TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
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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
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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.