# Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (2019) > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Aconfederated_siletz%3A9dbc820fb4a3d220 ## Record - **Collection:** Tribal code - **Document type:** Tribal code ## Text SILETZ NEWS Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Vol. 47, No. 4 Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 April 2019 Presorted First-Class Mail U.S. Postage Paid - Permit No. 178 Salem, OR Photo by Diane Rodriquez Dancers join singers in songs of healing and hope during the Shu’-‘aa-xu Round Dance and Youth Prevention Summit at Taft High 7-12 in Lincoln City, Ore., on March 16. Held just a few days before the first day of spring, the event served as a reminder that the sometimes darker days of winter were receding and the lightness of spring was on its way. Participants enjoyed several hours of positive energy in the company of friends and family, and in meeting new friends too. Siletz Tribe opposes transmission line, Jordan Cove LNG export facility In a resolution passed March 15, the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians made official its opposition to the planning, approval, construction and maintenance of the Malin to Coos Bay LNG (liquefied natural gas) transmission line and the Jordan Cove LNG export facility in Coos Bay. This 229-mile liquefied natural gas pipeline from Malin in Klamath County to the export terminal in Coos Bay is being proposed by a Canadian Company, Pembina. The LNG line and export facility will not supply energy to U.S. companies or citizen consumers as the LNG would be shipped overseas from the proposed export facility in Coos Bay. The text of the resolution is below: Resolution No. 2019 - 122 Date Approved: March 15, 2019 Subject: Oppose Jordan Cove Projects SILETZ TRIBAL COUNCIL Resolution WHEREAS, the Siletz Tribal Council is empowered to exercise the legislative and executive authority of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon pursuant to Article IV, Section 1 of the Siletz Constitution approved June 13, 1979, by the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs, as amended; and We are excited to announce, in our efforts to reach more readers and reduce paper, Siletz News is considering a move online! This earth friendly shift will allow readers access to important information whenever you chose. See Resolution on page 13 Pigsley receives Women in American History Award from local DAR chapter Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley, along with three other women, received a Women in American History Award from the Yaquina Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in a ceremony held at the Agate Beach Best Western hotel in Newport, Ore., on March 18. According to the DAR, “Women chosen for this recognition are those who have made a contribution or a difference in their communities. They are, or have been, intellectual, educational, social, religious, political, scientific or cultural innovators.” See Pigsley on page 13 For more info, call Andy at 541-444-8293 Chairman’s Report Region 10 Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit Portland, Oregon; March 6-8, 2019 I was invited to give a welcome address for the convention and to talk about our historical presence in the area. The summit covered issues regarding climate change and how it affects land, water and air. A large delegation of students from various Tribes throughout the Northwest was in attendance, along with many Tribal delegates. Issues Tribes must deal with are many. There are various opportunities to deal with some of the issues, Congress has passed legislation to assist. Hopefully, funding will reach down to the Tribes. The Environmental Protection Agency has funded our Tribe for many years for various projects. We have been involved in the cleanup of the lower Willamette River for many years as it is a Superfund site. Tom Downey has represented us at those meetings (Tom retired in March and we wish him well). We’ve also received funds for work on the Siletz River basin that our Natural Resources Department has managed. The Tribe has worked with a local group to address the issue of disposal of bio-solids in the Siletz area. It’s very much a local issue that we believe has a detrimental effect on the Siletz River and surrounding land. Gov. Brown meets with Tribal leaders The governor graciously invited Tribal leaders to the capital to talk about the“cap and trade” legislation that she is promoting in the current legislative session. The meeting was well-attended by Tribes and the governor’s staff. Tribal leaders then were invited to Mahonia Hall, the governor’s home, to talk directly with her on Tribal gaming in Oregon. All nine Tribes were present and we had a great conversation. We look forward to future meetings on the same subject and appreciate Gov. Brown’s involvement in gaming issues that are so important to all Oregon Tribes. Chemawa Birthday Pow-Wow I was pleased to welcome Congressman Kurt Schrader to Chemawa Indian School to celebrate the school’s 139 years. Many of our Tribal members attended the school over the years, many are employed at Chemawa to date and many Chemawa graduates have served as leaders of their respective Tribes. Congressman Schrader had visited the school prior to this visit because concerns have been raised about the school and the land over the years. He is very interested in providing assistance where needed. We toured the old campus and cemetery at Chemawa then he visited the site TICC Board of Directors Vacancies Résumés are being accepted for the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center Board of Directors. Currently, there are two vacant board positions. If interested, please submit your résumé to Siletz Tribal Council, c/o Executive Secretar, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Vacancies are open until filled. For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program, please visit siletzlanguage.org. Delores Pigsley of our future casino development on the Tribe’s property. It was an eventful day. A congressional delegation conducted a follow-up visit on March 20. CTSI Jobs Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us. Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian Prefeence policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee orgnization. CTSI constantly is looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy, vacations,maternityleave and extended sick leave. If you are looking for temporary work that can last from 2-12 weeks, please submit an application for the temp pool. Elders Council Meeting Siletz News is free to enrolled Siletz Tribal members. For all others, a $12 annual subscription fee applies. Please make checks payable to CTSI and mail to Siletz News. April 13 • 1-4 p.m. • Chinook Winds Golf Resort Name: _______________________________________________________ For more information, contact the Elders Program at 800-922-1399, ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261. Address: _____________________________________________________ Phone:_ _______________________________________________________ Change of address: Tribal members – contact the Enrollment Department at 541-444-8258; 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; or enrollment@ctsi.nsn.us. All others – call the newspaper office. Deadline for the May issue is April 10. Send information to: Submission of articles and photos is encouraged. Siletz News Please see the Passages Policy on page 20 when submitting items for Passages. P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 541-444-8291 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1291 Fax: 541-444-2307 Email: pias@ctsi.nsn.us 2 • Siletz News • Member of the Native American Journalists Association April 2019 Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan language Open to Tribal members of all ages Siletz Siletz Tribal Community Center April 1 – 6-8 p.m. May 6 – 6-8 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office April 8 – 6-8 p.m. May 13 – 6-8 p.m. Eugene Eugene Area Office April 2 – 6-8 p.m. May 7 – 6-8 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office April 9 – 6-8 p.m. May 14 – 6-8 p.m. Classes begin with basic instruction and progress over the year. They also are a refresher course for more-advanced students. Come and join other members of your community and Tribe in learning to speak one of our ancient languages. We also have equipment in the Cultural Department available for use in grinding and drilling shell or pine nuts or other applications. If you need to use the equipment, call the number below to set up an appointment. For more information, contact Bud Lane at the Siletz Cultural Department at 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us. Tipi Drawing 2019-2020 Siletz Royalty Applications Name: ____________________________________________________________ Applications are being accepted for 2019-2020 Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz and Little Miss Siletz. Applications must be turned in by 4:30 p.m. on June Address: _________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________ Roll #:_________________ For Siletz Tribal members to use during the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow on Aug 9-11, 2019. One entry per household. Must be a Siletz Tribal member to enter. Deadline for entries is June 17, 2019. Names will be drawn soon after the deadline. Return the form to Siletz Pow-Wow, Attn: Tipi Drawing, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Note: You do not win the tipi. The drawing is only for a stay in the tipi during pow-wow weekend. Social Security video conferencing available The Siletz Tribe and the Social Security Administration (SSA) have entered into an agreement to participate in SSA’s Video Service Delivery (VSD) project. According to SSA, “The goal of the VSD project is to reach out to members of the public who wish to conduct business with SSA in remote locations through real-time video conferencing in order to provide them with better information and access to SSA services.” Video conferencing services are available in the Tribal administration building located at 201 SE Swan Ave., Siletz, OR 97380. To schedule a video conferencing appointment, contact SSA directly at 877405-9196. For additional information, contact Kurtis Barker, 477-SSP director, at 800922-1399, ext. 1247; 541-444-8247; or kurtisb@ctsi.nsn.us. 3, 2019. Applications can be sent to Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Applications can be downloaded from the Tribal website, located under the pow-wow tab. If you have any questions about the royalty applications or the tipi drawing, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230; 541-444-8230; or buddyl@ctsi. nsn.us. Tribe seeks to update its record of Tribal veterans It is important for the Tribe to keep a current updated record of our Siletz Tribal veterans. So often we are totally unaware of Siletz veterans who have served our nation, especially our younger veterans. We are also trying to track how manyVietnam-era veterans have served and also how many were “boots on the ground.” I would appreciate it if you could help supply us with this muchneeded information. Thank you! Tony Molina, Tribal Vet Rep. Low voltage license #2025LEA Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 800-922-1399, ext. 1330 Direct: 541-444-8330 Cell: 541-270-0569 Siletz Tribal Youth Council Meeting Information for Veterans  A veteran or a family member whose veteran is enrolled in the VA only has 72 hours to report a non-emergency room hospital visit so as not to get billed.  