Siletz job fair connects employers, workers as summer season kicks off
By Andrew Johanson, Salem Office
Vocational Rehabilitation Aide
On June 15, the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians held its second annual
job fair, this time in Salem, Ore., at the
Tribe’s Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort. The
job fair was a partnership between the
Siletz 477 Self-Sufficiency Program and
the Siletz Vocational Rehabilitation Pro
gram, sponsored by the Oregon Depart
ment of Transportation.
In attendance were a large number of
diverse industries and organizations, such
as Comcast, Lowe’s, Walmart, Walgreens
and Goodwill. All of these employers
currently are hiring and recruiting new
employees to kick off the summer season.
Also attending were local American
Indian organizations, including NAYA
(Native Youth and Family Association),
Grand Ronde, Chinook Winds Casino Resort
and Chemawa Indian School, all with
excellent resources and job opportunities.
“I was able to make a connection
with one employer who was hiring for
customer service and I think I may have
an interview,” said Janell Stuckey from
Salem. She added that the Siletz job fair
was a great opportunity to mingle with
local companies and felt very satisfied
with the opportunity to attend.
The Siletz Tribe has held two job
fairs this year and will host another one
in October. Additional information will
be provided closer to that time.
Courtesy photos by Andrew Johanson and
Norma Trefren
Representatives from local, regional and
national companies and organizations
talk to people seeking employment at
a job fair held at Hee Hee Illahee RV
Resort in Salem, Ore.
Hunting and fishing tag rules - What you need to know to follow them
The Natural Resources Committee
has set the following rules for applying
for, obtaining and using Tribal hunting
and fishing licenses and tags during the
2011-2012 seasons.
These rules implement the require
ments of the Tribe’s existing Hunting, Fish
ing and Gathering Ordinance. Hunters and
fishers should read these rules carefully.
As in past years, all those who
report filling of their tag will be entered
into a drawing for gift certificates to be
awarded after the end of the fishing and
hunting seasons.
If you have any questions about
these rules, please contact Tribal Natural
Resources Manager Mike Kennedy at
541 -444-8232 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1232.
Applying for tag drawings
❖ Applicant must fill out drawing form
with his or her own address, phone
number, etc. and must personally
sign drawing form. Addresses will be
verified with Enrollment Department.
❖ Minors must list their hunter safety
number on the application (numbers
will be verified with ODFW).
❖ Tags will be issued only to the person
who is drawn, even if that person
intends to have someone else hunt
for them.
Obtaining Tags
❖ Person wanting tag must come in and
fill out tag form with his or her own
address, phone number, etc. and must
personally sign tag form.
Minors must present their hunter safety
card when obtaining a hunting tag.
Forms and tags will be mailed to
those desiring them if they personally
call the Natural Resources office and
provide the following information:
their name, enrollment number, phone
number, mailing address and hunter
safety card number (if a minor). Each
person must call for his or her own tag
(cannot call for someone else). Tag
will not be valid until he or she
signs the form and returns the
yellow part of the form to the
Natural Resources Department.
Tags will not be issued to one person
for another person (i.e., spouses,
children, relatives, etc.).
The person to whom the tag is issued
is responsible for reporting if the tag
is filled or if it is a deer early archery
season tag, returning the tag if it is
not filled. Penalties apply if this is
not done (see below).
Tribal members can obtain only
one elk tag in their name during the
hunting season (bow, bull and cow
tags all count toward the one tag),
except that they can obtain additional
elk bow tags, if any are available,
during the late archery season second
distribution in accordance with the
rules for that distribution.
Using tags
Tags can be hunted/fished by the
individual obtaining the tag or that
individual can give his or her tag to
another Siletz Tribal member hunter/
fisher to hunt/fish for them. The other
Tribal member must have a valid
Tribal hunting/fishing license.
Tags cannot be given to a non-Siletz
Tribal member.
The person to whom the tag is issued
is responsible for reporting if the tag
is filled or if it is a deer early archery
season tag, returning the tag if it is
not filled.
Tribal members can possess only one
Tribal tag in their name at a time for
the season they are hunting. If they fill
that tag, they can obtain another tag if
additional tags are available. Possess
ing a Tribal tag does not preclude also'
possessing a state-issued tag.
All other ODFW rules and regulations
regarding hunting seasons, locations,
gear, etc. must be followed, including
the rules pertaining to disabled
hunters (hunter must obtain an
Oregon Disabilities Hunting and
Fishing Permit from ODFW to hunt
as a disabled hunter).
Once filled, the tag must be attached
to the animal/fish and reported to the
Natural Resources Department within
three business days.
Fishing tags can only be used to
fish for salmon at the Tribe’s three
fishing sites (Euchre Creek Falls,
Dewey Creek Falls, Little Rock Creek
[hatcheiy]), using only the following
gear - dip net, spear or gaff hook.
Fishing can occur only during the
two-month Tribally set fishing season
(dates will be posted at the Tribal
offices and on the Tribe’s website).
Reporting
❖ If the tag is filled, the person to whom
the tag was issued must report the
kill/catch to the Natural Resources
Department within three business days.
❖ For early season deer archery tags,
if the tag is not filled, the person to
whom the tag was issued must return
the tag to the Natural Resources
Department within 14 days of the end
of the season.
Penalties
Failure to follow the hunting/fishing
tag rules or any of the provisions of the
Tribe’s Hunting, Fishing and Gather
ing Ordinance can result in a Notice of
Violation being issued to the violator,
with potential penalties including sus
pension of hunting/fishing privileges, in
accordance with the Hunting, Fishing and
Gathering Ordinance. Violations include,
but are not limited to, the following:
❖ Failure to return the yellow portion
of the tag application to the Natural
Resources Department prior to
hunting/fishing the tag
❖ Failure to return an unfilled early
season deer archery tag within 14
business days of the end of the hunt
❖ FailtTre to report filling a tag within
three business days of the kill
❖ Hunting as a disabled hunter without
an Oregon Disabilities Hunting and
Fishing Permit from ODFW
❖ Failure to abide by all applicable
Tribal and ODFW hunting/fishing
regulations
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