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After being released the
lamprey are taken upstream
about 100 meters.
If the trap catches them,
it helps give an idea of what
the lamprey abundance is in
that area.
The fourth part of the
study will take place at
Sherars Falls where natural
resources employees will
creel adult lamprey beginning
in mid-June.
Starting in August, adult
lamprey will be collected.
All adult lamprey will also
be released.
Sherars Falls has been an
area of concern for the
tribes due to decreasing lam
prey populations.
Trapping days at Sherars
Falls will take place on Au
gust 3, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20, 26,
and 27. In September trap
ping will take place on Sept.
3, 4, 9, and 10.
Committees: Bill amendment pushes
The committee is planning a
field trip for mushroom gather
ers and woodcutters.
Commercial woodcutters are
a concern because the commit
tee wants to ensure enough wood
is reserved for tribal members
who cut wood for personal pur
poses. The committee will attend the
Intertribal Timber Council (ITC)
conference in North Carolina,
sponsored by the eastern Chero
kee tribe, June 16-19. ITC ex
plores problems and solutions to
current issues confronting Indian
natural resource management
Tribal Council approved to
sponsor $5,000 plus raffle items
Thurman Squiemphen
Thurman was born April
17, 1972 in Toppenish, Wash.
He was a tribal member of
the Yakama Nation. His par
ents are Terry and Gladys
Squiemphen. Grandparents
are Earl and Rita
Squiemphen and atwai Hazel
Canapa and Oliver Mininick
Sr.
Thurman was raised in
Warm Springs with brothers
Vernon and Phillip. He went
to grade school in Warm
Springs and junior high and
high school in Madras. He
graduated from Madras High
School in 1990. He recendy
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Priscilla Mae Arthur
Priscilla Mae Arthur of Warm Springs has
passed away. She was 52.
Mrs. Arthur was born on May 9, 1951 in
Warm Springs to parents Earl Tufti and Letha
Govenor.
Ms. Arthur is survived by her father Earl;
her sons Kendrick and Matthew Arthur, and
daughter Alvidta.
She is also survived by her brothers
Ferman Tufti of Portland, and Tyree
Stormbringer of Mill City; and sisters
Mclinda Burgess of Salem, Rebecca Cruz of
Canby, Natalie Burgess of Madras, and
Jolene, Jessica, Arlene and LeeAnn Tufti, all
of Warm Springs.
Mrs. Arthur was preceded in death by her
husband and her mother.
Mrs. Arthur graduated from Madras High
School in 1969. An enrolled member of the
Confederated Tribes, she worked as a janitor
for the tribes.
Edison Chiloquin
Edison Chiloquin, a Klamath Indian who
refused to accept a cash payment for his claim
to ancestral tribal lands, has died. He was 79.
In the mid 1970s Mr. Chiloquin refused to ac
cept a $275,983 payment from the federal gov
ernment as his share for termination of the
Klamath Tribe and liquidation of the tribe's
reservation. Chiloquin insisted instead on title
to ancestral land along the Sprague River where
his relatives and other Klamaths lived.
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Beaver Creek. BELOW: A juvenile eel is measured.
A Pacific lamprey has a sitive to environmental fac
unique life cycle that is sen- tors.
for a break at the conference.
Health Committee
Action has been taken to
amend ORS 414.835 to exempt
Native Americans from the cur
rent state Medicaid cuts.
It is believed Native Ameri
cans should be exempt from the
cuts because Oregon tribes are
guaranteed healthcare in their
treaty.
In addition, funds for
healthcare on Oregon reserva
tions are federal funds that are
incorporated into state funds.
Currently ORS 414.835 di
vides patients' into standard pa
tients and plus patients. Patients
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graduated from Mt. Hood Com
munity College in die fisheries
program.
Thurman excelled in cross
country in high school, lettering
all four years.
At the tender age of 13,
Thurman was introduced into
the Hood to Coast Relay, run
ning with Dad and friends. He
participated in Hood to Coast
every year since.
Once out of high school, he
took an interest in rodeo, par
ticipating in roping, wild horse
race, saddle bronc and endur
ance races. He was also a hunter,
providing elk and deer meat for
the elders, a fisherman (pole and
Spilyay Tymoo.
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who are categorhed standard will
be affected by state Medicaid cuts.
The amendment proposed that
all Native Americans in the state
of Oregon be given a plus status
and be exempt from cuts. Gov.
Ted Kulongoski approved the
amendment last week at the an
nual 'Tribal Information Day" in
Salem.
A new set of privacy rules
were issued in April to tribal mem
bers and employees.
The memo documented what
medical privacy patients are en
titled to.
The president of the North
west Portland Area Indian Health
Board, Julia Davis was not re-
dip netting), and liked to camp.
Another favorite sport of his
was basketball. He played in
a lot of youth tournaments,
with brothers Vernon and
Phillip, and his many cousins.
Only 4, 2000, Thurman
married Donnetta, sur
rounded by all of their family
and friends. He was a loving
father to Alisia, Trevdon and
Kimiko, as well as uncle to
Marjorie.
Thurman was known as an
easygoing guy, with a great
sense of humor and a friendly
smile for everyone. He made
friends easily. All who knew
him will miss him.
Eleventh of May
There's a place out on the plains,
Those lonesome godforsaken plains,
Anywhere you go there,
A man can ride for days.
The wind blows all the time,
And there we live our cowboy ways.
There's a new blue roan colt,
That wild pretty blue roan colt,
Where the Warm Springs River flows,
And the cold north wind, she blows.
