Tribe reaches $8.6 million in overall giving as charitable fund adds to total
Total includes $199,192 distributed in November to 45 groups; next deadline for applications is March
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri
bution Fund distributed $199,192.35 to
45 organizations Nov. 5 as it continued
its quarterly donations to non-profit orga
nizations. The checks were presented at
Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln
City, Ore.
The Siletz Tribe is proud of its con
tributions through employment, monetary
donations and cooperative measures to the
Siletz community, Lincoln County and
the state of Oregon. The seven-member
charitable fund advisory board has dis
tributed more than $6.5 million since its
inception in 2001.
Overall, the Tribe has honored its
tradition of sharing within the community
by distributing more than $8.6 million
through the charitable fund and other
Tribal resources. Chinook Winds has
donated more than $1.8 million in cash
and fund-raising items since it opened
in 1995. The casino also provides in-
kind donations of convention space for
various fund-raisers as well as technical
support, advertising and manpower for
many events.
The next deadline to submit applica
tions is March 16, 2011. Eligibility for
money from the charitable fund is limited
to two categories:
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Entities and activities located in the
Siletz Tribe’s 11-county service area
(Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, Lane, Ben-
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ton, Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Multnomah,
Washington and Clackamas counties)
Native American entities and
activities located anywhere in the
United States
Applications and requirements can be
obtained at www.ctsi.nsn.us/charitable-
contribution-fund; from Kelley Ellis at
800-922-1399, ext. 1227, or 541-444-
8227; or by mail at Siletz Tribal Charitable
Contribution Fund, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380-0549. Applications can be sub
mitted via e-mail at stccf@live.com.
Siletz Library receives grant for new computer system
Photo by Natasha Kavanaugh
Tay ven Cole makes a beaded item at
a gift-making session sponsored by
the Youth Services Team at the Siletz
Tribal Community Center on Dec. 20.
At a Nov. 5 awards program at Chi
nook Winds Casino Resort hosted by
the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution
Fund, the Siletz Public Library received
a grant for a new computer system in the
amount of $3,697.
The grant proposal was written by
Audrey Casper, a Siletz Valley Friends of
the Library member, with assistance from
Diedre Conkling, Lincoln County Library
District librarian.
The library server is being replaced
because the old network system is mal
functioning. The old system no longer
is being served by the Coastal Resource
Sharing Network.
The Siletz Library is replacing the
current computer system and manage
ment of the system with the “Userful”
product. This new management system
will meet the needs of the Siletz Library,
is easy to manage and will require almost
no staff time.
The goal of the new system is to con
tinue to supply the Siletz community with
public access to the Internet through a
good broadband service. The new system
will include the purchase of two multiuser
PCs that allow up to 10 users each. It will
nearly double the number of existing
Siletz Library computers.
The Lincoln County Library District
provides most of the funding for the Siletz
Public Library. Because of the generosity
of the STCCF grant, the district saved
about half of the cost to replace the system
with the new Userful system. Without the
philanthropic giving of STCCF, the sys
tem would have taken longer to replace.
Courtesy photo by Tiffany Wisdom
Jonas Oatman (Nez Perce) and Samuel Brisbo (Nez Perce) join the actor portraying
Tiny Tim at the Lewiston Civic Theatre after the musical Scrooge.
Courtesy photo by Tiffany Wisdom
Lora, Anesha, Felicia and Tisha Rueben create women’s traditional pow-wow
shawls at a class sponsored by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.
Siletz Tribe funds cultural classes
with charitable contributions gift
Beadwork and shawl classes were conducted on Nov. 20 and at Nez Perce lan
guage classes in December with teacher Tiffany Wisdom. Twenty American Indian
participants benefited from this project.
Students were able to learn the Nimiipuu words for bead colçrs and the animals
on their shell necklace with Abe Broncheau. Thank you to Mrs. Woods, Kamiah High
School teacher, for allowing us to use the home economics room to sew.
At big thank you goes out to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the
Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for sponsoring this class through the Mt.
View School District.
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Siletz News
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January 2011
Siletz Tribe sponsors trip for children
and adults to see Scrooge
By Tiffany Wisdom
The musical Scrooge at the Lewiston Civic Theatre had a live orchestra and
many special effects on Dec. 10, 2010. Students and adults from Kamiah, Kooskia
and Stites rode the bus with the Kamiah Community Partners Coalition (KCPC) to
attend Scrooge.
Thank you to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the Siletz Tribal
Charitable Contribution Fund for sponsoring 15 American Indian students and adults
to attend the musical and dinner.
Scholarships will be available for American Indian students and adults for the Mis
soula Children’s Theatre performance (check with local schools on dates), Spring into 4-H
Fun Day (spring break) and Lewiston Civic Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast (May).
If you have any questions regarding the scholarships, please contact me at
208-935-4012.