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VICE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT NARCH Project Involves Four Oregon Tribes All relevant details of the socio/ cultural/mental health research and training project known as NARCH have been worked out and the project has been launched under U.S. Public Health Service sponsorship and funding. Participating in the project are the Bums Paiute, Colville, Warm Springs, and Siletz tribes. Faculty members from prestigious Johns Hopkins University will train designated tribal members of the four tribes to accomplish the basic project goals, which are: 1. 2. To increase the research capacities and research infrastructures of the participating tribes To develop tribally specific, cultur ally relevant, and historically sen sitive models of American Indian behavioral health leading to a sci entific method of investigating the following five factors: a. Intergenerational trauma and unresolved grief: This topic looks at how historical events have had and continue to have an effect on the mental well being of American Indians. Each tribe’s history will be examined and the impact that wars, disease, forced assimilation, etc., have had on Indian people. b. Substance abuse and the trans mission through families of cultural values: The question here is why there are such high levels of addiction. Many tra ditional family prevention tools are no longer being used, thus addictive behavior goes un checked. The focus here is to develop culturally appropriate research to gain understanding of how and why addiction develops in Indian Country. c. Communicative norms for expressing emotional distress: This involves evaluating who speaks to whom about what and under what circumstances. Often, cross-cultural commu nications are misunderstood because neither party under stands the true meaning of what the other is saying. The goal here is to develop a behavioral 3. Vice Chairman Jessie Davis model that will help better understand verbal and non verbal communications. d. Complicated bereavement and culturally competent clini cians: Traditional death, dying, grief, and bereavement beliefs and practices of Native com munities have not been ad equately studied. The goal here is to come up with culturally appropriate descriptions of rituals and ceremonial prac tices that will help clinicians understand better how to be more effective in their helping roles. e. Spirituality and rehabilitation: There is evidence that practic ing spirituality can help prevent re-incarceration. There’s only one study that explores this, so the goal here is to develop ad ditional information on how spirituality can reduce depres sion, disciplinary issues, and re-arrests for adult offenders. To increase the research capacity of early career Native American scien tists through individual training and presentations at university seminars. The Siletz Tribe has accepted the role of providing administrative ser vices to the project, which is funded for a two-year period by a U.S. Public Health Service grant of $700,000. Lisa Norton has been appointed to serve as NARCH coordinator and I have been designated the Tribal Council’s representative to the NARCH Advisory Board. Further information will be pro vided in Siletz News and Nesika Illahee as the project unfolds. Nuu-wee-ya’ Royalty Crown Proposals Due The Pow-Wow Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2005 roy alty crowns, which are for Miss Siletz, Jr. Miss Siletz, and Little Miss Siletz. Crowns do not include years but do include separate barrettes that are ap proximately 3 inches in diameter with the year “2005” on them and matching the colors on the crown. All proposals must be submitted with a proposed design, including color scheme, size of beads, size of crown(s) and total cost. Preference will be given to crowns containing the state of Or egon with treaty date, cursive writing, and a minimum bead size of 11 or smaller. Proposals must be re ceived by Jan. 31, 2005. You can submit proposals for as many crowns as you would like. Payment is made after the crown(s) and barrette(s) are completed. Crowns must be completed by July 31, 2005. Please mail proposals to Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380. Questions? Please contact Kelley Ellis at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1227, or 541-444-8227. (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan Language Open to tribal members of all ages Siletz Salem Siletz Tribal Community Center Jan. 10-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 15 — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Salem Area Office Jan. 11-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 8-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Eugene Portland Area Office Jan. 4 — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 14 — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eugene Area Office Jan. 3-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 7-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tribal members who need help or instruction on cultural projects should contact the Siletz Culture Department. We can assist you prior to the language classes. For more information, contact Bud Lane at the Siletz Cultural Department at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320, ore-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us; or Selene Rilatos at the Siletz Culture Department at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1246, or 541-444-8246, or e-mail selener@ctsi.nsn.us. January 2005 • Siletz News • 5
