TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Welcome to the
Prevention
Dimension
Shu ’-y i’de-gha y t-nin ’sh
Shu’-yi-de-ghayt-nin’sh means
We are getting well
Shu’ (sounds like “shoe”)
yi (“i” is a long “a” sound)
de (short “e” like in “den”)
ghayt (sounds like “kite”)
nin’sh (long “e”)
The articles and information you
see here are offered as a way to
increase communication and share
information, knowledge, and humor.
We welcome questions, suggestions,
and artwork from youth age 12 to 17.
Please contact Lisa Brown at
1-800-922-1399, ext. 238, or
541-444-8286 to turn in articles or
information that may be printed in an
upcoming-issue of Siletz News. You
also may e-mail documents of interest
to lisab@ctsi.nsn.us.
L to r, front row: Tara Richard, Jennifer Rector, Lisa Brown, and Matt Baker; back row, Leslee Jensen, Jill Dale, Nancy
Nash, Joe Colvin, Mary Jane Voss McDermott, Matt Williams, Marie Jones, Wes Tyler, Kristi Bellavita, and Sara
Bellavita. Not pictured: George Nagel, Marilyn Kennelly, and William Kennelly-Ullmann.
Siletz Tribal Students Attend Youth Conference
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Leadership Test
To find out if you are a true leader,
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Leaders start projects by asking,
“What has to be done?” instead of
“What do I need?”
75K Leaders next ask, “What do I have
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The answer best suits the leader’s
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'Sk Leaders don’t want clones of
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'ik Leaders aren’t threatened by others
who have strengths they lack.
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Siletz News
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Siletz students Matt Baker, Wes
Tyler, and Matt Williams represented
the Siletz Youth Skatepark Committee
(SYSC) at the two-day conference held
in Portland on Feb. 8-9. Special thanks
to George Nagel for driving and being
a chaperone. Terry McDowell and Katy
Kaady of the Portland area office
also attended.
The SYSC includes the following
officers: president, Matt Williams; vice-
president, Andrew Whetstone;
secretary, Wes Tyler; treasurer, vacant;
and fund-raising, Matt Baker. The
SYSC is a newly formed committee that
was created to pursue funding to
develop a skate park for the Siletz
community. The group is grateful for
the support and guidance by members
of the Siletz Valley Partnership (SVP),
the Siletz Tribal Prevention Program,
Siletz Valley Fire Department, and the
city of Siletz. The Siletz Tribal Council
graciously committed to donate
$45,000 to help build the skate park and
the SYSC continues to raise funds to
cover the cost for utilities, insurance,
March 2001
and other related operating expenses.
The conference’s mission was to
support youth as active community
members through youth voice, youth
leadership, and youth volunteerism.
SYSC members were impressed with
the presentations by high school youth,
which showcased projects and programs
that exist in their communities largely
because of the hard work and
compassion of the youth and their
mentors. SYSC members were inspired
by the accomplishments of the groups
represented, and look forward to
developing similar community
programs, events, and activities
for Siletz.
The SYSC members and Lisa
Brown, Siletz Tribal prevention
coordinator, met with other students and
representatives of Lincoln County for
a dinner provided by the Lincoln
County Commission on Children and
Families. Following the dinner, the
group conducted an overview of the 40
Developmental Assets and discussed
how these concepts applied to each
person personally. The overview was a
great success and the group agreed to
meet again to develop a process to share
the information with their communities.
The following is the first step in
the process of sharing information with
our community. The assets are listed to
help you assess how many positive
factors exist in your family, home, and
community. They will help develop a
plan to increase the assets and eliminate
obstacles that affect our youth. Please
contact Lisa Brown, prevention
coordinator, if you have any comments
or feedback, at 541-444-8238, or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 238.