Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
February 3, 2016
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Auxiliary fundraiser Friday
New BIA policy to implement 1910 law
The BIA has announced a
new policy to improve the
implementation of the Buy
Indian Act of 1910.
The new policy comes in
response to a U.S. Govern-
ment Accountability Office
report, released in July 2015,
that criticized the federal
government’s enforcement
of the Buy Indian Act.
The act authorized certain
federal procurement con-
tracts to be set aside for pref-
erential awards to Indian eco-
nomic enterprises (IEEs) for
all procurement contracts is-
sued by the BIA, the Bureau
of Indian Education, the of-
fice of the Interior Assistant
Secretary–Indian Affairs and
the Indian Health Service.
In 2013, regulations were
issued that defined IEEs as
those companies which are at
least 51 percent Indian-
owned.
While the BIA and IHS
have obtained services and
supplies from IEEs under the
Act since 1965, the GAO
found that Buy Indian pro-
curements have comprised
only a small percentage of
BIA and IHS annual contract
obligations—the result of lim-
ited knowledge and implemen-
tation of the set-aside in re-
gional or area offices where
contracts are often awarded.
New policy highlights
To address the concerns
raised by the GAO, the BIA’s
new policy:
Directs that all BIA, BIE,
Office of the Special Trustee
for American Indians and AS-
IA acquisitions be subject to
the Buy Indian Act policy
whenever ‘authorized and
practicable’—including acqui-
sitions for supplies, adminis-
trative and custodial services,
and some construction con-
tracts.
Indicates when deviations
from the policy may be au-
thorized.
Requires quarterly report-
ing on Buy Indian Act acqui-
sitions to better monitor de-
viations and challenges.
It is expected that this
policy will expand contracting
opportunities for IEEs. Those
interested in contracting
should monitor the Federal
Business Opportunities
website to identify opportu-
nities where there is a Buy
Indian set-aside.
(Note: This article was pro-
vided by Warm Springs Ventures
business and marketing.)
The Eugene Green Sr.
American Legion Auxil-
iary is having a rummage
sale and lunch fundraiser
this Friday, Feb. 5 at the
Agency longhouse.
The rummage sale is
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and the lunch sale is from
11 til 1.
They will be selling
cheeseburger plates that
include chips, salad, des-
sert and a drink.
Prevention group visiting NARA
The Guiding Butterflies
and Mighty Warriors group
will be taking a trip to the
Bow and Arrow Culture Club
at the Native American Re-
habilitation Association
(NARA) Youth and Wellness
Center in Portland.
The trip will be this Fri-
day, February 5. The group
will leave at 3 p.m. and re-
turn at midnight. You must
be signed up to attend, con-
tact Sarah at 553-3205.
Strong fish returns, oil transport opposition notable events with CRITFC
Here are some of the
noteworthy events and ac-
complishments from the past
12 months with the Colum-
bia River Inter-Tribal Fish
Commission:
2015 salmon run
For the second time in 80
years, more than 2 million
chinook, sockeye, coho and
steelhead returned to tribal
fishing and ceded areas
above Bonneville Dam.
Fall chinook contributed
nearly half the total. (The
returns include adults and
jacks.) Fall chinook over
Bonneville
came
to
1,037,000 fish, while the
Snake fall chinook count was
70,800 fish. Both are
records.
The sockeye returns
started out strong with
Constitution:
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Another proposed
amendment: “The Tribal
Council members shall
receive as compensation
for their services as fol-
lows:
Chairperson
$80,000; Vice-Chairper-
son $70,000; all other
members $60,000, and
mileage from home to
place of meeting and re-
510,700 fish passing
Bonneville, only to have
complications from hot wa-
ter temperatures kill about
half of them.
Coho and summer steel-
head supplied 42,200 and
365,300 fish, respectively—
bringing the 2015 upriver
salmon and steelhead re-
turns to over 2.3 million!
