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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the editor: Just a word or two to let you know that I still want to be your Tribal Council representative. Our tribe still has not reached its goals and visions for the future. I can make a difference in some instances. 1 am not afraid to shoulder risk and responsibility, make decisions that will benefit our tribal members. We all have hopes and dreams that will betome fruitful. Those dreams can become true if your Tribal Council works together as a team. I can tell you that I am a good listener and a team player. I want to be on your winning team. Respectfully, your vote from the heart will make a difference. Frank D. Simmons To the editor: Dear tribal member, My name is Jessie Davis. At the Gen eral Council meeting on Nov. 5, I an nounced my candidacy to run for a posi tion on the 2006 Tribal Council. I am now asking for your support by casting your vote for me in the coming election. My decision to run for council is supported by my husband and family. If elected, I feel I am very capable of do ing the job! I feel I have a wealth of knowledge and experience that would be an asset to the tribe. I am a person of honesty, integ rity, and I am a team player. I know that each councilperson is only one vote, but I pledge to you that I will continue to be an advocate to all tribal members - el ders and youth. I will work together with the rest of the council to work for the bet terment of our tribe! To the editor: My name is George F. Siniscal and I’ll be running for a position on Tribal Council in the 2006 election. I feel that I’m a very qualified candidate for Tribal Council and that I can make a difference. I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about myself. I'll be 58 years old in December and I've been retired for six years from the law enforcement field. I’ve been involved with the tribe for the past 14 years, 13 years of them as chairman of the Natural Resources Committee. George F. Siniscal Other functions that I’ve been involved with include the Pow-Wow Committee, many elders woodcuts, many much more important to hear what people fish distributions, and many hours of are saying. involvement with the tribe's new native If a person asks a question, he or she oyster project on the Yaquina River. I've should be given a satisfactory answer, or also been involved w ith making decisions at least told that the answer is not available on timber harvest issues, which were later at this time, but will be given at a later presented to Tribal Council for approval. date. Follow up on the question later, I've attended many meetings with don't just let it be forgotten. ODF&W and the Oregon State Police Our tribe is very important to me and I about our hunting, fishing, and gathering feel that we can be very strong, but it’s very rights because I'm a firm believer that these rights should never be taken away from us. I also believe that our Consent Decree is in dire need of modification and that has been one of my goals for the past 13 years. Our tribe has come a long way since our restoration, but there is always room for improvement. I would like to be a big I have over 24 years working for the State of Oregon - over 20 years in man agement. Besides being a negotiator and communicator, I am a good listener. I care about the needs of the tribal members. Whenever anyone has brought a problem to me, I have always tried to resolve the issue to the benefit of the people. I have goals that I would like to see accomplished that I will discuss further in the voter’s pamphlet. Although the tribe is doing well in many areas, I believe we still have many unmet needs. I would like to be a part of developing plans for these and the tribe’s continued success. If you have any questions you would like to ask or just want to discuss issues in general, my phone number is 503-390-5009 or my e-mail is jl_davis41 @msn.com Thank you for your time and consid eration as a candidate. Sincerely, Jessie Davis To the editor: My father, Leslie Gilbert Towner, deceased since 1974, had beautiful Indian regalia - old-time war bonnet, fully beaded vest, beaded gauntlets, elk-hide trousers, and moccasins. He always said that when he left, all this regalia would be mine. He wasn’t even in the ground yet and my sister went into his apartment and took all that regalia out. She sold it to a museum, on the east of Burns, Ore. I un derstand she took a trip to Israel with the money she got. At first, it really hurt me that she would do something like that. Then I was mad at her. I didn't speak or even look at her for nine years. Even though that regalia is very im portant to me and my family, I began to think that I should love my sister and put away my mad. My brother. Mike Wertin, myself, and my family went to her house for Thanksgiving and I forgave her. I'm glad that I did that because it wasn't long after that she left us. So that regalia is as important as ever. This Christmas, I will be 76 years old and I want that regalia back. important that we work together. Also as strong and the people who support it. In closing. I'd like to say that I'm a very honest person, a very strong person, and that I would like very much to be your Position: Administrative Support Clerk Department: Fleet and Property & Procurement I mentioned during our last election out a little more about me. My home phone that I feel our tribe needs more unity. We is 541 -996-4972. If you reach my recording, Salary: $9.68 per hour need to work harder on working together leave a message and I'll return your call. Location: Siletz. Oregon instead of working against each other. We Sincerely, Open: 11/22/05 need to work on hearing what people say. Speaks out loud Close: 12/8/05 It’s easy to listen to someone, but it’s George F. Siniscal 4 • Siletz News • December 2005 to announce my candidacy for the 2006 election for Tribal Council. Siletz must have a progressive and communicating Tribal Council that ad dresses the tribe’s priorities and goals at all times - to me that adds up to a 100 percent commitment of all Tribal Coun cil members. Our tribal members deserve no less. I appreciate the support you have given me in the past and hope you will support me in this election. Thank you. Jane I. John 503-363-7528 E-mail: jane.john@earthlink.net There is a federal law that sides with recognized tribes to repatriate items to individuals. I know that we have very wise people within our tribe. I have talked to the right people who are supposed to work on my behalf - several times. There always seems to be problems or that person just couldn't travel there and repatriate. I know there are Indian lawyers in the tribe. I am praying that at least someone of our people would have a sympathetic heart and want to help me. The museum is some 23 miles east of Burns. The address is: Mavis Oard Oard’s Gift Shop/Museum HC 73- 1604 Buchanan Burns, OR 97720 Telephone: 541-493-2535 Respectfully, % Tututni, % Hoopa Gilbert H. Towner CTSI Employment Job Line 541-444-8296 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1296 Visit our Web site at www.ctsi.nsn.us representative on Tribal Council. Please feel free to call me with any I would like to take this opportunity CTSI Jobs remember that our Tribal Council is only questions you may have or just to find part of those improvements. To the editor: Note: “Open Until Filled’’ vacan cies may close at any time. The tribe’s Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discrimi nate in selection because of race, creed, age. sex. color, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, poli tics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization.
