Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
September 2, 2015
Vol. 40, No. 18
September – Wanaq’i – Summer - Shatm
New year at Eagle Academy
Some important changes are
coming up this school year at the
Warm Springs k-8 Eagle Academy.
There are new bus routes, new
school hours, and new staff at the
academy, entering its second year.
The start of the school day for
grades k-8 will be 8:55 a.m., and the
day will end at 3:40 p.m. Buses de-
part at 3:45 p.m. Athletics begin at
4 p.m.
While the school class day begins
at 8:55 a.m.—one hour later than
last year—student activities are
available starting at 7:45 a.m. This
is so parents with jobs can still drop
their children off at school before
going to work.
One of the main reasons for
changing the start of the school day
is to have a time to engage teach-
ers, administrators and support staff
in training, said Eagle Academy
principal Ken Parshall.
The school is pursuing a program
as set out in part by the organiza-
tion AVID, Advancement Via Indi-
vidual Advancement. The goal of
the organization:
“Simply, AVID trains educators
to use proven practices in order to
prepare students for success in high
school, college, and a career, espe-
cially students traditionally
underrepresented in higher educa-
tion.”
This will be the first year at the
Warm Springs Academy for Princi-
pal Parshall, who has experience and
success in school performance im-
provement.
He was principal at McNary and
McKay high schools in the Salem-
Keizer district. Later, he was Salem-
Keizer assistant district superinten-
dent, overseeing 63 schools. “He is
a well-recognized turnaround prin-
cipal in Oregon,” said district super-
intendent Rick Molitor.
McKay High School, for in-
stance, is a turnaround school: Stu-
dents there saw dramatic improve-
ment—doubling reading and math
skills—during Parshall’s tenure.
Diane Dominiak and Chris
Wyland are the assistant princi-
pals at the school. Dominiak
comes to Warm Springs from
the Jefferson County Middle
School, while Wyland is in his
second year at the academy.
Bus routes, athletics
The district is changing bus
routes this school year, by re-
ducing the number of stops.
There will be neighborhood
pick-up stops, instead of the
door-to-door route. Fewer
stops will mean less time on the
bus.
See SCHOOL on 7
Tribes stand against Nestlé water plan
The Nestlé company and the
city of Cascade Locks have
been planning the commercial
use and sale of Oxbow Springs
water.
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs are against the
idea, as another threat to tribal
water, fisheries and other treaty
rights. The treaty rights date
back at least to 1855, earlier
than any other.
Nestlé is proposing to build
a water bottling plant at Cas-
cade Locks. The idea would in-
volve the removal of about 118
million gallons of water per year
from the pristine Oxbow
Springs, the water source for the
Oxbow Fish Hatchery.
Tribal Council Chairman
Austin Greene Jr. stated the
tribes’ opposition earlier this
year in a letter to Gov. Brown
and other officials:
Courtesy Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge
Oxbow Springs at the Columbia.
“Water quantity and quality and
hatchery operations are of para-
mount importance to ongoing
treaty-based rights of the Tribe in
the Columbia River area, and to
ongoing federal litigation,” the let-
ter says.
“These factors are not only rea-
sonable to evaluate but of critical
importance for the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife’s pro-
posed water transfer, particularly in
the context of climate change...
and more frequent droughts
and dry years.”
The city of Cascade Locks
supposedly traded water rights
from the Herman Creek aqui-
fer with ODFW, in order to sell
the Oxbow Springs water to
Nestlé. This transaction hap-
pened after Chairman Greene
sent his letter to the governor
and others.
The Confederated Tribes are
not alone in opposing the
Nestlé-Cascade Locks proposal.
The group ‘Keep Nestlé Out
of the Gorge’ is a coalition in-
cluding the Sierra Club, Food
and Water Watch, and Bark—
Defending and Restoring
Mount Hood. Several state
lawmakers, and tens of thou-
sands of citizens have voiced
their opposition.
