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SILETZ NEWS
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Kurtis Barker
Chief Executive Officer
and Editor-in-Chief
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 52, No. 5
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
May 2024
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Kotek visits Siletz on initial trip to see all of Oregon’s 9 Tribes
By Diane Rodriquez
members on
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and First
Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson visited the
annual Run to the Siletz Tribe on March 28 and spent the
touring Tribal properties and learning
Rogue this spring day
about Siletz history.
The community is invited to join
Siletz Tribal members and friends on
Friday-Sunday, May 31-June 2, for the
29th Annual Run to the Rogue. This event,
originally held in September, was moved
to late spring to avoid being canceled
again due to wildfires.
This is the first Run to the Rogue event
since 2019. In 2020 and 2021, the event
was canceled because of the COVID-19
pandemic. In 2022 and 2023, the event
was canceled due to wildfires.
This event is a 213-mile relay run/
walk in memory of the Siletz Tribal ancestors who were forcibly removed from their
homeland in Rogue River country in the
mid-1800s and marched north to Siletz
and the confinements of the Coast Reservation. This annual relay run is the closest
today’s Tribal members can come to their
ancestors’ experience on the journey from
their homeland.
You can register at 8 a.m. on Friday,
May 31, or at any time on the run. The run
begins in Siletz on May 31 at 8:30 a.m.
at the Tribal Community Center and ends
Sunday, June 2, at Oak Flat on the Rogue
River. Lunch then will be served at Cougar
Lane Lodge, 4219 Agness Road; turn right
when leaving Oak Flat onto Agness Road.
Please be aware of the following:
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Volunteers are welcome to run, walk
or help out with camp setup, cleanup,
cooking and other areas. You do not
need a relay team to participate. Individuals are welcome.
Youth can participate but need a designated adult committed to traveling
and camping with the youth.
Camping sites, meals and runners’
support and refreshments are provided
along the route.
An orientation session will be held
May 31 at 8 a.m. at the Tribal Community Center in Siletz, when Run to
the Rogue T-shirts will be distributed
to participants.
For more information, contact Buddy
Lane, cultural resources manager, at 800922-1399, ext. 1230; 541-444-8230; or
buddyl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Siletz Tribal offices will be
closed Monday, May 27,
for Memorial Day and
Wednesday, June 19,
for Juneteenth.
The day began with a meet-and-greet
session at the Tribal admin building with
Tribal Council and various Tribal staff
members. Travels in the Siletz area then
commenced, with a stop at the Siletz
Community Health Clinic where Executive Health Director Miranda Williams
provided a tour. The focus was mostly on
behavior health and addiction services,
with a visit to the CARE Program’s Healing Corner, stuffed with herbs from the
Tribe’s farm property.
The group next stopped at said farm
property where Garden Manager Zeph
Mullins gave a brief overview of the
property before leading the group to the
farm’s two greenhouses. There, Mullins
explained what was growing in each one,
which native (to the area) plants are growing there, and how Tribal members and the
local community are benefiting from this.
Lunch provided by Bristo’s Place
and presentations by Housing, Natural
Resources and Education staff followed
at the Tribal Community Center. A visit
to the Siletz Tribal Collections Building
came next.
The sheer amount of regalia and baskets stored there is amazing. Buddy Lane,
cultural resources manager and Tribal
Council member, and Robert Kentta,
Tribal Council member, explained the
significance of various pieces.
A visit to the Dance House came next,
with Bud Lane, Tribal Council member,
leading a Feather Dance demonstration.
Bud also shared more history of the Siletz
Tribe and the significance of the Dance
House to the Tribe.
Following all of this and before a
special dinner hosted by Chinook Winds,
Kotek sat down for a one-on-one interview.
Photo by Andy Taylor
Tribal Vice Chairman Bud Lane (right) and Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley (center
back) welcome Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek to Siletz during the governor and First Lady
Aimee Kotek Wilson’s (left) visit to the Siletz Tribe on March 28.
Q: How do you see the state government working with Tribes? Do you see it
continuing?
A: Oh yes, absolutely. This is something I learned when I came into office.
The legislature didn’t realize this, but
there are for some issue areas quarterly
government-to-government meetings. For
example, my education advisor attends
the education quarterly meetings that
are government-to-government. That
structure has seemed to provide a good
ongoing relationship-building consultation communication mechanism.
So absolutely we want to keep that
going. We’re also following the Legislature’s lead (a bill from 2023). We don’t
have the task force on Tribal consultation
(yet). We’re going to be appointing members for that. We were waiting until we had
our Tribal affairs director (Shana McConville Radford, Umatilla; see December
2023 issue of Siletz News) on board to
really do that in the right way.
But that Tribal consultation task
force, which involves all the nine Tribes,
See Governor on page 10
Rilatos receives fellowship for regalia ‘borrow’ closet idea
RAPID CITY, S.D. – First Peoples
Fund, one of the oldest national organizations dedicated to supporting American
Indian artists and culture bearers, recently
unveiled its roster of 2024 fellowship
recipients.
Selected from a pool of exceptional
candidates, 15 artists have been chosen
for the Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship and 11 artists have been awarded
the Cultural Capital Fellowship. As part
of their fellowship, each artist will receive
a $10,000 award and ongoing professional development support from First
Peoples Fund (FPF) throughout their
fellowship year.
Siletz Tribal member Savanna Rilatos
has received a Cultural Capital Fellowship.
The Artist in Business Leadership
(ABL) Fellowship, annually assists independent Native artists with developing
their crafts into successful businesses
through networking, training and financial
aid, aiming for their long-term success.
Concurrently, the Cultural Capital (CC)
Fellowship supports artists committed
to preserving ancestral knowledge and
celebrating Indigenous heritage in Native
communities, ensuring its continuity for
future generations.
Lara Evans, Ph.D., FPF vice president
of programs, expressed her excitement
about the new fellowship cohort.
“We are excited about the wide variety of cultural and artistic practices of
the 2024 fellowship cohort,”. Evans said.
“Their creative endeavors bring together
traditional knowledge, community perspectives, and each has their own spirit
of growth and determination.”
Since its foundation, FPF has honored
more than 410 artists from 117 Tribes
across 32 states and three Canadian provinces with fellowships. In addition to its
fellowship and grants programs, FPF also
helps support the inclusion of the arts in
communities through values-based artist
workshops, community art classes, youth
programming and nationwide partnerships
with other organizations invested in the arts.
With more than $9.3 million distributed in grants, fees and honoraria since
See Rilatos on page 18
Chairman’s Report
Gov. Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee
Kotek Wilson’s visit
Tribal Council was pleased to host
a meeting with Gov. Tina Kotek and her
entourage. We experienced a rainy day but
had a very pleasant visit as we toured the
Tribe’s farm property, housing, the clinic
and our repository that holds our large collection of items that will fill our museum
when it is completed.
Time was spent at the Siletz Community Health Clinic with the staff and lunch
was provided at the community center
while the directors provided information
on services the Tribe provides.
The governor, her entourage and our
staff enjoyed students dancing our traditional dances at our Dance House followed
by a historical and cultural presentation.
Dinner with our guests was held at
Chinook Winds in the Rogue River Room.
All the staff at the Tribe and the casino did
a great job of welcoming the governor and
updating her on our culture and history.
We look forward to working with the
governor in the near future.
Oregon Tribes meeting
Five of the nine Oregon Tribes met at
The Mill in North Bend, Ore., hosted by
the Coquille Tribe.
Housing Committee
Current Vacancy – Term Ending February 2025
Application deadline for consideration to fill the vacant committee
position is May 8, 2024
Any Tribal member interested in serving on the Housing Committee must fill
out the following form and return it to the address below prior to close of business
on May 8, 2024.
Please mail your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn:
Executive Assistant to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549 or
email celestal@ctsi.nsn.us.
Name: _________________________________________ Roll No.: _____________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________ State: _________ ZIP: ___________
Telephone: Day ( ) _____________________ Evening ( ) ____________________
Appointment to the committee will be made at the Regular Tribal Council
meeting in May.
