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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS CX Henkels Leads |U y Tribal Court Code Project Last fall, the Siletz Tribe received an ANA grant to continue building the tribe’s Royalty Applications Now Available The Siletz Tribal Pow-Wow Committee is now taking applications for this year’s royalty contestants. The age categories are as follows: Little Miss Siletz - 7 to 12 years old Jr. Miss Siletz -13 to 17 years old Miss Siletz -18 to 24 years old legal infrastructure. The purpose of this ANA project is to study concurrent jurisdiction issues, revise and/or draft criminal and criminal procedures, draft domestic relations and tax ordinances, and study and possibly add a peacemaker component to the Siletz Tribal Court. Like a previous ANA grant for the Natural Resources Department, this grant includes community meetings and trainings. Although the tribe received this ANA Tribal Court Project grant last fall, you may have Any young woman interested in running in one of these categories can contact Craig Whitehead at 1 -800-922-1399, ext. 230, or 541 -444-8230 for an application. The pageant is scheduled for Aug. 10,2000, and the winners will be crowned before the first grand entry at the Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow on Aug. 11. The deadline to submit royalty applications to the Pow-Wow Committee is July 15,2000. Applications turned in after July 15 will not be accepted. Applicants will be judged on their knowledge of tribal and family history, poise and personality, speaking ability, dance ability in both the feather dance and intertribal styles, and ticket sales. Each contestant will receive a commission on the number of tickets that she sells - 1 to 500 at 20 percent, 501 to 1,000 at 25 percent, and anything over 1,000 at 30 percent. This year’s royalty will receive sponsorship to attend the Gathering of Nations Pow- Wow and Miss Siletz also will be sponsored in NCAI competition. noticed it more in the last few months when Cat Tufts was project attorney and began to actively work on the project. Diane Henkels, who previously worked as law clerk for the ANA Natural Resources Ordinance Project, is now project attorney for this ANA Tribal Court Code project. Two more project staff people will come on board in the near future. We will be busy this summer with concurrent jurisdiction research and a needs assessment. We also will revise and/or write the criminal/criminal procedures ordinances. Henkels and other project staff will keep you informed of the project’s progress and of other happenings relevant to your participation in our work. Stay tuned! Enter the Tipi Drawing Name: ______________________________ Add ress:____________________________ Phone:______ 1______________________ Roll No.:____________________________ For Siletz tribal members to use during the Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow on Aug.11-13, 2000. One entry per household, please. Deadline for entries is July 15, 2000. Names will be drawn soon after the deadline. Return the form to: Siletz Pow-Wow Attn: Tipi PO Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380 USDA Distribution Dance Sponsors Needed for Pow-Wow Siletz Monday, July 10 Tuesday, July 11 Wednesday, July 12 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 9a.m.-3p.m. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Salem Monday, July 24 Tuesday, July 25 Wednesday, July 26 4 p.m.-7 p.m. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Reminder: It is very important that all clients keep their appointments. Please call ahead if you need to cancel 6 your appointment. Also, remember that USDA is closed the last two working days of the month. The Siletz Pow-Wow Committee is seeking dance sponsorship for the Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow. Contact Craig Whitehead, pow-wow coordinator, for additional information and categories at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 230, or 541-444-8230.
