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7 Jan. 15, 1998 ? VOL 23 NO. 2 L 35f Coyote News In Brief Miss Warm Springs interviewed Jocelyn Moses expresses her opinion and more in an interview. Spilyay 'nawa mish'kaau A new feature begins with this issue as residents, employees and others are asked to express their opinion on different topics. Fifth annual Children's Art show opens The Museum At Warm Springs is featuring the popular Children's Art Show. Girls give helping hand during holidays Local Girl Scouts and Brownies got into the holiday spirit, 5 Language Lessons Paiute and Sahaptin language lessons are offered. 6 and 7 OSU Education Needs Assessment summarized Last summer, Oregon State conducted an education needs survey among reservation residents. A summary notes the results. 8 Lapwai wins holiday tournament The 39th annual Holiday Basketball Tournament featured fast action among the nine teams. 9 and 10 Watch for signs in the community announcing rescheduled district and general council meetings. Spilyay Tymoo is once again selling Date Logs. $3.50 each or 3 for $10. Call 553-3274 to get yours! Deadline for the next Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, January 23, 1997 Spilyay (Coyote Reservation under blanket of white stuff- Someone must have sung "Let it snow" one too many times this winter. Warm Springs, like much of the Northwest, was deluged with toe little bit snow earlier this week. The white stuff began to fall Saturday, January 10, and didn't let up until we were enveloped in an 18-inch thick blanket of white, fluffy down. The Confederated Tribes cancelled work on January 12 as roads were questionable, at best. Work was delayed two hours on January 13 as a slow melt began. Drivers must continue to be cautious as icy conditions persist, especially in the mornings. : The forecast? More winter. Traffic on US highway 26 was Upcoming Deschutes Basin forum to define visions for the future The Deschutes River Basin is an especially pleasant and productive place to live. For thousands of years Native Americans have called this Basin their home. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reser vation of Oregon have successfully maintained their cultures and tradi tions while developing productive timber, tourist and hydroelectric en terprises. Throughout this time the natural resources of the Deschutes Basin have remained central to the Tribes' way of life. During the last one hundred years many changes have reshaped the Basin. Most significant are the ac tions that have altered the natural flow of water. Benefits have accrued from these changes to most of the long-time residents and certainly to the many newcomers and the seasonal visitors. However, some changes have been made at a high cost to other natural resources, especially fish and wildlife. The pressures of our modern soci ety are continuing to cause change, requiring people within the Deschutes Watershed to reassess and adapt. To understand the dynamics of change, more information is called tor, stimulating waves of resource stud ies and data gathering. Reams of in formation sit on shelves and in files. Natural resource planners from nu merous and varied agencies have tried to stay ahead of changing events, resulting in at least 41 management plans and environmental impact as sessments attempting to provide fu ture direction. The Confederated Tribes are con cerned about the absence of a unify ing principle or conceptual framework in the fish and wildlife resource re search and planning efforts to date. scientifically based unifying methodology has yet to be applied which allows natural resource man agement decisions to be made that are not only of the highest priority Tymoo News) slow due to poor visibility during a heavy snow storm. but can be implemented in the most effective sequence. Actions taken need to be accountable and sustain able. The Confederated Tribes clearly recognize that without such a holis tic approach, critical decisions about the future of natural resources in the Basin will continue to be made piecemeal in the absence of an agreed to management framework. The Confederated Tribes, there fore, extend an invitation to you, along with other persons who have a passion for the Basin, to take part in a two-day gathering to share your visions and values with us regarding the future of its wildlife habitat and resources. The Confederated Tribes called a similar meeting a year ago that has successfully initiated work on a fisheries management frame work for the Basin. Some of you were involved in the visions and val ues gathering for fish, but for most of you, this will be a new experience. Visions and values, often called goals, will evolve during group dis cussions within a forum of the watershed's wildlife community Discussions will develop around the following five considerations: Cultures Beliefs, behaviors, and ways of life livelihoods Now and for seven generations Participation Everyone having an equal voice Commonalities What can be ac complished working together Choices There is always more