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Letters to the editor
Native Program
The Central Oregon Com-
munity College Native Ameri-
can Program and COCC First
Nations students would like
to thank the following for all
their help and support this
past year.
Carroll Dick and the
Higher Education Depart-
ment for their continued sup-
port through scholarships and
the Summer Bridge students.
Valerie Switzler and the
Culture and Heritage Depart-
ment. Val and her crew have
a wealth of information, and
are always willing to share
with the community.
The Confederated Tribes
Fisheries for the donations of
the salmon for the Annual
Salmon Bake. With their sup-
port we were able to raise
over $1,000 in donations for
scholarships for COCC Na-
tive American students.
A special thanks to
Geraldine Jim and family
who share their knowledge
of Central Oregon with our
students.
As many of you know, this
is my last year as program
coordinator. I hope to con-
tinue to be involved in the
Warm Springs Community in
whatever way I can.
A tearful thank you to all
who made me feel welcome,
opened up your homes and
hearts, and made me feel a
bit less homesick.
nuni-wht-se-te,
Gina Ricketts
Duck City
Hello all of you, I still live
in Duck City, Eugene, Or-
egon, but the brain injury
needs more medical attention.
I really don’t know how long
I’ll be in the one I’m now in.
I guess it’s all right. I can still
write as much as I’d like to,
if I need to relieve stress of
any kind.
I’ve had the traumatic
brain injury for many years,
but on the good side of it all,
it helps me to look at every-
thing and learn from it.
E v e t t e P a t t , RHCC,
1075 Irving Dr, Eugene, OR
97404
Elders Council
The CTWS Elder Coun-
cil wants to thank Kah-Nee-
Ta, Indian Head Casino, and
the Museum at War m
Springs for their support
and donations. Also thank
you to the Elder members
for their help and donations.
Our next raffle drawing
will be held Pi-Ume-Sha
weekend. If you would like
to support our organization
by donation, you can give to
Mike Clements, Sal Sahme,
Geraldine Jim, Eliza Jim,
Uren Leonard or Winona
Strong.
CTWS Elder Council
raffle drawing (item followed
by winner): Silver butterfly
earrings, Joanne Meachum,
Washington. Leather rodeo
necklace, Margaret Medina.
Indian Head Casino fleece
blanket, Keith Canadey,
Springfield. Crystal earrings,
Jonnie Larsen. SFO cap with
feather, James Arthur. Tur-
quoise earrings, Diane Shirk.
Stetson dream catcher,
James Arthur. Silver dangle
earrings, Jessica Leslie,
Tulalip.
Indian Head Casino $25
gift card, Neva McCheran.
Ribbon shirt (wolf), Ed
To Ohio University
Tashina
Victoria
Smith is the daughter of
Tyrone B. Smith II and
Masami Smith of Balti-
more, Ohio. She is the
granddaughter of Frank
“Footer” Smith, Sheryl
Dieteren and George
Danzuka Jr. and Roberta
Danzuka.
Tashina graduated
high
school
in
Columbus,Ohio with hon-
ors and a 4.0 GPA. She
inducted into the National
Honor Society.
Tashina will be attend-
ing the Ohio University in
Lancaster, Ohio in the
fall, where she will play
varsity softball at the col-
legiate level. Tashina has
played softball since she
was 5 years old and has
always dreamed of play-
Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo June 21, 2017
Seeking artist bids for crown, banner
DeGarind, Alturas, Calif.
Kah-Nee-Ta one night stay,
Brian Crump, Siletz. Beaded
belt buckle, Dean L., Tulalip.
Blanket, Linda Thomas,
Oweyhee. Museum at Warm
Springs gift bag, Viola Gov-
ernor. Kah-Nee-Ta one night
stay, Steve Freand.
Northwest camouflage
cap with feather, Regina
Wheeler. Indian Head Casino
gift package, Cal Poncho.
Pendleton baby blanket,
Paula Solminer. You can
pick up your gift at the tribal
administration building.
Winona Strong, CTWS
Elders Council, 541-325-
2177.
