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ww m "' wwm npwpf1 y 0'f rl ' ' I' Jan. 16, 1997 ? Vol.22No.2 S OR. COLL. 75 .S68 ; Coyote News In Brief Museum presents Portland Opera "An American Magic Flute" will be presented at The Museum February 1. Work continues on Comp Plan Those involved with the update of the Comprehensive Plan have found that the three tribes have core values in common. Warm Springs has new royalty Arlissa Rhoan was named Miss Warm Springs during January 9 ceremonies at the Agency Longhouse. Calendars available Have you bought your copy of the Spilyay Calendar? Language lessons offered Lessons continue to challenge those eager to learn. 6 and 7 Humor is important Norma Simpson shares a skiing story sure to bring a smile and chuckle. Boys and girls basketball teams doing well Madras High School basketball teams are contentious in their bids or state playoffs. 10 Holiday Tourney a hit The 1996 Holiday Tournament drew contestants from near and far, despite the bad weather. 11 Remember your loved one with Spilyay's Call us at 553 3274 or send us your special message. Deadline is February 7. Deadline for the next Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, January 24, 1997 Spilyay (Coyote Portions of Thompson Bridge replace The Tribal Construction Department, in coordination with BIA Roads Department repaired Palmer Drive and Switzler Drive, that were washed out December 31 when Tenino Creek overflowed it's banks. Residents were unable to leave their homes due to road damage. Tribal Construction and BIA Roads planned and carried out the operation to replace the existing undersized culverts with bridges. Pieces of the Thompson bridge, washed out in the Flood of 1996, were brought to the Palmer and Switzler sites by trailer January 8 few I ill . UtZiH' r si: - s-.i v K " i - 4 Ai '4 " ' f ... . ' A piece of Thompson bridge was placed on Palmer Drive where flood overflowed culvert. Exhibit to begin Jan. 24 Indian Humor, an exhibit of mul timedia artworks by 38 leading con temporary Native American visual artists, is the next exhibit scheduled January 24, 1997 to March 7, 1997 in The Museum At Warm Springs Changing Exhibits Gallery. The opening reception is Friday, January 24, 1997 from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Museum and the public is in vited. A photograph of Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs elder Hazel !, ;7i' "V". 1 Hazel Tewee photo to be shown in the "Indian Humor" exhibit. mm Tymoo News) and 9, 1997. These bridges are 25x16 feet in size and will be there permanently. After the bridges were in place, the approaches were to be reconstructed to the bridges. Chilkat, Larry Langley and Robert Main helped with their trailers to haul rip rap and pit run to the construction site. This project was completed January 10, 1997. Tribal Construction used approximately $17,000 of ERFO funding from the BIA to complete this project. In the future these bridges may need to be realigned. ' . " .v ''fit" A .V.' -Mjf' : Tewee titled, "Grandmother Laugh ing," is featured in the show. It was taken by Joe Cantrell, a Cherokee, who resides in Portland. The photo graph is also featured on the exhibit invitation for this particular show. "This exhibit counters a popular notion that Indians arc stoic and scrios," said Janeen Antoine (Sicangu Lakota,) Executive Director of American Indian Contemporary Arts, a nonprofit Native arts center in San Francisco that developed the exhibit. "Within our own communities we see ourselves very differently and humor plays a vital role in our self awareness." Many of the Native artists repre sented in Indian Humor arc nation ally and internationally recognized for their visual interpretations, al though all come from diverse cul tural, educational and geographic backgrounds. The exhibit contains 87 objects by 38 artists and includes paintings, photography, sculpture, textiles and mixed media works. "This exhibit is about both sur vival and irony as the artistic works presented illustrate both the serious and comical aspects of Indian heri tage," savs exhibit curator Sara Bates. Bates, a Cherokee from Oklahoma, is the former AICA director of Exhi bitions and Programs. For more information on the ex hibit contact Eraina Palmer at The Museum (541) 553-3331. P.O. Hox 870 Wiii m Spinas, OK 97761 Address Correction Requested overflowed culverts Pieces of the Thompson bridge si I k 'si .nf'-., , sr 1 The approach was built up to the A' , '.'', . . . . i , s ' , , .- rn. aj-' , . 'i ... - , .. .. , .- ... .......... ..,...... ..'MlMltJV. ..Hirf-i,. ... - . .... 