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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 29, 2017
Tribal energy, water discussion at Council
Tribal energy programs
and economic development,
and tribal water interests,
were topics that attorney
Direlle Calica discussed last
week with Tribal Council.
Ms. Calica is managing
partner of Kanim Associ-
ates, a Native owned consult-
ing firm in Portland. They
work on issues such as tribal
energy and utilities with the
Affiliated Tribes of North-
west Indians (ATNI).
The ATNI Energy Com-
mittee, currently chaired by
Tribal Councilwoman Carina
Miller, deals with energy and
tribal telecom matters. Be-
cause of development and in-
creasing sophistication in both
of these areas in Indian
Country, the telecom aspect
of the ATNI Energy Com-
mittee may soon become a
separate entity, Direlle said.
She made a point about
energy and economic devel-
opment in Indian Country:
“The Department of the In-
terior estimates that 15 mil-
lion acres of potential energy
and mineral resources are
undeveloped on Indian
lands, while only 2.1 million
acres of Indian land are be-
ing tapped for their energy
resources.”
The ATNI Energy and
Economic Development
Summit 2017, From Our
Past to Our Future, is com-
ing up in Portlan in July. A
focus of this year’s Energy
and Economic Develop-
ment summit will be the
tribes’ relationships with the
industry and public utility
side of energy.
“There are resources and
funding for tribes on the na-
tional and regional level,”
Direlle said. “The problem
is the tribes are not access-
ing the resources as much
as they could. Why is that?
At the summit we’ll see how
we can be more effective
with these programs.”
The Energy Trust of Or-
egon is an example of a re-
source that tribes may not be
accessing to the full poten-
tial. Programs are available
for energ y conser vation
projects, for example, that
tribes could utilize.
“We want to get the dif-
ferent sides in the same
room, where they can con-
nect,” Direlle said.
The ATNI Energy and
Economic Development
Summit is coming up July
17-19.
Water summit
Another area of focus
for ATNI is water. This af-
fects everything from tribal
fisheries and natural re-
sources to community health
and safety.
At ATNI from the years
2009 to 2014 there was on-
going infor mal dialogue
about forming a national in-
ter-tribal water consortium.
Such groups exist in many
areas—Indian gaming, child
welfare, and energy, for ex-
ample—Why not an inter-
tribal consortium on water?”
Direlle says.
It became clear that the
place to start would be more
on a regional level. And for
now the approach is at the
state level, “where water
rights are adjudicated,” she
said.
The idea for a regional
tribal water consortium took
a step forward when the Or-
egon Community Founda-
tion and the Meyer Memo-
rial Trust agreed to help fund
a tribal-state focused forum.
And the University of Or-
egon and the Knight Law
Center in Eugene agreed to
host the event in August.
The goal of the Chang-
ing Currents Tribal Water
Summit is to have “an inter-
tribal inclusive event to set
collaborative priorities fo-
cused on water resources, in-
cluding water quality, water-
shed health, water resource
infrastructure, cultural re-
sources, economic develop-
ment, and human rights.”
Travel Oregon agreed to
make a documentary video
telling the Oregon tribal wa-
ter story. Poet Laureate Eliza-
beth Woody will narrate,
Direlle said.
The water issues facing
the different Oregon tribes
vary greatly. The Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs, for instance, has the
oldest water right in the
Deschutes basin, dating back
to before Oregon statehood.
Community drinking water,
and water quality for fish in
the Deschutes are critical
matters to the tribes.
An outcome of the
Changing Currents summit
could be an Oregon tribal
water policy platform.
High river
levels with
snow melt
Water levels in rivers
in Central Oregon are
high because of melt-
ing snow.
The Crooked River
tributary of the
Deschutes was higher
than it had been in 10
years, according to re-
ports.
Last week a hiking
trail in Smith Rock State
Park was blocked by the
Crooked River’s water,
and four holes at a
Prineville golf course
were underwater.
The Bowman Dam
was releasing about
3,000 cubic feet of
water per second into
the river, three times
the normal amount, said
Kyle Gorman, Oregon
Department of Water
Resources regional
manager.
Warm Springs Community Calendar
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Thursday, March 30
Warm Springs jurors
will need to check-in at
9:30 this morning at Warm
Springs Tribal Court.
Recreation is taking kids
on a field trip to the Madras
Bowling Alley and Madras
Cinema today. They will
leave the center at 9 a.m.,
and return at 5 p.m. Kids
need to be signed up for the
after school program to par-
ticipate. Find out more at
the Recreation office.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting today
at noon at the Counseling
Center, and Narcotics
Anonymous meeting at 6
p.m. at the Shaker Church.
Fitness
activities
scheduled for today at the
Community Wellness Cen-
ter: There’s noon volleyball
in the gym, functional fit-
ness class at 12:10 in the
social hall, and boot camp
class in the Aerobics room
at 12:10. This afternoon at
4:10 is Turbo Kick class.
Guiding Butterflies &
Mighty Warriors classes
meet today from 1 to 3 p.m.
in the Prevention room at
Community Counseling.
