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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

2012 Annual Report

Chairman’s Message

Strengthening relationships with Tribes, local governments

and state governments has been a priority for our Tribe. We participate in Tribal organizations and have several Memorandums

of Agreement and Understanding with various agencies and local

governments.

Our relationships have paid off as we have received support

from various groups this year on issues that are important to the

Tribe. We continued to work on our fee-to-trust legislation and

on the Tribe’s gathering rights.

Once again we were invited and proud to perform traditional

dances at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. It was the second year that the Tribe was asked to

perform. The museum’s relationship with Tribes is outstanding.

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest

Indians. Delores Pigsley

addresses ATNI members at

a conference hosted by the

Siletz Tribe and Chinook

Winds Casino Resort.

As the economy began to improve, we saw increased revenue at Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Under the management

of Tribal member Mike Fisher, revenue went up and expenses

went down even though we had a huge expense in replacing

the escalator.

Table of Contents

We look forward to a prosperous 2013 and the well-being of

our Tribe.

Administration

Planning

Tribal Court

Housing

Human Resources

Natural Resources

Programs 1

Programs 2

Health

Public Safety

Chinook Winds

STBC

Tribal Council

The Tribe was truly grateful to the Native American Rights

Fund and John Echohawk for making sure that our Tribe was

included in the Nez Perce class action lawsuit. The Nez Perce

Trust Fund Settlement payment was a long time coming and

our Tribe and members enjoyed the proceeds.

Front Cover

Top row, l to r: Jordan Hoover, Alan Fish, SuSun

Fisher, Joshley Howell and Carter Mason

Bottom row, l to r: Teyha Seltenreich, Justina

Rilatos, Ron Butler Jr., Gabriel Jurado and

Gladys Bolton

Back Cover

Clockwise from top: Sahaylee Mason, Lexi Metcalf

and Malik Knott, Aushay Lucas, Chewescla

DePoe, Breanna Jordan-Goodell and Louie Orona

and Lily Whitehead

Administration

Sharon A. Edenfield, administrative

manager, oversees the Accounting, Fringe

Benefits, Information Systems, Public

Works, Facilities and Fleet, and Property

and Procurement departments and the

Administrative Support staff.

She also serves as BIA self-governance

coordinator, plan administrator and trust

officer. Additionally, she serves as a member to the Audit and Investment committees and as staff representative to the

Budget Committee.

The Tribe received a one-time payment

from the Nez Perce Settlement during 2012

that resulted in the Accounting Department processing two per capita distributions. The department received an incentive award for its efforts.

The Information Systems Department

provided services to all Tribal programs

and employees. Highlights of a few accomplishments include:

•

Completed fiber connectivity that

greatly improved the overall speed of

our network and gives us the ability to

view trainings, webinars and meetings

Set up RIO (a software upgrade of

Laserfiche) as our document storage

and retrieval software

Set up the security device for VPN

access that lets providers log in and

work after hours

Added new servers to the Education, Natural Resources and Planning

departments

Changed infrastructure by upgrading

two firewall devices, four switches and

approximately 70 workstations and

adding four new routers and 21 new

printers

The Public Works Department provided daily assistance to Tribal programs and

members. Listed below are a few

accomplishments:

Memorial Day on Government Hill.

Siletz Color Guard, Royalty and Tribal

Council approach the Veterans Memorial

accompanied by the West Coast Boyz.

•

Provided assistance with 14 funerals

Maintained and mowed 167.11 acres

Completed all required testing of water systems for the Environmental Protection Agency, along with servicing generators,

building fire sprinklers, fire alarms, elevator and HVAC systems

All back-flow valves tested with one new installation

Major cleanup of grounds after a couple of bad winter storms

Renovated the community center restrooms (new tile, solarpowered faucets, partitions, fixtures and painting of walls

with basketweave border)

The Facilities and Fleet Department maintained 44 GSA

vehicles and 28 E-Plate vehicles. The Tribal Community Center

was utilized for 235 events.

The Property and Procurement Department filled 2,866

requests from stock inventory and purchase orders for a total

savings of $106,627.41. It held quarterly excess sales and completed a physical inventory.

The Administrative Support staff provided daily clerical assistance to central administration managers and other Tribal programs. Staff continues to distribute the Tribal history book The

People Are Dancing Again to Tribal members. To date 1,568 have

been distributed to the membership. Administrative Support staff

also distributed 36 laptops to higher education and adult vocational training students.

Planning

2012 was a year of transition for the

Planning Department. Three key staff

positions turned over (Realty, GIS and

Enrollment). Several large projects

neared close-out or moved to final design

and engineering.

On the heels of the raw water storage

tank construction, design and engineering began for the Tribal half-million-gallon

treated water storage tank. This will be

located across from the clinic and south

of the walking path from the community

center to Silatchee Park.

The Molalla Court extension was the

department’s big construction project of

2012. Because of cost savings, we were

able to include improvements to adjacent parking areas, solar-powered street

lighting, traffic tables to encourage safer

speeds and storm drainage repairs. Molalla

is the first “solar street” in Lincoln County.

Design engineering for sidewalks on

Gwee-Shut Road neared completion. The

slope of this project, as well as coordination with water system improvements

and safety concerns, added some complications to the project and extended

design completion.

Planning and bidding for solar panel

installation on the Tillicum Fitness Center

in Siletz also was completed, with construction slated for early 2013.

Planning’s data coordinator provides

significant support to the Enrollment

Department and assists the grant writer,

energy program and other departments.

The data coordinator assists with the

maintenance of databases and surveys,

and helps develop reports that support

the activities of other departments.

The part-time emergency planner

continues to coordinate with state and

federal agencies as the Tribe’s liaison on

emergency planning and response, including FEMA and tsunami response planning.

This ensures the Tribe’s compliance with

federal safety mandates and brings safety

information back to the Tribe.

Solar-powered street lights. Molalla

Court in Siletz is the first “solar street”

in Lincoln County, lit at night by 10

solar-powered lights.

The GIS/planner provides support for the entire Tribal administrative structure, including Planning, Natural Resources, other

departments and the Siletz Tribal Business Corporation via the

collection of data and creation of maps. Our new GIS/planner

comes with many years of experience working for the Bureau of

Land Management.

The construction engineer supervised projects, from new

construction to building rehabilitation. He also works with the

Tribal planner to lay the groundwork for the comprehensive plan

update, the annual transportation system plan update and on

water and wastewater system planning.

He also was elected to the Oregon Coast Economic Development Alliance Board and worked on the Pacific Marine Energy

Center Siting Team.

The transit coordinator developed transit policies and procedures with the Tribal Transportation Advisory Committee,

completed extensive transit vehicle preventive maintenance and

transporter training, developed the transit page for the Tribal

website and streamlined operations and maintenance systems,

improving vehicle availability and reducing Tribal liability.

The grant writer provides support to Tribal departments in

developing and writing grants and supports the fiscal side of the

Transit program. The “Ride Free with your Tribal ID” (Lincoln

County Transit) program continues to be very popular and the

additional mid-day route has halved the time it takes to make a

round trip by bus between Siletz and Lincoln City.

New grants in 2012 included the Administration for Children and Families’ Tribal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood

Home Visiting, a five-year grant of approximately $1.8 million

($200,000 for planning in the first year);

Farmers Market Promotion, $42,807; and

USDA Housing Preservation, $34,846.

The Tribal planner oversees departmental operations and staffing, which

included more turnover than usual in

2012. This position additionally covers

transportation planning, including keeping

the Indian Reservation Road (IRR) inventory current and funded.

In 2012, additional regional transit

planning took place. The Tribal planner,

ODOT (Oregon Department of Transportation), Lincoln County Transit, Lincoln City

and the Confederated Tribes of Grand

Ronde studied ways to create a transit tie

between Salem and Lincoln City. A gap

exists between Grand Ronde and Lincoln

City where no public transit is available.

A final plan was presented to the Tribal

Council in early 2013.

FY12 and 2013 IRR dollars have

moved into programmatic agreements,

which should move projects more quickly

and allow any cost savings to be rolled

into other Tribal Transportation Improvement Project tasks.

The Planning Department clerk has a

demanding multifaceted job, handling the

department’s multiple cuff accounts and

processing accounts payable, a continuing

challenge given all the construction work.

