Chairman’s Report
Environmental Protection funding
A letter about the Siletz Tribe’s 40 th Restoration Celebration
Siletz was among 10 Northwest
Tribes that recently received competitive
funding from the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency. The funds will be used to
address unique and environmental chal-
lenges that we face.
Siletz will use grant funds to create
four (of a total of 17) in-stream large
wood and boulder structures to enhance
salmon and lamprey rearing habitat in the
Siletz River. These structures will reduce
stream velocity and increase channel habit
complexity, improving water quality and
beneficial uses.
The adoption of policies affecting
climate change has been a top priority in
Oregon. Our governor leads the nation
in addressing policy issues and creating
legislation to make those changes, and
Tribes have an active role in this process.
Climate change
The need to begin the process to
challenge climate change is upon Tribes,
which need to focus on the next 10 years,
according to speakers at a recent meeting
I attended in Marysville, Wash.
What are we doing now that we can
change and look back at success 10 years
from now? The Tribe needs to begin docu-
menting trends in the effects of climate
change from the water we use, the food we
gather, the air we breathe and the whole
environment around us. Protections need
to be in place.
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.
Name: _______________________________________________________
Delores Pigsley
Regional director retirement
Oregon Tribes paid tribute to Stan
Speaks, our regional director of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, as his retirement nears
at the end of a career spanning 59 years.
Stan began his career as a teacher at
the Intermountain Indian School in Utah
and since that time has built a career as a
BIA administrator and manager. He has
traveled extensively and served not only
the Northwest Tribes, but Tribes all over
the U.S. He is a member of the Chickasaw
Tribe of Oklahoma.
Each Tribe spoke kindly of Stan and
honored him with a gift. We will miss Stan
and his wife, Lois, who have been great
friends of our Tribe.
Elders Council Meeting
Jan. 20 • 1-4 p.m.
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
For more information, contact the Elders Program at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261.
Address: _____________________________________________________
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 February
issue is Jan. 10.
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Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words)
Introduction to the Athabaskan language
Open to Tribal members of all ages
Siletz
Siletz Tribal Community Center
Jan. 8 – 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 5 – 6-8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
Jan. 17 – 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 12 – 6-8 p.m.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
Jan. 9 – 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 6 – 6-8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Jan. 16 – 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 13 – 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.