Siletz news /, August 01, 2000, Page 5, Image 5

TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Courtesy
Requested at
Tribal Offices
Tribal clients and visitors are
reminded that when they are seeking
services or requesting information at tribal
offices, they need to remain courteous to
tribal staff at all times.
Recently, there have been several
incidents where tribal member clients
behaved in a manner that was threatening
and abusive. Tribal staff operates under a
code of conduct requiring courtesy
toward others, and this same code of
conduct is expected of tribal
member clients.
Anyone failing
to
conduct
themselves in a proper manner may be
banned from tribal offices and services
until they can comply with this
expectation.
to the end of the Head Start school year.
<3 Code Project
| U Prepares Law
y
Enforcement
Training Session
USDA Distribution Dates for August
Siletz
Monday, Aug. 7
Tuesday, Aug. 8
Wednesday, Aug. 9
Thursday, Aug. 10
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Salem
Monday, Aug. 21
Tuesday, Aug. 22
Wednesday, Aug. 23
4 p.m.-7 p.m.
9 a.m.-7 p.m.
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
We would like to thank the following
hard workers for their time and energy in
helping to unload the truck. Thank you to
Max Hoover and Bruce Yarbour. Thanks
to Danny Rilatos and Edd Wilson for
keeping their crews on stand-by if needed.
We would like to welcome a new
worker, Carol Bloomstrom, on board. She
is a very hard worker. We also would like
to welcome Kitti back from her training in
New York. If anybody has any cool recipes
for the hot days, please share them
with USDA.
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Greetings! In the next month, the Tribal
Court Code Development (TCCD) project
will plan a training on “concurrent jurisdiction”
for area law enforcement personnel.
Jurisdiction is the power a government
has to enforce the law in a particular
geographic area. For example, the tribe has
the power to enforce tribal law on the Siletz
Reservation. Concurrent jurisdiction occurs
when two governments, such as tribal and
state, have this power at the same time.
When the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians was restored under the Restoration
Act, it became subject to Public Law-280.
This federal law gave the state of Oregon
(and four other states) the authority to
enforce criminal and civil law on most Indian
reservations within state borders. Public
Law 280 established concurrent jurisdiction
on the Siletz Reservation. It does not change
the tribe’s jurisdiction in any way.
As we prepare to activate our tribal
police force, we will assist local police, such
as the county sheriff, the Oregon State
Police, and others in understanding
concurrent jurisdiction.
In addition, the project is hiring the rest
of our staff. We look forward to steaming
ahead and will keep you informed!
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