Coal and oil transport
CRITFC Salmon Camp, coming up against this summer.
CRITFC continues to
help spearhead opposition to
expanded fossil fuel trans-
port through the Columbia
River corridor.
Numerous proposals are
pending to transport and
store coal, crude oil, and liq-
uefied natural gas in areas
along or near the Columbia
River. To date, the tribes and
CRITFC have filed about 20
affidavits on the legal, bio-
logical, and economic im-
pacts to treaty resources and
tribal members.
In 2015, CRITFC and the
Yakama and Umatilla tribes
became parties to the Wash-
ington Energy Facilities Sit-
ing Evaluation Council pro-
ceeding concerning the four-
train, 360,000 barrel-per-day
vote by April 11 on proposed changes
turn at a rate used by the fed-
eral government...” Also:
Expenses shall be paid
from available tribal budgeted
funds. Benefit programs and
reimbursement expenses will
follow tribal organization po-
lices as budgeted. Tribal
Council members will be
available to the membership,
committees and necessary
business on behalf of the
tribe beyond the monthly
Tribal Council agenda
from their office.”
There are other pro-
posed, such as: A Coun-
cil member may be re-
moved by for cause by a
2/3 vote of the Council,
after notice of charges
and allowing that mem-
ber an opportunity to be
heard.
Employment at KNT, Indian Head
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort ad-
vertised the following
positions:
Banquet Bartender -
Banquet Captain - Bar-
tender - Cook - Front Desk
Manager - Front Office
Supervisor - Guest Ser-
vice Representative -
Guest Room Attendant at
Lodge/Village.
Human Resources
Clerk - Human Re-
sources Manager - Laun-
dry Worker - Lifeguard -
Lodge Houseman - Pool
Cashier - Sous Chef -
Jobs at CRITFC
Fisheries Geneticist (3
Positions) Hagerman, ID.
Salary $57,098 - $64711.
Full-time/Regular/W-Ben-
efits. Closes March 15,
2016.
Fisheries Geneticist with
experience in population
genomics, association map-
ping, and mixed stock
analyses. This position is
part of CRITFC’s Fishery
Science Department, but
will be located with the ge-
netics group at the
Hagerman Fish Culture Ex-
periment
Station
in
Hagerman, ID.
The employee will work
under the Lead Geneticist,
in association with CRITFC
Teepee Attendant - Warm
Springs Grill Manager.
For information call 541-
553-1112 ext 3401. Or go to
kahneeta.com
The following jobs are
being advertised at Indian
Head Casino:
Director of Finance - Con-
tact Holly Waisanen 541-
460-7777.
Cage director - Holly 541-
460-7777.
Tule Grill attendant - 2
positions part-time. Kip
Culpus, Jordan Caldera,
geneticists and technicians,
as well as staff of the Fish-
ery Science Department in
Portland, OR.
Efforts will focus on ap-
plying empirical genetics/
genomics data to address
questions related to conser-
vation and recovery of steel-
Heather Cody 541-460-
7777 Ext. 7725.
Tule Grill Cook - Con-
tact Kip or Heather.
Line Cook - Contact
Mark Oltman 541-460-
7777 Ext. 7755
IT support technician-
Donovan, James, Justin
541-460-7777 Ext 7674,
7747 & 7746.
Security officer - Tim
Kerr 541-460-7777 Ext.
7749
Table games dealer -
Jami Deming 541-460-
7777 Ext. 7724
head, Chinook, sockeye,
and coho salmon, sturgeon,
lamprey, and other fishes of
the Columbia River Basin.
Here is the link to the full
position description: http://
www.critfc.org/jobs/fish-
eries-geneticist/
proposed Tesoro Savage oil
transfer
facilities
in
Vancouver, Wash. Members
of the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs also voiced
opposition at public hearings
on the matter.
