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SILETZ NewS Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Vol. 42, No. 2 Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 February 2014 Presorted First-Class Mail U.S. Postage Paid - Permit No. 178 Salem, OR Siletz Community Coed Basketball Tournament Tribe to March end agreement with City of Toledo for law enforcement services 14-15-16, 2014 To this end, the Tribe collaborated The Confederated of Siletz CW Case Tribes Memorial Tourney with the city and the Siletz Rural Fire Indians has notified the City of Toledo Divisions: that it will terminate its agreement for District to pursue a local levy to generate 4 boys & 4 girls additional revenue for these services. The police services effective March 18, 2014. 4 boys & 4 girls three groups conducted a survey of area the results of which the Tribe Continued reductions to its budget, 4 boys residents, & 4 girls $150 Entry by Fee the per economic Team initiated downtrend that interpreted as being favorable toward a levy for police services. Payable in to: 2008 and again reduced by last started At its meeting on Jan. 13, 2014, how- year’s sequestration efforts, forced the ever, the Siletz City Council expressed Tribe to approach the City of Siletz to opposition to pursuing a law enforcement discuss the city’s potential assistance with levy. According to Siletz Mayor John Robinson, the City Council indicated that funding for police services. the survey results did not support a law enforcement levy and that a levy would be too burdensome for city residents. “It is with great reluctance that we have to terminate this agreement with the City of Toledo. Its police officers have become a familiar and important presence in our community,” said Bonnie Petersen, Tribal assistant general manager. “We had hoped to collaborate with the City of Siletz and the fire district to continue to provide area residents with law enforce- ment services. Hopefully, this will come to fruition sometime in the future.” Since June 2007, the Siletz Tribe has contracted with the Toledo Police Department, which has provided law enforcement services to all residents and properties located on Tribal land in the Siletz community and for all residents and properties located within the boundaries of the City of Siletz. These services included weekly patrol time, dispatch services, records manage- ment, evidence storage and crime reporting. 1st Place Winners J 2nd Place Consolation See page 5. of Siletz India Proposed Tribal Marriage Ordinance and Dissolution of Marriage Ordinance Posted for Review and Comment On Jan. 17, 2014, Tribal Coun- cil introduced two ordinances – the Marriage Ordinance and the Disso- lution of Marriage Ordinance. The ordinances were read into the record and Tribal Council recommended that they be posted on the website for review and comment. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians developed these ordinances to establish Tribal law governing recognition and formation of marriages and marriage equality, and to provide for dissolution of marriages under Tribal law. Please submit any recommended changes or questions to the Legal Department at traceyw@ctsi.nsn. us; or to the attention of Tracey Worman, Legal Assistant, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549; or fax 541-444-8349. Comments must be received on or before Feb. 20, 2014, so they can be considered by Tribal Council. The Legal Department will com- pile the comments and report them, along with answers to any questions raised, to Tribal Council for its con- sideration at its February meeting. Courtesy photo by Alicia Keene Sheryl Simmons and her granddaughters, Emily Simmons (left) and Tehya Seltenreich (right) stand in the jaws of a whale at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Ore. They joined Tribal Head Start students from Siletz and Lincoln City in a trip to the aquarium. See more photos on pages 10-11. Indian Fair set for May 10; families invited to take part Siletz Tribal members are invited to participate in the Indian Fair set for May 10, 2014, sponsored by the Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society. The theme of the fair is “Sharing our culture, educating our community.” The admission-free event will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Newport, Ore., located at 541 SW Coast Highway. The purpose of the Indian Fair is two- fold – to proudly share Siletz Tribal culture and history with Siletz Tribal members and also with the surrounding communities. This is reminiscent of Indian fairs held in the early 1900s but different in that there will be no competition among the creations that are displayed. This will be strictly a time of sharing who we are as a people, our traditions, history and culture. Families are invited to bring regalia, baskets and other art forms, both historic and contemporary, to display. Tables will be available at no cost for this purpose and the area set aside for display will be cordoned off and secure. Tables also will be available for ven- dors for a $50 fee. Follow us on Facebook at Huu-Cha~ for developing details.
