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Wildfire Information Boarding, continued from page 1 Beginning with the Indian Civilization Act of 1819, the United States enacted laws and implemented policies establishing and supporting Indian boarding schools across the nation. The purpose of these schools was to culturally assimilate Indigenous children by forcibly relocating them from their families and communities to distant residential facilities where their American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian identities, languages and beliefs were forc- ibly suppressed. For more than 150 years, hundreds of thousands of Indigenous chil- dren were taken from their communities. The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative will serve as an investigation into the loss of human life and the lasting consequences of residential Indian board- ing schools. The primary goal will be to identify boarding school facilities and sites; the location of known and possible student 477 Self-Sufficiency Program Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund School Clothing/School Supply Program The 477 Self-Sufficiency Program (477-SSP) received limited funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The funding allows the program to provide limited non-recurrent short-term benefits for eligible Siletz Tribal member households. The 477-SSP will provide a one-time allowance for clothing and school supplies for children returning to in-person classes for the 2021-2022 school year. Eligibility Requirements • • • • • • • • Application for Assistance Siletz Tribal member household – verification required Reside in the United States State-issued identification for head of household Receive regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) or USDA commodities – verification required Provide verification children are included in benefit group School-age children in kindergarten through 17 years of age Valid email address for head of household 477-SSP will accept applications from July 1, 2021 – Aug. 20, 2021. All pending documentation must be submitted by Aug. 31, 2021. Once you are approved for services, 477-SSP will issue a $300 clothing allowance for eligible children and $50 school supply allowance for eligible children. Applicants will be served based on completion date. Once the funding allocation has been reached, additional households will be placed on a waiting list. You will receive all correspondence from 477-SSP via email. The program will issue payments twice per month until funds are expended or the application deadline is met. By completing the application, you understand that all funds must be applied to school clothing and school supplies for the children listed on the approval notice. Completing the application is not a guarantee of services even if the application is completed prior to Aug. 20, 2021. The application is posted on the Tribal website. Please contact the staff below to be emailed an application. SEND APPLICATIONS TO: 477ssp@ctsi.nsn.us or 541-444-8334 (fax) CTSI Attn: 477-SSP 3160 Blossom Dr. NE, Suite #105 Salem, OR 97305 FOR AN ONLINE APPLICATION: ctsi.nsn.us (Tribal Services tab, Employ- ment & Social Services) FOR INFORMATION: Angelica Espino – 503-390-9494, ext. 1853 Lori Christy – 503-390-9494, ext. 1863 burial sites located at or near school facili- ties; and the identities and Tribal affilia- tions of children interred at such locations. The recent discovery of 215 unmarked graves by Canada’s Tk’emlúps te Sec- wepemc First Nation at the Kamloops Indian Residential School prompted the department to undertake this new initiative with the goal of shedding light on these past traumas. The work will proceed in several phases and include the identification and collec- tion of records and information related to the Department of Interior’s own oversight and implementation of the Indian boarding school program; formal consultations with Tribal nations, Alaska Native corporations and Native Hawaiian organizations to clarify the processes and procedures for protecting identified burial sites and associ- ated information; and the submission of a final written report on the investigation to the secretary by April 1, 2022. The Interior Department continues to operate residential boarding schools through the Bureau of Indian Education. In sharp contrast to the policies of the past, these schools aim to provide a quality edu- cation to students from across Indian Coun- try and empower Indigenous youth to better themselves and their communities as they seek to practice their spirituality, learn their language and carry their culture forward. Alternative Health Care Benefit Changes – Effective April 1, 2021, Tribal Council approved an increase to the alternate health care benefit from $50 per visit to $75 per visit. Available services include three visits quarterly for either: massage, chiropractor or acupuncture. Eligibility: Enrolled Tribal members August 2021 • Siletz News • 9
