Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 18, 2015
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Principal changes at school district
Academy
Math and
Science Fair
The Jefferson County
School District 509-J will see
new principals in the next
school year.
Glenna DeSouza is retir-
ing from her position as prin-
cipal at the Warm Springs k-
8 Academy.
The school district will be
looking for a new principal
with experience as a transfor-
mational school principal, said
Rick Molitor, district super-
intendent.
The transformational des-
The Warm Springs k-8
Eagle Academy held its
first Math and Science
Fair. This was open to stu-
dents in the seventh- and
eighth grades.
Over 50 students par-
ticipated. There were 12
winners in eight separate
categories.
Judging the projects
was done by students at the
school. Having students
act as judges, instead of
teachers, has proven to be
the better approach, said
Academy teacher Andrew
Jackson.
ignation is associated with
school performance. The dis-
trict receives added state
funding for transformational
schools, on the condition that
the principal is experienced in
the field, Molitor said. Else-
where in the district:
Sarah Braman-Smith will
be transitioning from her po-
sition as Madras High School
principal to another leader-
ship position in the district,
Molitor said.
“Sarah has provided
strong leadership in trans-
forming education for Ma-
dras High School over the
past 10 years,” he said. It has
not yet been determined what
Sarah’s new position in the
district will be, Molitor said
earlier this week.
Another change will be the
departure of Madras High
School Assistant Principal
Paul Navarra.
He is leaving for a posi-
tion as assistant principal of
Corvallis High School.
Housing: affordable units for tribal members
Student Del Johnson
was a participant in the
recent Math and
Science Fair.
Jayson Smith photos
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She is developing a points
system to create the list of
potential occupants.
An applicant receives
points for things like a good
credit rating, employment,
and family size.
A person in tribal housing
with a good history of pay-
ment, and upkeep of the
property will earn points. And
there is a drug testing require-
ment.
There are income require-
ments as well, as the new units
are intended as affordable
housing, Desirae says. The
units are targeted toward
households with annual in-
comes of 30 percent, 50 per-
cent, and 60 percent of the
area median income. Some
other aspects of the develop-
ment:
The appliances and water
heaters in the homes will be
energy efficient.
There will be sidewalks and
street lights in the new neigh-
borhood. The homes are
close to the Eagle Academy.
The War m Springs
Telecom is installing fiber
optic cable to the new homes,
so they will have the fastest
internet access.
One of the 35 units is des-
ignated for a manager-police
officer. Housing is working
with the Warm Springs Police
Department on this feature.
The Warm Springs Hous-
ing Authority is working with
the Travois fir m on this
project. Travois has 20 years
of experience working with
Native communities on hous-
ing projects.
Advanced Native Con-
struction, and Warm Springs
Construction are contractors
for work. The Housing Au-
thority will be making com-
munity presentations on the
project, and application pro-
cess, in the near future. For
more information you can
reach Housing at 541-553-
3250. You can also reach
Desirae at:
desirae.wallace@wsha.us
area; and,
Whereas the Tribal Coun-
cil has been advised of a
Memorandum of Under-
standing (MOU) between the
CTWSRO, the state of Or-
egon, and the state of Wash-
ington specifically addressing
tribal fishing downstream of
Bonneville Dam; and,
Whereas the Tribal Coun-
cil recognizes the hardship
placed on tribal members
with harvest restrictions, as
adopted by resolutions in the
past, but with concern for the
future of the fishery resource
understands the need; and so
therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
of the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reser-
vation of Oregon pursuant to
Article V, Section 1 (l), (r), and
(u) of the Tribal Constitution
and Warm Springs Tribal
Code Section 340.310 (2),
that the following restrictive
regulations are adopted for
tribal subsistence fishing in the
Columbia River Downstream
of Bonneville Dam:
1.
Warm Springs tribal
members may har vest
salmon, steelhead, shad, wall-
eye, carp, catfish, yellow
perch and bass in the area
described below for subsis-
tence purposes only starting
April 6, 2015, and two weeks
after the tribes start date the
committee will review the
catch for determination of
whether harvest can con-
tinue. When a target of 500
spring Chinook is harvested
the fishery will be reviewed
by the Fish and Wildlife Com-
mittee again. Fishery may be
closed if runs are deemed too
low.
