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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
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PRESORTED FIRST
CLASS
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
SILETZ, OR 97380
PERMIT NO. 2