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August 8, 2012
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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.
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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.
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