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Chairman’s Report During the recent Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, one visitor commented that they always consider our pow-wow as “the beginning of the end of summer.” And it sure seems true. We had another wonderful pow-wow and parade. People always comment on how wel- come they feel at our annual event and how clean the grounds are. Kudos to the Pow-Wow Committee and the staff they hire for their hard work. Many Tribal program staff (Culture, Education and Behavioral Health, to name a few), Tribal members and their families are gearing up for Run to the Rogue. The Tribal Council also will be participating. This event really brings home the significance of the hardships our ancestors faced, the amazing and rewarding struggle to regain federal rec- ognition and our continued efforts today to CTSI Jobs – protect our sovereignty and practice our cultural traditions. As mentioned in a previous Chair- man’s Report, the BIA is downsizing the local Siletz Agency. At this point, the Siletz Tribe is the only one of the five western Oregon Tribes that will continue to receive services from the Siletz Agency. This includes forestry and land-into-trust services, which means two BIA employ- ees will remain at the Siletz Agency – Art Fisher, realty officer, and Mike Pond, agency forester. Most years, the Tribal Council tries to hold one of its regular Tribal Council meetings in Brookings, Ore., as a signifi- cant and active number of Tribal members still live in the area where our ancestors resided. The upcoming Oct. 17 meeting will be in Brookings at the Best Western. employment information available at ctsi.nsn.us. Recently, the Native American Stu- dent Union at the University of Oregon requested flags from each of Oregon’s nine federally recognized Tribes to be flown permanently on the university’s campus. Each Tribe also was asked to provide a design element that was representative of that Tribe to be reproduced on a plaque that will accompany their flag. Our Tribe selected a basketry design for our plaque. An official flag raising and dedication of all nine flags will take place Oct. 2. In closing, I am very pleased to report that the Tribe received an unmodified opinion for the 2013 audit on all Tribal entities and in addition the Tribe received no findings. The Tribe appreciates the efforts of the Accounting and Finance staff for each of our entities – Tribal government, Chi- nook Winds Casino Resort and the Siletz Delores Pigsley Tribal Business Corporation – in doing their regular jobs while also responding to the many requests made by the auditors. elders Council Meeting Sept.20•1-4p.m.•ChinookWindsCasinoResort Time to gather materials for baskets Spring is here and very soon hazel sticks will be ready to pick and peel. Hazel stick gathering is a must for anyone interested in making traditional Siletz baskets. Spruce root can be dug all year round and is used for the weavers or weft of Siletz baskets. Bear grass and maidenhair fern are used for overlay to make our traditional designs or marks in our baskets and both are picked in late summer. Any Tribal members interested in gathering can call Bud Lane at 800-922- 1399, ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320, or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us. Just a reminder – basket materials must be gathered in a timely fashion. Here is a general breakdown of gath- ering times for different materials: September Bear grass, maidenhair fern, wood- wardia fern, spruce roots 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: _______________________________________________________ Siletz elder potlucks are held monthly at 6 p.m. on the Monday before the regularly scheduled elders meeting. Please bring a potluck dish you would like to share. For more information, contact the elders Program at 800-922-1399, ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261. General Council Meeting Nov.1,2014•1p.m.•SiletzTribalCommunityCenter•Siletz,Oregon Invocation Flag Salute Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes Hunting and Fishing MOU Tribal Members’ Concerns Tribal Council Candidates Declarations Chairman’s Report Announcements Adjourn 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. Deadline for the October issue is Sept. 9. Send information to: Submission of articles and photos is encouraged. Siletz News Please see the Passages Policy on page 20 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 September 2014 Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan language Open to Tribal members of all ages Siletz Tribal Community Center Sept. 8 – 6-8 p.m. Oct. 6 – 6-8 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office Sept. 15 – 6-8 p.m. Oct. 13 – 6-8 p.m. eugene Eugene Area Office Sept. 9 – 6-8 p.m. Oct. 7 – 6-8 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office Sept. 16– 6-8 p.m. Oct. 14 – 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.
