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Spiky Tym U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Coyote News, est. 1976 Pecerober 26, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 26 4 50 cents School blaze Quick response contains flames to gymnasium 1 The fire last week that de- said Smith. The music room I 3 stroyed the Warm Springs El- may move to a nearby house P ementary School gymnasium that is currently not being could have been much worse. : "ii used, she said. that the 4 Another fortunate aspect "Everyone agrees .... r. . fire: in the initial work of the Warm ;!i "X. of the No one was . Springs Fire Department gym at the time of the fire, kept the whole building from last Friday night, Dec. 20. 1 going up in flames," said The previous night the Dawn Smith, school principal. gym was crowded with While the gym was de- young people who had come The gymnasium area was a i stroyed, the rest of the build- to the winter craft night. J ' A fenced off following the blaze. ill ing - including two class- Had the fire happened on rooms, a music room and there is time to "determine that night the consequences staff room - did not burn. whether the rest of the building could have been tragic. Computers, books and many can still be used. Damage to the gym, built other items were saved. An engineer will be making in 1937, is estimated at $1.2 Another bright point in an that determination in the near million, with another f ; otherwise gloomy story is that future, said Smith. "We'll prob- $300,000 in damage to prop- r school is out for Christmas ably have to move some of our erty inside. The building was break until January 6. programs around," she said. insured. Cause of the blaze JJ That leaves time to have For instance, the Indian lan- was determined to be oily Dave McMechanSpllyay (left) and Linda Smith were the the gymnasium building area guage class may have to move rags that spontaneously QnrNXT' ar"yn Suppah among many young TlfCf kJl1LJW the snow that fell on the reservation. leveled and cleared. Also, back to the language office trailer, caught on fire. people enjoying recently Tribes consider relocation plan By Shannon Keaveny Before construction of the eral weighing tons, were taken ing to hear soon from the tribal The final report will provide in- Spilyiiy Tymoo "The tribes weren't , , a central fish- to the Dalles Dam, where they councils. formation on what needs to be resided since. Tribal and federal govern- ing and trading place of Native have "We want official approval done for restoration of each asked what they want. ment are Americans, rushed and swirled There are 38 rocks total, of from the tribal councils of both petroglyph before relocation. negotiators moving (The should have forward with a to relocate its waters. The dam which one is a pictograph. Most reservations," said Bert Radar, The will describe" Corps) plan mighty report " to turned the waters placid like a of the rocks at The Dalles Dam cultural resource team leader methods for moving the rock asked first. Horsethief State Park in Wash- lake, and inundated the sur- were taken from Petroglyph for the Corps. "We just want the art to their new location with Brigette Whipple ington. rounding land. Canyon. Some are from Miller tribes and everyone else in minimal damage. Before any Island the Tribal Negotiations are among the A place known as Petroglyph .on Columbia RHrr.. volved to be happy." -- action is taken, die Corps is com- ethnographer Confederated Tribes of Warm Canyon, site of many For others the original location Meanwhile, the Corps is pre; mitted to receiving approval Springs, Yakama Nation, and the petroglyphs, was submerged in is unknown. paring for the next step of the from the ot mittee meeting on Deal 1 in Port- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. these waters. Recently, the Confederated project. committee. land, participants developed sub- It has long been the desire of Prior to 1960, the Corps of Tribes of Warm Springs and the "I'm putting my ducks in a The ot com- committees to work on each in- many Native Americans to Engineers made an effort to Yakama Nation p'resented the row," said Gail Lovell, project mittee represents the four lower dividual rock site at the park. move the rock art - in posses- preserve the rock art. Agency Army Corps of Engineers with manager for the Petroglyph Columbia River Basin tribes: the Tribal elders will be asked for their sion of the Corps of Engineers crews bulldozed, dynamited or a final design plan for the place- Relocation Project. Bird drop- Confederated Tribes of Warm advice on exact placement of the - closer to the original location. chipped out with a jackhammer ment of the rock art in pings on the petroglyphs need Springs, Yakama Nation, rocks and their translations. Horsethief State Park, home many of the pictures on the Horsethief State Park. to be cleaned, Lowell said. Umatilla and . Also Lowell hopes the rocks will

