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P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECRWSS Postal Patron March 19, 2014 Coyote News, est. 1976 U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Voi. 39, No. 6 50 cents March - Wiyalppt - Winter -Anm Tribes to host fall UAV conference The Association o f U nm anned Vehicle Systems International is the largest organization devoted exclu sively to advancing'the use o f un m anned systems. The association (AUVSI) mem b e rs h ip is o v e r z 7,500 in d iv id u a ls re p re s e n tin g m o re than 2,700 organizations from over 60 countries. T h e C o n fed erated T ribes o f W arm Springs and the AUVSI Cas cade Chapter are planning a fall fo- rum at Kah-Nee-Ta. ‘“W e’re expecting a large tu rn out,” said Jeff Anspach, chief ex ecutive officer o f W arm Springs Ventures, the tribes’ economic de velopm ent enterprise. “This is a big opportunity.” By all accounts, unm anned aerial vehicle developm ent is a fast grow ing in d u stry , h ead ed fo r m ajor grow th in coming years, Anspach said. The Federal Aviation Administra- tion earlier this year included the W arm Springs Reservation among the approved test- sites for UAVs, also called drones. April fly-over Tribal and O regon State Univer sity natural resource personnel next m onth will conduct UAV flights over an area o f th e reserv atio n th a t burned last year. The flights will be over the rug ged M utton M ountains area. The project will be based out o f Kah- Nee-Ta. The resort could be a major beneficiary o f the UAV test-site program as it develops, Anspach said. T he FAA is very support ive o f the test-sites, A nspach said. There is pressure on the FAA to establish standards o f opera tion for UAVs, as other countries have overtaken the U.S. in UAV technology. 37th Lincoln’s Powwow The tribes hosted the Tincoln’s Birthday Powwow this past weekend. Usually a February powwow, the 2014 Tincoln’s was in March, due to weather in February. Usually held in the Simnasho, Tincoln’s this year was at the Warm Springs Community Center, due to a water supply ■ matter at Simnasho. Despite the delay and the change o f location, many people made if to the powwow. Master of Ceremonies was Mackie Begay (picture at right). j, (R esults In the next Spllyay.) Spilyay staff photos. Rites of Passage for youth A new youth program at Culture and Heritage D epartm ent is Rifes of Passage: A Young Boy’s Journey to Manhood. The program is in its first phase, called “Traditional Sur vival: T hen and Now.” The program features lessons on N am i Tam anw it— unw ritten and traditional laws; the tribal Constitu tion and By-Laws; the Treaty o f 1855; making tribal laws; net-mak ing and catching fish. The program also features les sons on traditional leadership roles in the community. Several youth in the class recendy traveled with p ro gram leaders to a W arm Springs and Umatilla fish and wildlife retreat in Pendleton. Topics for discussion at the gath ering were the use o f Ceded Lands, and trad itio n al foods. A n o th e r agenda item was the traditional foods processing plant, a project o f the Warm Springs Fish and Wild life Committee. Chaperons for the Rites o f Pas sage group were Dallas “Wiyanishat’ Wintshut, Gene "leewards’ Sampson and Jefferson ‘E ’suu’ Greene. The 12 boys who made the trip were Eli Lopez, Justin Smith, Brandon Lucei, Rick Suppah, Tyrek Ramsey, Johnny Ram sey, Jevan S m ith, D el-R ay Johnson, Benjam in Billy, H unter O n s ta d , M arcus J o h n s o n , an d Marcus Johnson III. They attended the two-day con ference, hearing from traditional fish e rm e n , a n d to u re d th e Tamast’likt Cultural Center. They made stops at the Columbia River, such as at T he Dalles. See R IT E S on page 12 Giveaway at Longhouse on Saturday Second year o f tribal limit on smelt catch The smelt season this year for the Sandy and Cowlitz rivers, and other Columbia River tributaries, runs through the end o f this m onth, or until the catch-limit is reached, whichever is first. T hé tribal catch limit is 7,500 pounds, or about 107,100 fish, The smelt o f O regon, Washington and California are listed under the fed eral T hreatened and Endangered Species Act. • T he request for the listing came from the Cowlitz Tribe in 2008. The fish was added to the list in 2010. This is the second year that the C o n fe d e ra te d T ribes o f W arm Springs, negotiating w ith O regon and W ashington fish and wildlife officials, have set a catch limit -for the smelt, said Bobby Brunoe, N atu ral Resources Branch general m an ager. The smelt are a traditional food o f the Confederated Tribes. Mem b e rs h av e c a u g h t th e m at th e CowEtz, Sandy and other rivers since time immemorial. They were a fea tu red fo o d at th e re c e n t H eart Smart dinner. T he smelt are also called eula- chon, which is a kiksht word. Vari ous spellings are o o lich an and ooliganp T h ey are also called a candlefish. D uring spawning time their bodies contain enough fat that the fish can be dried and burned Eke a candle. T he sm elt are an anadram ous ocean fish. They spend between 3 and 5 years in the ocean before re turning to spawn. The tribal regulation says the fish can be caught with dipnets between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Rem em ber to bring your tribal enrollm ent card, and report the catch to the Branch o f Natural Resources. The state o f O regon is aUowing a catch o f ten pounds per person for non-tribal members; The same standard, if appEed for aU members o f the Confederated Tribes, would result in a m uch larger catch limit cash and prize*- th a n 7,500 pound's fo r th e tribes, said Mark Manion, har vest biologist at N atural Re sources. To reach an agreement the tribes adopted a com pro m ise, the 7,500-pound limit, M anion said. M ore o f a hardship for tribal members, he said, is the com prom ise on w hen members can fish. Subsistence fishing has been 24-hours a day, while this year Smelt fishing is allowed be tween 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The restrictions could ease next year, M anion said. (The Council resolution on the 2014 smelt catch is on page 7.) P ro je c t W h a te v e r I t Takes! (W IT) is com ing to th e agency longhouse this Saturday, March 22, from 9-11:30 a.m. There will be an elder honoring, and distribution o f toys, household goods, clothing, food and more. C o m m u n itie s c o n n e c te d to Project W IT share new and gently- used items. Some items come from as far away as Alaska, California, N orth Carolina. M uch o f w hat is shared comes from ceremony fami lies c o n n e c te d to th e s ta ff o f Project WIT. Quakers, Sundance tiospayes, Stompdance and G reen Corn Communities, N ative Ameri can Church, LDS, women’s circles, Occupy, environm ental, Idle N o M ore and so many more. See WIT on page 12 Lucky 7’s $21,000 Cash Giveaway! Sunday, March 30th Win up to $7777 Open 24 hours Gaming - Entertainment - Dining Warm Springs, Oregon V.
