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Siletz Community
Christmas Program
The Siletz Community Christmas
Program will be on Dec. 9, 2000, at the
Tribal Community Center at 6 p.m.
Santa will arrive at 6:45 p.m.
Donations are welcome for snacks and
cookies! Performers are needed. Contact
Wendi Schamp or Kelley Ellis at
541-444-2532 before Dec. 7.
Ellis to be Sworn In
The public is invited to the swearing
in ceremony for Kelley Ellis, recently
elected to the Siletz City Council. The
event is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2001, at
7:30 p.m. at Siletz City Hall.
Criminal Code, con’t from page 15
From Portland:
Which law is the Siletz Tribal Police
currently enforcing? Siletz Tribal Police
are currently enforcing Oregon law. Tribal
police can enforce Oregon state law within
the Siletz city limits and tribal law on tribal
lands. State and county police also can
enforce Oregon law on Siletz Tribal lands
because of Public Law 280, which came
into effect in 1953.
Does the state have to act on crimes
within the reservation with Public Law
280? No.
Will developing the code exempt the
tribe from Public Law 280? No.
How did we deal with tribal
members historically regarding crime
and punishment? We need to get more
information on that from the Cultural
Resources Program.
Historical punishment/traditional
punishments: Parents are afraid of child
abuse charges, but also the extended family
and whole community need to be
involved with the person’s punishment.
Or is the individual alone responsible for
his/her kids?
Our youth not taking responsibility
for their actions. Our youth have no
responsibility, no one to answer to -
uninvolved parents and family members. All
family members or elder council should be
involved when a minor child is being
sentenced for crimes.
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ITC Scholarships Available
The Intertribal Timber Council invites all interested Native American/Alaskan students
to apply for its Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program.
Fifteen scholarships will be awarded in two categories: 2001 graduating high school
students pursuing an education in Natural Resources (five scholarships of $1,200 each),
and current college students studying Natural Resources (10 scholarships of $1,800
each). To apply, students must submit the following:
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Letter of application (up to two pages) demonstrating interest in Natural
Resources; commitment to education, community, and culture; academic
merit; and financial need
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Three letters of reference
Validated enrollment in a federally recognized tribe or Native Alaska
corporation
High school seniors: documented proof of application to an institution of
higher education to study Natural Resources, plus school grades
College students: documented proof of studying Natural Resources, plus
school grades
Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on March 1,2001. Applications should be sent to
the Intertribal Timber Council, Attn: Education Committee, 1112 NE 21s’ Ave., Portland,
OR 97232-2114. Call the council at 503-282-4296 or visit its Web site at www.itcnet.org
for more information.
Incarcerating people: Is it good to
use tribal money to incarcerate? Where do
we want to spend our available resources?
Dollars spent on imposing sentences,
maybe building jails, etc., takes away from
other areas, such as foster care.
Are we putting the cart before the
horse with this code that may include
sentencing when we don’t have jails yet?
The tribe’s jail agreement enables those
convicted under tribal law to go to the
Lincoln County jail. Youth arrested by the
state or county are taken care of through
the Oregon Juvenile Department.
Does the tribal member reimburse
the tribe for the time they spend in jail?
Tribal members not living on the reservation
already pay state taxes that include funds
for jail. Don’t federal courts have jurisdiction
over overcrowding? How would tribal
members repay time spent in jail?
Who would pay for counsel for tribal
members faced with prosecution? The
current draft code says that Tribal Court
would provide counsel in some cases. How
does Tribal Court pay for counsel for
defendants if the Tribal Council does not
okay the funds?
Drugs: People suggested that we
need a clause holding the tenant criminally
liable for damage done to tribal housing that
is related to manufacture/sale of drugs.
Someone thought that sentencing should
be like they do in the military and not allow
them back in tribal housing. Our code does
not address manufacturing drugs in a
tribally owned home. Should there be some
consequences?
Indian Civil Rights Act: The good
thing: It ended termination. The bad thing:
It is an affront to sovereignty because it
requires tribes to comply with a sort of Bill
of Rights for Indian people. It provides for
the right to habeas corpus, which means
that people can challenge Tribal Court
judgements in federal court.
Questions about the Indian Child
Welfare Act will be covered in the next
issue of Siletz News.
Would the area offices be
considered part of tribal land, therefore
part of our sovereign nation? The tribe’s
area offices are rented property and are
therefore not tribal land. The offices are
located in the tribe’s service area, however,
which is covered by tribal and federal law.
We are researching this issue further.
Would we be considered ambassadors in
the areas?
(See Criminal Code on page 17)