Siletz Tribal Energy Program

The Siletz Tribal Energy Program

(STEP) continued in 2012. It is funded

with an Administration for Native Americans Social and Economic Development

Strategies grant, an Energy Efficiency

Community Block Grant, a Department of

Energy grant, a Climate Showcase Communities grant from the Environmental

Protection Agency and grants from the

State of Oregon, Bonneville Power Administration and local utilities.

Program goals are to provide outreach

and education to Tribal members about

energy efficiency, conservation and weath-

Restoration

Pow-Wow.

Elders Alice

Keene, Carol

Blomstrom,

Gloria Ingle

and Dolores

Fernandez join

the grand entry.

Nesika

Illahee

PowWow. Tre

Jackson

dances

during

an interTribal.

erization and develop an energy management plan and green building codes.

STEP provided 170 compact fluorescent lights to seven households to help

save power and money. We also provided

25 EPA Energy Star-rated clothes washers, seven Energy Star refrigerators and

four microwaves to 36 low-income-eligible

Tribal members to help reduce use of

power and water and save money.

Fourteen energy assessments on Tribal

homes were provided to low-income Tribal

members. Seven homes received weatherization work as indicated by these assessments. Work was funded by STEP and

completed by the Force Account crew.

In administrative buildings, STEP

replaced old lighting in the Tribal Community Center and Siletz Rec Center with new

energy-efficient LED fixtures and bulbs.

This will save the Tribe up to 50 percent

of the electricity cost compared with the

old fixtures.

STEP held an Earth Day event, a Halloween costume swap and a Siletz Recycles Day event and participated in numerous Tribal activities. These events helped

us disseminate information in person on

energy conservation and recycling.

STEP also kept its Facebook and webpage updated and wrote articles for Siletz

News and the local newsletter each month.

Realty

The Realty Division transitioned smoothly to new staff with an

overlap and training program. Realty provided extensive environmental review and compliance to Tribal departments, in addition

to reviewing proposals for acquisition of additional Tribal lands.

Realty also facilitates the conversion of lands to trust and

reservation status by working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs,

surveys and clearing titles.

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Total acreage, including timberlands: 15,622.15 acres

Pending trust status: 8.3 acres

Placed in trust since 2011: 133.66 acres

Total acreage in trust/reservation status: 4,562.46 acres/

380.14 acres

No new properties acquired

Enrollment

Enrollment has the huge responsibility of keeping Tribal

membership records. In 2012, the department continued to

develop the Enrollment database, housing a complete record of

Tribal members and ancestors placed on the Siletz Reservation.

By the end of 2012, 90 new Tribal members had enrolled

and 22 Tribal members had walked on. The total Tribal member

population was 4,909.

The Enrollment Department continues to be busy, fielding

11,960 telephone calls, documenting 2,292 address updates,

issuing 573 Tribal identification cards, disbursing death benefits for

22 individuals and providing 959 Certificate of Indian Birth (CIB)

forms, in addition to providing data to all programs with reports.

Siletz Tribal Enrollment Statistics

2011

2012

year-to-year

difference

New Enrollments

109

-17.43%

Deceased Removals

37.50%

Roll Total

4,847

4,909

1.28%

Phone Calls

7,444

11,960

60.67%

Address Changes

1,567

2,292

46.27%

CIBs Issued

684

959

40.20%

IDs Issued

574

573

-0.17%

Run to the Rogue. Sharon

Mason, Pam Rilatos, Phil

Rilatos, Gloria Ingle and

Elaine Smith enjoy the run.

The Enrollment Department works

closely with the families and the funeral

homes assisting families in their time of

sorrow. Enrollment disburses death benefits of up to $7,000 if the Tribal member

has a designated beneficiary. If the Tribal

member does not have a designated

beneficiary on file with the Enrollment

Department, he or she is eligible for up to

$6,000 for services only.

In addition, the Tribe provides Tribal

members with caskets at a wholesale

price through the Enrollment Department.

Please make sure you have designated a

beneficiary or have updated the beneficiary form in your Enrollment file.

Please help keep your and your minor

children’s information current by contacting the Enrollment Department right away.

If you do not know your Tribal roll number, provide your date of birth.

For your security, your information

must be updated in writing with your signature for verification purposes. Standard

forms for changes and new enrollments

are available online at ctsi.nsn.us, click on

Government Listings, Enrollment.

You also can contact the Enrollment

Department by telephone at 541-4448258 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; by

e-mail at covas@ctsi.nsn.us; or by mail at

P.O. Box 549, Siletz, Oregon 97380-0549.

Tribal Court

Caseload

New

Average monthly new cases

Closed

Hearings, monthly average

547

45.58

434

45.58

Court Staff

One chief judge, one appellate judge,

one District Court judge, one Gaming Court

judge, Community Court judge (vacant),

one full-time court administrator and one

half-time deputy court administrator

Development

Funding

The court is maintained with money

from the annual EPR funds and BIA funds.

Tribal Court continues to seek grant funding where we qualify as a developing court.

Case Management

Tribal Court strives to meet the ongoing

challenge of new categories of cases and

complexity of subject matter.

In the last 12 years, Tribal Court has

seen an increased caseload from just over

100 cases in 2000 to a caseload of more

than 500 cases in 2012. Court staff work

in conjunction with the chief judge, creating new or modifying existing forms relevant to the ever-changing case criteria.

Subject matter has become increasingly complex with regard to employment,

personal injury cases from Chinook Winds,

other matters ranging from contract cases

to enrollment matters and any other case

that may fall within the jurisdictional

boundaries of the Siletz Tribal Court.

Tribal Court uses Laserfiche, a document imaging program for storing files.

Rebekah Goulet, deputy court administrator, has scanned past and current court

records into the Tribe’s Laserfiche storage,

saving money and space. The records

are easily searched and printed from the

stored files.

Court outreach. Visiting judges, who

come to Siletz to learn about Tribal

history, culture and people, are joined

by Chief Judge Calvin Gantenbein

(front row, second from left) and

staff attorney Cathern Tufts (back

row, far right).

Records not on Laserfich are our juvenile records as we keep

hard files indefinitely.

Training

Tribal Court promotes educational enhancement for the judicial

and court staff through participation in trainings and workshops

relative to Tribal Court issues. Tribal Court participates with neighboring courts and agencies to create good working relationships.

The National Judicial College in Reno, Nev., is one of our

most valued resources for judicial training.

Spokespersons are encouraged to gain as much legal education as they can. As funding allows, Tribal Court sponsors continuing legal education for spokespersons.

Public Relations

Representing litigants in Tribal Court matters is a pool of five

active Tribal spokespersons (non-attorneys), two attorneys and

Legal Aid Services of Oregon.

Four peacemakers appointed by Tribal Council make up the

peacemaker pool. The first qualification for peacemaker court is that

all of the parties in the dispute must agree to peacemaker court.

Housing

Mission Statement

With funds provided by the Native

American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Act (NAHASDA) and other

resources, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz

Indians will continue the operation of a

housing program with an overall mission to

ensure that low-income Siletz Tribal members have the opportunity to obtain housing

that meets their needs, is affordable and

provides a safe, healthy living environment.

Year in Review

2012 has been an exciting and busy

year for the Siletz Tribal Housing Department (STHD). In January, we submitted

comments to the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

regarding the draft NAHASDA regulations

that were a result of negotiated rulemaking. After almost four years, we have new

regulations that were negotiated with

Tribal leader input. The Final Rule was

published Dec. 3.

March brought a representative of

AMERIND Risk Management (insurer of

Tribal housing units) to Siletz to present a

safety award that recognized STHD as an

outstanding member.

April marked the completion and occupancy of the Elder cottages, another

multi-year project, and completion of the

Home of Your Own policy.

Dec. 31 welcomed the first foundation

pour in the Tillamook subdivision, formerly

known as the Miller property.

Organizational

The 2011 Annual Performance Report

was compiled and submitted to HUD on

March 30 and was the final report for the

2009 Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG).

The 2013 Indian Housing Plan was submitted Sept. 25 and was the first one

using the consolidated format.

STHD staff made significant progress

in tracking tenant account receivables

with the implementation of a new desktop

Housing award. Alec Grandon, AMERIND

Risk Management Corporation, presents

an Outstanding Member Award to the

Siletz Tribal Housing Department. Sami

Jo Difuntorum and Valerie Hibdon from

the Housing Department and Robert

Kentta and Bud Lane from the Tribal

Council accept the award.

guide and report format. As a result, program arrearages were

significantly reduced.

