NEWS FROM THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA & SIUSLAW INDIANS (2021)
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The Voice of
January 2021
CLUSI
Issue 1
Volume 22
www.ctclusi.org
NEWS FROM THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA & SIUSLAW INDIANS
Beginning the New Year with a Message from Tribal Council
Dai, Niishanax,
Hello Tribal Members. I hope you had a
time to celebrate your family during
these holidays and were able
to welcome in the New Year.
As the days seem to be
moving faster and faster,
many families this
season had a very
difficult time due to
many variables –
loss being one of
them. While I am
also getting ready
to endure this
myself, I want you
all to know that
the Tribal Council
cares about each
and every one of
our Tribal Members.
Tribal Members living,
but also our ancestors
who have gone on to the
Spirit World. While decisions
or reports might not reflect these
feelings, we as Tribal Council are
tasked with leading our Tribes into the
future, a future that is unknown and uncharted
during this unprecedented time.
Tribal Council has been working very hard during these past
few months especially most recently in regards to the relief funds.
Much appreciation goes out to all the staff that made this process
happen for our Tribal Members. While COVID-19 has taken and
shaken our world, as a Tribe we are working towards making this
world the best we can for our people. We, as Tribal Council must
not only think about things now, but for 7 generations ahead.
Chair Bossley reminded me during a meeting that we must
vote from our hearts, and ultimately do the best we can for our
people. While being on Tribal Council, we do not always agree,
however we are able to listen to each other’s
viewpoints, and respectively carryout
hard conversations to make even
harder decisions. At the end of
the day, without our Tribal
Members, we would not
have our Tribes. We
all have our special
expertise, and need
to continue to listen
with an open mind
and heart – no
matter who the
audience may be.
A few meetings
I
would
like
to
share
from
this past month
include
Oregon
State
University
Consultation
with
Tribal Council, Elliot
State Forest, EPA/OHA/
Merkley’s staff – Tenmile
Lakes Water Quality & Tenmile
Lakes Basin Partnership meeting
, and the Sapsik’ʷałá Advisory Council
Virtual Luncheon.
Oregon State University’s President Alexander
was recently elected to be the school’s 15th President. We
exchanged introductions, and then President King began the
meeting with a Land Acknowledgement. Oregon State Department
of Education in partnership with Oregon Indian Education are
looking to bridge the silent communication between the State
and Tribes in regards to Tribal Consultation. We had a very good
conversation about what Oregon State University’s goals are in
regards to students, but more what they are looking to offer Native
students to strengthen student retention. The sense of community
and family was discussed along with goals from CTCLUSI
Education Department, conversation about the Elliott State
-Article continues on page 4 Council Corner
Also in this Edition:
Page 5 - 2020 Census Campaign Efforts
Page 10 - News from Indian Country
Page 15 - Dental Clinic Updates
Purchased/Referred Care
Application Deadline
January 31, 2021
See page 8 for detailed article
Online application link located at www.ctclusi.org
Just scroll to the bottom of the homepage (no login required)
Confederated Tribes of Coos,
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
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January 2021
Tribal Council Business
Activity of Elected Tribal Council Members from November 8, 2020 - December 13, 2020.
Chief Doc Slyter:
11/8
Budget Meeting
11/8
Tribal Council Meeting
11/9
Special Meeting
11/10
Sea Otter Advisory Council Meeting
11/10
DEQ Consultation
11/12
Assessment discussion for public health
11/12
Rep. Peter DeFazio
11/12
Culture Committee
11/12
Leader’s Circle
11/13
Meeting w/Debbie Ho/ Mapetsi
11/14
Performed Marriage at Gregory Point for
Tribal Member
11/17
Leader’s Circle
11/18
Budget Meeting
11/19
Siuslaw National Forest Annual Meeting
11/19
Leader’s Circle
11/24
GFORB
11/24
Business Meeting
11/25
Phone call discussion - CEO
11/30
EPA
11/30
GFORB
11/30
Special Council Meeting
12/1
Tribal & State Government to
Government Meeting
12/1
Leader’s Circle
12/2
Tribal & State Government to
Government Meeting
12/2
EPA
12/2
Virtual Youth Cultural Activity
12/3
State and CTCLUSI Meeting
12/3
GFORB
12/3
Special Council Meeting
12/3
Leader’s Circle
12/5
Tribal Council Meeting Talking Circle
12/7
Yachats New Year’s Day Walk
Discussion w/Tribe
12/8
Leader’s Circle
12/9
Virtual Youth Cultural Activity
12/10
Amanda Trail Video
12/10
Biden/Harris Transition meeting
12/10
Federal Tribal call with BIA
12/10
Tenmile Lake Water Quality Mtg
12/10
Cultural Committee
12/10
Leader’s Circle
Emails and Phone Calls
Total Hours: 120
Debbie Bossley Tribal Chair:
Nov. – Dec. In Office 22 days
11/09
Special Meeting
11/10
OTGA, Leaders Circle
11/12
DeFazio, Tribal Consultation National Register,
Leaders Circle
11/13
Mapetsi, LCIS
11/17
Leaders Circle
11/18
Housing Mtg., Budget Mtg.
11/19
Siuslaw Forest, Leaders Circle
11/20
9 Tribes & Governor
11/24
Business Meeting
11/25
CEO Discussion
11/30
Special Meeting
12/01
Government-to-Government, Leaders Circle
12/02
Government-to-Government, Leaders Circle
12/03
Protection of Cultural Resources,
Special Meeting, Leaders Circle
12/04
Leaders Circle
12/08
Leaders Circle
12/09
STIF Meeting1
12/10
Biden & Harris, BIA, Leaders Circle
12/11
National Archives in Seattle
Total Hours: 135
Mark Petrie, Vice-Chair:
11/8
Regular Tribal Council Meeting
11/9
CTCLUSI vacant CEO Position: discussion
11/10
Oregon Coast Energy Alliance Network
(OCEAN) Board of Directors Meeting
11/10
Making Energy Work - Symposium
11/10
Hanis Language Class
11/10
Leader’s Circle with OR DEQ
11/12
Health Modernization Assessment thru PAIHB
11/12
Congratulatory Zoom with Rep. Peter DeFazio
11/12
SHPO/NPS Consultation
11/12
Culture Committee Meeting
11/12
Leader’s Circle
11/13
Meeting with Mapetsi
11/16
Monday Culture Night
11/17
BPA Check In
11/17
OCEAN Monthly Update: BOEM & DLCD
11/17
Funding Broadband in Indian Country
11/17
Education Committee Meeting
11/17
Leader’s Circle
11/18
Tribal & Indigenous Knowledge in Policy
11/18
Offshore Wind ‘Drinks’ Networking Webinar
11/18
Budget Meeting #5
11/19
Oregon Public Utlity Commission Public Hearing
11/19
Environmental Quality Commission
Public Meeting - RAC appointments
11/19
Economic Development Cluster: Tribal Meeting
11/19
Leaders Circle OHA Formal Consultation
Climate Change / Elliot Forest Update
11/20
LCIS Economic Development & Community
Services Meeting
11/20
OCEAN: Meet and Greet Huddle
11/20
11/20
11/23
11/24
11/24
11/25
11/25
11/30
11/30
11/1
11/2
11/2
Energy Team Meeting
Language Committee Meeting
Monday Culture Night
GFORB
Business Council Meeting
CTCLUSI vacant CEO Position: discussion
Governor’s Address
GFORB
Special Tribal Council Meeting
State/Tribal G2G Summit
State/Tribal G2G Summit
Development of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Public virtual meeting
12/2
Budget Meeting #6
12/2
Leader’s Circle
12/3
Gov’t-to Gov’t Consultation with State
Regarding Protection of Cultural Resources
12/3
GFORB Special Meeting
12/4
Special Tribal Council Meeting
12/4
Energy Justice Leadership Institute (EJLI)
workshop
12/5
Tribal Council Workshop
12/7
Peace Hike Meeting
12/7
Study Questions for BOEMs Solicitation
12/7
Monday Culture Night Class
12/8
OCEAN BOD monthly meeting
12/8
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI)
Biden/Harris Transition Call
12/8
Leader’s Circle
12/9
Hanis Language Class
12/9
Wednesday Culture Night
12/10
Amanda Story Video: CTCLUSI Team
12/10
Biden/Harris Transition Discussion with Tribes
12/10
Tenmile Lakes Water Quality Taskforce meeting
12/10
Culture Committee Meeting
12/10
Energy Justice Leadership Institute (EJLI)
workshop
Total Hours: 162.5
Iliana Montiel:
11/8
Budget Hearing; /Regular Council Meeting
11/9
CHAP Advisory Workgroup; / Special Meeting
11/10
DEQ Consultation
11/12
Re. DeFazio Zoom; / Leader’s Circle
11/13
Open Season Benefits Meeting
11/24
GFORB: / Tribal Council Business Meeting
11/25
CEO Discussion zoom; / Gov. call
11/30
Enrollment Plan Discussion; /Jeannie’s Zoom
meeting
12/01
Benefits Board Special Meeting; / Leader’s
Circle
12/03
CCD Quarterly Board Zoom; / GFORB Special
Meeting; / Leader’s Circle
Vacation 11/13 – 11/23
Total Hours: 30
Josh Davies:
11/8
Budget Hearing and Tribal Council Meeting
11/9
DOI National NAHM Virtual 2020 Celebration
BIE National Policy Memorandum
Tribal Consultation Toolkit Webinar
Tribal Council Special Meeting
11/10
Tribal Council Leaders Circle - DEQ
Consultation
SB-13/Tribal Place-Based Curriculum Planning
Meeting with ODE
11/11
Veteran’s Day
11/12
Representative DeFazio Zoom meeting
Tribal Consultation Regarding Revision of State
Rules for National Register
Tribal Council Leaders Circle - Broadband and
Mitigation
11/17
SB-13/Tribal Place-Based Curriculum Planning
Meeting with ODE
Gov. Kate Brown, CA Gov Gavin Newsom,
Tribal Leaders and Owner of Klamath River
Dams to Announce Historic Agreement
Tribal Councli Leaders Circle
Education Committee Meeting - CTCLUSI
11/18
Tribal Nations and IPAWS:
How Do They Connect?
