General Council
Meeting
Aug.1,2015•1p.m.
Siletz Tribal Community Center
Siletz, Oregon
Call to Order
Invocation
Flag Salute
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Programs
Health – Alternative Health Program
Tribal Members’ Concerns
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjourn
BLM announces fireworks and exploding targets ban
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) prohibits the
use of fireworks and exploding targets on
all BLM-managed public lands throughout
Oregon and Washington through Oct. 15.
This year’s low snowpack combined
with warmer than normal weather patterns
over much of Oregon and lower elevations
in eastern Washington may boost the
potential for possible wildfires.
In recent years fire seasons have been
longer. Fires are burning hotter and lon-
ger, fueling the costs of fire suppression.
“Summer is the time for families and
friends to get outside and enjoy our public
lands. Please do so carefully. Help protect
our wildlife habitats, watersheds, range-
lands and forests – the lands that work for
you,” said Jerry Perez, state director for
BLM Oregon/Washington.
Those who ignite fireworks or explod-
ing targets on BLM-managed lands can be
fined up to $1,000, receive a prison term
of up to one year or both. In addition, indi-
viduals responsible for starting wildland
fires on federal lands can be billed for the
cost of fire suppression.
“While lightning can cause wildfires,
most wildfires are caused by people,
including the use of exploding targets.
And with more of us living near areas
that border public lands, the risk of fire
to homes and communities has increased
in recent years,” explained Perez.
The BLM cooperates with the Pacific
Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group
to fight wildland fires in the Pacific North-
west. The Geographic Area Coordination
Center offers updates on the fire potential
regionally and nationally, and the NW
Coordination Center provides updates in
the Pacific Northwest.
The BLM manages more than 245
million acres of public land, the most of
any federal agency. This land, known as
the National System of Public Lands, is
primarily located in 12 Western states,
including Alaska.
The BLM also administers 700 mil-
lion acres of sub-surface mineral estate
throughout the nation.
The BLM’s mission is to manage and
conserve the public lands for the use and
enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions under our mandate of multiple-use
and sustained yield. In fiscal year 2014,
the BLM generated $5.2 billion in receipts
from public lands.
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
Elders Council Meeting
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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.
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
For more information, contact the Elders Program at
800-922-1399, ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261.
Time to go
gather basket
materials
Spring is here and very soon hazel
sticks will be ready to pick and peel.
Hazel stick gathering is a must for
anyone interested in making traditional
Siletz baskets. Spruce root can be dug all
year round and is used for the weavers or
weft of Siletz baskets.
Bear grass and maidenhair fern are
used for overlay to make our traditional
designs or marks in our baskets and both
are picked in late summer.
Any Tribal members interested in
gathering can contact Bud Lane at 800-
922-1399, ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320; or
budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Just a reminder – basket materials
must be gathered in a timely fashion. Here
is a general breakdown of gathering times
for different materials:
July
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fern
August
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fern, hazel sticks (lim-
ited), willow sticks
September
Bear grass, maidenhair fern, woodwardia
fern, spruce roots
Willamette Falls
lamprey eel harvest
permits available
The Tribal Natural Resources
Department has Willamette Falls
lamprey eel harvest permits available
to issue to Tribal members.
Lamprey harvest at the falls is
restricted to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fri-
days through Mondays between June
1 and July 31. Harvest is not allowed
on Tuesdays through Thursdays.
The open gathering area is at the
east side of the falls and the harvest
method is limited to the use of hand
or hand-powered tools. Gatherers
are asked to avoid the area around
the lamprey ramps that have been
installed to allow lamprey to move
upstream of the falls.
The permit includes a lamprey
harvest record card, which must be
filled out prior to leaving the site. The
harvest card must be returned to the
Natural Resources office by the end
of the harvest season.
Lamprey harvest permits are
available at the Tribal Natural
Resources office weekdays from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by calling
Natural Resources Manager Mike
Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or Natural
Resources Administrative Assistant
Rosie Williams at 541-444-8227; or
either one at 800-922-1399.
Maluo Magaru and Dr. Ludwig Nanawar (seated) from Papua New Guinea and
Bruno Blumenfeld (far left, standing) from the U.S. State Department, visit the
Siletz Community Health Clinic to talk with Tribal Council members and staff,
including Judy Muschamp, Brenda Bremner, Sharon Edenfield, Elaine Smith,
Sandra Hahn, Gloria Ingle, Kathy Kentta Robinson and George Nagel.
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Annual Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow
Thursday, Aug 6th
Royalty Pageant – 6pm
Friday, Aug 7th
Memorial/Giveaways
Noon to 5pm
Presentation of Crowns – 6pm
Grand Entry – 7pm
Saturday, Aug 8th
Parade – 10am
Dance competition Points
Awarded for Parade
participation
Grand Entry – 1pm and 7pm
Sunday, Aug 9th
Grand Entry – Noon
Salmon Dinner
Categories
Golden Age, Adult, Teen and Youth Each
category pays 5 places.
Specials
Vendor registration is required.
Camping fee $25; $5 pet fee / per pet
(camping area)
Camp Grounds open Thursday at 7am
Drug and Alcohol Free Event
• Team Dance
• Women’s Basket Cap Special (Open)
• Round Bustle (Open)
• Mother Daughter Special
(Sponsored by:SuSun Fisher
Miss Siletz 2014/2015)
For more information call: 800-922-1399
Buddy Lane Ext. 1230 • Nick Sixkiller Ext. 1757
July 2015
Pauline Ricks Memorial
Pow -Wow Grounds,
Government Hill, Siletz, OR
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