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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 11, 2012)
Dn d ~ 370 '61 Branch Matthew 1200 SW Park Ave. Portland OR 97205 C oyote News, est. 1976 July 11, 2012 Voi. 37, No. 14 July - Pat’ak-Pt’akni - Summer - Shatm The com m unity center vot ing polls were busy on Tues day, as tribal members were deciding the Warm Springs k-8 school proposal. B y Dave M cM echan Spilyay Tymoo Results of the referendum were yet not available for this publication. For the re sults tune in to KWSO 91.9 FM. Also see Spilyay Tymoo on F ace bo o k. And th e re are flyers with the results at the post office, adm inistra tio n b u ild in g , and o th e r places around the commu nity. More referendum cov erage in the next Spilyay. T he tribes and Portland General Electric this sum m er are continu ing negotiations regarding the Cas cade Crossing Transmission Project. A potential route o f the line includes the W arm Springs Reservation, on an existing Bonneville Power A d m inistration pow er line corridor. A cost appraisal for use o f the c o rr id o r is sch e d u le d fo r n ex t m onth, w hen the business negotia tio n s b e g in , a c c o rd in g to th e timeline for the project. Identifying tribal environmental mitigation and conditions require m ents is scheduled for the fall, with a business agreement between the two parties possible injanuary 2013, according to the timeline. C o n stru c tio n o f th e electric transmission line w ould happen in 2014. The project is large, and fi nal construction is expected in 2017. P G E is proposing to build and operate about 215 miles o f trans m issio n lin e , ru n n in g fro m Boardm an in the east to Salem. The Sidwalter area o f the reser vation, with its existing BPA corri- Jayden Builder helps get the vote out Tuesday. . Duran Bobb phowspiiyay . Fisheries work on John Day T h e tribal N atu ral R esources Branch is now working on the sec ond phase o f a three-phase resto ration project on the Middle Fork o f the Jo h n Day River. T he area being restored is the Oxbow Conservation Area, a lj022- acre tribally-owned property near the reservation boundary. The land is managed by the tribes for the protection and enhancement o f salmon, steelhead, bull tro u t and other species im portant to the tribes. N atural Resources in 2011 com pleted the first phase o f the project, called the O xbow Tailings Restora tion Project. T he first phase addressed in stream habitat along the south chan nel o f the bifurcated river, in the upper half o f the project area. This phase used about 400 whole trees to construct log jams, channel span ning structures, and floodplain wood features. N atural Resources this m onth is initiating Phase 2, which will remove the no rth channel o f the bifurca tion, reconnecting the Granite Boul der Creek along its natural route to the south o f the channel. The third phase, scheduled for 2014-15, will be the largest phase, and calls for the construction o f m ore than a mile o f new river chan nel, reconnecting w ith Ruby Creek U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 50 cents Cascade Crossing project timeline Referendum Day Richard M acy casts his ballot Tuesday m orning. on on the lower half o f the project site. As Phase 2 is getting under way, Natural Resources staff are team ing up with the H ood River a n d jo h n Day staff to salvage fish from the Middle Fork Jo h n Day River on the O xbow Conserva tion Area. Phase 2 will also involve the rem oval o f 30,000 cubic yards o f mine tailings, bringing in dp to 17,000 cubic yards o f soil, and rem o v al o f 3,400 feet o f th e ditch created by the dredge m in ing that bifurcates the river. - See FISHERIES on page 3 dor, is one proposed route for the new line. As w ith existing lines on the reservation, the tribes would be compensated for providing the ease m ent to P G E. Because the proposed line would follow an existing corridor, the p o tential environmental impact is miti gated. The tribes will conduct pub lic hearings on the proposal before a final action is taken. T he tribal Integrated Resource M anagem ent Plan process w ould apply for permitting. As the project also crosses federal land, the N a tional Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) process also applies. Between Boardm an and Salem, the proposed line w ould cross 64 percent privately-owned lands; 20 percent lands managed by federal agencies; 14 percent lands on the W arm Springs Reservation; and 2 percent state or municipal lands. P G E would also build four new substations and upgrade existing substations. T h e purpose is “to help m eet O reg o n ’s grow ing energy needs, enable development o f more renew able energy projects and enhance reliability o f the region’s electrical grid.” Culture Camp is back on The Culture Camp at Peters Pas ture is set for A ugust 20-23. There had been talk