The low-income rental program experienced a 71 percent

reduction in arrearages, MEPA (Monthly Equity Payment Account)

loans 28 percent and Homebuyer arrears were reduced 41 percent. Total past due amounts paid $94,369.03.

Two Mutual Help Homeownership units conveyed in 2012

and neither had an outstanding MEPA loan. STHD submitted the

updated information and current Tribal enrollment data to the

IHBG formula center and participated in OLINK (a group of Tribes

with shared population data because of overlapping service

areas) meetings.

Construction

In January, the contract for architect and engineer services

was awarded to Arbor South for the design of a single-family subdivision in Siletz. A contract was awarded to Cearley Construction

for phase one construction of seven single-family homes and

infrastructure development for the entire parcel. A ground-breaking

ceremony was held Oct 29 and site work began Nov. 11.

The goal of developing a homeowner community in Lincoln

City solidified. In 2011, we dusted off the environmental review

that was completed for the Mast property in 2005. We enlisted

HUD’s assistance to pursue a waiver and

have continued to work with the Northwest Office of Native American Programs’

field office to that end.

The packet was sent to HUD’s Office

of General Counsel in November and we

received confirmation that our waiver

request was granted. We will begin the

design phase for the Lincoln City project

in 2013 and plan to begin construction in

early 2014.

Legislative

During 2012, the National American

Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) workgroup on unexpended funds continued to

identify barriers that prohibit some grant

recipients from expending funds in a

timely manner. Serving as the workgroup

moderator was challenging at times but

provided the STHD executive director with

a broader perspective on the challenges

faced by others.

The STHD

Maintenance and

Force Account staff

modernized the

Housing administration office,

including installation of vinyl plank

flooring and interior paint. The two

departments were

combined to form

one crew, eliminating the need to

refill the maintenance supervisor position. The

restructure has

provided valuable

training to both

crews.

Restoration

Pow-Wow.

Kai Running

Bear Williams

dances during

the pow-wow.

Nesika Illahee

Pow-Wow.

Jessica Garica

and Dee-YunNe Shine Garcia

dance at the

August powwow in Siletz.

NAHASDA Reauthorization

NAHASDA will expire in September

2013 and will need to be reauthorized.

Anticipating changes to the statute, the

NAIHC Legislative Committee developed

a matrix of potential amendments that

would make the law more effective for

Tribes and their housing programs. STHD

actively participates with this committee to

ensure that Siletz priorities are considered

during this process.

Miscellaneous

We were successful in obtaining

Housing Preservation Grant funds.

Although we received only a fraction of

the amount requested, these funds will

provide much-needed assistance to a few

Tribal households.

Progress continued on resolving

findings from the 2005 and 2010 HUD

monitoring reports. Only two items remain

open and it’s anticipated they will be

resolved in 2013.

New Elders housing. Everetta Butler

stands outside of her new home in Siletz.

Human Resources

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Siletz Tribal Human Resources Department to obtain, develop and train the most important resource

the Tribe has – human resources. This department will provide

service to Tribal programs and employment applicants in an efficient, respectful and helpful manner. It will assist employees with

skill development to ensure quality services to Tribal members

and personal growth of Tribal employees.

Accomplishments/Activities

One of the department’s major functions is to facilitate the

hiring process. During 2012, the Tribe hired 98 employees.

•

59 regular (35 Tribal, 4 other Tribe, 20 non-Indian)

39 temporary (27 Tribal, 2 other Tribe, 10 non-Indian)

In addition to the regular Human Resources duties for the

administration, this department contracted out its services (consulting, job description, Human Resources Information System,

recruitment, background checks) to other Tribal entities, including the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center and Siletz Tribal Gaming

Commission.

Job Descriptions

Six revised job descriptions were

approved:

•

VAWA Outreach Specialist

Women’s TLC Coordinator

Prevention Coordinator Trainee

VAWA Program Coordinator/Advocate

VAWA Outreach Specialist

Force Account/Maintenance Supervisor

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Head Start Classroom Aide, Assistant

Teacher/Bus Driver and Teacher

After-School Program Aide

Home Visit Program Coordinator and

Outreach Specialist

Cultural Education Director

Project Coordinator for Siletz Language Program

Social Service Advocate

Tribal Service Specialist I/II

477 Admin & Monitoring Specialist

Case Manager II/III

USDA Warehouse Clerk

Voc Rehab Job Developer/Counselor

and Program Aide

Elders Title VI Coordinator

HFHC Project Manager

Tribal Custodian

Environmental Planner/Trainee

Enrollment Clerk

Planner/GIS

NRAA/CCAA

Natural Resources Crewmember

VAWA Program Coordinator and

Outreach Specialist

Physical Activity Coordinator

CHS Clerk Tech Trainee

Medical Assistant

Nursing Supervisor

Clinical Applications Coordinator

Community Health Director

Exercise Facility Assistant

Outpatient Counselor

Recruitment Activities

The department recruited for the following positions:

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Community Christmas Program. Tribal

Accounting staff sing at the Community

Christmas Program in Siletz.

New Positions

Five new positions were created:

•

Environmental Planner Trainee

Force Account/Maintenance Supervisor

Home Visit Program Coordinator

Home Visit Outreach Specialist

Cultural Resources Technician/Researcher

•

Prevention Coordinator/Trainee

Women’s TLC Coordinator

Pharmacy Tech I/II

Clinical Nurse

Tobacco Prevention & Education

Coordinator

Community Health Advocate I/II

Dental Assistant I/II

Diabetes Case Manager and Program

Assistant

Patient Accounts Representative

Portland Area Office Clerk

Receptionist

Central Office Clerk

Human Resources Manager, Assistant

and Clerk

Maintenance Worker/Groundskeeper

Child Care Worker

On-Call Custodian

Administrative Assistant

Awards Banquet: Approximately 250 people attended the

annual awards banquet at Chinook Winds.

Worker’s Compensation

Our Worker’s Compensation Insurance carrier for 2012 was

Tribal First.

Employee Assistance Program

Our EAP provider for 2012 was RBH. Confidential services

were available to Tribal employees and their immediate families at

no cost. Services available include:

•

Life Balance Resources: Legal services, will preparation,

mediation services, financial services, home ownership

program, identity theft services, personal advantage,

worksite services

Counseling: RBH eAccess, 24-hour crisis help, confidential

counseling – up to seven face-to-face counseling sessions for

each new issue, including family, relationships, stress, anxiety

and other common issues

Labor Force

At the end of 2012, the Tribes labor

force was made up of:

•

Siletz Tribal Members

Other American Indians

Non-American Indians

165

Total Workforce

263

Training Activities

• How to Deal with Difficult People

• Diversity and Discrimination

Employee Incentive Activities

The Human Resources Department coordinates the Employee Incentive Awards

program. The following awards were presented at the 2012 all-staff meetings:

•

Extra Effort Award

Special Acts or Services

Time Off Award

Outstanding Performance

Employee Suggestion/Invention

Employee of the Quarter

Employee of the Year

Halloween fun.

Aiyana ImblerBremner and

Nancy Simmons

trick or treat

at the Tribal

administration

building in Siletz.

Natural Resources

Local landscape. The area in and near

Siletz includes waterfalls that empty

into the Siletz River and a salmon bake

during the pow-wow in August.

It is the mission of the Siletz Tribal

Natural Resources Department to care for,

protect, enhance and provide for the wise

use of all of the Tribe’s natural resources in

a manner that will ensure all generations to

come will benefit from these resources.

This philosophy applies to all lands to

which the Tribe is historically tied, including its ancient, aboriginal, ancestral lands,

its Coast Reservation and its current and

future land holdings.

The department is responsible for

operating the Tribal Forestry, Fish and

Wildlife, Aquatics and Environmental

Protection programs.

Funding comes from a variety of

sources, including BIA Self-Governance,

Tribal Forest Management Deductions,

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

General Assistance Program (GAP) grant,

EPA Clean Water Act Section 106 grant,

EPA Clean Water Act Section 319 grant,

Administration for Native Americans (ANA)

Environmental Regulatory Enhancement

(ERE) grant and an Oregon Watershed

Enhancement Board (OWEB) grant.

Additionally, the department administers grants from EPA and other entities

covering its participation in the Portland

Harbor Superfund Site monitoring activi10

ties, along with contracts with a number of organizations to

provide aquatics monitoring services.

