Willamette Falls
lamprey eel harvest
permits available
The Tribal Natural Resources
Department has Willamette Falls
lamprey eel harvest permits available
to issue to Tribal members.
Lamprey harvest at the falls is
restricted to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fri-
days through Mondays between June
1 and July 31. Harvest is not allowed
on Tuesdays through Thursdays.
The open gathering area is at the
east side of the falls and the harvest
method is limited to the use of hand
or hand-powered tools. Gatherers
are asked to avoid the area around
the lamprey ramps that have been
installed to allow lamprey to move
upstream of the falls.
The permit includes a lamprey
harvest record card, which must be
filled out prior to leaving the site. The
harvest card must be returned to the
Natural Resources office by the end
of the harvest season.
Lamprey harvest permits are
available at the Tribal Natural
Resources office weekdays from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by calling
Natural Resources Manager Mike
Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or Natural
Resources Administrative Assistant
Rosie Williams at 541-444-8227; or
either one at 800-922-1399.
Time to go
gather basket
materials
Spring is here and very soon hazel
sticks will be ready to pick and peel.
Hazel stick gathering is a must for
anyone interested in making traditional
Siletz baskets. Spruce root can be dug all
year round and is used for the weavers or
weft of Siletz baskets.
Bear grass and maidenhair fern are
used for overlay to make our traditional
designs or marks in our baskets and both
are picked in late summer.
Any Tribal members interested in
gathering can contact Bud Lane at 800-
922-1399, ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320; or
budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Just a reminder – basket materials
must be gathered in a timely fashion. Here
is a general breakdown of gathering times
for different materials:
June
Hazel, willow and fir sticks (until mid-
June), spruce roots
July
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fern
August
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fern, hazel sticks (lim-
ited), willow sticks
September
Bear grass, maidenhair fern, woodwardia
fern, spruce roots
Tribal ID machine will head out on tour this summer
The Enrollment
staff will be on
a tour with
t h e Tr i b a l
ID machine
to the area
offices over
the summer
months. Please
stop in to get
a new photo and
updated Tribal ID.
While you are there, you can
update your death beneficiary and any
other information you need to.
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Summer Daze at the Salem Area
Office: Enrollment will be there
all day on day two of the event on
June 18. Summer Daze is a two-
and-a-half-day event.
Bicycle Rodeo & Summer Bar-
beque at the Eugene Area Office:
July 30, all day.
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Summer Barbeque at the Portland
Area Office at Mt. Scott Park: Aug.
26, during the event.
See the area office newsletters for
more information on these events.
You can always come to the office in
Siletz to get an updated ID or update forms.
Forms also are available on the Tribal
website – ctsi.nsn.us – under Government
Listings>Enrollment.
Upcoming Enrollment Dates
The Enrollment Ordinance requires
public posting of recommendations made
by the Enrollment Committee to Tribal
Council. These can be found at all Tribal
offices and on the Tribal website in the
Tribal Member Only area.
The current posting recently reviewed
by the committee is Posting #289. Tribal
Council will take action at its Regular
Council meeting on June 19, 2015.
Public Posting of #289 – May 29, 2015
– June 17, 2015 (appeal period ends
June 12, 2015)
Tribal Council Action on Posting #289 –
June 19, 2015
Application for enrollment, blood
quantum requests and name change
requests can be submitted at any time.
There is a deadline, however, for each
posting period.
In order to have your application or
request included as part of the next post
(#290) that will be reviewed in the third
quarter, you must submit a complete
application or request by July 17, 2015.
Enrollment Committee Meetings
3:30 p.m. in Siletz – Admin Building II
Conference Space – Room #132
June 10, 2015 – Regular Meeting
July 8, 2015 – Regular Meeting
Aug. 12, 2015 – Review Posting #290
SSP has summer youth employment/education program
The 477 Self-Sufficiency Program
(SSP) has openings for our Summer Youth
Employment Program (SYEP), which
is separate from the Tribal employment
program that is offered through the Edu-
cation Department.
This program’s mission is to give
youth age 14-24 the opportunity to gain
employment or education skills in a field
that interests them. It is available only to
youth who reside within the 11-county
service area.
San-chvn Tuu-‘i’
(Acorn soup)
June11•4–7p.m.
Siletz Tribal Community Center
Basic eligibility criteria includes:
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Youth must be between 14-24 at the
time of application
Latest school grade report. For work
experience, participants will need to
have a minimum grade point average
(GPA) of 2.0. Participants below a 2.0
can participate in a classroom train-
ing program for credit recovery and
receive a stipend for attending class.
A member of a federally recognized
Tribe or descendancy must be docu-
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mented by relationship of applicant
to a Native American of a federally
recognized Indian Tribe.
Contact SSP for specific income
guidelines.
Slots are limited and are on a first-
come, first-served basis.
If you are interested in applying for
this SSP program, contact Jamie Bokuro,
intake specialist/job coach, at 800-922-
1399, ext. 1266, or 541-444-8266; or at
jamieb@ctsi.nsn.us.
Applications are being accepted for positions
on the Board of Directors of the
Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society (STAHS)
Deadline for consideration for this volunteer position is July 1, 2015
STAHS is an incorporated nonprofit corporation whose mission is to:
Come join us on June 11 from 4-7 p.m.
and learn how to make acorn soup.
Acorns are a staple food for all Tribes
on the West Coast.
Learn how to shell, pound, leach and
cook one of our traditional foods.
Contact Bud Lane at 541-444-8320 or
800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or budl@ctsi.
nsn.us for more information.
Contact the Siletz Community
Dental Clinic if you experience
dental pain or a dental emergency.
Staff will do everything they can to
see you as soon as possible.
Morning check-in time is Mon-
day-Thursday from 8:30-9 a.m. and
Friday from 10-10:30 a.m. Afternoon
check-in time is Monday-Friday
from 1-1:30 p.m.
1. Develop resources for the construction and implementation of a cultural center
and museum where Tribal artifacts and representation of Tribal history and
culture can be maintained.
2. Develop resources to support activities and administration of the cultural
center/museum.
3. In cooperation with the Cultural staff employed by the Siletz Tribe, to:
• Promote programs that encourage the revitalization and practice of Tribal
cultural and religious activities and the restoration of Tribal religious and
cultural sites and locations.
• Provide a variety of outreach, educational and training programs, both
locally and throughout the region, related to the culture and traditions of
the Siletz and other indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest.
• Promote programs that will encourage economic development of the Tribe
through traditional arts and crafts and other culturally appropriate methods.
Tribal member status is not required for all positions on the board.
Any individual interested in serving as a volunteer on the STAHS Board of
Directors must fill out an application form and return it prior to close of business
on July 1, 2015.
Applications and job descriptions are available online on the huu-cha.org
website. Applications must be returned to Chairman STAHS, P.O. Box 8, Siletz,
OR 97380; or emailed to daveh@ctsi.nsn.us
STAHS will review and forward all applications with STAHS recommenda-
tions to the Tribal Council for its July 2015 meeting.
If you have any questions about the application process, please call the STAHS
secretary at 541-444-2200.
June 2015
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