o f canceling the camp this year, as the long-time organizer, Arlene Boileau, had retired from the project. T he Culture and Heritage D e partment is now organizing the camp w ith assistance and advice from Boileau. T h e C ulture Cam p is a 20-year sum m er tradition for tribal youth. T h e "youth w h o participate stay at P eters P astu re fo r the three-day camp. T hey m ake their ow n rules o f conduct, and learn ab o u t cul tural practices, such as languagë, bead in g , fishing, an d th e sw eat lodge. T his year th e cam p th em e is N am i Twanat, o r Following O ur Traditional Ways. T he camp requires the coopera tion o f many individuals and orga nizations. T his year C ulture and H eritage w ishes so far to thank Boileau, OSU Extension, Michael Martinez, Rosanna Jackson o f the Comm unity Counseling Prevention Program. T here is a $25 fee to attend the camp b u t scholarships are given. T he scholarship w orkshop is on A ugust 7 from 10 a.m.-noon. T here are scholarship requirem ents in two different age groups: Ages 8-13: Write a one-page es say on “W hy you w ant to go to camp.” Ages 6 and 7: D raw a picture for submission in lieu o f essay. Registration deadhne is July 29, with payment due on A ugust 10. Telecom marks milestone with one hundredth customer W arm Springs Telecom marked a milestone in June, signing up its one hundredth customer, tribal el der Perthina White. A team o f Telecom staff sur prised the long-time reservation resi dent o n Ju n e 20, arriving at her hom e to thank her for her business: The crew then installed Perthina’s brand new telephone service. “This is great,” said daughter Ina A nder son, thanking the Telecom crew for the service. Ina explained that her mother had been w ithout a landline phone for about one year. “W h en C en tu ry L in k b o u g h t Qwest, my m other didn’t realize that CenturyLink was her new phone company,” Ina said. “She threw away all their mailers, thinking it was junk mail, and eventually they discon nected m y m other’s phone.” Ina worried about her m other liv ing w ithout a telephone. “N o w . I’m glad she has this new one,” she told the Telecom staff, explaining that her biggest concern has been that her m om didn’t have a phone in case o f emergencies. '“ W hat if there were a fire here? She couldn’t call anyone,” Ina ex^ plained. A phone for all reserva- tioh residents in case o f emergency is also a priority for tribal leaders. A lthough Perthina does have a cell phone, like many seniors, she finds it alm ost too compEcated to use. She knows how to ahswer her ceU phone; calling o ut is m ore com plicated. Now, having a landEne p h o n e service, Perthina is m uch m ore comfortable, knowing how to use her “regular” phone. In addition, ceE-phone service does n o t reach throughout the res ervation, and a landline photie is m ore reliable for emergencies. R easonable cost W arm Springs Telecom works w ith everyone to get the co st o f Courtesy of Telecom. Perthina White having a phone reaEstic. Perthina was surprised to find th at her biE w ould be about $7 per month. She is getting basic telephone service with caEer ID, and is eEgible for the federal tribal Efeline support. T h is se rv ic e , w h ic h W arm Springs Telecom seUs as Tribal Con nect, makes the cost o f having a telephone $1 plus fees per m onth, for quaEfied subscribers. For those w ho also w ant broad band Internet, the support can be appEed to a bundled package o f telephone and Internet. Perthina thought she would never again have a telephone. T hen her daughter encouraged her to sign up for the new W arm Springs Telecom. W hen the team showed up to instaU her phone, she was surprised to learn the company is owned by the tribes. “I didn’t know this was our tribes’ company,” she said. She was so happy that this was the case. “W hatever the tribes own, it is to help our people,” she said. “This is reaUy good because we can go to th e m w h en ev er w e n eed them,” adds Perthina. She was also pleased by the care and speed with which instaUers J avin D im m ick and Kevin G aston used as they instaUed' the new equipment on the outside o f house and then connected h er p h o n e inside her home. “This is a very good company,” she said. “These people came w hen they said they would come, and did w hat they said they are going to d o ... I am happy that the tribe is getting it done!” W arm Springs Telecom contin ues to instaU new customers. I f you have not yet stopped by the Telecom office to sign up, they encourage you to do so, even if you are n o t in the im m ediate area to be connected. This is especiaUy true for those w ho believe they are eligible fo r the Tribal C onnect program , as the pa perw ork takes some time. As the staff was leaving, daugh ter Ina was asked if she signed up fo r h er p h o n e service. She ex claimed, “D o n ’t worry, I g o t my ap- pEcation and I wiU be signing up soon!”
