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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 2009)
Spily^y T y m o o September 24, 2009 Psge 9 Indian casino directive may be revised According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, the Obama administration may ease a re strictionpreventing some Indian tribes from building casinos away from their reservations. The Bush administration ap plied the standard that a casino be within commuting distance from the tribes’ reservation. The Interior Departm ent, which runs the Bureau o f In dian Affairs, is reconsidering that directive, according to The Wall Street Journal. George Skibine, a deputy as sistant secretary at the BIA, is quoted in the article as saying that a decision on whether to change the policy could come “fairly soon,” The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have the long standing proposal to build a ca sino at Cascade Locks, part of the trib e s’ ancestral Ceded Lands. T he com m uting distance standard could be an obstacle that opponents of the project could use against the proposal. I f the directive were lifted, a potential major hurdle would be overcome. The Wall Street Journal article, by A.D. Pruitt and Peter Grant, summarizes the situation as fol lows: “A reversal (of the directive) would pose more competition to existing casinos that are get ting pummeled by the economic downturn. Owners o f some of those casinos and their support ers in Congress are putting pres sure on the Interior Department to maintain the restrictions on new developments o ff tribal lands. “B ut h ave-not tribes are hoping the Obama administra tion will view casino develop m ent as a cheap way to stimu late the economy without tax dollars.” Central Oregon Livestock Auction Hay f ) Grain D Vaccines a Vet Supplies Cattle & Horse Minerals & Supplements Pet Food & Supplies (Cante Horse Does] .Ranching Supplies n Tack. le t us know what you need for your outfit! Fisheries: (Continued from page 1) One of the fishermen, Albert Kalama, fishes year round dur ing each o f the fishery seasons, usually with family members who learn from him, much like he has learned from his broth ers Melvin Tewee, Roland and Sterling Kalama, and cousin Alfred McConville. In 1983 he began to set nets with his older brother, Melvin Tewee. He continued learning from his brothers Roland, Ster ling and Foster Kalama. By age 18 he was fishing with a drift net. For the past eight years he has been fishing with his cousin Alfred McConnville. His girlfriend, Angela Polk, fishes w ith him. T h eir crewmembers consist of their sons, their nephews, or friends. Their sons like being there. Since the early ages of 4 and 5, they have been fishing every summer. But sometimes it is just Angela and Albert. They credit their sobriety to fishing on the Columbia. Albert . has been sober for 8 years; and Angela for 1 year. “It provides a natural high, and it brings us closer together as a family,” ex plains Angela. They provide a good ex ample with their sobriety as their children spend a lot of time with them on the river, learning from Albert and helping him. They learn that it is a lot of work to hang, repair, and clean their nets so that they are alwaysJprepared to go out onto the river, or dip net from scaffolds. “One o f our boys was born in The Dalles because we were here fishing,” she explains. They camp at the Celilo access site with mahy other families and fishermen, who become one large family o r community. Many o f them went to the hos pital when her son was born. She goes on to explain that fishing has become a way o f life for her and her family. They sup port their children, and take care o f them with fishing as a means o f income. They fish the Co lumbia River nine to ten months out o f the year. “It helps keep us busy, and we are able to take care of our family financially,” Albert explains. F ro m F ebruary to early tradition of the river A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or people involved in the shooting of livestock on the reservation. Up to seven head of livestock have been shot recently in the Schoolie and Simnasho areas. If you have information regarding this matter, call 553-2001. Hours: Week nays 0:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Phone:475-4845 . ' ’ MADRAS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS j ^ . K6H NE£TA £ »«ÖHIÄWBT »SORT ft CASINO V F The B ack Bear Diner in Madras Home o f GRr rrE A T Family Food! LISTEN TO W H IT E BUFFALO HOME FOOTBALL GAMES ON Varsity Football 2009 9 /2 5 F ri - Home vs. Crook County 10/23 Fri - Home vs?Parkrose 10/2 Fri - Away a t Grant Union 10/30 Fri - Away a t Pendleton 10/9 Fri - Away a t LaGrande 11/6 Fri - Away