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OR. COLL. E 75 .S68 v. 27 no. 1 January f : P.O.Box870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 SERIALS DKPT. KNIGHT LIBRARY 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE, OR 97403 Coyote News, est. 1976 U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 35 cents News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation Jan. 10, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 1 Tyrmor 5 V j: , New Miss Warm Springs Cece Herrera was crowned Miss Warm Springs 2002 during the pageant held last weekend. For the next year the young woman, pictured with grandparents Marvin and Maryann Meanus, will represent Warm Springs in. powwows and other events. More photos, Page 10 School votes top local news stories 2001 saw many milestones By Dave McMechan Spilyay Staff It was the year when a 200 pound airplane fueling device fell thousands of feet through the sky and landed on the roof of a residence on Elk Loop. Meanwhile, a Portland man won more than $200,000 play ing a slot machine at Indian Head. Tribal members in 2001 ap proved the building of a new elementary school. They also helped pass a bond to improve the Madras High School. On a more disheartening note, 65 people lost their jobs at the Warm Springs Forest Products Industries mill, The year 2001 saw the pass ing of the much-respected tribal elder Dclbcrt Frank Sr. And the late Paiute Chief Vernon Henry was killed in a motor vehicle accident. ! iLike other years, 2001 saw its share of good news along with the bad. ; ; On the positive side, Warm Springs Composite Industries had its best year ever. '. '.The tribally-owncd venture, employing 29 people, has be come leader internationally in the fire door industry. ; But local residents, like other people all across the na tion, remember 2001 mostly lot the terrible events back cast on September 11. Following the terrorist at tacks, several young tribal members enlisted or were tailed back into military ser vice. ' It is a tradition for newspa pers at the beginning of new year to attempt to rank the fnan newt events of the past year. For the world, the terror ism of September 1 1 was by far the biggest event. The purpose of this article is to rank the local news events. The ranking that we at the Spi Jyay came up with - the top 1 h j -51) 'J t Photo by Tina Agullar three local stories of the year -is as follows: 1. Good news for students In the long run, the passage in 2001 of the two school-related construction proposals will make a big difference for students. In June of last year, by a ra tio of more than four-to-one, tribal members approved a ref erendum that will result in a new elementary school,being built in Warm Springs. The school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2003. The vote authorized expenditure of up to $8 million to build a 600 student school on a hill over looking the tribal I Icalth and Wellness Center, and the Farly Childhood Education Center. Meanwhile, tribal officials have indicated they may want to pursue opening a charter school in the buildings that currently house the elemen tary school. In November of last year, Warm Springs residents by a large majority cast their ballots in support of a $15.8 million school district bond. The measure also passed district-wide, meaning that 15.8 million has been made avail able for school building im provements and expansion, mainly at Madras I ligh School. A third of the Ml IS students arc from the Warm Springs Reservation. 2. WSFPI miU layoff This story could have been included in the 2000 year in review, because the cutbacks at the mill had been announced late that year. However, it was not until February of 2001 that the 65 positions were actually cut, and the people had to secure other work. The lay-off was the result of cutting the mill from two shifts to one. Continued OH Page S 1S ft i sill p do Bighorns igtmrnng to ws& By Dave McMechan Spilyay Staff The steep and wild terrain of the Mutton Mountains will again be home to California bighorn sheep. A small herd of the big horns - approximately 20 ani mals - are set for release in the Muttons as early as this week. The Confederated Tribes' Natural Resources Depart ment coordinated the bighorn re-introduction program. The tribes acquired the wild sheep through an agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The Tribal Council finalized the agreement last month. The sheep were to be cap tured on Wednesday of this week in the upper John Day area. The animals were then to be transported by trailer to the Mutton Mountains for release perhaps on Thursday. This schedule was tentative though, as weather conditions - particularly wind and fog -were a factor in the timing of the capture, transport and re lease of the animals. A helicopter is used in cap turing the sheep. Fog could delay use of the helicopter, wfiich would delay the! rcinrro- duction by a day or maybi more. The Mutton Mountains are in the northeastern area of the Accidents claim life, injure By Selena Boise Spijaj Staff Three serious motor vehicle accidents occurred recently on the reservation. One of the wrecks was fa tal, one seriously injured a Warm Springs police officer, and the third resulted in three tribal members being hospital ized. In the most serious wreck, last Thursday, Jan. 3 on Young dancer to sponsor contest (During the Lincoln's Birth day powwow in February at Simnasho, Kelsey Haywahe will be