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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (June 26, 2013)
June 26, 2013 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 6 Market Opening W.S. Summer Fitness challenge kicks o ff in July The Warm Springs growers market opened last week with a cook-out. The market will be on Fridays at the campus park. Commercial fishery for chinook, sockeye T h e W arm - S p rin g s,’ Y akam a, N ez P erce and Umatilla tribes began com mercial sales from their sum mer fishery last week. This is the first significant commercial fishery o f 2013. Pre-season forecasts estimate 73,500 summer chinook and J 80,500 sockeye. D epending on the actual run sizes, Indian fishers may h a rv e s t ap p ro x im ately 20,000 summer chinook and ;12,000 sockeye, m o s t o f which will be sold commer cially. Both treaty and non-treaty fishery catches will be ad justed throughout the season as the run size is updated. The tribal fishery is pro tected under 1855 treaties with the federal government, w here the W arm Springs, Yakama N atio n , U m atilla, and N ez P erce trib es re served the right to fish at all usual and accustomed fish ing places in the Columbia River Basin— a treaty right th a t reserves cerem onial, subsistence, and commercial uses. Tribal and non-tribal har vest rates have been agreed to as part o f the U.S. y: Or egon M anagem ent A g ree ment. T h e u p p e r C o lu m b ia R iv er’s su m m e r c h in o o k p o p u latio n s— p o pulations destined for the Wenatchee, Methow and Okanagan river system s— are c o n sid ered healthy and are n ot listed un der the Endangered Species A ct A lth o u g h Snake R iver sockeye are listed under the endangered Species Act, the majority o f sockeye ate re tu rn in g to th e O kanagan River in Canada and is not listed under the ESA. T he in creased sockeye re tu rn s to th e O kanagan River are the direct result o f sockeye enhancem ent p ro grams currently underway by the Okanagan N ation Alli ance, a group o f First N a tions tribes in British Colum bia The tribal fishery offers an ample supply o f fish di- rect-to-publlc sales. Common sales locations include: Marine Park in Cascade L ocks, L one Pine in T h e D alles, N o rth B onneville (one mile east o f Bonneville Dam), and Columbia Point in the Tri-Cities area. •So pack a cooler with ice and keep the following tips in mind: Sales from Indian fishers generally run from 10 am to dusk. Price is determined at the point o f sale. Most sales are cash only. Buyers should request a receipt. Indian fishers can advise o n to p ics in c lu d in g fish freshness and preparation. The public is urged to call the salmon marketing p ro gram at 888-289-1855 be fore heading up the river to find out where the day’s catch is being sold.. M ore in fo rm a tio n is available on the salmon mar keting website: www. critic, o rg / harvest Regular salmon sales up dates are also found On Twit te r at w w w .tw itte r.c o m / ColumbiaSalmon. The Sizzling Summer Fit ness event is starting soon. The fitness challenge is spon so re d by CCM — C aring Community Members. ‘W e wish to have a posi tive, healthy fitness impact in our community by provid ing this Weight-loss fitness event,” said Leah H enry of CCM, The CCM is non-profit and n o t m otivated by any political agenda. The Sizzling Summer Fit ness will launch on July 1, and will run through Oct. 31, providing an inspiration for community wellness. The Diabetes Prevention P ro g ram w ill do w eight, blood sugar screening and body mass index measure ments. This is open to all who live an d /o r work on the Warm Springs Reservation. Beginning w eigh-ins at Diabetes Prevention: Friday, June 28, from 12- 3 p.m. with Eric Bradford. Monday, July 1 from 8 a.m.-lO a.m., and 2-5 p.m. with Stefanie Hurtado, M onday, July 1 fro m 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. with Eric Bradford. Ending weigh-ins: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 8 a.m .-l p.m. w ith Stafanie Hurtado. Friday, Nov. 1 fro m 8 a.m.-5 p.m. with Stafanie. I f you have any qu es tions, please contact Tiffiney Y allup at 541-460-3426; Desirae Wallace at 460-3426; Leah Henry at 460-3346; or Carol Sahme at 460-0939. Categories: W om en’s: first, m o st weight lost; and first, highest percentage lost (weight and Waist, hip). Men’s: first, m ost weight lost; and first, highest per centage lo s t (w eight and waist, hip). Teams: Four-women: first, m ost w eight lost; second, m ost weight lost. F o u r-’m en: first, m o st w eight lost; second, m ost weight lost. Youth 14-17 year-olds Girls: first, m ost weight lost; first, highest percentage lost (weight and waist, hip). Guys: first, m ost weight lost; first, highest percentage lost (weight and waist, hip). Entry fee: $25 adult; $10 youth. T h e F o rty -F o u rth A n n u a l Pi- U m e -S h a T re a ty D ays A ll- Indian R od eo w ill be held S a tu rd a y and S u n d a y o f Pi- U m e -S h a a t th e W arm S p rin g s R odeo G ro u n d s. G ra n d E n trie s a re at 1 daily. C h ild re n 6 and u n d e r and s e n io r c itiz e n s a re fre e . Rodeo Summer chinook regulations below Bonneville dam equipm ent may be confis cated. 6. N o p erso n may fish with more than one fishing 1. W arm Springs Tribal pole. The num ber o f poles per person is defined for per M em bers m ay h a rv e s t sons 12 years and older, but salmon and steelhead in the area described below for sub- ’ persons less than age 12 may sistence purposes from 6 fish with an adult. 