Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 4, 2020
Safely celebrating Native Pride Month
The Warm Springs Acad-
emy is celebrating Native
Pride month with a Virtual
Powwow and Cultural Show
and Tell on Monday, Novem-
ber 9.
The month of celebra-
tion continues on Novem-
ber 16 with virtual Rock
Your Mocs; and on No-
vember 20 with a Virtual
Assembly with Supaman.
Visit the Warm Springs k-
8 Academy website for more
details. In order to partici-
pate in some parts of this
event, like submitting photos
or vides, the Academy will
need guardian permission.
The permission forms are
Summaries of Tribal Council
Wednesday, October 21
The meeting was called to
order at 9:00 by Chairman
Raymond Tsumpti Sr. Roll
call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr.,
Raymond (Captain) Moody,
Lincoln Jay Suppah, Anita
Jackson, Vice Chair Brigette
McConville, Wilson Wewa,
Jr., Glendon Smith, Chief
Joseph Moses. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
· Fisheries Enhancement
Agreement in Hood River
System with Robert Brunoe,
Branch of Natural Re-
sources general manager;
Brad Houslet and Josh New-
ton, Fisheries, Natural Re-
sources:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,735: Tribal Council ap-
proves the Agreement re-
garding Fisheries Enhance-
ment in the Hood River Sys-
tem, including its limited
waiver of sovereign immu-
nity provisions. That the Sec-
retary-Treasurer/CEO of
the tribe is delegated the au-
thority to a final agreement
and execute a final written
Settlement and Release
Agreement to the extent that
it substantially conforms
with the copy attached as
Exhibit A. Second by Anita.
Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Wilson/yes, Delvis/yes,
Alfred/yes; Glendon/yes; 9/
0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· 1865 Nullification –
Louie Pitt, Governmental
Affairs:
· An announcement
came from the White House
that the President signed the
nullification of the fraudu-
lent 1865 Treaty.
· Indian Managed Care
Entity with Michael Collins:
Michael will meet with the
Health and Welfare Commit-
tee.
· Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs letter with Ellen
Grover, tribal attorney:
· Motion by Brigette au-
thorizing the Chairman to
sign the letter to Bryan
Mercier, Regional Director,
United States Bureau of In-
dian Affairs, Northwest Re-
gion regarding the Warm
Springs Agency Realty Func-
tion – Tribal Transportation
Program. Second by Cap-
tain; Joe/yes, Captain/yes,
Jay/yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/
yes, Delvis/yes, Alfred/yes,
Glendon/yes, Wilson/yes,
9/0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Oregon Department of
Transportation amendment
3 with Michele Stacona, Sec-
available on the website. Call
541-553-1128 if you have
any questions.
“We are asking students to
participate in these virtual
events as part of Native
Pride Month,” said Academy’s
Ms. Yunker. “We definitely
want to encourage participa-
tion so our school can feel
like a community for stu-
dents!”
See the website for a video
showing students how to sub-
mit a flipgrid.
retary-Treasurer:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,736 that the Tribal
Council hereby approves
Amendment No. 3 to the
Highway 26 Safety Corri-
dor Agreement (attached to
the resolution as Exhibit A).
The Secretary-Treasurer/
CEO is hereby authorized
to execute and sign Amend-
ment No. 3 to the Highway
26 Safety Corridor Agree-
ment on behalf of the
tribe. Second by Captain;
Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/no,
Delvis/yes, Alfred/yes,
Glendon/yes, 7/1/0,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Fire Salvage with
Robert Brunoe and Vernon
Wolf, Forestry - Natural
Resources:
· Motion by Anita
adopting Resolution No.
12,737 that Tribal Council
hereby authorizes the BIA,
Forestry, Branch of Natu-
ral Resources and Warm
Springs Timber Company
to proceed with an expe-
dited salvage for the
Lionshead and P-515 wild-
fires. As required by IRMP
for the forested lands, in
consultation with tribal
committees and the mem-
bership, an approved plan
(Project Assessment) must
be obtained from Tribal
Youth football camp at Academy
Youth football camp is
coming up at the Warm
Springs football field on
December 8-10. The
camp is for youth ages
kindergarten through
eighth grades, male or
female.
