NEWS FROM THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA & SIUSLAW INDIANS (2023)

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The Voice of

December 2023

CLUSI

Issue 12

Volume 24

www.ctclusi.org

NEWS FROM THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA & SIUSLAW INDIANS

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

CHIEF DONALD “DOC” SLYTER

May 25, 1951 - November 4, 2023

A Celebration of Life for Chief Donald “Doc” Slyter, of

the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and

Siuslaw Indians, was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, November

18, at the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua

and Siuslaw Indians Community Center & Tribal Hall

located at 338 Wallace Street in Coos Bay. A meal was

provided immediately following the service.

“Tuffy” and Carolyn Slyter and in-laws, Jerry and Loretta

Farrens. He is survived by his wife, Debbie and sons,

Tyler Slyter and Scott Slyter; sister, Debbie Bossley

and brother-in-law, Bob; sister-in-law, Connie Reid and

brother-in-law, Paul. Grandchildren, Reece Slyter, Ryan

Hirschbock and Mallory Hirschbock; nephews, Rusty

Bossley and Cody Workman and wife Amber; nieces,

Mindy Andresen and husband, Keith, Katie Workman

and Kysha Bossley; great-nephews, Bryson Bossley

and Ryan Andresen and great-niece, Kaya Carter and

extended family, Nikki and Bobby Hirschbock.

Don was born May 25, 1951 in North Bend, Oregon,

the son of Donald Slyter and Carolyn (Carlson) Slyter

and passed away at his home surrounded by his family

on November 4, 2023. After a long battle with cancer,

he left this world to rejoin the Creator.

Don grew up in Coos Bay and graduated from Marshfield

He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald High School in 1970. He was an avid surfer throughout

Continued on page 10

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Tribal Holiday Party

December 9, 2023

Three Rivers Casino Resort Events Center

Please RSVP 541-435-7155

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Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

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December 2023

Tribal Council Business

Activity of Elected Tribal Council Members from October 8, 2023 - November 11, 2023

Brad Kneaper, Chair

October - November 2023

(Vacation October 5 through October 13,

2023.)

10/14 Restoration Day Celebration at

Three Rivers Casino.

10/16 Hunting, Fishing and Gathering

Code and Regulation Review.

10/17 Restoration Day Holiday.

10/18 Staff to Staff Meeting with Senator

Merkley’s Staff regarding Bureau

of Wind Energy Management

(TEAMS), Meet with Sovereign

Finance Regarding Financial Status,

Meet with Affiliated Tribes of

Northwest Energy (ATNI) regarding

Offshore Wind Energy Project

comments. (ZOOM).

10/19 Oregon Tribes Meeting regarding

BOEM and Offshore Wind Energy

Projects.

10/24 Government to Government

Consultation with Oregon Governor

Kotek on Offshore Wind and BOEM,

Consultation with BOEM Director

Klein and BOEM Management of Off

Shore Wind Energy Projects.

10/25 Gaming Operational Review Board

Meeting, Tribal Council Business

Meeting.

10/26 Interview Applicant for Community

Information Manager, three

applicants.

11/01 Meeting regarding Press Release

on updated resolution declining

support of the Offshore Wind

Energy Project off Oregon coast

for lack of addressing Tribes

Concerns for environmental, cultural

and community consequences, and

lack of meaningful consultation,

Special Council Meeting to discuss

and approve “Online Repository”

Grant Application by Department

of Culture and Natural Resources,

Consultation with Oregon Health

Authority on Opioid Settlement

Funding.

11/02 Sovereign Finance Financial

Review.

11/03 Special Council Meeting re: Gaming

Operational Review Board

Candidate Discussion.

11/09 Elder’s Luncheon, Elder’s

Committee Meeting, Leader’s Circle.

11/10 Veteran’s Day Holiday Off.

Total Hours: 170

Doug Barrett, Vice Chair

10/08 Tribal Council Regular Meeting /

Tribal Council General Meeting

10/09 – 23 9 - Tribes Flag Ceremony at

Southern Oregon University

10/12 Indian Country ECHO, SOR Grants

meeting, Culture Committee Meeting

10/13 Special Meeting – Grant Proposal

Meeting – DCNR

10/14 Restoration Celebration

10/16 2024 Budget meeting

10/18 MHA / LADCP – Meeting, Blue Earth

Board Meeting

10/19 Oregon Tribes Meeting, Leaders

Circle

10/24 2024 Budget Meeting, G2G

Consultation with Governor Kotek

on Wind Energy, G2G Consultation

with BOEM Director Klien

10/26 GFORB, Tribal Council Business

Meeting

10/26 2024 Sacred Tobacco Gathering\

Planning Meeting

11/01 Special Meeting : Online Data

Repository Project, Oregon Anglers

Alliance Meeting, OHA – Opioid

settlement meeting

11/03 Special Meeting for GFORB

Candidates

11/09 Siuslaw Indians at Heceta Light

Station meeting on site, Council

Debrief, Cultural Committee Meeting

11/10 Prayer Fire & Smudge burning for

Chief at the Hatch Tract, OAA (

Oregon Anglers Alliance ) Meeting

11/11 Saturday Night Fire & Smudge

Burning for Chief at the Plank House

11/12 Tribal Council Meeting

Total Hours: 169 hrs. & emails

Teresa Spangler:

10/08 Regular Council Meeting, General

Council Meeting

10/13 Special Council Meeting - regarding

Tribal Cultural Landscapes

Assessment Grant

10/14 Restoration Celebration

10/19 Oregon 9 Tribes Meeting, Leaders

Circle

10/24 Government to Government

Consultation with Governor Kotek,

Government to Government

Consultation with BOEM Director

Klein

10/26 Business Council Meeting

11/01 Special Meeting, Consult with OHA

11/03 Special Meeting

10/19 Council discussion – Debrief

E-mails and phone calls.

Total Hours – 75.5

Julie Siestreem:

10/08 Tribal Council Regular Meeting,

Tribal Council /General Council

Meeting

10/10 Education Committee Meeting,

4jIPC meeting

10/11 DELC Tribal Affairs Meeting, 4j

NATIVES Program Culture Night

10/12 WOW TS Topology Sets for Detailed

Study Planning and Environment

and Siting Sub Group meeting

10/13 NOTICE: Special Meeting Tribal

Cultural Landscapes Assessment

Grant Proposal

10/14 39th Restoration Ceremony

10/16 Budget Meeting

10/17 Quarterly West Coast Offshore Wind

Transmission Study Advisory

Committee Meeting

10/19 Oregon Nine Tribes meeting,

Leaders Circle

10/23 Budget meeting

10/24 G2G Consultation with Governor

Tina Kotek Regarding Wind Energy,

CTCLUSI /BOEM G2G Consultation

with US Federal Government BOEM

Director Elizbeth Klein

10/25 GFORB, Tribal Council Business

Meeting

10/26 CTCLUSI Education Department

Tribal Advisory Committee Mtg

11/01 NOTICE: Special Meeting: Online

Data Repository Project Grant

Matthew Schwoebel DCNR,

Consultation with OHA-Opiod

Settlement Funding

11/03 NOTICE: Special Meeting GFORB

11/09 Tribal Council Debriefing

11/12 Tribal Council Budget Hearing, Tribal

Council/General Council Regular

Monthly Meeting

Total Hours: 130

Iliana Montiel

10/08 Tribal Council Regular Meeting

10/14 Restoration

10/17 NPAIHB Quarterly Board Meeting

10/18 NPAIHB Quarterly Board Meeting

10/19 NPAIHB Quarterly Board Meeting

10/23 Budget Meeting

10/24 G2G Consultation – Gov. Kotek

10/25 GFORB/ Tribal Council Business

Meeting

11/01 Consult w/ OHA – Opioid Settlement

Funding

11/03 Special Meeting

11/09 Council Debrief

reading & responding to emails.

Total Hours for the Month: 68

Can You Find Me?

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CANDYCANE - exactly like the one pictured at below.

It could be any size and on any page, but will look exactly like the one

shown here.

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 CANDYCANE hiding!

Must email by December 15th to be included in the raffle drawing.

Winners will be notified by phone or email and their name will appear

in an upcoming edition of the Voice of CLUSI paper. Prizes will vary

and are provided by different CTCLUSI Government departments.

November “ACORN” Winners:

Adult - Tes Gagner

Youth - Grayson Dollins

The Acorn from the November edition was hidden on page 10!

Look closely at the picture on the top right group of photos on

page 10. The acorn is on the tabel at the bottom edge of the photo.

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December 2023

Information

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 Miller,

541-888-7506 or jmiller@ctclusi.org

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.

ATTENTION VETERANS AND FAMILIES

Veterans we need your help. Veterans are honored at

the Salmon Ceremony each year. Please contact Jeannie

Miller at 541-888-7506 or at email jmiller@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.

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: 541-888-7538 or Fax: 541-888-2853.

