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NOTICES NARCH Surveys Coming in June by Claire Wood The NARCH project research team consisting of Kelley Ellis, Delina John, myself, and Early Career Scientist Sidney Stone Brown from George Fox Univer sity is exploring cultural restoration and substance abuse as it is occurring within the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. We have received approval from the Tribal Council for our research project and will proceed to the Northwest Port land Area Indian Health Board’s Internal Review Board for final approval of our survey. We hope to mail out our survey in June. The purpose of the survey is to as sess the knowledge, attitudes, and behav iors of adult Siletz Tribal members regard ing substance abuse. The Siletz research team has devel oped this survey specifically for our tribe. Your participation will help us identify needs in our tribe and enhance services and programs to improve the health of the Siletz Tribe For Phase 1 of our study, 1,000 ran domly selected adult tribal members throughout the U.S. will receive the survey. It consists of several pages of statements about yourself for you to rank. There are no good, bad, right, or wrong answers. This survey should take about 30 minutes to complete. We welcome com ments about the survey and/or questions on the last page. You also will be asked to fill out an Alcohol Use Profile. All information from Energy, con’t from page 1 egon Department of Energy to provide the necessary expertise to certify two Siletz staff who are tribal members. This train ing should pave the way for future fund ing to make more Siletz homes’ duct sys tems more efficient. The duct system can be a big energy waster and a good opportunity to save en ergy and money while improving your residence’s comfort and safety. Just ask Max Hoover, your Siletz weatherization specialist, a member of the Tribal Energy Coordinators Association, and a recent graduate of the Duct Diagnostics School. Max and Brandon Case completed the four-day course with flying colors and words of praise from Bruce. This work shop was split between classroom train ing of diagnostics tools and theory with direct application on Siletz homes. These homes were tested and the ducts were sealed where applicable in just a few hours. both surveys will be kept confidential and will be used only in summarized form. Your participation is important. As an in centive for completing and returning the surveys, we will mail you a T-shirt after the survey is returned. Phase 2 of the survey consists of a face-to-face or telephone interview with similar questions and a survey about sub stance use and abuse. We are looking for volunteers from the mailed-out survey for the second phase. If you would like to volunteer for the second phase of the survey, please com plete the volunteer page included in your mailed-out survey indicating your name, phone number, and best time to call. Only people who receive surveys in phase 1 may volunteer for phase 2. Vol unteers for phase 2 will be entered into a drawing for additional incentives after the interviews have been completed. Claire Wood, data coordinator, is a non tribal member and is the only person who will have access to individual answers. She will maintain your documents with the utmost respect for your confidentiality. All surveys will be assigned a num ber, not a name, and will be destroyed once the research and grant is complete. Any data reported will be in summarized form about the respondents as a group. If you have any questions, please call me at 1 -800-922-1399, ext. 1276, or 541 - 444-8276, ore-mailclairew@ctsi.nsn.us. Safety and health are two additional benefits from testing your home heating and ventilation system. Consider the pres sure changes that can occur in your home with bathroom, kitchen stove, and clothes dryer fans turning on and off. That can create a dangerous backdraft condition in your home. A carbon monoxide test always is a good investment in any home that uses combustible fuels like natural gas. A thanks to Scott Hansen and Eddie Helms of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indi ans and the Siletz Tribe for providing lunch for the students and instructors through the American Indian Wx Program. Please contact Tamara Morrow at the Siletz Tribal Housing Department regard ing your home’s weatherization needs. She can be reached at 541-444-8259 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1259. Be wise; weatherize. Coquille Tribal Community Fund Launches New Web Site The Coquille Tribal Community Fund has taken up a new residence on the Internet with the launching of its new, independent Web site. Grant-seekers in the five-county area of Southwestern Oregon now can go to www.coquilletribalfund.org to get full details about the grant program. The site provides background information on the fund as well as information on past award winners. In February, the fund distributed more than $400,000 in grants for 37 regional projects. Organizations seeking funding for a project can begin the process by using an online form for submitting a letter of in quiry. The site includes all of the criteria governing what organizations and projects qualify for grant funding and step-by-step guidance on how to apply. “As more and more organizations use the Internet to conduct their funding re search, it is important that the Tribal Com munity Fund has a strong online pres ence,” said Michele Burnette, chair of the fund’s board of trustees. “This new site is easy to use and contains all of the in formation a community group would need to begin the grant process.” Burnette said organizations seeking grant funding through the Tribal Commu nity Fund should begin the process as soon as possible. The deadline for com pleted applications for the next round of funding is Aug. 31, 2005. The Coquille Tribal Community Fund provides grants to non-profit orga nizations and public agencies for projects in the areas of education, health, public safety, problem gaming, environmental issues, arts and culture, and historic pres ervation. The fund reflects the commit ment of the Coquille Indian Tribe to take a proactive, positive role in the well being of the community. Funds, derived from a percentage of revenues from The Mill Casino Hotel, are managed and distributed by a board of trustees composed of community leaders and representatives of the Coquille Indian Tribe and the Coquille Economic Devel opment Corporation. Attend IYA Summer Camps Wanted: Campers Age 10-14 Hiring Staff Age 18 and Up Indian Youth of America (IYA) is cel ebrating its 29th anniversary of conduct ing camps for Indian youth. IYA’ s sum mer camps bring together Indian youth from urban and reservation communities to participate in a variety of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. Since the youth camps began in 1976, thousands of Indian youth from 180 tribes and 28 states have enjoyed a positive camp experience. IYA is conducting two camps this summer. Share your talents and time with In dian youth this summer. IYA is looking for Indian staff to work at its camps in Arizona and South Dakota this summer Work Schedule June 26-July 8, 2005 Whispering Pines Camp Prescott, Arizona July 17-25,2005 Camp Bob Marshall Custer, South Dakota Camp Dates and Locations June 29-July 8, 2005 Whispering Pines Camp Prescott, Arizona Age group: Indian youth age 10-14 Cost: $250 campership fee Transportation: Must provide your own Positions available: Camp counse lors, recreation and arts & crafts instruc tors, camp nurse, resource people knowl edgeable in photography, leadership and life skills, the environment, nutrition, sub stance abuse, Indian culture, storytelling, Indian games, etc. Salary: $60 per day Travel: Reimbursed for bus ticket or gas expense to and from camp. Deadlines Deadlines June 10, 2005 Application and fee due for Arizona camp June 3, 2005 Application due for Arizona camp July 1, 2005 Application and fee due for S.D. camp June 24, 2005 Application due for South Dakota camp July 18-25, 2005 Camp Bob Marshall Custer, South Dakota Contact us as soon as possible for a camp or staff application, or for further information about the summer camps. Going to camp could be the highlight of your summer vacation. Write or call Indian Youth of America, P.O. Box 2786, Sioux City, IA 51106; 712-252-3230; fax: 712-252-3712. May 2005 Siletz News • 13