The camp will be
hosted by the Madras
High School football
coaches and the high
school players. The camp
will include fundamental
skills, and basic knowl-
edge of the game, as well as
fun games. The goal is to
build a passion and love for
the game throughout our
great community.
The cost is $25 per kid,
$40 for two in the same fam-
ily; third kid is free. All covid
guidelines will be followed
including wearing a mask
and social distancing. All par-
ticipants will be screened
daily. Parents are not al-
lowed to stay at the venue
during the camp times. The
camp will be streamed
online via the MHS foot-
ball Facebook page.
The Warm Springs
camp time will be from
3:30 to 5 p.m.
The camp will also be
at the Madras High
School football field
November 10-12, and
17-19.
For information con-
tact Coach Taylor at
503-312-9680. Or email:
ktaylor@509j.net
Council prior to starting this
salvage operation.
Tribal Council authorizes
for the expedient removal
of burnt salvageable timer
from the Lionshead and P-
515 wildfires during the
2020 and 2021 calendar
years. Given the magnitude
of standing volume affected
by this year’s wildfires the
Annual Allowable Cut set
under Resolution 12,272 will
be temporarily suspended in
order to allow for optimum
recovery of salvageable tim-
ber.
Tribal Council authorizes
a reforestation deduction of
$10.55 per thousand board-
feet be deducted from log
value in order for the re-es-
tablishment of the trust for-
est asset. Reforestation of
the wildfire affected trust
forestlands will ensure for
sustainable management of
the trust lands for current
and future generations; that
applicable federal and tribal
laws and ordinances will be
adhered to and complied
with for the duration of this
approved salvage project, as
amended. Second by Wilson;
Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Wilson/yes, Delvis/yes,
Alfred/yes, Glendon/yes,
9/0/0, Chairman not vot-
ing. Motion carried.
With no further discus-
sion the meeting adjourned
at 2:35 p.m.
Tuesday, October 27
The meeting was called to
order at 9:02 a.m. by Chair-
man Raymond Tsumpti Sr.
Roll call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Raymond (Captain) Moody,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr., Lin-
coln Jay Suppah, Anita Jack-
son, Glendon Smith, Chief
Joseph Moses. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
· Irrigation, Range & Ag
Committee update – Terry
Squiemphen.
· November agenda with
Michele Stacona, Secretary-
Treasurer:
· Motion by Glendon ap-
proving the November
agenda with additions. Second
by Jay; Glendon/yes, Cap-
tain/yes, Jay/yes, Delvis/yes,
Alfred/yes, Anita/yes, 6/0/
0, Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Timber Committee up-
date with Luther Clements
and Tony Holliday.
· Culture and Heritage
Committee update with Myra
Johnson-Orange.
Motion by Anita to ad-
journ at 10:50 a.m.
corder.
Enrollments – Lucille
Suppah-Sampson, Vital Statis-
tics:
· Motion by Anita adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,738
enrolling nineteen individuals.
Second by Jay. Joe/yes, Cap-
tain/yes, Jay/yes, Anita/yes,
Brigette/yes, Glendon/yes,
6/0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
National Congress of
American Indians (NCAI)
delegates – Tribal Council:
· Motion by Captain
adopting Resolution No.
12,739 appointing Brigette
as the Voting Delegate at all
meetings of the NCAI;
Anita as the Alternate Del-
egate; and to renew its af-
filiation with NCAI through
remittance of the 2020 an-
nual dues of as appropriate.
That this resolution rescinds
Resolution No. 12,593
adopted May 14, 2019; Sec-
ond by Jay; Joe/yes, Cap-
tain/yes, Jay/yes, Anita/yes,
Brigette/yes, Glendon/yes,
6/0/0, Chairman not vot-
ing. Motion carried.
Other Business – Tribal
Council:
· Discussed items sent by
email from the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
· Information about the
Racial Justice Council will be
shared with all Tribal Coun-
cil members.