The class is for adults to
participate in cultural-based
teachings, crafts and activi-
ties.
There is Social Dance
class today from 4:30-6
p.m. at the Community
Center Aerobics room.
Friday, March 31
Here are some fitness
activities happening today:
Senior Fitness class is at
10:45 at the Seniors build-
ing. There is noon basket-
ball in the gym, and at
12:10 there is Functional
Fitness class in the Aero-
bics room. Pi-Yo class is
at the clinic.
The Community Health
Program at the Health &
Wellness Center has a Be-
havior Health Clinic to-
day. Walk-in appointments
are available between 1 and
5 p.m. Services include
screening, assessment,
crisis intervention, referrals
to mental health, medical,
substance treatment, or
other community re-
sources. Children, adoles-
cents and adults are wel-
come.
Saturday, April 1
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting this
morning at 10 at Commu-
nity Counseling.
Sunday, April 2
The Warm Springs
Food Bank is located at
the Presbyterian Church.
They are open today from
11:30-1:30 today. All food
banks and pantries do take
donations of non-perish-
able food or cash
Monday, April 3
Here are today’s fit-
ness activities: Senior
Fitness Class is at 10:45
at the Seniors building.
Women’s basketball is
from 11:30-1 at the youth
center gym, and noon bas-
ketball is in the gym. At
12:10 there is Functional
Fitness in the Aerobics
room, and Pi-Yo class at
the IHS atrium. This after-
noon at 4:10 is Turbo Kick
class.
The Community Health
Program at the Health &
Wellness Center has a
Behavior Health Clinic
every Monday and Friday,
walk-in appointments are
available between 1 and 5
p.m.
The Warm Springs Vo-
cational Rehabilitation
program has orientation
today at 3 p.m. at their
office in the industrial
park. Learn more by call-
ing 553-4952.
Victims of Crime Ser-
vices has a Women’s
Support group today at
the VOCS office, 1108
Wasco Street, behind the
Old Boys’ Dorm. It’s from
3-5 p.m.
Soaring Butterflies
Warrior Spirit group for
high school age youth
meets today from 5-6:30
p.m. at the Warm Springs
Community Counseling
Center’s
Prevention
Room.
Tuesday, April 4
The Nez Perce Tribe
Land Buy Back Program
is holding two outreach
events to raise awareness
and educate owners about
the Nez Perce Tribe
Land Buy Back Pro-
gram , to facilitate in-
formed decision making
by landowners regarding
fractionated land. Staff
will have an informational
booth April 4 during the
Siletz Honor Elders Day,
held at the Chinook Winds
Casino in Lincoln City.
The information booth will
be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information visit
nezperce.org and click on
the Land Buy Back Pro-
gram link.
Fitness activities hap-
pening at the Community
Wellness Center today:
Volleyball at noon in the
gym, Functional Fitness
class is at 12:10 in the
social hall and also at
12:10 there is a Boot
Camp class in the Aero-
bics room.
The Jefferson County
Food Bank is located at
556 SE Seventh Street.
They are open for distri-
bution this afternoon. All
food banks and pantries
do take donations of non-
perishable food or cash.
The Warm Springs Vo-
cational Rehabilitation
program has orientation
today at 3 p.m. at Com-
munity Counseling.
Wednesday, April 5
Today’s
fitness
schedule: Water Aero-
bics is at 10:15 at the
Kah-Nee-Ta Village pool.
Senior Fitness class is at
10:45 at the Senior Cen-
ter. Women’s hoops is
from 11:30-1 in the youth
center gym. Basketball is
at noon in the gym, and
at 12:10 there is Func-
tional Fitness class in the
Aerobics room. Pi-Yo
class at the clinic atrium.
Women’s
Group
meets today at 1 at the
Behavioral Health Center
(Community Counseling)
Soaring Butterflies
Warrior Spirit group
meets today from 4-5:30
p.m. at the Warm Springs
k-8 Academy.
Thursday, April 6
The Timber Commit-
tee meets at 9 a.m. in the
Forestry building.
Warm Springs jurors
will need to check-in at
9:30 this morning at
Warm Springs Tribal
Court.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting to-
day at noon at the Coun-
seling Center, and a Nar-
cotics
Anonymous
meeting at 6 p.m. at the
Shaker Church.
Fitness
activities
scheduled for today at the
Community
Wellness
Center: There’s noon vol-
leyball in the gym, Func-
tional Fitness class at
12:10 in the Social Hall,
and boot camp class in
the Aerobics room at
12:10. This afternoon at
4:10 is Turbo Kick class.
Guiding Butterflies &
Mighty Warriors classes
meet today from 1 to 3 in
the Prevention Room at
Community Counseling.
The class is for adults to
participate in cultural-
based teachings, crafts
and activities.
There is Social Dance
class today from 4:30-6
p.m. at the Community
Center Aerobics room.
Friday, April 7
Teacher grading day:
No School.
Head Start and Early
Head Start are closed.