SILETZ NewS
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 42, No. 3
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
March 2014
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Butler, Kentta re-elected to Tribal Council; Ingle joins council for first time
Officers also selected;
Pigsley remains chair
By Diane Rodriquez
Robert Kentta, Loraine Butler and
Gloria Ingle were elected to the Tribal
Council of the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians in elections held Feb. 1.
Kentta, from Logsden, Ore., was
re-elected with 350 votes; Butler, from
Siletz, Ore., was re-elected with 339
votes; and Ingle, from Lincoln City, Ore.,
was elected with 258 votes.
Nine candidates ran for the three open
positions and the three who received the
most votes were elected.
These individuals will serve with
Reggie Butler Sr. and Sharon Edenfield,
both of Siletz, and Jessie Davis of Salem,
Ore., whose terms expire in 2015; and
Lillie Butler and Alfred (Bud) Lane III,
both of Siletz, and Delores Pigsley, of
Keizer, Ore., whose terms expire in 2016.
Term of office is three years for each posi-
tion on the nine-member council.
Six hundred forty-three ballots were
returned and accepted. Enrolled mem-
bers of the Siletz Tribe who are age 18
and older are eligible to vote in Tribal
elections. The Tribe has more than 4,900
enrolled members.
The swearing-in ceremony for the
newly elected council members took place
Feb. 2. Officers are elected on an annual
basis and those selected for 2014 include:
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
2014 Siletz Tribal Council (l to r): Reggie Butler Sr., Lillie Butler, Loraine Butler, Robert Kentta, Alfred (Bud) Lane III, Gloria
Ingle, Delores Pigsley, Sharon Edenfield and Jessie Davis.
Delores Pigsley, chairman
Alfred (Bud) Lane III, vice chairman
Sharon Edenfield, secretary
Gloria Ingle, treasurer*
Pigsley currently has served 28.5
years as Tribal chairman out of 35 years
on the council, while Davis has served 25
years on the Tribal Council; Lillie Butler
has served 22; Reggie Butler, 17; Lane,
16; Kentta and Loraine Butler, nine each;
Edenfield nearly five years; and the newly
elected Ingle.
The Siletz Tribe has spent the last
36 years rebuilding its government and
economic structure. The signing of Pub-
lic Law 95-195 in 1977, which restored
government-to-government relations
between the Siletz Tribe and the federal
government, started this process.
The Siletz Tribe was the second in
the nation – and the first in Oregon – to
achieve restoration.
The Siletz Tribe was among the first
to become a self-governance Tribe, giv-
ing Tribal government more control over
services provided to Tribal members.
See election on page 4.
Preparation continues for Indian Fair, effort to share culture with community
Free event celebrates
first fairs in early 1900s
Siletz Tribal members are invited to
participate in the Indian Fair set for May
10, sponsored by the Siletz Tribal Arts
and Heritage Society in cooperation with
the Siletz Cultural Department and other
Tribal programs.
The theme of the fair is Sharing Our
Culture, Educating Our Community. This
admission-free event will take place from
noon to 5 p.m. at the National Guard
Armory in Newport, Ore., at 541 SW
Coast Highway.
The 2014 Indian Fair is a modest cel-
ebration of the much-larger Siletz Indian
Fair that began in 1915. Our original
Siletz Indian Fair was a three-day event
that began with a parade.
During the course of the three days,
judging took place of farm animals, farm
implements, crops, vegetables, fruits,
poultry, needlework, cooking, photogra-
phy and painting, Indian baskets, Indian
beadwork, Indian implements, school
exhibits and academic categories.
The fair also included daily athletic
competition, Native dancing, a play and
a musical program.
Our entire community planned the
Indian Fair. In 1917, the Executive Board
of Directors included Joseph Dowd,
president; Homer Evans, vice-president;
Wolverton Orton, secretary-treasurer;
Adelaide Adams, assistant secretary;
and John Adams Sr. and Russell Adams,
directors of sports.
Other board members included
John Adams, James Battise, Ned Evans,
See Fair on page 4.
File photo
Tribal items are on display in this photo from a previous Indian Fair.