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SILETZ NEWS

Delores Pigsley,

Tribal Chairman

Gerald L. Smith,

General Manager

and Editor-in-Chief

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Vol. 49, No. 2

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No. 178

Salem, OR

Siletz News

Confederated Tribes of

Siletz Indians

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

February 2021

Construction of comfort station project moves ahead in central part of Siletz

By Eli Grove, Emergency Preparedness

Coordinator

The Tribe has been working on many

projects during the last nine months,

including a big one we are calling the

comfort station project.

If you have noticed the construction

and equipment on the corner of Highway

229 and Logsden Road in Siletz, you

have witnessed the project under way. It

is composed of two separate buildings

side by side.

One building will be a laundry with

seven commercial-sized washers and dryers. The second one will be a restroom and

shower facility with six restrooms and six

showers. Both buildings will be surrounded

by a sidewalk and fully ADA accessible.

This project was made possible via

CARES Act funding and a grant that our

Community Health team received from the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Leadership had wanted a facility like

this, separate from the restrooms and showers on the pow-wow grounds. This location

is centralized within the community and

will be much more accessible for use.

The goal behind this project is to have

a facility that can serve the community

when needed. As we reflect back on 2020,

facilities like this have been needed, from

Photo by Andy Taylor

Construction continues in mid-January on the two buildings of a new comfort station in Siletz

sheltering efforts due to wildfires to Tribal

member displacement and many other

issues surrounding COVID-19.

The structures are built to be highly

resilient to natural disasters, which serves

an additional need during emergencies.

Not every use for the buildings has been

set in stone at this time, but they will support many Tribal programs, particularly

the Community Health Program.

These facilities will not be open

24/7 and if used, will be staffed by Tribal

Biden administration quickly revokes illegal KXL permit

On Jan. 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order revoking the

Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline permit issued by the Trump administration.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Sicangu Lakota Oyate) and the Fort Belknap Indian

Community (Assiniboine (Nakoda) and Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) Tribes) along with their

counsel, the Native American Rights Fund, applaud the Biden administration’s action

to revoke the illegally issued KXL permit.

Early in his presidency, President Donald Trump made it a priority to issue permits

for the questionable KXL project without the required Tribal consultation, environmental review or consideration for treaty rights. It was a blatant attempt to prioritize

corporate interests over the health and well-being of the region’s citizens and Tribes’

authority to govern their lands and protect their citizens.

Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Rodney M. Bordeaux spoke to the KXL issue, “In

approving the Keystone XL pipeline, the federal government repeatedly ignored treaty

rights, Tribal sovereignty and widespread opposition to push forward the interests of a

foreign oil and gas company. Revoking the illegally issued pipeline permit is a start, but

we call on the Biden administration to do more, to go further, to respect the rights of

Native peoples and improve the relationships between Tribes and the federal government.”

“Our land, water and people are under direct threat from the KXL pipeline. It is a

project that has moved forward without regard to legality or safety. Our water sources

are threatened by the dirty tar sand crude, our ancestral homelands are in the direct path

of the pipeline and our people already are suffering the effects of nearby construction

worker man camps. Revoking the Trump administration’s illegal permit is a necessary

first step towards fixing this situation,” explained Andrew Werk Jr., Fort Belknap Indian

Community president.

NARF Staff Attorney Matthew Campbell added, “The Rosebud Sioux Tribe and

Fort Belknap Indian Community have both poured tremendous effort and resources to

defend their treaty rights and the safety of their Tribal communities during the last few

years. President Biden’s action today is an important first step in correcting the callous

disregard for Tribal sovereignty that has flourished in recent years. We look forward

to working with the new administration to ensure that, going forward, Native peoples

are included in decision-making discussions and policy development that affect their

land, people and treaty rights.”

With Trump’s illegal permit revoked, the Tribes plan to continue their efforts to

ensure that TransCanada, and its proposed Keystone XL project, follows all applicable

laws that are in place to protect Tribal people and ancestral lands.

employees. By design, these structures do

not promote loitering and will be carefully

monitored via other security measures.

The washing machines will be operated by a card reader system, similar to

a credit/debit card machine. This feature

promotes security and is convenient for

individuals using the facility.

The timeline for project completion is

set for late February but this could change,

depending on the weather. In early January,

the foundations for each building were being

poured and all utility connections were in

place, to be followed by the walls going up

and vertical construction taking place.

Contractors are not staying on-site and

have been instructed to take all of the necessary COVID-19 precautions within our

communities during their time spent here.

Additionally, they have been instructed to

keep the site clean throughout the process.

To date, there have been no compliance issues and the project is on schedule.

Upon completion, a follow-up article will

appear in Siletz News.

See information about the COVID-19 vaccine

on page 10.

Tribal Planning Department Community Meetings

Remaining Meetings – Dates and Locations

Virtual only – No in-person attendance

Thursday, Feb. 11 – Salem Area Office

Thursday, Feb. 25– Portland Area Office

General Schedule for Evening

5 p.m. – ZOOM Log-in

Tribal Cartography – Ian Keene

5:15 – Welcome (Jessica/Pam) & Prayer; TBD

Request for Agenda Items for Community Discussion

5:30 – Agenda

Housing Update - Staff

Clinic – Vaccine Update - Staff

CEDARR –Community Resources – Jacob Reid

Community Survey: Outcomes Overview – Terry Altemus

Transportation Plans and Projects Update – Pam Lind

6:30 – Community Discussion

7 p.m. – End of meeting

For more information, contact Tribal Planner Pam Lind at 541-444-8361;

Planning Clerk Danise Barker, 541-444-8257; or Data

Coordinator Terry Altemus, 541-444- 8271.

Zoom link for Salem Area Office Meeting https://zoom.us/j/97492213373?

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Zoom link for Portland Area Office Meeting

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Chairman’s Report

Tribal Council has had an eventful

month. We watched the Insurrection at the

U.S. Capitol and eventually the approval of

the electoral vote, culminating with the

inauguration of President Joe Biden and

Vice President Kamala Harris. The new

administration is in place and we look

forward to working with some old friends

and meeting some new folks.

We are pleased that Rep. Deb Haaland

(D-NM), the first Native woman to serve

in this capacity, has been asked to serve

as Secretary of the Interior. Her experience, knowledge and background serve

her well.She must still be confirmed by

the U.S. Senate and we look forward to

her confirmation.

Memorandum of Understanding –

City of Salem

On the Jan. 19, Bud Lane and I met

with Mayor Robert Bennett of Salem to

sign an MOU with the City of Salem. The

purpose of the MOU is to strengthen the

government-to-government relationship

between the City of Salem and the Siletz

Tribe. The city recognizes the historic and

active connection the Tribe has in Salem

and the surrounding area.

Oregon State University

Gov. Kate Brown

On Jan. 21, the Tribal Council hosted

a meeting with F. King Alexander, the new

president of Oregon State University. He

came from Louisiana State University and

has been in Corvallis for about six months.

The governor hosted a meeting with

Oregon’s nine Tribes to discuss the state’s,

or the governor’s, gaming policy.

I have to say there has never been an

express policy on gaming in the state of

Oregon. All nine Tribes have entered into

compacts with the state in order to operate

Class III gaming in their casinos. Each

Tribe’s compact is different.

As sovereigns, each Tribe has the

ability to exercise the right to follow the

law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,

to establish a casino. It is our belief there

is a legal process to follow that includes

consultations on many levels with the state

and local governments. If the process is

approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

and the National Indian Gaming Commission, it then goes to the governor for

concurrence, approval or not.

Our Tribe is currently in that process

and we are counting on following this

process through to the final determination

on our application for a casino in Salem.

Tribes were called upon to discuss

with the governor their positions. Not all

Tribes agree with the proposed policy of

one casino per Tribe as a couple of Tribes

already have two casinos. The governor said

she would rethink her proposed position.

We were pleased to have OSU reach

out to the Tribe for this meeting. The

council and staff discussed many issues

that relate to recruiting and retention of

students at OSU. The school is very interested in visiting the Tribe and students to

assist in planning for their future.

COVID-19

We are still in the midst of fighting

this pandemic. I am pleased to report the

clinic has administered all the vaccines

it has received so far. We expect more

shipments and will continue to provide

vaccines as long as our supply lasts.

We’ve received assurance that the supply

is adequate. Appointments are currently

being scheduled at the clinic.

The governor and her staff continue to

meet with the Tribes to keep us informed

on the latest COVID information.

Delores Pigsley

Tribes discussed the lottery and the

effect the lottery has on Tribal casinos.

The lottery is the Tribal casino’s biggest

competitor. We agreed that we need to find

a way to work together and have more frequent meetings with this kind of discussion. We are thankful Gov. Brown makes

the time in her busy schedule to meet and

talk with Tribes on very important issues.

I miss seeing and visiting with you

all in person and hope we can do that in

the near future.

Elders Council Meeting

The Elders Council will hold a virtual Zoom meeting on Saturday, Feb. 13,

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 Feb. 10, 2021.

Siletz News is free to enrolled Siletz Tribal members. For all others, a $12

annual subscription fee applies. Please make checks payable to CTSI and mail

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CTSI JOM Program Youth

February Sculpture Activity

Change of address: Tribal members – contact the Enrollment Department

at 541-444-8258; 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; or enrollment@ctsi.nsn.us. All others – call the newspaper office.

Deadline for the March issue

is Feb. 10.

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Contact Your Local Education

Specialist

541-444-8291 or

800-922-1399, ext. 1291

Fax: 541-444-2307

Siletz: Alissa Lane-Keene (alissal@ctsi.nsn.us)

Email: pias@ctsi.nsn.us

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Member of the Native American

Journalists Association

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Salem: Sonya Moody-Jurado (sonyamj@ctsi.nsn.us)

Portland: Katy Holland (katyh@ctsi.nsn.us)

Eugene: Nick Viles (nickv@ctsi.nsn.us)

Helping our children stay strong and resilient during time at home for pandemic

Life during COVID-19 has been

stressful for all of us, including our children. Yet we are strong and resilient people

and can help our children stay strong and

resilient during COVID-19.

Families can choose to attend the live

Virtual story time and activities hosted by the 477 Self-Sufficiency Program

Zoom event on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 by some discussion and activities.

Families will receive a printed and

p.m. OR Saturday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. The

book, Our Smallest Warriors, Our Stron- bound copy of the book and COVID-19

gest Medicine: Overcoming COVID-19 prevention supplies, and may be eligible

from the Johns Hopkins Center for Ameri- to win a door prize such as a game night

can Indian Health, will be read followed basket to help make family time fun.