There is a new program for veterans called Veterans Appeal Improvement Modernization Act – for those veterans who have been waiting too long for their appeal to be addressed. Again, this is a new program.  For veterans who are enrolled into the VA system – you can also apply to join My Healthy Vet to have access to your local VA doctor, prescriptions, etc. This is a very useful tool.  Also, some veterans have joined the EBenfits logon application to try and do their VA needs online, but first you must be eligible to apply for VA ben- efits. I’m here to help you in that VA enrollment process. It’s your choice to try EBenefits or let me assist you.  The VA can be a very complex program and very trying to one’s patience – and I have experienced certain road blocks. So please give me a call and I will do everything within my means to make sure you can enroll in the VA system.  Our VA presumes that spinal bifida in biological children of certain Vietnam-era veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange was caused by the veteran’s military service. Eligible children may receive VA benefits. Contact Molina if you have questions on any of these items. April 20, 2019 11 a.m. 3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 105 Salem Area Office 503-390-9494 Culture Craft Night Dentalium Stringing Class Siletz Tribal Community Center May 6 • 5-7 p.m. Eugene Eugene Area Office May 7 • 5-7 p.m. Tule Mat Making Class Siletz Tribal members and their families welcome. April 1 • 5-7 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center April 8 • 5-7 p.m. Portland Area Office April 2 • 5-7 p.m. Eugene Area Office April 9 • 5-7 p.m. Salem Area Office Come and learn how to make a Tule mat. Young people under age 10 need an adult to accompany and assist them. The Siletz Culture Department will provide material and instructors. Sponsored by the Siletz Education and Culture Departments Portland Portland Area Office May 13 • 5-7 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office May 14 • 5-7 p.m. Siletz Tribal members are invited to come and learn how to string dentalium. All ages are welcome. Young people under age 10 need an adult to accompany and assist them. The Siletz Culture Department will provide material and instructors. If you have your own materials, please bring them. Contact: Bud Lane, budl@ctsi.nsn. us; 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320. Sponsored by the Education and Culture Departments April 2019 • Siletz News • 3 Sierra Hill competed in the Future Chefs National Challenge on March 8 at McNary High School. She created her own recipe, Mexican Zucchini Burrito Boats, and won the GRAND PRIZE! Sierra won lots of great prizes and will now go to nationals! Parents Jeremy and Beth Hill were very proud of their “future chef!” Congratulations, Sierra! We would like to congratulate Wyatt Patzke. He competed at the state wrestling tournament in Portland, Ore., in the 2-A 138-pound class and took fourth place. Wyatt is a freshmen at Lakeview High School in Lakeview, Ore. He is the son of Carla and Clint Patzke and the grandson of Frank and Ann Logan. Great job this year, Big Guy. We love you very much. Tribal RV park discounts available *Subject to availability Why check my child’s hemoglobin? By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RDN, LD, Head Start Consulting Nutritionist As part of my role as a consultant nutritionist to Siletz Tribal Head Start, I offer information for families. Today’s topic is about the Head Start screening process of checking hemoglobin. Head Start parents have rights to refuse tests. It is important to be informed about the purpose of the tests in order to make informed decisions regarding the well-being of your child. What is hemoglobin? It is a protein found in the red blood cells. These cells are responsible for carrying oxygen around the body. In addition to transporting oxygen, hemoglobin carries carbon dioxide out of the cells and into the lungs. Carbon dioxide is then released as a person exhales. Having low hemoglobin can make it difficult for the body to perform these functions. When the body doesn’t have enough red blood cells or when they do not work properly to transport oxygen, the body doesn’t have what it needs to function well. Low hemoglobin is one form of anemia. Symptoms in children are often different than those experienced by adults. These can include poor neurological development, disturbed behavior, paleness, rapid heartbeat, difficulty learning and low levels of concentration. This is contrasted with the adults who primarily report feeling sluggish and tired. What causes low hemoglobin levels? Iron deficiency is the most common 4 • Siletz News • April 2019 cause because iron is also a required part of hemoglobin (its structure). Usually this lack of iron is from not consuming enough iron-rich foods. Even with ironrich foods, however, sometimes the body has a problem with absorption that causes low hemoglobin. Common absorption problems in children include gluten intolerance (such as celiac) or lead exposure. In celiac or another digestive disease with malabsorption, not enough iron is absorbed to make hemoglobin. If lead levels are high, hemoglobin will be low because lead and iron compete for absorption. Lead must be treated in order to allow normal iron absorption. Lead is another test offered in Head Start to support the health of your child. Interestingly, when children drink excessive milk, they also tend to have low hemoglobin due to the competition of iron and calcium for absorption. That is why they say that pregnant women should not to take their prenatal vitamin with milk. Women who are menstruating lose iron in their menstrual blood. Pregnant women have an increased need for iron and therefore may also be at increased risk of developing anemia. Children are often at risk if they are born to a mother who was anemic during pregnancy because the child is born with less stored iron. People who have chronic health conditions,includingautoimmuneconditions, liver disease, thyroid disease, inflammatory bowel disease and SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) may have lower hemoglobin levels, which increases the chances of developing anemia. Tribal members receive a 15% discount on spaces at Logan Road RV Park located in Lincoln City, Ore. Call Tribal members receive a 15% discount on spaces at Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort located in Salem, Ore. Call 877-LOGANRV or visit loganroadrvpark. com for more information.* 877-564-7295 or visit heeheeillahee. com for more information.* Athletes who do vigorous exercise are also at greater risk as exertion can lead to a breakdown of red blood cells in the bloodstream. In some instances, specific types of genetic disorders such as thalassemia and sickle-cell disease are responsible for this condition. Low hemoglobin also is found in people who have a medical history of alcoholism. Children with very low iron may also develop a condition called pica, which causes them to eat dirt, chew rocks, chew massive amounts of ice or eat laundry starch. This also occurs in adults and in pregnancy. Pica is reversed when hemoglobin is normalized. It is important to look for the root cause in order to find the best treatment. Anemia treatment varies, depending on the cause of the condition. Changes in diet or dietary supplements can help people who have iron deficiency anemia. If the anemia is caused by another condition, treating the underlying disease will often alleviate the problem. Often, improvement in the level of hemoglobin can be achieved by a diet that is rich in iron. Diet can also help to maximize absorption with other nutrients. Iron-rich foods include meat and fish, dried beans, eggs, dried fruits –such as dates and figs, broccoli, green beans, green leafy vegetables – such as kale and spinach, nuts, seeds and peanut butter. While consuming iron in foods or supplements is important, specific nutrients such as vitamins C and A can boost the amount of iron absorbed. Foods rich in vitamin C include citrus fruits, strawberries and leafy green vegetables. Taking a vitamin C supplement may also help. Vitamin A and beta-carotene (the plant form of vitamin A) can aid the body in absorbing and using iron. Foods rich in vitamin A include fish, liver, squash, sweet potatoes, kale and collards. Foods high in beta-carotene include yellow, red, and orange fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, cantaloupe and mangos. Hemoglobin can also be improved by supplementing with prescription or overthe-counter iron. It is important to work with a health practitioner to determine the root cause. It is also possible to have serious problems from taking too much iron or vitamin A. Furthermore; iron supplementation can cause side effects, such as constipation, nausea and vomiting. Supplements usually cause levels of iron to increase gradually over a few weeks. A doctor may recommend taking the supplements for several months to increase the body’s iron stores. Not all individuals need more iron. There is a disease called hemochromatosis that is an over-storage of iron and if not treated can cause serious health problems. It cannot be diagnosed by checking hemoglobin alone. Interestingly, the author (your Head Start nutrition consultant) has this condition (of too much iron). Siletz Tribal Head Start offers nutritional support at no cost to Head Start families. This usually occurs over the telephone. If you have questions or nutrition concerns about your Head Start child, please contact your teacher or the director