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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS USDA Food Distribution Dates Siletz Monday, May 6 Tuesday, May 7 Wednesday, May 8 Thursday, May 9 Friday, May 10 9 9 9 9 9 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. - - - - - 3 3 3 3 3 Royalty Applications Now Available p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m 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 - 7-12 years old Jr. Miss Siletz - 13-17 years old Miss Siletz - 18-24 years old Salem Monday, May 20 2:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. We would like to welcome tribal member and new USDA clerk, Martin Patrick. We would like to announce that USDA has received a commendable health and safety inspection from the Department of Health & Human Services - Public Health Service. Martin Patrick Nancy Collins, R.S., tribal sanitarian of the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center, wrote: “First, I would like to commend you on the excellent job you and your staff are doing at the facility. Your level of commitment to safety, sanitation, and service to the clients is admirable. ” ... “The facility is doing an excellent job. ” Many thanks to all of the volunteers and dedicated staff. Cultural Day Camp Coming Up Cultural day camp will be held on July 23-26, 2002, on Government Hill in Siletz, Ore. Cultural classes will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. daily. Meals are provided and we will host our traditional salmon feast on July 25 at 6 p.m. We would like to extend a special invitation to our tribal elders to come to the salmon feast. The camp is sponsored by the Cultural Heritage Committee, Cultural Program, Education Department, and Chinook Winds Casino. Cultural classes scheduled include basketry, cedar bark weaving, traditional cooking, flintknapping, braintanning leather, moccasins, shell necklaces, abalone earrings, four-direction keychains, soapstone beadmaking, easel painting, and storytelling. The camp is set up for tribal families to attend. Overnight campers must have a chaperone if they are under age 18. Camping is available only to participants who live outside of the Siletz area. Daytime participants must have a guardian/chaperone if they are under age 10. Campers should bring tents, sleeping bags, pillows, towels, and toiletries. Showers are available. Campers should not bring anything of monetary value, such as Discmans, stereos, etc. Tribal tipis are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve a tipi, please contact the Cultural Program. If you have any questions or would like to sign up for camp, please contact Selene Rilatos, cultural programs, at 1-800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532, ext. 246; Craig Whitehead, Cultural Heritage Committee chairman, ext. 230; or Mona Fisher, education specialist, ext. 373. We are not responsible for lost or stolen items. No weapons, alcohol, or drugs allowed. Contestantswill be judged on their knowledge of tribal and family history, poise and personality, speaking abilities, dance abilities in both the Feather Dance and Intertribal styles, and raffle ticket sales. Each contestant will receive a commission on the number of raffle tickets that she sells for the 2002 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow raffle. Commission rates are as follows: 200 to 500 at 20 percent, 501 to 1,000 at 25 percent, and 1,001 or more at 30 percent. This year’s royalty will be sponsored to attend the Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow and Miss Siletz also will be sponsored to attend the NCAI competition. The royalty pageant is scheduled for Aug. 8, 2002, and the winners will be crowned on Aug. 9 before the first grand entry of the pow-wow. The deadline to get applications to the Pow-Wow Committee is July 5, 2002. Any applications turned in from July 6 to July 15 will be accepted only with the approval of the Pow-Wow Committee. Any applications turned in after July 15 will not be accepted for this year. Young women interested in running for one of these categories should contact Craig Whitehead at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 230, or 541-444-8230 for an application. Tribal Court News from the Office of Tribal Court April and May 2002 Oral argument was held on April 4 for two consolidated election matters. The matter is pending decision. Chief Judge Calvin Gantenbein attended a class at the National Judicial College in Reno on “Settlement Techniques for Judges” in mid-April. Co-sponsors the Lincoln County Bar, Siletz Tribal Court, Ouderkirk & Hollen, Oregon Legal Aid Services, and OSB Indian Law Section present a CLE lunch series on Indian law organized by Diane Henkels, associate attorney with Ouderkirk & Hollen: May 3, Noon -1:15 p.m. Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting room (Lincoln County Courthouse) Honorable Chief Judge Calvin Gantenbein and Judge Edmund Clay Goodman, judges from CTSI’s Tribal Court, will present a panel on SiletzTribal Court, judicial ethics, and related topics. May 10, Noon - 1:15 p.m. Embarcadero in Newport, Ore. Lea Ann Easton, director of the Native American program of Oregon Legal Services and author of the 2000 OSB Juvenile Law Supplement Chapter Preliminary Hearing and Shelter Care, and Linda Gast, regional director of Lincoln County’s Oregon Legal Services, will present on Indian family law. On April 19, Craig Dorsay, with 25 years of Indian law practice, and representatives from CTSI discussed sovereign immunity and Indian law in Lincoln County, Ore,, as part of this series. May 2002 □ Siletz News □ 5