Motion by Captain to ad-
journ at 9:50 a.m.
Reintroducting the Miller Lake lamprey
Miller Lake is located in
the Cascade Mountains to
the northeast of Crater Lake.
Miller Lake was the home of
a unique species of lamprey.
In the 1950s the Oregon
Game Commission tried to
wipe out the species by
dumping a large amount of
a toxic chemical into the lake.
This was done to rid the
lake of the lamprey, which
were annoying to the anglers
who enjoyed fishing there.
The effort did work, and the
lamprey disappeared from
Miller Lake, along with all the
other fish and aquatic wild-
life.
Some years later, after the
chemical had broken down,
the trout were reintroduced
into the lake. Then in the
1970s a fish biologist came
across a preserved specimen
Courtesy ODFW
In the 1950s, to rid Miller Lake of native lamprey, the
Oregon Game Commission dumps barrels of the
pesticide into Miller Lake, killing the lamprey and all
the other fish.
of the Lake Miller lamprey,
and realized the species was
unique.
For the next two decades
nothing was done, as the spe-
cies was thought to be extinct.
Then in the 1990s a Fish and
Wildlife biologist caught a
brook trout downstream
from the lake, which in 1950s
had been blocked by a con-
crete barrier.
Attached to the book trout
was a lamprey—identified as
a Miller Lake lamprey.
This set in motion a long-
term effort to return the lam-
prey to the lake. Fish and
Wildlife took down the con-
crete barrier, to see if the
downstream lamprey would
migrate back to the lake. This
didn’t work, though; so the
effort began—led by a team
of volunteer biologists—to
relocate the downstream
Miller Lake lamprey to the
lake itself.
The effort continues ev-
ery year, with evidence that
native lamprey are taking up
permanent residence once
again in Miller Lake.
DEQ: Army Corps should pay to clean Bonneville Dam toxins
The Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality is
suing the U.S. Army and the
Army Corps of Engineers
over their refusal to cover
the cost of cleaning hazard-
ous substances on Bradford
Island, at Bonneville Dam.
In the lawsuit, filed in
October, the DEQ says the
Army and Army Corps of
Engineers are the current
owners and operators of
Bradford Island and the
Bonneville Dam and are re-
quired under the Compre-
hensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and
Liability Act, and the Oregon
Cleanup Law to cover any
expenses incurred by the
removal and treatment of
hazardous substances.
The lawsuit says toxins in
the river are still impacting
marine life.
Samples taken in 2011 of
sediments, clams, and small-
mouth bass show PCB con-
centrations are still too high
to protect fish living nearby
and people who eat the fish,
the DEQ says.
After the agreement be-
tween the DEQ and Army
Corps of Engineers had
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been ter minated, the
Yakama Nation and Wash-
ington State Department of
Ecology sent a letter to the
U.S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency asking for
Bradford Island to be placed
on the National Priorities
List. If their request is ap-
proved, Bradford Island
would eventually become a
Superfund site.
Wednesay, October 28
The meeting was called to
order at 9:2 a.m. by Chair-
man Raymond Tsumpti Sr.
Roll call: Anita Jackson,
Raymond (Captain) Moody,
Lincoln Jay Suppah, Vice
Chair Brigette McConville,
Glendon Smith, Chief Joseph
Moses. Minnie Yahtin, Re-
Drought may worsen in winter
The largest and most intense drought in years is en-
gulfing the West and threatens to grow larger and more
severe in the coming months. The drought has already
been a major contributor to record wildfire activity in
California and Colorado. Its continuation could also de-
plete rivers, stifle crops and eventually drain water sup-
plies in some Western states.
Nationwide, drought has expanded to its greatest ar-
eal coverage since 2013. More than one-third of the
West is in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, the two
most severe categories, according to the federal
government’s U.S. Drought Monitor.
In its winter outlook issued in late October, the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cau-
tioned drought conditions are expected to persist or
worsen over large parts of the West during the Decem-
ber through February period, and expand farther east
into the central United States.