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Keel attends Inaugural; prepares to deliver State of Indian Nations address
Tribal nations represented
throughout Inauguration
weekend events
WASHINGTON – Jefferson Keel,
president of the National Congress of
American Indians (NCAI), attended Pres-
ident Barack Obama’s second Inaugural
address on Jan. 21, joining members of
Congress, Cabinet officials, justices of the
Supreme Court, former presidents, gov-
ernors, other dignitaries and civil rights
organization leaders on the Inaugural
platform to usher in the 44 th president of
the United States’ second term.
Keel began the morning with the first
family and guests of the administration at
St. John’s Church for prayer services near
the White House.
“Tribal nations were represented
throughout the Presidential Inauguration
events this weekend and I was proud to
have represented Native people in honor-
ing the president as he begins his second
term. From the morning prayer to his
ceremonial swearing in to the Inaugural
parade, Tribal nations were present, a
reminder that as sovereign nations, we are
also active members of the American fam-
ily of governments,” said Keel in a state-
ment from the Smithsonian’s National
Museum of the American Indian, where
NCAI held a Tribal nations strategy ses-
sion the day after the Inauguration.
The Inauguration included Native
people in many ways. The official Inau-
gural parade featured six Native groups,
including the Kamehameha Schools War-
rior Marching Band, Honolulu, Hawaii;
Native American Women Warriors,
Pueblo West, Colo.; Navajo Nation Band,
Arizona, New Mexico and Utah; The
Tribes of North Dakota, North Dakota;
Utuqqagmiut Dancers, Wainwright,
Alaska; and the Wind River Dancers,
Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyo-
ming. Two American Indian inaugural
balls also were held over the weekend.
NCAI’s event on Jan. 22, Setting Our
Nation-to-Nation Agenda for the Next
Four Years: Tribal Nations, Congress and
the Obama Administration, focused on
moving immediately on key priorities for
the next four years.
The meeting brought together Tribal
leaders and advocates who were in Wash-
ington for the Inaugural weekend to form
a unified path for working with the Obama
administration and all members of Con-
gress over the next four years.
Among the presenters were Kevin
Washburn, assistant secretary of Indian
Affairs; Jodi Gillette, the White House
senior policy advisor for Native American
Affairs; and Charles Galbraith, the White
House associate director from the Office
of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public
Engagement.
“Although Native Americans or Tribes
weren’t mentioned specifically in the
president’s Inaugural speech, Tribal
nations are a priority of this administration
and it was reflected in our prominence in
the weekend’s events. The fact that as the
president of NCAI, I was able to be with
the president during the prayer service and
on the platform to commemorate his Inau-
guration speaks volumes to our nation-
to-nation relationship,” continued Keel.
“We’re focused on major issues in the
near term and in the years to come. Imme-
diately we are continuing our advocacy
efforts to call on members of Congress to
reauthorize the Violence Against Women
Act (VAWA). In addition, fixing land into
trust challenges presented by the Supreme
Court’s Carcieri decision remains at the
top of our priority list, said Keel.
“In the months ahead, we’ll monitor
the government’s federal trust respon-
sibility to uphold the Tribal budget and
focus on the implementation of major
legislation like the Affordable Care Act
and the Tribal Law & Order Act,” he
added. “While there is so much more to
do, we’re very optimistic as NCAI, Tribal
nations and advocates begin our work in
partnership with the 113 th Congress and
the Obama administration.”
Keel will next deliver the 2013 State
of Indian Nations address on Feb. 14 at
10:30 a.m. (EST) from the Newseum in
Washington, D.C. – just days after Presi-
dent Obama’s State of the Union address.
The event will be broadcast live from
NCAI.org/live and on television and will
be followed by a congressional response
and a question-and-answer session.
New program extends library access statewide with your local library card
The Lincoln County Library District
has announced that most of the libraries
in Lincoln County have joined the new
Oregon Library Passport Program, which
allows card-holders from participating
libraries to register and use other partici-
pating libraries across the state.
In Lincoln County, the libraries
that are part of the program include the
Driftwood Public Library (Lincoln City),
Newport Public Library, Siletz Public
Library, Toledo Public Library, Waldport
Public Library and the Guin Library at the
Hatfield Marine Science Center (OSU).
