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P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECR WSS Postal Patron SpilyaySpilyaySpilyay TymooTymooTymoo U.S. Postage PRSRT STD June 11, 2014 Vol. 39, No. 12 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Coyote News, est. 1976 June – Atixan – Spring - Wawaxam 50 cents K-8 construction time at 5 weeks Canoe Among football fields in Cen- tral Oregon, the one with the best Journey view is at the Warm Springs K-8 Academy. In fact the views from the starting classrooms are equally scenic and impressive. And the rooms have Partnering this year lots of windows. All of the class- with Nisqually tribe room learning areas at the acad- emy have direct natural light from The Warm Springs Canoe Fam- outside. This was by design, said ily, N’chi Wanapum, has officially school district superintendent partnered with the Nisqually Indian Rick Molitor. Tribe for Canoe Journey 2014. Work crews are entering the Both tribes will travel on the Jour- final phase of construction at the ney alongside each other, sharing new school. For example they pullers, cooks, drivers, vehicles, sup- placed the sod last week on the port boats, food and fuel. football field. The construction The cultural alliance between the is scheduled to be finishing on two tribes is nothing new—they July 18. The work is on time and share hundreds of years of history, on budget, Molitor said. said Jefferson Greene, Canoe Jour- The school will have new ney facilitator and youth recruiter. desks and other furniture, and The Journey partnership, though, new computers. There will be rib- “will certainly be monumental bon-cutting ceremony coming up amidst today’s modern technology in September. This will be done and fast-paced civilization,” in conjunction with the back to Jefferson said. school barbecue. The two tribes came together at Meanwhile the Warm Springs the Nisqually Cultural Center, where Education Committee is seeking Warm Springs was represented by input on the best future use of Aurelia Stacona, Cory Queahpama, the existing Warm Springs El- Daisy Begay, Dakota Stacona, ementary School (see page 12 for Donell Frank, Darrin Brisbois, Paula story). Dave McMechan/Spilyay Kalama and Jefferson. Cedar Landscape crew rolls out the sod on the academy football field. “The two tribes exchanged gifts, shook hands and verbally connected in partnership,” he said. “The part- nership could not have come at a better time, as safety, cost, endur- Focus on getting out the vote July 1 ance and human equity are in high- est demand.” The motorsports referendum 541-553-3252. requiring this third referendum. sons why most on Council, and The Canoe Journey this summer absentee ballots went out in the mail, Warm Springs Ventures and sup- If the upcoming referendum is others in the community support is to Bella Bella, British Columbia. and some completed ballots have porters are making an added effort anything like the previous two, then the idea. The N’Chi Wanapum Canoe Fam- already been turned in. to encourage participation in this every vote, yes or no, is critical. Timber can never again pro- ily are expecting to be gone for a But a number of absentee bal- referendum. Passage of the July 1 referen- vide the revenue that it once did month on the Journey. lots were returned as undeliverable. dum would not approve construc- for the tribes. The Warm Springs and Nisqually Vital Statistics is attempting to lo- Finances, the environment tion of the motorsports park, but Forest Products Industries partnership is the first of its kind cate these people in order to obtain Tribal Council wants a valid vote would allow the team to determine may not be able to provide a divi- between two tribes of significant the correct mailing address. in order to determine the course of the environmental impacts, and how dend for 2015, according to a re- canoe family size. A list of people whose ballots action regarding the motorsports profitable the enterprise could be cent report at Council. When the two tribes met at were returned as undeliverable is on proposal. Most voters in the two for the Confederated Tribes. Power and Water, preparing Nisqually, they brought all of their page 7 of this publication. If you motorsports referendums last year The tribal budget—specifically, for an additional purchase of the options, assets and ideas to the table, know how to contact any of these were in favor of going forward, but no new revenue source in many hydro facilities. and realized the two would be sig- individuals, please call Vital Stats at not enough voters cast their ballots, years—and jobs are the main rea- See MOTORSPORTS on 3 nificantly more efficient together. See CANOE FAMILY on 5 Eel Dance at Willamette Falls Pi-Ume-Sha Warm Springs tribal members gathered at Willamette Falls last turning 45 week for