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Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon October 17, 2002 PageS i Lillian Pitt Gallery changes owners Jim and Teresa Jackson assumed ownership of the Lillian Pitt GalleryStudio in Pordand in October. Pitt will continue to exhibit her art at the gallery and plans on working closely with the new owners. In Pitt's letter to the Spilyay she cited a need to focus on her art and a need to nurture herself as the reasons for her decision to sell. She encouraged her friends, patrons, and art lovers to support the new ownership of the gal lery. Jim Jackson bronze and clay sculpture will be a prominent addi tion in the gallery, as well as several other Native artists from the northwest and around the country. Pitt is a Warm Springs Indian Reservation native. Pitt's work can also be found at: Antique Gallery, Anchorage, AK; Four Winds Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA; The Images of the North Gallery, San Fransisco, CA; Jeffrey Moose gallery, Seattle, WA; Pendleton Home Store, Pordand, OR; and the Museum of Warm Springs. Private showings of her work are possible. To make an appointment call (503) 528-1155. Also Pitt's work can be found on her web-site www.lillianpitt.com. The grand re-opening of the Lillian Pitt GalleryStudio will occur on October 25, 5-9 p.m. at 1468 NE Alberta, Portland, OR. It will feature Jackson's bronzes and Pitt's newest work. Satellite classes benefit Warm Springs students Three of the six classes at the Tribal Education Center are delivered to the classroom via satellite and are known as open-, campus classes or distance campus classes. Students view the class on television and ask questions by push ing a button on a microphone. The teacher answers on the televi sion. All students at COCC branches are able to hear the response. Open-carnpus classes are part of a solution for rural commu nity students. Warm Springs COCC initiated distance campus classes about four years ago. The purpose is to enable students to get degrees without a commute. "It's really nice because students can leave work, come to class, and then return to work.," explained Marilyn Hart, secretary at the Tribal Education Center. Student Alfred Estimo agreed it's nice to not have to drive to Bend on Thursdays to attend his Health & Fitness class. The remaining days of the week, Estimo drives to Bend and attends upper division classes. He feels the satellite classes are just as ef fective as being in the classroom with the teacher and doesn't feel hindered to ask questions with the microphone. The only prob lem, he said, is sometimes there are minor technological difficul ties but overall it is very successful. Pending budget cuts threaten the continuation of the distance learning program but Warm Springs students are happy to have this convenient and effective way of receiving a college education. "Students say all the time, 'Please don't let these classes go away.'" said Hart. Oliver KirKNaiural Resources Picture of the butchered elk found at Log Springs. The elk was killed in September, two months prior to the legal elk hunting season on the reservation. If caught, the poachers face a fine of $500 and loss of their tribal hunting privileges. Poachers abuse treaty rights Reservation officials investigate out of season wasteful hunting methods that are illegal. By Shannon Keaveny Spilyay Tymoo ecently at Log Springs tribal con servation law en forcement agents found a dead elk. The freshly killed elk was miss ing its front shoulders, two rear hindquarters, back straps, ivory teeth, and its anders. Elk season doesn't start until November. The hunters, said Conservation Law Enforcer Oliver Kirk, were poachers. Worse yet, they were tribal mem bers. Currently under investiga tion, if caught, the tribal mem bers face a limited fine of up to $500 but also risk losing their, future hunting privileges. "The removal of their hunt ing privileges is the real kicker." said Kirk. Incidents like the one de scribed are not uncommon on Warm Springs Indian Reserva tion. In the state of Oregon, there are poaching reports of salmon Poachers create wire weirs and capture salmon moving up stream. On the reservation, Kirk is disturbed by wasted garbage bags of salmon left on the side of road. Nationwide black bear poachers are known for running bears up trees with hounds. Poachers often remove the pink gallbladder of the bears to fetch a $400 price in port cities like Pordand. The paw is cut off to prvent fraud. Gallbladders are shipped to Asian countries where they are dried and used as medicine for hangovers and to treat burns, fe vers, sprains and swelling. Kirk has found black bears on the reservation with heads and paws missing and orphaned cubs mulling around. Although poaching for gall- Library receives funding for first employee The WSCAT funded project steadily progresses towards its long-term goals By Shannon Keaveny Spilyay Tymoo ' The Warm Springs Commu nity Action Team (WSCAT) recently awarded the Warm Springs Library a grant of $8,000. The funds are intended for library staffing. An additional $5,000 from Oregon State University was also donated in efforts to match the WSCAT grant. i The total of $13,000 will be used to hire a library aid and create regular library hours. ; "Our goal for now," said Shawnclc