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annual subscription fee applies. Please make checks payable to CTSI and mail
to Siletz News.
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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 June issue is
May 10. Submission of articles
and photos is encouraged.
Please see the Passages
Policy on page 20 when submitting items for Passages.
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P.O. Box 549
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Fax: 541-444-2307
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A major item of discussion was the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
under the Department of Interior, and its
plans to develop offshore wind energy
projects near Brookings and Coos Bay/
North Bend. The development is moving forward quickly before all the Tribes’
questions have been answered. The five
tribes agreed to jointly send a letter to
the Secretary of Interior expressing significant concerns with the process and
not having answers to specific requests.
Chemawa Indian School was also
discussed, including the lack of concern
regarding the upkeep of the campus and
the abandoned property of the old campus
and cemetery. A tour of the school and all
of the property has been scheduled in May.
Delores Pigsley
Washington, D.C., trip
Some Tribal Council had a recent
trip to Washington, D.C., to meet with our
elected officials and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs to discuss current issues, legislation and our consent decree.
We had the pleasure of viewing the
eclipse while we were there.
Memorial Day Ceremony
Our annual honoring ceremony will
be held this year at the Pauline Ricks
Memorial Pow-Wow Grounds. Our usual
area is currently under construction for
the new museum.
Elders Council Meeting
The Elders Council will host an in-person/Zoom hybrid meeting
on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Aces Sports Bar & Grill in
Lincoln City, Ore.
If you have any questions, please contact the Elders Program at
541-444-8212.
Announcement
First Cut Wood for the Elders Day is May 18
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has prepared the proposed 20252027 477 Self-Sufficiency Program Plan (Proposal to Consolidate Various Federal
Programs Under P.L. 115-93 (Amended P.L. 102-477) Indian Employment, Training
and Related Services)
The plan document is available from May 1, 2024, through June 15, 2024, for
review and comment. The document is available on the website at https://ctsi.nsn.
us/tribal-services/social-services/477-ssp/ or available to review in person at the
area offices in Eugene, Salem and Portland.
Please submit comments by June 15, 2024, to:
You can choose any kind of fruit:
The Tribal Natural Resources Committee and Natural Resources Department
will sponsor the first Cut Wood for the Elders Day of the year on Saturday, May
18. The woodcut will be held on the Tribe’s Logsden Road property to the right of
the Tribal food distribution warehouse in Siletz.
We need lots of volunteers to help cut, split and deliver firewood for Tribal
elders. Bring your chainsaws, hydraulic wood splitters, splitting mauls, axes and
lots of energy. Even if you don’t have any of those, we can use the moral support!
Lunch, drinks and snacks will be provided. We will start at 8 a.m. and go
until around 2 p.m.
The goal of this event will be to deliver firewood to as many elders as possible.
The Elders Program maintains a list of elders who burn wood for their winter heat.
People willing to haul firewood to elders outside of the Siletz area can contact
the Elders Program at 800-922-1399, ext. 1212, or 541-444-8212 to be paired up
with an elder in need. We especially need folks who can haul wood to the Eugene,
Salem and Portland areas.
Elders in need of firewood should also contact the Elders Program to get their
name on the delivery list.
If you have parents or grandparents who burn wood in the winter to stay warm,
you need to help out at this event!
3 cups of blackberries
2 bags of frozen blueberries*
3 cans of peaches, drain 2 cans of juice*
3-4 pounds of apples, peel, core and slice*
General Council Meeting
Siletz Self-Sufficiency Program
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
477ssp@ctsi.nsn.us
541-444-8222
USDA distribution
dates for May
Siletz
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
May 6
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
May 7
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
May 8
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
May 9
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
May 10 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Salem
Tuesday
May 21 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday May 22 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday May 23 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
LIKE us on Facebook at Siletz Tribal
FDPIR. We would like to see more people
sharing their recipes on our FB page.
Sammy Hall, USDA Program Director
541-444-8279 or 541-390-0763
sammyh@ctsi.nsn.us
Fax: 541-444-8306 or 503-391-4296
Fruit Crisp
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/3 cup flour
1½ cups rolled oats*
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup butter*
½ teaspoon salt
Mix your choice of fruit, cinnamon
and flour, and place in pan (spray pan with
cooking spray).
Mix oats, brown sugar, butter and salt,
and spread mixture over the top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
Let it cool down and enjoy your fruit
crisp! Yum!
Saturday, May 4, 2024 • Siletz, Oregon • 1 p.m.
Call to Order
Invocation
Flag Salute
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Tribal Member Concerns
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjourn
Special Presentation
Program Reports
477 Self-Sufficiency • Home Visiting
Please note the General Council
Meeting will be livestreamed through
the Tribe’s website.
* Available through USDA foods
CTSI Virtual Culture Nights
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, May 1 at 6 pm: Run to Rogue
Wednesday, June 5 at 6 pm: Pine Nuts
In-person Language and
culture classes
May: Language Literacy Nights
Siletz (Community Center)-Monday, May 6 at 5 pm
Eugene Area Office - Monday, May 13 at 5 pm
Portland Area Office - Thursday, May 16 at 5 pm
Salem Area Office - Monday, May 20 at 5 pm
June: Pine Nut Necklaces
Spruce Root
Trip
Come gather spruce
root near Lincoln City
Siletz (Community Center)--Monday, June 10 at 6 pm Friday May 10, 11:30
am -3:30 pm
Eugene Area Office - Monday, June 17 at 6 pm
Portland Area Office - Thursday, June 20 at 6 pm
Email or call for
Salem Area Office - Monday, June 24 at 6 pm
details and to sign up
Sponsored by the Education and Culture Departments
Questions? Contact Nick Viles at nickv@ctsi.nsn.us or 541-270-5814
Need Rental Housing?
The Siletz Tribal Housing Department encourages you to apply for the
Low-Income Rental Program waiting list in Siletz (1-4 bedrooms) and
Lincoln City (2-3 bedrooms – Neachesna Village).
Applications can be obtained at any Tribal area office (Eugene, Salem, Portland,
Siletz) or online from the Tribal website – ctsi.nsn.us; follow links – Tribal
Services-Housing-Low Rent Apartments & Home Ownership.
For any questions, call 800-922-1399, ext. 1322, or 541-444-8322
Fax: 541-444- 8313
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Temporary Tribal Student Assistance Program
The Siletz Tribal Housing Department’s Temporary Tribal Student Assistance
Program (TTSAP) will accept applications for the 2024-2025 academic year
beginning May 1, 2024.
Sitka Flores Gomez
Welcome baby boy Sitka Flores
Gomez, born March 13, 2024, to proud
parents Britnee and Fernando. Your
whole family loves you very very much!
Program Information
TTSAP assists Tribal students who will attend a college, university,
vocational or trade school.
TTSAP is a time-limited program. Funding is for one academic year.
TTSAP assists students with rent or room and board in a dormitory.
The student’s share of the rent is 30% of their adjusted annual income.
Important note: The student is required to remit a portion of the rent. For
example, if a student is working, the wages earned will affect the student’s
share of the rent.
STHD will accept applications May 1-31, 2024. Applications received after
May 31 will not be accepted.
To obtain an application, please stop by the STHD office at 555 Tolowa Court,
Siletz OR, 97380; or call 800-922-1399, ext.1315, or 541-444-8315. Applications
can also be downloaded from the Tribe’s website at www.ctsi.nsn.us.
Cecelia De Anda
ceceliad@ctsi.nsn.us
Rental Assistance Program Coordinator/Resident Services Advocate
Legal Aid Services of Oregon and the Oregon Law Center, civil legal service
providers for low-income Oregonians, operate a public benefits hotline where
low-income Oregonians can talk to lawyers and paralegals to get advice on public
benefits, including unemployment benefits:
Oregon public benefits hotline: 800-520-5292 or Oregonlawhelp.org
For more information about the Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society, visit siletzartsheritagesociety.org.
