LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the editor:
As I am sure you know by now, I have resigned from the Siletz Tribal Council
effective Feb. 10. I have been offered and have accepted the position of deputy
regional director, Northwest regional office. I should be moving to my position
on or about Feb. 25.
I want to thank Chairman Pigsley for giving me my first appointment and I
also thank all of the people who showed their support by voting for me when I
ran for the seat. I also want to thank the rest of the council for working with my
schedule so that I could attend as many of the council meetings and workshops as
possible while still tending to my bureau job.
I also thank the council for establishing the endowment funds for health,
education, and investments. I campaigned for those types of investments from
the beginning of gaming. As we can now see, we cannot rely on timber money to
maintain our government and we should not rely on the gaming to last forever. I
hope the council will continue to provide monies to keep the funds growing.
Congratulations to the new and almost new faces who ran for council this
year. It was good to see so much involvement in the election process. The results
showed how a single vote can count. It was great to see almost half of the voters
participate in the election. In many elections, only a small percentage of the
people give direction to the majority.
I have enjoyed my time on council and look forward to a time when I can run
for office and hopefully serve the tribe again.
Gerald Ben
To the editor:
I was happy to see that Beverly Stein is making jobs for Oregonians a top
priority. I’m glad she understands that getting our economy back on track will
solve many of the state’s problems.
While everyone else talks about the economy, Beverly will attack the problem
from every angle. She will work for real solutions. She will work with businesses
of every size and stature to provide more opportunities for Oregonians across
the state. And Beverly certainly has the experience and record of success to back
her up!
Please join me in supporting the candidate who will work with and support
every Oregonian to rebuild a strong, resilient state economy. Beverly Stein is the
best choice for governor.
Jon Guidoux
To the editor:
I appreciate each and every one of
you for taking the time out of your busy
schedules to vote. I thank those of you
who voted for me as every vote counted!
Every year, three people are elected
to council. For 25 years, our people
have followed this process. Because
you care and take the time to vote,
our tribal government continues to
be strong.
For those of you who did not cast
your vote for me, I will continue to
represent you also. Tribal Council’s
duty is to all tribal members, not just
those who voted for them.
We all want the best for our nation
and I will continue to work hard for all
of you.
Rosemary Breon Landis
To the editor:
I just talked with my uncle, Eddie
Collins, and couldn’t believe what he
was telling me. He’s moving away from
Siletz.
Why, you might ask?
He moved to Siletz to be close to
his people - to be close to our
grandmother, Ada Collins.
Has anyone noticed how Eddie has
worked hard to clean up his family’s plot
at the cemetery? Does anyone even know
that he was preparing that ground for the
time he would be lying next to his (our)
beloved grandmother and brothers,
Homer Unger and Bill Towner?
Edward G. Collins retired from the
U.S. Army, having served with high
distinction, earning the Silver Star
medal, Bronze Star medal, Purple Heart
medal, and too many other service
medals to bring to mind. He earned nine
battle stars on these service medals -
almost unsurpassable.
Keeping in mind he is one of the
last speakers of Tututun - something
that he never talks about, but everyone
should take notice of.
All this about a little old man who
“carries a big stick’’ and talks not of his
heroism (he says, “My medals talk for
themselves”), but of his living conditions.
The heater in his apartment is about
as big as this page, and has almost
caught on fire several times. The leaders
of this tribe would rather butter up a
white man for the chief of police
position, buy him his home and garage
- rather than take care of an Indian. An
Indian man of distinction, a man who
can trace his heritage back to Chief
Noch-Nos-Cia of the Yuki-Chee band
of Tututin, in the lower Rogue country.
He doesn’t need help last year and
the year before. He needs help now!
A bigger heater(s) or wood stove or
pellet stove.
But that’s the way you people on
the council are. Hurrah for the white
man, and boo for the Dene.
Ensalsun
Gilbert Towner
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