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SILETZ NEWS
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Mike Kennedy, Interim
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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
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April 2021
‘Moccasin Telegraph’ finds new life as source of vaccine information for Tribes
Once leery of federal health initiatives,
Native Americans embrace COVID-19
vaccines as way to protect communities and families
By Brian Bull, Underscore.news; originally posted March 10, 2021
While the U.S. as a whole is just finding its stride administering the COVID19 vaccine to its citizens, many Native
American Tribes – including the Confed-
Madam Secretary
Deb Haaland is confirmed as the country’s Secretary of the Interior, blazing
a trail as the first Native American to
ever lead a Cabinet agency
By Aliyah Chavez, Indian Country
Today; originally posted March 15, 2021
A fierce Indigenous woman is now
the caretaker of the nation’s public lands
and waters for the first time in U.S. history.
Deb Haaland was confirmed as the
nation’s 54th Secretary of the Interior in a
51-40 vote Monday, making her the first
Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.
Republican Sens. Susan Collins,
Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski and
Dan Sullivan broke from party lines to
vote to confirm Haaland, a notable choice
given other Republican senators publicly
saying she was not the right candidate.
It is not known when Haaland will
be sworn into office. But when she is,
Haaland will become the highest ranked
Indigenous person in an executive office
across the country.
Incoming Interior Secretary Haaland
stands eighth in line to the presidency. She
is also only the third woman to serve in
the position – a low number in stark comparison to the 50 men who have served
– an accomplishment fitting for March’s
National Women’s History Month.
Haaland is a citizen of Laguna Pueblo
and has ties to Jemez Pueblo through her
grandfather, which she frequently cites.
She spent her career in New Mexico as a
former small business owner, organizer
and Tribal administrator before running
for Congress.
In November, Haaland was re-elected
for a second term in Congress representing New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2018, she made history as one of the
first two Native women elected to Congress.
Now Haaland will be at the helm
of the Interior, a sprawling government
agency in charge of 70,000 employees,
one-fifth of the nation’s land and key
offices in natural resources. The agency
also oversees national parks and wildlife
refuges, and works with endangered species conservation.
A key role of the Interior’s duty is
to respectfully manage the government’s
federal trust responsibilities promised to
See Haaland on page 8
erated Tribes of Siletz Indians – are on a
mean streak.
According to Cherity Bloom-Miller,
the Tribe’s clinical services director, CTSI
has vaccinated roughly one-quarter of the
5,547 enrolled members, and about onethird of those who live in Oregon. As of
Friday, the Tribal government had given
the Moderna vaccine to 3,000 people 18
and over, members and otherwise.
Dee Pigsley, chairwoman of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, says she
was concerned the initial vaccine rollout
was moving too slowly. But by late January, they had enough Moderna vaccine
allocated from the state for 300 people.
“So we’ve been setting up appointments for tribal members,” Pigsley continues, noting that the Tribe was due to
get another 100 doses the following week.
“We’ve vaccinated the clinic staff, our
essential staff, elders. So we’re working
down that priority list.”
The CTSI is now looking to inoculate
casino workers over the next three weeks.
The Chinook Winds Casino Resort has
just reopened, boding well for one of the
Tribe’s biggest sources of revenue.
See Vaccine on page 11
Tribe helps provide much-needed housing in Lincoln City
Above: Reggie Butler Sr. cuts the ribbon at new workforce housing units.
Tribal staff and council members
attending incuded (l to r) Brett Lane,
Isaac DeAnda Jr., Sami Jo Difuntorum,
Lillie Butler, Lisa Norton, Loraine
Butler, Angela Ramirez, Delores
Pigsley, Selene Rilatos, Darlene and
Bill Stotts of Stotts Construction
Company, Rob Smith and Tracy Bailey.
Photo above by Diane Rodriquez; photo below by Andy Taylor
Right: Sixteen manufactured housing
units are ready for occupancy in early
March for victims of the Echo Mountain Complex fire. This property is
near the Logan Road RV Park and was
leased by the Siletz Tribe to FEMA,
the first FEMA housing to be located
on Tribal land.
The American Rescue Plan and Native Communities
From the Democratic National Committee; dnc.org
Native Americans face persistent and
systemic inequities and COVID-19 has
exacted an especially high toll in Indian
Country. People living on reservations are
four times more likely to have COVID-19
and American Indians and Alaska Natives
are nearly twice as likely to die from
COVID-19 than white Americans.
Native American families and small
businesses also face severe economic chal-
lenges associated with the pandemic. And
the loss of Native elders threatens the sacred
preservation of language, tradition and culture. Tribal governments and Native communities urgently need additional support
and assistance from the federal government.
The American Rescue Plan will change
the course of the pandemic in Indian Country, deliver immediate relief for hard-hit
Native American families and Tribal businesses, and build a bridge toward economic
recovery and resilience for Tribal Nations.
These investments build on actions
President Biden has taken in his first
weeks in office to rebuild the nation-tonation relationship, including signing a
Presidential Memorandum that directs
the whole of federal government to reinvigorate formal consultation with Tribal
nations, expanding access to the Strategic
National Stockpile for Native communities and expanding FEMA assistance for
See Rescue on page 18
Chairman’s Report
American Rescue Plan
Housing
By the time you read this, President
Joe Biden will have signed the American
Rescue Plan that will assist all Americans
during these trying times. Our Oregon
congressmen have worked hard on our
(Tribe’s) behalf to assure that we are
designated funds for the interruption of
our governments and lives because of the
shutdowns the COVID virus has caused.
The 10 new workforce housing units
in Lincoln City were completed last
month. Council and staff had a ribboncutting event. They are beautiful and are
designated as low-income and affordableincome homes (see photo on page 1).
Our Tribal Housing staff did a great job
planning and delivering.
Through our Tribal partnership with the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), we used available space on Logan
Road in Lincoln City to enable FEMA to
place 16 emergency homes on this site.
The trailers are fully equipped for
occupancy by victims of the wildfires that
we experienced last fall. The homes are
temporary and will be in use until permanent homes are found for the unfortunate
folks who lost their homes.
The homes come fully furnished with
all utilities and furniture, even blankets for
the beds. According to FEMA officials, it
will take 18-24 months to help locate permanent homes. All of the infrastructure
was completed by FEMA.
When the homes are vacated, the Tribe
will then own the homes. FEMA will be in
charge of assigning and managing them.
Our Siletz Tribal Business Corporation
staff assisted with this project that was
completed unusually fast. The City of Lincoln City also assisted in passing a change
to the city ordinance to allow this event.
The legislation contains resources to
help address the health and resource problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of $350 billion is designated for
Tribal, state and local governments, of this
amount $20 billion is set aside for Tribal
governments.
Another $11 billion will provide additional funding for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Indian Health Service and various
other agencies that serve Tribal governments. It’s not clear how the money will
be distributed to Tribes at this time.
Elections
Tribal elections were held successfully. Our Election Board is composed of
staff volunteers (but because no one else
volunteers, they are assigned this duty).
The Tribal Council will review the Election Ordinance to make necessary changes
to the ordinance so there is a clear process
to respond to questions and issues that
arise during the election.
Thank you to the staff who have
worked so diligently to assure we have
fair elections.
Chemawa Station LLC
Our first business, Chick-fil-A, is in
the process of building on the Chemawa
Station property in Keizer.
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Getting businesses in place has been
a long slow process. Since obtaining
the property from the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, the Tribe had to go to Congress
to get official action changing the title on
the land to the Siletz and Grand Ronde
Tribes. We will have a lease in place for a
gas station-mini-mart soon and hopefully
other businesses will follow.
Across Chemawa Road, the Keizer
Station property has been very successful. Our property is much smaller and
we’re hoping with the success of these two
businesses, others will follow.
Memorial Day
If we continue on a downward trend
with the COVID virus, we will have a
Memorial Day Ceremony this year. The
event will be outside with all protocols
in place to stay safe and we will have a
speaker to enjoy.
Every year the cemetery is decorated
so beautifully by lots of people and I would
like to see us pay tribute to those folks
who are no longer with us. Food will not
be provided but we will have a short ceremony with our veterans at the memorial.
Delores Pigsley
U.S. Department of the Interior
Former Congresswoman Deb Haaland
from New Mexico was confirmed as the
first American Indian Secretary of the
Interior. She received a lot of Tribal support, we are extremely happy she has been
selected and confirmed by U.S. Senate (see
article on page 1).
Elders Council Meeting
The Elders Council will hold a virtual Zoom meeting on Saturday, April 10,
2021, at 1 p.m. If you are interested in participating in the virtual meeting from
your phone, computer or smart phone, please contact Brian Crump in the Elders
Program at 541-444-8233 by Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
Temporary Tribal Student Assistance Program
The Siletz Tribal Housing Department’s Temporary Tribal Student
Assistance Program (TTSAP) will
accept applications for the 2021-2022
academic year beginning May 1, 2021.
Program Information
TTSAP assists Tribal students who
will be attending a college, university, vocational or trade school.
TTSAP is a time-limited program.
Funding is for one academic year.
TTSAP assists students with rent
or room and board in a dormitory.
The student’s share of the rent is
30% of their adjusted annual income.
Important Note: The student might be
required to remit a portion of the rent.
For example, if a student is working
the wages will affect the student’s
share of the rent.
Assistance is not transferable.
The Siletz Tribal Housing Department
will accept applications from May 1-31,
2021. If applications are received after
May 31, they will not be accepted by STHD.
Alternative Health
Care Benefit Changes
To obtain an application, please
stop by the STHD office at 555 Tolowa
Court, Siletz OR, 97380 or call 800922-1399, ext. 1315, or 541-444-8315.
Effective April 1, 2021, Tribal
Council approved an increase to the
alternate health care benefit from
$50 per visit to $75 per visit.
Applications can also be downloaded from the Tribal website at
ctsi.nsn.us.
Available services include three
visits quarterly for either: massage,
chiropractor or acupuncture.
Cecelia De Anda
ceceliad@ctsi.nsn.us
Rental Assistance Program Coordinator/Resident Services Advocate
Eligibility: Enrolled Tribal
members
Exciting news from the Siletz Tribal Arts & Heritage Society
By Teresa Simmons, STAHS Vice Chair
Recently the Siletz Tribal Arts &
Heritage Society received a grant from the
Oregon Cultural Trust to develop a virtual
reality exhibit.
VR exhibits can be formatted in several ways and used in multiple settings.
They can be easily transported, used as
a travelling exhibit or as an exhibit in the
museum. They can be both a teaching and
a public relations tool.
STAHS board members Glor ia
Ingle, Teresa Simmons, Angela Ramirez,
Celesta Lee and Shantel Hostler, assisted
by Josh Eddings, Peter Hatch and Loraine
Butler, determined that the most pressing issue is to capture personal stories
through video-compiled interviews.
The first exhibit will cover Termination
in 1954 and Restoration in 1977 and
the effect on Tribal members’ lives as
remembered by those who were there.
This VR capture will include personal stories of elders and will provide a
treasure for the future. There may come a
time when Tribal members will be asked
to participate in one or more of the virtual
reality sections.
STAHS’ main focus remains raising
funds to build a museum, “A Place for
The People.” The fundamental knowledge
that the society wishes to focus on is the
history of the Siletz People, which has
many components.
Although the journey has been long,
exciting things are happening and the
story of the Siletz Tribe will be told in a
personal way, by Tribal people.
The mission of STAHS is to “support
and promote the practice, conservation
and restoration of the Tribal cultures of
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.”
During the pandemic, STAHS has continued with regular monthly meetings via
Zoom, plus several subcommittee sessions
on various projects.
