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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Maternal, Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Naytlh - ‘a “We Carry the Children” How has the Siletz Tribal Home Visiting Program helped you and your family since participating? “The home visiting program has helped prepare us for our new addition by letting us know what is to be expected before and after the baby comes and how to best deal with certain situations that come up.” – Andrea & Robert, 4 months in the program “I’ve learned all the things I thought I should know that I did not know already with the help and support of the program. Siletz Tribal Home Visiting Program helped me become a better mom.” – Shyann, 1 year in the program “I feel like Siletz Tribal home visits have helped me be more on track when it comes to my child’s development. Home visits have also helped me keep a better schedule, helping my whole family.” – Jennifer, 1 year and 9 months in the program “Getting the help when you’re a new parent is life-saving, to know you are doing it right and if not, finding out the right way.” –Samantha, 1 year in the program Photo by Andrea Taylor Several children, joined by their adults, take advantage of a Summer Reading Challenge on June 9 at the Siletz Recreation Center. Education Specialist Alissa Lane (standing in back) coordinates several reading events throughout the year. Individuals participating in this one include (clockwise from bottom left) Elijah Markham-Pitts, Sarah Butler, Nehayla Cordova, Julian Cordova, Cruz Cordova and Papa Williams. Apply now for Tribal Head Start’s 2017-18 year It’s time to apply for your child to attend the Siletz Tribal Head Start program for our upcoming 2017-2018 school year. We have classrooms in Siletz, Lincoln City, Portland and Salem. If your child will be 3 or 4 years old as of Sept. 1, 2017 (or as of Sept. 10, 2017, for Salem-Keizer only), her/she is eligible to apply for the Siletz Tribal Head Start program. Your child does not have to be American Indian to attend our program, but we do give a preference for enrollment to Native children. Call us at 800-922-1399 or 541- 444-2532 and ask for Head Start to request an application. There are new enrollment requirements that all Head Start programs must meet. All of us are now required to conduct either a face-to-face or telephone interview with all applicants to verify the information on their child’s application. When you return your application, we will call to verify the information with you. This new requirement must be met before we can select your child for enrollment. If we cannot reach you, we will leave a detailed message asking you to call us back. Please call us back as soon as possible so we can finish processing your child’s enroll- ment application. This is a mandatory requirement we must meet and we are unable to enroll any child until we complete this new verification process. Tribal children in need of foster parents for: Permanent care, Temporary foster care, Or Short-term emergency care Contact Marne’ Grusing Foster Family Coordinator 541-444-8338 “The program has helped me to realize there are a lot of different ways to parent and there is always help if you are willing to look for it. The Siletz Home Visiting Program has helped make my life a little simpler just knowing I have resources to help me be the best mom I can be.” – Chandra, 1 year and 10 months in the program “The Siletz Home Visiting Program has helped me with my child’s growth, my motivation with being a parent and I’ve also established a friendship.” – Britnee, 1 year and 8 months in the program “Home Visiting Program helped us better understand the developmental milestones that our child is at and also the reassurance that each child is unique and not to be worried. The program has been helpful, especially with different resources also.” – Ale & Seth, 1 year and 1 month in the program “As a first-time mom, Siletz Home Visiting Program has been a good addition to my support system, not only emotionally, but also mentally.” -Janet, 1 year and 1 month in the program If you are interested in or have any questions about our Siletz Tribal Home Visiting Program, please call Jessica Phillips, Program Coordinator, at 541-484- 4234. For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program, please visit siletzlanguage.org. Study Chinuk WaWa Fall Term 2017 4 Credit Hours Lane Community College Photo By: Amiran White CW 101: Chinuk Wawa (4 credits) CRN 22576 T/R, 4:00-5:50 BLDG 31, RM 101 [LONGHOUSE] CW 201: Chinuk Wawa (4 credits) CRN 22527 M/W, 4:00-5:50 BLDG 31, RM 114 [LONGHOUSE] Students will learn the fundamentals of this important language that has linked Native peoples 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 Oregon state universities. Students will engage in advance study of this regional indigenous language. Completion of the second-year sequence satisfies the language requirement for the Bachelors of Arts degree at Oregon public universities. CW 201, 202, and 203 all satisfy Lane's cultural competence/diversity course requirement. R!!! LCC FFE or to the over C L O CIA ous Don ntinue to 203 for E P m S ns Co ny CW ill ea d no An A ation W 103 an ! This M sses la ts W nd Fou st of C Studen Two C e’s r n a Co O fo w y e d a a ir th uk W e Th ou P Chin When Y awa, th t ! Tha hinuk W e Fre of C Continuing education course registration is available for community members (who might be interested in learning the language without the requirement of taking exams, etc.) by calling Candice Johnson at (541) 463-5419. Instructors: Jerome Viles with assistance from Dr. Henry Zenk, Grand Ronde Tribal Language Consultant; Heidi Helms; and Dr. Janne Underriner, Director of the Northwest Indian Language Institute at the University of Oregon. For more information, call the Language, Literature, and Communication Division, 541.463.5419 or visit our website: lanecc.edu/llc/language/chinuk-wawa. And look for us on Facebook! To request this information in an alternate format please contact the Center for Accessible Resources at (541) 463-5150 or accessibleresources@lanecc.edu. 14 • Siletz News • July 2017