A recent draft environ-
mental impact statement ac-
knowledged that the Tesoro
proposal could affect endan-
Fishery:
Call 541-
615-0555
Officials meetings
U.S. Representative Earl
Blumenauer met CRITFC
leaders at the Lone Pine In-
lieu Site to discuss housing
and public safety issues at
fishing sites along the Colum-
bia River.
The Commission and the
Ar my Corps’ Col. Jose
Aguilar met several times in
2015 covering numerous top-
ics of mutual concern from
the Columbia River housing
to lamprey passage.
BIA Regional Director
Stan Speaks also visited the
Commission on more than
one occasion to discuss up-
keep at the fishing access
sites, among other topics.
When Portland Mayor
Charlie Hales talked with
CRITFC, he summarized his
initiatives to address climate
change and reiterated his op-
position to fossil fuel trans-
port and storage.
(Article and photo courtesy
Jeremy FiveCrows/CRITFC.)
open April 10 below Bonneville
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The April 10 fishery is
for subsistence, so sales
are not allowed to non-
Indians. The 2016 regu-
lation limits each fisher-
man to one pole holder
and one pole, being ac-
tively fished. A person
cannot save a spot for
someone else, or watch
someone else’s pole; and
fishermen must be 12 or
older.
Tribal Council consid-
ered a suggestion that
fishermen not be allowed
to ride bicycles down to
the fishing area. Lyle
Rhoan Sr. suggested the
use of bicycles was unfair
to the fishermen who are
walking. A bicyclist, he said,
can get a later start but still
end up with a better spot than
an earlier fishermen who is
walking. It can also be unsafe,
Mr. Rhoan said.
At the Council meeting
last week, Sandra Danzuka
suggested that banning bi-
cycles would be another self-
imposed restriction on tribal
members.
The park regulations ban
motorized vehicles, she said,
but bicycles and horses are
expressly allowed.
Yakama shares the fishing
area with the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, and
Yakama did not ban bicycles;
so it would be pointless for
Warm Springs to ban them.
And Tribal Council did not
include the bicycle provi-
sion in the final resolution.
Some other provisions:
A non-elder is expected,
by tribal regulation, to give
up a fishing spot to a se-
nior fisherman who re-
quests to fish there. This
is the same as last year.
No boats or other float-
ing devices are allowed.
Alcohol and drug use are
prohibited while exercising
treaty rights. A fishermen
who carries a tribal identi-
fication card does not need
a state permit.
The boundary of the
below Bonneville subsis-
tence fishery is the same as
last year.
Probate items for sale to members
The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
Probate Department is
putting the following
items out for bid:
Dresser with mir-
ror (4 drawers) – mini-
mum bid is $40.
Wooden gun cabi-
net - minimum bid $25
Large fish tank -
minimum bid $20.
Two bowling balls
- minimum bid $5 for
each.
4202
Holliday St.
gered salmon, water quality,
wildlife, and vegetation.
A new study published in
November 2015 in the jour-
nal Atmospheric Pollution Re-
search confirmed tribal fisher
suspicions: Coal and diesel
trains have a big impact on
air quality in the Columbia
River Gorge.
Researchers found that a
diesel-powered open-top coal
train releases on average
nearly twice as much of the
small particulate matter that
is easily inhaled and lodged
in the lungs than a diesel-
powered freight train.
Small three-bas-
ket shelf - minimum
bid $15.
DVD/movie stor-
age shelf – minimum
bid $15
The bidding is open
through February 10.
You can pick up a bid
form at Probate at the
administration building.
Turn your bid in to either
Maryann Stahi or Valerie
Squiemphen.
On the morning of
February 11, Probate
will open the bids and
call the person with the
winning bid. Make sure
you list your phone num-
ber or a message num-
ber.
If you would like to
look at the items, please
call Maryann Stahi at
541-553-3252 to make
an appointment. Pro-
bate can only open up
the warehouse between
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
and not on week-ends.
Dresser (top), and
wooden gun cabinet.