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Coyote News, est. 1976
January 17, 2018 - Vol. 43, No. 2
January – Wiyak’ik’ila – Winter - Anm
Picture
shows
wolf pair
A remote camera set up in the
forest and monitored by the tribal
Branch of Natural Resources
shows two wolves on the Warm
Springs Reservation.
This is the first time multiple
wolves have been confirmed in the
northern portion of the Oregon
Cascade Mountains, since the ani-
mals returned in the late 2000s. Con-
firmation of multiple wolves to-
gether is significant.
There have been many reported
sightings over the years of single
wolves in the region, said Andrea
Karoglanian, Branch of Natural
Resources wildlife biologist.
A single wolf traveling alone
could indicate the animal is moving
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Branch of Natural Resources camera image shows wolf pair on reservation.
through the area, looking for a more
permanent territory. A collared
wolf known as OR25, for instance,
is known to have passed through the
reservation in 2015; and another
did so a few months ago.
More than one wolf—a pair or
pack—could indicate the animals
are living in the region more per-
manently, and possibly breeding,
Ms. Karoglanian said.
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Council hears latest on CP Enterprise
The CP Enterprise board
presented a scaled down version
of the cannabis project last
week at Tribal Council. A
smaller grow building, possibly
located at the industrial park,
would involve a lower start-up
cost, said Pah-Tu Pitt, acting
board chairwoman.
The cost of the start-up
would be through the tribes,
using carbon sequestration
funds. However, the tribes
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have not yet received these pro-
jected funds. Councilwoman
Brigette McConville suggested the
CP Enterprise proposal be tabled
until the tribes actually receive the
carbon funds; and this motion
passed.
Benefits of having the grow
operation in a building would be
better security, and a more con-
trolled growing environment, Ms.
Pitt said. The CP Enterprise re-
search indicates the smaller, self-
funded approach would be the
most beneficial for the tribes, she
said.
Councilman Lee Tom said it’s
been more than two years since
the membership approved the can-
nabis referendum, and still noth-
ing has happened. “It makes me
leery about this,” he said.
The board will again seek
Council approval of their plan
once the carbon sequestration
funds come in.
The first part of the meet-
ing with the CP Enterprise
board was in regard to cannabis
in general, specifically an an-
nouncement by Jeff Sessions,
Attorney General of the United
States. Mr. Sessions in early
January issued a memo to all
U.S. Attorney, rescinding earlier
memorandums known as the
Cole and Wilkinson memos.
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The wood market has been very
good over the past year, helping the
revenue of the Warm Springs Tim-
ber Company LLC. Tribal Council
heard the update this week from Cal
Mukumoto, Timber Company di-
rector.
The allowable cut of reservation
timber for 2018 will be about 25
million board feet, with some
carryover from unharvested logs in
2017, Mr. Mukumoto said.
Wasco Chief JR Smith said the
tribes should be harvesting and sell-
ing timber now, while prices are high.
“The market will go back down. We
should be doing this now,” Chief
Smith said.
Mr. Mukumoto said he is expect-
ing some necessary timber sale docu-
ments possibly this week from For-
estry. There is a large sale—the East
Beaver timber sale—coming up, he
said. This will be a multi-year sale,
from 2018 to 2020, involving nearly
60 million board feet.
Tribal Council then heard a re-
port from the Indian Head Casino
management and board. Discussion
was in regard to the Plateau Travel
Plaza, opening in March.
The casino and Travel Plaza have
held two job fairs in January, with
many people showing up: For the
first fair, there were 36 participants,
including 31 tribal members.
At the Capitol with Congressional Intern
A t first Karlen Yallup felt a little
homesick when she moved to
Washington, D.C. “I missed run-
ning, and just being in a rural area
with trees and water,” Karlen says.
After some time, though, “I
appreciate it now, and I’m grateful
to be here working for the people
of Oregon.”
Karlen is the Hatfield Fellow
working in the Congressional Of-
fice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden,
focusing on natural resources, en-
ergy, poverty and education, espe-
cially in Indian Country.
Capitol Hill where Karlen
works is a 10-minute walk from
her apartment. Walking or taking
the subway is the best way to get
around the city, she says: In Wash-
ington, D.C., “Driving in traffic
can take an hour to go a mile.”
Once inside the Capitol Build-
ing, getting around is easier. There
are miles of tunnels and the sub-
way under the Capitol. “I can get
from the Senate side to the House
side all underground,” Karlen says.
Senators and Congressmen, she
says, have it even better, taking el-
evators that only they can use.
Karlen, a Madras High School
graduate, went to the University of
In her future Karlen is planning
a career in Law. The Hatfield Fel-
lowship is a tremendous opportu-
nity toward that goal.
With Senator McCain
Karlen Yallup at Capitol Hill, by photographer Koki Fukasaku.
Idaho, in 2016 earning the Bach-
elor of Science degree in Forest
Resources, and Fire Ecology and
Management.
The Spirit Mountain Founda-
tion last fall chose her as the 2017-
18 Hatfield Fellow, an eight-month
Congressional internship.
The first month of the intern-
ship was orientation with the
American Political Science Asso-
ciation, at the Johns Hopkins
School of Advanced International
Studies in Washington, D.C.
Then last month Karlen joined
Senator Wyden and staff at the
Capitol offices. “Some days are
very busy,” she says. Even when
things slow down, “It’s always a
great learning experience, and I’m
excited to apply this to my future
career.”
Senator Wyden is the second
U.S. Senator that Karlen has
worked for in Washington, D.C.
Last year she was the Udall
Foundation Congressional Intern
for Senator John McCain. “That
was a great introduction to Capi-
tol Hill, and very influential,”
Karlen says.
She has lifetime memories
working with Senator McCain and
his staff. Karlen was in the Con-
gressional office on the Septem-
ber night when the Senator cast the
deciding ‘no’ vote on the
Obamacare repeal.
Because of his health, Senator
McCain was not in the Senate
chamber when his name was called
to vote. He showed up moments
later, giving the proposal a deci-
sive and dramatic thumbs down.
“I deeply respect the man,”
Karlen says of McCain, “especially
since this was after he was diag-
nosed with brain cancer.”
She was also in the office when
the Senator announced his condi-
tion. “It was so strongly motivat-
ing, watching a great leader put the
American people ahead of his own
health,” Karlen says.
“During all of this,” she says,
“he was a strong man who kept
joking. It seemed as though people
around him were more saddened
than he was.”
Watching how hard Senator
McCain worked, and how much
people respected him, “Truly in-
spired me to work harder for the
better of not just tribes but the
American people—veterans, chil-
dren, education systems,
healthcare, natural resources.”
When Karlen first met Sena-
tor McCain, she was with a small
group of people. “The very first
photos he showed us were four
large portraits of Native Ameri-
can Elders near his desk in his
office. That made me proud,”
Karlen says.
“He was a prisoner of war and
somehow used that to shape him-
self into one the great leaders not
just the United States but the
world,” she said.
Dave McMechan