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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Time to Gather Basket-Making Materials Spring is here and very soon hazel sticks will be ready to pick and peel. down of gathering times for different items: Hazel stick gathering is a must for anyone interested in making traditional Siletz baskets. Spruce root can be dug all NESIKA ILLAHEE POW-WOW June Hazel, willow and fir sticks (until mid June), spruce roots Apply Now for Siletz Royalty dance ability in both Feather Dance and The Pow-Wow Committee in taking intertribal styles, and ticket sales. applications for this year’s Royalty con Each contestant will receive a com testants. The categories are as follows: 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 gath ering can call Bud Lane at 1 -800-922-1399, mission on the number of tickets that she July Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass, maid enhair fem Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass, maid enhair fem, hazel sticks (limited), willow sticks September Bear grass, maidenhair fem, woodwardia fem, spruce roots 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 sells. Commission rates are as follows: Jr. Miss Siletz - 13-17 years old 200 to 500 at 20 percent, 501 to 1,000 Miss Siletz - 18-24 years old at 25 percent, and more than 1,000 at August 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 Little Miss Siletz -7-12 years old 30 percent. Young women interested in running The pageant is scheduled for Aug. 11, in one of these categories should contact 2005, and the winners will be crowned Nick Sixkiller or Felicia Carmona for before the first grand entry on Aug. 12. The deadline to get applications to the to attend the Gathering of Nations Pow- Pow-Wow Committee is July 2, 2005. Wow in Albuquerque, N.M., and Miss Any applications turned in between July 6 Siletz also will be sponsored to partici and July 15 will be accepted only with pate in the National Congress of Ameri approval of the Pow-Wow Committee. All can Indians (NCAI) competition. Join us in making and eating tasty, easy, and healthy snacks! June 11-1 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center Contestants will be judged on their aspect of the pow-wow or Siletz Royalty; knowledge of tribal and family history, or Felicia at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1273, poise and personality, speaking ability, or 541-444-8273. Dance Sponsors Needed 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. Jennifer Easter is the instructor. For more information, contact the Cultural Program at 541-444-8246 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1246. Meet at the Youth Center by 8:45 a.m.; we leave at 9 a.m. Permission slip re quired, available at the Youth Center and CTSI administration building. Litter Bug Patrol Group Hiking June 21-9 a.m. Join us in celebrating Summer Sol stice, and National Aboriginal Day! Help clean up Siletz! Free snacks for all participants! June 30 - 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Meet at Youth Center For all Youth Center activities questions, please contact Catalina at 541-444-8395 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1395. 4 • Siletz News • or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1230, for any not be accepted for this year. 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, 5 Closed M on June 2005 12 Closed 19 Closed 26 Closed 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. Youth Center June T ue W ed T hu F ri S at 4 1 2 3 Open 3-7 p.m. Craft Night 5 p.m. Open 3-7 p.m. Open 3-7 p.m. 6 7 8 9 10 11 Open 3-7 p.m. Open 3-7 p.m. Open 3-7 p.m. Craft Night 5 p.m. Open 3-7 p.m. Open 3-7 p.m. Youth Snack Club Tribal Center, 1 p.m. 18 Join in Youth Center Activities Youth Snack Club Please contact Nick at 541 -444-8230 applications turned in after July 15 will S un Dance classes, pow-wow style, con tinue every Thursday night until June 9, 2005, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Tribal Community Center in Siletz. This year’s royalty will be sponsored an application. 13 14 15 16 17 Open 3-7 p.m. Open 3-7 p.m. Open 3-7 p.m. Craft Night 5 p.m. Open 1-6 p.m. Open 1-6 p.m. 20 21 22 23 24 Open 1-6 p.m. Group hiking 10 a.m. Permission slip required Open 1-6 p.m. Craft Night 5 p.m. Open 1-6 p.m. Open 1-6 p.m. 27 28 29 30 Open 1-6 p.m. Open 1-6 p.m. Open 1-6 p.m. Craft Night 5 p.m. Litter bug patrol 12:30-3 p.m. Open 3-6:30 p.m. 25 2005