and ask to speak to the nutritionist. Youth age 12 and AdultsHealthy are Traditions welcome Community is sign up for a Garden Garden Open House Plot! Thurs & Friday, April 25 and 26th Kathy Kentta 541-444-9627 2pm-7pm Become a gardening participant! Own your own gardening plot  Grow fresh vegetables and herbs to add to your diet  Children 12 yrs are eligible to register  Enjoy the pleasure of growing foods and learning new gardening skills  Registration is open! Kathy 541.444.9627 Join This Volunteer Effort! Want to learn to identify some of the unique native plant species on Marys Peak? Learn about our history and relationship to this special place! Camas Gathering for Nee-dash dinner! May 11th Please call to register for more details 541.444.9627 April 2019 • Siletz News • 5 Find us on Facebook! Tobacco Related Cancers for the Month of April Esophageal Cancer: Esophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach. Symptoms often include difficulty in swallowing and weight loss. Other symptoms may include pain when swallowing, a hoarse voice, enlarged lymph nodes ("glands") around the collarbone, a dry cough, and possibly coughing up or vomiting blood. Causes: The two main types (i.e. squamous-cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma) have distinct sets of risk factors. Squamous-cell carcinoma is linked to lifestyle factors such as smoking and alcohol. Adenocarcinoma has been linked to effects of long-term acid reflux. Tobacco is a risk factor for both types. Both types are more common in people over 60 years of age. Quit line: 1-800-QUIT-NOW SILETZ SWIMS The Siletz Community Health Department invites you to join us at the Greater Toledo Pool; to take advantage of the health benefits of swimming. We have reserved the Greater Toledo Pool for the exclusive use of adult Siletz Tribal Members. Our reserved time is from 1:00pm to 2:00pm; every other Tuesday. Reserved dates are: Tuesday, April 2nd Tuesday, April 16th Tuesday April 30th Tuesday, May 14th Tuesday, May 28th There is no charge to swim during these reserved dates and times. You do not need to preregister; just check in with pool staff and let them know you are a Siletz Tribal Member. You must be 18 years of age or older. There will be no formal class or instruction; we are free to move and exercise as we please. Lifeguards are on duty and swim floats and kickboard are available. For more information please contact: Amy, CHA I at 541.444.9652 or Hannah, CHA I at 541.444.9613. Transportation is being provided to Tribal Elders. Health Benefits of Swimming Swimming is an ideal workout, mainly because it presents little risk of injury and is low impact. Water exercises work out all the muscle groups in the body. Here are just a few of the health benefits swimming offers: 6  Improves heart health. It will also lower your blood pressure, improve your circulation and help reduce the risk of heart and lung disease.  Easy on the joints for those who suffer from joint pain and discomfort. It’s a full-body workout that keeps the pressure off your hips, knees and spine.  Swimming can improve bone mineral density (BMD), which will help fight osteoporosis.  Increases flexibility, the act of swimming can increase flexibility in your hips, legs, arm and neck. It can also help improve your posture and alleviate back pain.  Improve muscle strength and tone. Swimming is a great form of resistance training and can help improve your muscle strength.  Swimming is a great way to reduce stress levels and boost your mood. • Siletz News • April 2019 April 4th Herbal Medicine Making Class Siletz Clinic - Shell Room 5:00 - 7:00pm April 20th I believe Walk - 5k Fitness Center 10:00am April 25th Wellness Luncheon Tribal Community Center 12:00 - 1:00 pm May 1st Letting Go Ceremony Siletz Dance House 5:30pm Questions? Call the CARE Program 541-444-9680 April 2019 • Siletz News • 7 Babies! USDA distribution in April Siletz Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Salem Monday April 22 April 23 Tuesday Wednesday April 24 Thursday April 25 Gift certificate turns into love for sport For Christmas 2017, Kai RunningBear Williams’ grandma got him a gift certificate for a month of Tiny Tiger classes at Lauraine’s ATA Martial Arts in Cottage Grove, Ore. He went to his first class on Jan. 16, 2018, and instantly fell in love with taekwondo. After his month was up I inquired about continuing, only to realize what an expensive sport it is. What had my mom gotten us into? Fast forward 13 months and KaiBear has advanced seven belt ranks. He has competed in three tournaments where he has earned five medals. Kai also was the first Tiger to be asked to join the Leadership Program at Lauraine’s ATA! None of this would be possible without the help of the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians, the Johnson O’Malley Program and Nick Viles, education specialist at the Eugene Area Office. I am beyond grateful my son has access to this program and can continue to train in a sport he loves. Thank you so very much! Stacee Williams Mommy and Daddy want to welcome Finn Dean DeAnda to the Tribe. Finn was born March 1 at 6:10 a.m. Happy Birthday, Finn! Love you to the moon and stars. Savannah Worman and Richard DeAnda 1:30 – 6:30 p.m. 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. By appt only In April, I will attend our regional conference that runs from April 1-5. Because of this, Siletz distribution will be the second week of the month. Please make it a point to come to your scheduled appointment or it will be difficult to reschedule. And Salem distribution also will be a week later than normal so we can receive our food shipments during the third week. LIKE us on Facebook at Siletz Tribal FDPIR. We would like to see more people sharing their recipes on our FB page. Like us at SILETZ TRIBAL FDPIR. Joyce Retherford, FDP Director 541-444-8393 Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund Tribal Member Recruitment for Advisory Board Applications are being accepted from Siletz Tribal members interested in serving on the Advisory Board of the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund (STCCF). This is for a three-year appointment from July 2019 through June 2022. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. on May 31, 2019. The STCCF Advisory Board is composed of seven positions, including one Siletz Tribal Council representative; three at-large Siletz Tribal members; two non-Tribal members agreed upon by the Oregon governor andTribal chairman and approved by the Tribal Council; and one non-Tribal member selected by the Tribal chairman from a list provided by the governor and approved by Tribal Council. Advisory Board members serve in a volunteer capacity but are reimbursed for mileage and per diem for attendance at quarterly board meetings and distribution receptions. The Advisory Board meets quarterly in January, April, July and October to review applications from charitable organizations, schools and other local government programs. Board members make recommendations to Tribal Council for the distribution of charitable funds. Board members also assist with the distribution of awards at receptions held each quarter at Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Huffman receives hand-carved ceremonial staff Tribal member Nora Huffman of Tolowa Court in Siletz was presented with a beautiful hand-carved ceremonial staff at a recent spiritual devotion program held monthly at the Siletz library meeting room and hosted by the Baha’l Faith of Lincoln County. Larry Love, creator and carver, presented the staff to Huffman and then gave a 15 minute explanation of the founding, creating and carving of the staff to those in attendance. Love, a Baha’l member from Newport, started the presentation with a prayer to the Great Spirit, Mother Earth and animal spirits, and addressed the spirits of the Four Directional. He explained he prayed to the bear, hawk and wolf for guidance, direction, enlightenment and strength. Love then gave a blessing to the staff for protection of Huffman, who was asked about her new quest with the staff. She replied, “I just want to be of service to the Tribe, to humanity and for anyone who needs assistance.” The staff is almost 6 feet long with art of the bear, hawk and wolf; carved pieces of bark; and a quarter-inch wide path that winds down the length of the staff. Perched on the top of the staff are eight carved extremities resembling fingers with turquoise nuggets on the tips, honoring the four major and the four minor spiritual directions. In the palm of the valley between the “fingers” lies a bed of turquoise and on that bed is a tortoise. When asked about the time it took to construct the staff, Love quipped, “I quit counting after I hit 300 hours and I’m thinking this will be my last one.” When asked what was the most difficult day of his labor, Love didn’t hesitate in saying, “The day I gave over my ideas to a higher power.”He added, “Mother Nature, the animal spirits and of course, the Great Spirit led the way after I took myself out of it.” 8 • Siletz News • April 2019 To learn more about the charitable fund, please visit ctsi.nsn.us/CharitableContribution-Fund or contact Denise Garrett, advisory board secretary, at stccf@ live.com; 800-922-1399, ext. 1227; or 541-444-8227. Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund Tribal Member Application for Advisory Board Name: ____________________________________ Roll No: _____________ Address: _______________________________________________________ City/State/ZIP: __________________________________________________ Telephone: (Day) __________________ (Evening) _____________________ Email: _________________________________________________________ Applications must be received by May 31, 2019, to be considered for an appointment to the STCCF Advisory Board. Tribal Council will make an appointment in June 2019. Return form to CTSI STCCF, Attn: Denise Garrett, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLICLY Posted from 03/18/2019 to 04/08/2019 Tribal Council Actions Affecting the Tribal Membership Roll POSTING #304 Per the Enrollment Ordinance §2.302 (c)(2) the Enrollment Committee, with the assistance of the Enrollment staff shall post notice of final Enrollment actions taken by the Tribal Council under this ordinance in the same manner it posts notices of proposed actions. On March 15, 2019, the Siletz Tribal Council by Tribal resolution made the following 186 actions affecting the Tribal membership roll. Contact the Enrollment Department for a copy of the Tribal resolution. This notice has been published on the Tribal website under the Enrollment Postings in the Tribal Member Area. Enrollment Ordinance §2.304 (e)(6) When the Tribal Council approves an application for enrollment, the applicant shall be notified by certified mail, shall be posted as required by Section 2.302(c), and the Enrollment Committee and Enrollment staff shall enter the name of the applicant on the official Tribal membership roll. If the Tribal Council decides to reject an application for enrollment, the applicant shall be so notified by certified mail and advised of his or her right to appeal in accordance with §2.315 of this ordinance or to request reconsideration of the decision in accordance with §2.314 of this ordinance. Such Tribal Council decisions shall be enacted in the form of resolution. If the Tribal Council rejects the recommendation of the Enrollment Committee either as to approval or rejection for enrollment, Enrollment staff shall post the council’s action in a manner consistent with §2.302(c) and in the Tribal newspaper, so as to notify the Tribal membership of the council’s action, and shall notify the applicant and any interested parties by certified mail of the council’s action. Any appeal period for Tribal members who do not receive notice directly by mail of Tribal Council action approving or rejecting an enrollment application shall commence 10 days after notice of such action pursuant to this section was received. Siletz Tribal Court Rules and Procedures Ordinance §3.009(a) Time for Filing Civil actions to review Tribal Council action, or other Tribal action, shall be presented to the court clerk in writing not more than 60 days after an action of the Tribal Council, or Tribal officials as specified in the Tribal code, is alleged to have violated the plaintiff’s right or rights or not more than 60 days after the alleged harm first manifested itself if such harm was not apparent on the date of the Tribal Council’s, or other official’s, action. 1. Removal from Roll – Deceased Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-073 1. Gladys Marie Bolton 0097 2. Jana Sue Breneman 0735 3. Rose Marie Cochran 2272 4. Dennis Calvin Holmes 1105 5. Randolph Earling Kessinger Sr. 1253 6. Cherine Beth Martell 0561 7. Lorna Beth Martin 060 8. Tonya Marie Starling 4696 9. Thomas Robert Wagner 6020 2. Relinquishment – Minor Child Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Rejection Tribal Council Decision: Reject Resolution #: 2019-074 1. Diego Peaceful Warrior Hutchinson 5126 2. Immanuel Sevenwinds Hutchinson5257 3. Mia Victoria Joy Hutchinson 4871 3. Name Change Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-075 1. Gracie Ana Vazquez 1889 2. Bradley Justin Romey Wick 3413 3. Natasha Juliah Louise Robinson 2196 4. Martha Elizabeth McMahon 0644 5. Stacey Lee Bork 3806 6. Brittney Ann Morlan 2181 7. Michelle Leanne Richards 1384 8. Rebecca Jean Downey 1154 4. Blood Quantum Correction: Robert Service Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-076 1. Carl John Olson* 2. Edwin James Olson* 3. Grace Mae Olson* 4. Ole Willard Olson* 5. Oscar William Olson* 6. Jerome Mason Viles 7. Sydney Kay Viles 1533 1473 1893 0702 1474 2854 3042 5. Blood Quantum Correction: Mary Goodell Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-077 1. Julie Ann Bailey* 2. Tesha Lanelle Clawson* 3. Anna Marie Huston* 4. Leroy Clark John* 5. Lena Mary King* 6. Elmer Louis Logan* 7. Kenneth R. Logan* 8. Naomi Lee Logan* 9. Tina Larre Mabe* 10. Kyle Kevin Martin* 0023-REL 2420 0432-REL 0457 0937 0562 0566 1394 2183 0601 6. Blood Quantum Correction: Lillian Lund 11. Blood Quantum Correction: Rachel Carson Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-078 Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-083 1. Robert Elton Baker* 2. Georgia Ann Knapp* 3. Ronald Raymond Strickler* 3657 3599 2752 7. Blood Quantum Correction: Madge Raya Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-079 1. Marcella Marie Chavez 2. Robin Yvette Raya 3. Victoria Maria Raya 3435 3178 5101 8. Blood Quantum Correction: Elmer Reed Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-080 1. Ernestine Clair Jett* 2. Albert Andrew Reed* 3. Albert Elmer Reed* 4. Donald LaVerne Reed* 5. Elmer Reed* 6. James Patrick Reed* 7. Kenneth Elmer Reed* 8. Robert August Reed* 9. Tony Reed* 0447 0751 0752 0753 1937-346 1579 0755 0756 0757 1. Daniel Mark Blair 1169 2. Kaitlyn Alyssa Blair 4051 3. Michael Patrick Blair 1170 4. Zachary Evan Blair 4389 5. Glynn W. Carson* 0180 6. Willard Franklin Carson* 0181 7. Alice Bernice Eggersgluss* 0293 8. Oscar Maxwell Hoover Sr.* 1954-388 9. Alonzo Hoover* 0415 10. Herbert Leith Hoover* 0417 11. Richard Gilbert Hoover* 0418 12. Patricia Anne Jogtich* 0449 13. Allen Eugene McClintock* 0633 14. Earl Leonard McClintock* 0634 15. Freddie Lamont McClintock* 0635 16. Orpha Mae McClintock* 0636 17. Rachel M McClintock* 1930-290 18. Genevieve Moody* 0672 19. Carl John Olson* 1533 20. Edwin James Olson* 1473 21. Grace Mae Olson* 1471 22. Ole Willard Olson* 0702 23. Oscar William Olson* 1474 24. Walter Robert Olson* 1472 25. Jacob Dean Snyder 2841 26. Karen Genevieve Snyder 1171 27. Casey Eugene Spickler 2842 28. Luanne Taylor* 1136 29. Jerome Mason Viles 2854 30. Sydney Kay Viles 3042 31. Retha Roverta Waldrep* 0970 32. Michael Glynn Weder* 2245 9. Blood Quantum Correction: Irene Smith 12. Blood Quantum Correction: Antoine Martin Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-081 1. Marie Rose Edwards* 0291 Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-084 1. Antone Frederick Martin* 10. Blood Quantum Correction: Minnie Simmons 13. Blood Quantum Correction: Louise Long Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-082 1. Zachary Walter Bruce Anderegg* 1947 2. Illeana M. Blacketer* 1954-079 3. Patricia Kay Blacketer* 1060 0381 4. Victorine Estella Harrison* 5. Daniel Brian Holland 0409 6. Jeffrey Joseph Holland 0411 7. Kathleen Margaret Holland 0412 0408 8. Bernard Steven Holland* 9. Minetta Thelma Holland* 0413 10. Sophia Annabella Rose Kaady 1938 11. Esther Annabelle McGuire* 0645 12. Marvin Louis McGuire* 0646 0590 Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-085 1. Alfred Abeson Long* 0577 14. Blood Quantum Correction: Ester Pond Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-086 1. Alfred Truman Pond* 2. Terry Lee Pond* 1954-664 0733 See Public, continued on page 10 April 2019 • Siletz News • 9 Savanna Rilatos, Teyah Middaugh, Shantel Hostler, Leah Suitter, Jacob Reid, Tim Stuart, Crystal Taylor and Tasha Rilatos at the Round Dance Aurora, Lucy Haynes, Teonna Johnston, Jazlin Perez Keene and Brianna Lopez at the Round Dance Public, continued from page 9 15. Blood Quantum Correction: Ida Patterson 20. Blood Quantum Correction: Clark Martin 26. Blood Quantum Correction: Donna Kessinger 31. Blood Quantum Correction: Wayne Case Sr. Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-087 Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-092 Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-098 Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-103 1. Michael Anthony Robertson* 0799 1. Kyle Kevin Martin* 0601 16. Blood Quantum Correction: Martina Gilbert 21. Blood Quantum Correction: Ernest Martin Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-088 Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-093 1. Jesse Jay Gilchrist* 4200 1. Rickey Gene Martin* 0605 17. Blood Quantum Correction: Robert & Olive Tronson 22. Blood Quantum Correction: Frederick Dick Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-089 Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-094 1. John “Jack” Tronson* 2. Verna A. Tronson* 1954-852 0948 18. Blood Quantum Correction: Adolph Tronson Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-090 1. Henry Ellson Conn* 2. Angel Joy Hutchinson* 3. Janine Denise Sutalo* 4. Lawrence Sutalo* 5. Maurice Frank Sutalo* 6. Phillip Sutalo* 7. Adolph Chapman Tronson* 0216 3480 0912 0913 0914 0915 0945 19. Blood Quantum Correction: Donna Navarro Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-091 1. Marilyn Dorene Belgard* 0966-REL 2. Joshua Paul Navarro 2966 0100 3. Debra Leah Saenz* 4. Dolores May Voutrin* 1954-374 5. Janice Elaine Walters* 0107-REL 1. Frederick George Dick* 0253 23. Blood Quantum Correction: Franklin Charley Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-095 1. Franklin Leroy Charley* 0195 24. Blood Quantum Correction: Clifford Case Sr. Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-096 1. Andrea Lynn Case 2. Joshua Robert Parr* 2995 1435 25. Blood Quantum Correction: Mary Ashley Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-097 1. Charlotte Louise Bone* 1803 1. Jalen Cashis Gray 5413 2. Korisa Kay Gray 2496 3. Kylah Love Gray 5716 4. Kaleena Marie Kessinger 4507 5. Kyle Lynn Kessinger 2495 6. Randolph Earling Kessinger Jr. 2497 7. Randolph Earling Kessinger III 4904 8. Randoph Earling Kessinger Sr.* 1253 27. Blood Quantum Correction: Aurelia Williams Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-099 1. Amanda Elizabeth Jeter* 2. Richard Allen Odenthal* 28. Blood Quantum Correction: Hoxie Simmons Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-100 1. Benito Mariano Marzan* 2. Robert Anthony Marzan* 3. Phillip Monroe Rilatos Jr.* 4. Phillip Monroe Rilatos Sr.* 5. Kathryn Jane Rilatos* 6. Richard Wayne Rilatos* 7. Shawna Marie Rilatos* • Siletz News • April 2019 0614 0617 3101 0783 0778 0786 1801 29. Blood Quantum Correction: Virgil Martin Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-101 1. Virgil Dean Martin Jr.* 0610 30. Blood Quantum Correction: Anita Cook Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-102 1. Edward Earl Cook* 2. George Russell Cook* 3. Carl Edwin Myrland* 10 4643 2432 3441 2020 1609 1. Wayne LeRoy Case Jr.