Last day to update mailing address in time for per capita checks is July 13
The last day to get your mailing
address updated in time for your per
capita check to be mailed to a new
address is Friday, July 13, 2018, by
the end of the business day. Any address
changes after that date will affect the
mailing of the per capita check, causing
a delay in receiving it.
Please see the information below
about address changes and Missing Moc-
casins. For the full policy regarding per
capita checks, please see the Tribal Mem-
ber Distribution Ordinance on the Tribal
website at ctsi.nsn.us under Government
Listings > Tribal Ordinances.
One of the popular questions is “How
much is per capita going to be?”
That amount is calculated on July 1, taking
into account the amount to be distributed,
the number of enrolled Tribal members
alive on that day and postage costs.
On Monday, July 2, after 12 p.m., you
can call 541-444-8224 to hear an auto-
mated recording of the amount as well
as going to the Tribal website, under the
opening page of the member area login,
for the written announcement.
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Where is my per capita check?
Per capita checks are going to be
mailed on Monday, July 31, to the cur-
rent address on file with the Enrollment
Department.
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The Tribal Member Distribution
Ordinance requires distribution of
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checks to initially be mailed; therefore
it cannot be picked up at the Siletz
Tribal office. Per capita checks are
cannot be direct deposited.
Mail from Siletz takes as long as four
days to get to an address in Portland,
Salem and Eugene. Please allow for
the “snail mail” time before calling
to see where your per capita check is.
If you are a Missing Moccasin as of
Friday, July 13, your check will be held
until a correct address is submitted. If
you are a Missing Moccasin and update
your address between Monday, July 16,
and Tuesday, July 31, the per capita
check will be mailed on Wednesday,
Aug. 1. All other Missing Moccasins
who update their address after Aug. 1
will have their checks mailed when the
address update is received.
The adult Missing Moccasin list is
now on the Tribal website on the
Enrollment page under Government
Listing. Please check there to see if
you know anyone who is listed.
Policy states you must wait 15 busi-
ness days (in the case of per capita
checks until Aug. 22) from the time
of mailing before you can submit
a request for a “stop payment” and
have the check re-issued. This allows
time for the check to be returned if it
is “undeliverable” to the address to
which it was mailed.
If your check is returned as “undeliv-
erable,” you must submit an address
update in order to have your check
re-mailed.
Missing Moccasins do not receive
their per capita checks on time!
If someone does not have a good
address and phone number on file with
Enrollment, that person is considered a
Missing Moccasin.
Please check the list on the Tribal
website for anyone you might know. Miss-
ing Moccasins do not receive this news-
paper, election mail, per capita checks,
1099 forms and other important mail
from the Tribe.
Are you a parent of a minor Tribal
member who did not receive a statement
of his/her Minor Trust account earlier
this year? It could be that your child is a
Missing Moccasin.
Address Changes
only temporary and the post office will
only hold the mail for a limited time for
delivery. We had a large amount of “Gen-
eral Delivery” mail returned and this is not
effective in getting mail to Tribal members
when we need to.
It is much better to rent a post office
box if you are not able to use a perma-
nent address somewhere else. If this is a
concern for you or someone on the Miss-
ing Moccasin list, call 800-922-1399,
ext. 1258, or 541-444-8258 and we will
work with them to figure out a permanent
address solution.
Scan the QR code below with
your smart phone’s camera
to see the most recent
Missing Moccasin list!
If you have recently moved, even if
you have a forwarding address on file with
the post office, please get your Address &
Contact Information Update form in as
soon as possible. You can get the form on
the Tribal website, from any Tribal office
or contact the Enrollment Department to
have one mailed to you.
All address updates must be in writ-
ing to ensure that you have requested the
address to be changed. This is for your
own security.
As a note, “General Delivery” is not
acceptable as a mailing address as it is
Food ways to avoid depression: Pay close attention to what you eat
By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RDN, LD,
Siletz Tribal Head Start Nutrition
As part of my role as consultant nutri-
tionist to Siletz Tribal Head Start, I offer
information for families. The food ways
in this modern world actually appear to
be a set up for depression. Applying the
basic principles below can help to avoid
depression for our children and entire
community. Interestingly, these principles
are consistent with my understanding of
traditional foods.
I am a big fan of Dr. Kelly Brogan,
psychiatrist. Dr. Brogan has become an
advocate for nutrition as the foundation
to reclaim vitality while learning the truth
about mental health.
She authored a groundbreaking book,
A Mind of Your Own, and created a 30-day
program called Vital Mind Reset. Her
website is kellybroganmd.com/.