The Forestry Program covers all aspects of forest management

on the Tribe’s 15,000+ acres of timberlands, including timber sale

planning (environmental assessments, unit layout and design,

road layout and design, timber cruising, appraisals, contract

development), timber sale administration (contract administration

and compliance inspections), silviculture (prescription writing, site

preparation, reforestation, animal damage protection, brush control, stocking surveys), forest development (timber stand improvement, precommercial and commercial thinning), forest protection

(fire management, insect and disease control), forest inventory

and management planning, and firewood permits.

Accomplishments for 2012 include:

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Harvesting 2.23 million board feet of timber yielding a net

timber revenue of $675,893

Presales work on two sale areas totaling 145 acres and 4.189

million board feet

Planting 21,217 seedlings on 39 acres

Completing 81 acres of stocking surveys

Issuing 222 personal use firewood permits

Issuing 100 property access permits

Cutting 28¼ cords of firewood during three Elders woodcuts

The Fish and Wildlife program handles all aspects of Tribal

fish and wildlife management, including issuing and tracking deer

and elk hunting tags and licenses, salmon fishing tags and shellfish gathering permits. The program also covers the distribution

of confiscated game meat and subsistence

salmon to Tribal members.

In 2012, accomplishments include:

•

Issuing 299 deer tags (26 filled)

Issuing 135 elk tags (15 filled)

Issuing 138 salmon tags (6 filled)

Picking up, processing and distributing

4,190 pounds of subsistence salmon

Distributing 809 summer run steelhead

from the Oregon Department of Fish &

Wildlife’s Siletz River fish trap

Distributing 201 winter steelhead from

the Eagle Creek Hatchery

Providing surplus game and salmon to

eligible Tribal members

The Environmental Protection program

is funded through an EPA GAP grant. This

grant’s primary focus is on water quality

monitoring in the Siletz River basin.

In addition to the continuation of these

activities, 2012 accomplishments include:

•

Participating in activities to monitor

assessment and cleanup of the Portland Harbor superfund site (funded by

grants from the EPA, City of Portland,

Lower Willamette Group, Arkema,

Gasco, Linnton Plywood and Port of

Portland) and the Astoria Marine construction cleanup site

Participating in monitoring the settlement agreements covering re-licensing

of Eugene Water and Electric Board’s

Carmen-Smith and Portland General

Electric’s Clackamas River and Willamette Falls hydroelectric facilities

Representing the Tribe at meetings

about a variety of other environmental issues, including serving on EPA’s

Regional Tribal Operations Committee

Postcard from

the beach. Sunset

on Siletz Bay in

June

The Aquatics program was funded by GAP, 106 and 319

grants from the EPA; a watershed monitoring grant from OWEB;

an ERE grant from ANA; and a number of contracts and funding

agreements with outside entities.

2012 accomplishments include:

•

Incubating and hatching 500,000 lamprey eel eggs at the

Tribe’s Lhuuke Illahee Fish Hatchery

Continuing laboratory research with lamprey eel to determine

the effects of herbicides and turbidity in streams on eel survival, growth and reproduction

Continuing to collect, analyze and model stream temperature,

sediment, flow and macroinvertebrate data from locations

throughout the Siletz River system, including a number of its

tributaries, for use in a variety of future projects, including

stream TMDL (total maximum daily load) modeling efforts

and habitat restoration activities

Continuing cooperative work in a number of coastal estuaries

with various partners, including work for Ducks Unlimited as

part of the post-restoration monitoring effort in the Nilestun

area of Bandon Marsh in the Coquille River estuary

Initiating a three-year effort to delineate the various salmonid

genetic stocks within the Siletz River system

Continuing to participate in developing criteria and selecting

projects to be funded by the Bonneville Power Administration

for Willamette Basin wildlife mitigation

The Tribe continued to work with the Willamette and Siuslaw

National Forests on a variety of cooperative projects in accordance with the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with

these forests.

The Tribe also was actively involved as a natural resources

trustee for the New Carissa Oil Spill Damage Assessment and

Restoration Plan.

Programs 1

The Programs I Department includes

five social service programs for the Siletz

Tribe – Elders, U.S. Department of

Agriculture (food distribution), 477 SelfSufficiency, Indian Child Welfare and

Vocational Rehabilitation. Programs I also

includes a grant for the Healthy Family/

Healthy Child Project.

The Elders Program is partially funded

by federal grants as well as gaming

revenue.

Through a Title VI Nutritional and Support Services grant, the Elders VI coordinator helps Elders access the Meals on

Wheels program in their area. In Siletz,

the coordinator personally delivers meals

to Elders’ homes.

This year, 1,557 meals were delivered

and 602 meals were served at the meal

site at the Siletz Tribal Community Center,

a total of 2,159 meals to assist in meeting

the nutritional needs of Elders in the Siletz

community.

The Title VI coordinator and the Elders

Council coordinator had a combined 30,462

contacts and referrals through outreach,

telephone calls, home visits, case management, information for Elders and referrals,

and new and updated Elders assessments.

The Title VI coordinator also administers the Elders WEX Program, which

allowed 17 Elders to return to work in

their field of interest. Areas of employment included the Salem Parks and

Recreation Department, Elders on-call

transporters, Siletz Head Start classroom,

Scappoose Indian Education Program,

Siletz Housing Office and numerous other

work sites within the Tribal organization

and local community.

The coordinators continue to partner

with the Tribal Natural Resources

Department to provide firewood for Elders

through wood cutting events. Volunteers

along with the Elders staff deliver wood

to needy Elders who cannot transport the

wood themselves. Advertising for these

events goes in the Tribal newspaper and

the Elders newsletter. The newsletter is distributed monthly to all

Tribal Elders.

The Elders Council coordinator is the staff representative for

the Elders Council.

During the year, the Elders were involved in 42 group events

and activities. Those events included council meetings, Elders

Honor Day with other Tribes, Oregon Tribes Gathering, Run to

the Rogue, National Indian Council on Aging conference, Nesika

Illahee Pow-Wow and various concerts and events at Chinook

Winds Casino Resort.

The council covered fuel and mileage costs for drivers to

transport Elders from the four areas to approved Elders Council

activities, which totaled 2,382 transports this year.

The Elders attended monthly meetings, Elders Council and

group activities, monthly shopping trips, quarterly transporter and

Elders representative meetings as well as Superstar luncheons at

Chinook Winds. Elder trips are voted on at the monthly meetings.

At the end of 2012, there were 732 Tribal Elders. Each one

receives a monthly stipend ranging from $100 to $300, depending on age.

Elders Program staff is responsible for shopping, cooking

and assisting with the organization of Tribal member funerals/

potlucks at the Tribal Community Center. The Elders Program has

been able to budget $200 per funeral/potluck.

Canoe paddle.

Shirley Walker,

Elders Council

chairwoman,

accepts a gift at

the Elder Honor

Day event in

April.

The Tribe’s Food Distribution Program is funded by the U.S Department

of Agriculture (USDA) and provides commodity foods to federally recognized Tribal

families in a 15-county service area whose

household income is at or below the federal poverty level.

Families can opt to receive commodity

foods instead of food stamps (SNAP), but

cannot receive both in the same month.

Families can, however, switch back and

forth between food stamps and USDA food.

The program offers a wide variety of

packaged, canned, refrigerated, frozen

and fresh foods, including fresh produce.

Staff distributes food monthly from the

Siletz and Salem warehouses.

Program staff holds nutritional education classes and looks for volunteers to

demonstrate cooking the available products

and providing new and delicious recipes.

In coordination with the Healthy Traditions Program, the USDA kitchen has been

utilized to teach canning, jerky-making and

preparing healthy/traditional foods.

Under Public Law 102-477, the Tribe’s

477 Self-Sufficiency Program (477-SSP)

coordinates funding from several federal

agencies – Department of Labor, Health

and Human Services, the Bureau of Indian

Affairs and the State of Oregon. The programs are coordinated into a single plan

and budget that reduces administrative

costs and duplication of services.

477-SSP helps American Indian/Alaska

Native/Hawaiian participants overcome

barriers to employment by offering

employment and training services and

wellness activities. These include supportive

services such as child care, transportation,

skills testing, subsidized work experience

and on-the-job training positions with

Tribal and non-Tribal employers.

Other services include cash grants to

individuals through the General Assistance

Program and to participants with children

through the Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families Program.

Bag it. Joyce Retherford,

USDA Food Program

director, holds cloth bags

available for USDA clients.

