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Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club Director June Smith accepts a check from Housing
Commission Chair Priscilla Frank. There are 99 members of the club, of which 34-35 are
served daily. There are five staff members, one is half time, plus 2 youth workers for the
summer months.
Book explains migration timing
A new book sheds light on
the timing df fish and wildlife
migration, and other important
events in the lives of the ani
mals. In researching his book
IMolotfctil Time, author Bernie
Taylor, of Ncwberg, relied in
part on information from Na
tive American fishermen and
hunters. Harold Blackwolf of
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs was one of the
people that Taylor interviewed.
In beginning his book Taylor
at first was interested mainly in
the timing of the migration of
salmon. The tribal aspect of the
book came about as he sought
sources to confirm his hypoth
esis. Taylor learned that the tim
ing of fish and wildlife migra
tion - as well other important
events such hatching of birds
and insects - is tied to the phases
of the moon.
You often hear, Taylor said,
that a particular migration - a
run of salmon, for instance - is
either late or early during one
year compared to another. Ac
tually, the fish always travel on
time, but are going by the phases
of the moon, which can be sig
nificantly different from one
year to the next.
"Juvenile and adult salmon
migrate to and from the ocean
under the darker nights of the
lunar cycle and they group be
fore they spawn around the full
moon," said Taylor.
Taylor doesn't claim this as a
discovery, but rather as a re-discovery,
because Native peoples
have this knowledge. Taylor has
come to put the greatest empha
sis on the need to preserve tra
ditional fishing and hunting prac
tices, as these traditions contain
scientific knowledge: "If the
tribes stop fishing in the tradi
tional ways, then we lose the sci
ence," he said.
Taylor's book is available at
the Museum at Warm Springs.
He said he would gladly come
to Warm Springs for discussion;
any group or committee inter
ested in inviting Taylor to visit
can write P.O. Box 1193,
Newberg, OR 97132 A phone
number is (503) 554-0524.
Website is biologicaltime.com.
Legal team says Indians lacking in estate planning
(AP) - American Indians
need estate planning to prevent
Indian Country from disinte
grating into a patchwork of dif
ferent interests that can tie up
their land, a team of legal ex
perts said.
Because many Indians have
not written wills for personal or
cultural reasons, trust land has
gone to multiple owners over the
years, said Dennis Carder of
Dakota Plains Legal Services in
Mission, South Dakota.
With each generation, the
splintering worsens, he said.
"We are seeing 40 acres split
up among 900 people," he said.
"One tree could be owned by
1,000 people. The land is prac
tically useless because you have
so many owners. You can't even
cut a tree unless you get permis
sion from the majority of own
ers." Carder, Janet Routzen and
Theresa Glinski of Dakota
Plains offered a seminar Tues
day on how to protect a family's
Indian trust land.
The Indian Land Consolida
tion Act, created by Congress in
1983, governs who inherits trust
property. Under the law, the
majority interest can force oth
ers to sell land to the tribe or
even lease the property without
the consent of all the owners.
Additionally, heirs can "swap"
their shares among themselves
to create larger shares with the
approval of a Bureau of Indian
Affairs probate judge.
Individuals are not the only
ones struggling, said Routzen.
"The Rosebud (reservation)
has more than 800 probates
pending.
The Yankton (Sioux) have at
least 100," she said. "If you have
100 people for each probate,
you do your best to find all of
them."
The land plays an important
role in Indian Country and in
native culture, which is why it's
so important to prevent further
fractionation, said Glinski.
"You can do something about
the land situation. It's about eco
nomic binding of you, your tribe
and your community," she told
the audience. "You can choose
to keep land in trust. The land
is your economic base, it's what
ties you together, and losing it
could diminish your sover
eignty." Fractionation remains a huge
issue on the Santee Sioux reser
vation, said Mike Crosley, the
tribe's economic planner.
"We may have anywhere
from 50 to 900 people owning
a piece of land," he said.
Expect delays on highway
north of Warm Springs .
Drivers can expect delays
of up to 20 minutes when
traveling through the Badger
Creek-Sidwalter area north of
Warm Springs.
The Oregon Department
of Transportation is working
on a passing lane construc
tion project in this area.
