Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society needs your recipes for cookbook
We would like to develop a cook-
book in time for the holidays. We hope
you will participate. You are all invited
to submit one recipe or more if you like.
Do you have to belong to the Con-
federated Tribes of Siletz Indians? No,
we will put your name and “Friend of
STAHS” by your recipe.
You can send in Native traditional
recipes, family favorite recipes, new ones
you love and just about anything else you
can think of.
You can add a picture of yourself and
a little information, but be sure to include
your name and Tribe.
You can get the recipes to the right
folks in a couple ways:
STBC to close Siletz Tribal Prints & Gifts
During the last few months, the Siletz
Tribal Business Corporation conducted a
thorough financial analysis of its Siletz
Tribal Prints & Gifts, LLC (STPG) that
resulted in the decision to close it down
and cease operations.
During the last few years, STPG was
in a phase where it often needed to be
subsidized to continue its operations. The
financial analysis showed that even with
the change in business name, focus on
Native retail and consignment gifts and
prints, it could not generate the revenue
needed to become profitable and grow as
a viable business.
With the purchase of the Salem devel-
opment properties and focus on construct-
ing and opening a joint-Tribal casino and
hotel in Salem, along with the possible
expansion plans at Chinook Winds Casino
Resort, it was determined that the STBC
needed to prioritize its financial resources.
As a result, STPG will close its retail
operations on June 30, 2017.
Please visit our website at stpgifts.
com or call us at 541-996-5550 for more
information on store hours, inventory
and asset going out of business sale and
completion or refund of any projects that
were currently in process.
We would like to take this oppor-
tunity to thank all the Tribal members,
STBC Board of Directors, STPG staff
and patrons who worked so hard these
last nine years on behalf of and for Siletz
Tribal Prints & Gifts, LLC.
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Email them to jessiemarie1944@
yahoo.com
Mail them to STAHS, P.O. Box 8,
Siletz, OR 97380
Thank you!
Changes in how we mail
Siletz News
The Siletz Tribe now mails one
copy of Siletz News to each physical
address instead of one copy to each
Tribal member age 18 and older.
If you find that you need more
than one copy in your household,
please email your name and address
to pias@ctsi.nsn.us and you will start
receiving a second copy.
Thank you!
Over-Income Grant Program opens June USDA distribution dates, recipe
The Over-Income Rehabilitation Construction program funds over-income families
with a $5,000 grant for construction rehabilitation on the primary residence they own.
The over-income grant is for eligible applicants and is limited to one grant per
person/address/household. If you have received services for the following programs
you are not eligible for five years: Down Payment Assistance, NAHASDA Rehabilita-
tion Program, NAHASDA Elders Replacement Program, NAHASDA Rehabilitation
Program for Elder Tribal Members, NAHASDA Rehabilitation Program for Disabled
Tribal Members, Homeownership Program/Mutual Help and BIA Self-Governance.
Rehabilitation refers to repairs or renovations to the home, but does not include
appliances, saunas, hot tubs, swimming pools, driveways, fences, etc.
Over-income refers to Tribal members whose income exceeds the income limits set
by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA).
These are listed below:
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2
3
Base4
5
6
7
$36,792
42,048
47,304
52,560
56,765
60,970
65,174
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69,379
Applications, including proof of current annual income, enrollment and proof of
homeownership with the Tribal member’s name on it, must be submitted to the Hous-
ing office by July 31, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. Applications received after that date and time
will not be accepted by the Siletz Tribal Housing Department.
Qualified applicants will be placed in the lottery drawing, which will be held in
August on a date approved by the Tribal Council.
If you would like an application or have any questions, call Jeanette Aradoz at
800-922-1399, ext. 1316, or 541-444-8316.
Call the Shellfish Safety Hotline before
harvesting - 800-448-2474
The Oregon Department of Agriculture’s shellfish biotoxin hotline is toll-free
and updated immediately when shellfish toxins reach the alert level. The hotline is
your best source for up-to-date clam, crab and mussel closure information.
Siletz
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
June 1
June 2
June 5
June 6
June 7
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Salem
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
June 19 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
June 20 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
June 21 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
June 22
9 – 11 a.m.
If you have a lot of crackers on hand,
this is a great way to use them. I made
these in April at the Salem warehouse and
they are delicious.
Snack Crackers
1 package of ranch dressing mix
Red pepper flakes (to taste)
1 sleeve crackers
¼-½ cup oil (vegetable, olive or grapeseed)
Put crackers in a plastic re-sealable
food storage bag. Drizzle with the oil and
add the powdered ranch dressing mix and
red pepper flakes.
Seal the bag with some air in it and
turn it over until the crackers are coated.
Let stand for a day (any longer and the
crackers become stale).
You also can substitute garlic pow-
der and parmesan cheese in place of the
ranch dressing mix and red pepper flakes.
Experiment with your favorite seasonings
and enjoy.
LIKE us on Facebook at Siletz
Tribal FDPIR. We would like to
see more people sharing their
recipes on our FB.
Joyce Retherford, FDP Director
541-444-8393
Lisa Paul, FDP Clerk/Warehouseman
541-444-8279
Gathering basket-making materials
Summer is coming and hazel sticks are 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.
Culture Craft Nights
Any Tribal members interested in gathering can call Bud Lane at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320, or email budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Maple Bark Class
(ch’ee-shi ch’ee-lan-tr’e’ ‘vm-nvlh-ts’it)
Just a reminder – basket materials must be gathered in a timely fashion. Due to
our changing climate, these times may vary.
June 5 • 5-7 p.m.
Siletz Tribal Community Center
June 12 • 5-7 p.m.
Portland Area Office
June 6 • 5-7 p.m.
Eugene Area Office
June 13 • 5-7 p.m.
Salem Area Office
Siletz Tribal members and their families are invited to come learn about
gathering maple bark and making traditional maple bark capes and dresses.
All ages welcome. Young people under age 10 need an adult to accompany
and assist them.
The Siletz Culture Department will provide some material and instructors.
Contact: Bud Lane, budl@ctsi.nsn.us; 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320
Sponsored by the Education and Culture Departments
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 (limited), willow sticks
September
Bear grass, maidenhair fern, woodwardia fern, spruce roots
June 2017
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