Cut it. Bennie Brown and Carlos

Carmona use a wood splitter during an

Elders woodcut in May.

The programs coordinate family-oriented activities and referrals to other agencies and service providers. The 477-SSP supports an education program as well as a GED class in Siletz.

Self-sufficiency activities are unique in that they include

subsistence activities, wood cutting, gathering of berries and

basket-making materials, regalia making, assisting Elders in the

community, gardening and cultural activities.

The 477-SSP director administers this program and supervises one administrative and monitoring specialist, one GED

tutor and nine Tribal services specialists (TSS). Two TSS positions

are in each of the three area offices and three TSS positions are

in Siletz.

TSS staff works with clients to develop individualized case

plans intended to help clients reach their goals of independence

and self-sufficiency. In 2012, there were 647 family grants, 1,102

single adult grants, 27 non-needy caretaker relative grants, 26

families and individuals received emergency assistance and 23

individuals received direct placement services.

The program also provided more than

400 separate instances of support services. These numbers continue to reflect

an increase in families needing assistance,

which can be directly correlated to the

poor economy in the Tribe’s 11-county

service area and the country as a whole.

The program received 489 new applications for services, 160 updated applications, 361 new cases and 455 approved

applications; provided 1,136 referrals; and

completed 4,216 appointments with clients.

The objectives of the Indian Child

Welfare Program (ICW) are: (1) provide

preventative services to families in need;

(2) increase the number of Tribal/relative

placements for Tribal children; (3) improve

case management of cases open in Tribal

and state courts; and (4) increase staff

to enhance collaboration with community

partners.

Funding for ICW staff and services

comes from seven state and federal

grants. The case manager I position is the

lead staff person with administrative and

supervisory responsibilities who handles

most cases in the greater Portland-metro

area and out-of-state cases, about onethird of the ICW caseload.

The case manager II is primarily responsible for the remaining in-state Title IV-E

cases, which range from 60-80 children,

more than 70 percent of the caseload.

The child protection services case

manager works with voluntary cases and

is a protective services position that goes

on emergency calls and conducts interviews and investigations. This position

also backs up as a case manager when

needed on select cases.

The case manager III recruits, certifies

and provides training to Tribal foster home

parents, supervises visits with children

and families, conducts home visits and

responds to the needs of children in care.

This position is essential to assisting with

reports, paperwork and phone contacts

for the department.

Culture Camp.

Debbie Williams

helps Caleb

Brandt and

Isaiah Brandt

make keychains

with pine nuts

and beads at

Culture Camp.

Oregon State Fair.

Teila JuradoSalas stands still

as Cheryl Lane

applies traditional

paint for a

feather dance

demonstration.

The case manager IV became a permanent position within

the department and is responsible for office and clerical duties

and assists with client needs. This position additionally assists

with supervised visits, transports and taking incoming calls and

reports to the department.

With such a small staff for an increasingly busy department,

it is essential that all case managers are cross-trained and can

back up other positions if needed.

In 2012, the ICW Program closed 19 children’s cases and two

guardianships with Tribal relatives were finalized. ICW-certified

foster homes increased from 17 in 2011 to 21 homes in 2012.

Word of mouth, articles in the Tribal newspaper and information sessions help bring in new families, but the need for homes

remains critical. In the past year, 37 children were placed into

care by the Tribe or states.

Parents’ use of methamphetamine and prescription pain

killers remains the primary reason children are removed from

their homes. The most alarming statistic is the increase in

physical and sexual abuse. The ability to facilitate voluntary

agreements and provide intense services to negate removal is

vital to the safety and well-being of our Tribal children.

Elders enjoy the holidays. Tribal Elders

gather for a photo during the Elders’

Christmas gathering in Siletz.

The Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program (STVRP) recently completed

its second year of providing services since

implementation. The program has one director and an assistant in the Salem Area

Office and one job developer/counselor

and an assistant in Siletz.

STVRP helps clients with disabilities

identify and remove barriers to employment. Services include evaluations (neurological, psychological and educational),

ADHD counseling, supplies for participants

to complete an individualized plan for

employment (IPE), books/DVDs for participants (literature on disability), planners/

organizers, cell phones, auto repair, bus

passes, gas vouchers, interpreting services, therapy, insurance, psychotherapy,

licenses, registration, résumé writing, job

development, applications for employment

and peer mentoring services.

STVRP participated in 40 wraparound

meetings (multi-disciplinary meeting with

multiple departments all working for the

best interests of participants) and provided

advocacy and referral services to other service providers and Social Security (resulting

in participants receiving benefits).

STVRP had 53 potential participants

inquire about the program, most of whom

participated in an orientation or intake.

The Healthy Family/Healthy Child Project (HFHCP) is a coordination grant between the 477 Self-Sufficiency and the Indian

Child Welfare programs. The main objective is to create information uniformity between the programs to better assist clients and

identify risk factors for child abuse and neglect.

HFHCP has increased the number of successful multidepartmental team meetings and wraparound meetings. It also

advocates that various programs throughout the Tribe, state and

county work together with client families to help them overcome

barriers that hold them back from living successfully.

The program completed or participated in eight wraparound

family intakes, 70 wraparound meetings and 14 MDT meetings

(49 families and 98 children served); hosted a three-day Positive

Indian Parenting Train the Trainer event where 20 people were

trained as trainers; participated in the Increasing Your Success

Conference hosted by the 477 Self-Sufficiency Program; and

presented the HFHCP model at a Region X Tribal TANF and Child

Welfare Conference.

The Programs I manager is responsible for oversight of these

six social service programs, which includes direct supervision of

five supervisors and one program clerk. The manager has been

a backup for directors in the six programs when needed and is

responsible for meetings and constant communication and coordination of the programs and staff.

The Programs I clerk is responsible for office administration

and is trained to be a backup for clerical staff in the other six

programs as needed. The position is also part of the funeral/

potluck team to meet the needs of Tribal families and be a

resource for them.

Programs 2

Programs 2 provides the following

services: After-School Program, Child Care,

Head Start, Culture, Education, Traditional

Arts and Language, Pow-Wow and Youth

Services. Additionally, a new grant-funded

program was added, the Maternal, Infant

and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.

Of the eight Tribal Standing Committees, three are within Programs 2: Cultural,

Education and Pow-Wow. The Cultural

Committee’s staff representative is Robert

Kentta, with Bev Youngman for Education

and Buddy Lane for Pow-Wow.

Programs 2 staff continued team development, collaboration and coordination

on numerous projects, including:

•

Easter egg hunt on the day before

Easter Sunday

Memorial Day dinner following a

gathering by the Veterans Memorial

Student Gathering to honor adult

vocational and higher education

students in June

Summer Solstice in June to celebrate

the change of season

Culture Camp to teach Tribal history

and traditional arts, a three-day event

for families in July

Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, a three-day

event in August

Run to the Rogue, a three-day event

in September featuring a relay run

from Siletz to the ancestral Rogue

River area in memory of our ancestors’

forced journey to the reservation in

Siletz. This is the longest relay run

in Oregon.

Restoration Pow-Wow in November to

celebrate the restored recognition of

the Tribe by the federal government

Winter Solstice in December to celebrate the change of season

Student incentives, an award for graduating students in all levels of education

Tribal Youth Employment Program,

which provides summer jobs and

learning experiences

Dance the day away. Leland Butler Jr.,

Kelly Sixkiller and San Poil Whitehead

dance during the Nesika Illahee PowWow in August.

After-School Program

This program provides after-school care to 15-25 children

age 5-12. Students participate in a Homework Club where they

devote 45 minutes to one hour completing homework. The

remainder of the time is spent on crafts; playing various games,

some educational and others for fun; plus outside recreation and

games. Students also receive healthy snacks and beverages.

This program is housed at Siletz Valley School. The service

benefits working parents because their children go to the afterschool classroom directly from their home room or by bus from

Toledo schools.

Child Care

The objectives of this program are to assist Tribal families in

the 11-county service area with securing child care services and

with child care expenses and to provide training and development of a provider referral list.

This year, the program served 51 families and 79 children

throughout the service area. The average number of hours per

month that child care was provided per child is 109. Sixty-seven

children received care because their parents were employed, 12

because their parents were in education activities and 10 for other

reasons. Some families accessed the program for multiple uses.

Cultural Resources

Cultural Resources participates in various work activities and

state, regional and federal meetings.