This event is open to all Siletz Tribal

families with children in the 11-county

service area. The Zoom link will be sent to

those registered a day or two before the event.

For more information or to register, contact Lori Christy in the Salem Area Office at

loric@ctsi.nsn.us or 503-390-9494.

Workforce Housing Rental Program accepting

applications this month

The Siletz Tribal Housing Department (STHD) will begin accepting applications for the Workforce Housing Rental Program on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. The

intent of this program is to provide affordable housing to Tribal families with

full-time employees of Chinook Winds Casino Resort.

These are two- and three-bedroom units located in Lincoln City, Ore. Six rental

units will be available for households with income below 80% of the national

median. Four rental units will be available for households with income at 80%

and above the national median.

Applications can be obtained on the Tribe’s website, by mail or e-mail at

brettl@ctsi.nsn.us beginning Feb. 8 at 8 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact the Housing Department at 541444-8322 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1322.

Tenas Illahee Childcare Center

Board of Directors Vacancies

Résumés are being accepted for the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center Board of

Directors. Currently, there are two vacant board positions.

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 for February

Siletz

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Feb. 1

Feb. 2

Feb. 3

Feb. 4

Feb. 5

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Salem

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Feb. 16

1:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 17 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 18 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 19

By appt only

Put the oil, vinegar, pepper, garlic

powder and cayenne pepper into a sealed

bag. Shake it up to combine it well. Add

the cubed beef and shake it to coat the beef

cubes. Let it sit for an hour or so. Dump it

into a colander to drain.

Heat some vegetable oil in a dutch

oven. Add the sliced onion and the drained

meat and brown until the onion is caramelized. Place the dutch oven in a 350

F oven for about an hour. After an hour,

stir the meat and onions and add the soy

sauce, water and broccoli. Put the lid on

the pan and heat it on medium high to let

the broccoli steam until tender.

I served it over rice. YUM!

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Tribal FDPIR. We would like to

see more people sharing their

recipes on our FB page.

Beef and Broccoli

¼ cup vegetable oil*

¼ cup vinegar

2 teaspoons black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon cayanne pepper

2 pounds beef roast, cut into 1” cubes*

1 yellow onion, sliced thin*

1-2 pounds broccoli florets*

½ cup soy sauce

½ cup water

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

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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

Be safe. Stay home. Stay well.

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Siletz Community Health Clinic adds services amid COVID

(Subject to change without notice due to local COVID-19 outbreak)

Please call the clinic for current avail- department will schedule appointments

Purchased/Referred Care – Is providable services as things change rapidly one week at a time.

ing PRC numbers and processing claims.

and we may offer more or fewer services

Medication Assistance Therapy (MAT) Staff is working altered/reduced hours, so

depending on COVID-19’s impact in the – Visits are available by phone or video.

please call again if you do not receive a

community.

call back as staff may be out.

Behavioral Health (A&D counseling/

Current services being offered are

listed below along with some answers to mental health counseling) – Visits are

Q&A

available by phone or video and in person

questions we’ve been asked.

1. Can I bring someone to my appointwhen needed.

ment? Only the patient is allowed in the

Pharmacy – Continues to provide

Available Services

clinic (any type of visit) unless a minor

services. You can pick up your medication

Medical/Lab – Visits are available by

child or patient needs a caregiver.

curb-side at the clinic or your medication

phone, video and in person. Alternative

2. Will I be able to speak with the pharcan be mailed to you. Delivery services

care services – OMT, massage and acumacist when I have a new medication?

are also available in the Siletz community.

puncture – will be available on a limited

Yes, the pharmacist will bring your

Dental – Dental is resuming routine

basis. Please call your medical team to

new mediation to you or you may

dental care but with limitations. Some

discuss any concerns.

choose to call for counseling.

COVID-19 – If you think you have been procedures will require a pre-COVID test. 3. Do I have to wear a mask? Yes, you

exposed to someone with COVID-19, For emergency services, you must call the

must wear a mask at all times while

please call the clinic and we will discuss dental department to discuss your dental

in the clinic AND you must wear it

self-isolation guidelines and determine concern. The department will schedule

properly. Teleservices are available if

if you meet criteria for testing. The clinic appointments one week at a time.

you’re unable to wear a mask.

does provide COVID-19 testing.

Community Health – Continues to

Optometry – Optometry is resuming support members in navigating resources

We thank you all for doing your part

routine eye care and exams in addition to during the pandemic. For additional in overcoming the pandemic and doing

emergency visits. Visits will be limited information, follow Community Health your best to keep us all healthy and safe.

due to ongoing safety concerns. The @ ‘Siletz Health Clinic’ on Facebook.

We’re all in this together.

CTSI Jobs

Tribal employment information

is available 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.

For more information about the Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society, visit siletzartsheritage.org.

Adapting Indigenous foodways can help provide contemporary self-care today

By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RDN, LD, Head

Start Consulting Nutritionist

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic brings to light many injustices

that place increased risk on specific

populations. In my role as consultant

nutritionist to Siletz Tribal Head Start,

I offer information for families. Today’s

topic addresses “ancestral justice” as we

seek ways to support health and resilience

with foodways that work.

Chef Nephi Craig presented Indigenous Foodways: Adapting to Change as

part of the Annual Conference on Native

Nutrition. This can be found on you tube

at youtube.com/watch?v=uxHV6ylliHg.

In this video, Chef Craig shared an

in-depth look at Indigenous foods as a

professional practice with ancient roots

that translates to contemporary self-care

in everyday life.

He shared introductory information

about Indigenous foodways to expand food

vocabulary and to make informed healthy

purchasing decisions amid the pandemic.

In a culinary demonstration, he showed

how to prepare a winter version of Three

Sisters, a dish of corn, beans and squash.

For this version of the Three Sisters

dish, he used equal parts butternut squash

(cubed and sautéed in light olive oil), corn

(raw corn cut from the cob) and cooked

kidney beans. He also prepared kale (without stems) fresh garlic (rough chop), chili

flakes and red pepper slices.

Greens were wilted in the fry pan with

oil and garlic coating the leaves. A touch

of water was added to allow greens to

steam and wilt (color changed brighter) on

high heat until water is eliminated. Greens

were seasoned with chili flakes, kosher salt

and cracked black pepper.

He warmed the Three Sisters and

seasoned at the end with salt and pepper,

plus rounds of red peppers. Then he served

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this indigenous food on a bed of greens

with the squash, corn and beans over it.

A squirt of lemon juice brightened the

flavors to avoid too much salt.

Chef Craig stated, “Cooking is a

life skill and relationship-building.” This

includes relationships of all types, such

as landscape, place and food ingredients.

During this pandemic, when people

are living in close quarters with limited

restaurant dining, he encouraged all

to seek relationships in the kitchen by

observing how food ingredients respond

while working with them. For example,

how does kale change with heat and touch

or cutting?

Observe how you respond and relate

to the experience. Allow the ingredients

to inform you, because they will not lie.

This is the true narrative with the psychological, intellectual and spiritual aspects

of nutrition that we so desperately crave

right now.

Furthermore, he explained that we

must look back in order to look forward

with adaptation. Looking back, we see

that the companion planting relationships

of corn, beans and squash have relationship with each other and with the soil.

Each ingredient relates with the others to

complement available nutrition.

These companion plants relate to us

as we grow, harvest, prepare, consume and

enjoy them at a deeper nutritional level.

Chef Craig described the Three Sisters

(corn, beans and squash) as an “entry

level” demonstration of Native foods, long

before the culinary trauma from colonization. An example of looking forward with

adaptation includes the idea that it really

can be OK to cook Indigenous foods in

an automatic cooking pot.

Systemic colonial violence is seen in

many ways impacting health and resilience

across generations carrying collective

trauma. Boarding schools became like

concentration camps that later gave way

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to the USDA food commodity program,

providing foods that are not traditional.

The availability of USDA flour and oil is

how Indian fry bread became a cultural

food that is now associated with the rise of

diabetes and other chronic health issues.

Chef Craig used the following dictionary format to define ancestral justice.

“Ancestral justice: (living action verb)

(n.,adj.), a term used by Indigenous peoples engaged in Indigenous resurgence

through ‘restorative indigenous food

practices’ to articulate genetic/biological

messages of dignity and resiliency transmitted through living human fractals.

Ancestral justice is directly connected

to ancestral memory and the restoration of balance in Indigenous life-ways.

Example: ‘Living a good life of integrity

while activating ancestral knowledge in

life on the Red Road.’”

He was clear to say that we start with

foods that are accessible and move from

there. I’ve referred to these as “nutritional

equivalents.” He expanded the food-asmedicine concept to state that food contains information.

Think of each seed and what it contains. Growing Indigenous cultivars is

essential because they are the carriers of

knowledge, the carriers of data like a SIM

card or data chip programed with the sun.

In his conclusion, he shared that

if we are going to let Indigenous food

sovereignty take root, the ethical solution is based on action and intelligent

coexistence. He encouraged us to watch

his film Gather. The trailer can be found

at youtube.com/watch?v=BfSGB-aSo6A.

He encouraged home cooking as an

act of self-care by making time to cook

something new and choosing to see things

differently. He reminded us to continue to

keep safe, wash hands and wear a mask.

Similar views were shared by Jennifer

Nez Denetdale, Ph.D. (Diné) in her talk

The Navajo Nation and the COVID-19

Pandemic held Jan 9, 2021. This is available on the YouTube channel for Amerind

Museum.

Dr. Denetdale shared that colonial

violence is real. There is historic culinary

trauma and we are looking at Indigenous

resurgence that is micro-regional.

Food distribution has been used

systemically as a political tool through

“policy.” Advocates are needed in the

legal system to change policy. Leverage is

needed to reclaim food sovereignty.

Food sovereignty is the ability of

an Indigenous nation or community to

control its own food system and foodproducing resources free of control or

limitations put on it by an outside power

(such as a settler/colonizer government).

She also emphasized the importance

of restoring and mending relationships

(history, landscape, family, etc.). Her point

was that that the “monster” of colonial

violence is what leaves Indigenous populations so vulnerable to COVID-19.

Relationships are also echoed in

the Native Gathering Garden project in

Portland, Ore., by creating and reclaiming

relationship with land for holistic sustainability and restoring a landscape as part

of healing ourselves.