* 2. Wayne Anthony Hatton* 3309 3562 32. Application for Enrollment Enrollment Committee Recommendation to Tribal Council: Approval Tribal Council Decision: Approval Resolution #: 2019-104 1. Mackenzie Makayla Baker 6219 2. Nicholas Lee Baker 6220 3. Seth Elijah Benedict Jr. 6221 4. Sheila LaVon Brand 6222 5. Des-Chu Butler 6223 6. Lariah Laverne Butler 6224 7. Carlie Ann Clement 6225 8. Katherine Michele Clement 6226 9. Mackenzie Raeann Arlys Clement 6227 10. Connie Marie Coop 6228 11. Ryan Rihanna Gardner 6229 12. Lola Blue Hodneland 6230 13. Scarlett Sam Jay 6231 14. Dawson Rogue Martin 6232 15. Tandy Dane Martin 6233 16. Gabriel Quinn McFarland 6234 6235 17. Benjamin Allan Miller 18. Aria Roseali Nation 6236 6237 19. Kendra Jaelynn Navarro 20. Nola Isabelle Navarro 6238 21. Andrew Lionel Oakes-Pearson 6239 22. Drake Patrick O’Brien 6240 23. Evelyn Yvonne O’Brien 6241 24. Goldie Yvonne O’Brien 6242 25. Donna Mae Richardson 6243 6244 26. Michelle Ann Rise 27. Nathan Andrew Romero 6245 28. Kayla Marie Simons 6246 29. Logan Michael Simons 6247 30. Nicholas David Simons 6248 31. Taiyo Mae Simons 6249 32. Xavier Alexander Simons 6250 33. Amaya Jaiyana Stewart 6251 34. Jolene Marie Stewart 6252 35. Megan Loreen Thornton 6253 36. Ashley Marie Tucker 6254 37. Agustin Bvn-yuu-k’wvt Viles 6255 38 Oscar Livezly Nii-let Viles 6256 39. Sheena Marie Weeks 6257 North End Senior Solutions: Where everybody knows your name By Diane Rodriquez Clients come to the NESS Club for different reasons. Some have Alzheimer’s or dementia. Interaction with others is beneficial and their caregivers can get some muchneeded respite. Others have disabilities – physical and cognitive – and the same applies to them. The warm welcome everyone gets when they arrive at NESS (North End Senior Solutions) Club is just the beginning of an active and engaging day. A delicious day too as the club’s lunches and snacks are homemade in the kitchen of the International Order of Odd Fellows Hall in Lincoln City, where NESS Club is currently located. NESS is a “nonprofit organization with the mission to ensure the safety, comfort and well-being of senior citizens and people with disabilities, to help them maintain their independence and fulfill their desire to remain living at home.” In 2017, the organization received a $2,850 grant from the Siletz Tribal Bernice on the violin Photos by Diane Rodriquez NESS Club clients and staff spend an afternoon dancing to music provided by clients and volunteers. Charitable Contribution Fund for food and caregiver training for the adult day service program. Earlier this year, it received a $2,400 grant for food and supplies for the same program. Overall, NESS has received $15,330 from the charitable fund since 2011. NESS Club currently is open Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clients are encouraged, but not forced, to participate in the day’s activities. “No one likes to be told what to do. You have to protect a person’s autonomy. They are in charge,” said Executive Director Jan Molnar-Fitzgerald. “Our job is to participatewithpeople–engage,entertain and educate each other – that’s what we’re there for. We’re not there to boss people around.” During one afternoon in October, an unexpected (but no less delightful) musical group had arrived late morning, so lunch was a bit delayed. It was worth the wait – the tossed salad, vegetarian chili and cornbread were wonderful. Conversation carried on non-stop, with one client, Dee, looking up answers Siletz Tribal Athletic Commission Vacancy The Athletic Commission was formed to promote and offer different types of sport activities at the Siletz Tribe’s gaming center and/or at other locations on Tribal trust land. It was established to create rules and regulations for the conduct of each sporting activity and to regulate each sporting activity that is authorized by the Tribal Council. The Athletic Commission consists of three members and a Tribal Council member. Two of the three members may be a non-Tribal member with experience in the conduct and regulation of sporting activities. The Athletic Commission shall permit and regulate only those sporting activities specifically authorized by Tribal Council and permitted by applicable law. The following activities are authorized by Tribal Council: boxing (amateur and professional), wrestling (amateur and professional) and mixed martial arts (amateur and professional). The Athletic Commission shall be responsible for regulation of any sporting activity that occurs on Siletz lands to ensure that the conduct of such sporting activity comports with all Athletic Commission regulations and applicable laws. Athletic Commission members shall be reimbursed for approved travel, subject to the availability of funds. If interested in an appointment to the Siletz Tribal Athletic Commission, please complete a résumé and submit it to Tribal Council, Attn: Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549 or fax it to 541-444-8325. Vacancy will be open until filled. to questions on her tablet. Next came more music as guitarist/singer Mel Wilson played some tunes, joined by two clients, 95-year-old Bernice on violin and another Mel on guitar. Lots of dancing ensued. According to Bernice’s son, Richard, Bernice had been interested in finding a place to play bridge. They weren’t having much luck when Richard’s wife, Myrl, saw a poster for NESS Club at the doctor’s office. They decided to check it out. “She (Bernice) likes the service – they wait on her there – and she likes the opportunity to play her violin. It gives us time to do things, work around the house and get out,” said Richard. “It’s (NESS Club) is a very nice place for seniors and those with disabilities to socialize, participate in activities and feel a sense of community.” The club is just the beginning of the services available. The Handy Buddies program provides in-home services and transportation for things like a doctor’s appointment and shopping. NESS Outreach and Referral can help you find medical providers and/or the services you need, such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), Lincoln City Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels and community meals. NESS also provides education/training for dementia awareness/care through the Savvy Caregiver and Powerful Tools for Caregivers programs. Molnar-Fitzgerald has even grander plans – building an 8- to 10-bedroom facility with a living room, dining room and kitchen – just like a regular home. “We need to have our own place so people don’t need to leave the community when they can’t be cared for at home,”she says in a video about the planned facility. “ … We don’t have a skilled nursing facility, so that’s what we need to do now. So what we envisioned seven years ago now is really crucial.” As it is with many nonprofits, volunteers are welcome. Call 541-921-0937 or visit www.northenders.org if you’re interested in volunteeringorwouldlikemoreinformation about North End Senior Solutions. 2019 Standing Committee Vacancies Health and Housing Positions are Open Until Filled Any Tribal member interested in consideration for serving on a committee is encouraged to fill out this form and return to the council office. Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549; fax: 541-444-8325. Name: ______________________________________ Roll No: _______________ Address: __________________________________________________________ City: __________________________ State: ______________ ZIP: ____________ Telephone: Day ( ) ___________________ Evening ( ) _____________________ If you only want to be considered for one committee, please indicate by inserting the number 1 next to the committee of interest. If you have interest in more than one committee, please indicate by numbering your preference 1 (first choice) and 2 (second choice). ____ Housing Committee (1 vacancy for term ending February 2021) ____ Health Committee (1 vacancy for term ending February 2020) If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner, executive secretary to Tribal Council, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203. April 2019 • Siletz News • 11 Elmer Clinton Jordan – 1927-2019 Elmer Clinton Jordan, 91, of Brookings, Ore., died Feb. 5, 2019, in Brookings. He was born May 3, 1927, in Harbor, Ore. Elmer is the great-grandson of Amelia VanPelt and Chetco and Lucy Dick. Funeral services took place Feb. 17 at Brookings Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Arrangements by Redwood Memorial Chapel in Brookings. Ron Weder – Dennis Calvin Holmes – 1967-2019 1953-2019 Dennis Calvin Holmes of Willamina, Ore., passed away Jan. 20, 2019. He is the son of Donna Holmes and grandson of Elmer Logan. A traditional wake was held at the Siletz Dance House on Jan. 22-25. Services were held at the Grand Ronde Gymnasium in Grand Ronde, Ore., on Jan. 26. Arrangements by Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas, Ore. Most Often Requested Numbers Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians – 800-922-1399 Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494 Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512 Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234 Purchased Referred Care (PRC) – 800-628-5720 Siletz Community Health Clinic – 800-648-0449 Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599 Chinook Winds Casino Resort – 888-244-6665 Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823 Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517 Website – www.ctsi.nsn.us Ron Weder passed away Jan. 18, 2019, and will be missed by family and friends. He is the son of Mary Joan Weder and grandson of Franklin Willard Carson Jr. Ron leaves behind survivors: his father, John; and sisters, Virgene, Carol and Kristie. Ron also leaves behind many nephews and nieces. A Celebration of Life was held at the Toledo (Oregon) Elks Lodge on March 2. The Siletz Clinic asks all patients with appointments to check in 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time. This allows for any necessary paperwork to be completedpriortoyourappointment with your provider. Thank you! 12 • Siletz News • April 2019 Michael R. Courtwright – 1956-2019 Tribal member Michael R. Courtwright, age 62, passed away March 11, 2019, at Tacoma General Hospital in Tacoma, Wash. Mick was the second of three sons born to deceased Tribal member Kathleen “Chick” VanPelt Forster. He was born July 18, 1956, in Hermiston, Ore. Mick lived most of his life in Puyallup, Wash. After graduating from high school, where he starred is wrestling, meat cutting became his specialty as he workedinnumerousTacoma-areamarkets. Mick has one daughter, Nicolle Gish of Vancouver, Wash., and four grandchildren who also live in Vancouver; a brother and Tribal member Kenneth Courtwright of Yelm, Wash.; and stepdad Rich Forster of Florence, Ore. Mick was well-known for his varied meat-cutting skills, his generosity and his kind heart. He will be sorely missed by his friends and family. Photo by Andy Taylor Photo by Andy Taylor Andrea Summerlin, DAR chapter regent, and Delores Pigsley, Tribal chairman Cultural Director Robert Kentta presented Western Oregon Tribal Origins of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to the community at the Toledo (Ore.) Public Library on March 16. This successful discussion was included in a series of monthly open meetings held by the Lincoln County Genealogical Society. Kentta showed a variety of things, including one of many parts of a Feather Dance