Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
June 22, 2016
Vol. 41, No. 13
June – Atixan – Spring - Wawaxam
Test flights, training center for UAS program
The Portland-based company
Aerial Inspection Resources con-
ducted a series of successful
flights this month at the Warm
Springs unmanned aerial systems
test range.
The testing included UAS flights
by the de-energized power line on
the reservation. A company from
China was also scheduled for test
flights on the reservation, said
Aurolyn Stwyer, business and mar-
keting director at Warm Springs
Ventures.
Aerial Inspection Resources
(AIR) has been operating unmanned
systems commercially in the U.S. for
over a year, with a focus on indus-
trial inspection.
AIR flew a DJI S900 with 32
megapixel Sony camera to evaluate
the suitability of the Warm Springs
Simnasho de-energized high-voltage
line site for further research and
development.
AIR was able to drive their
equipment van directly to the launch
and recovery site, which allowed for
easy deployment of the S900 UAS.
AIR launched the S900 and per-
formed a series of inspections of
the de-energized transmission towers.
AIR has conducted hundreds of
such inspections; and as expected,
the flight was routine and success-
ful. AIR took advantage of the
scenic surroundings by capturing
video and photographs of their plat-
form in action for marketing purposes.
No other FAA-designated test
Warm Springs Ventures and the Confederated Tribes will
host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Unmanned Aerial Sys-
tems Test Range Training Center on Thursday, July 7 at the
resort. The groundbreaking will be from noon to 2 p.m. at the
Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge. For more information call Ventures at
541-553-3565.
range in the country can match the
over twenty miles of de-energized
transmission lines available at
Simnasho, Ms. Stwyer said.
The site is remote and private,
yet convenient to the Warm Springs
road network, as well as hospitality
facilities at Warm Springs and Kah-
Nee-Ta. The linear corridor also
allows for daisy-chaining of visual
observers for proof-of-concept of
beyond visual line of sight opera-
tions, when flights are conducted
under the National Test Site certifi-
cate of operation.
“For a company such as ours,
having access to the Warm Springs
test range’s de-energized steel lattice
transmission towers is fantastic,
said AIR president Chris
McMurtry.
“It enables us to continually
improve our inspection tech-
nique and service offerings.”
See UAS TEST on 8
Courtesy Warm Springs Ventures and SOAR
Ventures and Aerial Inspection Resources fly a UAS by a de-energized transmission line at one
of the test sites on the reservation.
Artistic Journey
of Lillian Pitt
T he exhibit Kindred Spirits:
The Artistic Journey of Lillian
Pitt will open this Thursday, June
23, at the Museum at Warm
Springs. The opening reception
will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Ms. Pitt was born on the
Warm Springs Reservation. She
is Warm Springs, Wasco and
Yakama. Lillian is deeply com-
mitted to the arts and the heri-
tage of tribes
Lillian first showcased her art-
work here at the Museum at
Warm Springs in 1999 with her
exhibit Spirits Keep W histling
Me Home. Since then, she has
established herself as one of the
most highly regarded Native
American Artists in the Pacific
Northwest.
She is the recipient of numer-
ous awards, including the 2007 Earle
E. Chiles Award for Lifetime
Achievement, the 1990 Governor’s
Award of the Oregon Arts, and the
Twanat Award from the Museum
at Warm Springs in 2012.
Lillian is also a noted philanthro-
pist, giving back to her community
throughout her career. She has do-
nated art to charitable causes and
community improvement projects
across the Pacific Northwest, and
taught tribal youth to work with ce-
ramics.
She creates contemporary works
of fine art that delight today’s col-
Courtesy Natalie Kirk/MAWS
Masks by Lillian Pitt, on display at the museum.
lectors and honor the history and
legends of her people. She works
with clay, bronze, gold and silver
jewelry, wearable art, prints, paper,
and most recently, glass.
In her own words:
“I think about the meaning of
the words ‘Kindred Spirits,’ and
come up with many meanings—
my ancestors and their markings
on the rocks in my ancient
homeland.”
See KINDRED SPIRITS on 8
Greenhouse design work progressing
Ventures is a couple weeks away
from completing the design phase
of the cannabis greenhouse.
The timeline calls for the facility
to be complete toward the end of
September or the first part of Oc-
tober.
The Ventures team meanwhile is
researching the potential retail sales
partners. The plan also calls for the
opening of tribally owned retail
shops.
For the tribal shops, Ventures has
looked at sites in Portland, Bend,
Hood River, Eugene, Salem and
Government Camp.
Ground work at the site is mostly
done; so when the design plan is
ready, and funding is in place, the
construction phase will proceed
fairly quickly.
The facility will be on Lower Dry
Creek Road, providing more than
16,000 square feet of growing area.
It was about seven months ago,
December 17 of last year, that the
membership approved the project.
The team has since worked
with the state and federal offi-
cials, and the Tribal Council, on
the necessary legal require-
ments.
Look for job fairs coming up
later this summer, for positions
at the greenhouse, and possible
jobs at the retail outlets.
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Treaty Days
marks 161st
anniversary
This weekend the Confederated
Tribes will commemorate the One-
Hundred and Sixty-First Anniver-
sary of the signing of the Treaty of
1855. The anniversary date this
year falls on Saturday, June 25.
On that date in 1855 leaders of
the Wasco and Sahaptin speaking In-
dians at and near the Columbia
River gathered to negotiate the
terms of the treaty.
They met at The Dalles, and
signed the treaty on June 25 by the
Treaty Oak.
This is the Forty-Sixth Annual Pi-
Ume-Sha, the celebration having
started in 1970. Honoring veterans
was a theme of the first Pi-Ume-
Sha, and this tradition continues to
the present day.
The theme of the powwow this
year is: Food Gathering —Usual and
Accustomed.
The 2016 Pi-Ume-Sha events be-
gin this Wednesday, June 22, with
the Health Fair. The fair theme this
year is basketball inspired: “Shot for
Health.” The health fair will be from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community
Wellness Center. This year marks
the Fifteen Year Anniversary of the
health fair.
Pi-Ume-Sha Boxing, hosted by
the Warm Springs Nation Boxing,
returns this Saturday at the commu-
nity center. Doors open at 5 p.m.,
and boxing at 6. Tickets are avail-
able at the door.
The Fun Run, hosted by Rec-
reation, is Saturday morning, start-
ing at the Housing office. There
will be a 10k, 5k and one mile fun
run.
The Stick Game Tournament will
be at the Stick Game Pavilion by
the powwow grounds. The rodeo
begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at the ro-
deo grounds. The Endurance
Horse Race is Saturday morning,
starting at the Shaker Church.
Some other features are the Ol’
Style Special, and other Specials:
The Three-Person Hand Drum
competition. The Owl and Rabbit
dances; the Queen’s Special and the
Miss Warm Springs Special.
The first Pi-Ume-Sha Grand
Entry will be this Friday evening,
June 24. The Traditional Dress Pa-
rade is on Saturday morning. Line-
up at 10 a.m. is in front of the old
elementary school, parade starting
at 11. Grand Entries on Saturday
are at 1 and 7 p.m., and on Sunday
at 2 p.m. Traditional dance contests
are through the weekend. If you
need more information on the pow-
wow, you can contact Cassie Katchia
at 541-325-1573; or at 541-553-
6296(w).
Pi-Ume-Sha Softball this year is
being postponed until August, so
that more teams from Washington
will have a chance to participate. The
timing in late June makes it hard for
some of these teams to commit, as
they are involved in fireworks sales
in preparation for July 4.
(There is a full Pi-Ume-Sha sched-
ule on page 7 of this publication.)