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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
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9-11
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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.
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19 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
20 9 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
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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
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