With the help of Capital Campaign
Director Stephen Reichard, STAHS has
sought out grant opportunities and the
efforts are paying off!
CTSI Jobs – Employment
information at ctsi.nsn.us
Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies
may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian
Preference policy will apply. Tribal
government will not discriminate in
selection because of race, creed, age,
sex, color, national origin, physical
handicap, marital status, politics,
membership or non-membership in
an employee orgnization.
CTSI constantly is looking
for temporary employees to cover
vacancy, vacations, maternity leave
and extended sick leave. If you are
looking for temporary work that can
last from 2-12 weeks, please submit
an application for the temp pool.
Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
Recruitment for Advisory Board 2021
Tenas Illahee Childcare Center
Board of Directors Vacancies
Applications are being accepted from Siletz Tribal members interested in
serving on the Advisory Board of the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
(STCCF). This is a three-year term from July 2021 through June 2024. Applications (see below) must be received by 4:30 p.m. on May 31, 2021.
The STCCF Advisory Board is composed of seven members: one Siletz Tribal
Council representative, three at-large Siletz Tribal members and three non-Tribal
positions. Board members serve in a volunteer capacity but are reimbursed for travel
mileage and per diem for attendance at advisory board meetings and charitable
award distribution receptions.
The Advisory Board meets quarterly to review applications from charitable
nonprofits, community service organizations, schools and local government
programs. The board makes award recommendations to Tribal Council for final
review and approval.
To learn more about the Tribal charitable fund, contact Denise Garrett, board
secretary, at stccf@live.com or visit ctsi.nsn.us/Charitable-Contribution-Fund.
Résumés are being accepted for the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center Board of
Directors. Currently, there are two vacant board positions.
Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
Tribal Member Application 2021
Name: Roll No.:
Address:
City/State/ZIP:
Phone: (Day) (Evening)
Email:
Deadline for receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m. on May 31, 2021.
RETURN TO: CTSI STCCF
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
Attention: Denise Garrett
Fax: 541-444-2307 ( Email: stccf@live.com
If interested, please submit your résumé to Siletz Tribal Council, c/o Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Vacancies are open until filled.
USDA distribution dates, recipe for April
Siletz
Cheeseburger Macaroni
Monday
April 5
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesday
April 6
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday
April 7
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday
April 8
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday
April 9
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Salem
Monday
April 19
1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
April 20 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday April 21 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
April 22
By appt only
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Tribal FDPIR. We would like to
see more people sharing their
recipes on our FB page.
Joyce Retherford, FDP Director
541-444-8393; joycer@ctsi.nsn.us
Sammy Hall, Warehouseman/Clerk
541-444-8279; sammyh@ctsi.nsn.us
FAX: 541-444-8306 or 503-391-4296
1 pound hamburger*
1 onion*
1 can diced tomatoes*
Small can tomato sauce*
1 tablespoon butter or margarine*
2 pounds cheese*
1 bag elbow macaroni*
½ teaspoon mesquite seasoning
Salt and pepper
Flour (enough to make a rue)*
1½ cups milk*
Brown hamburger and onion in skillet
with the salt, pepper and mesquite. Add
tomatoes and tomato sauce. Let this simmer.
Cook noodles according to package
directions, then drain and rinse.
Melt butter in saucepan over medium
heat and add enough flour to make a good
paste. Add the milk and whisk until hot.
Add ¾ of the shredded cheese and whisk
until smooth. Add all ingredients, including the meat sauce, to a baking dish and
top with the remaining cheese.
Bake at 400 ˚F for about 10 minutes
or until brown on top.
*Indicates food available in food package
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Jurado graduates from Home Visiting
Congratulations to Kim Jurado for graduating from Siletz Home Visiting!
Kim entered the program in November 2017 prior to the birth of her son, Saul Jr,
and continued until he turned 3 this February. Kim’s loving concern and attentiveness
for her children was apparent as she fully engaged in the program, participating in the
lessons and eager for any information that helped her be the best mother she could be.
Kim, Saul and their children, Eva and Saul Jr., often attended Home Visiting family events, sharing in the activities and community connection. While in the program,
Kim completed her BS in interdisciplinary studies, purchased a new home with Saul,
and she and Saul got married.
Kim says she “liked the lessons and adult conversation; the lessons were very
informative and all good. Our family, as a whole, appreciated our home visitor Lori
and the program over the last three years.”
When asked if she would recommend the program to other Siletz families, she
replied “Yes, I would!”
Congratulations, Kim!
For information about Home Visiting, contact Jessica Hibler at jessicah@ctsi.nsn.
us, 541-484-4234 (Eugene Area Office) or 541-337-2285 (cell).
Need Rental Housing?
The Siletz Tribal Housing Department encourages you to apply for the
Low-Income Rental Program waiting list in Siletz (1-4 bedrooms) and
Lincoln City (2-3 bedrooms – Neachesna Village).
Applications can be obtained at any Tribal area office (Eugene, Salem, Portland,
Siletz) or online from the Tribal website – ctsi.nsn.us; follow links – Tribal
Services-Housing-Low Rent Apartments & Home Ownership.
Questions? Call 800-922-1399, ext. 1322, or 541-444-8322; fax: 541-444- 8313
Courtesy photo
Saul, Kim, Eva and Saul Jr. Jurado
Why do I reach for that specific food? Is it a craving or am I truly hungry?
By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RDN, LD, Head
Start Consulting Nutritionist
How has our relationship with food
changed during the COVID-19 pandemic
this past year with stress, various forms of
quarantine and grief? In my role as consultant nutritionist to Siletz Tribal Head
Start, I offer information for families.
Today’s nutrition topic asks us to look at
why we reach for specific foods.
Earlier in the year we looked at an
exercise examining how we feel when we
eat certain types of foods (specifically
around composition of protein, carbohydrate and fat). Those of you who did the
kitchen science may have learned that
some foods keep you full longer than
others and some cause changes in mood.
Sometimes there is a high followed by a
crash. With that awareness, let’s go a little
deeper and look at what is behind our
habits to consider the role of cravings in
our health.
When I reach for a food, am I experiencing a craving or is it true hunger? How
would I know?
Usually a craving feels urgent and
perhaps includes the thought, “I gotta have
this now.” Often, it is related to wanting
to change how we feel. Our heads tend to
drive this behavior and if we were able to
go into slow motion, we might notice that
we feel it in our heads more than in other
parts of our bodies. True hunger tends to
be less specific and it tends to come on
more gradually.
To explore this, when you think of
reaching for a snack between meals,
consider setting the timer for 15 minutes.
During that time, allow yourself to notice
if there is a location in your body that is
trying to tell you what to do.
Is this an attempt to self-soothe or
change your mood? Are you trying to
calm yourself or to relax? Are you trying to boost your energy because you are
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tired? Or are you genuinely hungry? You
may also consider, are you actually thirsty?
If you realize you are trying change
or shift your mood, there could be other
non-food choices you might want to consider to find balance. If you are trying to
calm yourself or relax, you might want
to pet your dog, listen to calming music,
sit in nature or if the time is right, take a
soothing bath.
If you are actually attempting to boost
your mood or energy level, you might
consider moving to energetic music or a
brisk walk outside in the sunshine. The
point is that if you are reaching for food
to change your mood and not because
you are hungry, a non-food activity makes
sense, especially if the food you might
have reached for is not a nutritious or truly
balancing choice.
For most of us, when we do not feel
balanced, safe or centered, we are more
vulnerable to sweets. When we eat sweets
frequently to influence our moods, our
nutrition often suffers. In the long run,
our moods can also suffer because they
are linked.
Let’s face it. Many children (and
adults) experience chronic illness. Frequently, some of our food habits and
choices play a role in the development of
illness. Conversely, our food choices can
support our health in powerful ways.
So let’s consider a writing exercise to
get clear about the risks and benefits of
our specific snack choices. The purpose
is to support self-discovery of possible
hidden motives and mysteries that are
“behind the scenes” in our food selections.
This awareness can then be included in
conversations with children to assist in
their own discovery using targeted and
age-appropriate questions.
The following questions are for the adult
or older youth to consider directly before
guiding discussion with a young child:
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What are the rewards or benefits?
What might I lose if I continue this
behavior?
Do I have blocks or negative associations with healthy foods?
Do specific foods, such as gluten or
dairy, cause problems or symptoms
for me (or my child)?
Am I eating because I‘m bored?
Is snacking associated with a specific
activity, such as TV?
If I eat food that I’m sensitive or allergic to, how do I feel and how does that
change my health and function?
Is that a choice I want to make if I
don’t feel well?
Even though I might like the way it
tastes, do I feel poorly afterwards?
Does my discomfort last longer than
the pleasurable time of eating it?
In time, when those associations are
clear, the question can be reframed from
“I can’t eat that” to “I don’t want to eat
that because I want to feel good.” When
adults demonstrate these healthy choices
and explain why we make them, we help
children see the relationship between what
they eat and how they feel. In so doing, we
empower our children to take responsibility for their choices.
The advanced benefit of taking personal responsibility for our food choices
with knowledge of our hidden motives is
that our behaviors and choices play a role
in our vagal tone function.
The vagus nerve, also called the wandering nerve, is the two-way communication pathway between our brain and gut
(as well as many other body functions).
Scientists and heath professionals are
actively exploring this emerging field.
Expect more information in the future.
For now, I’ll share that low vagal
tone is an epidemic and it is behind many
health problems. The stress we place on
our gut (digestive system) can decrease
this function. When we do not feel safe,
balanced or centered, our vagus nerve
becomes less active.
When we eat more sweets or foods
that we may be sensitive to or intolerant
of, such as gluten or dairy, our messages to
the brain turn toward survival and digestion
slows, leading to other possible problems.
We can support or stimulate healthy
vagal function with mindfulness, compassion, finding our calm center, giving
gratitude or feeling grateful for finding
the tools to feel better and improve our
relationship with food.
Some of the benefits include stronger
immunity and digestion – including our
flow of digestive juices (stomach acid,
pancreatic output) and muscle contractions (peristalsis) for bowel movements to
support less inflammation and fermentation (or gas) in the gut. Oddly, this further
supports our mood in the full cycle where
multiple systems work together to restore
and balance.
In summary, awareness of what our
body is asking for is at the core. By being
willing to listen and reflect on questions
to help us identify what we truly need,
our subtle shifts can support our health
in profound ways.
Epidemic health issues are our wakeup call, requiring personal responsibility.
As parents and community members,
when we step into this role and model
these behaviors, we support our children
and strengthen our entire community
(which, of course, ripples out to changing
our world at this critical time).
Siletz Tribal Head Start offers nutritional support at no cost to Head Start
families. This usually occurs over the
telephone. If you have nutrition concerns
about your Head Start child or want to
discuss family nutrition concerns, please
contact your teacher or the director and
ask to speak to the nutritionist.
Hunting and Fishing Photo Contest Winners!
Thank you to the Natural Resources Committee members for selecting the winning
photos for the competition.
William Lane Chair, Dennis Tufts Vice-Chair, Oscar Hatfield, Thomas Siniscal,
Max Hoover, Frank Logan, Robert Kentta Tribal Council Representative
Kailea Taylor $100 Cabelas Gift Card
Kailea went on her first hunting trip in Eastern OR in
September with her dad, Livingston Taylor. Liv has been
working with her to pass on the tradition of hunting and
being able to pull back on a bow. She was able to make
the kill on her own and provide food for our family. Liv
has 4 daughters and she is the first to hunt with him. We
are so proud and she is so proud when we sit down for
dinner that she has provided for our family.
