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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 21, 2005,
Radio station revamps
KWSO, the non-profit Com
munity Radio Station owned
and operated by The Confeder
ated Tribes of Warm Springs,
will take the airwaves with a
slightly "new look" on Septem
ber 3, for the first day of school.
Broadcasting from Kah-Nee-Ta
resort, KWSO has been
providing local programming to
Warm Springs and surrounding
communities since 1986. The
station has and will continue to
offer a music format primarily
made up of a mix of contem
porary tunes and older favorites.
Music programming also in
cludes: "Talking Drum" featur
ing Powwow songs; and shows
focusing on a musical theme or
style. Other programming fo
cuses on providing the commu
nity with: information and news;
education; prevention; and cul
tural preservation.
KWSO targets listeners on
the Warm Springs Indian Res
Matters, Wolfe return
The Warm Springs radio sta
tion KWSO 91.9 FM welcomes
Sue Matters and Elizabeth
Wolfe back to the air. Both were
members of the staff when the
radio station first opened in
1986, and now have decided to
return to the airwaves with the
current staff.
Matters is the Station Direc
tor and fills the position vacated
by Mary Sando-Emhoolah, who
Cadets visit Columbia River to learn about enforcement
By Ashley Aguilar
Spilyay Tymoo reporter
Cadets gain knowledge of the
Indian peoples fishing past.
From boat rides to sight seeing
Fire Chief Danny Martinez and
Training Officer Michelle
Jensen take Fire and Safety ca
dets Jaron Wells, Zachary
Dowty, and Shanina Made along
with Police Cadet Kristy
Johnson on a trip to the Colum
bia River to educate them on
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Tymoo
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Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Management Successor: Selena T. Boise
Reportertrainer: Shannon Keaveny
Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades
Established In March 1976
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in the white house at 1100 Wasco Street.
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ervation as well as surrounding
communities in Central Oregon.
New in September the station
will focus on streamlining pro
gramming and increasing infor
mation volume. A new program
guide is in the works to inform
listeners about the new format.
One new show, "Home Fire",
will feature local musicians and
performers and will run with the
feel of a regional talent hour
each week.
Returning to the air in a new
configuration will be "Our
People and Mother Earth" a
program that focuses on Hu
man and Natural Resources.
"The Warm Springs Program"
will also return in a new format
to offer listeners insights into
current events and issues that
the Tribes face.
Morning local newscasts will
be more frequent and varied
with a focus on relevant stories.
Madras High School Sports will
has been the Station Director
until recently. Wolfe returned to
her position as Station Manager,
which she vacated to work at
the Vocational Rehabilitation
Program.
For the last 12 years Matters
has been employed for the tribes
at the Warm Springs Early
Childhood Education Center
working with families and their
children. While she will miss her
intertribal fishing areas and how
all four of the tribes share the
river.
The young cadets rode on a
jet boat called a Duckworth and
paraded down the Columbia at
high speeds. When asked "why
did you want to do this trip with
the kids?" Martinez responds,
"My motivation was to show the
tradition, custom sights and fish
ing rights, the other half was to
show 'them what inter-tribal en
forcement was about."
again be carried beginning with
live broadcasts of White Buf
falo home football action.
In collaboration with the
Warm Springs Culture and Heri
tage Department Language Pro
gram, Native language lessons
will also be revamped. The goal
is to expose listeners more of
ten to the languages, so they can
better absorb the sounds and
remember the words. The les
sons will become shorter and
more frequent and each of the
three Tribal languages (Sahaptin,
Paiute, Wasco) will be equally
represented.
KWSO operates with funds
allocated by The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. In
creasingly the station needs to
supplement that financial sup
port by seeking contributions
through underwriting, creative
fundraising and joint ventures
with for-profit or other non
profit entities.
to the air
daily contact with these families
and children she is glad to be
back at the radio station, "I'm
having fun," says Matters.
They join staff members
William "The Wilman" Robbins
DJ, Duncan Brunoe news,
Wayne Gilbert music produc
tion, Wayne Miller DJ. They
work together to make changes
to programming and the format
of the programs.
"Mj motivation was to show
the tradition, custom sights and
fishing rights ..."
Danny Martinez
Warm Springs Fire Chief
Warm Springs, Umatilla, Nez
Perce, and Yakama, signed their
treaties in 1855 and are now al
lowed to practice their fishing
rights as Native Americans.
The United States made
promises to Native Americans
and thanks to David Sohappy
Sr. the tribes can fish on the river
because of his commitment to
fighting for Native American
fishing rights.
These cases established the
legal recognition of Indian fish
ing rights, and gave Indian tribes
a voice in managing fisheries of
the Northwest. Further leading
the federal government, finally
to keep a promise made in
1939 to Indians of the Colum
bia River.
