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Spilygy Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon
Ski Day
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Since the children are often
skiing for the first time, instruc­
tors are instrumental in helping
them develop technique.
According to Miller, “Even
the kids I saw getting frustrated
this morning because it was their
first time and it was challenging
to balance on a snowboard—
well, by the afternoon, after
learning how to stop, they were
loving it.”
“It was so exciting for them
to learn something new, and for
me to see them really get it and
love it was awesome,” Miller
added.
The trip was one of the most
successful ski trips to date.
“W ith 45 Tribal members
rid in g the bus from Warm
Springs and another 32
CRITFC employees and their
families, this was the largest and
most successful Tribal Member
Ski Day yet,” said Sue Matters,
KWSO Station Manager, who
coordinated the event with Julie
Quaid of the Family Resource
Center.
With each of the five “Tribal
Member Ski Days” over the last
three years, Mt. Flood Mead­
ows committed significant re­
sources to develop a strong
working partnership with the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
Since the first tribal member
visits to Meadows, the logic of
tribal member seasonal employ­
ment has been evident.
Mt. Flood Meadows employs
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The Yakama Nation, joined
by fisheries advocates and en­
vironmental organizations, sued
to block the move. The Warm
Springs, Umatilla and Nez Perce
tribes filed a friend of the court
brief in support of the Yakama
lawsuit.
“The tribes were very un­
happy when BPA decided it
didn’t want the Fish Passage
Center anymore,” said Bruce
Jim , Chairman of the Warm
Springs off-reservation fish and
wildlife committee.
Last year, the Fish Passage
up to 1,000 seasonal employees
per year— something that be­
came especially intriguing for
those who work seasonally dur­
ing the summer.
The only problem lied in the
transportation.
That’s why Julie Quaid, of
the Family Resource Center,
organized a program based on
the Kah-Nee-Ta transportation
program inaugurated last sum­
mer.
After requesting funding for
a van to drive employees to Mt.
Hood on a daily basis, more
than a dozen tribal members
were hired and are riding the
Warm Springs tribal govern­
m ent-sponsored bus to Mt.
Hood Meadows each day.
Jay Scott is one of several
tribal members to make the trip
between Warm Springs and Mt.
Hood Meadows for employ­
ment.
“I like working up here,” he
said. “Everyone is nice, and they
are having fun, both employees
and guests.”
Scott added, “I have guests
thank me for being here and
working—it really feels good to
be appreciated. I appreciate the
opportunity to come here and
work in such a positive work
environment.”
For Scott, the job provides
extra incentive— he gets the
chance to practice his own
snowboarding skills.
“I started snowboarding in
high school,” he said. “Now that
I am working up here full time
for the season, I have an em­
ployee pass with a lift ticket. I
can use my own equipment or
Center’s $1.3 million budget ex­
pired. But because of the law­
suit, the appeals court blocked
the BPA from cutting funding
for the 11 -em ployee center
pending its decision last'week.
The ruling last week confirms
the court’s original decision, find­
ing that the BPA does not have
Congressional authorization to
discontinue funding the Fish
Passage Center. The appeals
court agreed with the plaintiffs
that Sen. Craig’s provision did
not have the force of law, be­
cause the senator inserted it into
a legislative report, not in a bill.
“Giving binding effect to
passages in legislative reports
may thus give binding legal ef-
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rent at a discount and I can get
free lessons as an employee
too.”
In Scott’s opinion, “It’s a
great deal for me, I can come
up on my day off or even take
‘ride breaks’ during my shift.”
Scott is one of several em­
ployees using winter employ­
ment at Mt. Hood Meadows to
offset season summertime em­
ployment.
“In the summertime I can go
fight fires and travel, and in the
winter I can work full time up
here,” Scott explained. “This
works really well for me. I hope
they continue to provide the van
transportation because it makes
it much easier for us to get up
there.”
To find out more about em­
ployment at Mt. Hood Mead­
ows, check out their website at
h ttp :/ / w w w .sk ih o o d .co m /
mountain/jobs/
Talk to Julie Quaid at the
Family Resource Center to sub­
mit a job application and secure
a seat in the employee van.
(The Spilyay wishes to thank
Greg and Rachel Teo fo r their work
on this article, and fo r the photos.)
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Rachel Leo photo
Young skier prepares for
snowboarding.
feet to the unchecked will of a
lone person, and that is not what
our Constitution envisions,”
Judge Ronald M. Gould wrote
for the unanimous three-judge
panel, based in San Francisco.
After the ruling, Fidelia Andy
from the Yakama Nation com­
mented, “The Fish Passage Cen­
ter is just the messenger. De­
stroying the messenger because
you don’t like the scientific mes­
sage is contrary to salmon re­
covery needs. We are pleased
that the court recognized our
concerns and supported the
continuation of the Fish Passage
Center.”
(The Associated Press helped
with this article.)
Greg Leo photo
Students from Warm Springs enjoy a day at Mt. Flood Meadows.
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The project will also improve
w ater and h ab itat quality,
Gauvin said.
The tower will blend waters
from various depths, and that
will improve conditions such as
water temperature for down­
stream fish.
For instance, Manion said,
currently water in the reservoir
is being drawn 250 feet below
the surface of the water.
“The new tower will allow for
the majority7 of the water to be
drawn from the top of the res­
ervoir,” he said—something that
will address issues like oxygen
levels in the water as well as tem­
perature control.
Manion said the ability to
draw water from the top is also
what will accommodate the col­
lection facility7 for salmon migra­
tion out of the project.
Basically, Gauvin said, “We’re
increasing the habitat that is
available to fish.”
The facility' will pump water
through at a rate of 6,000 cu­
bic feet per second, Gauvin
said— an extremely high rate
that will make the tower even
more efficient.
It’s a project that will set a
new preced en t for future
projects as well.
“No one has ever done any­
thing like this before anywhere
in the world,” Gauvin said.
“We have a lot of confidence
that the facility is going to work,”
Gavin said.
Flowever, Gauvin em pha­
sized, it isn’t a project that will
have many short-term effects.
It will take several years for
the fish populations to be im­
pacted.
“It’s not going to be by 2010,”
he explained.
Updates for tribal members
will be available as the project
advances, Manion said.
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