Brandon Larrabee $100 Cabelas Gift Card
Brandon Fishing at Euchre Falls. 2020
Healthy Traditions Community Garden
Grow fresh vegetables to add to your diet
Enjoy the pleasure of growing foods and learning
new gardening skills
Please call to register for your garden spot!
Most of our gardeners are returning this year, we have
limited spaces available.
541-444-9627
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2021
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Look for these opportunities for
healing and showing your support for those who have experienced sexual violence.
Tobacco
Ties
Join the CARE Program in making and carrying
tobacco ties through the month of April in
support of healing for those who have been
affected by sexual violence. Email or call the
CARE Program to get your tobacco tie materials. Join us at the end of the month for a virtual
Letting Go Ceremony.
Email: kiraw@ctsi.nsn.us
Phone: 541-444-9638
A campaign that began after a ruling by the
Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction
was overturned because the justices felt that
since the victim was wearing tight jeans she
must have helped the person who raped her
remove her jeans, thereby implying consent.
The following day, the women in the Italian
Parliament came to work wearing jeans in
solidarity with the victim. You can join us in
solidarity on April 28 by wearing jeans.
Teal
Tuesdays
Show your community that you support
survivors of sexual violence by wearing teal
every Tuesday in April. You can practice giving
consent by sending a selfie of you in teal to the
CARE Program and also get entered in a
drawing at the end of the month!
Send your selfies to Kira Woosley at:
kiraw@ctsi.nsn.us - OR- 541-270-7168
Join the CARE Program for a virtual Talking
Circle on April 14 at 5:30pm. We will come
together to create a virtual safe space to
process, share our thoughts and offer support
to others in our community. Contact the CARE
Program for meeting information.
Email: kiraw@ctsi.nsn.us
Decorate something in teal. It could be your
home, yard, desk, door, car, anything you like
in teal. Most creative decorating will win a
prize. Submit a photo of your teal creation by
April 30 for your chance to win.
Join the CARE Program for a virtual Letting Go
Ceremony on April 28 at 5:30pm. We will
come together virtually to let go of things we
have been holding on to and create space for
healing and growth to take place.
Decorate
for
SAAM
Denim
Day
Talking
Circle
Letting
Go
Ceremony
All photos and submissions can be sent to Kira Woosley via email: kiraw@ctsi.nsn.us - remember to look for more event info on the Siletz Health Clinic Facebook page
Tobacco Related Cancers
for the Month of April
Esophageal Cancer: Esophageal
cancer is cancer arising from the
esophagus, the food pipe that runs
between the throat and the stomach.
Symptoms often include difficulty in
swallowing and weight loss. Other
symptoms may include pain when swallowing,
a hoarse voice, enlarged lymph nodes ("glands")
around the collarbone, a dry cough, and possibly
coughing up or vomiting blood.
Causes: The two main types (i.e. squamous-cell
carcinoma and adenocarcinoma) have distinct
sets of risk factors. Squamous-cell carcinoma is linked to lifestyle factors such as smoking and alcohol. Adenocarcinoma has been linked to effects of long-term acid reflux. Tobacco is a risk factor for both types. Both types are more
common in people over 60 years of age.
Commercial Tobacco Quitline 1-800-QUIT-NOW
AI/AN Line now available (option 7) 1-800-7848-663
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Michael William Spencer – 1988-2021 Jean (Downey) Garrett – 1935-2021
Heaven has gained another angel.
Michael William Spencer died as a result
of car accident on Jan. 20, 2021. He was
a member of the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians. He was also a member of
the Newport Lighthouse Vineyard Church
in Newport, Ore.
Michael was born Sept. 11, 1988, to
Virginia Martin and Jack Spencer. The
couple split and Virginia married Richard
Slonecker. Although Richard did not adopt
the children, he became dad to all of them.
Michael met the love of his life,
DeMirra Schroeder, when she wrecked her
bicycle at his gas station. Three days later
Michael stated, “I’m gonna marry that
girl, Mama.” They were married May 11,
2011, in Newport. They were then blessed
with a daughter on Oct. 6, 2014.
Michael was a source of sunshine to
everyone he met. He never knew a stranger.
He always gave people the benefit of the
doubt. His favorite sayings were “living
the dream” and “another day in paradise.”
Michael worked briefly at Toledo
Food Fair but returned to work at Carvers Towne Pump in Toledo, Ore. He was
a people-person who was loved by all he
came in contact with. He made people
laugh, lifting their spirits even when he
was down. Michael brought window washing back to service stations.
A Tribal drum send-off ceremony and
a candlelight vigil were held Jan. 22. Both
were beautiful services.
There was never a dull moment with
Michael around. Michael spent his time
playing and dancing with Rozalynn and his
Courtesy photo
Michael William Spencer
wife. Family always came first in his life and
his heart. Michael loved hiking, singing,
drawing, writing poetry and cutting wood.
Michael is survived by his wife Demirra Spencer and his daughter Rozalynn
Spencer; father Jack Spencer; parents
Virginia and Richard Slonecker; brother
Richard Eley (Jennie); sisters Jackilynn
Grant (Josh) and Jami Pierce; tons of
nieces, nephews, great-nieces, greatnephews and a great-great-nephew too.
Michael is preceded in death by his
great-grandparents, Katherine Klamath
and Sam Klamath; grandparents Marie
Klamath, Gene Spratt and Harold Spencer; uncles Walter Klamath and Virgil
Spratt; aunt Arliss Chatterson; and greatnephew Aaron Glickert.
Services were held Feb. 6 at Newport
Vineyard Church. Bateman Funeral Home
handled the arrangements.
Haaland, continued from page 1
Courtesy photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP
Rep. Debra Haaland, D-N.M., testifies
before a Senate Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources hearing on her
nomination to be Secretary of the Interior
on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24.
Tribal nations. She will also lead the most
important government agencies affecting
Indian Country, such as the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education.
All eyes are on Haaland at the helm,
who has frequently vowed Tribal consultation, inclusivity and collaboration in
her work.
President Joe Biden, who ran on
a presidential platform with goals to
“restore the soul of America” and to
“build back better” has already confirmed
a diverse and record-breaking Cabinet.
Some notable confirmations include
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, the
first woman to lead the department; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the first
Black person to lead the Pentagon; and
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg,
the first openly gay Cabinet member.
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Haaland’s path to the Interior Department has included wide support from
Indigenous leaders, advocates and allies.
For months, hundreds of Tribal leaders have submitted letters of support for
her confirmation. Some of the nation’s
most prominent Native organizations
came together in a way they never had
before to support Haaland.
Organizations like the National Congress of American Indians, IllumiNatives,
NDN Collective and others created online
campaigns, social media tool kits and
“tweet-storms.”
Frequently celebrities, including
Mark Ruffalo, lent their star power and
social media platform to support Haaland.
“If an Indigenous woman from
humble beginnings can be confirmed as
Secretary of the Interior, our country and
its promise still holds true for everyone,”
Haaland said in her opening statement
of her hearing before the Senate energy
committee last month.
Haaland was born to a Marine veteran
father and a Navy veteran mother. She has
described herself as a single mother who
sometimes had to rely on food stamps
and is still paying off student loans after
college and law school.
With faith in God’s love and grace, the
children of Jean Arlene (Downey) Garrett
announce her peaceful passing, age 85, on
Jan. 30, 2021, at her home in Logsden, Ore.
Mom suffered a heart attack in April 2020
and in the weeks between Christmas Eve
and her death, she had steadily withdrawn
from this world and turned toward the next.
Jean was born in Siletz, Ore., on
June 27, 1935, to Mae (Adams) and Roy
Downey. She was the middle daughter of
13 children and was raised on the small
family farm on Logsden Road.
She married her sweetheart, Homer
Garrett, on May 14, 1954, at the Assembly of God Church in Newport, Ore., and
celebrated 59 years of marriage before he
passed in 2013.
Mom was an exceptional cook, caregiver and homemaker. She worked hard
to keep a beautiful home and yard, and
equally hard for lucky employers. Early
part-time and seasonal jobs included laundress, motel room cleaner, crab shaker at
Newport Shrimp Company, assistant cook
at Newport junior and senior high schools,
and later full-time cafeteria assistant cook
at Pacific Communities Hospital.
Mom retired several times but couldn’t
stay retired. She earned the nickname
“Mean Jean” while working security, first
at “The Tent” for Chinook Winds Casino
Resort and then in the Siletz community
for the Siletz Tribe.
Once truly retired, Jean stayed busy
quilting, crocheting, gardening and feeding the backyard birds. She would drop
everything to babysit the grandchildren.
Mom’s experience in food service was
a valued talent in retirement. She was an
Elder WEX worker, then volunteered with
Meals on Wheels at the Siletz Tribal Community Center and helped prepare meals
for many family and community funerals.
Jean was an enrolled member of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and
grateful for the health care, housing and
employment programs. She always wanted
to give back and served many years on the
Enrollment and Health committees and
Siletz Tribal Elders Council.
Mom embraced 12-step recovery for
the last 27 years of her life. She participated
in adoption of the mission and vision for
the Tribe’s TLC program and volunteered
with other women in recovery to establish
a safe, drug-free transitional home in Siletz.
Jean is survived by her son Randolph
Garrett and wife Rachelle of Lincoln City,
Ore., and daughters Denise Garrett and
Courtesy photo
Homer and Jean Garrett
Amy Garrett of Logsden; grandchildren
Keith Garrett, Kymber Walker and husband
Sage, Brandon Larrabee, Jason Lewis and
wife Caitlin, Maranda Garrett, Matt Garrett, Luke Garrett, Sam Anderson, Grant
Wilson, Mack Wilson and partner Shannon
Jackson, and 12 great-grandchildren. She
is also survived by sisters Blanch Downey
Tyler and Charlotte Noble of Siletz, and
brother Thomas Downey of Newport.
She was preceded in death by her
husband Homer Gean (HG) Garrett;
parents Mae and Roy Downey; sisters
JoAnn Miller, Ila Hoiness, Deanna Howell
and Martha McMahon; brothers Melvin Downey, Roy Downey Jr. and Peter
Downey; and half-siblings Genevieve
(Mickey) Gavin and Kenneth Blacketer.
We are forever grateful for the love and
prayers of family, friends and community
during the past year and for the kindness
and support of Nurse Laura of Samaritan
Evergreen Hospice.
Mom hoped to see the groundbreaking
for a Siletz Tribal museum in her lifetime.
A hard-working group of Tribal and community members are actively fundraising
for the museum. Jean’s children would
be honored to have memorial donations
directed to the Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society, P.O. Box 8, Siletz, OR 97380.
And just at the moment when someone
at my side says: “There, she is gone!”
There are other eyes watching her coming and other voices ready to take up the
glad shout: “Here she comes!”
Henry Van Dyke, 1852-1933
Public Notice
Publicly Posted from 3/23/2021 to 4/12/2021
Tribal Council Actions Affecting the Tribal Membership Roll
Posting #312
Per the Enrollment Ordinance §2.302
(c)(2), the Enrollment Committee, with
the assistance of the Enrollment staff,
shall post notice of final enrollment
actions taken by the Tribal Council under
this ordinance in the same manner it posts
notices of proposed actions.
On 3/19/2021, the Siletz Tribal
Council by Tribal Resolution made the
following 38 actions affecting the Tribal
membership roll. Contact the Enrollment Department for a copy of the Tribal
Resolution.
This notice has been published on the
Tribal website under the Enrollment Postings in the Tribal Member area.
Enrollment Ordinance §2.304 (e)(6)
When the Tribal Council approves an
application for enrollment, the applicant
shall be notified by certified mail, shall be
posted as required by Section 2.302(c) and
the Enrollment Committee and Enrollment staff shall enter the name of the
applicant on the official Tribal membership roll.