TRIBAL COUNCIL MINUTES

The full meeting video is available at www.

ctclusi.org If you are an enrolled member of

CTCLUSI and would like to receive typed

copies of the Tribal Council Meeting minutes

please submit a written request to Jeannie

Miller at 1245 Fulton Ave. Coos Bay OR

97420 or jmiller@ctclusi.org Please include

the meeting date requested, your name,

current address, and Tribal Roll number for

verification.

CTCLUSI Departments, Services & Offices

Government Office

Lee Ann Wander

Chief Executive Officer

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-888-9577

lwander@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

Health Services Division

John Reeves III, Health

Administrator

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-888-7526

Toll free 1-888-280-0726

Fax 541-888-5388

jreeves@ctclusi.org

Education Department

Jemiah Wassman, Director

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone: 541-888-1314

Toll free 1-888-280-0726

jwassman@ctclusi.org

Department of Human

Resources

Stephanie McNutt, Director

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone: 541-888-7508

Toll Free: 1-888-280-0726

Fax: 541-897-9881

smcnutt@ctclusi.org

Tribal Housing Department

Jamie Meyers, Director

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-435-7150

Fax 541-435-0492

jmeyers@ctclusi.org

1. Martin Harris

2. Wendy Garcia

3. Margaret Corvi

4. Stephanie Watkins, Chair

stephaniewatkins1360@gmail.

com

5. Teresa Spangler

6. Allen (Butch) Swigert

7. Roseanna Perry

1. Michelle Brix

2. Julie Siestreem

3. Wendy Garcia

4. Ashley Russell, Chair

arussell@ctclusi.org

5. Michael Brainard

Elders Committee

1. Arleen Perkins, Chair

2. VACANT

3. Warren (Tom) Brainard

4. VACANT

5. Martin Harris

6. Allen (Butch) Swigert

7. Brad Kneaper

Enrollment Committee

1. Earla Kirk

2. Doug Barrett

3. Jennifer L. Conway-Portillo

4. Nicole Romine

5. Michael Brainard

6. Patrica Whereat-Phillips,

Chair

pphillips@ctclusi.org

Education Committee

Tribal Dental Clinic

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-888-6433

Toll free 1-877-688-6433

Fax 541-888-7505

Tribal Gaming Commission

Rusty Bossley,

Executive Director of the

Gaming Commission

5647 Hwy 126, Suite 100

Florence, OR 97439

Phone 541-997-2830

Fax 541-997-7293

rbossley@ctclusi.org

Tribal Court

Karen Costello, Chief Judge

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-888-9577

Toll Free 1-888-280-0726

tribalct@ctclusi.org

Tribal Police

Brian Dubray, Police Chief

5647 Hwy 126, Suite 100

Florence, OR 97439

Phone 541-997-6011

Fax 541-902-6507

bdubray@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

Department of Culture and

Natural Resources

Matthew Schwoebel,

Director

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-888-9577

Toll Free 1-888-280-0726

Fax 541-888-2853

mschwoebel@ctclusi.org

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 Committee Members

Budget Committee

Culture Committee

Social Services Department

Kelly Bradley, Director

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-888-7526

Toll Free 1-888-280-0726

Fax 541-888-5388

kbradley@ctclusi.org

Elders Activities

Iliana Montiel,

Assistant Director

1245 Fulton Ave.

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-888-7526

Fax 541-888-7526

Toll Free 1-888-280-0726

imontiel@ctclusi.org

1. Warren T. Brainard

2. Patricia Whereat-Phillips

3. Skip Brainard

4. Vicki Faciane, Chair

vicki.faciane@gmail.com

5. Teresa Spangler

Housing Committee

1. Wendy Garcia, Vice Chair

2. Danny Krossman, Chair

dkrossman33@gmail.com

3. Enna Helms

4. Allen Swigert

5. Tyler Slyter

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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, Communications Specialist

mgaines@ctclusi.org or 541-888-7536

Language Committee

1. Jennifer L. Conway-Portillo

2. Tammy Evarts

3. Jade Fong

4. VACANT

5. Jamie Biesanz, Chair

jamiebiesanz@gmail.com

6. Jesse Beers

7. Ayuthea Cisneros

Election Board

1. VACANT

2. Michael Brainard, Chair

qaxas19@gmail.com

3. Teresa Gagner

4. Mark Petrie

5. Josh Davies

6. Pauline Benson

7. Ashley Russell

Department of Culture and

Natural Resources

Jesse Beers,

Cultural Stewardship Manager

1245 Fulton Ave.

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone 541-888-1319

Fax 541-888-2853

jbeers@ctclusi.org

Are you a Tribal member

who would like to learn more

about a Tribal Committee,

or are interested in being on

a committee? Reach out to a

Committee Chair person or

a Tribal Government Staff

member.

Committee Chairs are noted

at left with current sitting

members of the committee at

the time of publication of this

paper.

For questions, please contact

Jeannie Miller, 541-888-7506 or

jmiller@ctclusi.org

The Tribe maintains 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. Letters of

interest remain on file for one

full year. Members can serve

on up to three committees

simultaneously.

Upcoming Events

Turn to page 19 of this publication for a monthly calendar

of upcoming events or visit the Events Calendar on the tribal

website at https://ctclusi.org/events/

Tribal Council

Tribal Chief

Gone, but never forgotten

Enna Helms

Position #1 Council

541-297-7538 (cell)

enna.helms@ctclusi.org

Brad Kneaper, Chair

Position #2 Council

541-808-5178 (cell)

brad.kneaper@ctclusi.org

Julie Siestreem

Position #3 Council

541-294-6055

jsiestreem@ctclusi.org

Teresa Spangler

Position #4 Council

541-294-3972

tspangler@ctclusi.org

Iliana Montiel

Position #5 Council

541-217-4613(cell)

iliana.montiel@ctclusi.org

Doug Barrett,

Vice-Chair

Position #6 Council

541-297-2130 (cell)

doug.barrett@ctclusi.org

Council Meeting

December 10, 2023

10:00 a.m.

Three Rivers Casino

5647 Highway 126, Florence, Oregon

Please login to the citizen portal of www.

ctclusi.org and click Council Meetings for

the zoom link to this meeting.

Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Approval of Minutes as needed

4. Tribal Council Reports

5. Tribal Chief Executive Officer

Report

6. Chief Financial Officer Report

7. Old Business

8. New Business

9. Other

10. Good of the Tribes

11. Executive Session as needed

Council meeting video available to view at

www.ctclusi.org

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December 2023

Resolution Summaries

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-087

Date of Passage: July 9, 2023

Subject (title): Enrollment New Member

Explanation: Tribal Council approves new

member Carina Rose Chandler. Vote 5-1-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-088

Date of Passage: July 9, 2023

Subject (title): Enrollment Active to Historic

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

action move the following indivulas from the

active roll to the historic roll of the Tribe:

Chester Levi Perry, Wanda Louise Williford,

Micheal Linn McNutt, Lorre Grace Lewis and

Juanita Marie Butterfield. Vote 7-0-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-089

Date of Passage: July 9, 2023

Subject (title): Approve Intergovernmental

Agreement with the State of Oregon for

Participation in the OR Alert Program

Explanation: Tribal Council approves the

participation brought to Council from the Tribal

Police Department. Vote 7-0-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-090

Date of Passage: July 9, 2023

Subject (title): Approving and Submittal of

FY 2023 O’Link 78 MOA

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

agreement to between 11 Tribes of Northern

California and Oregon for allocation of funding

for Indian Housing Block Grant . Vote 6-1-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-091

Date of Passage: July 9, 2023

Subject (title): Enrollment New Members

Explanation: Tribal Council approves the

following names as new members of the Tribe:

Waylon Jordan Hunt and Hallie Isla Schutz.

7-0-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-092

Date of Passage: July 26, 2023

Subject (title): Contract Modification

for Architectural - Engineering Services for

Health Services Project

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

contract modification for the designs for the

new Health Clinic. Vote 5-1-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-093

Date of Passage: July 26, 2023

Subject (title): Contract Award Approval for

Construction Services for Health Services

Project

Explanation: Tribal Council approves

this contract for the construction services for

the new Health Clinic. Vote 4-2-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-094

Date of Passage: July 26, 2023

Subject (title): Gaming Equipment Order

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

Order for Three Rivers Casino. Vote 5-0-1

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-107

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Contract for the Planning

Department for Solar

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

contract for a solar feasibility study and design

to provide emergency power back up to

Administration. Vote 7-0-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-108

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): CY 2024 IHS Diabetes

Program Grant

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

request for grant funding for the Diabetes

Program. Vote 6-0-1

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-109

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Victims of Crime Act Funding

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

request for grant funding. Vote 5-0-1

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-110

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Allocation for Funds for

Three Rivers Casino HVAC System

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

funding allocation for funds needed for TRC

from ARPA Funding. Vote 7-0-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-111

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Rescinding Chapter 7-9

Investment Committee

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

action for first reading and 28 day comment

period for Tribal Membership. Vote 7-0-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-112

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Rescinding Chapter

7-12 Tribal Health Committee

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

action for first reading and 28 day comment

period for Tribal Membership. Vote 5-0-2

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-113

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Rescinding Chapter 4-3 Child

Protection Team

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

action for first reading and 28 day comment

period for Tribal Membership. Vote 7-0-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-114

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Agreement with Company for

Design

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

agreement for a company to do business with

Severy project. Vote 5-0-1

If you or anyone in your family has had any recent special awards

or achievements that you would like to share, please submit your

information and photos to the newsletter.

