PAGE 2 - APRIL, 1985, SILETZ, OREGON
HOUSING NOTICE!
By Jeff Williams
FROM THE C H A IR M A N :
At the last Tribal Council m eeting, a decision was
m ade to term inate the G eneral M anager. I am happy to
announce that T ribal M em ber Phil Rilatos has agreed to
be the Acting G eneral M anager. Phil will continue his
duties as the Tribal Comptroller in addition to his respon
sibilities as G eneral M anager. We a re fortunate to have
someone as qualified as Phil to serve in this capacity.
I w ant to thank all of the Tribal M em bers who
volunteered to serve on our various com m ittees. Our com
m ittee structure is vital to the T ribe’s governm ental pro
cess and it is gratifying to know so m any Tribal M embers
want to contribute their services. I reg ret th at everyone
did not receive the com m ittee assignm ents that they
wanted. We tried to give everyone his or her first or se
cond choice. I think the result of our assignm ents will be
active and responsible participation on all the com
m ittees. Periodically, vacancies do arise, so I encourage
each of you who might still be interested to subm it your
nam e so that you might be considered when a vacancy
arises.
On another m atter, I am su re th at you all know th at the
pow wow season has arrived. You should include on your
agenda the recently restored Coos Tribe Restoration Pow
Wow on April 13 in Coos Bay. I believe m ost of our Tribal
Council plans to attend and I hope we will see m any of you
at the celebration of another trib e’s restoration. A m ajor
pow wow a t Chemawa will take place on May 3, 4 and 5
and I hope m any Tribal M em bers will participate. The
students a t Chemawa work very hard to m ake this one of
the finer pow wows and I am su re everyone who attends
will enjoy it. Chemawa Alumni should keep an eye on their
calendars for the annnouncem ent of the Alumni gathering
a t Chemawa, which should take place around the end of
May. M ark your calendars for the Siletz Pow Wow on
August 16, 17 and 18. Our new Pow Wow Committee has
already begun the planning process to m ake this the best
Siletz Wow Wow yet. If any of you have any ideas or
contributions to m ake, please get in touch with the Pow
Wow Committee so the com m ittee can utilitize your se r
vices.
Welcome Back
Alta Courville
Shirley Strickler
We would also like to
Welcome back to Alta
C ourville, T rib al council welcome Enrollm ent Clerk
m em ber who was involved in Shirley Strickler back to
a serious ca r accident. The work. Shirley has been in the
a c c id e n t o c c u rre d w hile ! hospital because of back
returning home to Salem problem s and until mid-
after the F ebruary G e n e ra l> M arch was only able to work
C o u n c il m e e tin g . A lta ’ off and on.
returned to her first council
We’re glad you’re both
meeting on M arch 16th.
back on your feet again.
It has been one full y ear since I cam e on board as
editor of the Siletz News. We’ve seen a lot of changes dur
ing th a t tim e. I have to believe th at the Siletz News has
m ade som e changes for the positive during this last year.
We used to rely on the Newport News Tim es for much of
the work th at went into this paper. Thanks to th eir help
and training alm ost all of our work is done here in Siletz.
The layout and design and all photo work is handled by
myself. This helps to save money but m ore im portantly it
allows m ore freedom in putting the paper together.
Deadlines a re not quite so tight as in the p ast and the news
you receive is the m ost cu rren t th at it has ever been. We
a re still dependent on the News Tim es for typesetting all
our copy. However, I believe th at a t som e point in the
future it will be to the T ribe’s advantage to do their own
typesetting, allowing for an even b etter paper.
If you a re a T ribal M ember, (or m em ber of another
tribe), and are interested in being considered for employ
m ent in a construction job I would like to put you on my
list of workers. Please send m e inform ation on the type of
work you a re interested in and your qualifications and ex
perience. If you would prefer work in a specific location,
include this inform ation also.
I am also in the process of compiling a listing of Indian
owned construction enterprises. If you a re the owner of a
construction com pany and can provide m e with proof of
Indian ownership (51 percent or m ore) I would be in
terested in putting you on m y list of Indian contractors.
P lease specify the type of work your company does, (e.g.,
fram ing, plumbing, electrical, supply, etc.) so I m ay have
this information available for m y files.
Send your information to:
Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Attention: Housing Coordinator
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, Oregon 97380
It is rew arding to know that our T ribal Council has an
understanding for the im portance of a tribal new sletter.
During M arch I w as able to attend the F irst Annual
Native American P ress Association (NAPA) Conference.
News editors and Indian journalists from all over this
country and Canada w ere in attendance. Many topics
w ere discussed. One of the problem s th at affected m any
papers was a lack of support in funding from their tribal
councils. Now, as in the past, m any councils fail to realize
th at the tribal new spaper is the strongest link of com
m unication between the council and their m em bers. I feel
th at the tribal council has done a good job of utilizing the
Siletz News to relay information to tribal m em bers and a t
the sam e tim e have allowed m e to relay any and all perti
nent information.
Letters To
The Editor
D ear Editor:
I am w riting about two
things th at happened a t the
G eneral Council Meeting I
attended on F eb ru ary 2,
1985.
F irst, the C hairm an did
wrong in changing the tribal
m em b ers’ concerns to last
on the agenda. I know our
concerns m ean little to her
and she stated th at she
changed it in order for the
trib al m em bers to stay for
the whole meeting, but isn’t
it our right to leave anytim e
we w ant to? I m ean, isn’t the
“ G e n e ra l C o u n c il” th e
“ tribal m em b ers’?
Second, the trib e’s law yer
shouldn’t be talking to any
tribal m em ber like he did to
G lad y es S tag g s. It ju s t
shows he has no respect for
our people and the Council
has no backbone to put him
in his place. Also, I wonder
how m uch he charged for
th a t day, to be a t th e
meeting, sitting and not do
ing a thing.
Joella Kline
P.O. Box 756
Siletz, OR 97380
To the Bingo Committee:
In regards to the conces
sions being served on Friday
nights, we have no objec
tions w hatsoever. I really en
joy bingo — it’s run very effi
ciently.
Leonard & Alma Whitlow
Siletz, OR
SILETZ
NEWS
TED WERTH
EDITOR
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•Siletz O ffic e s ............................................................... 444-2532
P.O. Box 549
or 444-2536
Siletz. OR. 97380
Springfield O ff ic e ...................................................... 746-9658
1293 N. 18th, Suite B
Springfield, OR. 97477
Salem Area O f f ic e .................................................... 393-3903
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Salem, OR. 97303
Tribal Council O f f ic e ................................................ 444-2528
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Siletz, OR. 97380
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