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.
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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.
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issue is Nov. 8.
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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.