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SILETZ NEWS
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Kurtis Barker
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 50, No. 2
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Siletz News
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P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
February 2022
Tribe names Barker to general manager position, ready to face challenges ahead
Kurtis Barker, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, has
been named the new general manager of
the Siletz Tribe. His first day will be Feb. 1.
Barker will lead a workforce of
approximately 200 located at offices in
Siletz, Eugene, Salem and Portland. He
has worked for the Tribe for nearly 16
years, most recently as director of the 477
Self-Sufficiency Program for 10 of those
years. In this position, he led a team of
13 staff who assist Tribal members in
meeting their basic needs and preparing
them to (re)enter the workforce. Barker
also administered the Home Visiting and
Vocational Rehabilitation programs.
“I am humbled by the opportunity to
serve the Siletz Tribe and our membership in this new capacity. We have many
challenges facing the Tribe, including the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, recovery
efforts provided by the American Rescue
Plan Act (ARPA) and staffing shortages,
to name a few. I am familiar with Tribal
government operations and I will work
at the direction of Tribal Council to
establish, promote and achieve our goals
and objectives,” Barker said. “We have a
talented team that is dedicated to serving
the membership and I look forward to
leading them in this position. To gain a
better understanding of the Tribal membership’s needs, I plan to participate in
community meetings scheduled for late
January through March and encourage
everyone to join as well.”
Barker holds a bachelor’s degree in
business administration with a concentration in leadership, organization and management from Eastern Oregon University.
Barker was a co-founder of the Siletz
Change Team, which seeks to create a more
welcoming environment for two-spirit and
LGBTQIA employees. The Change Team
also advocates for policies, procedures and
services to be more inclusive and address
the needs of LGBTQIA Tribal members.
These efforts led to the development and
approval of the Siletz Tribal Marriage and
Dissolution ordinances.
Barker has been appointed by Gov.
Kate Brown to serve two consecutive
Photo by Andy Taylor
Kurtis Barker
terms on the Oregon Employment Department Advisory Council and has served
on its Modernization Board for a number
of years. He has advocated for workforce
development and self-sufficiency programs at the state and national levels. As
the 477-SSP director, he has developed
working relationships with various state
and federal agencies. Barker has also
served on the Siletz Tribal Election Board
for many years.
“I have dedicated my adult career
to serving the Tribe and our community.
I was raised in Siletz, attended Siletz
School and currently live in Siletz Tribal
housing. For all of us, the pandemic has
limited our ability to enjoy many of our
favorite activities, and for me that includes
traveling and spending time with family
and friends. I look forward to the day we
can once again enjoy and experience our
cultural events like pow-wow, Run to the
Rogue and Restoration Celebrations,”
said Barker. “At 37, I may be younger
than many within our leadership team,
but I am motivated to lead and modernize our approach to serving the entire
membership. I will spend my first few days
acquainting myself in the position, but I
am eager to engage with Tribal Council,
our team, Tribal members and the local
communities.”
Is it a cold, allergies, the flu or COVID? See a list of the different – but sometimes similar –
symptoms for each one on page 11.
New Comfort Station opens
Photos by Andy Taylor
The Tribe held an open house at the new Comfort Station in Siletz on Dec. 30,
2021, located at the corner of Gaither Street and Logsden Road. The showers are
now open by scheduled appointment (see details on page 6). Community Health
Director Ruby Moon (right) and Joella Strong, PRC technician II, review the set
up of a washing machine. Washers and dryers will be ready soon. Please call 541444-8348 for more information.
Chairman’s Report
New Year
We welcome 2022 as a year of change
and challenging times. Elections will be
held in early February. I will be pleased if
I am re-elected; if not, I have to say being
on the council for the past many years has
been extremely rewarding. Since Restoration in 1977, the Tribe has been amazingly
progressive.
On Jan. 19, I listened to Tribal elder
Ed Ben talk on a webinar hosted by
Ecotrust in Portland, Ore. He spoke of
termination and the effect of termination
back in 1953. Then council member Bud
Lane spoke about progress, culture and
current Tribal issues.
The presentations should remind all
of us of the terrible policies that affected
our membership since the signing of the
first treaty.
I have been asked to be a guest
speaker at the Native American Rights
Fund’s (NARF) 50th Anniversary Celebration in Boulder, Colo., in April. I
accepted the honor, assuming travel is
approved at that time.
NARF lawyers worked tirelessly early
on, assisting the Tribe in gaining Restoration back in the 1970s. We owe NARF our
deepest gratitude for the dedication and
the effort that was put forth for us to gain
Restoration in November 1977.
COVID
The Tribe is still operating under our
emergency plan, phase one. The COVID
counts in Oregon and in Lincoln County
have surged. It is now more important
than ever to follow the protocols put forth
to stay healthy.
Programs are serving Tribal members
via phone, email and postal mail. Employees are encouraged to work from home
and all employees must be vaccinated.
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, visit ctsi.nsn.us.
Need Rental Housing?
The Siletz Tribal Housing Department encourages you to apply for the
Low-Income Rental Program waiting list in Siletz (1-4 bedrooms) and
Lincoln City (2-3 bedrooms – Neachesna Village).
Applications can be obtained at any Tribal area office (Eugene, Salem, Portland,
Siletz) or online from the Tribal website – ctsi.nsn.us; follow links – Tribal
Services-Housing-Low Rent Apartments & Home Ownership.
For any questions, call 800-922-1399, ext. 1322, or 541-444-8322
Fax: 541-444- 8313
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Chinook Winds Casino is still open
with reduced hours and is having difficulty
hiring help even with the bonuses in effect.
As of Jan. 19, we have had the highest
number of COVID cases processed by the
clinic, where 94 positives have been identified. In December 2021, our highest count
was 38 positives.
Salem casino
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
released the environmental assessment in
January. Notification was published and
the BIA will hold a public hearing. It’s
really the first stage of a long process, but
progress is being made.
Siletz Tribal general manager
The Tribal Council selected Tribal
member Kurtis Barker as the Tribe’s new
general manager (see page 1). Barker has
managed our 477 SSP program and been
an employee of the Tribe for the past 16
years. Congratulations to Kurtis!
We thank our Natural Resources
manager, Mike Kennedy, for filling in as
the GM for the past year.
Delores Pigsley
Acting casino general manager
John Wheeler, director of Finance, has
been named the acting general manager
for Chinook Winds Casino Resort. This
action was effective Jan. 1, 2022. The
Tribe will be actively recruiting for a new
general manager.
Elders Council Meeting
The Elders Council will hold a virtual Zoom meeting on Saturday, Feb. 12,
2022, at 1 p.m.
If you are interested in participating in the virtual meeting from your phone,
computer or smart phone, please contact the Elders Program at 541-444-8233
by Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
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2022 College Students Summer Internship Program
Students attending college can apply for the Tribe’s 2022 College Students Summer
Internship Program. To be eligible, you must be at least a half-time student attending
a two-year or four-year college and in good academic standing.
Applications will be mailed to known students but if you do not receive an application, contact Assistant General Manager Lisa Norton or the education specialist at
any Tribal area office to request an application.
The purpose of the program is to provide funding for a paid internship for Tribal
students to gain work experience in their field of study that will help them be competitive in the job market after graduation. Ten slots are available, paid at Tribal minimum
wage for up to 350 hours.
