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Page 11 December 20, 2 0 0 7 Spflyay Tyvnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon A p ril M ay Eugene Austin Greene Jr., A uro lyn Stw yer and R afael Queahpama are newly elected members of the Tribal Council o f the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Bernice Mitchell, Stanley Buck Smith and Ronald Suppah were re-elected to their positions on the Tribal Council. The Seekseequa D istrict is scheduled to elect their two Council representatives at the end o f the month. Seekseequa is voting Separately due to a mis print on the earlier ballot. Initially following the April 2 election, there was some specu la tio n th at the A gen cy and Simnasho results would also be rejected, and a foil re-vote sched uled. This turned out not to be the case, though, as Tribal Coun cil on accepted the results o f the Agency and Simnasho ballots. Ini pther news: I The Pelton Round Butte hy-, nroelectric project is now offi cially generating green power— a designation achieved by only ¡26 hydro plants in the U.S. ,v. ! This month the Low Impact p yd ro p o w er Institute Board certified the Pelton Round Butte project as low impact, based on an array o f planned environ m ental protection m easures. ¡The measures include a new fish bassage system that will be uri- per construction this fall. Else where: They maT not be striving to jteach the same language, but 'teachers from across the state came together this month to fo cus on a common goal: bring ing back native languages. Teach ers united at the Pshwayii Na tive American Language Teach ers Conference. The two-day Conference t$qk jpjac^ N ee-T afligh:D@sert Rpsprt^and featured Jerry Minninick? as' the keynote speaker. Teachers at tended sessions regarding topics tanging from classroom man agement and effective strategies to licensing and native ways of learpjng. The Twenty-Fourth Tribal Council o f the Confederated. Tribes o f Warm Springs took office. F ive o f the eigh t elected members are new-to the Coun cil this term, while three mem bers were re-elected by their dis tricts. The two Seekseequa Dis trict members were elected in a separate election at the end o f M arch: Seekseeq ua elected Wendell Jim and Wilson Wewa Jr., as its two Tribal Council rep resentatives. In ,other news: Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath’s voice rang out as he sang a song ,of blessing on the banks o f Whychus Creek, the steady sound of water echoing behind him. A few fe et aw ay from C hief Heath sat coolers and buckets co n tain in g 200^000 steelhead fry to be released into the creek by the crowd of nearly 50 volunteers— m arking the first titiie steelhead expected to migrate past the Pelton Round Butte dams since 1968. Volun teers and, employees from each of the various organizations rep resented spread downstream to release the tiny fish on May 12, In other news: I f som eone asks Joeanne Scott why being Native Ameri can matters to her, she now has Spilyay photo During the month of May, the Warm Springs 4-H Social Dance Club took the stage at the fourteenth annual Collage of Culture. a digital montage of photos she can offer tip as an answer. $ For Scott, it’sr all part o f a project incorporating her favor ite things— and she is one of- There were 4$ tribal mem many local students taking cul bers in the Madras High School ture to a digital level with a new Clsfss o f 20Ò7-. Several other class at Madras High School. Scott is enrolled in the Digi tal Storytelling class, and said she j cho$e to incorporate her culture into the project because of the influence it has on her life. Tribal members and organi zations from across the north west gathered at Kah-Nee-Ta H igh D esert R esort for the 2007 M ethamphetamine Pre vention and Awareness North west Tribes United Conference recently. A p p ro x im atelyv60 people attended the two-day conference: tribal members áre graduating from other high scjfools, Col leges, and post-graduate schools. G raduation cerem onies were held June 9; and also in June, the tribes hosted a banquet for the recent grads. Elsewhere: £ Few business people have the opportunity to spend a summer experiencing the thrill of the out doors full time. But for Randy Nathan and Brenda Williams, this summer will be the first of what they hope will be many summers they dm spend doing just that. Nathan ana Williams have just started their new busi n e ss N8TV Adventures. This sum m er they’ll offer guided kayaking tours as well as guided river boarding trips. In .other news: . A new exhibit at the Museum at Warm ¡Springs, rem em bers the tribes’ traditional fishing area, Celilb Falls. The exhibit is called “Rem em bering Celilo Falls.” This yearis,,the50-year anniver sary of the floddingvof Celilo Falls by The Dalles Dam. The inundation happened in March o f 1957. ; (Continuedin the next paper) Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- Open Monday-Sat Your Bargain Connection Auto Repair 9 :0 0 - 6 :0 0 me 7 1 7 S.W. 5 th St. M a d ra s Or. 5 4 1 - 4 7 5 -6 1 4 0 Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri PLU SH B L A N K E T S FREE ESTIMATES - GUARANTEED WORK USTOM EXHAUST - MUFFLERS - RADIATORS ENGINES - TRANSMISSIONS - HEATERS - AIR CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL - BRAKES SUSPENSION AND M O RE.. . . Fax: 4 ? 5 -*2677V , > 8 - 8 ■ 0 ' S. ______ A dam s Dr., . 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