Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 19, 2015
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Sacred Hoop coming to W.S. in Sept.
September is National Re-
covery Month, and Warm
Springs Prevention will be
hosting events to mark the
occasion.
Sacred Hoop will come to
Warm Springs on Thursday,
Sept. 3, at the Back to School
Barbecue. And a Recovery
Event is scheduled for Friday,
Sept. 4, with guest speaker
Carlos River, White Bison
executive director.
The Sacred Hoop of 100
Eagle Feathers: In Black
Elk’s vision, the Hoop of the
World referred to the com-
munities of Native people. In
his vision he saw the Native
people going through a long
time of suffering, during
which the hoop was broken.
And then he saw that the
people would begin to heal.
The Elders have told us that
we have now entered the time
of hearing, and the “coming
together time.” The Sacred
Hoop is the symbol of that
time of healing.
The Mission of the Sacred
Hoop: Healing individuals,
families, communities and
nations. The Hoop was built
in a sweat lodge in May of
1995. A multicultural Elders
gathering was held in
Janesville, Wisc., to provide
prayers for the Hoop, and
align its purpose to the com-
ing healing time. The Elders
placed the four gifts of Heal-
ing, Hope, Unity and Power
to Forgive the Unforgivable
into the Hoop.
When the Sacred Hoop
comes to a community, the
people gather for ceremonies
and talks about living a sober
and healthy life that is bal-
anced emotionally, mentally,
physically and spiritually.
Many communities have de-
cided to begin a process of
learning and planning that in-
cludes the building of a vi-
sion of wellness. For more
information call Sarah at
541-553-2305; or email:
sarah.wolfe@wstribes.org
Back to School BBQ
at Academy on Sept. 3
New teachers in the
Jefferson County School
District 509-J will start the
new school year on August
24, with the one-week new
teacher induction pro-
gram. The other teach-
ers and staff will back on
September 2.
The War m Springs
Back to School Barbecue
is coming up on Septem-
ber 3, at the Warm Springs
Eagle Academy.
The first day of school
for students in grades k-9
is September 9. At the
high school grades 10
through 12, the first day
is September 10. In a note
from this week’s school
board meeting:
The board hired a new
band teacher for the high
school, and a new district
nurse.
The band leader at Ma-
dras High School will be
Jared McFarlin, who pre-
viously taught band in
grades k-12 in Montana.
McFarlin became inter-
ested in the MHS job, as
he wants to focus just on
high school band.
The new district nurse,
or district health service
coordinator, is Brianna
McFarlin, Jared’s wife.
Fall fishers to see benefits
of salmon restoration
Countyline 2
blaze
Crews respond to the Countyline 2 fire, which burned
across 60,000 acres on the reservation. Two
helicopters (one at right) were in service after invocation
of the Conflagration Act.
Jayson Smith photos.
Community fire meeting (above), Sunday evening.
The fire forced the closure of highways 26 and 3 (left).
Fire: forecast looks good
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Investigators are now
looking into the circum-
stances that led to the start
of the fire.
Warm Springs Fire Man-
agement made the first re-
sponse, but the fires had soon
spread to the point where the
BIA called in assistance.
Crews from fire agencies
in 17 cities and eight coun-
ties arrived. In time, two he-
licopters were in service on
Countyline 2.
The response was just in
time, as high winds were an
initial major problem in bat-
tling the flames. Crews
worked to save seven homes
that were directly in the path
of the fire on the flat.
Several neighborhoods
were put on evacuation alert,
and West Hills and Sunnyside
residents had to evacuate.
For management purposes
the fire was divided in two
parts, with Highway 26 as the
separation line. Progress was
good over the weekend, and
the forecast remains favor-
able, said Scott Majors, of
the state Fire Marshal’s Of-
fice. By this coming weekend,
he said, crews should have a
good handle on the situation,
though there is much work
to be done.
At the Council meeting on
Monday, resident Randy
Smith commented that Natu-
ral Resources should consider
restoring the burned-over
land with plants that support
wildlife. Bobby Brunoe said
this will be considered.
Councilman
Or vie
Danzuka, of Forestry, re-
ported that the fire had
burned into several hundred
acres of commercial timber,
which may be salvaged.
Teeney Miller, Council of-
fice manager, commented
that the fire crews did a great
job in protecting homes in her
neighborhood.
BINGO for Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary is
hosting
a
BINGO
fundraiser this Wednesday
evening, August 19, from
6-7:30 p.m. at the commu-
nity center social hall.
The event is a
fundraiser to purchase sup-
plies for gifts for those
who attend the Auxiliary
District, set for Kah-Nee-
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The Ladies Auxiliary is
taking donations for
BINGO items. Please
drop donations off with
Arlene
Graham,
LeMinnie Smith or Carol
Sahme.
For more information
call Carol at 541-553-
2343.
Tribal fishers will see the
benefits of years of salmon
recovery efforts when they
take to the Columbia River
for the 2015 fall chinook
commercial fishery, accord-
ing to a report from the Co-
lumbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission.
If the run comes in as
forecast, Indian fishers could
be harvesting over 170,000
fall chinook, representing
roughly 2.2 million pounds,
according to CRITFC.
While sales have been
open since summer, Monday
of this week marked the be-
ginning of the largest tribal
fishery, allowing the public to
purchase more salmon, steel-
head, and coho directly from
Indian fishers.
Sales to the public should
last into October, with peak
abundance from just before
Labor Day through mid-Sep-
tember.
The majority of the tribal
harvest is sold to wholesale
fish dealers, and can be
found in stores and restau-
rants around the Northwest.
Although regional fish
populations have struggled
with high water temperatures,
biologists estimate that the
2015 fall chinook return will
be the third largest year in
recent history.
The projection is that
nearly 800,000 fall chinook
entering the Columbia that
are destined for areas up-
stream of Bonneville Dam.
Fishery managers are also
predicting over 300,000 sum-
mer steelhead, 20,000 Snake
River fall chinook and a
healthy run nearly 200,000
coho.
“This year’s forecast fall
chinook return shows what
we can accomplish when the
entire region works together
to rebuild, restore, and pro-
tect Columbia River salmon,”
said Kat Brigham, CRITFC
chairwoman.
“After the low returns in
the 1980s, it is a real testa-
ment to the power of part-
nerships. Thanks to decades
of hard work, everyone, both
tribal and non-tribal, is now
able to bring fish home for
their families and their com-
munities.
The tribes are committed
Carbon: upcoming milestones
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After this regulatory
change, the total value of car-
bon credits generated by any
project could be reduced by
over 50 percent.”
He gave a timeline of
some of the upcoming objec-
tives of the project:
The forest modeling is to
be completed by September
14; and an internal review of
the modeling by September
21.
On the same date will be
the submission of the final
offset project data report de-
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tailing the number of credits
to be verified. Verification
of the report would be in
early to mid October, and a
final approval of the audit
would be in December.
Meanwhile, Ventures,
Natural Resources and Tribal
Council will work on estab-
lishing a sales and marketing
strategy, developing policy
and market analysis, and mar-
ket training for staff.
The most important ele-
ment will be the marketing on
behalf of the tribes, and find-
ing the buyer or buyers.
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