2 Mav8,1997
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Project: Proposed Helicopter Salvage
Logging in Conditional Use Lands
Area: Mutton Mountains
Forestry A Natural Resources has been directed by Tribal Council to develop an
Action Plan to Helicopter Log Conditional Use Lands In the Mutton Mtns.
We are soliciting your comments andor concerns regarding this project. You may
call or write by May 14, 1997, feel free to contact any of the following Forestry.
Staff:
Doug Manion
Bob GUI
Address: P.O. Bo I2J9 Phone:
Budd Johnson Branch of Forestry (541) 553-2416
Rich l.ohman Warm Springs, OK 97761
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IRMP Goal
" To protect and preserve these areas with
the intent to allow natural processes and
systems to occur.
Emphasis
Maintain these areas in a primitive wilderness
or unmanaged condition by allowing only
those activities that enhance, promote, or
otherwise create a natural landscape with
all its accessory benifits and organisms intact.
Standards
Any proposed activity that alTects the character
of these areas will require development of a
complete action plan, including mitigation. These
plans must be approved by Tribal Council.
BestMgmt. Practices
There are no best management practices
exclusive to these areas; however, all BMP's
related to the various resource areas could apply
in the event that management activities are
allowed at some future date.
Meeting Set Indian Child Welfare Act explained
The Title IX Parent Advisory
Committee will meet at the Warm
Springs Elementary Library May 13,
1997 at 7 p.m. Agenda includes Pro
gram Progress Update and Review
of Education Assistant's Job Descrip
tions. Title IX meetings are open to all
members of the public. The Commit
tee meets at 7 p.m. at the Warm
Springs Elementary Library on the
second Tuesday of each month. If
you have a dis'' 'lity, please advise
the Distric -J Support Services
office 9h . special arrangements that
may .low you to fully participate in
the meeting. Please call Georgia Sosa
at 475-6192.
Bike rodeo set
Saturday, May 31st from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the Pi-Ume-Sha Grounds.
There will be Bike Decorating for
the Bike Parade, Free BBQ Lun
cheon, In-Line Skating, Free Water
bottles, Drawings every half hour for
Bike Incentives, Bike Vendors, Bike
Safety Booths, Bike Repair Booths
and Top Drawing of the day will be
for one Boy's bike and one Girl's
bike.
For more information contact
Nancy Collins at 553-4943 or Judy
Charley at 553-4922. To be included
in the drawing for a new bike, you
need to bring your registration form
with you!
In the last issue we covered the
chronology of Judge Sohappy's ca
reer and her dedication to upholding
and protecting and lending her direct
support to the Indian Child Welfare
Act by serving as a board member
since it's inception. In this issue we
will cover the ICWA which was en
acted into law in 1978, to protect
Indian Culture. Congress passed the
law in response to the alarmingly
high numbers of Indian Children
being removed from their families
and placed in non-Indian foster
homes or adopted out by State Wel
fare Agencies.
Where there are cases that involve
Indian Children in State Custody
Proceedings it is imperative to have
Tribal Participation in order to effect
the original intent of the ICWA.
Today Federally recognized
Tribes that are Sovereign Nations
face direct challenges and cultural
conflict from outside sources such as
Congresswoman Deborah Pryce, R
Ohio, who has introduced legislation
to prevent tribes from regaining cus
tody of adopted children.
Congress found "that there is no
greater resource that is more vital to
the continued existence and integrity
of Indian Tribes than their children
and that the United States has a direct
interest as a trustee in protecting In
dian Children who are members of or
are eligible for membership in an
Indian Tribe." 25 USC 1901 (3).
In Warm Springs, our leadership
established formerly the Youth Ser
vicescurrently Children's Protective
Services and representation on the
NWICWA Board now known as the
National ICWA Board. In the next
issue we will close this series with a
profile on Arlene Boileau, Charter
NWICWA Board Member and Mary
McNivens, Director of CPS.
Program can help women
Are you a woman, age 40 to 55,
without health insurance or are under-insured,
in need of a Women's
Health Exam, including pap smear
and mammogram? Funds are cur
rently available through the Women's
Health Coalition of Central and East
ern Oregon and the American Can
cer Society (ACS) to assist women in
getting the care they need and de
serve. You or your provider can call
the ACS at (541) 389-4466 to see if
you qualify. You may also call your
local Health Department for more
information 475-4456. This Mother's
Day, do something for yourself-get a
Women's Health Check!
