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Pdge 7
A u g u s t 7, 2013
Gaming: decision does not effect Indian Head, H.R. land
(Continued from page 1)
The tribes have had a pur
chase option for land at Cas
cade Locks, K arnopp said.
A way to recover some o f
this investment would be to
com e up w ith a develop
ment project for the site, he
said. The money spent so far
o n th e p u rc h a se o p tio n
would off-set the purchase
price, he said.
Councilman Jackson said
he once supported the Cas
cade Locks proposal. The
p ro ject has now cost the
tribes close to $30 million.
“I can no longer continue to
support any more spending
there,” he said.
Councilwoman Evaline
Patt asked Karnopp if there
is som e p re c e d e n t fo r a
tribe spending this m uch
time and money pursuing a
fee-to -tru st decision. “A t
what point should this have
g o tte n ifi to tru st? ” she
asked.
A t the Council meeting
last w eek, A nita Jackson
asked to make some com
m ents about the Cascade
Locks situation: “F rom a
tribal m em b er’s p ersp ec
tive,” she said, “n o b o d y
seems to be taking respon
sibility for anything.”
<( We need to work
together fo r the best
interest o f the tribes
and the people. We
need to g et back to
that standard. ”
Jackson said, “I f some
one made a mistake, then
fine, we’ll move on. But we
want to see what happened
here, so we Can make sure
it doesn’t happen again.”
P riscilla F ra n k c o m
mented there should be an
acco u n tin g to th e people.
“How do we spend $30 mil
lion and have nothing to show
for it?”
There should be no finger
pointing, she said. “We need
to work together for the best
interest o f the tribes and the
people. We need to get back
to that standard.”
Before voting on the m o
tion the Council m em bers
clarified th a t th e decision
would have no effect oh tribal
authority regarding the east
H ood River trust land, or on
the gaming compact for I n
dian H ead Casino.
KNT
H ow lak Tichum
O n Ju ly 26, E lm er
Crow, Jr. perished in the
process o f rescuing two
o f his grandsons from
the Snake River at Buf
falo Eddy. H e died sav
ing those he loved, at a
place that he loved, and
in a river he loved.
E lm er w as b o rn in
O ro fin o , Id a h o on
M arch 24, 1944 to
E lm e r C row Sr. and
H a ttie Joy. H is b lin d
g ra n d m o th e r
Edna
Miller took the responsi
bility o f raising E lm er
and instilling in him the
traditions and culture o f
the N ez Perce and Cay
use tribes. U n d er her
care, Elm er was taught
by num erous tribal el
ders, including five who
h a d f o u g h t in th e N e z
Perce War. Frorri’fh'em,
he learned the Nez Perce
language, tra d itio n a l
h u nting and gathering
sites, a love for the land,
and techniques for con
structing traditional tools
and hunting and fishing
gear. H e was taught tra
d itio n a l and m o d e rn
hunting and fishing tech
niques by his father and
e x te n d e d fam ily, and
regularly
h a rv e ste d
salmon throughout the
Nez Perce usual and ac
custom ed fishing areas
from C entral Idaho to
the now-inundated Celilo
Falls. The full-extent o f
the wealth o f traditional
N ez P erce know ledge
and culture that was lost
with his passing will never
be known.
Elm er’s dedication to
the natural world and to
tribal treaty rights guided
and drove him in his ef
forts to protect them. He
was one o f the first Nez
Perce to reopen tribal
fishing at Rapid River, a
small tributary to Idaho’s
Salmon River, back in the
early 1970’si This small
river became a flashpoint o f
co n tro v ersy b etw een th e
State o f Idaho and the Nez
Perce over tribal treaty fish
ing rights in 1980. Elmer was
a key tribal leader o f the
tribal fishermen in this con
flict.
In his later years, Elm er
w orked for the N ez Perce
Tribe Fisheries D epartm ent’s
resident fisheries program. In
this role, he was responsible
for protecting and restoring
the non-migratory fish spe
cies living throughout Nez
Perce Country.
