SILETZ NEWS
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 45, No. 8
August 2017
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
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Salem, OR
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
Bring your family to the Siletz pow-wow; learn about Indian culture, dance
Many different Tribal nations will be
represented at the annual Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow on Aug. 11-13 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 2017-2018 Siletz Royalty
on Friday, Aug. 11, 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. 12.
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. 13, 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 vendors
at our annual summer pow-wow. Many
facets of indigenous America are repre-
sented both in craft and food,” said Lane.
“There’s a lot to look at and experience,
there’s something for everyone here.”
A free shuttle will be available from
various parking lots in Siletz to the pow-
wow on Government Hill. Signs will be
posted. Parking is extremely limited at the
pow-wow grounds, so the shuttle is the
best way to get there.
This alcohol- and drug-free event
is free. Listen carefully to the pow-wow
announcer, who will tell you when you
can and when you should not take pho-
tos. The announcer also will explain the
significance of the events taking place in
the dance arena throughout the pow-wow.
Pow-Wow Schedule
Friday, Aug. 11
6 p.m. – Royalty Crowning
7 p.m. – Grand Entry
Photo by Andrea Taylor
Aurora Chulik-Ruff (left), Kevin Goodell, Louis Ferguson, Laurae Hughes-Cummings and Lily Whitehead dig for clams in
Yaquina Bay during Culture Camp in July. See more Culture Camp photos on pages 9-12.
Indian gaming revenue increases 4.4% in 2016
WASHINGTON – Chairman Jonodev
Osceola Chaudhuri, Vice Chair Kathryn
Isom-Clause and Associate Commis-
sioner Sequoyah Simermeyer of the
National Indian Gaming Commission
(NIGC) recently released the fiscal year
2016 gross gaming revenue numbers
totaling $31.2 billion, an overall increase
of 4.4 percent.
In the 1970s, rural Tribes began gam-
ing, mostly as small bingo facilities, as a
means to provide revenue and jobs for their
people and to manifest self-determination.
The same holds true today as is evident
by 57 percent of gaming revenue being
generated by small or moderately sized
Indian gaming operations grossing less
than $25 million per year.
“The success reflected in the 2016
gross gaming revenue is due, at least in
part, to the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act’s promotion of Tribal self-determina-
tion principals,” said Chaudhuri.
For gaming Tribes, revenue has
become a lifeline to generate economic
development and supplement moderate
funding received from federal government
programs and services.
Revenue is calculated based on 484
independently audited financial state-
ments, composed of 244 federally recog-
nized Tribes across 29 states. The gross
gaming revenue for an operation is cal-
culated based on (1) the amount wagered
minus winnings returned to players and
(2) earnings before salaries, Tribal-state
compacts and operating expenses.
Each of the NIGC administrative
regions showed growth during FY16 with
the following increases being reported:
See Gaming on page 19
Saturday, Aug. 12
10 a.m. – Parade
1 p.m. and 7 p.m. – Grand Entry
Sunday, Aug. 13
Noon – Grand Entry
Changes in how we mail
Siletz News
The Siletz Tribe now mails one
copy of Siletz News to each physical
address instead of one copy to each
Tribal member age 18 and older.
If you find that you need more
than one copy in your household,
please email your name and address
to pias@ctsi.nsn.us and you will start
receiving a second copy.
Thank you!