Students will be responsible for securing their own placement. We are available to
assist, but ultimately it is the student’s responsibility to locate and develop a placement.
A limited number of placements are available with the Tribe. Due to COVID, at this
point most Tribal placements likely will be remote.
Students selected for the program must complete an orientation, criminal history
background check and drug screening (note: the Tribe does not recognize Oregon laws
allowing the use of medical or recreational marijuana).
Placements can begin in June and must be completed by Sept. 30, 2022. Students
should send a completed application and an unofficial copy of transcripts to:
By Mail
CTSI
Attn: College Internship Program
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
By Fax
541-444-2307
Be safe. Stay home. Get vaccinated. Stay well.
By Email
collegeinterns@ctsi.nsn.us
The deadline to apply for the program is 4:30 p.m. on March 31, 2022. If you have
questions about the program, contact Lisa Norton at the above email address or call
541-444-8210 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1210.
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Minor Trust year-end statements have new look and feel
By Daniel McCue, Chief Financial Officer
Starting with the year ending Dec. 31,
2021, minor trust statements will have a
brand new look and feel. There have been
a few changes to the Tribal Minor Trust
Program the past few years, one of which
is a transfer of all assets to a new provider.
As the Tribe has communicated in
the past, we now have a new investment
advisory firm, Sovereign Investment Advisors, LLC (“SIA”) and a new trust administrator, Providence First Trust Company
(“PFTC”). They have allowed us to better
administer all of the funds the Tribe is
responsible for in terms of minor trust
contributions and investments.
The partnership has allowed better
tracking of contributions and better tracking of distributions, and allows these third
parties to manage the funds much more
efficiently.
Because of the change, the statements
will come directly from PFTC this year.
In the past, statements from Stifel Investment Services would come to the Tribe
CTSI Jobs
Tribal employment information
available at ctsi.nsn.us.
and the Tribe had to re-mail them out to
all beneficiaries. They should be mailed
by the end of January 2022 and received
sometime in February 2022. Be on the
lookout. Statements are not junk mail.
If you do not get a statement by the
end of February and would like one, or
would like to discuss your account or
statement when it’s received, please contact PFTC at 800-350-0208, 8-5 MST,
Monday-Friday. You will need to provide
identifying information when you call.
If you are over age 18, only you can
access information on your account unless
you allow, in writing, a parent or guardian to have access. Parents and guardians
have access to information on accounts
for those under 18.
We hope we can roll out more benefits
of having this administrator later this year,
such as online access to view your account
activity and performance. We will let you
know when that becomes available. The
Investment Committee meets on a quarterly basis and is closely monitoring the
status of the Tribe’s investments with our
financial advising company, SIA.
This also serves as a reminder that
if you are age 18 and wish to withdraw
your Minor Trust funds, you must first
complete a Minor Trust Payment Request
Form. You can request once per calendar
year. You must have your request form
notarized with an original notary seal
before returning the form to the Tribe.
In addition, please include a copy of
your Social Security card and a current telephone number where you can be reached
should we have any questions concerning
your request. You can obtain a copy of the
Minor Trust Payment Request Form on the
Tribe’s website – ctsi.nsn.us. Please see the
Tribal Member Distribution Ordinance on
the Tribe’s website for details on distribution limits and other rules.
You can find more information on
our trust administrator and our investment advisor at the following websites,
respectively – providencefirst.com and
sovereignfinance.com.
“Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian Preference policy applies. 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.
2021/2022
HUNTING/FISHING/GATHERING
INCENTIVES
Reminder to all Siletz Tribal members:
Please report all harvests of deer, elk,
salmon and shellfish to the Natural
Resources Department. The name on the
tag/permit will be submitted into a
drawing after the seasons end and could
receive one of the following Cabela’s gift
card incentives.
HUNTING INCENTIVES
$100
~
$75
~
$50
CABELA’S GIFT CARDS
FISHING INCENTIVE
$50
CABELA’S GIFT CARD
SHELLFISH INCENTIVE
$50
CABELA’S GIFT CARD
Please report all harvests to:
Mike Kennedy
541-444-8232
mikek@ctsi.nsn.us
or
Denise Garrett
541-444-8227
deniseg@ctsi.nsn.us
Shall we talk about trauma and health? How does one influence the other?
By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RDN, LD, Head
Start Consulting Nutritionist
Talk about trauma seems to be everywhere these days. I’ve included trauma
as a health concern in my articles since
2013 when my Head Start message began
to be included in Siletz News. Trauma is
real, despite having been hidden to the
“mainstream.”
There are many types of trauma and
many ways that it impacts our lives and our
health. Two previous articles specifically
looking at trauma are Digestion under
attack? (February 2017) and ACE impacts
digestion and health (January 2019).
Adverse childhood experiences
(ACEs) range from physical, emotional
or sexual abuse to parental divorce or the
incarceration of a parent or guardian. The
effect of unresolved emotional trauma on
health from childhood across a lifetime
is possibly the most under-exposed risk
factor for major chronic health conditions
in the world today.
Trauma isn’t always a direct experience with a memory. It can be a collective
experience passed down through families
and groups. Collective or intergenerational
trauma is at work in the Native population
and adds a burden to health.
“Developmental trauma” has caught
my attention. This is also referred to as
complex post-traumatic stress disorder
(C-PTSD) and appears to be more hidden
than some of the overt traumas associated
with big events or ACEs. One defining
point is how early in life the trauma started.
Developmental trauma commonly
starts within the first 4-7 years and
expresses differently at various ages and
stages of development. Another significant factor that sets developmental trauma
apart from other types is that it is chronic
and is often invisible or unsupported.
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Furthermore, it isn’t always about
what happened. It includes what didn’t
happen, such as lack of attentive care, not
being seen – in other words, neglect. This
can even occur in families where children
are loved, when the primary caregiver(s)
is unavailable emotionally. For example,
in a situation where the parents are in
deep grief or gravely ill, they may not
be attuned to their child. Children aren’t
able to see that they are inherently good,
despite being in a bad situation.
Trauma is what happens inside a person’s nervous system when it is overloaded
and is not defined as specific events or
lack of events. When our nervous systems
are on high alert, we can’t digest food
properly. Some traumas are chronic and
not always readily visible. Additionally,
some children are quite sensitive and may
be more vulnerable due to how intensely
they feel. This amplifies what the nervous
system must handle.
In the past, I’ve shared foods and
herbs that can calm the nervous system
(January 2021, Can nutrition really help
my mood?). While these foods and herbs
are important, they are not sufficient alone
for the healing process.
Acknowledgement and therapy are
critical on the healing path. This is not
my specialty and it is important to find
help from a professional with appropriate training in trauma therapy (not just
trauma-informed).
My purpose here is to share that
this early trauma can set us up for illness. Young brains become hardwired
to respond to stress more easily and less
external stress is required to produce all
the cascading changes in the body resulting from a stress response.
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Toxic early-life stress also creates
low-grade inflammation in the brain. This
toxic stress prevents neurogenesis (the formation and development of nerve cells),
leading to depression, digestion problems,
hormonal imbalances such as chronic
fatigue, and immune system problems
such as susceptibility to infection or food
and chemical sensitivities.
