Chairman’s Report
education
Fee-to-trust legislation
Parade
A small but great gathering of the
Education Committee, staff and students
took place at the Hee Hee Illahee RV
Resort in Salem in June. It was good to
meet the graduates and hear many suc-
cess stories.
This seemed to be a record year for
graduates, not only from colleges but high
school, middle school and on down to our
Head Start kids. Congratulations to the
students and to the parents for making
this happen.
Also, thank you to our Education staff
for their hard work!
As you all know, we have been
working hard on our fee-to-trust legisla-
tion. We met in late June with the Grand
Ronde and Coos Tribes to offer remedies.
Tribes are taking information back to
their councils to review. I felt the meeting
was productive.
In the meantime, the Senate Indian
Affairs Committee will hold a hearing
on our legislation on the Senate side of
Congress. We had a hearing in the last
Congress, so this will be the same but
necessary to get things moving on the
Senate side.
The Tribe is happy to announce that
the grand marshals for this year’s Nesika
Illahee Pow-Wow parade will be all past
council members, both pre-Restoration
as well as after Restoration. It will be a
great honor to have them participate in the
weekend’s events.
elders Council Meeting
Oregon mascot legislation
The Oregon Legislature is consider-
ing a change to the Department of Educa-
tion’s ban on Indian mascots in Oregon.
Hearings have been held at which the
Tribe testified that some Indian mascots
are not offensive and local Tribes should
be consulted and approve or deny the mas-
cot. Our own Siletz Valley Warriors are at
issue, so we hope the legislation passes.
Delores Pigsley
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Chinook Winds Casino Resort
For more information, contact Dee Navarro at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1261; 541-444-8261; or deen@ctsi.nsn.us.
Most Often Requested Numbers
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians –
800-922-1399
Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494
Salem Finance Office – 888-870-9051
Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512
Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234
Contract Health Services (CHS) –
800-628-5720
Siletz Community Health Clinic –
800-648-0449
Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599
Chinook Winds Casino Resort –
888-244-6665
Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823
Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517
Website – ctsi.nsn.us
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Photo by Tiffany Stuart
Cowboy Buck & Elizabeth provide music and comedy during the summer’s
first Thursday afternoon performance at the Siletz Public Library on June 20.
Culture Camp Registration
Camp dates – July 16-18, 2013
Registration forms can be found online at ctsi.nsn.us or at any Tribal area
office. Please return registration form to your nearest Tribal office or mail
completed form to Culture Camp, CTSI, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549;
fax 541-444-8392.
Address: _____________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________
Change of address: Tribal members – contact the Enrollment Depart-
ment at 541-444-8258; 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; or covas@ctsi.nsn.us. All
others – call the newspaper office.
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issue is July 10.
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Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words)
Introduction to the Athabaskan language
Open to Tribal members of all ages
eugene
Eugene Area Office
July – class is at Culture Camp
Aug. 5 – 6-8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
July – class is at Culture Camp
Aug. 19 – 6-8 p.m.
Siletz
Siletz Tribal Community Center
July – class is at Culture Camp
Aug. 6 – 6-8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
July – class is at Culture Camp
Aug. 20 – 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 email budl@ctsi.nsn.us.