PAGE 2 - SILETZ, OREGON January 1992
Letters to the
E d ito r
To the Editor:
I would like to take a
moment to thank all those
congressmen responsible for
g ivin g
e v e ry
fe d e ra lly
recognized tribe huge amounts
of financing for housing,
medical & dental care.
For
without congressional support,
we could all be councilmen, yet
not receive a dime.
I would project, after
some Tribal Council have been
serving for 6 years or more,
that they would advance up the
political ladder...could you
imagine the support they could
garner from positions as
G o v e rn o r,
C o u n ty
Commissioner, or perhaps even
Congressmen. It appears that
14 years of sending these
people to Washington D.C. has
only succeeded in wasting our
timber resources.
I
read
C ha irm an
Pigsley's comments on our
Tribe's commitment to pursue
In dia n
g a m in g .
She
states,"...the study and planning
phase of this project will be
Iona and difficult. As in the
planning of any major economic
development project..." She
states in the proceeding
paragraph, "...We don't view
gaming as a permanent or long
term project but a short term
project..."
This example of
leadership is ludicrous...if we
pursue Indian gaming, we should
do this on a permanent basis. A
negotiated contract with the
state m ust be secured before
any other action is taken.
Otherwise this Council will
throw good money after bad
once again!
The Timber Committee
and Tribal Council has illegally
interfered with the STEDCO
Charter again.
The firewood
policy imposed on STEDCO is
ridiculous...STEDCO has paid for
all "firew ood" through the
stumpage payments to the Tribe
and it's logging costs!
But
obviously no one at STEDCO is
intelligent enough to protect the
STEDCO Charter purposes! A
firewood enterprise is a very
sound business and has the
potential to employ many tribal
members. One cord of firewood
in the Portland area costs an
average of $145!
C urrently, the only
individuals profitting from our
tribal timber is those that work
for the tribe and our Elders.
This is discriminatory and could
prompt a class action lawsuit to
gain equal benefits.
We've made it to a New
Year - your vote can make it a
great year or the S.O.S.!
Merry
C hristm as &
Happy New Year.
Respectfully,
Monte W. Kentta
General Delivery
Siletz, OR 97380
To the Editor:
I
am
w ritin g
in
response to a letter published
in
the
D ecem ber
1991
Newsletter by Monte Kentta.
Mr. Kentta wrote about
a "credibility gap" and, after
reading his letter, I am
convinced that the only
credibility gap is his mindless
accusations and
misinform
ation.
He referred to our
Tribal Chairman acting as
Chairman of both Tribal Council
and STEDCO. The STEDCO
Charter, at that time, required
the Tribal Chairman to be a
member of the STEDCO Board.
The STEDCO Board is required
to elect from among it's
members a chairman and it
does so by a majority vote.
The STEDCO Charter has since
been
amended
and the
requirem ent dropped. Our
Tribal Chairman is no longer
required to have a seat on the
STEDCO Board. The accusation
that our Tribal Chairman has
led this Tribe illegally for the
last two years is ridiculous,
irresponsible and intentionally
misleading.
Mr. Kentta also writes
about a per capita, the pay off
of our Community Center, etc;
ideas that have already been
discussed or discarded.
He advocates cutting
off Tribal Council's travel yet
he still has an outstanding
travel bill from when he was a
Council Member which he owes
the Tribe to the tune of nearly
$1,000 and he has never
reconciled this debt.
It's sad that Monte
chose to resign his seat on the
Tribal Council rather than
continue to represent the
membership, especially those
who voted for him.
The old adage is true,
"anybody can kick a barn
down, but it takes a carpenter
to build one".
Alfred Lane III
Tribal Council Member
Dear Editor:
I am responding to the
letter written by Monte Kentta
in the December issue of our
Tribal Newsletter.
As a Tribal member I
am appalled at Monte Kentta's
poisonous pen! He needs to
gather all the facts on all issues
when writing. I myself have a
problem believing anything this
former councilman says!
During the candidates
fair in Salem, while you were
running for Council, you,
Monte, said it was wrong for
Council Members to accept
Tribal moneys of any kind and if
you were elected you would
not, yet you did! Along with
the other issues you pledged to
work, but did not follow
through on. Also if you truly
meant and believed in your
article, why then did you
choose to resign from your
position on Council? That is the
one way I would think that you,
Monte, could have put your
Tribal ideas forward.
But
instead, you chose to quit. So
is anybody really better,
Monte??
B e fo r e
m a k in g
allegations on "our" Tribal
matters, you need to clear your
own matters to our Tribe,
Monte.
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I would like to say "Congratulations" tOj
Priscilla and Trisha Butler. Both my daughters’
made the Honor Roll Award for the first quarter’
of the year. They both worked hard for this i
award and I am. proud of my daughters.'
Priscilla is a freshman at Taft High School.’
Trisha is in the 7th grade at Taft Middle School. ,
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Their Grandfather is Alton I. Butler'
from Siletz.
Their Grandmother is Stella*,
Fredrickson from McMinnville, Oregon.
Priscilla and Trisha, keep up the good
work! We love you.
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Love,
Mom & Dad
Jim & Pat Frederickson
Thank You,
Laura Bremner
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January 15, 1992
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