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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 2009)
r “I E Coosh EEWA: The w^y it is Use caution on H w y 3 near the new media center By Selena Thompson Management Successor ‘ I rem ember years ago there was talk o f a communications center for KWSO, Spilyay Tymoo, and Spilyay P u b lic R elatio n s. Speaks Today that has be com e a reality for the two remaining departments. T he new building is complete and everyone has moved in. I f you haven’t been to the new KW SO and Spilyay office on Hwy 3, you should come and check it out. O ur long awaited move has finally happened and we are getting settled into our new building. T here are still a few kinks being w orked out and we are progressing slowly but surely. Moving is not w hat it used ''to be w hen you moved furni ture and files. The digital age has made this a slow progression. While our completion is nearly here, we are still functioning as a newspaper and radio station. W hen you do come to visit, I would caution you , to watch for cars speeding up the hill, as it is dangerous to pull o ut in fro n t o f a vehicle sp eed in g around that corner. H ad a near accident there already. I looked left, then right, then pulled out and was alm ost hit by a fast moving vehicle coming from the left side. I believe the speed limit there is 45 miles per hour, because o f the blind corner. So please take c a u tio n w h en co m in g up around th at blind corn er b e cause there will be cars pulling in and out o f the new building from day to day. W hen pulling out onto hwy 3 take caution as well because there are speeding vehicles com ing around that blind corner. Anyway, you should definitely w atch for signs o f a possible open house to be held after ev erything is up and running like a well-oiled machine. Huckleberry Feast is scheduled for Sunday, August 2nd, at He He Longhouse Spilyay Tymoo July 30, 2009 Letters to the Editor Pipeline O n Ju ly 7, I a tte n d e d a scoping meeting that introduced an a lte rn a tiv e p ro p o s a l by Palom ar Gas Transm ission to b u ild a n atu ral gas p ip elin e through W arm Springs. As I listened to Palom ar’s and tribal departments presen tations, it started to sound like a done deal. However, we were to ld a decisio n w o u ld n ’t be made until the end o f this year. O n July 9, I read an article in T h e M adras Pioneer. O n page 3, a headline read: “Gas: Tribes suggest, support alterna tive route.” W hile reading through the article, I did not come across any W arm Springs tribal m em ber names. There was nothing in the story that anyone from Warm Springs made any kind o f com ment. T he article informs us, July 13 is the deadline for public co m m en t to F E R C for their en v iro n m en tal im p act state ment. M ost o f the comm ents I did re a d re g a rd in g any ro u te th ro u g h W arm S p rin g s was those made by Madras people suggesting the pipeline route through Warm Springs. Just like me, many o f the Madras people said they didn’t w ant the pipe line’ routed through their land either. T he Madras Pioneer article also pointed o ut that Palomar prom ised their project w ould bring $800 million to Oregon. A bout $9 million would be di vided between the seven coun ties they cross in Oregon. And, their project will bring about 2,000 construction jobs to Oregon. C o m m o n sen se tells m e W arm Springs will receive a very tiny, fraction o f those mil lions and any tribal m em ber em ploym ent will be brief and menial. I f we are going to sell out, let’s do it right! I would suggest at least 10 percent o f Palomar’s profit, annually for as long as the pipeline runs through our reservation. In addition, a $10 billion insurance policy to cover the cost o f lost natural resources caused by gas leaks, explosions o r n atu ral d isasters, su ch as lightening strikes, earthquakes or wildfires. W arm Springs already has Highway 26 running through it and we have very limited funds to cover the cost o f guarding and protecting our “closed” arj eas along Hwy 26. We have outsiders helping them selves to o u r bear grass, fire w ood, pine cones, huckle berries, fish and wildlife. We also get cam pers w ith recreational vehicles that destroy our closed areas. I t is hard enough trying Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Thompson Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the white house at 1100 Wasco Street. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274. FAX No. (541)553-3539. E-Mail: spilyay@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. Ü Page 4- to guard and protect our closed areas, it will be even harder to guard and p ro tect this lethal pipeline. The pipeline Would cross sev eral rivers and streams in Warm Springs. Any natural disaster, such as w ildfires o r ero sio n w ould destroy w ater supplies, fish beds, our forest, traditional food gathering sites and the soil. It would change and devalue the landscape all along the pipeline route. O ur fishing and hunting sea sons are now extremely limited. Already, I tell my children that our hunting and fishing seasons were never as limited as they are today. W ith this pipeline, we will be telling our children, “We used to have a lot o f beautiful forested land, we used to have beautiful rivers and lakes, we used to fish and hunt, gather roots and huck leberries