Education Committee Meeting - Coos History
Museum
Housing Committee Meeting
Budget Meeting #5
11/19
CTCLUSI/Siuslaw National Forest Annual
Meeting
Tribal Council Leaders Circle - OHA Formal
Consultation Climate Change/Elliot Forest
Update
11/20
State-tribal call re: COVID-19 response efforts
11/22
Celebrated my Birthday with my family
11/23
North Bend School District/CTCLUSI Tribal
Consultation
11/24
GFORB and Tribal Council Business Meeting
11/25
CEO Discussions
Governor Brown Press Conference
11/30
Tribal Council Zoom Meeting - Jeannie
12/01
SB-13/Tribal Place-Based Curriculum Planning
Meeting with ODE
Tribal-State G2G Summit
Tribal Council Leaders Circle - Gov Consultation
Meeting w/ Tribe, Gov’s Office & State Agencies
on Jordan Cove Energy Project Issues Pre
Meeting Discussion
12/02
Tribal-State G2G Summit
31st National COVID-19 Briefing Call for State,
local, and Tribal officials
Budget Meeting $ 6
12/03
Gov’t-to Gov’t Consultation with CTCLUSI
Regarding Protection of Cultural Resources
GFORB Special Meeting/Tribal Council Special
Meeting
Tribal Council Leaders Circle - OSU President
King Alexander Visit
12/04
Governor Brown Press Conference
12/05
Tribal Council Workshop
12/08
Tribal Council Leaders Circle - Blue Earth
Budget
12/09
SB-13 Tribal History/Shared history Online PD
Event - ODE
12/10
ODE State Board of Education Meeting
Biden Harris Transition Team Update Tribal
Stakeholder
Federal/Tribal Coordination Call - BIA
Invitation to finals week Sapsik’ʷałá seminar
Tribal Council Leaders Circle - EPA Ten Mile
Lake Discussion
12/13
Tribal Council Regular Meeting
Total Hours: 145.5
Doug Barrett:
11/8
Budget Hearing / Tribal Council Meeting
11/9
Virtual Talking Circle / Tribal consultation toll kit
11/10 DEQ Consultation
11/12 Culture Committee zoom meeting
11/12 DeFazio thank you event / Leaders Circle
11/13 Mapetsi meeting / Language class
11/17 Language class / Leaders Circle
11/18 2020 election results / National Covid – 19
briefing call / Budget meeting #5
11/19 Leaders Circle / OHA consultation
11/20 State Tribal call – Covid – 19 response efforts /
Language class
11/23 Virtual Native Talking Circles – staying
connected in challenging times
11/24 GRORB / Tribal Council Business meeting
11/25 CEO discussion
11/30 Special Council meeting - refinance
12/1
Leaders Circle
12/2
Budget meeting #6 / Virtual Youth Cultural
activity - Chief
12/3
GFORB Special meeting / Tribal Council Special
meeting / Leaders Circle
12/4
Language class
12/5
Tribal Council discussion & lunch
12/7
Virtual Native Talking Circles: Staying connected
in challenging times
12/7
National ACT meet-up to offer mutual support &
idea sharing
12/8
Leaders Circle – Blue Earth budget
12/10
Federal / Tribal Coordination call – BIA /
Leaders Circle
12/11
National Archives at Seattle – lawsuit / Native
Wellness Power Hour
12/13
Tribal Council regular meeting
Total Hours: 148 & Emails
Enna Helms
11/08
Budget Hearing; Regular Tribal Council Meeting
11/09
Bureau of Indian Education; Special Tribal
Council Meeting
11/10
Tribal Council Leaders Circle Meeting;
DEQ consultation
11/12
Defazio Event, Tribal Consultation regarding
Revision of State Rules for National Register;
Tribal Council’s Leaders Circle
11/13
Mapetsi Meeting
11/17
Tribal Council Leaders Circle Meeting
11/18
Budget meeting
11/19
Siuslaw National Forest Annual Meeting;
Webinar on working towards Indigenous Data
Sovereignty; Tribal Council Leaders Circle
Meeting
11/24
GFORB; Business Tribal Council Meeting
11/25
CEO Discussion
11/30
Administrative Meeting
12/01
Tribal-State Gov to Gov Summit;
Tribal Council Leaders Circle Meeting
12/02
Tribal-State Gov to Gov Summit;
Budget Meeting
12/03
Gov to Gov Consultation re Protection of
Cultural Resources; GFORB; Tribal Council
Leaders Circle Meeting
12/04
Tribal Council Meeting
12/08
Tribal Council Leaders Circle Meeting
12/10
Biden-Harris Transition Team Update;
Tribal Council Leaders Circle Meeting
Total Hours: 98
www.ctclusi.org
January 2021
QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS?
The CLUSI Tribal Council welcomes your ideas,
comments, criticisms, etc.
Please write to: Confederated Tribes of
Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians
ATTN: Tribal Council 1245 Fulton Ave.
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
COMMITTEE INTEREST LIST
If you are a Tribal member and interested in
being on a committee, please contact Jeannie
McNeil, 541-888-7506. We are currently
keeping a list of those interested so that when a
committee vacancy occurs we can fill it as soon
as possible, so please contact us whether there is
a vacancy or not.
Information
ATTENTION VETERANS AND FAMILIES
Veterans we need your help. Veterans are honored at
the Salmon Ceremony each year. Please contact Jan
Lawrence at 541-888-7538 or at jlawrence@ctclusi.org
for new requirements needed to be honored.
US FOREST SERVICE
NORTHWEST FOREST PASSES
Now available at the Tribal Administration Building,
Florence and Eugene Outreach offices.
Requirements are: 1. Must be a CTCLUSI Tribal
member. 2. Must be over 16 years old. 3. You may
only be issued one per year. The passes hang from the
rear view mirror and are good for access to some Forest
Service fee areas. Area maps available.
Upcoming Events
January 1st – New Year’s Day,
All Tribal Offices will be Closed
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January 5 – Deadline for Color Contest
submissions (see pg. 8 for details)
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January 10 – Regular Council Meeting,
zoom 10:00 a.m.
January 11th – Virtual Culture Activity:
Beaded Earrings 6:00 p.m.
January 13th – Virtual Culture Activity:
Social Hour w/ Education Dept 6:00 p.m.
January 15th – Deadline to turn in entry for raffle
for finding the object search (see pg. 4)
January 20th – Virtual Culture Activity:
PowWow Sweat 6:00 p.m.
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January 22 – Deadline to sign up for
February Education Activities (see pg. 17)
January 25th – Virtual Culture Activity:
Eating According to Traditional Wisdom
Part 2 6:00 p.m.
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If you or anyone in your Tribal family has had
any recent special awards or achievements that
you would like to share, please submit your
information and photos to the newsletter. I look
forward to hearing from you! -Morgan Gaines
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CHANGES?
Please let us know if you have a change
in address, phone number, name or
addition to your family. Changes should
be submitted to Enrollment Dept., either
online at www.ctclusi.org/enrollment or
mail to Enrollment Dept., 1245 Fulton Ave.,
Coos Bay, OR 97420. Phone: 541-888-7506
or Fax: 541-888-2853.
TRIBAL COUNCIL MINUTES
Full video available at www.ctclusi.org
If you would like to receive typed copies or
an audio CD of the Tribal Council meeting
minutes send a written request, including
your current address to Jeannie McNeil,
1245 Fulton Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420.
January 27th – Virtual Culture Activity:
Origami Bears 6:00 p.m.
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January 31 – PRC Application Deadline,
fill out online at www.ctclusi.org
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February 3 – Literature Night
(elementary students) 6:00 p.m.
February 3rd – Financial Aid Night 7:15 p.m.
February 17th – Literature Night
(middle school students) 6:00 p.m.
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February 17 – Financial Aid Night 7:15 p.m.
Virtual Language Classes (10 Week Winter
Series) dates and zoom link available online
in the citizen portal. Class dates on the online
calendar. See pg. 11 for class schedule.
Health Services Division
Vicki Faciane - Director
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-7515
Toll free 1-888-280-0726
Fax 541-888-5388
vfaciane@ctclusi.org
Department of Human
Resources
Stephanie Watkins - Director
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone: 541-888-7508
Toll Free: 1-888-280-0726
Fax: 888-723-3270
swatkins@ctclusihr.org
Tribal Housing Department
Laura Fortin - Director
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-7504
Fax 541-435-0492
lfortin@ctclusi.org
Purchased/Referred Care
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-4873
Toll free 1-800-227-0392
Fax 541-888-5388
prc@ctclusi.org
Education Department
Josh Davies, Education Director
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone: 541-888-1314
Cell: 541-297-4105
Toll free 1-888-280-0726
jdavies@ctclusi.org
Family Support and Behavioral
Health Services
2110 Newmark Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-1311
Toll Free 1-800-618-6827
Fax 541-888-1837
Tribal Dental Clinic
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-6433
Toll free 1-877-688-6433
Fax 541-888-7505
Doc Slyter, Chief
Tribal Chief
541-808-7625 (cell)
dslyter@ctclusi.org
Enna Helms
Position #1 Council
541-297-7538 (cell)
enna.helms@ctclusi.org
Debbie Bossley, Chair
Position #2 Council
541-294-3972 (cell)
debbie.bossley@ctclusi.org
Mark Petrie, ViceChair
Check out our online Events Calendar at Position #3 Council
https://ctclusi.org/events/
541-297-3681(cell)
mark.petrie@ctclusi.org
Join a Committee
Enrollment, Housing, Education, Culture, Health, Elders, Budget,
Investment, and Garden Committees are always accepting letters
of interest. Would you like to serve on a Tribal committee? Submit
your letter of interest to Jeannie McNeil at jmcneil@ctclusi.org. All
letters of interest are kept on file for one year.
CTCLUSI Departments, Services & Offices
Government Office
Stephanie Watkins
Interim CEO & Director of
Human Resources
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-999-1360
swatkins@ctclusihr.org
Tribal Council
Elders Activities
Iliana Montiel
Assistant Director of Health
Services
1245 Fulton Ave.
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-7526
Fax 541-888-5388
Toll Free 1-888-280-0726
imontiel@ctclusi.org
Tribal Court
J.D. Williams
Chief Judge
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-9577
Toll Free 1-888-280-0726
tribalct@ctclusi.org
Cultural Department
Jesse Beers,
Cultural Stewardship Manager
1245 Fulton Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-1319
Fax 541-888-2853
jbeers@ctclusi.org
Eugene Outreach Office
135 Silver Lane, Suite 200
Eugene, OR 97404
Phone 541-744-1334
Toll Free 1-800-877-2718
Fax 541-744-1349
Florence Outreach Office
Physical: 3757 Hwy. 101
Mailing: P.O. Box 2000
Florence, OR 97439
Phone 541-997-6685
Toll Free 1-866-313-9913
Fax 541-997-1715
Tribal Gaming Commission
Brad Kneaper
Executive Director of the
Gaming Commission
5647 Hwy 126, Suite 100
Florence, OR 97439
Phone 541-997-2830
Fax 541-997-7293
bkneaper@ctclusi.org
Josh Davies
Position #4 Council
541-294-4105
josh.davies@ctclusi.org
Iliana Montiel
Position #5 Council
541-217-4613(cell)
iliana.montiel@ctclusi.org
Doug Barrett
Position #6 Council
541-297-2130 (cell)
doug.barrett@ctclusi.org
Council Meeting
January 10, 2021
10:00 a.m.
