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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 Culture Camp again inviting families Strengthening Families and Culture Camp— family camp Were you at the Strengthen ing Families and Culture Camp last summer? I f you were, then you know w hat a wonderful time it is to spend summer days and nights at Peter’s Pasture. This year’s summer Culture Camp, sponsored by the Warm Springs Culture and H eritage D epartm ent and 4-H , will be July 13-17 at Peter’s Pasture. The pasture is a Beautiful for ested area on the Reservation. The camp will be held as a family cam p again this year, w hich m eans th at youth and families register and attend to gether. The camp will again involve classes, campfires, swimming, sweats, and traditional cultural learning in an informal setting. Elders and other cultural in structors will be there to teach language. Watch for registration forms to be available starting in May. The cost o f registration is not yet determined, b ut organizers are aiming to keep the costs very low for families, depending on our success with fund raising. There are many community organizations that are contrib uting to the camp this year, so we know that this camp will be excellent this year. Sign up early, because there will be a limit to the num ber o f people w ho can attend. Culture and Heritage and 4- H are considering making the camp facilities available between July 17 and 23 if there are other com m unity organizations that work with families wishing to use the facilities for other camps. Costs to the community or ganization would be reasonable. C ontact Shawn M orford at 553-3238 or Myra Jo h n so n at 553-3290 for more information and to propose your idea. Tribal Employee of the Week Charlene Stacona-White of CPS Office administrator and proud grandmother My n am e is C h arlen e S taco n a-W h ite and I ’m a C o n fe d e ra te d T rib es o f W arm Springs tribal m em ber. I ’ve been married for 40 years, my husband D ennis White and I have two adult children, Denys W hite and D e n n is W h ite I I I , an d a y o u n g er d a u g h te r A lony Johnson. We are fortunate to be grandparents to 12 grand children. I have w orked fo r the Early Childhood Education, K ah-N ee-T a H igh D esert Resort and Casino, and now for Children’s Protective Ser vices program since 2005. In 2006 I was prom oted to the CPS Office Adminis trator. Victims o f Crime Services offers help to victims Fisheries (Continued from page 1) The problem at Round Butte, constructed in 1964, Is the lack o f sufficient curren t in Lake Billy Chinook, the reservoir be hind the dam. Juvenile salmon and steelhead that try to migrate downstream are unable to find th eir way through the lake because o f the weak downstream flow on the lake surface. T he selective w ater w ith drawal project is designed to create a surface current in the lake th at the fish can follow A pril 23, 20 0 9 downstream. The fish will then be collected by a screen on the surface, piped to a fish handling facility, and then transported dow nstream o f the project where they’ll swim to the ocean. The water from the tower will separately pass through turbines at the base o f the dam to gen erate electricity. In the long term, biologists predict that at least 96 percent o f the juvenile fish collected at the water withdrawal tower will be safely tra n sp o rte d dow n- stream o f the project. A lso, th e to w er’s draw o f w arm er water o ff the surface o f Lake Billy Chinook will keep the reservoir cooler in the sum mer, creating a healthier envi ronm ent for fish. Eventually, the project will help the return of spring Chi nook and sockeye salmon to the Metolius River and steelhead to the Crooked River to Bowman Dam, and the Deschutes River to Big Falls near Redmond. V O C S encourages the re porting o f sexual assaults to the tribal police or the FBI for pros ecution, but it is not mandatory unless there is child abuse. W hat can VOCS do to help you that does not include call ing the police? VOCS can make referrals to p ro fe ssio n a l c o u n se lo rs at W arm S prings C o m m u n ity Counseling (553-2305) or Best C are T re a tm e n t in M adras (475-6575), or the VOCS sup Q uestion: D o you have “bad feelings” or flashbacks about past sexual abuse? Nationwide' averages say th at one in every four fe males and one in every seven males will be sexually abused in their lifetime. Being a sex abuse victim is n o t the fault o f the victim. V ictim s o