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Editor’s note: The Chairman’s Report will resume in a future issue of Siletz News. Center for Native Arts/Cultures opens Where the Waters Come Together exhibition PORTLAND, Ore. – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce its inaugural exhibition at the Center for Native Arts and Cultures, Where the Waters Come Together, which opened April 22 and runs through June 30. The exhibition explores Indigenous perspectives on our relationships to rivers and oceans, with work from Native art- ists responding to fundamental questions around cultural buoyancy, biodiversity protection, food sources and material necessities. It also addresses the realities of the colonial reshaping of traditional access to waterways and shorelines. Where the Waters Come Together fea- tures the artwork of Greg Archuleta (Con- federated Tribes of Grand Ronde), Sean Gallagher (Inupiaq), Lehuauakea (Kanaka Maoli / Native Hawaiian), Brenda Mal- lory (Cherokee Nation), Andrew Michael (Yupik/Inupiaq/Polish), Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) and Shirod Younker (enrolled with Coquille Indian Tribe). Native artists across the country are responding to social and environmental issues, drawing increased attention to Native perspectives in shifting a national narrative of invisibility. Clear in all of this work are our essential relationships to land-base. Through this lens, Native artists in the exhibition employ several mediums, including two- and three-dimensional works, installations and multi-media works, moving fluidly between contem- porary and traditional practices. “This exhibition and related com- munity programming is an opportunity to highlight the cultural traditions and creative artistry of nationally acclaimed Native artists who reside in the Portland- metro area, inclusive of members of local Tribes as well as those who are part of the broader Indigenous diaspora. It is our hope that the center becomes a welcoming place to exchange stories and strengthen relations throughout the region as well as throughout the nation,” says Barbara Mumby-Huerta, vice president of pro- grams and partnerships for NACF. Exhibition hours Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., through June 30, 2022 Center for Native Arts and Cultures, 800 SE 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97214 About NACF and the Center for Native Arts and Cultures The Native Arts and Cultures Foun- dation’s mission is to advance equity and cultural knowledge, focusing on the power of arts and collaboration to strengthen Native communities and promote posi- tive social change with American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native peoples in the United States. In February 2021, NACF took own- ership of a historic building in Southeast Portland, known as the Yale Union Laun- dry building. Our vision for the center includes spaces for exhibitions, events, places to practice culture and make art, and areas for cultural ceremonies and celebrations to create a vibrant gathering place for Indigenous artists. To learn more about NACF visit https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/ center-for-native-arts-and-cultures. Elders Council Meeting Tribal Council Email Addresses • • • • • • • • • Tribal Chairman: Delores Pigsley Vice Chairman: Alfred “Bud” Lane III Treasurer: Robert Kentta Secretary: Sharon Edenfield Frank Aspria Sr. Loraine Butler Bonnie Petersen Angela Ramirez Selene Rilatos dpigsley@msn.com budl@ctsi.nsn.us rkentta@ctsi.nsn.us sharone@ctsi.nsn.us franka@ctsi.nsn.us loraineb@ctsi.nsn.us bonniep@ctsi.nsn.us angelar@ctsi.nsn.us maritar@ctsi.nsn.us 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: _______________________________________________________ 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 June issue is May 10. 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 • May 2022 Member of the Native American Journalists Association The Elders Council will hold a virtual Zoom meeting on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 1 p.m. If you are interested in participating in the virtual meeting from your phone, computer or smart phone, please contact the Elders Program at 541-444-8233 by Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
