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August 1994
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Siletz, Oregon 97380. Attn:
Teresa Miller, Managing Editor.
E LE ASE
NO TE: The C hief
E x e c u tiv e O ffic e r o f th e
S ile tz T rib e is th e C h ie f
E d ito r
of
th e
S ile t z
N e w s le tt e r .
TH AN K YOU:
Thank you to Larry
and M arilyn Borton and
the w hole loggin g crew for
saving C openhagen can
lid s an d donating them to
the Culture Departm ent
for jin g le dresses!
Fred Rider,
you're one of our
favorite people!
Carol sends a w o rd o f
thanks to everyone! 'What
a birthday g ift....n ow she
can go ju s t about
anywhere.... the shy's the
limit!!!
DEAR TR IB AL MEMBERS:
It still seem s to be
som e w hat o f a question
abou t
b lood
quantum.
D escendancy w ould have
been
w hat our chiefs
w ould h ave decided. They
decided
to
surrender
rath er than k ill o ff all our
people in w ar w e w ould
lose, in part because the
O regon
Indian
tribes
fou gh t am on g them selves
and
w ou ld
n ot
band
together. Once on the
reservation w e w ere told
the m ore Indian you were
the m ore you got. This
w as a lie. B lood degree is
the w hite m ans w ay o f
crow d control that has
gotten w ay ou t o f hand.
B y the w hite m ans la w m y
brother J e ff w as m y h a lf
brother. I nfever k n ew the
h a lf that w as n ot mine.
W hen he w as killed at
Christm as
of
'89
my
brother died, n ot ju s t half.
L et u s liv e on as our
grandfathers and gran d
m others h ad prayed for.
L et u s ban d together and
fin d the answ ers w e are so
desperately
seeking.
D irect D escendancy could
include som eone to insure
w e go on fo r another
hundred years, or even a
thousand.
Finally, this year's
pow -w ow is here! I ask all
the
fam ily,
cousins,
cousins-
cousins,
and
cousins- cousins- cousins,
to get ou t you r regalia and
dance this y ea r fo r the
ones
w ho
h ave
gone
before and those w ho w ill
b e com in g in the future.
M y son w ill dance at m y
side as w ell as other
fam ily.
Com e jo in us! See
y a on the h ill and w e'll
p la y the m usic so the
w h ole tow n h ears us up
there.
Phil Rilatos, jr.
Tife'/Z" remember the
sweet, gentle spirit o f Linda
'Whitehead 'King a t this
Nesiha Ittahee (Pow 'Wow
1° YOU.. *0
Steven Kalani Burke Jr.,
Happy 32nd Birthday
to our "Beyurkey"!
yfe love you very much.
Terri, Tashina, Stevie, &
Kelani
Happy Birthday dad,
another year younger and
also to my great nephew,
Josh
Happy Birthday!
Lots o f love,
I_______
Froggie
Happy Birthdays to a
wonderful father & son, To
Tom and Tim Pat,
We love you and miss you all
very very much. Come and
Pow-Wow with us !!!
Lots of love and misses,
The Rilatos Clan!
Happy Birthday
to you, Mom
( Martha Lockhart)
Special Happy Birthday
to Rosalie Mae Hunt
who will be "Sweet 16"
on August 18th.
Happy Birthday
to our
"Extra Special Marines"
Jason Scott Metcalf & Kraig A.
Mitchell
Also Happy Birthday
to Rebekiah
(Mitchell) Goulet
& Aunt Rose
Bremner
Lots of Love,
Your Daughters,
Mom, & Nieces,
Janice & Pam Lane
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
to my elder boyfriend, Ralph
Flanary, many hugs to you on
this day and everyday this
year!
My love & prayers,
Selene
Happy Birthdays to my
nieces, Sacheen & Danielle,
Lots of hugs & kisses to you!
Love you, your conceited
Aunty -( you know)
To the Editor:
I was wondering if you
could help me. I am doing this
study on "American Indians” and
I would be pleased if you could
give me some information on
Indians. I am also wondering if
you could help me with a pen
friend, so I could know more and
meet new friends. Thanks .
Mary Jones
3 Sceptre PI.
Avondale
Auckland 7, New Zealand
to ou r m om , grandm a,
great-grandm a, aunt 8s
sister
M axine Rilatos!
W e h ope this yea r brings
m uch love and happiness
to you, like you have given
to us. Y ou have alw ays
been there for us and w e'll
alw ays b e indebted to you
fo r all you h ave done for us
an d fo r the people.
Thanks for the you r divine
faith and prayers that you
offer for u s all !
A ll ou r love and prayers,
The R ilatos 8 b B en Clans !
xoxoxo
Tommy, Timmy, Tiffany,
Robby, Lisa, Randy, Rachel,
Kari, Priscilla, baby Samatha,
Robby, Karly, Bobby, Rena,
Sammy, Kevin, Tasha,
Lynette, Gyrrad, 8 b Heidi
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August 15,1994
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