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NARF congratulates Siletz grant recipient, summer law clerk McCool From the Native American Rights Fund The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) recently received a $9,600 dona- tion from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund (STCCF) to support a law clerk during the NARF 2018 Summer Law Clerk Program. Each summer, NARF hosts a 10- to 12-week program for rising third-year law students. STCCF has a long history of support- ing NARF’s law clerk program and NARF would like to recognize the generosity of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians for the many contributions they have made to NARF through the STCCF. We are pleased to announce that Calandra Dénanimnékiikwe McCool, a law clerk in NARF’s Boulder, Colo., office, was chosen to be the recipient of the 2018 Siletz grant. A student at the University of Okla- homa (OU), Calandra is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and worked as a summer legal intern for her Tribe while enrolled in the OU College of Law’s Sum- mer Start Program. She also has worked for Oklahoma Indian Legal Services on its Cobell Settle- ment Whereabouts Unknown Project. Calandra served as a research assis- tant for OU’s Donald E. Pray Law Library, as well as for Professor Katheleen Guzman working with the Uniform Laws Commis- sion’s Model Tribal Probate Code project. Calandra is the 2018-2019 OU Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) chapter president, as well as the National NALSA treasurer. She is a research editor for the Ameri- can Indian Law Review, which is sched- uled to publish her comment, “Welcome to the Mvskoke Reservation: Murphy v. Royal, Jurisdiction, and Reservation Diminishment in Indian Country.” Some of Calandra’s legal interest areas within the context of indigenous law include water law, cyber security law and natural resource/environmental law. NARF thanks the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for its grant to further the NARF law clerk program, which allows NARF to mentor Native law students like Calandra and allows the students to make an impact on Indian law and to Native people during their term at NARF. The Siletz grant also allows NARF to continue our mission to develop Indian Most Often Requested Numbers Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians – 800-922-1399 Siletz Community Health Clinic – 800-648-0449 Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494 Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599 Salem Finance Office – 888-870-9051 Chinook Winds Casino Resort – 888-244-6665 Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512 Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234 Contract Health Services (CHS) – 800-628-5720 Courtesy photo from NARF Calandra McCool and John Echohawk with the Siletz check law and educate the public about Indian rights, laws and issues. About NARF Since 1971, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has provided legal assistance to Indian Tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation. September USDA distribution dates Siletz Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823 Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517 Website – ctsi.nsn.us Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 12 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Holiday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Salem Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sept. 17 1:30 – 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 By appt only Vanilla Pudding Fruit Salad “Ch’ee t’u” Siletz Basketry Classes Siletz Tribal Community Center Oct. 8 • 5-7 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office Oct. 15 • 5-7 p.m. Eugene Eugene Area Office Oct. 9 • 5-7 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office Oct. 16 • 5-7 p.m. Come and learn how to make Siletz baskets. All ages welcome. Young people under 10 years old need an adult to accompany and assist them. The Siletz Culture Department will provide round reed material and instructors. If you have your own materials, please bring them. Contact: Bud Lane at budl@ctsi.nsn.us; 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320. Sponsored by the Education and Culture Departments NARF has successfully asserted and defended the most important rights of Indians and Tribes in hundreds of major cases and has achieved significant results in such critical areas as Tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection and Indian education. It is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guar- antee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations. 1 can diced peaches* 1 can fruit cocktail* 2 Golden Delicious apples, diced* 2 Granny Smith apples, diced* 2 Gala apples, diced* 1 pound grapes, halved* 1 pound cherries, halved/seeded* Juice of 1 lemon* 2 boxes instant vanilla pudding 2 containers of Cool Whip Rinse all the canned fruit and let it drain while you dice the apples. Dice the grapes and cherries and put them in a big bowl. Add all the other fruit and the lemon juice. The lemon juice keeps the apples fresh longer. Sprinkle vanilla pudding over the top and mix in the 2 containers of Cool Whip. Mix well and serve. *Indicates product in food package 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 CTSI Jobs Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us. Note: “Open Until Filled” vacan- cies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian Prefeence policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee orgnization. CTSI constantly is looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy, vacations, maternity leave and extended sick leave. If you are looking for tem- porary work that can last from 2-12 weeks, please submit an application for the temp pool. Send applications to: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Attn: Human Resources Department P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Fax number: 541-444-8375 or 800-922- 1399, ext. 1375 Human Resources: 800-922-1399, ext. 1274, or 541-444-8274 Website: ctsi.nsn.us Email: hrdepartment@ctsi.nsn.us September 2018 • Siletz News • 3
