Canoe naming, launch a success; ceremony at Massacre Rock is next
By Willie Towner
The Port Orford event on May 19 at
Tseriadun State Park was a great success.
Many thanks to all our relatives from
Warm Springs, Grand Ronde, Coquille,
Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, Modoc,
Shasta, Yurok, Karuk, Chetco and Meti’
who came to help, honor and bring out
our new canoe, Dené Tuth-din. Also, a
special thanks to the Siletz Elders and
others who attended.
We all plan to meet again this Septem-
State police have free child ID kits
From oregon.gov/osp/mcc
The Oregon State Police Missing Children’s Clearinghouse is pleased to provide
child identification kits free of charge to the public. The blank kit includes an area
for a picture, fingerprints, dental records, physical information and a DNA sample.
Parents fill out the kit and keep it in their home.
During the first hours a child is missing, it is vital to have this information avail-
able so law enforcement is able to locate the child as soon as possible. Since 1999,
the clearinghouse has been able to purchase more than 225,000 ID kits that have been
distributed throughout Oregon.
In November 2012, the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund provided a
$5,000 grant for the clearinghouse to purchase child ID kits.
If you would like to have a kit sent to you, please call 503-934-0188 or toll free
at 800-282-7155. You also can email your request to child.idkits@state.or.us. The kits
are free of charge! The kits also can be ordered in limited quantities for community
and service groups, clubs, schools, etc.
For more information, visit oregon.gov/osp/mcc.
The Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program (STVRP) is a
program that serves as an employment resource for Tribal members with
disabilities who have a strong desire to be employed. This program seeks to
help those who are disabled and want to work. STVRP is a strength-based
approach to employment readiness. An important part of the vocational
rehabilitation program is helping others find their strengths and build
strong foundations for lasting and productive employment.
Similar to other programs of the Siletz Tribe, we offer services within
the 11-county service area to qualifying Tribal members with a
documented disability. Examples of the services we can provide
(but are not limited to) include:
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A NGIE B UTLER
VocRehab Director
503-390-9494, x1872
angieb@ctsi.nsn.us
M-F 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
F AWN Y OUNG
VocRehab Aide
503-390-9494, x1862
fawny@ctsi.nsn.us
M-F 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Employment Services
Portfolio Building and Résumé Writing
Guidance Counseling
Job Development
Job Training
Job Coaching
Addressing and Eliminating Barriers to Employment
Culturally Relevant Services for Rehabilitation
Mental, Educational and Physical Health Assessments
As a new functioning program in the Tribal community, we will provide updates about the program with a variety of
information and success stories. To learn more about the Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program, please
contact STVRP at 503-390-9494. You also can check out our Jobs and Resource board.
R ECRUITMENT FOR STVRP A DVISORY C OMMITTEE M EMBERS
The Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program is seeking individuals from the
community to participate on our Advisory Committee. If you have an interest in working with
passionate employees who provide services to individuals with disabilities, please inquire. Are
you an educator, social worker, counselor, advisor, state partner or in the medical field? Do
you have a disability or a family member with a disability? If so, we’d like you to be a part of
our committee.
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________ State: ____________ ZIP: ________
Phone (Day): ______________________ Phone (Eve): _______________________
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July 2013
ber at the Agness Gathering for canoe rac-
ing on the Rogue River. We are planning a
special ceremony at Massacre Rock with
the sister canoe in memory of the Logan
family and other relatives who lost their
lives on the river.
Pictured (below right) are the canoe
families of Warm Springs, Shwá la N’illi
Dené, Coquille and Confederated Tribes
of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw
paddling Garrison Lake, the first time for
Native canoes on this lake in more than
100 years.
Also pictured (below left) is Skip-
per of the Dené Tuth-din (Hupa/Tutu-
tun/Chetco/Rogue River), Gregg Leno
(Tututun/Rogue River/Chetco) and front
puller is Earl Huitt (Modoc/Pit River/
Rogue River).
I thank you on behalf of all our
relatives. Siletz people will be recognized
from our positive motivations in the near
future. We need more virtuous actions
not only to honor our ancestors, but to
all people, especially Indian Country. We
strive for oneness – no divisions!
Oregon’s Western Tribes invite you
to attend
Northwest Shells & Cedar Canoes
Champoeg State Heritage Park
(Off U.S. 99W near Newberg, Ore.)
July20•Noonto4p.m.
Enjoy free cultural activities for the whole family, including a Tribal
canoe landing, games, drum making, basketry, weaving and flint knapping
demonstrations, traditional American Indian music and more. Fry bread available
for purchase. Come join the celebration. $5 State Parks fee.
“Weaving our roots together, binding our traditions,
making our people stronger.”
The S iletz T ribal V ocational R ehabilitation Program, in conjunction with The
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, The Confederated Tribes of Umatilla,
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and The Klamath Tribes would
like to invite interested artists to participate in designing a logo for the
Annual 2013 CANAR Conference
Nov. 3-8, 2013
Hilton Hotel in Portland, Ore.
Your work will be featured on T-shirts, bags, conference materials and
seen by Tribes, organizations and businesses throughout the country.
Your participation will be valued and appreciated by many. A monetary
prize in the amount of $100 will be awarded to the winning artist!
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JULY 31
For more information or questions, please call Angie Butler, 503-390-9494.
Please submit your artwork to:
Angie Butler, STVRP, 3160 Blossom Drive N, Suite 105, Salem, OR 97305
E-mail: angieb@ctsi.nsn.us