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Photo by Andrea Taylor A close-up of a wreath made with wax flowers, one of several laid at the Veterans Memorial during the Memorial Day Ceremony on May 29. Courtesy photo Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley receives a framed copy of Public Law 114-262, the legislation that allows fee-to-trust applications to be considered on-reservation as it recognizes the Tribe’s 1855 treaty boundaries, from Senate Indian Affairs Committee Director Mike Andrews. Editor’s note: The Chairman’s Report will resume in a future issue of Siletz News. Siletz News is free to enrolled Siletz Tribal members. For all others, a $12 annual subscription fee applies. Please make checks payable to CTSI and mail to Siletz News. Attention all Tribal member business owners and entrepreneurs! STBC has a free Tribal business directory on its website for all Tribal busi- ness owners and entrepreneurs who would like a free listing. STBC also invites all Tribal contractors to provide it with their current contact information if they would like to receive Request for Proposals and other business opportunities from STBC has during the year. Call or email Michael Phillips at 541-994-2142, 877-564-7298 or mphillips@ stbcorp.net for more information. Elders Council Meeting July 8 • 1-4 p.m. • Chinook Winds Casino Resort Name: _______________________________________________________ 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. Address: _____________________________________________________ For more information, contact the Elders Program at 800-922-1399, ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261. Phone: _______________________________________________________ Change of address: Tribal members – contact the Enrollment Depart- ment at 541-444-8258; 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; or enrollment@ctsi.nsn.us. All others – call the newspaper office. Deadline for the August issue is July 10. Send information to: Submission of articles and photos is encouraged. Siletz News P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Please see the Passages Policy on page 20 when sub- mitting items for Passages. 541-444-8291 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1291 Fax: 541-444-2307 Email: pias@ctsi.nsn.us 2 • Siletz News • July 2017 Member of the Native American Journalists Association Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan language Open to Tribal members of all ages Siletz Tribal Community Center Aug. 7 – 6-8 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office Aug. 14 – 6-8 p.m. July classes will be held at Culture Camp. Eugene Eugene Area Office Aug. 8 – 6-8 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office Aug. 15 – 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.
