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V. 35
no. 3
March
2007
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Vol. 35, No. 3 March 2007
ed Tribes of Siletz Indians
Members Re-elect Three to Tribal Council; Officers Also Elected for 2007
Alfred "Bud" Lane III. Lillie E.
Butler, and Delores A. Pigsley were re
elected to the Tribal Council of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
in elections held Feb. 3.
"The incumbents were overwhelm
ingly supported by the tribal member
ship." said Pigsley, "in spite of a couple
of recent negative news articles. Tribal
members showed great confidence in
the Tribal Council. This is the highest
turnout we've had and we were elected
by the largest majority ever."
Lane, from Siletz, Ore., was re
elected with 426 votes; Butler, also
from Siletz, received 412; and Pigsley.
from Keizer. Ore., received 405.
This is the first time that all three
candidates selected received more than
400 votes each. Twelve candidates ran
for the three open positions and the three
who received the most votes were elected.
These individuals will serve with
Robert Kentta of Logsden, Ore.; Philip
W. Rilatos Sr. of Waldport. Ore.; and
Loraine Y. Butler of Siletz, whose terms
expire in 2008; and Reggie Butler Sr.,
of Siletz; Jessie Davis of Keizer; and
Alfred “Bud” Lane HL Delores A. Pigsley, Frank Simmons, and Philip W. Rilatos Sr
Frank Simmons of Lincoln City, Ore.,
whose terms expire in 2009.
Term of office is three years for each
position on the nine-member council.
Nine hundred fifty-six ballots were
returned out of the 2,901 ballots that
were issued. Enrolled members of the
document that defines the tribe’s rights
as recognized by the state); a descrip
tion of the various types of licenses,
tags, permits, etc., available to tribal
members; and a review of the current
procedures
for
obtaining those
licenses, tags, and
April 7, 2007
Gathering meeting
permits.
1 p.m.
on April 7 at 1 p.m.
WeTl also re
at the Siletz Tribal
Siletz Tribal Community Center view the current
Community Center
methods used to
and find out.
distribute the tribe’s
Do you have ideas on how the pro subsistence game and fish allocations.
gram can better serve the tribal mem Then we want to hear from the tribal
bership? Come to the meeting and let membership about how you feel the
the Natural Resources Committee current procedures are working and
any suggestions for improvement.
know what you think.
This is your chance to speak out
The meeting will include an over
view of the tribe's Consent Decree on and let the Natural Resources Commit
Hunting, Fishing, and Gathering (the tee know what you think.
Have you ever wondered how the
tribe administers its Hunting. Fishing, and
Gathering program? Want to know what
is available to tribal members through
out the year and how to access it?
Come to the
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Tribal Council Timesheets
Siletz. Clinic
Chinook Winds
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an annual basis and those selected for
2007 are:
Delores A. Pigsley, chairman
Alfred "Bud" Lane III. vice chairman
Lillie E. Butler, secretary
Philip W. Rilatos Sr., treasurer
Youth Show Up in Force for
Elders Woodcut
Come to Hunting/Fishing/
Gathering Meeting
Letters to the Editor
Chairman's Report
Tribal Program News
Tribal Member News
Notices
Siletz Tribe who are age 18 or older are
eligible to vote in tribal elections. The
tribe has 4.358 enrolled members.
The swearing-in ceremony for the
newly elected council members took
place Feb. 4. Officers are elected on
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For the first time in a long time, more
youth and adults than elders attended the
elders woodcut on Feb. IO. Nearly 60
people delivered 5% cords of wood and
split another six cords for future use.
Led by DeAnna Pearl and Angela
Martin of the Siletz Youth Prevention
Team (Delina John and Jenifer Metcalf
also are on the team), 13 youth partici
pated in the woodcut through a lead
ership program and others were asked
to volunteer. The Prevention Team
plans to keep the kids involved in help
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz. OR 97380-0549
ing out their community by taking part
in various projects.
“I left there very proud of the kids,
my daughter (age 7), and the Preven
tion Team for helping out. We talked with
the kids about how the woodcut was to
help out the elders so they wouldn't
have to get it themselves." said
DeAnna. “This was a surprise to some
of them, but they really felt it when they
See Youth on page 11.
Delores Pigsley.
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner.
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
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