JAKtU Y1997
111
Dear Tribal Members,
As
newly
elected
chairman of the Elders, I
would like to say few
words.
First of all I would
like thank Jane John for
the vote of confidence.
A special thanks to
Jessie
Davis
and
Burgess
Harmer
for
providing us with a room
for our meeting also with
the complimentary buffet
passes,
and concert
tickets for all of us at the
Elders meeting.
We are also planning
to
put
together
a
committee to sit in on
the Council meetings.
We, as Elders, need
more input with our
Tribe.
Tribal members have
needs that are not being
met.
I feel too many things
are put aside by saying
we will look into it, but
when......next
month,
n e x t y ea r?
We
need
some
answers or to show us
something positive is
taking place.
Our
Elders
need
home repairs, furniture
and the list goes on... too
long to list.
And last, but not
least, we invite all you
Elders out there to
please- come and. attend
our meetings.
The next meeting of
the Elders is Jan 25
1997 at 10:30 A.M. at
the Chinook Winds. We
were told that there will
be passes for lunch.
Also, my thanks to
Tribal Council Elders
who are attending our
meetings. So, please, we
need more.
Thank You
Melvin La Chance
} Western Oregon
I State College’s
Multicultural
| Student Union
| Invites you to our 4th annual
§ Pow- Wow and celebration
| Saturday January 25, 1997
| new P.E. building, Grand
sentry: Noon dinner break
14:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Dance
| Competition scheduled
| Venders contact: Andrea
Butler (503) 752-5571 or
| Multicultural student union
| (503) 838-8195 all drums and
t dancers welcome.
D ear Editor:
I
would
like
to
explain to fellow Tribal
Members how IHS was
there when I needed
them the most !!!
In May of 1996 our
septic was fa ilin g and
needed replaced. I called
for an emergency appli
cation. They came out,
saw the problem, and
replaced the septic, also
including new water line
and pump. The project
was complete December
6, 1996.
I feel that IHS is a
service that should have
a letter of all their
services to the Indians
that qualify.
Let them
know what benefits are
available to them.
Thank you everyone
who participated.
Art Caba
Tribal Member
Letter to the Editor:
T recently held a drum
making class at the Tribal
Center. Many very nice, new
drums came into the world
that day. When that happens a
good thing has happened.
Bringing people and the raw
materials together to make
drums has become a “calling”
with me. It feels like God's
involved in this effort from
beginning to end; from a
majestic elk standing atop a
mountain to a teenager who
builds a drum and begins to
find the right path.
I want to thank you for
allowing the class and I want
to thank those who attended
the class, for the pleasure and
privilege of helping you build
drums.
I hope we can do it again.
Clifford Latta
Drum Maker
FUND RAISER FOR THE ART
BENSELL MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Tribal members, once again the
Education Committee is seeking your support
with our efforts to raise money for the Art
Bensell Memorial Scholarship Fund. At the
February General Council Meeting we will
sponsor a meal (stew this time) and are
soliciting donations of desserts to be served
along with our main dish. We are asking
that dessert donations be delivered to the
Tribal Community Center on Saturday,
February 1, 1997 and expect to begin serving
around 11:00 AM.
Please bring your
appetites and desserts to’ thè next General
Council Meeting and we'll see you there!
To Tribal Council:
A real good topic is
Housing Commissioners. If these
people are going to sit in judgment
of others, they should at least be
law abiding citizens and a good
example to their community. They
really should hold a higher
standard.
When the Tribal
Chairman, and Council vote these
people in as commissioners to
judge others, do they check that
persons record to see if they
participate in domestic violence,
alcohol or drug abuse, or if they
are behind in their rent, electric,
telephone, water & sewer? I don't
think so.
How do you
expect them to oversee a program
it is obvious they do not
understand? If they understood it,
they would not be involved in
domestic violence, alcohol/drugs,
or constantly on the verge of
getting their electricity or water
shut off! I am still waiting for your
response to a letter I sent to you
some time ago in which I brought
5 major problems along with some
solutions to your attention.
Royce R. Strong
To Our Readers:
It’s been a great pleasure
and a rewarding experience to
have been the Newsletter
Editor for the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians for
the past seven years. It is
difficult to say goodbye to all
of you:
those who have
written, those I know only by a
voice on the phone, and the
many people I’ve had the
pleasure
to work
with
personally. We’ve struggled
together through good times
and tough times. I appreciate
all file thank you’s, the pat’s
on the back and the criticism
as well, because with that, I
learned what you needed to see
and read about in this
publication.
Once a month for these
past years I’ve laid awake the
night before the paper was
printed, wondering what may
have been left out or missed,
hoping that the paragraphs
weren’t scrambled, words
weren’t misspelled, and “Oh
Lord, please let me have the
right name under that photo”!
With each issue I learned
something new.
In this position I was able
to participate in events that I
would have never had the
occasion to otherwise and also
to meet such interesting
people. From the little boy
posing and asking for his
photo to be taken at the Pow
Wow to the dignitaries I had
the chance to meet, it was a
totally AWESOME exper
ience.
What other job would
have a person taking photos on
a logging landing one day and
photos of the Governor the
next?
Putting
together
a
publication can be demanding
in the sense that deadlines
have to be met. Often times
help was needed to label and
mail out the Newsletter (which
goes to over 2,000 households
all across the United States), to
type set the articles, paste up,
take photos, or pick up
supplies. In a pinch there were
many willing people who
helped out including tribal
youth and at times my own
children. Thanks to everyone.
I’ve had the opportunity
to train over 30 people in this
office through the JTPA
program, Work Experience,
and Summer Youth Programs.
I especially enjoyed working
with the youth.... they taught
me as much as I taught them.
I want to thank CEO
Nelsen Witt for his support in
times of crisis, the Council
Members who supported my
efforts over the years, Phil
Rilatos, Sr., for his confidence
in me in those first years, and
the Tribe as a whole for being
who you are..... a big family,
with hurts, needs, laughter &
tears who were willing to
share these things with me.
I’ll miss you.
Teresa Miller
Thank You Mom!
I live outside the area and
I am not eligible to receive
assistance for the University.
Thanks to my mom, Virginia
Hedrich, I am able to attend
WSU starting in January of
‘97.
Thank You Mom,
Go
Cougars!!
We would like to
thank the clinic staff for
adjusting their sched
ules
to
cover
our
positions
during
the
illness and death of my
uncle/brother Joe Lane.
Thank you,
Laura & Rose