'vi, l a: ' - .OA.".'- A Family fun movie night scheduled for Jan 30 Are you tired of the same ole routine? Go to school, go to work, go home and cook dinner after that long day at work. Then get ready for a fun filled family night. There will be a free new released movie showing that the Pelton Dam Project open for review The Pelton Project, partly located on tribal lands, consists of three dams and associated generation facilities that, all together, generate enough electricity for 120,000 average cus tomers. The project is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis sion (FERC) and has been in opera tion for nearly 50 years. The license for the Pelton Project expires in 2001. As part of the fed eral process to reliccnsc the Pelton Project, provisions controlling project operations for the last five decades are, for the first time, open to scrutiny and revision. "For the next five years or so. just about every aspect of the Pelton Project will be up for review," said Jim Manion of Warm Springs Power Enterprise. The Tribal Council and Warm Springs Power Enterprises firmly believe that it's time to take a hard look at project operations and re source management to insure that the Pelton Project is serving the pub lic interest. "It's a good time to evaluate if the hydro project is serving the best in terest of Central Oregon and the Tribes. After all. it's local resources that arc being used to generate elec tricity so we should share in some of the benefits." said Manion. Project Licensing History: The SERIALS DlilT. KNKiirnjHKARV I2W IIN1V1-KSI-IT 0--()K-rir)N 1:1 'I il'T II intn on Palmer Drive and were brought by trailer. height of the bridge. whole family will enjoy! Plus you don ' t have to cook diner. There will be concessions for rea sonable prices: Hotdogs, chili, candy, pop, popcorn, licorice. Get ready, get set, Go to the Com munity Center on January 30th, 1 997 hydroelectric potential of the Pelton site on the Deschutes River was first documented by Portland General Electric (PGE) in the late 1920s. In 1955, PGE and the Tribes entered into an agreement which defined the terms under which PGE was permit ted to use the tribal lands bordering the eastern side of the Pelton site. This agreement fixed the annual charge paid to the Tribes and gave the Tribes the exclusive right to in stall generating facilities at the rercgulating dam. Annual charges have been adjusted several times throughout the last five decades. In 1 985. a new agreement, the payments were tied to generation and capacity and were fixed for the duration of the current license. The federal and state governments agreed on license terms and issued initial licenses for the project in the 1950s. Since then, the license for the project has remained unchanged ex cept for two major amendments. In 1982. the Tribes exercised their right to construct generation facilities at the rercgulating dam. This resulted in the Tribes being added to the fed eral license asco-liccnscc with PGE. The second amendment related di rectly to fish resources. Time for restoration of anadro mous fish runs? The Pelton project U.S Postage Hulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Swiztler Drive Universit.y of Oregon Library Received on: 01-29-97 Spilyay tymoo. if "St, il r r at 6 p.m. Don't miss it, come on down! The movie showing will be an nounced on KWSO 91.9 FM. For more information call the C.H.E.T. at 553-4922 was originally constructed with fish passage facilities. However, in the early 1970s these facilities were deemed unsuccessful. Fish runs be gan to decline particularly because smolts moving downstream were not making their way out of the main reservoir. PGE abandoned efforts to support wild fish and constructed hatchery facilities instead. This change was reflected in a license amendment. "We believe that any rcliccnsing application must deal in an upfront way with the destruction of salmon and steclhcad at the Pelton reach of the Deschutes. The Tribes will stand firmly behind this belief." said Manion. Tribal and local interests w ill be aggressively pursued. The Tribes intend to aggressively pursue all op tions to insure that Tribal and Cen tral Oregon resources are used in the best interest of the public, that natu ral resources arc protected and that fish issues are addressed. As summed up by Manion, "Rcliccnsing is a complicated and expensive process but it presents an important window of opportunity to protect natural resource and insure fair compensation. We'll do what we can to be sure that the Pelton Project is best serving Central Oregon and the Tribes." i