Interconnectedness of nourishment involves food growth, production and more
By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RDN, LD,
Siletz Tribal Head Start Nutritionist
As part of my role as a consultant
nutritionist to Siletz Tribal Head Start,
I offer information for families and the
community. Many things can go wrong
in the process of nutrition. Often this is
what my articles address. This month my
focus is on the interconnectedness of life
that sets the framework to support nourishment for us as well as for our environmental systems.
One of the definitions for interconnectedness is a state of being connected
reciprocally. With readiness and receptivity in mind, I will walk through some concepts to highlight the interconnectedness
of nourishment and suggest that small
shifts in our awareness may ripple into
large benefits.
The information below is not an
ordered list for sequenced action. It is
meant to be a way to focus on consciousness through many phases of food growth,
production, preparation, consumption,
mindset, fellowship, pleasure, reciprocity,
sustainability and so much more.
When we source our food, we may
purchase it from others. We can also grow,
harvest or raise it ourselves. Either way, the
conscious awareness and attention to this
process is likely to impact the quality of
the food and how beneficial it is to those
who consume it.
Some of this attention and consciousness is addressed in agriculture and
farming practices with a focus on inputs.
While inputs and practices are extremely
important, my suggestion is broader, more
inclusive and less well-studied. When
our food comes from natural wholistic
systems, we who eat this food benefit in
profound and subtle ways.
A loving attitude is important in the
kitchen or wherever food is prepared.
Ancient cultures knew to not allow angry
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cooks to prepare food for others because
they knew it would impact those who ate it.
I invite you to think back on your
personal experience, to consider what
you noticed with the interplay of different moods during food preparation and
the outcome for those who shared in its
consumption. Moving forward, this attitude can be practiced in the simplicity of
knowing the importance of this role in the
kitchen. Chopping vegetables can become
a meditative practice of love.
Stillness matters, as well as a place
free from distraction while eating. This
means that sitting in a chair at a table or
on the ground vs. driving in a moving car,
supports our bodies to receive, allowing
greater benefits to our health.
The distraction of watching TV during mealtime or playing on your phone
does not allow your focus to tune in or
benefit from the meal. Distraction can
make eating unconscious and allow over
or under consumption, without enjoyment
or readiness to receive the food.
Gratitude and giving thanks for all the
hands, and many beings, who participated
at each stage along the way awakens our
awareness of our interconnectedness. It
can change us as well as our food. This
practice of gratitude can be considered a
form of prayer, or meditation, extended
out into our globe with knowing we are
interconnected.
In addition to gratitude, our intention
or prayer can be directed in two specific
ways:
1. For transformation and purity of the
food and water
2. For its assimilation in the body for
optimal function and right action
Again, this focus appears to be
apparent in ancient cultures and biblical
accounts, as well as people who survived
internment camps or prisons without
access to clean food or water. We don’t
need to “turn water into wine,” but this
biblical account captures the power behind
transformation and assimilation.
We too can put our attention on this
request to clean up our food and water, as
well as for our bodies to fully benefit in
our personal health. We extend our health
to others with right action in the world.
Again, we realize our interconnectedness.
Savoring each bite with pleasure is
another way to bring about conscious
awareness of the food while benefiting in
the experience. Furthermore, this can be a
time to focus on the balance of the many
aspects of nourishing body, soul and spirit.
While pleasure can be misused, the
solution is not denial. Nourishing food can
be delicious and pleasurable. This experience is healthy and reverberates outward
through our interconnectedness.
Fellowship with others can bring a
state of joy, peace and relaxation during
a meal. Companions can include classmates, family and friends. The time shared
can include music, singing, laughing and
storytelling.
On the other hand, please remember
that even solitude can be joyful, peaceful
and relaxing. Our state of mind while eating helps us receive and benefit from our
food and water.
Fellowship is another reminder of our
interconnectedness. While alone, fellowship is not lost when our focus is on the
greater interconnectedness with all life.
The realization of reciprocity, giving
and receiving, is another layer of our interconnectivity. We engage in exchange of food
for money or barter. We share gifts of food
with our friends and neighbors as an offering and sometimes a hope of reciprocity.
We also know that sometimes our
gifts are paid forward and received from
others in different timing, rather than
direct exchange. Furthermore, we return
food scraps to compost.
We even deposit our human waste
after we extract what our bodies use.
These deposits ideally return to the soil
to support our land, root structures and
respiration of the soil for the earth and
all inhabitants.
Exudates (substances that ooze out
from plant pores) from the root structures
of plants feed the microbial life to create
bioavailable nutrients for soil health. Soil
health transfers to the health of our food
and to us. This reciprocity is at work in
the natural world of interconnectedness.
Sustainability honors our sense of
symbiosis that in a perfect world, all parts
matter and work together without depletion. Again, sustainability is at work in
nature and has become an important concept recently due to human practices that
did not honor it. Tribal culture knows well
that what we do today impacts our future
generations. This is another expression of
our interconnectedness.
Perfection is not the model I describe,
yet our awareness of the interconnectedness
of life is what allows us to do the impossible for maximal benefit. What we bring
to the world, our families and ourselves is
not in isolation. This interconnectedness is
beyond nutrition, yet at the very same time
I see the same principles at work.
Please know that Siletz Tribal Head
Start offers nutritional support at no cost
to Head Start families. This usually occurs
over the telephone. If you have nutrition
concerns about your Head Start child or
want to discuss family nutrition concerns,
please contact your teacher or the director
and ask to speak to the nutritionist. We
want to support your children and families.
Memorial Day Address
(25 years after WW1 ended, date unknown)
Siletz, Oregon
President: Aurilla Tom
Salute to Flag
America: Audience
Opening Address: Abe Tom
Gen Order No. 1: Elmer Reed
Service Song: Boys and Girls
Gettysburg Address: Edmond Ben
Remarks: Supt. Wooldridge
Song: Gladys and Myrt Tom
Address of Day: Alfred Lane
Dedication: C. Thompson
Song: Abe Tom
God Bless America
Benediction
On this Memorial Day we bow our
heads in homage to the memory of the
thousands of honored dead that sleep in
the American cemeteries of Europe, in
the unmarked graves on Battan, Corrigador and Guadalcanal, beneath the soil of
North Africa and Alaska, in the jungle
swamps of the tropics, beneath the waters
of the seven seas and the thousands that
sleep beneath the hallowed soil of our
own country.
Memorial Day glorifies the ideals and
principles that these men strived to protect
and preserve. By our presence here today
we recognize their devotion to duty, their
courage, their patriotism and loyalty to
their country’s cause.
Since the days of 1776, each generation has found it necessary to make equal
sacrifices for the principle of freedom
and those ideals which we regard a sacred
obligation of American citizenship. Only
25 years ago we were visitors on the battle
fields of Europe in World War No. 1 and
laid down our arms with the firm conviction that we “won the war to end all wars.”
Unfortunately World War I was not
fought to a complete victory. Americans
withdrew to their homeland, turning
their backs to the affairs of other nations
and lived under the selfish impression
that we could live in security by and for
ourselves alone.
After the Treaty of Versailles, some of
our far-sighted leaders saw the necessity
of world cooperation while others insisted
on a policy of isolation. In a few years,
Japan invaded Manchuria, Italy conquered
Ethiopia, Germany took Austria and
marched into Czechoslovakia and we were
only shocked. Not until Japan forced war
upon us through its cowardly attack on
Pearl Harbor did we awaken to the grim
realities we now face.
It is hoped that victory has been won
when in the global war that rages today,
and the barbarous hordes of Germany and
Japan are banished from the face of the
earth, some form of world tribunal may
The Portland Area Office
is now located at:
3220 SW First Ave., Suite 200
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503-238-1512
Fax: 503-238-2436
be established with the necessary power
to stamp out any signs of aggression or
political corruption among nations seeking to violate the peace of the world.
In this shrinking world where travel
attains a speed of 800 miles per hour, the
radio and long-range planes, no nation can
close its frontiers to the rest of the world
and hope to long live in peace and security.
The time has arrived when the destinies
of all nations are bound together.