Given his body o f knowl
edge and dedication to the
natural resources o f the re
gion, Elmer’s role expanded
into cultural presentations
and o u treach th ro u g h o u t
N orth America.
Following a series o f heart
p ro b le m s an d su rg eries,
Elm er felt he was living on
borrowed time and was de
termined to make this “bo
nus time” count. H e dedi
cated even more o f his fife
to ensuring the traditional
teachings, values, and tech
niques he was taught as a
child would be preserved. In
the early 2000’s, Elm er con
structed the first N ez Perce
bighorn sheep horn bow to
have been made in sixty years
and it was likely that he was
the only person still alive to
know the technique for build
ing it. H e would never write
down the involved, 3-month
long m ethod, insisting on
passing the knowledge one-
on-one only to individuals he
trusted to usethe skill to pre
serve N ez Perce culture.
A rd u n d the tim e o f
Elm er’s heart problems,
the already low Pacific
lamprey returns to Idaho
began to plummet. Once
returning in the millions,
in 2009, only 12 lamprey
p assed L ow er G ranite
Dam, the last major dam
b e fo re th ey reach ed
Idaho. Elmer took up this
cause, pouring his heart
and soul into ensuring the
lamprey— or “eels” as he
always called th e m —
would be rescued from
the brink o f extinction.
H e worked tirelessly with
tribal, state, and federal
agencies in his mission to
save them . H e alm ost
single-handedly drove
lam prey recovery from
obscurity to a funded,
active- program with re
gional support.
Elm er is survived by
his wife Lynda, children
Jerem y (and Margaret),
J a rro d (and A m anda),
Jayson, and Jamie, and six
g ra n d ch ild ren : K h ia,
D an e, P h in n , Lucy,
Sophie, and Henry. He is
also, survived by his cho
sen
m o th e r
B eula
Worthed, his sisters Joyce
Admyers, Elizabeth Crow,
B ern ie L asarte, an d
Brenda Moses, and his
brothers Reggie Crowe,
Jeff Crow, Louie Lasarte,
Raymond Lasarte, Billy
Henry, and Em m it Tay
lor. Preceding Elm er in
d e a th are his p a re n ts
E lm e r Crow, Sr. an d
Hattie Lasarte and siblings
Wendell Crow, Gregory
Crow, E d Crow, an d
Annie L,asarte.
M em orials may be
made to the Elm er Crow
Memorial Fund, care o f
the N ez Perce Tribe, PO
B ox 365, L apw ai, ID
83540. The fund will be
used to further the cause
o f rescuing the Pacific
lamprey from extinction.
(Continued from page 1)
The resort lodge was used
for a time to house the fire
fighters who were w orking
On the Sunnyside T u rn o ff
blaze. The flames from this
fire came very close to the
lodge. The rooms sustained
smoke damage, and have to
be co m p letely cleaned.
‘W h en we’re done, we will
have a very clean resor't,”
Smith said.
The landscape around the
resort was blackened by the
flames. This will be a deter
rent for guests this year, but
the hillsides will be green again
next year. Smith said he ex
pects the resort to make a
strong come-back next year.
The insurance team that
coordinated the restoration
work hired the K ah-Ne e-Ta
employees to help with the
work. This was very helpful,
as these employees otherwise
w o u ld have b een o u t o f
work, Smith.
Indian Head Casinò
—
E m ployee of the M onth —
Richard Hollis
Richard Hollis is
the Indian Head
Casino Employee o f
the M onth f o r
July. Richard is the
lead security officer
at the casino.
“He is a great
team player, and
goes the extra mile
with good customer
services skills,” said
Indian Head human
resources director
Margie Tuckta.
C on gratu la tion s
Rich!
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and Frank Ball.
G randparents on the m other’s side are Shauna
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