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
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