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Tribal Cultural Program Partners
with The Oregon Cultural Trust
Murmur, Ma Mere, La mer
This poem is from “CeCe Fran” (Susan) in Port Orford. Ore. “CeCe” is the person
who coordinates the Run to the Rogue community dinner in Port Orford each year.
Many thanks to CeCe and the community of Port Orford.
Murmur, Ma Mere, La mer
Petulant child
clinging to her foam white skirts
Underfoot with crash and roll
as she moves up and down the shore
But best, I love her teasing on a sandy shore
The force and delicacy of her substance
Grinding rocks to grit
and floating sailors home.
She tosses shell and pebbles near my feet
1 rush her receding steps
to catch a shiny crumb
she, roaring chases back
to catch my nimble legs
high stepping from her grasp
Her lullaby invades my aggravation
Days ’ events and unnamed sorrows
That clench my teeth and cause my pout
At night when sleepless, she turns the
gravel bed
And murmurs in my ear,
"Petulant child, your life is short.
You proud fool have no cause to be upset.
Til cover every footstep over
So you can leave some more. ”
1 do not fear my loudmouth mom, ma mer
My first teacher of past and present truths
she only gets me wet and calms my
petulance
I’ve found ma mer in everyplace
The sinew fluid that binds this spinning
home
In mountain courses, I've struggled in
her icy fingers
Enchanted by the torrent s grandeur
/, petulant child
find comfort in this tune
This dancing fool knows of timeless
ness indeed
skip hopping in eternity.
CeCe Fran 2-13-01
Siletz Tribal Community Center
3rd Tuesday or same week asTC meeting
Jan. 16* Feb. 13* March 13
Tribal Members
Public and Chinook Winds
Employees Welcome
Please join us to share concerns and
ideas for solutions and resources.
Agenda
Name/Mailing List
Tribal Constitution
Indian Civil Rights Act
Tribal Council Ordinance
Tribal Court Procedures
Tribal Admin. Policies
Tribal Web Site
Donations for Alternate Tribal Info
Web Site Domain
Schedule of Upcoming Meetings for
Tribal Council/Econ. Development
Carpool Schedule/Phone List to
Attend Meetings
Date/Location of Next Meeting
Concerns - Ideas - Solutions
Please call David John, 444-2213; Lisa
Brown, 444-1290 or 351-0003 or e-mail
nadosh2@yahoo.com for more INFO.
Editor’s note: This meeting is
hosted by individual tribal members
and not by the Siletz Tribe.
N0AA Educational Opportunities
The National Oceanic and Atmo
spheric Administration's (NOAA) Of
fice of Education now hosts a student
educational opportunities Web site.
Information about scholarships, intern
ships, fellowships, funding levels, and
more is available for opportunities all
across NOAA.
In addition, a special opportunities
section highlights student openings in
specific geographic locations, in
underrepresented communities, and for
students with disabilities. Visit
www.oesd.noaa.gov/noaa_student_
opps.html for more information.
A major scholarship opportunity
The trust is an innovative funding
mechanism meant to strengthen every
aspect of Oregon's culture through a
permanent endowment that will grow
to more than $200 million.
Since its creation, more than 7.000
Oregonians have contributed to the
trust, enabling us to add $4.6 million
to the endowment and award more
than $3.5 million in grants statewide.
2) How is the Cultural Trust funded?
The funding for the Cultural Trust
comes from three sources:
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Contributions by individuals and
businesses directly to the trust
From the conversion of certain
state-owned surplus assets
Revenue derived from the sale of
a special “culture” license plate
can be pursued right now. About 100
college undergraduates will benefit
from up to $29,000 through the 2007
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate
Scholarship Program.
Funds can be applied to junior- and
senior-year studies in NOAA-related
sciences and teacher education. Full-
time 10-week paid internships are in
cluded in the award.
Applications will he accepted until
Feb. 9, 2007. Visit www.oesd.noaa.
govZHollings_info.html for more details.
For information about Student Edu
cational Opportunities, please e-mail
StudentScholarshipPrograms@noaa.gov.
8) Are taxpayers entitled to a fed
eral charitable contribution deduction
for the gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust
as well as to the qualified charity?
Under IRC Section 170 (c)( 1 ), con
tributions to the Oregon Cultural Trust
qualify as deductible charitable contri
butions on the federal tax return. How
ever, if you take a deduction for a chari
table contribution to the Cultural Trust
on your federal income tax return, that
amount must be added back to your
income on your Oregon income tax
return in order to claim the Oregon tax
credit. See question 10 below.
9) Can I take both an Oregon tax
credit and a charitable deduction on
my federal taxes for my gift to the
Oregon Cultural Trust?
Yes. See question X above.
10) How much may I contribute to
the Oregon Cultural Trust in one year?
Your contribution to the trust is eli
gible for a dollar-for-dollar tax credit
against your Oregon income tax liabil
ity when you also contribute in the
same tax year to a qualifying Oregon
non-profit cultural organization such
as the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Cultural Center/Endowment.
You may contribute as much as you
wish, but your Oregon tax credit will
be limited to the amount of your
matching gifts to qualifying non-profit
cultural organizations in that calendar
year, up to the maximum amount of the
tax credit for individuals ($500 or
$1,000) or corporations (100 percent
of up to $2,500).
4) What is the difference between
a tax credit and a tax deduction?
11) How will my contribution to
the Oregon Cultural Trust be used?
A tax deduction reduces your tax
able income - the total income on which
the tax rate is applied to figure the amount
of tax due. A tax credit is an amount sub
tracted from the total amount of tax due
after completion of all other tax compu
tations. A tax credit reduces your taxes
more than a tax deduction.
The use of this tax credit allows you
to redirect a portion of taxes you would
be obligated to pay. You are saying to
the State of Oregon, “Please put $500
(or $1,000) of my taxes into the Cul
tural Trust to support arts and culture
in Oregon.”
Fifty-eight percent of all funds go
directly to the permanent endowment.
The other 42 percent is invested in Or
egon in three ways:
3) How does the contribution work?
Tribal Member Information Meetings
You can arrive anytime - we'll keep a
written record - copies available upon
request. Note: We will not have “execu
tive session.” This is censorship. We
will not have this occur at this meet
ing and we do not think it should be
happening in any meeting that
concerns resources of tribal members!
1) What is The Oregon Cultural
Trust?
5) Are there limits on the amount
of tax credit I can take for my gift to
the trust?
You can receive a tax credit for
your direct contributions to the Cultural
Trust of up to $500 for individuals
($1,000 per household filing jointly).
6) Is the tax credit available to
businesses as well as individuals?
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Every county and all nine federally
recognized Native American tribes
receive an annual grant that helps
them expand programs and in
crease access to culture in their lo
cal community.
The state’s largest cultural organi
zations (our five key partner agen
cies in the arts, heritage, historic
preservation, and the humanities)
receive funding to support their
already existing programs.
Cultural organizations across the
state are able to apply for competi
tive grants that help support, stabi
lize, and grow cultural projects.
12) How will my contribution to
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Cul
tural Center/Endowment be used?
Yes, Oregon corporations may take
a 100 percent Oregon tax credit up to
a maximum of $2,500 in contributions
to the Cultural Trust.
One hundred percent of all funds
will be used for the construction of the
tribal cultural center. Upon completion
of the center's construction, the ongo
ing donations will be used for opera
tions of the center.
7) Can I get an Oregon tax credit
without itemizing deductions on my
federal tax return?
13) For more information about
Yes, although you will get no tax
benefit for your contribution to the
qualified non-profit cultural organization.
how to make a contribution, please
contact Brenda Bremner, tribal general
manager, or visit the Oregon Cultural
Trust's Web site at www.culturaltrust.org .
January 2007
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