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. The 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 Nick Sixkiller 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.
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Please Note
Nick Sixkiller, education
specialist in the Eugene Area Office,
is filling in temporarily as the pow
wow coordinator until the position
is advertised and filled.
You can contact Nick at
541-484-4234 or 541-444-8230 or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or
nicks@ctsi.nsn.us for information
on 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, ore-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:
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
June 2004
Tipi Drawing
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For Siletz Tribal members to use
during the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Acidrcss *
on Aug. 13-15, 2004. One entry per
household, please. Deadline for entries
is July 30, 2004; names will be drawn
Phone;
soon after. Return this form to Siletz
Pow-Wow, Attn: Tipi, P.O. Box 549,
Roll #:
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 Nick Sixkiller.
The deadline to turn your
applications in to the Pow-Wow
Department is July 9, 2004.
Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Nuu-wee-ya’
(our words)
Introduction to the
Athabaskan Language
Open to tribal members
of ail ages
Siletz
Siletz Tribal Community Center
June 8-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
July 6-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
June 15-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
July 12-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Items Needed
for Elders’ Raffle
The Elders Council will have its
annual raffle at the Nesika Illahee Pow-
Wow. All tribal elders are asked to
donate an item for the raffle.
The money raised from the raffle
is used to support the elders’ activities
throughout the year; provide cards and
flowers to elders who have been ill,
hospitalized, or have passed on;
purchase gifts for other tribes when
attending gatherings; and sponsor a
dance competition at the pow-wow.
Anyone else who would like to
donate an item to the raffle should
contact Kathryn Dick at 541-444-8261
or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1261.
Salem
Salem Area Office
June 14-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
July 13-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
June 9-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
July 8-5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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.