TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Over-Income
Housing Grants
Again Available
Tribal Council has once again
provided the Housing Department with
$200,000 through the EPR
program to fund 40
over-income
families with a
$5,000 grant for
construction
rehabilitation on
the primary resi
dence they own or families who have
possessor rights to their home.
Over-income refers to tribal
members whose income exceeds the
income requirements for other tribal
housing rehabilitation programs with
the exception of the IHS Elders
Emergency Assistance Program.
Rehabilitation refers to repairs or
renovations to the home, but does not
include appliances, saunas, hot tubs,
swimming
pools,
etc.
Please contact
the Housing office at
541-444-8322
or
1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1322, should you
require additional
clarification.
If you are a Siletz Tribal member
and have not received an over-income
grant in the last six years, you can call
the housing office to request an
application, come by the housing office
and ask for an application, or visit any
local area office and they will provide
you with an application.
Interested applicants should sub
mit proof of income and mortgage by
Aug. 31. The selection process will be
a lottery drawing on applica
tions received this year
because there is no
waiting list. This
drawing will take
place during the
regular Tribal
Council meeting
on Sept. 24-25.
All applicants, suc
cessful or not, will be notified in writing.
If you hâve any questions, please
call 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1322, or
541-444-8322.
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow News
Jobs Available
The Siletz Pow-Wow Committee has
announced the availability of temporary
jobs during the 2004 Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow on Aug. 13-15, including
security/main-tenance, kitchen, and
merchandise
Wages for these jobs are $8/hour
for shift supervisors and $7.05/hour for
shift workers.
If you are interested in these posi
tions, you must attend an orientation on
Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. on Government Hill.
Application packages will be available
for completion at orientation. You must
have two valid pieces of identification,
including a Social Security card and
picture I.D.
Questions? Please contact Nick
Sixkiller for additional information.
August USDA
Distribution Dates
Siletz
Monday, Aug. 2
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 3
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 4 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 5
Friday, Aug. 6
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Salem
Monday, Aug. 23 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 24
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 25 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The USDA staff would like to
thank Daniel Brown, Jack Muschamp,
and Randall Hartwell for all their help
unloading the food delivery truck on
June 30. We really appreciate all the
help we get from our volunteers. You
guys are the greatest!
Yeah, summer is here and we’re
fortunate to have two youth place
ments. We would like to welcome
Denaee Towner and Frede Rodriguez.
Many thanks to Mona Fisher and
the Education staff for supporting
our program.
Happy Meals!
Dance Sponsors
Needed
Please Note
Nick Sixkiller, education
specialist in the Eugene Area Office,
is filling in temporarily as the pow
wow coordinator until the position
is advertised and filled.
You can contact Nick at
541-484-4234 or 541-444-8230 or
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or
nicks@ctsi.nsn.us for information
on the pow-wow or Siletz Royalty.
When you sponsor a category, your
name will be on the winner’s envelope
and will be read during the awarding
of the prize money to the dancers.
You can sponsor, or co-sponsor
with the committee, a category in your
name, your family’s name, or in
memory of a loved one.
Contact Nick Sixkiller to see what
categories are available.
Nuu-wee-ya’
(our words)
Introduction to the
Athabaskan Language
Open to tribal members
of all ages
Time to Gather
Basket-Making
Materials
Siletz
Siletz Tribal Community Center
Aug. 18-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sept. 15-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Portland
Spring is here and very soon hazel
sticks will be ready to pick and peel.
Hazel stick gathering is a must for
anyone interested in making traditional
Siletz baskets. Spruce root can be dug
all year round and is used for the
weavers or weft of Siletz baskets. Bear
grass and maidenhair fem are used for
overlay to make our traditional designs
or marks in our baskets and both are
picked in late summer.
Any tribal members interested
in gathering can call Bud Lane at
541-444-8320 or 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1320, or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Just a reminder - basket materials must
be gathered in a timely fashion.
Here is a general breakdown of
gathering times for different materials:
Portland Area Office
Aug. 17-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sept. 7-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Aug. 10-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sept. 13-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
Aug. 4-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sept. 1 - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information, contact
Bud Lane at the Siletz Cultural
Department at 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320, or
e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
August - Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear
grass, maidenhair fem, hazel sticks
(limited), willow sticks
September - Bear grass, maidenhair
fem, woodwardia fem, spruce roots
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