TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Family Feud
More Siletz Youth Prevention Group members (I to r): Dennis Carey, Matt Baker,
Sammy Hall, Michael Norton, Dell Hall, Jimmy Williams, Tasha Rilatos, Samantha
Lynch, Ryan Howell, Tiffany Stuart, and Ashley Taylor.
2000, con’t from page 9
Goal Three
Establish clear and consistent,
enforceable policies regarding alcohol,
tobacco, and other drugs in tribal facilities,
on tribal property, and during tribally
sponsored activities.
Strategy A - Establish a tribal
ordinance by 2001 to address tobacco use
by minors in tribal facilities, on tribal
property, and during tribally sponsored
activities.
Strategy B - Establish a tribal
ordinance by 2001 to address the use of
alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by adults
(chaperones, volunteers, and employees)
in tribal facilities, on tribal property, and
during tribally sponsored activities.
Strategy C - Review and update tribal
ordinances by 2001 regarding the use of
alcohol and other drugs by minors in tribal
facilities, on tribal property, and during
tribally sponsored activities.
Strategy D - Implement the Citizens
Advisory Board (CAB), in Lincoln, Lane,
Marion, and Multnomah counties
by 2001.
Strategy E - Expand upon the
employee orientation to include tribal
ordinances and policies regarding minor and
adult use of ATOD.
Strategy F - Review and update tribal
ordinances regarding tobacco use on tribal
property, resulting in the posting of
designated
smoking
areas
by
December 2000.
Strategy G - Review and update the
employee assistance and drug-free
workplace personnel policies by 2001
regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs
to
assure
policy
effectiveness
and compliance.
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Goal Four
Design and implement prevention
programs to address the diverse cultural
needs of the Siletz Tribal community.
Strategy A - Seek funding to expand
the use and availability of the wilderness and
ropes programs to include youth, adults, and
staff within the tribal community, including
the entire tribal service area.
Strategy B - Utilize opportunities
provided by tribally sponsored activities to
promote alcohol, tobacco, and other drug
prevention efforts, including presentations,
discussions, literature, and Talking Circles.
Strategy C - Develop a slogan and
media campaign by 2001 that focuses on
tribal members whose deaths were the
result of alcohol and other drug use.
Strategy D - Provide weekly in-school
support groups and education to Siletz
Middle School, Toledo High School, and the
Siletz Alternative School, including life skills,
refusal skills, and leadership training.
Strategy E - Increase in-school
support groups and education to Siletz
Middle School, Toledo High School, and the
Siletz Alternative School to include
community health advocates, other available
health staff, and tribal staff counselors by
September 2001.
Strategy F - Seek funding to develop
and support a mentorship program that
trains and provides mentors for
tribal youth.
Goal Five
Seek funding to provide ATOD
prevention services in Eugene, Salem, and
Portland area offices.
Many, many years ago, when I was
twenty-three,
I got married to a widow who was pretty
as could be.
This widow has a grown-up daughter,
who had hair of red.
My father fell in love with her, and soon
the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law, and
changed my way of life.
My daughter was my mother, for she
was my father’s wife.
To complicate the matter more,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father of a bouncing
baby boy.
My little boy then became a brother-in-
law to dad,
And so became my uncle, though it
made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle, then that also
made him brother
,
To the widow’s grown-up daughter, who,
of course, was my step-mother.
Father’s wife then had a son, who kept
them on the run,
And he became my grandson, for he
was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother’s mom, and
it makes me very blue,
Because although she is my wife, she
is my grandma, too.
So if my wife is my grandma, then I am
her grandchild,
And every time I think of it, it simply
drives me wild.
For now I have the strangest case you
ever saw,
As the husband of my grandma, I am
my own grandpa.
South Gate-Ocean Park, California
#2080
Provided by Walt Klamath from The
Eagles newsletter.
Schools Require
Background Checks
The Lincoln County School District
now requires background checks on all
school volunteers. This includes all tribal
members who volunteer their time at
Siletz School and other schools in the
district.
For more information, contact the
Lincoln County School District at
541-265-9211.