SILETZ NEWS
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 40, No. 11
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
December 2012
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mart (second from left), Tiffany Stuart, Tasha Mason, Katerie Whitehead, William Whitehead and Cynthia DePoe-Soulier (behind William) join other dancers
unng an intertribal at the Restoration Pow-Wow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort on Nov. 1 7. See additional photos on pages 11-18.
Orthodontic services available soon thanks to one-time funding from IHS
The Siletz Tribe has received one
filled. A request for proposals has been
time funding to provide stop-gap orth
odontic services to Siletz CHS-eligible
clients. These services are being funded
because of the Indian Health Service's
recent decision to phase out the Chemawa
Orthodontia Program.
The dental staff at the Siletz Commu
nity Health Clinic will conduct quarterly
screenings until all treatment slots are
mailed to every orthodontist in the Tribe’s
11-county service area. Depending on
bid pricing, we anticipate serving 15-20
clients during the next year.
Although the Tribal Council has not
yet approved final program procedures,
recommendations for assuring that the
most severe cases receive highest prior
ity include:
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Ages 10-17
C2 or C3 malocclusion
Anterior and/or posterior crossbite
Moderate to severe crowding
Arch length discrepancy
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Recommendations to council for
eligibility in this orthodontic program
include the following:
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No broken dental appointments in the
last 12 months
Strong desire by patient and parent/
guardian for treatment
Excellent oral hygiene
History of regular dental checkups
Call the Dental Department at the
Siletz Clinic to arrange participation
in the next orthodontia screening —
541-444-1030 or 800-648-0449.
No active decay; good gingival health
NCAI welcomes second term for Obama administration following election
2012 election provides
historic opportunity for
bipartisan leadership
on Indian policy
WASHINGTON - The National
Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
is hailing the results of the 2012 election,
including the re-election of President
Barack Obama, as a historic moment for
advancing the trust relationship between
Tribal nations and the federal government.
NCAI, the nation’s leading Ameri
can Indian and Alaska Native advocacy
organization, called for leaders in Indian
Country and in the U.S. government to
seize this moment and advance the nation-
to-nation relationship between Tribes and
the United States.
“NCAI welcomes a second term for
President Obama and his administration.
Native American policy advancements
in his first term set the groundwork for
historic opportunities to move Indian
Country forward during his second term.
We look forward to engaging with the
president to achieve even greater things
in the next four years,” said Jefferson
Keel, president of NCAI. Keel also serves
as lieutenant governor of the Chickasaw
Nation in Oklahoma.
“The opportunity for a historic
bipartisan Native policy agenda is very
real. Along with our federal partners in
Congress and the Obama administra
tion, Tribal nations are prepared to move
forward immediately on legislation that
works to free Tribal economies, restore
Tribal lands, protect the Indian budget,
improve homeland security and disaster
response, protect our Native women,
boost Tribal energy projects, improve
health care services and strengthen edu
cational opportunities for Native people,”
concluded Keel.
The next step in this process is the
White House Tribal Nations Summit,
scheduled for Dec. 4-5.
During this fourth summit, Tribal lead
ers from across the nation will once again
convene in Washington, D.C., to discuss
key Tribal priorities with high-level mem
bers of the Obama administration.
The summit continues to serve as one
of the leading forums for direct and sub
stantive dialogue between Tribal leaders
and key administration officials.
In addition, the “Lame Duck” ses
sion of Congress is a critical moment to
have Indian Country’s voice heard. NCAI
has urged Tribal leaders to make time
for meetings to ensure focus on Indian
Country’s priorities, including:
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The Indian Country budget
Carcieri fix
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Violence Against Women Act
(VAWA) reauthorization
Stafford Act amendments (Tribal
emergency response)
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