Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow – August 9th, 10th & 11th
Annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Pauline Ricks Memorial Pow-Wow Grounds
Government Hill, Siletz, OR
All Dancers & Drummers Welcome! Drummers- please bring your own chairs.
Vendor registration is required.
Camping Fee $25; $5 pet fee/ per pet (camping area). Camp grounds open on Thursday at 8 AM.
This is a Drug & Alcohol-Free Event.
For more info, call our Pow-Wow Information Line at 541-444-8351.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, August 8th
Royalty Pageant
6 PM
Friday, August 9th
Memorial/Giveaways
Noon – 5 PM
Presentation of Crowns
6 PM
Grand Entry
7 PM
Saturday, August 10th
Parade
10 AM
Points Awarded for Participation
Grand Entry
1 PM & 7 PM
Sunday, August 11th
Grand Entry
12 PM
Salmon Dinner to Follow
Pow-Wow Shuttle Pick-Up Sites
Below is a list of scheduled shuttle bus stops and parking during the Pow-Wow with a list of tentative start and end times.
August 9th
Start Time – 3:00 pM
End Time – 11:00 PM
August 10th & 11th
Start Time – 9:00 AM
End Time – 11:00 PM
Pick-Up Sites
| 1 | Siletz Administration Building – 201 SE Swan Ave, Siletz OR 97380 |
| 2 | Siletz School – 245 NW James Frank Ave, Siletz, OR 97380 |
| 3 | Bull Pen Parking Lot – 815 Logsden Rd., Siletz, OR 97380 |
| 4 | Judd Parking Lot |
| 5 | Tribal Housing |
Dance Categories
Dance categories include Male and Female Traditional and Fancy, Grass, and Jingle Dress.
Golden Age
1st place – $600
2nd place – $500
3rd place – $400
4th place – $300
5th place – $200
Adult
1st place – $600
2nd place – $500
3rd place – $400
4th place – $300
5th place – $200
Teen
1st place – $300
2nd place – $250
3rd place – $200
4th place – $150
5th place – $100
Youth
1st place – $150
2nd place – $100
3rd place – $75
4th place – $50
5th place – $25
Special Dance Categories
Team Dance Special
Mens: $300
Womens: $300
Women’s Basket Cap (Open)
1st place – $600
2nd place – $500
3rd place – $400
4th place – $300
5th place – $200
Round Bustle (Open)
1st place – $600
2nd place – $500
3rd place – $400
4th place – $300
5th place – $200
Royalty Applications
Applications are being accepted for 2022-2023 Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz, and Little Miss Siletz. Applications must be turned in by the end of the work day (4:30 p.m.) no later than May 28th, 2024. Applications may be sent to:
Siletz Pow wow Committee
P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380
Or filled out online
If you have any questions, contact Buddy Lane at 1-800-922-1399 ext 1230 or 541-444-8230, buddyl@ctsi.nsn.us
Vendor Information
Below is the Vendor Application and information for the 2024 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow on Government Hill in Siletz, Oregon on August 9th, 10th & 11th 2024. This notice is a pre-selection process and does not guarantee you a vendor space at the Pow-Wow. All completed applications must be returned to the Pow-wow Committee no later than May 24th, 2024 to be considered for a vending space. The Pow-Wow Committee will begin reviewing the application forms and selecting vendors for the Pow-Wow at the earliest possible date. Please do not delay in returning your application forms. This is the first step in the vendor selection process. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY FUNDS WITH THIS APPLICATION. Applicants selected for a vendor space at the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow will be contacted no later than June 14, 2024 by the Pow-Wow committee. Applications are reviewed and must meet and agree to all conditions.
Prompt submission of this application is the best way to reserve a booth space. The Basic size of a vendor booth is 15 feet (frontage). There is sufficient room behind most vendor spaces to park a single vehicle. Vehicles parked behind your booth (including trailer hitch) must not exceed the length of your requested booth space
Please send applications to:
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Attn: Pow-Wow Committee)
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
Basic Booth Size (15 feet)
Siletz Tribal Members
– Art/Craft Booth: $150.00 + $35 Value Raffle Item
– Food Booth: $185.00
Enrolled American Indians
– Art/Craft Booth: $260.00 + $35 Value Raffle Item
– Food Booth: $295.00
All Other Applicants
– Art/Craft Booth: $285.00 + $35 Value Raffle Item
– Food Booth: $320.00
Additional vending space is $10.00 per foot for each foot exceeding 15 feet.
Booth size includes the overall size of your private vehicle parked behind your booth space, including trailer hitch. (Example: If your vehicle is 17 feet and has a 3 foot trailer hitch, your booth size is 20 feet)
Vendor Rules and Regulations
- If selected, prepayment is required by July 12th, 2024 to guarantee your space. If payment is not received by this date you will be put on a waiting list. If space is available those spaces will be issued on a first come basis. Vendors will not be allowed to set up until payment is made in full. Only cash, money orders or cashier checks will be accepted as payment.
- Food vendors are required to provide one large garbage can outside your booth and be responsible for all clean up in and around your booth. Food vendors are required to dump your garbage can on a regular basis.
- Booth set-up is required to be completed by 3PM on Friday August 9th. Takedown of all booths is required to be completed by NOON on the Monday following the Pow-Wow. Raffle item will be picked up at your booth on Friday after 3 PM by a Pow-Wow committee representative.
- All vendors will be assigned an arrival time. Vendors must arrive at your assigned check-in time or you will be inserted on the grounds at the end of the day in the remaining space available. Before going up on Government Hill and the Pow-Wow grounds, you are required to check in with a Pow-Wow representative on Bensell Road.
- One vehicle may be maintained behind your booth or in the parking lot off of Judd Road (directions to this lot will be available). Vendors are asked to reduce in and out driving activities due to traffic congestion. Each vendor will be issued one parking pass that will allow parking at booth or drop off supplies only. This pass will not allow you to park in the Elders Parking Area. Do not lose it – you will not be issued a replacement.
- All arts/crafts are required to be American Indian made.
- The Pow-Wow committee works in a diligent manner to maintain a high quality of vendors at the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow. Novelty items and toys, i.e. Frisbees, squirt guns, toy flutes, whistles etc. are not allowed to be sold. All items are subject to review and if seen as inappropriate, offensive or questionable, a Pow-Wow representative will ask that the items be removed.
- All pets are restricted from being on or around the Pow-Wow grounds. If you have pets at your booth there will be an additional $30.00 charge and the pets will be required to be on a leash at all times and you are required to clean up after them.
- The number of food booths will be limited and there may be electrical restrictions to each booth.
- ZERO TOLERENCE FOR ALCOHOL, DRUGS, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA OR WEAPONS ON GOVERNMENT HILL
The Pow-Wow Committee is not responsible for any loss, damage or theft while attending the Pow-Wow.