2.
Sale of fish is pro-
hibited. This is a subsistence
fishery only.
3.
Retention of any
sturgeon that may be caught
incidentally while fishing for
allowed species within the
prescribed area shall be pro-
hibited.
4.
The fishery shall be
open Sunday through
Wednesday with Wednesday
being reserved for elders (60
years and older) day only.
Fishing times may be limited
by the location fished such as
Hamilton Park (access gates
open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.) Fish
and Wildlife Committee may
add additional days if run in-
formation supports the har-
vest.
5.
Only one fishing
pole per person allowed. A
person is defined as 12 years
and older.
6.
Fishers must yield
the spot to elders if requested.
An elder is any member 60
years and older. Also, Wednes-
day is reserved for elders.
7.
Any Warm Springs
tribal members fishing below
Bonneville Dam pursuant to
this resolution shall carry an
official tribal enrollment card
and produce it upon request
by state or tribal enforcement
officers. Any person who pro-
duces a Warm Springs tribal
enrollment card will not be
required to produce a state
fishing license.
8.
Gear restrictions:
Tribal fishing gear shall be
restricted to bank subsistence
gear, which is defined by the
ten-year agreement reached
among the parties of U.S. vs.
Oregon in 2008 as: Dipnet or
bagnet, spear, gaff, club, foul-
ing hook, hook and line or
other methods as determined
by the management entities.
9.
The geographic
scope of this fishery covers
the banks of the Columbia
River in the area bounded by
a deadline marker on the
Oregon bank (approximately
four miles downstream from
Bonneville Dam Powerhouse
No. 1) in the straight line
through the western tip of
Pierce Island, to a deadline
marker on the Washington
bank at Beacon Rock up the
river to a point 600 below the
Bonneville Dam, but exclud-
ing the following four areas:
(A) Between markers located
150 feet upstream and 450
feet downstream from the
mouth of Tanner Creek out
to the center of the Colum-
bia river, during the period
August to Oct. 15; (B) Inside
the south navigation lock at
the Bonneville Dam from a
marker on the western-most
point of Robins Island to a
marker on the Oregon main-
land shore; (C) From
Bradford Island below
Bonneville Dam from the
south shore between the dam
and a line perpendicular to
the shoreline marker at west
end of riprap and from north
shore between fishway en-
trance and a line perpendicu-
lar to the shoreline marker
850 feet downstream; and (D)
From Robins Island below
Bonneville Dam downstream
to a line perpendicular to the
shoreline marker on mooring
cell. (E) Fishing from boats
or other floating devices is
not permitted.
10. The
CTWSRO
Branch of Natural Resources
will be responsible for the bio-
logical monitoring of the
CTWSRO fishery. Reports
will be provided to the Fish
and Wildlife Committee for
determination whether har-
vest can continue. Fishery
may be closed if runs are
deemed too low.
11. Conduct of tribal
fishermen shall be consistent
with Warm Springs Tribal
Code 340.310 which defines
off-reservation fishing by
tribal members.
12. Pursuant to Warm
Springs
Tribal
Code
340.310(13), the use of alco-
hol or drugs is prohibited
when exercising treaty rights
and will be strictly enforced.
If not followed the Fish and
Wildlife Committee has the
authority to suspend fishing
rights.
13. Pursuant to Warm
Springs Tribal Code 340.700,
penalties shall be strictly en-
forced to ensure the rules and
regulations will be complied
with.
14. Will seek approved
harassment techniques of
seals and sea lions. (Resolution
11,989)
Resolutions of Tribal Council
Truck stop
Whereas the War m
Springs Casino and Resort
Enterprise (“WSCRE”)
Board of Directors request
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon (“CTWSRO”)
Tribal Council lease and
transfer management and
control of the Tribal Real
Property known as the Ma-
dras Property to the WSCRE
for development of a Truck
Stop and Class II gaming fa-
cility for economic develop-
ment and general welfare of
the tribes; now, therefore,
Be it resolved that the
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
hereby authorizes and di-
rects the real property de-
scribed above, pursuant to
Article V, Section 1 ( c), (l)
and (u) of the Tribal Consti-
tution and By-Laws, be
leased and transferred to the
WSCRE for its management
and control to promote the
economic development and
general welfare of the
Tribes.