Shaw, WSCAT com munity advocate, " is to create regular after school hours that go into the evenings." ; Currently the library holds irregular hours due to a lack of staff. The new employee will be Telecommunications meeting Oct. 28 ; A community meeting on tele communications needs on the res ervation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28 at the Family Resource Center. For local residents, planning efforts arc un der way to address local telecom munications needs. These include emergency communications, tele vision and radio services, internet access, telephone services and re lated needs. The tribes have the po tential to receive a federal grant that would fund high speed internet access, w ith 20 computer available for use by tribal members. Call Sal Sahme, 553-3468, or Ray Rangila, 553-3270, for further information. the first official employee for the library. The funds will finance one employee but the library hopes to write more grant proposals and hire additional staff. "Ideally we would like to have two certified librarians, three-four library aids, a youth librarian, and a person for out reach." said Shaw. The library is also creating a consortium with access to the OSU databases. OSU has agreed to shuttle books to Warm Springs. COCC and Jefferson County are also anticipated to participate in the consortium. Another long-term goal of the library is to have a book mo bile. The mobile would deliver books to more remote areas of the reservation. WSCAT is part of the Cen tral Oregon Partnership, a re gional non-profit organization that seeks to eliminate poverty in Central Oregon. Warm Springs is the location for one of WSCAT"S seven regional teams. Central Oregon Partnership has pledged funding to Warm Springs $11.1 million over the next 10 years. The Warm Springs library is located in the Family Resource Building and held its grand opening on Aug. 17. It housesover 2,200 books. WSCAT takes on more WSCAT recendy brought in consultant, Don Harper, to ad dress the growing housing prob lem in Warm Springs. "Housing shortage is a real problem around here," said Shaw. "Right now there is over 150 people on a waiting list." Harper plans to return later in the month to facilitate a hous ing summit that will address the housing needs of Warm Springs. "WSCAT has the ability to do incredible things and would like to see more community involve ment," explained Shaw of the organization's involvement. Meetings are 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at "the plaza." Costco of Bend is extending an exclusive offer to mem bers and employees of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Sign up for a Costco Gold Star Membership be fore December 1, 2002 and choose between these two exclusive offers: Receive either a $5 off the regular membership fee, or a coupon booklet worth over $45 in savings and free prod ucts at Costco. Business owners sign up for a Costco Busi ness Membership and receive a $10 savings off the mem bership fee. Gold Star and Business Memberships both include a free spouse card (or anyone over 18 yrs., in the same household). Your membership Is guaranteed with a full refund at anytime during the year for any reason. Costco representative Jennefer Evans will be hosting a membership booth on Thursday, Nov. 7, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. In the Tribal Administration Office foyer. "The animals here belong to the tribes and the tribes have treaty hunting rights. Each tribal member has these privileges and they shouldn't be abusing them. " Oliver Kirk Convervation Law Enforcer bladders is not a problem on the reservation yet, he fears it could be. "The potential is there." said Kirk. Elk and deer, on the reser vation and off, are often found shot only for their rack Several of the animals men tioned have endured threatened populations in Oregon. Many are on the federal Endangered Species list. Statistics have revealed that poaching decreases animal popu lations. A frustrated Kirk explained, "Poaching takes away from le gal hunters and lessens the po tential for animals to be avail able in the legal hunting season." Kirk finds butchered animals in dumps and in the wild throughout the year. Often they aren't gutted and a quick hack job is performed for valuable body parts. "They are just after the ant lers and quick meat." said Kirk about elk poachers. "They (the poachers) aren't using all the animal like they are supposed to be. It's discourag ing to see these animals wasted." said Kirk about wasted animals he finds strewn in the woods or thrown in a dump. Kirk describes the reservation's unique responsibil ity towards hunting and conser vation of resources. "The animals here belong to the tribes and the tribes' have treaty hunting rights'. Each tribal member has these privileges and they shouldn't be abusing them." Kirk hopes publicity about this issue will deter tribal .mem-,, bers from abusing their treaty hunting rights'. We did not inherit this land from our fathers; we are borrowing it from our children' Mary Zemke, Republican and Walt Ponsford, Democrat will protect and conserve the natural resources important to Tribal members with careful consideration of Tribal rights on ceded lands. Put Your Future in Good Hands Vote Ponsford & Zemke 475-4446 Paid Tor by the Committee to Elect Pomfurd & Zemke