here.” The Palomar Gas Transmis sion has made a lot o f lucrative promises. I would ask, “D id the people o f Exxon Valdez make the same kind o f promises?” Tribal m em bers have been prom ised we will have m ore scoping meetings to voice our opinion on this pipeline p ro posal. These future scoping m eet ings would be an excellent time for tribal members to speak up and help our leaders consider b etter business venture ideas th a t will give us p erm an en t, meaningful employment. There has to be better busi ness ventures than this pipeline. I know many tribal m em bers have excellent ideas about m ore worthw hile business ventures. We just need to give tribal mem bers the opportunity to speak up. The internet provides exten sive, excellent sources o f infor m ation regarding the proposed Palom ar natural gas pipeline through Oregon. Redine Kirk-Billy Create jobs D ear W arm Springs people, You could hire local cowboys to tam e a n d tra in th e w ild horses. Wild and fearful horses do n o t sell well— but tame and use- fiil ones would. M ore h o rse sales p er year could be had. The rodeo world needs good horses and bucking stock. L et p eople in o th er states know they are available. Every one knows that Indian ponies are special. T h e e ld e r h o rs e tra in e rs know well how to do it— honor them . T hey co u ld teach th e younger ones and pass on tribal tra d itio n s th a t w o rk w ell. Younger m en could be trained too. T hey could be useful in range m anagement also. Wild Indian ponies are n o t a “p roduct”— they are a special gift from your Creator. We all have to answer to Him about how we have cared for His gift. A very negative approach to the horse population would be. to spend hundreds o f thousands o f dollars to build a facility big enough to have holding corrals for live horses, trucks to trans port them, a killing plant, a meat processing and packaging plant, a m arket office, a disposal plant to get rid o f blood, guts, bones, hides and manure. M oney for all sorts o f per m its to o p e ra te , in s p e c tio n fees— and the federal govern m ent departments checking on everything. It would be a great expendi ture o f m oney and a loss o f privacy. B ut the greatest loss w ould be the respect o f many th o u s a n d s o f h o rs e lov ers. Would they still come to you with th eir m oney? W arm Springs would have a “black eye” that would never heal, even if they shut down the plant. LaLa De Lude voluntary. You or your child’s decision will have no im pact on your or your child’s eligibility for services. In addition, you may withdraw your consent to par ticipate at any time. To those interested: A consent form is available at the W arm Springs Community Counseling Center, and will be available at the sur vey site. T hank you very m uch for your consideration o f this re quest Marcella, Dabi, Rachel, Youth survey D ear parents, (Note: the following letter is in regard to a youth survey Session held between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. this Wednesday, July 29 at the Warm Springs Community Cen ter.) The Community Counseling Center is very excited to be par ticipating in the O regon Native Youth Survey. T he purpose o f this research project is to help identify the needs o f youth in our community and to develop strategies for working with N a tive youth. You are being asked to allow your child to participate in the study— you have been selected because your child is between the ages o f 12 and 19 and part o f the tribal commu nity. I f you provide consent, and your child agrees to complete the survey, your child will re ceive a $20 gift card (for 80 par ticipants) for participating in this study. In addition, you and your child will be part o f our efforts to im prove services to Native youth. Privacy: P arents are being asked to let us include inform a tion about their children in this effort. N o identifying inform a tion will be collected as part o f this study—-in other words, no one will be able to tell which youth participated. M andatory reporting: T he only exception to privacy might be if a youth approaches a staff member with information about their intent to harm themselves or others, or that they have been harmed. In this case, our staff would need to report this to the appropriate authorities. Procedures: Youth w ho par ticipate will be asked to complete a w ritten survey. T he survey co n ta in s ap p ro x im ately 110 questions and will take about 40 minutes to complete. The sur vey asks about many parts o f your child’s life: relationships with family and friends, experi ences in school, the community you live in, cultural activities, drugs and alcohol, firearms and crime. The survey will take place in a group setting; however, youth will n o t share their answers to any o f the questions w ith other mem bers o f the group. A m od e ra to r w ill w alk th e y o u th through the survey and be avail able to answer any questions the youth may have about the sur vey. Risks and discomforts: Your child may feel uncom fortable with some o f the questions we ask in this survey. H e/sh e can refuse to answer any questions h e/sh e is uncom fortable with, o r skip questions h e/sh e does n o t w ant to answer. Staff will be available to provide support and assistance if any youth w ho experience distress or are upset by any o f the questions. Rights