Construction work will
take place Monday through
Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
through October.
The new 2-mile section of
passing lane is under con
struction between the
Warm Springs River and Mill
Creek Bridge, mileposts 87-90.
Motorists should use caution,
reduce speeds and be aware
of the workers when
traveling through the work
zone.
ODOT reminds motorists
that traffic fines double in
work zones. The posted con
struction speed limit for this
work zone is 45-miles-per-hour.
This project is expected to
be completed by October 15.
Grant helps Community Center with lunches
The Board of Directors of
the Warm Springs Community
Development Corporation has
granted $1,000 to the Commu
nity Center to assist in the pur
chase of food for the Summer
Lunch Program.
The Summer Lunch Pro
gram teaches children how to
make their own lunch as well as
learning traditions such as
choosh and proper table man
ners.
The Community Develop
ment Corporation (CDC) has
partnered with Bend's KTVZ to
run public service announce
ments all summer to encourage
tax deductible donations to the
CDC earmarked for the Com
munity Center's Lunch Program.
"The CDC is getting the word
out that with poverty skyrock
eting in Central Oregon, the
community of Warm Springs
wants to do something about it,"
said CDC Board President
Evaline Patt.
The CDC is filing grants to
private foundations to raise
money to continue the lunch
program into an after school
meal program for the kids that
attend the Community Center.
The CDC hopes to have good
news at the end of the summer
for the center.
"Lunch during the school
year may be the only meal the
youth of Warm Springs get, and
we're looking to bridge the gap
and get them at least a snack
for after school starting this fall,
" said Stan Nowakowski, execu
tive director of the CDC.
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Tribal casino revenues top $16.7 billion
(AP) - Tribal casinos pulled
in more than $16.7 billibn in
2003 as Indian gambling contin
ued to grow across the country,
according to a National Indian
Gaming Commission report re
leased last week.
An incomplete survey
showed an increase of more
than $2 billion in gambling rev
enues, or 13.7 percent, over the
2002 total. Eighteen tribal casi
nos have not yet reported earn
ings. Almost half the increase
came from the 54 casinos in
California and northern Nevada,
where three new facilities were
added in 2003. Revenues there
totaled nearly $4.7 billion, an
increase of more than $1 billion
over 2002.
The second largest growth
was in the eastern region, seven
states stretching from Connecti
cut to Florida.
"This growth has allowed
tribes to create jobs, develop
economically, build infrastruc
ture within their communities
and provide services for tribal
members," said commission
chairman Phil Hogan.
The eastern region includes
Connecticut's two Indian casinos
- Foxwoods and the Mohegan
Sun - which are among the most
profitable gambling facilities in
the world. The 24 casinos in the
seven eastern states brought in
$4.3 billion in gross revenues.
Hogan told tribal leaders at
a meeting Tuesday that the rev
enues grew faster than antici
pated, and he expects them to
continue to increase for the next
five or six years.
Tribal leaders were in Wash
ington meeting with members
of Congress to talk about the
casinos and other issues.
"We're excited to see the
growth. Obviously the number
means it's a good day for a num
ber of different people," said
Charles Bunnell, chief of staff
for the Mohegan tribe. "Hope
fully it's a sign that the economy
is improving in the region."
The Mohegan Sun employs
about 10,000 people; Foxwoods,
operated by the Mashantucket
Pequot tribe, employs about
13,000. Both are in eastern
Connecticut, not far from
Rhode Island.
Daniel J. Little, legislative af
fairs manager for the Pequots,
said the increase could be attrib
uted in part to a growing accep
tance by the public of tribal ca
sinos. "They're becoming more of
the norm," he said.
In 2002, 348 casinos re
ported revenues to the commis
sion. Tuesday's report included
information from 330 casinos.
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Jamboree Day
There will be a Jamboree
Day at the Warm Springs
Community Center on
Wednesday, Aug. 4. The activi
ties begin at 1:30 p.m. The day
will include a soapbox derby,
plus games for young people.
The Community Center
will be hosting classes in the
afternoon for young people
who want to learn how to put
together a soapbox derby car.
For information call the
Community Center at 553-3243.
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