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Elders Honor Day May 2, 2018 • Chinook Winds Casino Resort Photos by Diane Rodriquez Above: Herman Hudson (Grand Ronde) receives a Siletz Tribal Pendleton blanket as the oldest man in attendance. Above right: Nadine Wilbur (Lummi) receives a blanket from Junior Miss Siletz Jocelyn Hernandez (left) and Little Miss Siletz Halli Lane-Skauge after being named the youngest elder at the event, having become a “baby elder” on her birthday in April. Right: Katherine Harrison (Grand Ronde) shares a moment with Shirley Walker (Siletz) after Harrison was named the oldest woman. UNITY, continued from page 1 • • Maritza Nuglene-Gomez, 18, Inupiat, Alaska Lauren Shelly Pina, 18, San Carlos Apache, Arizona • Savanna Rilatos, 20, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Oregon • Lance Sanchez, 23, Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona Mariah Jordan Sharpe, 20, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Arizona Kellian Staggers, 17, Navajo Nation, New Mexico David Warmack, 16, Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona Jazmine Wildcat, 14, Northern Arap- aho, Wyoming Sky Wildcat, 22, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma • • • • • The honorees will be recognized in front of peer youth leaders at the National UNITY Conference, which takes place July 5-9 in San Diego. They also will be offered the opportunity to receive hands- on learning experiences designed to build on their individual achievements. Applicants were judged by an inde- pendent committee who scored appli- cations based on the strength of the application, nomination form, résumé, supplemental information and potential to impact Native America. The National UNITY Conference is expected to attract nearly 2,000 attend- ees from across the country representing Tribal and urban communities. It will focus on American Indian and Alaska Native youth leadership development and feature renowned keynote speakers, youth trainers, more than 25 workshops, fitness activities, exhibitors and American Indian vendors, a Career & College Expo and the UNITY Gala. Education Committee Vacancy Any Tribal member interested for consideration in serving on the Education Committee for a term expiring February 2019 is encouraged to fill out this form and return it to the address below. Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380- 0549; fax – 541-444-8325. Name: ___________________________________ Roll No.: _______________ Address: ________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________ State: _________ ZIP: ___________ Telephone: Day ( ) ______________ Evening ( ) __________________ Committee appointments will be made at regularly scheduled Tribal Council meetings and are open until filled. If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner, executive secretary to Tribal Council, at 800-922-1399,ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203. June 2018 • Siletz News • 11