The Cultural director reviews archaeological permits and

coordinates with other Tribal, state and federal entities to ensure

protection whenever possible. He also gives presentations to

various local, state and regional entities.

Additionally, he serves on various regional committees and has

worked on the Siletz Historical Research Project for several years.

He has expanded Tribal cultural and historical/archival

collections. He now is working on Phase II of the Culture complex, which is the museum.

Education

Number of Students Served through Education

Students in

Total

Adult Education

Child Care

Head Start

112

Higher Education

166

Adult Vocational Training

Supplemental Education

1,733

Tribal Youth Employment Program

Total

2,267

An education specialist is located in each area office to provide

services and resources for supplemental education, adult education, adult vocational training and higher education. The specialists

also assist students with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal

Student Aid) process and work with universities/colleges.

They work at Culture Camp, Run to the Rogue and both

Tribal pow-wows.

Johnson O’Malley (JOM) activities are included in supplemental education, such as tutoring, school supplies and numerous

educational, recreational and cultural activities, as well as working with local schools.

Graduates and other students are honored annually at a Student Gathering sponsored by the Tribal Education Committee and

the education specialists.

Run to the Rogue.

Little Miss Siletz

Chelo Garcia and

Junior Miss Siletz

SuSun Fisher enjoy a

moment at the start.

Head Start

Head Start continues to be a strong,

viable program of the Siletz Tribe.

An average of 110.75 children were

enrolled in four programs located in Siletz,

Salem, Lincoln City and Portland. Average

enrollment for 2012 was 78 percent American Indian children – 74 percent were

Siletz Tribal children and 26 percent other

Native and non-Natives. Of the children

enrolled, 11.5 percent met the criteria for

special needs.

All centers provided round-trip

transportation services with a Head Start

bus. Teachers and staff provide developmentally appropriate curriculum for all

Head Start children.

The children receive health screenings,

dental exams, immunization assessments

and proper hygiene instruction. They participate in activities in a culturally enriched

environment.

The Policy Council of Head Start parents also receives training and meets on

a monthly basis. Staff and parents also

sponsor fundraising activities.

Traditional marks. Tasha Mason,

Angeline Orona, Jen Easter and Elaine

Jackson-Butler show the traditional

l-l-l tattoos on their chins, a Siletz

tradition that is coming alive again. The

theme of this report incorporates these

three lines and Siletz basket designs.

Run to the Rogue. This event has many

attendees, from babies to Elders. The

youngest attendee this year was Nayson

Tooya Ben Warren (left) and the oldest

was his great-great-uncle, Ed Ben (right).

Language and Traditional Arts

The Athabaskan language dictionary is

available to Tribal members. Alfred “Bud”

Lane III teaches language classes at Siletz

Valley School and all four area offices.

Traditional arts, basketry or regalia also

are taught in all area offices.

Bud teaches basketry classes for other

functions, such as Culture Camp. Gathering of materials also is taught and the

Tribe continues to work to secure accessible areas for gathering minor forest

products for traditional uses.

Culture presentations were given for

several Tribal programs, including TANF

clients and the Siletz Elders Gathering.

Bud coordinates all Dance House events,

including hosting school class visits, representatives from state and federal agencies and other groups. Feather Dances are

held for various events.

Bud participated in planning meetings

for Culture Camp and taught open work

basketry and daily language classes during the camp. He meets monthly with the

Oregon Department of Education and language staff from the other Oregon Tribes.

Pow-Wow – Cultural Education

The Tribe’s two pow-wows, Nesika

Illahee in August and the Restoration PowWow in November, were excellent events

coordinated by Buddy Lane. He also

assists with the local school’s Mini

Restoration Pow-Wow.

Tribal Royalty planning, organization

and activities also are coordinated through

this program. These young women represented the Siletz Tribe at eight powwows in 2012 and raised funds for travel

through craft fairs, bake sales, raffles,

taco feeds and bottle\can drives.

Culture Camp and Run to the Rogue

also were successfully coordinated by the

cultural education director.

Elder Honor Day. Kateri Whitehead,

Jocelyn Hernandez, Jazmyn Metcalf,

Allivea Hernandez, Clarinda Black,

Shee-ne DePoe-Aspria and Tehya

Woodruff follow Cova St. Onge’s lead in

entertaining the Elders.

Youth Services

Liana Kaiser is the Youth Service

Worker and a member of the Youth

Services Team that provides services

and plans recreational, educational and

cultural activities for Tribal youth.

Basketweavers.

Leeann Duarte and

Jocelyn Hernandez

hone their basketmaking skills at

Culture Camp.

Gathering of

Oregon’s First

Nations PowWow. Bud Lane,

Halli LaneSkauge, Sharon

Edenfield and

Delores Pigsley

join the grand

entry of this

pow-wow in

January.

Health

There were 38,097 ambulatory

visits this year, including physician,

nurse practitioner, physician assistant,

behavioral health and optometrist. The

pharmacy filled 37,387 prescriptions. The

dentists/dental hygienist provided 5,544

visits. The Behavioral Health program

served 512 clients.

The Health Department administers several grants in addition

to our recurring Indian Health Service compact funds:

•

The CARE program assists victims of domestic violence and

provides community outreach and education.

•

Medical and dental provider staffing

remained stable, however, our diabetes

case manager position is vacant and

recruitment has been unsuccessful.

Tobacco Prevention and Education provides information to

youth about the long-term health effects of tobacco use and

facilitates access to cessation tools.

•

Substance Abuse Prevention assists youth in acquiring the life

skills necessary to avoid substance use and abuse.

•

Strategic Prevention Framework/State Incentive Grant from

the State of Oregon assists the CEDARR (Community

Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore)

group in developing a community-wide strategy to improve

community health, especially in alcohol and substance abuse.

•

Youth mental health provides one-on-one, group and family

mental health counseling and coping activities.

•

At the shore. Vera Lafferty

gathers mussels at Seal Rock.

The Diabetes Program organized a well-attended exercise

challenge, operates the Tillicum Fitness Center in Siletz, pays

for gym memberships outside of the Siletz area and offers

monthly educational Talking Circles, individual/family counseling and education.

• Fitness center staff also has implemented a successful summer sports

camp for youth.

•

Healthy Traditions program hosted

all 17 Tribal grantees throughout the

country. We had an opportunity to

learn about what other programs are

doing and get ideas to improve our

program. The annual garden walk was

another success with the assistance of

Tribal program managers to prepare

food, count laps and meet participant

needs. Group activities were coordinated for such events as mussel and

eel gathering, clamming and berry

picking/maintenance.

Healthy Traditions Project.

Sharla Robinson, project

coordinator, shows Lily

Whitehead, Nevaeh

Whitehead and Nakiah

Napoleon how to slice eels.

The Community Health Department

arranged 1,543 medical transports.

Services include home/hospital visits,

bicycle safety rodeos, monthly diabetes

Talking Circles, distributing infant and toddler car safety seats, coordinating annual

flu shot clinics and assisting with referrals

to specialists.

In the Business Office, staff billed

$6,570,666 in revenue and deposited

$2,468,190, a 22 percent increase over

last year.

Contract Health Services (CHS)

obligated $2,745,960 in care and had

an unobligated balance at year’s end of

$4.47 (now that’s cutting it close). The

Gatekeepers Committee reviewed 1,578

requests for specialty care.

In addition, CHS staff administers two

additional programs, Out-of-Area Health

Benefits and Alternative Health Care.

Tribal members who live outside the

11-county service area are eligible for one

service per year for either vision, medical,

dental or hearing.

Sealant Clinic. Dental Assistant Misty

Reed checks the teeth of a Siletz Valley

School student.

Alternative Health Care pays $50 per

visit for acupuncture, massage therapy or

chiropractic care. This program served 150

patients in 2012.

Robin Limbert • Head Start Teacher

Employee of the Year

From the nomination form: Robin spends a lot of time making

sure each child has the emotional and social skills needed. She goes

out of her way to make sure she acknowledges each child by telling

them a little something they may know. The amount of effort and

care she puts into her job and the Head Start program is exceptional.

Robin is not only a resource for parents and children during the Head

Start years but beyond, she is a pillar in the community and our Head

Start program would not be nearly as great without her.

Public Safety

Through a five-year intergovernmental

agreement with the Tribe, the City of Toledo

Police Department (TPD) provided routine

patrol and emergency response services

for Tribal properties and residents living

on Tribal land and within the City of Siletz

boundaries.

