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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
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