dress. Pigsley, continued from page 1 Pigsley’s nomination reads as follows: In the capacity as Siletz Tribal chairman, Delores has been actively involved in Tribal government, Indian commissions and boards, committees, and in many other government functions and capacities throughout her career. She has worked closely with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, Administration for Native Americans, Department of Labor, many other federal agencies, Oregon governors and local governments. Delores has been and is currently a tribal delegate to the National Congress of American Indians, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, past chairman of the Oregon Legislative Commission on Indian Services, the National Indian Gaming Association and many other boards and commissions as well as the chief tribal spokesman. As chief negotiator for the Tribe, she has successfully negotiated memorandums of understanding, self-governance compacts, Tribal gaming compacts as well as many agreements with federal and local governments, colleges and schools. She has testified before Congress many times on various issues that affect Tribes nationally. The history of the Tribe since termination in the 1950s to restoration in 1977 has been one of growth and prosperity. Delores served on the Restoration Committee and the Gaming Committee, both landmarks in the Tribe’s successful operation and business. Delores credits the success of her Tribe to all of the past and current Tribal Council leaders, and to many national Tribal leaders serving as mentors. The rebuilding of a Tribe takes leadership and community support. She was married to Donald Pigsley, a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of Wagner, South Dakota. She has three children – Timothy, Troy and Quanna – and seven grandchildren, Don, Troy and Quanna are now deceased. Delores has served on the Siletz Tribal Council for 40 years in total, 33.5 of those years as chairman. In February, she was re-elected to another three-year term on the council. Those also receiving DAR awards included Amanda, a blind Coos woman for whom Amanda’s Trail in Yachats, Ore., is named; Loretta Hoagland, founder of Neighbors for Kids in Depoe Bay, Ore.; and Mary Clare Smothers, NASA ambassador. Resolution, continued from page 1 WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) is comprised of all western Oregon Tribes whose ancestral territories include portions of the proposed Pacific Connector Gas Line route, which would transmit LNG from Malin to Coos Bay, and the site of the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export facility; and WHEREAS, the Court of Claims in 1938 rightly found that the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Tribes had been removed to, and confederated with other Tribes on the Siletz Reservation; and WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has never ceded its aboriginal title interests to Coos ancestral territory; and WHEREAS, and the proposed Pacific Connector Gas Line poses multiple major cultural and natural resource and environmental/habitat losses and ongoing threats to not only unceded Coos territory, but throughout its proposed footprint; and WHEREAS, the proposed LNG transmission line and proposed associated export facility are not in the service of local or national business or energy supply or natural resource interests; now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians believes that the proposed LNG Transmission Line and associated proposed Jordan Cove LNG export facility will directly negatively affect sensitive aquatic and terrestrial habitat and vitally important species by its construction, many of which would be permanent losses which cannot be mitigated; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any long-term operation of such proposed LNG transmission line and export facility would pose an ongoing threat of catastrophic failures during a major Cascadia Subduction Zone Seismic periodic event, of which there is a long proven geologic record; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that because of the foregoing concerns, and others, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians cannot support the planning, approval, construction and maintenance of the Malin to Coos Bay LNG transmission line, or the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export facility, nor the associated proposed Jordan Cove to mouth channel widening, turning basin, and shipping berths proposed for the north shore of Coos Bay, and the CTSI strongly opposes all related planning and construction. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians By _________________________________ Delores Pigsley, Tribal Council Chairman CERTIFICATION This Resolution was adopted at a Regular Tribal Council Meeting held on March 15, 2019, at which a quorum of the Tribal Council was present, and the Resolution was adopted by a vote of 9 FOR, 0 AGAINST, and 0 ABSTAINING, the chairman or vice chairman being authorized to sign the resolution. By _________________________________ Sharon Edenfield, Tribal Council Secretary April 2019 • Siletz News • 13 Siletz Tribal Behavioral Health Programs Prevention, Outpatient Treatment, and Women’s and Men’s Transitional Siletz: 800-600-5599 or 541-444-8286 Eugene: 541-484-4234 CEDARR Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore Mission Statement We will utilize resources to prevent the use of alcohol and other drugs, delinquency and violence; we will seek to reduce the barriers to treatment and support those who choose abstinance. Siletz Clinic: No-show optometry patients must use walk-in clinic In the Siletz Clinic’s Optometry Department,afterone no-showpatients will not be able to schedule appointments for six months. Patients will have acces to our walk-in clinic on the last Thursday of the month from 8:15 – 11:15 a.m. Thursdays April 25 May 30 June 27 Patients will be seen on a firstcome, first-served basis. Salem: 503-390-9494 Portland: 503-238-1512 Funded Orthodontic Treatment Screening Narcotics Anonymous Toll-Free Help Line – 877-233-4287 April 3 • 5:30 p.m. For information on Alcoholics Anonymous: aa-oregon.org Siletz Tribal Community Center 402 NE Government Hill Drive Dental Walk-In Clinic 1. Dental and Optometry a. First No-Show Patient will receive a letter providing notice about the no-show appointment and their requirement to utilize the department’s Walk-In Clinic for appointments. Walk-in availability is first-come, first-served. Patient will be required to utilize the Walk-In Clinic for six months, after which patient will be able to return to scheduling appointments. The Dental Clinic will see walk-in patients every other Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. with check-in by 3:30 p.m. Patients will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Services offered at the walk-in clinic include denture/partial adjustments and chairside relines, fillings, first step root canal, extractions and exams. Walk-in dates April 2, April 16 and April 30 May 14 and May 28 Excluded visit types: Partials, dentures, crowns, implants and hygiene appointments will need to be addressed during a regularly scheduled appointment with your primary dentist. After-hours crisis line now available at 541-444-8286 or 800-600-5599 Because mental health and relapse crises do not always happen during business hours, Siletz Behavioral Health has arranged a collaboration with an afterhours crisis line called Lines for Life. On weekends and during the weekday hours of 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., the number to the Behavioral Health front desk is forwarded to Lines for Life, where you will be connected with a live mental health counselor. 14 • Siletz News • April 2019 The counselor will do everything he/she can to help de-escalate, advise and support. Afterwards, this information can be shared with our mental health counselor so follow-up care can be provided. Of course, if there is an emergency and you fear that you or someone else is in imminent danger, please call 911. That’s always the fastest way to get help. CHS-eligible only. Important information for college-bound Tribal seniors April May • Send thank you notes to people who have helped you. • Make final decision about which college or university you will attend. • If you decide to decline enrollment to a college or university to which you have been accepted, send notice indicating this to the college’s admissions office. • • • • • • This is the deadline for final decisions for universities. Send letter of intent to registrar. Line up a summer job. Attend your Senior Awards Night. Review any award letters and be sure you understand the terms and conditions that accompany each type of aid. If necessary, arrange for housing and a meal plan (at school). • Fastweb (scholarship search engine) • Big Future (scholarship search engine) • Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide (scholarship search engine) • OregonStudentAid.gov. • NAJA-Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship Deadline: April 30, 2019 • ONAC Student Academic Achievement Awards Deadline: July 30, 2019 • University of Idaho College of Natural Resources McCall Outdoor Science School Scholarships Deadline: Rolling • American Indian College Fund: TCU Scholarship Deadline: Contact TCU Financial Aid Office For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program, please visit siletzlanguage.org. Merkley offers intern scholarships to increase accessibility for Oregonians Scholarships available to those who otherwise could not afford the educational opportunity WASHINGTON – Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced earlier this year a newscholarshipprogramtoenableOregonians who could otherwise not afford to participate in a congressional internship to gain experience in his Washington, D.C., and Portland offices. In addition to the existing Otto and Verdell Rutherford Congressional Intern Scholarship, which is offered to individuals dedicated to addressing inequality, Merkley’s We the People Congressional Intern Scholarship will be open to all individuals seeking financial support, extending the opportunity to far more Oregonians to receive financial support while interning on a full- or part-time basis. “My first public service experience began when I served as an intern for Oregon Sen. Mark O. Hatfield,” Merkley said. “I was only 19 at the time and I would never have believed that 33 years later I would return to the Senate to represent Oregon in the seat once held by Sen. Hatfield. As the first in my family to attend college, I