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Chief shares
view on
Ancient One
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
Wasco Chief Nelson Wallulatum has
a unique and interesting perspective on
the ancient skeleton known as
Kennewick man.
Chief Wallulatum believes that the
remains of Kennwick man, or "the
Ancient One" as he is also called,
should be reburied.
However, the skeleton should also
be available for study before the
reburial.
"I've always wanted to know how
our people lived back then," said Chief
Wallulatum.
Controversy over the Ancient One
began six years ago, when the remains
were discovered in a reservoir on the
Columbia River.
From that time until the present,
some Columbia River tribes have re
sisted the attempts of scientists to study
the remains.
The issue ended up in court, with
federal agencies supporting the position
of the Nez Perce, Umatilla, Colville
and Yakama tribes.
Recendy, the judge in the case ruled
that the skeleton should be made avail
able for scientific study prior to being
reburied.
The Nez Perce, Umatilla, Colville
and Yakama tribes have indicated they
intend to appeal this decisbn. The Con
federated Tribes of Warm Springs are
not a part of the lawsuit.
An interesting point in the case is
that the remains of the Ancient One
were discovered in an area that is the
ancestral homeland of Chief
Wallulatum.
The area, in fact, is known as the
Wallulapam.
The reservoir where the bones were
found is known as the Wallula reser
voir. Wallula Lake is nearby.
The' Wallula people had fisheries
along the Columbia in the area where
the remains of the ancient one were
uncovered.
The area is near where the Snake
and Yakima rivers flow into the Co
lumbia. The remains of the ancient one are
9,300 years old. The town of
Kennewick, Wash., is near the reser
voir where the bones were located,
which prompted the name Kennewick
man.
After the discovery, the US. Army
Corps of Engineers and the U.S. De
partment of the Interior determined
the bones should be turned over to the
tribes for reburial.
A group of anthropologists then
filed suit in federal court in hopes of
being allowed to study the skeleton.
The case was litigated in the U.S.
District Court in Portland. In large part
because of Chief Wallula turn's position,
the Confederated Tribes have remained
neutral in the case.
Clock change
A week from Sunday, on Oct.
27, phase do not forget to set your
clock back one hour, as Daylight
Savings Time will end.
Cartoon's Espresso.
Poaching problem....
Letters
Rez car parade
Sports
News briefs
November election...,
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'We're right on the edge of a breakthrough. The sky is the limit."
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Revenue potential is $5 million
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
The newest tribal enterprise, not
yet one year old, has the potential
for great accomplishments.
Geo Visions staff were busy
during the fire season, providing
mapping technology to the fire
fighting agencies.
Homecoming princess
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Dave McMechanSpllyay
Sophie Smith was the Madras High School Freshman Class Princess at
Homecoming this year. Above, she is pictured just before the start of the
Homecoming Parade. Gary Villa was the Homecoming King.
Powwow is
There was some bad news in the
community last week, as powwow or
ganizers announced that the Veter
ans Powwow has been cancelled this
year.
The problem is one of money, as
budgets throughout the tribal orga
nization are being cut. The Veterans
Powwow is short about $8,400.
The dance specials that had been
planned for the Veterans Powwow
are being transferred to the Lincoln's
Birthday Powwow, to be held early
next year. A men's Fancy Dance Spe
cial, and a Jingle Dance Special had
been planned for the Veterans Pow
wow, but instead will be held at the
Lincoln's Birthday Powwow.
The Ike family started the Veter
ans Powwow in 1989. The event was
in memory of Benjamin Dick and
Roscoe Dick, who were killed in
World War II.
Atwai Nathan "Eight Ball" Jim
was a strong supporter of the Vet
erans Powwow in the early years,
when the event was just getting off
the ground. "There were some years
The work with the fire teams will
continue next year, but helping the fire
fighters may be just the beginning for
Geo Visions.
For instance, through the U.S. Army,
the federal government has set aside
$5 million for development of resource
plans for federal installations across the
nation. Geo Visions has the right of
first refusal on contracts for develop
hi
cancelled
when not a lot of people came," said
Leona Ike, Veterans Powwow chair
woman. "Eight Ball told us that as
long as we had one drummer and one
dancer, we had a powwow."
Over the years, the Veterans Pow
wow has grown in popularity, which
is one reason why the announcement
of the cancellation was particularly
bad news.
"We had hoped we could continue
on, but we don't want to be negative,"
said Ike. "We don't want to have to
beg for money, that's not what the
powwow is about. It's about feeling
good, and coming together and heal
ing together."
Powwows originated from warriors
going to or coming back from war,
which is why the Veterans Powwow
was a special event, said Ike.
Ike said that she and her family
would like to thank all those who sup
ported and sponsored the powwow
over the years. This includes all busi
nesses of the Confederated Tribes,
and Tribal Council. See page 4 for a
Letter to the Editor Jhm Leona Ike.
ing the plans.