If the Tribal Council decides to reject
an application for enrollment, the applicant shall be so notified by certified mail
and advised of his or her right to appeal in
accordance with §2.315 of this ordinance
or to request reconsideration of the decision in accordance with §2.314 of this
ordinance. Such Tribal Council decisions
shall be enacted in the form of resolution.
If the Tribal Council rejects the recommendation of the Enrollment Committee either as to approval or rejection for
enrollment, Enrollment staff shall post
the council’s action in a manner consistent
with §2.302(c) and in the Tribal newspaper, so as to notify the Tribal membership
of the council’s action, and shall notify
the applicant and any interested parties
by certified mail of the council’s action.
Any appeal period for Tribal members
who do not receive notice directly by
mail of Tribal Council action approving
or rejecting an enrollment application
shall commence 10 days after notice of
such action pursuant to this section was
received.
Siletz Tribal Court Rules and
Procedures Ordinance §3.009(a)
Time for Filing
Civil actions to review Tribal Council action or other Tribal action shall be
presented to the court clerk in writing
not more than 60 days after an action of
the Tribal Council or Tribal officials as
specified in the Tribal code, is alleged to
have violated the plaintiff’s right or rights
or not more than 60 days after the alleged
harm first manifested itself if such harm
was not apparent on the date of the Tribal
Council’s or other official’s action.
Removal from Roll – Deceased
Enrollment Committee Recommendation
to Tribal Council: Approval
Tribal Council Decision: Approval
Enrollment Committee Recommendation
to Tribal Council: Approval
Resolution #: 2021-083
Tribal Council Decision: Approval
1. Kristina Marie Argueta
2576
2. Nakoa Grace Arnold
4355
3. Dakota Cameron Morgan
Bell-Towne
4271
4. Terrance Denali Morgan
Bell-Towne
4942
5. Kylie Shannon Elliott
3640
6. Kathleen Lynn House
2930
7. Kassandra Little Pearl Navarro 2652
8. Heather Shy Rice
1216
9. Athena Rose Robertson
3889
10. Cora Eileen Rodriguez
1163
11. Raylynn Kay Louise Rogers 4590
12. Brittani Nycole Rushing
3768
13. Mayela Talasa Wible
2259
Resolution #: 2021-086
1. Curtis Matthew Viles
1231
Blood Quantum Correction:
Coquelle Thompson Jr.
Enrollment Committee Recommendation
to Tribal Council: Approval
Tribal Council Decision: Approval
Resolution #: 2021-087
1. Kenneth Coqulle Thompson
3159
Blood Quantum Correction:
Marilyn Belgard
Enrollment Committee Recommendation
to Tribal Council: Approval
Blood Quantum Correction:
Robert Service
Enrollment Committee Recommendation
to Tribal Council: Approval
Tribal Council Decision: Approval
Enrollment Committee Recommendation
to Tribal Council: Approval
Tribal Council Decision: Approval
Resolution #: 2021-082
1. Fearn Henry Blacketer Sr.
2. Larry Andrew Bostwick Sr.
3. Sally Ann Brock
4. Solinna Monique Butler
5. Lavina Lou Carey
6. Bernardino Jose Garcia Jr.
7. Alice Louisa Keene
8. Sherelle Leigh Martin
9. Phillip Walter Rilatos Sr.
10. Tori Lynn Scott
11. Yvonne Joyce Scott
12. Ralph David Steele Jr.
13. Keyontae Lamar Taylor
14. Donna Mae Woods
0084
0103
6102
2379
0550
2220
0464
2513
0784
1200
0878
1382
4849
1041
Tribal Council Decision: Approval
1. Donna Doreen Chacon
2. Sara Elizabeth Chacon
Resolution #: 2021-084
1. Curtis Mathew Viles
Resolution #: 2021-088
1231
1115
4769
Application for Enrollment
Blood Quantum Correction:
Eva Moody
Enrollment Committee Recommendation
to Tribal Council: Approval
Enrollment Committee Recommendation
to Tribal Council: Approval
Tribal Council Decision: Approval
Tribal Council Decision: Approval
Resolution #: 2021-085
1. Malena Gene Keppinger
2. Adalena Ann Moody
6127
2427
Resolution #: 2021-089
1.
2.
3.
4.
Leo Axl Christensen
Maverick James Keppinger
Jett James Ransier
Tahlea Nawassa Turner
6491
6492
6493
6494
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, visit ctsi.nsn.us.
How can I reduce my “carbon footprint”?
From climatekids.nasa.gov/how-to-help/
Your carbon footprint is the amount
of carbon dioxide released into the air
because of your own energy needs. You
need transportation, electricity, food,
clothing and other goods. Your choices
can make a difference.
Swap old incandescent light bulbs
for the new compact fluorescent lights
(CFLs). They use only 25% as much
electricity to give the same light. They last
10 times longer.
Turn off lights, TVs and computers
when you do not need them.
Unplug! Any electronic gadget you
can turn on with a remote (TV, DVD player,
Nintendo, Xbox) uses power even when it is
“off.” Appliances with a digital clock (like
a coffee maker) or a power adapter (like a
laptop computer) also suck power like a
sneaky vampire. Plug these kinds of things
into a surge protector or power strip that has
Blood Quantum Correction:
Rachel Carson
Name Change
an on/off switch. Then you can shut off all
the power without unplugging each gadget.
There are even power strips that glow
to show you how much power is going
through them and power strips you can
control from your computer or iPhone.
Turn up the thermostat on the air conditioning when it’s hot. Use fans if you’re
still hot. They use much less power.
Turn down the thermostat on the
heating when it’s cold. Sweaters, blankets
and socks are good for you and better for
the planet.
Walk or ride your bike instead of taking a car. Even a two-mile car trip puts
two pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere!
If you must ride, carpool.
Stay out of the drive thru! When you
go to a fast-food place, ask your driver
to park the car and let you walk inside,
rather than sitting in a line of cars with
the engine running and polluting.
Siletz Tribal Student Incentives Program
If you have completed any of these
milestones, please send a copy of your
certificate or diploma to your area
education specialist. The Siletz Tribal
Student Incentive Program rewards student achievements as follows:
Master’s Degree
$300
Doctorate Degree
Pendleton
blanket plus $300
Tribal Education Specialists
Portland Area Office: Katy Holland,
503-238-1512, 12790 SE Stark St.,
Suite 102, Portland, OR 97233
Head Start/Preschool
$10
Kindergarten
$10
Elementary School
$20
Middle School
$50
High School or GED
$100
Salem Area Office: Sonya MoodyJurado, 503-390-9494, 3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 105, Salem,
OR 97305
$100
$200
Eugene Area Office: Nicholas Viles,
541-484-4234, 2468 W 11th Ave.,
Eugene, OR 97402
Higher Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Pendleton
blanket plus $75
Siletz Area Office: Alissa Lane, 541444-8373, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380
Adult Vocational Training
One-year program
Two-year program
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Coronavirus Information and Resources
Siletz Community Health Clinic
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Purchased/Referred Care – Newly Available Service
16- and 17-year-olds able to receive COVID-19 vaccine
at Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic
PRC funding for specialty surgery
In Siletz on April 16, 2021, by appointment
Available to Tribal members and household members ages 16-17
To schedule an appointment:
∗ Text 541-270-5603 with your:
First and last name and date of birth
Texting option is only for scheduling 16- and 17-year-olds (at this time)
∗ Or call
541-444-9636 (specify age and Pfizer vaccine)
Tribal Council has approved funding for medically necessary surgeries that are not
currently approved services. To qualify, you must be an enrolled Siletz Tribal member
AND PRC-eligible. Eligible surgeries:
• Excess eyelid skin removal
• Breast reduction
• Excess abdominal skin removal
PRC will process requests through Gatekeepers; funding is limited and will be
first-come, first-served. The established medically necessary criteria are consistent
with CMS and insurance guidelines. Requests deemed as cosmetic will not qualify.
Covid-19 vaccines available for all – age 18 and older – Tribal members,
Tribal households/family members/friends, patients, community members
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic(s)
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In Siletz every Friday by appointment (Tribal members and family are priority)
∗ To schedule, call: 541-444-9636
Johnson & Johnson vaccine – 1 shot only
The clinic is requesting a supply of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine – 1 shot only.
Please watch the Tribal website and the clinic’s Facebook page for the latest updates.
We hope it will be available soon but do not have a date yet.
Traveling to Siletz for vaccine
Resources available to enrolled Tribal members
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The following resources are available:
Lodging for out-of-state OR southern/central/eastern Oregon travelers – at time of
scheduling your vaccine, let the scheduler know you’re traveling a long distance.
Gas cards – limited supply available at COVID clinics
Be safe. Stay home. Stay well.
Vaccine
developer:
Pfizer
Moderna
Johnson & Johnson
AstraZeneca
Novavax
Prepared by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
Updated 3/1/2021
Who can
receive this
vaccine?
16 years and older
18 years and older
18 years and older
18 years and older
18 years and
older
Pfizer
Moderna
Johnson &
Johnson
AstraZeneca
Novavax
How it works
Messenger RNA
Messenger RNA
Inactivated Adenovirus base (Nonreplicating vector
vaccine)
Inactivated
Adeno-virus base
(Non-replicating
vector vaccine)
Protein-based
(recombinant
nanoparticle tech)
December 11,
2020
December 18,
2020
February 27, 2021
Has not
submitted
application for
EUA in U.S. yet,
but possibly in
April
Has not
submitted
application for
EUA in U.S. yet.
Currently in phase
3 clinical trials
The vaccine has not
yet been studied in
pregnant or lactating
women. Pregnant
women are allowed
to get the vaccine,
but should first
consult with their
doctor. mRNA
vaccines are not
thought to be a risk
to the breastfeeding
infant
The vaccine has not
yet been studied in
pregnant or lactating
women. Pregnant
women are allowed
to get the vaccine,
but should first
consult with their
doctor.
Date approved/
Expected
approval
The vaccine has not
yet been studied in
pregnant or lactating
women. Pregnant
women are allowed
to get the vaccine,
but should first
consult with their
doctor. mRNA
vaccines are not
thought to be a risk
to the breastfeeding
infant
The vaccine has not
yet been studied in
pregnant or
lactating women.
Pregnant women
are allowed to get
the vaccine, but
should first consult
with their doctor.
The vaccine is not
considered to be a
risk to the
breastfeeding infant
Not yet
available
Vaccine
developer:
What about
pregnant and
breastfeeding
women?
Who should
not get this
vaccine?
All five vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and Novavax)
have demonstrated efficacy in preventing severe COVID-19 disease,
hospitalizations and deaths. Out of 75,000 people who have received these
vaccines as part of research studies, no one, has died from COVID-19.
Contraindicated in
people with prior
reactions to vaccine
ingredients
What percentage
of people did it
protect from
getting infected
in clinical
studies?
95% efficacy to
prevent
symptomatic
COVID-19 infection
after 2 doses
94.1% efficacy to
prevent
symptomatic
COVID-19
infection after 2
doses; 86.4% for
those ≥65
66-72% efficacy to
prevent
symptomatic
COVID-19 infection
after 1 dose;
85% efficacy in
preventing severe
disease
70.4% efficacy to
prevent
symptomatic
COVID-19 infection
after 2 doses
89.3% efficacy
to prevent
symptomatic
COVID-19
infection after 2
doses in UK,
85.6% for B.117
strain
Caution and
consultation should
be taken with
persons who have a
history of serious
allergic reactions.