HeHe gathering
The Confederated Tribes
of War m Springs Men’s
Wellness Gathering is com-
ing up July 19-20 at the
HeHe Campground. We are
excited to invite you to this
free men’s wellness confer-
ence.
Join us as we retreat into
the quiet locale of the HeHe
Butte Longhouse. We will
participate in group discus-
sion, and ancient ceremony
that was done is times of
great change. The process in-
volves working with the circle
to weave together individual
and community wisdom.
The gathering will allow
time for the exploration of
nature, sweat lodge, medita-
tion, music and games. The
accommodations are your
tent or trailer (no RV hook-
ups available). Meals will be
provided by the Health and
Human Services Branch.
Please bring additional
snacks as needed.
Who should attend: The
conference brings together
Warm Springs tribal mem-
bers, members of other Na-
tive American communities,
and any other men who wish
to partake in this gathering.
The facilitators are Don
Courtney, Dan Martinez,
Mykee Martinez, Andy
Leonard, Scott Kalama,
Leighton Pennington, Dr.
John Spence (Gros Ventre/
The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
is requesting proposals
from experienced artists
who would like to bead
the crown and banner for
Miss Warm Springs, as
described below in the
scope of work.
The Miss War m
Springs tradition started
during the centennial cel-
ebration of the Treaty of
1855 with the Middle
Bands of Oregon, when
a pageant was held to se-
lect the Treaty Centennial
Queen. Atwai Kathleen
Heath was selected in
that capacity, and is con-
sidered to be the first
Miss Warm Springs.
It was not until 1969
that the tribes held the
first Miss Warm Springs
Pageant. At that time,
atwai
Dororthy
“Pebbles” George was
selected as Miss Warm
Springs. Since then, the
pageant has been held
annually with few excep-
tions. To date, 41 women
have ser ved as Miss
Warm Springs, including
the current titleholder,
Katrina Blackwolf.
Scope of work
Artists must briefly
describe a list of recently
completed projects ac-
companied by pictures.
The crown must iden-
tify the title of “Miss
Warm Springs 2018” and
include elements repre-
sentative of the Confed-
erated Tribes of Warm
Springs. This includes but
is not limited to the flag
design. The highest point
of the crown must not
exceed nine inches.
Beadwork should be
backed and have an at-
tached buckskin string
back closure.
The color scheme for
the main background of
Sioux), Jarvis Kennedy and
Demus Martinez.
Please email Michael
Spilyay photo
Former Miss Warm Springs crowned as gathered at
a past exhibit at the Museum at Warm Springs.
the crown is to be the light
blue similar to the Confed-
erated Tribes flag and pre-
vious Miss Warm Springs
crowns.
The banner must identify
the title of “Miss Warm
Springs” and include ele-
ments representative of the
Confederated Tribes. The
banner must be at least 8
inches wide with buckskin
fringe between 8-10 inches.
The back of the banner
should be plain and there
should be an attached buck-
skin string closure.
All bidders much include
a sample drawing of the pro-
posed crown and banner de-
sign. Committee requests
that the bead size be no
larger than size 13; small
sized beads are allowable as
well as assorted cuts, colors
and types but must be speci-
fied on the design sample.
Cost proposal must in-
clude a detailed breakdown
for cost of supplies and la-
bor hours in a quote/in-
voice format. Proposals
should not exceed $3,000.
Project must be com-
pleted by December 15,
2017.
All proposals received by
the deadline will be evalu-
ated as follows:
Forty percent: Proposed
statement of work.
Thirty percent: Price.
Twenty
percent:
Qualifications, experi-
ence and/or past perfor-
mance.
Ten percent: Indian
preference.
Award inf or ma-
tion: The award will be
made to the most well
designed proposal, most
experienced, best priced
and most responsive, re-
sponsible bidder using
the approved tribal con-
tracting process.
Schedule: Sealed
proposals due Friday, July
7. Proposal review com-
pleted by Friday, July 28.
