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SILETZ NewS Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Vol. 42, No. 11 November 2014 Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Presorted First-Class Mail U.S. Postage Paid - Permit No. 178 Salem, OR Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Siletz Tribe invites you to celebrate at 37 th annual Restoration Pow-wow The public is invited to join the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians on Nov. 15 as it holds its annual Restoration Pow-Wow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Ore. This free event begins with a grand entry at 6 p.m. American Indian vendors with jewelry, beadwork and other items for sale will be available throughout the day. This is the 37 th year the Siletz Tribe has celebrated the signing of Public Law 95-195, which re-established govern- ment-to-government relations between the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the federal government. The Siletz Tribe was terminated from federal rec- ognition in August 1954. In the late 1960s, it became apparent that the only way to preserve and revital- ize Siletz Tribal sovereignty, community and culture was for the Siletz Tribe to regain its status as a Tribe recognized by the United States. In November 1977, after years of intense lobbying, Congress and Presi- dent Jimmy Carter approved Public Law 95-195, which reinstated recognition of the Siletz as a federal Indian Tribe. The Siletz Tribe was the second in the nation – and the first in Oregon – to achieve restoration. Dedicated to improving the quality of life of its more than 4,900 members, the Tribe puts strong emphasis on the educa- tion, health and social well-being of all its members. Significant Tribal accomplishments since Restoration include opening the original health clinic in 1991 and a new much larger clinic in 2010; building more than 150 homes and multiple dwellings for Tribal members, including 20 units at Neachesna Village in Lincoln City that opened in 2009, plus another eight units there and 19 apartments in Siletz that opened in 2010 and seven homes in the Tillamook subdivision in Siletz that opened in 2013; completing the Siletz File photo Junior Miss Siletz Faith Kibby takes part in the fancy dance demonstration at the 2013 Siletz Tribal Restoration Pow-Wow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort. This year’s event will be held Nov. 15. Dance House in 1996; opening the Tenas Illahee Child Care Center in 2003; open- ing the Tillicum Fitness Center and a new USDA food distribution warehouse in Siletz in 2008; and opening the Siletz Rec Center in 2009. Through its economic development division, the Siletz Tribal Business Cor- poration, the Tribe purchased the Lincoln Shores office complex in Lincoln City in 2001 and opened the Siletz Gas & Mini- Mart in Siletz in 2004, the Logan Road RV Park in Lincoln City in 2004 and the Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort in Salem in 2006. The Tribe purchased the Imprints printing business in Lincoln City in 2008. See Restoration on page 5 Flags of Oregon Tribes raised at UO; students from SVeCA, NHS participate By Tiffany Stuart After years of hard work, the flags of the nine Tribes of Oregon are permanently established at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. UO is the only PAC 12 school with permanent Tribal flags on campus. The flag-raising ceremony was held Oct. 2. The Siletz flag was raised by Tribal Council members Reggie and Lillie But- ler. As our Tribal flag was being raised, I started to sing Grandpa Archie Ben’s song and our group all joined in. The Siletz people were represented that day by 12 students from Siletz Val- ley Early College Academy and Newport High School, including Jarron Brown, Chazlynne Goodell, Shaundé Goodell, Courtesy photo Members of the Siletz delegation attend the flag-raising ceremony at the University of Oregon. See Flag on page 5
