Clinic providers receive appreciation
By Lisa Brown
I wanted to thank our Siletz Community Health Clinic for services and providers
that help our members to identify risk factors and resources to address physical and
emotional health issues.
I have been very impressed with our physician’s assistant, William Fisher, due to
my faith in osteopathic trigger point therapy and the theory of muscle memory for
emotional release/healing. Also, Mary Beth Nichols in our Behavioral Health program.
I ‘m very impressed with her well-rounded approach and the multitude of techniques
she offers to find the best fit for clients.
It’s such a gift for me personally to have providers offering alternative approaches
for chronic pain due to stress or anxiety due to emotional/historical trauma. I have lived
20+ years in my Tribal community and interacted with so many who share my grief and
feelings of helplessness when people we love, or ourselves, feel lost, powerless or abused.
Having medical/mental health providers to assist with dealing with symptoms is a
major part of the healing process. But it also takes effort/time to address the causes too!
Change in Siletz Clinic check-in times
The Siletz Clinic asks all patients with appointments to check in 15 minutes
prior to your scheduled appointment time. This allows for any necessary paperwork
to be completed prior to your appointment with your provider.
Thank you!
Reminder from the Siletz Clinic
The Siletz Clinic would like to remind parents and guardians that if you send
your child to an appointment with someone other than yourself or other legal
guardian, you will need to sign a Release of Information.
This gives permission for another person to bring your child to appointments
and for your child’s provider to discuss the child’s care with them.
If you have any questions, please call 541-444-1030 or 800-648-0449.
Thank you!
CNAY accepting applications, nominations for Champions for Change
WASHINGTON – The Center for
Native American Youth (CNAY), a policy
program at the Aspen Institute, is accept-
ing nominations and applications for its
Champions for Change leadership devel-
opment program.
Champions for Change, inspired by
a White House initiative, is an annual
youth recognition program that shines
a spotlight on positive stories in Indian
Country, promotes hope among American
Indian youth and develops young Tribal,
state and national leaders.
“Being recognized as a Champion for
Change connected me with other Native
youth leaders across Tribal nations,” said
Vanessa Goodthunder, 2016 Champion for
Change. “My connection to the Center for
Native American Youth and their network
continues to help me develop my leader-
ship efforts.”
CNAY is soliciting both nomina-
tions and applications directly from
Native youth and community members.
Tribal leaders, teachers, coaches, school
administrators, parents, Native youth and
others can nominate a young Native leader
(age 14-22) who is making a positive
impact in his or her Tribal or urban Indian
community.
met with Cabinet secretaries, Supreme
Court justices, members of Congress and
White House staff, among others.
CNAY will contact the nominee and
invite him or her to submit a full applica-
tion. Youth also can submit the Champi-
ons for Change application on their own
without a nomination. Candidates must
complete their application by Nov. 15.
“The Champions for Change program
not only recognizes Native youth doing
critical work in their communities, but
these young people help other Native
youth across the country drive a new nar-
rative – one that focuses on the strength
and resilience of our youth,” said Erik
Stegman, executive director of CNAY. “We
invite Tribal leaders, teachers, peers and
others to identify positive youth-led work
and nominate those youth for our program
so that we can lift up those youth and their
incredible stories.”
CNAY will announce the 2017
Champions class this December and
will bring them to Washington, D.C., in
February 2017 for a series of events with
Tribal leaders, policymakers and other key
stakeholders to be recognized for their
leadership efforts. Past Champions have
Know Before You Go!
Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville
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Following their recognition, Champi-
ons will take part in a year-long leadership
development curriculum, where they’ll be
exposed to new opportunities to advocate
for Native youth.
Center for Native American Youth is
dedicated to improving the health, safety
and overall well-being of American Indian
youth through communication, policy
development and advocacy.
Founded by former U.S. Sen. Byron
Dorgan in February 2011, CNAY is a
policy program within the Aspen Institute,
headquartered in Washington, D.C. For
more information, visit cnay.org
The Aspen Institute is an educational
and policy studies organization based in
Washington, D.C. Its mission is to foster
leadership based on enduring values and
to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing
with critical issues.
The Institute is based in Washington,
D.C.; Aspen, Colo.; and on the Wye River
on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It also has
offices in New York City and an inter-
national network of partners. For more
information, visit aspeninstitute.org.
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Bldg 31, Rm 114 (Longhouse)/MW 4-5:50 PM
Students will learn the fundamentals of this
important language that has linked Native
people of the Northwest for centuries. This
course will also introduce students to many
cultures of the Northwest. Completion of first-
year Chinuk Wawa courses fulfills the Oregon
University System’s requirements for admission
to state universities.
Students will learn more Chinuk Wawa
words and structure as well as improve their
communicative ability through daily reading,
writing, speaking and listening. Content will
focus on the culture and history of Grand
Ronde peoples in addition to personal
conversation and storytelling. Completion of
second-year Chinuk Wawa courses fulfills
the Oregon University System’s language
requirement for graduation.
Instructors: TBA. Past instructors include Dr. Janne Underriner,
Director of the Northwest Indian Language Institute, Kathy Cole,
Culture Department Manager for the Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community, Dr. Henry Zenk, Jerome Viles,
Heidi Helms and others.
For more information, call the Language, Literature, and
Communication Division, 541.463.5419 or visit our website:
lanecc.edu/llc/language/chinuk-wawa.
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