Spilyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Tribes welcome Timber Council Problem of sea lions remains
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs are hosting
the Thirty-Sixth Annual Na
tional Indian Timber Sympo
sium. The symposium con
tinues through Thursday,
May 16.
This is the annual gather
ing of the Intertribal Timber
Council, which was estab
lished in 1976 in Warm
Springs.
The five-day symposium
began on Sunday with a golf
tournament at Kah-Nee-Ta.
On Monday of this week
was a pre-symposium work
shop at the Museum at Warm
Springs. Subject was tradi
tional crafting of the Confed
erated Tribes.
Over 60 tribes and Alaska
Native corporations currently
belong to the council.
The Timber Council sym
posium agenda includes field
tours around the reservation,
including the mill, Simnasho
fuels reduction, and the
Pelton-Round Butte facilities.
Dave McMechanZSpilyay
Terry Courtney Sr. demonstrates net-making at the
museum for Timber Council symposium guests.
The timber council is the
nationwide consortium of
tribes, Native Alaska corpo
rations and individuals dedi
cated to improving the man
agement of natural resources
of importance to Native com-
munities.
T im ber harvest issues,
huckleberry conditions, other
first foods and wild fire are
among several symposium
agenda items.
Births
Jasika .Ann Brunoe
Frank Brunoe and Bobbie
G ilbert are pleased to an
nounce the birth o f their
daughter Jasika Ann Brunoe,.
born on April 18, 2012.
Jasika joins brother Adae,
and sisters Aloshe. and
Catherine.
Elvis ]de Tewee
Isaiah
Tewee
Stephanie Pratt o f Madras
are pleased to announce the
birth o f their son Elvis Jae
Tewee, born on May 4, 2012.
Elvis joins brother Zain.
G ran d p aren t on the
father’s side is Melvin Tewee
Sr.
G ran d p aren t on the
m other’s side is Elizabeth
Culps;
and
Eeilah Queahpama
Cory D. Johnson and Alice
F. Farias o f Warm Springs
are pleased to announce the
b irth o f • their Leilah
Queahpama, born on May
12, 2012. ,
G ran d p aren t on the
father’s, side is Michelle Jim
of Warm Springs. Grandpar
ent on the mother’s side is
Vernice Switzler.
Some tribal fishermen forward.
Sea lions that are marked
support the lethal removal
of sea lions from the Co for removal must be docu
mented as targeting spring
lumbia River.
The matter, though, re Chinook or steelhead near
mains controversial. Last the Bonneville Dam.
The sea lions must also re
week, the Sea Shepherd
C onservation Society, turn to the dam, despite non-
based out of Washington, lethal hazing such as fire
delivered letters to the of works,
The lethal program began
fice o f Gov. Kitzhaber,
calling for an end to the in 2008. Since then, 38 sea
killing of sea lions in the lions have been trapped and
removed.
Columbia River.
Tw enty-eight o f those
Last O ctober, a U.S.
House of Representatives mammals were killed. Ten
committee, on a bipartisan were sent to aquariums and
29 13 vote, approved a zoos. There have been no
measure that would speed requests for the mammals
up the application process from zoos or aquariums this
necessary for tribal and year.
‘T’vehad reports of this,”
state authorities to obtain
a permit to kill up to 10 said Bruce Jirn, Chairman of
the Warrh Springs Fish and
sea Hons per year.
T he A rm y C orp o f Wildlife Committee. “It got
Engineers estimated that to the point where I started
sea lions ate more than handing out sea lion bombs
5,000 adult male salmon for the fishermen to throw.”
I f you go to the river,
in 2010— or 4 percent of
you’ll see sea lions in action,
the salmon run.
The approved measure, “right where our tribal fish
H R 3069, says, “T he ■ ermen are working,” Jim said.
population o f California
sea lions has increased 6- Lethal rem oval
In December of 2010, an
fold over the last three
decades, and is currently independent task force rec
greater than 250,000 ani ommended lethally removing
more of the animals.
mals.”
By august of 2011,.O r
Two sea lions were cap
tured by Washington State egon, Washington and Idaho
in early April and were had all applied for permits to
killed by lethal injection.
remove sea lions.
Specifically mentioned in
The sea lions that were
put to death are the first the measure approved last
this year, after a federal year as entities eligible for
judge ruled last month that permits were: The Confed
the program could move erated Tribes o f Warm
Springs, the Corifederated
Tribes of the Umatilla, the
Confederated Tribes and
Bands of Yakama, the Co
lumbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission, and the
Northwest states.
Jim said eventually, the
tribes will apply for a per
mit.
“This all ties in with the
package,” he said. “These
are our traditional hunting
values, whether it’s sea li
ons or any other species
that once sustained our
people.”
In March this year, the
National Oceanic and At
mospheric Administration
reauthorized the lethal take
of California sea lions.
The mammals are pro
tected under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act,
so killing them requires the
federal agency’s perm is
sion.
Makah whale hunts
In 2005, the Sea Shep
herd Conservation Society
opposed the Makah whale
hunts.
“The whales must be a
necessity for food,” repre
sentatives of the organiza
tion said.
“T he M akah do n o t
qualify because they volun
tarily broke their tradition
and have no need for whale
meat for food purposes.
They argue that the need
is cultural. This is not a
recognized need by the
IWC.”
Warm Springs Community Calendar
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Thursday, May 17
T h e re is a W o m e n ’s
Strength Training Class at
12:10 today at the Commu
nity Center.
There’s Snack Attack at
3:45 today at the Commu
nity Center; Beading with
Marge Is at 4 p.m.; and the
Reawakening Program is
from 5-7 p.m.
