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Senate Bill S908 1 am furnishing a copy of Senate Bill S908 (see below and page 3). This is the bill the Tribe has worked on for a couple of years to identify the boundary of our res ervation as it was originally established. The legislation gives the Tribe and the Bureau of Indian Affairs a boundary by which the Tribe may have land taken into trust and be considered “on-reservation.” The Tribe lobbied for several years to have our trust applications processed in the Northwest Regional Office versus the Washington, D.C., office because of the lengthy time it took to get land into trust. We were successful in having the process changed so currently the Siletz Agency processes the work and the regional office in Portland takes the final action. The other part of the process that is time consuming is the time it takes to pro cess trust applications as on-reservation versus off-reservation. Because the Tribe lost all of its land through termination, there currently are no existing boundaries (like a reservation boundary) to determine that trust applications meet the on-reser vation process. This is true even when the land is connected or when adjoining land already is declared reservation or trust land; all our trust applications are considered off-reservation. The legislation addresses the issue and is very much needed as we move forward to purchase property for housing and other Tribal needs. We thank our Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden for introducing our leg islation and for their action in requesting an early hearing on the bill, which will be held Feb. 2. On our last visit to Washington, D.C., when we met with Congressman Kurt Schrader, he informed us he would intro duce the same legislation in the House of Representatives very soon. Delores Pigsley Nuu-wee-ya’ <our words» Introduction to the Athabaskan language All I HEN HC AI ED " /** US INPOWMAI ION CPO^T Open to Tribal members of all ages Eugene Portland Eugene Area Office Feb. 6 - 6-8 p.m. March 5 - 6-8 p.m. Portland Area Office Feb. 13 - 6-8 p.m. March 12 - 6-8 p.m. Siletz Salem Siletz Tribal Community Center Feb. 7 - 6-8 p.m. March 6 - 6-8 p.m. Salem Area Office Feb. 14 - 6-8 p.m. March 13 - 6-8 p.m. II 1 12 tu CONGRESS MW»« HAO o. yuo To provide for the addition of certain real property to the resenatiou of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. IX THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Classes begin with basic instruction and progress over the year. They also are a refresher course for more-advanced students. Come and join other members of your community and Tribe in learning to speak one of our ancient languages. M ay 5, 2011 Mr. \\ yi >EN (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs We also have equipment in the Cultural Department available for use in grinding and drilling shell or pine nuts or other applications. If you need to use the equipment, call the number below to set up an appointment. A BILL For more information, contact Bud Lane at the Siletz Cultural Department at 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320; ore-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us. To proride for the addition of certain real property to the resenatiou of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 1 I I I I I I I I I I Siletz News is free to enrolled Siletz Tribal members. For all others, a $12 annual subscription fee applies. Please make checks payable to CTSI and mail to Siletz News. N ame:_______________________________ ____ ___________________ Address:_________________________________ ___ ____________ Phone:__________________________ Change of address: Tribal members - contact the Enrollment Depart I I I I I I I I I I Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 'i fines of the t’nited States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE 4 5 SILETZ TRIBE OF THE STATE OF OREGON. Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act 6 (2.) I .S.C. 71 le) is amended by adding at the end the 7 following: 8 “(f) T reatment of C ertain P roperty .— 9 “(1) lx GENERAL.—The S(*cretaiy may accept 10 title to any additional number of acres of real prop- ment at 541-444-8258; 800-922-1399,ext. 1258; or angelam@ctsi.nsn.us. All others - call the newspaper office. Siletz veterans office open daily Send information to: Siletz News P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Deadline for the March issue is Feb. 10. Submission of articles and photos is encouraged. Please see the Passages Policy on page 20 when submitting items for Passages. 541-444-8291 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1291 Fax: 541-444-2307 E-mail: pias@ctsi.nsn.us Member of the Native American Journalists Association Tony Molina is available for all Siletz Tribal veterans. He is in the Tribal admin istration building in Siletz on Monday-Friday to help you get information for your VA benefits. Additionally, he needs your help to update our veterans’ roster, espe cially for those currently serving. See below for contact informatin. Note from our veterans coordinator By Tony Molina All of our veterans and families can call me 24/7 at home at 541-444-2828 or on my cell at 541-272-2818. This will help since I’m only in the office part- time. My office number is 541-444-8330 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1330.1 thank all ^of our veterans for their service to our nation.Thank you! 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