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
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Siletz News
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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
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Please feel free to call me with any
I would like to take this opportunity
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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.