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October 2, 2013
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FASD Coalition sponsoring logo contest
T he Warm Springs Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
Coalition is in need o f a logo
for our flyers, press releases,
m arketing m aterial and all
other coalition work.
Winner will receive a $100
gift card. All entries will re
ceive a prize. T he contest
closes on O ctober 15.
The coalition is looking for
something that represents the
coalition and the community,
and includes our motto: “Life
is sacred; let your strengths
and traditions become your
child’s future,” !
Please keep in m ind the
following words while creat
ing our logo:
Respect, Health, Strength,
Empowerment, Hope, Com
m unity, C ulture, Sobriety,
Tradition, and Lifestyle.
The logo/message should
be positive— no pictures o f
alcohol, or feelings o f blame
or shame— and address the
prevention o f fetal alcohol
syndrome disorder, and speak
to both male and females.
To enter the contest please
send your name, contact in
formation, design and a de
sign explanation to:
evelyn.aguilar@wstribes.org
O r you can drop your de
sign o ff at the Comm unity
Health Education Team of
fice at the Family Resource
Center.
E m ail o r call 541-553-
2211 with any questions you
may have. The contest is open
to all trib al m em bers and
W arm Springs Com m unity
members. We look forward to
seeing your design!
Medford casino met
with skepticism
A proposal by the Co
quille tribe to open a ca
sino in M e d fo rd has
gained the attention o f a
U.S. House panel.
Members o f the Sub
committee on Indian and
Alaska Native Affairs ex
pressed co ncern about
tribes expanding gambling
operations beyond their
aboriginal lands.
C h a irm a n
D on
Y oung, an A laska R e
publican, said the prolif
eration could lead states
to open the casino busi
ness to all.
T h e C oquille trib e's
plan has drawn opposition
from another tribe—-the
Cow Creek Band— that
operates a casino north o f
M edford.
Tribes demand response as fish
advisories are issued for the Columbia
Tribal leaders are calling
for a prom pt state and fed
eral response to announce
m ent o f fish consum ption
advisories for the Columbia
River.
Leaders from the Warm
Springs, U matilla, Yakama
and N ez Perce are asking
Washington and Idaho gov
ernors to update their water
quality standards and fish
c o n su m p tio n rates in re
sp o n se to O re g o n and
W ashington’s resident fish
consumption advisory for the
Columbia.
C olum bia R iver In te r-
T rib al F ish C o m m issio n
Chairman Joel M offett sent
letters to Washington Gover
nor Inslee and Idaho Gover
nor O tter asking the states to
prioritize the update o f wa
ter quality standards that pro
tect tribal members and make
water quality a top priority for
the region.
T he tribes will also call on
the N orthw est Congressional
delegation to pass toxins re
duction legislation for the
sued the fish consum ption
advisories that encompass
the entire length o f the Zone
6 fishing area o f the Colum
bia River— a stretch used for
treaty fishing by all fo u r
member tribes.
Chairman M offett states
that the region needs to fo- ,
eus on long-term solutions to
w ater quality issues rather
than ignoring the situation
and dealing with the conse
quences later.
“The tribes believe that
the long-term solution to this
problem isn’t keeping people
from eating contam inated
fish— it’s keeping fish from
being contam inated in the
first place,” M offett said.
“Armed with higher fish
consumption rates and wa
te r quality stan d ard s, we
hope there will be a greater
motivation to remove pollut
an ts fro m th e C o lu m b ia
River and its tributaries.”
The level o f toxins found
in our waterways should con
cern everyone, said Paul
Lumley, CRITFC executive
tomed fishing areas,” Lumley
said.
“Contaminated fish were
n ot part o f the bargain that
the tribes made when they
signed their treaties.”
The recent advisory must
move water quality issues to
the forefront o f our natural
resource agendas and high
lights the need to clean up
our waterways.
“We can no longer afford
to have W ash in g to n and
Idaho delay their responsi
bilities to ensure clean water
in the Columbia River Basin,
n ot only for its fish popula
tions, but for the people who
regularly consum e them ,”
Lumley said.
In 2011, Oregon updated
its fish consumption rates to
175 gram s p er day, giving
Oregon the m ost protective
water quality standards in the
nation.
Fish consum ption rates
are used to calculate water
quality standards that p ro
tect human health.
Washington and Idaho are
C olum bia Basin, the largest
d ire c to r.'
“Treaties signed betw een
currently reevaluating their
fish consum ption rates. T he
the tribes and the U nited
States Government in 1855
secured th e tribal fishing
right in all usual and accus
tribes are urging Washington
and Idaho to adopt at least
the same rate that O regon
uses to establish water qual
w ater body in the U nited
States w ithout a federal tox
ins reduction program.
The requests come after
O regon and Washington is
Big chinook run at Columbia River
Fall chinook salmon are
returning to the Columbia
River this year and crossing
Bonneville D am in num
bers not seen since the dam
was completed and count
ing began in 1938.
A s o f la st w eek, th e
Bonneville count o f adult
and jack fall chinook was al
ready over 920,000 fish,
with about a m onth left in
the run.
The run is expected to
top one million fish, nearly
400,000 more than any pre
vious year in 75 years o f
fish-counting at the dam.
C h in o o k re tu rn in g to
tributaries in the 140 miles
o f river downstream o f the
dam add to the huge run.
“The abundance o f this
year’s fall chinook run is the
perfect example o f what this
region needs to focus on
and how we all benefit from
strong returns,” said Paul
Lumley, executive director
o f the Columbia River In
ter-Tribal Fish Commission.
ity standards that are protec
tive o f all fish consumers in
the region.
The 175 gram s per day
fish consumption rate repre
sents a fish consumption rate
th a t p ro te c ts m o s t o f
Oregon’s population.
The American H eart As
sociation recom m ends that
people consume 2 servings
o f fish p e r w eek. B o th
Idaho and Washington’s cur
rent standard pro tect indi
viduals w ho consum e 6.5
grams per day or approxi
mately 2 servings per month,
a rate substantially less than
w hat tribal m em bers con-
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