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Spilyay Tymoo August 10, 2022 Page 7 Tribes meet at Falls for Lamprey Celebration The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs joined the Yakama Nation for the Willamette Falls Lamprey Celebration in late July at the falls. The tribes hosted the salmon bake, drums and ex- hibition dancers, tribal leader speakers, and a lamprey fil- leting demonstration. “Our people have ac- knowledged the lamprey since time immemorial. We have legends about the eels and how they gave them- selves up to become a food in the time of creation for feeding our people,” said Tribal Councilman Wilson Wewa. The gathering was near the banks of the Willamette River in Gladstone. Earlier in the morning, the Warm Springs and Yakama tribal members caught almost 800 lamprey from the falls for the bake. “For millennia, Willamette Falls has provided sustenance to the tribes, and is an im- portant site for us to gather and exercise our treaty rights, to fish and harvest lamprey,” said Davis ‘Yellowash’ Washines of the Yakama Nation. Councilman Wewa com- mented that the Willamette Falls are a smaller version of what was the mighty Celilo Courtesy OPB Tribal Councilman Wilson Wewa addresses the 2020 Willamette Falls Lamprey Celebration, July 30, at Gladstone by the Willamette River. Falls of the Columbia River, once the primary fishing area and tribal settlement that existed for thousands of years before construction of the Dalles Dam. Like the salmon, the lamprey have seen their numbers decline in recent decades due to dams, habitat degradation and other human activity. Also like the salmon, the adult Pacific lamprey live in the ocean, returning to fresh- water to spawn and die, ac- cording to the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Com- mission. The lamprey hatch- lings move to calmer waters and burrow into stream sedi- ment, feeding on algae and microorganisms for several years until they are big enough to migrate to the ocean. Pacific lamprey numbers in the Columbia River have declined drastically, but they remain fairly abundant in the Willamette River, one of the few remaining locations where tribes can harvest them. “It tastes kind of halfway between chicken and fish, and pork,” said Bruce Jim of Clackamas Meadows timber sale public survey The Clackamas Meadows timber sale is located in the northwest corner of the Warm Springs Reservation. The sale will be used to treat and manage 24,161 acres of tribal forest lands. The sale will be used to address forest health issues, provide local employment for Warm Springs tribal com- munities, provide economic income for the tribes and in some places help enhance cultural plant communities, such as huckleberry. Project goals include: Commercial thinning plantations that were har- vested in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Treating forest stands that have root disease, mistletoe and other biotic factors. Limiting the footprint of the timber sale by consolidat- ing treatment areas. Provide economic ben- efits to the tribes. Assess areas that show potential for huckleberry habitat improvement. Two wildlife management zones are protected during Courtesy Clackamas Meadows on the reservation. the duration of the project through seasonal closures to logging. The Wilson Creek Wild- life Management Zone is ap- proximately 8,039 acres while the Big Meadows Wildlife Management Zone is 5,636 acres. Shutdowns in these zones are for various reasons but include fawning times in the spring and summer for elk and other game species. Guidance for this project is provided through an inter- disciplinary group and guid- ing documents such as the Integrated Resources Man- agement Plan (IRMP). These processes have all been adopted through Tribal Council. As part of the re- quirement projects such as this timber sale are to pro- vide opportunities for public input. This public survey is one tool Branch of Natural Re- sources (BNR) uses to pro- vide opportunities for public input. BNR invites you to take a moment to share your voice by participating in this survey. Here is the online link for the online survey. tinyurl.com/rvrwyax3 Motion to extend stay in case for endangered salmon The Confederated Tribes of War m Springs—with other tribes, fishing and con- ser vation groups—have asked the U.S. District Court to extend a stay of litigation in a long-running lawsuit to protect endangered salmon and steelhead in the Colum- bia and Snake Rivers. The development involves long- running litigation to protect endangered salmon and steel- head in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The tribes have asked for the stay of litiga- tion to extend up to one year. The request for a stay is based on commitments the current federal administra- tion has made to develop and implement “a durable long- ter m strategy to restore salmon and other native fish populations to healthy and abundant levels, honoring federal commitments to Tribal Nations, delivering af- fordable and reliable clean power, and meeting the many resilience needs of stakehold- ers across the region.” The administration’s com- mitments also recognize that “in the face of climate change, urgent action is needed to re- store salmon and other native fish populations to healthy and abundant levels.” The motion to extend the stay states that any party can ask the court to lift the stay if the administration fails to take timely and sufficient ac- tion to meet the commit- ments it has made. In the court battle that goes back more than 25 years, tribes, fishing groups and conservation organiza- tions have challenged fed- eral agency hydropower systems operation plans, be- cause of their failure to pro- tect threatened and endan- gered salmon in the Colum- bia River basin. the Warm Springs tribes. “It’s a taste that you can get used to. It depends on how they cook it. We used to cook it over fire. Don’t be afraid to try it. It’s good food.” While they may look like eels—slender and silvery, but with a gaping sucker mouth filled with teeth— lamprey aren’t related to them. Oregon is home to sev- eral species of lamprey. The Pacific lamprey in particular has long been, and is cultur- ally important to Native American tribes for food, medicine and ceremonies. Economic Development hiring finance manager The Warm Springs Economic Development Cor- poration seeks to hire a finance manager. The finance manager is responsible for planning, directing and con- trolling financial, human resources and administrative functions for Warm Springs Economic Development and its subsidiary enterprises by following the policies and procedures in accordance with federal and tribal laws. The finance manager will report directly to the Eco- nomic Development Corporation chief executive of- ficer, and provide financial and human resources ad- vice and guidance to the CEO and subsidiary enter- prises. The new finance manager will prepare financial reports, billings and accounts receivable; managing the payroll system, maintain accurate and current records, perform the annual audit and work with auditors, and on occasion report to the Economic Development Corporation board of directors. Candidate minimum requirements: A combination of education and experience equivalent to bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, and three to five years of financial experience. Bachelor’s degree in account- ing/finance is preferred. Knowledge, skills and abilities: GAAP, computer- ized accounting, preparation of financial statements and reports, MS-Office (strong Excel skills). Working conditions: Must manage many requests, situations, tasks and projects both long- and short- term at the same time. They may be interrupted fre- quently and may find the environment to be busy and noisy. The person must meet deadlines and due dates for a variety of reports, events and projects. Will need excellent organizational, time and stress management skills. Location of the position is in Warm Springs. Salary: Based on qualifications and experience Stan- dard tribal fringe benefits. Submit resume to: jim.souers@wstribes.org For a more detailed job description email to: sdanzuka@wstribes.org The position is open until filled.