The mission of the Cully Park Tribal

Gathering Garden is to provide the Portland Native community and Tribes whose

ceded land includes the Cully Park site

with a place to commune, cultivate Indigenous foods and materials for cultural

practices and traditions, and restore the

associated knowledge, skills and ethics.

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.

February Garden Tips

Gardening at home is a great way to get fresh air and exercise. Here is one easy way

to get a new garden started in your yard that does not require a tiller or shovel.

To get started, start your seeds inside a window select a area that will get plenty of hours of

sunlight. You could also buy healthy plant-starts from a retailer. Lay wet cardboard and/or

newspapers down on the area. Lay a bag of soil on top of the cardboard, poke holes all over

the top of the bag. Flip it over, and cut a big rectangular hole, or individual holes for each separate plant. After the season is over, your cardboard will have deteriorated and provided a nice

area to dump the bag of soil on and it’s ready to plant again. This is the easy way to start a NoTill gardening area. For more resources, google: No Till Gardening

Plan what veggies you would like to grow this year and orders seeds early.

Plant windowsill gardens of peas, lettuce, or herbs.

If you already have a flower bed site in your yard, porch or window plant strawberries and

vegetables' into the flower bed.

When soil is dry enough and workable, plant garden peas or sweet peas.

Clean up debris and trim winter damage to trees and shrubs.

Make a cold frame to start early vegetables or flowers.

Prune fruit trees and blueberries.

February is a good time to plant fruit trees and deciduous shrubs.

Plant seed flats of cold crops indoors or in greenhouse. (cabbage, cauliflower,

broccoli, Brussels sprouts)

Tune up your lawn mower/garden equipment before the busy season begins.

Mission Statement

The CTSI Healthy Traditions project seeks to improve the health of Siletz Tribal Members through educational activities which promote the use of traditional foods through hunting, gathering, gardening,

cooking, food preservation and protecting our natural resources.

For more Healthy Traditions information, contact Kathy Kentta-Robinson, call (541) 444-9627, or email, kathyk@ctsi.nsn.us

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abusive behaviors that may include

physical, sexual, psychological or emotional violence within a dating relationship of teenagers. Teen dating violence can also occur between former

dating partners. Those who are involved in abusive relationships as

teens are more likely to experience intimate partner violence as adults.

Teens who are victims of dating violence are more likely to do poorly in

school, may engage in unhealthy behaviors like drug and alcohol use,

may experience eating disorders and depression, are more likely to engage in self harm or may even consider or attempt suicide.

Some of the warning signs of teen dating violence:

• Changes in physical appearance

• Wearing more or less makeup

• Dressing differently

• Changes in eating habits

• Personality changes

• Excessively texting or calling partner

• Making excuses for partner’s behavior

• Isolation/distance from friends & family

• Becoming withdrawn

• Newly failing grades

If you or someone you know has been a victim of teen dating

violence, there is help. Contact the Siletz CARE Program:

Siletz CARE Program: (541)444-9680 - 24 hour Hope Line: (541)994-5959

National Cancer Prevention Month

February is National Cancer Prevention Month, so..... what does that mean?

With hundreds of thousands of cancer cases preventable through good diet, exercise and weight control, this month's "awareness" is

not just to let someone know that you have a particular kind of cancer, or that there is another cancer out there that everyone should

know about. But it is instead geared toward preventing as many of these cancer cases as possible from ever getting diagnosed.

It is estimated that over 340,000 cases of cancer could be prevented if people would make small changes in their lifestyle by moving

more, weighing less, and eating healthier. Add quit smoking on top of that and nearly half of the new cancer diagnoses each year

could be prevented.

You CAN have an impact on your own cancer risk. Make a list of activities that you like to do, start off small and work your way up to

more strenuous activities. Something is better than nothing, every step you take is a step in the right direction. Remember to eat

healthy and stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.

So, during the Month of February, don't just tell people about your cancer, or any cancer in particular, but let's tell everyone one or two

things that they can do to prevent cancer, and then let's follow up and do those things ourselves. The life we save might just be our

own!

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February 2021

SILETZ

HARM REDUCTION

& PEER SUPPORT

The Numbers are in for 2020.

Our Harm Reduction program has been busy meeting people where they are at and

providing supplies to reduce the spread of disease as well as providing NARCAN Kits to

People who request them.

Syringes in

Syringes out NARCAN Kits Overdoses

Distributed Reversed

36,891

28,626

188

20 lives

saved

Yes, we offer FREE Syringe Exchange services.

Yes, we provide FREE NARCAN to reverse overdoses.

Yes, we offer safe sex supplies and education.

Yes, we can assist with FREE HIV/HEP C Testing.

Did you know if you have Hepatitis C and would like to be cured Siletz Harm Reduction

can assist you with getting treated? (Note: you do not have to be in recovery from drugs

to receive treatment.)

If you have Questions about Detox / Treatment options we are here to Assist.

541-444-9672

WHEN WE ARE TREATED WITH HONOR WE ACT WITH HONOR

February 2021

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Babies!

Donna Mae Woods – 1935-2020

Ximena Alexandra Marie Reavely

Ximena was born Jan. 13, 2021, at

9:19 p.m. She weighed 15 pounds, 15

ounces and was 18½ inches long.

Her proud parents are Ashten Reavely

and Chesney Huerta of Siletz, Ore.

Ximena is the granddaughter of Kyanna

Fisher.

Malachi Lou

Please welcome Malachi Lou, born

Dec. 22, 2020, the proud grandson of

Lou Carey.

Love, Mom and Dad (Misty and

Deandre)

Be safe.

Stay home.

Stay well.

Use Amazon Smile to

donate to STAHS

Here’s how you can donate to

the Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage

Society (STAHS) painlessly and

effortlessly. It’s as easy as 1,2,3,4.

Thank you for suppor ting

STAHS!

1. Go to Amazon.com.

2. In the Department drop down

box, type Amazon Smile.

3. See Amazon Smile – You shop.

Amazon Gives.

4. Follow the easy directions.

Smith named to

President’s List at PSU

Congratulations to Sophia Smith

for being named to the President’s List

for earning a 4.0 in her first term at

Portland State University.

Your family is so proud of you and

your hard work.

Attention Siletz Tribal Artists

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February 2021

File photo

Donna Mae Woods

she always wore her regalia. She kept busy

working on crafts and line dancing. She

was a member of St. Edward Catholic

Church since moving to Keizer in 2018.

Donna walked on at home as she slept

surrounded by her children, grandchildren,

great-grandchildren and other family

members. She was loved so much by so

many and will be greatly missed.

Preceding her in death was her husband of 61 years, Warren (Scott) Woods;

brothers Joe Lane Sr., William Lane Sr.

and Arthur Lane Sr.; and sisters Gladys

Bolton and Rosalie Bremner.

Donna leaves daughters Cindy Jackson and Rachenda (Hector) Reynosa;

grandchildren Jenera (Daniel) Healy,

Jeremy (Beth) Hill, Jenna (Angela)

Devenberg and Joshua Devenberg; greatgrandchildren Aidan, Sam and Madison

Healy, Sierra and Liam Hill, and Thalia

and Xavier Devenberg; sister Dee Pigsley

of Salem, Ore.; brother Alfred Lane Sr.

of National City, Calif., and many nieces

and nephews.

For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.

Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow

The Pow-Wow Committee is once again having a logo contest for the upcoming

pow-wow in August 2021. All Siletz Tribal artists are encouraged to submit a powwow-themed logo.

The winning logo artist will receive a cash prize of $300 and a professional banner

with your logo. The winning artist will have their logo highlighted on Nesika Illahee

Pow-Wow flyers and merchandise.

Please submit your artwork to the cultural education director’s office at the Tribal

Community Center or mail it to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn: Pow-Wow

Logo Contest, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.

All entries must be received no later than March 1, 2021.

Donna was born Feb. 1, 1935, to

Maude and Alfred Lane Sr. in Siletz, Ore.

She attended Siletz Grade School until

1944 when her family moved to Chemawa,

Ore. She attended Keizer Grade School,

Sacred Heart Academy and graduated

from Salem High School in 1953.

After graduation she attended Capitol

Business School for a short time. While

attending high school she had a part-time

job after school and on weekends at the

Chemawa Store.

In 1954 she was employed by the

Department of the Army at the ROTC

headquarters at Oregon State College in

Corvallis, Ore. Also in 1954 she married

Warren (Scott) Woods during his tour of

active duty in the Marine Corps.

In 1956 they moved to Portland, Ore.,

and Donna was employed at the Bureau of

Land Management. She then moved to a

position with the Department of the Air

Force at the Portland Air Base. In 1959

they moved back to Chemawa Indian

School where she was postmaster and

her husband took over the store business.

In 1964 they moved to San Diego,

Calif., where her husband went into business and she was employed by the Department of the Navy at Naval Station, San

Diego. During this time, she volunteered

to work as secretary for the CCD program

at St. Michaels Catholic Church on Saturday mornings.

After 32 years of federal service,

Donna retired in 1990. In 1992 she went

back to work at Southern Indian Health

Council in Alpine, Calif.

In 2000 Donna and Warren moved

back to Oregon. In 2001 she worked part

time for Siletz Tribal Head Start in Salem.

In 2004 they moved to Otis, Ore. In 2008

she was employed by the Siletz Tribal

Business Corporation in Lincoln City,

Ore., permanently retiring in 2014.

Donna was devoted to her family and

loved family gatherings and attending

Tribal events, especially pow-wows where

Royalty Crown Proposals

The Pow-Wow Committee is now accepting proposals for 2021-2022 royalty

crowns. Proposals are being accepted for Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz and Little

Miss Siletz.

Proposals for a crown are required to include art design, size of the crown and a

bid for the crown or crowns of your interest. Proposals can be submitted for individual

crowns, two crowns or you can submit a bid for all three crowns.

Crown proposals must be turned in to the committee no later than March 1, 2021.

Proposals can be sent to Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR

97380-0549.

If you have any questions, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or

541-444-8230.

From Willie Worman, mayor of

Siletz, as posted on social media

2020 Mayors Award,

Presented to Elton Hostler

In the crazy world of 2020, I have

seen a large number of community

members step up for the good of the

community. I will say that no one has

stepped up bigger than Elton Hostler.

