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(Coyote News)
News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
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Museum begins summer classes for two age groups
"Gifts of Knowledge" Summer
Academy at The Museum at Warm
Springs begins in mid-July. Classes
are for two age groups, 7-13 and 14
and up. Four different areas are be
ing taught. These are looming,
carving, use of natural dyes and use
of raw hide. Students can come to
have fun learning, sharing and ex
panding their knowledge and
hands-on experiences. All classes are
limited to twelve students, each on a
first come, first served basis. The
natural dyes and raw hide classes
require registration five days prior to
the classes in order to assure sufficient
supplies. For the Natural Dyes
classes, participants will be provided
a hankie to dye or they may bring a
white tee shirt of their own. Every
thing a student makes can be taken
home.
For ages 7-13 the schedule is:
Looming July 17-21 1-4 p.m.;
Carving (using soap) July 3 1-August
4 1 -4 p.m. ; Natural dyes August 1 2 &
Experimental Project tallies Deschutes River
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs will use a innovative
technique developed in Alaska to
estimate the number of fall chinook
salmon returning to the Deschutes
River this year. Tribal biologists
hope the experimental proiect,
scheduled to begin July 3 1, will ac
curately reflect the river's fall Chi
nook run, which is used as a yard
stick by agencies with the authority
to set fishing seasons for the spe
cies. Deschutes River fall chinook are
extremely important to the Confed
erated Tribes from a cultural per
spective, and since all of these
salmon are produced from fish that
spawn naturally it is crucial to de
velop an accurate means of estimat
ing run size. Correctly predicting
the number of adults returning to
the spawning grounds is essential to
establishing in-river and ocean har
vest levels that prevent over-fishing.
During the past decade, fall chi
nook escapement in the Deschutes
River took a dramatic shift. Prior to
1989 approximately 75 percent of
the run was destined for spawning
grounds upstream of Sherars Falls,
while more recent returns show a
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13 9-noon; Raw hide August 14-18
1-4 p.m.
For ages 14 & up the schedule is:
Looming July 17-21 5:30-8 p.m.;
Carving canoes July 31 -August 4
5:30-8:30p.m.; Natural dyes August
12 & 13 1-3 p.m.; Raw hide August
14-18 5:30-8 p.m.
Classes are $15 per person or all
four class sessions for $50 which is a
savings of $10. For a family of four
(brothers & sisters) the cost for all
four sessions is $150 with an addi
Hepatitis shots required
The state of Oregon is requiring
additional shots for school children.
Beginning in September 2000 chil
dren who will be entering the 7th
grade must have Hepatitis B vaccine,
second dose of measles vaccine
(MMR), and varicella vaccine (or
have had chickenpox).
Please check your child's immu
nization record so you have time to
preference for stream reaches
downstream of Sherars Falls.
No one is certain why the
spawning preference for fall chi
nook has changed, but the shift has
lowered the confidence factor for
current methods of estimating run
size. Tribal biologists, along with
other management agencies, do not
think the current tag-and-recapture
program paints a true picture or chi
nook escapement because it only
samples a portion of the run and
expands that data over the entire
river.
The goal of the experimental
project will be to capture 3-5 per
cent of the annual spawning escape
ment. The fish will be marked and
released. Tags regained or tabu
lated at the Sherars Falls migrant
trap, Pelton Fish Trap, in hook-and-line
fisheries, and in carcass surveys
will then be used to estimate run
strength.
Two methods will be used to
capture fall chinook in the lower 25
miles of the Deschutes downstream
from Sherars Falls, but the most
unique w ill employ a form of catch
and release giilnetting. This tech
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tional $15 per additional family
member.
This is a special, new opportunity
for summer activities. Classes fill up
quickly so call 553-3331 to reserve
your place.
The Museum at Warm Springs,
2189 Highway 26 is open in the
summer from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For
information on admission fees, ex
hibits and other programs call
553-3331 and ask for Leana
Blueback.
get the shots for your child before
school starts. Your child can be ex
cluded from school because of
non-compliance with the school laws.
Immunizations may be obtained by
scheduling an appointment for the
Ambulatory Care Nursing Clinic at
553-1196, Ext. 2632.
Call Public Health Nursing at Ext.
4142 if you have questions.
nique has proven successful in
Alaska, where the Department of
Fish and Game uses it to monitor
adult salmon populations. Deter
mining an appropriate mesh size for
the species being targeted and hav
ing trained staff on site to release
captured fish as quickly as possible
have dropped fish mortality rates
and shed an optimistic light on the
work being conducted in Alaska.
Tribal personnel gained first
hand knowledge of catch and re
lease giilnetting during a trip to
Alaska in early July. TKey will use
expertise developed in the far north
to forward their own research on the
Deschutes.
Set gillnets will be deployed in
pools and other deep-water habitat
where fall chinook are likely to be
present with a minimum number of
steelhead. A variety of mesh sizes
will be used in determining the saf
est and most effective nets for cap
turing fall chinook in the Deschutes
and data collected from the experi
ment will allow biologists to fine
tune their strategies.
At least two tribal employees
will be present on site at all times
when the net is deployed. When a
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Tribal Council Summary
June 25-28, 2000
1. Delegates: Olney Patt, Jr.,
Vernon Henry, Nelson Wallulatum,
Bernice Mitchell, Joe Moses and
Brenda Scott.
2. The Tribal Council Delegates
attended the National Congress of
American Indians (NCAI) Mid-Year
2000 Session June 25-28 at Juneau,
AK.