Contraindicated in
people with prior
reactions to vaccine
ingredients
The vaccine should
not be given to
those who have had
a previous severe
allergic reaction to a
previous dose of the
same COVID-19
vaccine or an
ingredient in the
COVID-19 vaccine
Not yet
available
Efficacy in
preventing
COVID-19 related
hospitalization
and death
Caution and
consultation should
be taken with
persons who have a
history of serious
allergic reactions.
Contraindicated in
people with prior
reactions to vaccine
ingredients
Any significant
side effects?
During December
14–23, 2020, there
were 21 cases of
anaphylaxis after the
first dose. 4 cases of
Bell’s palsy in clinical
trial vaccine group
Not yet
available
Two doses, 3
weeks (or 21 days)
apart
Two doses, 4
weeks (or 28 days)
apart
One dose
Two doses, 4 weeks
(or 28 days) apart
Two doses, 3
weeks (or 21
days) apart
One case of hives and
swelling of the lips,
one case of severe
pain in the injected
arm, and one case of
generalized
weakness, fever, and
headache
Four total serious
adverse events,
including one case
of transverse
myelitis
How many shots
do you need?
During December 21,
2020–January 10,
2021, there were 10
cases of anaphylaxis
after the first dose. 3
cases of Bell’s palsy
in clinical trial
vaccine group
Fever, muscle
aches, headaches
lasting a few days.
Effects worse after
second dose
Fatigue, headache,
muscle aches,
nausea and
injection site pain
Injection site pain,
fever, muscle aches,
headache
Fatigue,
headache,
muscle aches
and injection
site pain
Storage
-112°F to -76°F
(before mixing,
vaccine may be
stored at 36°F to
46°F for up to 120
hours or 5 days)
-13°F to 5°F
(vaccine vials may
be stored at 36°F
to 40°F for 1
month or 30 days)
36° to 46°F (may be
stored at 36° to
46°F for at least 3
months)
36°F to 46°F (may
be stored at 36°F to
46°F for at least 6
months)
36°F to 46°F
(ready to use)
Ok for people whose
immune function is
lowered by HIV,
immunosuppressing
drugs, or
autoimmune disease.
People with these
conditions may still
get the vaccine if
they have no other
contraindications.
There is limited
safety data in this
group
Ok for people whose
immune function is
lowered by HIV,
immunosuppressing
drugs, or
autoimmune disease.
People with these
conditions may still
get the vaccine if
they have no other
contraindications.
There is limited
safety data in this
group
Not yet
available
Fatigue, headache,
chills, muscle
aches, especially
after the second
dose
Ok for people whose
immune function is
lowered by HIV,
immunosuppressing
drugs, or
autoimmune disease.
People with these
conditions may still
get the vaccine if
they have no other
contraindications.
There is limited
safety data in this
group
Not yet available
What are the
potential side
effects?
What about
people with
lowered
immune
function and
autoimmune
diseases?
COVID-19 Vaccine Review
Summary is continued on the other side
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For more information please visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/
Updated 3/1/2021
Coronavirus Info and Resources
Vaccine Voices: Oregon’s Teacher of the Year
Nicole R. Butler-Hooton
From the Oregon Health Authority
Nicole R. Butler-Hooton, Oregon’s 2021 Teacher of the Year, is a second-grade
teacher at Irving Elementary (Bethel School District, Eugene). Butler-Hooten’s story
on Oregon’s Teacher of the Year webpage says that her “teaching style goes beyond
instruction and serves to build lasting relationships with students and families.”
As a teacher and a Siletz and Apache Tribal member, Butler-Hooton felt it was
important to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She shared:
I got vaccinated against COVID-19 because I want to feel safe to be around my
family members and friends. I want to feel safe returning to the classroom and teaching. The evidence has shown that it can help bring an end to the pandemic. In addition,
Indigenous communities have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus and I
know I am more likely to have a negative outcome than many of my colleagues if I get
sick. I believe the vaccine is safe.
The first vaccine I experienced a sore arm, lethargy and a mild headache. I was
back to normal within a few days. The second vaccine caused me to experience severe
flu-like symptoms for two days following. I had a high fever, chills, headache, body
aches and nausea.
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The Oregon Health Authority says
that as of March 9, 14,077 people identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native
have been vaccinated against COVID-19,
2% of the 750,486 people vaccinated so
far. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
1.8% of Oregon’s 4 million residents identify as American Indian or Alaska Native.
A long history of mistreatment by the
U.S. government, from chronic underfunding of the Indian Health Service to Native
women being sterilized without their
knowledge or consent, have understandably made Tribal communities wary. Yet
an Urban Indian Health Institute survey
shows 75% of American Indians and
Alaska Natives expressed a desire to get
the COVID-19 vaccine (but with nearly
40% reporting having trouble getting to
their clinics for the shot).
Tribal governments in Oregon have
had success getting vaccines into arms
through social media apps including
Facebook and Nextdoor and through community word-of-mouth (which elders halfjokingly call the moccasin telegraph, more
used to inform friends about pow-wows
than about vaccine clinics, until recently.)
“In Oregon and the broader Northwest,
it’s been very good for Tribes,” says Bryan
Mercier, Northwest regional director of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He says
Tribes have strong social networks and
have also leveraged existing resources
such as Indian Health Service clinics to
promote positive messaging about the
COVID-19 vaccines.
“So what I’ve seen regionally, not just
in Oregon, are Tribes surpassing their
state colleagues because of those infrastructures and networks,” Mercier says.
He recounted an example he shared at
a recent Portland Indian Leaders Roundtable meeting in early February.
“The Confederated Tribes of Umatilla
Reservation in Mission had done something like 700 shots in arms. And the
neighboring county had only done less
than ten at that time.”
The vaccines are provided to Tribes
through either the State of Oregon or the
federal Indian Health Service. Once the
vaccines are allocated, Tribal officials can
determine for themselves which groups
will be prioritized outside what the state
government decides. Mercier says that
after Tribes have vaccinated the majority of their immediate members, they’ve
opened up clinics to other Native Americans willing to travel. The Coquille Indian
Tribe, Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde and Cowlitz Indian Tribe have done
just that in recent weeks. The Coquille
are also vaccinating relatives who share
a home with an inoculated Indigenous
person, such as spouses.
In cities, a different story
This might help in an area where Oregon has been less successful: getting vaccines to Native people who live in urban
areas. This includes urban Tribal members
like 54-year-old Vikki Mata. Even before
the heavy winter storms canceled many
vaccine clinics and testing stations around
Portland, Mata, a member of the Tlingit
people, was struggling to find information
about the shots.
“I’ve been doing a lot of research on
what options are available to American
Indians and Alaska Natives living in the
greater metropolitan area,” Mata said. But
she was unable to find clinics in Portland.
In contrast, she was hearing about
vaccines available at Tribal health centers in other parts of the state. Eventually,
through social media apps including
Facebook and Nextdoor, and by asking
around, she learned that the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde were holding vaccination clinics across the state, including
in Eugene and in Salem at the Chemawa
Indian Health Center.
“I learned about other clinics because
a friend saw my post on Facebook and
messaged me,” adds Mata. “He is also
American Indian. He’d driven out to Pendleton to get his. One of his motivations was
that he’d lost his mother to COVID-19.”
Mata says she’s still not yet vaccinated,
but after recuperating from shoulder surgery, she’s hoping to get a shot this month.
One of the star players in Oregon’s
vaccine drive is the Coquille Indian Tribe.
Based in Coos Bay, the Tribe has invested
Photo by Alex Milan Tracy for Underscore.news
Clinical Services Director Cherity Bloom-Miller provides information to Troy
Kessinger before she gives him his COVID-19 booster vaccine at a temporary site
organized by the Siletz Community Health Clinic for Tribal members and their
families in Salem.
its casino revenues and grant money in a
number of ventures well beyond its traditional territory.
In January, the Coquille began operating an outpatient health clinic in Eugene,
more than a hundred miles to the north.
With a $900,000 Indian Community
Development Block grant from HUD, a
basement space has been transformed
into a facility that serves an area where
an estimated 6,000 Native Americans live.
Kelle Little, health and human services administrator for the Coquille, says
the Tribe has expanded its reach to clinics
in Roseburg, Medford and the Portland
area. As of March 5, she estimates they’ve
vaccinated more than 1,500 people, which
exceeds Tribal enrollment. This includes
Coquille Tribal members and employees,
other Native Americans who’ve traveled to
the Coquille’s clinics and relatives who live
with inoculated members such as spouses.
Little says the Coquille had vaccinated approximately 80% of its Tribal
elders and spouses 55 years of age or older
who live in their primary service area and
50% of those living in Oregon.
Yet another Tribe getting recognition
is the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation. Matt Johnson, interim
deputy executive director for the Tribe, says
that as of early March, he believes 694
out of 3,100 Tribal members have been
needled in the arm.
“We have also vaccinated 443 nonCTUIR member Indians through Yellowhawk (Tribal Health Center),” he adds. In
addition, the Tribe offered a mass vaccination clinic for non-Indians living on the
reservation, which resulted in 840 people
getting their first of two shots.
“When all is said and done, after
this last group from the mass vaccination
receives their booster shot in a couple
of weeks, the Tribe will have fully vaccinated over 2,100 individuals who are
either Tribal members, CTUIR non-Indian
staff, non-CTUIR member Indians or nonIndian residents of the reservation and
surrounding community,” Johnson says.
Fueling a lot of this is a need to
restore community and a sense of nor-
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Mary Jean (Speakman) Downey King – 1931-2021
Mary Jean, or Jean as she was called,
was born Oct. 30, 1931, during the Great
Depression and passed away Feb. 27,
2021, during a world pandemic. She was
89 years old.
Jean spent the last year at Willamette
Springs Memory Care where the staff
treated her with dignity and love while
she suffered with Alzheimer’s. For most
of this time the family was unable to visit
because of the pandemic and the risk to
the residents there. The staff made sure to
post lots of fun pictures on their Facebook
page, which helped to lessen the loss of
such precious time just a little.
Jean attended Siletz High School
while living in Logsden, Ore., with
her parents and was the salutatorian of
her class.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Kenneth and Mary Speakman;
brothers, Sam and Jim; and sisters, Joy
and Eva.
Jean raised a big family and was
preceded in death by her daughter, Rosemarie, and son, Patrick, which was a deep
heartache for her. She found solace in
family gatherings with her other children,
Michael, Rebecca, Penny, Scott (Ginger),
Brenda and Kathleen (Stan).
She loved to bake sweets, which were
a delight not only to her children, but also
to her former husband of many years, Roy
Adams Downey Jr., and the neighborhood
children who sensed it was doughnut
making day.
She loved to crochet and made beautiful blankets for family. Flowers were her
passion and she had a gift for growing
married in Washington and Redmond,
Ore. She lived at the coast with her daughter, Kathy, and son-in-law, Stan, for several
years until moving to assisted living in
Sublimity, Ore., and then to memory care
in Corvallis, Ore.
Jean leaves behind a large family
of grandchildren, nieces, nephews and
friends who will miss her presence in
their lives.
A Celebration of Life will be held
May 8, 2021, at 1 p.m. at the VFW Cemetery in Logsden, where Jean will be
buried near her late husband, Roy, and
son, Patrick Downey.
Anyone is welcome to attend the Celebration of Life (COVID rules, whatever
they may be at that time, will be followed).
Legal Aid Services of Oregon,
Orebon Law Center can help
with public benefits
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
and the Oregon Law Center, civil
legal service providers for lowincome Oregonians, operate a public
benefits hotline where low-income
Oregonians can talk to lawyers and
paralegals to get advice on public
benefits, including unemployment
benefits:
800-520-5292
Oregonlawhelp.org.
Courtesy photo
Mary Jean (Speakman) Downey King
anything she planted. She was praised by
her neighbors for the beautiful flower beds
that always adorned any home she lived in.