Elton has helped with anything and

everything. He helped with:

Keyontae Lamar Taylor – 1990-2021

Keyontae Lamar Taylor was born June

7, 1990, in Sacramento Calif. He later

lived in Humboldt County, Calif., with his

Papa and Nana, where he spent the rest of

his childhood. Growing up, his love for

the drum was apparent because you could

always find him by the drum at whatever

pow-wow he was at.

He went to Morris Elementary in

McKinleyville, Calif. As a youth he played

football; he was wrestling, playing basketball or even baseball. He loved to compete

and was good at anything he decided to do.

He graduated from Dewey High School

in Oakland, Calif. He studied kinesiology

in Laney Community College in Oakland.

He was an enrolled member of the

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in

Siletz, Ore. He loved to be involved in

cultural events. His love of singing and

dancing was always apparent. Who could

forget his “Ninja Turtle” regalia?

He was so ambitious. As an adult, he

loved to travel. Life with him was always

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COVID-19-related stuff

The fires of Lincoln County

Helped make Halloween Trunk-orTreat stay safe

Helps every year with the Christmas tree lighting

Helped during the wind storms

And so many more things

Elton has been a massive help with

everything this year. I don’t have to ask

him. He hears Siletz has an issue and

he shows up. Often he is the first person

on every scene.

Courtesy photo

Elton Hostler

He is kind, dependable, hard-working and the most important part of this

is that he goes this far out of his way to

help strangers in many cases and asked

nothing in return. He does all of these

things out of the goodness of his heart.

Elton is a fantastic guy, so when you

see him around thank him for his service

to our community.

Elton, thank you!

Legal Aid Services of Oregon and the Oregon Law Center, civil legal service

providers for low-income 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:

Courtesy photo

Keyontae Lamar Taylor

an exciting adventure. He loved to garden

and was always so proud of his skill. He

walked on Jan. 3, 2021.

Oregon public benefits hotline: 800-520-5292 or Oregonlawhelp.org

OHA recruits committee to advise on vaccine distribution

Tribal employment

information is available

at ctsi.nsn.us.

2020-2021

Hunting * Fishing * Gathering

REPORTING INCENTIVES

CTSI Tribal members:

Please report all harvests with your tribal

license for deer, elk, salmon, and shellfish to

the Natural Resources Dept. Once reported,

the name on the tribal tag/permit will be included in a drawing after the season closes for

one of the following Cabela’s gift cards:

HUNTING INCENTIVES

(3 Drawn)

$100 ~ $75 ~ $50

FISHING INCENTIVE

$50 (1 Drawn)

SHELLFISH INCENTIVE

$50 (1 Drawn)

Report all harvests to:

Mike Kennedy, 541Ǧ444Ǧ8232

mikek@ctsi.nsn.us ǦORǦ

Denise Garrett, 541Ǧ444Ǧ8227

deniseg@ctsi.nsn.us

THANK YOU!

27-member group includes BloomMiller from Siletz Health Clinic

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health

Authority completed recruitment in

late December for its Vaccine Advisory

Committee (VAC) that will determine

the sequence in which new COVID-19

vaccines are distributed around the state.

The 27-member committee will

advise OHA on vaccine sequencing for

phases 1b, 1c and 2 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan, with the goal of

prioritizing communities most affected

by COVID-19.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory

Committee will be grounded in OHA’s

definition of health equity, which – as

cited in this excerpt – is a health system

where “all people can reach their full

health potential and well-being and are

not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, gender, gender

identity, sexual orientation, social class,

intersections among these communities

or identities, or other socially determined

circumstances.”

To advance health equity and counter

unjust COVID-19 inequities, the COVID19 VAC will:

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Advise OHA on the ethical principles that should guide decisions on

sequencing of COVID-19 vaccines

Review data on COVID-19 and immunization inequities

Advise OHA on which workers, highrisk groups or critical populations

should be sequenced at what time,

taking into consideration where they

are located across the state

The committee roster is as follows:

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Aileen Duldulao, Oregon Pacific

Islander Coalition

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Cherity Bloom-Miller, Siletz Community Health Clinic

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Christine Sanders, Rockwood Community Development Corp.

Daysi Bedolla Sotelo, Pineros y

Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste

DeLeesa Meashintubby, Volunteers

in Medicine

Debra Whitefoot, Nch’i Wana Housing

Derick Du Vivier, OHSU

Dolores Martinez, Euvalcree

George Conway, Deschutes County

Health Services

Kalani Raphael, Oregon Pacific

Islander Coalition

Kelly Gonzales, PSU

Kristin Milligan, Community Volunteer Network

Laurie Skokan, Providence Health &

Services

Leslie Sutton, Oregon Council on

Developmental Disabilities

Maleka Taylor, The Miracles Club

Maria Loredo, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center

Marin Arreola, Interface Network

Muriel DeLaVergne-Brown, Crook

County Health Department

Musse Olol, Somali American Council of Oregon

Nannette Carter-Jafri, SEIU Local

503 Indigenous People’s Caucus

Ruth Gulyas, LeadingAge Oregon

Safina Koreishi, Columbia Pacific CCO

Sandra McDonough, Oregon Business & Industry

•

Shawn Baird. Metro West Ambulance

Service

Sue Steward, Northwest Portland

Area Indian Health Board

Tsering Sher pa, The Rosewood

Initiative

Zhenya Abbruzzese, Adventist Health

“The COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory

Committee brings tremendous lived and

professional experience to guide OHA’s

decisions about vaccine sequencing in a

way that upholds OHA’s goal to eliminate

health inequities by 2030,” said Cara

Biddlecom, OHA deputy public health

director. “Members of this committee

represent communities that have been

unjustly impacted by COVID-19, including Tribal communities and communities

of color, and OHA is committed to involving community members in the decisionmaking processes that affect their lives.”

The committee’s first public meeting

was Jan.7.

For more information about the

committee, visit the Vaccine Advisory

Committee information page. Comments

or questions can be emailed to covid.vaccineadvisory@dhsoha.state.or.us.

Stay informed about COVID-19

•

Oregon Health Authority: govstatus.

egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019ncov/index.html

World Health Organization: who.int/

emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

February 2021

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Coronavirus Information and Resources

Fact Sheet for Recipients And Caregivers

Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to Prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Individuals 18 Years of Age and Older

What are the risks of the Moderna

What if I decide not to get the Moderna

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine What should you mention to your

COVID-19 Vaccine?

works to prevent Coronavirus Disease vaccination provider before you get the

COVID-19 Vaccine?

Moderna

COVID-19

Vaccine?

2019 (COVID-19) that is caused by SARSIt is your choice to receive or not

Side effects that have been reported

CoV-2. This Fact Sheet contains informaTell your vaccination provider about with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine receive the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.

tion to help you understand the risks and all of your medical conditions, including

Should you decide not to receive it, it will

include:

benefits of the Moderna COVID-19 Vac- if you:

• Injection site reactions: pain, tender- not change your standard medical care.

cine, which you may receive because there • have any allergies

ness and swelling of the lymph nodes

is currently a pandemic of COVID-19.

Are other choices available for

• have a fever

in the same arm of the injection,

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is • have a bleeding disorder or are on a

preventing COVID-19 besides Moderna

swelling (hardness) and redness

a vaccine and may prevent you from getCOVID-19 Vaccine?

blood thinner

ting COVID-19. There is no U.S. Food • are immunocompromised or are on • General side effects: fatigue, headCurrently, there is no FDA-approved

and Drug Administration (FDA) approved

ache, muscle pain, joint pain, chills,

a medicine that affects your immune

alternative

vaccine available for prevention

vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

nausea and vomiting, and fever

system

COVID-19.

Other vaccines to prevent

Read this Fact Sheet for information • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant

COVID-19

may

be available under Emerabout the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. • are breastfeeding

There is a remote chance that the gency Use Authorization.

Talk to the vaccination provider if you have • have received another COVID-19 Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine could cause

questions. It is your choice to receive the

vaccine

a severe allergic reaction. A severe allergic Can I receive the Moderna COVID-19

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.

reaction would usually occur within a few Vaccine with other vaccines?

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is Who should get the Moderna COVID-19

minutes to one hour after getting a dose

There is no information on the use

administered as a 2-dose series, 1 month Vaccine?

of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. For of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine with

apart, into the muscle.

FDA has authorized the emergency this reason, your vaccination provider other vaccines.

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine may ask you to stay at the place where

may not protect everyone.

you received your vaccine for monitoring What if I am pregnant or breastfeeding?

This Fact Sheet may have been in individuals 18 years of age and older.

after vaccination. Signs of a severe allergic

updated. For the most recent Fact Sheet,

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding,

reaction can include:

please visit www.modernatx.com/covid- Who should not get the Moderna

discuss your options with your health care

COVID-19 Vaccine?

19vaccine-eua.

• Difficulty breathing

provider.

You should not get the Moderna • Swelling of your face and throat

What You Need to Know Before You

COVID-19 Vaccine if you:

• A fast heartbeat

Will the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine give

Get This Vaccine

• had a severe allergic reaction after a • A bad rash all over your body

me COVID-19?

previous dose of this vaccine

• Dizziness and weakness

No. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

• had a severe allergic reaction to any

What is COVID-19?

does not contain SARS-CoV-2 and cannot

ingredient of this vaccine

These may not be all the possible side give you COVID-19.

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus

effects

of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccalled SARS-CoV-2. This type of coronaWhat are the ingredients in the Moderna

cine. Serious and unexpected side effects Keep Your Vaccination Card

virus has not been seen before. You can get

COVID-19 Vaccine?

COVID-19 through contact with another

may occur. The Moderna COVID-19 VacWhen you receive your first dose, you

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine cine is still being studied in clinical trials.

person who has the virus. It is predomiwill get a vaccination card to show when

nantly a respiratory illness that can affect contains the following ingredients: mesyou return for your second dose of the

other organs. People with COVID-19 have senger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), lipids What should I do about side effects?

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. Remember

had a wide range of symptoms reported, (SM-102, polyethylene glycol [PEG] 2000

If you experience a severe allergic to bring your card when you return.

ranging from mild symptoms to severe ill- dimyristoyl glycerol [DMG], cholesterol

ness. Symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho- reaction, call 911 or go to the nearest Additional Information

after exposure to the virus. Symptoms may choline [DSPC]), tromethamine, trometh- hospital.

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include fever or chills; cough; shortness amine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium

call

the telephone number provided below.

health care provider if you have any side

of breath; fatigue; muscle or body aches; acetate and sucrose.

