LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Excess Pledge Revenue
2002 Per Capita
Payment
The Siletz Tribal membership
is being provided notice that on
Aug. 1, 2002, a distribution of Net
Revenues from the Excess Pledge
Revenue will occur.
The distribution will be provided
to all living enrolled members on the
roll as of July 1, 2002, in the amount
of $735. The minor distribution will be
forwarded to their trust accounts.
Tribal members ages 18 and over
may pick up their check at the
Siletz Tribal Community Center on
Aug. 1, 2002, from Noon to 8 p.m.
Each member must have on file with
Enrollment a copy of their Social
Security card or completed W-9. Each
member must show photo ID and only
he/she can pick up his/her check.
Any checks not picked up in person
will be mailed on Aug. 2, to the last
known address on file in Enrollment,
provided required documentation is
on file.
If you have any questions, please
contact Loraine Butler, Enrollment
clerk, at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 258, or
541-444-8258, or e-mail at
loraineb@ctsi.nsn. us.
One Computer Per
Household?
Yes, the Tribal Council has
obligated funds from the 2000 and 2001
Excess Pledge Revenue for the
placement of one computer in each
tribal household.
Current plans include an initial
purchase of approximately 1,000
computers (hard drive, monitor, printer,
extras, technical assistance, setup, and
delivery). Tribal administration sought
bids from several well-known
manufacturers of computer systems
and received bids from the following:
Gateway, Compaq, CDW, and NexGen.
A final price and total number of
systems is being negotiated, and a final
deal is expected in the next 30 days.
In order to determine which
households may be interested in having
a computer, an application and
additional details on this project will
be forthcoming in the July issue of
Nesika Illahee (the tribe’s confidential
quarterly newsletter).
Please look for more information
in Nesika Illahee.
Editor’s Note: Siletz News did not receive any letters to the editor for this
issue. Therefore, we are filling this page with tribal program news.
More Housing
Rehabilitation
Assistance
Tribal Council has approved
housing renovation assistance funds
from the 2000 and 2001 Excess Pledge
Revenue funds for those tribal members
who are unable to meet the income
eligibility guidelines of the BIA
Housing Improvement program or the
NAHASDA HIP program.
To date, the tribe has been unable
to provide assistance to members,
owning their own home in need of
repair, who were over income due to
federal guidelines. It is anticipated that
the policy implementing guidelines for
this new program will be approved at
the July regular Tribal Council meeting.
Upon approval of these new
guidelines, applications will be taken
at the Housing department office
located in Siletz and Salem.
Please see the Missing Moccasins list on page 12 and help locate
some tribal members.
Siletz News Letters Policy
Siletz News, a publication of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
of Oregon, is published once a month.
Our editorial policy encourages input
from readers about stories printed in
Siletz News and other tribal issues.
All letters must include the
author’s signature, address, and phone
number in order to be considered for
publication. Siletz News reserves the
right to edit any letter for clarity and
length, and to refuse publication of any
letter or any part of a letter that may
contain profane language, libelous
statements, personal attacks, or
unsubstantiated statements.
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Please note: The general manager
of the Siletz Tribe is the editor-in-chief
of Siletz News.
Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
Assistant: Natasha Kavanaugh
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Tribal Council
Honors 2002
College Graduates
The Siletz Tribal Council
awarded each 2002 graduating
senior receiving a Bachelor’s
degree with the gift of a Siletz
Tribal Pendleton Blanket. Letters
of congratulations were sent in
May to the graduating seniors
notifying them of this gift and most
have received their blanket.
This gift was awarded in
recognition of the hard work and
dedication each graduate has put
forth in obtaining his or her degree.
Please join the Tribal Council
in congratulating each of these
seniors on their accomplishment
and in wishing each of them
prosperity in their future.
Seniors recognized include
Jeremy
Myrland,
Velvet
Stainbrook, Chad McCormick,
Joseph Hendrickson, Brent
Walker, Tawnia McGurthy,
Duke Staggs, Corina Rilatos,
Welo Watson, Andrea Wynn,
Charlie Moody, Rindy Dickson,
Misty Moceikis, Amanda
Hamilton, Alissa Lane, Amber
Owen, and Darelle Butler.
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Don't forget those birthday or
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