h, The of the She Who Watches picto-grap- cliffs. Corps readily approved The Corps has also hired an sitting on the committee are the be ready to be moved by April is the closest area to the Since then the petroglyphs the design plan, and in a final archaeological and ethnographic Bonneville Power Administra- and the project will be completed original location. The original site have been in the possession of move sent out a letter to the conservator to survey the con- tion and Army Corps of Engi- by May. is inundated by water of The the Army Corps of Engineers. tribal councils of Warm Springs dition of the petroglyphs at their neers, among others. See ROCK ART on page 3 Dalles Dam, built in I960. In 1974 the large rocks, sev and Yakama. The Corps is hop location at The Dalles Dam. At a Com- - Top 5 Stories f 2001 New casino made the biggest headlines during the year By Dave McMcchan the tifies the implementation of a up to May 18 vote, tribal offi- ity. This may be some years said, "We're right on edge used only if the tribal general Spilyay Tymoo of a and the rafting permit system. cials held many informational away, though, as the tribes are breakthrough, sky fund working capital reserve is the limit." It was the year when tribal Some of the parties to the meetings, including family-base- d just now entering the design drops below $6 million, an multi-millio- Geo Visions the members honored their return agreement - local governments, gatherings, regarding the signifi- phase of this n dol- grew out of amount that is the minimum multi-yea- Global to the Columbia River, with a supported by guides - now op- cance of the vote. lar, r project. Imaging Systems (GIS) balance needed to make payroll division May celebration on tribal land pose the permit idea. This de- During that time, opposition Tribal officials meanwhile are of the tribes' Natural and other essential expenditures. Resources While mak- at Cascade Locks. bate no doubt will continue into to expanding the gaming enter- looking for ways to generate Branch. These decisions - along with in short-ter- a dramatic in Meanwhile 2002, a second 2003. prise to the Gorge was at times new revenue in the ing emergence cuts in most every aspect and Vi- Geo Visions holds attempt at holding a tribal adop- Each December, Spijay quite vocal. In the end, though, Over the past year the Geo 2002, great department of the tribal govern- for in tion election failed for lack of Tymoo looks back in order to the vote was overwhelmingly in sions enterprise has provided the promise the tribes 2003. ment - help demonstrate the se- voter turnout. During the year, determine the top news stories favor of such an expansion. Of best example of this type of job-an- d riousness of the situation. a library opened in Warm of the previous 12 months. The the 940 total votes cast, 720 revenue-generatio- n pro- C Third "We arc continuing to gradu- Springs, following is a brief description votes - or nearly 76 percent -- gram. ally cut back tribal government, The Elliot Palmer VI'W Post the five news stories of were in favor a tribal In the summer dur- While p and that a in of top of building of 2002, the future holds prom- means cut programs No. 4217 marked its I'iftith the year 2002 on the reserva- casino at the Gorge. ing the wildfire season, Geo Vi- ise for tribal economic ventures, and services," Secretary-Treasur- er Anniversary, while tribal elder tion. "The best place to obtain new sions staff were busy providing the present situation is a some- Charles Jackson said at the Nettie Shawaway turned 102. revenue for the tribes is the mapping technology to fire-fighti- what different story. During time the budget was approved. The year 2002 saw contro- Top story ) Columbia Gorge," gaming agencies. 2002, for instance, the Tribal Under die 201)3 budget, an versy develop over the large spokesman Rudy Clements said But helping the fire crews Council again faced difficult estimated 20 job positions could number of people who each This year the choice of the after the election. The area, he appears to be just the beginning choices in developing a budget be eliminated. "But Tribal raft is year down the lower top story was easy, as the long- said, part of the tribes' ceded of the success that Geo Visions for the coming year. Council has clearly stated that . Confed- it has all The standing plan to expand the gam- land, "and always provided could bring to the Confederated Because of the large amount should explore other avenues erated Tribes believe that a man- ing enterprise saw many dramatic for us, since time immemorial. Tribes. of money involved, the tribal before doing that," said Jackson. agement agreement, signed sev- developments. Why not continue to use it to In October of 2002 the fed- government budget is one of eral years ago by various gov- The most dramatic event of survive?" eral government, through the the top stories of the year. - C Fourth ernment and other entities, jus- the year in gaming happened in As the May election demon- U.S. Army, set aside $5 million In the late fall, in developing May, when nearly 1,000 tribal strated, a large majority of tribal for development of resource the budget for the new year, the The federal court in Portland members cast their ballots in a members agreed. plans for federal installations Council decided to use $1.5 mil- provided one of the big stories tribal referendum. across the nation. lion from the Credit Enterprise of the year for the Confeder- Wind blowdown page 2 The referendum asked tribal "They recognize our skill in retained earnings. At the same ated Tribes. The news happened C this Holiday photos page 3 members whether the gaming Second") field," Jim Crocker, general time the Council decided poten- in June, when Judge Robert Letters page 4 enterprise should expand to a In the long run a new casino manager of Geo Visions, said tially to use approximately $2 I lodges issued his opinion in the Student crafts page 6 site at the Columbia River at the Gorge is expected to re- at the time. million from the tribes' revenue longstanding McQuinn Strip In Languages pages 8,9 Gorge. turn the Confederated Tribes to looking toward future gov- reserve, or rainy day fund. Blowdown lawsuit. the months financial if not ernment Crocker The will be Art of hide tanning 10 During leading stability, prosper contracts, rainy day money Vltast see TOP NEWS oh )

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