Nutritionist Linda Porter
is putting on seminars on
S u g a r M a n a g e m e n t at
3:30 and 5:30 p.m. in the
Health & Wellness kitchen
conference room.
JCMS Parent Confer
ences will be held May from
4-6:30 p.m.
Friday, May 18
There is Senior Fitness
Class at 10:45 this morning
at th e S e n io r C e n te r.
Strength training class
starts at 12:10 at the com
munity center.
Today in Carol’s Room
after school they are having
popcorn and a movie.
The JCMS Track and
Field Awards & Dessert is
this afternoon. They will be
doing equipment clean up
and turning in uniforms at
3:40. The d e sse rt and
awards are at 4:40 in the
Com m ons. Parents are
welcome and please bring a
s to re -b o u g h t d e sse rt to
share.
Friday at the Jefferson
County Library Film Center
they are showing Midnight in
Paris, rated PG-13, at 7:30
p.m. The film center is in
the Rodriguez Annex, next
to the library in Madras.
Saturday, May 19
R e c re a tio n ’s A n n u a l
Spring Yard Sale is today
in the front yard of the Corn-
munity Center from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Contact Carol at
541-553-3243 to reserve a
table.
The Museum at Warm
S prings B oom er C lassic
Golf Tournament is May
19 at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort
Golf Course. Registration is
at 9 a.m., shotgun start at
9:30. Proceeds will benefit
C o m m u n ity E duca tio n a l
Programs of the Museum at
Warm Springs.
The N a tiv e T h u n d e r
Show & Shine Poker Run,
b e n e fittin g th e W arm
Springs Boys & Girl Club,
will be held today at the In
dian Head Casino parking
lot.
The Madras High School
G irls’ Basketball Team is
raising money for its Sum
mer Basketball Program
with can and bottle drives on
May 19. They will be at both
the Erickson’s Parking Lot
in Madras and the Warm
Springs Community Center
parking lot from 10am and
2pm.
A potluck dinner and
prayer gathering fo r the
Warm Springs C h ristia n
community will be at 6 p.m.
at the High Lookee Lodge
Tribal Room. You are invited
to unite in prayer for the
community, churches and
fam ilies. This comm unity
gathering takes place the
th ird S a tu rd a y o f each
month.
The Madras Aquatic Cen
ter is putting on the 2012
MAC Slam Co-ed Softball
Tournament May 19-20 at
Juniper Hills Park in Madras.
Sunday, May 20
The Relay for Life Can
cer Awareness Event “Swim
for Life” at The MAC is on
May 20 from 4-6 p.m. For
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c a ll the ing class during the noon
Jefferson County Chamber hour today at the commu
o f C o m m e rce 5 4 1 -4 7 5 - nity center.
2350.
Today in Carol’s Room
A fundraising raffle is be at Recreation - Snack At
ing held for Elyse Bagley, tack is a fte r school and
who is traveling to Europe Beading with Marge is at
this summer as a People to , 4.
People Student Ambassa
Today’s Cultural Class
dor. The raffle includes a will be the Warm Springs
stay at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort language and a presentation
and a stay an Imperial River on Spirituality. It’s from
Company rafting trip. The 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the base
drawing is May 21. If you ment of the education build
want tickets you can call ing.
541-460-2290.
Monday, May 21
Monday is a 2 hour late
start for all 509-J schools.
There is Senior Fitness
Class today at 10:45 at the
Senior Building and a Cardio
Circuit Class at noon at the
Community Center.
In Carol’s Room today
th e y a re p la yin g board
games from 3:30 to 5:30 and
then the room is open until
6:45.
Today’s Cultural Class
will be the Paiute language
and a presentation on Pray
ing. It’s from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
in the basement of the edu
cation building.
Tuesday, May 22
T u e s d a y is H e a lth y
Breakfast at the Health &
W e lln e s s C e n te r in the
kitchen conference room.
Jeri Kollen will make a pre
sentation on Managing Dia
betes.
A HOPE Diabetes Class
will be held May from 11
a.m.-noon in the Health &
W ellness C enter kitchen
conference room. The top
ics are D iabetes and Its
Complications. A light lunch
will follow.
There is Strength Train
Wed nesday, May 23
There is Water Aerobics
class this morning at the
Kahneeta Village Pool at
10; 15 and Senior Fitness
Class at 10:45 at the Senior
Building.
Today in Carol’s Room
- Craft time is from 3:30 to
5:15, Beading with Marge is
from 4-5 and the Sewing
Circle starts at 5:30.
Today’s Cultural Class
will be the Wasco language.
It’s from 3:30 to 5pm in the
basement of the education
building.
Reawakening Program is
from 5-7 p.m;
Thursday, May 24
There’s an ECE Fun Run
this morning at 9:30. And,
a W omen’s Strength Train
ing Class starts at 12:10
today at the C om m unity
Center.
A Food Handler’s Class
will be held from 2-4 p.m. in
the IHS Atrium.
There’s Snack Attack at
3:45 today at the Commu
nity Center; Beading with
M arge is at 4; and The
Friday, May 25
There is Senior Fitness
Class at 10:45 this morning
at th e S e n io r C enter.
Strength training class starts
at 12:10 at the community
center.
Today in Carol’s Room
after school they are having
popcorn and a movie.
Today is the deadline to
submit items for the next
edition of the Spilyay Tymoo
com ing out W ednesday,
May 30th.
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The Community Center and Recreation Department Present
~ Spring Yard Sale ~
Saturday, May 19, 2012
~ Set-up time 8:30-9 a.m. - Sale from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ~
Com m unity W ellness C enter Front Courtyard
Tables are limited ~ To reserve a table, call Carol at 541-553-3243
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