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
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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.