Norton named executive director of My Sisters’ Place in Lincoln County
NEWPORT, Ore. – The Board of
Directors of My Sisters’ Place is pleased
to announce the hiring of Elizabeth “Lisa”
Norton as its new executive director.
The agency supports those in Lincoln
County facing domestic violence, sexual
assault and dating abuse by providing
emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis line,
safety planning, advocacy, court informa-
tion and support, agency referral, educa-
tion and outreach.
“At 34 years old, My Sisters’ Place
has a proven history of helping people
escape abusive situations,” said Angelique
Little, board chair. “Now we’re looking to
embark on a strategic planning process to
develop short- and long-term goals that
will better address the needs of our com-
munity. Lisa brings a unique combination
of passion, education, experience and
leadership to our organization.”
Hired to begin on Aug. 14, Norton
has extensive experience working for
non-profits. This includes more than 15
years with the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians where she managed grants,
developed and ran programs, and pro-
vided direct services.
Her long history of public service
includes serving on various boards and
volunteering as a victim advocate for the
Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office.
While attending Portland State Uni-
versity to earn her master’s and Ph.D. in
social work, Norton served as adjunct
faculty at PSU and was a trainer for both
the Northwest Area Indian Health Board
and the Sexual Assault Task Force.
As a trainer, she provided education
and awareness around issues of inter-
personal violence to Tribal communities
in the Northwest and trained advocates
responding to sexual assault.
“It’s always been a dream of mine
to be able to use my education, public
service experience and skills in the area
of interpersonal violence to benefit an
organization in my own community,” said
Norton. “I’m looking forward to building
and strengthening partnerships in Lincoln
County in an effort to move the discussion
of interpersonal violence to a community-
wide conversation.”
She will meet with a variety of com-
munity partners in the coming months
to strengthen relationships and develop
mutually beneficial initiatives to better
serve the community.
Last year, My Sisters’ Place sheltered
117 people for 3,853 nights, handled
nearly 2,000 calls on its 24-hour crisis line
and helped 734 people get court protec-
tion and/or agency services.
If you or someone you know is a
victim of domestic, sexual or dating vio-
lence, please call My Sisters’ Place crisis
line for more information, 541-994-5959.
The public can also call the organization’s
advocacy office at 541-574-9424.
Courtesy photo
Elizabeth “Lisa” Norton
UC-Berkeley helps STAHS retrieve historic documents now on microfilm
The Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage
Society took an important step this sum-
mer to help the Tribe keep improving its
knowledge of our shared history.
The board approved funding to get
dozens of rare manuscripts copied and
turned over to the Tribe from the Bancroft
Library at the University of California at
Berkeley. The collection contains letters,
diaries and other writings from various
people who were directly involved in
important – and sometimes tragic – events
in Tribal history, as collected by Hubert
Howe Bancroft and Francis Fuller Victor,
who wrote and published some of the first
histories of the Pacific Northwest.
These important collections will reside
in the Cultural Department’s reference
library on more than 20 reels of microfilm,
each containing hundreds of pages.
“Having this information closer at
hand is a huge help. It can be difficult
or impossible for Tribal staff, let alone
members, to make visits to libraries
hundreds or thousands of miles away,”
said Peter Hatch, a historical researcher
in the Tribe’s Cultural Department. “It’s
important that over time we ourselves,
rather than any university or museum,
become the world’s go-to resource for
studying our history.”
For more information or help starting
historical research of your own, please
contact Hatch at peterh@ctsi.nsn.us and
Robert Kentta, Cultural Resources direc-
tor, at rkentta@ctsi.nsn.us.
STAHS seeks Tribal members to help plan 100 th anniversary of Indian Fair
The Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage
Society (STAHS) is seeking individuals
interested in assisting with the planning
of the 2015 Indian Fair to celebrate the
100 th anniversary of the very first time it
was held.
Topics to be considered include loca-
tion, date, time, exhibits and categories
of competitions.
For this event to be successful and
larger than the one held in 2014, it will
require the enthusiasm and participation
of the Siletz Tribal membership. There is
so much knowledge, culture, history and
art to share within the Tribal membership
and with the surrounding community that
it will take a great deal of commitment
and effort to do it justice.
The very first Indian Fairs held in
the early 1900s included many events
and competitions. All of this was accom-
plished by Siletz Tribal members, from
planning through implementation. The
fairs were amazing in their size and scope.
Last Cut wood for the elders Day
The final Cut Wood for the Elders
Day of the year is now set for Oct. 11. It
was rescheduled from its original date in
September because of the high fire danger
at that time.
The woodcut will be held on the
Tribe’s Logsden Road property between
the Tribal food distribution warehouse and
the Tribal vehicle storage yard in Siletz.
We need lots of volunteers to help
cut, split and deliver firewood for Tribal
Elders. Bring your chainsaws, hydraulic
wood splitters, splitting mauls, axes and
lots of energy.
Lunch, drinks and snacks will be
provided. We will start at 8 a.m. and go
until mid-afternoon.
The goal of this event will be to
deliver firewood to as many Elders as
possible. The Elders Program maintains
a list of Elders who burn wood for their
winter heat.
People willing to haul firewood to
Elders outside of the Siletz area should
contact the Elders Program at 800-922-
1399, ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261 to
be paired up with an Elder in need. We
especially need folks who can haul wood
to the Eugene, Salem and Portland areas.
Elders in need of firewood also should
contact the Elders Program to get their
name on the delivery list.
If you have parents or grandparents
who burn wood in the winter to stay
warm, you need to help out at this event!
Come help replenish those wood piles for
the coming winter. This will be the last
woodcut of the year.
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
If you have ideas and are interested in
becoming part of this planning committee,
contact Gloria Ingle at jessiemarie1944@
yahoo.com or call STAHS at 541-351-8663.
DON’T LET
YOUR
OHP MEDICAL
COVERAGE
LAPSE .
Renewal notices/applications
are being mailed out NOW!
Watch for it in the mail.
When you receive your
renewal notice/application letter,
contact Tracy Lancaster at
541-444-9611. Tracy will be able
to help you with the renewal
application process.
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