Though it is an intertribal
fishing area there are certain
restrictions on when they may
Twenty-five years
August 23, 1978
Proposed 1979 Tribal up for
review
Thick, neatly-bound volumes
of objectives and related dollar
amounts were delivered to
members of the Tribal Council
August 15 right on schedule.
Formal review of the 1979 pro
posed budget for the Confeder
ated Tribes is expected to begin
August 28.
General manager Ken Smith
told the Council that he and his
staff had worked "fairly hard"
on the budget this year, noting
that it was especially "well laid
out". lie gave credit to Cece
Smith and Jim Sizcmore for
their organizational efforts.
The proposed budget, which
branch managers and depart
ment heads will be expected to
justify to Council, would in
crease expenditures by 28,
add 38.5 new positions, and in
troduce at least six new programs.
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KWSO Radio Station staff include from top left counterclockwise: Duncan Brunoe, William
The Wilman" Robbins, Wayne Gilbert, Liz Wolfe, and Sue Matters. Not pictured is Wayne
Miller. The radio station is taking on a new look along with new faces, and new programs.
Listen to the radio station 9 1 .9 FM KWSO.
fish. The restrictions and laws
are enforced by the Columbia
River Inter-Tribal Fisheries En
forcement, who protect and
serve the rights of the people
and the eco-system's existence
in the water.
The Inter-Tribal Police En
forcement has made some suc
cess over the years stopping il
legal fishing but regrettably there
are a few incidents where they
cannot prevent illegal nets in the
water.
On the river the cadets wit
nessed an unfortunate net acci
dent, where Officers Michael
Mendoza and Perry Flory
found a gill net believed to have
drifted off Cooks Landing and
caused a waste of Salmon and
Sturgeon.
Due to the rapid decomposi
tion of the Salmon the Police
were not allowed to distribute
them between the four tribes,
which in ordinary circumstances
they would do.
All four cadets watched as
officer Flory cut the decayed
fish out one by one and reel the
net in. Officers Mendoza and
The total net appropriation
proposed for 1979 is
$10,155,386, an increase of
$2,248,666 over 1978.
Tribal revenue is expected to
reach $19,895,503, an increase
of 44 percent over 1978. "Even
this is a conservative projection
of income," said Smith.
Frontier Tavern to be sold, or
stay closed
Oregon Liquor Control Com
mission (OLCC) officials de
cided August 22 to continue the
suspension of the beer and wine
license issued to the Frontier
Tavern for 90 days.
Albert Lieferman, owner, has
been given 90 days to find a
suitable person to buy the tav
ern. That person has to be some
one acceptable to OLCC, local
and county officials and the dis
trict attorney, or the Frontier will
never be allowed to be reopened.
William Whitcly, attorney for
Lieferman, stated Thursday that
Flory threw out the fish, given
that it does well for the envi
ronment in the river. Due to
these sorts of accidents and il
legal fish netting there had
caused some damage to the
natural resources.
The importance of Native
fishing rights is relevant to how
Indians portray their sense of
tradition, knowing where the
people long past have fished is
of great priority.
ago this
he is working with a firm of
attorneys representing a pro
spective buyer, trying to con
summate a deal. Whitcly also
said that the person is a "well
known and respected man that
is of Indian origin."
Whitcly also said that if the
buyer is not suitable to all con
cerned, then they'll just "lock
the place up" and not appeal the
Calendar
Quilts & More August Classes:
Intermediate Irish Chain Quilt, August 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Beginning Log Cabin Quilt, August 26, 27, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Quillow Class, August 30, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Call for supply list, fees and to sign up, 553-1 460.
Gear-up meeting and dinner August 25, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
at the Jefferson County Middle School cafeteria. To
Introduce parents and students to the gear-up program, a
new program to help encourage students go beyond their
High School education. Spaghetti dinner served.
Cadets were also taken to see
the scaffolds under the Bridge;
of the Gods and at Cascade;
Locks areas that Native people
have been fishing for years. !
(-; The essential point of the trip
was brought forth and the ca
dets learned what the chief had
in mind looking back on history.
Native fishing rights have always
been a battle for Indians and i(
is important to know who you
are and where you came from;
Photo
by i
Ashley i
Aguilar '
Spilyay
Tymoo
Cadets on the
Columbia River
with their
supervisors
(above).
Gillnets were
pulled in and
and fish were
left behind
(below).
week
final decision.
Fish Hatchery Dedication
tomorrow
Traditional Indian ceremo
nies will dedicate the Warm
Springs National Fish I latchcry
Saturday, August 26.
Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the
ceremonies will include Indian
singing and dancing.
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