Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 17, 2017
Demolition project at campus
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Blue Star at.W.S. museum
The Museum at Warm Springs
is participating in the Blue Star
Museum Program.
The Blue Star program offers
free admission to the nation’s ac-
tive duty military personnel and
their families from through Labor
Day.
The Museum at Warm Springs
T he tribes are getting ready to
demolish eight condemned
buildings in the campus area.
The BIA is funding this project,
an initial part of the downtown
improvement plan.
Two other buildings in the
area of Shitike Creek, and the
old Simnasho school building
are also slated for demolition.
The project was put out to
bid, and the tribes received a
number of proposals, said
chief operations Alyssa Macy.
She discouraged anyone
from entering the condemned
buildings, as they may contain
asbestos or some other hazard.
There is nothing of value in-
side, she said. The buildings
that are to be demolished are
clearly marked with a large red
X.
Clearing the campus of the
abandoned buildings is part of
an overall plan that would reno-
vate the downtown area. The
most expensive infrastructure
aspect of this project would be
the removal and replacement
of the underground water and
wastewater pipes, which are
very outdated.
These were installed by the
BIA, so the responsibility would
seem to be with the agency.
This project has been pending
for a number of years.
is one of more than 2,000 muse-
ums across America to offer free
admission to military personnel
and their families this summer in
collaboration with the National En-
dowment for the Arts, Blue Star
Families and the Department of
Defense.
Diversity Coalition training
The Let’s Talk Diversity Coali-
tion is one of six regional Health
Equity Coalitions in Oregon
Their mission is to create inclu-
sive conversations and empower
communities.
The coalition offers a four-part
Cultural Awareness Training.
The next training is ‘Creating a
Welcoming Environment’ on
Thursday, September 21 from 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
To learn more about register-
ing visit: letstalkdiversity.net
DAPL delaying artifacts settlement
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The wealthy backers of the Da-
kota Access Pipeline have managed
to drag out a dispute over the dis-
turbance of tribal artifacts for nearly
a year.
The company admitted that it
disturbed the site and modified the
construction path last October
without informing the North Da-
kota Public Service Commission.
A minimum fine of $15,000—a
small percentage of the $3.8 billion
cost of the project—was proposed
a month later.
Yet the backers of the pipeline
have refused to pay up. So the com-
mission, apparently tired of the de-
lay, is now offering to settle the dis-
pute for the minimum $15,000.
The artifacts that were disturbed
during construction last October are
known as cairns, which are stone
formations or stone features that
tribes use to mark important places,
including burial grounds and sacred
sites.
Example of old building to be demolished on campus.
Roadway, traffic configuration during weekend and day of eclipse
Tribal Management
and Public Safety
have developed
alternative traffic
adjustments to
address potential
problems that may
arise during the
influx of visitors
during this weekend
and on the day of the
eclipse.
On this and on page
8 are maps of the
adjustments, as
provided by the
Office of the Chief
Operations Office.