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Chairman’s Report It’s been a busy couple of months for the Tribal Council. Council members attended the Museum at Warm Springs’ fundraising event that honored Virginia Beavert of the Yakima Nation for her lifelong com- mitment to teaching their culture. Also honored was Howie Arnett for his lifelong achievements and providing legal services to the Warm Springs Tribe. The council held a government-to- government meeting with the Ute Tribe of Utah to discuss the economic ventures of both Tribes. Run to the Rogue was awesome this year. Our friends in Port Orford provided a wonderful meal that was well-attended. The runners were ahead of schedule and arrived a bit early at Oak Flats. They were greeted by the very large number of Tribal members and friends. We are grateful to the organizers, helpers and runners for making this one of the Tribe’s biggest and most important events. The Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) hosted its annual pow-wow in Portland in September. Paul Lumley, NAYA executive director, hon- ored several community members for their work and support in the Portland community, and our Tribe for the work and development of the new affordable housing being built in Portland. We are thankful for the services NAYA provides. Robert Kentta, Sharon Edenfield, Bud Lane and I traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with our legislative delegation and several key officials regarding legislative initiatives, including Chemawa Indian School. We summarized the discussions as very positive for the Tribe. Sharon Edenfield, Brenda Bremner and I met in the Portland Regional Office to negotiate the coming year’s self-gover- nance compact. We are hopeful that the projected BIA funds are appropriated, as the funding at this point is only until mid-November. 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. 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: _______________________________________________________ The Chemawa Station Board of Directors (Siletz and Grand Ronde) met recently to finalize plans for the Chemawa Station property. We have not yet signed leases but are very close to it. Infrastruc- ture work on the property has begun. The Siletz Tribal Business Corpora- tion will be reorganized as discussed in a recent workshop held by the Tribal Council. Currently, the accounting func- tions have been moved to Siletz from Lincoln City. The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) Annual Convention was held in Suquamish, Wash., in early October. Loraine Butler, Reggie and Lil- lie Butler, and I attended along with our Tribal planner, Pam Lind. We all attend the general sessions as well as breakout sessions of interest. The resolutions that are agreed on and passed go to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). The NCAI Annual Con- vention and Marketplace will be held in Albuquerque, N.M., this month and we will be in attendance. The Tribal Council’s regular monthly meeting was held in Brookings, Ore., in Delores Pigsley October. This allows members in that area to attend and obtain enrollment cards if needed. The Restoration Committee held its final meeting last month as we prepare for this year’s Restoration Celebration at Chinook Winds. I look forward to seeing and visiting with family and friends who join us in this celebration. Tenas Illahee Childcare Center 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 Secretary, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Vacancies are open until filled. Elders Council Meeting Nov. 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 Department at 541-444-8258; 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; or enrollment@ctsi.nsn.us. All oth- ers – call the newspaper office. Deadline for the December issue is Nov. 8. 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 submit- ting items for Passages. 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 November 2019 Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan language Open to Tribal members of all ages Siletz Siletz Tribal Community Center Nov. 4 – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 2 – 6-8 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office Nov. 12 – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 9 – 6-8 p.m. Eugene Eugene Area Office Nov. 5 – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 3 – 6-8 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office Nov. 13 – 6-8 p.m. Dec. 10 – 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.