To access the most recent Fact Sheets,

headache; new loss of taste or smell; sore

effects that bother you or do not go away.

please

scan the QR code provided below.

throat; congestion or runny nose; nausea How is the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Report vaccine side effects to FDA/

given?

or vomiting; diarrhea.

CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting

Moderna

Telephone

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine System (VAERS). The VAERS toll-free

COVID-19

number

What is the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine? will be given to you as an injection into number is 1-800-822-7967 or report

Vaccine website

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is the muscle. The Moderna COVID-19 Vac- online to https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportwww.

1-866-MODERNA

an unapproved vaccine that may prevent cine vaccination series is 2 doses given 1 event.html. Please include “Moderna

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month

apart.

COVID-19. There is no FDA-approved

COVID-19 Vaccine EUA” in the first line

covid19vaccineIf you receive one dose of the Moderna of box #18 of the report form.

vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

eua

The FDA has authorized the emer- COVID-19 Vaccine, you should receive a

In addition, you can report side effects

gency use of the Moderna COVID-19 second dose of the same vaccine 1 month

to ModernaTX, Inc. at 1-866-MODERNA

Vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in indi- later to complete the vaccination series.

(1-866-663-3762).

viduals 18 years of age and older under

You may also be given an option to

an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Has the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

enroll

in V-safe. V-safe is a new voluntary

For more information on EUA, see the been used before?

smart phone-based tool that uses text

“What is an Emergency Use AuthorizaThe Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is

tion (EUA)?” section at the end of this an unapproved vaccine. In clinical trials, messaging and web surveys to check in

with people who have been vaccinated HOW can I learn more?

Fact Sheet.

approximately 15,400 individuals 18 years

of age and older have received at least 1 to identify potential side effects after • Ask the vaccination provider

dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. COVID-19 vaccination. V-safe asks ques- • Visit CDC at https://www.cdc.gov/

tions that help CDC monitor the safety of

coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

COVID-19 vaccines. V-safe also provides

What are the benefits of the Moderna

Be safe. Stay home if you can.

• Visit FDA at ht tps://www.fda.

second-dose reminders if needed and live

COVID-19 Vaccine?

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gov/emergency-preparednesstelephone

follow-up

CDC

particidistance out in public.

and-response/mcm-legal-regIn an ongoing clinical trial, the Modulatory-and-policy-framework/

erna COVID-19 Vaccine has been shown to pants report a significant health impact

Exercise a little patience.

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prevent COVID-19 following 2 doses given following COVID-19 vaccination. For

Remember – we’re all in this

information

how

sign

up,

visit:

• Contact your state or local public

1 month apart. The duration of protection

together.

health department

against COVID-19 is currently unknown. www.cdc.gov/vsafe.

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Coronavirus Info and Resources

Siletz Community Health Clinic – COVID VACCINE

To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine: Please call 541-444-9636 to schedule

a COVID vaccine. You will be asked to leave a message with your full name,

birthdate and phone number. Someone will contact you ASAP to schedule your

COVID vaccine.

From Oregon State Rep. David Gomberg

Posted Dec. 30, 2020

Here’s a look back at how the 2020 pandemic played out economically in Oregon,

with a survey of sectors that thrived and others that struggled during the state’s unprecedented downturn.

•

Tribal elders will be given priority.

•

Online shopping and delivery are thriving. Amazon has hired 400,000 worldwide

this year and its stock is up 80% since the beginning of March. In Oregon, transportation and warehouse jobs are up 7% in the past year.

Oregon supermarket sales spiked more than 65% in April and remained up 38%

in early December. Since we cannot go to restaurants, we’re stocking up on food

and cooking more at home.

Gyms have struggled to stay afloat. Instead we exercise outside or at home. Sales of

bikes, equipment and repair services were up more than 60% in June. Home fitness

product sales exploded as well. After having its worst year in 2019, Vancouver-based

Nautilus enjoyed a 152% increase in sales in its third quarter.

Gov. Brown allowed garden, hardware and home improvement stores to stay open.

Those stores saw an immediate uptick in demand as interest in home improvement

projects skyrocketed with more people staying home. Sales at those stores are up

13.4% this year as compared to 2019.

Passenger volumes at Portland International Airport plunged 95% in April as air

travel ground to a near complete halt. Planes that did fly were largely empty. Travel

picked up steadily as the year went on but remained down two-thirds from a year ago.

Oregon’s restaurant sector laid-off two-thirds of its workers last spring in the first

days of the pandemic, 47,000 people altogether. Many of those jobs returned over

the summer as outdoor dining picked up, only to vanish again as the state ordered

an end to most dine-in service amid a resurgent coronavirus.

Hotel demand in Oregon plummeted in the early weeks of the pandemic as occupancy rates fell by 67% in the first week of April. Oregon’s lodging sector has shed

8,600 jobs in the past year, with total employment down by one-third. The drop in

hotel revenue could have serious implications for cities across the state that derive

general fund money from lodging taxes.

Live entertainment, concerts, festivals, sporting events and conventions were cancelled due to public health restrictions. In a September survey of 1,000 business

owners, nearly 70% of respondents said they were worried their business wouldn’t

survive past January.

Bricks-and-mortar retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as stay-at-home orders

and public health restrictions forced many stores to close and prompted consumers

to turn to online shopping. While some types of retailers have fared better than

others, more than half of 60 small businesses surveyed in September reported that

their sales were down 50% to 90% compared to the same time last year.

Continued from previous page

Where will my vaccination information

be recorded?

The vaccination provider may include

your vaccination information in your state/

local jurisdiction’s Immunization Information System (IIS) or other designated

system. This will ensure that you receive

the same vaccine when you return for the

second dose. For more information about

IISs, visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

programs/iis/about.html.

What is the Countermeasures Injury

Compensation Program?

The Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) is a federal

program that may help pay for costs of

medical care and other specific expenses

of certain people who have been seriously

injured by certain medicines or vaccines,

including this vaccine. Generally, a claim

must be submitted to the CICP within

one year from the date of receiving the

vaccine. To learn more about this program,

visit www.hrsa.gov/cicp/ or call 1-855266-2427.

What is an Emergency Use Authorization

(EUA)?

The United States FDA has made the

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine available

under an emergency access mechanism

called an EUA. The EUA is supported by

a Secretary of Health and Human Services

(HHS) declaration that circumstances

exist to justify the emergency use of

drugs and biological products during the

COVID-19 pandemic.

The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine has

not undergone the same type of review as

an FDA- approved or cleared product. FDA

may issue an EUA when certain criteria are

met, which includes that there are no adequate, approved and available alternatives.

In addition, the FDA decision is based

on the totality of the scientific evidence

available showing that the product may be

effective to prevent COVID-19 during the

COVID-19 pandemic and that the known

and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential risks of the

product. All of these criteria must be met

to allow for the product to be used during

the COVID-19 pandemic.

The EUA for the Moderna COVID-19

Vaccine is in effect for the duration of the

COVID-19 EUA declaration justifying

emergency use of these products, unless

terminated or revoked (after which the

products may no longer be used).

Patent(s): www.modernatx.com/patents

Revised: 12/2020

February 2021

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•

Wildfire Recovery Resources

CORE

Echo Mountain Complex Fire and Straight-Line Wind Event

IMPORTANT FEMA UPDATES

Community Outreach & Recovery

Education

Why we are here: CORE is a local mental health response team here to

help with the impacts of the wildfires & COVID-19. We have 5 mental

health outreach workers on our team. It is our goal to support your

community’s resilience.

• FEMA Direct Housing Opportunities

•

• Apply for an appeal if you receive a denial letter

• Ineligible Letter Received? - Review your letter carefully. Is there more

information you can provide to change your status? Or Did your status change?

What is resilience? Resilience is your ability to recover and heal after

experiencing tough or difficult times.

What we can help you with: Short-term mental health help. Feeling

overwhelmed and not sure how to cope? We can help with that.

Struggling with uncomfortable feelings such as fear, loneliness, loss or

grief? We can help with that. Just need someone non-judgmental to

talk to? We can help with that.

FEMA Contact Information:

• Call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-3362 (TTY:

800-462-7585). 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. PDT, seven

days a week

• Visit DisasterAssistance.gov or use FEMA’s

mobile app

Resources connection and navigation. We know that working with a

bunch of agencies, filling out & submitting paperwork, and remembering

upcoming deadlines can be confusing! We can help with that.

•

● Call 541-265-0403 and leave us a voicemail message. We will return

your call within 1 business day.

● Email lincolncocallcenter@co.lincoln.or.us and mention “CORE” in the

subject line.

● Visit us on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 12-3pm at the

Salmon River Grange! 5371 OR-18, Otis, OR, 97368

•

Se Habla Español!

If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis please call the 24/7 Crisis & Information

Hotline at 1-866-266-0288. If you are experiencing an emergency please call 911.

https://www.linesforlife.org/helpers/

We are here to support your resilience and hope you’ll consider

checking out one of these free virtual affinity spaces:

Day

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Time

8:00am

9:00am

12:30 pm

12:30pm

3:00pm

7:00am

9:30am

12:30pm

1:00pm

2:00pm

3:00pm

8:00am

11:00am

Affinity Space

Morning Meditation & Mindfulness Space

Wellness for Social Workers

Wellness for Educators

Weekday Helpers Wellness Drop-In

BI POC Wellness Group

Nurses Wellness Room

Spanish-Speaking Wellness Drop-In

Weekday Helpers Wellness Drop-In

Fostering Wellness for Foster Parents

Mental/Behavioral Health Workers Wellness

Wellness for Parents

Mental/Behavioral Health Workers Wellness

Grad students in helping fields

Contact

staceyb@linesforlife.org

yvetteg@linesforlife.org

jonathanh@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforlife.org

yvetteg@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforlife.org

jonathanh@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforlife.org

yvetteg@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforlife.org

amyw@linesforlife.org

12:30pm

Weekday Helpers Wellness Drop-In

jonathanh@linesforlife.org

12:30 pm

3:00pm

4:00pm

7:00am

9:30am

12:30pm

2:00pm

3:00pm

Wellness for Educators

Wellness for Social Workers

Wellness for Educators

Wildfire support

Nurses Wellness Room

Spanish Speaking Drop-In Wellness Room

Weekday Helpers Wellness Drop-In

Wellness for Seniors

Surviving Domestic Violence/Anti-Sexual

Assault Work

Wellness for Parents

Wellness for Firefighters

Social Service Workers

BI POC Morning Wellness Space

Bilingual - Essential Workers Wellness Space

Weekday Helpers Wellness Drop-In

yvetteg@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforlife.org

yvetteg@linesforlife.org

amyw@linesforlife.org

yvetteg@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforlife.org

jonathanh@linesforlife.org

yvetteg@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforlife.org

3:00 pm

4:00 pm

5:00pm

8:00am

11:00a

12:30 pm

yvetteg@linesforlife.org

amyw@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforlife.org

staceyb@linesforelife.org

jonathanh@linesforlife.org

If you or anyone you know have been affected by COVID-19 or the Wildfires, please contact a FEMA

Outreach Specialist regarding resources at (971) 420 – 1028 or email FEMAhelp@linesforlife.org.