In some cases illness can occur despite
healthy lifestyles. It may be autoimmune
forms of illness, where the body attacks
itself. In other cases, the early trauma
may result in self-betrayal, self-sabotage
or lack of self-worth. These beliefs can
influence food choices as well as how well
our body can receive nourishment.
The body is designed to slow down
or put off digestion while under stress
for survival. Often people who grew up
in chronic stress/trauma don’t even realize it isn’t “normal.” The word “normal”
presents a problem because possibly it
felt normal, it looked like it happened
to everyone and no one talked about it.
Therefore, it can be difficult to identify
what happened until after things go badly
in adulthood and we look back.
What can we do? Pay attention and be
a reliable adult. If during childhood there
was no outside support or the adverse
childhood events were even a family
“secret,” research shows the impact is
worse for the child. Research shows having
just one reliable adult to speak to about
their experience can help a child recover
from a trauma.
Remember family meals. Connect
with each other while sharing food. Ask
questions and listen to the answers. What
went well today? What was hard? What
are you grateful for? What is your goal
for tomorrow? Acknowledge the answers
and offer support rather than diminishing
your child’s experience in ways that may
cause him or her to feel worse or unloved.
This dinner ritual can serve to mitigate some of the trauma a child may be
experiencing as well as provide a platform
to notice how the young ones in your
life are developing emotionally. Some
trauma-patterns won’t show up in dinner
conversation because often children learn
to accommodate and care take of others to
feel safe. In order to do this, however, they
also learn to suppress their own needs.
Later, this can undermine healthy choices
or the body’s ability to pause the chronic
stress to digest food properly.
Support your loved ones when they
are facing illness, yet not getting well
despite addressing nutrition and physical care. Full healing may not occur if
the emotional or past traumas are not
resolved or released. In fact, we can look
at disease, illness and physical symptoms
as our body’s way of getting our attention
to address our unique needs.
Healing emotional trauma is one of
the most important aspects to address in
all chronic complex illnesses. Unresolved
trauma leads to a state of chronic stress
and inflammation, which perpetuates illnesses and leads to beliefs that sabotage
our ability to recover. We all need to feel
safe. We can’t be a strong community
without supporting each other.
I believe that health always has some
kind of connection to nutrition. Please
know that 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.
Margo Hudson – 1951-2021
Margo (Pullam, Norton) Hudson, 70,
passed Dec. 21, 2021, at Samaritan Pacific
Communities Hospital in Newport, Ore.
She married her high school sweetheart, Richard Norton, in 1970 and they
moved to San Diego, Calif., for his naval
career, later moving to Kingston, Wash.,
where he was stationed. They have two
children, Elizabeth “Lisa” Norton and
Margaret McAfee. They later divorced,
and she met and married Donald Hudson,
who preceded her in death in 2012.
Margo was an adventurous soul, fulfilling many lifelong dreams. She moved
with her best friends, Debbie and Doug
Olinger, to Hope, Alaska, where they
became EMTs and drove ambulance along
the Kenai Peninsula.
She returned home to Oregon and
became a wilderness first responder, supporting the Siletz Tribal Behavioral Health
Program’s client backpacking hikes on the
Rogue River trail.
Her career varied from working at
Long’s Café in Waldport, Ore., and later
as a buyer for Price Club and Costco.
Upon returning to Oregon, she worked
for her Tribe – the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz – as the council secretary, USDA
food warehouse manager and finally in the
Employment Services Program, where she
retired. Work was overshadowed by her
love for her family, spending countless
vacations and camping trips with them.
Margo was born to William and Florinne (Darcy) Pullam on Aug. 8, 1951.
She graduated from Waldport High School
in 1969 and later attended Oregon Coast
Community College.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her best friend Debbie Olinger and
her brother Harvey (Im) Pullam.
She is survived by her first husband
– whom she rekindled her relationship
with this past year – Richard Norton; her
children, Lisa Norton and Margaret (J.D.)
McAfee; five grandchildren – Michael
(Rene’) Norton, Joshua (Breanna) Rilatos,
Trevor Norton, Madison McAfee and Jaylee McAfee; one great-grandchild, Kayden
Norton; and one great-grandchild on the
way, Amelia Rilatos; sisters, Rhoda “Jane”
Fisher, Tina Retasket, Angella (Robbie)
Robertson; and brothers, Frank (Sara)
Pullam, Patrick (MaryAnn) Pullam and
Mark (Lisa) Pullam.
No services will be conducted at this
time. Per her wishes, the family will gather
this summer at the Darcy family farm on
the Siletz River.
For information about the Siletz Tribe, visit ctsi.nsn.us.
CTSI ELDERS BOOK CLUB
Invites Tribal Members of All Ages
To join together to read and discuss
our Tribal history book
We meet twice monthly, via Zoom, the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month. All
attendees are encouraged (but not required) to read and discuss the assigned
chapter. Our next meetings will be:
March 10 — Chapter 8
March 24 — Chapter 9
To join, please contact AJ Warren, Title VI Coordinator
Phone: 541-444-8212 or e-mail: ajw@ctsi.nsn.us
US Poet Laureate Harjo named first artist-in-residence at Tulsa’s Bob Dylan Center®
TULSA, Okla. – U.S. Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo has been named the first artistin-residence at the Bob Dylan Center
(BDC) in advance of its much-anticipated
grand opening on May 10.
Throughout the course of her six-year
appointment, the Tulsa native and member
of the Muscogee Nation will present educational programs and live performances,
and curate special exhibitions, at the BDC.
According to Steve Higgins, managing director of the American Song
Archives that oversees the BDC, Harjo’s
tenure as artist-in-residence is integral to
furthering the center’s mission.
“As a poet, musician, playwright and
author, Joy Harjo exemplifies artistry and
brings light to the world through her work,”
Higgins said. “The BDC’s programs and
exhibits will explore the creative process
and inspire the next generations of artists,
and we couldn’t be more honored that Joy
is playing such an important role in helping us to fulfill our mission and establish
our future legacy.”
In response to her appointment, Harjo
said, “When Bob Dylan stepped forward
and made his path of song making,
poetry and storytelling, a path that lit a
generation, he opened a creative door for
others to find their way to fresh invention
and imagining. I am one of those who
followed. My residency will allow this
legacy to be extended to the community,
to encourage and share creativity. I am
honored to be part of this new venture.”
an online audio collection developed by
Harjo and housed in the Library’s American Folklife Center.
Please visit joyharjo.com.
About the Bob Dylan Center®
To be anchored by a permanent exhibit
on the life and work of Dylan, the Bob
Dylan Center is committed to exploring
the myriad forms of creativity that enrich
the world around us.
About Joy Harjo
Appointed in 2020 to a rare third term
as 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States,
Harjo is an internationally renowned
performer and writer of the Muscogee
Nation. She is the author of nine books of
poetry, several plays and children’s books,
and two memoirs.
Her honors include the Ruth Lily Prize
for Lifetime Achievement from the Poetry
Foundation, the Academy of American
Poets Wallace Stevens Award, two National
Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and
a Guggenheim Fellowship. Harjo has produced seven award-winning music albums.
