Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley (2016)

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Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley

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Health

Housing

Natural Resources

Human Resources

Programs 1

Tribal Court

Programs 2

Public Safety

Planning

Administration

Chinook Winds

STBC

Tribal Council

The work of several

photographers appears

in this report, including

that of Cecelia DeAnda,

Alicia Keene, Diane

Rodriquez, Andrea

Taylor, Debbie Williams

and Chinook Winds

Casino Resort staff.

On the cover, salmon

cooking in the fire pit on

Government Hill.

2016 was a great year for Tribal priorities.

Congress passed and President Obama

signed the legislation (Public Law 114-262)

into law that recognizes our historical Siletz Reservation boundaries. It was a long

time coming, lots of hard work, but was

worth the effort.

We are proud of our U.S. Senators Ron

Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and our House

Representative Kurt Schrader for the work

they did on our behalf. We had great support from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the House Resource Committee.

We decided to go ahead and develop

our Salem property and build a class III

casino, offering other Oregon Tribes the

opportunity to join us to build an interTribal casino. We held meetings with all of

the other eight Oregon Tribes and local

governments. We will continue this process into 2017.

Funding for Tribal programs was

strong in the last year of the Obama

administration. Results of the national

election for Tribal funding will be determined by the new leadership.

Tribal enrollment soared to more than

5,000 members. It will be incumbent on us

to keep the same level of services that we

have achieved.

Our Tribe was successful in lobbying

the state to keep our Siletz Warrior image.

Many meetings resulted in working on

agreements with schools.

We are proud of all our employees

who provide services at the Tribal level,

our casino, gaming commission, Siletz

Tribal Business Corporation and our Audit

Department.

We are especially proud of our Business Department, which has produced a

clean audit for 2016 (and other years)!

We look forward to the challenges we

will face in 2017.

The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund was established in 1998 to

distribute net revenue to charitable organizations and local governments within

the Siletz Tribe’s 11-county service area

and to Native American organizations

within the United States.

Categories for

funding include

education, health,

public safety, gambling addiction,

prevention, drug and

alcohol treatment,

housing, the arts, environment and natural

resource preservation, cultural activities,

historic preservation

and other charitable

purposes.

Awards are distributed four times

per year at public

receptions at the Siletz

Tribe’s Chinook Winds

Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Ore.

The 2016 Advisory Board was composed of Siletz Tribal

members Kurt Arden,

Rebekah Goulet and

Cheryl Lane; non-Tribal community members Dick Anderson, Karen Gerttula and

Mike Holden; and Tribal Council representative Sharon Edenfield.

During the year, a total of 305 applications were submitted for consideration.

The Advisory Board recommended and

Tribal Council approved charitable awards

totaling $716,053.16 to 151 non-profit

charities, community organizations, public schools and local government entities.

Forty-nine percent of applicants received

funding in 2016.

Siletz Tribal Charitable

Contribution Fund

Health

2016 was another year of change and

significant effort within the Health Department. An exceptional amount of time was

invested in two particular accomplishments:

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Establishing Patient Centered Medical

Homes – The medical home model goal

is to improve health care by transforming how primary care is organized and

delivered. A medical home encompasses five functions and attributes –

comprehensive care, patient-centered,

coordinated care, accessible services,

and quality and safety.

Implementation of Healthcare

Resource Group (HRG) – HRG provides

revenue cycle services by coding analysis of each visit to ensure accurate

coding to maximize billing potential,

minimize coding risks and meet compliance standards; processing medical, radiology and laboratory claims

timely and accurately; managing claim

denial; posting payments timely; and

providing detailed reports weekly and

monthly for all services.

This year welcomed a new health

director, Don Brandon Jr.; saw the retirement of our long-time contract physician,

Dr. Stewart Tuft; as well as the transition of

personnel both in and out of the clinic.

The Siletz Community Health Clinic

again used several locum tenens in 2016.

At last, we are pleased with the recruitment efforts in bringing two full-time

physicians, Dr. Freddy Chavez and

Dr. Jalien Dorris, to the clinic.

Basic clinic metrics include:

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Kept appointments for 2016 included

6,101 in the medical clinic, 1,266 in Behavioral Health and 868 in optometry.