Be it further resolved
that Tribal Council will ex-
pedite any further actions
necessary to complete this
transaction, and,
Be it further resolved
that the WSCRE will work
with the Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO on the Terms
for the Lease of the Madras
Property. (Resolution 11,962)
Geothermal
Whereas the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Or-
egon (“Tribe”) is a 1/3 owner
of the 465 MW Pelton-
Round Butte Hydroelectric
Project, the owner of the
19.5 MW Reregulating Dam
Hydroelectric Project, and
the owner of a 9 MW wood
waste biomass electrical gen-
eration project; and,
Whereas the Tribe be-
lieves that it can become a
contributor of renewable en-
ergy in the Pacific Northwest
to improve the tribal
economy and contribute to
the energy security of the
United States; and,
Whereas the Tribe has
developed information indi-
cating that there may be sig-
nificant geothermal energy
resources on the Reservation
which the Tribal Council be-
lieves may provide economic,
environmental and social op-
portunities for the Tribe as a
whole; and,
Whereas the Tribe has
considered the recent report
of GeothermEx, Inc. recom-
mending further exploratory
work to determine the feasi-
bility of geothermal energy
development on the Reserva-
tion including the drilling of
deep temperature gradient
well; and,
Whereas the current fis-
cal situation of the Tribe will
not permit the Tribe to un-
dertake such exploratory ac-
tivities in the foreseeable fu-
ture; and,
Whereas the Tribe has
chartered War m Springs
Power and Water Enterprises
(“WSPWE”) as a tribally
owned enterprise pursuant to
section 12 of the Tribe’s fed-
eral corporate charter with
responsibility for developing
and managing the Tribe’s en-
ergy resources; and,
Whereas WSPWE has
prepared an Energy and Min-
eral Development Program
(“EMDP”) grant proposal, to
assist in continuation of the
Tribe’s geothermal energy de-
velopment effort; and,
Whereas the Tribe desires
to study the geothermal re-
sources fully; is willing to con-
sider development of any
potential mineral resource
discovered through the pro-
gram; desires that the pro-
gram be conducted utilizing
a combination of tribal staff
and private contractors/con-
sultants; and will consider the
public release of information
obtained from the energy and
mineral development study;
now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
of the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reser-
vation of Oregon, pursuant
to Article 5, Section 1(a), (d),
(f), and (l) of the Tribal Con-
stitution and Section 4 of the
Tribal Corporate Charter,
that Tribal Council authorizes
submission of the EMDP
grant proposal; approves the
EMDP project, and otherwise
desires to study the com-
modities; is willing to consider
development of any poten-
tial mineral resource discov-
ered through the program;
desires that the program be
conducted utilizing a combi-
nation of tribal staff and pri-
vate contractors/consultants;
and will consider the public
release of information ob-
tained from the energy and
mineral development study.
Fishery
Whereas the Treaty with
the Tribes and Bands of
Middle Oregon on June 25,
1855 reserved to the Confed-
erated Tribes of War m
Springs Reservation of Or-
egon off reservation fishing
rights at all usual and accus-
tomed stations, including the
Columbia River west (down-
stream) of the present-day
Bonneville Dam, a sovereign
area; and,
Whereas the Tribal
Council regulates treaty fish-
ing in consultation with the
Fish and Wildlife Committee
for the conservation and
other purposes pursuant to
the inherent sovereign au-
thority reserved in the Treaty
of June 25, 1855, and pur-
suant to the Tribal Constitu-
tion and By-Laws and the
Warm Springs Tribal Code;
and,
Whereas the Confeder-
ated Tribes of Warm Springs
(CTWSRO) have established
treaty fishing rights in the Co-
lumbia River and regulates
tribal member fishing in the