20 th annual World Peace and Prayer
Day to be held in Southern Oregon
ASHLAND, Ore. – The 20 th annual
World Peace and Prayer Day (WPPD)
will be held at Howard Prairie Lake in
Southern Oregon on June 18-21.
This international gathering of indig-
enous and traditional leaders from diverse
Tribes and affiliations is free to the
public, offering four days of ceremony,
workshops and performances. Intended
to bring awareness to sacred sites, WPPD
is a global call for a return to sustainable
and sacred practices.
WPPD was founded in 1995 by
Lakota Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19 th
generational keeper of the Sacred White
Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle. Recognized as
the spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota
and North Nakota Sioux Nations, Chief
Looking Horse has established relation-
ships with world leaders, including Des-
mond Tutu, President Barack Obama and
His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
“We must comprehend in each of our
hearts and minds the two ways we human
beings are free to follow, as we choose
the good way, the spiritual way, or the
unnatural way, the material way. It’s our
personal choice, our personal decision –
each of ours and all of ours,” said Chief
Looking Horse.
Ceremonial leaders from around the
world who will attend include Chief Look-
ing Horse and Grandmother Agnes Baker
Pilgrim. World-renowned speakers will
address global issues of peace, justice and
environmental concerns.
An Elder/youth conference that
enriches young people with the wisdom of
the world’s sacred traditions will be held
in conjunction with WPPD proceedings.
Participants include:
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Chief Arvol Looking Horse – Keeper
of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf
Pipe and founder of World Peace
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and Prayer Day/Honoring Sacred
Sites Day
Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim
– Spokesperson for the International
Council of Thirteen Indigenous
Grandmothers, Elder of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of Siletz Indians, revived
the ancient salmon ceremony for the
people of her bioregion
Grandmother Flordemayo – Mem-
ber of the International Council of
Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers,
founder of the Institute for Natural
and Traditional Knowledge
Eddie Benton Banai – A chief of the
Midewiwin Lodge (Grand Medicine
Lodge), Elder and keeper of the
Ojibwe oral tradition
Chief Dominique Rankin (T8aminik),
Algonquin hereditary chief and
medicine man, one of 49 Elders
representing Canada’s aboriginal
spiritual leaders, founded with Marie-
Josée Tardif the NGO Kina8at for the
promotion of culture and healing of
indigenous peoples
Rabbi David Zaslow, leader of the
Havurah Synagogue in Ashland, who
will share ancient chants and poetry
from the time of King David that
speak of the planet as alive, implor-
ing humanity to be grateful partners
with the land
For more information, contact Dan
Wahpepah at 541-631-1769 or visit
WorldPeaceandPrayerDay.com.
Event organizer is Red Earth Descen-
dants, an Oregon nonprofit 501(c)3.
Information is available at redearth-
descendants.org or redearthdescendants@
gmail.com.
Donations are welcome at start-
somegood.com/WorldPeaceandPrayer-
Day and gofundme.com/elderyouth.
For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program,
please visit siletzlanguage.org.
Maude and Alfred Lane Family Reunion at
Crooked River Ranch, Oregon
To the editor:
I attended the Elder Honor Day celebration for the Coquille, Coos, Siuslaw and
Lower Umpqua Tribes. It was held this year in Florence at the Three River Casino.
I was privileged to sit at a table with two other past kings of the event. As the cel-
ebration went on, another was crowned king and he too was sitting at the table. I was
blessed to be sitting at a table that now had three past kings and the newly crowned king.
Four Kings at one table, of which three were Siletz:
Ed Ben
Newly crowned Raymond Ben
And myself
Gene LaChance from Grand Ronde was the forth king at the table.
Sitting nearby was the newly crowned queen, Cynthia Lozano, also Siletz.
These celebrations, including ours, are wonderful events that I look forward to
attending with all Elders in the future.
I wish I had a picture of the four of us at the table, but I am sending this one picture.
It shows past king, Sir Ed Ben, and the new king, Sir Ray Ben!
If anyone has a picture of the table of kings, I would love to have a copy!
Thank you for supporting our Elders.
John L. Roe Jr.
For more information about the Siletz Tribe,
please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
To use mail order pharmacy
to order your refills after hours and
on weekends: Please call the Siletz
Clinic 7-10 days before you need
your refills. This allows us time to
contact your provider, if necessary,
and for mailing.
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Call 800-648-0449; enter 1624
as soon as the clinic’s message
begins – you’ll be transferred to
the refill line.
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Or call the refill line direct – 541-
444-9624.
There is a get-together at the Sandbagger Saloon and Restaurant
Aug. 14 (Friday), 4-9 p.m.
Family BBQ at Crooked River Ranch’s MacPherson Park
Aug. 15 (Saturday) • 2 p.m.to sunset
Bring your favorite beverages
BBQ will be provided. Side dishes welcome!
Please RSVP/call Linda & Greg Merrill for info at
(home) 541-548-2452, (cell) 541-598-6683 or
crookedwillowm@gmail.com
Lodging info and RV/camping info available
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Reserve early!
I have reserved a block of tee times, so if you want to
play golf on the morning of the 15 th , let us know.
See you soon!
Please note: The general manager
of the Siletz Tribe is the editor-in-chief
of Siletz News.
Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner
June 2015
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
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