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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (May 18, 2011)
sea n O rC ol1 E 75 . S68 v. 36 no. 10 May 18, £011 Coyote News, est. 1976 May 18, 2011 U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Voi. 36, No. 10 May - Xawit’an Spring - Wawaxam 50 cents - Tribes, state host Tribal Government Day W.S. to help in veterans study By Duran Bobb S pilyay Tymoo W ith Gov. Kitzhaber standing at his side, Warm Springs Chief Del vis Heath gave the invocation at the cer emony on May 13 in Salem, recog n izin g A m erican In d ian W eek throughout the state of Oregon. The governor said that during his first term in office he realized the need for state agencies to work in cooperation with Oregon’s nine fed erally recognized tribal govern ments. Also present at the ceremony, from Warm Springs were Council Chairman Stanley “Buck” Smith, Councilman Scott Moses, and tribal G overnm ental A ffairs D irector Louie Pitt. Informational booths kicked off the day’s events in the Capitol’s G alleria. T ribal m em bers Paula Miller, Denice Clements and Doris Miller answered questions on all aspects of the reservation. “People seemed to be most in terested and fascinated with our shaptakai [Indian suitcases],” Miller said gleefully. Eric Queampts, from Umatilla, gave a brief presentation on the his tory of his reservation and the im portance o f protecting the first foods. Outside the Capitol, the flag of By Dave McMechan S pilyay Tymoo Duran Bobb/Spilyay Tribal leaders and young people meet with Gov. Kitzhaberas he proclaims American Indian Week in Oregon. the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs stands at the far right of eight other tribes, along with the nation’s state flags. Warm Springs’ flag is a reminder of the reservation’s continuing endurance since 1855, and the tribes’ ongoing re lationship with the state of Oregon. In Salem last week were the an nual Oregon tribes meeting and Tribal Agency Day, followed by Tribal Gov ernment Day. Native American veterans use the services of the Veterans Administra tion much less than non-Indian veter ans. No one is sure why Native veterans do not use the full Veterans Adminis tration (VA) services that are available to them, said Elton Greeley, director of the tribal Senior Department. The VA recently hired a professor from Colorado, Dr. Carol Kaufman, to study the situation and suggest possible solutions. Three reservations in the U.S. will participate in the study, including Warm Springs. Greeley presented this information to Tribal Council last week, and Coun cil approved Warm Springs’ participa tion in the VA study. Warm Springs VA representatives Shelia Danzuka, V ioletta Vath and Patricia White were instrumental in set tin g up the in itia l m eetin g w ith Kaufman, said Greeley. See VETERANS on page 9 Community Key decision pending on timber harvest cleanup The decision facing Council Saturday and Natural Resources By Dave McMechan S pilyay Tymoo Tribal Council met with the Natural Resources Branch last week to discuss the timber harvest on the reservation, and the possible impact on the Warm Springs Forest Products Industries mill. Tribal Council faces a difficult deci sion regarding forestry, as the annual timber cut from the reservation may have to be reduced. Council members and Natural Re sources agreed that a workshop of two or three days is needed for further dis cussion. The difficulty of the situation can be explained as follows: To operate year-round, the WSFPI mill would require an annual cut of at Blackwolf wins Indigenous Image Award Levi B lackw olf won the Out standing Calendar Award at the 2011 North American Indigenous Image Awards. The awards ceremony was held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Albuquer que, New Mexico. B lack w o lf, ow ner o f W olfn Photographies, won the award for his Powwow Model Calendar. (See the story on page 9.) Roxane Gomez, Levi Blackwolf, Mariah Monique Watchman and Jamie Hansen Douts (from left) at the awards ceremony in Albuquerque. least 45 million board feet. However, Natural Resources stud ies show that an annual cut of 45 mil lion board feet is not sustainable. Natu ral Resources said to Council that an annual cut of about 30 million board feet from the reservation is a maximum sustainable number. The sustainable harvest would pro tect important tribal resources includ ing cultural foods, wildlife and water sheds. An unsustainable harvest level, though, would leave the reservation natural resources—-timber and wild life— depleted for future generations. The tribes’ partner in operating the mill is VanPort International, which markets the wood that is cut and pro cessed at the mill. involves current job s already scarce—versus sustainable management o f the natural resource. — VanPort has said that the mill can not operate efficiently and profitably with an annual cut of 43 million board feet. The amount needed annually to run the mill and potentially make a profit would be closer to 50 million or even 55 million board feet, VanPort officials have said. The Natural Resources information presented last week also looked at scenarios to market logs in a way that would bring higher stumpage rates back to the tribes without ex ceeding the sustainable harvest. The mill, one of the last in the region, employs about 150 people, including many tribal members. The decision facing Council and NaturaLResources involves current jobs— already scarce— versus sus tainable management of the natu ral resource. Tribal management is now determ ining possible dates, perhaps in July, for the Council and Natural Resources workshop. An informed decision on this is sue is critical, Council members and Natural Resources Branch manager Bobby Brunoe agreed. This Saturday, May 21, is neighbor hood Spring Clean-Up day, hosted by the Community Safety Team. Clean-up activities will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A barbecue lunch will be provided to those who volunteer to help with this project. The volunteer work site station will be located at the Early Childhood Edu cation center. Volunteers can meet there. They will be given safety instruction, and issued garbage bags, gloves, and bottles of water. Large dumpsters will be available, so this is a good time to get rid of all ac cumulated litter from yards, roadsides and other areas. The team leader is Danny Martinez, fire chief. A contact person is Ashley Aguilar, o f the Grant Development office. She can be reached at 541-553- 2204; or email: ashley.aguilar@wstribes.org Residents from the Hollywood Bou levard and Tenino Apartments areas are encouraged to participate in cleaning their neighborhood. Event organizers ask residents to please restrain their dogs during the clean-up. Elderly or disabled people can call Sanitation for help in removing large junk such as old and unwanted appli ances. Their number is 541-553-3163. They could have someone come by on Monday, May 23, to pick up the item. Tiger VanPelt has agreed to assist with the removal and disposal of aban doned vehicles. Please contact Ahsley Aguilar for a removal application. She mentioned that the Spring Clean- Up day will also be a great time for people to fulfill any community service hours they may have pending. j L I b t
