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NOTICES
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 26, 2008
Paul Washington Cemetery, Government Hill in Siletz
Tribal Members Invited to
Archaeological Presentation
Mouth of the Rogue Project Report
June 15*1 p.m. • Siletz Tribal Community Center
by Robert Kenttä
uan
Counterclockwise from above: The Dancing Again Singers;
members Wavne Frank, Heather Walker, Stan Werth, Eel Ben and
William DePoe Jr.: additional Color Guard members Dennis Lane,
Clint Muschamp, Walt Klamath, Terry McCord and Todd Mason;
and guest speaker William DePoe Jr. (photos by Natasha Kavanaugh)
In 2007 and 2008, excavations
have occurred near Tce-me-tun (aka
Chemetun and other spellings) funded
by the U.S. Coast Guard. I had raised
concerns that part of the village site and
associated cemetery had been used for
fill across the road when the road at
Doyle Point was widened in I960.
Several burials were known to have
been disturbed at that time. I asked that
test excavations be conducted to see if the
displaced village material was used as
fill and sure enough, they revealed that
both artifacts and fragmentary ancestral
human remains had been pushed across
the road and capped by additional fill.
Sarah Purdy from Byram Archaeo­
logical Consulting has agreed to come
and give a PowerPoint presentation on
the site and the finds that all members
are invited to attend. Following the pre­
sentation, a consultation meeting will take
place between the Culture staff, Cultural
Committee and individual tribal mem­
bers who are descended from the village
at the north side of the mouth of the
Rogue who wish to be part of making the
decisions about what gets reburied with
the remains and how that occurs. I hope
all who are interested are able to attend.
Input can be taken by phone and
e-mail prior to the meeting as well. Any
questions or input can be directed to
me at 800-922-1 399, ext. I 244, or
541-444-8244; or by e-mail at
rkentta@ctsi.nsn.us.
Platform of the Democratic Party of Oregon for 2008
A Native American Plank
Oregon Democrats: Our Responsibilities to Oregon’s
Native Americans and their Rights
As Oregon Democrats we recognize with honor and respect our Native
American citizens across the great state of Oregon, and we hold the fundamen­
tal belief that Tribal members and Oregon’s Tribal Governments are inherently
important to Oregon’s economic, social and environmental future. We are com­
mitted to tangible recognition and representation of Oregon's Tribes in our gov­
ernments, our business, our committees and commissions and in our Party.
Oregon Democrats: Our Commitments to the Rights and Stability of
Oregon Native American Tribal Governments
As Oregon Democrats we recognize that Oregon’s Tribal Governments are
in varying progressive states of economic and infrastructure development and social
healing as a result of previous federal policies. We embrace the need to support
and assist where needed and invited this development and healing. We respect
and pledge to honor the Tribe’s rights to natural and cultural resources and spe­
cifically to the water rights and water needs necessary for the future security,
development and wellbeing of Oregon s Tribal Governments and communities.
Oregon Democrats: Our Commitments to Resource Stewardship and
Environmental Quality to Support Native American Subsistence,
Health and Culture
As Oregon Democrats we recognize that Oregonians, Tribal and non-Tribal,
are fish eaters and due to our good fortune of productive coastal and Columbia
River fisheries, Oregonians consume more fish than residents in many other
states. Our commitment is to enable and direct state, and support federal, initia­
tives to protect and restore Oregon’s complex and varied natural communities.
Our commitment recognizes that the consumption of healthy fish as part of a
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healthy diet depends upon the reduction and elimination of human-induced toxic
contamination of these fish and their natural habitats.
Oregon Democrats: Our Responsibilities to Prevent Climate Change
from Impacting Oregon’s Native Americans
As Oregon Democrats, we recognize that climate change could impact dif­
ferentially Oregon’s Tribal Governments and Native Americans due to their reli­
ance on natural resources subsistence and their developing economies. As Or­
egon Democrats we commit to include and work with our Native American
Governments to study and take actions to prevent the impacts of climate change
to fisheries, water supplies, wetlands and economies.
Oregon Democrats: Our Global Citizen Responsibilities
to Move to Sustainability
As Oregon Democrats, we believe that Native Americans can help show and
lead the way to sustainable production and use of natural resources. We, Oregon’s
Tribal and non-Tribal member Democrats, commit ourselves to move Oregon’s
research, production, use and disposal of natural resources to long-term
sustainability. We will link with our communities, our fellow states and our in­
ternational partners to implement carbon and pollution credits and trading, clean
and sustainable energy production, localized production and consumption, and
salmon-safe and friendly programs.
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Editor’s Note: Siletz News was unable to acquire a similar Native Ameri- |
| can Plank from the Oregon Republican Party. Please visit www.orgop.org for |
I information on the party’s position on national issues.
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If we are able to acquire information on Indian issues in the future, we I
I will publish it in an upcoming edition of Siletz News.