Visit www.ctclusi.org/events to view the

online event calendar

Morgan Gaines, Communications Specialist

Office: (541) 888-7536

Cell: (541) 808-7918

Email: mgaines@ctclusi.org

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-116

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Gaming Equipment Order

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

equipment order for Three Rivers Casino.

Vote 5-0-1

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-117

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Gaming Equipment Order

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

equipment order for Three Rivers Casino.

Vote 5-0-1

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-118

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Approval of New Bank

Account

Explanation: Tribal Council approves the

action to provide FDIC secure banking account

for Housing Department. Vote 6-0-0

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-119

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title): Gaming Equipment Order

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

equipment order for Three Rivers Casino.

Vote 5-0-1

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-120

Date of Passage: September 10, 2023

Subject (title): Withdrawal of BEST for SBA

8a Program

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

action. Vote 6-0-1

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-121

Date of Passage: September 10, 2023

Subject (title): Letter of Agreement with

Company related to Health Records

Services

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

agreement for the Health Department.

Vote 6-0-1

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-122

Date of Passage: September 10, 2023

Subject (title): Appointments to Three

Rivers Foundation Board of Trustees

Explanation: Tribal Council appoints the

following Doug Barrett, Teresa Spangler, Enna

Helms, Cindy Castro, Ryan Ceniga, Pat Farr

and Lori Gates. Vote 4-0-3

In this public paper, some Resolution titles and explanation will not be displayed or

minimal details due to confidentiality.

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I look forward to hearing from you!

RESOLUTION NO.: 23-115

Date of Passage: August 30, 2023

Subject (title):Gaming Equipment Order

Explanation: Tribal Council approves this

equipment order for Three Rivers Casino.

Vote 5-0-1

Update Your Contact Information

Is your contact information up-to-date?

Please contact the Enrollment Department today with your current

contact information.

It is important that your information is current and accurate so that

you do not miss out on updates regarding Tribal benefits, programs,

invitations to events, and Tribal Election Ballots.

Forms are also available online to update your contact information,

request new Tribal ID cards, change of name requests and more. Visit

https://ctclusi.org/enrollment/ for fill out these forms online.

Contact Enrollment by calling 541-888-7538

www.ctclusi.org

December 2023

Important PRC Application Deadline and Limited Benefits Update

The Purchased and Referred Care department is now accepting

applications for the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program for

FY2024. You must submit a new application each year for each

PRC-eligible Tribal member in your household. This year, the

deadline for applications is Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

Failure to submit an application for the program will result in

denial of eligibility for the PRC program. If an application is

received after January 31, 2024, PRC will only pay claims 90

days prior to the date the application was submitted for that

calendar year. 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). Please be sure to upload the front and back of your

insurance card(s) to ensure we have the most current information.

You must complete a separate form for each PRC-eligible family

member. Please call PRC at (541) 888-4873 or (800) 227-0392 to

have a hard-copy application mailed to you or with any questions.

Dental Benefits

PRC is pleased to announce that an increase has been approved

for your Annual Dental Benefits. Starting January 1st, 2024 your

dental benefits will increase from $1700 to $2500 annually. This

now includes most major dental procedures including implants and

orthodontia! Orthodontia must be requested and reviewed by

PRC and the CTCLUSI Dentist and will only be covered if it

is deemed medically necessary. Orthodontists must be willing

to work with the PRC billing requirements. As always, cosmetic

procedures are excluded, i.e. bleaching. All remaining Limited

Benefits remain the same.

Vision Benefits

PRC is pleased to announce that an increase has been approved

for your Annual Vision Benefits. Starting January 1st, 2024 your

vision benefits will increase from $500 to $700 annually.

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Tribal

Contributed by Kathy Perkins, Tribal Transportation Coordinator

The Tribal Transportation Department aims to provide

necessary transit services for accessing shopping,

employment, education, health care, and social/

recreational opportunities to all CTCLUSI members

and their eligible family members currently lacking

reliable transportation.

Transportation options that may be provided directly

include door-to-door rides with a 72-hr advance notice

and bus passes for the Rhody Express and LTD

routes. In addition to services provided directly from

the Transportation Department, CCAT services are

available free of charge by presenting your Tribal ID

card to the CCAT driver at the time of service.

For more information or to access these

services, please contact Kathy Perkins,

Tribal Transportation Coordinator, at

541-888-9577 ext. 7550.

BAY AREA

FARMERS &

ARTISANS

MARKET

– WINTER

MARKET

Enjoy this Winter Market

Wednesday’s in November

to April at the Historic Flora

Building on the waterfront.

You’ll find local coffee,

honey, seasonal fruits and

vegetables and much,

much more. Wednesday,

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

If you are in Coos Bay/

North Bend and are

interested in a ride to the

Winter Market, give Kathy

a call @ 541-888-9577

ext. 7550

Holiday Party

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Three Rivers Casino Resort Events Center

Door open at 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Dinner served at 1:00 p.m.

Please join us for a family friendly event full of good cheer

...and a special visit from Santa!

All Members of Tribal Families and Households Welcome

Tribal Adults may bring one additional guest

Stockings will be provided for every child, a photo booth for all, and raffle prizes for adults

Please RSVP so we can be sure Santa has a stocking for all children present

RSVP by Calling 541-435-7155

This is a drug and alcohol free event

Posted December 2023

ENROLLMENT COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP

The Enrollment Committee recommends that the enrollment of the Applicants listed below should be approved.

Besides publication in the Tribal Newsletter, according to CLUSITC 7-1-36(i), this information will be posted in

the Administrative Building, Tribal Hall, Outreach Offices, on the Tribes’ website and at Three Rivers Casino for

twenty-eight (28) days from the date listed above.

Tribal Member: Layne Walker Krossman

Parent: Justin Michael Krossman

Lineal Descendant: Tennapah Jane Talbot

Tribe: Coos

Tribal Member: Aliee Louise Barrett

Parent: Robert Lawrence Barrett

Tribal Member: Malighia Renee Thorn

Parent: Tommy Ray Thorn (Grandfather)

Tribal Member: Lucas James Cuthbertson

Parent: Shantell Suri Cuthbertson

Tribe: Lower Umpqua

Tribe: Coos

Lineal Descendant: Howard L Anderson

Lineal Descendant: Robert Loren Barrett SR

Tribe: Siuslaw

Lineal Descendant: Jane J Jordan

Tribal Member: Adeline Rose Cuthbertson

Parent: Shantell Suri Cuthbertson

Tribal Member: Bristol Ottilie Debate

Parent: Julia Christine Debate

Tribe: Coos

Lineal Descendant: Jane J Jordan

Lineal Descendant: Tennapah Jane Talbot

In accordance with CLUSITC 7-1-37(a), Tribal Members shall have the right to protest the recommendation of

the Committee approving an application and must file a written, signed protest with the Committee stating their

reasons for believing that an Applicant(s) is not entitled to enrollment. The protest must be filed with the

Committee within twenty-eight (28) days after notice of the proposed enrollment is posted as described in

CLUSITC 7-1-36(i).

THE VOICE OF CLUSI

December 2023

2024 New Years Day Peace Hike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Joanne Kittel

DATE: October 12, 2023

EMAIL: jnkittel@peak.org

WEB: www.viewthefuture.org or www.yachats.org

For those hiking to the Amanda Gathering Area, which is 2.2 miles

south from the Commons, there will be several options to park to

lessen that distance.

12 PM – There will be a ceremony conducted by Tribal members

at the Amanda Gathering area and a fire to which to lay one’s

Cedar sprig.

2024 New Year’s Day Peace Hike

Yachats, OR- On New Year’s Day, the Yachats Trails Committee

will host the 13th Annual Peace Hike in Yachats, Oregon. The

Peace Hike traditionally honors the memory of a blind Native

American (Coos) woman named Amanda who was forcibly taken

away from her daughter and marched 80 miles with other captives

all barefoot through the rocky terrain to the Alsea Sub-agency

prison camp in what is now Yachats in 1864.

Each year, as part of the ceremony, cedar springs, a sacred tree

for many tribes of the Pacific Northwest, are provided for anyone

to explore prayers and set intentions with cedar. People can take

the sprig and walk holding their vision of peace and its meaning.

1:00PM – There will be closing of the fires at both locations.

The Yachats Trails Committee has composed a map of alternative

trails that allow everyone to hike or walk where they are most

comfortable in addition to those who want to hike to the Amanda

Gathering Area. Committee members will be on hand to answer

questions and provide maps and guidance at the Picnic Shelter

behind the Yachats Commons.

There will be two small ceremonial fires in which to place the

Cedar sprigs - one near the picnic shelter and one at the Amanda

Gathering Area for those who hike the Amanda Trail.

The 2024 Peace Hike is commemorating Donald (Doc)

Slyter, Chief of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower

Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians as an outstanding leader,

mentor, and educator serving as a healing bridge between

his Tribes and the Yachats Community.