We are proud of the young men of this
generation and we honor them for the sacrifices they are making for the defense of
their country and home. To the immortal
names of Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Bull Run, Manila Bay, San Juan
Hill, Argonne Forest and Chateau Thierry
we add Guadalcanal, Midway, Alaska and
North Africa. They are adding new and
glorious chapters to our nation’s history. It
is hoped that Memorial Day will assume
renewed significances as a day of solemn
tribute to the defenders of our country
rather than a day of revelry, games and
other aimless celebrations.
With unyielding allegiance to the
American creed and with complete confidence in democracy’s strength, let us
pledge anew our loyalty to the defenders of
our country with the firm resolution that
the purpose of their sacrifice will never be
betrayed at this time when every American citizen is giving his full measure of
strength and substance to the struggle
which will determine the rights of man
to live in peace and plenty. It is fitting that
we give that to the stoic descendants of a
people who called this land “home” long
before it became the great melting pot of
many nationalities.
A people who at one time roamed
the hills and prairies of this great land
independent and free, unhampered by
laws, regulations and other political trappings. A people who have known joy and
sadness, calm living and strife, heroism
and sacrifice. A people who when asked
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Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 27, 2024
11 a.m.
Government Hill
Siletz, Oregon
Procession to Veterans Memorial – Honor Guard
Dancing Again Singers
The Lord’s Prayer – Siletz Royalty
Welcome – Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley
Memorial Day Address – TBD
Presentation of Flowers
Gun Salute – Honor Guard
Taps
Closing – Dancing Again Singers
Lunch at the Tribal Community Center
Provided by the
Cultural Heritage Committee – Noon
of his race will reply with great pride “I
am an American.”
Compare the lot today of these original Americans with the privileges and
courtesies extended to the most unwelcome visitors that stream into our ports
from foreign countries. While we live
in the richest and most powerful nation
of the face of this earth, a nation which
prides itself on justice, fairness and equal
rights, and while the American Indian
is under every obligation and shoulders
every responsibility of other citizens, he
is the victim of a political administration
of Indian departments, Indian bureaus and
Indian supervisors whose history reveals
a record of gross exploitation rather than
protection of the resources and rights of
the Indian people.
Often Indians are put under the
supervision of people morally inferior to
themselves and with little sense of justice
and responsibility. All that the Indian asks
for the contribution he is now making to
his government is justice, fairness, equal
rights and freedom of the ever-changing
policies of political bureaucracy.
Considering the small number of
Indians here in our community, the war has
touched us heavily. Nearly all of our young
men of military age that were physically
able have gone to give if need be their
“last full measure of devotion.” It is not
an easy matter for a young man to leave
his peaceful fireside and familiar faces to
plunge into the horrors of war. Little do we
realize the extent of grief and anger which
they must endure as they say good-bye to
their loved ones.
For your comfort they write letters of
content and good cheer, but deep in their
hearts is that longing to be back home
with their loved ones and friends. So let
us be patient and keep our faith, looking
forward to that happy day when we shall
all be united again to enjoy the blessings
of a lasting peace.
And now by the authority granted me
by the thoughtful, energetic and strongminded Ladies Club of Siletz, I hereby
dedicate this service flag to the memory
of our Indian boys that have gone to the
front whose valor it commemorates. May
it influence and enable this community
and may we all gather renewed devotion to
lead noble lives and emulate their heroic
deeds.
By Alfred Lane
Visit www.ready.gov for
information about how
to prepare for the next
emergency or disaster.
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WE NEED YOU!!!
SAFESTAR
40 hour training
DATE: May 20-24, 2024
WHERE: In Siletz Area
WHO: Anyone closely tied with our Tribal community
(you do not have to be a Tribal member).
Must live in our 11-county service area.
JUST END IT!!
The 40-hour training course covers emergency first aid (utilizing the American Heart
Association's curriculum); human anatomy; an overview of the prevalence, dynamics and
response to sexual violence in American Indian/Alaska Native communities; forensic
evidence collection (rape kits); health care referrals; confidentiality; federal and Tribal
sexual assault laws; service referrals; and community outreach.
Why we are bringing SAFESTAR instead of SANE Nurses into our communities
Every survivor of sexual violence deserves the same “gold standard” of health care,
treatment and forensic evidence collection. At this moment in time, most sexual assault
survivors in American Indian/Alaska Native communities lack meaningful access to Sexual
Assault Nurse Examiners. SAFESTAR is a community-based response to the emergency that
exists when survivors lack health care, safety and justice resources.
Please, only serious inquiries should contact the CARE Program to sign up.
You can call Serena Depoe at 541-444-9680 or
email her at serenade@ctsi.nsn.us.
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Enrollment Committee
Two Current Vacancies
Terms Ending February 2025 and February 2026
Application Deadline for Consideration is June 12, 2024
Any Tribal member interested in serving on the Enrollment Committee must
fill out the following form and return it to the address below prior to close of business on June 12, 2024.
Please mail your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn:
Executive Assistant to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549 or
email celestal@ctsi.nsn.us.
Enrollment Department
Enrollment Committee Meeting for Posting 325
05/08/2024 @ 5:30 p.m.
Public Posting Period from 05/22/2024 to 06/10/2024
Name: ________________________________________ Roll No: _____________
Address: __________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________ State: ___________ ZIP: _________
Telephone: Day ( ) _____________________ Evening ( ) _____________________
Appointment to the committee will be made at the Regular Tribal Council
meeting in June.
Nesika Illahee Pow--Wow • Aug. 9-11, 2024
Tipi Drawing
2024-2025 Siletz Royalty Applications
Name: _______________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________ Roll #: ___________________
For Siletz Tribal members to use during the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow on Aug 9-11, 2024.
One entry per household. Must be a Siletz Tribal member to enter. Deadline for entries is
June 3, 2024, by end of work day (4:30 p.m.). Names will be drawn soon after the deadline.
Return the form to Siletz Pow-Wow, Attn: Tipi Drawing, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR
97380-549. Applications are located on the Tribal website under the Pow-Wow tab –
https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/heritage/pow-wow/.
Applications are being accepted for 2024-2025 Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz
and Little Miss Siletz.
Applications must be turned in by the end of the workday (4:30 p.m.) no later than
May 28, 2024. Applications should be sent to Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box
549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Applications can be downloaded from the Tribal website under the pow wow tab
– https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/heritage/pow-wow/.
If you have any questions, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or
541-444-8230; or buddyl@ctsi.nsn.us.
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, visit ctsi.nsn.us.
Note: You do not win the tipi. The drawing is only for a stay in the tipi over powwow weekend.
ABC’s of Siletz Tribal Athletes
By Tiffany Stuart
The journey of Siletz Tribal athletes started in 2020. I wanted to write a story that my son and Tribal youth would be interested in reading.
I interviewed 24 people and researched the other athletes in this book. I conducted all the interviews over the phone during the pandemic. These pages are just a glimpse
into the lives of Tribal people. I hope to put all the interviews together in another collection for our Tribal museum.
I completed this work in my own free time. I have a list of more Tribal athletes to interview when time allows. If you have a Siletz Tribal athlete you think should be in this
collection, please email me at siletztiffanydawn@gmail.com.
Thank you to everyone who has helped with this book. In the upcoming months, you can enjoy reading these stories in our Siletz News.
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Missing Moccasins
Siletz Tribal Student
Incentives Program
If you have completed any of these
milestones, please send a copy of your
certificate or diploma to your area
education specialist. The Siletz Tribal
Student Incentive Program rewards
student achievements as follows:
As of April 9, 2024, there are 128 ADULT Siletz Tribal Missing Moccasins.
Head Start/Preschool
$10
Kindergarten
$10
Elementary School
$20
Middle School
$50
High School or GED
$100
Adult Vocational Training
One-year program
Two-year program
$100
$200
Higher Education
Bachelor’s Degree –
Pendleton blanket plus $75
Master’s Degree
$300
Doctorate Degree –
Pendleton blanket plus $300
Tribal Education Specialists
Portland Area Office: Katy Holland,
503-238-1512, 3220 SW First Ave.,
Suite 200, Portland, OR 97239
Salem Area Office: Sonya MoodyJurado, 503-390-9494, 3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 105, Salem,
OR 97305
Eugene Area Office: Candace Hill,
541-484-4234, 2468 W 11th Ave.,
Eugene, OR 97402
Siletz Area Office: Jeff Sweet, 541444-8207, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380-0549
Siletz Tribal
Behavioral Health
Programs
Prevention, Outpatient Treatment,
and Women’s and Men’s
Transitional Living Center
Siletz: 800-600-5599 or
541-444-8286
Eugene: 541-484-4234
Salem: 503-390-9494
Portland: 503-238-1512
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 Preference 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, maternity leave 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.
