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.
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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.
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