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Once completed the group
of petroglyphs will be seen by
millions of spectators for the
first time since construction of
The Dalles Dam. The exhibit
will be a part of Columbia River
tours for many viewers in 2005,
the 200,h Lewis and Clark Ex
pedition Anniversary.
Negotiations between the
tribes and the Corps for the
petroglyphs' relocation to the
state park date back to 1995.
Top news: Wild bighorn sheep return to the reservation
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In his ruling Judge Hodges
awarded the tribes a judgment
of $13.8 million against the
federal government. The
money would compensate the
tribes for BIA mismanage
ment of the sale of timber
harvested from the McQuinn
Strip in 1990, Judge Hodges
decided.
The ruling came after the
tribes won at the court of ap
peals in Washington, D.C. The
appeal was of an earlier ruling
by Hodges, in which the judge
awarded the tribes only
$225,000 in the blowdown
case.
The appeals court had ruled
that the tribes claim for a
higher award was not based on
speculation.
Upon reconsideration,
Hodges made the $13.8 mil
lion judgment in favor of the
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Originally, State Parks of
Washington received a grant
amounting to about $18,000 to
create an exhibition design for
the rock art. Parks hired designer
Sclma Bjnaredottir for the job.
Without prior consultation of
the tribes, two exhibition propos
als were presented.
In a controversial move, the
tribes rejected both proposals.
Bjarncdottir proposed re
turning the rock art to its natu
ral state. In her designs, the path
tribes.
"The government failed to
use proper procedures in prac
tically every phase of the sale,"
Hodges wrote.
Several weeks after the judge
issues his ruling, the federal gov
ernment appealed, as was ex
pected. Maybe 2003 will finally
bring an end to McQuinn Strip
case.
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A century after disappearing
from the reservation, wild sheep
again roam the Mutton Moun
tains. The bighorns returned to the
reservation at the very start of
2002, and they arc doing well.
During the year some of the
ewes gave birth to lambs, add
ing to the population.
The sheep were in the
Aldrich Mountains, located near
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Joseph Boise (photo at left) and Austin Greene
(right) provide the drumming for the powwow
dancers, including Marlene Has (below).
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exhibit is Temani Pesh-wa
among the rocks is lined only
with a low stonewall. The tribes
became concerned with deterio
ration of the rock art and com
mercialization of their ancestry.
"The tribes weren't asked
what they want. They should
have asked first," said Brigette
Whipple, ethnographer for Cul
tural Resources at Warm
Springs.
Accprding to the Army
Corps of Engineers, the federal
government owns the rock art
the towns of Mt. Vernon and
John Day.
This rcintroduction of the
bighorns onto the reservation
was a project of Tribal Natu
ral Resources.
The sheep were captured
from a helicopter, and were
then transported to the res
ervation by horse trailer.
The presence of the wild
sheep is very welcome on the
reservation, as the animals
arc culturally significant.
The sheep were portrayed
in petroglyphs at The Dalles,
for instance.
Also, tribal members in
cluded the image of the
sheep on beaded bags (see
photo at right.)
The name Mutton Moun
tains may be a reference to
the bighorns, which once
were plentiful in the rugged
terrain.
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but the tribes retain the right to
decide their fate.
The tribes' desire is to have
an asphalt walkway with a wood
railing and rock retaining wall
that is handicap accessible.
The exhibit will be parallel to
the road. Spectators will not be
able to access the rock art.
The petroglyphs will be ap
proximately 20 to 30 feet away
from the wall. The desired name
for the exhibit is Temani Pesh
wa. Above, bighorns arrive on the
reservation. And below,
bighorns are portrayed on a
beaded bag made In the
1930s.
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Umatilla hosting hoops tourney
The Umatilla Tribal Recre
ation Department will hold a
Christmas basketball tourna
ment December 26-31. Cat
egories include: Six to nine
year old coed, four teams with
a $25 entry fee.
Ten to twelve year old boys
and girls, eight teams each
with a $75 entry fee.
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The 10th Annual
Warm Springs Tribal
Youth Art Exhibit
January 1 6, 2003
The deadline to submit art is
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2003
Qiiestwnsf Platse contact NatJie Kirk at 55h)))1
Please note that the Museum nt Warm Springs will be
cIomi'iI on Monthly and TucxJays through March 1, 2003.
The Museum is locaicJ at 218') Highway 26. Mailing
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In the phtograph at left Mary Arquett,
Keeyana Yellowman and Gavin
Begay (from left) dance during the'
Indian Nite Out Powwow.
In the photo above, llene McKinley
enjoys the event with Jene McKinley
(at right) and young Samantha Tappo.
Photos
by
Shannon Keaveny
Thirteen to fifteen year old
boys and girls, eight teams each
with a $75 entry fee.
Sixteen to eighteen year old
boys and girls, four teams each
with a $50 entry fee.
Nineteen years and up men's
and women's, four teams each
with a $50 entry fee. For in
formation call 541-966-2251.