Chairman’s Report
Pow-wow
Thank you to everyone who made our
pow-wow so great this year. It was great to
visit with family, elders and all the visitors
from other Tribes.
I received many nice comments about
the pow-wow and the wonderful salmon
dinner. Thank you!
Chemawa campus
Along with the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, we are on a mission to clean up the
old Chemawa school property (between
the two railroad tracks}.
The property is overgrown with brush,
trees and a homeless village, and is used
as a dump by many in spite of the fact that
signage prohibits entry on the property.
The fence securing the property is broken
in many places and also overgrown with
brush and berry vines.
Fires have been caused by campfires
and other things. Transients have been liv-
ing in the tunnels underground, so the tun-
nels have to be identified and secured. They
used to be the heating ducts for the steam
that heated the homes and dormitories.
Funding for this project has been
provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
thanks to Regional Director Stan Speaks.
The project will be advertised for a con-
tractor to do the work. We expect this will
happen in the very near future.
Oregon Public Broadcasting will air
a show featuring Chemawa Indian School
in the very near future.
Restoration celebration
We will celebrate 40 years of Tribal
restoration on Nov. 18, 2017 – exactly 40
years since President Jimmy Carter signed
the Siletz Restoration Act. Plan to attend
a great pow-wow and celebration.
Our program will start at 10 a.m.
(agenda to follow). Hope to see you all
there.
Delores Pigsley
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program,
Attention Siletz Contract Health-eligible
Tribal members!
please visit siletzlanguage.org.
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 employment, 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.
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.
CTSI Jobs
Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us.
Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian
Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection
because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical handicap, marital
status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization.
CTSI constantly is looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy, vaca-
tions, maternity leave and extended sick leave. If you are looking for temporary
work that can last from 2-12 weeks, please submit an application for the temp pool.
Elders Council Meeting
Oct. 14 • 1-4 p.m. • Chinook Winds Golf Resort
For more information, contact the Elders Program at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261.
Name: _______________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________
Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words)
Introduction to the Athabaskan language
Open to Tribal members of all ages
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 November
issue is Oct. 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
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November classes will be dedicated to the Feather Dance.
Siletz
Siletz Tribal Community Center
Oct. 2 – 6-8 p.m.
Nov. 6 – 6-8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
Oct. 9– 6-8 p.m.
Nov. 13 – 6-8 p.m.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
Oct. 3 – 6-8 p.m.
Nov. 7 – 6-8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Oct. 10 – 6-8 p.m.
Nov. 14 – 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 e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.