TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Tribal Members Must be
Registered to Vote
tered Tribal members. We also will mail
out registration cards to Tribal members
who turn 18 on or before Election Day.
Also, if you can’t remember the last
time you filled out a signature card, you
can request a new one to update your
card on file. Signatures change over time
and it would help ensure that your vote
is counted.
If you have any questions about Tribal
elections, please feel free to contact any
Election Board member at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1256, or 541-444-8256.
Thank you.
The duties and powers of the Enrollment Committee will be to review each
completed application for enrollment and recommend to the Tribal Council
either acceptance or rejection of each application.
Tribal members interested in serving on the Enrollment Committee must
fill out the following form and return it to the address below prior to the close
of business on July 31, 2009.
Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians,
Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-
0549 or fax to 541-444-8325.
Name:
Siletz Tribal Language Project
The Siletz Tribe is pleased to announce the award of a two-year Administration for
Native Americans Native Language Preservation and Maintenance Category II grant to
develop an Athabaskan language curriculum for Head Start through the fifth grade.
As a Tribe, we have lost more than 90 percent of the ability to speak the
ative language, Athabaskan. This is the first step of many on a long path to address
this tragedy.
Curriculum development began in January 2009. To date, the following curriculum
has been developed:
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Core Curriculum Lessons
Games
Story Activities
4
Translated Songs
Teacher Orientation Lesson
The project has been making great progress toward the finished product, a complete
cumculum package for each grade of Head Start through the fifth grade. Curriculum
testing will begin in the 2009-10 school year.
It is the goal that the curriculum developed at the pilot project site, Siletz Valley
School, will be largely available upon the completion of a successful project.
Community involvement and input is always encouraged. It is the interest of the
Siletz Tribal Language Project to address the needs of the community the Language
Project is intended to serve
Please bring your interests and comments to Bud Lane at any of the community
language classes or contact him at 541 -444-8320 or 800-922-1399 ext 1320- or Cova
St. Onge at 541-444-1036.
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Introduction to the Athabaskan Language
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Applications Over-Income Grant
Program Due July 31
The Over-Income Rehabilitation Construction program funds over-income families
with a $5,000 grant for construction rehabilitation on the primary residence they own
or families who have possessor rights to their home.
Rehabilitation refers to repairs or renovations to the home, but does not include
appliances, saunas, hot tubs, swimming pools, etc.
Over-Income refers to Tribal members whose income exceeds the income limits set
by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA)
These are listed below:
1
39,650
2
45,300
3
51,000
Base4
56,650
5
61,200
6
65,700
7
70,250
8
74,800
If you are a Siletz Tribal member and have not received an over-income grant to
date, call the Housing office to request an application.
Applications, including proof of income, enrollment and mortgage statements,
must be submitted to the Housing office by July 31, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. Applications
received after that date and time will not be accepted by the Siletz Tribal Housing
Department.
Qualified applicants will be placed in the lottery drawing, which will be held dur
ing August on a date approved by the Tribal Council.
If you have any questions, please call Jeanette Aradoz at 800-922-1399 ext. 1316
or 541-444-8316.
Open to Tribal members of all ages
Siletz
Salem
Siletz Tribal Community Center
July 7-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Aug. 4-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Salem Area Office
July 9-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Aug. 11-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Portland
Eugene
Portland Area Office
July 22-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Aug. 10-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Eugene Area Office
July 6-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Aug. 3-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Come and join other members of your community and Tribe in learning to
speak one of our ancient languages.
For more information, contact Bud Lane at the Siletz Cultural Department at
541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Tribal Children Need You
Do you value Siletz Native culture and want to help
preserve it? If so, please consider fostering for the Tribe.
The Siletz Tribe needs loving, stable, nurturing homes in
all areas.
If you are interested, please contact Shawna
Henarie, foster care certifier, at 541 -444-8275 or 800-922-1399,
ext. 1275; or visit www.ctsi.nsn.us/icw.html.
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From the Election Board
We have at least 900 eligible but not
registered Tribal members who are miss
ing out on the opportunity to vote. Once
again this year, the Election Board has the
mission of getting as many Tribal mem
bers registered as possible. Encourage
everyone to take the time to fill out their
signature card and return it to the Election
Board or Enrollment Department.
If you currently are not registered but
are eligible to vote in Tribal elections, the
Election Board will soon mail out regis
tration cards to all eligible but not regis-
Tribal Council Authorizes New
Committee for Enrollment
Census 2010
By Claire Wood, Tribal Planning,
Data Coordinator
The 2010 Census will define who we
are as a nation, affect political representa
tion and direct the allocation of billions
of dollars in government funding. Active
Tribal participation is vital for an accurate
2010 Census count of American Indians
and Alaska Natives nationwide. Achiev
ing a complete and accurate 2010 Census
is in our hands.
Every year, more than $300 billion
in federal and state funds are allocated to
Tribes, states and communities based on
census data. That’s more than $3 trillion
over a 10-year period.
Census data guide local decision mak
ers in important community and Tribal
planning efforts, including decisions such
as where to build child care facilities, com
munity centers, roads and schools.
Tribal governments and planners rely
on census data to determine where there
is a need for social services. Federal and
state agencies also use census data to
determine vital funding for Tribal devel
opment programs, education and health
care services.
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians has joined with the U.S. Census
Bureau as an official partner. The Census
Partner Proclamation was signed by Chair
man Delores Pigsley on April 17, 2009.
As a 2010 Census partner, the Tribe will
support the goals and ideals for the census,
disseminate census information and encour
age participation in the census. The Tribe
will support census takers as they help the
community complete an accurate count.
I have been appointed as the Tribal
liaison for Census 2010. I will provide
more information about the census in the
coming months. In the meantime, you
can check the census website at www.
census.gov/2010census or call me with
questions at 541-444-8276 or 800-922-
1399, ext. 1276.
July 2009
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