She loved the colors purple and pink, and
hummingbirds.
She was a banker and spent many
years in the laboratory at a cannery. She
worked in crops when her children were
growing and even rode Patrick on the handle bars while Mike rode his own bike to
get to the fields during the summer while
Becky watched the younger children. She
was not afraid of hard work.
Jean was married to Jerry King until
2012 and they made their home while
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malcy. When Dee Pigsley’s sister, Donna
Woods, died before Thanksgiving last
year, it wasn’t from COVID-19; a brain
aneurysm claimed Pigsley’s elder sister.
But the novel coronavirus still cast its
omnipresent shadow over Woods’ funeral
as mourners paid respects.
“We belong to the Catholic Church
in Keizer,” explains Pigsley. “At the time
it was 50 people inside the church, 50 in
a different part of the church. And our
family, when we have a service, it’s usually
a couple hundred people.
“And you have to tell people they can’t
come, because that’s the way it is,” sighs
Pigsley. “It’s been difficult.”
Responsibility to vaccinate
Dr. Thomas Weiser, medical epidemiologist for the Portland Area Indian
Health Service, said the federal government has a duty, based on treaties signed
with Native American Tribes, to ensure
rapid vaccinations. IHS has been working on COVID-19 response with 23 of 43
Pacific Northwest Tribes across Oregon,
Washington and Idaho since the pandemic
hit a year ago.
“It’s really that federal trust responsibility that we have to make sure that Tribes
are provided with the resources that they
need to care for their people, and that’s
what we do,” Weiser says.
Another urgency has been protecting
elders.
“We’ve been really worried, especially
with really small Tribes that maybe have
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fewer than a thousand members, if the
critical culture bearers are not there to
carry that culture forward, that so much
could be lost,” he says.
“So I think that is driving a lot of the
Tribes to make sure they’re protecting each
other, not just through vaccinations but
through all the things we do to minimize
the spread of COVID in communities.”
The concern about protecting elders
has prompted criticism of the State of
Oregon’s prioritization. Earlier this year,
Gov. Kate Brown’s prioritization put
teachers ahead of elders, which for traditionally multigenerational households,
posed a risk.
“From everything I understand about
how COVID works and spreads, there’s
no way I’d send my kids back to school
without my parents being (vaccinated)
first,” says Se-ah-dom Edmo, executive
director of MRG Foundation. She says
without a vaccine for youngsters currently, sending her children to interact with
their classmates could mean bringing the
coronavirus back home with disastrous
consequences.
“It’s putting our elders at risk if we’re
sending our children out willfully to be
engaged with people outside of their
bubble. For Native and Tribal communities, it just didn’t make sense.”
Brown’s office did not respond to a
request for comment. The prioritization
was announced in January, once state officials learned there was no federal reserve
of doses. Starting March 7, seniors aged
65 and older were eligible for vaccination.
Edmo does appreciate some of the
partnerships she says have helped connect Native communities to vaccines. She
says the Native Wellness Institute, Native
American Youth and Family Center and
others have internally prioritized urban
Natives, which included a direct phone
call she received informing her of openings at a Portland-area vaccine clinic (a
number of Portland-area organizations
were asked to comment for this article,
but either declined or did not respond).
Far from any services
Perhaps those having the hardest time
accessing the vaccines are those living
beyond the reservation and the city. In the
Columbia River Basin are traditional village sites that members of the Yakama,
Umatilla, Warm Springs, Nez Perce and
other Tribes have shared for generations,
largely for fishing. The lack of modern
infrastructure limits communication and
pandemic protocols considerably, as the
federal government has yet to rebuild fully
the original sites flooded by dam development back in the 1950s.
“The only running water are in the
bathroom facilities, those with bathroom
facilities,” says Jeremy FiveCrows of the
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. “Others are just pit toilets. People
just pull in trailers, tents, tipis, vans, RVs.
It’s such an easy situation for COVID to
spread, because it’s not like people can be
like, ‘Oh, I’ll just quarantine here.’ You still
need to use the bathroom or take a shower,
where everybody uses the same place.”
CRITFC applied for grants through
the Oregon Community Foundation, and
with One Community Health based in
The Dalles and Hood River area, received
a specialized medical van for testing and
vaccination for the Native people living
in the basin area.
“It’s a lot of effort to get if you’re 200300 miles from your reservation,” says
FiveCrows. He says their first venture was
in January at the Celilo Village site. In less
than a day, all 100 doses were accounted
for, something he attributes to a “brute
force” outreach campaign with partner
The Next Door.
“They went from site to site, just
knocked on doors or campers and told
them, ‘If you’re in these age groups, you’re
eligible. Can we sign you up?’” FiveCrows
said. “It took a lot of effort to get the success that they did.”
He says there are already two other
mobile clinics planned for the village sites
and he credits the higher interest among
Native Americans in getting the needle in
the arm for that success.
“You also wonder how much of that
is from the cultural memory of how different pandemics swept through the Tribal
populations and decimated us,” FiveCrows
said. “So how much of that played into
trying to fight that, knowing we probably
have grandparents or parents that may have
died from other pandemics?”
Tori Lynn Scott – 1971-2021
Tori Lynn Scott was born April 2,
1971, in Klamath Falls, Ore. She began
her journey home Feb. 7, 2021.
Tori was a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and a descendant of the Klamath Tribes. She grew up
on her family’s ranch at the end of ninemile road and loved the spring and pine
trees that surrounded her home.
Tori had many nicknames, including
Birdies and Goof. She was an awesome
basketball player and loved the game. She
graduated from Chiloquin High School
and attended Blue Mountain Community
College to play basketball.
She loved to spend time with her
kids and made the most amazing cinnamon rolls, sugar cookies, wiener wraps
and frybread.
Tori is survived by her children, Haley,
Wesley, Tohtehl and Nekichwey; and her
husband, Wesley Scott. She also leaves
behind all her cousins and her aunties,
Cassie, Jackie, Delores and Jesse. She
will be greatly missed by her sister and
best friend, Leah Parazoo, and her sister,
Lori Mitchell, and her granddaughter,
Winterbelle.
She is preceded in death by her son,
Garrick Case-Scott; her parents, Eliza-
Courtesy photo
Tori Lynn Scott
beth and Edward Case; her grandparents,
William and Wynona Rentz and Edward
and Cassie Case; and her great aunty,
Lavina Smith.
Tori took in many and had an amazing
extended family of sisters, brothers and
kids, and loved them all.
Tori was laid to rest Feb. 13, 2021, at
David Hill Cemetery in Chiloquin, Ore. Her
family plans to hold a service this summer.
She is home now with her son,
G-Dubs, and her family will continue to
carry on her memory.
Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us.
Most Often Requested Numbers
Conf.ederated Tribes of Siletz Indians –
Siletz Community Health Clinic –
800-922-1399
800-648-0449
Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494
Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599
Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512
Chinook Winds Casino Resort –
Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234
888-244-6665
Purchased Referred Care (PRC) –
Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823
800-628-5720
Tribal Veterans Rep – 541-444-8330 or Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517
541-270-0569
Website – www.ctsi.nsn.us
General Council Virtual Meeting
Saturday, May 1, 2021 • 1 p.m. • Siletz, Oregon
Call to Order
Invocation
Flag Salute
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Special Presentation
Tribal Council Members Committee Reports
*Tribal Members’ Concerns
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjourn
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to continue to keep the membership
safe/healthy, the May 1, 2021. General Council Meeting will be on the Zoom platform.
For access to the meeting link and access code, please email generalcouncil@
ctsi.nsn.us. Please include your name and roll number in the email. The meeting
link and access code will be distributed to your email address on April 30, 2021,
by 4:30 p.m.
*If you would like to discuss Tribal members’ concerns, please indicate so in
your email. The Tribal chairman will call upon Tribal members in the order the
requests are received.
The deadline to request the meeting link and to discuss Tribal members’ concerns is April 28, 2021. If you sign up to discuss your concerns, your name with
Zoom will need to match the name with which you register.
Be safe. Stay home if you can.
Wear a mask and social distance out in public.
Exercise a little patience.
Remember – we’re all in this together.
How to access language materials online
Virtual speaking groups and beginning community classes have begun
again. Contact Nick Viles (nickv@ctsi.nsn.us) for login information.
Ch’ee-la xwii-t’i
(Greetings everyone)
To assist Tribal members during
this time of social distancing and the
interruption of our normal schedules,
this tutorial on how to access language
materials and recordings from the
Tribal website has been developed. I
hope you and your families are safe
and healthy during this time. Hopefully
many folks can access these materials
from the safety of their homes.
Go to www.ctsi.nsn.us. Enter in
your roll number and last four digits
of your Social security number to log
on to the Tribal member access area.
Click on “Our Heritage.” On the drop
down, click on “Language.”
Lots of written and recorded materials are available in this section. The
Nuu-wee-ya’ (Our Words) Language
Dictionary is on this page. You can
click on the selection A to Z to look
up written English language words and
their Athabaskan equivalent.
Also on this page are Siletz Dee-ni
Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Just click on “Study
Materials” and scroll down. Volume 1
contains lessons on body parts, counting, relatives, foods and table talk.
In these lessons, the written word on
the screen is accompanied by audio of
the word’s pronunciation. Volume 2 contains animals, birds, colors, fish, greetings and goodbyes, insects, and trees
and brush. Volume 3 contains lessons
on sentence structure and word order.
Each lesson has a complete practical alphabet sound chart. All three
volumes have a word document and
audio recording for each lesson. Tests
are available if you want to use them.
To access the Siletz Talking Dictionary, click on Siletz Language website. Drop down three lines and click
on www.siletzlanguage.org, go to the
Talking Dictionary tab and click on
it. The Siletz Talking Dictionary Page
will appear.
Just below the words “Search for”
is an empty white box. Type in the
word you are searching for and click
on the “search” button. The word and
the Athabaskan equivalent will appear
just below the search box. To hear the
word being spoken, simply click on the
red ear icon on the left side of the page.
You may have to wait a few seconds
for the page and sound to load, depending on your connectivity. Some of the
words also have pictures.
Also on the www.siletzlanguage.
org website are 14 Language learning
videos and many other culture-related
videos, materials and curriculum.
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SERVICES AVAILABLE
Mental Health Services & Life Alert
Mental Health Services
What services are available?
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Counseling Services – individual or
family
•
Psychiatry Services
•
Psychology Services
y
Up to 8-visits annually (more if medically necessary)
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Who’s eligible?
Siletz Tribal members eligible for
Purchased/Referred Care (PRC),
formerly Contract Health Services
(CHS).
How do I get benefits?
• Call PRC at 800-628-5720 or
541-444-9648 to speak with a PRC
representative.
•
Prior to making an appointment with
a provider – confirm the provider will
accept PRC as payment.
Benefits are limited, first-come, firstserved.
health advocate (CHA) if you think
you or another Tribal elder could
benefit from Life Alert.
• Eligibility Criteria:
• Enrolled Tribal member eligible for PRC
• Work with CHA to determine
need/apply for local services
What you need to know:
After calling PRC for benefits, the
patient will receive a letter with program details. The letter also provides
information that the patient can give
to their provider for payment processing information.
You will not be required to use other
resources first. This will allow you to
go to a provider who does not accept
Oregon Health Plan/Medicaid or your
private insurance.
Life Alert
Steps to get Life Alert:
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Contact your local CHA –
The CHA will determine if you meet
the criteria for Life Alert (examples:
live alone, health condition, etc.)
The CHA will assist you in applying
for Life Alert at no cost through com-
•
“Hi, I can help
with OHP.”
Please contact your local community
Siletz Tribal Behavioral Health Programs
Narcotics Anonymous Toll-Free
Help Line – 877-233-4287
For information on Alcoholics
Anonymous: aa-oregon.org
You can reach the community health
advocates at:
•
Siletz – Amy Garrett or Hannah
Glaser at 541-444-1030
•
Salem – Cecilia Tolentino at 503390-9494
•
Eugene – Adrienne Crookes at 541484-4234
•
Portland – Andrew Johanson at 503238-1512
Do you need help with OHP?
You don’t have to leave your home
to apply!
Applications can now be done
online or over the phone.
The Health Care Marketplace is
open now through May 15, 2021.
Prevention, Outpatient Treatment, and Women’s and Men’s
Transitional Living Center
Siletz: 800-600-5599 or
541-444-8286
Eugene: 541-484-4234
Salem: 503-390-9494
Portland: 503-238-1512
munity options. If you do not qualify
for Life Alert at no cost, the Siletz
Community Health Clinic will cover
the cost.
541-444-9611
Shop for health plans at
https://or.checkbookhealth.org/
or call direct at 855-268-9767.
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
BIA picks Bremner for Warm Springs
Agency superintendent position
From Bodie Shaw, Northwest Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs; originally posted
March 5, 2021
Good afternoon,
While I am introducing new folks today, I am taking the liberty to introduce the
newest member of our team, Warm Springs Agency Superintendent Brenda Bremner.
Brenda started this week here at the agency, allowing me to transition out of the acting superintendent role. No one is happier than I about her arrival! Please allow me
introduce Ms. Brenda Bremner!
Brenda is an enrolled member of the Siletz Tribe and has most recently been the
general manager (GM), Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, a position she held for
over 20 years.
In that role she led and managed Tribal government operations by directing management teams and oversight of operations that included budgets and service provision
for the Tribe. More specifically, she was responsible for programmatic oversight of
Administration, Maintenance, Education, Culture, Social Services, ICWA, Planning,
Natural Resources, Housing, Community Health Clinic and three satellite Tribal offices.
Also in her role as GM, Brenda managed programs serving the Native American
population in the 11-county service area targeting the Siletz Tribal members, which
includes over 5,000 in number. She coordinated implementation of self-governance
compacts, 638 contracts, grants and special projects to increase and expand programs
for enhanced services provided to Tribal populations.
Of note, Ms. Bremner has taught physical education and health to grades 9-12 and
was also a volunteer coach in the community for youth basketball for over 15 years.
Brenda has also volunteered for many civic and community activities, including event
coordination, grant writing and fundraising for charitable groups. Brenda has been a
foster parent for over 30 years, has eight children ages 27 to 4 and a partner of 30 years.
Brenda received her bachelor of science in physical education from the College
of Great Falls – Great Falls, Mont. Her ties to Montana are very strong as her father,
Cecil, was an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation and also a contracting officer
in the then Portland Area Office.
Please help me in welcoming our newest member to the superintendent ranks, Ms.
Brenda Bremner! Brenda’s email is Brenda.Bremner@bia.gov.
Welcome, Brenda!
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Scholarships
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Fastweb (scholarship search engine)
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Big Future (scholarship search engine)
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Tribal College and University
Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
Pacific Northwest Scholarship
Guide (scholarship search engine)
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American Indian Service Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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OregonStudentAid.gov
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NAJA-Facebook Journalism Project
Scholarship
Deadline: April 30, 2021
American Indian s Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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Cobell Scholarship
Deadline: April 2021
Full Circle Scholarship
Deadline: May 31, 2021
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Assoc. on American Indian Affairs
Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarships
Deadline: May 31, 2021
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Accenture American Indian Scholarships
Deadline: May 2021
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Wells Fargo Undergraduate Scholarships
Deadline: May 2021
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AIS Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
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Open Education Database Graduate
and Ph.D. Scholarships
Deadline: Varies
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American Institute of CPAs
Deadline: Varies
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American Meteorological Society
Minority Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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Army Emergency Relief Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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Catching the Dream Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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College Board Scholarship
Deadline: Ongoing
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Scholarships
Deadline: Varies
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National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
Deadline: Varies
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NOAA Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
Important information
for college-bound
Tribal seniors
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April
Send thank you notes to people who
have helped you.
Make final decision about which college or university you will attend.
If you decide to decline enrollment to a
college or university to which you have
been accepted, send notice indicating
this to the college’s admissions office.
May
This is the deadline for final decisions
for universities.
Send letter of intent to registrar.
Line up a summer job.
Attend your Senior Awards Night.
Review any award letters and be sure
you understand the terms and conditions that accompany each type of aid.
If necessary, arrange for housing and
a meal plan (at school).
Send thank you notes to any person/
committee from which you received
a scholarship.
Visit OregonStudentAid.gov to check out more than
500 grant and scholarship opportunities.
For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program,
please visit siletzlanguage.org.
Internships
Fellowships
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NOAA Internships
Deadline: Ongoing
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Code Switch Internship
Deadline: Various
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HP 3D Printing Engineering Intern
Deadline: Open until filled
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NOAA Fellowships
Deadline: Ongoing
Wisdom of the Elders Agricultural
Incubator Internship
Deadline: Various
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NBC News Summer Fellows Program
Deadline: Ongoing
Saturday Academy Internships
Deadline: Multiple
•
EPA Environmental Research and
Business Support Program
Deadline: Multiple
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National Science Foundation Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
Deadline: Multiple
•
Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Deadline: Multiple
•
Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline: Multiple
•
Native American Journalism
Fellowship
Deadline: April 30, 2021
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Doris O’Donnell Innovations in Investigative Journalism Fellowship
Deadline: June 30, 2021
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American Indian Graduate Center
Deadline: Ongoing
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Master of Forest Resources Fellowships
Deadline: Open until filled
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NW Native American Research Centers
for Health Research Support Fellowship
Deadline: Rolling
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Northwestern University’s Center
for Native American and Indigenous
Research Undergraduate Fellowships
Deadline: Rolling
All Students and Families Welcome
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Tribal Council Timesheets for February 2021
Frank Aspria – 2/1/21-2/28/21
TC
.25
Ind
.25
Gmg
4
STBC ED Tvl
2/7
2/9-10
2/11
2/12
2/17
2/19
2/24
4
2.5
3.5
2
3.25
.25
2
3.25
.25
Swearing-in
Packets
STBC mtg
Special TC – gaming
Packets
Regular TC
Ribbon cutting – housing
Lillie Butler – 2/1/21-2/28/21
TC
8.5
1.5
.25
3.5
Ind
8.5
1.5
Gmg
3.5
4
STBC ED Tvl
3.5
3.75
5.5
1.75
3.25
5.5
5.5
1.75
3
5.25
4.25
4.25
2
2/1-5
2/6
2/7
2/8-10
2/11
2/12
2/15-17
2/18
2/19
2/22-24
Budget, packets
Housing, Health, General Council
Council
Packets
STBC mtg/packet
Special TC – gaming
Packets
Enrollment wkshp, packets
Regular TC
NCAI, ribbon cutting – housing,
packets
2/25-26 NCAI
Loraine Y. Butler – 2/1/21-2/28/21
TC
3
2
.25
2
2
2.75
1.75
3
2
.5
Ind
3
2
.25
2
2
2.75
1.75
3
2
.5
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
2/1-4
2/6
2/7
2/8-10
2/11
TC wkshp, Indirect mtg, packets
Health, Housing, General Council
Swearing-in
Packets
C P T, ST B C m t g , Sa l e m
community mtg
2/12
Special TC, gaming
2/15-17 Packets
2/18
Enrollment wkshp, packets
2/19
Regular TC
2/23
NCAI
2/24
Ribbon cutting – housing
2
2.25
3
2
2
Reggie Butler Sr. – 2/1/21-2/28/21
TC
8.75
1.75
Ind
8.75
1.75
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
2/1-5
2/6
Council, packets
Health, Housing, General Council
Sharon Edenfield – 2/1/21-2/28/21
TC
1.75
.25
Ind
1.75
.25
Gmg
Ind
.5
1.5
1.75
.25
2/6
2/7
Gmg
Health, Housing, General Council
Special TC
STBC ED Tvl
1
.5
1.5
.75
.5
1.25
2/2
2/3
2/6
2/10
2/12
2/16
2/17
2/18
3
3.25
2/19
3.25
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TC
2
Ind
2
Gmg
.5
STBC ED Tvl
3
2.5
2
.5
1.25
3
2.5
2
.5
1.25
2
1
2.5
2.5
3
2/12-15
2
2
.25
2/16
2.5
2.5
2/17-18
3.5
1.75
1
4.25
3.5
1.75
1
4.25
2/19
2/20-23
2/24
2/25-28
2/1-2
3
3
2.5
.25
2.5
2/3-5
2/6
2/7-8
2/9
2/10-11
Indirect Cost Proposal wkshp,
Special TC, mail, agenda items
Mail, prep for council
Special TC, General Council, mail
Special TC, mail, agenda items
OTGA, mail, prep for council
STBC mtg, mail, agenda items,
prep for council
Special TC – gaming, mail,
prep for council
Comm on Indian Services mtg,
mail, prep for council
Enrollment wkshp, conf call –
consent decree, mail, prep for cncl
Regular TC
Ribbon cutting – housing, mail
Governor’s conf call, mail,
agenda items
Selene Rilatos – 2/1/21-2/28/21
TC
1.5
1.25
2.5
1.75
.75
2.5
,75
Ind
1.5
1.25
2.5
1.75
.75
2.5
.75
Gmg
4.5
4
.75
3.5
2
1
2.75
4
.75
3.5
2
1
2.75
STBC ED Tvl
1
2/1
2/2
2/4-5
1
2/6
1
2/7
2/9-10
2.5
2/11
2/12
2/13-17
2/18
2/19
2/22-23
2
2/24
2/25-26
Health Comm, email
Wkshp, TC mtg, email, COVID
NPAIHB mtg, email, packets
TC mtg, General Council, email
TC mtg, email
Packets, email, COVID, mail
STBC mtg, email, mail, packets
Special TC – gaming, email
Packets, email, COVID
Wkshp, email
Regular TC, email
Email, mail, COVID
Ribbon cutting – housing, email
Por tland community mtg,
email, packets
2021 Standing Committee Vacancies
Culture and Housing
Positions Are Open Until Filled
Any Tribal member interested in consideration to serve on a committee is
encouraged to fill out this form and return to the council office.
Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians,
Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 973800549; fax: 541-444-8325.
Name: ________________________________________ Roll No: ____________
STBC ED Tvl
Alfred Lane III – 2/1/21-2/28/21
TC
.5
1.5
1.75
.25
Delores Pigsley – 2/1/21-2/28/21
IDCP wkshp, Special TC
State/Tribal safety cluster
Health, Housing, General Council
Packets
Special TC – gaming
NILI task force mtg
STRCP, packets
Enrollment wkshp, consent
decree, packets
Regular TC
Address: _________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________ State: _____________ ZIP: __________
Telephone: Day ( ) __________________ Evening ( ) ______________________
If you only want to be considered for one committee, please indicate by
inserting the number 1 next to the committee of interest. If you have interest in
more than one committee, please indicate by numbering your preference 1 (first
choice) and 2 (second choice).
____ Housing Committee (1 vacancy)
____ Cultural Heritage Committee (2 vacancies)
If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner, executive secretary to Tribal
Council, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203.
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Tribal governments. The bill is one of the
most progressive pieces of legislation in
history, with more than two-thirds of its tax
cuts and direct payments going to families
making less than $90,000 per year.
