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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
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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
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T hese are just som e o f the
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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.
T h e C o u n c il t h e n a p
pointed a team consisting o f
th e E d u c a tio n C o m m ittee,
and Council m em bers Evaline
P att and O rvie D anzuka, to
p u t together the final draft.
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