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.
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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
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