STAHS presents year-end progress, details of museum to Tribal Council
The all-volunteer Siletz Tribal Arts
and Heritage Society Board of Directors,
led by Chairman Gloria Ingle, presented
its 2016 year-end report to the Tribal
Council on May 22.
STAHS’ mission is to support and
promote the practice, conservation and
restoration of the Tribal cultures of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
through sharing and education.
Ingle, accompanied by board mem-
bers Shawna Gray and Teresa Simmons,
laid out the accomplishments and activi-
ties of 2016 and the goals for the future.
The main topic and the primary
goal of the STAHS board currently is the
construction of the Siletz Tribal Cultural
Center with a museum component on
Government Hill in Siletz.
During the two-and-a-half-hour pre-
sentation, the architect’s renderings show-
ing the design of the proposed cultural
center were presented by Pam Barlow Lind
(Tribal planner), who as a member of the
Tribe’s Planning Department has, along
with Tracy Bailey (construction manager
engineer), provided an enormous amount
of technical assistance toward this project.
The design was reviewed at great length
during the meeting.
The Siletz Tribal Cultural Center
will be a 20,000-square-foot three-story
building constructed on Government
Hill adjacent to the Siletz Tribal Com-
munity Center and across the street from
the Veterans Memorial. The scale of the
cultural center will match the scale of the
community center.
A daylight basement will house the
repository and archives. The museum/
visitor space and a replica of the cedar
plank dance house located by the Siletz
River will be featured on the main floor
with the dance house space being the first
spot tour visitors will encounter at the
entrance of the facility.
Classroom and research space will be
housed in the attic or third level. Much
consideration has been used in the land-
scape design and the cultural aspects of
the building.
The six-member board – Chairman
Gloria Ingle, Secretary Jerome Viles, Trea-
surer Sophie Kaady, Shawna Gray, Teresa
Simmons and Kathy Kentta – collectively
and individually worked throughout the
year and continue to support cultural
activities, collect archives and materials
appropriate for our collections and reach
out to the larger community regarding
the culture and history of the Siletz Tribe.
Steady and deliberate progress has
been made toward not only the main goal
of the board to build the cultural center,
but to the overall mission by which the
board is bound.
STAHS is looking for new board members
Applications are being accepted for positions on the board of directors of the Siletz
Tribal Arts and Heritage Society (STAHS), an incorporated non-profit corporation
whose mission is to:
STAHS greatly appreciates the sup-
port of the Siletz Tribal Council and the
monetary contributions granted by the
Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution
Fund toward the building of the cultural
center.
Courtesy photov
Gloria Ingle (standing) and Shawna Gray present STAHS’ end-of-the-year report for
2016 to the Siletz Tribal Council.
For more information about STAHS, visit huu-cha.org.
1. Develop resources for the construction and implementation of a cultural center
and museum where Tribal artifacts and representation of Tribal history and culture
can be maintained
2. Develop resources to support activities and administration of the cultural
center/museum
3. In cooperation with the Cultural staff employed by the Siletz Tribe, to:
A. Promote programs that encourage the revitalization and practice of Tribal
cultural and religious activities and the restoration of Tribal religious and
cultural sites and locations
B. Provide a variety of outreach, educational and training programs, both locally
and throughout the region, related to the culture and traditions of the Siletz
and other indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest
C. Promote programs that will encourage economic development of the Tribe
through traditional arts and crafts and other culturally appropriate methods
Tribal member status is not required for all positions on the board. Applications
and a description of board member duties are available by contacting Pam Lane at 541-
444-8292. Return applications to the Chairman of STAHS, c/o Pam Lane, P.O. Box 8,
Siletz, OR 97380 or via email to wexp@ctsi.nsn.us.
The STAHS Board of Directors will review all applications.
STAHS recommendations will be sent along with applications to the Tribal Coun-
cil, which will review applications and approve appointments at the next regular Tribal
Council meeting after recommendations have been made.
If you have any questions about the application process, please call 541-444-8292.
Attention Siletz Contract Health-eligible Tribal members!
If you receive Contract Health Services approval to see providers/facilities
outside of a Tribal clinic, please be sure to inform them at your visit that you have
Contract Health Services as a form of payment.
We have seen a number of patients billed for services from their medical/
dental/optical providers because the patient did not inform the office that they
have Contract Health Services. If you have primary insurance (through employ-
ment, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.), we would be secondary to the primary insurance.
If you fail to provide this information to your providers and they don’t bill us in
a timely manner, you could be liable for the charges. Please let your providers know
that they can submit claims for payment to Siletz Contract Health, P.O. Box 320,
Siletz, OR 97380.
Dancing In The
th Annual
Square Powwow
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Whipman - TBA
Host Drum - TBA
MC - TBA
Pioneer Square
Downtown Portland, OR
Grand Entry: 3:30 pm
September 22, 2017
Time: 12pm - 7pm
PAyMENT GIVEN TO FIrST 4 rEGISTErED DruMS
(Please register Prior to event)
Contact Monika Damron at: 503-416-3260
mdamron@npaihb.org
This event is FrEE and open to the public.
A Drug, Alcohol, Commerical Tobacco and
Violence Free event.
Vendors & Educational Booths
For More Information Please Contact:
Candice Jimenez at 503-416-3264
cjimenez@npaihb.org
Sale of sacred items are forbidden.
The committee is not responsible for lost or
stolen items or any travel or parking cost.
Northwest Portland Area
Indian Health Board
Indian Leadership for Indian Health
For more information about the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board or the
43 Federally recognized Tribes of Idaho, Oregon and Washington please visit : www.npaihb.org
2121 SW Broadway, Suite 300, Portland, Or. 97201 * 503.228.4185
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