SILETZ NEWS
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 46, No. 8
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Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
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Siletz, OR 97380-0549
August 2018
Bring your family to the Siletz pow-wow, enjoy drumming, dancing, food
The annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow,
held by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians, takes place this year on Aug.
10-12 in Siletz, Ore. The public is invited
to attend this free family-friendly event, a
tradition for the Siletz people and other
American Indians.
All events, except the parade, take
place at the Pauline Ricks Memorial
Pow-Wow Grounds on Government Hill
in Siletz.
“Everyone is invited to experience
our pow-wow and learn about American
Indian culture and dance,” said Buddy
Lane, Tribal cultural education director
and pow-wow coordinator. “Come join us
at our annual celebration.”
The celebration will start with the
crowning of the 2018-2019 Siletz Royalty
on Friday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m. Participants
dressed in all dance styles will enter the
arena at 7 p.m. during the first Grand
Entry, followed by preliminary rounds of
competition for youth and teens.
A parade winds through downtown
Siletz at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11.
This hometown event includes Tribal roy-
alty, drummers, dancers, equestrian units,
vintage cars and floats.
Pre-registration is available by access-
ing a registration form on the Tribe’s
website – ctsi.nsn.us; picking one up at
the Tribal administration building, 201 SE
Swan Ave. in Siletz; or by contacting Lane at
541-444-8230 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1230.
Registration also is available the morn-
ing of the parade at 8 a.m. at the Tribal
administration building. If you are not
registered by 9 a.m., you cannot take part
in the judging, which starts at 9 a.m. You
can, however, still participate in the parade.
the pow-wow, a Grand Entry takes place at
noon. This session will end with awards
for the Golden Age, adult, teen and youth
category winners. Prizes range from $25
to $600.
A variety of food and Native arts and
crafts and jewelry will be offered for sale
by more than 50 vendors on the pow-wow
grounds.
“Come and see the variety of vendors
at our annual summer pow-wow. Many
facets of indigenous America are repre-
sented both in craft and food,” said Lane.
“There’s a lot to look at and experience,
there’s something for everyone here.”
A free shuttle will be available from
various parking lots in Siletz to the pow-
wow on Government Hill. Signs will be
posted. Parking is extremely limited at the
pow-wow grounds, so the shuttle is the
best way to get there.
This is an alcohol- and drug-free
event. Listen carefully to the pow-wow
announcer, who will tell you when you
can and when you should not take pho-
tos. The announcer also will explain the
significance of the events taking place in
the dance arena throughout the pow-wow.
Pow-Wow Schedule
Friday, Aug. 10
File photo
Deenie Rilatos and Cambria Stokes dance during the 2017 pow-wow.
The parade is followed by a Grand
Entry at 1 p.m. at the pow-wow grounds.
Competition dancing for youth and teens
continues in the afternoon. Competition
dancing after the 7 p.m. Grand Entry
continues with Golden Age and adult cat-
egories and the finals for youth and teens.
On Sunday, Aug. 12, the final day of
6 p.m. – Royalty Crowning
7 p.m. – Grand Entry
Saturday, Aug. 11
10 a.m. – Parade
1 p.m. and 7 p.m. – Grand Entry
Sunday, Aug. 12
Noon – Grand Entry
Indian gaming revenue increases
3.9% to $32.4 billion in 2017
WASHINGTON –Chairman Jonodev
Osceola Chaudhuri, Vice Chair Kathryn
Isom-Clause and Associate Commis-
sioner Sequoyah Simermeyer of the
National Indian Gaming Commission
have released the fiscal year 2017 gross
gaming revenue (GGR) amount, which
saw an increase of 3.9 percent over 2016
and totaled $32.4 billion.
The FY 2017 revenue is calculated
from the independently audited financial
statements of 494 gaming operations
owned by 242 federally recognized Tribes.
The GGR for an operation is the amount
wagered minus winnings returned to play-
ers. It represents earnings before salaries,
Tribal-state compacts and operating
expenses.
The annual announcement of gross
gaming revenue numbers for Indian
Country provides an annual snapshot of
the economic health of Indian gaming. As
2018 marks the 30 th year of gaming under
IGRA, it is an opportune time to reflect
on key policy principles that have helped
create the successes of a healthy Indian
gaming industry. These policies include:
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The preservation of the role of Tribes
as the primary regulators and benefi-
ciaries of their operations
Recognition and utilization of Con-
gress’s stated intent and IGRA’s built-
in flexibility to promote technological
innovation, such as the use of elec-
tronic aids in class II gaming
Faithful application of the law that
accounts for the unique histories
and land bases of Tribes and IGRA’s
built-in flexibility to allow Indian
gaming on a variety of different types
of Indian lands
The primacy of the nation-to-nation
relationship between Tribes and the
federal government and Tribes, one
that predates the U.S. Constitution
See Gaming on page 19
Photo by Andy Taylor
Anne-Marie Eddings completes two days of work on a fish net at Culture
Camp, a new activity added to this year’s annual event in July. Kids, adults and
elders made or instructed others in making baskets, necklaces, arrowheads,
shawls, drumsticks and more. Please see additional photos on pages 9-12.