LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. For the last 47 years, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have held an annual powwow to celebrate regaining federal recognition. This month\u2019s event, however, was especially significant: It came just two weeks after a federal court lifted restrictions on the tribe’s rights to hunt, fish and gather \u2014 restrictions tribal leaders had opposed for decades. \u201cWe’re back to the way we were before,\u201d Siletz Chairman Delores Pigsley said. \u201cIt feels really good.\u201d The Siletz is a confederation of over two dozen bands and tribes whose traditional homelands spanned western Oregon, as… <\/p>\n
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. For the last 47 years, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have held an annual powwow to celebrate regaining federal recognition. This month\u2019s event, however, was especially significant: It came just two weeks after a federal court lifted restrictions on the tribe’s rights to hunt, fish and gather \u2014 restrictions tribal leaders had opposed for decades. \u201cWe’re back to the way we were before,\u201d Siletz Chairman Delores Pigsley said. \u201cIt feels really good.\u201d The Siletz is a confederation of over two dozen bands and tribes whose traditional homelands spanned western Oregon, as... <\/p>\n