Para contactar con un ayudante social en relación con los incendios y el COVID-19, por favor llame

(971)420-1018. Email FEMAhelp@linesforlife.org.

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February 2021

Local Contact Information:

• www.co.lincoln.or.us/echomountainfire

• Call Center at 541-265-0621

• Email: echomtnfirerecovery@co.lincoln.or.us

Revised: 01/04/21

MASTT is here to empower wildfire survivors still living in hotels and

other forms of temporary housing to take the next step in their recovery

We are FREE! This is a service provided to the community. No money

or insurance needed, ever.

Three ways to contact us:

FEMA is finalizing the direct housing options for those Survivors who indicated they needed long term

housing assistance in their FEMA Claim.

We encourage all Survivors to contact FEMA directly to make sure your FEMA claim is up to date with

your current housing situation; your housing options may have changed over the past several weeks

and if you have not updated your FEMA claim with current housing status then you may not qualify for

additional benefits.

•

Each household will be guided to share their

story in a trauma-informed interview format.

Participation in the interview puts survivor

households on the "radar" for disaster case

managers who are currently being hired to

help in the next phase of the recovery effort.

The purpose of the interview is also to

identify barriers to permanent housing and

identify resources/programs that can be

accessed to help overcome these barriers.

Each survivor household will take away from

these interviews an actionable plan which

includes steps they can take to support their

progress towards their recovery.

Interviews will be done virtually, either

through a video meeting or a conference call

with the MASTT.

Shelby Houston, MPH, CADC-R

MASTT Lead

•

Celia August

OSU Extension Lincoln County

•

https://www.co.lincoln.or.us/emergencyman

agement/page/mastt-lincoln-county

Call Center at 541-265-0621

Email: firerecovery@co.Lincoln.or.us

Dear Stranger fights COVID-19 isolation through the mail with letter exchange

Oregon Humanities invites

Oregonians to exchange letters and

make new connections

PORTLAND, Ore. – As Oregonians

practice social distancing in hope of

slowing the COVID-19 pandemic, many

are searching for ways to find and maintain social connections across physical

distance. Dear Stranger, a letter-exchange

project from Oregon Humanities, offers

a chance for connection by inviting

Oregonians to write letters with someone

they’ve never met.

Oregon Humanities is a statewide

organization that brings people together

to talk, listen and learn from one another.

“The need for human connection feels

more urgent than ever,” said Ben Waterhouse, communications manager for

Oregon Humanities and creator of the

Dear Stranger project. “We can’t bring

people together in person right now, but

we can still provide ways to reach out and

be heard.”

The aim of Dear Stranger is to create

shared understanding among Oregonians

with different backgrounds, experiences and

beliefs. The premise is simple: Write a letter, get a letter and make a new connection.

Oregon Humanities has operated

Dear Stranger since 2014, with each round

of the project asking writers to address

a different question or theme. In 2020,

more than 250 people participated, with

letters coming from 29 states (and one

from Belgium).

This winter’s prompt for writers is

about food: “How has your relationship

with food – what you eat and how you get

it – changed over the past year? What is

a favorite meal of yours and when is your

first memory of that meal?”

Prompts for writing and instructions

for participation are available on the

Oregon Humanities website at oregonhumanities.org. Letters are swapped anonymously and each person receives a letter

from the person who received the one

they wrote. What happens next is up to the

writers. If they’d like to write back, they

can do so through Oregon Humanities.

Letters should be addressed to Oregon

Humanities, Attn: Dear Stranger, 921 SW

Washington St., Suite 150, Portland, OR

97205. Oregon Humanities will exchange

letters mailed by Feb. 28, 2021.

Questions about Dear Stranger should

be directed to programs@oregonhumanities.org.

Oregon Humanities connects people

and communities through conversation,

storytelling and participatory programs

to inspire understanding and collaborative change. More information about

our programs and publications—which

include the Conversation Project, Bridging Oregon, Consider This, Humanity

in Perspective, Public Program Grants,

Responsive Program Grants, and Oregon

Humanities magazine—can be found at

oregonhumanities.org.

Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National

Endowment for the Humanities and a

partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.

How to access language materials online

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-weeya’ (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

2021 Standing Committee applications due by

Feb. 10, 2021

Any Tribal member interested in consideration for serving on a committee

for a two-year term is encouraged to fill out this form and return it to the council

office prior to Feb. 10, 2021.

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.

We’re Going Remote in 2021!

Online Application Available Soon - Visit www.collegehorizons.org.apply

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: _____________

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), 2 (second choice) and 3 (third choice).

____ Education Committee (3)

____ Housing Committee (3)

____ Natural Resources Committee (3)

____ Pow-Wow Committee (4)

____ Health Committee (3)

____ Budget Committee (1)

____ Cultural Heritage Committee (3)

____ Enrollment Committee (3)

Pre-College Workshop for American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian High School Students

College Horizons 2021 is a FREE, remote “crash course” in preparing for the college application process. Students learn about a variety of colleges and

universities and establish personal relationships with college admission representatives as well as college counselors. Approximately 200 students from across

the nation will work remotely with over 70 college professionals to:

•

How to navigate college admission process during COVID-19

How to apply for financial aid and complete FAFSA

Select 10 suitable colleges to apply to

Write memorable essays and create a resume

Complete winning applications using the Common Application

Receive ACT/SAT test taking strategies and resources

Navigate the financial aid and scholarship process

Attend a remote college fair with over 50 colleges

2021 College Horizons:

Remote Program*

(Dates TBA)

*200 students will still be served through our remote programming.

Our program alumni also gain access to unique opportunities, including:

• Eligibility to apply to an all-expenses paid College Horizons Scholars summer bridge program, which helps prepare first-year students transition from

high school to college

• Eligibility to apply to the Davis Scholarship for New Mexico students (restrictions apply)

• Scholarship & Fly-In opportunities to select partner colleges/universities

Apply: Visit www.collegehorizons.org/apply for instructions on how to apply.

Deadline: To be announced.

Eligibility: Applicants must be American Indian (enrolled), Alaska Native (proof of status) or Native Hawaiian (proof of heritage); maintain a 3.00 GPA, and

be in 10th or 11th grade in high school.

Cost of Program: There will be no cost or tuition fees for the 2021 remote program.

Committee appointments will be made at the Regular Tribal Council meeting

in February 2021. If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner, executive

secretary to Tribal Council, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203.

PO Box 1262 | Pena Blanca, NM 87041 | 505.401.3854 | info@collegehorizons.org | www.collegehorizons.org

February 2021

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•

SERVICES AVAILABLE

Mental Health Services & Life Alert

•

Mental Health Services



What services are available?

•

Counseling Services – individual or

family

•

Psychiatry Services

•

Psychology Services

Up to 8-visits annually (more if medically necessary)



•

Prior to making an appointment with

a provider – confirm the provider will

accept PRC as payment.

Benefits are limited, first-come, firstserved.

•



•

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 541444-9648 to speak with Rhonda

Attridge, PRC Tech I.

•

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.

Steps to get Life Alert:

•

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-

•

 Please contact your local community

•

Dept. of Energy Scholars Program

Deadline: Ongoing

Narcotics Anonymous Toll-Free

Help Line – 877-233-4287

•

For information on Alcoholics

Anonymous: aa-oregon.org

•

Salem: 503-390-9494

Portland: 503-238-1512

Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilit ation

Program (STVRP)

STVRP is here to assist members of ANY federally recognized Tribe to overcome barriers to employment. We work with

individuals who have disabilities and are living within the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 11 county service area.

Examples of Services:

Guidance and Counseling

Referral to Services

Employment Services

Resume Writing

Interviewing Techniques

Job Coaching

Culturally Relevant Individualized Services

Evaluations and Assessments

Training Placement Opportunities

Adaptive Equipment

For more information about the STVRP, please inquire at 1-800-922-1399. Services are provided in ALL area offices,

however, to inquire about services, ask to be transferred to the office nearest you listed below.

2468 West 11th

Eugene, OR 97402

SALEM AREA OFFICE

SILETZ ADMIN. OFFICE

3160 Blossom Dr NE, Ste 105

Salem, OR 97305

201 SE Swan Ave

Siletz, OR 97380

CURRENTL

Y OPEN Program Director

MARTIN,

EUGENE – JERAMIE

SALEM - TONI LEIJA, Counselor/Job Developer

SILETZ – RACHELLE ENDRES, Counselor/Job Developer

• Spiritual

• Intellectual /

Mind

Siletz

Tribal

Voc.

Rehab.

• Emotional

Siletz News

•

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 Crooks at 541484-4234

•

Portland – Andrew Johanson at 503238-1512

Other Youth Opportunities

Prevention, Outpatient Treatment, and Women’s and Men’s

Transitional Living Center

EUGENE AREA OFFICE



Life Alert

NAYA Ninth Grade Counts

Deadline: Rolling

Eugene: 541-484-4234

munity options. If you do not qualify

for Life Alert at no cost, the Siletz

Community Health Clinic will cover

the cost.

Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us.

•

541-444-8286

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

Siletz Tribal Behavioral Health Programs

Siletz: 800-600-5599 or



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

• Physical

February 2021

National Park Service Tribal Stewards

Inclusion Program

Deadline: Ongoing

Center for Native American Youth at

the Aspen Institute – Generation Indigenous Network Youth Ambassador

•

National Youth Leadership Forum

STEM Program Nomination Form

Deadline: Various

•

The Student Conservation Association

•

Northwest Youth Corps

•

Saturday Academy - FREE Classes

for Native American Students

•

ON TRACK OHSU!