To truly understand the government sponsored genocidal policies

that led to the murder and suffering of the Coos, Lower Umpqua,

Siuslaw and Alsea Peoples, watch a video narrated by Patricia

Whereat Phillips, Miluk Coos, member of the Confederated

Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI)

and Donald Slyter, Chief of the CTCLUSI. www.youtube.com/

watch?v=N6D-wkqXGy0

Schedule

9:30AM - The Yachats Community Drum will be available, and

drumming will start at the picnic shelter, located behind the

Yachats Commons.

Water, energy bars and delicious cookies prepared and

generously donated by the Yachats Ladies Club will be available

at the Picnic Shelter and the Amanda Gathering Area.

10 AM. Fire will be lit, and the ceremony will begin in part led by

Tribal members including the telling of the Amanda story.

This year’s Peace Hike button has been beautifully created by

artist Laura Cole.

10:30 – Participants will walk with their cedar sprig on the trail they

have chosen, return to the fire where they will place the Cedar

sprig, to add their prayers or visions for the new year.

Winter Solstice

Embracing the return of the light and renewal

through engaging seasonal activities

Tribal Hall

December 18, 19, 20, 21, 22nd

Camping Accommodations Available

(or drop in at your convenience)

Monday, December 18

Arrival, Camp Set Up and Community Camp Fire

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tivity

Ever

y day

12:00

pm 4:00

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Basket Weaving & Carving/Women’s Sweat

Tuesday, December 19

10:00 am Brunch

11:30 am - Communal songs

5:00 pm - Dinner

7:00 pm Storytelling & Ceremony

Wednesday, December 20

10:00 am Brunch

11:30 am - Communal songs

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Basket Weaving & Carving/Men’s Sweat

5:00 pm - Dinner

7:00 pm Storytelling & Ceremony

Thursday, December 21

10:00 am Brunch

11:30 am - Communal songs

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Basket Weaving & Carving

5:00 pm - Salmon Dinner

7:00 pm Storytelling & Ceremony

Meal

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Padd

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Wea

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Song

Friday, December 22

Breakfast at your leisure and departure

For Camping Accomodations contact Jesse Beers at (541) 297-0748

All participants will be given Peace hike buttons.

More information on the 2024 New Years Day Peace Hike can be

found online at www.yachats.org

www.ctclusi.org

December 2023

NOTICE of SPECIAL ELECTION

February 11, 2024

Special Election for Tribal Chief Position

On November 4, 2023, the Tribe was notified of the passing of Chief

Special Election Date: February 11, 2024

Donald (Doc) Slyter. The Constitution of the Confederated Tribes of

Coos Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians requires that due to this Candidate Eligibility: Any enrolled member of CTCLUSI, at least

event, the Tribal shall schedule a special election within sixty (60) 21 years of age, never previously removed from office for good

days. Tribal Constitution Article XI, Section 3.

cause may submit a Statement of Candidacy to run for Tribal Chief.

Tribal Council in compliance with Constitution and the Tribal Election

Code passed Resolution 23-165 on November 11, 2023 to schedule

a Special Election and call the Election Board to facilitate a Special

Election to regulate election activity.

Tribal Code 7-3-41-(a) (1) states this Special Election to replace a

Tribal Chief shall be subject to the remaining term of office, and this

will be until April 2030.

Statement of Candidacy & Position Statement: A Statement

of Candidacy form will be available on the Tribes website under

“Elections” or at any Tribal Government office reception in Coos

Bay, Florence or Eugene. This must be filed no later than 30 days

before the scheduled election.

Position Statement: Any candidate can provide a Position

Statement, it shall be no longer than one sheet of 8 ½ x11 paper,

two sided if desired. This is will be included in the ballot mailing, but

Tribal Code 7-3-42(a) states this election shall be by secret ballot is not required to run for this position. This can be submitted at the

and shall be conducted in the same manner as a general election, same time as the Statement of Candidacy.

all eligible members may vote.

Ballot Mailing: This Special Election will be by secret ballot by mail,

Tribal Code 7-3-44 (a) (3) states that the election shall be scheduled sent to all current registered voters to the last known address on file

to be held no less than ninety (90) days from the date it is called; in the Enrollment office, or you may vote in person and register on

February 11, 2023 shall be the date for the Special Election for the Election Day February 11, 2023 at the Tribal Hall located at 338

Tribal Chief. CLUSI Const. Art. XI Section 3.

Wallace Ave Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 during the open polling hours

of 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Ballots must be mailed at least 14 days

Tribal Code 7-3-44 (b)(1) states this Special Election shall be held before the Election Day.

in conjunction with a regular monthly meeting of the Tribal Council.

CLUSI Const. Art. XI Section 3.

For additional Election information please see www.ctclusi.org.

Questions? Please contact Jeannie Miller, Election Clerk jmiller@

ctclusi.org 541-888-7506.

ALL TRIBAL FAMILIES WELCOME

RIBBON SKIRT

AND RIBBON SHIRT MAKING

and an opportunity to complete your regalia projects with the community

Tribal Hall in Coos Bay

WAITE RANCH RENAMING VOTE

VOTE BY POINTING YOUR PHONE CAMERA BELOW:

Please join us for a weekend of cultural December 2 & 3rd • 10AM to 4PM

pride as we make ribbon skirts and shirts All genders and ages are invited.

All materials will be provided.

together!

THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER

UMPQUA, AND SIUSLAW INDIANS LANGUAGE

COMMITTEE APPRECIATES YOUR VOTE AS WE

APPROACH NAMING THIS IMPORTANT LOCATION.

Those wishing to pick out their ribbon

skirt or shirt fabric, please contact

Enna Helms (541) 297-7539 or

ehelms@ctclusi.org

CTCLUSI Department of Culture

and Natural Resources

ehelms@ctclusi.org

THE VOICE OF CLUSI

December 2023

Once thought lost for good, Native Americans’ prized tobacco is back in Oregon

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published November 20, 2023 at 6:00 AM PST

In a video taken at the

came into the area through

2023 Sacred Tobacco and

Hudson Bay Company, and the

Traditional Medicine Gathering

ships along the coast and other

near Bend, several members

sources,” Kentta explains. “To

of Native American tribes or

me it’s a little bit of a surprise

groups hold a jar containing

that our elders picked it up that

Columbian tobacco. This

quick, because they had such

strain of tobacco disappeared

strict protocols around tobacco

from the Pacific Northwest in

having to be grown a certain

the 1800s and was feared lost.

way, and used a certain way.”

Tribes across Oregon are

Those protocols eroded over

reigniting their relationship

generations. What was once

with tobacco. Not just any

ceremonial and practiced with

tobacco, but the very kind

care soon became a casual but

their ancestors grew and used

addictive habit. Commerciallybefore colonization and the fur

processed tobacco products

Photo credit: Desiree Acosta.

trade.

additives

became

In a video taken at the 2023 Sacred Tobacco and Traditional Medicine Gathering with

And this plant is making its

commonplace, with many

near Bend, several members of Native American tribes or groups hold a jar

comeback after being gone for containing Columbian tobacco. This strain of tobacco disappeared from the Pacific appropriating Native American

Northwest in the 1800s and was feared lost.

nearly two centuries.

imagery on their labels and

It’s a sunny day at Gregory

advertisements.

Point on the Oregon Coast, though to the Confederated Tribes of That marketing – as well as messaging that modern smoking is

Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (CLUSI), this windswept “traditional” – drove up commercial tobacco use, as well as health

place of rock, surf, and greenery is called Baldich.

issues in Native communities. Data from The Truth Initiative shows

Ceremonies are often held here. Tribal member Mark Petrie says 16% of Native American and Alaskan high-schoolers smoke

one of these is the salmon ceremony, which involves remnants of a cigarettes nearly three times more than non-Indians. And Native

salmon feast.

people suffer very high rates of heart disease and cancer.

“And so out here we return those salmon remains to the water, to “It’s only to be used as a tool, to bring your prayers up to the

the salmon people, respect for them and what they bring us,” he Creator,” said Scott Kalama. He’s a certified prevention specialist

explains. “And also ask them to

at the Confederated Tribes in Warm

come back next year to feed our

Springs. He’s worked twelve years

in tobacco prevention, educating his

people and continue that longfellow Natives on commercial tobacco

standing relationship we’ve had

with them for so long.”

versus traditional tobacco.

“How the over-the-counter products

Petrie adds sacred tobacco is

have additives in it and how it’s really

also offered.

addictive,” he said. “I always tell them

Joining us is Nicole Romine, the

that, ‘Hey man, I know you’re out here,

CLUSI Tribal Tobacco Prevention

smoking a cigarette. But I know you’re

Program Assistant. As we

navigate a rocky trail with seagulls

and

cormorants

swooping

overhead, she carries a jar filled

with greenish tan leaves.

“This is actually some of our

first harvested tobacco,” says

Photo credit: Brian Bull/KLCC

Romine. “I was just going to do a

Gregory

Point,

Oregon.

