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
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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