She is a chancellor of the Academy
of American Poets and chair of the Native
Courtesy photo by Matika Wilbur
Joy Harjo
Arts & Cultures Foundation. Her signature project as U.S. Poet Laureate, Living
Nations, Living Words, features an interactive story map developed in conjunction with the Library of Congress that
maps 47 contemporary American Indian
poets across the country and connects to
When it opens in the Tulsa Arts District in May 2022, the center will serve
to educate, motivate and inspire visitors
to engage their own capacity as creators.
Through exhibits, public programs, performances, lectures and publications, the
center aims to foster a conversation about
the role of creativity in our lives.
As the primary public venue for the
Bob Dylan Archive® collection, the center
will curate and exhibit a priceless collection of more than 100,000 items spanning
Dylan’s career.
More information is available at bobdylancenter.com.
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Virtual Talking Circle
Virtual Talking Circle
The Siletz CARE Program will be hosting a Virtual
Talking Circle once a month on the third
The Siletz
CARE Program will host a
Virtual Talking
Circle
a month
Thursday
of once
the month:
on the third Thursday of the month:
FEB. 16, 2022,
FEB. 16, 2022,
at 5:30 PM
at 5:30 PM
EVERYCHILD
CHILDMATTERS
MATTERST-SHIRTS
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AVAILABLE
EVERY
We want to bring awareness to the damage the residential
We want to bring awareness to the damage the residential
school system did to the well-being of Indigenous children.
school system did to the well-being of Indigenous children.
TRUTH, HEAL & HONOR
TRUTH, HEAL & HONOR
Contact Rachelle in the CARE Program if interested at 541Contact Rachelle in the CARE Program if interested at 541444-9638. They will be first-come, first-served.
444-9638. They will be first-come, first-served.
Look for more info on this movement in September 2022.
Look for more details on this movement in September 2022.
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Job Announcement – Siletz Tribal Court Chief Judge
Title: Chief Judge
Division: Siletz Tribal Court
Compensation: Determined by Tribal Council
Term: The Chief Judge is appointed by the Tribal Council for a term of four years.
Employment Status: The Chief Judge is an independent contractor.
Closing Date: Until applicant is appointed by the Siletz Tribal Council
Selection Process: The Siletz Tribal Council appoints Chief Judge by resolution.
In making its selection in addition to the qualifications listed below, the Tribal Council
gives preference to the following: (1) an enrolled Tribal member; (2) experience working as a state judge, Tribal judge or Tribal lay advocate; and (3) experience working in
federal Indian and Tribal law.
Qualifications of Chief Judge: The qualifications of the Chief Judge are set out in
Section 3.011 of the Siletz Tribal Court Rules and Procedures Ordinance – ctsi.nsn.
us/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Tribal-Court-Rules-of-Procedure-04-17-2015.pdf.
The Chief Judge must be:
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A graduate of an accredited law school
Licensed to practice in Siletz Tribal Court, provided an otherwise qualified applicant may become licensed to practice in Siletz Tribal Court after selection with
approval of the Siletz Tribal Council
Must be at least 25 years of age, of good moral character and never have been
convicted of a felony
Possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education
Be in good standing in any legal organization in which they are a member or are
required to be a member
Jurisdiction of the Siletz Tribal Court: The Tribal Court has subject matter jurisdiction over cases arising within the territory of the Siletz Tribe and jurisdiction to review
and overturn Tribal legislative and executive actions that violate the provisions of the
Siletz Constitution or of the Federal Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, to the
extent such actions adversely affect the legal rights of any person or entity. Additionally,
the Tribal Court has jurisdiction over other matters as authorized by Tribal ordinances.
Scope of Duties: The Chief Judge shall be the chief judicial officer of the Siletz
Tribe and the head of the Siletz Tribal Court. The Chief Judge shall administer the
Tribal Court, including but not limited to responsibility for performing all judicial
and court functions of the Tribal Court, provided, that the Chief Judge may delegate
his or her administrative authority to an Associate Judge or other appropriate person
upon budgetary approval by appropriate Tribal officials. The Chief Judge may serve
as Presiding Judge of the Siletz District Court, Siletz Gaming Court or Siletz Court
of Appeals, as appropriate.
More Information: For detailed information on qualifications, responsibilities and
duties of the Siletz Tribal Court, please refer to ctsi.nsn.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/
Tribal-Court-Rules-of-Procedure-04-17-2015.pdf
How to Apply: If interested in possible appointment as the Chief Judge for the
Siletz Tribal Court, please submit your résumé to Siletz Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, Oregon 97380-0549.
Childcare Assistance Program expands eligibility
for Tribal families in service area
The Tribal Childcare Assistance Program has received an increase in funding from
the CCDF Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Act. With this increase in
funding, we requested approval from the Office of Child Care to temporarily waive the
income eligibility requirement for all Tribal families living in the 11-county service
area and to increase payment rates for family home providers.
The approval to waive the income eligibility will be in affect while the state and/
or Tribe is in a declared emergency and can continue for three months following the
suspension of the declared emergency as long as funding is sufficient.
Families must meet other eligibility requirements, which include living in the
11-county service area; parents must be working, engaged in education or in a job
training program; and children must be enrolled Siletz Tribal members or eligible to
enroll Siletz, or be the descendant or dependent of an enrolled Siletz Tribal member.
To request an application, contact DeAnn Brown by email at deannb@ctsi.nsn.
us or by telephone at 541-444-2450.
CTSI Jobs
Tribal employment information is
available at ctsi.nsn.us.
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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.
February 2022
USDA distribution dates for February
Siletz
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Feb. 1
Feb. 2
Feb. 3
Feb. 4
Feb. 7
Salem
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Sammy Hall, USDA Program Director
541-444-8279; sammyh@ctsi.nsn.us
Fax: 541-444-8306 or 503-391-4296
Monday
Feb. 14 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Feb. 15 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Feb. 16
By appt only
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Tribal FDPIR. We would like to
see more people sharing their
recipes on our FB page.
Childcare Assistance Program
Childcare Provider Stabilization Grant Opportunity
The Childcare Assistance Program received ARPA (American Rescue Plan
Act) funds to distribute to child care providers whose child care operations have
experienced challenges due to the pandemic and might need support in order to
stabilize their business to prevent it from closing.
If you are a child care provider in need of support for your child care business,
please contact DeAnn Brown, Head Start director, at 541-444-2450 or deannb@
ctsi.nsn.us to request an application.
Apply now for Siletz Tribal Head Start
The Siletz Tribal Head Start program is accepting applications now for the 20212022 school year. We have classrooms in Siletz, Lincoln City, Salem and Portland.
We offer services to promote children’s school readiness skills and assist families
with supporting their child’s lifelong learning. Classrooms offer 3½ hours of service
per day, Monday-Thursday, round-trip transportation and developmentally appropriate
activities to promote each child’s success. To qualify, children must be age 3 or 4 by
the local school district’s age cut-off date, and income limits may apply.
Head Start applications can be found on the Siletz Tribal website or can be requested
by calling 541-444-2450 or 800-922-1399 and asking for Head Start.
This fundraiser replaces the Elders raffles that usually
take place at the Nesika Illahee and Restoration pow-wows.
Neither event took place in 2020 and both were canceled in
2021. Help this group continue to buy flowers and gift cards
for elders who fall ill by purchasing a steel blue T-shirt or
sweatshirt.
Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Oregon Law Center
can help with public benefits
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:
800-520-5292 or Oregonlawhelp.org.
