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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Or-egon November- 22, 2 0 0 7 Page 5 Tribes, state meet at summit The Confederated Tribes o f W arm Springs recendy hosted the G overnm ent to G overn- m e n t S um m it. T he' su m m it brings, together officials o f the Qr§gon, the state’s fe<3emly recognized tribes. This is a great opportunity the ninn ' tr ^ e ^ d f Oregon,; establishing; a reMtiphship, • and workings d ila ta te ” said Axirolwi Stwyer^ T ||b $ i Council vice cnmrwomànsj of' tf%. Confederated Tribes o f ^X§hi$l^ring5. ; ^ ^ y v 'K ulO iigpski was On h ^ d representing the state; and : ori- behalf the tribes were tribal c ip r s arid their staff E £ |^ o o f th e o p e tribes were h ^ d f w ith C P\f Creek Band p f Umpqua unable to attend. Thp : sum m it, this year marking its ; tenth anniversary, yxr&s: held at K ah-N eetTa : High. D esert Re- , sort and Casino. During bis' comments, G0w- Kulphgòskf addressedthè issue o f the Confederated Tribès b f ‘ Warm Springs’ plan to develop a casin o a t C ascade L ocks. Ktilongoski has supported the tribes ;for several years, and has ap p ro v ed a gam ing com pact with the tribes for a casino at Cascade Locks. - jj A t die: suriimit, Kulongoski said die issuè'is a difficult one, but* thàt his decision tó support I die tribes is the right ónè fo r the ' sdite, the commuriity-'pf Cascade ■Locks, arid th e tribes. H e also Photo courtesy of Will Robbins Tribal Council vice chairwoman Aurolyn Stwyer met with Gov. Ted kulongoski at the recent Government to Government Summit at Kah-Nee-Ta. expressed his b e lie f th a t th é project eventually will happen. i ? H e discussed sta te health care and economic development issues; emphasizing the state’s relationship with the tribes is o f vital im portance in the many facets o f sta te g o v ern an ce. “A nd there is no state that has a bettyr State-to-tribal relationship than Oregon,” he said. Gov. K u longoski also ad dressed the issue o f w ater in eastern Oregon. H e proposed the idea o f building large water storage areas in eastern Oregon t6 help protect fish and farms, arid to guard against the poten- ti^l o f lower snowpacks in the future due tqfglobal warming. Kulongoski said he intends to ask lawmakers in February to approve spending on a feasibil ity study o f storing water above an d b elo w g ro u n d in th e Umatilla Basin. Participating in the G overn m ent to G overnm ent Summit this year were hundreds o f state and tribal officials. Tribal leaders said the sum m it is essential in keeping the lines o f com m unication opgh betwefen th e trib e s an d th e state. 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