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Spílydy Tyrooo, W %wn Springs, Oregon Page 3 January 12, 2011 Missing non-member raises questions B y D uran B o b b Spity ay Tymoo A few days after Christmas, just after hunting season had closed, a non-member and his 3-year-old daughter were found safe after it had been initially reported that he had gone hunt ing in the Foreman Point area o f the reservation. The incident has raised ques tions among tribal members. Namely, is it legal for non-mem bers to hunt on the reservation if they are accom p anied by tribal members? And, are non members allowed into closed areas? V ital S ta tistics in W arm springs has no record on file for Dustin Jones. Fie is a non-mem ber. His Facebook page lists his hometown as Redmond. Jo n e s’ family called Warm Springs Police around 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28. “We were told that it was re ported by family that he was out hunting,” Juanita Majel, spokes person for Public Safety, said. “But he was accompanied by tribal members. We were told [later] that he wasn’t hunting. He was sledding.” Search parties from Warm Springs P olice D ep artm en t, Warm Springs Fire and Safety, Deschutes County Search and Rescue, Wasco County Search and Rescue and Oregon Em er gency Management were plan ning on covering 1,000 acres o f the reservation. Just before the search began, around 12:30 p.m. on Wednes day, the Jones family notified authorities that the missing party had been found. Agencies corrected informa tion given to local media, saying that Jones had not been hunt ing on the reservation. Warm Springs tribal code ■350.220 states that no n o n member shall pursue, shoot at, or kill any wild animals or wild birds at any time within the Warm Springs Reservation. “It’s not just a rule,” Stanley Sim tustus o f Warm Springs Fish and Wildlife said. “It’s a law. The code is also written in the Treaty o f 1855. Tribal mem- u Even i f they’re with a tribal member, they have no busi ness out there.” Stanley Simtustus bers can be cited for aiding and abetting if they take non-mem bers hunting on the reservation. Even if [Jones] wasn’t hunting, he was trespassing. That’s the number one thing here. I f they said he was hunting, that would be more serious.” “It’s widely accepted,” Majel said, “that if you’re a tribal mem ber you can take a non-Indian friend with you. There aren’t any penalties that tribal mem bers can face with that. He wasn’t charged with anything, because there weren’t any laws broken that they could see.” Tribal attorney Howie Arnet said he isn’t aware o f an estab lished protocol for these situa tions. “Non-members don’t hunt on the reservation. I haven’t heard that it’s okay for them to Tribal Ski D ay in Feb. tag along with a tribal member.” O n o ccasio n , A rnet said, Tribal Council gives special per mission for groups to venture into closed areas. “For example, I love to climb Mt. Jefferson on the Whitewater side once a year. In order to do that, I will go to Tribal Council and obtain writ ten permission.” One concerned tribal mem ber noted that her father, who was e n ro lled w ith a n o th er tribe, wasn’t allowed to teach her brothers how to hunt in Warm Springs because it was against the law. Even though she and her siblings are tribal members, their father was told th a t he w a sn ’t allow ed in closed areas. “And besides, most hunting seasons are over with now, so I wonder what they were hunting.” “Even if they’re with a tribal member,” Simtustus said, “they have no business out there. That’s not an area people take their children to go sledding. Nobody supersedes the Treaty o f 1855.” The next Tribal Member Ski Day at Mt. Hood Mead ows is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 25. To sign up, call KW SO at 541-553-1968. You will need to list your name, age, and preference for either skiing or snow boarding. Also level o f abil ity, and your mailing address Information sought about restaurant vandalism The Warm Springs Police Department is seeking infor mation about a vandalism that occurred between the Christmas and New Year holidays. Employees at the Eagle Crossing restaurant; arrived the morning o f Dec. 29 to find four windows smashed, likely with rocks. While the double pained window s were repaired about a week after the inci dent — more than $1,500 to replace the windows — po lice are still investigating the incident. Randy Nathan, who owns the restaurant on Highway 26 near the southern border o f the reserv atio n with Safe school routes gets $1,000 boost The Confederated Tribes re ceived a $1,000 mini grant that will help make it safer for stu dents walking or riding to and from school. The tribes’ Grant Develop m ent O ffice applied for the grant in November, said Ashley A guilar, grant d evelopm ent project assistant. T here was a great deal o f competition for the grant: There were 304 applicants for 25 avail able mini-grants, she said. The tribes