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About Siletz news letter. (Siletz, Oregon) 1989-1997 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1990)
PAGE 4 - SILETZ, OREGON January 1990. CANDIDATES FOR TRIBAL COUNCIL SPEAK PAT MORRELL To Siletz Tribal Members: First of all, I would like to thank all of you who voted for me the last time I ran for Tribal Council. I hope I have demonstrated by my actions while on the Council that you made the right decision in voting for me. As for some personal background information, I am proud to say that I am the granddaughter of Dora Brown Delgado and the daughter of Carmen and Fred Fernandez. I lost both my parents much too soon, but I have special memories and will always be proud of my cultural heritage, which they both taught me and I, in turn, have taught to my three Children. - I have been actively involved in "Indian Country" for the last seven years, working for the Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission, and now on the Siletz Tribal Council. Being on the Council involves a lot of hard work, përsonal commitment and dedication, but I feel that my participation has contributed to our Tribe's continuing progress. Although the Council has just monthly meetings on a regular basis, each of the Council members has assigned tasks, such as C o u n c il: representatives to committees and organizations. : My assignments are: (1) Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians (ATNI) delegate. ATNI is an organization comprised of nearly forty tribes in the Pacific . Northwest-and is renowned for its leadership role in Indian Country, At ATNi's annual convention in August, I was elected by the membership to thp Executive Board as the ATNI Secretary. During my campaign speech, I advocated for more communication among the tribes, and during my tenure, as a Tribal Council member, I have also been advocating more communication between the Tribal Council members and the . General Council membership. (2) National CongressofAmerican Indians (NCAI) delegate. NCAI is a national organization comprised of approximately 300 tribes throughout the United States. (3) Tribal representative to the Oregon State Commission on Indian Services. The Commission is responsible for coordinating and communicating with the State of Oregon any issues that concern the tribes and tribal members living in Oregon. (4) Council representative to Oregon Tribes m eetings. Tribal Council representatives from the tribes in Oregon meet periodically to discuss issues of mutual concern. In addition to my Tribal Council duties, I am a member of STEDCO. By now, you have all heard of the reorganization currently taking place at STEDCO. 4 feel very strongly that the recent decisions made by the Council and the Commission will benefit our Tribe as a whole. It Is not easy for Council members, when making decisions, to put aside our personal agendas and consider what is best for our tribe as a whole, but those of you who have been following the Council's voting record and reading minutes of the Council meetings know that I have always held our tribe's interests above all else, and I will continue to do so if re-elected. Thank you for your support at the polls. STEDCO will be complete by the end of next year and ourreserve fund will help to fund the Tribal Government as our annual timber cut decreases. There have been some recent changes regarding STEDCO and its charter and it is my sincere hope that they further the Tribe in its efforts. I'd like to add that STEDCO was chartered on the principle of separating business from politics and to be successful we must continue to abide by that principle. For an example, we need only to look at the collapse of government run economics in Eastern Europe. Our Land Aquisition effort is still on track and we are awaiting word from our congressional delegation on when we can expect a bill. There are many other projects including a health clinic, new fishing site, etc. I'll be at the Candidates fairs to talk with you and answer your questions and hear your concerns. Sincerely, Alfred (Bud) Lane ill Sincerely, Pat Morrell FRANK SIMMONS I am writing this letter to announce my candidacy for re-election to the Tribal Council. The Tribe has grown and progressed, by.leaps and. bounds since Restoration arid it has been an honor to represent you in; cur government.. While there has been , lots of progress t in some areas there are still some important .projects and .issues to be finished and resolved.. Since, the passage of our budget ordinance, the government has to, by law, remain within the budget with an annual 2% . increase. Any excess funds are then divided between our reserve fund and It has indeed been a pleasure for me to be your Tribal Council Representative.jf am proud to be an Indian and represent Indians. Each one of us Council Members have our own missions. My mission is almost impossible; that is carings and looking out for air of our Tribal Members. I know that all of you have concerns and your concerns are mine also. If we can focus on the positive and not allow ourselves to be engulfed by the only two obvious negative aspects, Greed and hatred, then we will work and live in harmony. We will never get things ironed out that will satisfy all of you but, hopefully, we will satisfy most of you. Please vote for me so that I cah continue carrying the banner for you. - Thank You. ^Resppc^fuliy Yours, Frank Simmons