Narcotics Anonymous Toll-Free
Help Line – 877-233-4287
For information on Alcoholics
Anonymous: aa-oregon.org
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Photo by Andy Taylor
Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek approach the Tribe’s
garden property.
Photos by Diane Rodriquez
Above left: Executive Health Director Miranda Williams (left), Gov. Tina Kotek and
First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson check out The Healing Corner at the Siletz Clinic.
Left: Tribal Council member Robert Kentta talks to Gov. Tina Kotek and First Lady
Aimee Kotek Wilson about items in the Siletz Collections Building.
Governor, continued from page 1
is the venue to say, let’s look at how we’ve
been doing business in the state in terms
of consultation. How can we do it more
consistently across agencies? We have
some agencies that just have very robust
consultation processes that they do regularly. Others struggle. So what we want to
see is consistency across state enterprise
for working with Tribes. I take the government-to-government communication
and consultation very seriously. It’s about
when you do it; how do you do it. It’s not,
‘Oh by the way, we’ve made a decision
after the fact. We’re going to tell you that’s
not consultation. So I’m looking forward
to the task force to give us some direction.
You always have to take stock of how you’re
doing and see if you can do it better.
The goal is to have the appropriate
conversations so that you can at least try
to get consensus. There are so many issues
that we have to work on, from natural
resources, education to how state dollars
get distributed to Tribes. I’m a big believer
in creating systems so people can predict
things better.
And this year, making the commitment
that I made last year when I first met with
Tribal leaders, my goal in the second year
is have visits with every Tribe, spend an
in-depth amount of time so we can really
learn the history, more about the culture,
more about the priorities.
(For example), everybody wants to provide housing. But there are different ways
you need to do it. In Southeast Oregon, it’s
going to be different to get resources and
to get things, which only makes sense as
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governments are different, right? This is a
sovereign nation with different processes,
different perspectives, meeting people
where they are based on what I know.
Q: What are your impressions from
today’s visit?
A: I think everyone’s been incredibly
gracious today. We’ve seen physical locations. We’ve talked about important issues,
learning about the wonderful things
they’re doing at the clinic around helping
community members who are fighting
addiction. That was an eye-opener for me,
just really impressive.
You see that many services co-located
in a spot where somebody could get
(nearly) everything we need in one spot,
that’s most incredibly impressive. And
that (rapid) induction thing I didn’t know
anything about. That’s amazing. We’ve
traveled to a lot of rural communities who
just don’t have these resources.
(I was) very impressed with the farm.
I mean, you talk about new initiatives, the
farm just being not only a place for Tribal
members, but (also) the community; and the
love of the land and the indigenous plants.
We were at the clinic in the kind of the
comfort area (The Healing Corner) and
they had the jars of the different names
(herbs) and things that had been grown
at the farm.
Q: What experience have you had in
the past with Tribes?
A: When I was speaker of the house,
I did interact regularly with Tribes over
the years, whether in the Capitol or when
I was visiting communities. But it’s different when you’re governor because the
relationship as the head of a government
with other heads of government is just a
different relationship.
When I was sworn in in January last
year, the very first group I met with were
the members of the nine Tribes who were
there for the inauguration. And I know that
we sometimes would sit the Tribal chairs
in some odd spot and I said no, they should
be all in the front. These are dignitaries
that should be in the front.
Then we went to a conference room
afterwards and that was my very first meeting with the Tribes. So it’s really important
to show the respect that the leadership
of the Tribes deserves. Building those
relationships early on I think is brilliant.
It helps coming on after Kate and I
hope it’s okay to say this, but because there
was a good relationship there everybody
knows that there can be. Gov. Brown had
a strong legacy. She really understood the
Tribes in the sense as secretary of state; I
know she visited every Tribe.
In fact, the first lady used to work for
Brown and would accompany Secretary
of State Brown at the time on these visits.
So, she was very excited to be doing the
trip here. And now Governor Brown, I
think, was very focused on having strong
relationships with the Tribes.
It’s a good foundation to come into.
What we learned about today with the
work with our DFW on hunting and fishing is really important. It’s heartbreaking
to hear what it used to be like when they
talk about previous administrations and
how the Tribe was treated and how we’ve
come a long way.
Q: What are the priorities for Shana
Radford, state Tribal affairs director?
A: First of all, being the first governor
to have an actual Tribal affairs director, I
think that sends a message, but also makes
it clear that people don’t have to question
who’s the first contact. I think that clarity is really important. We’re focusing on
improving consultation, making sure that
we have consistency across our agencies,
helping me to get up to speed on issues
that are important.
So having someone who that is their
sole job I think is really important because
there’s always a lot of things going on as
it relates to issues with state government
or things that we could be helping with at
the federal level.
Q: The Oregon Tribal Student Grant
has really opened up doors for Tribal
members. Do you see that continuing in
the future? Is there funding for it?
A: So I had just left the Legislature
when it was considered in ’22 because
I had stepped down when I was running
(for governor).
They created the program and we
funded it for one year. And so I was coming into office and I said, Well, that’s got
to be ongoing. You don’t say to someone,
‘Here, you can go to college for a year,’
Courtesy photo from the Office of the Governor
L to r: First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson; Tribal Council members Bud Lane, Selene
Rilatos, Loraine Butler and Delores Pigsley; Gov. Tina Kotek; and Tribal Council
members Robert Kentta, Gerald Ben and Buddy Lane.
Photo by Andy Taylor
Top right: Tribal Council members Robert Kentta (l) and Selene Rilatos, and Gov.
Tina Kotek
Photos by Diane Rodriquez
Right: Tribal Council members, Tribal staff, the governor and first lady listen to
Garden Manager Zeph Mullins (right) talk about how the garden benefits Tribal
members and the community.
Bottom right: Mullins answers one of the governor’s questions.
Below, l to r: Dr. Michael Flaningam, Executive Health Director Miranda Williams,
Gov. Tina Kotek, First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, Health Navigator Laura Bremner
and Fiinancial Services Manager/Interim HR Director Mindy Suitter
Continued from previous page
right? So it was in my budget … we put
it in there. We made it very clear to folks,
this has to be ongoing funding. And the
good thing is, the bulk of legislators agree.
They think this is a really good thing to do.
The response has been overwhelmingly
supportive of the Tribes. And from the universities, they’re like, ‘Can we do more?’
because they want to serve folks too.
I think right now, focusing on members
of the nine Tribes at Oregon universities,
the question is will we have the ability to
expand it. I don’t know about that, but we
should maintain what we’re doing. And I
would definitely be a champion for that.
Q: A lot of the Tribe’s priorities align
with state priorities, including housing,
homelessness, the fentanyl crisis, behav-
ioral health, etc. Do you see Tribes as a strategic partner in dealing with those things?
A: Oh absolutely, and you and I could
hear that today when we were talking
about services for substance use disorder
and mental health.
Community members don’t live in a
vacuum, right? So we have to make sure
that we do have capacity in regions around
the state for treatment beds and things like
that. It was amazing to hear some of the
new things that they’re doing here at the
clinic with medically assisted treatment
that becomes a model that we can take outside of the clinic and show to other people.
I’m really interested in making sure
we have clarity for our Tribes when we
have housing and or homelessness. Money
is there. Is there a pot of money for the
Tribes? Is it clear what that is? And we
did that for the first time with the shelter
money; we had a set-aside for Tribes.
We have to trust each other. We should
have the shared goals and how best to serve
your community. We’ve worked on early
literacy, so we have the early literacy grants
that are really an important issue for me,
making sure that the ability to read at grade
level is something for every child in Oregon.
