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SILETZ NEWS Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Vol. 41, No. 12 December 2013 T39 P3 KNIGHT LIBRARY SER IALS DEPARTMENT 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-1205 Photo by Mandi Smith ration (TCEDC) of Taos, N.M., and sup ported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Mich. TCEDC serves as the lead coordinator of the alliance. “We are pleased to serve as a coordi nator of NAFSA. Our goal is to work with the Founding Council to help organize and develop goals to be a voice that chal lenges barriers at all levels to Native food See Food Sovereignty on page18. See Tribal Nations on page 16. See more photos from the 36,h annual pow-wow on pages 9-14. Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance to address immediate need to restore Native food systems Overall, NAFSA’s goal is to develop a movement that gives voice to issues of Native food sovereignty, food-system control and policy development, and serves as a strong network for collabora tion among various organizations engaged in Native food-system control. NAFSA was initiated in 2012 by First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) in partnership with the Taos County Economic Development Corpo Tribal leaders meet with president, 13 Cabinet officials WASHINGTON - President Obama and 13 members of his Cabinet joined more than 300 Tribal leaders at the fifth annual White House Tribal Nations Sum mit on Nov. 13. Through speeches and listening ses sions, the administration highlighted the improving partnership with Tribal nations and declared a commitment to elevating the relationship throughout the next three years. The summit included a town hall por tion during which Tribal leaders asked questions of several members of the White House Council on Native American Affairs. In the town hall's opening statement. National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Brian Cladoosby firmly asserted the need to establish a “trust rela tionship for the 2P' century” and urged the council to regularly convene Cabinet officials and Tribal leaders at the White House and throughout Indian Country. Other Tribal leaders emphasized the importance of addressing the Supreme Court decision on Carcieri, fully funding contract support costs and honoring the trust responsibility in the federal budget. In afternoon remarks to Tribal lead ers, President Obama committed to visit ing Indian Country next year and echoed Cladoosby’s call for close communication between the nations. “The Iroquois called their network of alliances with other Tribes and European nations a ‘covenant chain.' Each link rep resented a bond of peace and friendship,” said Obama. “But that covenant chain didn't sustain itself. It needed constant care, so that it would stay strong. And that’s what we’re called to do, to keep the covenant between us for this generation and for future generations.” Attorney General Eric Holder also delivered poignant remarks as he recom mitted to a close partnership with Tribal nations and spoke of the progress made since Robert Kennedy’s address to NCAI in 1963. Holder acknowledged the “injustice inflicted on Native peoples” in the past and committed to a relationship “not as a patron but a partner.” NCAI welcomes Holder’s proposed Statement of Principles that will guide the Department of Justice’s dealings with Indian Country. NCAI looks forward to working with the White House to strengthen the nation- to-nation relationship and continuing the policy conversations begun during the summit. The full list of Cabinet officials par ticipating in the summit includes: Deenie Rilatos flashes a smile as she makes her way around the dance arena during the Siletz Tribal Restoration Pow-Wow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort on Nov. 16. LONGMONT, Colo. - A new alliance has been formed that will address food security, hunger and nutrition in American Indian communities. The Native American Food Sover eignty Alliance (NAFSA) is American Indian-driven and -controlled. It will be nationally active in addressing food security, health and cultural identity in American Indian communities at the national, Tribal and local levels. Presorted First-Class Mail U.S. Postage Paid - Permit No. 178 Salem, OR
