TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
USDA Distribution Dates
We’re Looking for a Few
Good Homes
Siletz
To foster: to bring up, nurture; to promote the growth and development
of, cultivate; to nurse, cherish; to provide parental care and nurture of children
not related through legal or blood ties.
The Indian Child Welfare Program is always looking for good homes for
children from all areas of our 11 counties. ICW is seeking foster homes as
well as relative homes for relative placements.
If you think you would like to be a foster home or relative placement, or
have questions about being a foster parent or relative provider, please contact
Wendi Schamp at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 236, or 541-444-8236. She will be
more than happy to assist you with any questions.
• ......
................... —
-
------------->
Tribal Court Spokesperson News
Tribal
Court cli
ents have a
genuine
need to be
fairly rep
resented by
a spokes
person and
to have help
preparing for the process.
Recruitment efforts for Siletz Tribal
court are in full swing. Spokespersons
for Tribal Court clients are pro
gressively volunteering and being
added to the signup list. Flyers and
brochures are being distributed in
the Siletz service areas. Some
training will be provided. Recruitment
for the spokesperson positions will
remain open.
In mid-February, Siletz Tribal
Court attended the “Tribal Courts: Plan,
Implement, and Enhance” training, held
at the Judicial College in Reno, Nev.
The agenda included classroom
trainings, resource information, Tribal
Court software demonstrations, and
interaction with tribes throughout the
United States.
One of the highlights for our Tribal
Court Spokesperson program was the
advocacy training. This was provided
through the Bureau of Justice
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs
and the U.S. Department of Justice,
in partnership with the Alaska
International Tribal Council, Fox Valley
Technical College, National Institute of
Trail Advocacy, National Tribal Justice
Resource Center, and the Northern
Plains Judicial Training Institute.
On Feb. 28, Project Coordinator
Julie Godwin-Tucker attended the
“Restorative Justice” seminar at the
University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore.
The conference focused on three com
ponents of the judicial system - the
victim, the offender, and the community.
Speakers emphasized com
municating practices that are being used
through the trio to meet their needs,
according to the crime. The victim
informs the offender about the
emotions, pain, or other consequences.
Then the community uses methods for
counseling, educating, and holding the
offender accountable.
The objectives are to release the
offender with the skills to change his/
her behavior, to promote healing within
the victim, and to create a safer
environment for the community. This
is a preventive program to resolve
problems and ensure a higher
probability of a non-reoccurring crime.
Tribal Court distributed recruitment
materials at the seminar. In the next few
months, Siletz Tribal Court plans to
begin selecting potential spokes
persons and will be training soon.
Please contact us for further
information at:
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
of Oregon
Tribal Court
Attn: Project Coordinator
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
1-800-922-1399, ext. 228
541-444-8228
Fax: 541-444-8270
Tuesday, April 1
Wednesday, April 2
Thursday, April 3
Friday, April 4
9 a.m. - 3
9 a.m. - 3
9 a.m. - 3
9 a.m. - 3
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
Salem
Monday, April 14
Tuesday, April 15
Wednesday, April 16
2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Please try to keep your scheduled appointments, as USDA staff will be
attending the annual national conference in Albuquerque, N.M. The warehouse
will be closed from April 21 through April 27. We will reopen on April 28.
To all you wonderful cooks out there, we still have gift certificates available
if you would like to come in and prepare an entrée using USDA commodities.
Happy meals!
f
Smokehouse for Lease
J
:
■
•
I
■
The current lease for the Siletz Tribal Smokehouse facility in Depoe Bay
ended in December 2002. If you are interested in leasing and operating the
Siletz Tribal Smokehouse as an independent business, please contact Dan
Lundy, Economic Development coordinator, at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 256, or
541-444-8256.
Firewood Now Available
A new firewood area, the South Fork #2 unit located about 11 miles from
Siletz, is now open for tribal member firewood cutting.
The available wood is a mixture of conifer and hardwood located in decks at
four landings in a recently logged unit. Permits are required and may be obtained
the administration building in
at the tribal Natural Resources office in
weekdays.
Siletz from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on
restrictions, and equipment
Maps, directions, fire season
available at the same location,
requirements also are
to tribal members, who will
Permits will be issued only
card and provide the license
need to show their tribal ID
will use to haul the wood,
number of the vehicle they
woodcutters may call the
Out-of-the-Siletz-area
permit mailed to them.
number below to have a
tribal member woodcutting
The permits are for
for personal use only. This firewood may not be sold. The person named on the
permit must be present when cutting and hauling the firewood.
Tribal members wishing to cut wood for tribal elders must present a signed
note from the elder stating that the individual is authorized to cut firewood on
his/her behalf. The note must include the elder’s tribal ID number.
Permits will be good for two weeks and will allow up to two cords of wood to
be cut on each permit. Each tribal member is allowed up to four cords total from
this unit.
Tribal members are encouraged to get this firewood as soon as possible as the
unit will be burned in either the spring or early fall to prepare for planting. Cut
your firewood now before the hot summer months!
For more information, stop by the Natural Resources office or call
Mike Kennedy, Natural Resources manager, at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 232, or
541-444-8232.
April 2003 □
Siletz News
□
5