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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Spokesperson Training Due in October The curriculum and the agenda for the spokesperson trainings have been set. The first training is on Oct. 10-11 and the second is on Oct. 17-18. Make-up video train ings can be arranged. Tribal Court would like to encourage all interested Siletz Tribal members or other federally recog nized tribal members living on Siletz reservation land to apply. Tribal spokespersons are asked to serve only a minimum of six hours per year, depending on the case they represent. Applications are continually accepted at Siletz Tribal Court, but to participate in the training provided by our grant, applications must be received by Sept. 30, 2003. Once your ap plication is submitted, the chief judge will determine your acceptance into the program. If you or someone you know is interested in Spokesperson Program details, please, call Julie Godwin- Tucker, project coordinator at Tribal Court, at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 250, or 541-444-8250, or write to the address below: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon Attn: Tribal Court Project Coordinator P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Basket Making Lavera Simmons demonstrates her gardening skills on Tolowa Court in Siletz, (photo by Maria Westervelt) Tribal members interested in gathering Siletz basketry materials should contact Bud Lane at the Cultural Department as soon as possible. Bud can be reached at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 320, or 541-444-8320. Siletz basket making classes will begin this fall, but some basic materials need to be gathered in order to participate. Elder Council Meeting Sept. 13,2003 Chinook Winds Casino & Convention Center 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Because of the deer hair loss syndrome, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has cut the tribe’s doe and spike tags back severely. The Natural Resources Committee has recommended that these tags go out on a drawing basis. These tags are valid with an unused tribal buck tag. Maps will be provided. Please print all information clearly. StottMt Unit Controlled Hunt: 30 Tags Drawing application must be received at the Tribal Fish & Wildlife Department by Sept. 12,2003. Alsea Unit Controlled Deer Hunt No. 618 Oct. 11 - Nov. 5 Stott Mountain Controlled Deer Hunt No. 617 Oct. 11-Nov. 5 Name_________________________ Roll No. ______________________ Address_______________________ Phone No._____________________ If under 18 years of age and 12 or 1 older, include Oregon Hunters Safety ’ No. __________________________ Name_________________________ Roll No. ______________________ Address_______________________ Phone No.____________________ If under 18 years of age and 12 or older, include Oregon Hunters Safety No. __________________________ Signature______________________ Date ' Signature______________________ Date__________________________ Lillie Butler, 9/23 Wayne Case, 9/30 Vincent Delgado, 9/3 Charlott Depoe, 9/21 Oscar Hatfield, 9/17 Robert John, 9/29 Judy King, 9/25 Georgia Knapp, 9/12 Pamela Lane, 9/5 Charles Orton, 9/14 Theresa Paez, 9/7 Agnes Pilgrim, 9/11 Linda Powell, 9/13 Ameva Pyle, 9/9 Kenneth Robertson, 9/18 Ruben Sanders III, 9/15 Loma Scott, 9/25 Lavera Simmons, 9/9 Juanita Smith, 9/27 Calvin Van Pelt, 9/4 Sylvia Walker, 9/16 Peter Wertin, 9/28 Maria Westervelt, 9/12 Diane Wheatley, 9/24 Elders Attend Lummi Nation Gathering Drawing Applications for 2003 Antlerless Deer Tags Alsea Unit Controlled Hunt: 20 Tags Another Year of Wisdom Happy Birthday! । । The elders traveled to Bellingham, Wash., for the Lummi Nation Elder Honor Day. Thirty-five elders from the Portland, Salem, Eugene, and Siletz areas attended. It was a fun trip, meeting at the first rest area across the Washington border. We ate our sack lunches and then traveled on to Bellingham. The gathering was held in the huge Lummi Community Center. It had large trees for beams and carvings in some of them. The meal was something else. They started out by serving beverages, cheese, and crackers to each elder. Next came the platters heaped with cooked crab. We dug in and really enjoyed the crab. A bit later, they brought plates full of food - shredded pork, salmon, white fish, turkey, baked beans, potato salad, crab cakes, and rolls. It was a big plate of food. Then they served strawberry shortcake. Each guest was given a baggie with snacks to take with them. They honored all the bus drivers for bringing the elders to their gathering. Dennis Lane clowns it up. Alice Werth from Springfield received the big honor for being the oldest bus driver. She was given a big ice chest full of ice, soda, and water, plus a Pendleton bag. We also visited their new casino, the Silver Reef. It’s a very nice casino and we all had fun. We had a great stay, meeting new friends and visiting with friends we made last year. September 2003 □ Siletz News □ 7
