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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 2012)
Branch Matthew 1200 SW Park Ave. Portland OR 97205 r "1 P.0. Box 870 prings, OR 97761 ECRWSS Postal Patron A u g u s t 8, 2 0 1 2 C o y o te N ew s, est. 1976 U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 V o i. 37, N o . 16 50 cents A u g u s t- Shatm - Summer - Shatm Canoe Journey to Squaxim Paul Syrette photo/courtesy of Jefferson Greene The N’Chi Wanapam Canoe Family of Warm Springs on the journey to Squaxim Island . T h e W arm Springs canoe team completed the 2012 Journey, arriv ing at Squaxim Island on the O lym pic Peninsula, hom e o f the tribal community o f Kamilche. This is the third year that the N ’Chi W anapam Canoe Family has participated in the Tribal Journeys canoe gathering. The gatherings draw hundreds o f tribal mem bers and dozens o f ca noes for a week-long celebration.. T h e W arm Springs crew left on the journey on July 12. They ar rived at Sqauxim on July 29. The ensuring six days o n Squaxim Is land Were a great celebration o f trib al culture. In a m o d ern -d ay ad dition to the ancient canoe tradition, people at ho m e in W arm Springs were able to w atch the C anoe Jo urney ev en ts at Squaxim Island on a In tern et stream. Architect, manager next steps for school The Confederated Tribes and Jefferson County School District 509-J are m oving forward now with the financing aspects of the new W arm Springs school. For their part, the tribes will b e seeking a lo an gu aran tee from the U.S. D ep artm en t o f A griculture, said chief opera tions officer U rbana Ross. The guarantee would make it easier for the tribes to secure fu n d in g fo r th e $20 m illion project. The tribes will pay half thè total cost, and the school dis trict the,other half. T he school district issues bonds for its share, and pays th em o ff over time through district property tax. Meanwhile, the tribes and dis trict are in the process o f hiring a project manager, w ho will see the project through to com ple tion. The school is scheduled to be open for the 2014-15 school year. The tribes and district formed a com m ittee that will decide on ' — Dave McMechan Huckleberry Feast at Hehe on Sunday More w ild goats arrive at M t. Jefferson w the person to hire as project man ager. T he com m ittee includes two m em bers o f Tribal Council, the secretary-treasurer andchief opt erations officer, school board chairw om an Laurie D anzuka, the vice chairman, the district su perintendent and the director o f operations. O nce hired, the project m an ager will join the comm ittee and help determine w ho to hire as the architect, said Rick Molitor, district superintendent. The school district has hired a project manager for the con struction o f the perform ing arts center in Madras. This project Was part o f the bond proposal th a t also included the W arm Springs k-8 school. T he school district bond levy, passed by district voters in May, will also fund m ajor im prove m e n ts to th e M ad ras H ig h School sports facilities. C o n fe d e ra te d T rib e s o f W arm Springs Branch o f N atural R esources released m ore Rocky M o u n tain goats recently a t Mt. N atural Resources. “B ut goats have the ability to cross some very rough terrain, and some are starting to disperse T he Huckleberry Feast will be at the H eH e Longhouse on Sunday, August 12. Memorials for pickers and other J e f f e r s o n o n th e re s e rv a tio n . to a re a s w,e, a n tic ip a te d , lik e T hree-fingered Ja c k and Olallie fam ilies w ere, h e ld o n A u g u st 4; T h ere was also an open in g o f the Butte,” he said. “This supple mental release will help bolster them on and o ff the reserva tion.” Fourteen o f the goats have radio tracking collars, allowing biologists to follow their migra tions. T he Branch o f N atural Resources is managing the Mt. Jefferson Rocky M ountain goat population to provide cultural and ceremonial opportunities for tribal m em bers in the future. O nce an adequate population has been sustained—-50 o r m ore goats for five years— tribal mem bers can hunt the goats .on the reservation. The Rocky M oun tain goat is the rarest game ani mal hunted in the state today, with only 11 tags available in 2012. salm o n p it area in m em o ry o f B enson Heath. The tribes worked on the release project w ith the O regon D ep art m ent o f Fish and Wildlife. T he tribes and Fish and Wildlife released 24 o f the wild goats in late July, T he 24 new releases joined the goats and offspring that were re leased on the m ountain in 2010. O f the 24 new releases, 14 were nannies, one an adult billy, six year ling nannies, two female kids and one male kid. The animals had been captured earlier in the Elkhorn M ountains in Baker County. H istorically, Rocky M ountain goats lived on Mt. Jefferson. In the, early 1900s, th e p o p u la tio n dwindled and disappeared as more people settled in the region. The goats taken from Elkhorn appear to be a good fit for the Mt. Kelly Warren photo/ CTWSRO. Andrea Karoglanian, wildlife biologist of the Confederated Tribes, releases a Rocky Mountain goats at the base of Mount Jefferson. Jefferson habitat, biologists said.; An earlier survey o f the first re lease found at least 29 goats on the m ou n tain , including tw o sets o f twins. “T he nucleus o f the herd'is still up around Mt. Jefferson, on and o ff reservation land,”: said D oug Calvin, wildlife m anager w ith tribal The Rez Olympics Warm Springs Preven tion and Big Brothers Big Sisters hosted the Rez Olympics last week. Events included the sack races (rig h t), archery, frisbee throw, s o ftb a ll throw, and the long-jump. (More on page 6.) Dave McMechan/Spilyay Deer Ridge inmates to host powwow T he Native American inm ates at the D eer Ridge Correctional Insti tution will host their Second Annual Powwow next m onth. T he pow w ow will be at D eer Ridge, east o f Madras, on Saturday, Sept. 8. G rand entry will be at 9 a.m. G uests should arrive at 8 a.m. A nyone interested in attending this ev en t should c o n ta c t D eer Ridge Chaplain Tim Woods by Au gust 24. His num ber is 541-3251- 5617. You can also reach the cor- rections facility at 541-325-59991 O r send an email to: tim.n.woods@doc.state.us T h e N ativ e in m ates at D e e r Ridge are inviting dancers and drum mers to attend the event. They will have fry bread and Indian tacos, and a giveaway. A hand-drum special is open to all singers. D eer Ridge is a minim um -secu rity p riso n . I t o p e n e d in. 2007. T here are about 760 inm ates at the facility. A n average o f five Native Americans from W arm Springs are am ong the inmates. A nother 25 or so are Native Americans from other tribes. Last year the powwow was very su ccessfu l, w ith a b o u t 50 guests in attendance. 1 TECH THURSDAYS Win a Toshiba Satellite Laptop PC! Thursdays in August at 8pm and 10pm Indian Head C A S IN O See page 12 for other exciting offers. Highway 26, Warm Springs I 35« 4 >w- V 1 J