The $31.2 billion investment in Native
communities includes:
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$20 billion for Tribal governments
To combat COVID-19 and stabilize
Tribal community safety net programs
through Treasury’s State/Local “Coronavirus Relief Fund”
Indian Health Service
à $2.34 billion for COVID-19 vaccines, testing, tracing, mitigation
and workforce expenses
à $2 billion for lost third-party
medical billing reimbursements
à $600 million for health facilities construction and sanitation
programs
à $500 million for clinical health services and Purchased/Referred Care
à $420 million for mental and
behavioral health
à $140 million for improving health
IT and telehealth access
à $84 million for Urban Indian
health programs
Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems
à $20 million set-aside for Papa Ola
Lokahi and the Native Hawaiian
Health Care Systems within the
Community Health Centers funding at the Health Resources and
Services Administration
$1.248 billion for HUD Tribal &
Native Hawaiian housing programs
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$498 million Tribal set-aside within
Treasury’s Homeowners Assistance
Program for Tribes and Native housing programs
•
$450 million for the Indian Housing
Block Grant
$6+ billion for Native health systems
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$10 million for potable water
delivery
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$280 million for the Indian Community Development Block Grant
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$15 million for technical assistance,
administrative costs and oversight
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$5 million for the Native Hawaiian
Housing Block Grant
$1.1+ billion for Native education
programs, including Bureau of Indian
Education schools, Tribal education
agencies, Tribal colleges and
universities, and Native Hawaiian and
Alaska Native education programs
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If you would like to be on the
preferred Tribal members business list
with Chinook Winds, please fax, mail,
email or drop off your business card,
brochures, or business information to:
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Attn: Purchasing Dept.
1777 NW 44th St.
Lincoln City, OR 97367
Phone: 541-996-5853
Fax: 541-996-3847
erica@cwcresort.com
Please call Human Resources at (541) 996-5800 or (541) 996-5806.
www.chinookwindscasino.com/careers
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm
$20 million for a new emergency
Native language preservation and
maintenance grant program through
the Administration for Native Americans to mitigate impacts of COVID19 on Native language communities
$19 million for Native communities’
efforts to combat domestic violence
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For more information, visit chinookwindscasino.com, or call 888-CHINOOK
(244-6665) or 541-996-5825.
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$500 million for Tribal governments
to support capital investments in
Native businesses within Treasury’s
State Small Business Credit Initiative
$100 million for critical infrastructure
projects in Native communities
$20 million to mitigate the impact of
COVID-19 on Native languages
Alisha Overstreet, Oregon Family
Advisory Council
Amy Thuren, Health Care Coalition
of Southern Oregon
Connie Dillinger, AllCare Community Advisory Council
Dalia Baadarani, Lutheran Community Services
Esther Kim, Oregon Health Equity
Alliance
Ian Winbrock, Whiteaker Community
Council
Jennifer Little, Klamath County Public Health
Jenny Pool Radway, Consejo Hispano
Jess Gasper, Oregon Marshallese
Community Association
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$772.5 million for Tribal government services (i.e., general welfare
assistance, assistance to Tribal governments, public safety, child welfare)
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Health
Authority is announcing members of the
next PartnerSHIP: the decision-making
body overseeing the 2020-2024 State
Health Improvement Plan known as
Healthier Together Oregon.
The PartnerSHIP includes representatives from priority populations and Tribes,
as well as agencies and organizations
that will implement the plan, including
coordinated care organizations (CCOs),
local public health authorities, hospitals,
regional health equity coalitions and
community-based organizations.
The PartnerSHIP roster is as follows:
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$1+ billion for Tribal child care programs and supports
$75 million for Tribal TANF grantees
to provide assistance to families in
need through the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund
$600 million for Native communities’
critical economic and infrastructure
investments
$18 million for Tribal awardees
through the Family Violence Prevention & Services Act
$1 million for “Stronghearts” Native
Domestic Violence Hotline
OHA announces ‘PartnerSHIP’ members
for Healthier Together Oregon
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If you want to be part of a great team and looking for a new career opportunity,
$1+ billion for Native families
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$100 million for the Housing Improvement Program
$20 million for potable water delivery
$7.5 million for administrative costs
and oversight
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Calling all Tribal member business owners
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$900 million for Bureau of Indian
Affairs programs
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
For more information about events in North Lincoln County, visit
lcchamber.com, oregoncoast.org or lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.
$850 million for Bureau of Indian
(BIE) education programs, BIE K-12
schools and dormitories, and Tribal
colleges and universities
$190 million for Department of Education grants to Tribal education agencies, and Native Hawaiian and Alaska
Native education organizations
$142+ million for Tribal colleges and
universities through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
$89 + million for Native-serving
institutions of higher education,
including Alaska Native- and Native
Hawaiian-serving institutions through
the Higher Education Emergency
Relief Fund
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Kimberly Lane, Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians
Maria Morales Donahue, Euvalcree
Lauren Gottfredson, United Way of
the Columbia-Willamette
Monica Yellow Owl, Klamath Tribal
Health Center
Rachel Schutz, Boys and Girls Clubs
of Portland
Stan Baker, Crossroads Christian
Fellowship
Susan Blane, PeaceHealth
Timur Holove, Slavic Community
Center of NW
Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie, Health
Share of Oregon
Veronica Leonard, Latino Network
Kirt Toombs, Association of Oregon
Centers for Independent Living
As OHA moves toward communitycentered decision-making and powersharing, the PartnerSHIP will oversee
implementation of the plan. The PartnerSHIP is charged with making modifications to the plan, allocating resources
and driving collective work toward health
equity.
The first meeting will be scheduled
soon and additional details will be posted
at oregon.gov/oha/PH/About/Pages/shipprocess.aspx. For more information, email
publichealth.policy@state.or.us.
TAPP program honors student attendance with hand drums
By Fish Martinez, TAPP Family Advocate
The TAPP program at Siletz Valley
Charter School is a collaborative effort
between the Siletz Tribe, Lincoln County
School District and the school. Embracing Native culture and finding ways to
connect it to the student’s educational
values is the challenge.
Bo Johnson is the school district’s
Indian Education specialist and he shared
his thoughts of the hand drum: “As an
educator, I can see firsthand how tough
it has been this year to keep focused
and motivated in our school and work
places. As a singer and cultural learner
and practitioner, not being able to have
our gatherings that we host and travel to
has been tough. But I’m still able to use
the drum and teachings in my home with
people and future gatherings in mind. The
drum will take you a long way in the right
direction if you let it. Everything has to
start somewhere and an opportunity to
learn more and use the drum can open
up a whole new experience for youth.
The drum can pull people away from bad
things and bring balance to others. So for
a youth that could mean a healthy outlet
to move towards or a good starting point
to move away from and grow.”
Dear Tribal members:
Congratulations to Frank Aspria,
Sharon Edenfield and Angela Ramirez on
being elected to Tribal Council.
Thank you, Reggie Butler Sr., for
your years of service and dedication to
our Tribe.
A huge thank you to the 312 Tribal
members who voted for me and to those
who reached out to me after the election
with words of encouragement.
Now, let’s rise together, lift each other up
and support our Tribal Council and Tribe.
I have the best job that I love and that
is the opportunity to work for the Tribal
Council. It truly is an honor. I’ve learned
from different Tribal Council members
over the past 15 years and I will continue
to do so.
Kindly,
Celesta Lee
hide hand drum. The junior high youth
attendance incentive award is a 12-inch
buffalo-hide hand drum. The senior high
school youth attendance incentive award
is a 15-inch buffalo-hide hand drum.
SVCS principal Sam Tupou selects
the winners for each quarter. First quarter
Hand Drum Attendance Incentive Awards
go to:
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Hoxie Yontockett – Elementary
Aurora Carmona – Junior High
Rip Kimbell – Senior High
Second quarter Hand Drum Attendance Incentive Awards go to:
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Deh Nah Hee Gonzalez – Elementary
Dean Smith – Junior High
Colton Garrett – Senior High
The TAPP program has also purchased
kits to make three-strand hair pipe bone
necklaces as incentive awards for attendance. If anyone in the community would
like to donate their time to help make a
necklace from one of the kits, please feel
free to contact me at 541-444-1100, ext.
121, or fish.martinez@lincoln.k12.or.us.
Courtesy photos
Hoxie Yontockett
CTSI Tribal Youth
Online Academic Support
This year, I am making hand drums
out of all buffalo hide and lacing. Each
quarter I review our Native students’
attendance. If they met or exceeded the
attendance goal for a quarter, they are
entered into a drawing.
The K-5th grade youth attendance
incentive award is a 10-inch buffalo-
To sign up contact your local education specialist:
Siletz and Out of Area-Alissa alissal@ctsi.nsn.us; PDX- Katy Katyh@ctsi.nsn.us;
Salem and Eugene-Sonya sonyamj@ctsi.nsn.us
Deh Nah Hee Gonzalez
“With Dean having his own drum, it can
open the door if he decides he would
like to learn how to drum. It provides
opportunity for drummers in the community to step in with their teachings
and create mentorship.” Theresa Smith,
Dean’s mother.
PLEASE NOTE:
On-line tutoring access is funded with US CARES Act Funds: Students MUST
register by October 31, 2021. Tutoring hours are available on a
first-come-first-serve basis as resources are available
Siletz News Letters Policy
I think culture is important because I think that if we learn how to dance and learn
our language, the new generation would teach it to their kids and grandkids. I also
think culture is important because we were taught to respect our elders and our family.
It also helps me as a Native student teaching non-Native students (to be) aware of
our culture. I’m grateful I won this drum because it helped me understand that if I put
my mind to something, I can be successful.
Aurora Carmona, 8th grade (pictured above with Fish Martinez)
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published once a month. Our editorial policy encourages input from readers about
stories printed in Siletz News and other Tribal issues.
All letters must include the author’s signature, address, and phone number in
order to be considered for publication. Siletz News reserves the right to edit any
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of Siletz News.
Editor-in-Chief: Mike Kennedy
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
Assistant: Andy Taylor
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CTSI Youth
Cultural
Sharing Night
4/15, 5/20, 6/17
6-8pm
TO REGISTER EMAIL
JACOBR@CTSI.NSN.US
OR USE QR CODE:
Storytelling
Art
Poetry
Music
Modern
Traditional
Nuu-Wee-ya'
Free child ID kits from the
Oregon State Police
503-934-0188 or 800-282-7155
child.idkits@state.or.us
Phoenix turns 1 on April 4
Happy Birthday to my beautiful baby
boy, Phoenix! Thank you for the best year
of my life with the first year of yours! I’m
beyond blessed to be the mama of such a
smart, healthy and happy baby.
All our love, Mama, Papa and your
whole family
Happy 1st Birthday, Phoenix! It’s hard
to believe it’s already been a year! You’re
such a blessing to everyone’s lives. We love
you so much!
Love, the Navarros, Auntie Savanna,
Grandpa Phil and Grandma Sherry ♥
Passages Policy - Submissions to Passages are limited to two 25-word items
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All birthday, anniversary and holiday wishes will appear in the Passages section.
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Please type or write legibly and submit via e-mail when possible.
CTSI ELDERS INTEREST QUESTIONNAIR
To Form a Virtual CTSI History Book Club
To learn, preserve and pass on
our Tribal history, the Siletz Tribal
Elders are exploring hosting a
regular Book Club meeting to
read and discuss “The People
are Dancing Again.” We invite
interested people to respond to
this notice and answer the following questions:
1.Your name and the best way to contact you.
2.What days/times would you be able to attend?
3.How often would you like to meet? Monthly?
Weekly? Other?
4.Suggestions of other books to read.
Please respond to:
Brian Crump
Elders Council Coordinator
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Phone: 541-444-8233
Email: brianc@ctsi.nsn.us
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