{"id":15486,"date":"2021-08-31T18:47:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T22:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=15486"},"modified":"2021-08-31T20:37:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T00:37:33","slug":"naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"NAYA: Unique Indian housing project on track for completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding:62.5% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/589514699?h=f1a8b2b4b5\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA): <a href=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/589514699>Mamook Tokatee Overview<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Oregon\u2019s first tribal- and artist- preference housing nearly complete<\/div> \r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, August 31, 2021<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)  <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=https:\/\/nayapdx.org\/>nayapdx.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<EM>The following is the text of an August 31, 2021, news release from the <a href=https:\/\/nayapdx.org\/>Native American Youth and Family Center<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPORTLAND, Oregon  &#8212; Construction on Oregon\u2019s first tribal- and artist-preference affordable housing development, <a href=https:\/\/nayapdx.org\/services\/housing\/mamook-tokatee\/><em>Mamook Tokatee<\/em><\/a>, will be completed this year.   \r\n  <P><\/P>\r\n<em>Mamook Tokatee<\/em>, which translates to \u201cmake beautiful\u201d in the Chinook language, is the Native American Youth and Family Center\u2019s (NAYA), Community Development Partners\u2019, and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians second tribal preference housing partnership in Portland. The Siletz\u2019 participation and allocation of a portion of their Indian Housing Block Grant allows the legal tribal preference policy to be executed.     \r\n  <P><\/P>\r\nThe four-story new building will provide 56 new permanently affordable homes in Portland\u2019s Cully Neighborhood on the corner of NE Going and NE 42nd Avenue. The building\u2019s first floor will dedicate more than 1,000 square feet for artists and residents to create art and share knowledge together. Other building amenities include a resident community room, on-site services, and nearby access to K-12 public schools, Portland Community College\u2019s Workforce Center, public transit, parks, and NAYA\u2019s community center.   \r\n  <P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/mamooktokatee\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"15493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/mamooktokatee\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/MamookTokatee.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Mamook Tokatee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Architectural rendering of the Mamook Tokatee housing project in Portland, Oregon. Image courtesy Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/MamookTokatee-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/MamookTokatee.jpg\" alt=\"Mamook Tokatee\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-15493\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Architectural rendering of the Mamook Tokatee housing project in Portland, Oregon. Image courtesy Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)<\/figcaption>\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nThroughout the building Native American art and artists will be featured prominently. An art committee has already selected works by artists Lillian Pitt (Wasco, Yakama, Warm Springs), Derek No-Sun Brown (Shoshone-Bannock, Klamath, Anishinabe), Toma Villa (Yakama), and Greg A. Robinson (Chinook) to adorn the property. \r\n  <P><\/P>\r\nBrown, Robinson, and Villa will contribute murals, while Pitt will provide a traditional Native coyote story which will be depicted on the building\u2019s courtyard. Additional art will also be displayed on every floor.    \r\n   <P><\/P>\r\n\u201cThe ability to reflect culture through art has long been revered by Native people traditionally,\u201d said NAYA Executive Director Paul Lumley (Yakama). \u201cThis is because of the power art has on healing people and bringing them together, things this our wider society could use much more of these days. NAYA is elated to provide our living culture keepers an affordable place to live and a cultural community to thrive within.\u201d  \r\n  <P><\/P><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><P><\/P>\r\n<em>Mamook Tokatee<\/em> is currently leasing, with residents slated to begin to move in at the end of December. Interested applicants are encouraged to email mamooktokatee@nayapdx.org or mamooktokatee@viridianmgt.com or call (503) 396.1158. \r\n <P><\/P>\r\nA temporary leasing office is located on 4522 NE 42nd St. Portland, OR, 97218, through the end of December.    \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Photos: Nesika Illahee <\/div>\r\nIn January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the <EM>Nesika Illahee<\/em> affordable housing project in Portland. <EM>Nesika Illahee<\/em> means  \u201cour place\u201d in the Chinuk Wawa language.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe photos shown here were taken in February 2020. All photos by Indianz.Com (<a href=https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/>CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<\/a>)\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_7994\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15501\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_7994\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7994-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7994-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7994-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15501\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8004\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8004-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8004-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15502\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8010\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15503\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15503\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8010-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8010-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15503\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_7988\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_7988\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7988-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7988-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7988-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15500\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_7983\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15498\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_7983\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7983-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7983-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15498\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_7985\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_7985\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7985-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7985-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_7985-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15499\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8016\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15504\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8016-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8016-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15504\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8026\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15505\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15505\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8026-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8026-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15505\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8033\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15506\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8033\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8033-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8033-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8033-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15506\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8039\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15507\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8039\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8039-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8039-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15507\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8040\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8040\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8040-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8040-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8040-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15508\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8044\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15509\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8044\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8044-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8044-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8044-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15509\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8046\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15510\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8046\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8046-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8046-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8046-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15510\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8047\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15511\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8047\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8047-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8047-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8047-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15511\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8049\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8049\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8049-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8049-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8049-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15512\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"col-md-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8050\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15513\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"15513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/31\/naya-unique-indian-housing-project-on-track-for-completion\/img_8050\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8050-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Nesika Illahee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In January 2020, the Native American Youth and Family Center, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Community Development Partners   and the Native American Rehabilitation Association  celebrated the completion of the &lt;EM&gt;Nesika Illahee&lt;\/em&gt; affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8050-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/IMG_8050-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nesika Illahee\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-15513\" \/><\/a> <\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<HR><EM>\r\n<strong>About Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) <\/strong><BR>\r\nNAYA (<a href=https:\/\/nayapdx.org\/>nayapdx.org<\/a>) provides culturally specific programs and services that guide our people in the direction of personal success and balance through cultural empowerment. Our mission is to enhance the diverse strengths of our youth and families in partnership with the community through cultural identity and education.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<strong>About Community Development Partners (CDP) <\/strong><BR>\r\nFounded in 2011, Community Development Partners (<a href=https:\/\/www.communitydevpartners.com\/>communitydevpartners.com<\/a>) develops and operates sustainable, life-enhancing affordable housing with a focus on long term community engagement and innovative design. The company\u2019s mission is to repair and strengthen the fabric of cities and towns by meeting the housing needs of local citizens through the thoughtful planning and creative development of sustainable, affordable communities. \r\n <p><\/p>\r\n<strong>About the Siletz Tribe <\/strong><BR>\r\nA group of many tribes and bands, each with its own language, territory, and customs became the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (<a href=https:\/\/www.ctsi.nsn.us\/>ctsi.nsn.us<\/a>) in the mid-1800s. The Siletz Tribe offers many programs and services to tribal members, including housing, education, health, and social and employment services. Culture and language classes also are available in all areas in which the tribe has offices, including Siletz, Portland, Salem and Eugene. \r\n<\/em><HR>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Construction on Oregon\u2019s first tribal- and artist-preference affordable housing development, known as Mamook Tokatee, will be completed this year.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,1,31],"tags":[696,175,1946,1948,1947,6],"class_list":["post-15486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-national","category-press-release","tag-housing","tag-languages","tag-naya","tag-paul-lumley","tag-siletz","tag-urban-indians","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-41M","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/31\/MamookTokatee.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}