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Tori Lynn Scott – 1971-2021 Tori Lynn Scott was born April 2, 1971, in Klamath Falls, Ore. She began her journey home Feb. 7, 2021. Tori was a member of the Confeder- ated Tribes of Siletz Indians and a descen- dant of the Klamath Tribes. She grew up on her family’s ranch at the end of nine- mile road and loved the spring and pine trees that surrounded her home. Tori had many nicknames, including Birdies and Goof. She was an awesome basketball player and loved the game. She graduated from Chiloquin High School and attended Blue Mountain Community College to play basketball. She loved to spend time with her kids and made the most amazing cinna- mon rolls, sugar cookies, wiener wraps and frybread. Tori is survived by her children, Haley, Wesley, Tohtehl and Nekichwey; and her husband, Wesley Scott. She also leaves behind all her cousins and her aunties, Cassie, Jackie, Delores and Jesse. She will be greatly missed by her sister and best friend, Leah Parazoo, and her sister, Lori Mitchell, and her granddaughter, Winterbelle. She is preceded in death by her son, Garrick Case-Scott; her parents, Eliza- Courtesy photo Tori Lynn Scott beth and Edward Case; her grandparents, William and Wynona Rentz and Edward and Cassie Case; and her great aunty, Lavina Smith. Tori took in many and had an amazing extended family of sisters, brothers and kids, and loved them all. Tori was laid to rest Feb. 13, 2021, at David Hill Cemetery in Chiloquin, Ore. Her family plans to hold a service this summer. She is home now with her son, G-Dubs, and her family will continue to carry on her memory. Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us. Most Often Requested Numbers Conf.ederated Tribes of Siletz Indians – Siletz Community Health Clinic – 800-922-1399 800-648-0449 Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494 Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599 Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512 Chinook Winds Casino Resort – Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234 888-244-6665 Purchased Referred Care (PRC) – Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823 800-628-5720 Tribal Veterans Rep – 541-444-8330 or Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517 541-270-0569 Website – www.ctsi.nsn.us General Council Virtual Meeting Saturday, May 1, 2021 • 1 p.m. • Siletz, Oregon Call to Order Invocation Flag Salute Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes Special Presentation Tribal Council Members Committee Reports *Tribal Members’ Concerns Chairman’s Report Announcements Adjourn Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to continue to keep the membership safe/healthy, the May 1, 2021. General Council Meeting will be on the Zoom platform. For access to the meeting link and access code, please email generalcouncil@ ctsi.nsn.us. Please include your name and roll number in the email. The meeting link and access code will be distributed to your email address on April 30, 2021, by 4:30 p.m. *If you would like to discuss Tribal members’ concerns, please indicate so in your email. The Tribal chairman will call upon Tribal members in the order the requests are received. The deadline to request the meeting link and to discuss Tribal members’ con- cerns is April 28, 2021. If you sign up to discuss your concerns, your name with Zoom will need to match the name with which you register. Be safe. Stay home if you can. Wear a mask and social distance out in public. Exercise a little patience. Remember – we’re all in this together. How to access language materials online Virtual speaking groups and beginning community classes have begun again. Contact Nick Viles (nickv@ctsi.nsn.us) for login information. 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. Click on “Our Heritage.” On the drop down, click on “Language.” Lots of written and recorded mate- rials 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, count- ing, 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 con- tains animals, birds, colors, fish, greet- ings and goodbyes, insects, and trees and brush. Volume 3 contains lessons on sentence structure and word order. Each lesson has a complete prac- tical alphabet sound chart. All three volumes have a word document and audio recording for each lesson. Tests are available if you want to use them. To access the Siletz Talking Dic- tionary, click on Siletz Language web- site. 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. 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. April 2021 • Siletz News • 13
