Chairman’s Report
Bud Lane, Robert Kentta, Sharon
Edenfield, Craig Dorsay and I recently
traveled to Washington, D.C., to follow up
on the status of our Tribal legislation that
recognizes our 1855 treaty boundary as
well as to discuss other important issues
with legislators.
I am happy to report that we are mak-
ing great progress on the legislation to
provide our Tribe with a better process for
placing land into trust within our original
1855 reservation.
Both the Senate and the House ver-
sions of the bill have been passed by the
Indian Affairs Committee. The next step
is clearing the full chambers of Congress,
which we hope will occur very soon.
Delores Pigsley
Congress passes Indian child
welfare bill
Congress passed S. 184, the Native
American Children’s Safety Act. The
bill amends the Indian Child Protection
and Family Violence Prevention Act to
require background checks before foster
care placements are ordered in Tribal
court proceedings.
The bill passed out of the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs and passed
the full Senate on June 1, 2015. The bill
passed the House of Representatives on
May 23, 2016.
Specifically, it requires background
checks for potential foster care parents
of Indian children and ensures that Indian
children living on reservations have all
of the same protections when assigned
to foster care that children living off the
reservation have.
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Sharon Edenfield, Delores Pigsley and Bud Lane in Washington, D.C.
FY17 Interior appropriations bill
The House Interior Appropriations
Subcommittee will mark up its draft of
the FY17 appropriations bill, which covers
BIA and IHS as well as the entire Interior
Department and the U.S. Forest Service.
While specific funding details won’t be
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Bureaus of Indian Affairs and Educa-
tion are funded at $2.9 billion – an
increase of $72 million above fiscal
year 2016. This includes necessary
increases for schools, law enforce-
ment, road maintenance and eco-
nomic development.
The Indian Health Service is funded
at $5.1 billion – an increase of $271
million above the FY 2016 enacted
level. This includes operating costs for
staffing at new facilities and increases
for rising contract support costs,
medical inflation and a growing and
aging population.
Also included in the bill is language
blocking the Obama administration’s revised
rules on Tribal acknowledgement. The bill
states: “None of the funds made available
by this or any other act may be used by the
Secretary of the Interior to implement,
administer or enforce the final rule entitled
‘Federal Acknowledgment of American
Indian Tribes’ published by the Department
of the Interior in the Federal Register on July
1, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 37862 et seq.).”
Elders Council Meeting
July 16 • 1-4 p.m. • Chinook Winds Casino Resort
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.
For more information, contact the Elders Program at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261.
Address: _____________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________
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others – call the newspaper office.
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Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words)
Introduction to the Athabaskan language
Open to Tribal members of all ages
Siletz
Tribal Community Center
Aug. 8 – 6-8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
Aug. 15 – 6-8 p.m.
July classes will be held at Culture Camp.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
Aug. 9 – 6-8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Aug. 16 – 6-8 p.m.
Classes begin with basic instruction and progress over the year. They also
are a refresher course for more-advanced students. Come and join other members
of your community and Tribe in learning to speak one of our ancient languages.
We also have equipment in the Cultural Department available for use in
grinding and drilling shell or pine nuts or other applications. If you need to use
the equipment, call the number below to set up an appointment.
For more information, contact Bud Lane at the Siletz Cultural Department
at 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or email budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
