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Paw 2 Chalrman/Announcements ¿ L k a ir in c m s C o r n e r SP(DW-W®W ¡ÜPIDAirtE C R A IG W H ITEH EA D Pow-Wow M anager LILLIE BU T L ER Tribal Chairman National Congress of A m erican Indians called a m eeting for tribal leaders that w as held in. Washington, D.Ç. The tribes were updated ôn issues that could possibly be before Congress this year. Just a few of the issues left over froin the la s t - . Congressional year are tribal sovereignty, land taken into trust, gaming, and taxation. , I would like to make tribal members aware that Council could possibly be m aking more trips to W ashington, D .C ., becau se o f the upcom ing legislation. The C ouncil is also m aking m onetary contributions io our delegates that are receptive to Indian issues. The Siletz,. G rand Ronde, Cow Creek, Coquille, and Coos tribes m et w ith Governor Kitzhaber in January. The tribes informed the Governor about state programs that they are currently w orking w ith in their areas. The Siletz Tribe spoke on the fish hatchery, ICW, TANF, and gaming. O ur focus was on gam ing because of no solution on the compact negotiations. There would be a solution if we would agree to th e Com munity Benefit Fund. Dennis Goss, General Manager, is no longer working for the Siletz Tribe. Thé Council let him go on February 7,1998. M ike Kennedy, Natural Resources M anager, is prim ary G eneral Manager, and Sharon Edenfield, Administrative Manager, is secondary. The position of General M anager is currently being advertised. I would, at this tim e, like the membership to know that I appreciated the hard w ork that Jessie Davis did -for-our Tribe. She w as very dedicated in the w ork she did to get Chinook W inds constructed. She also w às committed to making our pow-wows a success. M ost o f the m em bership know that Reggie Butler, past council member, is m y spouse, and I do know personally the dedication he had toward the tribe w hile on Council. I think the saddest for m e w as the degradation he went through during this cam paign period, but Reggie has a strong, supportive family that stood behind him. Congratulations to Council members M ary Fisher, Bonnie Petersen, and Delores Pigsley. AD HOC CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE MEETS MONTHLY AT AREA OFFICES Committee members Gladys Bolton, Teresa Collins, Dave Viles and Gilbert Towner thank all who have offered their concerns and ideas, regarding the revision of our tribal constitution. We will be meeting on a monthly basis at our four area offices, and ask for your continued support and participation. Call 1-800-922-1399 for information about our next scheduled meeting, or write us, in care of: P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380. Please come and join us. S ile tz N ew s This is a new position w ith the Tribe. I w as on a temporary assignment for 1997 and now I am perm anently in this position full-tim e. The duties of this position are to assist in the coordination, w ith the various committees, of all the tribal and program pow-wows that are sponsored by the tribe. This position also seeks outside funding for the tribal pow-wows and coordinates the activities of the royalty. 1997 Wrap-up The tribe's Nesika Illahee and Restoration Pow- Wow were, a huge success. Nesika Illahee saw huge crowds attending each session this year. We had oVer 300 dancers and around 15 drums. There were around 65 craft and food vendors this year. The Restoration Pow-Wow, our social Pow-Wow, was fun for all: This being the Tribe's 20th anniversary celebration, it had deep meaning for all of us. This year we had 11 drums and 25 vendors. These two events were put on by the Pow-Wow committee w hich consisted of Keith Taylor, Chairperson, Jessie Davis, Council Rep., Theresa Collins, Wilma Strong, Connie H artt, Katherine Porter, Ardeth Jobin, Kelly Ball, and myself. A big thanks should go out to the committee for all of their hard work, they did a great job!! The other pow-wows that I helped w ith were the H eadstart M ini Restoration Pow-Wow. This w as a lot of ’fun. The entire student body of Siletz got involved. The Headstart staff did a wonderful job as usual. The last pow-wow of the year was the N ew Year's Eve Celebration, this was put on by the Salem staff, JO M and A/D Programs. The Salem staff and community , volunteers should be commended for all of their hard work for this event. It's a well-established celebration that keeps growing every year. 1998 Along w ith the established Pow-Wows of the Tribe and programs there has been one more added this year. The first-annual Spring C om petition Pow -W ow w ill be held on March 28 at the Chinook Winds Gaming and Convention Center. Grand entries for this are at 12:00 and 6:00. There is currently a. logo c o n te s tf o r the N esika Illahee Pow-Wow. If you have any questions on this contest you can contact m e at (541) 444-8230 or 1-800-922-1399 ext. 230. All of you young w om en start thinking about running for royalty positions for this year. T- will be announcing the: contest soon, so b e looking for it in the newspaper. If anyone h as-any questions about the tribe's poW-wows, feel free to contact me at the above number, c D ance Troupe The Siletz D ancers, an intertribal dance troupe, is finishing up their eighth year of doing exhibitions. This has becom e a very positive tool for public relations and cultural awareness for the tribe and schools that w e attend. It has also becom e a self-esteem and confidence builder for the youth that travel w ith us. Their ability as dancers and they becom e more confident w ith big crowds w ith every exhibition that w e do. O ur numbers have dwindled in the last couple of years, so if anyone is interested iri traveling w ith the group, and you don't have to be a tribal member, give m e a call so. I can ; keep y o u informed of th e exhibition schedule. So get your dance o u t fits ready, winter is almost over and the m ain, pow-wow season is about to begin. See you on the Pow-Wow Highway!! A ttention H rical A rtists : The 1998 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow is running a logo contest for this year. The contest will run from January to the end of March. The winner will receive a cash prize and their work will be used for this year's pow-wow flyers. Submit your drawings to Craig Whitehead at the Tribal Admin, building, or send them to: CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ Attn: Pow-Wow Logo Contest P.O. Box 549 Siletz, Oregon 97380 (£©©c luck t © all wh © © anticipate .
