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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Submission of articles and
photos is encouraged.
Siletz News
Please see the Passages
Policy on page 20 when sub-
mitting items for Passages.
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541-444-8291 or
800-922-1399, ext. 1291
Fax: 541-444-2307
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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.