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Canoe honors those lost in Rogue River wars, to be in water later this year By Willie Towner Some of you may have heard about the canoe carving project that’s going on. A small group of family members and friends, along with myself, have been carving on the log that was behind the Siletz Dance House. We started our project in the spring of 2012 with the intent to complete two canoes sometime this year. We plan to bring the first one out in Port Orford this May and plans for a naming ceremony and giveaway are already in progress. We hope to bring the second canoe, which we consider our “family” canoe, out in August of this year down on the Rogue River, with more ceremonies. We want to extend an invitation to any family member, particularly of the Logan family, who would like to be part of this project, either to help with the carving or with the giveaway preparations. We want to honor our family mem- bers who lost their lives during the Rogue River wars and would also like to hear from anyone who may have lost family members at Massacre Rock. We will be in Port Orford on May 19 and in Agness on Sept. 22. All are invited! We are also coordinating days/times to work on the canoe in Siletz soon with Rusty Butler, prevention coordinator at the Siletz Community Health Clinic’s Behavioral Health Program. You can contact me at 971-209-9801 or Rusty Butler at 800-600-5599 or 541- 444-8286; or direct at 541-444-9618. You can also e-mail him at rustyb@ctsi.nsn.us for more information. Courtesy photo Robert Van Pelt and Willie Towner work on their Logan family canoe. Nesika Illahee Pow-wow Vendor Applications Royalty Applications Attention Artists Vendor applications are now avail- able for the 2013 Nesika Illahee Pow- Wow. The deadline is June 3. Applications are now available for Siletz Tribal Royalty for 2013-2014. The deadline is June 7. To request an application for Miss Siletz (ages 18-24), Junior Miss Siletz (ages 13-17) or Little Miss Siletz (ages 7-12), contact Buddy Lane at 800-922- 1399, ext. 1230, or 541-444-8230; or by e-mail at buddyl@ctsi.nsn.us. You also can find applications online at ctsi.nsn.us or pick one up at the Tribal Community Center, Tribal administra- tion building in Siletz and the Tribal area offices in Portland, Salem and Eugene. The 2013 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow Committee once again is having a logo contest for the upcoming pow-wow in August 2013. All artists are encouraged to submit a pow-wow-themed logo. The winning logo artist will receive a cash prize of $250 and a professional banner with your logo. The winning artist will have his or her logo highlighted on the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow flyers and merchandise. Please submit your artwork to the cultural education director’s office at the Tribal Community Center or mail it to You can get an application online at ctsi.nsn.us or pick one up at the Siletz Tribal Community Center, Tribal administration building in Siletz and the Tribal area offices in Portland, Salem and Eugene. For more information, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or 541-444-8230; or by e-mail at buddyl@ctsi.nsn.us. enter drawing for 6 additional elk tags for fall season The Tribal Natural Resources Department will once again offer a limited number of landowner preference (LOP) elk tags to Tribal members for this fall’s hunting season. As a landowner, the Tribe is eligible to participate in the State’s LOP program. Based on the number of acres the Tribe owns, we can get six additional antlerless elk tags from the State. These LOP tags are not related to the Tribe’s Consent Decree tags that we receive each year. They are based solely on the Tribe being a landowner. A number of important differences between the LOP tags and the Tribe’s regular tags are summarized in the table below. Tribal Tags LOP Tags State license required? No Yes Area to be hunted Anywhere within the specific tag’s hunt boundaries Only on Tribal land within the unit selected during that unit’s antlerless elk season. Units available include Upper Siletz, NW Alsea, SW Alsea, SW Alsea Private Lands and West Siuslaw Yes No* eligible for other State elk tags? Give tag to another Tribal member to hunt for you? Yes No Application and selection process Apply to Tribe for Tribal drawing Apply to Tribe for LOP drawing; if selected, apply to State for tag (list LOP as first choice on State application) Obtain tag from Tribe State * Note: If you are drawn for an LOP tag, you still are eligible to apply for and be drawn for a Tribal tag. Please note that a major difference between the LOP tags and the Tribe’s regular tags is that only the person drawn for the tag can hunt that tag. The tag cannot be given to someone else to hunt for you. Therefore, only those folks serious about hunting this hunt themselves are eligible to apply. The drawing for the six LOP elk tags will be held at the Natural Resources Committee meeting on April 1 at 4:45 p.m. in the Natural Resources Department Map Room. Applications are available on the Tribal website and at the Tribal Natural Resources office in Siletz. Completed applications are due in the Natural Resources office by 4:30 p.m. on March 29, 2013. For more information about these tags and the differences between the Tribe’s regular tags and the LOP tags, contact Natural Resources Manager Mike Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1232. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn: Pow-Wow Logo Contest, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. All entries must be received no later than March 15, 2013. Royalty Crown Proposals The 2013 Pow-Wow Committee is now accepting proposals for 2013- 2014 royalty crowns. Proposals are being accepted for Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz and Little Miss Siletz. Proposals for a crown are required to include art design, size of the crown and a bid for the crown or crowns of your interest. Proposals can be submitted for individual crowns, two crowns or you can submit a bid for all three crowns. Crown proposals must be turned in to the committee no later than March 15, 2013. Proposals can be sent to: Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. If you have any questions, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or 541-444-8230. CTSI Jobs Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us. Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization. CTSI constantly is looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy, vacations, maternity leave and extended sick leave. If you are looking for temporary work that can last from 2-12 weeks, please submit an application for the temp pool. March 2013 • SiletzNews • 3