than one way This two-day session will be the first step in a year-long series of events utilizing a methodology for developing a science based concep tual framework that will allow com munity goals to be implemented into accountable and sustainable actions. This is a first in watershed manage ment The method is called Ecosys tem Diagnosis and Treatment (EDT) and will be explained further during P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested 1 the Deschutes Watershed Forum. The Visions and Values Gather ing will be facilitated in Open Space, a process that is oriented to begin with the community and work up, not starting with the regulators at the top and working down. Open Space is a process similar to traditional tribal council encampments and pioneer town halls. It is distinguished by having no prior agenda. In the open ing hour, the participants, also known as stakeholders, collectively create an agenda that represents their pas sions (critical issues) for which they are willing to take responsibility . The author of each agenda will be re sponsible for leading a breakout session around that issue and report back in writing to the full group. There will be a full gathering the final day to review the commonali ties around each agenda issue and allow for a prioritization of goals to guide the EDT technical workshops to follow. The product from the Open Space process will be an inventory of concerns, hopes, and expectations rather than a forced consensus. Open Space is a self-organizing way of facilitating communication and ac tion, and bringing out the inherent creativity and leadership in a diver sity otpeople. Open Space is a highly participatory process. The Tribes welcome your in volvement with others in the Basin community by bringing passions for the future of the wildlife habitat and resources. The visions and values you bring will apply basin-wide. The When: Tuesday and Wednesday, February 3 and 4, 1998 Where: Kah-Nee-Ta, Warm Springs Reservation What: The theme: Deschutes Basin Wildlife Defining Visions for the Future Who: All those in the Basin community who hold a passion for the above theme. How: By facilitators trained and experienced in Open Space from The Watershed Forum Foundation University of Oregon Library Received on: 01-27-98 Spilyay tymoo. .SERIALS DEPT. NiGI IT LIBRARY 12mMVERS,TYOFOREGON EuOLNE, OR 97403 .'-4V,ii'i,':':.! V. Jv"; !'f Fire and Safety gets assistance clearing away snow from emergency vehicle's garage doors. 'r 1 1 r n Leo Hellon digs his car out of two Tribes look forward to using the rel evant portions of this Basin work in their Pelton Relicensing application knowing that it reflects the desire of the Basin community now and for seven generations. If you are unable to attend this session but have a vision, a value or an issue that you would like to see addressed concerning the future of wildlife within the Deschutes Basin, feel free to contact Heather Shaw or Bob Rose at (541) 553-1046 so that your input can be included in the discussions. You will be individually contacted by the TWFF to discuss expectations and how they will be met. The Con federated Tribes are pleased to share our visions and values for the Deschutes Basin with you and then work together in crafting local solu tions for a healthy watershed and strong economies into the future. As the tribes will be providing refreshments, two lunches and one dinner, it will be important for those wishing to participate to contact The Deschutes Watershed Forum before January 23 to make reservations. For this forum to be successful, we would like to stress the importance for all of the participants to attend the confer ence for both days. A block of rooms have been set aside at Kah-Nee-Ta at a special rate. To reserve your room call Kah-Nee-Ta directly by January 23. 1998 at 1-800-554-4786. Please tell them you are attending the Deschutes Water shed Forum U.S. Postage i Rate Permit No. 2 l Springs, OR 97761 .f--; J i i .'-' hi:--' feet of snow. Donations need to be in writing Indian Head Casino donations committee mission statement is "The Donations Committee is oriented to ward donation assistance in the fol lowing areas: Health, Education, Welfare and Safety with an empha sis on tribal member youth and se nior citizens." The Donations Committee at In dian Head Casino asks that all dona tion requests for 1998 be in writing and submitted to us as soon as pos sible. By getting your donation re quests in early, it will allow us to give full consideration to your re quest. Indian Head Casino has a lim ited donations budget and is dedi cated to donations within the local community. Please mail or fax your donation requests to: Indian Head Casino; CI O Donations Committee; PO Box 1240;WarmSprings,OR97761 Fax number 541-553-61 19. Due to the volume of telephone calls regarding donation requests, Indian Head Casino cannot accept donation requests over the telephone. All donation requests will be re viewed and all requesters will re ceive a letter stating if the request was approved or denied. Thank you. I n SPVflV y ) I