a t Mazama 10/16 F ri - Home vs. Klamath Union ALL GAMES START a t 7PM $ R O C K A R T PR O D U C TIO N S W arm S p rin g s C u sto m ¿ jcre e n -F rintin g March is the winter commercial gillnet fishery, targeting stur geon, which is sold to commer cial buyers, and steelhead and a few early spring Chinook. From March to April, Albert does ceremonial fishing for the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs. These Chinook are sto red fo r cerem onial p u rp o se s such as funerals, mëmôrials, name giving, or traditional feast. If the spring run is large enough then there are commercial sales in May and early June. In June there are summer commercial sales. The largest and most exten sive fishery starts in late August and runs until late September, and possibly early October. This is the fall commercial gillnet fishery, which is currently going on at any one of the sites. The STAG restaurant & lounge in Downtown Madras 1 2.0 More MHS Sports Thurs 9/24 - Volleyball Hosts The Dalles & Fresh/Soph Football at Crook Cty Sat 9/26 - Boys Soccer hosts Silverton, Firls Soccer is in Woodburn Tues 9/29 - Volleyball hosts Pendleton, Girls Soccer at Dallas Thurs 10/1 - Volleyball at Mt View, Cross Country in The Dalles Fri 10/2 - Boys Soccer Hosts Willamette, Girls Soccer at Klamath Union, Fresh/Soph Football at Grant Union Sat 10/3 - Volley hosts the Madras Invitational Tues 10/6 - Volleyball & Girls Soccer host Bend, Boys Soccer at Bend Wed 10/7 - Fresh/Soph Football hosting Bend Selena Boise/Spilyay Sign indicating the tribal fishing a c c e s s site at Celilo. The fall season fisheries are important to tribal fishing fami lies, and provide an economic benefit to communities along the river. The fall fishery is of ten viewed as the backbone for the tribes fishing economy be cause o f its reliability. Platform fishery is open all year for subsistence use. All four tribes maintain subsistence fish ery in their own tributaries all year, as long as there are fish available. Both treaty and non-treaty fisheries see adjustments in the season as they are managed on actual run size, not pre-season forecasts. The current forecast of sum mer Chinook is 70,700. Harvest rates have been agreed to as part of the U.S. v. Oregon Manage ment Agreement. Kentucky Fried Chicken Hwy 97 on the South Side of Madras KFC Central Oregon Livestock Auction A Cattlemen’s Supply Store. A Special Invitation to Our Warm Springs Friends A Celebration Potluck from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 at the Oregon City Evangelical Church 1024 Linn Avenue, Oregon City Celebrating the work, accomplishments o f O.C. E vangelical Church together with the Warm Springs Tribes over the p a st fi v e years. Come prepared to participate and share your memories. Questions? Call (503) 656-8582. Monthly Crime Statistics for August 2009 W.S.P.D Calls for Service, Police Reports and Response Time Staticstics CATEGORY Events Police Reports Priority One Calls Average Response time(Priority One) Average Response time(Priority Two) W .S.P.D U n iform C rim e R ep ort o th e r than P art 1 Crim e S ta tistic s Elder/Adult Abuse 1341 241 346 Assault & Battery 5-6 min Malicious Mischief Assault Forgery/Fraud Theft Weapons Violations 6-7 min Sex Offenses W.S.P.D Arrested Persons Number of Native Adults & Juveniles NDDHD CATEGORY Native Adults Native Juveniles TOTALS Reward W ell Help! The next deadline to subm it item s to the Spilyay Tymoo is Fri day, Oct. 2. Thank you ! 189 23 212 W.S.P.D Arrested Persons Number (Native, Non- Native, Adults & Juveniles) CATEGORY Native Non-Native TOTALS 189 20 209 W.S.P.D Telephone Calls, Calls for 9-1-1 and Alarm Calls/Signals Received at Dispatch NDDHD (Paraphernalia) DUII Liquor Violations Intoxicated/Detox Disorderly Conduct Child Abuse Runaway (persons under 18) Restraining Order Violations Domestic Violence Fights in progress CATEGORY Disturbance Number of Telephone Calls Received Reckless Drivers Number of 9-1-1 Calls Received Number of Alarm signals Received 2932 Shots Fired 235 Attempt/ Suicide Child Neglect Harassment/Stalking 36 Totals 0 1 12 4 22 6 5 4 “ 14“ 16 23 4 74 2 2 7 1 2 15 7 36 13 10 1 2 283 W.S.P.D Traffic Accidents, Citations Injury Accident 196 3 4 Fatality Accident 0 Speeding Defective Equipment 1 1 5 Failure to maintian lane 3 Operators license required 11 Traffic Stops Non-Injury Accident Seat Belts W.S.P.D Uniform Crime Report Part 1 Crime Statistics - C:alendar Year CATEGORY Murder Manslaughter Assault resulting in serious bodily injury Assault with a dangerous weapon Rape Sex Abuse of a minor Robbery Arson Theft > $1000 ----- FTPTTëlôrTîri----- Possession of Fire Arm) Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ----------- 0 0 1