as a volunteer: Your child’s participation in the O r egon N ative Y outh Survey is the Community Counseling Cen ter. re ta ry an d K a t B rig h am (Umatilla) was elected treasurer. The 2009-2010 officers rep resent the third consecutive year that three out o f the four of ficer positions have been held by women. Colum bia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission Apologies I am sorry I broke tribal law on 4-29-09 by breaking tribal code 310.510.1 want to say, this will never happen again. Adrian Tula. CRITFC hire Rebecca Miles, N ez Perce tribal member, and official, was selected by her treaty tribal of ficials to lead the C olum bia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis sion (CRITFC) 2009-2010 of ficer team as its chair. Miles elec tion this morning makes her one o f the youngest commissioners to serve in the position. “I am honored to serve at this table,” Miles said in her ac ceptance address to the commis sioners this morning. “I look at this table as a fam ily, We rely on each other and to have a woman in this position show s th e tru e state o f the tribes. A t one time it wasn’t nec essary to have a woman serve in these roles but today it takes everyone. It’s my goal to move C RITFC forw ard, p rotecting our sovereignty, and exercising o u r tre a ty re s e rv e d fish in g rights.” Miles has accepted leadership roles early in her career having been elected as the N ez Perce Tribe G eneral Council Chair man at the age o f 27 where she served four years before being elected in May 2004 to the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Commit tee (NPTEC). Miles is a current member of N PTEC and the first woman and youngest person to serve as chair for N PTEC. She has a reputa tion as a problem solver and is a strong advocate for natural re source issues, working extensively on the Snake River Basin adjudi cation, endangered species recov ery and habitat restoration, and treaty reserved rights. Miles is the third consecutive fem ale chair, su cceeding N. K a th ry n “ K a t” B rig h am (U m atilla) and Fidelia A ndy (Yakama). She will serve in dual roles as activ e m e m b e r o f th e N P T E C an d as com m ission chair. “It’s been an amazing year,” said Brigham. “We’ve come a long way b ut there is more work to be done. The commission is in good hands and I ’m confident that Chairwoman Miles will con tinue to protect the tribes’ treaty rights and treaty protected re sources.” Retiring Chair Brigham pre sided over C RITFC during a year that saw a change in Ad ministration, restoration o f Pa cific Salmon Treaty funds and working with the N orthw est In dian Fisheries Commission on a unified approach to protect ing tribal and tribal treaty rights. “I was familiar w ith K at and her ability to lead before I was elected to N PTEC ,” said Miles. “To come here and serve along side her and to w ork with her has been a true honor.” B ruce Jim (Warm Springs) was elected vice-chair, Fidelia Andy (Yakama) was elected sec I am sorry I broke tribal law on 6-1-09 by drinking under the age o f 21, failing to keep my p ro m ise o f n o t drinking. I w ould like to say I ’m sorry. I apologize to my girl and my family. I am truly sorry for what I did. Sammy Culps Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 6-5-09 by D U II 310.510. I was driving and endangering people by drinking and driving. I was not in any condition to be driving and wasn’t thinking o f the serious consequences o f causing harm to others. I apolo gize to the people w ho were driving. I will consider th at I c o u ld have in ju re d o th e rs. Henry J. Yahtin. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 6-18-09 by disorderly con duct and child neglect. I apolo gize to the Warm Springs Res ervation. I t will n o t hap p en again. Sonny Yahtin.' I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-7-09 by Jiaving a marijuana pipe on my car, and for being intoxicated, also for contem pt o f court for failure to appear. I apologize to S.H, D .H ., and L.T.B. This old lady has finally seen the Eght and it w on’t hap pen again. Patricia J. Brown. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 4-25-09 by assault and bat tery on my co m p an io n T.D. Sorry, it will n ot happen again. I apologize to T.D., and the po lice. I am very sorry and please forgive. Melvin Scott Sr. I am sorry I broke tribal law in July 2008 by assault and bat tery. I was involved in a fight that occurred in the trailer courts at O itz Loop. I have n o t denied my p art in this situation and have taken full responsibility for my actions. First, I am sorry to G.S. and to the community. I am sorry, I have been sentenced accordingly. Clarice Tewee. I am sorry I broke tribal law by possessing drug parapherna lia (m arijuana pipe) on tribal land. I have been to treatm ent since then, trying to heal my m ind in a positive manner. I can guarantee that it w on’t happen again. Duane H. Luton. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-10-09 by committing the offense o f assault at 1713 Fos ter Street. I apologize to I.B. I have a year to correct my mis takes a n d learn fro m them . Curtis Brown. I am sorry I broke tribal law o n 5-30-09 by assault and bat tery at 1713 Foster and violat ing a restraining order. I apolo gize to I.B. I deeply regret the turm oil I ’ve p u t you through. Curtis Brown. 1 J
