Chairman’s Report
Oregon Governor’s Tourism
Conference
Warm Springs Museum fundraiser
Representatives of the Siletz Tribe
attended a fundraising event in support
of the Warm Springs Museum – the event
was in Portland. The museum celebrated
the Warm Springs Tribe’s rich history and
its 1855 treaty.
The Warm Springs Tribe also hosts
the Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days celebration,
with many other activities and their annual
pow-wow held in Warm Springs.
I attended the Oregon Governor’s
Tourism Conference in Bend this past
month. Because Chinook Winds is one
of the sponsors, I had the opportunity to
address the conference attendees.
Besides promoting the Oregon Coast
and Chinook Winds, I requested that the
nine Tribes receive recognition for their
pow-wows, history and cultural events
that take place.
National Indian Gaming
Association
Elders Honor Day
Loraine Butler and I attended the
National Indian Gaming Association
(NIGA) conference and annual tradeshow
in Las Vegas, Nev. This was one of the
largest ever hosted by NIGA.
Our elders hosted a very large and
very nice Elders Honor Day. Thank you
to the committees and Chinook Winds
for hosting a great event.
Important gaming issues are dis-
cussed, regional area caucuses are held,
resolutions are adopted and this year was
an election year for the vice-chairman
and treasurer.
Chemawa Indian School
NIGA is a strong voice for Tribal
gaming, with its headquarters in Wash-
ington, D.C.
Self-Governance
The annual Self-Governance Con-
ference was held in Albuquerque, N.M.
Tribal Council and appropriate staff were
in attendance.
Siletz received recognition for being
in the second tier of self-governance
Tribes; a gift was received by Tribal Coun-
cil member Angela Ramirez.
Our Oregon congressional delegation
requested and held a meeting at Che-
mawa Indian School. Concerns had been
raised by Oregon Public Broadcasting
(OPB) about some concerning issues with
the school.
Because the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and the Bureau of Indian Education
failed to respond to requests from the
congressional delegation, a meeting was
requested with school officials to respond
to the information reported by OPB.
Oregon Tribes were invited to participate
in the formal meeting.
As a result, Chairwoman Cheryl Ken-
nedy of Grand Ronde and I were asked to
come up with five recommendations that
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we would like to see implemented at the
school. The bottom line was to address
those issues that were a concern to all in
attendance.
The OPB series on the school can be
seen on YouTube.
Detroit Dam Fish Passage Project
I attended a public comment meet-
ing on the Fish Passage Project that is
being promoted at Detroit Dam. It was
well-attended by local officials and Tribes
who had concerns and questions regard-
ing the process.
More information will be forthcom-
ing as scientists and citizens get their
questions answered. The City of Salem is
opposed to the project as it may affect its
water supply.
Delores Pigsley
CTSI Jobs
Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us.
Note: “Open Until Filled” vacan-
cies may close at any time. The Tribe’s
Indian Prefeence 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 orgnization.
CTSI constantly is looking for
temporary employees to cover vacancy,
vacations, maternity leave and extended
sick leave. If you are looking for tem-
porary work that can last from 2-12
weeks, please submit an application for
the temp pool.
Send applications to:
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Attn: Human Resources Department
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
Fax number: 541-444-8375 or 800-922-
1399, ext. 1375
Human Resources: 800-922-1399,
ext. 1274, or 541-444-8274
Website: ctsi.nsn.us
Email: hrdepartment@ctsi.nsn.us
Elders Council Meeting
June 9 • 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.
Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words)
Introduction to the Athabaskan language
Open to Tribal members of all ages
Siletz
Tribal Community Center
June 4 – 6-8 p.m.
Deadline for the July issue
is June 11.
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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Member of the Native American
Journalists Association
Portland
Portland Area Office
June 11 – 6-8 p.m.
July classes will be held at Culture Camp.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
June 5 – 6-8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
June 12 – 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 email budl@ctsi.nsn.us.