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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
CRITFC swears in new officers
Umatilla tribal leader Jer-
emy Red Star Wolf is the
new chairman of the Co-
lumbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission.
Mr. Wolf was sworn last
week as the 2019-2020
chairman, taking the posi-
tion from Ryan Smith of
Warm Springs, who is now
the CRITFC treasurer.
The vice chair is Leland
Bill, Yakama; and Ferris
Paisana, Nez Perce, secre-
tary.
This is the second time
Mr. Wolf has served as the
CRITFC chair, previously
occupying this position in
2016.
Jeremy is the current
vice-chairman of the Board
of Trustees for the Confed-
erated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion.
His Indian name, Xitsiw
Ilp Ilp, means ‘Red Star.’ He
grew up on the Umatilla
River in Cayuse. His inter-
tribal relations include the
Palouse (Chief Wolf), Nez
Perce (Ollicut), War m
Springs (atway Great Aunt
Gina Wolf married atway
Jazzy Wewa, a War m
Springs member), and
Yakama (atway grand-
mother Theresa Johnson of
the Yakama Charlie family).
In 1996 Jeremy gradu-
ated from Weston McEwen
Courtesy CRITFC
The 2019-2020 CRITFC officers: Leland Bill (Yakama),
vice-chair; Ryan Smith (Warm Springs), treasurer;
Jeremy Red Star Wolf (Umatilla), chair; and Ferris
Paisano (Nez Perce), secretary (left to right).
High School in Athena, Or-
egon. After serving a year
with Salmon Corps, Jeremy
went on to graduate from
Blue Mountain Community
College, and is an alumnus
of
Oregon
State
University’s School of For-
estry with a degree in Natu-
ral Resources.
Much of Jeremy’s life
has revolved around incor-
porating the unwritten law
into the demands of
present-day life:
Staying culturally active,
earning an education, build-
ing a skillset, and staying
active in tribal government.
Starting as a summer hire
in high school conducting
habitat and monitoring and
evaluation sur veys for
salmon, steelhead, fresh wa-
ter mussels, and lamprey
throughout the Confeder-
ated Umatilla Tribes’ aborigi-
nal title lands.
He worked his way up
the ranks at the Umatilla
tribe Department of Natu-
ral Resources Fisheries Pro-
gram from a Fisheries Tech-
nician to a Biologist.
“The four primary goals
of CRITFC are: Put fish
back in the rivers and pro-
tect watersheds where fish
live, protect tribal treaty
fishing rights, share salmon
culture, and provide fisher
services,” said Chairman
Wolf.
“Our intertribal efforts
to accomplish these goals
help ensure that we not only
retain and enhance what we
have, but also provide re-
siliency in all our tribal
foods and cultural needs
into the future.
“Intertribal cooperation
can have challenges, but
when we work together as
sovereigns, we provide lead-
ership in regional federal
and state coordination. In
working to provide for our
people and our futures, I
believe we honor the sacri-
fices and dedication of our
elders and ancestors.”
Artist
mentor
fellowship
The Native Arts and Cul-
tures Foundation’s Mentor
Artist Fellowship is a re-
gional individual artist
project award that focuses
on artistic mentoring in the
Pacific Northwest. Mentor
Artist Fellowship is a
$30,000 award distributed to
the mentor artist.
See the website:
www.nativeartsandcultures.
org/mentor-fellowshipscific
Northwest.
July 31, 2019
Resolution:
Wildfire suit
Whereas on August 8,
2017 a wildfire ignited on
a private ranch located just
north of the Warm Springs
Reser vation in Wasco
County, which became
known as the Nena Springs
fire, and then spread south
and entered the reserva-
tion; and
Whereas based on the
investigation to date, the
Confederated Tribes of
the Warm Springs Reser-
vation understands that the
origin and cause of the
Nena Springs fire resulted
from human activity in
connection with the opera-
tion of farm equipment;
and
Whereas the tribes
committed tribal resources
to combatting and contain-
ing the Nena Springs fire;
and
Whereas the Nena
Springs fire caused dam-
age to forest land and
rangeland of the north-
eastern part of the reser-
vation; and
Whereas pursuant to
Warm Springs Tribal Code
Section 200.025, the
Warm Springs Tribal Court
has jurisdiction over the
tribes’ claims against any
persons responsible for
causing the Nena Springs
fire; and
Whereas Oregon’s
state courts and/or the
United States District
Court, District of Oregon
may also have jurisdiction
over the tribes’ claims
against any persons re-
sponsible for causing the
Nena Springs fire; now
therefore
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Eighth Tribal
Council of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs, pursuant to Ar-
ticle V, Section (b), (f), (l)
and (u) of the Tribal Con-
stitution and By-Laws, that
the Tribal Council hereby:
Authorizes the Tribal
Council Chairman, vice
Chairman, and Secretary-
Treasurer/CEO, in con-
sultation with the tribal at-
torneys, to take appropri-
ate action, including the
commencement of legal
action, that seeks to re-
cover damages from the
party or parties responsible
for the damages resulting
from the Nena Springs
fire, and that otherwise
seeks to protect the tribes’
resources and interests;
and
Permits the authorized
representatives, in consul-
tation with the tribal attor-
neys, to engage outside le-
gal counsel to represent the
tribes in any action that
may be commenced in
War m Springs Tribal
Court.
Resolution no. 12,597