Her recent article suggests 5 rules
for eating away your depression and cov-
ers the following topics: 1. Avoid Trigger
Foods, 2. Go Organic, 3. Guard Against
Deficiencies, 4. Restore Your Microbiome
and 5. Eat Consciously.
By avoiding trigger foods, we
are more likely to avoid an inflamma-
tory response in the gut. Symptoms of
inflammation, such as fatigue, brain fog,
flat mood, PMS and constipation, are all
frequently reported by depressive patients.
These signs of systemic inflammation
are psychiatric pretenders – they mimic
symptoms associated with mental illness
– which explains why depression has been
called an inflammatory disorder.
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To heal inflammation in the body,
eliminate foods that are known to be
inflammatory triggers. Purge your pantry,
tossing out all refined sugars, dairy, gluten,
grains (including corn), soy, GMOs, coffee
and alcohol. None of these foods are tradi-
tional foods, except that some Tribes have
embraced traditional practices with corn.
Focus on food close to its natural state.
When determining trigger foods, a strict
30-day cleansing phase is suggested with
attention to symptoms prior to reintroduc-
tion of any of these foods.
Going organic may not be as costly
as we might think. People naturally prefer
the most flavorful foods, which as nature
would have it, tend to be organic. Non-
organic foods contain higher-than-ever
levels of pervasive pesticides and herbi-
cides like glyphosate, which are known to
cause endocrine disruption, damage DNA
and even cause birth defects.
By choosing a whole foods-based
organic diet, you not only get the healthi-
est and best-tasting foods, you support the
long-term health of our species and the
planet. This also supports the practice of
looking forward for the health of the next
seven generations.
Guarding against deficiencies is
critical when there is overuse of pesticides
and herbicides because they deplete the
soil used to grow our food. Going organic
helps, but denatured soil isn’t the only
culprit behind nutrient deficiencies.
A person can take in adequate nutri-
ents, yet factors like stress, smoking, phar-
maceuticals and environmental toxicants
often interfere with the body’s ability to
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absorb them. Western diets are frequently
found to be lacking in the following nutri-
ents, all of which are essential to mood
and energy regulation: Vitamin B-12,
magnesium, zinc and essential fatty acids.
These nutrients are often low in people
with psychiatric conditions. Include dark,
leafy greens; oily fish such as wild-caught
salmon, mackerel and sardines; pastured
eggs; and sprouted nuts and seeds. Focus
on the blood stabilizing effects of a diet
high in natural, high quality fats.
Restoring your microbiome is
critical because the internal community
of living microorganisms supports healthy
digestion and immune system response,
among other useful functions. It is made
up of trillions of cells that continually
report to the brain on the state of the body.
The gut-brain axis is a pathway
where this signaling takes place in both
directions. When the organisms in the
microbiome send distress signals, a host of
health effects can occur, from depression
and other psychiatric complaints to brain
disease, stroke and seizures.
Toxins and antibiotics undermine the
beneficial bacteria that are essential to
maintaining this delicate internal balance.
The resulting inflammation often presents
as symptoms of mental illness.
Adherence to an ancestral, organic
diet will do much to restore a damaged
microbiome. Probiotic supplementation
has proved to be extremely effective in
treating depression through restoration of
beneficial bacteria in the gut.
One or two teaspoons per day of fer-
mented foods should be added to your list
of powerful safeguards against the ravages
of the modern age.
Eating consciously and becoming
aware of what – and how – we feed our-
selves is a part of waking up. When we
eat unconsciously, we deny our bodies the
experience of nourishment.
Take time before each meal to really
take in your food. Look at the colors, savor
the aromas and appreciate the nourish-
ment your meal is providing. This sends
the first signals to the brain that it’s time
for digestion to begin.
Let your mouth water! Saliva contains
powerful enzymes that pre-digest food as
you chew. Chewing slowly and thoroughly
will ensure that you receive the optimum
benefits of these powerful digestive juices.
Finally, promote a feeling of grati-
tude for what you are about to consume.
The journey our food takes from farm to
table requires several levels of sacrifice.
Acknowledging the part that you and oth-
ers play in the lifecycle of your food will
deliver the full range of nourishment that
food can provide.
Food is information. With every bite
we take, we program our bodies for tomor-
row. What signals is your food sending?
Food choices are critical in all life
stages, not just for young ones in Head
Start. Traditional food practices are con-
sistent with the 5 rules for eating away
your depression.
As the Head Start consultant nutri-
tionist, I am available to support families
by discussing nutrition-related concerns
via telephone. There is no charge for Head
Start families.