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,
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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
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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.
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