3. Tuesday, June 27-12
noon-Tribal Council meeting: Update
by Olney on proposed information
regarding Economic Development.
An evening meeting to be scheduled,
awaiting more information to be
faxed.
4. 5:30 p.m. Tribal Council
meeting: A) Motion appropriating
$25,000 for 2000 Off Reservation
Fish & Wildlife Committee to travel
to continue protecting the treaty
fishing rights. The activities have
increased this year.
Fall Chinook
tisii is captured it will oe immeai-
ately removed from the net marked
fish is captured it will be immedi-
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into the river.
The gillnet will be set three days
each week through October 18.
During the same timeframe,
tribal staff will conduct a hook-and-line
research project one day each
week. Up to four rods will be fished
from a boat operated by a volunteer
professional guide, fall chinook
landed during this experiment will
be marked and released in the same
way as netted fish.
While only an experiment, tribal
biologists are hopeful the new
method for estimating fall chinook
run size will allow resource manag
ers to make informed and appropri
ate decisions, thereby ensuring the
future prosperity of these wild
salmon. Findings will be distributed
to the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife, and the Chinook
Technical Committee of the Pacific
Salmon Commission.
For more information regarding
fall chinook research on the
Deschutes River contact tribal fish
eries biologist Chris Brun in The
Dalles at 541-296-1041.
beautiful regalia
Iris Smith walked with her American flag in hand.
It was Fourth of July, 2000, on
an overcast day but that didn't ham-
per the daily activities here as eve-
rything started out with a big parade
with several entered this vear It
appears that the parade is getting
larger and better as each year
and the day fillecTwith much
The start of the parade was
at 11:00
a.m., with the judging start-
ing at 10:00 a.m. The results of the
parade "were not available 'at press
time.
The parade went down to the
grounds behind the Community
Center and disbanded there, before
the games started for the afternoon,
I After noon meal the fun games
B) Motion appropriating $25,000
for Off Reservation Fish & Wildlife
2000 Ceremonial Hunt.
C) Discussed and tabled the fol
lowing items to July 5, 2000. 9
a.m.-Tribal Council July 2000
Agenda; 9:30 a.m. -Economic De
velopment and Youth Initiative
Funds.
D) Motion for Garland Brunoe
and Catherine Katchia to attend the
National Tribal Consultation
Forum-Health and Human Services
July 1 8-20, 2000 at Washington DC.
E) Motion for Tribal Council to
attend the National Council of Leg
islators for Gaming States Confer
ence at Rhode Island July 28-30,
2000.
F) Tribal Council will recess on
Monday, July 3rd, due to a Holiday
on Tuesday, July 4th. ASC office
will be closed on July 3rd, confirmed
with Tribal Council.
Medicare 2000
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viemcare ziitiii eveni. i nnrs-
day, July 13-9:00 a.m. 1 1 :30 a.m.
Medicare Education Day at the Warm
Springs Senior Center (Longhouse
Building). Information for Medicare
recipients and their families on the
latest healthcare options. Learn about
different Medicare choices, supple
mental insurance, your rights and
information sources. Experts on site
to answer questions. For more in
formation, call 1-800-3440-4354.
Timber tour set for July 19
The Timber Committee and the
Branch of Forestry have scheduled
this year's Timber Tour for July 19,
2000. AH interested Timber members
are invited to attend.
Transportation will leave the
Tribal Administration building at
8:30 a.m. Topics to be viewed and
discussed include areas being de
veloped for future timber sales in
2000 and 2001, review of the fire
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started drawing a lot of contestants
for each event and there were three
divisions in each event as they were
broken down to the younger kids on
tin tn the teens and tn the adult
class, and in each class there were
two heats run off in order to get
everyone in the games.
The afternoon was filled with
games of various types and every-
one was game to get into the con-
tests. Starting" out with the -"three
legged, race where there were a lot
of tumbles by teams in that event.
Than there was the pole race with
several getting into that event and it
was ran like a double elimination
where all the losers would partici-
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Washington
GOP proposal
angers rights
activist
The Washington GOP's pro
posal angers rights activists and has
some party members ridiculing the
idea.
Politicians and human rights ac
tivists are debating the seriousness
of the state Republican Party's call
to terminate tribal governments on
reservations.
The state GOP convention last
month quietly passed a resolution
calling for an end to tribal govern
ments on reservations.
Some have reacted to the resolu
tion with cries of racism, while oth
ers call the measure misguided, but
not a sign the Republicans are anti
Native Americans.
The Northwest Coalition for Hu
man Dignity is likely to spend more
time discussing the resolution this
weekend than the Republican dele
gates did June 17.
Vince Lemus, a human specialist
for the city of Spokane, is particu
larly angry at a suggestion by reso-
iution sponsor John Fleming that
the federal government use military
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torce it necessarv to aisnana rriuai
governments.
"It's reprehensible that a mem
ber of a political party would even
allude to that kind of action," Le
mus said.
Fleming's suggestion, that the
federal government send in "the U.
S. Army and the Air Force and the
Marines and the National Guard to
battle back" if tribes resist, is not
included in the resolution.
U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, R-
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salvage from the Hehe Fire and dis
cussion on whether to continue the
moratorium on harvest in the low
elevation pine ground. These are
topics on which Forestry and Natural
Resources are currently working and
Tribal member input is needed.
Transportation and lunch will be
provided. Any question can be di
rected to Rich Lohman at 553-2416.
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