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P.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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Postal Patron
January 22, 2014
C oy o ie News, est. 1976
Vol. 39, No. 2
Jan u ary- Wiyak’ik’ila-W in ter-A n m
Repair work nearly done at Kah-Nee-Ta
Work is nearly complete on a $ 1.5
million repair project at Kah-Nee-
Ta Resort.
Last summer, a fire started in the
kitchen area. T he flames caused
some damage, but water from the
emergency sprinklers also was a
problem. In the lodge the floor had
to be replaced, as it was damaged
by the water.
Insurance is covering the cost o f
the repairs, said Carlos Smith, Kah-
Nee-Ta general manager.
The resort is open, as the repair
w ork is nearing completion.
A recent addition to the Kah-
Nee-Ta Resort Gift Shop is a
gourmet coffee stand. The
stand is proving to be very
popular with the guests, said
gift shop manager Amanda
Smith (at right by coffee stand).
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Carbon sequestration a potential project
Tribal Council has been review
ing the possibility o f the tribes en
tering the carbon sequestration mar
ket, The hope is that this could pro
vide a new source o f revenue—
possibly a Very good source— to the
tribes.
Carbon sequestration is the p ro
cess o f capturing and storing atm o
spheric carbon dioxide, a green
house gas. Certain forestry practices
can be a m ethod o f capturing and
Storing carbon dioxide, and the res
ervation includes extensive forest
land.
The N atural Resources Branch
and legal staff have been studying
the carbon sequestration market,
and have made three presentations
on the subject to Tribal Council.
“I think this could be a very good
project for the tribes,” said Bobby
B runoe, general m anager o f the
N atural Resources Branch.
For tribal purposes, the state o f
California is the location o f the car
bon sequestration market. This is a
new market, and is still developing.
> Em issions trading, o r “cap and
trade” regulations took effect in
California in 2013. By regulation
there is a cap On the am ount o f
greenhouse gases, th at a com pany
in California can em it during the
year.
There is flexibility in the regula
tion in that a company can exceed
the cap limit by obtaining an allow
ance or an offset.
By purchasing an allowance, a
company can exceed the emissions
cap by a specified amount^ said
W arm Springs Ventures chief ex
ecutive officer Jeff Anspach, rep
resenting the Ged Visions enterprise
at a recent Tribal Council meeting.
G eo Visions is involved in the
project, as an enterprise could fa
cilitate the marketing process, said
Bobby Brunoe.
Along with the allowance, a com
pany might exceed the emissions cap
through an offset.
An offset means the company
demonstrates that, through its ini-
tiatiri^'ST'a'mount o f carbon is be
ing captured and stored that other
wise would have gone into the at
mosphere.
By managing the forest to p ro
m ote added tree growth, additional
carbon is being captured and stored,
said Brunoe. This added grow th,
above the base line o f growth, could
be marketed as an offset.
The N atural Resources Branch
this year is developing a potential
forestry plan for the market. Ac
tual sales o f the offsets could hap
pen next year, Brunoe said.
To enter this market, the land
m an ag e r m u s t h ave a large
am ount o f forested land. Public
lands do not qualify. Only large
private landowners, or tribes with
large forested reservations, would
qualify.
| An initiatstudy o f carbon se
q u estratio n o ffsets show ed a
“high potential” on the Warm
Springs Reservation.
T h ere are m any q uestions
about this subject, and the an
swers will become clear during the
year, as N atural Resources con
ducts its studies, Brunoe said.
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Dave McM echan
Success through tradition at Salmon K ing Fisheries
Salmon King Fisheries is unique:
It is the only Native owned and op
erated business that markets salmon
th at is Native caught.
Brigette Scott and fiance Sean
McConville catch the salmon and
steelhead at the Columbia River.
They take the fish to a cannery in
Portland, and then m arket them
fro m th e ir sh o p at th e W arm
Springs Plaza, located next door to
the casino.
Brigette opened the shop two
years ago. “We opened on the same
day the casino opened,” Brigette
says.
Salmon Kings Fisheries will host
a two-year anniversary celebration
on Saturday, February 8. T here will
be Native flute players on hand, and
a discount on some o f the store
items. T he community is invited to
stop by for the anniversary.
The main product is the fish, sold
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Sean McConville and Brigette Scott at Salmon King Fisheries.
in cans or vacuum-sealed. The m ost
popular item,is the smoked salmon,
Brigette says. There are five differ
ent kinds o f canned fish at Salmon
King Fisheries.
T he store also has beading sup
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plies for sale, and som e regalia
an d artw o rk by local artists.
T he shop is o pen from noon
till 6 p.m., W ednesday through
Sunday.
The location by the casino is
great for business, Brigette says.
There is a steady flow o f traffic
past the shop, she said.
She has sold items to clients
from all over the world. Just re
cently she sold two vests and
shipped them to Sweden.
She has shipped salmon to
people in N ew Zealand, Austra
lia, Canada and many places in
the U.S. She has shipped canned
salm o n , a n d v a c u u m sealed
salmon packed in dry ice.
’ You can visit the website at:
salmonkingfisheries.com
O r go to Facebook and type
in “salmon king fisheries,”
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Council
backs
Veterans
Highway
Tribal Council endorsed the des
ignation o f Highway 26 on the res
ervation as a Tribal Veterans Me
morial Highway.
Veterans Jody Calica and Charles
Tailfearhers— representing V FW
Elliot Palmer Post 4217, and Ameri
can Legion Eugene A. “Cougar” -
G reene Post 47:—made the présen
tation to Tribal Council.
The Council was unanimous in
its support o f the proposal. “You
have our support all the way,” said
Council Chairman Eugene Austin
G reene Jr.
The level o f service by veterans
o f the Confederated Tribes is not -
widely known o ff the reservation,
said C harles T ailfeathers, C om
m a n d e r o f th e W arm S p rin g s
American Legion Post. T he m em o
rial highway would help correct this,
he said. A t least 499 W arm Springs
veterans are listed as having served
with honor, dedication and selfless
conviction, said Jody Calica.
The current tribal list shows 97
veterans o f Early O regon Wars;
fourteen veterans o f World War I;
114 veterans o f World War II; 97
veterans o f the Korean War; 107
veterans o f the Vietnam War; and
70 veterans of the present Global
War on Terror.
Thirty-five miles o f Highway 26
are located on the reservation. This
part o f the highway is not currently
Otherwise named or dedicated. Dedi
cation o f the highway as a Tribal
Veterans Memorial Highway .would
require no changes to maps or the
highway name.
See VETERANS on page 6
Some success with
insurance sign-ups
A bout 700 tribal members have
signed up for health insurance since
the start o f the Cover O regon cam
paign. There are still an estimated
1,400 com m unity m em bers w ho
wpuld qualify for coverage through
the Affordable H ealth Care Act. ■
People have been using paper
forms to rign up for insurance, as
the Cover O regon website has been
experiencing problems. In Warm
Springs there are people at the In
dian Health Services clinic who can
help individuals with the paperwork.
There are also trained assistors at
the H ealth Resource C enter and
Library, located in the Family Re
source Center.
Tribal members w ho sign up for
health insurance will have m ore
choices for their health-care needs.
Having members who are covered
by insurance will also help the tribes
with billing, said Caroline Cruz, gem
eral m anager p f the H ealth and
H um an Services Branch.