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Chairman’s Report Region 10 Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit Portland, Oregon; March 6-8, 2019 I was invited to give a welcome address for the convention and to talk about our historical presence in the area. The summit covered issues regarding climate change and how it affects land, water and air. A large delegation of stu- dents from various Tribes throughout the Northwest was in attendance, along with many Tribal delegates. Issues Tribes must deal with are many. There are various opportunities to deal with some of the issues, Congress has passed legislation to assist. Hopefully, funding will reach down to the Tribes. The Environmental Protection Agency has funded our Tribe for many years for various projects. We have been involved in the cleanup of the lower Willamette River for many years as it is a Superfund site. Tom Downey has represented us at those meetings (Tom retired in March and we wish him well). We’ve also received funds for work on the Siletz River basin that our Natural Resources Department has managed. The Tribe has worked with a local group to address the issue of disposal of bio-solids in the Siletz area. It’s very much a local issue that we believe has a detrimental effect on the Siletz River and surrounding land. Gov. Brown meets with Tribal leaders The governor graciously invited Tribal leaders to the capital to talk about the “cap and trade” legislation that she is promot- ing in the current legislative session. The meeting was well-attended by Tribes and the governor’s staff. Tribal leaders then were invited to Mahonia Hall, the governor’s home, to talk directly with her on Tribal gaming in Oregon. All nine Tribes were present and we had a great conversation. We look forward to future meetings on the same subject and appreciate Gov. Brown’s involvement in gaming issues that are so important to all Oregon Tribes. Chemawa Birthday Pow-Wow I was pleased to welcome Congress- man Kurt Schrader to Chemawa Indian School to celebrate the school’s 139 years. Many of our Tribal members attended the school over the years, many are employed at Chemawa to date and many Chemawa graduates have served as leaders of their respective Tribes. Congressman Schrader had visited the school prior to this visit because concerns have been raised about the school and the land over the years. He is very interested in providing assistance where needed. We toured the old campus and cem- etery at Chemawa then he visited the site TICC Board of Directors Vacancies Résumés are being accepted for the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center Board of Directors. Currently, there are two vacant board positions. If interested, please submit your résumé to Siletz Tribal Council, c/o Execu- tive Secretar, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Vacancies are open until filled. For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program, please visit siletzlanguage.org. 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 of our future casino development on the Tribe’s property. It was an eventful day. A congressional delegation con- ducted a follow-up visit on March 20. 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. Elders Council Meeting April 13 • 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 May issue is April 10. 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 April 2019 Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan language Open to Tribal members of all ages Siletz Siletz Tribal Community Center April 1 – 6-8 p.m. May 6 – 6-8 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office April 8 – 6-8 p.m. May 13 – 6-8 p.m. Eugene Eugene Area Office April 2 – 6-8 p.m. May 7 – 6-8 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office April 9 – 6-8 p.m. May 14 – 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.
