Chairman’s Report
National Museum of the
American Indian
The museum, through its director,
Kevin Gover, has encouraged Tribes to
work with the museum to get good histori-
cal information out to the public.
NMAI is dedicated to this project.
Gover has asked for all Tribes to partici-
pate in a meaningful process.
Federal Recognition
Our Tribe has commented on the new
regulations coming out on the process the
BIA follows to recognize Tribes.
When Siletz was restored to federal
recognition in 1977, there was no process.
If a Tribe was terminated, the process was
to have legislation enacted to be restored
to federal recognition
During the hearing at that time, Sen.
Mark Hatfield requested that the Bureau
of Indian Affairs come up with a process
Tribes could follow to be acknowledged.
A process has been in place for the past
several years but according to testimony,
the process is long and slow.
these actions create a huge problem for
Tribes like us.
We have commented on the new
regulations and recently met with a BIA
official to address our concerns.
Our Tribe wants to be sure that the
new process is fair and doesn’t want other
Tribes that currently are recognized under
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
(CTSI) to gain independent recognition.
Tribes that were terminated under CTSI
were restored as a CTSI Tribe.
Probably all of you have followed
the national news on the mascot issue as
it pertains to the Washington Redskins.
Many Tribes have opposed the national
football team and its mascot name, but
not all Tribes are opposed.
Our Tribe is opposed to mascots that
are insensitive. Having said that, how-
ever, we have worked very hard to keep
the Siletz Warriors name for the charter
school in Siletz. We are currently in the
process of determining how we will work
with other Tribes in Oregon to keep mas-
cots that are sensitive and not offensive.
Currently, the Clatsop/Nehalem
people have legislation that was intro-
duced in the House of Representatives
that would give them recognition when
they already are part of our Tribe. So the
new BIA process needs to recognize that
Most Often Requested Numbers
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians –
800-922-1399
Siletz Community Health Clinic –
800-648-0449
Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494
Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599
Salem Finance Office – 888-870-9051
Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512
Chinook Winds Casino Resort –
888-244-6665
Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234
Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823
Contract Health Services (CHS) –
800-628-5720
Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517
Website – ctsi.nsn.us
Mascots
Delores Pigsley
elders Council Meeting
Nov.8•1-4p.m.•ChinookWindsGolfResort
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
CTSI Jobs –
employment information available at ctsi.nsn.us.
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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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 December
issue is Nov. 10.
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
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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
Nov. 3 – 6-8 p.m.
Dec. 1 – 6-8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
Nov. 10 – 6-8 p.m.
Dec. 8 – 6-8 p.m.
eugene
Eugene Area Office
Nov. 4 – 6-8 p.m.
Dec. 2 – 6-8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Nov. 11 – 6-8 p.m.
Dec. 9 – 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.