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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 2014)
~h Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Lamprey present complex issues (Community members turned out last week fo r the Warm Springs premiere of T he L ost Fish. The half hourfilm is pro duced jointly by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis sion and Freshwaters Illustrated. J.P. of IFaraz Springs Natural Resources made the following ob servations about the film.). by. J.P. Olney Patt Jr. W.S. Natural Resources Branch Warm Springs Premiere! Springs Reservation premiere new film'The Lost Fish.' This hour film produced jointly by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and Fresh waters Illustrated explores the importance ot lamprey to the Plateau tribes, now their decline has affected tribal cultural practices, and what the tribes are doing to make sure these ancient fish n with tribal scientists working o lamprey restoration projects. E lm er Crow Jr., a N ez Perce tribal member and an employee o f that tribe’s fish eries department, spent much o f the past 40 years as a cru sader for the lamprey eel. In p articu lar; C row worked for the réintroduction o f lamprey into the waters o f his hom eland in the upper Snake River Basin. In one scene in The Tost Fish, Crow talks about seeing what he be lieves was one o f the last lam prey in one o f the Snake tributaries. The Tost Fish is a documen tary about tribal efforts to protect and enhance lamprey populations in the Columbia and Snake River systems. T he video presentation, shown at the Warm Springs Community Center on M on day, January 13, is also a last tribute to Crow, who tragi cally drowned in the Snake River in July o f 2013 while trying to rescue his young grandson. P acific lam p rey (Ento- sphenus tridentatus) are best know n to locals as simply “eels,” though they are not really eels. Eels are an ocean species native to the eastern seaboard. True eels have jaws the juvenile stage, movement downstream, the ocean stage, and the spawning run. Unlike salmon and steel head, lamprey don’t necessar ily re tu rn to th e ir n atal streams. W hat is n ot known are the exact conditions necessary for larval development. The lar val phase o f the lamprey’s life cycle takes place b en eath river sediments. From three to seven years lamprey larva, or ammocoetes, live as'filter feeders draw ing n u tritio n from microorganisms and al gae. This unknown makes it difficult, if not impossible, to replicate the conditions for su ccessfu l re p ro d u c tio n , w h eth er in a h atch e ry or natural setting. The Tost Fish draws heavily on th e experiences o f the a n d a sk e leto n a n d live th eir U m a tilla , Y ak am a a n d N e z o f la m p r e y ju v e n ile s e a c h entire life cycle in the ocean. Lamprey have fio jaw, no skeleton, and they are anâdro- m o u s— m eaning they live part o f their life in the fresh water, migrate to the ocean, then return to fresh water to spawn. Large gaps exist in the sci entific knowledge o f the lam prey life cycle. Much o f what is known is associated with the adult phase: metamorpho sis from the larval stage to Perce! fisheries aepartrrierits. 'WafnS Springs is drily meiri- tio n ed in passing (W ilson Wewa Jr. talks about the Cul tural importance o f lamprey in the diet and ceremonies o f the tribes o f Warm Springs), and that is because lamprey are p resen t in harvestable num bers in the D eschutes, H ood and John Day Rivers. The main reason for the lack o f lam prey in u p p er Columbia and Snake waters year. 'And while lamprey a’re capable o f "¿lim bing sheer cliffs o f sm ooth rock at wa terfalls, the sharp concrete corners and high w ater ve locities o f fish ladders at dams are sometimes an im passable barrier. The effort to reintroduce January 13. 2014 6pm Page 5 January 22, 2014 Warm Springs Community W ellness Center FREE Pattie Tanewasha/Spilyay The documentary made its W. S. premiere last week. The Lost Fish is a fin e tribute to Ulmer Crowe Jr. and his tireless dedica tion to the recov ery o f lamprey. is the presence o f hydroelec tric dams. D am s a c c o u n t fo r th e lion’s share o f mortalities o f downstream-migrating juve niles and upstream-migrating adults o f ALL species. But lamprey in particular are vul nerable to the hydroelectric gaundet. Screens m eant to divert salmon and steelhead smolts away from turbine intakes trap and kill tens o f thousands lamprey in upper basin wa ters has thus far relied on “translocation” o f adult lam prey from lower in the sys tem to rivers b ey o