Chairman’s Report
Youth Ambassador
SuSun Fisher has been appointed the
national youth ambassador to represent
our Tribe in Washington, D.C., at the
White House Tribal Nations Conference
with President Obama.
As you know, Susan is Miss Siletz;
this is a great honor for our Tribe and for
SuSun. The youth ambassadors have a
busy agenda in Washington, D.C. She will
accompany Bud Lane to the White House
meeting that all Tribal leaders have been
invited to attend.
Veterans
Tony Molina has worked with Tribal
veterans for several years now. He keeps the
council current on all veterans’ activities.
We are proud of all our veterans,
we thank them for their service. We also
thank them for representing the Tribe at
activities all over Oregon.
Thank you, Tony, for the work that
you do. Keep it up.
Restoration
The Tribe celebrated 37 years of
Tribal Restoration last month. This year,
we honored the memory of former Tribal
Council member Stanley Strong, former
Assistant Secretary Forrest Gerard and
Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh.
Stanley served on the council after
Restoration and during the time that the
Tribe needed to establish a reservation.
He traveled to Washington, D.C., and
testified favorably before Congress. His
testimony was read by his grandson, Jack
Strong. We owe a great debt of gratitude
to Stanley Strong.
Forrest Gerard was a staffer for
Sen. Jackson when he was first introduced
to the Tribe. He served Tribes in several
key positions but was instrumental in
assisting the Tribe’s Restoration and as
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs in getting our 3,660-acre
reservation established.
I have written several articles about
Gov. Atiyeh, his work as governor and
his tireless work with Oregon Tribes. It’s
only befitting that we recognize him for
his faith in Siletz, other Tribes and Oregon
in general.
He attended our very first Restora-
tion Celebration in Newport and always
reminded me of the cold facility where
we celebrated. He was with us for many
years celebrating Restoration activities at
Chinook Winds. He also told me that he
always made a contribution to the Tribe
on the casino floor.
Delores Pigsley
Holidays
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year!
Courtesy photo
Verdene McGuire and Katy Holland,
members of the Native American
Community Advisory Council for
the City of Portland’s Parks and
Recreation office, join Portland City
Council members and others for the
reading of the city’s Native American
Heritage Month proclamation at City
Hall on Nov. 5. Verdene and Katy
are in the center of the photo in rust
(Verdene) and purple (Katy) wing
dresses.
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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
Dec. 1 – 6-8 p.m.
Jan. 5 – 6-8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
Dec. 8 – 6-8 p.m.
Jan. 12 – 6-8 p.m.
eugene
Eugene Area Office
Dec. 2 – 6-8 p.m.
Jan. 6 – 6-8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Dec. 9 – 6-8 p.m.
Jan. 13 – 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.