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Chairman’s Report Tribal Council had an extremely busy month in February. Elections were held and I congratulate Sharon Edenfield, Reggie Butler Sr. and Angela Ramirez for being elected. the Capitol in Salem. She outlined her goals for the coming year and her term. Education and the environment are her priorities; she made a great motivational presentation. On a sad note, we said goodbye to our beloved Tribal attorney, Cat Tufts. Sadly, she left us unexpectedly. She left family and many friends with her untimely passing. State of the State address She invited Bud and I to a reception in the ceremonial office following the legislative session. It was great. University of Oregon Longhouse stewards Bud Lane and I attended Gov. Kate Brown’s State of the State address at The nine Tribes of Oregon are stew- ards of the longhouse on the campus of the University of Oregon. Siletz hosted the most recent meeting at Chinook Winds. Tribes were updated on the number of Tribal students attending Oregon universities. The goal at the UO is to increase the numbers of students and the graduation rates. The school will host the annual Mother’s Day Pow-Wow in May. Town hall meetings Courtesy photo Several Siletz Tribal Council members attended the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Winter Convention in Portland, Ore., in January. While there, they participated in a Tribal consultation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the revision of the 151 (fee-to-trust) regulations. The Siletz Tribe hosted a reception with ATNI Tribal leaders after the consultation. Pictured left to right are Delores Pigsley, Tribal chairman; Bud Lane, Tribal vice chairman; Bryan Rice, BIA director; John Tahsuda, acting assistant secretary for Indian Affairs; and Sharon Edenfield, Tribal secretary. 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: _______________________________________________________ Bud Lane and I attended a recent town hall meeting in Keizer hosted by Congressman Kurt Schrader and Sen. Jeff Merkley. It was a packed house, standing room only. They discussed the issues of the times: Medicare, DACA, budget priorities and the president’s recent action to drill for oil off the Oregon Coast. The audience was very supportive of them. STBC A workshop was recently held on the future direction of the Siletz Tribal Business Corporation. Tribal Council Delores Pigsley firmly supports future economic develop- ment and has set some goals for STBC to carry forward. Washington, D.C., trip Council recently attended meetings with congressional staff, Congressman Schrader, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Acting Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs John Tahsuda and the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, D.C. Meetings were held to define our posi- tion on a couple pieces of legislation as it relates to our own Tribal history that some- times gets used inappropriately by others. We felt the meetings were very successful. For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us. Elders Council Meeting March 10 • 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. 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 April issue is March 9. Send information to: Submission of articles and photos is encouraged. Siletz News Please see the Passages Policy on page 20 when sub- mitting items for Passages. P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 541-444-8291 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1291 Fax: 541-444-2307 Email: pias@ctsi.nsn.us 2 • Siletz News • Member of the Native American Journalists Association March 2018 Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan language Open to Tribal members of all ages Siletz Siletz Tribal Community Center March 5 – 6-8 p.m. April 2 – 6-8 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office March 12 – 6-8 p.m. April 16 – 6-8 p.m. Eugene Eugene Area Office March 6 – 6-8 p.m. April 3 – 6-8 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office March 13 – 6-8 p.m. April 17 – 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.
