Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 17, 2002
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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
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