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Tribal Court News
from the Office of Tribal Court
July
Siletz Tribal Community
Law Court
Gwe-Shvt-Naga (“Gway-Shut-
Naagaa”) Peacemakers
Tribal Council has approved the
Community Law Court by adopting the
Community Law Court Ordinance and
procedure manual.
The Community Law Court is part
of the Tribal Court system and is
available to tribal members and
Graduate Fellowships Available at
Central Washington University
Eligibility and general information: Any qualified Native American or Alaska
Native holding a bachelor’s degree is eligible to apply for Native American
Graduate Fellowships in Resource Management at Central Washington University.
The fellowship program is intended to financially support Indian students in
their educational goals and to better prepare tribal members to manage both cultural
and natural resources. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation funds the fellowships.
Each year, several new students will be selected on a competitive basis.
Applications may be submitted at any time and simply consist of a letter to
the program director requesting consideration and describing your interests and
career aspirations.
Please include tribal affiliation and enrollment information. Applications for
admission to the graduate school must be submitted separately, but at the same
time, directly to the CWU Office of Graduate Admissions.
Each student’s program of study is designed to meet individual needs and
goals. Necessary undergraduate courses may be part of it. Most students include
a supervised internship in their program. Participants making satisfactory and
continuous progress may be granted a second year of support, although renewal
is not guaranteed.
Features of the fellowship program include:
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Full graduate school tuition for up to six quarters of study
A regular monthly stipend of $1,000 during the academic year
A summer stipend of $2,000 for a two-month supervised research period
may be awarded to assist in developing a field project or thesis to meet master’s
degree requirements
Admission to the graduate school: All participants must be admitted to the
CWU Graduate School. Though not a requirement, most fellowship participants
complete the necessary coursework and thesis leading to the M.S. degree.
To obtain graduate school admission materials, please contact Office
of Graduate Admissions, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
98926-7510; 509-963-3103; e-mail masters@cwu.edu.
Your request to be considered for the fellowship, and any questions, should
be addressed to Program Director Robert Kuhlken, Department of Geography
and Land Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7240;
509-963-2795; e-mail kuhlkenr@cwu.edu.
http://www.cwu.edu/~geograph/fellows.html
persons within the Siletz Tribal
Court’s jurisdiction.
The Community Law Court’s
purpose is to provide a way of resolving
minor community disputes informally
and in a more traditional way.
Gwe-shvt-nagas will be in
terviewed and certified by the Siletz
Tribal Council. To qualify, you must:
1) Be an enrolled Siletz Tribal member
2) Be respected within the Siletz
community
3) Have ability to work with reserva
tion residents and tribal members
4) Have the ability to resolve local
problems
5) Have a reputation for integrity,
honesty, and humanity
Procedure for applying to become
a gwe-shvt-naga:
Applications are available through
Tribal Court
Completed applications will be
submitted to Tribal Council
A copy of the approved manual and
ordinance can be obtained through
Tribal Court
A gwe-shvt-naga orientation video
is available for viewing. Contact
Tribal Court at 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 228, or 541-444-8228 for
an appointment.
USDA Distribution Dates
Salem
Siletz
Monday, Aug. 5
Tuesday, Aug. 6
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Thursday, Aug. 8
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 19 2:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 20
9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 21 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
We would like to welcome USDA
clerk and tribal member Buzz Berry.
Many thanks to Mona Fisher for
including our program for placement
of Summer Youth Employment
workers. We have Aldona Hall and
Heidi Hibdon. We enjoy the
opportunity to work with our youth
and possibly gift them with some of
our knowledge about the management
of a USDA Commodity Food Program
that helps so many of our people and
all eligible members of any federally
recognized tribe.
If you are unable to make any of
the dates listed above, please call to
Buzz Berry
make an appointment with Kitti Hostler, director, or Buzz Berry, clerk, at
1-800-922-1399, ext. 393 or 279, or 541-444-8393 or 541-444-8279.
The Salem and Eugene
area offices and Grand
Ronde social services
have USDA applications
available if you are
near these locations and
would like to apply
for commodities.
Thank you to all
the staff that supports
our program with
your additional efforts
to help distribute
information about
our services.
August 2002
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