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SILETZ NEWS Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Vol. 45, No. 11 November 2017 Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Presorted First-Class Mail U.S. Postage Paid - Permit No. 178 Salem, OR Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Celebrate 40 years of restoration with the Siletz Tribe at annual pow-wow File photo Dancers at the 2016 Siletz Tribal Restoration Pow-Wow STAHS cookbook on sale at Restoration Pow-Wow The Siletz Tribal Arts and Heri- tage Society has created a cookbook as a fundraiser that will be available for purchase at this year’s Restoration Pow-Wow. Affordably priced at $12, the cook- book is filled with recipes submitted by members and friends of the Siletz Tribe and will make the perfect Christmas gift for friends and family. Stop by and check it out at the STAHS booth at the Restoration Pow- Wow. You just might find that long- sought-after recipe remembered from your childhood included inside. The public is invited to join the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians on Nov. 18 as it holds its annual Restora- tion Pow-Wow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Ore. This free event begins with a grand entry at 6 p.m. American Indian vendors with jewelry, beadwork and other items for sale will be available throughout the day. This is the 40 th year – to the day – that the Siletz Tribe has celebrated the signing of Public Law 95-195, which re- established government-to-government relations between the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the federal govern- ment. The Siletz Tribe was terminated from federal recognition in August 1954. In the late 1960s, it became apparent that the only way to preserve and revitalize Siletz Tribal sovereignty, community and culture was for the Siletz Tribe to regain its status as a Tribe recognized by the United States. In November 1977, after years of intense lobbying, Congress and Presi- dent Jimmy Carter approved Public Law 95-195, which reinstated recognition of the Siletz as a federal Indian Tribe. The Siletz Tribe was the second in the nation – and the first in Oregon – to achieve restoration. Dedicated to improving the quality of life of its more than 5,000 members, the Tribe puts strong emphasis on the educa- tion, health and social well-being of all its members. Significant Tribal accomplishments since Restoration include opening the original health clinic in 1991 and a new much larger clinic in 2010; building more than 150 homes and multiple dwellings for Tribal members, including 28 units at Neachesna Village in Lincoln City that have opened since 2009, 19 apartments in Siletz that opened in 2010, and 12 homes in the Tillamook subdivision in Siletz that have opened since 2013; completing the Siletz Dance House in 1996; opening the Tenas Illahee Child Care Center in 2003; opening the Tillicum Fitness Center and a new USDA food distribution warehouse in Siletz in 2008; and opening the Siletz Rec Center in 2009. Through its economic development division, the Siletz Tribal Business Cor- poration, the Tribe purchased the Lincoln Shores office complex in Lincoln City in 2001 and opened the Siletz Gas & Mini- Mart in Siletz in 2004, the Logan Road RV Park in Lincoln City in 2004 and the Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort in Salem in 2006. Tribal offices in Portland, Salem and Eugene are housed in Tribally owned build- ings. The Eugene office moved to its cur- rent location in 2005, the Salem office did the same in 2006 and the Portland office moved to its current location in 2008. See Restoration on page 4
