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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS 14th Annual Run to the Rogue Set for September You're invited to join Siletz Tribal members and friends on Sept. 11-13, 2008, for Run to the Rogue. This event is a 234-mile relay run/walk in memory of the Siletz Tribal ancestors who were forcibly removed from their homeland in Rogue River country in the mid-1800s and marched north to Siletz to the confinements of the Coast Reservation. This annual re lay run is the closest we can come to our ancestors' experiences on the jour ney from their homeland. The run begins in Siletz on Sept. 11 at 8:30 a.m. at the Tribal Commu nity Center and ends Sept. 13 on the Rogue River. Dinner follows at Cou gar Lane Lodge, 4219 Agness Road. Agness, Ore. • • • • Volunteers are needed for this three-day event to run, walk or help out with camp setup, cleanup, cook ing and other areas. Youth can participate but need a designated adult committed to trav eling and camping with the youth. Camping, meals and runners’ sup port and refreshments are provided along the route. All participants should attend the orientation session on Sept. 10 at Tony Blomstrom carries the eagle staff at the start of Run to the Rogue in 2007. (photo by Diane Rodriquez) 5 p.m. at the Tribal Community Center. If you would like to participate or need more information, please call 800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532, ext. 1273 or 1290. for a registration packet. Alissa Lane explains aspects of the TYEE (Tribal Youth Education Employment ) program to young people taking part as Tribal employees this summer, (photo by Natasha Kavanaugh) August 2008 • Siletz News • 3