a blessing ceremony for the lamprey. The Branch of this month Natural Resources, the Culture and Heritage Department and The Confederated Tribes will host Committee, and Tribal Council the Forty-Fifth Annual Pi-Ume-Sha were on hand for the blessing. Treaty Days, Friday-Sunday, June The tribes have harvested the 27-29. The powwow commemo- Pacific Lamprey, or eels, at rates the signing of the Treaty of Willamette Falls and other Ceded 1855, signed 159 years ago this Lands sites since time immemo- month. rial. Willamette Falls, just outside The Traditional Dress Parade will Portland, remains one of the be Saturday morning, June 28. tribes’ main eel harvesting areas. Grand Entries are Friday evening, (Continued on page 12) June 27, and on Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., and on Sunday at 2 p.m. Eel dance by the Warm Traditional dance contests are Springs Culture and Heritage through the weekend. (More on Pi- youth dancers. Ume-Sha on page 2, 3 and 6.) Courtesy of Tom Banse, Northwest News Network Page 2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon June 11, 2014 Native Aspirations youth opportunity Pi-Ume-Sha Health Fair The tribes this summer The goal is to give ket Information. This is being done through The Pi-Ume-Sha Warm Springs Community will host the Native Aspira- All the classes can be com- Personnel. For information Health Fair is coming up. Health Program. tions—Soaring for the Future the students an idea pleted in one day, or over a contact Melinda Poitra or The fair will be at the Hundreds of people at- Project. of job skills needed series of days. The class-time Corey Clements. community center on tend the event each year, This is a grant-funded pro- in the workplace, is not paid, and is required There will be a list of de- Wednesday, June 25. held the Wednesday before gram that will provide edu- before a student can join the partments and positions that Hours will be from 9 a.m. the Pi-Ume-Sha weekend. cation and work experience and a sense of the Native Aspirations program. will be available to the youth. to 1 p.m. If you have any ques- for 100 tribal member youth, employment oppor- The first classes are being The Native Aspirations This will be the Four- tions please call Edmund ages 14 and up, plus ten col- tunities available offered this Friday, June 13, kick-off event will be on teenth Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Francis at Community lege students. at the Education building. Monday, June 30. Health Fair, hosted by Health, 541-553-2460. Native Aspirations is a with the tribes. Hours are from 8:30 to 5 During the six-week pro- coalition group promoting p.m. The classes are then of- gram, students will take 4- healthy activities for young fered each day the following hour education sessions each tribal members. tor or other supervisor. week, from Monday, June 16 week, with the rest of the Symphony at museum on Sunday Students who qualify can For students who are in- through Friday, June 20, time dedicated to the work learn and work in a tribal terested in participating, there same time and location. experience and learning. The Central Oregon Sym- June 15 at 5 p.m. at the Mu- department full-time for six is an important and manda- Students do not need to The goal of Native Aspi- phony is coming to the Mu- seum at Warm Springs. weeks. tory pre-requisite coming up. register to take the classes— rations is to give the students seum at Warm Springs. The The event is free and tick- Various departments of To qualify, each student just show up at the Educa- an idea of job skills needed symphony association in June ets are not required. Please the tribal organization are must complete four core tion building. in the workplace, and a sense will present Music in Public contact: participating. The students classes: Communication, Pay- Once the student has com- of the employment opportu- Places: All that Brass! [email protected] will work with supervision roll Process, Youth Work pleted the class, the next steps nities available with the tribes. The symphony brass sec- Or call 541-317-3941 for from the department direc- Handbook, and Labor Mar- are drug swabs, then hiring. This is a one-year program. tion will perform on Sunday, more information. Assembly Day Look for the Grand Re-Opening in July – New Hours – New Inventory – Marge Kalama photo. Warm Springs Elementary hosted an end-of-school assembly last Friday. The drum, and school bands New Location - Next to the performed in the gym. Warm Springs Market Council opposing coal export project Tribal Council is opposing The Corps record to that By comparison, he said, Every Vote Counts a proposed increase in coal point, based apparently on the tribes’ Cascade Locks ca- transportation by rail and hearsay, indicated no tribal sino proposal was subject to barge through the Gorge.