f C rim e S er vices (VOCS) helps victims o f domestic violence, physi cal assault, and sexual assault. (X ries on unclaimed lands within Oregon,” he said. “O n those lands there are other authorities that control, manage and steward the land. And we depend on our neigh b o rs to u n d erstan d how our treaty and reserved rights inter twine with their rights o f own ership.” O f the 10 million acres o f Ceded Lands, Pitt said, one-half is in federal ownership, while the other half is in state, county, cit ies and town jurisdictions. “I f we are truly concerned about our way o f life that is on I * fit W F u c a ta Proiec 1 Tribal government (Continued from page 1) The students will meet in the Treaty Room with tribal govern m ent affairs director Louie Pitt, and tribal lobbyist Michael Ma son. Pitt and Mason will discuss the issues affecting Indian coun try in Oregon. Issues o f Indian country in O regon and the N orthw est in volve millions o f acres o f land, beyond just the reservation, said Pitt. “We gave to the United States 10 m illion acres o f land, b u t kept for ourselves the right to fish, hunt, gather roots and ber- port groups. Also, VOCS advocates can provide confidential talk. Tribal crisis workers and VOCS on-call advocates are on “24-7” response through tribal police dispatch (553- 1171). You also can call a cri sis center or a hotline to talk with an off-reservation coun selor. One hotline is the Na tional Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673. Day time phone for VOCS is 553-2293. lands, on- and off-reservation, we need to talk to the people that have authority to protect our interests,” he said. Regarding the 650,000 acres o f land within the Warm Springs Reservation, Pitt said, “We kept that ourselves. N o one gave us this reservation, we ow ned it before their was a USA o r an Oregon.” Tribal Government Day, and the H onorary Page program will be good opportunities to share the inform ation in the interest o f the tribes. B ifijlin g Pride In Com m unity One Neighborhoo d 1 At A rime. P ro v id e ? osu (Continued from page 1) “O ur recent governm ent is based on th a t O reg o n State study, and we’re still living by that today,” said Suppah. “The O re g o n S tate stu d y set th e course for us as a tribal govern ment.” The tribes’ purchase o f the Forest Products mill and Kah- Nee-Ta resort are two examples o f decisions based on the plan. “The Oregon State study set Your Input, the course for us as a tribal gov ernment.” Earlier this m onth, the Tribal Council and officials traveled to Corvallis to sign a new mem o ra n d u m o f u n d e rs ta n d in g (MOU) with O regon State Uni versity. The M OUs are renewed each year, b ut this year was unique because it marks the 50-year an niversary o f the original agree ment. T he recent agreem ent says that the tribes and OSU will work together to develop ways to link W arm S p rin g s co m m u n ity m em bers w ith credit courses and degree programs. t Uu a n d J o in lis’" ,>z.l : KiO- KIOl 1 jgreene.GS'YFStribes^jrg D esigned By J e flb rso u G reèòftlòf' Notice of equipment sale This is public notification that the Warm Springs Con struction Enterprise is solicit ing bids for the sale of vehicles (listed below). Bid invitation is open to the public. Bids will be accepted until April 24,2009. Bid re q u ire m e n ts : bids must be completed on a bid form provided by Warm Springs Construction. Forms can be picked up at Warm Springs C o n s tru c tio n , no. 4 2 0 2 Holliday St., Warm Springs. Successful bidder must pro duce a cashiers check within 10 days of the official notifica tion. All sales final, vehicles sold “as is.” You may call the Construc tion office at 553-3207 for in quiries. Vehicles are located at the Construction yard for view ing. E q u ip m e n t d e s c rip tio n : 1986 GMC dump truck, 4- speed manual transmission, 5 .7 V -8, vin . No. 1GTE6D1AoGV5035. 1985 Ford F-350 crew cab 4x4, 4- speed manual transmission, v in . No. 2FTJW36L2FCB13620.1978 Chevy half-ton, 350 V-8, 2x4 automatic transmission, vin. No. CCZ148Z155701. 1963 Studebaker truck, V-8 gas en gine (un kn o w n ), 5 -speed, manual transmission, vin. no. E40-5340 (lots of spare parts). ! ffc H / ■ 8 * Pr°d uc*s Prepared Fresh Daily * ^ n tre M P aily • Featuring Hand Cut USDA Choice Steaks BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER A ll Major Credit Cards Accepted Served A ll Day Senior Menu • Children's Menu • Daily Specials 4th Street, Madras» 475-6632 OPEN6 am - topm M IIY
