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r? Spilyay T ym oo, W arm Springs, O regon March 2, 2016 Page 3 Meetings to consider problem roads T h e N a tu ra l R e so u rc e s Branch will h o st tw o public m eetings next week on two habitat restoration projects. T he projects are the Coy ote Creek sub-w atershed res to r a t i o n p r o je c t a t' L o g S p rin g s , a n d th e W arm Springs River Problem Roads project. T he topics are being com bined for tribal m em ber con sideration, as b o th are in re gard to fish and wildlife habi tat re sto ratio n ;. T h e first, public m eeting will be at noo n on W ednes day, M arch 9, at the Agency L onghouse; and the second m eeting will be on M arch 9 at, 6 p.m . at th e S im nasho longhouse. A light lunch will be served Burn permits available W arm Springs Fire Prevention has b u rn perm its available to tribal m em bers. B u rn p erm its are needed to b u rn debris. I f yòu have n o t renew ed your 2015 perm it, please stop by Fire M anagem ent and get a 2016 perm it. I f you have any questions, call 541-553-1146. Graphs showing fish and wildlife population trends on the reservation. welcom e to voice concerns, and p ro v id e valuable ideas a n d I fe e d b a c k o n th e s e projects. - -T h e'p rb jects involve de co m m issio n in g certain old logging roads , that are- detri- •m ental to fish habitat. T h e loads are also located in deer and elk corridors, im pacting habitat for the animals. T he Log.Springs p ro ject is at the Agency m eeting; and a light dinner will b e served at in the- U pper Coyote Creek sub-watershed near Simnasho. the Sim nasho meeting. T rib al m em b e rs are 'en T h e W arm S p rin g s R iv er c o u rag e d to p a rtic ip a te in project involves a road that p ro je c t planning. T h ey are. travels along the river. Problem road/ Courtesy BNR Sedim ent from the roads enters the water, blocking fish spaw ning habitat. D e -c o m m issioning- the roads w ould also help th e d e er an d elk population. W ith these ro a d closures, access to these areas is still available by n e arb y access routes. R ath er th an h in d er in g h u n tin g o p p o rtu n itie s , th e p ro jects are in te n d e d to increase th e w ildlife p o p u la tio n , th e re b y im p ro v in g hunting. F unding for these projects w ould com e from the Envi- 83116 ronm ental Protection Agency, a n d p o s s ib ly f r o m th e Bonneville Pow er A dm inis tration. A t th e M a rc h 9 p u b lic meetings, specialists will be on hand to answer questions. For m o re in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t A n d re a K àroglanian, tribal w ildlife biologist, 541-553- 203?; o r Jo n Treasure, N a tu ra l R e so u rc es h y d ro lo g ist, 541-553-2020. Y ou m ay also email to: andrea.karoglanian@ctwsbnr.org jon.treasure@ctwsbnr.org PIONEER ROCK & MONUMENT Specializing in Native American Headstones for Over 25 Years Off any $200 shared quarterly with the'E du cation Com m ittee. A ddition ally: , “T h e sc h o o l d istrict ad m inistrators will c o m m u n i cate with the Education Com m ittee concerning assessment tools used w ith -CTWS stu dents. In p u t from the E d u cation Com mittee will be used 'to m aintain o r m ake changes to instructional strategies that will best m eet the outcom e goals.” S o m e ,o t h e r p r o p o s e d change^-. T he school district board, th e T r ib a l C o u n c il, B IA agency superintendent; and in v ite d guests w o u ld m eet' three tim es each year. T he purpose o f these m eetings— in A u g u s t, J a n u a ry a n d Ju n e—-would be to evaluate how, the agreem ent is w ork ing, address possible am end m ents, prom ote collaborative c o m m u n ic a tio n , a n d w o rk tow ard a yearly joint educa tion report. T he draff agreement, sug gests th at the school district board hold their regular m eet ing one-third o f the time in W arm Springs. T his w ould m ake se n se b ecau se a b o u t one-third o f the district stu dents are tribal'm em bers, said Ardis Sm ith Clark. T his p rovision also goes to w a rd g r e a te r p a r e n t in volvem ent, another focus o f the draft agreement. A