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
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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
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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.