TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow News
Dance Sponsors
Are Needed
The Pow-Wow Committee is
currently looking for dance sponsors
for this year’s Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow.
By sponsoring a category, you’ll
make it more personal. Your name will
be on the winner’s envelope and will
be read during the awarding of the
prize money to the dancers.
Dance categories include both
male/female traditional, male/female
fancy, grass, and jingle. You can
sponsor, or co-sponsor with the
committee, a category in your name,
your family’s name, or in memory of
a loved one.
Contact Craig Whitehead to see
what categories are available.
Apply Now for Siletz Royalty
The Pow-Wow Committee is now taking applications for this year’s royalty
contestants. The age categories are as follows:
Little Miss Siletz - 7 to 12
Jr. Miss Siletz - 13 to 17
Miss Siletz - 18 to 24
The Pow-Wow coordinator is
currently taking names for vending
If any young women are interested in running in one of these categories,
contact Craig Whitehead for an application.
The deadline to get applications to the Pow-Wow Committee is July 4, 2003.
Any applications turned in between July 5 and July 15 will only be accepted with
the approval of the Pow-Wow Committee. All applications turned in after July 15
will not be accepted for this year.
Contestants will 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 ticket sales. Each contestant will receive a commission
on the number of tickets that she sells. Commission rates are as follows - 200 to
500 at 20 percent, 501 to 1,000 at 25 percent, and more than 1,000 at 30 percent.
The pageant is scheduled for Aug. 7, 2003, and the winners will be crowned
before the first grand entry on Aug. 8. This year’s royalty will be sponsored to
attend the Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow and the Miss Siletz also will be
sponsored to participate in the NCAI competition.
Sister Francella Griggs (l), Shirley Walker,
and Vickie Nelson
Vendor
Applications
Are Ready
space at this year’s Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow. Those who would like to
receive a vendor’s application should
contact Craig Whitehead.
The deadline to turn your
applications in to the Pow-Wow
Department is July 4, 2003.
Please contact Craig
Whitehead at 541-444-8230 or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 230, for
information on any aspect of
the pow-wow and Siletz Royalty.
These photos were taken during lunchtime at
the Diabetes Expo held on Feb. 23, 2003, at
the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
This was the largest gathering of people with
diabetes in Oregon and Southwest
Washington. Laura Duarte, William Strong,
Vickie Nelson, and Maria Westervelt went to
the expo from the Siletz area. We had a very
interesting and great day!
(photos by Maria Westervelt)
Toni Matt, Laura Duarte, and Tina Wooten
Another Year of Wisdom
Happy Birthday!
“Going to the Beach” at Annual
Elder Gathering
by Kathryn Dick
The Siletz Elder Gathering is planned for April 8, 2003, at Chinook Winds
Casino & Convention Center in Lincoln City, Ore. All elders are welcome and
encouraged to attend.
We’ll be hosting tribes from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. You can sign up
by calling me, the elder coordinator, at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 261, or
541-444-8261. Some lodging will be provided.
Registration begins at 11 a.m. on April 8. Lunch will be served at noon. We’ll
have an afternoon of fun and laughs with Walt Klamath as our master of ceremonies.
We’re having a “Going to the Beach” theme, with lighthouse centerpieces
and decorations. We’ll also have a talent show in the afternoon. If you would like
to share a talent, tell a joke or story or poem, sing, dance, or play an instrument,
just let me know. Everyone who takes part in the talent show will receive a special
gift. We’ll also have lots of door prizes.
We’ll serve dinner at 6 p.m. and the Rick Bartow Band will perform
during and after dinner. A dance floor will be available for all who like to boogie.
Michael Alicante, 4/1
Mildred Bueno, 4/13
Darelle Butler, 4/8
Mary A. “Dolly” Fisher, 4/8
Tessabelle Green, 4/15
Clementine Hartt, 4/14
Donna Holmes, 4/9
Elder Council Meeting
Chinook Winds
Casino
May 10,2003
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
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Nathan Huffman Jr., 4/17
Gerald Lane, 4/14
Mabel Langton, 4/28
Clarice McKnight, 4/25
Evelina Medley, 4/17
Charles Miles, 4/23
Doris Riding In, 4/21
Manuel Rilatos, 4/20
Phil Rilatos Sr., 4/13
Wilma Rodgers, 4/15
Patricia Rodriguez, 4/25
Lawrence Sondenaa, 4/10
Richard Strickler, 4/27
Wreatha Tollefson, 4/8
Alice Werth, 4/28
Daniel Wilcox, 4/13
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