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Accords: (Continued from page 1) A total o f 13 species o f Salmon and steelhead that pass bver the dams are listed as threatened or endangered. Through the Columbia River Basin Fish Accords, the tribes 'and federal agencies will work together as partners “on the ’ground” to provide tangible sur vival benefits for salmon recov ery — by upgrading passage over Federal dams, by restoring river and estuary habitat, and by cre ative use of hatcheries. The tribes and federal agen cies will immediately move for ward with new projects, as well /as continuing existing projects '. throughout the Columbia River basin. Í Through the accords, 200 (projects over a vast geographic area can now get o ff the ¿ground. Antone Minthorn, Umatilla chairman, said the accords al low biologists to monitor im- ' provements through two life cycles o f salmon to evaluate ’ their effectiveness and deter- ' mine a path forward. The goal, he said, is to see 5 million fish (return. “In our experience, we have • found the cooperative approach • to be most effective and most I sustainable,” Minthorn said. “In j 10 years, I believe we will have •.made a difference.” Tsagaglalal watching I Tribal and federal officials signed the agreement at Colum- ¡bia Hills State Park by the Co- -.lumbia, site of an historical vil lage and fishing site. Carved into •the rocks above is Tsagaglalal, or \She Who Watches. I “It gives us great pride and ’hope to be in this special place, with the spirit of Tsagaglalal : watching us — Our witness to this ■day, hearing us say that through (these accords we com mit to (doing more to protect and re- j store the region’s fish popula tio n s ,” said Fidelia Andy, "Yakama Nation tribal council ^member, and chairwoman of 3 the Columbia River Inter-Tribal «Fish Commission. (Shock to status quo I The accords were a shock to ' the status quo of salmon recov e ry in the Northwest, given the ¿decades of turmoil surround- May 8, 2 0 0 8 Spi’iyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 10 new approach for longtime adversaries Yakama Councilwoman Fidelia Andy, chair of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission signs the accords parchment during the accords ceremony. Warm Springs Tribal Councilman Rafael Queahpama addresses the gathering at Horsethief Park. ing the subject, said Charles Hudson, manager o f the Co lumbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission public information office. “Some people, for 20 or 30 years, have known nothing but conflict on this issue,” he said. Through the accords, “We m ove the focus away from gavel-to-gavel management and toward gravel-to-gravel manage ment,” said Steve Wright, BPA administrator. Ralph Sampson, chairman o f Yakama N ation council, said “Today we set aside litigation and opt for cooperation with our Dave McMechan photos federal partners. We have been . in the courts for ten years and Members of Black Lodge perform at the signing ceremony. have not gained the resources needed to protect these cre Lamprey benefits ations. “Now, working towards re T he accords address the covery, we will focus our efforts needs o f salmon and steelhead, and energy on the task o f fish and also focus on non-listed spe recovery instead of. continually cies such as Pacific lamprey. girding ourselves for litigation. Specifically, under these accords, Cooperation will be the nature the U.S. Army Corps of Engi o f our relationship recognizing neers plans to work to imple that both fish and hydroelectric ment adult and juvenile passage power are im portant...” improvement measures for lam prey. “ Pacific lam prey are im mensely im portant to our re gion,” said Witt Anderson, Corps program director. “Our planned passage improvements for the benefit o f lamprey are but one example of the holistic approach to fish recovery being taken by partners to these accords.” New vision Speaking before signing the agreement, Warm Springs Tribal Council Chairman Suppah com m ented’ on th e importance of •the aecor.ds for the future of Columbia basin fisheries. “If I ’m disappointed today,” he said, “it’s not because o f the contents o f the accords, but because, the young people are not here to witness this day. As the future leaders, they would have remembered this as a start ing point.” Two years ago, he said, the tribes and the federal agencies came to the table “as adversar ies and litigators. We came away with a new partnership and a new vision.” ■ (T-ne’Pi'sidti^d' Prbsstind the 'tColubtbmPdheP Idtep-Trihal '&sh Commission contributed to this ar ticle.) HUNTERS Jewelry & Loan Best prices anywhere! 90-DAY LOANS State Licensed Pawnbroker Best rates, longest terms isical Instruments *TooliMHome Electronics The Warm Springs Oral History Pro gram would like to invite all tribal eld ers (65 and older) of the Confederated Tribes to a special informative lunch eon at Kah-Nee-Ta. The Oral History W arm Springs GeoVisions Cultural Resources O ral History Program Brigette M. Whipple Cultural Anthropologist 553 -1897 *Fanta&y ds * Knives Gamer bo Games DVD’s » CD’s Program is working on many new pro jects and your cultural knowledge of these project areas is valuable. 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