"They recognize our skill in this
field," said Jim Crocker, general man
ager of Geo Visions. "This could be a
great thing for the tribes."
If all goes as planned, Geo Visions
will be hiring new employees, and pro
viding training, said Crocker. "We have
a chance to create good jobs," he said.
"I'm very excited about this."
The Tribal Council formed Geo Vi
sions in the spring of this year.
Plan to guide Council
How well are the enterprises and
other tribal entities implementing the
tribal member hiring preference?
Of the local unemployed
workforce, what percent is actively
seeking work?
How well are culture and traditions
- languages, traditional foods and his
tory - being maintained?
How many community members are
direcdy and adversely affected by sub
stance abuse?
These are some of the important
issues that make up the Confederated
Tribes Comprehensive Strategic Plan.
The Tribal Council last week spent a
day reviewing and revising the plan,
which will serve as a guiding document
for the Council. The plan is a more
specific extension of the Council Goals
and Objectives, which were put into
writing a few years ago. A copy of the
goals and objectives hangs in the Coun
cil chambers.
The goals and objectives, and the
new Comprehensive Strategic Plan, are
Board approves 509-J goals
Statistics will be reported according to
ethnicity for first time, said Supt.Riley
By Shannon Keaveny
Spilyay Tymoo
The School District 509-J Board of
Directors this week approved the pro
posed 2002-2005 district goals.
The goals are intended to help batde
lack of attendance and lower-than-benchmark
reading and math skills
among the district students.
For the first time the statistics will
reflect the three main ethnic groups of
the student body, Native American,
Hispanic and Anglo.
District meetings Oct. 21-23
District meetings on the 2003 tribal
government budget are set for next
week. The meeting schedule is as fol
lows: Monday, Oct. 21, Simnasho District
Meeting, Simnasho Longhouse; Tues
day, Oct. 22, Agency District Meeting
at the Agency Longhouse; and Wednes
day, Oct. 23Seckscequa District Meet
ing at the Agency Longhouse.
The proposed 2003 budget includes
a 7-pcrccnt overall decrease in expen
ditures from the current year's ap
proved budget levels. Tribal operations
would see an overall reduction of about
$1 million.
Nearly all departments of the tribal
government would see reduced bud
gets. The 2003 budget proposal docs,
however, includes a slight increase in
the per capita fund.
Per capita will sec an increase of
$128,000, from $5,144 million this year
to $5,272 million next year.
I ligh Lookcc Lodge would also see
an increase in funding by $250,000 un
der the proposal.
Jim Crocker
Funding came from Warm Springs
Ventures, the economic development
corporation that Council formed about
two years ago.
Geo Visions grew out of Global
Information Systems (GIS) division of
the Confederated Tribes Natural Re
sources Branch. Geo Visions is a new
enterprise, but one of great potential,
said Crocker. "We're right on the edge
of a breakthrough, and the sky is the
limit," he said.
a means of carrying out the wishes of
the tribal members, as stated in docu
ments such as The People's Plan.
The purpose of the Strategic Plan
is stated as follows:
"To establish a coordinated and con
sistent system of plans and actions that
maximize human, financial and mate
rial capital, and support performance
based management and results by build
ing on previous plans... resulting in a
shared vision, missions and goals with
actions, benchmarks and outputs."
The Council began work on the plan
in August, and continued the work last
week.
A final version is expected to be
complete by the end of the year. The
plan addresses many issues and aspects
of reservation life, including sover
eignty, culture and tradition, economy
and employment, community safety,
youth and family development, the fed
eral government trust responsibility,
natural resources and housing, among
other subjects.
The purpose is to account for each
group separately, and then target and
address the problems. The new goals
are stated as follows:
The average number of absences
for Hispanic, Native American and
Anglo students at each school will de
crease by 10 percent in each of the
next three years.
The number of Hispanic, Native
American and Anglo students achiev
ing benchmarks in reading and math
See SCHOOL on page 7
Tribal funding for K-5 school would
see an increase of $250,000, to
$450,000, in order to cover the tribes'
anticipated annual share of building the
new elementary school.
The main reason why the reductions
are needed is the weak market for elec
tric power.
Revenue from power is being ad
justed downward by $4 million, based
on the weak power market. The ongo
ing drop in timber revenue is another
factor.
At the same time Secretary-Treasurer
Charles Jackson is reviewing all
potential new sources of revenue, in
cluding existing enterprise reserves, as
well as additional grants.
The Tribal Council will approve a
final version of the new budget prob
ably around Thanksgiving.
The final budget is then posted, for
at least 30 days.
The new budget year begins in Janu
ary 2003.
Anyone who wishes to comment on
the 2003 budget should attend one of
the upcoming district meetings.
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