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower

little blessing here with you guys

Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians call this area Baldich, and use it for

and bless our stories.”

gatherings and ceremonies.

I don’t record the blessing, as

some Native practices are to

be experienced only in the moment. But what Romine and Petrie not praying. You’re just

are more than happy to share, is that this type of tobacco is called over here using it to get

that nicotine.’”

Nicotiana quadrivalis variety multivalvis, or Columbian tobacco.

Back at the tribe’s plankhouse in Coos Bay, Petrie says this tobacco The Return

was grown by tribal biologist John Schaefer a few years ago after In 2006, CLUSI biologist

a lengthy quest—a quest that began in 1825, on the banks of the Schaefer received one

strain of important tobacco

Columbia River.

from

Thomas

“There was a man who came through, a botanist, David Douglas, seeds

Monticello

looking for special plants to take back to the Royal Horticultural Jefferson’s

Society,” said Petrie. “And so he heard about the sacred tobacco in Virginia. This was

Nicotiana

quadrivalvis

that the tribes were growing right next to their plank houses.”

Photo credit: Brian Bull/KLCC

Douglas was intrigued with the Natives’ sacred tobacco, but was variety quadrivalvis, more

Mark Petrie, a CLUSI tribal member,

known

as with the Columbian strain of tobacco. It’s

rebuked when he asked to take some seeds back to London. So he commonly

considered a sacred and important plant.

Indian tobacco. But the

took to more devious means.

“He came by way of night and took some seeds,” continues Petrie. prized Columbian tobacco

“(He) was caught, talked his way out of it, traded some other tobacco seeds—the kind taken by

David Douglas—remained hard to find.

and I’m sure other things for the seeds. He got away with them.”

Through the 19th century, traditional tobacco became increasingly Then in 2017, there came word of a tobacco seed bank in central

rare in the Pacific Northwest. Robert Kennta, former cultural director Europe.

of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, says it trended out At the tribal headquarters in Coos Bay, Romine leads me through

a shed filled with drying plants and materials, including tule, sage,

during the fur trade.

“The traditional tobacco kinda fell out of use, once the traded tobacco and cedar. Near the back, she presents me with a gnarled and

December 2023

www.ctclusi.org

Once thought lost for good, Native Americans’ prized tobacco is back in Oregon

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published November 20, 2023 at 6:00 AM PST

bulbous piece of history, Nicotiania

Romine says this has guided her

quadrivalis variety multivalvis, the

as she works in tobacco prevention

same Columbian tobacco sought for

efforts, and she said the plant holds

years.

a special place in her heart as she

“So this is the strain that made its

serves as its steward, currently. She

way from the Columbia River Gorge

also said tobacco is also offered

all the way over to London, and then

whenever something is taken, such

all the way to Pulaway, Poland,” she

as during harvesting a plant or

said.

catching a fish.

Shaking one of the plant’s seed pods,

“When we take something, we

Romine says Schaefer managed

always give something back,” said

to have the Columbian tobacco

Romine. “Taking something without

seeds shipped from Poland that

returning doesn’t feel right for us.”

same year, ending the hunt for the

As to health concerns: traditional

Photo credit: Desiree Acosta.

tobacco planted and used by Pacific In a video from May 2023, Mark Petrie shakes hands with members tobacco isn’t used as frequently

Northwest tribes.

or in the same manner as cigars,

of NARA NW Portland, after gifting them CLUSI’s traditonal

There are more plants being tobacco. The Columbian variety was absent from the region - perhaps cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and

the entire U.S. - for nearly two centuries.

raised in the tribe’s nearby

vaping devices.

greenhouse, not just for

“You may see us wearing pouches

the Confederated Tribes of

around our necks or on our hips, on

Coos, Lower Umpqua, and

our belts,” said Petrie. “We have leather pouches, medicine bags,

Siuslaw Indians, but for

if you will. And we have a lot of our members that carry our secret

others.

tobacco with them in that way.

Sharing what was once lost

“And it is a dried form of the plant that is not necessarily dried to

This past May at the Sun

retain the nicotine that’s in the plant, because our goal isn’t to have

River Resort in central

the highest amount of nicotine in there, it’s not for consumption or

Oregon, an event called

use in that way. We use it more for our ceremonies or dances and

the Sacred Tobacco and

our gathering practices when we go out.”

Traditional

Medicine

Petrie said the traditional tobacco was often put into clay pipes, and

Gathering

was

held.

smoked while laying on one’s back. He told KLCC at this point that

Petrie and others gifted

this was as much as he felt comfortable sharing tribal practices with

the recovered Columbian

their ancestor’s tobacco, given its sacred nature.

Tobacco to several Native

Petrie did add that care was taken not to overuse the plant, and

American

groups

and

making it a habit was not encouraged.

the other eight federally“It was actually noted in some of our histories that there was a term

recognized tribes within

for somebody that did become addicted to tobacco, and that was a

Oregon’s boundaries.

very derogatory term and it was very much frowned upon,” he said.

Petrie says it was good

“And if any of the members did use the tobacco in a way that was

medicine to see tribes

more habitual, more addiction-based, they would need some help.”

Photo credit: Brian Bull/KLCC

reconnect with the tobacco. CLUSI’s Tribal Tobacco Prevention Program

“We have been without Assistant, Nicole Romine, tends to young

tobacco plants in a tribal greenhouse.

the sacred tobacco for so

long, we have it back in our

ceremonies and it brings a

lot of happiness to our elders, myself, our families, that we have that

back with us,” he said.

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw

Indians plan to have another event next year in Grand Ronde. They

hope to build on the sharing of a sacred plant that was absent for

nearly two centuries, and is cherished by many tribes.

Traditional tobacco versus today’s commercial product?

“The traditional tobacco, was strong. It had a big kick to it,” Siletz

tribal member Robert Kentta says. “Because it was so strong, only

older men really smoked it on a regular basis because they didn’t

have to get things done as much throughout the day and, and

whatnot. So apparently it was strong enough that it would kind of

lay you out and make you unproductive for a period of time.”

Commercial tobacco is raised on large plantations, and then

harvested and treated with chemical additives including nicotine.

Over the past century, it’s not been unusual to see Native

Americans and other Indigenous communities use it for blessings

and ceremonies. But proponents of the traditional forms are hoping

to eventually bring their ancestors’ tobacco back to reclaim its use,

and discontinue use of the processed variety.

“Most of my life kind of before I started my job with the tribe, my

family members—many of them were smokers—chewed tobacco,”

said Nicole Romine. “And so I saw the harms that befell my

family members, and I’ve lost family members through the use of

commercial tobacco. Lung cancer, other cancers, other early death

just caused from use of commercial tobacco and alcoholism as well.

So those two things had been in my life since I was a young child.”

THE VOICE OF CLUSI

December 2023

Chief Donald “Doc” Slyter Walks On

high school and was drafted right after graduation,

serving 2 years in the United States Army. After his

military service, Don met Debbie and the two were

married on August 4, 1973. Don’s work career included

3 -Sons Logging, mechanic at Automotive Electric,

mechanic at Verger Chevrolet, and finally retiring from

Verizon Telephone in

2007 after 291/2 years.

Don was Hanis Coos,

a descendant of the

Jordan

Family

and

elected Chief of the

Confederated Tribes of

Coos, Lower Umpqua

and Siuslaw Indians.

Don’s

commitment

and participation in the

Tribes spanned over five

decades. His work was

instrumental with the

Pre-Restoration Council

to help get a bill passed

through

Congress

and signed by the

President of the United

States to reinstate the

Confederated Tribes in

1984. Recently, he was

present for the Tribes’ 39th

Restoration Celebration

held at Three Rivers

Casino in Florence.

stage at the local community live theatre for a Veteran’s

Day program. For several years he played his flute at

the annual Coquille Indian Tribe Salmon Celebration

held at The Mill Casino.

In between all of his Tribal responsibilities he still made

time for the other important things in life; quality time

with family and doing

his favorite activities;

such

fishing,

camping, swimming,

snorkeling and snow

skiing.

His many friends

remember him as

being a kind and

gentle person that

embraced his Tribal

heritage and was

eager to share his

culture with all.

Don was well

known for this simple,

but

encouraging

quote: “get rid of your

negative energy and

move forward in a

positive way”.

In lieu of flowers the

family asks donations

be sent to Chief “Doc”

Slyter

Education

Scholarship,

c/o

Confederated Tribes

Coos,

Lower

Umpqua and Siuslaw

Indians, 1245 Fulton

Ave., Coos Bay, OR

97420

Elakha

Alliance, PO Box

704,

Siletz,

97380 or online www.

elakhaalliance.org

His lifelong involvement

with the Tribes included

being elected to Tribal

Council since Restoration

in 1984-1987, then again

in April 2015-April 2019,

re-elected for a second

term April 2019-April Chief Doc Slyter with wife Debbie Slyter, and sons Tyler and Scott, pictured together

at the 2023 Salmon Ceremony

2020 and becoming

Chief in April 2020 after

running unopposed. Doc

Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel,

served on several committees which included the Elder’s

Committee, Housing Committee, Budget Committee 541-267-3131. Family and friends are invited to sign

and currently was a member of the Gaming Facility the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Operation Review Board, Tribal Cultural Committee,

Elakha Alliance and the Lakeside Water Task Force. He

also had been involved with the Amanda Trail project in

Yachats since 2009.

Since recognition, Chief Doc had worked continuously

with local, state and government agencies to better his

Tribes. Not only was he involved with his Tribes, but

he also played the Native American Flute. He was a

flute maker, player and composer. He produced a CD

with traditional and original songs in 2013, including a

song he wrote for his wife titled “Debbie”. He gave an

‘Introduction to Native American Flutes’ presentation

for several local schools, community organizations and

state organizations. Doc was asked to play his flute

for one of the daily opening ceremonies at the State

Capital in Salem in May 2009 and played his flute on

Chief Slyter and his mother, Carolyn Slyter at Gregory Point

www.ctclusi.org

December 2023

Chief Donald “Doc” Slyter Walks On

Chief gathering tule

Chief with beloved friend Joanne Kittel

Chief Slyter and sister Debbie Bossley

Gifted flute maker and musician

Elected as ChiefApril 2020

Chief Slyter and Chief Ivy, gone but not forgotten

Chief Slyter pulls canoe Tyee E. Bowen in Sunset Bay, Charleston, Oregon with members of the CTCLUSI Canoe Family

THE VOICE OF CLUSI

December 2023

Elders at Seven Feathers and Wildlife Safari!

Contributed by Kimmy Bixby, CHA and Barbara Black, CHA & Tribal Navigator

On October 11th, CTCLUSI Elders and staff joined the Cow

After breakfast, we gathered our things, loaded up the vans

Creek Elders at Seven Feathers Casino Resort for an evening of and headed to Winston for a bus tour through Wildlife Safari. The

socializing, Bingo, a delicious dinner, and some very nice raffle weather was perfect, the sun was shining, and the animals were

prizes. Bingo had us all in stitches with Sophia Gosselin as MC/ very active! Some of the best parts of the tour were the little cheetah

Bingo Caller. The Elders enjoyed a friendly banter back and forth cubs running around and playing, the elephant resting its trunk on

with fun remarks and giggles. At the end of the evening every Elder the fence, and the bears laying out sunbathing.

and staff received a handmade necklace as a gift from the Cow

After the bus tour, we walked around the park to see some other

Creek Elders, all uniquely made!

animals up close, including the beautiful puma who took an interest

The next morning, we had breakfast at the Cow Creek restaurant in the feathers on a certain Elder’s hat! This same Elder got an

where Doug Barrett was honored by an impromptu guest appearance earful from a nearby Kookaburra.

from the Cow Creek Tribe for the Canoe Journey held earlier this

At lunch time, the staff in the café worked tirelessly to get the food

summer. Cow Creek and CTCLUSI worked together pulling the made and sent out to everyone, with the help from a few of our staff

canoe. Doug was honored with many gifts, and our Elders were members. Great job! After lunch we had a little more time to walk

delighted to see him receive recognition for his participation. Each around and visit the gift shop before loading up and heading home.

young man who shared his canoe experience gifted a single Eagle What a fun overnight trip, with only a “scrape” or two along the way.

feather followed with the Eagle Claw. It was a touching moment

shared by all.

www.ctclusi.org

December 2023

Elders Corner

Welcome New

Tribal Elders

Tamara Evarts

Peggy Kintner

Christopher Miller

Elders Luncheon

Thursday, December 7, 2023

11:30 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.

(Lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m.)

Three Rivers Casino Resort

Event Center

5647 Oregon 126, Florence, OR 97439

Come join us for a fun filled

day of Games and BINGO!

Attention Elders!

We want your

recommendations for

upcoming elder event

activities.

We are also looking for tribal

artisans that are interested

in donating gifts for the

upcoming Elder’s Honor Day.

Please, contact Barbara or

Arleen if you are interested.

Email Barbara Black at

bblack@ctclusi.org

or call Arleen at 541-888-5266

with your suggestions.

College of Engineering

WOOD HEATING

SURVEY

Do you use wood as the main source of heat for your home? If

you are interested in sharing your experiences, this survey may

be for you. To access the survey, scan the QR code or enter the

link below in a web browser.

http://bit.ly/3ZqUXdH

We are interested in learning about your

habits and challenges with wood heating. The

results of this survey will inform a set of

design principles that will be shared with

manufacturers to promote the future design

of clean-burning stoves. Additionally, these

results will inform the design of new

innovations that will make it easier for people

to make a cleaner and more efficient fire in

their stove. The first 50 CTCLUSI Tribal

members to participate will receive a $30

Visa gift card for completing the survey.

Adoption and Impact Assessments for Energy Technologies

Principal Investigator: Nordica MacCarty

Questions about the survey can be addressed to

kilkennk@oregonstate.edu

This study has been approved by the OSU Institutional Review

Board.

This study is conducted by researchers at Oregon State

University in partnership with CTCLUSI with the aim of

developing a retrofit device that could be installed on

cordwood heater stoves to reduce emissions and improve

heating efficiency. Participants must be over 18 and heat

their home primarily with wood to be eligible for this study.

Participation is voluntary and may be discontinued at any

time. If you decide to participate, you will be asked to answer

questions about your home heating practices. The survey will

take approximately 30 minutes to complete. This research is

funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental

Protection Agency.

There will be a gift exchange

for those who wish to

participate. Please mark your

gift for male or female.

Please RSVP by Monday, November 27, 2023.

Please call to RSVP: Barbara Black at 541-888-7520

Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians

Health Services Division

Elders Activity Program

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December 2023

Wrapping up CTCLUSI’s Tribal Spill Response Plan, version 2.0!

Contributed by Janet Niessner, Environmental Scientist; Sarah Hardisty, Oregon Sea Grant Fellow

The Department of Culture and Natural

Resources (DCNR) is saying farewell to

Sarah Hardisty, our Oregon Sea Grant

fellow who generously gave an entire year

to help the Tribe make critical updates to

CTCLUSI’s former Tribal Estuary Response

Plan (2018), to the new and revamped

Tribal Spill Response Plan.

The 2018 Plan was originally

established to protect Tribal

resources in the waters of

Coos Bay, especially to ensure

cultural resource protection

in review of the Jordan Cove

Liquid Natural Gas proposed

project. With this Plan, the

TRP staff engaged in planning

conversations with agencies

and partners in response and

resource protection, such as

EPA, the USCG, ODEQ, and

other emergency management

professionals. CTCLUSI also

became the third Tribe to

become a member of the EPA

Region 10 Regional Response

Team (RRT) and the Northwest Area

Committee (NWAC), alongside the Makah

Indian Tribe and the Confederated Tribes

and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

Since 2018, CTCLUSI has undergone

significant growth. The Tribe has gained

an additional 15,000 acres in forest

lands, purchased additional properties,

implemented both a dental and health clinic,

established an Emergency Operations

Center and Emergency Manager, just to

name some examples. TRP staff have also

made significant strides in building capacity

for spill response and contamination

investigation since 2018. EPA has begun

funding additional staff in water quality and

tribal response as well as spill response

equipment and supplies. Staff have

assisted in reviewing response plans and

regulation changes from other agencies and

incorporating Tribal language and interests,

updating the regional geographic response

strategies with ODEQ and the USCG, and

helped update CTCLUSI’s Area of Interest

geographical boundary. Staff have also

worked to build the most comprehensive

environmental testing laboratory on the

south coast of Oregon.

With these changes, TRP staff realized

that the plan needed to be updated for not

just new capacity and policy, but also to

include an updated Tribal Area of Interest

and jurisdictional properties. This draft is

in its final stages for a solid first draft. An

early draft was presented to Tribal Council

for review and initial feedback. Following

that, staff are finalizing contributions and

changes by this month. This first draft will

be submitted to the Regional Response

Team (including EPA, USCG, and ODEQ)

for feedback. Changes stemming from

these comments will be presented to

Council again in 2024 for feedback, and

hopefully closing for a final draft in that year

with Tribal Council’s resolution.

We sincerely thank Sarah not just for

her substantial work on all of this, but for

her kind and generous energy during her

time with our team. She will be joining us

for one last outreach event at CTCLUSI’s

holiday party on December 9th, where the

community will get to meet her in person

and see the results of her hard work.

A note from Sarah:

Looking back at this past year, I have

gained so much from my fellowship with

the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower

Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians beyond the

knowledge of Oil Spill Response protocol

and policy. The values of CTCLUSI are

reflected in the spill response plan, and the

effort to protect the natural resources and

culture of the land is apparent in DCNR. We

have worked towards expanding the spill

response plan to protect oceans and inland

areas stretching across CTCLUSI’s over 3

million acres of culturally relevant land and

to improve communication between state

agencies and CTCLUSI.

I am grateful to have worked with our

partners and those at CTLCUSI

who have participated in the

project! My primary background is

in science – my graduate school

project was on the bay ghost shrimp

- but have had some coursework

and an internship in science policy.