have experienced firsthand the lifelong influence a Senate internship can provide. “My family didn’t always have a lot of extra money when I was growing up, so I know that financial considerations can be important to making sure students from all walks of life can access this educational opportunity,” Merkley continued. “That’s why we’ve created these scholarships. They will increase the accessibility of intern positions in my offices – offering more students and recent graduates the same unique, life-changing opportunities that my internship afforded me.” Scholarships are available for fulltime or part-time internships in Washington, D.C., or a part-time internship in Portland. Scholarship positions last 10-14 weeks during fall, winter, spring and summer terms. Recipients of a We the People Congressional Intern Scholarship will be a part of the traditional intern cohort and receive the same internship experience as non-scholarship interns. In Merkley’s offices, interns are integrated as part of the team and staff invests in facilitating interns’ professional development. More information on internships with Merkley’s office can be found at merkley. senate.gov/services/students/internships. You can reach the D.C. intern coordinator at 202-224-3753 and the state intern coordinator at 503-326-3386. If you have questions or concerns regarding the internship process or your application submission, please email the Washington, D.C., office at DC_intern@ merkley.senate.gov or the state office at PDX_intern@merkley.senate.gov. Other Opportunities June • • • • Tribal higher education and adult vocational training applications are due June 30! Attend graduation – congratulations! Makearrangementsforyourfinalgrades to be sent to colleges/universities. Good luck! • Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute – Generation Indigenous Network Youth Ambassador • National Youth Leadership Forum STEM Program Nomination Form Deadline: Various Internships Scholarships • Send thank you notes to any person/ committee from which you received a scholarship. • Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grants Deadline: April 22, 2019 • NBC News Summer Fellows Program Deadline: Ongoing • HP 3D Printing Engineering Intern Deadline: Open until filled • Pearson Packaging Systems Engineering Internship Deadline: Open until filled • • Wisdom of the Elders Agricultural Incubator Internship Deadline: Various NW Native American Research Centers for Health Research Support Fellowship Deadline: Rolling • Northwestern University’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research Undergraduate Fellowships Deadline: Rolling • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Deadline: Multiple • • EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program Deadline: Multiple • NationalScienceFoundationResearch Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline: Multiple • Claremont Native American Fellowship Deadlines: Multiple • Indian Land Tenure Foundation Deadline: Multiple • Environmental Protection Agency Deadline: Multiple • American Fisheries Society Deadlines: Multiple • Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) Deadline: Multiple Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us. Saturday Academy Internships Deadline: Multiple Higher ed website is one-stop shop for college grants From Education Update, Oregon Department of Education, December 2016 The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) encourages students and families preparing for college to go to OregonStudent-Aid. gov to check out the more than 500 grant and scholarship opportunities. It’s a one-stop shop for information, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Oregon Promise and the Oregon Opportunity Grant. The HECC Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) awards more than $80 million each year in state-funded grants and privately funded scholarships to help students meet their college expenses. April 2019 • Siletz News • 15 Tribal Council Timesheets for February 2019 Lillie Butler – 2/1/19-2/28/19 TC Ind Gmg 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 4.5 2 1.5 5 2.5 3.5 2 10.5 2 1.5 5 2.5 3.5 2 10.5 STBC ED 3 Robert Kentta – 2/1/19-2/28/19 Tvl 2 2 2/1 2/2 2 2/4 2/5 2/6 4 5 2/7-8 2/11 2/12-14 2/15 2/18-19 2/20 2/21-28 Athletic Comm Health, Housing, General Council, Athletic Comm Packets Education, packets Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg/ packet Packets Coquille TC mtg Packets Regular TC Packets Enrollment wkshp, admin wkshp Packets Loraine Y. Butler – 2/1/19-2/28/19 TC 1 2.25 .5 Ind 1 2.25 .5 Gmg 5 1.5 2.25 3.25 2.25 2 2 1 3.5 STBC ED 4 Tvl 2 1.5 2.25 3.25 2.25 2 2 1 3.5 6 4 2/1 2/2 2/3 2/5-6 2/8-9 2/10-11 2/12-14 2/15 2/18-19 2/20 2/23 2/25-28 Packets Health, Housing, General Council Swearing-in ceremony Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg/ packets Packets Coquille TC mtg, packets CPT, sign checks, packets Regular TC Packets Enrollment wkshp, admin wkshp Chemawa Packets Reggie Butler Sr. – 2/1/19-2/28/19 TC 1.5 2 .25 3.5 Ind 1.5 2 .25 3.5 Gmg 4.5 3 1.5 5 2.5 4 2.75 STBC ED 3 2 3 1.5 5 2.5 4 2.75 12.5 Tvl 5 12.5 2/1 2/2 2/3 2/4-5 2/6 2/7-8 2/11 2/12-14 2/15 2/18-19 2/20 2/21-28 Packets Health, Housing, General Council Swearing-in ceremony Sign checks, packets Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg/ packets Packets Coquille TC mtg Sign checks, packets Regular TC Packets Enrollment wkshp, admin wkshp, packets Housing, packets, sign checks Gloria Ingle – 2/1/19-2/28/19 TC Ind 1.75 1.5 1.25 1.75 1.5 1.25 Gmg 3.25 .75 .5 2.5 .5 1 16 STBC 2 1 .5 2.5 .5 1 • Siletz News • ED Tvl 4 .75 .75 .75 1 7 .75 .75 .75 5 April 2019 2-1 2/2 2/3 2/4-5 2/6 2/10-11 2/14 2/15 2/21 2/23 Travel home from mtgs Health, Housing, General Council Swearing-in ceremony, STAHS Health Comm, packets Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg Coquille TC mtg Conf call Regular TC Conf call Chemawa TC Ind 1 2 .25 1 1 2 .25 1 Gmg STBC ED 1.5 2.5 1.5 1 2.25 2 1.75 1 2.25 2 1.75 Tvl 2 2 4 2/1 2/2 2/3 2/4-5 2/6 2/7 2/11 2/15 2/19 2/20 Packets Health, Housing, General Council Swearing-in ceremony Natural Resources Comm, packets Special TC – gaming City of Salem mtg Coquille TC mtg Regular TC Packets Enrollment wkshp, admin wkshp Alfred Lane III – 2/1/19-2/28/19 TC .5 1.75 .25 Ind .5 1.75 .25 Gmg STBC ED 4.5 .5 1.5 3 3 2 1.5 1.5 1 .5 Tvl 2 2 4 2 .5 1.5 3 3 2 1.5 1.5 1 .5 4 4 4 4 2/1 2/2 2/3 2/6 2/7 2/11 2/14-15 2/19 2/20 2/23 2/25 2/27 2/28 STCCF distribution Health, Housing, General Council Swearing-in ceremony Special TC – gaming City of Salem mtg Coquille TC mtg Regular TC, packets Mtgs w/ Gov. Brown Enrollment wkshp, admin wkshp Chemawastorypolededication,tour Interviews Mtg w/ Salem/Keizer officials Mtg w/ Marion Co. officials Delores Pigsley – 2/1/19-2/28/19 TC 1.25 Ind 1.25 3.5 3.5 1 2.75 1 2.75 3 3 2.5 3.5 2.5 .75 2 5.5 1.5 1.75 2.75 .5 .5 2.5 3.5 2.5 .75 2 5.5 1.5 1.75 2.75 .5 .5 Gmg 1 STBC .5 .5 1 3 1.75 ED Tvl 1.25 2/1 2 2/2 3 2/3 2/4-5 2.5 2/6 2/7-9 6.5 2/10-11 2/12-14 2/15 2/16 2/17-18 2/19-20 2/21-22 2/23 2/24-26 2/27 2/28 1 1 .5 3 .5 4.5 .5 2.5 1.25 1 Charitable distribution, mail, agenda items, prep for council, sign STBC checks Health, Housing, General Council, mail Swearing-in ceremony, mail Salem prop mtg, mail, prep for council, STBC admin Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg, mail Salem City Council mtg, mail, prep for council Coquille TC mtg, mail Mail, prep for council Regular TC, mail Mail, agenda items UO interview, mail Mtg w/ governor, LCIS mtg, mail Mail, agenda items, sign STBC checks Chemawa b-day celebration, mail Mail, agenda items Mtg w/ Salem/Keizer officials, mail Mtg w/ Marion Co. officials, mail Angela Ramirez – 2/1/19-2/28/19 TC .5 2.5 Ind .5 2.5 Gmg 1.5 3 1.5 3 1 17 2.5 .5 .25 2.5 17 2.5 .5 .25 2.5 1 1 1 1 STBC ED Tvl 2.5 2.5 3.25 2.5 25 1.25 2.5 2.5 5.5 2/1 2/2 2/3 2/4-5 2/6 2/8-14 2/15 2/17 2/18-19 2/20-21 2/22 2/23 2/25 Charitable distribution Health, Housing, General Council, casino event Swearing-inceremony,email,packets Health Comm, interviews Special TC – gaming NCAI, email, packets Regular TC Email, packets Casino mtg, sign checks Admin wkshp, email, packets Casino event Chemawa b-day celebration Interviews SEE OUR STARS SHINE Chicks with Hits May 3 & 4, 8pm Tickets $25-$40 Clay Walker June 20 & 21, 8pm Tickets $40-$55 For tickets call 1-888-MAIN ACT (1-888-624-6228) or purchase online at chinookwindscasino.com. 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Concerts in the showroom are for ages 16 and older. Comedy on the Coast in the convention center is for ages 21 and older. For more information or to obtain tickets for all concerts, call the Chinook Winds box office at 888-CHINOOK (888-244-6665) or 541-996-5825; or call 888-MAIN-ACT (624-6228). All events, concerts and promotions are subject to change at the discretion of Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Follow us on Twitter, find us on Facebook or visit our website at chinookwindscasino.com. For more information about events in North Lincoln County, visit lcchamber.com, oregoncoast.org or lincolncity-culturalcenter.org. Siletz Tribe hotel rates all year round! No longer do you have to guess at what your rate is and worry about higher rates in the summer. One rate for each hotel type is now $79 for standard deluxe oceanfront rooms and $99 for oceanfront junior suites. 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Cory Camilleri is our golf pro at Chinook Winds Golf Resort. If you want to be part of a great team and looking for a new career opportunity, Please call Human Resources at (541) 996-5800 or (541) 996-5806. www.chinookwindscasino.com/careers Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm Calling all Tribal member business owners If you would like to be on the preferred Tribal members business list with Chinook Winds, please fax, mail, email or drop off your business card, brochures, or business information to: Chinook Winds Casino Resort Attn: Purchasing Dept. 1777 NW 44th St. Lincoln City, OR 97367 Phone: 541-996-5853 Fax: 541-996-3847 erica@cwcresort.com Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Ore., offers 24-hour Las Vegasstyle gaming, an 18-hole golf course, headline entertainment from some of music’s most legendary stars, three full-service restaurants, a secure child care facility and arcade, and a 243-room ocean-view hotel. For more information, visit chinookwindscasino.com, or call 888-CHINOOK (244-6665) or 541-996-5825. 