The Dental Clinic provided 3,703

dentist/dental hygienist visits and

158 Head Start screenings. Eighty-six

patients were screened for funded

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orthodontic services and 43 were chosen. One hundred forty-three patients

participated in the 2016 Sealant Clinic,

which provided complimentary screenings, sealants and 135 fluoride treatments to local school children.

The pharmacy dispensed 34,576 new

and refill prescriptions.

Zay Zay Garcia pours eggs onto a griddle to start a

breakfast bowl under the guidance of Kathy Kentta,

Healthy Traditions project coordinator.

The Health Department administers

several grants in addition to our recurring

Indian Health Service compact funds:

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The CARE program provides culturally

specific services to victims of domestic

and sexual violence in terms of advocacy, crisis intervention, prevention,

outreach and education. CARE collaborates intensely with community

partners across the 11-county service

area to address the underserved population of American Indians and Alaskan

Natives. It provides a variety of direct

services along with speaking out to

raise awareness about the dynamics

of domestic and sexual assault for

Indian women.

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Tobacco Prevention and Education continues to provide

information to youth about the long-term health effects of

tobacco use and facilitates access to cessation tools.

Substance Abuse Prevention helps youth acquire the life skills

necessary to avoid substance use and abuse.

Behavioral Health Programs: Alcohol & Drug and Substance

Abuse Prevention assist the community coalition CEDARR

(Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and

Restore) in developing community-wide strategies to improve

community health, especially with substance abuse problems.

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

mental health counseling and coping activities.

The Diabetes Program organizes 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.

Tillicum Fitness Center staff also conducts summer sports

camps for youth.

Sierra Ferguson and Tyee Yanez prepare quesadillas

with help from Sharla Robinson, youth development

director.

Community health advocates serve

Portland, Salem, Eugene and Siletz. They

provide support services through home

visits, office visits and community events;

and work on a variety of health and wellness topics, including diabetes, medical

transports, proper car seat installation and

much more. Services are individualized to

meet the needs of Tribal members.

The Community Health Department

arranged 852 medical transports.

The Business Office assists with three

billing systems: ScriptPro (pharmacy),

Dentrix (dental) and NextGen (medical,

lab, Behavioral Health, optometry and

transportation). HRG began providing billing and posting services for the NextGen

system in October.

Contract Health Services (CHS) continued to provide level 4 care throughout the

year, thanks to the expansion of Medicaid,

the Affordable Care Act and Medicare-like

rates for hospitals.

Beginning in July, Medicare-like rates

applied to primary care visits as well hospital visits. More than 955 patients now

have Oregon Health Plan coverage, which

allows CHS to increase its level of care.

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. Alternative Health Care

pays up to $50 per visit for acupuncture,

massage therapy or chiropractic care while

funds are available.

Housing

Mission Statement

With funds provided by the Native American Housing

Assistance and Self-Determination Act and other resources, the

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians will continue the operation

of a housing program whose overall mission will be to ensure

that low-income Siletz Tribal members have the opportunity to

obtain housing that meets his/her needs, is affordable and provides a safe, healthy living environment.

A Year in Review

2016 was a year of progress for the Siletz Tribal Housing

Department (STHD).

The process of renegotiating the Indian Housing Block Grant

(IHBG) funding formula began in 2013. We are pleased to say

that Negotiated Rulemaking has concluded. We met for the final

time to review public comments that were received and craft

responses to the comments.

It was an interesting and informative process. We certainly

walked away from the table with a more technical understanding

of the formula mechanics, specifically the impact of data.

Children at the Tenas Illahee Child Care Center

celebrate Valentine’s Day with giant cookies.

Organizational

The 2016 Annual Performance Report

was submitted to HUD on March 22 and

highlighted STHD’s accomplishments for

the 2016 program year.

We successfully submitted the 2017

Indian Housing Plan. Thinking beyond

status quo programs, what can we do to

broaden services to Tribal members and

what is achievable in the one-year time

frame is the focus.

The needs of Tribal members are

ever-changing and we meet to discuss

programs and methods for expanding

housing opportunities to keep pace.

STHD staff made significant progress

in tracking and reducing tenant account

receivables.

Three Mutual Help Homeownership

units conveyed title in 2016.

STHD submitted the updated Formula

Current Assisted Stock information and

current Tribal enrollment data to the IHBG

formula center and participated in OLINK

meetings.

Construction

STHD submitted an application to the

state of Oregon for low-income housing

tax credits (LIHTC). We developed the initial scope of work that consisted primarily

of rehabilitating units developed pursuant

to the 1937 Housing Act.