To practice safe social distancing
guidelines, this meeting will be
streamed online. Please log on to
www.ctclusi.org/councilmeetingTribal Police
mintues for information on how to
Brad Kneaper
attend this online meeting
Chief Law Enforcement Officer
Agenda:
5647 Hwy 126, Suite 100
1. Call to Order
Florence, OR 97439
Phone 541-997-6011
2. Invocation
Fax 541-902-6507
3. Approval of Minutes as needed
bkneaper@ctclusi.org
4. Tribal Council Reports
5. Tribal Chief Executive Officer
Department of Natural
Report
Resources
6.
Chief Financial Officer Report
Roselynn Lwenya, Ph.D.
7.
Old Business
Director of Natural Resources
8.
New Business
1245 Fulton Avenue
9. Other
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone 541-888-9577
10. Good of the Tribes
Toll Free 1-888-280-0726
11. Executive Session as needed
Fax 541-888-2853
rlwenya@ctclusi.org
Council meeting video available to view at
www.ctclusi.org
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Council Corner continued from cover page...
Forest, and both sides were
pleased with the conversation
and future collaboration with
OSU. We appreciate Chief
Warren Brainard’s efforts to
keep the Tribes at the table
with the Elliott State Forest.
With continued interest from
many parties on the vast
forest (our ancestral lands),
we are appreciative of this
opportunity.
We had a meeting with
EPA/OHA/Merkley’s staff in
regards to Tenmile Lakes
Water Quality & Tenmile
Lakes Basin Partnership.
While this was not the first
time I have seen John Schaefer’s presentation on the horrific
algae blooms, I do find though, that his presentation really
depicts the truth for all to see. We appreciate DNR’s continued
support in this tragic situation. Chief Slyter shared stories and
Tribal Council spoke meaningful comments to the audience.
We know that Tenmile, along with many other projects are an
ongoing balancing act for many collaborated efforts by our
Administration.
During the Sapsik’ʷałá Advisory Council Virtual Luncheon,
students who are earning their Master’s or Doctoral degrees
exhibited their work and presented their initial findings as well
as highlighted achievements from their first quarter in the
program. Towards the end of the presentations, one student
had a difficult time with technology. We know that she is not
alone with technology issues and people are feeling alienated
and defeated. I shared with her that it was ok to acknowledge
those feelings of anger, sadness and frustration, however it
was not ok to dwell on them. Keep focused eyes on the good
things that are happening no matter how small they are. Keep
putting one foot in front of the other. As I was sharing this with
her, I couldn’t help but think or believe more that this message
is meant for us all.
As we continue to endure a pandemic that is crippling many
things across our nation and on our homelands, we must
continue to put one foot in front of the other. To stumble is
human, but to quit is not our way! Please stay well and be safe
as we move through the winter months.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
The Health and Family Support Services Department is offering Heating for qualifying low income
households. To receive heating assistance contact the Health and Family Support Services Department
or fill out an application on the CTCLUSI website at https://ctclusi.org/family-services. Eligible
households must reside in the five county service area of Coos, Curry, Lincoln, Douglas, and Lane, and
fall into 60% of the Estimated Oregon State Median Income as listed below. To qualify, your yearly
income needs to be at or below the following income:
1 Person Family
$27,805
2 Person Family
$36,361
3 Person Family
$44,916
4 Person Family
$53,472
5 Person Family
$62,028
6 Person Family
$70,583
In order for your application to be processed and determine qualification you must provide:
Proof of Income (Pay Stub)
Social Security Card
Copy of your utility bill
SSI or SSDI Statement of Benefits
Tribal Enrollment Card
Child Support Statement
Oregon Trail Card
Current Oregon Health Plan Card
No appointment is necessary as Tribal Households can fill out the application online at https://
laserfiche.ctclusi.org/Forms/LIHEAP , or you contact a Family Support Services staff to assist you. The
general CTCLUSI Family Support Services Department number is 541-888-6169. If you have any
questions regarding the LIHEAP program, you can also contact Shayne Platz at 541-297-3450.
*Note that available funding can be subject to change .
Hiis haiyach (with a good heart)
- Councilman Josh Davies
Can You Find Me?
In this edition of The Voice of CLUSI
there is a hidden BOOK like the one
pictured below (it could be any size and
on any page).
If you find it, email mgaines@ctclusi.
org to have your name entered into a
prize drawing. In your email you must
include your name, age, address (for
mailing purposes) and contact phone
number. In your email you must also let
us know what page and where on the
page you spotted the book hiding! Must
email by January 15th to be included in
the raffle drawing.
Winner will be notified by phone
or email and their name and prize
description will appear in an upcoming
edition of the Voice of CLUSI paper.
This month’s contest sponsored by the
Education Department.
Winners of the December 2020
edition Sturgeon Search:
Adult: Gavin Howlett
Youth: Melody Michael
Happy Book Searching!
December raffle drawing winners
received a sweatshirt from the
Department of Natural Resources and
Culture
Electronic Payment
Program
Effective 2021, CTCLUSI Finance
department AP team is implementing
an electronic payment program.
If you wish to receive your payments
as direct deposit to your bank account,
please provide your bank account
information requested in the secure
electronic form (see the link below) to
the CTLUSI AP team.
https://laserfiche.ctclusi.org/Forms/
EFT-Form
This form can also be found on the
Tribal website at
https://ctclusi.org/financedepartment/
Any Questions?
Email AP@ctclusi.org
Call: Denise Driskill, (541) 888-7534
or Denise Layton, (541) 888- 7301
January 2021
www.ctclusi.org
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The 2020 Census Campaign Efforts Paid Off
Contributed by Jeannie McNeil, Enrollment Coordinator
The Tribe began in October of 2019, with year. However, due to outbreak
training and gathering information about of the COVID 19 Pandemic it
the importance of the US 2020 Census, it halted all gatherings of our Tribal
was with the full support of Tribal Council Community and we were unable
to invest time and money to ensure that to do this in-person form of
education and assistance.
each Native American be counted.
The Tribe established a
The US Census takes place only every
10 years, the data captured in 2020 will Complete Count Committee:
included
Mark
affect the Tribe and Native Americans for members
the next 10 years. Federally Recognized Petrie, Tribal Council ViceTribes received a large portion of funding Chair, Iliana Montiel, Tribal
from State and Federal programs. Council and Assistance Health
These funding sources, applied for, Director, Morgan Gaines, Tribal
and awarded as Grants. The funding Member and Communication
awarded is usually in direct proportions Specialist and Andrew Brainard,
with our population. Many departments Tribal Members and Outreach
within the Tribal Government use these Coordinator. These members
funding sources to provide much needed met with me and shared ideas
services to its membership. In addition, on how to move our campaign
these funds are used to assist our growth forward, to develop appropriate
in many areas, to name a few: Culture, educational materials and guide
Language, Infrastructure and Roadways, our ever changing outreach
during these difficult times.
Economic Endeavors and Housing.
We opted to
Both Federal and State
reach
out to the Council Chair Debbie Bossley pictured above helping send
funding is allocated
“Federal and State funding
by
each year, and those is allocated each year, and membership
out gifts for participants in the 2020 census
all other means
appropriations to Tribes
appropriations to possible. Morgan
We also had substantial efforts made to
are determined by US those
educate
all the Tribal Government staff,
Tribes
are
determined
by
Gaines created website
Census data. When
as
many
of our employees are Natives
content and Newsletter
our numbers of Native US Census data...
from
other
Tribes. We offered gifting and
Americans, such as in
By late 2020, we received a information each month.
2010, were severely tremendous response for the Flyers were created and drawings and information through all
undercounted it led to Tribal membership and the mailings were done each means possible.
We asked all the Tribal Members
month with gifting and
less funding allocated
Confederated
Tribes
of
Coos
and
staff to participate and shared our
drawings to those who
to
Native
people
message
of importance of the US 2020
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw responded. Several Tribal
Nationwide.
For the Enrollment led in response rate in the members, through social Census. We contacted you by mail,
distancing
and
mask phone, and email several times.
Department, we look nine Tribes of Oregon.”
I want to thank each of you for your time
wearing, agreed to bead
at US Censuses going
in
reading all the information sent and
beautiful necklaces that
back many decades.
For family research and to assist in were able to be included in the gifting. shared, taking our calls and responding
Enrollment of new members we use a By late 2020, we received a tremendous by postcards, letting us know who took
response from the Tribal membership and part, and how you participated in the US
1940 Tribal Census Roll each month.
Early in 2020, we had many outreach the Confederated Tribes of Coos Lower 2020 Census and how vital it is to be sure
efforts scheduled to take place during Umpqua and Siuslaw led in response your family members were counted to
assist with future generations.
various events the Tribe hosts each rate in the nine Tribes of Oregon.
ENROLLMENT
DEPARTMENT
NEWS
REQUEST A NEW TRIBAL
ID CARD ONLINE!
Visit www.ctclusi.org and go
to Enrollment.
Fill out the new form online,
upload a new photo and your
card will be mailed to you in
7-10 days.
You must verify your mailing
and physical address and list a
phone number in case I need
to contact you for additional
verification over the phone.
Questions?
Email Jeannie McNeil at
jmcneil@ctclusi.org
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January 2021
THE VOICE OF CLUSI
A Warming Bone Broth Recipe from the Culture and Natural Resources Department
Contributed by Courtney Krossman, Archaeology/ Ntlaxam Technician
Bone Broth Recipes
This recipe can be used
with your leftover turkey
carcass of ham bone from
the holidays or bone marrow
that you have purchased
from the grocery store.
You can also utilize bones
that you have harvested
yourself (e.g. deer, elk,
etc…). Bone Broth is rich
in iron, vitamins A and K,
fatty acids, selenium, and
zinc.
For Turkey or Chicken
Broth
Ingredients:
Turkey/Chicken Carcass
Celery
Garlic
Onion
Water
Bay Leaves
Rosemary
Peppercorns
Thyme
Parsley
Dried Calendula Flowers
Instructions:
After removing all of the
meat from the carcass, put
in a large pot and cover
completely with water. I like
to add spices and aromatic
vegetables to my broth
to add extra flavor and
nutrients, but you can add
whatever aromatics you
would like to your recipe.
Once
the
carcass,
vegetables
of
choice,
and herbs are covered
completely with water,
bring your pot to a boil.
Once boiling reduce to a
simmer and cover. Let your
broth cook for about 10-24
hours. Let the broth cool
completely. Once cool,
strain your broth through
a colander or cheese
cloth into another bowl.
Separate your broth
into smaller freezer safe
containers and store in
your freezer for future use.
Beef Bone Broth
Preheat oven to 400
degrees. Lightly coat beef
marrow bones with tomato
paste and roast in the
oven for about 10 minutes
or until the bones look
golden brown. Transfer the
bones to a pot and repeat
the same process that is
listed above for the Turkey/
Chicken recipe.
This broth can be used
in soups or to drink plain.
Enjoy!
January
Photos provided by Courtney Krossman
2021
Virtual Cultural Activities
Watch Previously
Recorded
Virtual Cultural
Activities Online
Visit the Tribal website at
www.ctclusi.org and login.
In the new Citizen Portal
you will find a tab for Virtual
Culture Zoom classes.
The Zoom link to live classes
will be posted here as well as
all the previously recorded
zoom classes.
Did you miss any December
classes? You can still go
watch and enjoy online!
Sunday
Monday
3
10
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
11
Beaded Earrings
with Morgan
Gaines
12
17
18
24
25
Eating According
to Traditional
Wisdom Part 2
with Nicole
Mendoza
31
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
1
2
8
9
13
Social Hour with
the Education
Department
14
15
16
19
20
PowWow Sweat
21
22
23
26
27
Origami Bears
with Morgan
Gaines
28
29
30
Monday activities are
geared towards Adults, and
Wednesday activities are
geared for Youth.
Materials for Wednesday
classes can only be
provided to youth at this
time.
Contact Ashley Russell at
arussell@ctclusi.org for
materials while supplies
last.
Need help registering for the
website?
Contact Morgan Gaines
mgaines@ctclusi.org
(541) 808-7918
www.ctclusi.org
January 2021
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Tribal Forest Land Updates
Contributed by Steve Andringa, CTCLUSI Forest Lands Manager
➤
Coos Head (Xitlxaldich – meaning
the place of dim light becoming
daylight) is an important parcel
conveyed to CTCLUSI under the
Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act.
This 47-acre tract is located one-half
mile northwest of Charleston, Oregon
on the uplands above Bastendorf
Coos Head
Beach. It is immediately adjacent to
the former Coos Head Naval Facility
that the Tribes regained in 2005.
The tract is dominated by 100-yearold Sitka Spruce stands accounting
for 2/3 of the timber by volume. The
understory vegetation is dominated
by Evergreen Huckleberry, with
lesser amounts of Red Huckleberry,
Rhododendron, Salmonberry, as well
as ferns and grasses. The site is not
well suited for growing commercial
timber as a result of shallow soils
immediately adjacent to the wind
and salt spray of the coast. The
upper plateau areas along the breaks
provides for spectacular coastal views.
A dominant portion of this bluff and
surrounding land is owned by the
CTCLUSI. Prior to Tribal ownership,
the central parcel was a federal © 2020 Google
military site beginning in 1875 and © 2020 Google
last managed by the Air National Guard until the transfer. The bluffs
overlook the North Spit and an expansive sandy beach to the south.
Prior to federal ownership, this area was used as a viewpoint for the
Coos people. The area is associated with the conclusion of the Orca
Story and was likely used as a ceremonial location. Below the bluff is
a cave, or Xitlxaldich (this word translates to “Tunnel Point” referring
to the dim light in the tunnel). To date, no archaeological sites have
been found at Coos Head, presumably due to the history of extensive
site disturbance and development by the US Army and Navy and the
Oregon National Guard.
Access to the tract is easy from the county maintained road systems
including Coos Head Road and Coos Head Loop. Because of its
easy access and relatively remote area, it is subject to occasional
use by transients evident by makeshift housing and garbage. This
area is not suited well for timber production and would more likely be
Coos Head (top of photo,
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facility.
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January 2021
Purchased/Referred Care Applications Due January 31, 2021
Purchased/Referred Care letter to Tribal membership in the five county service area, December 14, 2020
Dear Tribal Member:
We are now accepting applications for
the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC)
program for FY2021. You must submit a
new application each year for each PRCeligible Tribal member in your household.
This year, the deadline for applications is
Friday, January 31, 2021. Failure to submit
an application for the program will result in
denial of eligibility for the PRC program.
There are multiple ways for you to submit
your application:
• You can apply online at www.ctclusi.
org. You will see a link at the bottom of the
home page that will take you to the online
form (or look under Member Services,
Purchased and Referred Care). You must
complete a separate form for each PRCeligible family member. The form includes
a button that will allow you to upload
pictures/scans of your insurance card(s).
The process takes around 10 minutes for
each application.
• Due to the pandemic, our Tribal offices
(Coos Bay, Florence, and Eugene) are
currently closed to the public; however,
staff are available by phone. You may
contact your local Community Health Aide
(CHA) if you need assistance completing
your application over the phone or to
schedule an appointment to drop off any
new documentation. You may also text
any new documents to 1-541-808-5015.
• Call PRC at (541) 888-4873 or (800)
227-0392 to have a hard-copy application
mailed to you. You can also send an
e-mail request for an application packet
to prc@ctclusi.org. If requesting a hardcopy packet, you will need to tell us how
many PRC-eligible Tribal members are in
your household so we can mail the correct
number of applications.
If you are new/returning to the Service
Delivery Area (SDA), or if you have moved
since your last application, you must send
documentation of residency [a minimum of
three (3) items are required]. Acceptable
documents include:
1. Copy of your Oregon driver’s license
or State ID with your current physical
address;
2. Rental agreement or mortgage
document for your permanent residence;
3. Utility or phone bill (landline only)
addressed to you at your current physical
address; and/or
4. Employment letter (if moving into the
SDA from outside).
We apologize, but we cannot accept cell
phone bills, non-utility bills, or personal
mail as proof of residence. Please also be
aware that if you are moving into the SDA,
there is a 90-day waiting period before
you become eligible for PRC services –
contact PRC as soon as possible to submit
your application.
If you are PRC-eligible and you leave
the SDA to attend school as a full-time
student, you remain eligible for PRC
so long as you are in school. You retain
eligibility for 180 days after leaving school
(or dropping from full-time status) if you
do not return to the SDA. School includes
boarding school, college, and vocational/
technical education.
We are required by Federal law to
ensure that Tribal members apply for
any alternate resources for which they
are eligible. To meet this requirement, if
you do not have other insurance and/or
Medicare you must either provide proof of
income (paystubs, W-2, etc.) or you must
apply to the Oregon Health Plan (OHP)
and submit proof of denial. All information
You are not required to purchase private
insurance. You are required, however, to
provide PRC with information on all other
sources
of
medical/dental/pharmacy
coverage you have, including private
insurance plans. You are also required to
notify PRC immediately of any changes
in your coverage for any medical/dental/
pharmacy benefits.
PRC services are a limited resource,
are subject to availability of funding from
Congress, and are based on established
Medical Priorities of Care. You must call
to get a Purchase Order (PO) at least 48
hours before your scheduled appointment.
Although the Tribal offices are closed, staff
is still working and you may need to leave
a message to get a PO. If you do not call
prior to your appointment, your claims will
be denied. When calling for a PO, you must
tell us the name of the provider you are
seeing, the date of the appointment, and
the reason for the visit. You will not receive
a PO if the purpose of the visit does not
meet Medical Priorities (or the care may
be deferred until the end of the fiscal year,
subject to availability of remaining funds).
Payment will be denied for any care
PRC Application Deadline is Friday,
you receive that does not meet Medical
January 31, 2021. Failure to submit
Priorities and you will be responsible
an application for the program will
for paying the provider. Therefore, it
result in denial of eligibility for the
is important that you provide us with
PRC program.
accurate information when requesting a
PO. Payment will also be denied if you fail
Go to www.ctclusi.org and scroll
to get a PO before receiving medical care.
to the bottom of the homepage for
If you seek emergency medical care, you
the link to fill out your application
have 72 hours (30 days for Elders 65 or
online.
older) to notify PRC of the visit and get a
PO issued.
you provide to us is kept confidential and
The
Purchased/Referred
Care
is used only to help determine eligibility department is working on several
for alternate resources. Our PRC staff are initiatives to help keep the cost of medical
Certified Application Counselors. They care for our Tribal members under control.
are available to help you apply for OHP Although medical costs continue to rise,
or any other alternate resource, including the amount of money we receive for
Medicare plans. Call PRC to schedule an this care does not increase. We will be
appointment if you need help in applying. working with providers in our communities
Once you become eligible for an alternate to identify opportunities for discounted
resource, you must continue to maintain care. Please read the Tribal newsletter,
coverage until you are no longer eligible. and look for mailings we might send
Failure to apply for and/or maintain out, for information on new programs or
coverage for an alternate resource is opportunities.
cause for denial of PRC eligibility.
If you have any questions about our
Under Federal law, the PRC program services, please call PRC at (541) 888is the payer of last resort. All other 4873 or (800) 227-0392. Purchased/
sources of coverage (private insurance, Referred Care staff are available
Medicare, Medicaid, veteran’s benefits, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM
etc.) must be billed before PRC can pay. to 5:00 PM.
WELCOME NEW PRC STAFF MEMBER, KELLI NELSON!
Kelli is currently working out of the Eugene Outreach Office in
the Purchased and Referred Care Department as the Health
Program Benefits Specialist. Kelli previously worked for
NeuroSpine Institute in Eugene, Oregon and has over 20 years
in the medical field including insurance and billing. She has
been married to her husband Jamie for 17 years. They have
a son named Jordan, daughter-in-law Darian and a 2-monthold granddaughter Everlee. Kelli loves spending time with
her family and loves to vacation and travel whenever she gets
the chance. Please join the Health & Family Support Services
Division in welcoming Kelli.
January 2021
www.ctclusi.org
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“In the Loop” with the Circles of Healing Program
StrongHearts Native Helpline Receives 10,000th Call
EAGAN, Minn.—StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-7NATIVE)
KEY STATISTICS
today announced 10,000 callers have now reached out to the • More than 4 in 5 Native Americans have experienced violence
helpline for safe, confidential support and resources for domestic, in their lifetime. (NIJ)
dating and sexual violence.
• More than 1 in 2 Native women (55.5%) and 1 in 3 Native men
“This is an important milestone in our work to support victim- (43.2%) have experienced physical violence by intimate partners
survivors seeking healing,” said StrongHearts Director Lori Jump in their lifetime. (NIJ)
(Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians).
• For Native victims of physical intimate partner violence,
Since March 2017, StrongHearts Native Helpline has offered stalking, and sexual violence, 2 in 5 Native women (38.2%) and
a culturally-appropriate helpline for Native American and Alaska 1 in 6 Native men (16.9%) were unable to get the services they
Native victim-survivors, their relatives and friends, service needed. (NIJ)
providers and those questioning their own abusive behavior. • Native women and men are five times as likely to have
StrongHearts is a collaborative effort of the National Domestic experienced physical violence by a non-Native intimate partner
Violence Hotline and the National Indigenous Women’s Resource as compared to non-Natives. (NIJ)
Center.
• Native women and men are: 2 times more likely to experience
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, calls took a slight dip as rape/sexual assault, and 2.5 times more likely to experience
more people were forced to shelter-in-place with abusive violent crimes. (NIJ)
partners. Native victim-survivors were more isolated than ever • Homicide is a leading cause of death for Native women. (CDC)
and struggled to have a safe opportunity to reach out for help.
In response, StrongHearts added online chat advocacy and # # #
adjusted their marketing strategy to reach more Native Americans
and Alaska Natives. As a result, calls and chats have increased ABOUT STRONGHEARTS NATIVE HELPLINE
as more people realize that StrongHearts is here to help.
StrongHearts Native Helpline is a culturally-appropriate domestic
“We honor the bravery that victim-survivors possess for violence and dating violence helpline for Native Americans,
reaching out to StrongHearts during these exceptionally difficult available by calling 1-844-762-8483 or clicking on the Chat Now
times,” Jump said. Diverse advocates (LGBTQ2S+, male, female, icon on strongheartshelpline.org daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
young, elders, etc.) navigate each caller’s situation with safety, CT. StrongHearts Native Helpline is a collaborative effort of the
compassion and respect. Advocates take calls from anyone who National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Indigenous
is impacted by violence and needs help.
Women’s Resource Center.
Created by and for Native Americans, StrongHearts
is uniquely equipped to serve a population facing some
of the highest rates of domestic violence in the United
States.
The severity of victims’ experiences is telling:
• More than 7 out of 10 victim-survivor callers reported
experiencing more than one type of abuse, including
physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, financial
abuse, digital abuse, cultural abuse, and other complex
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• Nearly 40% experiencing violence reported a child
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• The top service requested by victim-survivors was
peer support. Referrals to shelters was the second most
requested service.
Tribes, even as sovereign nations, face significant
jurisdictional hurdles when addressing domestic violence
in their communities. Gaps in culturally-based supportive
services create unique barriers for Native victims seeking
help.
In 2016, the National Institute of Justice released a
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and Alaska Native women and men had experienced
violence within the past year. Of those who had
childcare provider classes through CARE
experienced violence, a third of Native women and one
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in six Native men were unable to access the supportive
services they needed.
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“More than four in five Native Americans experience
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need for a national resource like StrongHearts for Native
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American and Alaska Natives, as well as more Nativecentered service providers in Indian Country and Alaska
Native communities.
“We will continue to be here for all of our relatives who
are impacted by these issues,” said Jump.
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News from Indian Country
With historic picks, Biden puts environmental justice front and center
The selection of the first Native American interior secretary and first Black male EPA chief highlights pollution disparities
By
Juliet
Eilperin,
Dino
Grandoni and Brady Dennis
Dec. 17, 2020 at 4:28 p.m. PST
President-elect Joe Biden chose Rep.
Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) Thursday to
serve as the first Native American
Cabinet secretary and head the Interior
Department, a historic pick that marks a
turning point for the U.S. government’s
relationship with the nation’s Indigenous
peoples.
With that selection and others this
week, Biden sent a clear message that
top officials charged with confronting
the nation’s environmental problems
will have a shared experience with the
Americans who have disproportionately
been affected by toxic air and polluted
land.
“A voice like mine has never been a
Cabinet secretary or at the head of the
Department of Interior,” Haaland tweeted
Thursday night. “ ... I’ll be fierce for all of
us, our planet, and all of our protected
land.”
In addition to Haaland, Biden has turned
to North Carolina environmental regulator
Michael S. Regan to become the first
Black man to head the Environmental
Protection Agency, as well as Obama
administration veteran Brenda Mallory to
serve as the first Black chair of the White
House Council on Environmental Quality.
While the picks represent a concession
to progressives in Biden’s party, who
publicly campaigned for an American
Indian at the helm of Interior, they were
also chosen to personify Biden’s plans to
address the long-standing burdens lowincome and minority communities have
shouldered when it comes to dirty air
and water. All three nominees will play
a central role in realizing his promises
to combat climate change, embrace
green energy and address environmental
racism.
“We have individuals coming to these
positions who have seen what it’s like on
the other side, in terms of communities
that have suffered,” environmental justice
pioneer Bob Bullard said in an interview
Thursday. “They have been fighting for
justice. Now they are in a position to make
change and make policy. That, to me, has
the potential to be transformative.”
Earlier this week, Biden chose former
Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm (D),
a proponent of zero-emission vehicles, as
his Energy Secretary nominee. He also
established the first White House Office of
Domestic Climate Policy and designated
former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
to head it. Former Obama budget official
Ali Zaidi will serve as her deputy.
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) has been nominated to become the first Native American to serve as
interior secretary. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)
“This brilliant, tested, trailblazing team
will be ready on day one to confront
the existential threat of climate change
with a unified national response rooted
in science and equity,” Biden said in a
statement Thursday. “They share my
belief that we have no time to waste to
confront the climate crisis, protect our air
and drinking water, and deliver justice to
communities that have long shouldered
the burdens of environmental harms.”
If confirmed, Regan, 44, who heads
the North Carolina Department of
Environmental
Quality,
would
be
responsible for crafting fuel-efficiency
standards for the nation’s cars and trucks,
overseeing emissions from power plants
and oil and gas facilities and cleaning up
the country’s most polluted sites.
Regan has served as the state’s top
environmental official since early 2017,
when Gov. Roy Cooper (D) named him to
his current role. While union leaders have
criticized his approach at times, he has
shown a capacity to work with community
activists and the corporate world.
Regan
forged
a
multibillion-dollar
settlement over cleanups of coal waste
with Duke Energy, established an
environmental justice advisory board,
and reached across the political divide
to work with the state’s Republican
legislature. In another high-profile case,
the state ordered the chemical company
Chemours to virtually eliminate a group
of man-made chemicals from seeping
into the Cape Fear River.
Before entering state government, Regan
worked on climate change and pollution
issues as southeast regional director
for the Environmental Defense Fund, an
advocacy group. “Michael knows how
to make progress even when that isn’t
easy — that’s a necessary skill in North
Carolina,” the group’s president, Fred
Krupp, said in an email.
In selecting 60-year-old Haaland, a
member of Pueblo of Laguna, Biden has
placed the descendant of the original
people to populate North America atop a
171-year-old institution that has often had
a fraught relationship with the nation’s
574 federally recognized tribes.
Three divisions of Interior have a
tremendous impact on Indian Country,
including the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
the Bureau of Indian Education and the
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration,
which manages billions held in trust by
the U.S. government.
“It’s called plenary power,” said University
of Colorado Boulder law professor Charles
Wilkinson. “Native people jokingly call it,
‘plenty power.’ ”
Born in Arizona to a Native American
mother who served in the Navy and a
Norwegian American father who was an
active-duty Marine, Haaland bounced
between 13 public schools as the family
changed military bases. At 15, she
worked at a bakery, and later attended law
school with the help of student loans and
food stamps, occasionally experiencing
homelessness as a single mother.
Now, after serving a single term in
Congress, she will oversee a department
that manages roughly one-fifth of land in
the U.S. While she hails from a top oil-
Article from The Washington Post at https://www.washingtonpost.com/
www.ctclusi.org
January 2021
11
News from Indian Country
With historic picks, Biden puts environmental justice front and center
The selection of the first Native American interior secretary and first Black male EPA chief highlights pollution disparities
and gas-producing state, Haaland has
pledged to transform the department from
a champion of fossil fuel development
into a promoter of renewable energy and
policies to mitigate climate change.
“I come from New Mexico. It’s a big gas
and oil state. And I care about every
single job,” Haaland said in a recent
interview with The Washington Post. But
she added: “We don’t want to go back to
normal, right? We don’t want to go back
to where we were because that economy
wasn’t working for a lot of people.”
Biden, meanwhile, has pledged to halt all
new oil and gas drilling on public lands
and waters, a daunting task that faces
both legal and political obstacles. The
extraction of oil, gas and coal in these
areas accounts for nearly a quarter of the
nation’s annual carbon output.
In a sign of the opposition the
administration will soon face, the New
Mexico Oil and Gas Association issued
a statement noting drilling on federal
land generates $800 million annually
for the state’s government. “We hope
Rep. Haaland will employ a balanced
approach that considers the needs of all
who depend on public lands, including
the thousands of men and women and
families whose livelihoods depend on
access to public lands for resource
development,” the group said.
Interior oversees vast protected areas —
including 75 million acres of wilderness
and 422 national park sites, as well
as national monuments and wildlife
refuges. It safeguards more than 1,000
endangered species, and manages
massive water projects in the West
that help sustain farmland and provide
drinking water for major cities including
Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Haaland just won reelection from a
north central New Mexico district that
leans Democratic. If confirmed by the
Senate, her party will have a razorthin margin over Republicans in the
House until her seat is filled. Right now
Democrats hold 222 seats, pending a
re-canvassing in a New York race and
challenges in Iowa, and Biden has already
tapped two other House Democrats to
serve in his administration, Reps. Cedric
L. Richmond (La.) and Marcia L. Fudge
(Ohio).
But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.) said Wednesday that she would
not stand in the way of Haaland leaving
the House, calling her “one of the most
respected and one of the best members
of Congress I have served with.”
As a child, Haaland spent summers with
her grandparents in a house without
running water in Mesita, one of Laguna
Pueblo’s small villages in New Mexico.
“As kids we moved a lot because my dad
was in the service, but no matter where
we were he would take us outside,” she
recalled. “In New Mexico we would hike
in Jemez during a rainstorm, or at other
military bases we would visit the ocean.”
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who
chairs the House Natural Resources
Committee and helped lead the campaign
for Haaland to be interior secretary, said a
diverse Cabinet will pursue environmental
policies that are “inclusive and involving
the breadth of who the American people
are.”
“That’s important, that nobody be left
behind as we go forward,” he added.
Biden’s decision to appoint Haaland to
head Interior will hold profound meaning
for the 1.9 million Native Americans
whose education and health care are
often influenced by the department’s
decisions.
Jim Enote, a Zuni tribal member and chief
executive of the Native-led Colorado
Plateau Foundation, said in an interview
that the move signals how much has
changed over the past half-century.
Native Americans “do not participate
in the same channels of influence as
other Americans,” he said, and some
previous Interior secretaries have held a
dismissive attitude toward the country’s
first inhabitants.
The legacy of Interior is blemished by
instances of federal officials removing
Native Americans from their ancestral
lands — including from Yellowstone, the
first and perhaps most iconic national
park.
Years later, in 1972, several hundred tribal
activists took over the Interior Department
headquarters in Washington to draw
attention to their plight. In 1983, thenInterior Secretary James G. Watt blamed
the problems on U.S. reservations on
Indigenous culture.
“If you want an example of the failure of
socialism,” Watt said in an interview on a
satellite radio show based in Tulsa, “don’t
go to Russia. Come to America and go to
the Indian reservations.”
Biden’s choice comes as the federal
government’s relationship with tribes has
eroded under the Trump administration,
which has removed protections from
sacred tribal sites in Utah’s Bears Ears
National Monument and allowed oil
drillers into Alaska’s Arctic National
Wildlife Refuges, home to the caribou
that Native Alaskans hunt for food.
“The Trump administration has not been
kind to Indian country,” Haaland said. “He
has thrown tribal consultation essentially
out the window.”
She argued that Trump’s interior
secretaries, Ryan Zinke and David
Bernhardt, reorganized the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and other agencies in
ways that hampered the ability of Native
Americans to confer with federal officials.
Chase Iron Eyes, a Native American
activist and attorney with the Lakota
People’s Law Project, said that while
Indigenous
people
have
several
champions in Congress, he is elated the
department will be run by a tribal member.
“It could not have been in our forefathers’
dreams to have an actual Indian be
appointed at the Cabinet level in the
agency that is meant to oversee their
absorption,” he said.
Charles Curtis, a Republican and
member of the Kaw nation who was
vice president from 1929 to 1933 under
President Herbert Hoover, was the first
person of Native American ancestry to
serve at the highest levels of the federal
government.
Haaland bolstered her national profile
in 2016 by going to the Standing
Rock Sioux’s reservation in North and
South Dakota to join tribal leaders
in opposition to the construction of
the Dakota Access pipeline. “She
asked what I needed and what the
tribe needed,” said Jodi Archambault,
a former special assistant to Barack
Obama for Native American affairs and a
member of the tribe. Haaland, she said,
was able to provide support from some
New Mexico labor unions — and tortillas
and green chili stew.
“She brought her own cooking things and
opened her trunk up, and said, ‘This is
the best I can do,’ ” Archambault said,
adding, “The stew was really good; the
tortillas were excellent.”
Steven Mufson and Mike DeBonis
contributed to this report.
Article from The Washington Post at https://www.washingtonpost.com/
12
January 2021
THE VOICE OF CLUSI
Tribal Family, Friends, and Staff Members Walk On
- John Walker Williford -
It is with great sadness that the family of John Walker Williford, of flowers, the family would prefer donations to the Down
husband of Coos Tribal Elder Wanda Hughes Williford, shares Syndrome Association of South Georgia in honor of John’s
that he passed away peacefully at his home in North Bend on great-niece, Lily Reaves. Donations may be sent to DSASG,
Sunday, November 8, 2020, surrounded by his family. John PO Box 141, Hahira, GA, 31632, or made online by e-mailing
was born on October 28, 1935, in Nashville, Georgia, and he info@dsasouthga.org.
had just celebrated his 85th birthday. John met Wanda when he
was stationed at the 761st Radar Station in Hauser, OR, and
they were married on December 28, 1955. They were together
for 65 years. John was greatly admired by his coworkers and
the community and he will be greatly missed.
John gave 42 years in government service to his country,
first with the U.S. Air Force and then with the Federal Aviation
Administration. He was a veteran of both the Korean and
Vietnam wars and he served two tours of duty in
Vietnam.
He received numerous medals and
commendations throughout his career,
including a Bronze Star and a medal
for meritorious service, before retiring
in 1976 at the rank of Chief Master
Sergeant. From 1976 until 1993,
he worked for the Federal Aviation
Administration, first in Louisiana
and then in Alaska, where he was a
Branch Manager before retiring from
government service in 1993.
After
his
second
government
retirement, he and Wanda founded Native
American Technology Corporation (NATECH) 25 years ago,
continuing his service to our country as a small business
owner. The company, which started with three employees,
now provides jobs to more than 200 people and has a gross
revenue of over $11M.
Along with building NATECH, John also gave his time and
service to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua,
and Siuslaw Indians. John served as Chairman of the Board of
the Tribes’ economic business, Blue Earth Federal Corporation
and its subsidiaries from 2010 – 2012. During this time, Blue
Earth built HUD homes for the Tribes: one single family home
and a four-plex multi-family home in Coos Bay and two fourplex multi-family homes in Florence. Blue Earth employed 16
employees, half of whom were CTCLUSI Tribal members. John
also donated NATECH staff to help write grants for the Tribe
and prepare paperwork for Blue Earth’s 8a process. The Tribe
received two grants from the Spirit Mountain Community fund
Pictured left to right:
with assistance from a NATECH grant writer: 1) $57,000 in
Jacquie
Armstrong
(Daughter), Wanda Williford (Wife),
2011 for Tribal Hall Renovation and Seismic Upgrades [76%
John
Williford,
Vicki
Faciane
(Daughter), and Wendy Garcia (Daughter)
of the amount requested]; and 2) $100,000 in 2012 for the
CTCLUSI Dental Clinic Electronic
Dental Records and Digital X-Ray
System [100% of the amount
requested]. His commitment to the
success of the Tribes was evident in
his refusal to accept compensation
IN MEMORY OF VALUED STAFF MEMBERS
from the Tribes for his time and his
AND FRIENDS
staff’s time.
John is survived by his wife of
65 years, Wanda Louise Hughes
Williford of North Bend; daughters
Vicki Faciane of North Bend, OR,
Wendy Garcia of Florence, OR and
Jacquie Armstrong of Yuma, AZ;
grandchildren Cori Kelly of Aldie,
VA, Petty Officer Ashley Faciane
or San Diego, CA, Amanda Craig
of Eugene, OR, and John Faciane
of San Francisco, CA; and greatgranddaughter Samantha Kelly of
Aldie, VA.
A memorial service will be held
Gone but Never Forgotten
at a future date in 2021. Family
and friends are encouraged to
sign the online guestbook at
www.theworldlink.com and www.
coosbayareafunerals.com. In lieu
Linda Malcomb
&
James Driskill
www.ctclusi.org
January 2021
13
Elders Corner
The Elders Spotlight of the Month will feature a new Elder each month. Elders are selected from a list of the Eldest to the Youngest Elder, starting with the Eldest. Elders will be
contacted by Kimmy Bixby of Community Health Services with information for an article to be published in a future edition of The Voice of CLUSI newsletter. Many thanks go out
to our Elders for all that they have done for our Tribal community. We hope to use this opportunity to highlight a few of your many accomplishments. Thank you Elders!
Contributed by Kimmy Bixby, Community Health Aide
Nannette “Nan” Bellini
Nannette “Nan” Bellini
Favorite Hobbies:
• Running
• Cooking
• Reading (Historical Fiction)
Bucket List:
• Retiring in a couple of
years.
• Building a retirement home
in North Carolina.
• Becoming a gymnastics
judge.
William “Bill” Perry
Coos
Lower Umpqua
Immediate Family:
• Daughter to Nellie Zimmer,
granddaughter to Emil Brainard
and Grace Brainard, niece to
Maxine Marlow, Chief Warren
Brainard, Frank Brainard, Skip
Brainard, and Joe Brainard.
Sister to Scott Zimmer and
Todd Zimmer. Mother to Chase
Bellini and twins Cameron and
Gabrielle Bellini. Cousin to many
Brainards.
Immediate Family:
• Brother to Chet Perry, husband
to Joan Perry, uncle to George
Gardner, Jesse Gardner, Nancy
Gillem, Janet Posen, and many
other nieces, and nephews.
Numerous cousins.
Proudest Accomplishments:
• The birth of her three children.
• Learning to ride a motorcycle
in her 50s.
• Graduating from college.
Favorite Sayings:
“Be kind to everyone you meet.
You never know what that
person has been through.”
William “Bill” Perry
Favorite Hobbies:
• No specific hobbies, as he
has been a serious worker
his entire life so his job has
taken up most of his time.
He is now just enjoying his
retired life.
Proudest Accomplishments:
• Living a long life into retirement.
• Spending 68 years with his wife
and love of his life, Joan.
Bucket List:
• Settle down and relax.
• He has done pretty much
everything he has wanted to do in
his life so his bucket is full.
Favorite Sayings:
“Oh my goodness.”
Title VI Program Services Available to Elders
The Title VI Program for Elders (age 55 and over) provides federal grant monies for our Congregate Meals Program, Frozen
Meals Program, Chore Service and Respite Care Services for Tribal Elders, Spouses and Widow(er)s whose primary residence is
within our five-county service area (Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, and Lincoln counties).
This month we would like to highlight Chore Services:
Chore Services Program Eligibility:
Some but not all inclusive eligible chore
Elders age 55 and older whose primary place of
services include:
residence is within the five-county service area of:
Yard work, including lawn mowing, leaf raking,
Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, and Lincoln Counties.
general clearing of debris around the home
Tribal spouses are not eligible for Chore Services;
Weather stripping around doors and windows
however, widow(er)s are eligible until the time
Gutter cleaning
they remarry.
Snow removal from driveway and sidewalks
Services must be provided at the Elder’s primary
Purchase and stacking of firewood
place of residence is within the five county service General cleaning of the household, including but
area.
not limited to dusting and cobweb removal,
vacuuming, trash removal, bathroom cleaning,
The purpose of the Chore Services program is to
dishwashing, laundry, scrubbing floors and walls,
provide assistance to Elders with activities they
appliance cleaning, window washing, and stripping
cannot easily do for themselves and which, by
and remaking beds.
having someone perform these duties for them,
allows them to remain living independently in
their own home(s).
There are forms that must be filled out for this service. Those forms can be picked up at your local office or
mailed to your home. The cycle for these funds is not on a calendar year.
The funds are available annually from April 1st of the current year through March 31st of the following year.
For further information on Chore Service, please contact your local Community Health Aide:
Coos Bay - Barbara Tower (541) 888-7520
Florence - Doug Morrison (541) 997-6685
Eugene - Kimmy Bixby (541) 744-1349
14
January 2021
THE VOICE OF CLUSI
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CTCLUSI Alert HUB for Smartphones
Contributed by Brad Kneaper, CTCLUSI Chief of Police
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The Tribal Police and Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians would like to invite you to add our
emergency alert phone app to your smart phone. The App is free.
The alert system is intended to another layer of safety and alert
users of emergency or hazardous situations such as weather
alerts and warnings, tsunami warnings, and other natural or
man caused emergencies or hazards in Oregon’s Central Coast,
South Coast, Central Willamette Valley.
Search your app store for “CTCLUSI Alert Hub” and download.
Once the app is downloaded, you can select the settings symbol
in the upper right corner, then select “Notifications and select how Scan the QR code and install. If you are unable to scan the code, type
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CTCLUSI Dental Clinic Updates
Contributed by Vicki Faciane, Director of Health & Family Support Services
It has been quite a year for everyone but as we begin 2021, I want
to update you on our Dental Clinic programs. As you know, the
COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost everything in our daily
lives, and so it has been with the Dental Clinic as well. Due to the
need to preserve limited supplies of PPE for frontline healthcare
workers, we closed our clinic from March 16 until July 15, 2020.
While we were closed, we ordered and built up our supplies of
PPE so that we could provide care safely for our patients and our
staff. When we reopened to patients, we started by seeing only
emergent and urgent cases.
Based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) and the American Dental Association (ADA), we obtained
additional infection control equipment and made some structural
changes to the physical clinic space. We purchased HEPA filtration
devices that help to clean the air and remove particulate matter
down to as small as 3 microns. We also converted the three (3)
original operatories into negative-flow rooms. When the system is
on and the door is closed, air circulates from the room and goes
through additional filters, as well as passing it through UV-LED
lights to kill any germs that might be present.
Other changes you will see when visiting our clinic:
• Our waiting room is currently closed. Instead of coming
inside, patients wait in their car while dental staff come out
to screen them for COVID-19 and perform vital sign checks.
After finishing the screening procedures, the patient receives
a mask and is then escorted inside by a member of the staff.
• All dental staff having direct contact with patients wear full
protective gear while with the patient. This gear includes a
gown, gloves, goggles, and an N-95 mask. Some staff may
wear a PAPR (powered air-purifying respirator) in place of an
N-95 mask. A PAPR is just as protective as an N-95 mask, but
it is more comfortable than the mask as it provides a constant
flow of cool, filtered air into a hood worn by the staff member.
Although we are not seeing as many patients in the clinic on a
daily basis right now, we are still open! We know that some people
are not comfortable seeing their dentist or dental hygienist right
now due to COVID-19. Please be assured that we understand and
we will be here waiting for you when you are ready to come in. If
you are choosing to delay your next cleaning or dental procedure,
please remember to continue your daily oral health care regimen
of flossing and brushing your teeth!
CTCLUSI Dental Clinic Welcomes our New Dentist!
One final change in the CTCLUSI Dental Clinic: Dr. Sarah
Rodgers left the clinic in October 2020. Although we will miss her,
we wish her well in her future endeavors. In her absence, the
clinic has remained open. We thank our contract dentists – Dr.
William Stenberg and Dr. Roddy Hu – for their service to our clinic
over the past two months. Meanwhile, we have been recruiting
for a new Chief Dental Officer. We were very lucky in that we had
several excellent candidates for the position. I also want to thank
Dr. Gita Yitta and Dr. Miranda Davis for their role as supervising
dentists for our Dental Therapists.
Dr. Jeffrey Guelinas has accepted the position and he will be
here beginning on January 4, 2021. Born and raised in Northwest
Indiana just outside of Chicago, Dr. Guelinas knew he wanted to
be a dentist at a very young age. The hand craftsmanship required
combined with the idea of providing a service to those in need
greatly appeals to him. He earned his DDS at Indiana University
School of Dentistry in 2007 and moved to Arizona upon graduation.
Dr. Guelinas has been practicing in Phoenix, Arizona area for the
past 13 years and has completed comprehensive training in every
aspect of dentistry. He prides himself on his gentle touch and
quality of care he provides for all of his patients.
During his time off, Dr. Guelinas loves spending time with
his family or enjoying the outdoors. He might be found hiking,
camping, playing volleyball, golfing, traveling, or simply playing at
the park with his two daughters.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Guelinas to our community and
to our clinic!
Flu Shot Report and Thank You!
Zoom Fitness!
Contributed By Kristy Petrie, CTCLUSI Community Health Nurse – BSN
There is a lot of work that goes into getting a vaccine
program started. Planning for flu shots starts in January, and
I started working at CTCLUSI at the end of July. With the help
of Oregon State, CTCLUSI staff members, Coos Health and
Wellness, and the Vaccine for Children Program we were able
to get a vaccine program started. At this time, we only have
flu shots, but hope to branch out to provide other important
immunizations like pneumonia shots, shingles, and other
vaccinations in the near future.
A big thank you to everyone who has received their flu shot
this season. CTCLUSI has provided 82 flu vaccines as of
12/4/2020! There were several individuals whom received their
flu shots at a local pharmacy or their doctor’s office. Getting
immunized not only protects you, but your loved ones and our
community. There are individuals who are not able to get the
flu shot; so those who are able to you, thank you for protecting
those whom cannot. If you have any questions, concerns, or
would like a flu shot, please contact me, Kristy Petrie, at (541)
888-7521, or by email kpetrie@ctclusi.org.
Sponsored by our CTCLUSI Health & Family Support Services Department-Eugene
Outreach
The Eugene Outreach Office and our Health and Family
Support Services hosted their first Zoom Fitness Workshops
in November & December! This diabetes prevention event
focused on healthy movement and exercise from live fitness
instructors on Zoom, an online event. This event was fun for
all ages (including children and Elders) and emphasized the
critical importance of making exercise a regular part of you
Zoom Fi
and your family’s life. Family Support Services will continue
offering various Zoom events for Tribal
households,
keep
Sponsored
by so
our
CTCLUS
a look out for our event flyers in the monthly newsletters. The
Eugene Outreach Office also continuesServices Departmen
offering Low Income Energy Assistance
throughout the Winter months and
referrals for various services for those
in our five-county service region. If
you questions about our LIHEAP
program or CLUSI Family Support
Outreach Services, please contact
Shayne Platz, Lead Case Manager/
ICWA, 541-297-3450.
importance of making exercise a regular part
Services will continue offering various Zoom e
16
January 2021
THE VOICE OF CLUSI
Education Corner
Education Department Welcomes Addition to the Team
I am an ancestor of the Indigenous
Peoples of North America (Mexican, Dine’
and Pueblo roots) whose education and
life have spanned throughout the United
States. I grew up an Urban Indian not
knowing what that meant till much later
in life. Of course this leaves a giant hole
that really impacts the essence of who
one is and their need to belong. Many go
through life with an empty hole, but I was
determined to find what belonged there.
It wasn’t until my early twenties that
I started to explore and develop what
it was to be an Indigenous individual;
community, culture, spirituality, family,
food and a connection to mother earth.
As part of my undergraduate I quickly
absorbed the knowledge and lessons of
those around me. I became the president
of our Native Student chapter and helped
to create the North Star peer Mentoring
program designed to welcome and retain
new and incoming Native youth as well
to give purpose to the ones that were
already there. This started my journey and
knowledge of being Indigenous, a leader,
the importance of mental health, education
and reciprocation. I put these skills to use
with my first professional job at United
American Indian Involvement where
I really engaged in Urban Indigenous
communities, healing and mental health.
My skills of community connection and
outreach were enhanced, as well as
the importance of data collection and
grant writing. With these tools, four of
us created the Los Angeles Native Youth
Leadership Journey which chose 14
Urban Native youth from L.A. and took
them to their traditional tribal homes that
they had never been before. I mastered
my skills of curriculum development and
implementation with the National Indian
Youth leadership project. We were an
experiential indoor/outdoor education
program that taught kids how to enhance
their social emotional skills through
hands on activities as a community and
an individual. We accomplished this in the
classrooms and after school utilizing the
Project Venture Curriculum and the great
outdoors, rock climbing, ropes courses,
canoeing and multiday backpacking trips.
I have since earned my Master Degree
in Nonprofit management (business),
and have honed my teaching skills at the
middle, High school and college levels.
If someone was to ask me what I do, I
would say I help young people understand
multigenerational trauma, then learn how
to cope so that they can get out of their
own way and re-engage with their multigenerational greatness. I also participated
in extensive instruction for non-natives on
how to interact with Natives. The essence
of this; to let them know we are still here
Update to SB-13
Senate Bill 13 (SB-13) Tribal History/Shared History hosted the
first ever professional development event on December 9th, 2020
for Oregon state educators. The event was well attended. In the
morning session we had 398 participants and in the afternoon
session there were 454. This included Superintendents, Principals,
Title VI, Curriculum Directors, teachers, and Education Assistants
from all over the state of Oregon. Shout out to Bethel School
District (Eugene School District) for having 100 school personnel
attend the meeting. While this was the first ever professional
development day for educators in regards to our History, traditions
and culture, it certainly will not be the last. We are excited to keep
moving forward in a positive direction with the State of Oregon
and the renewed partnerships that ultimately will benefit all
students. The Office of Indian Education has also produced and
submitted a Tribal Consultation Toolkit for schools. This toolkit
was brought together by many hours of collaboration and must be
utilized when schools consult with the Tribes (https://www.oregon.
gov/ode/students-and
family/equity/NativeAmericanEducation/
Documents/20.10.13_%20Web%20Accessible%20Tribal%20
Consultation%20Toolkit.pdf).
Prior to the event, I had the opportunity to attend planning
meetings that assisted outlining this historical event. A huge thank
you goes out to ODE staff April Campbell, Trinity Minahan, and
Ramona Malcomb, along with other great Native educators from
the Oregon’s Nine Tribes. CTCLUSI has the opportunity to share
our heritage, culture and traditions through SB-13’s contemporary
curriculum. Our keynote speaker was Oregon 2021 Teacher of
the Year: Nicole Butler-Hooton. She is an elementary teacher in
the Bethel School District at Irving Elementary School. She is the
and how to be better relatives. I have
spent the last 20 years in Indian country
and It has been an honor and a pleasure.
I have always had the dream to move to
this territory, this beautiful territory, and
share the knowledge and learn from such
a beautiful and resilient people.
Thank you for the opportunity it is an
honor.
Hozho,
- Eriq Acosta
first Native American to win this award as she is a citizen of Siletz
and Apache Tribes. Sharing her thoughts and practices was a
great way to start the event. Following the panel of speakers, the
afternoon session focused more on breakout rooms. The amount
of conversation and collaboration leaves me hopeful that Tribes
will now be able to have their history learned, but also preserved,
to never be forgotten (https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-andfamily/equity/NativeAmericanEducation/Pages/Senate-Bill-13Tribal-HistoryShared-History.aspx).
Deadline to sign up for February activities
will be January 22nd, 2020
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January 2021
17
Education Corner
Back to School
Thank you to the Health Department
who allowed the Education Department to
utilize funding for this year’s Back to School
program. With their assistance we were
able to help 216 Tribal Members this year.
I hope everyone is doing as best as they
can with distance learning/hybrid learning.
We know this time is not easy on anyone
no matter which side you are on. Students,
parents, educators and administrators
all are having a very hard time adjusting
daily to the cases and positivity rates we
are facing all over the nation. We hope the
extra $20 that was added to this year’s
cards provided an additional assistance
to increased educational costs. The
Education Department cherished hearing
back from our Tribal Membership who sent
us appreciation. We are working hard to
help in any way we can knowing that we
are trying to take care of each other the
best we can.
The Education Department invites CTCLUSI Tribally enrolled youth to participate in a
Community Needs Assessment pertaining to youth ages 0-17. A post card will be sent
out with more information in the near future to notify Tribal Membership that
the form is up and running on our Tribal website.
When the form is serviceable, Tribal youth ages 0-17 are invited to participate. We are
requesting parents help navigate their child(ren) through the form when it comes time
to answer the questions. Each youth participant will have the option to select a $30
Walmart or Amazon gift card for completing the community needs assessment.
If you need further information, assistance, or to request a paper copy of the form
please contact Josh Davies, Director of Education at jdavies@ctclusi.org or
541-888-1314
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Upcoming Virtual
Events with Education
Meet and Greet with the Education Department
Wednesday January 13th, 2020
Feel free to drop in anytime between 6:00-7:30 pm
We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!
Email Josh Davies for zoom link to receive attendance information
jdavies@ctclusi.org
Literature Nights
February 3rd, 2020
February 17th, 2020
Elementary school students
Middle school students
6:00 – 7:00 pm
6:00 – 7:00 pm
.
Financial Aid Night
Open to all CTCLUSI enrolled Tribal Member High School students.
Same information will be discussed at both meetings
February 3rd, 2020
February 17th, 2020
7:15pm - 8:15 pm
7:15pm - 8:15 pm
Students and/or Parents must submit Laserfiche form to receive supplies
prior to Literature and Financial Aid Night activities
Zoom link will be available once signed up
Deadline to sign up for February activities
will be January 22nd, 2020
Learn from each
chapter and write
your life wisely.
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January 2021
THE VOICE OF CLUSI
Education Corner
Tutoring Available
We know this School year has created many new obstacles and
barriers, we are here to help!
If your student would benefit from tutoring, please go to ctclusi.org
and submit a new tutor request form. We have tutor volunteers giving
their time and knowledge to help our tribal students succeed.
If you would like to be a tutor volunteer, and have time available,
please contact us to be added.
Thank you to those Volunteers who signed up, we greatly appreciate
your commitment to our students!
You will find the new tutor request form on the Education page of the
Tribal website at https://ctclusi.org/education/
Tribal Member parents - Please join our
Education Facebook page if you have
students in grades K-12.
Higher Education Students are highly
recommended to join as well.
Scholarships, internships, job
announcements, and other key educational
information shared
“TELL ME AND I FORGET. TEACH ME AND I REMEMBER. INVOLVE
ME AND I LEARN”
~Benjamin Franklin
Education Department
1-541-888-9577 (reception)
Karen Porter – Higher Education Specialist
kporter@ctclusi.org
Eriq Acosta – Education Specialist II eacosta@ctclusi.org
Josh Davies – Director of Education jdavies@ctclusi.org
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LEARNING FROM HOME
PLAN
SET
YOUR
SPACE
YOUR
DAY
If you have one, follow the
schedule provided by your
school.
Find an area in your house
where you can sit
comfortably and focus.
If you just have a list of
things to study, break it
down into tasks and plan to
do the hardest ones when
you have the most energy.
Make it separate to your
relaxation space. Ideally
away from a TV screen or
other distractions.
TAKE
NOTES
Stuck in a webinar zoning
out? Note-taking keeps
your mind engaged.
LESSEN
DISTRACTIONS
Harness your
imagination and
picture that you're at
school and not at
home.
CHANGE
Lock your phone away
if you need to - don't
be afraid to ask your
parents to intervene.
SPEAK
FOR
UP
&
IT
UP
You probably have a
schedule for your lessons,
but if things are becoming
difficult to focus on, take a
5-min break and come
back to it - just let your
teacher know.
TAKE
ASK
When things get tough,
don't just push through it.
Ask your parents, or reach
out to your teacher.
JOURNAL
BREAKS
Get up once in a while.
Have a snack.
HELP
IT
Use a journal to track your
progress or any questions
you might want to ask your
teacher about the work.
Join: CTCLUSI Education News
Hello community friends and family. Have you
ever wondered where the energy comes from
to power our cities, heat and light our houses?
You ever wondered the impact that it takes to
create this wonderful benefit for us? We keep
hearing about global warming whichPlease
impactssend in
everything on earth from father sky to
mother tha
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earth and everything that walks, fly’s and crawls
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U.S. and it sometimes takes extreme not clean
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and harmful measures to produce this
energy
for our homes and business’s. Oregon
is very
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spotlight
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to communica
and businesses in the State are powered
by
Hydro power. What’s hydropower you
say?
with the Triba
Hydropower has played a vital role for this
region and it remains the centerpiece
of thesubmit
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Northwest’s clean energy economy. Because
also
a release
of its obvious flexibility, hydropower has
helped
bring together other newer renewable
energy
information
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resources into the lovely State of Oregon, while
staying true to its own clean and sustainable
reliability.
Want to learn more about energy creation
and storage and Renewable Energy, electrical
generation, transmission, energy efficiency,
hydro power practices, awareness and Selfcare through Renewable Energy education?
Well look no further. As we slowly get through
the virus and adapt to a changing educational
platform we plan to do just that. With that said
the Education department is working hard to
put together curriculum for in person hands
on and virtual hands on energy education
curriculum, stay tuned. We are also working on
a little project that will be able to take a group
of young people on a hands on tour to learn
about power generation and energy storage
via museums and one of Oregon’s powerful
beautiful hydro dams. Keep on the lookout with
the local news letter and feel free to reach out
to the education staff for regular updates.
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January 2021
19
Education Corner
Congratulations Graduate!
Tribal member Mason Bowen Brainard
graduated from the Colorado School of
Mines.
Brainard earned a Bachelor of Science with a
major in Electrical Engineering.
Pictured at left, Mason Brainard receiving
his degree during the 2020 Mid-Year
Commencement Ceremony.
Congratulations Mason!
First Virtual
Field Trip
with Oregon
Charter School
We held our very first Virtual
Field Trip December 11th
with 4th grade students from
Oregon Charter School. After
corresponding with the lead
teacher, we found out that
there were 94 participants
who were able to be a part
of the field trip. Special
appreciation to Jesse Beers,
John Schaefer and Ashley
Russell for providing a
video presentation on canoe
culture. Once we introduced
ourselves, the video was
played, and then questions
followed. While we had
technical difficulties at first
with our link, we were able
to call in and join by phone.
Students at the end had many
good questions. We look
forward to being able to do
more of these virtual field trips
for schools this year as more
schools in Oregon are going
to head to comprehensive
distance learning at the
beginning of the year.
remote
learning
TIPS FOR LEARNING
FROM HOME
MAKE
A
PLAN
The school and
your teacher will
prepare your
lessons, but it'll
be good if you'll
plan how you'll
be studying at
home.
TAKE
NOTES
Notes will help
you remember
lessons as you
watch them. It'll
also be useful
for reviewing
later.
TAKE
A
BE
PROUD
OF
YOUR
ACHIEVEMENTS
Studying at
home isn't easy.
Reward yourself
for each small
success.
DO
ONE
AT
A
THING
TIME
Finish one
lesson before
moving to the
next. Do one
assignment
before another.
Lessen
multitasking.
BREAK
Do your work in
blocks to lessen
the strain. After
finishing one
lesson, take a
five minute
break before
moving on.
KEEP
YOUR
ROUTINE
Treat your day
as if you're
going to school.
Get up, take a
shower, have
breakfast.
Credits: 21 Study Tips for Online Classes Success : https://goodcolleges.online/study-tips-for-success/
20
January 2021
THE VOICE OF CLUSI
Vaccine Safety, Development,
and Emergency use
Authorization (EUA)
Contributed by Kristy Petrie, CTCLUSI Community Health Nurse
– BSN
Resource: Health and Human Service.gov and Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), 2020.
When you hear the words, Operation Warp Speed and
COVID-19 vaccine, what do you think of? I have been on
several COVID updates, ECHO sessions and many more
meetings, and I can tell you, you are not alone if you have
thoughts of the vaccine not being safe. There are health
risks in everything that we choose to do, from medications
we take, food and drink we consume, and more. With
everything, what we choose to put in our bodies, we
should have an informed decision. An informed decision is
when an individual makes a decision based on facts and
or information. The goal of this article is to help provide an
informed decision for the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine. It
is important to keep in mind that those who choose to get
the COVID-19 vaccine are not “guinea pigs.” Although the
vaccine is being pushed out quickly, safety is always the
number one priority, and if there are adverse events, they
get reported and acted upon appropriately.
What is Operation Warp Speed? OWS is a partnership
among components of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), including the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), and the Biomedical Advanced Research and
Development Authority (BARDA), and the Department of
Defense (DoD). OWS engages with private firms and other
federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans
Affairs. It will coordinate existing HHS-wide efforts,
including the NIH’s Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic
Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) partnership, NIH’s
Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative, and
work by BARDA.
How an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Works:
An EUA may be issued by the FDA to allow access to
critical medical products that may help during a public
health emergency. An EUA is different from approval/
licensure.
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The product will be used for a serious or lifethreatening disease or condition.
Based on the totality of scientific evidence available,
it is reasonable to believe the product may be
effective.
The known and potential benefits of the product
outweigh the known and potential risks of the
product.
There is no adequate FDA-approved alternative
available.
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Basic information on COVID-19, symptoms, and
what to discuss with a healthcare provider before
vaccination
Who should and should not receive the vaccine
That recipients have the choice to receive the
vaccine
Dosage and vaccine series information
Risks and benefits of the vaccine, including common
side effects
Information on reporting side effects to VAERS
An explanation of what an EUA is and why it is
issued
Any approved available alternatives for preventing
COVID-19
Additional resources
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EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients: Each vaccine-specific
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