Spíiyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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January 17, 2008
Tribes’ hydrologist also a fisheries advocate
For tw o years now, R yan
Smith has been a representative
o f the Confederated Tribes of
W arm Springs on the Columbia
River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis
sion.
Smith was born and raised on
the Warm Springs reservation,
and has deep ties to the local
landscape.
And with a Bachelor o f Sci
ence degree in Environmental
Studies, Smith has worked for
the Warm Springs tribes in sev
eral different areas.
His work has focused on the
e n v iro n m e n t, in v o lv in g the
Clean Water Act, Environm en
tal Protection A ct grants, and
the Federal E nergy Regulatory
C o m m issio n
r e -lic e n s in g
project.
As the trib e’s hydrologist,
Smith monitors water quality on
Submitted photo.
Ryan Smith represents the tribes on the Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
the reservation, and measures
snowpack.
He believes strongly in the
p reservatio n o f trib al treaty
righ ts, m o st n o tab ly fish in g
rights.
Competition seeks Native American student artists
The Office o f Indian Edu
cation is hosting the Fourth
Annual Native American Stu
dent Artist Competition.
The office, a division of
the U.S. D epartm ent o f Edu
cation, has added a new cat
egory this year for writers.
Deadline to subm it items
is March 14. Registration and
other inform ation is available
on the Internet at the follow
in g
site:
www.indianeducation.org.
T h e c o m p e titio n c e l
ebrates the values, and docu
ments the successes o f edu
cation in Indian communities.
The com petition is open
to A m e ric a n I n d ia n an d
A lask a N ative stud en ts in
grades pre-K through 12.
Through this competition,
the Office o f Indian Educa
tion seeks to inspire students
to explore the connection be
tween education and Native
culture.
The 2008 competition for the
first time will include a personal
narrative category for w riters
from grades six through 12.
Entries for the 2008 Native
Am erican Student A rtist Com
p etitio n should relate to the
them e C ircle o f E m pow erm ent:
Education, Eanguage, Culture, Tra
dition.
E ntries should reflect the
promise and importance o f pur
suing an education for Native
youth.
Submissions will be judged in
six grade levels, and prizes w ill
be awarded to first, second and
third place winners in each cat
egory.
Additional information, rules
and entry forms are available at
w w w .iridianeducation.org/sac
or by contacting com petition
coordinator Paula A revalo at
parevalo@ kauffm aninc.com or
(866) 259-0060.
In the 2007 co m p etitio n ,
E ducation: A G ift W ithout Bound-
aries, a total o f 1,379 students
from 34 states sub m itted
works in a variety o f media
that demonstrated the value
o f culture, the arts and aca
demic achievement to Native
youth.
The w inning works were
ex h ib ited in W ash in gto n ,
D.C. at the U.S. D epartment
o f Education headquarters,
the Sm ithsonian’s N ational
M useum o f the A m erican
Indian and the U.S. D epart
m ent o f A griculture head
quarters.
The 2007 exhibit is trav
e lin g to th e C h icag o
Children’s Museum; Trickster
G allery, A m erican Indian
Center, Schaumburg, 111.; An
cient Trader’s Gallery, M in
n e a p o lis, M in n .; In d ian
Pueblo Cultural Center, A l
buquerque, N.M.; and Okla
homa H istory Center, Okla
homa City.
As a fisherman and hunter,
Smith believes in the protection
and wise, long-term m anage
m ent o f natural resources.
“I enjoy watching out for cer
tain re so u rces,” Sm ith said.
“T here are so m any different
perspectives on the commission
about conservation, preserva
tion and access to the resources.
T he interesting part for me is
trying to find the right balance.”
Smith is an archery and rifle
hunter, and enjoys hunting on
the reservation for deer and elk,
either by him self or w ith his
son.
As a graduate o f the Univer
sity o f Oregon, Smith maintains
his ties to the university.
A n avid college sports fan, he
is loyal to the Ducks football and
basketball teams.
T h ere w ill be spaghetti w ith
meatballs, garlic bread, salad and
drink, for $5 per person. The
raffle tickets are $1 each or six
for $5. The raffle drawing will
be held at the museum on Feb.
14. R affle item s: O ne dozen
roses, one silver heart-shaped
The Yakama Nation will
host the w inter conference
o f the A ffiliated Tribes o f
N orthwest Indians on Tues
day-Friday, Jan. 22-25.
The conference w ill be
held in the Yakima Conven
tion Center.
For m ore in fo rm atio n ,
contact the ATN I office at
(503) 249-5770.
Sanders among school board
members recognized for service
The Jefferson County school
district this month is joining the
other 14,885 school districts in
the U.S. in celebrating School
Board Recognition Month.
J e f f S a n d e rs o f W arm
Springs is am ong those being
recognized for their service.
Sanders has served on the
509-J board for the past 20 years.
He is the second longest serv
ing member, after Steve Earnest,
who has served for 27 years.
The board members volun-
teer countless hours o f unpaid
time. “T hey w ork not only to
provide the best possible educa
tion for our students, but they
also serve as the board o f direc
tors for one o f the community’s
larg est em p lo yers,” said K ay
Baker, district superintendent.
”As your elected leaders, they
re p r e s e n t y o u in th e ir
continuing commitment to local
citizen control and d ecisio n
making for our public schools,”
Baker said.
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M useum hosts Valentines raffle, spaghetti feed
T h e M u seu m a t W arm
Springs is hosting the Annual
Valentines Raffle and Valentines
Day Spaghetti Feed Fund Raiser.
The spaghetti feed w ill be
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Val
entines Day, Thursday, Feb. 14,
at the museum Education room.
Yakama hosting ATNI
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