This agreement was amended effective Jan. 1, 2012, and provided 80 hours

a week of patrol coverage, down 40 hours

a week from the year before because of

budget constraints.

Highlights for the Year

TPD had some personnel changes in

2012 but ended the year fully staffed with

Chief of Police Enyeart, Sergeant Ruark,

Detective Harrison and Officers Pitcher,

Harpster, Wagner, Pace and Delamore.

Toledo police provided routine law

enforcement services throughout the year

as well as a security presence on Government Hill during the annual Nesika Illahee

Pow-Wow and traffic control during the

pow-wow parade.

For 2012, the police department provided 3,618 hours of patrol time, a 42 percent reduction from the 6,189 hours in 2011.

A TPD officer attends the monthly CEDARR (Community Efforts

Demonstrating Ability to Rebuild and Restore) meetings hosted

by the Tribe’s Behavioral Health program.

Adequate funds for law enforcement, however, continued to

be an issue. As the five-year intergovernmental agreement ended

Dec. 31, 2012, the Tribe and City agreed to a six-month extension, covering law enforcement services through June 2013.

Crimes reported by TPD for 2012 as compared to 2011 are

listed below:

2011

Crimes Against Persons

Crimes Against Property

101

Behavioral Crimes

836

Other (informational, suspicious, 911 hang-ups, etc.) 734

Total

1,740

2012

204

107

1,350

____

1,661

Note that in 2012, the “Other” category was included with

Behavioral Crimes. Of the total law enforcement responses,

1,142 or 69 percent occurred within the City of Siletz (up

2 percent from 2011) and 519 or 31 percent occurred on

Tribal property (down 2 percent from 2011).

Charitable donations. Recipients of quarterly grants distributed by the Siletz

Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, including representatives from the Siletz

Valley Fire District (far right), gather for a photo. Tribal charitable giving had

reached more than $10 million by the end of 2012.

Chinook Winds

Without the generosity of the staff at

Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Christmas

in 2012 would have been pretty lean for

many local children, families and homeless

individuals. The staff filled a wish list for

113 kids from a combination of 63 NAYA

tags adorning the Taft Native Student

Association tree and 50 hanging from the

Department of Human Services tree.

Our resort team contributed more

than $1,100 in PTO (paid time off) donations for this cause. In addition, our Bingo

team coordinated the donation of 270 toys

from our guests and employees for needy

Lincoln City children. This was part of the

annual toy drive sponsored by North Lincoln Fire & Rescue.

The Christmas giving didn’t end there.

For the second year, casino staff volunteered their personal time to help coordinate and serve meals during Operation

Christmas Spirit. This community program

offers a complete hot Christmas dinner to

anyone, although its main purpose is to

feed those who are most in need.

This event is held at the Lincoln City

Community Center on Christmas Day. Chinook Winds provided the main meal components for a traditional Christmas dinner.

Desserts were graciously provided by

members of the community. Fifty volunteers from our community helped 12

casino staff members set up, tear down,

serve guests, bus tables and welcome any

single person or family who arrived at the

door. Hot holiday meals were delivered –

again by volunteers and Chinook Winds

employees – to those in need who were

unable to attend.

Collection boxes were filled to overflowing with hats, scarves, homemade

afghans, sleeping bags, cold-weather wear

and blankets that were distributed on

Christmas Day. By the end of the holiday,

385 meals had been served and delivered.

As part of the annual Lincoln City Community Days celebration in April, Chinook

Winds sponsored a spectacular 1,500-piece

Food for thought. Mike Fisher (right)

and Eric Smileuske from Chinook Winds

present Tilly Miller from the Lincoln

City Food Pantry with a check during

the Community Days food drive. The

pinwheel garden (below) reminded

passers-by about child abuse prevention.

pinwheel garden in cooperation with the Lincoln City Cultural Center. This moving tribute on the center’s lawn served to heighten

awareness of child abuse in Oregon and promote its prevention.

The blue and silver pinwheels herald the start of Community

Days, shining brightly in the sun and strikingly spinning in the

wind. They were gently and patiently placed in the ground by

casino staff and community volunteers.

Casino employees took part in many of the activities that

raise funds for nonprofit organizations within the community,

including playing in the Mud Flats Golf Tournament and collecting

food at the annual food drive.

Approximately 95 staff members took

part in the twice annual SOLV Beach Cleanups. Employees formed casino-sponsored

teams to participate in community trivia

competitions that raise funds for charity.

Our teams participated in charity golf tournaments and had a team for the American

Cancer Society’s local Relay For Life.

Chinook Winds also made a sizeable

donation to Stuff-a-Bus, a program that

provides school supplies to students in

need. In addition, charity golf tournaments

were held at Chinook Winds Golf Resort.

Many of the special events held at the

casino donated a portion of their proceeds

to charity. The Women’s Professional Billiards Association raised money for the

Taft Boosters; Surf City Classic Car Show

and Sound Off donated to Angels Anonymous; Taste of Home Cooking Show benefited the Taft Elementary parent group;

and employee party raffle proceeds went

to the Taft High 7-12 Senior Grad Night

and Siletz Valley School Senior Group.

Chinook Winds sponsored a Junior

Golf League to help local youth learn the

sport. We also host an Employee Health

and Benefit Fair where 118 employees

participated in health assessments from

Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital. Approximately 160 people attended the fair.

Once again, Chinook Winds sponsored

the American Veterans Traveling Tribute

with the Vietnam Wall and the Field of

Honor – a display of 1,000 American flags

– for the Celebration of Honor. This event

honors all veterans of the Armed Forces,

active duty personnel and their families.

The casino spearheads this annual

event that includes young ROTC and Sea

Cadet groups and offers free buffets on

that Sunday to military personnel, present

and past.

Chinook Winds held a Merchants Social

to thank local businesses for their support

and provide networking opportunities so

these business partners can work together

to strengthen economic partnerships.

A Community Leaders Social Gathering was held to provide

elected and appointed officials, Siletz Tribal Council, casino executives and other community leaders with an opportunity to meet

and become acquainted in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. This

also provided a venue to showcase Chinook Winds’ culinary offerings available for conventions and other gatherings.

Casino helps out in a pinch

When the Lincoln City Youth League’s concessions were stolen in April, Chinook Winds heard the news and took action.

The casino decided to replace all of the items that were stolen from the youth league. Many items were recovered once the

Lincoln City Police Department captured the thieves, but Chinook

Winds decided to replace everything on the concession list to

help kick-start the youth league season on a positive note.

Instead of simply writing a check to the league, Chinook

Winds decided to order all of the items on the list and deliver

them to the ball park.

“We wanted to make the donation as simple as possible for

the league. We know it takes volunteers to make that organization run so a check would have required them to go shopping

Special delivery. Eric Smileuske,

marketing director; Mike Holden, former

mayor of Lincoln City; Leith St. Onge,

lead receiving specialist; Mike Fisher,

interim general manager; and Eric

DeMello, security director, deliver supplies

to the Lincoln City Youth League.

for all the supplies again. The Purchasing

Department was able to get all but four out

of the 45 items on the list, so our purchasing manager drove to Newport to get the

last four items to complete the list,” said

Interim General Manager Michael Fisher.

Chinook Winds delivered all the

supplies to Kirtsis Field on April 27 to

ensure that the concession stand would

be open, continuing its strong partnership

with the community.

Newport Seafood and Wine Festival.

Interim F&B Manager Peter Morris

(left) and Executive Chef Jack Strong

serve up seafood to festival-goers.

Spirit of giving. Interim F&B Manater Peter

Morris (left) presents checks of $500 each on

behalf of the Chinook Winds Toy Drive Committee.

Recipients (l to r) are Pam Salisbury, Children’s

Advocacy Center; Karen Dummer, Children’s

Backpack Program; and Lori Jay-Linstrom and

DeAnn Brown, Siletz Tribal Head Start.

New in 2012

• Employee golf rate: A new employee

benefit was introduced – employees

now play for free, which encourages

fitness. Staff can play for free if

walking or can purchase a cart at

current prices.

• Tribal member golf rate: Siletz Tribal

members now play golf at the golf

resort at no charge. There is a cart fee

of $10 for nine holes and $15 for 18

holes. Tribal members also receive a

50 percent discount on golf lessons.

