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Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow - —.......-............ — ■■ ............-... —-------------------------------------------- ' Proposals due for Royalty crowns The Pow-Wow Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2011 -2012 royalty crowns. The crowns are for Miss Siletz, Jr. Miss Siletz and Little Miss Siletz. All proposals need to have a proposed design, size and cost. You can submit a proposal for as many crowns as you would like. The proposals must be turned in to the committee by April 30. Send your proposals to Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549 If you have any questions, contact Nick Sixkiller, interim pow-wow coordinator, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1757, or 541-484-4234. Time for applications for Siletz Royalty To request an application for Miss Siletz, Jr. Miss Siletz or Little Miss Siletz, please call Bev Youngman at 541 -444-8290 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1290; e-mail bevy @ ctsi.nsn.us; or stop by the Tribal administration building (201 SE Swan Ave., Siletz). PSU seeks students for new American Indian Urban Teachers Program Portland State University’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) is recruiting student candidates for its new project, the American Indian Urban Teacher Program, funded by the Office of Indian Education, the U.S. Department of Education. Principal investigators are Cornel Pewewardy, Ed.D., director, Indigenous Nations Studies Department; and Micki Caskey, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruc tion, GSE. Project director is Maria Tenorio, Ed.D. (ABD). Portland State applied for the four- year professional development grant in consortia with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The first cohort of students will begin classes in July to earn a teaching license. American Indian students enrolled in the program will be awarded tuition, fees and books, and a living allowance that includes dependent care. The pro gram will prepare 18 American Indian teachers over the next four years to teach in schools with significant numbers of Native students enrolled. Portland State is one of eight colleges and universities in the nation awarded funding. To apply or receive a program appli cation, students should contact Mari lyn Quintero at quintem@pdx.edu or 503-725-9943. The link to the GSE web site is www.pdx.edu/education. The link for the AIUTP is www.pdx.edu/aiutp. Students interested in enrolling for the 2012 teacher education program should contact the program office to receive an application as early as possible. The deadline of Dec. 1,2011, requires an online application be submitted to both Portland State and the Graduate Teacher Education Program, as well as the sub mission of three letters of recommenda tion and copies of transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable until official transcripts are available). While graduate students are not required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), all teachers applying for a state license are required by the Teachers Standards and Practices Commission to take either the CBEST or the Praxis. Each academic department also may have other testing requirements prior to admission. For general information, contact Mar ilyn Quintero, 503-725-9943, quintem@ pdx.edu; or Maria Tenorio, 503-725-9925, tenorio@pdx.edu . For academic advising, contact Micki Caskey, 503-725-4749, caskey m @ pdx.edu. CTSI Jobs Tribal employment information is available at www.ctsi.nsn.us. Note: “Open Until Filled” vacan cies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physi cal handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization. Position: Cultural Education Director Location: Siletz, Oregon Salary: TL 20.0 - $22.35 per hour Classification: Full-time, exempt Job fair in Siletz open to everyone A job fair will take place April 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Siletz Tribal Com munity Center. The fair is open to everyone. Participating employers include Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Siletz Technolo gies, Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation, the Tribal 477 Self-Sufficiency Program, Tribal Education Program and the Grande Ronde roofer’s apprenticeship program. For more information, contact Shannon Cook-Wright, SSP director, at 800-922- 1399 or 541-444-2532, ext. 1213 or 1858.t Tribe announces staff, volunteers for new Vocational Rehab program The Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabili tation Program is pleased to announce its new staff, their locations and its commit tee members. Angie Butler (Salem) - coordinator and counselor Arlissa Rhoan (Siletz) - job developer and counselor Denise Riding In Other interested individuals are encouraged to call Butler at 503-390-9494. USDA distribution dates for April Salem Siletz Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 9 9 9 9 9-11 a.m. - 3 a.m. - 3 a.m. - 3 a.m. - 3 a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday April April April April 1:30-6:30 p.m. 18 19 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. 20 9 a.m. -4:30 p.m. 9-11 a.m. 21 Commodity recipe Beef and Bean Burritos by Derek Simmons Ingredients 1 pound ground beef or 24 ounces canned beef* 10 flour tortillas */2 cup chopped red onion* 1 clove garlic, minced 2(15 ounce) cans red kidney beans* 1 tablespoon chili powder V2 teaspoon salt 6 drops hot sauce (optional) 1 cup shredded cheese* 1 cup sour cream * Indicates commodity foods used Preparation Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cook ground beef, onion and garlic in skillet until browned, drain grease. Mash kidney beans in liquid until smooth. Stir hot sauce, chili powder and salt into beans mixture and add beef. Cook 3 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat and spoon V2 cup beef mixture into center of each tortilla. Top with Ched dar cheese and sour cream. Tuck two sides over filling and then roll up. Makes up to 10 burritos. Chance at winning an MP3 player Open: 3/18/11 We will give away an MP3 player to one person who submits a recipe using commodity foods. Recipes can be sub mitted by anyone interested, including USDA clients. The deadline to submit recipes to the USDA staff is April 29. Recipes can be submitted by mail, fax, e-mail or bring it CTSI constantly is looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy, vaca tions, maternity leave and extended sick leave. If you are retired, a homemaker or a student and are looking for temporary work that can last from two weeks to 12 weeks, please submit a temporary application for the temp pool. Advisory Committee members Elaine Greene Lydia Kentta Staff Job Posting Number: 201110 Close: 4/8/11 Andrew Johanson (Salem) and Joshua ! Morrow (Siletz) - program aides in to us. Also, please submit your name, address and phone number along with your recipe so we can contact you should you become the selected winner. The winner will be decided by our clients after taking home submitted reci pes to cook using their commodities. The deadline for clients to try out submitted recipes is May 31. Voting on the recipes will take place during the June distribution dates for the Siletz and Salem clients. The winner will be contacted during the first week of July. The selected winner’s recipe will be printed in the August issue of Siletz News. As an incentive to our clients for try ing these recipes and taking the time to vote, we will offer a $25 gift card to one person at the Siletz warehouse and one person at the Salem warehouse. Names of voting clients who tried the recipes and voted will be put into a hat and drawn by USDA staff. The winner will be contacted by phone or mail if we are not able to make contact by phone. You can reach us at our Siletz ware house at 800-922-1399, ext. 1393 and 1279, or you can call direct at 541-444- 8393 and 541-444-8279. Joyce Retherford USDA Food Program Director joycer@ctsi.nsn.us Derek Simmons USDA Food Program Clerk dereks@ctsi.nsn.us P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 April 2011 • Siletz News • 3