•

The SMART Competition

Scholarships

Important information

for college-bound

Tribal seniors

•

Fastweb (scholarship search engine)

•

Big Future (scholarship search engine)

•

Pacific Northwest Scholarship

Guide (scholarship search engine)

•

OregonStudentAid.gov

•

NYU Journalism-NAJA Scholarship

Deadline: Feb. 20, 2021

•

ACS Scholars Program

Deadline: March 1, 2021

American Indian Service Scholarships

Deadline: Ongoing

•

ALA Scholarship Program

Deadline: March 1, 2021

•

American Indian s Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Scholarships

Deadline: Ongoing

•

American Indian Education Fund

Graduate/Undergraduate Scholarships

Deadline: April 4, 2021

•

American Institute of CPAs

Deadline: Varies

•

NAJA-Facebook Journalism Project

Scholarship

Deadline: April 30, 2021

•

American Meteorological Society

Minority Scholarships

Deadline: Ongoing

•

Army Emergency Relief Scholarships

Deadline: Ongoing

•

Cobell Scholarship

Deadline: April 2021

•

Full Circle Scholarship

Deadline: May 31, 2021

•

Assoc. on American Indian Affairs

Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarships

Deadline: May 31, 2021

Accenture American Indian Scholarships

Deadline: May 2021

Wells Fargo Undergraduate Scholarships

Deadline: May 2021

•

AIS Scholarship

Deadline: Varies

•

Open Education Database Graduate

and Ph.D. Scholarships

Deadline: Varies

February

•

Tribal College & University

Scholarships

Deadline: Ongoing

•

March

•

Catching the Dream Scholarships

Deadline: Ongoing

•

College Board Scholarship

Deadline: Ongoing

•

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Scholarships

Deadline: Varies

•

National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

Deadline: Varies

First semester grades and mid-year

reports are sent to some colleges.

Check your school counseling office

or ASPIRE center for scholarship

information.

Complete scholarships.

Check with colleges applied to for

verification they have received all necessary documents. Continue to monitor status of submitted applications.

Check to see if your mid-year transcripts have been sent to the schools

to which you have applied.

Wrap up any scholarship application,

essays and activities chart (for OSAC);

early bird deadline is in February.

For more information about the

Siletz Tribal language program,

please visit siletzlanguage.org.

•

Check for four Tribal scholarships at

ctsi.nsn.us.

Complete scholarships.

Start working on Tribal higher education or adult vocational training grant

application. This can be found on the

Tribe’s website and is due June 30.

Review the Student Aid Report

(SAR).

You should start receiving admission

responses.

Visit OregonStudentAid.gov to check out more than 500 grant and scholarship opportunities.

Internships

Fellowships

•

Fields Artists Fellowships

Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021

•

E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship

Deadline: March 1, 2021

Native American Research Internship

(Univ. of Utah)

Deadline: Feb. 12, 2021

•

Terra Preta do Indio Tribal Fellowship

Deadline: March 1, 2021

NOAA Internships

Deadline: Ongoing

•

Booker T. Washington Fellowship

Deadline: March 1, 2021

Code Switch Internship

Deadline: Various

•

Native American Journalism

Fellowship

Deadline: April 30, 2021

HP 3D Printing Engineering Intern

Deadline: Open until filled

•

Doris O’Donnell Innovations in Investigative Journalism Fellowship

Deadline: June 30, 2021

Wisdom of the Elders Agricultural

Incubator Internship

Deadline: Various

•

Saturday Academy Internships

Deadline: Multiple

•

EPA Environmental Research and

Business Support Program

Deadline: Multiple

•

American Indian Graduate Center

Deadline: Ongoing

•

NOAA Fellowships

Deadline: Ongoing

•

NBC News Summer Fellows Program

Deadline: Ongoing

•

Master of Forest Resources Fellowships

Deadline: Open until filled

NW Native American Research Centers

for Health Research Support Fellowship

Deadline: Rolling

Northwestern University’s Center

for Native American and Indigenous

Research Undergraduate Fellowships

Deadline: Rolling

•

National Science Foundation Research

Experiences for Undergraduates

Deadline: Multiple

•

Indian Land Tenure Foundation

Deadline: Multiple

•

Environmental Protection Agency

Deadline: Multiple

•

American Fisheries Society

Deadlines: Multiple

•

Oregon Museum of Science &

Industry (OMSI)

Deadline: Multiple

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK ONLINE PROGRAM

THE BSW PROGRAM THROUGH PSU COMBINES SOCIAL JUSTICE THEORY WITH

PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE

& SKILLS TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES.

WHAT YOU NEED

WHAT YOU GET

90 Credits

Including 3 pre-reqs: one course each in PSY, SOC, and

Human Development.

Access to Technology

Computer, wifi internet, and a camera with audio for

your computer.

Submit Application by March 1st

Materials posted January 1st at: pdx.edu/ssw/bswadmissions.

Completed Application Materials

Find out about how to put together a strong

application, our application process and get your

questions answered by attending an online

information session. Sign up for one at

www.pdx.edu/ssw/bsw-online-program-info-sessions

Courses Fully Online

Two years of study in a supportive cohort model

of learning. Classes may require collaborative,

synchronous work among students. Senior year

one course is completely synchronous.

Field Placement In Your Community

Working with populations that you care about.

Skills to Be a Change Agent

Regarding issues, policies, and needs that affect

communities, individuals, and their families.

For More Information Contact:

Mollie Janssen, mjanssen@pdx.edu

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Or Visit:

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February 2021

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•

Tribal Council Timesheets for December 2020

Delores Pigsley – 12/1/20-12/31/20

Lillie Butler – 12/1/20-12/31/20

2.75

3.5

2.5

4.5

Ind

2.5

3.5

2.5

4.5

Gmg STBC ED

Tvl

12/1-2 Government-to-Government

12/3-4 Packets

12/16-17 Packets

12/18

Regular TC

12/21-23 Packets

12/28-30 Packets

Loraine Y. Butler – 12/1/20-12/31/20

Ind

1.5

2.5

.75

Gmg STBC ED

2.5

Tvl

12/8

Packets

12/9

STBC mtg

12/10

Special TC – gaming

12/14-15 Packets

12/18

Regular TC

12/23

Special TC

1.5

2.5

.75

Reggie Butler Sr. – 12/1/20-12/31/20

3.25

4.25

2.5

12.75

Ind

Gmg STBC ED

3.25

4.25 3

2.5

12.75

Ind

Gmg STBC ED

12/1-2 Government-to-Government

12/3-7 Packets

12/14-17 Packets

12/18

Regular TC

12/21-31 Packets

Tvl

12/8

12/9

12/10

12/13

12/15

12/16

12/18

12/23

2.75

.75

2.5

.75

2.5

Packets, minutes

STBC mtg, Consent Decree

Special TC – gaming

Packets, minutes

Consent Decree

Packets, judge for H4H

Regular TC

Special TC

Alfred Lane III – 12/1/20-12/31/20

Ind

Gmg STBC ED

Tvl

12/9

12/10

2.75

Ind

3.5

Gmg STBC ED

1.5

1.25

1.5

1.25

3.25

.75

1.75

3.25

.75

1.75

1.5

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Mail, agenda items, prep for mtgs,

news article

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12/10

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agenda items

12/11-14 Mail, agenda items, news article

12/15-16 Conf calls, mail, agenda items,

prep for council

12/17

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agenda items

12/18

Regular TC, mail

12/19-20 Mail

12/21-22 Chemawa Station LLC, mail,

agenda items

12/23-28 Special TC, mail

12/29-31 Conf call w/ LCIS, mail

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12/9

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12/10

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12/11-17 Email, mail, packets, COVID

12/18

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12/19-22 Email, mail

12/23

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12/26-31 Email, mail, packets

Tribal Council Email Addresses

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Tribal Chairman: Delores Pigsley

dpigsley@msn.com

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Vice Chairman: Alfred “Bud” Lane III

budl@ctsi.nsn.us

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Treasurer: Robert Kentta

rkentta@ctsi.nsn.us

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Secretary: Sharon Edenfield

sharone@ctsi.nsn.us

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Lillie Butler

Reggie Butler Sr.

Loraine Butler

Angela Ramirez

Selene Rilatos

lbutler@ctsi.nsn.us

rbutler@ctsi.nsn.us

loraineb@ctsi.nsn.us

angelar@ctsi.nsn.us

maritar@ctsi.nsn.us

Oregon Humanities seeking applications for Fields Artist Fellowship program

PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Humanities, in partnership with Oregon Community Foundation, is now accepting

applications for the second round of the

Fields Artist Fellowship program, offering

two years of financial support to Oregonbased artists who are in a pivotal moment

or inflection point in their careers.

Four artists will be awarded twoyear fellowships to advance their artistic

practice while developing creative and

meaningful ways to address and respond

to the opportunity gap in Oregon.

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The first Fields Artist Fellowships

were awarded in 2019 to Crystal Akins of

Lincoln City, Mic Crenshaw of Portland,

Ka’ila Farrell-Smith of Chiloquin and Joe

Whittle of Enterprise.

Applications will be accepted until

Feb. 15, 2021. More information on how to

apply is available at oregonhumanities.org.

Fellowships will be awarded by July 2021.

Fields Artist Fellows will respond to

and explore the opportunity gap in their

region, participate in cohort gatherings

and document their experiences and projects. Each fellow will receive $100,000

February 2021

during the two-year term. In addition,

eight finalists will each receive a one-time

award of $10,000.

The phrase “opportunity gap” refers to

widening socioeconomic disparities across

Oregon largely determined by the circumstances into which a child is born, such as

family circumstances, neighborhoods, educational experiences, and race and ethnicity.

Artists of all disciplines are encouraged to apply, including writers, filmmakers, visual artists, multimedia artists, culture

bearers, and performance artists. Eligibility

requirements include the following:

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At least five years of professional

practice in an artistic discipline or

combination of disciplines

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At least three years of residence

in Oregon (non-continuous) and

the intent to reside in Oregon for

the majority of the fellowship term

(Sept. 1, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2023)

•

Demonstrable evidence of artistic

practice that can engage with community groups and organizations and/

or address community concerns

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Native arts foundation offers 2 award programs for American Indian artists

VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Native

Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is

pleased to announce its open call for two

new award programs.