LIHTCs are allocated by the state of

Oregon and the application process is

highly competitive. We were not recommended for funding in the 2016 cycle and

were invited to resubmit our application

for second tier consideration.

Phase 1 participants in the Home of

Your Own program became homebuyers!

We conveyed title and initiated mortgages

for each of the Phase I participants.

We anxiously await the Mast property being placed in trust status. Once it

looks like that will occur, we will begin the

design process and preliminary work to

apply for a Title VI loan guarantee.

The Mast property is a relatively small

piece of land, but we anticipate building

two low-income homebuyer units and

three low-income rentals, probably townhouse rentals.

Legislative

Reauthorization of the Native

American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Act (NAHASDA) and stabilizing funding were our legislative priorities.

The House Financial Services Committee is the committee of jurisdiction within

the House of Representatives. Preliminary

discussions indicate they will introduce a

bill similar to HR 360.

The Senate Committee on Indian

Affairs (SCIA) shares jurisdiction with the

Senate Banking Committee. Sen. John

Barrasso (R-WY) chaired SCIA during the

last session of Congress.

Sen. Barrasso sponsored S710, a bill to

amend and reauthorize NAHASDA. The bill

did not clear the full Senate but cleared

the Senate Banking Committee and the

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) is the SCIA

chairman and we anticipate he will introduce a variation of S710.

We continue to focus on increasing

appropriations for the IHBG program and

also advancing legislative revisions to

make the program more efficient.

Miscellaneous

On Oct. 25, a group consisting of

STHD employees and Housing Committee

member Tracy Lancaster toured the Lummi

Nation’s Sche’lang’en Village. The Lummi

Nation Housing Authority developed a

“transformational housing program” and

Sche’lang’en Village is the name of the

neighborhood.

The focus of the Transformational

Housing Wrap-Around (THWA) program is

to provide Tribal services provider’s direct

access to persons and families making

transformational life changes.

Zaiden Howard, Delina John and Zoey Howard at the

annual Easter egg hunt

The program requirements include: Must qualify for the

program as determined by their wrap-around team; must qualify

as low-income (NAHASDA-funded program); must have a source

of income; must pass drug test; must pass criminal background

check; and must be willing

to do an assessment with their mental health provider.

It was an interesting visit and they shared policies with us.

We are interested in developing a supportive housing community and will continue to diligently research successful program

models.

Sami Jo Difuntorum, STHD executive director, was re-elected

to serve as chairwoman of the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) for an additional two-year term. The NAIHC

board consists of nine elected officials from across the United

States plus the chairwoman.

In addition, the National Congress of American Indians invited

Sami Jo to continue as chair of its Housing Subcommittee and

co-chair of the Economic, Finance & Community Development

Committee. This is a customary duty of the NAIHC chairperson.

The primary purpose is ensuring a consistent message is presented to Tribal leadership.

Natural Resources

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,

Aquatics, Wildlife, Hunting & Fishing, Environmental Protection

and Realty programs.

Funding comes from a variety of sources, including BIA

Self-Governance, Tribal Forest Management Deductions, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) General Assistance Program

(GAP), Wetland and Clean Water Act Section 106 and Section 319

grants; Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and BIA Wildlife

grants; and BIA Climate Change grants.

Additionally, the department administers grants from EPA and

other entities covering its participation in the Portland Harbor

Superfund site monitoring activities, along with contracts with the

Natural Resources Conservation Service to conduct precommercial thinning of forest plantations and 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 2016 include:

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Presales work on four timber sale areas totaling 247 acres and

6.732 million board feet

Planting 1,980 seedlings

Site preparation of 79 acres

Precommercial thinning of two acres

Completing 376 acres of stocking surveys and 869 acres of

stand exams

Issuing 129 personal use firewood permits

Issuing 110 property access permits

Cutting, splitting and delivering of 17¼ cords of firewood

during three elders woodcut events

The Aquatics program was funded by

GAP, 106, 319 and Wetlands grants from

EPA and a number of contracts and funding agreements with outside entities in

addition to Tribal and BIA hatchery and

climate change funding.