In the event that only
one proposal is received,
the Confederated Tribes
reserve the right to ne-
gotiate with the bidder
who turned in their bid.
Electronic or facsimile
or proposed statement
of work will be consid-
ered. Photos can be ac-
cepted with proposal via
email or facsimile.
Completed applica-
tions should be sent to
Starla Green, coordina-
tor, Miss Warm Springs
Committee at:
Starla.green@wstribes.org
Or by postal service
to: Miss Warm Springs
Committee, PO Box
455, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Martinez for registration de-
tails:
michael.martinez@wstribes.org
Or call 541-553-3205.
Michael Martinez, Warm
Springs Prevention Team
Evaluation criteria
CRITFC urges passage of salmon predation prevention act
ing softball in college. She
loves to help people and
will major in the helping
field.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con-
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The Pacific Northwest
needs more efficient and ef-
fective management tools to
address the growing issue of
sea lion predation on the
Columbia River’s at-risk
salmon populations.
This was the message de-
livered by Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commis-
sion Chairman Leland Bill.
His testimony last week was
in support of HR 2083, the
Endangered Salmon and
Fisheries Predation Preven-
tion Act.
The chairman testified
before the Water, Power and
Oceans, a subcommittee to
the Congressional Natural
Resource Committee.
HR 2083 was introduced
by Rep. Jaime Herrera-
Beutler (R-Wash.), and co-
sponsored by Rep. Kurt
Schrader (D-Ore.), Rep. Dan
Newhouse (R-Wash.), and
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska).
H.R. 2083 would extend
pinniped removal authority
to CRITFC and the four
sovereign tribes, War m
Springs, Yakama, Umatilla
and Nez Perce.
The tribes have co-man-
agement authority on the
NOAA Fisheries
found that 45
percent of the
2014 spring
chinook run was
potentially lost to
sea lions.
Columbia River.
In addition to removal
authority, the legislation
implements area-based man-
agement rather than indi-
vidual sea lion management,
and allows fishery manage-
ment agencies to remove
California sea lions upstream
of river mile 120 or in any
Columbia River tributary.
This streamlined process
would allow the region to ef-
fectively manage sea lion pre-
dation on endangered
salmon populations.
Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-
Kish-Wit, the four tribes’
comprehensive anadromous
fish management plan, ad-
dresses the challenges facing
Columbia River salmon
throughout their entire life
cycle, including marine mam-
mal predation.
The effects of land and
water management, harvest,
hydroelectric passage, hatch-
eries and predation must be
considered in a holistic man-
ner, the CRITFC chairman
said.
“The Creator placed an
obligation on the Indian
people to speak for the
salmon,” Chairman Bill said.
“Our testimony and manage-
ment actions help fulfill this
commitment.”
Over the past 15 years,
sea lion populations through-
out the 145 river miles be-
tween the estuary and
Bonneville Dam have sig-
nificantly increased.
The subsequent spike in
predation on endangered
salmon has resulted in a sig-
nificant loss of adult salmon.
NOAA Fisheries found
that 45 percent of the 2014
spring chinook run was po-
tentially lost to sea lions.
Last year, approximately
190 sea lions killed over
9,500 adult spring chinook
within a quarter mile of
Bonneville Dam—a 5.8 per-
cent loss of the 2016 spring
chinook return.
A limited sea lion removal
program has been in effect
at Bonneville Dam since
2011. However, a cumber-
some process and litigation
has hampered the program’s
success, and the current pro-
gram has not reduced sea
lion predation below
Bonneville Dam.
Sea lion populations have
seen resurgence under the
Marine Mammal Protection
Act.
In 1972 when the act was
passed, the California sea
lion population hovered
around 30,000 animals. To-
day, there are over 325,000
animals along the West
Coast and the species has
fully recovered.
“The actions proposed
under HR 2083 are guided
by 10 years of data,” said
Chairman Bill.
“This data shows a grow-
ing predation problem, and
our on-the-river experience
implementing Section 120
removal permits has taught
us that the current approach
is not enough. I’m here to
tell you that more needs to
be done.”