TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow News
Apply Now for
Siletz Royalty
Dance Sponsors
Needed
The Pow-Wow Committee is now
taking applications for this year’s
royalty contestants. I’he age categories
are as follows:
The Pow-Wow Committee is cur
rently looking for dance sponsors for
this year’s Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow.
When you sponsor a category, 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, 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.
Little Miss Siletz - 7 to 12
Jr. Miss Siletz - 13 to 17
Miss Siletz - 18 to 24
Young women interested in running
in one of these categories should contact
Craig Whitehead for an application.
The deadline to get applications to
the Pow-Wow Committee is July 9,
2004. Any applications turned in
between July 9 and July 16 will only
be accepted with the approval of the
Pow-Wow Committee. All applications
turned in after July 16 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. 12, 2004, and the winners will be
crowned before the first grand entry on
Aug. 13. This year’s royalty will be
sponsored to attend the Gathering of
Nations Pow-Wow and Miss Siletz also
will be sponsored to participate in the
NCAI competition.
Please contact
Craig Whitehead at
541-444-8230 or
1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1230, or
craigw@ctsi.nsn.us
for information on any
aspect of the pow-wow
or Siletz Royalty.
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Time to Gather
Basket-Making
Materials
Spring is here and very soon hazel
sticks will be ready to pick and peel.
Hazel stick gathering is a must for
anyone interested in making traditional
Siletz baskets. Spruce root can be dug
all year round and is used for the
weavers or weft of Siletz baskets. Bear
grass and maidenhair fem are used for
overlay to make our traditional designs
or marks in our baskets and both are
picked in late summer.
Any tribal members interested
in gathering can call Bud Lane at
541-444-8320 or 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1320, or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Just a reminder - basket materials must
be gathered in a timely fashion.
Here is a general breakdown of
gathering times for different materials:
May - Hazel, willow, and fir sticks,
spruce roots
June - Hazel, willow, and fir sticks
(until mid-June), spruce roots
July - Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear
grass, maidenhair fem
August - Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear
grass, maidenhair fem, hazel sticks
(limited), willow sticks
September - Bear grass, maidenhair
fem, woodwardia fem, spruce roots
May 2004
Tipi Drawing
Name:_________________________
Address: _______________________
Phone:_________________________
Roll #:_________________________
For Siletz Tribal members to use
during the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow on
Aug. 13-15, 2004. One entry per
household, please. Deadline for entries
is July 30, 2004; names will be drawn
soon after. Return this form to Siletz
Pow-Wow, Attn: Tipi, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Join Cultural
Awareness and
Siletz History
Nights
Presented by Selene Rilatos,
Cultural Programs Coordinator
Hosted by Education and
Cultural Programs
Salem Area Office
May 3, 2004, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Sonja Moody-Jurado, 503-390-9494
Siletz - Tribal Youth Center
May 5, 2004, 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mona Fisher, 541-444-8373 or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1373
Vendor
Applications
are Ready
Those who would like to receive a
vendor’s application for space at this
year’s Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow should
contact Craig Whitehead.
The deadline to turn your
applications in to the Pow-Wow
Department is July 9, 2004.
Nuu-wee-ya’
(our words)
Introduction to the
Athabaskan Language
Open to tribal members
of all ages
Siletz
Siletz Tribal Community Center
May 11-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
June 8-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
May 5-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
June 15-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
May 4-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
June 14-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Eugene
Portland Area Office
May 13, 2004, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Katy Kaady, 503-238-1512
Eugene Area Office
May 10-5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
June 9-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Eugene Area Office
May 17, 2004, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Nick Sixkiller, 541-484-4234
These presentations are open to all
tribal members. For more details, you
also can contact Selene at 541-444-8246
or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1246.
Hum’Chi!
For more information, contact
Bud Lane at the Siletz Cultural
Department at 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320, or
e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.