2016 accomplishments include:

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Acquiring a 125-acre wetland property

via an Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board land acquisition grant with

the help of McKenzie River Trust

Developing a Siletz River flood and

gravel transport model in conjunction

with the Bureau of Reclamation to aid

in selecting future main stem habitat

restoration sites

Continuing to collect and analyze

stream flow and turbidity 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

Collecting shellfish distribution, abundance, community structure and habitat preference data from more than

100 Yaquina River estuary sites

Continuing to participate in criteria

development and selection of projects

to be funded by BPA for Willamette

basin wildlife mitigation

The Wildlife program is funded by a

BPA contract covering Tribal participation

in the Willamette Wildlife Mitigation

Program (WWMP). In addition to participating in this project, the program provides wildlife expertise and support to

other Tribal programs.

In 2016, accomplishments include:

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Wildlife presence and habitat usage

surveys on Tribal timberlands

Marbled murrelet surveys on Tribal

timberlands, including 14 audio/

visual surveys and more than 200

audio recordings

Reviewing/ranking 2016 WWMP projects

Development work on potential future

Tribal WWMP projects

The Hunting and Fishing program

handles all aspects of issuing and tracking

deer and elk hunting tags and licenses,

salmon fishing tags and shellfish gathering

permits.

The program also covers the processing and distribution of subsistence salmon

to Tribal members and the processing of

confiscated game meat.

In 2016, accomplishments included:

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Issuing 297 deer tags (24 filled)

Issuing 114 elk tags (11 filled)

Issuing 151 salmon tags (2 filled)

Issuing 154 shellfish gathering permits

Picking up, processing and distributing

6,207 pounds of subsistence chinook

salmon

Distributing 1,192 summer run steelhead from Oregon Department of Fish

& Wildlife’s Siletz River fish trap

Providing surplus game meat to Tribe’s

USDA program for distribution to

needy 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, 2016 accomplishments

include:

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Participating in activities to monitor

assessment and cleanup of the Portland

Harbor superfund site (funded by EPA

grants and various potentially responsible cleanup parties) and the Astoria

Marine construction cleanup site

Participating in the monitoring of 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

Mari Kramer, assistant Tribal forester, hands

steelhead supplied by the Oregon Department of Fish

and Wildlife to Mike Darcy.

The Realty program is responsible for providing a broad

range of real property management and environmental planning,

review and compliance services to Tribal departments, in addition

to facilitating the conversion of Tribal fee land to trust and reservation status.

2016 accomplishments include:

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Continued work on fee-to-trust applications for four Tribal fee

properties

Preparing several environmental clearance reports for Housing

Approval by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

of a work plan for capping a wood solid waste landfill on

Tribal land

The Tribe continued working with the Willamette, Siuslaw and

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests on a variety of cooperative

projects in accordance with the Memorandums of Understanding

(MOUs) with these forests.

The Tribe was also actively involved as a Natural Resources

trustee for the New Carissa Oil Spill Damage Assessment and

Restoration Plan.

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 2016, the Siletz Tribe hired 134 employees.

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95 regular

39 temporary

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 the Siletz Tribal

Gaming Commission.

New positions

One new position was created:

•

Optometrist

Job descriptions

• 152 revised job descriptions were

approved.

Recruitment Activities

The department recruited for the following positions:

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Housing Finance Manager

Health Clerk

Tribal Services Specialist I or II

Dental Assistant I or II

ICW Differential Response Case Worker,

ICW Case Worker

STBC Administrative Assistant

Healthy Families Home Visitor

Patient Care Coordinator

Aquatic Biologist – Shellfish

STGC Background Investigator

Diabetes Program Coordinator, Director

Transporter

Wildlife Technician

Internal Auditor

Administrative Support Clerk

PC Support Technician

Medical Assistant

Medical Lab Technician

Optometrist

Public Works Supervisor

Prevention Coordinator Trainee

Pharmacist In Charge, Pharmacy Technician I or II

Registered Nurse

Medical Social Worker

Service Learning Coordinator

Accounting Supervisor

Natural Resources Crewmember

Wildlife Program Biologist

Mental Health Specialist

Planning Clerk

Head Start Classroom Aides, Teacher,

Assistant Teacher/Bus Driver

Data Coordinator – Behavioral Health

Tribal Custodian

Community Health Advocate

Maintenance Worker/Water Operator

Tobacco Prevention & Educ. Coordinator

Aquatic Projects Technician

Elders Title VI Coordinator

Intake Specialist/Job Coach

Elders Council Coordinator

Bookkeeper I (Payroll)

