Organization: SILETZ TRIBAL ARTS AND HERITAGE SOCIETY
Mission: THE MISSION OF THE SILETZ TRIBAL ARTS AND HERITAGE SOCIETY IS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE PRACTICE, CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION OF THE TRIBAL CULTURES OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS.
Activities: HOSTED A THREE-DAY POW WOW IN AUGUST WHERE FAMILIES COULD SHARE AND DISPLAY THEIR PERSONAL ARTIFACTS, REGALIA AND TRADITIONAL ARTS. SELLING ITEMS SUCH AS TRAVEL MUGS BASKET PRINTS, AND STAHS SWEATSHIRTS BROUGHT IN ABOUT $9,000 FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
HOSTED DAVE HATCH ENDOWMENT DINNER IN HONOR OF HATCH FAMILY FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT AS WELL AS OTHER DONORS. THE DINNER INCLUDED A SILENT AUCTION AND DONOR MATCHING. $5,000 WAS COLLECTED TO ADD TO THE ENDOWMENT. 80 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE DINNER AND IT WAS A SUCCESS.
HOSTED INDIAN FAIR IN THE BALLROOM OF THE CHINOOK WINDS CASINO RESORT. THERE WERE INFORMATIONAL AREAS SUCH AS FAMILY DISPLAYS OF TREASURES HANDED DOWN FOR GENERATIONS, TRIBAL VETERANS, AND THE RED SKIRT DISPLAY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE EPIDEMIC OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN. WE ALSO HOSTED NATIVE AMERICAN VENDORS AT THIS EVENT.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building