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Crime of arson has serious consequences
By Su%i M acj
Fire M anagement
Fire season and hot weather
have arrived and so have the
arsonists.
Arson signifies destruction
and death. It is murder by fire,
a violent crime against people
and property.
A rso n ists d elib erately set
fires for a variety o f reasons;
profit or personal gain, conceal­
m ent o f a crim e, hate or re­
venge, pyrom ania, insurance
fraud, civil disorders (environ­
mental sabotage) vanity or the
hero syndrome and actions of
juveniles.
The crime o f arson endan-
gers the lives of the community
and the firefighters.
It can affect the economic
income of the community. Ar­
son costs the nation and the State
of Oregon millions of dollars
each year, tax d o lla rs...y o u r
dollars.
R ecently, sev eral fires in
Warm Springs were attributed
to arson. Although they were
small in size and contained in a
timely fashion these fires still
pose the disturbing reality that
arson crimes are still present in
our area.
How would you feel if your
home and all your belongings
were destroyed due to the ac­
tions o f an arsonist? W hat if
thousands o f acres o f forest­
land were destroyed by arson?
This is a serious crime and it
does affect us all.
As a community it is time to
watch out fo r each other and
our natural resources. I f you see
any suspicious activity or hear
any information that relates to
arson fires please call 9-1-1 im­
mediately.
Write down any information
you can such as license plate
number, vehicle identification
(make, model, color, and year)
and description (height, weight,
color o f hair, clothing and any
other distinguishable traits) o f
New documentary looks
at destruction of Celilo Falls
A new documentary is ex­
amining the destruction of
Celilo Falls to look at a much
bigger picture: the relation­
ship between nature and the
people o f the Northwest.
Through the Oregon Sea
Grant program at Oregon
S tate U n iv ersity, Jo se p h
Cone wrote, edited and pro­
duced the 30-m inute film
that details the use o f Celilo
Falls as a historic fishing site.
Called “Celilo Falls and
the Remaking of the Colum­
bia River,” the film traces the
history of the falls until the
time o f its ruin nearly 50
Study: of
concern to
tribes
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According to Noteboom, this
would be “a violation of the
Warm Springs treaty that guar­
antees the tribe exclusive use of
the reservation.”
N oteboom said, “If they
w anted to do som ething like
that, they could do it.”
H owever, he added, “The
tribes would be entitled to com­
pensation.”
Energy rights of way aren’t
something new to the reserva­
tion, Noteboom said. Already
companies like Portland General
E lectric and the B o n n eville
Power Administration operate
energy rights of way that cross
over the reservation.
Tribes across the U.S. have
been criticized in the past for
demanding compensation that
some view as excessive.
H o w ev er, M anion said,
“Warm Springs has always suc­
cessfu lly negotiated right o f
Culture:
project includes
recording
ways for easements across our
land.”
“We continue to look for
ways to make all parties accept­
able to terms for crossing our
lands when possible,” Manion
said.
The tribal land happens to be
located in a spot where it is easi­
est for pow er com panies to
cross the mountain range— cre­
ating a need for the land and
also the potential to create new
rights of way.
“Sometime in the future they
may very well do that, or they
may want to expand existing
rights of way,” Noteboom said.
“We’re not necessarily opposed
to that, but we want it to be sub­
ject to the absolute consent of
the tribes.”
These rights of way can have
a direct impact on the land in
terms of forest resources and
wildlife, Noteboom said. Be­
cause of that, he added, “There
has to be fair compensation for
any rig h ts-o f-w ay.
T h ey
shouldn’t be able to put one in
or expand one without the con­
sent of the tribes.”
A ccording to N oteboom ,
the process.
“It’s a work in progress, so
to speak,” Johnson said.
Documented materials will
be available to tribal members
as early as next spring through
the Culture and Heritage De­
partment; and the Museum at
Warm Springs is working with
grant funding to archive the
materials at the museum as well.
Johnson figures that at first,
she’ll have to encourage tribal
members to seek out the mate­
rials.
