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NOTICES Mill Casino Seeks Native Artisans for Salmon Celebration Third Annual Event Features Canoe Races, Salmon Bake, Cultural Demonstration on Waterfront NORTH BEND. Ore. - The Mill Casino • Hotel is looking for American Indian artisans and exhibitors to par ticipate in the Third Annual Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration on Sept. 8-10. 2(X)6. Linked to a traditional observance marking the return of the salmon, the celebration began as a means of shar- ng the culture and traditions of the Co quille Tribe and other Pacific North west tribes with residents and visitors to Oregon's Bay Area. Vendors Marketplace Based on the success of last year's inaugural races. The Mill again is seek ing tribal canoe clubs and teams to race the one-mile Coos Bay course Sept. 9. The three top teams in each of the three categories - men, women, and youth - will have a total prize pool of $2.200. while all participants will receive a complimentary commemora tive T-shirt. Entry fees for this year’s races are just $50 per team. To register a team or for more information, contact Anati Pierce at 541-756-8800, ext. 420. This year's event also will feature two • HOTEL J concerts by the re nowned American Indian blues-rock band. Indigenous, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8-9 in The Mill Casino’s Salmon Room. For more information on participat ing in the Vendors Marketplace, con tact Paula Springer at 541-756-8800, ext. 426. Owned by the Coquille Indian Tribe, The Mill Casino • Hotel is located di rectly on the scenic Coos Bay waterfront in North Bend. It offers 24-hour, non stop, Nevada-style gaming excitement along with live nightly entertainment, I 12 hotel rooms, four restaurants, and a 102-space waterfront RV park, plus meeting and wedding facilities. For more information or a complete calendar of upcoming events, visit its Web site at www.themillcasino.com or call 1-800-953-4800. MILL: Now in its third year, the festival is seeking American CASINO Indian artisans to participate in the wa terfront Vendors Mar ketplace, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 9 and again from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 10. Qualifying exhibitors can select from booths ranging in size from 10’x 10’ to 20’x20’ with fees discounted for registered tribal members. In addition to the Vendors Market place, the Mill-Luck Salmon Celebra tion also features the fast-paced action of canoe races, educational and enter taining cultural demonstrations, and the very popular Salmon Bake. Canoe Races Tribal canoe clubs and teams take note, The Mill Casino • Hotel is look ing for the fastest pullers and paddlers in the Pacific Northwest to participate. New Web Site Helps Rural Communities WASHINGTON - Agriculture Un der Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr recently announced the launch of a new Web site designed to better serve American Indian and Alaska Native customers. The Web site can be found at www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/aian/ and pro vides information about Rural Devel opment programs available to assist American Indians and Alaska Natives in one convenient location. “This Web site is designed to pro vide tribal members, tribal communi ties and tribal organizations access to helpful information in a user-friendly way,” said Dorr. “It should be a one- stop shop to find the information and resources tribal members need to par ticipate fully in, and have a positive experience with, our programs." 16 Siletz News • The Web site has information about grants and loans that are intended to assist federally recognized Indian tribes buy a home, grow a business, build essential community facilities, and further develop community infra structure. It also contains contact information for Rural Development’s nationwide network of Native America program coordinators. The site also has success stories of how Rural Development has assisted tribes and individuals in the past and links to publications, guides, reports, and other helpful materials. Rural Development is committed to meeting the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Since the beginning of the Bush Administra tion in 2001, Rural Development has invested more than $1 billion in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. July 2006 Winona LaDuke to Lecture in Portland PORTLAND. Ore. - Author, envi ronmental advocate, and American In dian leader Winona LaDuke will give a public lecture at 6:30 p.m. on July 20 at the Portland Art Museum. An Evening with Winona LaDuke will be held in the Kridel Grand Ball room at 1219 SW Park Ave. LaDuke will discuss Building a Post-Petroleum Economy through Indigenous Knowl edge, Multicultural Democracy, and Renewable Energy. General admission tickets for An Evening with Winona LaDuke are $10 per person. Tickets can be purchased al the Portland Art Museum community box office or by calling 503-226-0973. Advance ticket purchase is recom mended as seating is limited. “If we are to respect people and place, we must listen to our passionate indigenous leaders, our visionaries and experienced elders - all of the people who live on this land and who speak of their responsibility to care for these waterways and homelands. This millennial code of conduct renews life and helps human beings to prosper," said Spencer B. Beebe, Ecotrust presi dent. “Winona LaDuke is a respected national leader who not only sees how we must live to survive, but she also carries with her a call to action to make that vision happen. We are lucky to have her with us in Portland.” LaDuke is an Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe) and an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg who lives and works on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota. She is the founding director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project and executive director of Honor the Earth. Through Honor the Earth, LaDuke works on a national level to advocate, raise public support, and create fund ing for frontline Native environmental groups. The White Earth Land Recov ery Project is the only American orga- USDA Rural Development's mis sion is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development has invested more than $63 billion since the beginning of the Bush Administration to provide equity and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastruc ture. As a result, more than 1.1 million jobs have been created or saved through these investments. More information on rural pro grams is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visit ing USDA's Web site at www.rurdev. usda.gov. Winona LaDuke {photo Courtesy of Honor the Earth) nization to receive the Slow Food In ternational Award (in 2003). A graduate of Harvard and Antioch universities, LaDuke has written exten sively on American Indian and environ mental issues. She is the author of Re covering the Sacred: the Power of Naming and Claiming, The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essen tial Writings, Last Standing Woman, and Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. LaDuke was nominated by Time magazine in 1994 as one of America’s 50 most promising leaders under age 40. In 1998, Ms. Magazine named her Woman of the Year for her work with Honor the Earth. The Lewis and Clark College Grad uate School of Education and Coun seling’s Indigenous Ways of Knowing Project, the Portland Art Museum's Native American Arts Council, and Ecotrust's Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership Program are co-sponsors of An Evening with Winona LaDuke. While LaDuke also will attend Ecotrust’s Buffett Awards and the In digenous Ways of Knowing Confer ence while in Portland, her lecture at the Portland Art Museum is the only event open to the general public. Pro ceeds from An Evening with Winona LaDuke will go to Ecotrust’s Indig enous Leadership Program. Ecotrust supports a variety of projects, events, and services through its Native Programs, including the Buffett Award for Indigenous Leader ship. In collaboration with Renewing America’s Food Traditions Consortium (RAFT), Ecotrust published Renewing Salmon Nation’s Food Traditions, ed ited by Gary Nabhan. Additional Ecotrust Native Programs projects in clude land repatriation. Native youth leadership, wild salmon marketing, and supporting the Elakha Alliance. Ecotrust is a non-profit organization committed to strengthening communi ties and the environment from Alaska to California. For more information about Ecotrust, visit www.ecotrust.org.
