TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Elders Attend Run to the Rogue
The elder pro
gram took elders from
the various areas to
participate in Run to
the Rogue. We stayed
in Port Orford this
year so we could take
part in the ceremony
at Battle Rock.
It was a beautiful
but very windy night
for the ceremony, with
a full moon shining
over the ocean and
ceremony area. We
left Port Orford the
Craig Whitehead tells Gilbert Towner and Gladys
next morning and
Bolton that they will carry the eagle staff for the last
had breakfast in
quarter-mile.
Gold Beach.
We caught up with the runners and upon our arrival at Oak Flats, we got off
the buses and walked the last mile with the runners. The dinner at Singing Springs
was very well planned and we all had a restful time for socializing. While in Port
Orford, we even had time to go down to the beach and watch the sunset. It was a
very enjoyable trip.
Elders Attend
NICOA
by Kathryn Dick
In early September, 32 elders met
at the Portland International Airport to
catch their flight to Albuquerque, N.M.,
to attend the National Indian
Conference on Aging. This conference
is held every two years.
We stayed at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel across from the Albuquerque
Conference Center, where the
conference was held. Approximately
3,000 Native Americans, mostly elders,
attended the conference.
Gladys Bolton and Frank Chee
While there, the elders went to
Willetto, Navajo Code Talker and
various workshops on issues regarding
NICOA chairman
the elderly. We also attended a banquet,
fashion show, and pow-wow. The fashion show was very interesting as it was a
display of elders dressed in their tribal regalia. It was really neat to see the way
other Native people dressed.
We also were able to sightsee a bit, going to a couple casinos and spending
one afternoon in Old Town.
Elders Go to Canada
Forty elders went on a cruise through the San Juan Islands to Victoria, B.C.
We had three vans from Eugene, Salem, Portland, and Siletz.
We met over the Washington border and traveled together to Bellingham,
where we stayed at the Heritage Best Western. We got up early the next morning
for breakfast and loaded the buses to go to the cruise harbor. It was foggy and a
bit misty, but we had fun anyway.
We boarded the boat and traveled through the San Juan Islands before arriving
at Victoria Harbor. After going through customs, we all went every which way
as we had four hours to eat lunch and see the sights. Much to our delight, the
sun came out.
Some elders went
to Chinatown, while
others rode the big
two-tier bus for a
sightseeing
tour
of Victoria. Others
rode horse-drawn
carriages or small
trams pulled by a
bicycle and rider.
There was a bit of
time to shop before
we headed back to the
cruise boat.'
Cheri Ortega and her mother, Lillian Larvie
We had a buffet
dinner of prime rib
and salmon on our way back to Bellingham. This was such an enjoyable trip and
it all went just too fast. We stayed another night in Bellingham and headed home
the next morning.
The elders would like to thank the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
for its contribution toward this trip. Without it, we wouldn’t have been able to go.
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November 2002
e elders in Albuquerque
Another Year of Wisdom
Happy Birthday!
Feam Blacketer, 11/22
Kenneth Blair, 11/11
Bruce Butler III, 11/19
John Christensen, 11/10
Willa Daugherty, 11/26
Jessie Davis, 11/14
Cecelia Deanda, 11/29
Elizabeth Dotson, 11/4
Sherry Eddings, 11/15
Robert Finley, 11/1
Minnie Hegge, 11/9
Geneva Johnson, 11/19
Gylene Jones, 11/20
Victor Larsen, 11/1
Lillian Larvie, 11/13
Dixie Lee, 11/14
Benito Marzan, 11/25
Robert Miller, 11/25
Joy Moses, 11/28
Joyce Phillips, 11/25
Andrew Quitevis Jr., 11/1
John Roe Jr., 11/30
Joy Stewart, 11/1
Beverly Youngman, 11/13