CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Land Goes to Tribe -
Paid by National
Pollution Fund
Delores Pigsley
Chinook Winds
Continues Success
As for Chinook Winds, summer and
fall continue to be financially success-
ful periods for the Siletz Tribe. Despite
the high cost of gas and all the road
construction en route to Chinook
Finally, I would like to take a mo
ment to correct a serious piece of mis
information that recently was published
in a Viewpoint article on the Opinion
page of the Newport News Times. It con
cerns the purchase of the land that was
turned over to the Siletz Tribe to help
in the restoration of the marbled murrelet.
Contrary to what had been alleged
in that article, the $15.5 million to pur
Elders’ Council Meeting
Tribal Children Need You
Do you value Siletz Native cul
ture and want to help preserve it?
If so, please
consider fostering
for the tribe. The
Siletz Tribe needs
loving, stable,
nurturing homes in
all areas.
chase the nearly 3.900 acres that was
turned over to the Siletz Tribe was paid
for out of the U.S. Coast Guard’s National
Pollution Fund, not out of tribal funds.
Many decisions were made and
reported by the multi-agency trustees,
including the financial source for the
purchase of the land. The story about
the cargo ship New Carissa, the estab
lishment of the trustees and manage
ment to restore the marbled murrelet
were reported in various publications,
i.e., a detailed news release by Phil
Carroll of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, an article and also an editorial
in the News Times, and a special article
on page 16 in the September issue of
Siletz News. These articles also reported
on the source of the $15.5 million for
the purchase of the nearly 3.900 acres
of land.
The important point is to verify the
information before making allegations
which, unfortunately, was not done in
this case.
Winds that pose inconveniences for our
customers, our casino and hotel con
tinued to do extremely well.
We had a ribbon-cutting ceremony
in September for the grand opening of our
new Elite Players’ room. Our high-end
players will be pleased to know there are
a few more higher-dollar machines, a
change window and cash machines in that
room as well as a place to rest and snack.
October straddle’s two months of
special significance for the Siletz Tribe
and for our members.
In September, we held our 13,h
Annual Run to the Rogue, which began
in Siletz and followed Highway 101 to
Agness, near the Rogue River in
Southern Oregon. Everyone who par
ticipated does so in memory of our
ancestors and in remembrance of their
forced - and difficult - walk to Siletz.
We once again had dinner together and
were moved by our feather dancers in
the evening.
During November, we will cel
ebrate the 30th anniversary of the tribe’s
Restoration as a federally recognized
tribe. A tribal committee has been hard
at work putting together special events
for this anniversary.
If you are interested, please contact:
Shawna Nagunst
Oct. 13,2007
Foster Care Certifier
Chinook Winds Golf Resort
1-800-922-1399,
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
ext. 1275,
or 541-444-8275
or visit www.ctsi.nsn.us/icw.html
For more information, please contact Angela Ramirez
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1225; 541-444-8225; or angelaria ctsi.nsn.us
Restoration Committee Working on
30th Anniversary Celebration
by Tina Retasket
The Tribal Council has appointed a
committee to work on this year’s Resto
ration Celebration. As you may already
know, this year marks the 30th anniver
sary of Restoration. The committee is
working on many events leading up to
the Restoration event in November.
If you have any photographs of
people or events that are significant to
pre- or post-restoration, we would like
to make a copy of them.
Send letters to:
Siletz News
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
541-444-8291 or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1291
Fax: 541-444-2307
E-mail: pias@ctsi.nsn.us
Deadline for the November is
sue is Oct. 10. Submission of articles
and photos is encouraged. Please
read the Passages Policy on page 20
when submitting items for Passages.
Member of the Native American
Journalists Association
Please bring your photos to the
Public Information office in the admin
istration building in Siletz. Diane or
Laurel will scan your photo, ask you who
the people are in the picture and what
the event is, and return the photo to you.
They will forward the copies to the com
mittee and you will have the original.
We appreciate everyone's assis
tance in this event and hope to use as
many pictures as possible to show the
recent history of the Siletz Tribe.
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