Siletz culture events, classes held in Siletz, area offices throughout year
The Siletz Culture Department hosts
many activities for Tribal members and their
families to participate in during the year.
Siletz basketry materials to the monthly
Athabaskan language classes in all the
area offices.
tule mat making and maple bark cape and
dress making in the Siletz community and
the area offices.
They range from our large events like
the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, Restoration
Day Celebration and Pow-Wow, Run to
the Rogue, Feather Dances, Culture Camp
and the annual Easter Egg Hunt to smaller
events like gathering trips to Cougar Rock
for berries and bear grass to gathering
The Culture Department also hosts
many different culture classes during the
year. In the last 12 months, the department
held 20 culture classes, teaching denta-
lium stringing, rope and string making,
feather tying, Feather Dance regalia mak-
ing, hazel stick peeling and processing,
The classes offered change from time
to time to include other cultural activities,
such as salmon stick carving, basket mak-
ing, drum making, traditional materials
dyeing, acorn soup making, cattail mat
making and also project nights to just
work on unfinished projects.
The department encourages Tribal
members to watch for information in
Siletz News for the classes in which they
would like to participate.
If you are interested in something that
is not offered or have other questions, call
800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532 and ask
for the Culture Department. If we can-
not directly assist you with an individual
project request, we may be able to connect
your with someone who can.
USDA distribution dates, recipe for September
Siletz
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Oct. 2
Oct. 3
Oct. 4
Oct. 5
Oct. 6
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
Oct. 16
1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 18 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 19
9 – 11 a.m.
There is the most awesome restaurant
in Denver, Colo., called Tocabe. Their
recipes are made up of traditional foods
from their Tribal background with a mod-
ern flair. The restaurant has partnered
with USDA and mid-west Tribes to show
people how to use their commodities in
a healthy way.
Since USDA has added the blue corn-
meal to our food package and many people
from our area don’t know how to use it, I
contacted them and asked if they had a
recipe using this product. They shared
this recipe with me and I can’t wait to try
it. When I do get a chance to try it, I am
going to substitute the fruit and nut mix
that is in our food package for the chopped
pecans and toasted pine nuts called for in
their recipe.
Blue Corn Mush
Bring 4 cups water to a boil; just
before water boils, slowly whisk in 1 cup
Ute Mountain Bow & Arrow brand blue
cornmeal. Reduce heat to medium and
continue to cook to desired texture, whisk-
ing constantly.
Stir in 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 2
tablespoons Red Lake Nation organic
maple syrup. If available, add ½ teaspoon
fine cedar ash as water is coming to a boil
to increase blue vibrancy and give a nice
hint of smoke.
Serve with chopped pecans and
toasted pine nuts and add your favorite
fruit to complete your nutritious meal.
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
Tribal RV parks have space available for you
Logan Road RV Park
Lincoln City, Oregon
loganroadrvpark.com
877-LOGANRV
Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort
Salem, Oregon
heeheeillahee.com
877-564-7295
Tule Mat Making Class
Siletz Tribal members and their families welcome
Siletz
Siletz Community Center
Oct. 2 • 5-7 p.m.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
Oct. 3 • 5-7 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
Oct. 9 • 5-7 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Oct. 10 • 5-7 p.m.
Come and learn how to make a Tule
mat. Young people under age 10 need an
adult to accompany and assist them. The
Siletz Culture Department will provide
material and instructors.
Sponsored by the Siletz Education and Culture Departments
January 2018 Community Meetings
Here is an early heads-up for your 2018 calendar! The dates for this winter’s
Planning Department Community Meetings are:
Eugene – Jan. 11
Siletz – Jan. 18
Salem – Jan. 25
Portland – Jan. 31
We expect to follow the usual agenda, with a light soup dinner at 5 p.m., pre-
sentations beginning at 5:30 p.m., with open discussion to follow.
We plan to be done around 7 p.m., but are always happy to talk longer if you’d
like. We look forward to seeing you there again.
What’s up with the lighting on Gwee-Shut Road?
Did you know our new road lighting
system on Gwee-Shut Road was hit by
lightning this summer?
The lightning caused severe damage
to both the pedestrian lighting and cross-
walk lights as the bolt surged along the
wiring. This was frustrating after ongoing
problems with near weekly vandalism of
the pedestrian lights/bollards.
We’re working with the Tribe’s insur-
ance to get repairs made. Making these
repairs more challenging was our dis-
covery that only specialized contractors
will fix the fried crosswalk signage due
to higher liability concerns.
The Planning Department is consid-
ering replacing the pedestrian lights with
LED street lights. While the bollards are
attractive, the constant repairs have been
time consuming for Frank Aspria, road
maintenance technician, and Public Works.
What do you think of streetlights
instead? We think they’d be more vandal
proof and wouldn’t shine in driver’s eyes
so much.
We would appreciate your feedback.
Call Tribal Planner Pam Lind at 541-444-
8361 or Construction Engineer Tracy
Bailey at 541-444-8278; or leave a mes-
sage with Planning Clerk Danise Barker
at 541-444-8257.
Or call 800-922-1399 and ask for
Pam at ext. 1361, Tracy at ext. 1278 or
Danise at ext. 1257.
Contact the Siletz Community Dental Clinic if you experience dental pain
or a dental emergency. Staff will do everything they can to see you as soon as
possible.
Morning check-in time is Monday-Thursday from 8:30-9 a.m. and Friday from
10:30-11 a.m. Afternoon check-in time is Monday-Friday from 1:30-2 p.m.
Contract Health Services – Preventing Denials
1. When using CHS, you must have
every appointment pre-authorized
by obtaining an authorization
number within 24 hours of ser-
vices rendered.
2. If you are going to a special-
ist appointment (not your pri-
mary care physician), it must be
approved through Gatekeeping.
This means your doctor must
fax referrals and chart notes by
Tuesday of each week for consid-
eration on Wednesday morning.
If approved through Gatekeeping,
you must then obtain an autho-
rization number from your CHS
worker within 24 hours of the
appointment.
3. When going to the ER or urgent
care, you must notify CHS within
72 hours (3 business days) of the
visit. The ER and urgent care must
be a last resort; if the service is
deemed inappropriate, CHS will
not cover the services. You must
utilize your primary care doctor
when possible.
4. CHS requires you to apply for alter-
nate resources. This means you are
required to apply for the Oregon
Health Plan if you do not have
other insurance, such as Moda, Blue
Cross Blue Shield or Medicare. If
you are over-income for alternate
resources, you can provide that
proof to CHS and they can issue a
waiver for that year.
October 2017
CHS Phone Numbers
Toll-free: 800-628-5720
Local: 541-444-1236
Fax: 541-444-9645
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