PAGE 2 - MAY, 1985, SILETZ, OREGON
Council
Chairman’s
Report
Delores Pigsley
FROM THE CHAIRMAN:
Now is the time of year that our students begin looking
forward to school ending, proms and graduation exer
cises. The activities are plentiful, costly, emotionally
charged and mean a great deal to the students. Parents
can be very supportive to the students whether they are
your own children or someone else’s. A congratulations
card, a gift or just attending the various ceremonies lets
the students know you care and are proud of them.
For those of you who may not know any students grad
uating this year, and would like to make someone happy,
attend the Chemawa Graduation exercises. Some parents
are able to attend, but most are not. There are about 50
graduates this year, the day is May 31,1985 at 10:00 a.m.
Sincerely,
Delores Pigsley
Job Openings
The Bingo Commission is accepting applica
tions for Bingo Workers. There are no current open
ings at this time, however, vacancies do occur
periodically. If you are interested in working on a
part-time basis, please submit your application to
the Bingo Com m ission. Jobs include a
Cashier/Bookkeeper, Caller/Floor Worker, Conces
sion Stand Worker and Security Guard.
Bingo personnal work approximately 6% hours
each Friday night, and the Commission is also
considering a Sunday game in the future. To get an
application, call or write the Bingo Manager:
Siletz Indian Bingo
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, Oregon 97380
Phone: 444-2532
Interested In A
Nursing Career?
The third Northwest Indian Nursing Recruitment Pro
grams six-week Summer Enrichment Program, will be
held in Portland, OR from June 22 to August 2, 1985.
Students will receive six college credits from Portland
State University upon successful completion of a Math 94
(elementary algebra), and a writing 115 or 121 (English
composition) course. In addition students will spend one
whole day per week in a preceptorship where they will be
under the supervision of a nurse in a hospital, clinic, or
private practice setting. The students will also receive
instruction at the Oregon Health Sciences University, in
Medical Terminology, Nursing skills, Study skills, and a
lot of Career information and awareness type activities.
Speakers will include traditional Indian people cover
ing topics such as traditional food, medicines, special
needs of patients and health ceremonies. Tribal health,
NPAIHB and Indian Health staff will provide role models
as well as share personal experiences as Indian nurses.
Northwest Indian Nursing Recruitment Program can
pay the travel, room and board, and educational expenses
for five students. Contact us and send a budget. For more
information and applications, please write or all:
Northwest Indian Nursing Recruitment Program
123 NW 2nd Ave., Room 321
Portland, OR 97209
Attn : Tom Ball, Coordinator
(503) 222-4185
Letters To The Editor
I would like to thank my
family and friends who at
tended the surprise birthday
party that was given in my
behalf on the 23rd of March
at the Tribal Community
Center. Thanks for the great
food that was brought, also
the beautiful gifts and cards.
Thank you M axine and
Doug.
Elouise Case
Siletz, OR
Are you a tribal member
whose rights have been
violated by the Tribe?
If the answer is yes, you
can seek a remedy through
the Tribal Court system.
If you need help preparing
a petition call Andy Viles at
753-3343.
’ "
Andy Viles
1017 NW 10th
Corvallis, OR 97330
March 29,1985
DINO
AND
GARY
BUTLER:
A Struggle for Life
Compiled by the Butler Sup
port Group
LINCOLN COUNTY, OR:
The scenario reads like a
“good news”-“ bad news”
story: Dino and Gary Butler
are back in their Oregon
homeland following a four-
year struggle in Canadian
prisons; but the most dif
ficult struggle of their lives
is being fought in Oregon
jails and courtrooms.
Charged with the January
21, 1981 death of a Toledo,
Oregon graverobber, Donald
Pier, whom reporters have
described as an “am ateur
archaeologist,” the Butler
cousins were indicted for
murder, felony murder, at
te m p te d m u rd e r an d
burglary. Gary also has an
additional burglary charge.
Conviction on all these
charges could result in a
“ minimum sentence of 120
years for Dino and 140 years
for Gary!
Dino and Gary are
being represented by a
defense team consisting of
court-appointed attorneys
P at Birmingham and Ray
Thomas, both of Portland;
B ruce E llison of South
D ak o ta
an d
W illiam
Kunstler of New York.
The attem pted m urder
charges are related to the
wounding of P ier’s 19 year
old son, Paul Pier, who has
become the central figure in
the prosecution’s attem pt to
prove through mug shot and
in-person identifications that
Dino and Gary were present
at the Pier home on the night
"Opinions
Questions,
Concerns"
All letters received will be printed. Please type
or write legible, no profane language will be
printed. All letters must include your name and
address. Send letters to: “ Siletz News", P.O. Box
549, Siletz, OR. 97380. Questions? Call 444-2536.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
or
ADDRESS CORRECTION
of the murder.
During pre-trial hearings,
court-appointed defense a t
torneys Ray Thomas and
P at Birmingham, both of
Portland, have been unable
to establish from the testi
mony of the . District At
torney’s Chief investigator,
Steve Toliver, and Toledo
Police Sergeant Val Batti
that Paul Pier failed to iden
tify either of the men even
after having been shown the
mug shot book on four sep
arate occasions. Batti also
testified that the prosecu
tio n ’s
h ig h ly -to u te d
“ id e n tific a tio n ” of the
Butlers in a Canadian prison
line-up produced only a ten-
ta tiv e
id e n tific a tio n .
Testimony in the hearings
has determined that this
“identification” of Gary and
Dino occurred only after
Paul Pier had twice under
gone hypnosis and had seen
the mug shots at least four
times. In addition, defense
attorneys pointed out, Gary-
and Dino were the only two
Native men in the line-up, as
well as being the only two
wearing “prison greens,”
During court-granted bail
reduction hearings (bail, as
usual was denied) Dino ad
dressed the issue of the a r
rest in Canada and sub
sequent attem pts by the
Butlers to return to Oregon
to face the charges brought
against them in the winter of
1981:
“ I would like to explain to
the Court that since I was a r
r e s te d in C an ad a on
February 23, 1981 and was
informed in March that I
was indicted in Lincoln
County with these charges, I
instructed my attorney, Stan
Guenther, that I would be
willing to waive my rights to
an extradition hearing and
would return to Oregon to
stand trial,” he said.
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