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SILETZ NEWS Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Vol. 39, No. 4 April 2011 >________________________________ T39 Pl KNIGHT LIBRARY SERIALS DEPARTMENT 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-1205 Presorted First-Class Mail U.S. Postage Paid - Permit No. 178 Salem, OR Hlhllhllll,hl,lllll,,,,,,lHlHl,lll,,^ Courtesy photo by Alan Searle ofYaquina Wavelength The Siletz boys basketball team celebrates winning the 1A state championship in front of a crowd of supporters at Siletz Valley School. The team beat The Triad of Klamath Falls 70-56 in the championship game at Baker High School on March 5. Team members include Jacob Anderson, Dakota Burgins, Jake Carr, Chris Garza, Bo Johnson, Austin Lancaster, Jon Lee, Steven Lindstrom, Corey Loving, Braxton Morford, Erick Rice, Jeff Sweet and San Poil Whitehead, plus coaches Dave Morgan and Mike Fisher. This was the first time since 1975 that a Siletz team had qualified for the state basketball tournament. See more photos and a story on page 12. Siletz Tribe to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Warm Springs Museum at Warm Springs honors Tribe and Cmdr. John G. Herrington, first American Indian astronaut In a letter to the Siletz Tribal Coun The TWANAT (to carry on traditions) 2008; Richard West, 2007; Kenneth The Confederated Tribes of Siletz cil, Victor Atiyeh, board vice president, Award was initiated by the museum’s Smith, 2006; Owen Panner, 2005; Daniel Indians has been selected to receive the wrote, “It is truly an honor to have you board in 2003 to honor individuals whose Inouye, 2004; and Victor Atiyeh, 2003. 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award by accept this recognition. We are proud tireless work on behalf of American Indi the Board of Directors and the Board of of the steadfast determination of Siletz ans in an example to all Americans. Regents of the Museum at Warms Springs. in seeking restoration of your tribe and Herrington was on the space shuttle The award will be presented at the becoming the first in Oregon to reach this Endeavour in November 2002 and became museum’s Ninth Annual Honor Dinner, historic goal. The award also recognizes the first American Indian to walk in space. The museum’s mission is to preserve, set for April 16 at the World Forestry the continuing contributions, accomplish To encourage students to participate in the advance and share the knowledge of the Center in Portland, Ore. The museum ments and enduring leadership of the fields of science, technology, engineering cultural, traditional and artistic heritage of also will honor Cmdr. John G. Herrington Confederated Tribes of Siletz.” and math (STEM), Herrington completed the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Former recipients of the Lifetime Rocketrek, a 4,000-mile bicycle ride from The museum achieves this through educa Achievement Award include James Note Cape Flattery, Wash., to Cape Canaveral, tional exhibitions and programs that raise The Lifetime Achievement Award is boom in 2010; Chief Del vis Heath Sr., Florida. He continues to be an inspiration and inspire awareness of the Confederated designed to recognize the lifelong con 2009; Olney Patt Sr. and Stanley Speaks, to Native youth. Tribes of Warm Springs and other indig tributions of individuals and groups who 2008; Chief Nelson Wallulatum and War Former recipients of the TWANAT support the heritage and arts of Oregon’s ren “Rudy” Clements, 2007; and Richard Award include Elizabeth Furse, 2010; American Indian communities. L. Kohnstamm, 2006. Gordon Smith, 2009; Sherman Alexie, By Diane Rodriquez (ret.), the first American Indian astronaut, with its TWANAT Award. The Honor Dinner is a fundraising event that helps support the mission of the Museum at Warm Springs, an educational institution of the Warm Springs Tribe. enous Tribes. For more information, visit www. museumatwarmsprings.org.
