TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Lisa Brown (I), Richard Lafferty, and Maria Westervelt help with bracelets.
Siletz Youth, Elder Teach Bracelets
Esther Stutzman tells stories to 7- to 9-year-olds, many of whom were wearing
the four directions bracelets they had made in a previous session.
In addition to making bracelets and
telling stories, Siletz Tribal members
and friends danced, drummed, and
sang at the Winter Diabetes Day
conference. Karen Bell (left photo
below) joins Donna and Chet
Michael Alicante, 4/1
Clark of the Jahonaaii Singers.
Sina Bell, 4/19
San Poil Whitehead (right photo
Mildred Bueno, 4/13
Darelle Butler, 4/8
below) and Kateri Whitehead take
Mary Fisher, 4/8
part in the dance exhibition, along
Regina Furlong, 4/7
with Craig, Kris, and William
Tessabelle Green, 4/15
Whitehead: Tony Whitehead,
Connie Hartt, 4/14
and Sara Bell.
Donna Holmes, 4/9
Mable Langton, 4/28
Clarice McKnight, 4/25
Evelina Medley, 4/17
Doris Riding In, 4/21
Frank Rilatos, 4/20
Phil Rilatos Sr., 4/13
Wilma Rodgers, 4/15
Richard Strickler, 4/27
Wreatha Tollefson, 4/8
Alicia Warren, 4/3
Alice Werth, 4/28
Daniel Wilcox, 4/13
Another Year
of Wisdom
Happy Birthday!
6
Siletz News
□
April 2002
by Maria Westervelt, Siletz Tribal Elder
Several Siletz youth participated with great vim and vigor at the Winter
Diabetes Day conference at Salishan Lodge in February. They enjoyed teaching
bracelet bead making (four directions bracelet) to other youth.
Everyone had lots of fun learning, listening, and asking questions. Starting
young and trying to keep healthy will help prevent serious illness from coming
about in later years.
I took great interest in the storytelling performed by tribal elder Esther
Stutzman. She was so dramatic and forceful in telling her tales that I could clearly
visualize everything.
I also enjoyed helping the little ones (4 to 6 year olds) make the bracelets.
They were very intense and fascinated with making these bracelets by themselves
and seeing the completed ones. They immediately put them on and enjoyed
wearing them.
These little ones enjoyed frolicking about, jumping, playing bail, and just
having such fun. Matt Williams and the other Siletz youth (Shantel Hostler, Kent
Kaiser Jr., Lynetta Benedict, Richard Lafferty, and Danielle Clark) all participated
in playing with these younger kids - what energy! I - and they - loved every
minute of the workshop!
Great job, Lisa Brown, for bringing the youth together and asking me to
participate with them.