Through this fellowship, I have

been able to engage in Northwest

Area

Committee/Regional

Response Team Meetings which

include members from the Makah

and Yakama Nation, EPA, Coast

Guard, ODEQ, and WDOE. I also

was able to attend the West Coast

Ocean Alliance meeting which

included 20 tribal government

members and was facilitated in

part by Margaret Corvi, who originally

wrote the Oil Spill Estuary Response Plan

and is the Tribal Coordinator for WCOA.

These were important opportunities to see

how different government entities work

together and listen to Tribal government

priorities. Updates from me, and other Sea

Grant fellows, can be found on the blog:

Sea Grant Scholars | Learning through

experience, for the future of our oceans.

There can be a lot of doom and gloom

in oil spill response – it is not fun to think

about the effects of oil or hazardous

chemicals affecting wildlife or the lack of

communication or compensation for Tribal

Governments in the event of the spill.

However, working towards preventing

these from occurring is meaningful and

rewarding. A book that I would recommend

to pick up this winter is Climate Optimism

by Zahra Biabani that highlights climate

‘wins’ internationally. It highlights when oil

companies have been held accountable

for spills or to cut emissions, and when

pipelines or offshore oil and gas leases were

halted. It also covers topics like information

overload and negativity bias in the news.

PEACEGIVING

Peacegiving is a traditional Restorative Justice

option available to you for the resolution of conflict.

All Peacegiving issues are confidential.

Are you in trouble with the law?

Are you suffering with drugs, alcohol or addiction?

Are you ready to make a change?

What does true Wellness look like for you?

A life without drugs or alcohol is possible for you.

Make the choice for a better life.

Confidential

Contact Tribal Wellness Court.

(541) 888-1307

Photo by Morgan Gaines

For more information about Peacegiving, please visit the Peacegiving

Website or contact the Peacegiving Coordinator at the

address listed below.

Peacegiving Coordinator

1245 Fulton Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

PHONE: (541) 888-1306 or (541) 888-1316

EMAIL: Peacegiving@ctclusi.org

Website: https://ctclusi.org/tribalcourtpeacegiving

December 2023

www.ctclusi.org

Haunted Hallows Prevention Event was a Smashing Success!

Contributed by Nicole Romine, Tribal Tobacco Prevention Program

The Haunted Hallows event on October 21st, 2023, had

around a hundred tribal and employee family members cycle

into the community center throughout the night! The whole

community center was decorated, starting with a three-tiered

balloon arch covered in fake spiders, webs and twinkling lights.

Another biodegradable ballon ach with a blow-up Michelinman was used as a backdrop for pictures while the floating

candles and witch hats added an extra layer of spooky to the

evening. The event hosted by the Tribal Tobacco Prevention

Program featured pumpkin carving, hidden candy and toy

search, temporary Halloween tattoos and a spooky cake walk.

In the cake walk corner you could listen to the translated stories

of nuuskilii, the Pitch Women, contributed by Patty Phillips.

The costume contests winners and pumpkin carving winners

took home Halloween-themed gift baskets. This event had the

Circle of Healing program materials detailing how to safely

check Halloween candy for parents and how to be safe at night

for youth including wearing reflective gear, how to crossroads

safely and to stay in groups settings. The Tobacco program

would like to thank the Maintenace department for helping

decorate and all the volunteers and employees helping to

create a special and safe activity zone for youths and families.

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CTCLUSI Dental Team Expands

Hello CTCLUSI Community,

We are Aubrey, Sally (Sarah) and Daisy

Hopkins and have just come, this October,

from North East Coastal Florida to South

Coastal Oregon to live and work with you.

From the point of view of family, we are very

pleased to have the opportunity to support

the oral health of the Confederated Tribes of

CLUSI Community, and that of all others we

may have the opportunity to care for.

After more than 35 years of moves during

Army and Veterans Affairs service we will

call this region our home. And, we are

happy to have been selected to serve as oral

health providers supporting the CTCLUSI

Leadership’s emerging vision of enhanced

whole health care services. It’s good to be

here.

The best of health to us all.

Tribe Welcomes Climate Adaptation Specialist

dai/niishanax,

Please help us in welcoming Kayla Stevenson, CTCLUSI’s new Tribal Climate Adaptation

Specialist, into the Department of Culture and Natural Resources. Kayla is an Oregon

Sea Grant Natural Resource fellow that will be assisting the Tribe in a Climate Change

Vulnerability and Risk Assessment. As climate change impacts increase in severity and

intensity, the Tribe seeks to better understand the implication of these changes and

methods for mitigation.

Kayla is a recent graduate of the

University of Washington’s School of

Marine and Environmental Affairs and

Jackson School of International Studies,

receiving her Masters in Marine Affairs and

Masters of Arts in International Studies

in 2023. Her academic career has so far

focused on Indigenous climate change

adaptation strategies in the Arctic. She

received her bachelor’s degree at the

University of Puget Sound in International

Relations and Environmental Policy and

Decision Making. She currently lives in

Seattle but is looking forward to engaging

with the Tribal community. She lives with

her cat, Gilbert, and enjoys any creative

activity, including watercolor painting and

ceramics.

Kayla will be responsible for researching

and analyzing climate related impacts

that effect CTCLUSI’s Tribal property

and resources. The outcome of this work

will be a risk analysis of climate change

impacts

and

recommendations

for

mitigation strategies. This assessment will

also help to inform management strategies

for climate change mitigation at the local,

state, and regional level and will help

inform a Tribal Climate Adaptation Plan.

Welcome, Kayla! We are incredibly

excited for your contributions to this

important work!

As part of Kayla’s work, she is distributing

a survey about climate change impacts to

the Tribal community. If you are interested in

filling out the survey, please follow this link:

https://forms.gle/yQrNMdHRiqXA22Qf8

and be entered into a raffle for a chance to

win 10 amazing prizes. For any questions,

feedback, or information on climate

change, climate vulnerability and risks, or

climate adaptation and mitigation, please

contact kstevenson@ctclusi.org, or 541888-9577.

December 2023

Program Coordinator

Hired for Circles of

Healing

My name is Joe Gammon, and I was

born in Newport Oregon and currently

live in Eugene Oregon. I was in the

Army for Seven years and traveled

all over the world as well as deployed

twice to Afghanistan. In 2013 I married

my high school sweetheart and the

love of my life and together we have

four boys, two of which are twins. I

have a Bachelor’s in Human Services

from the University of Oregon and a

Master’s in Business Leadership from

Bushnell University. In my free time, I

love spending time with my wife and

kids and getting outside. We love

to hunt and fish all over Oregon, so

please tell me if you have any good

spots.

My role at CTCLUSI is Program

Coordinator for the Circles of Healing

Program. It is such a blessing to be

able to help people and work with all

of you.

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If you or anyone in your 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!

Visit www.ctclusi.org/events to view the

online event calendar

Morgan Gaines, Communications Specialist

Office: (541) 888-7536

Cell: (541) 808-7918

Email: mgaines@ctclusi.org

www.ctclusi.org

December 2023

Tribal Member Achievements

Tribal Member Adam Petrie

Brings Home the Silver

Tribal Member Stephanie Fong Honored

by Staff on National Boss’s Day

Adam Petrie received three silvers in freestyle,

freestyle relay and backstroke at the Special

Olympics Swim Meet held in Corvallis, Oregon

on Saturday, November 4, 2023.

I have worked for Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians for 11 years

with their Shingle Springs Tribal TANF Program. In the beginning I was

a Family Advocate I for 2.5 years then was promoted to Site Manager

for the Tribal TANF office in El Dorado County Office. My staff honored

me for National Boss’s Day on October 16th, 2023.

Way to go Adam!

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD):

More Than the Winter Blues

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Fall is here and Winter is approaching! The Coos, Lower Umpqua, & Siuslaw Indians Social Services

Department continues offering Heating or Cooling assistance for qualifying low income households.

In addition to meeting the income guidelines, you must reside in the State of Oregon and must be

an Enrolled CTCLUSI Tribal member or have an enrolled CTCLUSI Child in your care for LIHEAP

assistance. To receive assistance contact the Social Services Division or fill out an application on the

CTCLUSI website at https://laserfiche.ctclusi.org/Forms/LIHEAP.

To qualify, your household gross income needs to be at or below the following income limits:

1 Person Family

$33,426

2 Person Family

$43,711

3 Person Family

$53,996

4 Person Family

$64,281

5 Person Family

$74,565

6 Person Family

$84,850

As the days get shorter and there is less daylight, you may start to feel sad. While many

people experience the “winter blues,” some people may have a type of depression called

seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

The first step is to determine how much your symptoms interfere with your daily life.

Do you have mild symptoms that

have lasted less than 2 weeks?

●

These activities can make you feel better:

Feeling down but still able

to take care of yourself and

others

●

Having some trouble sleeping

●

Having less energy than usual

but still able to do your job,

schoolwork, or housework

●

Doing something you enjoy

●

Going outside in the sunlight

●

Spending time with family

and friends

●

Eating healthy and avoiding

foods with lots of sugar

If these activities do not help or your symptoms are getting worse, talk to a

health care provider.