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Planning team works to organize Tribal Information Day at the State Capitol.
Activities planned at State Capitol....
Tribe declares American Indian Week
The Tribal Council of the Con
federated Tribes of Warm Springs,
on April 14, 1997 designated the
last week of May as American In
dian Week. As part of the week's
events, the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs along with the Or
egon Commission on Indian Ser
vices and other Oregon Tribes, will
host a Tribal Information Day at the
State Capitol in Salem, on Thursday
May 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tribal
Council has approved a budget to
be used for the Tribal Information
Fair that will be held inside the
Capitol building in Salem.
A planning group has been or
ganized to stratcgizc, plan and
participate in the event. The plan
ning group will consist of the fol
lowing people: Joseph Moses,
Delvis Heath, Sr., and Bruce
Brunoe, Sr., Tribal Council repre
sentatives and Ron Suppah, Doris
Miller, Estellc Lawson and
Leontync Davis representing the
administrative services center. The
approved budget of $5,000 will also
be used to offset expenses for
planning projects to educate state
and local Government in regards to
Indian culture of all nine Oregon
tribes and other items associated
with the Information Day.
Warm Springs sponsorship of
the Tribal Information Fair during
Oregon Indian Week will include a
Powwow, tribal information booths,
and special guests.
The Tribal Information Fair
originated from a general discussion
between Warm Springs Chairman
Joe Moses and Umatilla Tribal
Councilman Jay Minthorn at the
Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest
Indians meeting in Portland.
Following is Resolution 9353
which designated the last week of
May as American Indian Week.
Whereas, itisknown that our old ones have passed on oral
teachings, telling of a time when the seasons dictated our
very existence; when all things of this Earth worked in
harmony; and had it's place; and
Whereas, there came a time when our people were intro
duced to others who brought different values; causing great
historical trauma by the attempts at annihilation; control;
assimilation, and continued acculturation; and
Whereas, after many generations, and years of painful
oppression, the people have endured, survived, and now are
healing from this onslaught; and
Whereas, our people recognize that the historical signifi
cance of past and present leadership have come in many
forms, from all genders of native people; and
Whereas, we now realize the vision for our native people
entails hope for healing, and choices for improved healthy
lifestyles, and an overall vision of becoming a community
who will benefit the generations to come; Now, therefore, be
it resolved, by the twentieth Tribal Council of the Confeder
ated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon that
each year hereafter, the last week of May shall be in recog
nition locally as American Indian Week. This week shall be in
recognition and celebration of the wisdom of our Ancestors,
past and present tribal leaders, and all Indian people, whose
faith and perseverance renews our spirit, and encourages
our endeavors for the future.
The undersigned, as Secretary-Treasurer of the Confed
erated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon,
hereby certifies that the Tribal Council is composed of 1 1
members, of whom 10 constituting a quorum were present at
a meeting thereof, duly and regularly called, noticed, and
convened and held this 14 day of April, 1997, and that the
foregoing resolution was passed by the affirmation vote of
five members, one member opposed and two members
abstaining; the chairman not voting, and that the said reso
lution has not been rescinded or amended in any way. All
native Americans are invited and encourged to attend the
Tribal Information Day, held in the Capitol building in Salem,
Oregon.
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Spilyay Tymoo 1997
Warm Springs Hotshot crew cleans up Highway 3 toward Kah-Nee-Ta.
Officials, residents, "Partners in Prevention"
As the Warm Springs Prevention
Officer, Karla Tias has seen alot of
spring cleaning going on around our
community. "There are a lot of people
getting involved out there by picking
up trash and burning debris," says
Tias. "I want to assure everyone that
this will make a big difference. If
wildfire hits home again and becomes
a threat. Please remember that before
doing any debris burning, make con
tact with the Fire Management de
partment and get a burning permit.
The permit is free to anyone but
please pay close attention to the
warnings on the oppisite side of the
permit. Before lighting your fire, keep
things safe for you and your neigh
bors," says Tias.
Another good idea is to give the
Police dipatcher a call at 553-1 171
so that they could advise their offic
ers and the Fire and Safety depart
ment. "Let them know where and
when you will be burning and this
might keep emergency vehicles from
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Over 100 cars were crushed at the Industrial Park as part of Warm Springs cleanup efforts.
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