ATT: Tribal History Book
Confederated Tribes of Siletz
PO Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
In the event a Tribal member (adult or minor) has no photo identification, another person who does have photo ID can sign the form in front of the notary attesting that the Tribal member is the person named on the form based on the fact that they personally know that Tribal member.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact:
April Middaugh
Administrative Services Supervisor
The People Are Dancing Again
Written by Charles Wilkinson
Published by the University of Washington Press
This remarkable account, written by one of the nation’s most respected experts in Tribal law and history, is rich in Indian voices and grounded in extensive research that includes oral tradition and personal interviews. It is a book that not only provides a deep and beautifully written account of the history of the Siletz, but reaches beyond region and Tribe to tell a story that will inform the way all of us think about the past.
About the Author
Charles Wilkinson is a widely admired author and law professor at University of Oregon and the University of Colorado. His primary specialties are federal public land law and Indian law. In addition to his many articles in law reviews, popular journals, and newspapers, his fourteen books include the standard law texts on public land law and on Indian law. He also served as managing editor of Felix S. Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law, the leading treatise on Indian law.
In addition to The People Are Dancing Again, Charles is the author of 13 other books, including Fire on the Plateau: Conquest and Endurance in the American Southwest (1999); Messages from Frank’s Landing: A Story of Salmon, Treaties and the Indian Way (2000); and Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations (2005).
Wilkinson’s Connection to the Tribe
Wilkinson was a friend of more than 50 years to the Siletz Tribe, starting when he worked for the Native American Rights Fund in the 1970s and served as the Tribe’s attorney during the fight for Restoration.
After the Tribe was restored to federal recognition in 1977, Wilkinson maintained contact with Siletz in part by giving talks at the reservation and participating in events like Run to the Rogue.
In his research and writing of the history book, Wilkinson learned that despite his familiarity with Siletz, he learned a lot about the Tribe and its people as he was researching and writing the book. He found a common thread that has survived from ancestral times through the lives of today’s Siletz Tribal members.