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r Page 5 August 8, 2012 Spilygy T ym o o , W dirri Springs, O regon Appreciation for Take Back the Night event “Take Back the N ight” on July 26 was the beginning o f q u ie t p ray er an d re m e m brance o f the victim s and survivors o f sexual abuse, dating violence and domestic violence within our commu nity. Candles were lit after the first drum song, during those m om ents o f silence, Easton Aguilar provided the opening and closing prayers. A nita Davis spoke as our keynote speaker with powerful m es sages. Eagle T hu n d er sang two songs. Viola G ovenor provided music. The floor was open to any person who wanted to share their story as a victim or as a survivor, and Billy Jean Bailey did so. For this Victims o f Crime Services thanks Billy for sharing a traumatic part o f her life; and though very nervous the sharing brought Billy Jean one step closer to becoming a stronger person. Having her two daughters by her side displayed the support a victim /survivor needs. Janell Wallulatum was the emcee and created a beauti ful memory book with three anonymous stories from our own tribal people. This is their healing p ro cess, and letting this tribal community know they are not alone. Charlene Smith’s public an nouncements could be heard on KWSO promoting VOCS’ F irst Take Back the N ig h t event. D em etria Smith, V O C S’ sum m er youth w orker, and Tanya Tewee, VOCS volun teer, p ut together the candles and memory books, the sig For Life-Saving Action nifican t p o sters th a t hung fro m th e bask etb all co u rt fence. G wen Leonard p ro vided handm ade fans w ith elder abuse information. T h a n k y o u to all w ho showed up to suppùrt victims a n d su rv iv o rs, to all th e VOCS staff and volunteers, to the above listed people and to the N o rth w est P ortland A rea In d ian H ealth B oard w ho p ro v id e d fu n d in g to make this event happen. N a n cy Seyler, Program Manager, Victims o f Crime Services. CRITFC, tribes host fishers expo Courtesy photo. Tribal member United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Armando Ribeiro receives a Naval Achievement Medal (NAM) for life saving actions in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Ribeiro received the medal on July 13, 2012, Sara Thompson CRITFC Public Information Officer O v e r 170 W arm Springs; Umatilla, Yakama, and N ez Perce fishers, tribal leaders, an d co m m u n ity m em bers descended on H o o d River for the Third Annual Colum bia River Indian Fishers Expo. T h e Ju ly 27 expo was hosted by the Columbia River Inter-T ribal Fish C om m is sion. T h e o ne-day ev en t fo cused o n river safety and quality food handling. Expo p articipants learned abou t co ld -w a te r survival te c h niques; boating safety, main taining and repairing b o at engines, and basic fiberglass repair. Classes were also offered on different ways to increase the quality o f products they sell to the public and dis cussed v ario u s m ark etin g techniques for Indian-caught Lack o f permit delays drone test for bird survey During a swearing-in ceremony ajthe expo, CRITFE officer Dana Journey (center) takes the oath administered by CRITFC Chairwoman Kat Brigham and CRITFE Chief of Enforcement Davis Washines. cltides our tribal fishery.” The expo also featured a trade show o f 16 vendors. A t salmon. tendees brow sed displays on T h e m ay o r o f W hite Salmon, and local officials from H ood River and White Salmon came out to the event to mingle with tribal leaders and fishers. M any o f the p ro je c ts in th e C olum b ia River G orge require close c o o rd in a tio n w ith G o rg e communities. water safety, packaging m a terials, tribal fisheries p ro gram information, and fish ing supply businesses. Expo vendors included the U.S. Coast Guard, the Army C o rp s o f E n g in e e rs, T h e D alles M arine Supply, O r egon SeaG rant, A -l Scales, and mafiy others. Tribal fishery Grant for marketing “We have a lot o f things on the horizon for the tribal fisheries,” said CRITFC chair woman K at Brigham during her luncheon address. “We are working to restore the production-harvest con nection and rebuild naturally spaw ning salm on p o p u la tions,” Brigham said. . “There are still threats to the tribal fishery. We will do everything that we can to pro tect our treaty rights, that in- D u rin g th e C o lu m b ia River Indian Expo, CRITFC ex ecu tiv e d ire c to r P au l Lumley announced that the com m ission has received a $44,400 N ative Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative grant from the First Nations D e v e lo p m e n t In s titu te o f Longmont, Colo, O n e' o f 11 re c ip ie n ts , CRITFC will use the grant to im prove tribal salmon m ar keting efforts through an en- Photos courtesy of CRITFC. University of Washington SeaGrant trainer Sarah Fiskin is rescued from the Columbia River by CRITFE Officer Larry Risley, during a boat rescue demonstration. trepreneurial p rogram th at teaches proper food handling, harvest safety practices, and business and marketing strat egies. “This grant is a trem en dous opportunity to improve o u r salm on m ark etin g re sources to the tribal fishers,” said Lumley. ‘W e have made a lot o f progress over recent years, b ut this grant will al low us to take the program Beads, Native American Gifts, Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing Permits, Western Union, Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and Much More! T he P ortland-based Co lu m b ia R iver In te r-T rib a l Fjsh Commission is the tech nical support and coordinat ing agency for fishery man agement policies o f the Co lu m b ia R iver B asin’s fo u r treaty tribes: the Confeder ated Tribes o f Warm Springs, the Umatilla, Yakama N ation and the N ez Perce Tribe. ‘W e would like to view th is! test flight as postponed rather • cancelled,” he said. “The sea-1 son is ending for the birds tod be here. M ost o f them have’* already left, actually.” Adrean got the idea after reading a story about drone h e lico p ters b ein g used in Idaho to survey salmon eggs in river canyons too small to fly with full-size aircraft. She th o u g h t a d ro n e c o u ld cheaply and safely provide once-a-w eek aerial p h o to s that would give a m ore accu rate idea o f corm orant num bers th an th e once-a-year photo flights they depend oh now. She contacted her brother, a robotics engineer, who in troduced her to Currier. Currier said a project his students developed for a con1 test sounded like it would be just the ticket. Adrean said they went into the project thinking the air space over H aystack Rock, part o f a national wildlife ref uge, was restricted, the way it is over a military base, and there would be no danger to private aircraft. T hat would have m eant all they needed w as p e rm iss io n fro m the agency controlling the prop erty. They got that from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. B u t th e FAA in fo rm e d them that the area was n o t restricted air space, A drean said. Pilots are encouraged to stay out o f the area but not strictly barred. FAA spokes m an Allen K enitzer said he could not disclose whether the departm ent sought a perm it, b u t he confirm ed it w ould need one to fly a drone over the wildlife refuge. BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER Ä MW " 2132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs - ph. 541-553-1597 k_________________ ________________ ) to the next level.” About CRITFC (AP) Plans to launch a drone aircraft to take photos o f salmon-munching seabirds n estin g along the O reg o n Coast have been scrubbed for lack o f a permit. The Federal Aviation Ad ministration told the Oregon D e p a rtm e n t o f F ish an d Wildlife that it needs a per m it to fly even a tiny u n m anned aircraft over the off shore rocks near Pacific City that are hom e to nesting cor morants. Lindsay Adrean, predatory bird coordinator for the de partment, said officials hope to get the perm it in time for next year’s nesting season on Haystack Rock. “All the regulations sur rounding the drones are still pretty fuzzy,” she said. “Fig uring out w hat we heed and when we need it has been a learning experience for every one. I’m glad we found out b e fo re we d id so m eth in g wrong.” The survey data would go into the departm ent’s appli cation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to kill some c o rm o ra n ts to red u ce the num bers o f young salm on and steelhead eaten by the birds. The drone was developed by engineering students at Em bry-Riddle A eronautical U niversity in Florida, w ho found out about the perm it problem after getting to O r egon to do the test flights. Unable to fly the drone, th e S tudents h av e b e e n spending their tim e telling department personnel about the aircraft’s capabilities, said assistant p ro fesso r Patrick Currier. “ * Senior Menu • Children's Menu • Daily Specials 237 S.W. 4th Street, Madras • 475-6632 OKU t - to m OAlUf