So we need to be partners with the
Tribes on all three issues – housing,
behavioral health and education are everyone’s priorities, right? No matter who
you are in the state. So I’m always looking for opportunities to leverage existing
resources. I’ve seen it today, bringing so
much to the table for their community.
And we just want to be working alongside them to help them be successful, so
it’s a really great opportunity. I think if we
learned anything from living through a
global pandemic, it’s that we have to work
together overall or we won’t succeed.
Q: Is there anything else you want to
say to Tribal members?
A: I just want to say the way the first
lady and I think about it, this is first visit,
is it not last. So we look forward to coming back.
I can’t tell you the overwhelming feeling of being in the dance house. And to
know the history and the pain of where
things have been, but where they are today
and just seeing the resilience. It’s really
inspiring. And it’s good to be among folks
who are hopeful for the future, so it’s been
really, really amazing.
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Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
Recruitment for Advisory Board
Applications are being accepted for one Siletz Tribal member position and one
Lincoln County non-Tribal member position interested in serving on the Advisory
Board of the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund (STCCF) for a three-year
appointment from July 2024 through June 2027.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m. on May 31, 2024.
The STCCF Advisory Board has seven members, including one Siletz Tribal
Council representative, three at-large Siletz Tribal members and three non-Tribal
positions. Board members serve in a volunteer capacity but are reimbursed for travel
mileage and per diem for attendance at advisory board meetings and charitable
award distribution receptions.
The Advisory Board meets quarterly in January, April, July and October to
review applications from charitable nonprofits, community service organizations
and other local education and government programs. Board members send award
fund recommendations to Tribal Council for final review and approval.
Board members also attend quarterly receptions held at Chinook Winds Casino
Resort to assist with the distribution of award checks.
To learn more about the Tribal charitable fund, contact Nolan Lane at stccf@
ctsi.nsn.us or 800-922-1399, ext. 1200; or visit www.ctsi.nsn.us/CharitableContribution-Fund.
Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
2024 Application for Advisory Board
Courtesy photo
Rogue Stokes
Stokes earns
triple crown
Photo by Andy Taylor
Rogue Stokes achieved an amazing
feat in April at the OWA Freestyle and
Greco Roman State Tournament. He
secured a state championship in Freestyle
wrestling on April 19 and then on April
21, he also secured a state championship
in Greco Roman wrestling. As a result,
Rogue received the Triple Crown Trophy
for holding the state title in Folkstyle,
Freestyle and Greco Roman this year.
Congratulations to Chasta Marceau
for winning a Tribal Pendleton blanket
from the Tribal Planning Department
for completing and returning the Siletz
Grid Reliance survey.
Name: Tribal Member [ ]
[ ] Non-Tribal
Lincoln Co.
Resident
Address:
City/State/ZIP:
Telephone: (Day) (Evening)
Email:
The deadline for receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m. on May 31, 2024.
Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program
(STVRP)
Return to:
Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
Attention: Nolan Lane
Fax: 541-444-2307 / Email: stccf@ctsi.nsn.us
STVRP is here to help members of ANY federally recognized Tribe (living within the
Siletz Tribe's service area) with barriers to employment. We work with individuals
who have disabilities.
Examples of Services
• Guidance and counseling
• Culturally relevant and
• Referral to employment services
individualized services
• Résumé writing
• Evaluations, assessments and training
• Interviewing techniques
placement opportunities
• Job coaching
• Adaptive equipment
For more information about STVRP, please inquire at 800-922-1399. We also
maintain resource and employment boards, so please make an appointment if
you're interested. You can speak to VR staff in the following locations:
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Makayla Jackson
Job Development Specialist
Eugene Area Office
2468 W 11th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97402
541-484-4234, ext. 1752
Toni Leija
Job Development Specialist
Salem Area Office
3160 Blossom Drive NE, STE 105
Salem, OR 97305
503-390-9494, ext. 1861
Tamra Russell
Self-Sufficiency Counselor 1
Portland Area Office
3220 SW First Ave., Suite 200
Portland, OR 97239
503-238-1512, ext. 1411
Jamie Bokuro
Job Development Specialist
Siletz Area Office
201 SE Swan Ave.
Siletz, OR 97380
541-444-8266
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“Hi, I can help
with OHP.”
Do you need help with OHP?
You don’t have to leave your home
to apply!
Applications can now be done
online or over the phone.
The Health Care Marketplace is
open now through May 15, 2021.
541-444-9611
Shop for health plans at
https://or.checkbookhealth.org/
or call direct at 855-268-9767.
MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENOUS WOMEN/PEOPLE/RELATIVES
DID YOU KNOW?
95% of MMIW cases in the UIHI study were never covered in the media.
Murder is the third leading cause of death for American Indian/Alaska Native women.
The highest rates of murder and missing people reports occurred in western states, with the
highest populations of Native Americans.
Non-Hispanic AI/AN males had the second highest rate of homicide compared with males in
all other racial and ethnic groups. Homicide was in the top 10 leading causes of death for
AI/AN males age 1-54 in 2020.
When reporting to law enforcement:
WHEN OUR RELATIVES GO MISSING
MISSING SIMPLY MEANS LOCATION
UNKNOWN. THERE IS NO WAITING
PERIOD TO FILE A REPORT.
File a Missing Persons Report as soon as
you confirm your missing relative’s
location is unknown. You know your
relative best, trust your instincts.
Where to file a Missing Persons Report
Gather the most recent photos of
your relative.
Try to obtain relatives last known
location.
Identify what they were wearing &
note identifying markings, tattoos,
etc.
If missing relative is a child, ensure
law enforcement enters them into
NCIC—National Crime Information
Center.
Obtain name and contact number of
the officer assigned to your case.
Indicate to law enforcement any
mental health, alcohol and other
drug issues your relative is/was
experiencing, and if you believe
them to be in immediate danger.
Nearest police department
Officers there will take the report and
should not send people to another police
station to file if, for example, the missing
person lived somewhere else in the city.
NATIONAL MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
AWARENESS DAY
Most Often Requested
Numbers
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians –
800-922-1399
Website – www.ctsi.nsn.us
Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494
Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512
Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234
Purchased Referred Care (PRC) –
541-444-9677
Tribal Veterans Rep – 541-444-8330
or 541-270-0569
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
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For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program,
visit siletzlanguage.org.
Website is one-stop shop for college grants
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) encourages
students and families preparing for college to go to OregonStudentAid.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.
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employment, enrollment in further
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Adults who want to gain confidence in the
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oregoncoast.edu/ged
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Association on American Indian
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Christian Connector $2,500 Scholarship
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IJA-AAJA Pacific Islander Journalism
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AIS Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Open Education Database Graduate
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American Indian College Fund
Scholarships
Deadline: May 31, 2024
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LA Tutors Innovation in Education
Scholarships
Deadline: 20th of each month
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Tribal College/University Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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American Indian Service Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Monthly
Internships
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Wisconsin Public Radio News Fellows
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Cronin and Company
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Roku
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Nike N7 Undergraduate Internship
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Meta (Facebook) Data Center Engineering Internships
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Public Lands Internship Program
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NOAA Internships
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Saturday Academy Internships
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Amazon Undergraduate Program
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EPA Environ. Research/Bus. Support
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•
National Science Foundation Research
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Deadline: Multiple
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Habitat Restoration Internship
Deadline: Various
Other Opportunities
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Oregon Promise Grant
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Portland Community College Career
Pathways Program
Fund for Women Journalists
Deadline: Rolling
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UO Home Flight Scholars Program
Fund for Indigenous Journalists
Deadline: Rolling
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Oregon Tribal Student Grant
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UC Native American Opportunity Plan
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Indigenous Youth Media Workshop
June 19-29, 2024 (Flagstaff, Ariz.)
Amber Grants
Deadline: Rolling
NAYA Ninth Grade Counts
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Native Youth Wellness Warrior Camp
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Dept. of Energy Scholars Program
Deadline: Ongoing
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THRIVE Conference (Portland, Ore.)
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National Park Service Tribal Stewards
Inclusion Program
Deadline: Ongoing
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NPAIHB Youth Intern Host Sites
Deadline: Rolling
•
Center for Native American Youth at
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Fund for Indigenous Journalists:
Reporting on MMIWG2T
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National Youth Leadership Forum
STEM Program Nomination Form
Deadline: Various
Important information for college-bound
Tribal seniors
May
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June
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).
Send thank you notes to any person/
committee from which you received
a scholarship.
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Tribal higher education and adult
vocational training applications are
due June 30!
Attend graduation – congratulations!
Make arrangements for your final
grades to be sent to colleges and
universities.
Good luck!
Fellowships
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Native American Journalism Fellowship (The Oklahoman)
Deadline: Various
•
NHPR Reporter/Producer Fellowship
Deadline: Various
•
NOAA Fellowships
Deadline: Ongoing
•
Master of Forest Resources Fellowships
Deadline: Open until filled
•
NW NA Research Centers for Health
Research Support Fellowship
Deadline: Rolling
•
Northwestern University’s Center
for Native American and Indigenous
Research Undergraduate Fellowships
Deadline: Rolling
•
MBA Special Advisor Fellowship
Deadline: Ongoing
•
Franklin Talent Exchange Program
Deadline: Ongoing
•
NYT Local Investigations Fellowship
Deadline: Rolling
•
Institute for Citizens and Scholars
Fellowships
Deadline: Various
•
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Deadline: Multiple
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American Indian Graduate Center
Deadline: Ongoing
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Claremont NA Fellowship
Deadlines: Multiple
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Tribal Council Timesheets for March 2024
Gerald Ben – 3/1/24-3/31/24
TC
.75
2
.5
1
2
4.5
Ind
.75
2.25
.5
1
2.25
4.5
Gmg
1.75
.75
5
Bonnie Petersen – 3/1/24-3/31/24
STBC ED Tvl
.75
.75
5
3/1
1.5 3/8-10
3/12
2.5 3/13
1.75 3/14
5.25 3/16-19
2.5 3/22
3/25
3
3/28
3
3/31
Workshop
Meet w/ Siuslaw NF, packets
Pow-Wow Cmte
Meet w/ Shana Radford
Regular TC
TC retreat
Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg
Packets
Governor’s visit
Travel for OR Tribes mtg
Loraine Y. Butler – 3/1/24-3/31/24
TC
3.5
3
5
Ind
3.5
3
5
Gmg
2
2
2
.75
3
1
2
.75
3
1
STBC ED Tvl
2
3/12-13
3/14
6
3/17-19
2
3/21
3/22
3/24-25
3/26
2
3/28
3/29
2
3/31
Meet w Shana Radford, packets
Regular TC
TC retreat
STBC, packets
Special TC – gaming
Packets
Chemawa LLC
Governor’s visit
NASRAC, DOC mtg
Travel to OR Tribes mtg
Alfred Lane III – 3/1/24-3/31/24
TC
1
.25
1.5
Ind
.75
2
5.25
.75
5.5
2.25
5.25
.5
5.5
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
1.5
2
5
2
3/1
3/7
3/13
TC wkshp
Investment Cmte
Meet w/ governor’s liaison,
packets
3/14
Regular TC
3/17-19 TC retreat
3/20
STRCP
3/27-28 Governor’s visit, prep for visit
Alfred Lane IV – 3/1/24-3/31/24
TC
2
1.25
4.25
5.25
2.5
Ind
1.75
1.5
4.25
5.25
2.5
3.75
3.75
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
4.25
5
2.5
3/1-3
3/4
3/7-14
3/17-19
3/20-25
TC wkshp, reading, email
Natural Resources Cmte
Reading, email
TC retreat
Special TC – gaming, reading,
3/28-29 Governor’s visit, reading, email
Judy Muschamp – 3/1/24-3/31/24
TC
1
.5
6.25
2
2
5.25
1.5
Ind
1.25
.5
6.25
2.25
2
5.25
1.5
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
1.5
2.5
.5
.5
3
1.25
16 •
.5
.5
3
1.25
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3/1
3/4
3/5-12
1.75 3/13
3/14
5
3/17-19
2
3/20-21
1.5 3/22
3/26
3/27
3/28
3
3/30-31
May 2024
TC wkshp, applications, email
IS trng, TC office
Interviews, applications, email
Meet w/ Shana Radford, packets
Regular TC
TC retreat
Blue Stone mtg, STBC packets
Special TC – gaming
NPAIHB update
COHO benefits mtg
Governor’s visit
Email, travel for OR Tribes mtg
TC
1.5
.75
1.75
1
1
.75
4
Ind
1.5
.75
1.75
1
1
.75
3.75
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
2
2
3/11
1.75
2
1.25
6.75
1.5
1
1.75
2.25
1.25
6.75
1.5
1
3/12-13
3/14
3/15-16
3/17-20
3/21
3/22
1.25
1
1.75
1.25
1
1.75
3/25-26
3/27
3/28
.5
.5
3/29
3/1
3/2
3/3
3/4
3/5
3/6
3/7-10
1
2
5
.5
TC wkshp, TCIP wkshp, email
Email, mtg prep
STAHS mtg, email
Meet w/ CEO, email, mtg prep
Culture Cmte, email
Housing Cmte, email
477 Plan mtg, STAHS wkshp,
mail, packets, mtg prep
STAHS wkshp, econ dev, email,
correspondence
Interviews, email
Regular TC
Email, admin
TC retreat, email, mtg prep
STBC canceled
Special TC – gaming, STBC
mtg, email, calls
Chemawa LLC, email
Email, mtg prep
STPSC mtg, NASRAC mtg,
DOC mtg, email
Delores Pigsley – 3/1/24-3/31/24
TC
4.5
Ind
4.5
3.5
3.5
5.25
2
3
.5
1
5.25
2
3
.5
1
6.75
2
2.75
6.75
2
2.75
.75
4.75
.75
4.75
5
2.25
5
2.25
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
5.5 3/1-6
2
2.5
3.5
1
3
.25
.25
1.5
3
2.5
4.5
3
Return from event, mail, agenda
items
3/7
Investment Cmte, meet w/
Siuslaw NF, mail
3/8-12 Mail, prep for council
3/13
Meet w/ Shana Radford, mail
3/14
Regular TC, travel to Florence
3/15
Attend elders gathering
3/16
Elders gathering, mail, travel to
North Bend
3/17-19 TC retreat, mail, return home
3/20
Salem City Hall, mail
3/21
Northgate Assoc. mtg, prep for
governor’s visit, mail
3/22
Special TC – gaming, mail
3/23-27 Mail, agenda items, prep for
governor’s visit
3/28
Governor’s visit, mail
3/29-30 Mail, travel for OR Tribes mtg
Selene Rilatos – 3/1/24-3/31/24
TC
1.5
5.75
2.25
3
2.25
5.5
2
2.5
.75
Ind
1.5
5.75
2.25
3
2.25
5.5
2
2.5
.75
1.75
2.25
4.5
2
1.75
2.25
4.5
2
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
1
5
1
1.5
.5
3
3/1
3/4-11
3/12-13
3/14
3/15-16
3/17-19
3/20
3/21
3/22
TC wkshp, email
Email, packets
NPAIHB, email, packets
Regular TC, email
Civil Comm OJP, email, packets
TC retreat, email
Blue Stone mtg, email
OHA, email, packets
Special TC – gaming, STBC,
3/24-25 Email, packets, calls
3/26-27 NAPIHB mtg, email, packets
3/28
Governor’s visit
3/29-30 DOC mtg, email, packets
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Courtesy photos
On behalf of the Oregon Zoo, I want to thank you and your community for
sharing your time with us this week for what turned out to be a meaningful, fun and
mostly-not-rainy day at the zoo!
Left and bottom left:
Tribal youth enjoy a
variety of exhibits at the
Oregon Zoo.
We were thrilled to be able to explore the stories of sea otters, condors and lamprey together and the zoo staff in attendance all conveyed how grateful they were to
spend that time and learn from you all.
