Chairman’s Report
Tribal Governments
Legislative Day
Oregon Is Indian Country – Say Hello to Your
Neighbors
Elected government officials and staff of the nine (9)
federally recognized tribal governments in Oregon
will be in the State Capitol Galleria from 9:00am to
1:00pm on Thursday, February 19, 2015.
Come chat and find out a little about each distinct
government and their programs.
* Information tables from 9:00am – 1:00pm
I hope you all had a Christmas
surrounded by your family. The New
Year already is a month old and contains
many issues and events in which our Tribe
is involved.
Legislation
Our legislation to recognize our
treaty boundary was one of the last
acts of Congress before it adjourned in
December. It was on the consent calendar
and if no senator had objected, it would
have passed. However, Sen. Jeff Sessions
(R-AL) objected for reasons unknown so
the legislation did not pass.
We have been in contact with our
delegation and will work toward hav-
ing the legislation re-introduced in this
new Congress.
ATNI
Our Tribe will host the winter session
of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indi-
ans (ATNI) on Feb. 2-6 at Chinook Winds
Casino Resort. We are proud hosts of this
organization as we have been members for
about 40 years and they were great sup-
porters of our Tribe’s restoration effort.
ATNI represents 57 Tribes in South-
eastern Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana and Northern California.
Legislative Commission on Indian Services
LCIS
900 Court Street NE, Room 167
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 986-1067
Web: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/cis
The Tribal Governments Legislative
Day, coordinated by the Legislative Com-
Delores Pigsley
mission on Indian Services (LCIS), is
scheduled for Feb. 19 at the State Capitol
in Salem. Oregon’s nine Tribes will gather
in the State Capitol Galleria from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Each Tribe will have a table display
promoting the Tribe’s business and cul-
ture. All will be available to respond to
questions from legislators and the public.
The public is invited to attend; snacks
and lunch are provided.
LCIS staff does a great job in organiz-
ing the Tribes’ activities for the day and
in assuring that issues involving Oregon
Tribes are covered in LCIS meetings,
which are held three times a year.
Elders Council Meeting
Feb.14•1-4p.m.•ChinookWindsCasinoResort
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.
Name: _______________________________________________________
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.
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 March
issue is Feb. 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
Feb. 2 – 6-8 p.m.
March 2 – 6-8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
Feb. 9 – 6-8 p.m.
March 9 – 6-8 p.m.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
Feb. 3 – 6-8 p.m.
March 3 – 6-8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Feb. 10 – 6-8 p.m.
March 10 – 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.