DEPRESSION DOESN’T NEED TO BE A BURDEN
– IT’S TREATABLE!
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worth essness
ignifi ant weight oss or
gain e to appetite
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energy e e s
na e to s eep or too
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ne p aine rying spe s
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Empower Tribal Communities – Manifest Strength in Community, Culture, Traditional Activities
Increase awareness of mental health
& its connection to chronic diseases
Conduct stigma awareness training
Educate providers about unique
mental health issues in Indian
Country
Advocate & implement policies that
promote social justice, equity and
equality
Create and provide comprehensive,
affordable health coverage
Shift the focus of mental health care
to prevention and early intervention
Integrate traditional healing and
spiritual practices with modern health
care
Develop a person-centered care
philosophy and respect for family and
community
Health care providers treating Indians
should familiarize themselves with
their belief systems and traditional
treatment for mental illness
Contact Rachelle Endres, VRC in
Siletz, 541-444-8218; or Toni Leija,
VRC in Salem, 503-390-9494
For further information on
Depression as a Disability, see
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/
depression/is-depression-a-disability/
CTSI Jobs –
Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us.
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
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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.
October 2021
477 Self-Sufficiency Program
Non-Needy Caretaker Relative (NNCR)
Assistance for caretaker relatives of a Siletz Tribal child/children
The program may assist with:
Financial assistance and support services to meet the needs of
the Siletz child/children.
Who is a caretaker relative?
A caretaker relative is not the parent of a Siletz enrolled
dependent child and is responsible for the care, control and
supervision of the child.
Caretaker relatives can be related to the child in the following
ways: blood relatives or culturally established family members.
Income Guidelines
Non-needy caretaker relatives do NOT have to meet income
requirements to qualify.
However, if the caretaker is receiving ongoing financial
assistance from the State or Tribe, the family will not be eligible
for NNCR.
Example of an NNCR
A grandparent (or other relative) who is responsible for the care,
control and supervision of a Siletz enrolled child who would like
assistance to help meet the needs of the child.
Apply today!
Call your Area Office
Must meet eligibility
criteria and services are
available on a budgetary
basis.
Siletz Office
Salem Area Office
Portland Area Office
Eugene Area Office
Lincoln & Tillamook
201 SE Swan Ave.
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
Phone: 541-444-2532
Marion, Polk & Yamhill
3160 Blossom Drive NE,
Suite 105
Salem, OR 97305
Phone: 503-390-9494
Clackamas, Multnomah &
Washington
12790 SE Stark, Suite 102
Portland, OR 97233
Phone: 503-238-1512
Benton, Lane & Linn
2468 W 11 th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97402
Phone: 541-484-4234