Special thanks to Katy (Katy McDonald, Metro) for orchestrating such a huge
event (Katie said 206 people came!) and to Peter (Hatch) for wearing both his Siletz
and Elakha Alliance hats to put on a meaningful lunchtime program. It spoke volumes
that so many people stayed to watch and interact with the program while there was
a zoo right outside the door to explore!
Below, from left: Philip
Fensterer, zoo keeper; Peter
Hatch, Tribal history &
archaeology specialist;
Travis Coons, curator of
birds, reptiles and Northwest wildlife; and Chanel
Hason, outreach & community relations director at
the Elakha Alliance
Our Tribal partnerships are among our most powerful in conservation and serve as
a constant source of inspiration. We look forward to deepening our relationship with
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and hope you have a great rest of your week!
Shervin Hess
Conservation Manager
Oregon Zoo
Rilatos, continued from page 1
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Tony Louie (Colville), Leah Mata Fragua
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homa Choctaw), Robert Yellowhawk (Cheyenne River Sioux), Richard York (Cherokee
Nation) and Ashley Young (Tlingit).
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savanna-rilatos
Art Form/Medium: Regalia/Fashion
Design, Leatherwork, Beadwork,
Quilting/Sewing, Social/Community
Cultural Engagement
Location: Salem, Ore.
Year of CC Fellowship: 2024
Chee-la Savanna Rilatos
waa ‘vm-nvsh-shi. I am a
citizen of the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz. My Tribal
bands are Molalla, Galice
Creek and Yamhil. I graduated from Brown University
in 2023 and will be completing the University of Oregon’s
Sapsik’Wałá Master’s Program in summer of 2024 with
plans of becoming a teacher.
I grew up in my Native
community and have had
many cultural mentors over
the course of my life so
far – and I’m sure many,
many more to come. I was
extremely blessed to have so
many people in my life that
always ensured I had regalia
or access to regalia to participate in ceremony as well as pow-wow, but not everyone has
that same access to support. My grandpa always told me that culture is prevention; my
culture shaped my life and my identity, it’s given me balance, strength and community.
My dream is to bridge this gap between accessibility and culture. To do this, I
have been working towards creating a regalia “borrow” closet with my cousin that will
eventually travel around Oregon (and beyond) to various pow-wows for Native people
to wear and participate with. The closet will be compiled of donated regalia as well as
new regalia crafted specifically for this project in inclusive sizes.
The last few years, I have been practicing different styles, making regalia for my
family, and teaching cultural arts to get regalia in the hands of Native youth and families. I have crafted multiple grass dance outfits, ribbon skirts (these have begun being
danced), moccasins, beadwork and necklaces, and my initial closet launched in August
2023 at our Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow.
To the editor:
We need protection at Siletz.
Here’s the reason. As recently as this year, Siletz News refused to publish a letter
(by me) that documented a September 2022 approval of an enrollment application that
was alleged to have violated Tribal law.
That allegation of an enrollment error followed several other allegations that the Siletz
Tribal Council recently had not always followed Tribal law when passing resolutions.
Furthermore, as recently as the February 2024 regular Tribal Council meeting, the
Siletz Tribal Council was urged by a Siletz Tribal elder to conduct an audit of recent
enrollment decisions. That elder shared reports of new Siletz Tribal members stating
surprise at the success of their enrollment applications because “we aren’t even Siletz.”
And last year, a Siletz Tribal member posted on Facebook about the trauma she
was experiencing because her Siletz Tribe was disenrolling her. Apparently, a clerical
error had been made in her enrollment decades before and Tribal Council’s decision
to disenroll her came after an investigation following an anonymous complaint that
revealed this clerical error.
The Siletz Tribal member who was recently disenrolled and the new Siletz Tribal
members who reportedly expressed surprise to have ever been enrolled are not at fault
– they should not be made to suffer if an error was made by others.
Plus, an “error” today might change to become “correct” in the future, and viceversa. What doesn’t count as an error today might be considered an error in the future.
Such switcheroos can happen for political reasons. Sometimes families – even whole
Tribes – become pawns in political chess matches between Tribes and within Tribes.
Grand Ronde provides an example. Families who were considered in past generations to be Grand Ronde were talked about and then alleged not to be Grand Ronde.
Official investigations proceeded and dozens of people were disenrolled eventually by
action of the Grand Ronde Tribal Council.
These poor people had done nothing wrong themselves.
Their disenrollment set up a long and painful conflict that ended, miraculously, with
the Grand Ronde Tribal Court stepping in to order the re-enrollment of the disenrolled
Tribal members and, perhaps even more miraculously, the Grand Ronde Tribal Council
deciding to abide by the court’s decision.
Other Tribes have had similar experiences. Disenrollment campaigns – always
painful – have become relatively common.
Good news exists! Grand Ronde people changed their constitution to prevent anyone
from being disenrolled for any reason except fraud in the future.
Everyone is protected at Grand Ronde now. Neither the Tribal Council nor anyone
else has the power to kick a Grand Ronde Tribal member off the enrollment rolls – unless
that member has committed fraud, i.e., intentionally lied to gain Tribal membership.
Siletz people need similar protection.
Drew Viles
To the editor:
Hunting and Fishing Rights
The agreement with the State regarding our hunting and fishing rights, the governor said, “The legislation gives the Siletz and the State of Oregon the legal ability
to change a discriminatory legal clause” … which is inaccurate. This legislation does
not negate the Consent Decree.
Additionally, in the new agreement between the State and Tribe, the State is still
maintaining that we are an executive order reservation, which means that our status
as a Tribe can be taken away by the president without payment or authorization from
Congress. A treaty reservation gives protection in the seizing of land and rights, but
only by Congress and compensation must be paid.
On March 19, 1976, Mark Ackerman from the Congressional Research Service
gave Mark Hatfield a position letter that Mr. Hatfield had request about whether the
Siletz Tribe retained its hunting and hunting rights after termination. He concluded
that the Tribe had retained those rights, but it had to be recognized and claimed.
He points out that if the Tribe was forced to give up those hunting and fishing
rights in return for land for the reservation, then adequate compensation was needed.
No money was given or received. Tribal Council maintained they had never seen it or
been told of it.
This new agreement with the State makes few changes. We get two more areas to
hunt in using Tribal tags. Some changes to the gathering section, but ODFW maintains
control of what we can do with our hunting and fishing rights. This agreement can also
be ended by either party at any time.
In 1855 or so, Joel Palmer was employed to write treaties with the Western Oregon
Tribes. He did so. However, the coast Tribes’ treaties weren’t ratified, but the valley tribes
were ratified. Palmer was instructed to make the Tribes move east of the Cascades but
couldn’t do so.
He designated reservations for the Rogue, Molalla and Umpqua Tribes. Gold was
discovered in those areas and miners were killing Indians who were trying to keep
miners off their reservations. Palmer decided the solution was to move those Tribes to
the Coast Reservation, which he enlarged to 1.3 million acres rather 800,000 acres.
He did so with congressional consent.
This made this reservation a ratified treaty reservation rather than an executive
order reservation. 200,000 acres were taken to create a road between Newport and the
Valley in 1865 and in 1875, another 700,000 acres were taken from the southern part
of the reservation, taken without the consent of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
and not paid for.
This distinction is important for all our Native rights, including the right to commercial fish.
Raymond Blacketer
Easter Egg Hunt
Siletz Tribal Community
Center
March 30, 2024
Photo by Andy Taylor
Left: Rowan Kinney
Courtesy photos by Jordan Taylor
Top right: A group of our youngest ones hunts for eggs.
Below: Jaelene DeAnda-Sweet
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.
Please note: The chief executive
officer of the Siletz Tribe is the editorin-chief of Siletz News.
Editor-in-Chief: Kurtis Barker
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
Assistant: Andy Taylor
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Happy 20th Birthday, Uncle Hayden!
We all love you very much.
Your village
Congratulations, Tadee (Bill) Hatfield, for your hard work and earning a
spot on the Honor Roll for Winter 2024!
Great job!
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.
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This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.