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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon February 21, 2002 ' Dave McMechanSpilyay A Terrebonne man was killed last week on Highway 26 north of Warm Springs. Rodney Falk, 45, died at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. Falk, suffering a serious head injury, was flown by Air Life from the scene of the wreck to the hospitlal, where he passed away. The accident happened early in the morning, when the roads were icy. Warm Springs Police and Fire and Safety responded. The truck was hauling empty recyclable bottles. Eagle Watch CClcbratcd thiS Weekend Eagle Watch 2002 will cel ebrate Lake Billy Chinook's population of bald eagles and other raptors this weekend, Feb. 23-24. As in past years, Eagle Watch 2002 will feature tradi tional dancing and story tell ing. The Quartz Creek Drum and Dance group will perform Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Live bird of prey presentations are sched uled for 11:30 a.m. on Satur day, and 10 a.m. on Sunday. "Eagle Watch serves as a way for all people to better under stand the majesty of the eagle," said Rudy Clements, director of tribal relations. "It's a time for all of us to celebrate the beauty and sacredness of this noble creature." The Confederated Tribes are again helping sponsor Eagle Watch. The other co sponsors are the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Management Successor: ReporterPhotographer: ReporterPhotoTrainer: Media Advisor: Secretary: Trudee Oueahpama-Clements Established In March 1976 Spllyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confed erated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located In the white house at 1 1 0X) Wasco Street. Any written materials submitted to Spllyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spllyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 (541)553-1644 or 553-3274 FAX No. (541)553-3539 E-Mail: spilyaytymooOwstribes.org Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.-S15.00 Outside U.S. or 1st Class in the U.S.-S25.00 For questions on advertising rates and policies, please call Bill Rhoades at 553-2013, or the Spilyay office at 553-3274. Spllyay Tymoo 2002 copyright For tht latest Information on advertising rates, subsclptlont and (In the future) news from tht Spllyay, check us out on the Internet at: http:www.warmsprlngs.comcommunltynews lndex.htm Fatal accident 2002 and Portland General Electric. "Eagle Watch has become a tremendously popular late winter gathering for people of all ages and interest levels," said Paul Patton, of Oregon Parks and Recreation. "It has grown into one of the most highly anticipated family-oriented wildlife events in Central Or egon." The events and activi ties of Eagle Watch begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, and last through Sunday afternoon. The gathering place is the Round Butte Overlook Park. Others helping make Eagle Watch 2002 happen include: The Oregon Eagle Founda tion, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Or egon State University. Also: The U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, The Culver Community Improvement Group, the Audubon Society, and Earth20. Selena T. Boise Tina Aguilar Dave McMechan Bill Rhoades Who wants Students try game-show How many Oregon coun ties are part of the Warm Springs Reservation? In the Confederated Tribes' long-term planning, what is the difference between a "goal" and a "benchmark"? Who are the people in some of the key leadership positions of the Confederated Tribes? These and other issues re garding tribal government can be challenging to teach to young tribal members. One of the best approaches would be to make the informa tion fun to learn. But how do you do that? Jolene Atencio, tribal Com prehensive Planner, recently tried a new approach in teach ing tribal government to stu dents. She used the format of the popular TV game show "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire," and the students were very re ceptive to the approach. Atencio taught the informa tion over a two-day period in Madras High School teacher Matt Henry's history class. Atencio had made presenta tions on the tribal Compre hensive Plan to the history class during the previous two From the Spilyay archives Tutnty-Jrt years ago; Vrom Elsewhere, the rear portion tht Feb. IS, 1977 edition of tht of Russell Charley's house near Spilyay. For two weekends in a row, the Simnasho Longhousc was the gathering place for scores of locals and visitors. Activities ranging from a memorial dinner to a three-day powwow attracted crowds and generated massive amounts of food and good feelings. A memorial for Wilson Wcwa Sr., Ursula Little and Marion Biss. Saturday, March 9. The Agency I.onghousc. Memorial parade will start at 9 a.m. at the Old Administration Huilding, and will proceed to the longhousc. Bring out horse outfits. V'ashaat Service, 10 a.m. Dinner, 12 noon. Giveaway to follow. Grave site A tribal burial site at the Columbia River was looted recently. The incident occurred some time before Feb. 7, on the Washington side of the river, in an area east of The Dalles Dam. Law enforcement agencies are asking the public for help in