n d th e dams. This means trapping adult lamprey at Bonneville, T he D alles and J o h n Day Dams and transporting them upstream to spawn, in some cases as far as 300 miles. This raises a num ber o f concerns w ithin the Warm Springs fisheries department: 1) T h a t tra p p in g and tra n s p o rtin g th e lam p rey from lower river dams may ad v ersely im p a c t h ealth y populations destined for wa ters where Warm Springs fish ers would have the opportu nity to harvest them; 2) that “doing something is better than doing nothing” is n ot a good scientific basis to conduct the removal; 3) that removal o f spawn ing lamprey as part o f an ex perimental exercise is simply short-circuiting a natural pro cess that has served the lam p rey w ell fo r m illions o f years. The most significant action on behalf o f lamprey in re cent years was the prohibition on harvest for all b ut food purposes. Beginning in the 1970s, tons o f lamprey were harvested each year for stur geon bait. Testifying before the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, such leaders as D elb ert F rank Sr., Claude Smith Sf., N athan Jim Sr., and Eugene G reene Sr. led the way for the eventual ban on lamprey harvest for bait pur poses. The Tost Fish is a fine trib ute to Elm er Crowe Jr. and his tireless dedication to the bf ecovert’ o f ' i am p re y .' T he video highlights the plight o f the resource and points to the gains that have been made. This article simply points out that there are many complexi ties yet to be sorted out be fore a cltear path to recovery can be chosen and followed. The Muriel C. Suppah and Jackie Simtustus Memo rial and Name Giving Ceremony is set for April 19, 2014 at the Simnasho Longhouse. 9 a.m. Washat, noon lunch, name giving, giveaway. Please give the gift of life during blood drive . A blood donation truly is a gift o f life. In one hour’s time a person can donate one unit o f blood that can be separated into four individual components. These r can help save multiple lives. F rom one unit o f blood, red blood cells can be extracted for the use in trauma o f surgical patients. Plasma, the liquid part o f blood, is administered to patients with clotting problems. The third com ponent o f blood, platelets, clot the blood when cuts or other open wounds occur. Blodd giving process M ost places require you to weigh a minimum o f J 110 pounds,'be at least 16 years o f age, and be gener- ally healthy. First time donors are usually asked to present two forms o f indentation, also you will be asked to fill out a donor registration form. An employee will perform a short health exam, tak- * ing your pulse, temperature and blood pressure. A drop o f blood from your finger will also be tested to ensure that your blood iron level is sufficient to donate. All together this whole process will take 45 minutes to an hour. The actual blood donation takes around 10 11 minutes. Location for blood drive: The Warm Springs Health Wellness Center. Date: Wednesday January 29. Sign up sheet avail able at the Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center All information is kept confidential. Brought to you by the Community Health Education Team (CH ET) Health Informational Specialist, Anita Davis. Senior Citizen Prom Night on Valentine’s Day The Senior Citizen Prom N ig h t, “ S tro llin g D o w n Memory Lane,” will happen on February 14 at the Com munity Center Social Hall. D inner will be served at 5 p.m. D inner will include meat loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, roll, some type o f vegetable, dessert and juice. Birth A a ro n Jam es' J r . and D o rth y Jam es o f W arm Springs are pleased to an n o u n ce the b irth o f th eir d a u g h ter T atiyana N alan i James, born on January 15, 2014. T atiy ana joins b ro th e r Quincy, 5; and sisters Riley, 9, Samantha, 6, Annalese, 6, Open 24 hours Gaming - Entertainment - Dining Cash - Win up to $500 Oversize vehicle parking available. Ask about our Free Fun Bus! INDIAN HEAD SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 2 0 1 4 WE’RE GIVING AWAY Picture taking will be frofn 5-10 p.m. From 6-11 p.m. will be dancing. Crowning o f tne prom king and queen will be at 8 p.m. A dance contest, and bal loon dance is at 9 p.m. D anc in g fro m 9:30-11 p.mJ; cleanup from 11 to midnight. and Aalyssa James, 2. G ra n d p a re n ts on th e father’s side are the late Aardh Jam es Sr, o f N esp elern , Wash., and Brenda Strom o f Warm Springs. G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e mother’s side are LeiLani Polk o f Warm Springs, and D on H owtopat Jr. o f Yakama. v
