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
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