sponsoring a junior Boys Di vision Special, with prie money and jackets to be awarded.) By Charles Tailftatbers Sr. Kelsey is a 10-ycar-old youth, i Ic is in the fifth grade, and attends the Jefferson ' County Middle School. Kelsey is also with the Smile Program, TAG, and in the band. He is a good student, excelling in his school studies. I le likes to hunt, listen to all number one Indian singing groups, and someday he wants to become' just about every thing that a kid dreams of and wants to be. For today, musi cian and a computer wizard. As they dream, wc want to dream along with our kids so that wc can support and help them with their dreams come true. Kelsey was born at the Ma dras Mountain View Hospital, and is a member of the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. His affiliation is reservation. California big horns used to live in the Mut tons years ago, but the wild sheep died off. Disease carried by domestic sheep was the cause of the extinction of the native species. The town of Shaniko is lo cated fairly close to the Mut ton Mountains. Shaniko in the Nineteenth Century was the world's largest exporter of wool, and thousands of domes tic sheep were in the immedi ate area. The bighorns died through contact with the domestic herds. '' There are two accounts of how the Mutton Mountains got their name. The "mutton" refers either to the bighorns that used to live there, or to the domestic sheep that were later introduced. These days in the Mutton Mountains area the grazing of domestic sheep has given way largely to the grazing of catde. With the elimination of do mestic sheep, the bighorns again can live in the Muttons. The loss of bighorn sheep happened not only in the Mut ton Mountains, but all across Oregon and other parts of the country. '""-In "the : mid-1 800s bighorn " sheep were one of the most populous big game species in North America. Continued on Page 10 Highway 26, Craig Kinne, 47 of Sisters, died. Ice on the road way caused this accident. On Jan. 1, Warm Springs Police Officer David Endicott was severely injured. Warm Springs police along with emergency medical ser vices responded to a reported two vehicle crash about 21 miles north of Warm Springs. According to a witness on Kelsey Haywahe Assinilxiinc, Paiute and Wasco. His Indian name is "Thun der Walks Buffalo," which he received at birth by his grand father. His dancing ability comes from his mother Dane 1 1 S. Tailfcathcrs "Sky Woman," who also attended school lu re in Jefferson County. Kclscy's mother was a part of the American Indian Dunce 1 . Photo by Craig Blhrto This photograph of bighorn sheep was taken in Badlands of North Dakota, and is included in the book Return of Royalty, This photograph, courtesy of The Museum at Warm Springs, is of petroglyphs near The Dalles. Among the animals in the scene are several Bighorn sheep. (The large, winged images are owls.) scene, a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Eric Nufer of Beaverton, Oregon was at tempting to pass several ve hicles when he lost control and struck Endicott head-on. Officer Endicott, who had to be extricated from the wreckage, was transported to Mt. View Hospital and later to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, where he underwent Theater for 10 years. His father is Kevin Haywahe "Powerful Walking Wolf," who is of the Assiniboine tribe of Saskatchewan, Canada. Both of the parents are life time powwow dancers from the time they could walk. Indian names arc very im portant to all tribes, the names are pre-sclcctcd before birth, usually at the time of fetal stage of the mother carrying the child, and the names will carry for life and protect the person. Kelsey travels to powwows with his grandparents through out the summer months after school lets out. He's traveled as far as the Schcmitzcn cel ebration in Connecticut, Indio, Calif., Edmonton, Alberta, and many others in between. He has gained lot of friends through his travels J has seen other tribes, values and traditions as he visited dif ferent parts of Indian Country. Kelsey has won many prizes during his travels throughout the powwow trail. During the Lincoln celebration in Febru UnlvprsJty of Ornjon hVcnivpd on: 01-lf-W,' 'pily."y tymoo. v.- y v. I tl V officer three hours of surgery. Endicott had his two knees repaired with further surgery on Saturday, Jan. 5. He went through surgery again Mon day, Jan. 7 to repair his pelvic bone. There is some bruising to the brain, but undetermined as to how much due to the se dation and life support that is currently required. Continued on Page 2 ary, he is going to sponsor a Junior Division Contest in re turn and respecting other chil dren coming to the annual Simnasho celebration and powwow. I le is inviting all the people to come and celebrate on Feb. 6, 7 and 8. Your presence is re quired to come and watch the youth and enjoy our festivities where we honor all tribes of people, gathering the united way as the first nation of America. Wc love our free dom, as it rings for joy. Other specials include a three hand-drum contest, sponsored by Jameson Mitchell and family, and the Bruce Jim family; a Round Bustle contest, sponsored by Mackic Begay and the 2002 Simnasho Lincoln's Birthday Powwow Committee. Also, a Men's Grass Dance Special, sponsored by the Veterans Powwow Committee; a Senior Men's Special, sponsored by Charles Tailfcathcrs Sr. For information, contact Trudec Qucalipama Clements at 553-3274. lihrviry I I