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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the editor: Our Siletz Tribal people called me to come and bless the acquisition of the 18- hole golf course in Lincoln City. I ac cepted and came up with my daughter, Nadine Martin. I didn’t want to do this around all the people who came that day, but to do the blessings in a quiet way. I blessed the golf course from the four directions and came back and blessed the golf course office. What an honor it is to serve our people in this spiritual way. I thank our Creator in the strides our tribe has come over the years. Thanks to all. Agnes Baker-Pilgrim To the editor: My name is Fredrick Hostler and I am a Siletz Tribal elder. Recently my wife and I had the pleasure of going on our first outing with the elders to Mt. Hood. We spent the night in a hotel and the next day went on the Mt. Hood Brunch Train Ride. We just want to compliment Angela Ramirez for the outstanding job she did to pull this together. We could see that it takes a lot of plan ning for something to come off as smooth as it did and we just want to publicly say thank you for all the effort you put into this trip. We had a wonderful time. Thank you, Angela. To the editor: Waldport Junior League Baseball would like to thank the Siletz Tribal Chari table Contribution Fund for their generous donation to our summer sports program. WJLB was nearly to the point of dis solving due to several years of misman agement. A new group of volunteers took over the program for the 2005 season. The fantastic efforts of fund-raising and obtaining local sponsorships, com bined with the generous grant from the Siletz contribution fund, allowed the pro gram to take a giant leap in the right di rection. WJLB was able to purchase much-needed equipment, fabulous uni forms, supplies to maintain the ball fields, and supplies to finish the construction of the league’s concession stand. The program had over 125 children ages 4-12 participating in the 2005 sea son, which was over double from the pre vious year. WJLB would also like to thank all the local business that donated money and supplies to our program. A special thanks to all the volunteers who donated their time and efforts to make our 2005 pro gram a success. Without the Siletz Tribal grant, our season would not have been nearly as successful. Thank you for supporting and caring about our local youth. Thanks again, Darby Mabe WJLB President Fred and Ann Hostler To the editor: It’s been a pleasure being Miss Haskell 2005-2006. Since being crowned this past May, I have attended 65 events so far. Among these are pow-wows; con ferences; Haskell activities; Student Sen ate, University Council, and Homecom ing Committee meetings; and Pageant 2006 fund-raising events. I'd like to thank my parents, Thomas and Marlene Stuart, for sponsoring my trip to the Miss NCAI (National Congress of American Indians) Pageant in Tulsa, Okla, (approximately $300). Thanks to Tim Stuart, Lynette Hibdon, Melvin Ashue, Heidi Hibdon, Mike Wisdom, Rich Wisdom, Jake Wisdom, and Haskell Brave - Elliott Bryant - for helping me. All of you have done countless things for me as Miss Haskell that I can never repay. A highlight of this semester was at tending the NIEA (National Indian Edu cation Association) Conference in Den ver, Colo. I made it a personal goal to at tend this conference. I saved about $ 1,000 just for myself to attend (ending cost ap proximately $1,300). I met hundreds of people, telling them about Haskell Indian Nations University, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and Kansas tribes. I’m proud to talk about my school, tribe, and home. I attended workshops on Native American-based curriculum and teaching with Native American children. These workshops will help me in college and my career as a teacher. I’d like to thank Toni Lee Tsa-Toke (NIEA student board member. Haskell graduate, previous Miss Haskell. Kiowa); Lillian Sparks (NIEA executive director and past Miss Indian World); and Lillie and Reggie Butler (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Council members) for their help during the NIEA conference. This semester, 1 willingly sponsored Native American arts classes: dentalium and dream catchers. 1 applied to the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for $683 and they granted the funds for Na tive American arts classes. Shawls, beadwork, and chokers will be taught next semester. Thanks to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians for understand Siletz News Letters Policy Send letters to: Siletz News, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, is published once a month. Our editorial policy encourages input from readers about stories printed in Siletz News and other tribal issues. All letters must include the author’s signature, address, and phone number in order to be considered for publication. Siletz News reserves the right to edit any letter for clarity and length, and to refuse publication of any letter or any part of a letter that may contain profane language, libelous statements, personal attacks, or unsubstantiated statements. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Siletz News, tribal employees, or Tribal Council. Please type or write legibly. Letters longer than 450 words may be edited for length as approved by Tribal Council Resolution #96-142. Siletz News P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Please note: The general manager of the Siletz Tribe is the editor-in-chief of Siletz News. 2 Respectfully To the editor: To all our tribal members, 1 want to share with you what hap pened to me over the weekend when I decided to go to a Catholic rummage sale. I was browsing the tables and looked down to see a Chinook Winds blue cof fee mug. I was so excited. When I took it up to pay for it, the woman asked me why I was so excited. I told her it was wonderful to know some one clear from Doniphan, Missouri, went to our casino. The woman corrected me and said oh you mean you went to that casino for a visit. I told her no, our tribe owns the ca sino. And she corrected me again and said you mean you visited the casino too. I told her again no, as in we own it. 1 am a Siletz Indian. She got more excited than I. She said how wonderful to be a part of something so big. I told her yes, 1 • Siletz News • Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner Editor: Diane Rodriquez Assistant: Natasha Kavanaugh December 2005 541-444-8291 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1291 Fax: 541-444-2307 E-mail: pias@ctsi.nsn.us Deadline for the January issue is Dec. 8. Submission of articles and photos is encouraged. Please read the Passages Policy on page 24 when sub mitting items for Passages. Member of the Native American Journalists Association was very proud of our tribe and we have come a long way. So someone tell Chinook Winds their advertising is paying off. We are known clear back here in Missouri! Sincerely Angella Robertson To the editor: To tribal members and Tribal Council, We (Scott family) do not support the Aaron Bennett family in his case. There were false statements made at a Regular Tribal Council meeting in September, stating that we as Tyrone’s family sup ported them. Yvonne Scott ing that Haskell students need to be ex posed to Native American arts. Highlights for next semester, Spring 2006, include attending the AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Con sortium) Conference in Green Bay, Wis. (March); preparing for the Miss Haskell and Haskell Brave Pageant (April); pre paring for my giveaway (May); and at tending Haskell events (welcome back pow-wows, convocation, scholarship cer emony, basketball games, plays, giving tours, graduations, etc.). I have truly enjoyed representing Haskell Indian Nations University, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and my family. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I pray that our God above will bless the next half of my reign as Miss Haskell. If you would like me to attend an event or would like to sponsor me to at tend an event, please contact me at tiffany.stuart@haskell.edu. God bless! Hvm’chi Tiffany Stuart Miss Haskell 2005-2006 r------------------------------------------------------ Siletz News is free to enrolled | Siletz Tribal members. 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