stream. Finally woody debris itself is a major source of energy and nu trients for the stream ecosystem. Snags, down logs and logs cre ating pools in streams will eventu ally rot and become incorporated into the environment. Therefore it is important that live conifers be left to eventually die and provide future snags, down logs and logs in streams. Logs and debris left above the water level provide many benefits for wildlife. This large woody de bris provides sites for the dens and burrows of many small species. The rotten wood provides habitat for much biological activity by micro bial, invertebrate and vertebrate organisms. These large logs retain large quantities of water during the wet months which is slowly re leased during the drier months pro viding a unique ecosystem for plant and animal life. Standing dead trees (snags) pro vide valuable habitat for insects, birds and small animals. Snags also provide future down woody mate rial for wildlife habitat and future material in streams to create pools for fish habitat. In order to protect these sensi tive areas Tribal Council adopted the Streamline Management Plan in 1981. This plan required that all water resources be protected with buffer strips where only limited management actions can take place. Each stream on the Reservation is put into one of three different clas sifications based on the uses made of the water resources. Class 1 streams such as the Warm Springs River, Beaver Creek, Mill Creek, Coyote Creek, Quartz Creek, Shitike Creek, Deschutes River and the Metolius River are protected with a minimum buffer of 200 feet measured from the stream bank. Class 2 streams such as Badger Creek Butte Creek and Seekseequa Creek are protected with a mini mum buffer of 120 feet measured from the stream bank, Class 3 streams, usually intermittent streams channels which flow water at least once a year are protected with a sixty foot buffer. All head water areas, springs, seeps and wet lands such as Clackamas Meadows and Warm Springs Meadows are protected with a 100 foot minimum buffer. These streamside areas are designed to be a place of snag con centrations which helps to offset snag deficits elsewhere in the drain age. The flood of 1996 really dem onstrates the value of having stable riparian areas. Take a close look at Shitike Creek as it flows through Warm Springs and compare it to Seekseequa Creek. It really is night and day. So, as you go out to get your next load of fire wood please avoid all1 stream channels, wetlands, springs and seeps. To be sure that you are doing your part to protect our wa ter resources, please leave the ap propriate amount buffer. These ri parian areas are essential to main taining the excellent purity of our water resources. If you have any questions please call the Depart ment of Natural Resources office of Water and Soil at 553-3462. selects Employee of the Month The May Employee of the Month for Kah-Nee-Ta Resort is Sergio Tejeda, of the Golf Course Mainte nance. Sergio's coworkers describe him as fun t work with. He's always in a good mood, a hard worker and very dependable. Sergio has been employed at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort since May 15, 1995 as a Groundsperson, in his second tour at the resort. His supervisor, Bob Wilkenson, says, "If all employees were like Sergio, there would be no problems." Other nominees include: Drew Allen, Reynaldo Hernandez, Virginia Hernandez, Debbie Jack son, Terri Matson, Derrick Morris and Shelly Taylor. An early morning fire July 15 completely destroyed the home of Nadine Mitchell on Foster Street in West Hills. Cause of the fire was not released and is still under investigation. No injuries were reported.
