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.
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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
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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
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