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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.
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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.
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