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November 14, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 23
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Spilyiy
Committees
discuss
2003 goals
By Shannon Keaveny
Spilyay Tymoo
Tribal government committee mem
bers gathered last week at the Simnasho
Longhouse. They presented their ac
complishments of the last two months
and their goals for the coming year.
Raymond "Captain" Moody, repre
senting the Timber Committee, opened
the meeting.
In the last few months, and with the
Christmas season approaching, the Tim
ber Committee has been focusing on
proper regulation of bough cutting,
explained Moody.
There has been a meeting, he said,
with bough cutters and tribal forest
manager Doug Manion.
At the meeting, guidelines for bough
prices were established. A package was
also put together for noble fir and white
pine, the goal being to reduce the im
pact of bough cutting.
Cedar bough is going for about 2.5
cents per pound, said Moody. Access
to tribal forests will be limited to non
tribal members, who will not be allowed
to cut on weekends.
"We understand it won't be a re
source forever," said Moody, "and cut
ting needs to be reduced."
The timber committee is creating a
six year plan for the management of
juniper. The plan will begin in 2003.
A popular Christmas bough, juniper
cutting is only allowed with a permit.
Permits are not allowed for the yew
tree.
Also, the Timber Committee, recipi
ent of a Bush Administration grant
effort to curb wildfires, received its first
$90,000 from the Wild Land Interface
Grant program.
The grant targets areas that are at
high-risk for wildfires and are at least
one mile from a home.
The first area to be targeted on the
reservation will be the Schoolie Flat.
Moody expressed his hope that the
grant will be successful, and that the
program can be used on other parts
of .the reservation.
Another issue that the forestry
branch has been addressing is the idea
of a 638 Contract.
Essentially, a 638 Contract turns a
federal government job into a tribal job.
The government then pays the tribe
the appropriate funding for the posi
tion. In turn, the Confederated Tribes
will profit between $400,000 and
$800,00 annually. Moody said a 638
Contract "won't change much but
would bring in additional needed
funds."
The idea of a 638 Contract has been
controversial, as some tribal members
feel it would breach the Confederated
Tribes' sovereignty.
For the coming year, among other
things, said Moody, we'd like to con
tinue doing timber tours.
"Timber tours are a good way to
make our position known," he said.
At the meeting last week, plans for
2003 were also presented by the Range
and Agriculture Committee, Culture
and I leritagc, Education, and Fish and
Wildlife.
Look in the next edition of Spilyay
Tymoo for news on the progress of these
committees.
Community cleanup page 2
Powwow exhibit page 3
Letters, birthdays page 4
Births, Howlak page 6
Languages pages 8,9
Veterans powwow 10
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Nettie Shawaway at her 1 02nd birthday.
Elder tarns 102
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
Greatly respected for her gener
osity and wisdom, Nettie Shawaway
has been a mentor to many tribal
members.
Workshop focuses
on unresolved anger
By Selena Boise
Spilyay Tymoo
In your anger do you skip to brief
relief, and appease your anger with
alcohol or some sort of justification?
In doing that, a person continues
to travel in a circle of anger, and does
not satisfy what is needed at the mo
ment of an anger outburst
This person may feel the need to
be trusted, or to feel some self worth
or respect. And when this need is not
fulfilled, anger will set in.
Anger management and conflict
resolution were addressed at the
workshop held Nov. 7-8, at the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness Center.
Arlie Neskahi of Rainbow Walker
Consulting led this workshop, spon
sored by Community Counseling.
The aim of the workshop was to
help at identifying anger levels and
feelings associated with anger.
Originally from the Four Corners
area, Neskahi lives in Seattle, where
By Bill Rhoadea
Vor Spilyay Tymoo
The controversy over whether or
not to impose a boater permit sys
tem on the Lower Deschutes River
will reach a head on November 18,
when tribal, state and federal repre
sentatives meet to discuss the issue.
If tribal representatives have their
way, a group will vote to implement
a permit system on a trial basis be
ginning in 2004.
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs has led a batde to
limit boater use on the Deschutes
for a number of years, citing re
source and social issues as their pri
mary concerns. Boater numbers
have long exceeded target levels dur
ing the peak season of use, but com
i
Dave McMechaiVSptlyay
Over the years she has shared
with friends and relatives her knowl
edge of traditional Indian language,
religion, food and cooking, songs,
dance and traditional crafts.
See SHAWAWAY on page 10
he works with people who are dealing
with their anger. This work includes
training teachers, counselors and fami
liesBefore this career, he was em
ployed as a counselor for children and
families.
Neskahi says his goals are to get to
the roots of a person's family commu
nication, determine how they carry their
anger, provide answers and address the
emotions involved in their anger cycle.
