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June 1994
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printed except those which are
determined to be slanderous.
Please type or write legible, no
profane language w ill be
p rin te d .
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letter and Tribal Government
accept no responsibility for
statements made in the letters
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in.
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#91-04.____ All__ lailfiis__ must
include vour name, address and
signature.
Send letters to :
Siletz News, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, Oregon 97380. Attn:
Teresa Miller, Managing Editor.
PLEA5E NOTE; The Chief
Executive O fficer of the
Siletz Tribe is the Chief
E d ito r
of
th e
S ile tz
N e w s le tte r.
• Dear Tribal Members,
!
My name is Fawn
¿Keene, and I was your
¿Jr. Miss Siletz
for the
¿year 92-93.
I feel that I
¿did
a
w o n d e rfu l
jo b .I
• followed every rule and
• regulation
because that
• was my duty. I signed a
• paper com m itting m yself
• to stay sober, to not get
• pregnant, and to show the
• m ost
re s p e c t
to w a rd s
• m yself, others, and my
¿ tribe
I grew up with
¿ alcohol
& drugs as a
¿ e v e ry
day
th in g ,
and
¿ while I was reigning as
¿ "ROYALTY'*, I was clean
¿ and sober. I knew the
¿ consequences if I did not
¿ obide by that rule. I've
¿ been thinking of running
¿ for Miss Siletz and I have
¿ an example for you- If I
• was
to
becom e
yo ur,
• Miss Siletz , and during
• the end of my reign (May-
• June),
became pregnant
• • and broke that rule, would
• I still reign as Queen? I
• don’t think so. I would be
; push ed
out
of
th e re
J Im m e d ia te ly .
You
sign
J to commit yourself, that
¿ means you w ill give It
¿ your fu llest, and if you
¿ cannot do so, you shall
¿not
reign
no
more.
A
• couple of years ago a
• crown
was
taken
away
•
from
from a young lady for •
"D IS R E S PE C T".
W hat
is
alcohol & drugs? When it
enters your body to take
over,
push
your s p irit
asid e, does th a t
mean
"DISRESPECT"?
I would be ashamed to
go
on
d a n c in g
a fte r
drinking. I would have let
down my Tribe ,my Elders
, and myself. The adults io
the community need to set
an exam ple, and
maybe
your fam ily life is hard,
but should you "DRINK"? I
did not drink or use while I
was
"RO YALTY". If our
Tribe is going
to
make
candidates sign a paper
that has rules, and the
Council does not follow
through with them, than
why have a
royalty court
if
no
one
can
fo llo w
th ro u g h
w ith
"COMMITMENT"? We are to
be PROUD, not ASHAMED .
Fawn M. Keene
’interviewing*
ployers' *
interview ing * potenHaT
potential em ployers
in the Springfield/Eugene area
(to determine who will be the
fortunate one to hire her!)
Darcie Rene' Roberts will
be presented her High School
Diploma at the Hult Center in
Eugene on June 2nd. Darcie
definitely has the potential to
achieve, as her sisters have
already done.
These three young women
represent what hard work,
dedication and sacrifice can do.
I'm very proud to call all of
them-Daughter.
Joan M. Fisher
Dear Editor,
I have been trying to
reach a family by the name of
"Fearn". They use to live in
the Halo Valley near Yoncalla. If
you know any of them would
you please have them write to
me:
Sincerely,
Mrs. C. Baker
PO Box 447
Yoncalla, Oregon
97499-447
Dear Editor,
A Big thanks to Sage
Butler for helping build tipi’s,
gathering firewood and braving
the ice-cold river, at the
Coming Home Ceremony.
Phil Rilatos Jr.
Siletz Tribal Newsletter:
I would like to publicly
acknowledge three very special
young ladies and their recent
achievements. Kimberly Ann
(Fisher) Mesa graduated with a
certificate for Medical Assistant
and is currently employed by 6
cardiologists in Boise, ID).
Misty
Marie
Fisher
graduated with a certificate in
Computerized
Office
Man
agement
and
is
currently
To The Editor,
We would like to extend
our most heartfelt thanks to
everyone who came to see our
Mom (Madge Mason) while she
was in "G ood Sam aritan
H ospital", in Portland, after
having a quadruple bi-pass. Your
visit helped her days go by more
quickly and to find the strength
to have a more speedy recovery.
We would also like to
Thank the following for the
balloons, cards, flowers, plants,
money, phone calls, and prayers.
What a smile you put on Mom's
face! She would say,"Well aren't
they nice. We're going to have
to thank them."
Gilbert Towner, Glady's
Staggs, Vickie Nelson, Elouise
Case, Tina W ooten, Glady's
Bolton, Marge Lane, Helen
Orton, Emma Russell, Mercilene
Flagg, M arie Fuller, Selene
Rilotas, Siletz Feather Dancers
(who did an honor dance for
Mom & Pauline Ricks at the
Sprinfield Pow Wow), Patsy
M eister, Rosemary & Leah
Landis, Cora Marks, Laura &
Darrel Story, Head Start Kids,
Parents & Staff, Jenifier Mason,
Linda & Larry Dooley, Kelly &
Eve Mason, Michael & Pat Darcy
& Family, Betty Whitehead, Ron
& Willow Rife, Mary Lou CHN,
Joe & Zella Darcy & Family and
Libbey Allen & Church of
Nazarene Youth Group (for
fasting half a day for Mom's safe
recovery).
You are all so Special
and hold a very near and dear
spot in Mom's heart. Thank you
for being their, when our Mom
needed you most!!!
If we left anyone out
please except our apologies.
Madge Mason's
Kids
no=>r
Dear i Tribal Members ,
My name is Violet, my
mother is Vera and my grand
mother was Mary Fairchild-
Wallace. She past on in 1972,
she was one of the greatest
people in the world. I loved her
deeply, and I miss her very much
I owe her alot for teaching me
about some of lifes
toughest
challenges, her spirit walks with
me every day, and I know that -
no matter what happens to me in
this world,
I know that I will
have a place with her tomorrow.
I was writing to give
thanks to the ones that has given
me so much support to get a
higher education, Rena, Linda,
and Mary Ukockis. They are real
good to me. But, I would really
like to thank a very special
friend, Shari, for putting up with
my lifes ups and downs. She has *
been there at the drop of a hat,
and I appreciate her kind and
loving ways. There isn't many
people like her left.
Well since I've been here,
there has been alot of things
happening that I don't appreciate,
for instance the drug and alcohol
abuse that has taken over our
Indian people, and we wonder
why that our children act the
way that they do. It is our
responsibility
as parents to
teach them about respect for
themselves and also to respect
others. We need to discipline
them and teach them that life
isn't easy, but it is what they
make it to be. And I would like to
say to the person that called my
mother names, that she is a good
person and you have no right to
say that she is a certain name, if
you don't even know her. She
hasn't done anything to you to
give you that right. She hasn't
any unkind words for anyone
unless someone says mean things
to her. I can understand that
there is alot of stuff going on in
your life that would make it hard
to cope with people but you don't
have to be rude .
Violet
LEGAL NOTICE:
This
notice
is
intended to try to locate
Longfeather and to notify
him of
the
following:
The trailer that was left
on Tribal
property
in
August
1993
will
be
removed 20 days after the
publication
of
this
notice. If you intend to
remove this trailer or
have
any
questions
(503) 444-4222,
contact
Culture Department