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Chairman’s Report Oregon Coastal Economic Summit Our Tribe hosted the Oregon Coastal Economic Summit that was organized by our Sen. Arnie Roblan and his staff (Rosie Shatkin did a tremendous job). The Tribes led the first discussion on the state of the Tribes’ economy. Tribal chairmen from the Coos, Coquille, Cow Creek and 1 led the discussion. The summit was well-attended by our local elected officials and county commis sions and also by many state legislators as well as Rep. Peter DeFazio and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. Western Oregon’s economy was widely discussed as well as the need for coastal energy programs and funding for them. Congressman DeFazio discussed HB 1526, which if passed would allow more logging on Western Oregon’s BLM land. Sen. Wyden also has his own legislation to do pretty much the same as HB 1526. There were many more interesting subjects relating to employment, housing, education and our general well-being. Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow Planning Department One of the best pow-wows took place this year on the Pauline Ricks Memorial Pow-Wow Grounds. Sometimes we forget about why the grounds were named after Pauline Ricks. She was instrumental in Tribal Restoration, was a leader in the Eugene/ Springfield community, served as whip woman for the Tribe and worked with Tribal youth to get them involved in drumming and dancing. She worked with young girls to prepare them to serve as Tribal royalty. Pauline was truly an early leader of our Tribe and we should all thank the Lord for her contributions. The pow-wow appeared to be one of the biggest in recent years. It was well- organized by the Pow-Wow Committee and staff. We also were happy to have “The Indian and the White Guy,” Terry Ree and Bruce Williams, participate in the parade and the pow-wow. The council receives quarterly reports from all departments and the following report is from the Planning Department: “First commissioned in May of this year, the CTS1 has installed 38 kilowatts of solar panels that have been powering two Tribal buildings and sending surplus power back to the local utility. This simple demonstration has generated the follow ing results: While only in use for a little over 1,500 hours, the solar panels have generated over 20,000 kilowatts of power and reduced 15.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide normally released to the air. This equals the Co2 emissions for the electricity used by two homes for one year. The annual greenhouse gas emissions from three passenger vehicles and the carbon sequestered annually by 11.7 acres of forest land. between the CTSI and the USDA. The USDA provided a $1 million grant and technical assistance for this project. This tank represents another step toward Tribal drinking water security and public safety for fire support.” (The) 500,000-gallon treated water tank (was) completed August 2013. This $1.3 million project was a joint effort The Tribe has put a priority on energy and green products and we are proud of our first steps. Delores Pigsley Courtesy photos Treated water tank (left) and Tillicum Fitness Center (below) 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. Name: Address: Phone: Nuu-wee-ya’ (ourwords) 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. Send information to: Deadline for the November issue is Oct. 10. Siletz News Submission of articles and photos is encouraged. Please see the Passages Policy on page 24 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 Email: pias@ctsi.nsn.us 2 * Siletz News • Member of the Native American Journalists Association October 2013 Introduction to the Athabaskan language Open to Tribal members of all ages Eugene Portland Eugene Area Office Oct. 7 - 6-8 p.m. Nov. 4 - 6-8 p.m. Portland Area Office Oct. 14 - 6-8 p.m. Nov. 18-6-8 p.m. Siletz Salem Siletz Tribal Community Center Oct. 8 - 6-8 p.m. Nov. 5 - 6-8 p.m. Salem Area Office Oct. 15 - 6-8 p.m. Nov. 12 - 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.
