Courtesy photo by Lauren Patterson
Portland-area youth display their
acorn mush paddles.
ATOD Prevention: Culture is prevention; youth council meets monthly
By Jenifer Metcalf, ATOD/Delinquency
Prevention Coordinator
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norms to reduce
ATOD (alcohol,
tobacco
and other drugs) use and abuse
The Substance Abuse Prevention pro
gram has great things to offer. Come and
find out what you can do to raise aware
ness and help carry a positive message in
this community by addressing community
The goal of prevention is to raise
awareness and delay the onset of first use.
The philosophy of the Siletz Tribal
Behavioral Health Prevention Program is
based on four healing principals that were
identified by prevention partners when
the first prevention plan was developed
in 1999. They are as follows:
1. Healing from problems associated
with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
comes from within - ourselves, our
Tribe and our community. We will
find the support and resources to heal,
renew and rebuild.
2. Our journey is linked to our past. It is
with our cultural values and today’s
knowledge that we will be able to
restore, mend and strengthen our
selves and future generations.
3. We will educate our children about the
harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco
and other drugs from the time they
are in their mother’s womb until they
pass from this world. The health, suc
cess and well-being of future genera
tions depends upon the strength of
our message.
4. Healing of the individual and Tribe go
hand in hand. The well-being of the
Tribe is inseparable from the well
being of the individual.
Siletz Tribal Youth Leadership
Education (STYLE)
Over a hundred years ago Black Hk
had a vision of the time •when
Indian People would heal from the
devastating effects of European
migration. In his vision the Sacred
Koop which had been broken, would
be mended in seven generations.
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of Sacred ÇrrMmf Outsat h
The children bom into this decade
will be the seventh generation.
Your Tribe has a youth council that
meets on the third Sunday of the month
at the Siletz Behavioral Health Center at
2 p.m.
Chair: Ashliegh Ramirez
Vice Chair: Brett Lane
Secretary: Drew Dinwoodie
Treasurer: Ronald Butler
If you are interested in becoming
a member of this council, please show
up. You also are welcome to come to
the meetings to help decide on upcom
ing events, leadership trainings and peer
relationship building.
We look forward to seeing you and
meeting you.
Parents are the single greatest influ
ence upon their children and have a major
role in determining whether or not their
children will experience alcohol- or other
drug-related problems.
Behavioral Health Prevention
staff
ATOD/Delinquency Prevention Coordi
nator: Jenifer Metcalf
Tobacco Prevention Education: Tasha
Mason
Strategic Prevention Framework Coordi
nator: Cyndee Druba
Prevention Assistant: Jeremy Lacewell
Election Board Application
Tribal members interested in serving on the Election Board must fill out
the following form and return it to the address below. Applications for consid
eration will be accepted through May 31, 2012.
All applications should be mailed to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians,
Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-
0549; or faxed to 541-444-8325.
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rter« are many vayr to fait to protect our cAtUren - one 0/
those ways is by being a foster parent.
The Sdelt Tribal Indian Child'Welfare Department is accepting
and recruiting foster homes on behalf of our Tribal children.
Tor more information, cad Christy Kurt, foster care certifier,
at «009221399. ext 133«. or 541444833«.
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