May USDA distribution dates, message
Siletz
We will not require a signature on
your shopping lists, but please, if you are
missing something from your order be
sure to call and we will set it aside for you.
This will be the distribution practice until
further notice.
Name: _______________________________________________________________
For Siletz Tribal members to use during the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow on Aug 7-9,
2020. One entry per household. Must be a Siletz Tribal member to enter.
Deadline for entries is June 1, 2020. Name will be drawn soon after the deadline.
Return the form to Siletz Pow-Wow, Attn: Tipi Drawing, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR
97380-0549.
Monday
May 4
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesday
May 5
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday
May 6
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday
May 7
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday
May 8
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
We will not accept hand-delivered
shopping lists. You can scan them and
email them or fax them to us.
1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
We ask that you please stay home and
be healthy unless it is absolutely essential
that you go out and about.
Salem
Monday
May 18
Tuesday
May 19 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday May 20 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
May 21
By appt only
A message to all USDA clients
Because of the coronavirus, our ware-
houses will remain operational, however,
doors will be locked. When it is your
scheduled appointment time, we will do
an auto-fill from your last month’s issu-
ance, fill the food boxes and bring them
to your car.
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Tipi Drawing
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Joyce Retherford, FDP Director
541-444-8393; joycer@ctsi.nsn.us
Fax: 541-444-8306 or 503-391-4296
Sammy Hall, Waehouseman/Clerk
541-444-8279; sammyh@ctsi.nsn.us
Address: ______________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________ Roll #: __________________
Note: You do not win the tipi. The drawing is only for a stay in the tipi during pow-
wow weekend.
2020-2021 Siletz Royalty Applications
Applications are being accepted for 2020-2021 Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz
and Little Miss Siletz. Applications must be turned in by 4:30 p.m. no later than June
1, 2020. Applications should be sent to: Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Applications can be downloaded from the Tribal website located under the Pow-
Wow tab.
If you have any questions, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230; 541-
444-8230; or buddyl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians –
800-922-1399
Purchased Referred Care (PRC) –
800-628-5720
C h e m awa H e a l t h C l i n i c –
800-452-7823
Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494
Siletz Clinic – 800-648-0449
Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512
Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599
B u re a u o f I n d i a n A f fa i r s –
800-323-8517
Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234
Chinook Winds – 888-244-6665
Website – www.ctsi.nsn.us
Let’s focus on immune support in these uncertain times
By Nancy Ludwig, MS, RDN, LD, Head
Start Consulting Nutritionist
In light of world events and the COVID-
19 pandemic, let’s focus on practical immu-
nity. In my role as consultant nutritionist to
Siletz Tribal Head Start, I offer information
for families. Today’s topic addresses natural
ways to support immunity.
Seems that as the world faces this
global pandemic, most people want to be
well and protect those they love. While
some are frantically buying supplies and
having them shipped to their homes, oth-
ers are looking within and taking stock of
what they have. This includes basic sup-
plies, knowledge and skills. We can create
from what we have on hand and can forage
or harvest what nature provides.
It is useful to focus on strengthening
our terrain. Seventy percent (70%) of
the immune system resides in the gut -
also known as our microbiome. The key
to health is really about balancing the
microbiome.
None of the organisms are problems
until some of them dominate. That is often
when sickness occurs. Strengthening our
terrain means supporting the balance
and boosting what may be weak. To sup-
port our terrain in the most natural way,
my focus is on three major topics. These
include food, stress management and
removal of waste.
Food and Drink: Good nutritional sup-
port is necessary for a properly functioning
immune system. Drink clean water and
consume foods that contain high amounts
of water. Science is beginning to identify
some special benefits from the water found
in foods. Water filters are recommended to
drink the safest water possible.
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Eat colorful vegetables that also con-
tain fiber. Some fiber feeds the microbi-
ome. Include fermented foods to provide
food for the microbiome. Avoid sugar
because sugar knocks down your immune
system. Include bitter foods that help get
digestive juices flowing.
