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I 78 .OG S5c3 I V. 2ß í no. 3 March SILETZ 2000 NEWS A^nonthjy^publication by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2000 National Environmental Management Conference Comes to Chinook Winds The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians will host the Fifth National Tribal Conference on Environmental Management at Chinook Winds Casino and Convention Center in Lincoln City, Ore., on May 8-11,2000. I op pnoto (I to r): herald Ben, Reggie In February, the U.S. Butler, Sr., and JoAnn Miller prepare Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take the oath of office. Photo below awarded a $175,000 grant to the tribe (I to r): Butler, Miller, and Ben. for the conference. Planning is in full swing, with setting the agenda, securing speakers, and sending out registration information nationwide as top priorities. The conference theme, “Preserving the Bounty of the Earth through Tribal Environmental Knowledge,” sets the stage for sharing information, technical methods, and knowledge of and solutions to environmental issues affecting tribes nationwide. Tentative conference topics include Pollution and Culture: Assessing Risk to Subsistence Foods, Court Decisions Affecting Tribes and Their Natural Resources, Using Federal Statutes and Trust Responsibility to Enforce Treaty Rights, Developing Tribal Council (I to r) : Jessie Creative Partnerships, Tribal Davis, treasurer; Delores Pigsley, Environmental Knowledge chairman; Bonnie Petersen, vice Environmental Education, Federal Water chairman; and JoAnn Miller, secretary. Quality Standards for Tribal Lands, Land Management Activities and Impacts to Your Input is Valuable Water Quality, and Political Issues in the Please fill out and return the New Millennium. Comprehensive Plan Update and The conference also provides interactive forums for tribes to discuss Distribution of Net Revenue surveys on pages 12 and 13. Voice your opinion on pertinent issues with EPA staff and other the tribe’s priorities, projects, and attending agencies. Approximately 800 to 900 participants from tribes, program funding areas. government agencies, and other Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz P.O. Box549 Siletz, OR 97380 Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-chief interested parties nationwide are expected to attend. The Siletz Tribe welcomes conference participants to Lincoln City on May 8 with a pow-wow at Chinook Winds from 6 to 9 p.m. On May 9, Siletz Tribal Council Chairman Dee Pigsley, Lincoln City Mayor Mike Holden, and other local and national dignitaries will welcome participants to the area. The keynote speaker for the conference, Reverend Dr. Michael J. Oleksa, will address “Intercultural Communication.” Father Michael has spent most of his adult life in Alaska, primarily in small rural Native communities, where he has learned from direct experience the importance of intercultural understanding and interpersonal communication. Father Michael has presented workshops for various state and federal agencies, taught at all of Alaska’s universities, and lectured nationally and (See National on paae 10) What’s Inside Tribal Programs Missing Moccasins Job Openings Surveys Comprehensive Plan Ordinance Notices Constitutional Amends. Timesheets Health Clinic Chinook Winds Tribal History Passages 6 7 n 12 14 15 17 18 20 23 27 31 32 PRESORTED FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE PAID SILETZ, OR 97380 PERMIT NO. 2
