LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the editor:
I would like to express my gratitude
to all of you who supported me in the
2004 Tribal Council election. It was a
close race. However, losing a tribal
election after having received 330 votes
is historical. I once won a Tribal
Council election with 175 votes.
I especially want to thank my
nieces, Gloria Ingle and Elaine Smith,
for their support and for the wonderful
buffet dinner they provided at the family
and friends gathering in Toledo. Every
one enjoyed it. I can’t thank you enough
for your love and loyalty. I love you and
appreciate you more than you know.
I also want to thank my daughter,
Denise Jordan, and my niece, Lani
Cordova, for working so hard on my
election campaign. I love you guys. You
and your telephone bills can take a
much-deserved rest.
To the Rilatos family members who
didn’t vote, shame on you!
Phil Rilatos Sr.
To the editor:
I express my sincere thanks for the
votes received for my re-election to the
Tribal Council and I appreciate the
confidence that I can be your represen
tative. I will continue taking tribal
member issues before the Tribal
Council. I pray that God will be with you
and your families in the coming year.
I also encourage you to vote in your
local and state elections. Many issues
are coming before the tribe, such as U.S.
Supreme Court decisions on tribal
sovereignty rights and recommended
federal budget cuts that will impact
tribal programs. The tribe needs
representatives who will work on tribal
interests and your vote counts in your
local and state elections. If you are not
registered to vote in your state, the tribal
newsletter has given you steps on how
to register.
You can call the tribe’s number at
1-800-922-1399 (ext. 203) and leave a
message if you need to speak with me.
Thank you for your votes.
Lillie Butler
To the editor:
I would like to express my appreciation to you, the Siletz Tribal Council, for
your endorsement of the Rogue River Indian History Lodge. I appreciate the
quality of leadership you have shown in supporting the lodge and all the things it
could potentially mean to the Siletz people and the community at large.
I look forward to a cordial and productive relationship with you and with the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians as we all work toward a brighter future for
our people.
Respectfully yours.
Rocky Hoiness
To the editor:
I would like to commend our tribal
health clinic for creating opportunities
for our tribal members to become aware
of our diet and exercise. I signed up for
the exercise challenge and the service
to pay for visits to a local health club.
It’s been extremely beneficial in
motivating me to get more physical
exercise and to use weight-training
equipment to do treatment for my
frozen shoulders.
I would like to suggest that our
Health Committee look into how we
can gain providers for alternative health
treatment methods. I’m speaking
specifically about the practice of
Chinese medicine and acupuncture. I’ve
received treatment from the Grand
Ronde Clinic and it’s been a successful
treatment method for my trigeminal
neuralgia and sciatic nerve problems.
I hope that more tribal members
will attend committee meetings or write
letters speaking of their needs and
solutions that you might be aware of
for problems that are happening in our
tribal organization and communities.
I frequently submit articles to our
newspaper about programming availa
ble to address issues for members who
are locked up in correctional facilities
or for resources that can help us with
community policing. I think it’s very
crucial for our tribe to focus on
developing programming to help our
members recognize behaviors that are
adverse to their success and help us to
become educated about these thinking
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April 2004
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errors (http://www.choicesoforegon.
com/thinking_errors.htm.).
Our tribe has helped fund a
parenting class, but the focus was on
older children and we still need a class
that teaches about the parenting of birth
to 5 years of age. We have a community
prevention group that does wonderful
things for our tribal members - Siletz
Valley Partnership (541-444-7310).
Our concern shows when we take
the time to get involved. Our Tribal
Alcohol and Drug program has a
Transitional Living Center for re
covering women and they have a
Talking Circle on the second Wednes
day of each month where women can
go to find and give support. We now
have a very clever article in our news
paper called “Ask Raven.” What great
accomplishments for our future.
I see positive things happening, but
then I see drug use, domestic violence,
and dysfunction. I want to make a
difference. So I’m considering running
for Tribal Council - please contact me
with feedback - nadosh2@yahoo.com,
P.O. Box 586, Siletz, OR 97380. What
do you think, how do you think our
tribal representatives should be
interacting, with whom, and where?
Whatever we do, we must do
something to speak out about our needs
and the things we believe can help us
with our recovery, whether it be from
addictions, financial hardships, emotion
al trauma, or physical illness.
Respectfully,
Lisa Brown
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