Be safe. Wear a mask. Get vaccinated. Stay well.
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Tribal Council expands alternative health care
to include naturopath services
In addition to acupuncture, chiropractic and massage services, Tribal members now can use the alternative health care funding to access naturopath services.
The program remains the same – up to $75 per visit for a maximum of three
visits per quarter. Contact PRC for more information at 541-444-1236; it may
take a few days to get a response due to current staffing challenges. Thank you
for your patience and kindness as we work through these challenges.
Most Often Requested
Numbers
Conf.ederated Tribes of Siletz Indians –
800-922-1399
Purchased Referred Care (PRC) –
800-628-5720
Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494
Tribal Veterans Rep – 541-444-8330
or 541-270-0569
Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512
Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234
Siletz Community Health Clinic –
800-648-0449
Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599
Chinook Winds Casino Resort –
888-244-6665
Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823
Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517
Website – www.ctsi.nsn.us
Tamra Russell, SSP/Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor/Job Developer (part-time)
Toni Leija, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor/Job Developer
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Be safe. Wear a mask. Get vaccinated. Stay well.
Siletz Community Health Clinic Flu Shot Access
At SCHC or your primary care provider during regular business hours
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Schedule an appointment
Drive through flu clinics @ SCHC – watch for more info
Your Pequot card at your local pharmacy
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Pequot is accepted at all CVS network pharmacies that currently
accept your Pequot card.
You or your pharmacist can contact Pequot at 888-779-6638 if you
have any questions.
Using your Pequot card will not reduce your annual Pequot benefit
February 2022
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General Council Meeting
Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 • 1 p.m. • Siletz, Oregon
Call to Order
Invocation
Flag Salute
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Tribal Council Committee Reports
Tribal Member Concerns
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjourn
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
Interim General Manager Mike Kennedy (left) presents a $50,000 check to Dave
Lapof, fire chief for the Siletz Valley Fire District. The money will go to the
district’s general fund, with a focus on recruiting underrepresented members of
the community to become volunteers for the fire district. If you’re interested in
volunteering or have questions, please call 541-444-2043.
What to expect when you’re approved for hearing aids through PRC
You will be referred to Costco for hearing aids. Costco hearing aids cost 50-60
percent less than other providers with equal quality.
Your Purchased/Referred Care team will help you obtain a Costco membership and help with transportation barriers.
We look forward to working with you.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to continue to keep the membership safe/healthy, the Feb. 5, 2022, General Council Meeting will be on the Zoom
platform. For access to the meeting link, please email generalcouncil@ctsi.nsn.
us and include your name and roll number in the email. The link to the meeting
will be sent to your email address on Feb. 4, 2022, prior to 4:30 p.m.
To discuss Tribal member concerns, please indicate so in your email or by
using the “raise hand” option in Zoom. The Tribal chairman will call upon Tribal
members in the order they are received. Tribal members who plan to speak, please
ensure there is audio on your device. The deadline to request the meeting link is
Feb. 3, 2022.
The Lincoln County Jail in Newport, Ore., is seeking additional cultural practitioners to provide services to American Indians who are incarcerated. They
are seeking both female and male practitioners to provide online, one-on-one
and group guidance (once it is safe to hold in-person meetings).
If you have questions, please contact Lisa Norton at lisan@ctsi.nsn.us. If
you want to volunteer, contact Dennis Buckmaster (dbuckmaster@co.lincoln.
or.us) to start the process. This process does include a background check, but
all situations will be considered individually.
2022 Standing Committees
Applications due by Feb. 9, 2022
Any Tribal member interested for consideration in serving on a committee
for a two-year term are encouraged to fill out this form and return it to the council
office prior to Feb. 9, 2022.
Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians,
Attn: Executive Assistant to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549;
fax: 541-444-8325.
Name: _________________________________________ Roll No.: ___________
Address: _________________________________________________________
City: __________________________________ State: _______ ZIP: __________
Telephone: Day (
) ________________ Evening (
) __________________
Email Address: _________________________________________________
_____
The Tribe is in need of certified homes to care for
Tribal children in need of emergency, short term
And long term placements.
To see how you can help please call today.
Siletz Tribal Indian Child Welfare Department
541-444-8272
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 (2)
____ Health Committee (3)
____ Budget Committee (1)
____ Cultural Heritage Committee (3)
____ Enrollment Committee (3)
Committee appointments will be made at the Regular Tribal Council meeting
in February 2022. If you have any questions, please call the executive assistant to
Tribal Council at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203.
How to access language materials online
Virtual speaking groups and beginning community classes have begun
again. Contact Nick Viles (nickv@ctsi.nsn.us) for login information.
Ch’ee-la xwii-t’i
(Greetings everyone)
To assist Tribal members during
this time of social distancing and the
interruption of our normal schedules,
this tutorial on how to access language
materials and recordings from the
Tribal website has been developed. I
hope you and your families are safe
and healthy during this time. Hopefully
many folks can access these materials
from the safety of their homes.
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Attention Siletz Tribal Artists
Royalty Crown Proposals
The Pow-Wow Committee is once
again having a logo contest for the
upcoming pow-wow in August 2022.
All Siletz Tribal artists are encouraged
to submit a pow-wow 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 his/her
logo highlighted on Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow flyers and merchandise.
Please submit your art work 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 Feb. 28, 2022.
The Pow-Wow Committee is now
accepting proposals for 2022-2023
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 Feb.
28, 2022. Proposals should 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.
Go to www.ctsi.nsn.us. Enter in
your roll number and last four digits
of your Social security number to log
on to the Tribal member access area.
Click on “Our Heritage.” On the drop
down, click on “Language.”
Lots of written and recorded materials are available in this section. The
Nuu-wee-ya’ (Our Words) Language
Dictionary is on this page. You can
click on the selection A to Z to look
up written English language words and
their Athabaskan equivalent.
Also on this page are Siletz Dee-ni
Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Just click on “Study
Materials” and scroll down. Volume 1
contains lessons on body parts, counting, relatives, foods and table talk.
In these lessons, the written word
on the screen is accompanied by audio
of the word’s pronunciation. Volume
2 contains animals, birds, colors, fish,
greetings and goodbyes, insects, and trees
and brush. Volume 3 contains lessons on
sentence structure and word order.
Each lesson has a complete practical alphabet sound chart. All three
volumes have a word document and
audio recording for each lesson. Tests
are available if you want to use them.
To access the Siletz Talking Dictionary, click on Siletz Language website. Drop down three lines and click
on www.siletzlanguage.org, go to the
Talking Dictionary tab and click on
it. The Siletz Talking Dictionary Page
will appear.
Just below the words “Search for”
is an empty white box. Type in the
word you are searching for and click
on the “search” button. The word and
the Athabaskan equivalent will appear
just below the search box. To hear the
word being spoken, simply click on the
red ear icon on the left side of the page.
You may have to wait a few seconds
for the page and sound to load, depending on your connectivity. Some of the
words also have pictures.
Also on the www.siletzlanguage.
org website are 14 Language learning
videos and many other culture-related
videos, materials and curriculum.
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SERVICES AVAILABLE
Mental Health Services & Life Alert
Mental Health Services
What services are available?
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Counseling Services – individual or
family
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Psychiatry Services
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Psychology Services
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Up to 8-visits annually (more if medically necessary)
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Who’s eligible?
