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A cougar that attacked a dog in the Simnasho area was shot and killed last week. The
Simnasho resident who shot the animal saw the cougar with the dog in its mouth. After
the animal was killed, it was taken by Conservation Enforcement Officer Oliver Kirk to
Warm Springs Natural Resources, where it was weighed and measured. Above with the
cougar are Stanley "Bear Tracks" Simtustus Sr. and Doug Calvin of Natural Resources.
Hatchery center to reflect tribal cutlure
By Nat Shaw
For the Spilyay
A second meeting focusing
on plans for a new Visitor Cen
ter at the Warm Springs National
Fish Hatchery was held Thurs
day, January 20. The meeting,
at the hatchery, featured US Fish
and Wildlife Service personnel
and local Warm Springs commu
nity members.
The Portland firm One
Two presented design ideas, sug
gestions and asked for feedback
from tribal members and fish
hatchery staff. Amy Gaskill, the
public affairs specialist for the
fisheries program in the Portland
Regional Office, stressed that
the reason for the meeting was
to try to mesh tribal culture and
fish and wildlife science, and
present it in a respectful man
ner. Wilson Wewa Jr. opened the
meeting with a prayer and song.
Wewa said he felt the visitor
center needs to make a spiritual
connection between the people
and the salmon.
"If there is any way to stress
the strength of the salmon, we
should do so," Warren R.
Clements, representing the Kah-Nee-Ta
board of directors, said.
Another suggestion was a scaf
fold to show how tribal fishing
is done.
Apolonia Santos, artist and
art consultant for Kah-Nee-Ta,
commented that people who do
not have that life experience
would like to try it.
Assistant hatchery manager
Mavis Shaw, a tribal member,
said this is a unique opportunity
for tribal members to share their
ideas, integrating their views of
time-honored salmon with the
world of fish science. Shaw
lauded the Fish and Wildlife
Service, and Amy Gaskill in par
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put into the new visitor center.
The consensus was that cul
tural history, spiritual experience,
fishery science and natural re
sources management exhibits
should be addressed in art, im
"age, tactile experience, and in
: words. ;
Clements said it is important
that we share our knowledge.
"We want to show a balanced
picture - health of salmon and
health of water. Visitors to the
Center should leave enriched by
the experience," he said.
"We need to foster a strong
sense of inclusion and partici
pation that is mutually benefi
cial to all stakeholders, as well
as to the general public,"
Gaskill said.
Wilson Wewa commented
that, "We are known as a pro
gressive tribe but we still have
great respect for the old stories
and legends. We need to hear the
messages from the elders."
With that, a discussion
evolved on the feasibility of
having seniors tell legends at the
visitor center. It was agreed that
the elders would be paid and that
would have to be included in
annual budgets.
The group was asked by
Gaskill to share their draft con
cept paper with others and get
detailed comments back to her
by Feb. 15. She will then com
pile them and present them to
One Two by the end of Feb
ruary. It was decided that interpre
tive signs at the visitor center
would be in the Warm Springs,
Paiute and Wasco languages.
The group will develop ideas
on how to effectively convey the
strength of the salmon and, at
the same time, showcase the
spiritual connection that Indian
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people feel with the salmon.
Other ideas included show
ing what both wild and hatcher
y salmon eat, show legends of
the rock formations leading into
the hatchery on the wayside
signage, explain tribal sovereignty
and treaty trust responsibilities,
communicate the importance of
healthy water and healthy air to
the salmon and people. An over
riding theme might be that
salmon and Native American
culture are inseparable.
Those in attendance included
Rich Johnson from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service's regional
office in Portland; Mike Paiya,
Warm Springs National Fish
Hatchery manager; Mavis Shaw,
assistant manager; Gaskill;
Roberta Guarino, fish and wild
life volunteer and photographer;
Carol Leone, executive director
of the Museum at Warm
Springs; Terry Macy,
videographer; Warren R.
Clements; Apolonia Santos;
Greg Leo of the Leo Company
in Portland; and representatives
from Two One Design Com
pany in Portland. If the tribal
public would like to see a copy
of the Visitor Center plans, con
tact Mavis Shaw at the hatch
ery, 553-1692, extension 24.
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Native art
An exhibit of Native Ameri
can art of the Columbia River
is on display at the Portland Art
Museum. The exhibit is called
Vc of the River - Kulir
Arts of tlx OrrjoH Trrriary,
and runs through May.
Organized by the museum
and curator Bill Mercer, this is
the first exhibit at the Portland
Art Museum to focus on the art
of American Indians who lived
along the Columbia River.
People of the Rirer brings to
light artistic traditions that
emerged over thousands of
years and countless generations.
On view are more than 200
objects dating from the pre-con-tact
era to the middle of the 20'1'
century. The display will account
for the most extensive collection
of these artworks ever as
sembled. Many of the artworks
will be on public display for the
first time.
A catalogue featuring photo
graphs of the entire collection
will be offered for sale at
$49.95.
In addition to the exhibition,
there will be a symposium on
Columbia River sculpture on
Feb. 19, from 1-4 p.m. There is
a symposium on Columbia River
basketry March 26; and April
30 the subject is Columbia
River beadwork. On May 28
and 29, the museum hosts a Co
lumbia River art market, spon
sored by the Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
Admission to the museum ex
hibits is $10 for adults, $9 for
seniors and students, and $5 for
youth 5-18 years of age. Chil
dren under 5 are admitted free.
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