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ETZ NEWS
y publication by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 29, No. 12, December 2001
2ments Praises Siletz Tribe
at Restoration
Rudy Clements said it all:
“They have understood what was
right for them and what was not, and they
have known what they needed and what
they could do without. They have not been
afraid to go ahead w hen they had to, but
neither have they been unwilling to bend
when it was necessary.”
The director of tribal relations for
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs made these comments in his
keynote address at the Siletz Tribe’s 24,h
Restoration Celebration on Nov. 17. His
address started a day of food, song,
video, and dance.
Emcee Ed Ben, Tribal Chairman
Delores Pigsley, and the Siletz Royalty
kicked off the afternoon's activities. The
current royalty - Waleeska Riding In,
Tiffany Stuart, and Leslie Lundy-
Medlin - were joined by Tasha Rilatos
and Sara Bell for the Lord’s Prayer.
Rudy then delivered his speech,
taking people back 25 years, when few
people had heard of the Siletz Tribe or
knew that it had been terminated.
Despite the obstacles of termination, the
tribe found a way to move forward.
“It set its goals, but it was willing
to adapt them. It listened to the concerns
of its neighbors and respected their
interests,” said Rudy. “But the trib£
also listened to the ways of its own
people, and it kept these interests above
all others.”
Few people, he said, can fully
appreciate what the Siletz Tribe
has accomplished.
“But the evidence of what the tribe
has achieved is all around us. That
evidence is in the faces of the Siletz
people. It is also in the lands of the
Siletz Reservation, its water and trees,
its salmon and deer. The significance
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of Siletz
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner, General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
of today's celebration is not only that
the Siletz have regained and re
established a land for their people, but
that they have recaptured a strong spirit
for their future.”
Following a delicious buffet
prepared by Chinook Winds Casino, the
audience was treated to a performance
by children in Siletz Tribal Head Start.
Several children sang songs and others
were featured on video.
Another video featured the Oregon
Social Learning Center and its work in
helping the tribe preserve its ancient
stories. Tribal elders, including Sherry
Eddings and Esther Stutzman, related
the old stories to an audience of children
and adults in the dance house.
Frank Petersen helped honor all
those who have participated in the seven
Run to the Rogue relays. Accompanied
by videotape, Frank spoke of how the
run came to be - of Jessica Werth’s
Ed Ben (I) and Dee Pigsley wrap a Siletz Pendleton blanket around Rudy
Clements, who delivered the keynote address at the Restoration Celebration.
enthusiastic exclamation that this is
something she wants to do and of Mike
Darcy traveling the first mile in 1995.
The evening's pow-wow included
a Memorial Honor Dance for those
Siletz Tribal members who have passed
away during the last year. This occurred
amid several hours of dancing, singing,
and drumming, all in the name of the
second Indian tribe in the nation to
regain its federal recognition.
See more
Restoration
Celebration
highlights on
pages 3, 8, and 9.
What’s Inside
The Siletz Elders presented this enlarged photo to Chinook Winds Casino to
display. Pictured are mothers Angeline Bell (I), Pearl Rilatos, Aurilla Tom,
Augusta Simmons, and Maude Lane.
Letters to the Editor
Chairman’s Report
Tribal Programs
Restoration Pow-Wow
Budgets
Tribal Member News
Notices
Tribal Council Timesheets
Siletz Clinic
Chinook Winds
Passages
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