After a year of strategic planning and

working closely with our network of artists,

grantees and stakeholders, NACF moves

into its second decade with SHIFT, a twoyear program designed to support artist

and community-driven projects responding to social, environmental or economic

justice issues through a Native lens.

NACF is also launching LIFT, a

one-year award and early career support

program for emerging Native artists to

develop and realize new projects.

“Through these programs, we are all

offered deeper insight into the complexities

of contemporary Native life. Our artists

speak for us, challenging our notions of

identity and culture, revealing our innate

brilliance and pointing us toward a better

future,” said Reuben Tomás Roqueñi (Yaqui/

Mayo/Chicanx descent), NACF’s director

of Transformative Change Programs.

SHIFT Program

NACF is now accepting letters of

interest for the SHIFT-Transformative

Change and Indigenous Arts program.

SHIFT is a two-year award that includes

financial resources, professional devel-

opment, artist/stakeholder convening,

cross-sector collaboration, evaluation,

exhibiting and presenting opportunities

for Native artists, cultural practitioners

and community partners.

The program’s focus is to bring

attention to Native communities to shift

a national narrative of invisibility, misunderstanding and misappropriation. SHIFT

will provide invaluable resources for project development, production and presentation for artists and their collaborators.

Eligible letters of interest must

include both a Native artist applicant

(individual or an artist collective) and a

partner organization/co-applicant working in dance/choreography, fiction/poetry

writing, film/video, multi-disciplinary

arts, music, performance art, theater and

screenplay writing, traditional arts, or 2D

+ 3D visual arts.

Artist applicant must be an enrolled

member or citizen of a federally recognized or state-recognized American

Indian Tribe or Alaska Native corporation, or of Native Hawaiian ancestry.

Partner organization/co-applicants must

be a U.S.-based nonprofit organization,

for-profit business or Tribal agency working in collaboration with Native artists or

Native artist collectives.

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We encourage artists to apply who

have experience developing projects

focused on engaging communities and

the public to address community issues;

build upon community cultural assets; and

partner with organizations to develop and

present the work.

SHIFT is a monetary award totaling

$100,000 for two years, with $50,000 of

the award earmarked for the lead artist or

artist collective. Up to 10 projects will be

selected to receive SHIFT awards.

For a full description of the award,

eligibility requirements and to apply, visit

http://bit.ly/NACF-shift. The deadline to

submit the online letter of interest form

for SHIFT is Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at

5 p.m. PDT.

LIFT Program

NACF is also accepting applications

for the LIFT-Early Career Support for

Native Artists program. LIFT will provide

one-year awards for early-career Native

artists to develop and realize new projects.

The program’s focus is to provide financial support and professional development

to artists whose work aims to uplift communities and advance positive social change.

Eligible applicants must be individual

Native artists working in dance/choreography, fiction/poetry writing, film/video,

multi-disciplinary arts, music, performance art, theater and screenplay writing,

traditional arts, or 2D + 3D visual arts.

Artist applicant must be an enrolled

member or citizen of a federally recognized or state-recognized American

Indian Tribe or Alaska Native corporation, or of Native Hawaiian ancestry.

We encourage artists to apply who are

shaping their practices and for whom the

award may serve as a launching point in

their career.

LIFT is a monetary award of $10,000

for a proposed project, with $2,500 earmarked for the artist’s benefit and wellbeing. Up to 20 artists will be selected to

receive LIFT awards.

For a full description of the award,

eligibility requirements and to apply,

please visit http://bit.ly/NACF-lift. The

deadline to submit the online application

form for LIFT is Tuesday, March 16, 2021,

at 5 p.m. PDT.

About the Native Arts and

Cultures Foundation

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation’s mission is to advance equity and cultural knowledge, focusing on the power of

arts and collaboration to strengthen Native

communities and promote positive social

change with American Indian, Native

Hawaiian and Alaska Native peoples in

the United States.

The foundation has supported more

than 300 artists and arts organizations in

34 states and the District of Columbia. To

learn more, visit nativeartsandcultures.org.

Gover named to new position as undersecretary at Smithsonian, leaves NMAI

Kevin Gover, the director of the

National Museum of the American

Indian, has been named the Smithsonian’s

undersecretary for museums and culture,

effective Jan. 17. The position oversees the

Smithsonian’s history and art museums,

its cultural centers, and the Archives of

American Art, Smithsonian Exhibits and

the National Collections Program.

Gover has served as undersecretary in

an acting capacity since February 2020.

He reports to Meroe Park, the Smithsonian’s deputy secretary and chief operating

officer.

Gover (Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma)

began as director of the Smithsonian’s

National Museum of the American Indian

in 2007. As director, he oversaw the Washington, D.C., and New York City museums

as well as the Cultural Resources Center

in Suitland, Md.

Gover has led the museum to pursue equity and social justice for Native

people through education, inspiration

and empowerment, and the museum has

worked to expand people’s ideas of what

it means to be American Indian.

Under his leadership, the museums have opened numerous critically

acclaimed exhibitions in Washington

and New York, including Americans ,

which uncovers the many ways American

Indian images, names and stories have

been part of the nation’s history, identity

and pop culture since before the country

began; Nation to Nation: Treaties Between

the United States and American Indian

Nations, which examines the history and

legacy of U.S.-American Indian diplomacy

from the colonial period through the present; Infinity of Nations: Art and History in

the Collections of the National Museum

of the American Indian, a permanent

exhibition of some 700 works of Native art

from throughout North, Central and South

America that demonstrates the breadth of

the museum’s renowned collection; and

Stretching the Canvas: Eight Decades of

Native Painting, which presents works

by 30 artists and explores broad topics

at different points in modern art history

starting at about 1940 to near present day.

Most recently, in November 2020

the museum completed and opened

the National Native American Veterans

Memorial. The memorial, which sits on

the grounds of the museum in Washington, was commissioned by Congress to

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give “all Americans the opportunity to

learn of the proud and courageous tradition of service of Native Americans in the

Armed Forces of the United States.”

American Indians have served in

every major military conflict in the U.S.

since the Revolutionary War. This is the

first national landmark in Washington to

focus on the contributions of American

Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians who have served in the military.

Gover also oversaw the launch of

Native Knowledge 360°, the museum’s

national educational initiative.

NK360° is a set of teaching resources

that provides educators and students with

new perspectives on American Indian

history and cultures. It offers educational

materials and training for teachers that

incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and

learning about Native America.

It challenges common assumptions

about Native peoples – their cultures,

their roles in U.S. and world history, and

their contributions to the arts, sciences

and literature. The initiative provides a

view that includes not only the past, but

also the richness and vibrancy of Native

peoples and cultures today.

The museum has also expanded its

educational offerings to include virtual

field trips and webinars, including the

popular Youth in Action: Conversations

About Our Future series, which features

young Native activists and changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere

working toward equity and social justice

for Indigenous peoples.

Machel Monenerkit will continue to

serve as acting director of the museum following Gover’s departure. She is currently

the museum’s deputy director.

Monenerkit joined the museum in

1994 as a volunteer and then became a

program manager in the public programs

office at the museum in New York. In

1998, she transferred to the museum’s

location in Washington, where she oversaw three major projects for the museum’s

2004 opening.

Monenerkit joined the museum’s

executive office in 2006. As deputy

director, she oversees several museum

departments, including administration,

advancement, and executive and financial

planning.

From the Corvallis Gazette-Times in Corvallis, Ore.; originally posted Jan. 11, 2021

Siletz Tribes made 2020 better

Happy New Year, everyone! 2020 was a tough year for all of us. We faced

COVID-19, wildfires, political rhetoric, civil unrest, online school and multiple

shutdowns.

To start off 2021, I would like to give special thanks to the Confederated Tribes

of Siletz Indians, who stepped up to help the city of Philomath through a tumultuous year.

I thank the Tribe for its numerous contributions to the Philomath community

to include donations for the Philomath Police Department for a new public safety

traffic enforcement sign, donations to Philomath Community Services for food

provisions for people facing food insecurity concerns, and assistance provided to

the Philomath Youth Activities Club for a summer youth cultural exchange at the

2021 annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow.

I would also like to personally thank Robert Kentta, the cultural director, for

sharing his tremendous knowledge of Siletz Tribal history he gave us back in

October. It was excellent and very informative for all who attended. The Tribe also

generously donated a beautiful Siletz Tribal flag at our December Philomath City

Council meeting. It was ceremoniously presented by two local Philomath Native

American brothers who proudly represented their Native heritage.

I am grateful for the relationship Philomath has built with the Confederated

Tribes of Siletz Indians. I am very thankful for their generosity in 2020. I look

forward to continuing to strengthen our friendship in the years to come.

Eric Niemann (mayor, 1919-1920)

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Happy 18th Birthday, Spencer! Much

love to you on this special birthday.

Love, the Ben/Tomlinson families

Happy 9th Birthday, Branson! I hope

your day is filled with lots of smiles and

happiness.

Love, Mom

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).

Happy 13th Birthday, Cori! You are

officially a teenager!

Love, the Ben/Tomlinson families

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 ServicesHousing-Low Rent Apartments

& Home Ownership.

Free child ID kits from the

Oregon State Police

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child.idkits@state.or.us

Questions? Call 800-922-1399,

ext. 1322, or 541-444-8322;

fax: 541-444- 8313

Happy 4th Birthday, Izeyah! We love

you so much. ❤

Love, Mommy, Daddy and Yoshi

Be safe.

Stay home.

Stay well.

I want to wish a very Happy 3 rd

Birthday to my beautiful baby girl, Aryah

Luthrica, on Feb. 11. Mommy and brothers love you so very much.

Happiest of 3rd birthdays to our beautiful princess, Aryah Luthrica! Poppa and

Mamma love you more than all the stars in

the galaxies. You’re our sunshine!

Love, Poppa and Mamma

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Most Often Requested Numbers

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians –

800-922-1399

Siletz Community Health Clinic –

800-648-0449

Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494

Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599

Salem Finance Office – 888-870-9051

Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512

Chinook Winds Casino Resort –

888-244-6665

Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234

Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823

Contract Health Services (CHS) –

800-628-5720

Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517

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Monthly Virtual

CTSI Youth Cultural Sharing Night

Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

To register and get login info:

Please Contact Elizabeth Madden at elizabethm@ctsi.nsn.us

or Jacob Reid at jacobr@ctsi.nsn.us

You are welcome to bring arts & crafts, poetry, songs, or

talents of any sort (traditional or modern) or just come to

listen, learn, and show support!

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