See OXBOW SPRINGS on 3
Future leaders meet at Youth Council
T he Warm Springs Youth Council
Facebook page, where you can
learn more about the group.
They were the second Youth
Council in the country to be-
come affiliated with UNITY
(United National Indian Tribal
Youth). The Youth Council is
open to local young people ages
14-24.
In August the Youth Council
members held their first elec-
tion, choosing the group offic-
ers. Co-presidents are Gavin
Begay and Keeyana Yellowman.
Mary Olney is vice-president.
The Youth Council treasurer
is Malia Collins, the secretary is
Ashley Meanus, and the com-
munications manager is
Raymond Sam Smith.
is one of the inspiring stories to hap-
pen this year on the reservation.
The Youth Council started just a
few months ago, inspired by the
Generation Indigenous (Gen-I)
Youth Challenge. Since then the
Youth Council has already made
some impressive accomplishments.
Most recently, the Youth Coun-
cil met with Tribal Council, which
gave the group its official support
and endorsement. (Tribal Council
Resolution 12,053, see page 6).
The Tribal Council recognition is
a step in the process toward the
Youth Council becoming a 501(c)(3)
non-profit corporation.
Over the past several weeks, the
Youth Council has developed their
Constitution and By-Laws, vision
and mission statements, and a Code
of Conduct. They held a two-day
training seminar last week, with
guest speakers and community sup-
port.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
This summer they traveled to
Washington, D.C., for the first
White House Tribal Youth Gather-
ing and National UNITY Confer-
ence. They met with federal law-
makers, and other Native youth
leaders from across Indian Coun-
try.
The Warm Springs Youth Coun-
cil has a Twitter account, and
Ashley Meanus, Malia Collins,
Mary Olney (at back) and
Mitchell Lira (from left) address
Tribal Council.
PO Box 489
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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Warm Springs, OR 97761
Back to
School BBQ
The Warm Springs Back to
School Barbecue is this Thursday,
September 3, at the Warm Springs
Eagle Academy. Students can pick
up backpacks, school supplies and
class lists, and meet with teachers
and staff.
The first day of school is next
Wednesday, Sept. 9. At the high
school for grades 10 through 12, the
first day is September 10.
At the barbecue on Wednesday,
the Johnson O'Malley Committee
will have the 2015-16 enrollment
and survey forms to be completed
by k-12 students. For more infor-
mation contact Deanie Smith, chair-
woman of the Johnson O'Malley
Committee, 541-553-3290.
Also at the barbecue, Warm
Springs Prevention is hosting the
Sacred Hoop, in recognition of
National Recovery Month.
See BBQ on 2
Budget
talks
starting
Tribal Council has a full agenda
in September, with 2016 budget and
enterprise presentations set to be-
gin next week.
Enterprise updates begin on
Tuesday, Sept. 8, with Ventures, the
Telecom, Power and Water, Indian
Head Casino, Credit, Composite
Products, Kah-Nee-Ta, and Forest
Products on the agenda.
The following day begins the
2016 budget presentations, with the
secretary-treasurer, community as-
sistance, Human Resources Branch,
Finance, Tribal Court, Human Ser-
vices, Public Safety and Natural
Resources branches on the agenda.
Then on Thursday, presentations
are scheduled for Public Utilities,
Tribal Council and committees, debt
service, A Place for Kids, capital
projects, High Lookee Lodge, the
Museum at Warm Springs, and ad-
ministrative service management.
Friday, Sept. 11, time is available
for Governmental Affairs ,the Gam-
ing Commission and surveillance,
and callbacks. The 2016 budget
review is scheduled for all day on
Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Once the draft proposal is
ready, Tribal Council will post it
for member consideration, fol-
lowed by the district and general
council meetings.
Some other items on the Septem-
ber agenda for Tribal Council: a
meeting with the Affiliated Tribes
of Northwest Indians; and meetings
with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission, and the Gorge
Commission.
Forest Products is scheduled to
give its quarterly report to Council
on Monday, Sept. 28.