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
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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.