TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Feather Dancers
Dance in Portland
Class Visits
Dance House
On March 12, 2002, we were
invited to present our feather dancers
at the National Education Conference
for BIA Schools in Portland, Ore.
Feather dancers Jennifer Butler, Justin
Mason, Ami Case, Tim Stuart, Tasha
Rilatos, Robby Jay, and Samantha
Lynch, accompanied by Robert Kentta
and Selene Rilatos, represented the tribe
at this event.
Our dancers did one special dance
in honor of our beloved elder, Gramma
Maude Lane, and did a fashion show
of their regalia. We are very proud of
these young people for representing our
tribe in such an honorable manner.
The conference attendees were
from many tribes throughout the United
States and were very impressed by the
Siletz dancers. Many people shook their
hands and took their pictures. All of us
should be very proud of these young
future leaders of our tribe.
by Selene Rilatos
On April 5, 2002, the fourth-grade
class from Arcadia School in Toledo,
Ore., came to Siletz to visit the tribe
because tribal member Brett Lane Jr.
attends this school. During this visit,
the children went to the dance house,
where Brett did a solo feather dance and
sang for his classroom.
It was a nice day and the children
learned about our tribal traditions, pow
wow etiquette, tribal history, and saw
a slide show about the tribe. Each time
a class visits, we talk about our culture
and how we treat the land and the dance
house. It’s a very educational
presentation that we offer to schools
and our guests.
Dance House Damaged
Above: Jennifer Butler, Tasha Rilatos, Ami Case, and Samantha Lynch display
traditional Siletz basketry and regalia.
Below: Robby Jay, Tim Stuart, and Justin Mason are ready to dance.
Sometime during the weekend of
April 6-7, our dance house was
vandalized. It saddens us to know
something like this would happen to our
dance house. We wonder who would
do such a thing to something so sacred
to our people.
We are asking for your help. If you
know of anyone who may have done
this to our dance house or have any
information regarding, this matter,
please contact the Cultural office at
1-800-922-1399, ext. 246, or
541-444-8246. The information you
provide will be kept confidential.
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General Council
Meeting
Keizer Heritage Foundation
980 Chemawa Road NE
Keizer, Oregon
May 4, 2002
Agenda
1 p.m.
Call to Order
Invocation
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Natural Resources: Timber Sales
Education: Child Care Construction
Tribal Member Concerns
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjournment
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