Be selective with food quality. Eat
organic as much as possible or grow your
own food without using harmful herbi-
cides, pesticides or fungicides.
Enjoy your food and give thanks. Con-
nect with spring plants and wild foods.
Nutritious and immune-supporting
wild foods include plantain, cleavers,
chickweed and stinging nettles (cooked).
Many of these plants can be used in stir-
fries, soups or juiced. The stinging nettles
should be cooked due to the possibility of
being stung.
Chickweed is great in salad. Plantain
and cleavers are best juiced. These vibrant
green wild foods support our bodies via
their vitamins, minerals, enzymes and
ways we have yet to discover.
Stress: Manage the stress that is under
your control. Chronic stress and fear can
decrease the immune system. One of the
most common assaults for many is Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi actually creates problems in the
body by interfering with normal function.
Turn off your Wi-Fi at night, establish
a sleep sanctuary that is dark and without
electronics or Wi-Fi, if possible. Use an
Ethernet cable for Internet vs. Wi-Fi.
Focus on grounding. The most
straightforward way to accomplish this
would be making contact with the earth
outside. There are other grounding gad-
gets, but some of these actually can have
other problems or interference when they
are not properly grounded.
Body movement or exercise is another
strategy to manage excess stress. Get ade-
quate, restful sleep. Quiet time in nature
as well as prayer and meditation can also
be useful tools.
While expressing love and gratitude
are important, I believe that a positive
attitude alone is not enough. It is impor-
tant to accept what is really happening
and become aware of what is under our
control to change.
Sometimes life presents us with very
difficult challenges and stress manage-
ment techniques help us find our center
and priorities before we can choose an
action. Bringing our focus to the present
moment can support our body’s immune
system and our body’s ability to heal.
Waste: Supporting the removal of
waste includes having daily bowel move-
ments and adequate hydration. Bowel
movements are critical even if you need to
use an aid, such as laxative herbs, enemas,
suppositories or bulking agents. The goal
is to use these aids only for the short term
while finding the root cause to normalize
bowel elimination and function.
Water is needed to hydrate your cells
as well as to flush your body of wastes.
Sometimes salted water may be needed
for hydration if the water runs straight
through your body. Adding chia seeds
(approximately 1 tablespoon) in a water
bottle can also support hydration.
Sweating is another way the body
eliminates waste. Sometimes when you
feel itchy, it is a sign of waste leaving
your pores. Be sure to wash your skin to
prevent toxins from going back into your
skin again.
Deep cleansing breath is another way
to eliminate through respiration. Please
note: Our breath is one of the things we are
focusing on in this COVID-19 pandemic
to prevent spread of disease.
Detoxification strategies are also ways
to eliminate the toxins or heavy metals
from the body that interfere with immunity.
Excess emotions and fears can also be
discharged with crying, laughing, yawn-
ing, shaking and moving large muscles.
In summary, there are many ways to sup-
port our immune system. In simple terms:
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Control what we take into our bodies
with a focus on clean, nourishing food
and water.
Accept what is happening. Don’t
sugar coat world events. Focus on the
present and choose to address what is
within your power to manage stress.
Support your body to eliminate waste
in order to keep healthy.
Siletz Tribal Head Start offers nutri-
tional support at no cost to Head Start
families. This usually occurs over the
telephone. If you have nutrition concerns
about your Head Start child or want to
discuss family nutrition concerns, please
contact your teacher or the director and
ask to speak to the nutritionist.
Douglas Fir Tip Tea (or spruce tip tea)
Nice soothing nourishing spring tea.
Pick the soft little bright green spring tips
(new growth) that emerge from the outer
edges of the branches. All you need is a
small handful of tips from pine or spruce
trees and hot water for a cup of tea.
Fir and spruce tips are known to be a
source of Vitamin C. Fir and spruce tips
and tea are also delicious. They may help
to ground you and sooth your nervous
system – all of which supports immunity.