Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Tribal government
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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.
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“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
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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.
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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).
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