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April 3, 2005 Vol. 28, No. 7
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Ideas needed
on new casino
By Dave McMechan
Spilyoy Tymoo
What should the new casino
at the Columbia Gorge look
like? What should the landscap
ing around the casino look like?
What should be the name of the
new casino?
Tribal members no doubt
have opinions on these issues,
and they are being asked to share
their views.
Over the next few weeks,
tribal gaming officials and the
casino architects will be talking
with tribal members about the
design of the Gorge casino.
A central question in the de
sign process is how, and to what
extent, the culture and history
of the Confederated Tribes will
be reflected in the casino archi
tecture and landscape.
During April, tribal gaming
officials and the architects plan
to conduct 12 to 15 meetings
with tribal members. Most of
the meetings will be the home
base type of gatherings that led
up to the vote last year on the
new casino.
There will also be two April
meetings of the group of tribal
members who are taking a lead
Like other Americans,
tribal members are on the
front lines fightingfor the lib
eration of the Iraqi people.
By Shannon Keaveny
Spilyoy Tymoo
Rose M. Sanchez, 19 of
Warm Springs, is one tribal
member deployed south of the
Iraqi border in Kuwait.
Her mother Coleen G. Reed
last heard from her on March
14.
"My daughter called collect
and said she was in Kuwait
near the border. She was as-
Educators
to gather at
Kah-Nee-Ta
The Oregon Indian Educa
tion Association will hold its 28,h
Annual Conference this month
at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re
sort. The conference is set for
April 16, 17 and 18.
On April 16 there will be a
dinner and powwow at the
Agency Longhouse, starting at
6 p.m. For the following two days
the conference will be at Kah-Nee-Ta.
State School Superintendent
Susan Castillo will be the key
note speaker. Guest speakers will
be American Indian educators,
and state and federal educators.
The goal of the Oregon Indian
Education Association is, "Em
powerment for our youth and
families to succeed in education."
Daylight
Savings Time
Remember, set jour
clock ahead one hour
Tribal
this weekend.
role in the architectural phase
of the casino project. The core
group consists of 15 represen
tatives of the various family
clans of the reservation.
The core group meetings are
set for 10 a.m. on Friday, April
1 1, and Friday, April 25, at Kah-Nee-Ta.
The home-base meet
ings are scheduled throughout
the month of April.
Starting on Monday, April 7,
tribal members can also share
their views on the new casino at
any time by stopping by the
Administration Building. Some
one from gaming will be on hand
throughout the day at Adminis
tration to hear comments.
Culture and tradition
The architectural firm that
the tribes' have hired to design
the new casino is the firm of
ASGC, based in Anchorage,
Alaska. ASGC is the largest Na
tive American-owned architec
ture and design firm in the U.S.
In designing the Gorge ca
sino, ASGC architects plan to
use ideas brought forward by
members of the Confederated
Tribes.
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area," said Reed.
Sanchez, a member of the
US Marines, said her infantry
was preparing to move north
into Iraq.
On the phone, Sanchez
questioned her mother about
what was on the news in the
U.S.
Her infantry, like Americans
at home, was unsure what
would happen.
Soon after, President Bush
issued a 48-hour ultimatum for
Iraqi President Saddam
Hussein to leave the country
or face war with the United
States.
Days later a U.S. led war
was launched.
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"I don't know if she is in
Iraq, but my feeling is that she
is," said Reed.
When deployed in late Janu
ary, Sanchez's commanding
officer said it was likely she
would be in the Middle East
for six months or more.
Probably more, he added.
Through phone calls and let
ters, Reed has learned some
of the details of her
daughter's living conditions.
"She said the weather is re
ally hot and 12 females share
a tent. Showers are only two
to three times a week. She's
using a lot of baby wipes,"
shared Reed.
In those letters, Sanchez
Studying the wind
Tribes exploring wind generation potential
Warm Springs Power Enter
prises is studying the possibility
of developing wind power gen
eration facilities.
Recently, wind test towers
were set up at various locations
on the reservation.
The Island near Simnasho
was one of the test sites. A crew
of Warm Springs Environmen
tal Services workers helped set
up the test tower.
The crew worked with a team
from a Scatdc-based company
that specializes in development
of wind-generation facilities.
At left, Easton Aguilar's crew,
Warm Springs Environmental
Services, was helping last
week with the wind towers that
will measure the potential for
wind-power generation on the
reservation.
At right Is one of the gauges
that will monitor information
such as wind speed and
direction.
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loved ones
also expressed her fears and
concerns of the situation.
Sanchez said she was con
cerned about the possible use
of chemical weapons as war
fare. "It was really frustrating for
me because she's all the way
over there and I can't comfort
her," said Reed of her daugh
ter. The website, newsday.com,
interviewed Sanchez and oth
ers at their camp about being
a woman in a war combat
zone.
In addition, the troops are
physically training daily in the
extremely hot weather.
Sanchez said they eat a lot
Power Enterprises is con
tracting with the Seattle com
pany to determine whether
power-generating windmills
would be profitable on the res
ervation. Power Enterprises received
last year received a grant from
the U.S. Department of Energy
to study the wind-power poten
tial on the reservation.
The grant was in the amount
of $460,000.
The test towers are between
60 and 150 tall. The towers are
equipped with propeller devices
At the
Root
Feast
Tribal members cel
ebrated the Root Feast on
Sunday, March 30.
The Root Feast was held
at the Agency Longhouse,
and at the Simnasho
longhouse.
This year saw a good
harvest of roots.
The feast included the
different kinds of roots,
salmon and deer,
chokecherries and huckle
berries. The Root Feast is the
Indian Thanksgiving.
Thanks is given not only
for the new roots, but for
the fresh fish and the
game.
The Root Feast dates
back to time immemorial.
At left, Brittany Ruby stirs
roots in preparation of the
feast at Simnasho.
of cooked chicken and work
from morning to night.
In the past, Reed has had
the opportunity to send her a
few care packages.
According to Reed, her
daughter was pleased with her
decision to join the marines last
May.
But Sanchez joined mosdy
to learn a trade and skills.
"I don't think she really
thought about having to go to
war," said Reed.
Now with the war in full
force, like many other moth
ers, Reed waits and prays for
her daughter's safety.
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If the tests indicate the
potential for. profitable
wind generation, then
wind turbines could be
constructed.
that spin in the wind.
The data from the devices
is recorded into a small com
puter unit located at the base
of the test tower.
The grant from the De
partment of Energy yould
also fund engineering ser
vices, and an economic analy
sis. If the tests indicate the
potential for profitable wind
generation, then wind tur
bines could be constructed.
The turbines generate
power by spinning in strong
winds. Wind power is becom
ing increasingly popular in the
U.S., and is now seen as a
profitable means of generat
ing electricity.
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