TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Ask Raven
Raven will answer your questions
about problems associated with alco
hol, tobacco, and other drugs. Look for
boxes in tribal offices with Raven's pic
ture. You can leave your questions for
Raven in these boxes. Those suitable for
Siletz News will be answered here. If
you want a confidential answer to a
question, please leave an address and
Raven will contact you.
Dear Raven: My 16-year-old son
is using drugs, drinking, and skipping
a lot of school. His father and I both
think he needs to go to a treatment cen
ter. Can I make him go? Concerned Mom
Dear Concerned Mom: Concerned
parents often ask this question. Few
substance abuse treatment programs in
the country are locked facilities, so if
you insist your son be admitted to a
treatment facility, he can walk out the
door at any time.
As the parent, however, you have the
authority to insist that your son get treat
ment, even when he is resistant. Most
programs that serve adolescents have staff
who are trained to work with resistant
youth and with time are able to estab
lish a positive therapeutic relationship.
I encourage you to have your son
assessed by a certified counselor to see
if he meets the criteria for residential
treatment. If he does, that counselor will
help you find the best resource avail
able for your son and will help you as a
parent find the strength to do what you
need to do so that your son gets help.
Best wishes. Raven
Dear Raven: People in this town
(Siletz) are fed up with the kids who
are out on the streets at night raising
he__ . They are the kids whose parents
don’t seem to care about what they are
doing. What is being done about this?
Fed Up
Dear Fed Up: A lot of people have
been expressing the same concerns you
have about young people out at night
in the Siletz community. These con
cerns have been discussed with tribal
law enforcement officers at the Meth
Task Force meetings.
As a result of community concern,
Chief Denis Bosque reports that he has
made curfew a high priority. He has
scheduled an officer seven days a week
who will be on shift past curfew hours.
Officers will be active in keeping all
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spond. Also, please consider attending
the Meth Task Force meetings. The
meeting schedule is listed below. Raven
Announcements
If you think your child may be at
risk of alcohol, tobacco, or other drug
problems and/or juvenile delinquency
behaviors, please call Delina or Crista
at 1-800-600-5599 or 541-444-8286.
One of them will talk with you about
risk factors and those things that help
protect your child from developing these
problems. They will help you develop
a prevention plan that will support you
as a parent and provide your child with
support for making good choices.
Desktop Computer
Program
Once again, the Tribal Council has
allocated funding to purchase desktop
computers for tribal member households.
Over the past two years, the tribe has
supplied 1,992 tribal households with
computers. Most tribal households have
received one, but a few households were
unable to apply in the first two years.
If you are interested in receiving a
desktop computer and you have not re
ceived one previously, please call Darlene
Carkhuffat 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1201,
or 541-444-8201 for an application.
The eligibility criteria is:
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Meth Task Force Meeting
Oct. 6, 2004 - Noon
Siletz Tribal Housing Department
Conference Room
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Male Volunteers Needed
Men! We need you to volunteer,
even once a year, to chaperone a youth
prevention activity. We currently have
only one male staff person who chaper
ones. Without more help, we will have
to limit overnight activities for boys and
young men.
We will be glad to talk with you about
the kinds of activities you are willing to
chaperone. All volunteers need to have
a criminal background check, so please
contact us now if you have any interest!
You, your household, or address
have never received a computer
previously
You complete a desktop computer
application
You provide a utility bill in your
name (first and last name as it ap
pears on the tribal roll) at the physi
cal address where you reside
For non-tribal households who have
legal custody of tribal children, you can
apply through an NIC application. In
addition to the above requirements, the
non-tribal custodial parent must supply
a copy of verification of custody
(through divorce decree, adoption, state
certification) of the tribal child.
Area Office Services
Laptop Computer
Program
A vacancy currently exists in one
of the two counselor positions that serve
the three area offices. If you have any
questions about services, please call
the Siletz office at 1-800-600-5599 or
541-444-8286.
For the first time, Tribal Council
has allocated funding to purchase
laptop computers for students attend
ing a higher education or AVT program.
In order to be eligible, the students must
provide proof of:
October 2004
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A completed laptop computer
application
Verification that you currently are
enrolled full time in a higher edu
cation or AVT program
Verification of successful comple
tion of two prior terms in college.
Each term must be a minimum of
12 credit hours per term with a 2.0
GPA. Unofficial transcripts are fine.
Verification through a utility bill in
the student’s name at the physical
address where he/she resides
Online Computer
Training Program
The next logical step in this tech
nology program is the opportunity to
take online computer classes at your
own pace and in your own home.
The tribe has purchased a limited
number of training subscriptions to a
company called MySkilSource. More
than 200 different types of computer
programs can be learned.
In order to enroll, you must be an
enrolled tribal member, have Internet
access (the tribe does not provide
Internet access), and you must send an
e-mail to tinar@ctsi.nsn.us.
You will be registered for the classes
and notified about how to access the
program. From there, you just log on
when you have time and decide which
programs you would like to learn.
Class opportunities include Word,
Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and many
other popular software programs.
Again, you work at your own pace and
individual modules allow you to return
to the program for a refresher.