Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 3, 2014
Tribal treaty fisheries in Zone 6
Members of the four Co-
lumbia River treaty tribes
enjoy fishing rights along the
Columbia
from
the
Bonneville to McNary dams.
This 147-mile stretch of
the river is called Zone 6.
For fisheries management
purposes, the 292-mile
stretch of the Columbia
River that creates the bor-
der between Washington and
Oregon is divided into six
zones.
Zones 1-5 are between the
mouth of the river and
Bonneville Dam, a distance
of 145 miles. Oregon and
Washington manage the
commercial fisheries that
occur in these zones.
Zone 6 is an exclusive
treaty Indian commercial
fishing area. This exclusion
is for commercial fishing
only. Non-commercial
sports fishers may still fish in
this stretch of the river.
Indian fishers are generally
entitled to half the
harvestable surplus of fish in
the river.
To meet the treaty share
requirement, Oregon and
Washington must set their
fisheries in Zones 1-5 in or-
der to leave enough fish for
harvest in Zone 6.
Indian fishing is regulated
by the tribes consistent with
the ongoing U.S. District
Court litigation known as U.S.
v. Oregon.
The Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission En-
forcement operations consist
of land and water patrols on
this stretch of the Columbia
River to enforce tribal regu-
lations.
CRITFC also operates and
maintains 31 fishing access
sites set aside for the exclu-
sive use of fishers from the
four member tribes.
(Stor y by Les Brown,
CRITFC salmon marketing spe-
cialist; graphic courtesy of
CRITFC.)
Yakama elder Wilbur Slockish shares stories with Salmon Campers.
results to real concerns faced
by their communities.
The campers also heard
from guests and staff about
their professions and ex-
plored educational and career
pathways in the STEM sub-
jects.
(Story by Tana Atchley,
CRITFC workforce devel-
opment coordinator; photo
courtesy of CRITFC.)
Helping to protect tribal treaty rights
The Oregon Department
of State Lands recently re-
jected a permit application
that would have established
a coal facility at the Colum-
bia. The Confederated Tribes
of War m Springs were
among the tribes opposed to
the idea, along with the Co-
lumbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission.
Following the decision last
week rejecting the proposal,
Warm Springs Tribal Coun-
cilman Carlos Smith, who is
the chairman of CRITFC,
made the following statement:
It was a good day for the
Columbia River when the Or-
egon Department of State
Lands rejected a permit appli-
cation to build a coal terminal
on the Columbia River near
Boardman.
The decision was made partly
on evidence of federally protected
treaty fishing activities that oc-
“No job too
big or too
small.”
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Howlak Tichum
Allen A. Langley Sr. ~ July 16, 1925 ~ April 2, 1914
Middle school students learn at Salmon Camp
Middle school students
from the Warm Springs,
Nez Perce, Yakama and
Umatilla tribes went to
Salmon Camp this sum-
mer.
The camp is hosted by
the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission,
held on a closed area of
the Yakama Reservation
at Camp Chaparral.
The campers learned
science, technology, engi-
neering and math
(STEM) skills.
They learned through
engagement in culturally
relevant, hands-on activi-
ties, combining Western
science with traditional
ecological knowledge.
Tribal fisheries experts
and leaders headed up the
salmon-related field tasks,
and campers applied the
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Courtesy photo/CRITFC
A tribal fishing net along the shore near the site of the
proposed coal terminal.
cur in that stretch of the river
and the negative impact the pro-
posed project would have on those
activities.
This landmark decision re-
flects what is in the best interest
of the region, not a company’s
pocketbook. I am so glad that
the State of Oregon refused to
trade the rights of the
Columbia’s Native people and
risk the health and safety of so
many Oregon citizens just to help
line the pockets of a foreign en-
ergy company.
This decision is one that we
can all celebrate. It reaffirms the
tribal treaty right to fish and is
in the best interest of the Co-
lumbia Basin’s salmon popula-
tions and our communities. It is
a reflection of what is best for
those who would be forced to live
with the consequences of Ambre’s
proposal, not what is best for
those who would profit from it.
This is the beginning of the end
for this toxic threat – the tribes
will stand with the State to pro-
tect its sound decision.
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We honored the pass-
ing of our father Allen
Langley in a traditional
service that included a
military seven- gun salute
provided by the VFW
Elliot Palmer Post 4217
at gravesite. Samuel
Starr and Carlos Calica
presided the service at
Bel-Air Colonial Funeral
Home, Warm Springs
Presbyterian and at
Agency
Cemetery.
Graveside speakers in-
cluded our relatives
Cheryl Ann Kennedy and
JR Smith.
For those who knew
him, our father was rich
in the knowledge of two
tribal nations. He was
born and raised in Grand
Ronde, Oregon, where he
attended school until he
enlisted before he finished
high school. He grew up
in Grand Ronde pre-ter-
mination but during the
time when the country
was in the Great Depres-
sion. Many of the people
he knew were Chinook
Jargon speakers (includ-
ing his parents) and they
were rich in living a life
of tradition.
His mother died when
he was four years old and
his father five years later,
so he and his brothers
and sisters grew up or-
phans and understood
about hard living. He
spoke of those times
painfully.
Our father was a
Grand Ronde Indian who
came to Warm Springs a
couple of years after his
marriage to our mother,
Louise A. Smith, in 1946.
Because his family had
always been involved in
logging at Grand Ronde,
he worked in the logging
industry at Warm Springs.
He worked both in the
woods and sawmills.
In the early days he
worked for Phil Dahl and
Harold Barclay, then
later for his brother in
law R.E. Smith, who
owned a logging com-
pany. Eventually, as he
got older, he went to
work for WSFPI in the
timber division, where
he worked out the rest
of his working years.
He retired at age 65.
Our father was a vet-
eran of WWII. He
served in the Navy and
was stationed in the
Solomon
Islands
(Guadalcanal), the loca-
tion of major events of
the war.
Our uncle JR. Smith
spoke eloquently of his
first-hand knowledge of
events that occurred in
WWII during our
father’s time in the Navy
overseas. The ring of
gunshots being fired dur-
ing the military service
was a very stark re-
minder of what our mili-
tary veterans overseas
live with on a daily basis.
Our family has the high-
est regard for military
veterans, and especially
those who served this
country overseas.
Allen Langley was
married to Louise A.
Smith for 54 years (un-
til her death in 2000) and
they had eight children
(two sons preceded him
in death). The children
are: Maxine Clements,
Larry Langley, Marita
Johnson, Lori Fuentes
and Noree Guerin.
Two Native film
showings in W.S. in Oct.
The Bend Film Festi-
val will give showings of
two Native American
theme moving in Warm
Springs in October.
The film Winter in the
Blood will be shown on
the evening of October
10. This is a narrative
feature, associate pro-
duced by Sher man
Alexie.
The second film will
be Return of the River.
This is a documentary
about the removal of the
Elwa Dam in Washington.
This showing will be
on October 11.
Carol Leone, director
of the Museum at Warm
Springs, has been work-
ing with Glenna DeSouza,
Warm Springs Academy
principal, and the organiz-
ers of the Bend Film Fes-
tival, to bring the film
showings to War m
Springs.
Next to the Warm
Springs Market