7. Fishing locations may am , Ju n e 16, 2013 u n til n o t be held if the fisher is 11:59 pm , July 31, 2013. The sum m er m anagem ent not present. 8. F ishers m u st atten d period ends July 31st. fishing gear and care for the. catch in a reasonable manner 2. The Fish and Wildlife C om m ittee may adjust or to avoid spoilage. 9. A ny W arm S prings close the fishery in-season, tribal members fishing below if necessary, based on creel Bonneville D am pursuant to surveys, the first run-size this resolution shall carry an update and subsequent up official tribal enrollment card dates. 3. During the 2013 fish and produce it upon request by state or tribal enforcement ery year, the fishery is open officers. Any person who pro Saturday to Tuesday w hen duces a Warm Springs tribal non-Indians ARE N O T fish enrollment card will n ot be ing and Sunday to Wednes required to produce a state day when non-Indians ARE fishing license. fishing. Fishing opens at 5 10. Fishing from a scaf a.m. and closes at 10 p.m; fo ld is n o t allow ed. 4. There will be an Elder CTW SRO does n o t relin Day on Wednesdays o f each quish aboriginal rights (prior week when non-Indians are to the 1855 treaty) to place fishing. This includes tribal scaffolds on ceded lands and mem bers age 55 and older at o ther Usual and A ccus and th o se legally h a n d i tom ed sites used since time capped. O thers may assist im m em orial. C o-m anage elders in transporting gear or m ent does n ot extend below fish but may not engage in Bonneville Dam. fishing; 11. G ear re s tric tio n s: 5. All fishing equipment Tribal fishing gear shall be and garbage m u st be re restricted to bank subsistence moved daily before the gate gear, which is defined by the is locked. Leftover fishing The following is provided by the Warm Springs Branch 'of N atural Resources: L r Ten-Year Agreement reached among the parties o f US vs. Oregon in 2008 ap: D ipnet or bagnet, spear, gaff, club, fo u lin g h o o k , hook and line or other meth ods as determ ined by the management entities. 12. This fishery is with rod and reel using bait and lures only. Snagging is not allowed. 13. The geographic scope o f this fishery covers the b an k s o f th e C o lu m b ia River in the area bounded by a deadline m arker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from B o n n ev ille Dam. P o w er house No. 1) in a straight line through the western tip o f Pierce Island, to a dead line marker on the Washing ton bank at Beacon Rock up the river to a point 600 feet below the Bonneville Dam, but excluding the following four areas: (1) between markers lo cated 150 feet upstream and 450 feet downstream from the m outh o f Tanner Creek out to the center o f the Co lumbia River, during the pe riod August 16 to O ctober 15; (2) Inside the south navi gation lock at the Bonneville D am from a marker on the western-most point o f Rob ins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore; (3) From Bradford Island below Bonneville Dam from the south shore between the dam and a line perpendicu lar to the shoreline marker at w est end o f riprap and from north shore between fishway entrance and a line perpendicular to the shore line marker 850 feet down stream; and (4) From Robins Island b elo w B o n n ev ille. D am downstream to a line perpen d icu lar to th e sh o relin e marker on mooring cell. (5) Fishing from boats or other floating device is not permitted. ter for, accept, purchase or sell fish harvested illegally or harvested in non-treaty rec reational fisheries. 16. N o sales are allowed on C o rp s o f E n g in eers property at Bonneville Dam. F ish caught during open commercial periods may be sold o ff Corps property. 17. T he CTWSRO D e p a rtm e n t o f N atu ral R e sources or its delegate will be responsible for biological m onitoring o f the fishery. Fishers m ust allow inspec tion o f their catch for bio logical monitoring. 18. Conduct o f tribal fish ermen shall be consistent with Warm Springs Tribal Code 340.310 th a t defines O ff- Reservation Fishing by Tribal Members. 19. P u rs u a n t to W arm S pring T rib al C ode 340.310(13), the use o f alco hol or drugs is prohibited w h en exercisin g T reaty Rights. 20. P u rs u a n t to W arm Springs Tribal Code 340.700, penalties shall be strictly en forced to ensure compliance with rules and regulations. 14. Retention o f any stur geon that may be caught in cidentally while fishing for salmon or steelhead within the prescribed area shall be prohibited. Incidental catch o f species other than stur geon is allowed. 15. T he o v er-th e-b an k sale o f salmon a n d /o r steel head harvested from within the prescribed area below Bonneville D am shall only occur w hen expressly per mitted by an in-season tribal su b siste n c e re g u la tio n adopted under the Colum b ia R iv er C o m p act an d Treaty Tribes in the same manner as-for Zone 6 fish eries. It is unlawful to' bar m arket OtuMtC Zùtea W44 Beads, Native American Gifts, Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing Permits, Western Union, Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and Much More! 2132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs - ph. 541-553-1597 . < / a v.