learned last week that one o f the awards, through the Safe Routes to School pro gram, went to Warm Springs for use in the Spring. The grant award should open the d o o r to fu rth er sim ilar awards in th e fu tu re, said Aguilar. The grant will help implement the safe route to school action. This could involve training for a crossing guard on school days at the busy intersection by the bridge on Hollywood Bou le vard, said Jolene Atencio, grant development director. The Safe Routes to School team took a tour o f some prob lem areas— for instance, by the elementary school and by the Je ffe rso n County, said he thinks it was an attempted break-in. " It's ju st so stupid ," Nathan said o f the event. No other major damage occurred and nothing was sto len. Repair costs will be shoul dered by tribal ventures un less arrests are made and con viction results. P olice ask th at people call 541-553-2202 with any inform ation about the inci dent. It likely occurred be tween after the restaurant closed D ec. 28 and before restaurant workers came in to prepare for opening on Dec. 29. Terri Harber — Youth Art Exhibit deadline Jan. 21 Artists and teachers are in vited to submit art done by tribal youth for the 18th annual Warm Springs TribaL Youth Art E x hibit. The theme: "Canoejourneys: Our Life on the Big River" All media accepted. Art can represent the theme. T h e M uséum at W arm Springs will show pieces during June. Individual art is encour- aged. The deadline is 5 p.m. Jan. 21. Call Natalie Moody for de tails, 541-553-3331. Food handling training sessions Dave McMechan/Spilyay On a-recent tour of the reservation student walking areas were (from left) Rick Molitor, school district superintendent; community member Lyle Rhoan Sr.; Ashley Aguilar, grant development project assistant; Nancy Collins, environmental health specialist; Louie Pitt, director of Government Affairs; Jolene Estimo, Grant Development Office director; Laurie Danzuka, school board member; Jonathan Smith, environmental health specialist; and Lonny Macy, tribal planner. administration building— after learning o f the $1,000 grant award. Washanaksha committee announces grant awards T h e Washanaksha Cul tural Trust Committee has announced new grant awards. T h e co m m ittee awarded $6,075 to the following indi viduals for the following pur poses: Lucinda D avid G reen , $1,825, for cultural events. D e lso n Suppah and K W SO Radio, $1,500, for Native American language presentation. E m erso n Squiem phen, $ 1 ,0 0 0 , drum m aking in struction. Wanda S. VanPelt, Roy Heath and Margaret Suppah, $850, shell dress preparation- and contact phone number. Space is limited, so the first ones to sign up get on the bus. Equipment, lessons, trans portation, lift tickets and lunch are all provided by Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort, who have hosted this event for the past several years. breast plate instruction. Phillip David, $300, net making instruction. Saraphine S co tt, $300, horse trappings instruction. Rose M. Charley, $300, jewelry and moccasin mak ing instruction. C o m m ittee m em bers present for the award deci sion were Dallas Winishut Jr., Sue Matters, Paul M. Patton, B rigette W hipple, Sandra D anzu ka and R o salin d Sampson. T h e Washanaksha Cul tural Trust Committee pro vides grants through the O r egon Cultural Trust., Anyone who would like infor mation on this subject, or has suggestions on safe routes to 475-6618 330 S.W. Culver Hwy. Madras Monday of the month at the Family Resources Center in Warm Springs. Or call 385-6944 Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (at lunch from noon-1 p.m.) Hour Towing 475-6618 Approved Auto Repair UNTERST / I W /BATTERIES) jMBiBifliMMiiWiiwiiiiiiiiiiiwnwiriMfiiiwirhriwiiitnilroTnm— TECHNICIANS Wednesday - 12-Noon & 7:00 p.m. Saturday - 1 0 a.m. school, can call the Grants D e velopment O ffice at 541-553- 2243. Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free assistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil cases. Speak with an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first qiirs Repair & adío Sales Alcoholics nonymous Warm Springs Community Counseling Anyone who sells food or * will be held from 2-4 p.m. in the works with food needs a card Clinic Atrium. that shows they completed train Here are the dates for the ing on how to safely prepare and single-day training sessions at handle food. the clinic: Classes will be held on the Jan. 20, Feb. 10, March 17, Warm Springs Reservation for April 14, May 12 and 26; June people who want to earn their 9, 20, and 23; July 14, August food handling credentials. The 10, Sept. 14, O c t .l l , Nov. 9, certification test will be admin Dec. 6. istered there. Call 541-5 5 3 -4 9 4 3 for de The next class on the reser tails. vation is later this month and let us show you fcta -P, 1 || If- |-.%n f l I I I ywr crearm i«» a a ---------- ir— IT — Free Battery Check & Installation with purchase