If you have a library card with one
of these local libraries, you also can get
a library card at any of the libraries on
a list available at librariesoforegon.org/
node/30.
The Oregon Library Association
launched this voluntary program to
expand Oregonians’ access to library
materials, a goal of the professional orga-
nization for many years.
“The Oregon Library Passport Pro-
gram recognizes that library service ought
to mirror the way Oregonians live, work,
shop and play, and reduce barriers to
library service,” said Michele Burke, presi-
dent of the Oregon Library Association.
The underlying premise of the Pass-
port Program is that cardholders of legally
established libraries should be able to use
other legally established libraries. The Pass-
port Program is meant to be an exchange;
a library extends service to users of other
participating libraries and vice versa.
How the Passport Program works
Oregon public and academic librar-
ies opt to become Passport Program
participating libraries. Their registered
card-holders then are able to visit, register
without the customary “out of area” card
fees and use the materials at any other
participating library.
The card-holder’s home library card
becomes his or her “passport” to register-
UO museum store seeks artwork
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s museum
store, Past and Presents, is seeking a limited number of artists interested in sell-
ing their original high quality crafts or non-2D artwork for sale on consignment
in our museum gift store.
We invite Pacific Northwest Tribal members to submit four digital images
of their work for consideration to Tracey Bell, visitor services coordinator, at
tracey@uoregon.edu.
The University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History pro-
tects significant collections, enhances knowledge and encourages stewardship
of human and natural history through research, preservation and education.
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ing for library cards at other participating
libraries throughout Oregon. Patrons are
responsible for managing their checkouts;
complying with the Passport member
library’s policies regarding due dates, late
fees and materials limits; and returning
materials directly to the library they bor-
rowed from. There is no library-to-library
return delivery mechanism.
If you live in Lincoln County, are vaca-
tioning elsewhere on the coast and need
some reading material, you can register
for library cards in Astoria, Rockaway,
Garibaldi and Florence. Or perhaps you
live in Corvallis, but work in Newport and
want to use the Newport Public Library
during your lunch hour. No problem.
Conversely, if you life elsewhere in
Oregon and are visiting Lincoln County,
you can register for library cards in
Lincoln City, Newport, Siletz, Toledo,
Waldport or at the marine science center.
In addition, Oregonians who conduct
research will be able to tap into the vast
resources of academic libraries, including
the libraries at Oregon State University,
Oregon Health & Science University and
several community colleges.
The key to the Passport Program is
that you first need a library card from
your participating local “home” library.
Passport Program details can be found at
librariesoforegon.org/passport.
A list of participating libraries is avail-
able at librariesoforegon.org/node/30.
This list continues to grow – currently
more than 70 libraries statewide have
signed up for the program and additional
libraries will continue to join this year.
If you are interested in using the Pass-
port Program but your local library is not
yet listed as a participant, please inquire
with your library’s staff.
For nearly 75 years, the Oregon
Library Association has existed to pro-
mote and advance library service through
public and professional education and
cooperation. Learn more at OLAweb.org.
Recruitment for Siletz Tribal Vocational
Rehabilitation Program Advisory Committee
Members of this committee will consist of Siletz Tribal members with a
disability/disabilities or someone with a background in disability programs
and/or vocational rehabilitation.
You need to have a willingness to express and present ideas to STVRP staff
and be willing to participate in outreach to the membership for the STVRP
program and its services.
If interested in serving on this committee, please submit the completed
form to STVRP, Attn: Angie Butler, Salem Area Office, 3160 Blossom Drive
NE, Suite 105, Salem, OR 97305.
Past and Presents offers a comprehensive selection of regional books and
gifts that reflect the museum’s exhibits, collections and research, as well as the
inspiration of the Pacific Northwest landscape. It features handcrafted goods from
local and regional artists, including jewelry, pottery, basketry and woodworking.
Name: ________________________________________________________
Books on anthropology, geology, paleontology, Oregon’s cultural history,
archaeology, natural history and an extensive offering of field guides are avail-
able so you can continue to learn after your visit to the museum.
City: _______________________ State: _____________ ZIP: ___________
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