TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
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 fern 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 gath
ering can call Bud Lane at 1 -800-922-1399,
ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320; or e-mail
budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Basket materials must be gathered in
a timely fashion. Here is a general break
down of gathering times for different
items:
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, maid
enhair fern
August
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass, maid
enhair fem, hazel sticks (limited), willow
sticks
September
Bear grass, maidenhair fem, woodwardia
fern, spruce roots
Mark These Dates for Annual
Cultural Camp
NESIKA ILLAHEE POW-WOW
Apply Now for Siletz Royalty
The Pow-Wow Committee in taking
applications for this year's Royalty con
testants. The categories are as follows:
Little Miss Siletz - 7-12 years old
Jr. Miss Siletz -13-17 years old
Miss Siletz - 18-24 years old
Young women interested in running
in one of these categories should contact
Nick Sixkiller of Felicia Carmona for
an application.
The deadline to get applications to the
Pow-Wow Committee is July 2, 2005.
Any applications turned in between July 6
and July 15 will be accepted only with
approval of the Pow-Wow Committee. All
applications turned in after July 15 will
not be accepted for this year.
Contestants will be judged on their
knowledge of tribal and family history,
poise and personality, speaking ability,
dance ability in both Feather Dance and
intertribal styles, and ticket sales.
Each contestant will receive a com
mission 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. 11,
2005, and the winners will be crowned
before the first grand entry on Aug. 12.
This year’s royalty will be sponsored
to attend the Gathering of Nations Pow-
Wow in Albuquerque, N.M., and Miss
Siletz also will be sponsored to partici
pate in the National Congress of Ameri
can Indians (NCAI) competition.
Please contact Nick at 541 -444-8230
or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1230, for any
aspect of the pow-wow or Siletz Royalty;
or Felicia at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1273,
or 541-444-8273
July 26-28, 2005 - Siletz, Oregon
Culture Camp will begin this year on
July 26 and end on July 28. Camp will be
held at the Siletz Tribal Community Cen
ter and pow-wow grounds.
Culture Camp is for tribal families
and children under age 10 must have an
adult chaperone.
Camp planning meetings are under
way and suggested activities include
basketweaving, hand drum-making
demonstration, drumstick making,
beadworking, shell necklace making, tra
ditional foods preparation, flintknapping,
storytelling, fish T-shirt painting, mocca
sin making, and recreational activities.
Overnight camping is available for
families that live outside of the Siletz area.
Tipis are available as well. We have a lim
ited amount of tipis; they are first-come,
first-served. To reserve a tipi, please con-
tact Selene Rilatos at 541-444-8246 or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1246.
Participants should bring tents, sleep
ing bags, toiletries, etc. Campers can ar
rive on July 25; however, meals are not
provided on this day.
Registration forms will be available
in the June issue of Siletz News or at your
local area office.
We are having a T-shirt art contest.
Entries can be mailed or dropped off at
the Cultural Office.
If you are mailing in your entry, mail
it to Cultural Program, CTSI, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Deadline for the
T-shirt contest is June 15, 2005.
If you have any questions, sugges
tions, ideas, or donations, please call
Cultural Programs at 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1246 or 1208; 541-444-8246; or
541-444-8208.
Hum’Chi!
Artwork Sought for 2005
Run to the Rogue
The Run to the ---------------
Rogue Planning Com
mittee would like new
artwork for Run to the
Rogue this year.
We are looking at
different ideas for a new
T-shirt design to be used
for many Run to the
Rogue items. Ideas the
committee would like to
see are the tribe's bas
ketry patterns, Run to
the Rogue’s flicker/
eagle feather staff, and
a map of the run.
Deadline for sub- --------------
missions is June 15, 2005.
For ideas, more information, or to
submit artwork, please contact Cultural
Programs Coordinator Selene Rilatos at
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Dance Sponsors Needed
The Pow-Wow Committee is looking
for dance sponsors for this year’s Nesika
lllahee Pow-Wow.
When you sponsor a category, your
name will be on the winner’s envelope
and will be read during the awarding of
prize money to the dancers.
Dance categories include both male/
female traditional, fancy, grass, jingle,
round bustle, golden age, and women’s
basket cap.
You can sponsor, or co-sponsor with
the committee, a category in your name,
your family’s name, or in the memory of
a loved one.
Contact Nick Sixkiller to see what
categories are available.
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 30, 2005-11 a.m.
Government Hill - Siletz, Oregon
Procession to Veterans Memorial
Opening
Invocation
The Lord’s Prayer
Welcome
Memorial Day Address
Presentation of Flowers
Salute to Veterans
Closing
Lunch - Noon at the Siletz Tribal Community Center
CTSI Jobs
CTSI Employment Job Line
541-444-8296 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1296
Visit our Web site at www.ctsi.nsn.us
Position: CHS Technician II Trainee
Classification: Full-Time
Department: CHS
Salary: $10.83 per hour
Open: 4/13/05
Close: 5/03/05
Cultural Programs, CTSI. P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, OR 97380-0549; 541 -444-8246 or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1246; or e-mail
selener@ctsi.nsn.us.
May 2005
Position: Natural Resources Crew
Member (temporary hire only)
Classification: Approx. June 13-
Oct. 14, 2005, Full-Time
Department: Natural Resources
Salary: $12.07 per hour
Open: 4/18/05
Close: 5/13/05
Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The tribe's Indian
Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection
because of race, creed, age, sex. color, national origin, physical handicap, marital
status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization.