TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Nuu-wee-ya’
(our words)
Introduction to the Athabaskan Language
Open to tribal members of all ages
Siletz
Salem
Siletz Tribal Community Center
April 3-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
May 7-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Salem Area Office
April 10-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
May 8-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Portland
Eugene
Portland Area Office
April 5 - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
May 14-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Eugene Area Office
April 9-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
May 2-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Tribal members who need help 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. Culture Department
at 541-444-8320 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Athabaskan Practical Alphabet
au
a
ay
b
ch
lat
gau
duu-day
ch’aa-bay-yu
chvn
(float)
(swan)
(none)
(flower)
(stick)
lot
ouch
bite
bow
chair
ch’
d
e
g
gh
ch’ee-yash
dii
naa-xe
gee-lish
ghit-ts’ay
(bird)
(this)
(two)
(willow)
(blue jay)
church
dip
hen
goat
ghost
Tulips planted at Siletz Valley School should bloom during
Alcohol Awareness Month.
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Parents, grandparents, aunties, and
uncles: For the last two years, the Siletz
Tribal ATOD Prevention Team has been
going to Siletz Valley School to bring
awareness to students that it's impor
tant to not engage in unhealthy behav
iors and that living an alcohol, tobacco,
and other drug-free lifestyle is good!
This year, our theme was “Plant
ing the Promise to Fence Out Drugs.”
With the help of high school youth, we
had each class in the entire school plant
red tulips that should bloom in April
for Alcohol Awareness Month. This is
to re-affirm the message that being
drug free is the way to be!
So if you visit Siletz Valley School,
be sure to look for the beautiful red tu
lips that your youth took part in “Plant
ing the Promise to Fence Out Drugs!”
Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow
Committee Members Needed
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i
k
k’
kr’
hvm’-chi’
Ihin’
Ihuk
k’wvt
kr’ii-k’i
(goodbye)
(dog)
(fish)
(upon)
(gravy)
Please contact Mona Fisher if you are interested in joining the Pow-Wow
Committee. You can call her at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or 541-444-8230; or
send an e-mail to monaf@ctsi.nsn.us.
hat
he
kiss
quick
concrete
Attention Tribal Artists
I
lh
m
n
oy
lat
Iha’
mvn
nvn
moyn-xu
(float)
(one)
(house)
(you)
(edge of)
low
lh
music
no
boy
P
S
sh
sr
t
nii-pash
si~s-xa
shu’
k’aa~-sra
tee-ne
(cheeks)
(ocean)
(good)
(crow)
(road)
pipe
see
shy
shrew
table
The 2007 Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow is having a logo contest this year.
The winner will receive a cash prize and his/her work will be used for pow
wow flyers and merchandise.
Please submit your drawings to Mona Fisher at the Siletz Tribal Community
Center or send them to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn: Pow-Wow Logo
Contest, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
All entries must be received no later than April 13, 2007.
General Council Meeting
May 5, 2007 • 1 p.m.
Siletz Tribal Community Center • Siletz, Oregon
tr’
ts’
U
V
tr’aa-ne’
ts’vn
duu
svlh
W
k'we
(wife)
(awl)
(no)
(hot)
(over)
trip
gets
due
Up
we
Agenda
Call to Order
Invocation
Flag Salute
X
xvsh
y
Roll Call
yan'
(us)
(south)
Approval of Minutes
“gargle h”
6
•
Siletz News
Approval of Agenda
yes
April 2007
Program Reports;
Head Start
Childcare Center
Tribal Member Concerns
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjournment