LEITERS TO THE EDITOR
To the editor:
My name is Amber Owen. My grand
ma, Mercelene Flagg, and I had the op
portunity to go on two mission trips this
summer to Alaska and to London, England.
In June, we traveled with Leonard and
Debbie Nance from Youth With A Mis
sion and a small group from the Salem
First Nations Gathering. This group meets
the fourth Friday of every month at 6 p.m.
in Salem. Everyone is welcome!
We went to Ketchikan, Alaska, to help
celebrate in the first year of their gather
ing. The celebration included nights of
Native dancing, singing, drumming, good
food, and a giveaway. We also went to
the Prince of Wales Island to help start a
gathering on the island. The food and
hospitality of Alaska are amazing!
Mercelene Flagg and Amber Owen
In July, we went with Pastor Gomez
and a team of 40 people from Jerusalem
Center to London. We participated in the first annual “All Nations All Tribes Holy
Ghost Conference.” There also is one in the states in Medford, Ore.
The highlight of the trip was the march through the streets of London exalting the
name of Jesus Christ. Africans, Polynesians, and Native Americans were in their re
galia, waved banners, and sang as we were escorted by the Metropolitan police through
the streets of England. I thank God for both of these opportunities to represent our
tribe, meet new people, and see new places. (See photo on page 10.)
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my grandma, my mom, Beverly
Owen, Sonya Moody, and Bud Lane for their generosity in getting me ready for the
two mission trips. Thank you so much!
Amber Owen
To the editor:
I want to say thank you to Delina John
and Jenifer Metcalf for honoring me at
the Wellbriety dinner on Sept. 7 at the
kick-off for the Run to the Rogue. This
means more to me than any other award
that I have received - to be honored for
walking the good red road.
The notoriety of this endeavor has
been a road less traveled and it is a road
that I hope many of our people will join.
We want the vision of our ancestors back
and the words of our ancient ones recited
- that we are one tribe, one people, and
we need to come together in unity for our
great Siletz Nation to be restored.
The treaty blanket that I received will
be a reminder of the warmth of the love
and support you have given to me, for
walking beside me. I honor my mom,
Maxine Rilatos, for showing me the way
and for her constant prayer, love, and “for
walking the talk.” Thanks. Mom.
Always,
Ta Gaa Huska Shoo Na Shisly
May the creator bless each and every one
Selene Rilatos
Don’t forget to fill out your elk
tag/permit drawing form
on page 8.
To the editor:
I attended the REO Speedwagon con
cert on Saturday with my sister. We were
standing about halfway up the left side
hallway watching the last few minutes of
the concert.
A man was standing a few feet away
by the wall smoking a cigarette. I looked
at him and then looked around for an
usher to report this violation, but then the
man dropped his cigarette on the carpet
and stepped on it once.
I looked at the floor and saw it was
still burning. I looked around again for
an usher. 1 then tugged on my sister’s
sleeve and pointed to the burning ciga
rette. The man looked down, saw it was
still burning, and stepped on it again.
This incident brought all sorts of
“what if’ thoughts to my mind. What if
there was a fire in the concert hall?
I went over to where the “Total Ca
pacity” sign used to be because I have
been wondering ever since they moved
the first row of tables out and put in chairs,
added more chairs in the back, and made
the tables slimmer to put more in about
the capacity.
I'm worried now about the chance of
a fire there because I think the concert
hall is over the capacity. I realize this
makes more money for the tribe, but what
difference will that make if there is a fire,
people are hurt or killed, and Chinook
Winds is hit with lawsuits because they
had too many people in the concert hall.
Where will be the profit then?
Why was the capacity changed? Did
that change go through the council? Who
ordered the capacity to be changed? Was
the change approved by the fire marshal?
What happened to the “capacity” sign?
Isn’t it supposed to be in public view?
I'm very concerned about this. Can
someone check out my concerns?
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October 2005
To the editor:
To the Siletz Tribal Housing
Department.
I would like to thank Robert Smith
and everyone involved with putting in the
handicapped-accessible shower, toilet,
ramp, etc. Being handicapped is not easy,
but these things sure make it a lot nicer to
cope with.
Once again, thank you.
Sincerely,
Mr. Marvin Jordan Sr.
The process is a bit different this
year, so please pay extra
attention to the instructions
printed with the forms.
Send letters to:
Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
Assistant: Natasha Kavanaugh
Chinook Winds was built to help aid
tribal members and making profits at
the risk of lawsuits does not help tribal
members.
Has anyone else brought this capac
ity change up to anyone? Am I the first
person to be concerned about this?
There are supposed to be strict fire
laws when it comes to public safety. Who
is responsible for this outrageous viola
tion of public safety?
Seeing that lit cigarette burning into
the carpet was an eye-opener for me.
There are many upcoming artists I would
like to see, but now I worry about my
safety and others.
I also worry about why our tribe has
people in charge who will jeopardize our
safety and others just to turn a bigger profit!
I expect to see some response that will
assure me that I’m safe attending a con
cert there.
Thank you in advance for consider
ing my concerns.
Virgene F. Blair
Member of the Native American
Journalists Association
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