SILETZ NEWS
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 40, No. 3
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
March 2012
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Tribal members return incumbents to Tribal Council in 2012 elections
Incumbents also
selected as officers
Photo by Natasha Kavanaugh
2012 Siletz Tribal Council (1 to r): Reggie Butler Sr.; Loraine Butler; Robert Kentta; Delores Pigsley, chairman; Jessie Davis,
treasurer; Tina Retasket, secretary; Sharon Edenfield; and Alfred “Bud” Lane Ill, vice chairman. Not pictured: Lillie Butler.
Tribe surpasses $9.4 million in charitable donations
Total includes $114,911
distributed in February
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri
bution Fund distributed $ 114,911.28 to
49 organizations on Feb. 3 as it contin
ued its quarterly donations to non-profit
organizations.
The checks were presented at Chi
nook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln
City, Ore.
The Siletz Tribe is proud of its con
tributions through employment, monetary
donations and cooperative measures to
the Siletz community, Lincoln County
and the state of Oregon. The seven
member charitable fund advisory board
has distributed nearly $7.3 million since
its inception in 2001.
Overall, the Tribe has honored its tradi
tion of shilling within the community by dis
tributing more than $9.4 million through the
charitable fund and other Tribal resources.
Chinook Winds has donated nearly
$2.3 million in cash and fund-raising
items since it opened in 1995. The casino
also provides in-kind donations of con
vention space for various fund-raisers as
well as technical support, advertising and
manpower for many events.
The next deadline to submit applica
tions is March 14, 2012. Eligibility for
money from the charitable fund is limited
to two categories:
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Entities and activities located in the
Siletz Tribe's 11-county service area
(Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, Lane,
•
Benton, Polk, Yamhill, Marion,
Multnomah, Washington and Clacka
mas counties)
Native American entities and activi
ties located anywhere in the United
States
Applications and requirements can
be obtained at ctsi.nsn.us/charitable-
contribution-fund; from Kelley Ellis at
800-922-1399, ext. 1227, or 541-444-
8227; or by mail at Siletz Tribal Chari
table Contribution Fund, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Applications
can be submitted via e-mail at stccf@
live.com.
See Charitable on page 6.
Our America
10th Annual State of Indian Nations Address
Remarks by Jefferson Keel, President • National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
Jan. 26, 2012 • Newseum, Knight Studios, Washington, D.C.
Acknowledgements
I want to thank the Native service members and veterans who have joined us today. Many know the story of Indian
Country - the challenges we have faced and the ones we face today. But very few Americans know the story of the hundreds
of thousands of Tribal members who have served in the United States military as far back as the Revolutionary War. As a
veteran myself, I want to thank Lt. Col. Hunting Horse and the 24,000 active duty American Indian and Alaska Native service
members serving today to protect the sovereignty of the United States and the Tribal nations of North America. Thank you.
Strong Indian nations
My fellow Tribal leaders, Tribal citizens and American citizens, members of the National Congress of American Indi
ans, members of the administration and the 112*h Congress of the United States and those listening or watching today: I am
By Diane Rodriquez
Reginald Butler Sr., Sharon Edenfield
and Jessie Davis were re-elected to the
Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians in elections held Feb. 4.
Butler, from Siletz, Ore., was re
elected with 283 votes; Edenfield, also
from Siletz, was re-elected with 237
votes; and Davis, from Salem, Ore., was
re-elected with 218 votes. Eleven candi
dates ran for the three open positions and
the three who received the most votes
were elected.
These individuals will serve with
Alfred “Bud" Lane III and Lillie Butler,
both of Siletz, and Delores Pigsley of
Keizer, Ore., whose terms expire in 2013;
and Robert Kentta of Logsden, Ore., and
Loraine Butler and Tina Retasket, both of
Siletz, whose terms expire in 2014. Term
of office is three years for each position
on the nine-member council.
Six hundred eighty-one ballots were
returned and accepted. Enrolled mem
bers of the Siletz Tribe who are age 18
and older are eligible to vote in Tribal
elections. The Tribe has more than 4,800
enrolled members.
The swearing-in ceremony for the
re-elected council members took place
Feb. 5. Officers are elected on an annual
basis and those selected for 2012 include:
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Delores Pigsley, chairman
Alfred "Bud” Lane III, vice chairman
Tina Retasket, secretary
Jessie Davis, treasurer
Pigsley currently has served 26.5
years as Tribal chairman out of 33 years
on the council, while Davis has served 23
years on the Tribal Council; Lillie Butler
has served 20; Reggie Butler, 15; Lane,
14; Kentta and Loraine Butler, seven each;
Retasket, four; and Edenfield less than
three years.
The Siletz Tribe has spent the last
34 years rebuilding its government
and economic structure. The signing
of Public Law 95-195 in 1977, which
restored government-to-government
relations between the Siletz Tribe and
the federal government, started this pro
cess. The Siletz Tribe was the second in
the nation - and the first in Oregon - to
achieve restoration.
The Siletz Tribe was among the first
to become a self-governance Tribe, giving
Tribal government more control over ser
vices provided to Tribal members. Under
self-governance, the U.S. government
provides general funding to the Tribe
(rather than to specific programs), then
Tribal employees and the Tribal Council
decide how funds will be spent.
See Indian Nations on page 12.
See Elections on page 4.