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Mgy 2, 2012 Spilyay Tymoo, Wgrro Springs, Oregon Pgge 8 • Inspiring Parents at KNT Compromise sought in mascots use SALEM (AP) - O ppo nents o f a proposal to ban the use o f Native Ameri can names and images as mascots for O regon high sch o o ls are seek in g a waiver to allow districts to work out agreements with local tribes. The O regon Board o f E ducation is considering a rule th a t w ould strip state funding from any school or district that continues to use a Native American mascot af ter July 1, 2017. The rule defines “mascot” as any name, symbol or im age that depicts or refers to an American Indian tribe, in- dividual, custom or tradi tion. A vote is expected at the bo ard ’s m eeting May 17. ' Rep. Sherriè Sprenger, a Republican from Scio, pro posed the waiver option, saying it would bring “re spectful dialogue within a community.” News from Indian Country Feds closer to first tribal national park 7JJerl Lynn Brunoe (above) and Direlle Calica (below) were speakers at the conference. 9 1 : ' ' - ' - . ■ , T h e W arm Springs Com- 3 'm unity C ounseling C enter hosted the annual Parenting Conference in April at Kah- Nee-Ta. When planning the confer ence, “We wanted to bring in speakers in the profession who are tribal members,” ex p l a i n e d Caroline Cruz, H u- m an Services general m an- ® ager. A m ong the speakers '^were Jeri Brunoe and Direlle B ru n o e sp o k e o f h e r grandm other’s influence on her life, and o f the times in her life when she relied on her teachings. “Your life is like a book and you are the author,” en couraged Brunoe, during the first o f tw o k e y n o te a d dresses, discussing positive thinking. D irelle Calica, attorney, shared her experience with the Canoe Journey, and a cul Calica. tural exchange with the Maori people o f N ew Zealand. W hen asked by the audi ence about her form ula for success, Calica replied, “Be motivated, set goals, and ask yourself, W h at am I going to do today that will help me accomplish that goal.’” Nearly 100 parents,grand parents and employees who provide services to the com munity were able to experi ence SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As the N ational Park Ser vice and D epartm ent o f In terior move closer to creat ing the nation’s first national park managed by an Ameri can Indian tribe, new details ab o u t w hat the park could look like are being released, including plans to establish a free-roaming bison herd. The National Park Service and the Interior D epartm ent on Thursday released the fi nal versio n o f a plan th a t would establish the first na tional tribal park at the South U nit o f B adlands N ational Park, which is entirely within the Pine Ridge Indian Reser vation in South Dakota. Com gress m ust still approve the establishment o f the park, but last w eek’s an n o u n cem en t means the N ational Park Ser vice and th e O glala Sioux tribe can begin implementing parts o f the plan and identi fying w hat a tribal national park looks like. “As we seek to tell a more inclusive story o f America, a tribal national p ark w ould help celebrate and honor the h istory and culture o f the Oglala Sioux people”’ Secre ta ry o f th e I n f e ii'o r K e n Salazar said in a statement. The U.S. government’s War Departm ent took what is now the South U nit from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to establish a practice bombing range in the 1940s. It was re turned to the Oglala Sioux tribe in 1976 and has since been co-m anaged w ith the Park Service. T he tribe be gan pushing for greater con tro l o f th e u n it’s 133,300 acres about a decade ago, af ter they disagreed w ith the Park Service's plans for the land. The plan released Thurs day recom m ends C ongress create a new designation for a tribal national park. D e pending on Congressional ac tion, it could be administered several different ways, includ ing as a unit o f NPS m an aged by tribal members who w ork as N PS employees or by tribal members who work for the tribe. Eric Brunnetnann, super in ten d en t o f the Badlands National Park, said one goal is to create a free-roaming, economically viable herd o f bison at the park as part o f the Park Service’s plan to es tablish arid sustain at least three wild bison herds in the central arid westerri U nited S tates o v e r th e n e x t 100 years. “We have tried for many years to put buffalo into the South Unit, but because the parcels are so small, you can’t really succeed,” Brunnemann said. H e said officials are w ork ing w ith non-governm ental organizations to test and study the viability o f piecing to gether parcels to allow for a free-roaming herd in the area and working with donors for ftinding. “N o one wants to go down the path o f a good idea if it’s going to unravel,” he said. ‘W e need to have the science and th e econom ics at the table, hand in hand.” The plan calls for the Park S ervice arid O glala Sioux tribe to enhance the wildlife habitat and im prove roads and trails for visitors in the park. A t least 95 percent o f the facilities for visitor use and park management are located in thé N orth Unit, which is connected to Interstate 90 and draws more than 900,000 visitors annually. T he South U nit draws around 9,500 visi tors, according to the National Park Service. Tribal group gets ancestral land in Mendocino SA N F R A N C IS C O (AP) - A N orthern Cali fornia N ative A m erican group is getting its ances tral land back. San F ran cisco -b ased Save th e R ed w o o d s L eague an n o u n ced this week that it had donated 160 acres in northwestern Mendocino County to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wil derness Council. The do nation was m ade in ex change for a conservation easement that will prevent the land from being devel oped. T his is th e first time th a t th e R e d w o o d s Driver accidentally takes down fiber line Last Friday afternoon, a J W arm Springs garbage truck : pulled dow n fiber lines from ; telephone poles on Holly- w ood in fro n t o f DMJ Au- < tom otive. Police immediately moved :! in to shut dow n the “four- ( corners” intersection, stop- : p ing traffic headed south. I T h e tru ck driver, w ho re ported the incident, was un- ' harm ed. The power supply to DMJ 1 was uninterrupted, as Public 'i Utilities determined that the line which was pulled down by the truck was, in fact, a fiber line. Police n o te d th a t th ere were no sparks coming from the line, but there was smoke. A resident in Elliot Heights JVreported that a line outside r their residence had becom e loose. ■ -°i • • • • 30 01 W !K T -u « 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 Monday of the month at the Warm Springs Community Action Team building, 1136 Paiute Ave, Warm Springs. Or call 385- 6944. cance to Native Americans. It is believed to have served as a tribal meeting place for hundreds o f years. “O ur ancestors’ spirits now are dancing in the wind and th e trees know irig th a t M other E arth will be saved there and protected,” Priscilla H unter, the chairwoman and co-founder o f the InterTribal council, said. The council represents 10 federally recognized tribes with ties to the region. It aims to restore Native American stewardship over the area and has previously established a 3,800-acre wil derness there. Duran Bobb/Spilyay Everett Windyboy watches as James Melvin calls for help. PP&L was contacted im mediately, and a sh o rt time later police reported a code 4 (okay), and began working on lifting the fiber line to al low the flow o f traffic to re- sume. There was no damage to any o f the pow er poles, though Internet to some was interrupted. —| by Duran Bobb . '•'Specializingin Native American Design* . y r f— — ,1 League has en tered in to a c o n s e r v a tio n a g re e m e n t w ith a trib a l g ro u p , said R uskin H artley, executive d irecto r o f Save the R ed w oods League. “(The council’s) focus on the traditional, cultural use of the land and our focus on its natural values are in align m ent here,” Hartley said. The land that was trans fe rre d — a fo re st-rim m e d meadow known as the Four C o rn e rs th a t lies n e x t to Sinkyone W ilderness State Park — includes the headwa te r o f th e M atto le R iver, hom e to coho salmon. It holds particular signifi- SALE! 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