TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Education Activities
Honor Students
The Tribal Education Committee hosted
a brunch for the Student Gathering on July
9,2000, at Chinook Winds. The annual event
honors graduating students from higher
education and adult vocational training.
Two recent graduates attended, Park
Nelsen from ITT in Portland, Ore., with a
degree in electronics, and Jeanna
Harrington from Phagan’s Beauty Academy
in Newport, Ore. The two students received
attaché bags with the tribal logo.
Other students who attended include
Alissa Lane, Oregon State University;
Teresa Collins, Linn-Benton Community
College; Amie Williams, Clackamas
Community College; Michael Fisher,
Clackamas Community College; and Bev
Youngman, Portland State University.
Families also joined the students, as did
Tribal Council members Dolly Fisher,
JoAnn Miller, Reggie Butler Sr., and
Rosemary Landis.
L to r: Bev Youngman, Amie Williams, Michael Fisher, Teresa Collins, Alissa Lane,
Park Nelsen, and Jeanna Harrington.
Sharon Butler Scholarship
Jessica Werth, graduate of Toledo High
School, has received the Sharon Butler
Memorial Scholarship.
Werth is the daughter of Kathryn Dick
of Newport, Ore. She plans to attend
Portland State University this fall in pre-med
studies. She has been designated as a
PSU Scholar and will receive a $500
tuition award.
Park Nelsen
Jessica Werth
Volunteers Needed
Youth Services will sponsor a Siletz
Cleanup Day before the Nesika lllahee Pow-
Wow. If you wish to volunteer, call Kent
Rilatos or Ronell Welch at 541-444-8395.
ICW Brown Bag Lunch Videos
The Indian Child Welfare Program is offering employees and community members
the opportunity to help combat child abuse and help Siletz children prosper mentally,
physically, and spiritually. Your input and guidance will help develop a program for the
community to begin this fall.
Watch the video, fill out a short form, and offer your opinion of the needs of the
community. Videos will be shown in the lunchroom of the administration building in Siletz.
Aug. 10
Child Abuse: Cradle of Violence
Noon -12:30
Abusive parents offer insight and hope to make a change
Aug. 17
I Can Hear The Birds Sing
Noon-1:15
Mental health issues in Indian country; what one
Native community did to help its tribal members
Aug. 24
People of the Seventh Fire
Noon -1:15
A time of balance, of sharing and loving one another
Aug. 31
Two Spirit People
Noon -12:30
Native American gender, sexuality, sexual orientation
Sept. 7______ Targets (anti-victimization)_________________________ Noon -12:30
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Jeanna Harrington