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SCO OrCo11 Spilyay 1 ym iy o te News, est. 1976 Acquisition Dept./Serials Knight Library 1299 University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403-1205 June 15, 2011 Vol. 36, No. 12 U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 50 cents June - Atixan - Spring - Wawaxám Critical timber issue at Tribal Council Simnasho The Natural Resources Branch pre sented its recommended allowable tim ber cut to Tribal Council last week, during a two-day forestry workshop at Kah-Nee-Ta. Natural Resources is recommend ing an allowable cut of 31 million board feet per year. This figure represents the harvest level that is sustainable for fu ture generations, according to the Natu ral Resources Branch. Warm Springs Forest Products In dustries has recommended an allowable cut figure of 43 million board feet. The mill could not operate with an annual harvest of 31 million board feet, and would have to shut down, WSFPI officials say. The mill employs about 104 employ ees who are tribal members or married into the tribe. Tribal Council is now facing the al lowable cut decision, one of its most important decisions—in terms of natu ral resources and employment—in re cent memory. Natural Resources has determined that an annual cut of 31 million board feet is sustainable, while a cut beyond that level would eventually leave no harvestable timber. Over-harvesting is harmful to fisheries and other wildlife and native plants. Forest practices on the reservation over the past decades have been at high levels that are not sustainable and did not take into account the other values that are important to forest health. The tribes assumed management of reservation forestry about a year ago. D uring the workshop last week, Councilman Raymond Tsumpti said the tribes have already harvested the tim ber for five generations to come. The goal now should be to avoid harvest ing the timber of the remaining two generations of the seven generations, Tsumpti said. WSFPI has recommended har vesting timber in forest conditional- use areas. Even if this were done, there is not enough timber in the conditional-use areas to sustain the mill, said Jim Rice, tribal forest man ager. The circu m stan ces sound bleak— either lose over 100 local jobs, or over-harvest the reserva tion forest land— but there is an al ternative. See TIMBER on page 9 Company demonstrates surveillance plane L B y Dave M cM echan Spilyay Tymoo W a rm Springs Ventures is looking at the possibility of developing a test range on the reservation for un manned aircraft. Last week, a company from the Hood River area visited the reser vation to demonstrate an unmanned aerial vehicle, or small plane. The plane, about the size of a large bird, is equipped with a cam era on the bottom that transmits images, as seen from above, to a monitor screen on the ground. This technology can be used for wild land fire fighting surveillance, search and rescue, law enforcement and other purposes. The civilian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mar ket is currently estimated at $5 bil lion per year, said Anspach. The most well-known type of UAV is the drone used by the military. The military application of the UAV is about $40 billion per year. Buttons Heath (above) checks out the surveillance plane; •while (at left) Chief Joe Moses, TeleCo operations manager Jose Matanane, Councilman J.P. Patt, and Council records specialist Joelden Surface (standing from left) observe the plane’s camera display monitor. The process to develop a test facil ity for UAVs is very competitive, said Jeff Anspach, Ventures director. See UAVs on page 9 Forty-Second Annual Pi-Ume-Sha June 24-26 T h e Pi-Ume-Sha Traditional Parade this year will be in memory of the late Wasco Chief Nelson Wallulatum. Chief Wallulatum passed away a little over a year ago, on June 13, 2010, at the age o f 84. He served as C hief o f the Wascos for 51 years. The Traditional Parade is on the Saturday m orning o f Pi-U m e-Sha weekend, June 24-26. Judging o f the parade entries is at 10 a.m. in front of the elem entary school; line-up is at 10:30 and the parade begins at 11 a.m. sharp. If you have any questions, please call Ramona Baez at 541-460-0088. Pa- rade prizes for first-, second- and third- place in each category. Weekend events The Forty-Second Annual Pi-Ume- Sha T reaty Days begins on Friday evening at seven o’clock, June 24, with the first Grand Entry. Grand Entries are on Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., and on Sunday at 2 p.m. Traditional dance contests through the weekend. Pi-Ume-Sha Boxing, hosted by the Warm Springs Nation Boxing Club, begins at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, at the Community Center. The event features 30 Sanctioned US A Box ing bouts. The Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days All Indian Rodeo is on Saturday and Sun day, June 25 and 26, starting at 1 p.m. each day. Admission is $7; senior citi zens and kids 6-17, $3; kids under 6 free. Weekend activities include softball, stick games, endurance horse race, vending, etc. The Treaty, and veterans The powwow commemorates the signing of the Treaty of 1855, signed 156 years ago this month. The signing date of the Treaty was June 25, 1855. One-hundred and fifty-one tribal leaders signed the document, after a three-day Council at The Dalles. Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days began in the late 1960s. W hile com m em orating the signing o f the treaty, Pi-Ume-Sha also tradition ally honors the veterans and ser v ic e m en and w o m en o f the Arm ed Forces. For powwow information, see Cassie Katchia (541-553-0203) or Louise Katchia (541-460-0224). water fix approved B y Dave M cM echan Spilyay Tymoo Tribal Council last week gave ap proval for work to begin on a new wa ter system to serve the Sim nasho- Schoolie Flats community. Arsenic in the existing domestic wa ter supply at Simnasho is above the EPA safety standard. Simnasho residents have been using bottled water for drink ing and cooking purposes for the past four years. A p erm an en t so lu tio n to the probelm required securing $2.05 mil lion in funding. The funding now is in place, said Don Courtney, Utilities di rector. Most of the money— $1.4 million— will come from the EPA. HUD w ill c o n trib u te an o th er $4 50 ,0 00 , through an “im m in en t threat” grant. The tribes are contribut ing $200,000, leaving a shortfall o f $450,000. However, the deficit could be made up through another federal grant, said Courtney. The tribes need to begin work on the new water system as soon as pos sible, Courtney said. Otherwise, the tribes could face significant fines, he said. The tribes also need to move for ward in order to secure the $1.4 mil lion from the EPA. No other tribe in the Nortwest is receiving any EPA fund ing this year, Courtney said. The Council action last week came after a presentation by Courtney, wa ter engineer Roy Spino, and chief op erations officer Urbana Ross. Spino said the design drawings for the new water system are done, and Natural Resources is conducting a cul tural inventory. When the inventory is done, work can begin, Spino said. The projection is that the new sys tem will on line in October of 2013. The source of water will be in the Beaver Creek area. The new system will be adequate for the next few decades, said Spino. Since 2007, the tribes have spent about $200,000 on bottled water for the Simnasho-Schoolie Flats residents. Arsenic is odorless and colorless, and can appear in drinking water through natural deposits in the earth, or from agriculture and industrial practices. Ar senic is cancer causing, and can cause other serious health problems. Candidates selling raffle tickets (Note: The candidates for the Pi- Ume-Sha Treaty Days Royalty Court are in the community selling raffle tickets in support of the powwow. This is the candidate statement by Mary Olney): H ello there, People o f Warm Springs! My name is Mary Olney, a proud member o f the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs. I ’m 10 y ea rs old, Q ueen candi date f o r this y e a r ’s Pi-U m e-Sha Treaty Days. My parents are Sonia Heath and Shane Olney. My m aternal grandparents are C a th erin e W atah nad S an ders Heath. My paternal grandparents are the late M ary V. Olney and Richard Olney Sr. L Museum canoe exhibit opening next Thursday I would ju st like to take this time to let people know that I will be out in the community selling “lucky” raffle tickets fo r the Pi-Ume-Sha Powwow. I would sure appreciate yo u r support in helping me to reach my newest set goal o f becoming Miss Pi-Ume-Sha 2011. It would be my pleasure to represent my Tribe, i f I should be the one to sell the most tickets, as I love the great people and the travel to participate in powwows as well as rodeos all over the Western states. I would also like to take this opportu nity to invite everybody to all our Pi-Ume- Sha activities! See you at the powwow. M ary Olney. Mary Olney with brother Josh Olney, with the flag of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The Museum at Warm Springs this month will be featuring a new exhibit, Canoe Journies— Our life on the Big River. The grand opening for this exhibit will be on Thursday, June 23, in the lobby area and Changing Exhibits Room at the museum. The Canoe Journies exhibit, open ing the Thursday before Pi-Ume-Sha, will be on display through through Sept. 18. For more inform ation, call the Museum at Warm Springs at 541-553- 3331. Or see the website: Museumatwarmsprings.org ity of Oregon Library d on: 06-24-11 Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay J
