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Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund Recruitment for Advisory Board Applications are being accepted from Siletz Tribal members interested in serving on the Advisory Board of the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund (STCCF) for a three-year appointment from September 2020 through June 2023. The deadline for receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m., Aug. 31, 2020. The STCCF Advisory Board has seven members, including one Siletz Tribal Council representative, three at-large Siletz Tribal members and three non-Tribal positions. Board members serve in a volunteer capacity but are reimbursed for travel mileage and per diem for attendance at advisory board meetings and charitable award distribution receptions. The Advisory Board meets quarterly in January, April, July and October to review applications from charitable nonprofits, community service organizations and other local education and government programs. Board members send award fund recommendations to Tribal Council for final review and approval. Board members also attend quarterly receptions held at Chinook Winds Casino Resort to assist with the distribution of award checks. To learn more about the Tribal charitable fund, contact Denise Garrett at stccf@live.com; 800-922-1399, ext. 1227, or 541-444-8227; or visit ctsi.nsn.us/ Charitable-Contribution-Fund. Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund Tribal Member Application 2020 Name: Roll No: Address: City/State/ZIP: Telephone: (Day) Courtesy photo Ny’Ellie Butler and Brittany Mitchell Mitchell graduates from Tribal Home Visiting Program Congratulations to Brittany Mitchell for graduating from the Siletz Tribal Home Visiting Program. Brittany actively participated in the program for more than three years. While participating, she accomplished many goals she had set for herself, which included getting her own place, getting a car, obtaining her driver’s license and maintaining full-time employment. We are so proud of all she has done. Most Often Requested Numbers (Evening) Email: The deadline for receipt of applications is 4:30 p.m., on Aug. 31, 2020. RETURN TO: Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Attention: Denise Garrett FAX: 541-444-2307 / EMAIL: stccf@live.com 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 How to access language materials online Ch’ee-la xwii-t’i (Greetings everyone) To assist Tribal members during this time of social distancing and the interruption of our normal schedules, this tutorial on how to access language materials and recordings from the Tribal website has been developed. I hope you and your families are safe and healthy during this time. Hopefully many folks can access these materials from the safety of their homes. Go to www.ctsi.nsn.us. Enter in your roll number and last four digits of your Social security number to log on to the Tribal member access area. 4 • Siletz News • Click on “Our Heritage.” On the drop down, click on “Language.” Lots of written and recorded materials are available in this section. The Nuu-wee- ya’ (Our Words) Language Dictionary is on this page. You can click on the selection A to Z to look up written English language words and their Athabaskan equivalent. Also on this page are Siletz Dee-ni Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Just click on “Study Materials” and scroll down. Volume 1 contains lessons on body parts, counting, relatives, foods and table talk. In these lessons, the written word on the screen is accompanied by audio of the word’s pronunciation. Volume 2 contains animals, birds, colors, fish, greetings and August 2020 goodbyes, insects, and trees and brush. Volume 3 contains lessons on sentence structure and word order. Each lesson has a complete practical alphabet sound chart. All three volumes have a word document and audio record- ing for each lesson. Tests are available if you want to use them. To access the Siletz Talking Diction- ary, click on Siletz Language website. Drop down three lines and click on www. siletzlanguage.org, go to the Talking Dictionary tab and click on it. The Siletz Talking Dictionary Page will appear. Just below the words “Search for” is an empty white box. Type in the word you are searching for and click on the “search” button just below the box. The word and the Athabaskan equivalent will appear just below the search box. To hear the word being spoken, simply click on the red ear icon on the left side of the page. You may have to wait a few seconds for the page and sound to load, depend- ing on your connectivity. Some of the words also have pictures. Also on the www.siletzlanguage. org website are 14 Language learning videos and many other culture-related videos, materials and curriculum. For more information, contact Bud Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 8320; 541- 444-8320; or budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