18 • Siletz News • April 2019 Siletz Reservation Robe Blanket, Size 64” x 80” Price: Tribal member – $153; Employee – $188; Public – $202 Contact April Middaugh at 541-444-8201 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1201, for more information and to purchase. Siletz Reservation Saddle Blanket, Size 68” x 39” Price: Tribal member – $105; Employee – $129; Public – $138 Indian-owned Eighth Generation launches new Two Spirit wool blanket SEATTLE – Eighth Generation, the first American Indian-owned company to offer beautifully crafted wool blankets, is excited to unveil its latest collaboration with Two Spirit artist Ryan Young (Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa). This vibrant blanket design is based on a painting that calls out to a traditional Ojibwe story about crows. The story goes that the crow was once very colorful and had a beautiful singing voice, but during a forest fire it spent so much time trying to help the other animals thatitscolorfulfeathersbecameblackened with soot and its beautiful singing voice turned hoarse from the smoke. “This story reflects the struggles and sacrifices I have made as a Two Spirit person and all I have worked through to get to a place where I want to teach others,” said Young.“While this blanket celebrates Two Spirit people, I envision it as a blanket • • • • • • • that anyone can wrap themselves in to feel safe, warm and at home.” Young is a Two Spirit artist from Lac du Flambeau, Wis., specializing in photography and printmaking at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Two Spirit representation and empowerment is central in both its artwork and community work. In a video, Young unveiled the new Two Spirit Blanket at an event at the University of Washington’s Intellectual House. Blanket Details • • Two-sided design Covers a Queen Size bed (200 cm x 150 cm) Micro-suede Edge Band 100 percent New Zealand Wool Designed by Ryan Young (Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) Imported Dry Clean $208 5 percent of all blanket sales support the Inspired Natives grant for emerging arts entrepreneurs Eighth Generation launched the Inspired Natives Project in 2014 as a way to provide economic and business education opportunities for Native artists. The project is a collaboration in which community-based artists – whose cultural art is often appropriated by large companies – are treated as partners and offered business skills development and mentorship to build their business capacity and distribute artwork globally. U.S. Census Bureau continues to hire for temp jobs during 2020 Census The U.S. Census Bureau continues to recruit thousands of workers for temporary jobs available nationwide in advance of the 2020 Census. The 2020 Census Jobs website allows applicants to apply for a range of positions, including recruiting assistants, office operations supervisors, clerks, census field supervisors and census takers by completing a single application online. Opportunities are available nationwide and offer flexible work hours, including daytime, evenings and weekends. • • • Available jobs include: Recruiting assistants travel throughout geographic areas to visit with community-based organizations, attend promotional events and conduct other recruiting activities. Office operations supervisors help manage office functions and day-today activities in one or more functional areas, including payroll, personnel, recruiting,fieldoperationsandsupport. Clerks perform various administrative and clerical tasks to support various functional areas, including payroll, personnel, recruiting, field operations and support. • • Census field supervisors conduct fieldwork to support and conduct on-the-job training for census takers and/or to follow-up in situations where census takers have confronted issues, such as not gaining entry to restricted areas. Census takers work in the field. Some field positions require employees to work during the day to see addresses on buildings. Other field positions require interviewing the public, so employees must be available to work when people are usually at home, such as in the evening and on weekends. Applicants are placed in an applicant pool for 2020 Census field positions and are considered as positions become available. Applications will remain active and updateable throughout the 2020 Census recruiting and hiring period. For more information, contact 1-855JOB-2020 and select option three. Applicants can also contact the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Visit the 2020 Census Jobs page (https://2020census.gov/jobs) or the Census Bureau’s Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages. Siletz Tribal Home Visiting program continues to serve at-risk families We are excited to inform you that the HomeVisitingprogramhasmovedunder the 477-SSP program and will continue to serve Siletz Tribal families. A few minor changes have been made to the program under the new funding source. Eligibility The Siletz Tribal Home Visiting program will now follow new eligibility guidelines. To be eligible for the program, families must meet the criteria below: • Siletz Tribal head of household or dependent child • Family must be considered “at risk” and these factors include: o Income below 300 percent federal poverty level for last 30 days o Households that reside in rural locations that have limited employment opportunities o First-time parent o Households with at least one adult without a post-secondary certificate o Family experienced trauma, chemicaldependencyormental health barriers Note – Effective Jan. 1, 2019, these guidelines pertain to all newly enrolled families. For more information about the Siletz Tribal Home Visiting program, pleasecontacttheprogramcoordinator: Jessica Phillips 541-484-4234 jessicap@ctsi.nsn.us General Council Meeting Siletz News Letters Policy Siletz News, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, is published once a month. Our editorial policy encourages input from readers about stories printed in Siletz News and other Tribal issues. All letters must include the author’s signature, address, and phone number in order to be considered for publication. Siletz News reserves the right to edit any letter for clarity and length, and to refuse publication of any letter or any part of a letter that may contain profane language, libelous statements, personal attacks or unsubstantiated statements. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Siletz News, Tribal employees, or Tribal Council. Please type or write legibly. Letters longer than 450 words may be edited for length as approved by Tribal Council Resolution #96-142. Saturday, May 4, 2019 • 1 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center Siletz, Oregon Call to Order Invocation Flag Salute Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes Programs Minors’ Trust – Kiddie Tax Tribal Members’ Concerns Please note: The general manager of the Siletz Tribe is the editor-in-chief of Siletz News. Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner Editor: Diane Rodriquez Assistant: Andy Taylor Chairman’s Report Announcements Adjourn April 2019 • Siletz News • 19 Ask Raven: Marijuana poses risks to lung health Dear Raven: Is smoking marijuana healthy? According to the American Lung Association, there are many concerns with smoking marijuana and the impact it has on health. The American Lung Association cautions the public against smoking marijuana because of the risks it poses to lung health. Smoke is harmful to lung health. Whether it’s from burning wood, tobacco or marijuana, toxins and carcinogens are released from the combustion of materials. Smoke from marijuana combustion has been shown to contain many of the same toxins, irritants and carcinogens as tobacco smoke. Beyond what’s in smoke alone, marijuana is typically smoked differently than tobacco. Marijuana smokers tend to inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than cigarette smokers, which leads to a greater exposure per breath to tar. Secondhand marijuana smoke contains many of the same toxins and carcinogens found in directly inhaled marijuana smoke, in similar amounts if not more. Smoking marijuana clearly damages the human lung. Research shows that smoking marijuana causes chronic bronchitis. Marijuana smoke has been shown to injure the cell linings of the large airways, which could explain why smoking marijuana leads to symptoms such as chronic cough, phlegm production, wheezing and acute bronchitis. If you or anyone you love wants more information about the effects of smoking marijuana, please contact the Siletz Behavioral Health Department at 541444-8286 or 800-600-5599. Passages Policy Submissions to Passages are limited to two 25-word items per person, plus one photo if desired. All birthday, anniversary and holiday wishes will appear in the Passages section. Siletz News reserves the right to edit any submission for clarity and length. Not all submissions are guaranteed publication upon submission. Please type or write legibly and submit via e-mail when possible. Happy 30th Birthday to Joshua Navarro (Dad)! We love you so much! Love, Casey, Kendra and Nola Happy 8th Birthday to our sweet, beautiful, smart little Bee! Love, Papa, Mama, Special K and Socks Free child ID kits from the Oregon State Police 503-934-0188 or 800-282-7155; child.idkits@state.or.us For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us. Donate to STAHS through Amazon Smile Here’s how you can donate to the Siletz Tribal Arts & Heritage Society (STAHS) painlessly and effortlessly. It’s as easy as 1,2,3,4. Thank you for supporting STAHS! 1. Go to Amazon.com. 2. In the Department drop down box, type Amazon Smile. 3. See Amazon Smile – You shop. Amazon Gives. 4. Follow the easy directions. Volunteers needed to cut firewood for elders The Natural Resources Department periodically receives inquiries from Tribal elders asking if there is anyone who would be willing to cut Tribal firewood for them. We are starting a list of volunteers willing to cut firewood for Tribal elders and a list of elders who want someone to cut firewood for them. If you fit either category, please call the Natural Resources Department – Denise Garrett at 541-444-8227, Mike Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or either at 800-9221399. We will then pair up volunteer firewood cutters and elders in need. Please note, this is a volunteer activity. No one will be paid to perform this service and elders should not be charged anything to receive firewood. A Tribal firewood permit is required and is issued by Natural Resources. 20 • Siletz News • April 2019 --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Aconfederated_siletz%3A9dbc820fb4a3d220. Public record. Not legal advice.