When that understanding is accom
plished, people can identify what they
need in life. They can become stron
ger, and make clear choices to bring ,
balance back into their lives.
One necessary part of this resolu
tion process is emotional literacy. This
is thought to be very crucial, for when
an angry person gains this ability, they
are on the verge of identifying their
unmet needs.
This is absolutely necessary for an
ger resolution to occur.
See ANGER on page 10
mercial outfitters and recreational float
ers have thus far managed to ward off
a permit system.
"The agreement (regarding use lev
els) was signed by all the parties," said
Natural Resources General Manager
Robert Brunoe. "The agreement was
negotiated and the numbers were a
compromise. Everyone signed the
agreement."
Brunoe is referring to the Lower
Deschutes River Management plan,
adopted in 1993 by the managing agen
cies. Officials from the tribes, Bureau
of Land Management (lead agency),
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon State
Parks and Recreation, Oregon Marine
Board, adjacent county governments,
the city of Maupin, noncommercial
boaters, private outfitters, sport anglers
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By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
Ted Kulongoski in the past has
made it clear that he supports economic
development for the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Tribal offi
cials expect in the future that
Kulongoski, now governor-elect of
Oregon, will maintain this policy of
support.
"Our understanding is that he is in
favor of our right to economic self
sufficiency," said Olney Patt Jr., chair
man of the Tribal Council. ,
The single biggest issue that
Kulongoski faces in regard to economic
development of the Confederated
Tribes is the location of the tribes' new
casino.
The casino will be built at the Co
lumbia River Gorge, but Kulongoski
will play the key role in determining
the exact location whether near the
town of Hood River, or in the town
of Cascade Locks.
After Kulongoski won the race for
governor, state Sen. Rick Metsger, D
Welches, released a letter to the media
indicating that Gov. Kitzhaber, during
his remaining weeks in 'office, would
consider negotiating with the Confed
erated Tribes toward a Cascade Locks
casino.
However, Kitzhaber said he would
do this only on the condition that his
: permit s
and others signed the plan.
The group established boater use
targets for Segment 1 adjacent to the
reservation at 220 people per day
(Warm Springs to Trout Creek) and 330
people per day (Trout Creek to the
Deschutes Club Locked Gate) during
the primary use season, May 15 through
Sept. 15. One objective was to manage
boater use at approximately 1990 sea
sonal levels while redistributing daily
peak weekend use to weekdays or other
weekend periods when daily boating use
is less than targets levels.
Daily targets for Segment 2 (Locked
Gate to Shcrars Falls) is 1,700, Seg
ment 3 (Shcrars Falls to Macks Can
yon Campground) is 250, and Segment
4 (Mack's Canyon Campground to the
Columbia) is 325. The targets are cur
Honoring
For now the tribes are in the
position of waiting jor
Kulongoski to state his position
on the site of the new casino;
meanwhile, they are planning to
build at the Hood River site.
successor, Kulongoski, indicates his
support for the Cascade Locks site.
This announcement raised the hopes
of people in Hood River County, who
overwhelmingly favor development of
the casino at Cascade Locks, which is
much better suited for such a project
in comparison with the tribal trust prop
erty near the town of Hood River.
Tribal leaders also favor Cascade
Locks for the new casino. But at the
same time they are determined to build
at the Hood River trust property, if
that is the only option available at the
Gorge.
So for now the tribes are in the po
sition of waiting, but at the same time
planning.
They are waiting for Kulongoski to
state his position on the site of the new
casino; meanwhile, the tribes are plan
ning to build at the Hood River site.
Most recendy, for instance, tribal rep
resentatives have been studying the dif
ferent architectural proposals for the
Gorge casino.
veterans
Kenny
VanPelt was
among the
Veterans Day
Parade
participants
In Warm
Springs on
Monday of
this week,
Nov. 11.
This year
marks the
50th
Anniversary
of the Warm
Springs VFW
post and
Ladies
Auxiliary.
The
anniversary
was
commemotated
at the
Agency
Longhouse
following the
parade.
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rently being exceeded on popular week
ends, prompting the proponents of a
permit system to take action. Brunoe
said the group that formulated the 1993
plan used a consensus approach to com
pile target levels and since the targets
arc being exceeded something should
be done to reach compliance.
In 2002, target levels were exceeded
on all river segments, but targets were
surpassed on Segment IB more than
any other stretch of the river. On this
segment of the Deschutes, where man
agement goals seek to minimize en
counters with other people, target lev
els were exceeded more than 20 times.
During one summer weekend the tar
get of 330 boaters was more than
doubled at 728.
See RIVER PERMITS on 10
Spilyay tyioo.