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SILETZ A NEWS II News from the Confederated Tribes of Siletz August 31,1989 Volume 1, Number 1 Culture Program Cut Timber $$$ Budget Set Tribal Council, in a 7 to 1 vote, ap- 'proved the tribal government budget for fiscal year 1990. The budget, which was passed at thé Regular Council Meeting of July 15,1989, will take effect October 1,1989. The tribal government budget re flects the work of many tribal employ ees and committee members who submitted proposals early last spring. The Tribal Budget Committee, com posed of Delores Pigsley, Bud Lane, Dolly Fisher, Phil Rilatos, and Mary V iles then reviewed the proposals and passed on recommendations to the Tribal Council early in the summer. This process is followed each year as a way to allocate a portion of tribal " tim b e r r e v e n u e s " — money raised from the sale o f tribally owned timber and interest earned on tribal invest ments. All totalled, the Tribe will spend $489,985 o f timber revenues next year—a 2.5% increase from last year's budget. A line by line budget appears on page 2 o f this Siletz News II. Three budget items were awarded z major increases in funding. The larg est increase—$12,361 —will help fund maintenance o f tribal property, a pro gram that is budgeted to cost$134,361. this fiscal year. The Gerard/Byler Contract, which pays for Washington, D.C. lobbyist expenses, will increase to $25,920 this year, up $15,920 over last year's cost. And indirect costs—money that helps fund necessary administrative support—will take $15,520 out of tim ber revenues this year. Indirect costs in last year's timber revenue budget were paid for with "carry over” money-funds left unspent at the end of the preceding fiscal year. H Three other budget items showed majorreductions from last year's fund ing level. Contract support, which helps pay for unforeseen costs in car rying out contracts awarded to the Tribe by federal and other agencies, was reduced to $8,500-a cut o f $6,500 from last year's budget. The Elder's Program was allocated Last month’s Nesika Illahee Pow W ow carr ies on an old tradition. The dancers pictured here participated in one o f the annual 4th o f July Celebrations held each year atN ye Beach during the early years of this century. Photo from Culture Program Collection. just $2,867, down from $12,000 spent last year. The loss o f timber revenue dollars will not mean major changes for the Tribal Elder's Program, however. The Tribe was awarded a grant earlier in the year for $38,490, an amount that more than offsets the cut in timber revenue dollars. According to Judy John, Tribal Programs Manager, the Tribe will actu ally increase the services and events offered through the Elder's Program. The only other major budget cut came to the Tribe's Culture Program. The position of Culture Coordinator was eliminated, and the total amount scheduled to spent on the Culture Pro gram next is $10,000, down from $17,500 budgeted last year. The reductions continue a trend started in 1988 when the Culture Pro gram's budget was reduced by more than half from $42,530 to $17,500. Reportedly, the $10,000 dollars budgeted this year for the Culture Pro gram will fund individuals—in and out of tribal government—who submit pro posals directly to the Tribal Council. Guidelines for the proposals were not available at press time, but accord ing to Delores Pigsley, Tribal Council Chairperson, "projects identified by the Elder's Program will receive priority." Pigsley added that she hopes lan guage, basketry, dancing, and drum- (continued on page 2) Siletz News Editor Fired Andrew Viles, editor of the Siletz I'm no lawyer, but it doesn't take News, was fired from his position one to see that all o f this amounts to August 25, 1989. Viles, a tribal censorship o f the press. A nd accord member from Eugene, had worked ing to m y copy o f the Tribal Constitution, tribal government is since June 22nd for the paper. According to the memorandum of prohibited from limiting freedom o f dismissal signed by Phil Rilatos, the press. General Manager of the Tribe, Viles I don't hold grudges against Phil was discharged for failure to comply or anyone else. All in all, I think that with directives given him by the tribal government is doing a good job. General Manager and other tribal B ut one thing our Tribe has lacked is fair, accurate and timely reports o f supervisors. Editor's Note: What the memo what our government and people are doesn't say is what kind o f directives doing. my supervisors were giving me. My firing indicates how unwilling In ajiutshell, Phil Rilatos wanted people in power are to let accurate and me to delete an article dealing with timely reports out to the people. the timber revenue budget, ¡refused I've included the article on the and he fired me. budget in this newspaper. This article A tribal supervisor made similar is why I was fired. Please read it. I think you deserve to know. After- requests to delete articles from the August edition o f the Siletz News. all, it’s your Tribe. It's your money. Siletz News II PO Box 152 Alvadore, OR 97409 Needs a 25 cent stamp Address Correction Requested
