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Chairman’s Report National wildlife Society On behalf of our Tribe, I welcomed the National Wildlife Society to Oregon in October. The organization was meeting all week at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. I thanked them for including our Tribe on the agenda and expressed our interest in protecting the environment. In addition, I described our land base and what was once a more than 1 million-acre reservation. Participants came from all over the U.S. and Canada. Governor’s Summit The annual Governor’s Summit will be held at the Coquille Tribe this year. Our Tribe sponsored the summit last year at Chinook Winds. Oregon Tribes have the opportunity to speak to the governor and meet with heads of state agencies and their Tribal liaisons. Regular meetings with state agencies are scheduled throughout the year. Oregon is one of the few states that has this interaction with Tribes. It gives the governor the opportunity to get input from Tribes on how the interaction with the state works. All of our Tribal Council members usually attend. Ballot Measures/National election This year’s national and state elec- tions have important voter issues. The out-of-state promoters of Ballot Measures 82 and 83 have flooded the mail and television with promotional ads. The ads give inaccurate information to the voters on Tribal casinos as well as what the non-Tribal casino will do for the state of Oregon. If you still have the opportunity to vote, please vote “no” on both measures. Please make a good clear choice for president of the United States as well as those who will represent us and the Tribe in Washington, D.C. Tribes must constantly educate newly elected officials on Tribal government issues. Under the current administration, we have seen great strides made in Indian Country. A backlog of our fee-to-trust applications has been processed. We finally have all the casino properties in trust; it’s taken many years and a very active Siletz Agency staff. In addition, many age-old settlements have been reached with Tribes across the nation, including ours. 35 th Restoration We will celebrate 35 years of Tribal Restoration on Nov. 18. President Jimmy Carter signed our Restoration Act on that day in 1977. Our Tribe has much to be grateful for, so please join us at Chinook Winds for the celebration on Nov. 17 (see page 1 for details). Wi s h i n g eve r y o n e a g o o d Thanksgiving! Delores Pigsley elders Council Meeting Nov.10•1-4p.m.•ChinookWindsCasinoResort For more information, contact Dee Navarro at 800-922-1399, ext. 1261; 541-444-8261; or deen@ctsi.nsn.us. Measures 82 and 83 are bad for Oregon SILETZ, Ore. – Measures 82 & 83 are bad for Oregon. These measures change the State Constitution to allow unlimited casino growth across the state. When a ballot measure changes the Constitution, voters need to seri- ously think about what impact that change will have on the state’s economy today and in the future. Gov. John Kitzhaber, three previous governors and both state political parties have been outspoken in their opposition against these measures and we agree. Former Oregon Governor Barbara Rob- erts said it best: “Don’t be fooled by the multi-million dollar TV ads. This is not about water features or movie theaters … this is about money. Big money, gambling money, and it will bring with it problems that Oregon’s communities don’t need and 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. cannot afford to deal with.” Seventy-five percent of the entire annual profit from The Grange would leave the state of Oregon and the U.S. altogether; it would make two business- men from Oregon very rich. Tribal casino profits are all returned to Tribal govern- ments to benefit health, safety, welfare, education, economic and employment opportunities, and to preserve cultural and natural resources in local communities within the state. As a Tribal casino and a business partner with the state for the past 17 years, we appreciate the governor’s commitment to the agreement made between the state of Oregon and Oregon Tribes. We will continue to stand with the Tribes of Oregon in their charge against Measures 82 and 83. 35 th Annual Restoration Pow-wow Nov.17,2012•ChinookWindsCasinoResort Vendor applications available on the Tribal website – ctsi.nsn.us Name: _______________________________________________________ For more information, call 800-922-1399 and ask for Buddy Lane at ext. 1230 or Nick Sixkiller at ext. 1757. Address: _____________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________________________ Change of address: Tribal members – contact the Enrollment Depart- ment at 541-444-8258; 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; or angelam@ctsi.nsn.us. All others – call the newspaper office. Deadline for the December issue is Nov. 9. Send information to: Submission of articles and photos is encouraged. Siletz News Please see the Passages Policy on page 20 when sub- mitting items for Passages. P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 541-444-8291 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1291 Fax: 541-444-2307 e-mail: pias@ctsi.nsn.us 2 • Siletz News • Member of the Native American Journalists Association November 2012 Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan language Open to Tribal members of all ages eugene Eugene Area Office Nov. 5 – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 3 – 6-8 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office Nov. 12 – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 10 – 6-8 p.m. Siletz Siletz Tribal Community Center Nov. 6 – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 4 – 6-8 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office Nov. 13 – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 11 – 6-8 p.m. 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. 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. For more information, contact Bud Lane at the Siletz Cultural Department at 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
