CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
This is my first article for 2008 as
tribal chairman for the January issue
of Siletz News.
Our tribe just concluded 30 years
as a fully restored, federally recognized
tribe. Thirty years of significant accom
plishments after enduring a long, heart
breaking struggle as a tribe to achieve
Restoration.
We celebrated that history just a
couple of months ago. which was won
derfully recalled by Brent Merrill in the
December issue of Siletz News. Brent's
article helped bring the 30th Restora
tion anniversary to life, whether you
were fortunate enough to be present at
the event or not.
Most of us understand the tribe’s
accomplishments since we were re
stored as a federally recognized tribe
in terms of rebuilding services for
health, education, housing, economic
development, etc., vital needs that were
denied us during the period we were
“terminated.”
You will note that whenever we
refer to “termination.” we mean “ter
mination” as a federally recognized
tribe. We were, after all, never “termi
nated” as a tribe; our people and tribe
endured and were very much alive,
culturally and spiritually as a tribe, de
spite our ordeal throughout the termi
nation period.
Buffett Award
Recognition
In November 2007, Bud Lane was
recognized by Ecotrust for his learn
ing and teaching of our language to
others and for his outstanding abilities
in the cultural arts. The recognition in
cluded the gathering of native materi
als that he uses for the weaving and
carving of the beautiful, intricate cul
tural articles he creates.
The Storm
During early December, the west
coast of Oregon was hit hard by hurri
cane-velocity wind and rain, devastat
ing some homes and businesses and
washing out trees and roads.
For the first lime since it was built
10 years ago, Chinook Winds suffered
some damage to the exterior walls of
our casino. But with our generators
operating, Chinook Winds was able to
function with its electrical power run
ning while many other facilities in Lin
coln City and the county were blacked
out. The way our facility was able to
withstand the wind and rain storm
demonstrates how well our gaming and
convention center was constructed.
Some residents and visitors to the
coast took refuge in Chin(M)k Winds dur
ing this disastrous storm and its aftermath.
There's no doubt that 2008 will in
clude many expected and unexpected
events. The Tribal Council has set the
calendar for council meetings for the
coming year, including pow-wows.
These events will be posted on our
Web site or available for the asking.
Also, the pictures that were on display
at Chinook Winds during the Restora
tion Celebration area also are available
to tribal members on CDs. Please call
Tina Retasket at 800-922-1399. ext.
1210, or 541-444-8210: or Diane
Rodriquez at 800-922-1399, ext. 1291,
or 541-444-8291.
Delores Pigsley
For those of you who may not
know. Ecotrust, whose Northwest of
fice is located in the Pearl District in
Portland, is an organization dedicated
to conservation and committed to the
strengthening of communities and the
environment.
Roberta Conner, curator of the
Tamasklikt Institute of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, was the recipient
of the 2007 Buffett Award presented
annually in the Northwest by Ecotrust
and the families of Howard and Peter
Buffett, sons of billionaire Warren
Buffett.
Bud was one of three other candi
dates selected for their accomplish
ments in the cultural arts fields. They
were presented inspirational Pendleton
blankets in recognition of their work.
Siletz was lucky to have Bud recog
nized for this honor by Ecotrust, which
follows the honors in past years pre
sented to Siletz Tribal members Aggie
Pilgrim and Dave Hatch.
Tribal Children Need You
Do you value Siletz Native culture
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.
If you are interested, please contact:
Shawna Nagunst
Foster Care Certifier
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1275, or
541-444-8275
or visit www.ctsi.nsn.us/icw.html
CTSI Jobs
CTSI Employment
Job Line
541-444-8296 or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1296
Visit our Web site at
www.ctsi.nsn.us
CTSI is constantly looking for
temporary employees to cover va
cancy, vacations, maternity leave,
and extend sick leave. If you are
retired, a homemaker, or a student
and are looking for temporary work
that can last from two weeks to 12
weeks, please submit a temporary
application for the temp pool.
Note: “Open Until Filled” va
cancies may close at any time. The
tribe's Indian Preference policy
will apply. Tribal government will
not discriminate in selection be
cause of race, creed, age, sex, color,
national origin, physical handicap,
marital status, politics, membership
or non-membership in an employee
organization.
Restoration
CD Available
If you attended the Restoration
Celebration, you saw a CD of
tribal history and some old photos
that was played during the event.
We are making that CD available
to tribal members at no cost.
You need to fill out a request
form (available on the tribal Web
site - www.ctsi.nsn.us) and send
it to:
Diane Rodriquez
c/o Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
The CD is restricted to one per
tribal member and each tribal
member must request their own.
For questions, please call Tina
Retasket at 800-922-1399, ext.
1210, or 541-444-8210; or Diane
Rodriquez at 800-922-1399, ext.
1291, or 541 -444-8291.
January 2008
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