Siletz Tribal members eligible for
Purchased/Referred Care (PRC),
formerly Contract Health Services
(CHS).
How do I get benefits?
• CALL PRC at 800-628-5720 or
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541-444-9648 to speak with a PRC
representative.
Prior to making an appointment with
a provider – confirm the provider will
accept PRC as payment.
Benefits are limited, first-come, firstserved.
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.
CTSI Jobs
Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us.
You don’t have to leave your home
to apply!
Applications can now be done
online or over the phone.
The Health Care Marketplace is
open now through May 15, 2021.
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Shop for health plans at
https://or.checkbookhealth.org/
or call direct at 855-268-9767.
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Siletz Tribal Behavioral Health Programs
Prevention, Outpatient Treatment, and Women’s and Men’s
Transitional Living Center
Siletz: 800-600-5599 or
541-444-8286
Narcotics Anonymous Toll-Free
Help Line – 877-233-4287
Eugene: 541-484-4234
Salem: 503-390-9494
Portland: 503-238-1512
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For information on Alcoholics
Anonymous: aa-oregon.org
February 2022
Life Alert
Please contact your local community
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
Steps to get Life Alert:
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Contact your local CHA –
The CHA will determine if you meet
the criteria for Life Alert (examples:
live alone, health condition, etc.)
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The CHA will assist you in applying
for Life Alert at no cost through community options. If you do not qualify for
Life Alert at no cost, the Siletz Community Health Clinic will cover the cost.
You can reach the community health
advocates at:
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Siletz – Jeffrey Green at 541-4441030
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Salem – Cecilia Tolentino at 503390-9494
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Eugene – James Boe at 541-484-4234
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Portland – 503-238-1512
Scholarships
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Fastweb (scholarship search engine)
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Big Future (scholarship search engine)
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Pacific Northwest Scholarship
Guide (scholarship search engine)
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OregonStudentAid.gov
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CUNY/NAJA Graduate School
Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2022
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Open Education Database Graduate
and Ph.D. Scholarships
Deadline: Varies
Tribal College and University
Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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American Indian Service Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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American Meteorological Society
Minority Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
Important information for college-bound
Tribal seniors
February
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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.
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Verl and Dorothy Miller Native American Vocational Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2022
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Howard Vollum American Indian
Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2022
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Truman D. Picard Scholarships
Deadline: March 11, 2022
Army Emergency Relief Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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Catching the Dream Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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College Board Scholarship
Deadline: Ongoing
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Habitat Restoration Internship
Deadline: Various
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VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest (grades 9-12)
Deadline: March 31, 2022
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Wrap up any scholarship application,
essays and activities chart (for OSAC).
Early bird deadline is this month.
March
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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.
Internships
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EPA Environ. Research/Bus. Support
Deadline: Multiple
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National Science Foundation Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
Deadline: Multiple
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NAJA-Facebook Journalism Project
Scholarship
Deadline: April 30, 2022
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National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
Deadline: Varies
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AIS Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
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NOAA Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
Meta (Facebook) Data Center Engineering Internships
Deadline: Various
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Public Lands Internship Program
Deadline: Various
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NOAA Internships
Deadline: Ongoing
Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Deadline: Multiple
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Code Switch Internship
Deadline: Various
Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline: Multiple
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HP 3D Printing Engineering Intern
Deadline: Open until filled
American Fisheries Society
Deadlines: Multiple
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WOTE Agricultural Incubator Internship
Deadline: Various
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Oregon Museum of Science &
Industry (OMSI)
Deadline: Multiple
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Saturday Academy Internships
Deadline: Multiple
Other Opportunities
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Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award
Deadline: Feb. 24, 2022
Medill-Northwestern Journalism
Institute’s Cherub Program
Deadline: March 14, 2022
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Courage in Journalism Awards
Deadline: March 18, 2022
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Gwen Ifill Award
Deadline: March 26, 2022
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Amber Grants
Deadline: Rolling
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NAYA Ninth Grade Counts
Deadline: Rolling
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Tribal Council Timesheets for December 2021
Delores Pigsley – 12/1/21-12/31/21
Frank Aspria – 12/1/21-12/31/21
TC
2.5
Ind
2.5
Gmg
6
2.25
8
1.5
1.75
3.75
3.25
8
1.5
1.75
3.75
3.25
1.5
.75
1.5
.75
1.5
.5
1.5
1.5
STBC ED Tvl
3
12/1-7 Reports, email, packets
2.75
12/8
STBC mtg/email
12/9
Special TC – gaming
12/10-12 Packets, reports
12/13
Budget wkshp, email
12/14
SVS mtg, draft EA
12/16
Siuslaw NF, HR wkshp, reports
12/17
Regular TC, reports, STAHS
2
12/18-20 Updates, email, COHO
1.5
.5
12/22-27 Email, reports, updates
12/29
Audit
Lillie Butler – 12/1/21-12/31/21
TC
6.5
1.25
1.5
2
.25
1.5
2
2.75
12.25
Ind
6.5
1.25
1.5
2
.25
1.5
2.25
2.75
12.25
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
12/1-6 Packets
12/7-8 Education, packets
12/9-10 Special TC – gaming, packets
12/13
Budget, Chinook Winds, packets
12/14
Siletz Valley
12/15
Chemawa Station LLC, packets
12/16
TC wkshp – Siuslaw NF
12/17
Regular TC
12/20-30 Education, packets
3
4.5
1
Loraine Y. Butler – 12/1/21-12/31/21
TC
1
.75
Ind
1
.75
Gmg
2.5
1.5
.5
2.5
2
2.25
1.25
1.5
.5
2.5
2
2.25
1.25
2
STBC ED Tvl
3
12/2-3 Packets
2
12/6-7 Culture, STBC packets
2
12/8
STBC mtg
12/9
Special TC – gaming
12/13
Budget wkshp, interviews
12/14
SVS
12/15
Chemawa Station LLC, packets
12/16
Siuslaw NF
12/17
Regular TC
12/21-28 Packets
Sharon Edenfield – 12/1/21-12/31/21
TC
1.5
Ind
Gmg
1.5
2
1.25
.5
3
2
2.75
1.25
.5
3
STBC ED Tvl
1
12/6
2
12/8
12/9
12/10
1
12/13
12/14
1.75
2.75
12/16
12/17
ED project
STBC mtg, minutes, packets
Special TC – gaming
Consent Decree/ODFW
TC wkshp, ED project
DOI Town Hall, WH briefing,
SVS, packets
HR wkshp, Siuslaw NF
Regular TC
TC
4.5
Ind
4.5
Gmg
.5
2
1.75
1
.5
1
2
1.75
1
.5
1
1.5
1.5
2
1.5
1.5
2
1
1
1.5
1
1.5
1
1
2.5
2.5
3
6
.5
3
6
.5
STBC ED Tvl
12/1-2
.25
2
3
1.25
1.5
1
Governor’s Tribal Summit,
mail, agenda items
12/3
Budget Comm, mail
12/4-6 Mail
2.5 12/7
Interview, mail
12/8
STBC mtg, mail
12/9
Special TC – gaming, mail,
agenda items
12/10
ODFW negotiations, mail
12/11-12 Mail, agenda items
12/13
Budget & Admin wkshps, mail,
prep for council
2.5 12/14
Interview, mail, admin
12/15
Chemawa Station LLC, mail,
agenda items
12/16
Siuslaw NF, HR wkshp, mail,
prep for council
12/17
Regular TC, mail
12/18-30 Mail, agenda items
1.25 12/31
Casino event, mail
Angela Ramirez – 12/1/21-12/31/21
TC
Ind
2.5
1
3
4.5
2.5
.75
3
4.5
.5
.5
2.75
2.75
.5
.5
.25
2.75
2.75
.5
Gmg
1
STBC ED Tvl
12/4
12/5
12/6
12/7
12/8
Packets
STAHS
Health Comm
STBC mtg, STAHS project
STAHS project, TC wkshp,
packets
12//9
Special TC – gaming
12/10-13 Email
12/14
SVS board
12/16
Siuslaw NF, HR wkshp, email
12/17
Regular TC
12/20-29 Email
1.5
2.25
.5
1
Selene Rilatos – 12/1/21-12/31/21
TC
5.5
1.5
2.5
.75
Ind
5.5
1.5
2.5
.75
2.75
2.25
5.25
2.75
2.25
5.25
3.75
3.25
3
4
3.75
3.25
3
4
Gmg
STBC ED Tvl
12/1-5
12/6
12/7-8
12/9
2
2
1
COVID, email, packets
Health Comm, email, packets
STBC mtg, COVID, email, packets
Special TC – gaming, email,
packets
12/10-12 Email, packets, COVID
12/13
TC wkshp, interview, email
12/14-15 NWPAIHB, school board, SCP,
COVID, email, packets
12/16
Siuslaw NF, packets, email
12/17
Regular TC, email, packets
12/18-23 Email, packets
12/26-31 SCP, email, packets
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Tribal Chairman: Delores Pigsley
Vice Chairman: Alfred “Bud” Lane III
Treasurer: Robert Kentta
Secretary: Sharon Edenfield
Frank Aspria Sr.