identifying suspects. A reward of up to $1,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The reward is being offered by the Bonneville Power Ad ministration Crime Witness Program, in cooperation with the group Wana Pa Koot Koot ("Those who work together on the river".) The investigation into the case is presently focusing on individuals in the Wishram area, according to a report from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. to learn about tribal government? style teaching format years. This year, by using the "Who Wants To Be a Million aire" game-show format, the students had a better time while learning the informa tion, said Atencio. This year's presentation, she said, "was by far the one they enjoyed the most, and the one from which they retained the most information," said Atencio. The students, she said, "were attentive, and wanted to remember and learn what we were talking about." For the first part of the class, Atencio would teach the stu dents about the elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Later, the game-show for mat was used to test the stu dents on the information. "It is a great learning tool," she said of this approach. History teacher Matt Henry agreed, saying that the students responded well to Atcncio's lesson on tribal gov ernment. Atencio got the idea for us ing the game-show teaching format from her husband A.J., who works in the tribes' Of fice of Information Systems. Kah-Nec-Ta was destroyed in a fire. Each month an outstanding St 'j I y j I at Columbia The Columbia River Inter Tribal Fisheries Enforcement branch, along with the Klickitat County Sheriff's De partment and Klickitat County Prosecutor's Office, are participating in the inves tigation. The looting came to the at tention of law enforcement agencies when Cultural Re source Protection Officer Lori Watlamet, of Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Enforce ment, responded to a report of two individuals digging near Wishram. . Upon investigating, Watlamet confirmed that a burial site had been desecrated. "Those responsible had be gun grinding remains into a powder for an unknown pur pose," according to the report from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. The enforcement branch of h: )i 7 .. --' 1r j - - - - -' Dave McMechanSpilyay Above, students listen, preparing for testing later in the period. AJ. Atencio had attended a computer seminar in Portland. Part of the seminar involved use of the game-show type teaching approach. "He thought it was very ef fective," said Jolene. For the tribal government class, A.J. developed a com puter program that is based on the "Who Wants to be a Mil lionaire" show. The voice of Regis Filburn is even in the program. The questions on the program, though, arc related to tribal government. I Jke on the TV show, a stu dent trying answer a question can rely on help from the au dience. Jolene used electronic poll ing equipment for this part of the program. By answering more than 80 percent of the answers cor Hiyrifenti aii ijhr? Jose Alvarez Jr. is a seventh grader in Luann Fold's class at Madras Middle School. His favorite subject is art, because he likes to draw and paint. He also likes to play tight end on the football team and wing for the basketball team. 1 like the contact of football," says Jose. Another one of his favorite activities is Smile Club. Jose was selected as student of the month for February, because of his excellent grades and his good attitude. In the future he would like to attend college and right now he's leaning towards the University of Washington, which happens to have a great tradition in football and an exceptional art department. Jose will receive a $5 gift certificate to Dairy Queen and a $5 gift certificate to Hollywood Stars student Is selected by S09-J tribal liasons to appear In River looted the Inter-Tribal Fish Commis- sion can be reached at 1-800-4ft7-Vi74 Anyone with information regarding any suspicious activ- j: . 1- l - - ity regarding a cultural sue ai the Columbia should call that number. Federal, tribal and state laws protect the cultural resources' of the Columbia River, viola tions of which often involve ' felony criminal charges. Ex- ' amples of illegal acts are: Defacing a pictograph or ' petroglyph. Using a tool to remove an J artifact from the ground. Digging for or possessing human remains. Digging for bottles. Removing any artifact. " Digging or probing the ' ground for historic or prehis toric material. " Vandalizing old buildings. in;"' . f i. " ' Jilt:. ,.'v. rectly, the students received' prizes, "contributed by the': Warm Springs Education' Committee. The teaching method,' teacher Matt Henry said, ' proved very effective. Atencio added, "This teach- r ing tool is proven to icrease stu- -dent retention by 35 percent." "The group process," she said, "works very well." Another part of her teach ing program involved having the students break into smaller ' groups, one group representing tribal Vital Statistics, another representing tribal Govern ment Affairs, and so forth. Each of the groups then pre sented to the rest of the class ' the benchmarks of the Com prehensive Plan that apply to their particular department of ' tribal government. MmtHHn