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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS July Notes from the Healthy Family Healthy Child Project announces to all that White Bison is re turning to Siletz. Actually, White Bison will be in our community three times in July and August. It has been a long time coming, but the important thing is that it’s finally going to happen. Don Coyhis, founder, director and motivating leader of White Bison, will ini tially come to Siletz in mid-July to spend one day working in a closed-door session Lincoln County Summer Basketball League Siletz Valley School June 11,2009 strategic plan for their community. The program is based on the teachings of the Elders and emphasizes the traditional role of clans in organizing communities.” Coyhis then will return on Aug. 19 to present the Vision Book to the Siletz community. The July 21-23 visit should be of particular interest to those who partici pated in the training hosted by HFHCP at Chinook Winds last December. At that time, it was intended that the return of White Bison be accomplished within 45 days of that event. Many things interfered with accom plishing that goal, primarily funding on our part and Coyhis’s very busy schedule, which included a meeting with the presi dent of the United States, a ceremony at which the Methodist Church formally apologized for its roll in the abuses per petrated upon Native children during the boarding school era and Coyhis’s recent Journey of Forgiveness. It is hoped that the community will take advantage of this opportunity to learn from Coyhis and the White Bison move ment. Everybody is invited to attend the July 21-23 and Aug. 19 events. All will be held at the Siletz Tribal Community Center except for the training on July 21, for which we are looking for an appropriate venue. For an update of where we might gather on July 21 and for any questions you might have about White Bison, feel free to contact either Bekki Lundy, HF HCP manager at 541-444-8262 or SOO- 922-1399, ext. 1262; or Mark Kimball, HFHCP specialist, at 541-444-8233 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1233. cilitate the mind mapping process to cre ate a vision for a healthy community.” One week later, White Bison will return for three days, July 21-23. The community is encouraged to participate in these days, which have the stated purpose of, White Bison will conduct a training for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. This training provides tools, builds relation ships, addresses intergenerational healing and helps participants create a vision and miliar with that acronym, CEDARR stands for Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore. The stated purpose of this first visit is “White Bison will provide a Vision Training to the Coalition members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. This training will provide Coalition members with the knowledge, skills and strategies to implement the Community Vision Day. Tribal members play on nearly every team in Lincoln County, including on both teams in this game that features Siletz vs. Newport. ! Most Often Requested Numbers I General Council | Meeting Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 800-922-1399 Salem Area Office 503-390-9494 Salem Finance Office 888-870-9051 Portland Area Office 503-238-1512 Eugene Area Office 541-484-4234 Springfield Siletz Tribal Head Start 541-484-4234 Contract Health Services (CHS) 800-628-5720 Siletz Community Health Clinic 800-648-0449 Siletz Alcohol and Drug 800-600-5599 Chinook Winds Casino Resort 888-244-6665 Chemawa Health Clinic 800-452-7823 Bureau of Indian Affairs 800-323-8517 Website www.ctsi.nsn.us Aug. 1,2009 I 1 Pm- I = I 8 x I = | Siletz Tribal | | Community Center I | Siletz, Oregon | | | | | | = | | | | I Agenda I Call to Order Invocation Flag Salute Programs: 2008 Tribal Audit: Gregg Gubuan Housing — Over-Income Drawing: Terry Fisher Tribal Members’ Concerns Chairman’s Report Announcements Adjourn July 2009 • Siletz News • I f = | 9
