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About Siletz news letter. (Siletz, Oregon) 1989-1997 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1995)
13 February 1995 BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT CH-1 STATUS SP HH No license or 59 6 20 vehicle Lack of formal 77 9 10 education or training No child care 26 4 3 46 1- Physical or 3 emotional disability No jobs in your 39 3 10 local area Addiction to alcohol 18 3 2 or other drugs 45 Lack of adequate 3 4 clothing Lack of self-esteem 27 4 3 Lack of job 65 18 6 experience Lack of computer 93 10 12 ability 1 Others 16 3 TOTAL Later in the survey, respondents were asked what, the source(s) of income are for each Siletz Trib al Mem ber, 0 TOTAL 97 % 13% 0 0 103 14% 0 - . 1 0 0 34 51 5% . 7% 0 0 56 8% 1 0 0 25 3% 0 0 0 0 52 7% 5 8 2 2 0 0 • 0 0 • 41 99 6% 14% 5 0 0 0 120 16% CH-2 9 CH-3 3 CH-4 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 OA members and to make it easier to answer. However, with all of the precautions taken, there were still a few individuals who chose not to respond to the question relating to amount of income. Additionally, upon reviewing initial responses it was felt that those individuals whose income fell within low income brackets failed to respond to the survey. This was determined by comparing the list of survey respondents to a list of participants in the USDA Food Distribution and General Assistance programs operated by the tribe. This may be attributed to two HOUSEHOLD INCOME RANGES (IN DOLLARS) tin 4,001 7,001 0 12,001- 15,005- 20,001- 25,001- 30,000 TOTAL H ouse 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 & over 12,000 h old ; $4,000 7,000 1 11 10 14 9 9 4 3 14 74 2 *9 *8 22 7 24 16 16 47 149 3 *4 *9 19 . 12 12 7 9 35 107 4 *6 *6 *5 *4 18 15 11 41 106 5 ' 1 *2 *6 *2 *7 0 7 19 44 6- 0 0 • 1 *3 *3 4 *4 4 19 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 • 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Total 36 66 32 38 43 \73 53 502 161 House holds 6% 1 7% 13% % 8% \15% 11% 9% 32% \- Approximate median income - 49% of range scale, as compared to the 1993 tribal family incomes are $20,000 and Poverty Guidelines established by U.S. below Department of Health & Human Services. •* - indicates poverty income, provided that income is on the lower end of the income 7% 54 732 regardless of age. Members may have more than one source. Below is a recap of their responses: 1 0 33 CH-4 CH-3 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 ■ 0 ö~ 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CH-5 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOURCE(S) OF INCOME SOURCE Working for Wages AFDC/Welfare Social Security Supp. Sec. Income Retirement Income Savings or Invest. General Assistance Disability Survivors Benefits Child Support Unemployment College Fin. Aid TOTAL income HH 315 18 54 14 23 21 22 16 5 14 .2 0 14 SP 75 2 9 0 5 3 1 2 0 6 3 CH-1 21 15 .4 2 0 0 0 0 “2 5 1 4 It was recognized that amount of is a very personal question. CH-2 5 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0 0 TOTAL 416 49 68 16 28 24 25 18 9 26 27 21 727 % 57% 7% 9% 2% 4% 3% 3% 2% 1% 4% 4% 3% Therefore, it was phrased in general categories to provide anonymity for tribal I USDA Update JANUARY HAS BEEN A BUSY MONTH HERE A T USDA. WE HAVE A NEW ADDITION TO OUR WORK FORCE. KELLEY ELLIS IS THE NEW USDA PART-TIME CLERK A T OUR SALEM WAREHOUSE. KELLEY IS A SILETZ TRIBAL MEMBER. HER HOURS A T THE WAREHOUSE AR E 9 AM - 1 PM. CONGRATULATIONS KELLEY ON YOUR NEW POSITION. W e have had pa r t of our new food order come in so fa r . W e a r e still W aiting for the other truck to come in . for the la st 2 months W e had run out of cheese and there W a s no hope of OBTAINING A NY UNTIL APRIL OF THIS YEAR. BUT DUE TO FLOODING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE YUROKS WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE THEIR FOOD ORDER. IT W a s then redonated to the pomos , they did not need the CHEESE SO THEY SENT IT TO SILETZ. PART OF OUR FOOD ORDER W AS ON THE TRUCK THAT W AS GOING TO YUROK. WE AR E SENDING A LETTER OF THANKS TO THE YUROK TRIBE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THEIR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WE STILL WOULD NOT HAVE CHEESE. IT S NOT A BIG ORDER BUT W e a r e thankful to them for W hat W e now have . W hen the partial truck arrived in siletz . after standing in THE RAIN, UNLOADING IN THE RAIN I’D LIKE TO THANK JOSH RILATOS, LISA PARKER AND ARDELLA PARR, FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN MISERABLE W a s W et and cold and thanks again for Y our help . USDA DISTRIBUTION D A TES ARE: SALEM: SILETZ < I From: Charlene Holycross, U SD A Director conditions , rr factors. First, a large num ber moved and the Tribe had incorrect addresses; and, of those with a corrected address, many failed to return their survey forms even after a personalized letter and survey were mailed to them. Therefore, it must be understood that the information may be skewed somewhat by th e lack of representation in the low income brackets. Below i s . a recap of information regarding income levels of respondents. This chart shows the income range for the number of households ranging in size from 1 - 8 members: JA N U A R Y FEBR U AR Y 4 , S. 6 7, 6, 9 16, 19, 20 21, 22, 23 ► ► ► ' ► ► ► J k ► * ► ► : * * ► [ ► ► * ► * [ ► ► * ii ► * ► * ► . b A CULTURAL HISTORY PROJECT ' ■ Funding for a special project to identify all written, filmed and recorded materials relative to the history, culture and peoples of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has been approved by the Tribal Council. As presented by Cultural Librarian Selene Rilatos - Lynch, the project will be conducted in phases, culminating in the publication of an annotated bibliography. Grace Castle, a Siletz researcher and investigator who has devoted many years to studying the history of the Siletz Tribe, has been retained as a consultant to coordinate the project. "This project, which will involve extensive research and coordination with numerous educational facilities, historians, writers and researchers, will, for the first time, identify the majority of the materials scattered across the country in museums, universities and private collections. It has long been a dream of those o f us striving to protect and preserve our history and culture to have an annotated bibliography to be used by our children in their research projects, and to be utilized by historians and educators. Having it "annotated" means that we will be able to make notations about any items we feel do not accurately reflect our history or culture. We greatly appreciate the Tribal Council's interest in and supportof this project," Selene says. Anyone having knowledge of books, newspaper articles, films, videotapes, or tape - recordings regarding our history and culture, or interviews or stories about any of our people should contact Selene at the Tribal Office, or Grace Castle at (503 ) 444- 1344. Of special interest are old newspaper articles, indexes of materials in museums or educational facilities, or names of writers, historians or others who may have collections. < < 4 < < 1 J < 1 4 < 4 4 J 1 4 J < < 4 ! < 4 < < 4 < 4 4 < < ■ A A • - A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a < ^.4
