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Delores Pigsley,
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Brenda Bremner,
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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 43, No. 4
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
April 2015
STAHS plants stakes to outline new cultural center, keeps fundraising
The mission of the Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society is to support and
promote the practice, conservation and restoration of the Tribal cultures of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.
We are a Tribally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated to fundraising
for our mission.
This year, STAHS is focused on supporting the update of the 2006 schematic
design of the Siletz Tribal Cultural Center to create shovel-ready plans to build the
center on Government Hill just east of the community center.
On Valentine’s Day, we began our monthly meeting by staking the cultural cen-
ter corners shown in the schematic design. This helped us appreciate what a large
project this is and we decided to push on.
On March 6, we held a workshop with the Siletz Tribal Council to talk about
resuming the Siletz Tribal Cultural Center design, with STAHS providing the finan-
cial support for professional design services.
The workshop was energetic and positive. We are looking forward to a good year.
For more information about STAHS, visit huu-cha.org; find it on Facebook at
facebook.com/Huu-cha.org; follow on Twitter at #huu-cha; or call 541-351-8663.
Courtesy photo by Teresa Simmons
STAHS board members Kathy Kentta Robinson, Margo Hudson and Dave Hatch
stake the Siletz Tribal Cultural Center corners shown in the schematic design.
The Past is Present featuring Siletz artistry in baskets to be part of 20 th
anniversary celebration at Chinook Winds includes weavers and auction
Join in a celebration of the art, culture
and history of the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians on June 20 at Chinook
Winds Casino Resort.
The Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage
Society will present The Past is Present,
an artistry through baskets event during
the 20 th anniversary celebration of Chi-
nook Winds.
This free, family-friendly educational
event will be open from 1-5 p.m. and will
include a silent auction that will close at
4 p.m. Proceeds from the auction will
be dedicated to the building of the Siletz
Tribal Cultural Center.
Basket design and basket weaving
is a lively surviving art that represents
the culture of the Tribes and bands of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.
Baskets created by Siletz Tribal weav-
ers often are identified by the distinctive
double-handle design.
The basket’s origin or artist some-
times is recognized by the signature
design incorporated into the basket by the
weaver. This utilitarian art is taught every
summer during the Siletz Culture Camp.
Three accomplished Siletz Tribal
members have agreed to display and dem-
onstrate their craft at The Past is Present.
Among the featured weavers will be Lori
Brown, Nora Williams-Woods and Mitzi
Brown. Traditional basketry materials will
be used to demonstrate the intricate art of
basket weaving.
Keynote speaker for the event will be
Tribal Elder Edmond Ben, who will share
his firsthand experiences and knowledge
of Siletz Tribal history and culture.
And last but not least, one-of-a-kind
purchases will be available from the tables
of hand-crafted items created by Siletz
Tribal members.
Invitation to all Carlisle descendants
Would you like to see a heritage center dedicated to the Carlisle Indian
School? Do you want to have a say in how the stories of your family members are
conveyed? What do you want to know about your family’s experience at Carlisle?
Please take this online survey to provide your important input into the plan-
ning of a potential Carlisle Indian School Heritage Center.
We, the Carlisle Indian School Farmhouse Coalition, have worked very hard
to save the old farmhouse at the Carlisle Barracks from being destroyed. We are
now working on developing plans for the preservation, renovation and use of the
farmhouse as a heritage center.
The voices of descendants are paramount to this project. If you know of other
Carlisle descendants, please refer them to the survey.
Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CarlisleDescendants
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
Bud Lane and Lillie Butler help Ralene Butler (right) tie a feather during
Culture Craft Night on March 2. See more photos on page 10.
Email: cisfarmhousecoalition@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CarlisleFarmHouseFriends/