Chasing and branding horses, we were learning
With Dad, friends and brother Vernon.
There's the Cascade Mountain Range,
That snowy Cascade Mountain Range,
It was calling to mc, and so
I just had to go
I saddled up and rode away.
Someday soon, you'll ride this way.
There's a X arm Springs River bend,
That lazy peaceful river bend.
It's there my trail began
And that's where my trails end.
Support my family and pray.
And throw my horse some hay.
I saddled up and rode away.
Two thousand and three: eleventh of May.
Written by
my Uncle Edison
In memory of a fine young cowboy
Thurman Squiemphen
April 17, 1972 -May 11, 2003
Warm Springs, Oregon
released
In its larval state an eel
can stay in the mud for up
to seven years. In this time,
an eel filter feeds.
During high flow, larval
eels will migrate downstream
and then burrow down into
the mud in a new spot.
Eventually they metamor
phose into a juvenile eel.
The transformation form :
the larval stage to the juve
nile life stage usually happens
between July and October.
"This basically means they
develop teeth and eyes," ex
plains Graham of the exter
nal signs. Other physical
changes are the creation of
a mouth, development of the
eye, and the creation of a
tongue.
The morphological and
physiological changes pre
pare the eel for a parasitic
lifestyle in salt water.
Then the juvenile will mi
grate to the ocean. Biologists
tribes to Medicaid plus status
elected.
The Health Committee ex
pressed their regrets for this and
said Davis would be missed by
the tribes. ,
We will need to find a new
leader for the Portland area tribes,
said a committee representative.
The Warm Springs Indian
Health Services Clinic has hired,
a foot specialist to address foot
problems associated with patients
who have diabetes.
Recent federal aid to Native
Americans for diabetes preven
tion has been successful. "
Ron Suppah wondered if
some additional federal diabetes
funds could be accessed for a
multi-purpose pathway in
Simnasho.
Walking and other forms of
exercise have been proven to lower
blood sugar levels in diabetic pa
tients.
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Land Use Planning Commit
tee The Land Use Planning com
mittee will be hosting a meeting
in Simnasho and has hosted other
1 993 Celebrate THE! Vision 2003
The Museum At Warm Springs cordially invites you to the
Premier Opening of Illustrations: Book Illustrations
by Allan Houser
May 31, 2003
in conjunction
with The
Museum's
10-Year
Anniversary
Celebration
1:00 p.m.
Museum
Blessing and
Rexiedrcation
Ceremonies
2:00 p.m.
Traditional
Celebration
Pow Wow
Our thanks to the following sponsors:
The Warm Springs Tribal Council, Allan Houser Foundation,
and Penny Knight.
Save the Date: Eighth Annual Huckleberry Harvest,
August 1 and 2
The Museum At Warm Springs
2189 Highway 26, Warm Springs
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unharmed
theorize that they grow to full
size in about a year. The av
erage size for an eel is about
one and half feet.
"I have seen some that
are as big as two feet in July
and August," shared Santos.
Pacific lampreys usually
spawn on the Oregon coast
in May when the water tem
peratures are between 10 and
15 degrees.
Pacific lamprey, that mi
grate up the Columbia River,
spawn later. Gravel is an im
portant factor for spawning
lamprey and even critical to
their survival.
In the beginning of
spawning, lamprey hide in
the substrate or shade but as
the spawning proceeds they
are no longer affected by
sunlight.
Both sexes move rocks to
create nests in excavated de
pressions. During each
spawning act, approximately
meetings with other districts, said
Maurice Mann.
There are plans for new zon
ing on the reservation.
The reservation has subdivi
sion plans but zoning on the res
' ervation is not currently officially
mapped.
The community will be asked
for their feedback on zoning plans
over the summer.
Concern was voiced over
"ranchettes" not being in compli
ance with zoning requirements.
For example, some people
in Greeley Heights have com
plained of an odor problem
from cattle in their residen
tial areas.
The Land Use Planning
Committee is working with
the Range and Agriculture
Committee to make Ordi
nance 33 more effective.
"Suppah suggested the
committee contact tribal at
torneys about zoning.
The committee plans to
have a ceded land tour that
they will host with the Range
and Agriculture Committee.
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100 to 500 eggs are released
and covered by sand and
pebbles.
In recent years conserva
tion groups have proposed
enlisted lamprey on the en
dangered or threatened spe
cies list from California to
Canada.
Tribal members like
Blackwolf hope to see a fu
ture collaboration between
the tribes, the state and the
federal government to re
store lamprey populations.
Just 30 years ago,
Blackwolf remembers filling
the back of his truck with
eels at Sherars Falls in less
than five hours.
Now, he says, he's lucky if
he gets 20 to 30 lamprey at
Sherars Falls.
"I think we need to say a
prayer for these things and
all our native foods," says
Blackwolf of the present
state of lamprey.
The Water Board Committee
The committee has been work
ing on hydro-relicensing for the
Pelton-Round Butte Dam and
have an agreement until consen
sus in mitigation happen, said Roy
Spino.
The Confederated Tribes is
sued a 401 certification to the
Army Corps of Engineers, ensur
ing they meet tribal water regula
tions for the Culpus Bridge
Project
The Oregon Department of
Environment Quality (DEQ) and
the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) recendy requested
access to the reservation for a
stream survey.
EPA access was denied be
cause the committee felt the data
was accessible through the tribes.
The committee holds a special
interest in the outcome of the
John Day River navigability des
ignation outcome because the
Deschutes River could be next,
said Spino.
It could affect tribal and ceded
lands, so we need to keep our
heads up, said Spino.
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