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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Students,Teachers Learn Siletz History
by Laurel Johnson
With his classmates close ehind, a Lincoln County student turns in a circle,
making the traditional entry into the Siletz Dance House.
2007 Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow Parade
Participant Entry Form
Parade registration will be at the Siletz Tribal administration building
directly next to the Siletz Community Health Clinic
Name/Organization: ____________________________________________
Contact Person: ________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________ City: _________________
State: ________________ ZIP: ___________ Phone: _________________
Please circle a category below that describes you or your organization:
1 .) Commercial
6.) Cultural Float
2 .) Non-Commercial
7.) Tribal Dance Group
3 .) Equestrian (not including royalty)
4 .) Tribal Royalty
8.) Auto
9.) Tribal Administration Staff
5 .) Other Royalty (including any equestrian royalty)
Please indicate how you would like the emcee to announce you or your
organization:
Outside the Siletz Tribal Dance
House on March 14, a cool morning
mist greeted a group of visiting students
and teachers. Inside, the warm scent
of cedar awaited them, as well as a trip
back in time.
“It was a marvelous experience for
teachers and students to visit the plank
house and hear Bud Lane's stories and
history of the tribe. We look forward
to more collaborations with the tribe
to deepen our students' understanding
of the Siletz peoples." noted Malt Love,
project director for the Lincoln County
School District's Teaching American
History (TAH) program.
The Siletz Tribe is one of the part­
ners in the district's TAH program, a
professional development program
designed to help teachers deepen their
understanding of history and improve
their classroom instruction.
Siletz Language and Traditional
Arts Instructor Bud Lane said. "The
presentation I gave was generally for
students and teachers who really didn't
have much knowledge about us or our
history. I start with our pre-reservation
history, first contact, and then talk about
the Rogue River wars, and finally the
reservation on up to termination and
finally restoration. I also discuss in
detail our beliefs surrounding the Nee­
dash. or Feather Dance, its history and
meaning, and the journey it has taken
through time."
Lane continued. “Also, I like to
talk about the Dance House itself and
how we constructed it. I also sang a
few dance songs and a gamble song
so they could get a feel for how we do
things in a ceremonial way. I think that
all the participants had a good time. It
is good to tell others our real history,
not the one that is either ignored or un­
stated by the state and others."
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[ SiletzTribal Charitable Contribution j
[ Fund Advisory Board Recruitment [
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The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund (STCCF) Advisory Board
is currently accepting applications from tribal members for a three-year
appointment beginning June 2006 through May 2009. Applications must
be received by May 31, 2007.
The STCCF Advisory Board is composed of seven members, currently
including: Philip Rilatos Sr., Siletz. Tribal Council representative; Cheryl Lane,
Kathryn Dick, and Kurt Arden, Siletz Tribal members; Karen Gerttula and
Mike Holden, non-tribal members agreed upon by the governor and tribal
chairman, and approved by the Tribal Council; and Pim Buckley, non-tribal
member selected by the tribal chairman and approved by the Tribal Council.
from a list submitted by the governor.
The board is composed of unpaid volunteers who receive travel reim-
bursement only for attendance at meetings and distributions. Other public
relations events also are eligible for reimbursement.
The advisory board meets quarterly (January, April, July, and October)
to review approximately 80 applications received from charitable organiza-
tions or local governments within the Siletz Tribe's service area and Ameri-
can Indian entities or activities located anywhere in the United Slates for the
following purposes: education, health, public safety, gambling addiction.
prevention, drug and alcohol treatment, housing, the arts, the environment
and natural resource preservation, cultural activities, historic preservation,
and other charitable purposes.
Tribal programs are not eligible to receive contributions pursuant to the
Distribution of Net Revenues Ordinances and Memorandum of Understand-
ing (MOU) between the state of Oregon and the Siletz Tribe.
Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
Advisory Board Member Application
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I Name: ________________________ __________ Roll No: ------------------
I Address: ___ ___________________ _ ______________________________
I City/State/ZIP:_________________________________________________ ।
The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Aug. I 1, 2007. Please be registered, in
line, and ready for judging by 9 a.m.
Please note: If you are not registered by 9 a.m. you will not be judged, and
no registrations will be accepted after 9:30 a.m.
Bring application with you or send to:
Phone: 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1230
541-444-8230
CTSI/Parade
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
I Telephone: (Day): ___________________
(Evening): ________________
I E-mail:____________ _ __________________________________________
Applications must he submitted by May 31, 2007. to be considered for
I appointment at the Regular Tribal Council meeting in June.
If you have any questions, please contact Kelley Ellis at I -800-922-1399,
I ext. 1227, or 541-444-8227. or via e-mail at kelleyr@ctsi.nsn.us.
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