• Newport Seafood and Wine Festival: Chinook Winds came back as

title sponsor of this overwhelmingly

popular tourist event. By doing so, the

casino has created an opportunity for

TV exposure and can track guests who

attend the event and visit the casino

as a result.

• Double Down Coffee and Espresso

opened.

• Facebook reached 12,000 fans in

October, increasing the fan base by

7,000 in a matter of six months.

• The Taste of Home Cooking Show inaugural event sold out a midweek show in

October to more than 400 guests.

• Executive Chef Jack Strong won an

Iron Chef-style competition at the

National Museum of the American

Indian in Washington, D.C. His team

also brought home trophies from the

annual Rez Kitchen Tour held at the

Wildhorse Casino in Pendleton.

STBC

In 2012, the Siletz Tribal Business Corporation continued to focus on improving

the operations of its current entities while

also emphasizing cost controls to increase

profitability.

Highlights included implementing a

contract with a new management team

to operate both RV parks; signing a new

long-term tenant to the Salem Flex office

building, resulting in full occupancy; and

completing installation of new screen print

equipment for Imprints Print Shop.

Financials

STBC continued to focus on containing

costs in 2012, with administration expenses

down 17 percent from 2011. Financial

performance for STBC and its entities is

based on actual operational performance

before prior-year adjustments.

Enterprises

Imprints Print Shop: Imprints Print

Shop’s annual performance was down

from 2011, resulting in a loss for the year.

A manager transition took place in the

middle of the year. Just prior to year end,

STBC installed a new automated screen

printing machine and supplemental equipment with the goal of increasing revenue

outside the traditional print shop market

as the business moves forward.

Logan Road RV Park: The Logan Road

RV Park saw a decline in revenue from

2011 but it remained higher than 2010.

Expenses also were up compared to 2011,

but remained lower than 2010.

Despite the decrease in revenue,

however, occupancy did increase slightly

year-over-year, buoyed by a number of

sales promotions throughout the year.

Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort. An electric

cart is used to inspect sites, collect

mail and help with maintenance and

security. It recharges with a standard

110 outlet and an extension cord.

The RFP process for management of the park was completed

in mid-January when the new management team took over park

operations. The award went to a Tribal member and STBC staff

looks forward to continuing to work with the team to maximize

the park’s profitability.

Finally, an RFP was executed to expand the existing office.

Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort: The Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort

had a positive year, with revenue up 16 percent while expenses

remained flat compared to 2011. Hee Hee’s increase in revenue

was matched by an increase in occupancy of 16 percent compared to 2011.

The RFP process for management of the park was completed

in mid-January when the new management team took over park

operations. The award went to a Tribal member and STBC staff

looks forward to continuing to work with the team to maximize

the park’s profitability.

Finally, an RFP was executed to widen the last three rows to

accommodate modern wider RVs.

Properties

2012 also was a good year for the

properties STBC manages.

At year’s end, the occupancy rate of

these six commercial real estate properties stood at more than 90 percent, with

five of the buildings completely occupied.

In addition, the Toledo Mill site retained its

five tenants, whose rents cover the annual

operating costs of the property.

Portland Siletz Business Complex:

Even with a continuing soft commercial

leasing market, the building added two

tenants and lost one in 2012, resulting in

increased revenue year-over-year. Strong

marketing efforts continue to lease the

remaining space.

Eugene Area Office: The office building remained fully occupied through 2012.

Additionally, a new HVAC system was

installed, which upgraded an inefficient

and barely functional system.

Lincoln Shores Building: The building

remained full throughout the year with

continued general maintenance.

Salem Flex Building: Chin D Enterprises LLC, DBA Super Bounce, signed a

seven-year lease for the remaining 10,293

square feet of the warehouse space. An

RFP was executed to perform tenant

improvements for the space, which were

completed in December and culminated

in the tenant occupying the space. The

building is now fully occupied.

Salem Trust Property: Continuing from

2011, a small area of the property was

leased for a digital billboard along I-5. As

part of the lease, the billboard owner provides free advertising for Hee Hee Illahee

RV Resort.

Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart: Siletz Gas &

Mini-Mart remains fully occupied and its

parking lot was repaved.

Toledo Mill Site: An existing tenant signed another lease for

more space, resulting in increased revenue compared to 2011.

An RFP to perform major culvert repairs was executed, resulting

in new functional culverts allowing for proper drainage on the

property.

Depoe Bay Property: This was leased throughout the year by

O’Downey’s, a Tribal member-owned Irish pub and restaurant.

General maintenance was performed throughout the year.

Business Development

Member Services: STBC provided more than 100 counseling

services for Tribal members on a variety of topics. Two new small

business loans were issued to Tribal members from the Siletz

Tribal Revolving Credit Program.

Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program: STBC staff

continued to teach the Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership

Program at Siletz Valley Early College Academy, which is in its

third year. Core components included writing a business plan and

developing leadership skills.

Going Green Campaign: STBC began a “Going Green” campaign in 2011 that continued in 2012. Electric cars were purchased

for Hee Hee and Logan Road along with higher-efficiency laundry

machines replacing older and broken ones. These ongoing efforts

will help market the businesses and reflect the vision of the Tribe

as being stewards of the environment.

Imprints Print Shop. The shop in

Lincoln City offers screen printing,

copying, promotional items and

business services.

Tribal Council

Lillie

Butler

Loraine

Butler

Reggie

Butler Sr.

Jessie

Davis

Sharon

Edenfield

Chairman

Delores Pigsley

Vice Chairman

Alfred “Bud”

Lane III

Secretary

Tina M. Retasket

Robert

Kentta

Alfred

“Bud”

Lane III

Delores

Pigsley

Tina M.

Retasket

Treasurer

Jessie Davis

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your Social Security number.

Visit the Tribal Members Only area on

the Tribal website – ctsi.nsn.us – for

enrollment postings, Tribal resolutions,

language study materials, Nesika

Illahee newsletter, Tribal member

unclaimed funds, ordinance review,

Healthy Traditions, Tribal Council

minutes, Paul Washington Cemetery

details and other information.

Tribal Entities

Chinook Winds Casino Resort

1777 NW 44th St.

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-996-5825 or 888-CHINOOK

Fax: 541-996-5852

chinookwindscasino.com

Siletz Tribal Court

201 SE Swan Ave.

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

541-444-2532 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-8270

Siletz Rec Center

1010 W Buford

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-2532

Fax: 541-444-2307

Logan Road RV Park

4800 NE Logan Road

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-994-4261 or 877-LOGANRV

loganroadrvpark.com

Siletz Community Health Clinic

200 Gwee-Shut Road

P.O. Box 320

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-1030 or 800-648-0449

Fax: 541-444-1278

Salem Area Office

3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 105

Salem, OR 97305

503-390-9494

Fax: 541-390-8099

Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort

4751 Astoria St. NE

Salem, OR 97305-1106

503-463-6641 or 877-564-7295

heeheeillahee.com

Imprints

1520 NE Highway 101

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-996-5550

Fax: 541-996-5551

imprintsprintshop.com

Siletz Tribal Business Corporation

2120 NW 44th St., Suite D

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-994-2142 or 877-564-7298

Fax: 541-994-5142

stbcorp.net

Siletz Tribal Gaming Commission

2120 NW 44th St., Suite A

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-996-5497 or 800-789-5189

Fax: 541-996-5492

Administration Building

201 SE Swan Ave.

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

541-444-2532 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-2307

Siletz Tribal Community Center

402 NE Park Drive

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

541-444-2532 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-2307

Siletz Tribal Housing Department

555 Tolowa Court

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-8322

Fax: 541-444-8313

Siletz Behavioral Health

200 Gwee-Shut Road

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-8286 or 800-600-5599

Fax: 541-444-8280

Tenas Illahee Childcare Center

930 W Buford

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-2450

Fax: 541-444-2456

Tillicum Fitness Center

1016 W Buford

P.O. Box 320

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-9656

Fax: 541-444-1278

Portland Area Office

12790 SE Stark St., Suite 102

Portland, OR 97233

503-238-1512

Fax: 503-238-2436

Eugene Area Office

2468 W 11th Ave.

Eugene, OR 97402

541-484-4234

Fax: 541-484-4583

USDA Food Distribution Center

Siletz Warehouse

815 Logsden Road

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-8279 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-2307

USDA Food Distribution Center

Salem Warehouse

3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 185

Salem, OR 97305

503-391-5760

Fax: 503-391-4296

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

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