Pilgrim presents salmon bench honoring First Nations of SW Oregon
By Natasha Kavanaugh
On May 7, Tribal Elder Agnes Baker
Pilgrim of Grants Pass, Ore., presented a
salmon bench to the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians.
“The creation of this bench was part
of a larger project which happened in
2005-2006 in Ashland, Oregon,” said
Lloyd Matthew Haines, attorney, property
developer and the person who commis
sioned the project.
In the process of constructing a new
downtown building, an alder tree was
removed from the site.
“The Native American community
does ceremonies throughout the year (at
the equinoxes and solstices) and considers
this tree sculpture and the site on which it
sits as a sacred site,” said Haines.
Haines commissioned Russell Beebe
(Ojibwe) of Medford, Ore., to create
the sculpture.
“In 2004 while contemplating the cre
ation of the large memorial sculpture ‘We
Are Here,’ the idea of carving a functional
bench shaped as a grand salmon presented
itself perfectly in the theme of Northwest
Tribal Culture,” said Beebe.
The memorial sculpture created from
that local alder tree reaches 20 feet high
and includes a figure of a Native woman
modeled after Pilgrim (Takelma). This
same wood was chosen for the salmon
bench, which was carved first.
‘Agnes was very much involved in
helping me interpret traditional customs,”
said Beebe.
The sculpture honors the First Nations
of Southwest Oregon, including not only
the Takelma, Shasta, Tututni and other
Tribes, but also the Salmon Nation, Bear
Nation, Tree Nations and all species of
life in this region.
“It has been my privilege to play my
part in supporting and honoring the First
Nations, as well as participating in the
healing between the various cultures in
Southern Oregon,” said Haines.
The land upon which the sculpture
will stand is owned by the Oregon Depart
ment of Transportation. A pathway will
lead from the sculpture site down to
Ashland Creek.
The salmon bench currently is in the
Siletz Tribe’s repository in Siletz, Ore.
“It pleases me greatly to know the
Salmon Bench will forever reside in the
Tribal museum. I understand it is impor
tant to remember those traditions that help
us to live forward in a good way. To think
that my carving may touch the hearts of
generations to come gives me great con
tentment,” said Beebe.
Photo by Natasha Kavanaugh
Agnes Baker Pilgrim and the salmon bench
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TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED
TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS OF OREGON
May 10, 2011
Notice of Pending Litigation
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Court telephone no.
800-922-1399
541-444-8228
Court Address
P.O. Box 549
201 SE Swan Ave., Siletz, OR 97380
In the matter of: Siletz Tribal Per Capita Distribution
These matters came before the Court on review and the court being fully informed finds as follows:
FINDING OF FACT
1. This Court has jurisdiction to review this matter as the Respondents are members of the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians (CTSI).
2. Petitioner filed a Notice to Offset Tribal Per Capita in the Siletz Tribal Court.
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Culture Camp will be held at the
Tribal Community Center on Gov
ernment Hill in Siletz. Camp is for
Tribal members and Tribal families
only. Children under age 10 must be
chaperoned by an adult.
The Camp Planning Committee is
looking for volunteers to teach classes
of cultural traditional nature and arts.
If you are interested in volunteering,
please contact Bev Youngman at
541-444-8290 or 800-922-1399, ext.
1290; or e-mail bevy@ctsi.nsn.us.
Applications will be available at
all area offices, the Tribal adminis-
tration building and the Tribal Com-
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ORDER
The following Tribal members have a lien filed against their per capita and do not have a valid mailing address:
Ted Beal
Dent Butler
David Kevin Goodell
Daniel Jackson
Alana LaMotte
Jason McKnight
Jacquelin Navarro
Robert Richardson
Ulysses Simmons
Dennis Suitter
Christopher Vandaam
Mari Woosley
Chad Zigler
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If the above-mentioned people do not show for their hearing date, an Order of Default will be entered against them.
SO ORDERED this 10th day of May 2011
Calvin E. Gantenbein, Chief Judge
Siletz Tribal Court
June 2011
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