Siletz news /, August 01, 2000, Page 27, Image 27

PASSAGES
Congratulations to my daughter,
Jessica, who graduated with honors from
Toledo High School. I’m so proud of you, not
just for graduating but for all you
4 years old!
Love, Mom, Dad, Grandma, Papa,
and Aunt Marci
Happy 20th anniversary, Dad and Gail.
Hard to believe that it has been that long.
We miss you both.
Love, Selina and Scott
Happy 5th Shannon and Steve C.
From your family
Happy 18m Birthday Chris. You are
an inspiration, your spirit shines. Wishing
you the best as you continue your journey
as an adult.
Mom
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History, con’t from page 26
this reservation so as to secure to the
inhabitants of the Willamette Valley the much
needed access to the coast, and for this
purpose propose that a small and rugged
portion of the reservation in the vicinity of
Acquinna Bay, not occupied or desired by
the Indians, shall be released and thrown
open to occupation and use by the whites.
The commissioner of Indian Affairs is of the
opinion that the interests of the citizens of
Oregon will be promoted by the opening on
a port of entry at Acquinna Bay, and that
their interest is paramount in importance to
that of the Indians located in that vicinity.”
On the following day, President Johnson
wrote this: "The recommendation of the
secretary of the Interior is approved, and the
accomplished in your four years at Toledo
High. Everything from holding class office,
participating in clubs, fund-raisers,
and activities.
You bloomed and became who you
really are and didn’t try to be something you
were not. You made me proud when, after
being told you couldn’t walk with your
classmates if you wore your eagle feather,
you carried it in and marched out even more
proudly with your eagle feather intact
hanging with your tassel on your cap.
Not that I ever told you to disobey the
rules, in this case, you followed your heart
and did what you felt was right. The fact that
an adult school counselor lied and said she
called our tribe and did extensive research
only to find it disrespectful to wear an eagle
feather was only a biased attempt to keep
our Native students from wearing their
feathers. You did it, and in the act of what
you did, made it possible for students in the
future to proudly wear their eagle feathers
for their graduations.
After the fact, with this school
counselor’s disappointment, it is she who is
a disappointment as an adult with bias
against our Native students. Beware
Happy, Happy Birthday to one of our
favorite son-in-laws, Seth Noble, on Aug. 25.
Love - Tina and Jack
Arron (Horse): Just wanted to let you
know how much I miss you. I think of you
every day. I pray that you are all right and
know how much you mean to me. My heart
is so sad. I will only be happy when you
come home and only then will I be able to
smile and be happy again.
Grandfather is always with you to give
you strength, and I, your grandmother, am
here, waiting.
Grandma Sue
tract of land within described will be released
from reservation and thrown open to
occupancy and use by the citizens as other
public land.”
When word of the executive order was
received, the response was immediate. All
of the warnings to make sure orderly removal
of the Indians within the area was conducted
before opening the tract were ignored.
Agent Simpson’s 1866 annual report
gave the details on how the homesteaders
parents, as this is a Lincoh^County
employee who would like to become a
principal at one of our schools. We don’t
need this kind of persorrin charge of
our students.
I would like to thank Craig Whitehead
and Selene Rilatos for taking the time to go
to the high school to educate and meet with
next year’s staff. Thanks to you and Jessica,
we should see a few more feathers in the
years to come.
Siletz High School
Reunion
August 19,10 a.m.- 10 p.m. Elks Picnic
Grounds, Hwy 229, Siletz. Potluck, bring
your own place settings. Any questions or if
you want to help call Jerry Kosydar at
541-444-2246,
Tonja
Mitchell
at
541-336-3390, or Brenda Butler at
541-444-2301. Camping is available in
advance, call 541-444-2733, Elks Grounds.
The reunion is for all Siletz graduates
regardless of year.
rushed in. He said that they immediately
rushed into the opened tract and went for
the Indian farms, ejecting the Indian
occupants under threat. He then said it was
common for this new claimant to wait for
somebody interested in the parcel to show
up, whereupon the original claimant sold his
discovery rights to the place and the man
was free to file a claim there.
We will talk about Agent Simpson and
several others in next month’s article about
the 1875 reduction.
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