Do you have more severe symptoms that

have lasted more than 2 weeks?

Seek professional help:

●

Light therapy

●

Social withdrawal

●

Psychotherapy (talk therapy)

●

Oversleeping

●

Medications

Social Security Card

●

Gaining weight

●

Vitamin D supplements

Copy of your utility bill

SSI or SSDI Statement of Benefits

●

Tribal Enrollment Card

Child Support Statement

Craving foods with lots of

sugar like cakes, candies,

and cookies

Oregon Trail Card

Current Oregon Health Plan Card

In order for your application to be processed and

determine qualification you must provide:

Proof of Income (Pay Stub)

For help finding treatment, visit nimh.nih.gov/findhelp.

No appointment is necessary as Tribal Households can fill out the application online at https://

laserfiche.ctclusi.org/Forms/LIHEAP . If you have any questions or need assistance filling out an

application, please contact Carol Ann Young , Social Services Worker at 541-435-7159 .

If you or someone you know is in immediate distress or is thinking about hurting themselves,

call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

nimh.nih.gov/sad

NIMH Identification No. OM 22-4320

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Education Corner

AFter School Program

Calling For Tutors!!

The Education Department has

resumed the after school program at

the Tribal Hall in Coos Bay from

3:30pm-5:30pm on Wednesdays and

Fridays. Activities include:

If you are intersted in tutoring

tribal students please contact

the education department at

541-888-1314. We are back inperson for tutoring as well as

remotely.

Archery

Arrow Making

Traditional Art

Ancestral Gardening

Nature Walks/First Foods

Visits to the Marine Life Center

Mentorship

Elk hide scraping

The Education team has some ability

to pick your child up from school to

participate in these after school

events with an advance note to the

school secretary. Please contact

Education Sepcialist II Brandy

Lauby at 541-888-1314, or

blauby@ctlcusi.org to see if a pickup for your child is possible.

You can also fill out a request to

tutor on this form

https://ctclusi.org/education/.

Tribal Member Parents

Please join our education

Facebook Page if you have

students K-12.

Higher Education Students are

highly recommended to join as

well. Scholarships, internships,

job announcements, and other

key educational information

shared.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/6

50089851682043

CONTACT: Jemiah Wassman jwassman@ctlcusi.org 541-888-1318

Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians

Department of Human Resources

Current Openings as of 11/14/2023

Tribal Government Offices Job Opportunities

• Advanced Practice Provider – Medical – Coos Bay

• Advanced Practice Provider – Psychiatric – Coos Bay

• Case Manager/ICWA – Coos Bay

• Community Information Manager – Coos Bay

• Dental Hygienist – Part-Time – Coos Bay

• Forester – Coos Bay

• Gaming Inspector – Florence

• Health Executive Assistant – Coos Bay

• Higher Education Specialist – Coos Bay

• Physician – Coos Bay

• Physician – Family Medicine – Coos Bay

• Physician – Psychiatrist – Coos Bay

• Psychologist – Coos Bay

• Surveillance Agent I. – Florence

• Special Events – On Call – Varies on assignment

Please visit Job Opportunities on the Tribes website for full job

descriptions and benefits available. You may also apply for any

position online. http://ctclusi.org/jobs

Updated Frequently

Please email questions to recruitment@ctclusihr.org

December 2023

www.ctclusi.org

December 2023

Upcoming Events

December 2023

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

miluk language class

4pm-6pm

hanis language class

4pm-6pm

Ribbon Shirt & Skirts,

Tribal Hall, Coos Bay

10 am - 4 pm

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Parenting Workshop

Zoom 6 pm - 7:30 pm

SATURDAY

Ribbon Shirt & Skirts,

Tribal Hall, Coos Bay

10 am - 4 pm

Elders Luncheon

Three Rivers Casino

11:30 a.m.

Holiday Celebration

Three Rivers Casino

Event Center

Regular Council

Meeting 10:00 a.m.

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice Activities, Tribal Hall, Coos Bay, Oregon (see flyer page 6)

Christmas Eve

New Year’s Eve

Christmas Day

All Tribal

Officed Closed

Staff Appreciation Day

All Tribal Officed

Closed

Business Council

Meeting 6:00 p.m.

New Year’s Day Peace

Hike Yachats, 9:30 am

All Tribal Offices Closed

January 2024

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

31 Deadline

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s

Day Peace

Hike Yachats,

9:30 am All Offices Closed

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Regular Council Meeting

10:00 a.m.

PRC Application

Business Council

Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Cedar Deer

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December 2023

Cedar Deer

Soak all of the cedar pieces in warm water for approximately 2 hours or until bendable.

Keep them damp as you weave. (A spray or mist bottle works best.)

Follow illustrations A through M, making sure to weave tightly.

Soak all of the cedar pieces in warm water for approximately 2 hours or until bendable. Keep them damp as you weave. (A spray or mist bottle works best.)

Follow illustrations A through M, making sure to weave tightly.

To finish the cedar deer, refer to Illustration N. Bend cedar piece #1 behind

#3. Cut off excess cedar, leaving a long enough piece to tuck under a weaver

in back. Bend cedar piece #2 behind #1. Cut off excess cedar, leaving a long

enough piece to tuck under a weaver in back. Bend cedar piece #3 behind. Cut

off excess cedar , leaving a long enough piece to tuck under #2 weaver in back.

Cut the 4 deer legs to ~ 3 inches from the body. Cut at an angle for tail, about

1 inch from the body. Cut the 2 ears to a point, 3/4 inch from head. See photo.

Note: variations in cutting tail, legs, and ears or antlers creates a doe or stag.

Be creative!

Trim and cut antlers, hooves, and tail. For antlers, cut them vertically part way

down the center ,and then while wet, curl them over a pencil. Some like to cut

them vertically in half part way and then fold each down at different lengths.

Decorate with ribbon if desired. For hanger, slip a thin ribbon through one of the

cedar pieces on the deer’s back and tie ends together to create a loop.

Big Canoe

Ocean Fishing Trips

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a weaver in back. Bend cedar piece #2 behind #1. Cut off excess cedar,

leaving a long enough piece to tuck under a weaver in back. Bend cedar

piece #3

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HOTbehind.

tuck under #2 weaver in back.

GIFT

CARD

Progressive

NEW

DAY!

FORTUNE

WHEEL

It’s in

the Bag!

Cut the 4 deer legs to ~ 3 inches from the body. Cut at an angle for tail,

WEDNESDAYS

MONDAYS

TUESDAYS

7PM-9PM

about 6PM-9PM

1 inch from the body. Cut

the 2 ears

to a point, 3/4 inch

from head. 7PM-9PM

30 minutes to

Drawings

every

30 legs,

minutes

See photo. Note: variations in

cutting

tail,

and ears or Drawings

antlers every

creates

spin the wheel. Progressive

to win a Designer Bag. PLUS,

a doe or stag. Be creative!

Jackpot starts at $1,000 and

Hot Seats every 20 minutes

to win a $25 Gift Card.

a cash prize up to $250! One

$100 for every

everyFor

50 same-day

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andfortail.

antlers, cut themincreases

vertically

attempt. One entry for every

points earned.

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50 same-day points earned on

Some like to cut them vertically in half part way and then fold

each

Wednesdays.

down at different lengths.

Decorate with ribbon if desired. For hanger, slip a thin ribbon through

DECEMBER WEEKLY SPECIALS

a loop.

MONDAY - THURSDAY

served f rom 11am-10pm

MONDAY - HERB ENCRUSTED HALF CHICKEN $25

TUESDAY - FRY BREAD TACOS $20

WEDNESDAY - SMOKED PORK CHOP $25

THURSDAY - OPEN FACED HOT TURKEY $20

DO YOU WANT TO FISH FOR SALMON, HALIBUT,

LINGCOD, ROCKFISH OR TUNA WITH AN EXPERIENCED

FISHING CAPTAIN?

The Tribe is hosting fishing trips for Tribal Members and their

immediate family members on our new 34 ft. North River ocean

vessel, the Big Canoe.

All tackle and bait is provided.

FRIDAY - SUNDAY

served f rom 4pm-10pm

FRIDAY - PRIME RIB $21

SATURDAY - JAMBALAYA $25

SUNDAY - CHEF’S CHOICE

win

Fridays and Saturdays

7pm

7pm to

to 9pm

9pm || Drawings

Drawings every

every 30

30 minutes

minutes

One entry for every 100 points earned on Fridays and Saturdays

Café

1297

Christmas

DINNER

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25

APPLEWOOD

SMOKED CARVER HAM

Served with broccoli

casserole, rosemary

roasted red potatoes and

an artisan roll with house

made honey butter.

Finished with a choice of

Pecan Pie or Lemon Cake.

$30

Please send an e-mail to bigcanoe@ctclusi.org or call (541) 888-7533 if you are interested

in being notified of upcoming trips, or if you would like to learn more.

Contact

bigcanoe@ctclusi.org

541-888-7533

Note: Ocean fishing trips are weatherdependent and may be scheduled or

cancelled on short notice due to

changing ocean conditions.

COOS BAY

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