TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Welcome to the Prevention
Dimension
Shu’-yi’de-ghayt-nin’sh
Conferences
Aug. 5-8, National Native Conference on Tobacco: Protect our Culture - Protect
our Health, Portland, Ore.
Sept. 7-8, Should Government Cover Traditional Indian Medicine? Scottsdale,
Ariz. Info: Carol Goldtooth-Begay, 520-318-7180, e-mail mgegay @attglobal.net.
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”)
New Online Cyber Community for Youth
Teens and tweens 9 to 18 years old nationwide have registered at
www.ePeervoices.com to form a new online cyber community. They share
successful, youth-organized, drug prevention projects and activities that can be
jumpstarted in any community. All projects have suggested ways to measure
outcomes and track successes. (Some adults also have registered, only to listen to
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
1-800-600-5599,
or
541-444-8238 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.
what the youth in the National ePeer Team have to say.)
More Rave Reviews
Tribal youth presenters made a lasting impression at the Oregon State University
Violence Prevention Conference on July 10-12 in Corvallis, Ore. Carol Channing
organized the conference and invited our youth to return next year to present again.
All of the youth spent a great deal of time making bracelets. Special thanks
Youth Earn Rave Reviews
Oregon Health Sciences University researchers evaluated the Oregon
Partnership’s “Making the Connection” conference held in May, where Siletz
youth were presenters. The partnership waived the conference fee for the six youth
and three adults who attended the conference.
The first session had 40 participants and the second session had 24. Representing
the Siletz Tribe as workshop presenters were Nikki Strong, Dustin Martin-Nelson,
Megan Blacketer, Andrew Foster, Rocky Gonzales, Brad Bogart, Program
Coordinator Lisa Brown, and adult chaperones Rusty Butler and Sara Martin.
The results of the evaluation (workshops were evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5)
and comments made by participants, in reference to the Siletz Youth Four Directions
go out to Samantha Lynch, Tiffany Stuart, Sammy Hall, and Matt Baker for their
help with organizing the table and selling bracelets.
Youth presenters included Gyrrad Hibdon, Jason Howell, Robbie Jay, Richard
Lafferty, Joe Lane, Margaret Norton, Jimmy Williams, Matt Williams, plus tribal
elder Maria Westervelt and co-facilitators Lisa Brown, tribal prevention program
coordinator, and Jill Dale, Lincoln County prevention coordinator.
Other assistants included Siletz Tribal Employment Services staff Chuvonne
Metcalf and Alison Noble, Lynn Whitlow of Siletz School, Kathy Stewart of
Siletz Valley Partnership, and Teri Watson and Felecia Todd, prevention staff of
the Lincoln County School District.
Special thanks to Nancy McCrary for her generous support of the youth and
workshop, are as follows:
their attendance at this conference. Chaperones and mentors are not easy to access,
Wkshp 1
Wkshp 2
Glad to Attend
4.600
4.667
Clear
4.467
4.667
Interesting
4.467
4.286
Wkshp 1
Wkshp 2
Useful
4.267
4.238
Presenter Skills
4.333
4.667
and with her help our endeavor was a great success and touched many lives.
Participants evaluated the group and scoring was much like the previous
conference. Presenters received evaluations rating their performance and the
participants’ views of the workshop, with 5 as excellent and 1 as “not at all.”
Results: Excellent - 64 percent, Pretty Cool - 26 percent; Yeah-Okay - 9 percent,
Very interesting. Very good prevention activity.
How to use activity as an opportunity to teach values, etc.
Is or 2s - 1 percent.
Questions were asked about the workshop directions, if participants would
Good workshop ‘cause there was interacting and wasn’t just talk and that’s
share info when they returned home, if the workshop would help them to not use
what I liked.
drugs (same question for alcohol), how did they like the activities, did the workshop
Explain program more and make connection to how it relates to bracelets.
help them learn more about respecting themselves and others. Some direct quotes
Love the symbolism in bracelet and the gift to take home.
from participants are listed below:
Very interesting and worthwhile. Bracelets are beautiful.
The games were good to get everyone awake and going and the bracelets
were a great way to get everyone to understand the true purpose of the
workshop and we will now have something to remind us of this.
The interaction with audience and adults was very positive and exciting.
* Thank you so much for honoring others enough to take the time and energy to
share with others and the people you will impact. It’s tremendously encouraging
I loved the activity; it gave us a chance to view another ethnicity and every
to see youth involved in educating adults in things that directly impact
time I look at the bracelet, I will remember what every bead means.
themselves, their future, and their quality of life.
Very inspiring workshop. I always thought workshops were hard, but this
Very good class. Will carry this on to others in Umatilla. Thank you. Blessing
was easy and well-organized. The youth were very helpful.
Playing these games is good to help people come together. I have been learning
to all.
Great ideas. Come to schools and do this.
these games since I was young and I’m happy to see that people are using
Outstanding youth you are working with. They should be very proud.
them to help communicate. It felt good to get off my butt.
Everyone was really helpful and kind. This was one of the best workshops.
It was a good way to learn another way to respect people and also yourself.
Outstanding. I hope you come back next year.
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Siletz News. □
August 2001