SILETZ NEWS
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 44, No. 8
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
August 2016
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Bring your family to the Siletz pow-wow for drumming, dancing, vendors
Many different Tribal nations will be
represented at the annual Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow on Aug. 12-14 in Siletz, Ore.,
held by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians. The public is invited to attend this
family-friendly event, a tradition for the
Siletz people and other American Indians.
All events, except the parade, take place
at the Pauline Ricks Memorial Pow-Wow
Grounds on Government Hill in Siletz.
“Everyone is invited to experience our
pow-wow and learn about American Indian
culture and dance,” said Buddy Lane, Tribal
cultural education director and pow-wow
coordinator. “Come join us at our annual
celebration.”
The celebration will start with the
crowning of the 2016-2017 Siletz Royalty
on Friday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m. All dance
styles will enter the arena at 7 p.m. dur-
ing the first Grand Entry. Dances in which
the public can participate that are non-
competitive will follow the Grand Entry.
A parade winds through downtown
Siletz at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13.
This hometown event includes Tribal roy-
alty, drummers, dancers, equestrian units,
vintage cars and floats.
Pre-registration is available by access-
ing a registration form on the Tribe’s
website – ctsi.nsn.us; picking one up at
the Tribal administration building, 201
SE Swan Ave. in Siletz; or by contacting
Lane at 541-444-8230 or 800-922-1399,
ext. 1230.
Registration also is available the morn-
ing of the parade at 8 a.m. at the Tribal
administration building. If you are not
registered by 9 a.m., you cannot take part
in the judging, which starts at 9 a.m. You
can, however, still participate in the parade.
The parade is followed by a Grand
Entry at 1 p.m. at the pow-wow grounds.
Competition dancing for youth and teens
takes place in the afternoon. Competition
dancing continues after the 7 p.m. Grand
Entry with Golden Age and adult catego-
ries and the finals for youth and teens.
On Sunday, Aug. 14, the final day of
the pow-wow, a Grand Entry takes place at
noon. This session will end with awards
for the Golden Age, adult, teen and youth
category winners. Prizes range from $25
to $500.
A variety of food and Native arts and
crafts and jewelry will be offered for sale
by more than 50 vendors on the pow-wow
grounds.
“Come and see the variety of ven-
dors at our annual summer pow-wow.
Many facets of indigenous Amer-
ica are represented both in craft and
food,” said Lane. “There’s a lot to look
See Pow-Wow on page 4
File photo
Shaarnute Azure and Davineekaht WhiteElk participate in the 2015 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow.
Culture Camp
July 12-14, 2016
Siletz, Oregon
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
Three families enjoy time together at Culture Camp – Stephanie DePoe and Cindy DePoe-
Soulier (back row) and Sequoia DePoe, Gabriel Soulier and Keoni Somes (front row).