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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
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Dave McMechan
Huckleberry Feast
at Hehe on Sunday
More w ild goats arrive at M t. Jefferson
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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.
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