But for the project to work,
Johnson needs people to volun­
teer to demonstrate their crafts.
“I’d hope that people would
be willing to step forward and
volunteer their time,” Johnson
said. To do so, contact Johnson
at the C ulture and H eritage
Department at 553-3393.
The Oregon Tribes Project
w as created as a m eans to
counter the gradual disappear­
ance of many customary, mate-
glimpse o f life as it once was
at Celilo Falls, w here men
w ould gather to fish w ith
dipnets.
It also examines the cul­
tural, social and political
forces that brought about its
end, signaling a new era in the
relationship between N orth­
western residents and nature.
Oregon Public Broadcast­
ing aired the film July 12 and
July 14.
A D V D versio n o f the
film is available fo r $19.95
from Oregon Sea Grant, 322
Kerr Administration Building,
OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331.
“It's sort of opening
the door to non-Indian
usage of tribal lands.
Every tribal member
ought to be concerned
about that. ”
Jim Noteboom
Tribal attorney
“The biggest reason that we’re
concerned about this, though, is
not so much those individual
impacts. It’s the principle.”
“Now it’s energy companies.
W ell, w h o w ill be n e x t? ”
N oteboom said.
In his opinion, “It’s sort o f
opening the door to non-Indian
usage o f tribal lands. E very
tribal member ought to be con­
cerned about that.”
The Energy Policy A ct was
developed so that consumers
can receive electricity o ver a
dependable, modern infrastruc­
ture.
C o rrid o rs cro ssin g trib al
lands are also a co n cern in
places like New Mexico.
rial and artistic practices o f
today’s traditional cultures.
The project is funded in part
by the National Endowment for
the Arts, the Oregon Arts Com­
mission, and the Oregon Heri­
tage Commission.
Eleven Oregon tribal mem­
bers are participating.
In addition to Johnson, they
include: Theresa Peck o f the
B u rn s-P aiu te R e se rv a tio n ;
Cynthis Hovind o f the Confed­
erated Tribes o f Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Suislaw Indians;
B ren d a M eade and S h aro n
Parrish o f the Coquille Indian
Tribe; Elaine LaBonte o f the
Confederated Tribes o f Grande
Ronde; Janice Miller o f the K la­
m ath T ribes; Jo e and L orna
S c o tt o f the C o n fe d e ra te d
Tribes o f Siletz Indians; and
John Bevis and Gideon Farrow
o f the Confederated Tribes o f
Umatilla Indian Reservation.
The documentation will con­
tinue through September.
the person or persons involved.
The Department o f the Inte-
rio r/ B IA o ffers up to a
$10,000.00 reward for informa­
tion regarding arson fires on
Indian Lands. You can contact
Wetip at 1-800-47 ARSON (1-
800-472-7766). Please remem­
ber all information is confiden­
tial, no one will ever know who
made the call... not anyone...
not ever.
Please help keep our commu­
nity safe.
If you have any questions or
concerns please contact Warm
Springs Fire M anagem ent at
553-1146.
Harold Blackwolf Jr. was
sentenced recently to three
years and 10 m o nths in
prison. Blackwolf had earlier
pleaded guilty to assault re­
sulting in serious bodily injury,
acc o rd in g to the U.S.
Attorney’s Office in Portland.
The assault happened in
July of last year at an apart­
m ent b u ild in g in W arm
Springs.
A fter his re le ase from
prison, Blackwolf is also or­
dered to have no contact with
the victim or the victim’s fam­
ily. He will be on supervised
release for three years follow­
ing his prison term, the U.S.
Attorney’s Office said.
Sentencing set for Sept. 5
Aaron Wewa, 24, is scheduled
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for sentencing on Sept. 5. Wewa
has pleaded guilty to a count of
second-degree murder, accord-
ing to the U.S. Attorney’s Office
in Portland.
Wewa was charged with ho-
micide last August following the
death of 14-year-old Tara Tufti
at a house in the West Hills area.
