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Vol. 30, No. 9, September 2002
Siletz Reservation History
Fort Hoskins
Historic Park
Opens Sept. 14
Members of the Color Guard at the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow include Rod Ben (I), William Depoe Jr., Gilbert Towner,
Keith Taylor, Steven Reuben, Bunski Leonard, and Bill Wilson. Craig Whitehead (back to camera) and others
in attendance await the posting of the colors.
Run to the Rogue VIII Coming Up
Run to the Rogue is an annual relay
run sponsored by the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon.
The run begins in Siletz on the
morning of Sept. 19, 2002, and ends
Sept. 21 at an undesignated site near
the Rogue River in Southwest Oregon,
wild fires near Oak Flat in August
prevent the naming of the area where
the run will end.
This run commemorates the Siletz
Tribal ancestors who were forcibly
removed from their homeland in the
Rogue River country in the mid-1800s
and marched north to Siletz and the
confinements of the Coast Reservation.
This annual relay run is the closest we
can come to our ancestors’ experience
on the journey from their homeland.
Volunteers are needed for this
three-day event to run, walk, or help
out with camp setup, cleanup,
cooking, and other activities.
Youth may participate, but need a
designated adult committed to
traveling and camping with the youth.
Transportation is provided along
the route for runners and
volunteers. Camping, meals, and
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner, General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
runner’s support and refreshments
are provided.
All participants are asked to attend
an orientation session on Sept. 18
at 6:30 p.m. at the Siletz Tribal
Community Center.
If you would like to participate
in this drug- and alcohol-free relay
run, please call 1-800-922-1399 or
541-444-2532, ext. 273, ext. 373, or
ext. 290, for a registration packet or
pick one up at the Siletz Tribal
administration building packet.
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Siletz news
Siletz Tribal members and their
families are invited to the grand opening
of Fort Hoskins Historic Park, located
in the old town of Hoskins, Ore., in
Kings Valley.
Grand opening ceremonies are set
for Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Siletz Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley
will give an opening speech as will
others involved with developing the
park. Other activities include Siletz
Tribal demonstrations and displays,
Grande Ronde Tribal demonstrations
and displays, Civil War re-enactors, a
living history encamp-ment, tours of the
Frantz-Dunn House, and an 1865 U.S.
flag rededication.
Fort Hoskins was established in
1856 and was one of three forts
(including Fort Yamhill and Fort
Umpqua) built to monitor the newly
established Coast (Siletz) Reservation.
It also was closely associated with the
military post at the Siletz Agency
See Fort on page 19.
What’s Inside
Letters to the Editor
Chairman’s Report
Tribal Program News
Tribal Member News
Notices
Elk Hunt Drawings
Culture Camp
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Tribal Council Timesheets
Siletz Clinic
Chinook Winds
Passages
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