Graduates!
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Junior Miss Siletz Jocelyn Hernandez
and Little Miss Siletz Halli Lane-
Skague (shown here at the Miss
Indian World pageant) would like to
send a huge heartfelt thank you to
their Tribe, the Siletz community and
everyone near and far who helped
them get to the Gathering of Nations
Pow-Wow in Albuquerque, N.M.,
in April. It was an experience of a
lifetime! Thank you to everyone who
has supported us all year long. We are
truly grateful.
Dreonna Johnson
UCLA
Larell Covington
Toldeo Jr./Sr. High
Dreonna – Congratulations on your
graduation from UCLA. We’re so proud
of you and lucky to have you as our sweet
daughter!
All our love,
Mom and Dad
Larell Covington graduates from
eighth grade this year at Toledo Junior/
Senior High School.
I just want to tell you how proud I am
of the young man you are becoming. You’re
respectful, compassionate and thoughtful.
Remember this quote for your high
school years and the years to come: “You
don’t have to be great to start, but you have
to start to be great.” (Zig Ziglar)
We love you so much – Mom
When you call the Siletz Clinic ...
When you call the Siletz Commu-
nity Health Clinic at 541-444-1030 or
800-648-0449, you can choose from
the following:
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Chewescla DePoe carries the Pueblo
Warrior eagle staff during the grand
entry at the Gathering of Nations
Pow-Wow in Albuquerque, N.M., in
April. He also danced in the elders
contest as a proud Siletz elder.
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Congratulations, Head Start! What did you learn this year?
By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RD, LD, Siletz
Tribal Head Start Nutrition
Congratulations, Siletz Tribal Head
Start students and families! What did you
learn this year? I hope all of you experi-
enced the benefits of family meals as well
as a curiosity to try new foods. As part
of my role as a consultant nutritionist to
Siletz Tribal Head Start, I offer informa-
tion for families.
Family-style meals are offered at Head
Start for the development and socializa-
tion of each child by offering a variety
of foods at a table where children serve
themselves with sufficient time to eat.
Conversation is encouraged and food
is not to be used as reward or punishment.
Hopefully, this is a practice at home as well.
Conversations about food during
family meals can support healthy eating
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habits and interest in lifelong curiosity and
learning. How might this look?
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It can be easy and fun to start the con-
versation by describing colors, textures,
flavors, sounds and smells without using
good and bad words (such as yummy or
yucky). Remember that a child sometimes
needs to see the food many times before
he or she is willing to try it.
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A positive attitude also goes a long
way in helping children feel safe to explore.
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Below are ideas from the University
of Idaho about strategies for introducing
new foods by Laurel Branen, Ph.D., R.D.,
L.D., and Janice Fletcher, Ed.D. (Feeding
Young Children in Group Settings, cals.
uidaho.edu/feeding/):
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Have a tasting party (game).
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Show food prior to mealtime.
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Involve children in preparation.
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Let children assemble their own com-
bination foods.
Compare the new food to a food they
already know.
Serve a new food with a familiar food.
Graph children’s opinions of the food.
Offer the food many times.
Remember you are a powerful role
model.
Ask “Why don’t you try it? You don’t
have to like it.”
6. I think kiwi tastes sort of like a banana
and sort of like a strawberry.
Phrases that hinder acceptance of
new foods:
Phrases that help children to accept
new foods:
1. Look at John eat his kiwi. Why can’t
you be like John?
2. Eat some kiwi for me.
3. Big boys and girls eat kiwi.
4. It’s good. You will like the kiwi.
5. You can have some noodles after you
eat the kiwi.
6. You can go out and play after you eat
one slice of kiwi.
1. John said he likes the kiwi fruit.
2. What do you think this tastes like? It
tastes familiar to me.
3. What do you like best about the kiwi?
4. I see some tiny seeds in here.
5. Kiwi is a fruit, so it is sweet and juicy.
Siletz Tribal Head Start is an impor-
tant and influential program. I am pleased
to have assisted in supporting family nutri-
tion education. Healthy children make for
healthy communities. Have a wonderful
summer full of exploration and curiosity
for nutritious foods.