TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Tribal Court Spokesperson
Training Set
An orientation session for the Tribal Court Spokesperson
program has been scheduled for May 27 at 7 p.m. in the
Siletz Tribal courtroom. Chief Judge Calvin Gantenbein will conduct
the orientation.
Applications for the spokesperson program should be submitted before
the orientation, but will be accepted at the event.
For more information, contact Julie Godwin-Tucker, project coordinator,
at 541-444-8228 or 1 -800-922-1399, ext. 228.
Council Approves Student
Incentive Program
The Siletz Tribal Council places great emphasis on educational achievement
for tribal members. Each year, the tribe funds student activities ranging from
Head Start/preschool through the college level. Initially, all funding was from
federal government sources, but in later years has been a combination of federal,
tribal, and gaming revenues.
This year, the Tribal Council approved a Student Incentive Program, designed
to reward student accomplishment as they graduate from the following levels:
Head Start/Preschool
Kindergarten
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Adult Vocational Training
Certificate
Higher Education
Summer Intern/Work Experience
Program Returns
Last year, the Siletz Tribe funded a
Summer Intern/Work Experience
Program to give college-level students an
opportunity to gain hands-on expe
rience working within tribal government.
The highly successful program
placed five students in different
departments within the tribal
organization - Accounting, Clinic
Management, the Diabetes Program,
Finance, and Clinic Operations. They
gained work experience that they could
use for their practicum and gained
working knowledge of tribal programs.
The tribe hopes that utilizing this
program will encourage more tribal
students to return to work for the tribe
after graduation.
The Tribal Council once again has
funded the Summer Intern/Work
Experience Program for tribal higher
education students. Priority will be
given to upper-level students, but any
college-level student is eligible to apply.
Application forms will be mailed
to all students who utilize the tribe’s
Higher Education program. If you don’t
utilize this program or didn’t get an
application form, please contact the
education specialist in your area.
Applications are due by 4:30 p.m.
on June 13,2003. Students selected will
begin work on July 1,2003.
Any student who graduated from the above classifications (except AVT) in
the 2002-2003 school year (from September 2002 to June 30, 2003) are asked to
submit a copy of their graduation certificate, name, and address to the education
specialist in their area. AVT students who graduated from Jan. 1, 2003, through
June 30, 2003, are asked to submit a copy of their graduation certificate to the
education specialist in their area. The education specialist will submit the certificate
for the student incentive and mail the incentive to the student.
For all students outside of the 11-county service area, please forward your
graduation certificate to Ramona Fisher, Education Specialist, CTSI,
P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Applicants must include the application form, verification of their physical
address (i.e. utility bill, property tax statement), and for children who reside with
non-tribal custodial parents, verification that the applicant has legal custody of
the tribal children.
We’ll accept applications from any enrolled tribal member or parents
of enrolled tribal children in non-tribal homes who didn’t receive a computer
last year. Remember, if you or your address was used previously, you’re ineligible
to reapply.
Applications will be accepted in your name as it appears on the tribal roll. If
your name has changed for any reason (marriage, divorce, legal name change),
please forward a copy of that documentation along with your application. We’ll
then change your name on the tribal roll.
Because gaming revenues are used to purchase the computers, the IRS requires
that recipients be taxed for the value of the computers. The value is determined
by the individual purchase price. Computer recipients will be mailed a
1099-MISC form in January 2004 for use when filing their 2003 taxes. Individuals
are responsible for all taxes associated with the computers.
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May 2003
General Council Meeting
Keizer City Hall
930 Chemawa Road N.E.
Keizer, Oregon
1 p.m.
Agenda
Call to Order
Invocation
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Tribal Investments Program Report:
Gregg Gubuan
USDA Food Program Report:
Kitti Hostler
Tribal Member Concerns
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjournment