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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Vol. 31, No. 12
December 2003
Restoration Celebration Draws Families, Friends of the Tribe
Siletz Tribal HeadStart kids entertain the crowd with the Hokey Pokey.
The children from Head Start
serenaded the crowd as families and
friends enjoyed the Siletz Tribe’s 26th
Anniversary Restoration Celebration on
Nov. 15 at Chinook Winds Casino.
Fourteen children first sang The
Wheels on the Bus, following it with three
more numbers. A microphone passed
from child to child, with some barely
audible and others belting out tunes.
Drawings for several new treaty
blankets - red and black with the
basketcap design - took place during
the festivities, which included guest
speakers Stan Speaks, regional director
of the BIA, and former Gov. Vic Atiyeh.
Speaks recapped the history of the
Siletz Tribe from the establishment of
the original reservation in 1855.
“The Siletz Indians, living on the
river by that name, and 26 other bands
formed the nucleus of the Indians on
the reservation. Most of the coast tribes
to the south and on the lower Rogue
River were moved onto the reservation
in 1856 and 1857.” he said.
What’s Inside
Letters to the Editor
Chairman’s Report
Vice Chairman’s Report
Tribal Program News
Restoration Celebration
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Tribal Member News
Tribal Council Timesheets
Siletz Clinic
Chinook Winds
Passages
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Speaks quickly moved on to 1977,
when the tribe was restored on Nov. 18.
Since then, the tribe has grown in
numbers and prospered.
“What I have observed ... is the
continuous strong and dedicated
leadership of this tribe. Leaders and
council members that have walked the
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon
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Siletz, OR 97380-0549
halls of the Interior Department in
Washington, D.C. They have walked
the halls of Congress. They’ve worked
from a government-to-government
relationship with the governor of the
state of Oregon. And they have worked
with the various departments of the state
of Oregon. And I will say that this tribe
is recognized throughout the Northwest
and across Indian Country,” he said.
“The tribe’s economic and business
development has brought success to the
tribe, jobs for its people, jobs to non
Indian people up and down the coast of
Oregon. The tribe has been extremely
good for the state of Oregon, extremely
good for Lincoln County.”
Gov. Atiyeh specifically addressed
tribal members less than 27 years old.
“What you have today came from
desperation, hard work, frustration, and
a constant fight to overcome hatred,”
he said, and had them give a round of
applause in grateful appreciation to
those who had so little and gave so much.
Jake Vasey from Sen. Darlene
Hooley’s office read a speech that she
gave on the Senate floor on Nov. 18
recognizing the tribe’s restoration.
The comedy/musical duo of
Williams & Ree played several songs
during the buffet luncheon, including a
few requests from the crowd.
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
University of Oregon Library
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