Senate panel approves $10
million for salmon assistance
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)
- The Senate Appropriations
Committee Thursday approved
$10 million to help West Coast
fishing communities cope with
a severely restricted salmon sea­
son.
The money is a fraction of
the $73 million West Coast sena­
tors had requested, but lawmak­
ers from both parties hailed the
vote as a victory in a months-
long fight to win aid for em­
battled fishermen.
“We have a down payment,”
said Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore.
“These funds will go directly to
our fishermen and local busi­
nesses impacted by the restricted
season.”
Still, Smith and other law ­
m akers conceded that W est
C oast fisherm en face tough
months ahead, and they vowed
to work for a long-term solu­
tion.
“As long as there are prob­
lems with the Klamath (River
basin), our fishermen will need
our help,” Smith said.
Sen. D ianne Feinstein, D-
Calif., called the Appropriations
vote an important step to help
families and businesses hurt by
the nearly complete closure of
the salmon fishing season.
The B ush ad m in istratio n
sharply restricted com m ercial
fishing in April to protect the
dwindling population o f endan­
gered chinook salmon in the Kla­
math River.
Federal officials say they ex­
pect about 40 percent o f the
normal catch on the West Coast
this year. But salmon fishermen
expect only 10 percent o f the
norm al catch in the 700-mile
stretch of Oregon and North­
ern California affected by the
restrictions.
T he S en ate v o te fo llo w s
House approval last month of
$2 million for salmon relief.
S e c re ta ry o f C o m m erce
Carlos G utierrez agreed last
week to take the first steps to­
ward declaring an economic di­
saster for salmon fishermen in
O rego n
and
C a lifo rn ia .
Gutierrez said he was declaring
a fisheries resource disaster,
which makes fishermen and as­
sociated businesses eligible for
Small Business Administration
lo an s, but o ffers no d ire c t
grants.
Diabetes program hosts Lunch and Learn
The Warm Springs Diabe­
tes Program is sponsoring a
“Lunch and Learn” program
on Wednesday, July 26, for
IH S s ta ff and the W arm
Springs Community.
It will be held in the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness
Center Atrium from 12 p.m. to
1 p.m.
The presenter will be Carol
Kirkland, FNP.
Her topic will be Poly­
cystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Lunch will be provided
for everyone who comes to
listen to the presentation.
2001
Mersoi douty Fair & Radei
July 26-July29
Jefferson County Fair Complex, Madras, Oregon
Jefferson County Rodeo
Jefferson County Fair Complex Corwin Arena
July 28, 8:00 p.m., July 29, 8:00 p.m.
B Bar D Rodeo, Inc. Stock
NPRA approved
free w ith gate
ad m issio n
Josh Turner
Friday, July 28, 9:00
p .I I l.
free w ith gate
ad m issio n
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Though currently tribal mem­
bers are taught specific crafts
depending on the time of year,
Johnson said these new materi­
als will allow them to learn when­
ever they w ould like, ideally
spreading the knowledge of tra­
ditional skills at a more rapid
rate.
They are choosing to make
“how-to” recordings rather than
docum ent an oral history o f
how the craft came to be.
Johnson said the materials
will serve as instructional pieces.
So far they have only docu­
mented the way to properly re­
move feathers from an eagle -
something they captured on film
when Wilbur Johnson Sr. had an
eagle and asked them to record
years ago.
In 1957, when the federal
government began the operation
of a hydroelectric dam at The
D alles, the level ’o f the river
rose and essentially drowned out
Celilo Falls.
A fter that, the spot where
people throughout the West
once came to fish and trade for
salmon became another calm,
common spot on the Columbia
River.
M any view this event as a
turning point in the history of
the Northwest.
The film combines historic
films and photographs to give a
46 months for assault
General Admission ..
(12 & up)
Under 1 2 ..................... .. $3.00
(6 to 12)
Five years & under .. .. Free
Season P a s s ............... ..$16.00
Includes: concert, rodeo, and
dance.