n o th er p roposed provi- siort is in te n d e d to address th e N a tiv e A m e ric an L a n guage A ct o f 1990. T he w ording o f this act is pow erful in its m andates to school districts, said Deanie Smith. W ording o f the p ro p o se d agreem ent is equally Strong: | , “T h e c u ltu re s a n d la n guages o f the C onfederated Tribes o f W arm Springs are unique, and the 509-J school district and the BIA have the responsibility to act together w ith the C onfederated Tribes to e n s u re th e su rv iv a l o f theseunique cultures and lan g u a g e s — W arm S p rin g s, Wasco, and Paiute. “T h e C onfederated Tribes possess a special status that recognizes d istin c t cultural and political rights, including the right to continue separate identities. T h e traditional lan guages o f the W arm Springs, W asco and Paiute people are ■an integral part o f the cultures and identifies, and fo rm the basic m edium for the trans- rhission and thus the survival o f the tribes’ cultures,¡litera tures, histories, religious and political institutions and val ues.” In m eetin g w ith parents and students, the E ducation Com m ittee has heard a con siste n t re sp o n se th a t trib al cu ltu re an d h isto ry sh o u ld have a g reater place in the schools. This approach would h e lp a d d ress a b se n te e ism , and the d ro p -o u t rate, said Deanie. ' T he Culture and Heritage D ep artm en t offers language le s s o n s to s tu d e n ts a t kll grade levels. T he teachers are fluent speakers, or advanced language learners. B ut m ore could be d o n e in this area, such as m aking th e N ative language class a credited class. T he issue to be addressed is serious: C urrently, m o re th an h a lf o f tribal m em b er M adras H igh School seniors a re in th e W a rm S prings, R oots program . R oots is an excellent alternative education p ro g ram , b u t m o st seniors sh o u ld b e iq, sc h o o l a t the high school, the E d u ca tio n Com m ittee m em bers agree. Regarding curriculum , the draft agreem ent says: “T h e C onfederated Tribes and the school district .will collaborate to develop and im plem ent historically accu ra te , c u ltu rally e m b e d d e d , p lac e-b a se d , c o n te m p o ra ry and developffientally a ppro priate A m erican Indian Cur riculum, assessment tools, and instructional materials that are aligned w ith th e C o m m o n C o re S ta te S ta n d a rd s a n d state standards to educate all students in the district about the history and culture o f the tribes and N ative people, “T he tribes agree to be a resource for inform ation and m aterials— the People’s Plan, the Treaty o f 1855, our his- tory— to assist in the devel op m en t o f the curriculum .” T h e draft agreem ent also calls for the district to sp o n sor a N ative Club for all stu OSCAR'S EXPERT AUTO REPAIR Complete Service Foreign & Domestic Plate or 10% Off Total 1 Purchase' Offer good only with Slants and Tablet/Base Monuments PAID IN FULL C oupon expires 4 -15 -2 0 16 MOU: Committee, Council proposing several changes T h e inform ation w ould be Photo dents in grades 6-12 w ho de sire to participate. T hese are just som e o f the provisions. T h e E d tic atio n Com m ittee and Council said parents will be given copiés o f the agreem ent, so they .can refer to th e docum ent, and help with the im plementation. Success in education is a re sponsibility o f the school dis tric t, b u t th e e f fo r t really starts at hom e and in the com munity, said Tribal C ouncil m an O rvie D anzuka, W hen the Education Com m ittee m et w ith Tribal Çoun- cil last w eek/ the first ques tion was w hether the current Council w ishes to w ork to w ard finalizing the agreem ent before the end o f th e term o f the Tw enty-Sixth T ribal Council. C o u n c il m e m b e rs sa id they w anted to com plete the w ork, rather than have a new Council start over again this sum m er. T h e current E d u cation C om m ittee and C oun cil have already p u t tim e and effort into the current draft, a n d th e m a tte r sh o u ld b e com pleted this Council term , they said. 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