Conversation Project invites community organizations to be spring hosts
PORTLAND, Ore – Oregon nonprof-
its and community groups are invited to
join the more than 200 organizations that
have hosted public discussions through the
Conversation Project, which offers human-
ities-based programs about provocative
issues and ideas. The Conversation Project
is a program of Oregon Humanities.
Conversation Project programs are
opportunities for Oregonians to talk about
things that matter – things like food,
inequality, privacy, the purpose of educa-
tion and our relationship to the natural
world – in exploratory and thoughtful ways.
Trained facilitators guide the dis-
cussions, connecting the subject to par-
ticipants’ experiences and to the local
community and challenging participants
to think in new ways without advocating
a particular perspective. Conversations,
which last between 60 and 90 minutes, are
provided at low cost to Oregon nonprofit
organizations.
The 2015-16 Conversation Project
lineup features 22 programs. Topics
include government surveillance, how
gender shapes our lives, the value of rest,
Northwest hip hop culture and many more.
Two programs are available in Spanish.
Through Jan. 31, 2016, Oregon non-
profits and community groups can apply
to host Conversation Project programs that
take place between March 1 and June 30,
2016. The catalog, instructions for host
organizations and application form are
available at oregonhumanities.org.
Please see the website’s events cal-
endar for Conversation Project programs
currently happening in counties around
the state.
For more information about the
Conversation Project program and how
to apply, contact Oregon Humanities
Program Associate Eloise Holland at 503-
241-0543 or 800-735-0543, ext. 123, or
e.holland@oregonhumanities.org.
The Conversation Project is supported
in part by a grant from the Oregon Cultural
Trust: Oregonians investing in Oregon’s
arts, heritage, and humanities.
Oregon Humanities connects Orego-
nians to ideas that change lives and trans-
form communities. More information
about our programs and publications –the
Conversation Project, Think & Drink,
Humanity in Perspective, Idea Lab Sum-
mer Institute, Public Program Grants and
Oregon Humanities magazine – can be
found at oregonhumanities.org.
Oregon Humanities is an indepen-
dent, nonprofit affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities and a
partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.
Want to grow your own food?
Join a Garden Club in your community!
Ever thought about growing veggies in a planter by your front door?
Join up if you want to learn more about gardening.
Open to all Tribal members and their families. Youth plots available.
Our meetings are an opportunity to learn and share!
Our Garden Meetings will start in February,
watch for announcements!
For more information, contact
Kathy at 541-444-9627
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
Tribal RV parks have space available for you
Logan Road RV Park
Lincoln City, Oregon
loganroadrvpark.com
877-LOGANRV
Introducing the recently released 2015-16 Oregon Blue Book. This newest
edition features an expanded color section exploring Oregon’s early rural
schools with photos, artwork and memorabilia from Oregon’s historical
societies. The exhibit is a look back at the colorful history of rural education in
Oregon before World War II, when small town life revolved around the local
schoolhouse.
The 2015-16 Blue Book also features — for the first time — winning essays from
a statewide contest that asked Oregon’s elementary and middle school children
what they loved about their state. These essays provide a fresh perspective on
our state and create a time capsule for Oregonians in the future.
The Oregon Blue Book, Oregon’s official almanac and fact book, has been
updated and re-published every two years since 1911. It is an institution, an
Oregon state icon and a collector’s item. This latest edition of the Blue Book
was printed as a limited run and only about 1,700 are still available for sale.
Books
can
be
purchased
from
the
State
Archives
online
at:
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/shopBlueBook.do or at the Capitol Gift Shop,
Powell's Portland locations and a few other bookstores around the state.
If you would like more information about the Blue Book and its availability you
can contact Julie Yamaka at 503-378-5199 or julie.a.yamaka@state.or.us
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January 2016
Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort
Salem, Oregon
heeheeillahee.com
877-564-7295
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Attention Siletz Tribal Artists
Royalty Crown Proposals
The 2016 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow
Committee is once again having a logo
contest for the upcoming pow-wow in
August 2016.
The 2016 Pow-Wow Committee is
now accepting proposals for 2016-2017
royalty crowns. Proposals are being
accepted for Miss Siletz, Junior Miss
Siletz and Little Miss Siletz.
All Siletz Tribal artists are encour-
aged to submit a pow-wow-themed logo.
The winning logo artist will receive a
cash prize of $250 and a professional
banner with your logo.
The winning artist will have his/
her logo highlighted on Nesika Illahee
Pow-Wow flyers and merchandise.
Please submit your artwork to the
cultural education director’s office at
the Siletz Tribal Community Center or
mail it to Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians, Attn: Pow-Wow Logo Contest,
P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
All entries must be received no later
than Feb. 29, 2016
Proposals for a crown are required
to include art design, size of the crown
and a bid for the crown or crowns of your
interest. Proposals can be submitted for
individual crowns, two crowns or you
can submit a bid for all three crowns.
Crown proposals must be turned
in to the committee no later than
Feb. 29, 2016.
Proposals can be sent to Siletz Pow-
Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380-0549.
If you have any questions, contact
Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399 ext. 1230,
or 541-444-8230.
