Meet Alayna Farris and Whitney Gravelle – Siletz grant recipients from NARF
From the Native American Rights Fund
Each summer, Native American
Rights Fund (NARF) hosts the summer
clerkship program, a 10- to 12-week pro-
gram for second-year law students.
NARF’s projects are extremely chal-
lenging because NARF practices before
federal, state and Tribal forums, and
because most of its cases - whether at the
administrative, trial or appellate level - are
complex and involve novel legal issues.
This summer, the law clerk pro-
gram was supported by a grant from the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
through the Siletz Tribal Charitable Con-
tribution Fund.
This summer NARF had five law
clerks – one in the Alaska office, one in the
D.C. office and three in the Boulder office.
Law clerks Alayna Farris (Cherokee
Nation) and Whitney Gravelle (Anishi-
naabe from the Bay Mills Indian Com-
munity) were chosen to be the recipients of
the Siletz grant due to their tireless work
ethic and their voluminous work product.
During their summer clerkship in
NARF’s Boulder office, Alayna and
Whitney worked on a variety of impor-
tant and pertinent issues. One example
of their tremendous work product is their
combined efforts to revise and update A
Compilation of Federal and State Educa-
tion Laws regarding Native Language in
Curriculum and Certification of Teachers
in Native Languages.
This NARF publication was last
updated in 2003 and acts as a valuable,
general resource for Tribal, state and
federal officials, schools and other inter-
ested persons.
NARF thanks the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians and the Siletz
Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for
its grant to further the NARF law clerk
program, which allows NARF to men-
tor Native law students like Alayna and
Whitney and allows the students to make
an impact on Indian law and Native people
during their term at NARF.
The Siletz Grant also allows NARF
to continue our mission to develop Indian
law and educate the public about Indian
rights, laws and issues.
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Attention Siletz Tribal Artists
Royalty Crown Proposals
The 2016 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Committee is once again having a logo
contest for the upcoming pow-wow in
August 2016.
All Siletz Tribal artists are encour-
aged to submit a pow-wow-themed logo.
The winning logo artist will receive a
cash prize of $250 and a professional
banner with your logo.
The winning artist will have his/
her logo highlighted on Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow flyers and merchandise.
Please submit your artwork to the
cultural education director’s office at
the Siletz Tribal Community Center or
mail it to Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians, Attn: Pow-Wow Logo Contest,
P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
All entries must be received no
later than Feb. 29, 2016
The 2016 Pow-Wow Committee is
now accepting proposals for 2016-2017
royalty crowns. Proposals are being
accepted for Miss Siletz, Junior Miss
Siletz and Little Miss Siletz.
Proposals for a crown are required
to include art design, size of the crown
and a bid for the crown or crowns of your
interest. Proposals can be submitted for
individual crowns, two crowns or you
can submit a bid for all three crowns.
Crown proposals must be turned
in to the committee no later than
Feb. 29, 2016.
Proposals can be sent to Siletz Pow-
Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380-0549.
If you have any questions, contact
Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399 ext. 1230,
or 541-444-8230.
For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program,
please visit siletzlanguage.org.
CTSI Jobs
Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us.
Note: “Open Until Filled” vacan-
cies may close at any time. The Tribe’s
Indian Preference policy will apply.
Tribal government will not discrimi-
nate in selection because of race, creed,
age, sex, color, national origin, physi-
cal handicap, marital status, politics,
membership or non-membership in an
employee organization.
Opening Date: Oct. 2, 2015
Closing Date: Nov. 13, 2015
Job Title: Tribal Custodian
Salary/Wage: $14.17/hr
Tribal Level: 15
Location: Siletz, Oregon
Classification: Full time, non-exempt
Job Posting Number: 201558
CTSI constantly is looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy,
vacations, maternity leave and extended sick leave. If you are looking for temporary
work that can last from 2-12 weeks, please submit an application for the temp pool.
Courtesy photo from NARF
Alayna Farris, Whitney Gravelle and John Echohawk, executive director of NARF
November USDA distribution dates
Best Ever Apple Cake
Siletz
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Nov. 2
Nov. 3
Nov. 4
Nov. 5
Nov. 6
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Salem
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Nov. 16
1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 17 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 18
HOLIDAY
Nov. 19
1 – 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 20
9 – 11 a.m.
Please note the Wednesday holiday.
We will take that Wednesday off for the
Tribal Restoration holiday and return on
Thursday for distribution.
This really is the best ever cake. I hope
you can try it.
Bear claws and teeth
available
Periodically the Tribal Natural
Resources Department has the oppor-
tunity to obtain bear parts, including
paws and snouts, from the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife for
Siletz Tribal member use in making
regalia and ceremonial items.
Some of the work to remove the
claws and teeth already has been done
by volunteers, but some work still
needs to be done to obtain useable
parts for necklaces, etc.
If you are interested in obtaining
some of these parts, contact the Natural
Resources Department to be put on a
list (Mike Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or
800-922-1399, ext. 1232.
Parts will be distributed on a
first-come, first-served basis as they
become available. Parts can only be
used by Siletz Tribal members and
cannot be sold.
¾ cup chopped pecans
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 large baking apples (peeled, cored, sliced)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (melted)
¼ cup orange juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1. Heat oven to 350 F. Spray a 10-inch
removable bottom tube pan with non-
stick spray. Sprinkle pecans evenly on
bottom of pan.
2. In a large bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of
the flour, ¼ cup of the sugar and cinna-
mon. Add apples and toss to combine.
3. In another large bowl, mix remaining
flour, remaining sugar, baking powder
and salt. Add eggs, oil, butter, orange
juice and vanilla extract. Beat until
batter is smooth.
4. Pour half of the batter (about 2 cups)
into prepared pan. Top with half of the
apple mixture. Spoon remaining bat-
ter over apples and top with remaining
apples, placing them ¼ inch in from
the tube and the border of the cake.
5. Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a
toothpick inserted in the center comes
out clean. Let cake cool in pan on wire
rack for 30 minutes. Run a paring
knife around the sides and center of
cake and turn cake out onto wire rack.
Invert cake onto another rack to cool,
apple side up.
Joyce Retherford, FDP Director
541-444-8393
Lisa Paul, FDP Clerk/Warehouseman
541-444-8279
November 2015
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