Lillie Butler
Loraine Butler
Angela Ramirez
Selene Rilatos
dpigsley@msn.com
budl@ctsi.nsn.us
rkentta@ctsi.nsn.us
sharone@ctsi.nsn.us
franka@ctsi.nsn.us
lbutler@ctsi.nsn.us
loraineb@ctsi.nsn.us
angelar@ctsi.nsn.us
maritar@ctsi.nsn.us
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Chavez Lamar named director of National Museum of the American Indian
Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been
named director of the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of the American Indian,
effective Feb. 14. She is the first Native
woman to be named as a Smithsonian
museum director.
Chavez Lamar has been at the museum
most recently since 2014 and earlier in her
career was a museum intern (1994) and
later an associate curator (2000-2005). She
is currently the museum’s acting associate
director for collections and operations.
Chavez Lamar is an accomplished
curator, author and scholar whose research
interests are focused on Southwest Native
art and the methodologies and practices
involved in collaborating with Indigenous
communities.
Chavez Lamar will oversee the museum’s three facilities: the National Museum
of the American Indian (NMAI) on the
National Mall in Washington, D.C.; the
museum’s George Gustav Heye Center
in Lower Manhattan; and the Cultural
Resources Center in Suitland, Md.
The Cultural Resources Center houses
the museum’s collections and its curatorial
and repatriation offices; laboratories and
work rooms for conservation, collections
management, registration, photography,
film and video; a computer and information-resource center; a library; and indoor
and outdoor spaces for Native cultural care
practices and use of the collections.
“Dr. Chavez Lamar is at the forefront
of a growing wave of Native American
career museum professionals,” said Lonnie Bunch, secretary of the Smithsonian.
“They have played an important role in
changing how museums think about their
obligations to Native communities and
to all communities. We look forward to
Cynthia’s leadership as the NMAI enters a
new phase of service to the Native peoples
of the Western Hemisphere.”
Since January 2021, Chavez Lamar
has served as acting associate director for
collections and operations at the museum.
She is responsible for overseeing its collections, facilities, safety and information
technology departments.
She leads efforts to ensure effective
management of and care for the museum’s
collection, which is composed of more
than 1 million objects and photographs,
and more than 500,000 digitized images,
films and other media documenting Native
communities, events and organizations.
“I am excited to begin my tenure as
the director of the National Museum of the
American Indian,” said Chavez Lamar. “I
am looking forward to leading and working with the museum’s experienced and
dedicated staff. Together, we will leverage
the museum’s reputation to support shared
initiatives with partners in the U.S. and
around the world to amplify Indigenous
knowledge and perspectives all in the
interest of further informing the American
public and international audiences of the
beauty, tenacity and richness of Indigenous
cultures, arts and histories.”
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From 2014 through 2020, Chavez
Lamar served as assistant director for
collections at the museum. In this role,
she guided the overall stewardship of the
museum’s collection, which is one of the
largest and most extensive collections of
Native and Indigenous items in the world.
Chavez Lamar led museum efforts to
improve collection access and availability by advocating for an increase in the
number of collections online. She supported the development of a collectioninformation system module to record
access, care and handling instructions
provided by Tribal, nation and community
representatives.
Chavez Lamar also established and
prioritized partnerships and collaboration with Native nations and Tribes,
and developed a loan program for Tribal
museum and cultural centers that provides training and technical assistance
to enhance collections stewardship and
reconnects descendant communities with
the museum’s collections.
Chavez Lamar was the director of the
Indian Arts Research Center at the School
for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, N.M.,
from 2007 to 2014. While there, she raised
the visibility of the 12,000-object collection and developed institutional projects
and programming to highlight it.
She also led and supported the development of Guidelines for Collaboration to
assist Native communities in accessing
museum collections and museums working collaboratively with them.
From 2006 to 2007, she was the director of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in
Albuquerque, N.M. From 2000 to 2005,
Chavez Lamar was an associate curator at
NMAI and the lead curator for Our Lives,
one of the inaugural exhibitions in the
Washington, D.C., museum when it opened
in 2004. She collaborated with eight Native
communities on the exhibition.
Chavez Lamar was a presidential
appointee to the Institute of American
Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development in 2011. She was a governor’s appointee as a commissioner to the
Courtesy photo by Walter Lamar
Cynthia Chavez Lamar
New Mexico Arts Commission from 2009
to 2012. She currently sits on the advisory
group for Indigenous North America at
the Princeton University Art Museum and
she is a member of the advisory board at
the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at
Colorado College.
Chavez Lamar is an enrolled member
at San Felipe Pueblo and her ancestry also
includes Hopi, Tewa and Navajo on the
maternal side of her family. She earned
a bachelor’s degree from Colorado College in studio art, a master’s degree in
American Indian studies from UCLA and
a doctorate in American studies from the
University of New Mexico.
She also received an honorary doctorate from Colorado College for her contributions to the museum field.
Chavez Lamar is the third NMAI
director. She succeeds Kevin Gover
(Pawnee), who served as director from
December 2007 until January 2021. He
is now the Smithsonian’s Under Secretary for Museums and Culture. Machel
Monenerkit has served as acting director
of the National Museum of the American
Indian since Gover left in January 2021.
The founding director was W. Richard
West Jr. (Southern Cheyenne), who led the
museum from 1990 to 2007.
