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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Siletz Education Program Contacts Beverly Youngman, Program Manager 541-444-8290 Adult Education, Adult Vocational Training, Higher Education, Supplemental Education Kelly Strickler, Educ. Specialist, Siletz 541-444-8237 Ben Lawver, Educ. Specialist, Salem 503-390-9494 Katy Kaady, Educ. Specialist, Portland 503-238-1512 Nick Sixkiller, Educ. Specialist, Springfield 541-484-4234 Cultural Resources Robiert Kentta, Cultural Res. Dir., Siletz 541-444-8244 Selene Rilatos, Cultural Activities Coord., Siletz 541-444-8246 Head Start DeAnn Brown, Director, Siletz 541-444-8264 Prevention Lisa Brown, Prevention Coordinator 541-444-8333 Pow-Wow Program Craig Whitehead, Pow-Wow Coordinator 541-444-8230 Youth Services Kent Rilatos, Youth Services Coordinator Ronell Welch, Youth Services Leader 541-444-4278 Education, con’t from page 9 The Adult Education Program assists with obtaining and retaining employment. The program may provide funding for special interest and General Education Development (GED) classes. The program coordinates with other service providers to establish continuity for Adult Education. An education specialist is based in Siletz and in each tribal area office. Ongoing projects include developing individual education plans, identifying long-term goals, and planning activities to address immediate needs for tribal participants. training to enrolled Siletz Tribal members residing in the 11-county service area. The program requires a high school diploma or GED certificate and focuses on individuals with no previous training, job skills, or trade. Training may be obtained at either a community college or a private training institute. Approval for training and financial assistance is limited by availability of funds. Cultural Resources Program The Cultural Resources Program promotes the tribe’s unique cultural identity and history. Program staff work Higher Education on the documentation, protection and The Higher Education Program is preservation of cultural resources within a scholarship program for eligible Siletz the aboriginal homelands of the Siletz Tribal members to continue their Tribe. This includes coordinating Native education beyond high school. American Graves Protection and Participants’ goals include developing Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) issues on leadership skills and increasing the local, regional and national level. employment opportunities in A language project designed for professional fields. curriculum development documents The program requires enrollment alternative terms and pronunciations in in an accredited institute and pursuit of various Athapascan dialects. Siletz a bachelor’s degree or a two-year language issues are complicated and program that will transfer to a four-year varied dialectic inclusions are college or university. The program is necessary. All will be included in a available to all tribal members dictionary and curriculum, side-by-side regardless of geographical location. and all treated as correct, to provide a choice of terms and pronunciations. Adult Vocational Training The Siletz Tribal pow-wows are The Adult Vocational Training under the direction of a pow-wow Program provides support for vocational coordinator. Tribal Council annually 10 appoints a Pow-Wow Committee to plan and organize three pow-wows a year - the Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow in August, Restoration Pow-Wow in November, and a Spring Pow-Wow. The pow-wow coordinator also gives cultural presentations and assists in other pow wows in the community: the Siletz School Mini-Restoration Pow-Wow, New Year’s Eve Pow-Wow with the Alcohol and Drug Department and the Salem area office staff. Youth Services Program The Youth Services Program focuses on the well-being of young people and advocates for the needs of youth. Tribal resources and others are used in developing positive community models. The program provides academic and leisure-time activities in a supervised setting. Young people participate in constructive pursuits after school and on weekends. Youth Services is staffed by a coordinator responsible for day-to-day activities and for planning and developing activities and future facilities. One part-time youth leader staffs the center and is responsible for monitoring activities and assisting participants. Youth Services staff coordinate with other programs to provide services.
