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Youth harvest 855 lamprey at Willamette Falls
Tribal member youth ear
lier this month traveled to
Willamette Falls for the an
nual eel harvest. This year 12
young people made the trip,
with help from the tribal
Natural Resources Branch.
The tribal harvest of eel,
or lamprey, at W illamette
Falls began generations ago.
T he N atural Resources
Branch and tribal Summer
Youth began making the July
group trip to the falls in 2003.
This year the crew caught
about 855 lamprey, compared
to 400 last year, said Lisa
Dubisar, tribal fisheries biolo
gist.
The number of eels har
vested depends on the num
ber of harvesters, and water
conditions, Dubisar said.
This year the water was
higher going over the falls
than in previous years, due to
splash boards not going up,
she said.
Jamie Francis/The Oregonian photo/Gourtesy o f Tribal Natural Resources
Sean Sohappy and Cheyenne Wahnetah harvest eels at the falls.
Other tribes harvesting in
July were the Umatilla and
Yakima.
The Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission this
summer conducted a two-day
summit on the lamprey, which
have been declining in num
bers for several years.
Over the past 60 years, the
number of lamprey counted
at Bonneville have declined
from 400,000 to 20,000.
The lamprey is a species
o f great importance to the
riveri tribes. T he CRITFC
summit brough^together 200
biologists, resource managers
and othefs to strategize about
the fate of the eels.
“Their significance to our
culture, and their decline, is
something the region cannot
ignore,” said Gerald Lewis,’
CRITFC chairman. “And
time is running out—»We can
not afford to lose them from
our ceremonies or our water
sheds.”
The Warm Springs crew
th at harv ested eels at
Willamette Falls this month
are: Lyman Jim, Cyndi Baker,
Allee Tewee, Cheyenne
W ahnetah, Sean Sohappy,
Lana L eonard, D alton
H erkshan, Jo sep h Calica,
Raylene Jones, Inez Jones,
Kecia Florendo and Tasheena
George.
Popular art class invites tribal members
Now Open!
Warm Springs community
members are invited to make
art at the printmaking studio
in Bend, on Saturday, July 28
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Transportation and ameni
ties provided. The studio, Ate
lier 6000, will offer a solar
printing class.
All community members
aged 14 and up are welcome
to attend this free workshop
taught by Pat Clark of Ate
lier 6000. Students between
14 and 18, must be accom
panied by an adult.
All materials, snacks, bev
erages and transportation will
be provided. Meet at the
Museum at Warm Springs at
8 a.m. Spaces are limited so
be sure to sign up with Roz
ahead o f time. Call her at
541-553-3331.
Spontaneous and easy, so
lar plate etching is a non-toxic
printing process that uses light
and water instead of the tra
ditional acids and grounds.
Bring photographs or photo
Chief Joseph war shirt
fetches $877,500 at auction
RENO, Nevada (AP) - A
war shirt worn by Chief Jo
seph of the Nez Pierce tribe
has sold for $877,500 at auc
tion in Nevada.
C hief Jo sep h w ore the
shirt in 1877 in the earliest
known photo o f him, and
again while posing for a por
trait by Cyrenius Hall in
1878. The painting was used
on a U.S. postage stamp and
now hangs in the Smithsonian
Institution.
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copies to add interesting im
agery.
All work done in the work
shop will be considered for
publication in a special hand
bound book featuring multi-
generational art and literature
o f Colum bia River tribal
members. The workshops are
sponsored by The Round
house Foundation, Deschutes
County Cultural Coalition,
Atelier 6000, the Museum at
W arm Springs and Fligh
Desert Journal.
nizer o f the annual Coeur
d'Alene Art Auction, says the
shirt that sold Saturday is con
sidered to be one of the most
important Native American
artifacts to ever come to auc
tion.
American Indian scholar
Theodore Brasser says its vi
sual appeal and appearance in
the photo and portrait of
Chief Joseph makes the shirt
unique.
Overby says the sale in
volved private collectors.
The Native American
Youth and Family Center
will hold its Seventh An
nual
H ousing-to-
Homeownership Fair this
Saturday, July 28, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Native American
H o u s in g - to -
Homeownership Fair pro
vides a wide range o f
housing and homeowner-
ship resources tailored to
Indian Head Casino is bringing the action to your backyard!
Heat up your summer with a new grill, or cool off with a
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Restaurant for great dining specials!
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The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
Branch of Natural Re
sources Fisheries D e
partment has been con
ducting a lam prey
monitoring project at
Willamette Falls since
2010. The objective of
the project is to try and
determine the popula
tion abundance of lam
prey at the falls.
D ue to declining
numbers of lamprey in
the Colum bia River,
harvest has been lim
ited, with the primary
collection location for
the four treaty tribes at
Willamette Falls. Har
vest has been the only
indicator of abundance.
“There’s no limit on
harvest, but should we
be worried about the
population over Will
am ette Falls?” said
Cyndi Baker, fisheries
biologist for the tribes.
“We do know that pas
sage at mainstem Co
lumbia River dams and
h ab itat degradation
have contributed to the
decline in lamprey num
bers of the years.” .
Tracking the lamprey
return at the falls will be
used to better manage
harvest levels and alert
biologists of low returns
to protect the species
and the cultural fishery.
Native housing fair
Saturday in Portland
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• Prime Rib Special - Thursday Nights, 5pm 4 8pm, $ 1 7
Branch
monitoring
lamprey
M
the Pordand area’s Native
A m erican community.
The fair is an equal op
portunity event with a cul
turally specific focus. It is
free and open to every
one.
T he them e o f this
year’s fair is, “Establish
ing Roots for the Seventh
G eneration.” For more
information call 503-288-
8177.