SILETZ NEWS
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 44, No. 7
July 2016
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
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Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
Researching, reclaiming, restoring and renewing your heritage with STAHS
The mission of the Siletz Tribal Arts
and Heritage Society (STAHS) is to sup-
port and promote the practice, conserva-
tion and restoration of the Tribal cultures
of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians. STAHS is a Tribally chartered
nonprofit corporation.
In 2015, STAHS worked with the
Tribe to review and update the 2006 Phase
2 schematic plans for the Siletz Tribal
Cultural Center and raised the money to
begin final design.
The first phase for the cultural center
was constructing the studio building that
today serves as safe climate-controlled
storage for collections and archives until
the ultimate space is built in the new
center and the studio space can be used
as designed.
Phase 2 designs began in February
and shovel-ready plans will be completed
in May 2017.
Our 2016 STAHS goal is to raise $1
million for the construction of the Siletz
Tribal Cultural Center. We will always be
fundraising, but we hope our 2016 success
will inspire the beginning of construction
in 2017.
You can help make this dream a real-
ity with a donation to the STAHS capital
fund. Your contribution is tax-deductible.
Contributions can be made in memory of
a loved one. You and the person you are
honoring will be included in the cultural
center records, our annual report and our
STAHS website.
Contributions can be made online at
the STAHS website – huu-cha.org – or
mailed. Employees of the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians can use payroll
deduction to donate pre-tax dollars.
Send contributions to:
Siletz Tribal Arts & Heritage Society
Attn: Josh Eddings, Treasurer
P.O. Box 8
Siletz, OR 97380
Courtesy photo by Teresa Simmons
Five of 10 baskets recently purchased from the Aurora Main Street Mercantile
(left) will be included in the STAHS collection of artifacts and baskets that may
be displayed at the Cultural Center.
The Past is Present
May 21, 2016
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
This year’s event featured the bas-
kets of Ida Bensell. Her descendants
and members of their families (left)
include Shirley Muschamp, Clint
Muschamp, Shelby Muschamp,
Angela Muschamp, Beau Muschamp,
Maranda Garrett, Jack Muschamp
and Marci Muschamp.
Featured weavers at the event
included Nora Williams-Wood, Mitzi
Brown and Lori Brown (above), who
showed her nephew, Lane Jonesburg,
how to work with the materials used
in weaving Siletz baskets.
See additional information about
STAHS on page 14.