STAHS makes great strides in 2021 to raise money for A Place for the People
By Teresa Simmons
Gloria Ingle, Teresa Simmons, Angela
Ramirez and Shantel Hostler Peacock,
board members of the Siletz Tribal Arts
and Heritage Society, are delighted to
report that 2021 was a very good year for
STAHS. The capital campaign to raise
funds to build A Place for the People, the
museum that STAHS is dedicated to building, has been very successful.
Approximately $2 million in gifts
and commitments to the campaign for A
Place for the People was raised through
the efforts of Stephen Reichard, STAHS
capital campaign manager. In December,
STAHS received commitments from
Potlatch and the Ferguson and Morrison
foundations for $37,000.
More significantly, with the support
of Tribal Council, proposals were submitted to the Shakopee Mdewakanton
Sioux Community for $250,000 and to the
Economic Development Administration
for $4.1 million. A proposal for $200,000
to the Northwest Area Foundation for
operations has been submitted along with
many other grant proposals that have been
submitted or are planned.
It’s an exciting time as we approach
the day when construction can begin of
this long-awaited museum, A Place for
the People.
Siletz Tribal Arts & Heritage Society accepting applications for new board members
STAHS is a nonprofit corporation that
has a mission to:
1. Develop resources for the construction and implementation of a cultural
center and museum where Tribal
artifacts and representation of Tribal
history and culture can be maintained
2. Develop resources to support activities and administration of the cultural
center/museum
3. In cooperation with the Cultural staff
employed by the Siletz Tribe, to:
a. Promote programs that encourage
the revitalization and practice
of Tribal cultural and religious
activities and the restoration of
Tribal religious and cultural sites
and locations
b. Provide a variety of outreach, educational and training programs,
both locally and throughout the
region, related to the culture and
traditions of the Siletz and other
indigenous people of the Pacific
Northwest
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.
c.
Promote programs that will
encourage economic development
of the Tribe through traditional
arts and crafts and other culturally
appropriate methods
Tribal member status is not required
for all positions on the board.
Applications and a description of
board member duties are available by
contacting STAHS Chair Gloria Ingle
at gloriaingle456@gmail.com or Teresa
Simmons at trobbsimmons@gmail.com.
Return completed applications to STAHS,
P.O. Box 8, Siletz, OR 97380-0008; email:
STAHS.Board@gmail.com.
The STAHS Board of Directors will
review all applications. STAHS recommendations will be sent along with
applications to Tribal Council, which will
review applications and approve appointments at the next regular Tribal Council
meeting after recommendations have
been made.
If you have any questions about the
process, please call 541-994-5953.
CTSI Jobs
Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us.
Thank you!
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.
Toss packaging misfits into your trash
From the Lincoln County Solid Waste District
It might seem strange for an article focus on what to toss into the trash, but after
everyone’s efforts to Reduce (avoiding excess packaging in the first place), Reuse (cramming as many of those silly packing peanuts into the box when you ship something to
someone else) and Recycle (pulling out the few truly recyclable packaging items such
as 100% paper and recycling them) – every year there always seems to be a small pile
of misfit packaging still waiting in the corner of the garage (wondering where to go).
These are the Styrofoam blocks, the three-quarters-popped bubble wrap and the
wads of shrink wrap covered in sticky packing tape. Also in this pile are the halfdissolved dissolvable packing peanuts, carton foams and compostable plastics (often
printed with recycling symbols and grand claims of earth friendliness). The wishful
recycler might be tempted to toss any of these misfits into the wrong curbside roll cart,
hoping that someone will find a better use for them.
Please don’t.
In actuality, these misfit items only contaminate the recycling and composting
systems. Wishful recycling drives up the cost of recycling (recyclers must spend considerable resources to find and get these contaminants out); and worse yet these items
may cause truly recyclable materials to be discarded because they become stuck to or
lost in the contaminated items.
The good news is that the State of Oregon is working to improve recycling labeling
and update the whole recycling system (please know that it might take a few years to be
fully implemented). And curbside collection of paper, metal cans and plastic bottles
(as well as compost) currently does have consistent and stable recycling markets.
So that brings us to what packaging to place into your curbside trash container
(after you’ve exhausted the options of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle):***
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All plastics and compostable plastics that are not a plastic bottle with a neck
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All foam packaging (such as block foams, packing peanuts, dissolvable foams and
smaller than its base
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compostable foams)
Any packaging that contains micro-plastics or is waxed (wrappers around copy
paper, non-tear papers, food containers and waxed cartons)
To help keep recycling clean (and successful) – “When in Doubt, Throw it Out.”
*** This article is focused on choices between the three roll carts at the curb. Yes,
there may be a few niche recycling opportunities for a few items on this list. At this
time, those markets are either unable to support curbside collecting (small volume/
inconsistent/problem-fraught) or are so distant it would consume more resources to
get them recycled than are in the product itself.
CTSI Website Redesign
You may have already noticedbut our website has a new look!
Visit www.ctsi.nsn.us to check it out.
Note: if you are having trouble accessing the Member Area, please send
an email to Kat at katrinah@ctsi.nsn.us with your name (as it appears on
the Tribal Roll) and your roll number.
Siletz News Letters Policy
Siletz News, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, is
published once a month. Our editorial policy encourages input from readers about
stories printed in Siletz News and other Tribal issues.
All letters must include the author’s signature, address, and phone number in
order to be considered for publication. Siletz News reserves the right to edit any
letter for clarity and length, and to refuse publication of any letter or any part of
a letter that may contain profane language, libelous statements, personal attacks
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of Siletz News.
Editor-in-Chief: Kurtis Barker
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
Assistant: Andy Taylor
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Sending a big thank you to all the
friends and relatives who sang Happy
Birthday at the Elders gathering to Dad
for his 94th birthday.
Happy Birthday to Rylee Grace! We
love you!
Happy 5th birthday, Izeyah! Mommy
and Daddy love you so much! 😍
I hope it’s a sweet 1 – Happy Birthday,
LaDonna! 😘
Happy 66th Wedding Anniversary to
our Grandma and Grandpa Kessinger. We
love you and cheers to many more!
Happy Birthday, Sara! You’re the Al
to my Benny, the keeper of my blackmail stories!
Love you friend, Darcy
For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program,
please visit siletzlanguage.org.
Happy 8th Birthday, Aiden! We love
you so much! Enjoy your big day!
Love, Mama, Dada and Huddy
Natural Resources
Department
Contractors List
The Tribal Natural Resources
Department periodically solicits
bids from contractors for a variety
of work.
If your company would like to
be included on our lists to receive
requests for bids/proposals for any
of the services listed below, please
contact Natural Resources Manager
Mike Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or
800-922-1399, ext. 1232, to be put
on the appropriate list.
Tree Planting
Precommercial Thinning
Hazard Tree Removal/Tree Trimming
Mechanical Brush Cutting
Logging Road Construction &
Maintenance
Logging • Log Hauling
Timber Falling • Herbicide Spraying
Concrete Construction
Statistical Analysis
Macroinvertebrate Identification
Water Quality Monitoring/Analysis
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Happy 10th Birthday, Branson! I love
you more than all the stars in the sky!
Love and lots of hugs, Mom
Free child ID kits from the
Oregon State Police
503-934-0188 or 800-282-7155
child.idkits@state.or.us
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Submissions to Passages are limited to two 25-word items per person,
plus one photo if desired.
All birthday, anniversary and
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