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Montage of nature shots

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NATURAL RESOURCES, LAND, WATER AIR AND WILDLIFE ARE EARTHLY TREASURES WE MUST PROTECT AND PRESERVE.  IT IS THE CIRCLE UPON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS.

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Montage to include Chief Seattle, Gogathey, some pix from Ed Curtis collection

THIS IS THE LEGACY PASSED DOWN FROM OUR ANCESTORS, TO OUR ELDERS TO US, AND WE INTURN, ARE OBLIGATED TO PASS DOWN TO OUR YOUNG SO THEY CAN PASS IT ON TO THEIRS.

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WS:  Natural Scene w. logo over

A SHINNING EXAMPLE OF CONTINUING THIS LEGACY IS THE INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE TRIBAL FISHERIES IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES.

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MWS:  Water

MANY STREAMS AND LAKES ON INDIAN LANDS IN THE SOUTHWEST ARE TEEMING WITH COLDWATER FISH,

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MCU:  Fish

AMONG THESE ARE NATIVE CUTTHROAT, GILA AND APACHE TROUT, AS WELL AS INTRODUCED RAINBOW, BROWN AND BROOK TROUT.

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WS:  Hatchery activity

OF COURSE, THE SUPPLY OF FISH IS NOT LIMITLESS. 

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MWS:  Workers tending to fish

INSURING REPOPULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FISH IN TRIBAL WATERS IS THE MISSION OF THE MESCALERO FISH HATCHERY.

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MCU: Faces of student workers

THE MESCALERO FISH HATCHERY TRAINS YOUNG NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE PRACTICES OF NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION.

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WS:  Students maintaining hatchery

THE PROGRAM ALSO PREPARES THE YOUTH TO SEEK CAREERS IN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

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Map:  General area of hatchery

Dis to:  WS: Mountains

THE HATCHERY COMPLEX IS LOCATED ON THE MESCALERO APACHE RESERVATION IN THE BEAUTIFUL SACREMENTO MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

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Montage: 

Lakes/Streams/Forests/Desert

THE AREA BOASTS A SCENIC PANORAMA OF MOUNTAINS….

LAKES….

STREAMS….

AND FORESTS….

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Early photos of hatchery

THE FISH HATCHERY WAS BUILT IN 1966 TO SUPPORT TRIBAL FISHERIES PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA

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Still of Hatchery w. FWS logo

UNTIL 1999 THE HATCHERY WAS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.

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WS:  Hatchery

& SWTFC logo

THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE RETURNED THE COMPLEX TO THE MESCALERO IN 2000.  THAT’S WHEN THE SOUTHWESTERN TRIBAL FISHERIES COMMISSION WAS CREATED AND HAS WORKED IN CONCERT WITH THE MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE TO REOPEN AND OPERATE THE HATCHERY.

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(Interview w.  Michael Montoya 1:00)

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MCU:  Tool end, and pull to WS ongoing work

SINCE 2000 THE HATCHERY HAS OPERATED CONTINUALLY AND IS TRANSITIONING FROM A SPRING AND SUMMER OPERATION TO A YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE CENTER. 

MWS:  Youth tending to natural habitat

THROUGH THIS WORKING/LEARNING EXPERIENCE THE NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH GAIN A NEW APPRECIATION FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE DELICATE BALANCE OF NATURE. 

CURRENTLY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IS FUNDING THE SUMMER PROGRAM.

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WS:  Youth

 
MWS:  Group working

WITH SUPPORT FROM PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, AND THE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS, COLLEGE INTERNS, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SPEND LONG, REWARDING HOURS OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE HATCHERY AS WELL AS STOCKING LAKES, IMPROVING TROUT HABITAT, ANGLER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

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MWS:  Youth working

THIS WORK PREPARES THE INDIAN YOUTH TO BUILD UPON CULTURAL VALUES, TO LEARN COMTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, COMMUNICATION PROCESSES, AND TAKE WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AND TURN IT INTO  A THRIVING, MEANINGFUL CAREER THAT PROVIDES NEEDED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

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(Interview with student workers & past graduate 1:00)

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Still: Hatchery w. graphic roll

SWTFC

BIA

Mescalero Apache Fisheries

Acoma Pueblo
Jicarilla Apache Nation
Navajo Nation
Ute Tribe Uinta & Ouray Reservation (UT)
OH-Kay Owingeh
Cochiti Pueblo
Isleta Pueblo
Laguna Pueblo
Nambe Pueblo
Picuris Pueblo
Pyramid Lake Paiute (NV)
Sandia Pueblo
San Carlos Apache (AZ)
Santa Clara Pueblo
Southern Ute Tribe (CO)
Zia Pueblo
Zuni Pueblo

BY VIRTURE OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOUTHWESTERN TRIBAL FISHERIES COMMISSION….

AND FUNDING AND SUPPORT FROM THE BIA, U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE , AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT TRIBAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS AMERICORPS,  THE MESCALERO APACHE FISHERIES CONTINUES TO PREPARE TRIBAL YOUTH FOR CARRERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS 
PROVIDE NUMEROUS SERVICES TO TRIBAL WATERS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST.

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WS:  Hatchery in relationship to Mescalero lands

HOSTING A FISH HATCHERY THAT SERVES THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. IS A SOURCE OF EXTREME PRIDE FOR THE MESCALERO APACHE.

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(Interview w. President Chino :30)

                     (Interview/SOT)

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WS:  Forest fire video

Pictures or video of fish kill

WS:  Flood footage

FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING BRINGING TONS OF ASH INTO THE HATCHERY, RESULTING IN 100% FISH KILL, WHERE THE REASONS WHY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WERE FORCED TO CLOSE THE FACILITY. 

SIMILAR EVENTS IN 2004 AND 2008 CAUSED DEVASTATING LOSSES TO THE HATCHERY, HOWEVER THIS TIME THE HATCHERY DID NOT CLOSE. 

EVEN THROUGH ADVERSITY THE HATCHERY REMAINED OPEN THROUGH THE COMMITMENT OF TRIBAL YOUTH.

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MWS: (with older look) Youth cleaning up hatchery areas

TRIBAL YOUTH LITERALLY JUMPED IN, REMOVING ASH AND DEAD FISH TO KEEP THE RACEWAYS OPEN, AND SOME OF THE FISH ALIVE, KEEPING THE FACILITY OPERATING.

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Transition from old pix to current look

SUCH EVENTS ARE UNFORSEEN, AND UNFORTUNATE, BUT EVEN THESE WERE TURNED INTO POSITIVES

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WS:  Youth working, and then positive acknowledgement (i.e. thumbs up)

FROM DISASTER AND RUIN CAME A LIVING LABORATORY TO LEARN SPRING REHABILITAION TECHNIQUES, STREAM RESTORATION PROCESSES, WATER RECIRCULATION METHODS, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS.

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Still of above w. logos

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THROUGH THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS….

THE SOUTHWESTERN TRIBAL FISHERIES COMMISSION….

THE MESCALERO APACHE FISHERIES….

THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ….

AND ITS MANY PARTNERS, THE MESCALERO FISH HATCHERY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF TRIBAL FISHERIES PROGRAMS.

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WS: (high) Hatchery w. cg:

HONORING THE PAST

CHERISHING THE PRESENT

CREATING THE FUTURE

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HONORING THE PAST….

CHERISHING THE PRESENT….

CREATING THE FUTURE

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