Forestry/Engineering Technician I

Maintenance Worker/Groundskeeper

Child Care Worker

Behavioral Health Director

IT Systems Administrator

Education Specialist

Maintenance Worker – Housing

Food Service Worker

Labor Force

At the end of 2016, the Tribe’s labor

force was made up of:

•

Siletz Tribal Members

Other American Indians

Non-American Indians

156

Total Workforce

231

Training Activities

• Emergency Preparedness

• Slips, Trips, & Falls

• How to Handle Conflict & Confrontation

• How to Handle Difficult People

Employee Incentive Activities

The Human Resources Department coordinates the Employee Incentive Awards

program. The following awards were presented at the 2016 All-Staff Meetings:

Anita Bailor, Programs 1 manager, is wrapped in

a blanket by Maggie McAfee, Human Resources

assistant, after receiving the Employee of the Year

Award.

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Extra Effort Award

Special Acts or Services

Time Off Award

Outstanding Performance

Employee Suggestion/Invention

Employee of the Quarter

Employee of the Year

Awards Banquet

Approximately 225 people attended the

annual awards banquet at Chinook Winds.

Workers’ Compensation

Our workers’ compensation insurance

carrier for 2016 was Tribal First.

Employee Assistance Program

Our EAP provider for 2016 was RBH.

Confidential services were available to Tribal

employees and their immediate families at

no cost. Services available include:

Tony Molina, Tribal veterans representative,

coordinates a display at The Past is Present, a Siletz

Tribal Arts and Heritage Society event in May that

featured the baskets of Ida Bensell.

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Life Balance Resources: Legal service,

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

Programs 1

The Programs 1 Department includes

six social service programs – Elders, U.S.

Department of Agriculture (food distribution), 477 Self-Sufficiency, Indian Child

Welfare, Vocational Rehabilitation and

Home Visiting.

The Elders Program is partially funded

by federal grants as well as gaming revenue.

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

Wheels program in the Siletz area. This

past year, 1,274 meals were delivered and

751 meals were served at the meal site at

the Siletz Tribal Community Center, a total

of 2,025 meals that were provided to help

meet the nutritional needs of elders in the

Siletz community.

The Title VI elders coordinator and the

elders receptionist had 10,798 contacts

and referrals through outreach, telephone

calls, home visits, case management, information for elders and referrals, and new

and updated elders assessments.

Nineteen elders, two of whom had not

previously utilized Elders WEX, worked as

a direct result of the Elders Work

Experience (WEX) Program. This program

is funded through excess pledge revenue

and allows elders to return to the work

force in a field they have an interest in but

may have had no formal training.

They are paid $11 (minimum wage

increased April 1, 2016) per hour with up

to 40 hours of paid work per week; they

cannot exceed 500 hour per calendar

year. They accrue no leave or benefits and

are not eligible for work-related supportive services.

Elders worked at Siletz Health Clinic

janitorial; Siletz Head Start classroom;

Scappoose Indian Education Program;

Wee Wisdom Preschool; Siletz administration janitorial; Portland, Salem and Eugene

area transporter; Siletz Planning Depart10

ment/enrollment clerk; Ripley County Senior Center (Doniphan,

Mo.); Siletz meal site; and Siletz USDA.

The Elders Program continues to partner with the Tribal Natural Resources Department to provide firewood for elders through

wood cutting events. Volunteers 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 elders newsletter is distributed monthly to all Tribal elders.

Maria Westervelt gives the keynote address during

the Memorial Day Ceremony, flanked by Cynthia

Farlow and Delores Pigsley.

During the year, the elders were involved in 50 group events

and activities. The elders pay the cost of their non-tribal/elder

spouse or caregiver to attend events and activities.

Those events included Elders Council meetings, Elder Honor

Days with other Tribes, Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, Run to the

Rogue, monthly shopping trips, Columbia River Gorge train trip,

Culture Camp, elders barbeque, 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 2,871 one-way 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 2016, there were 791

Tribal elders. Each one receives a monthly

stipend ranging from $100 to $300,

depending on their 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 Tribe has budgeted $200 per funeral/

potluck.

2016 was a banner year for the USDA

Program. So much was accomplished, as

far as improvements to the program and

facilities.

It started off with the Salem flex building. We used EPR funds to expand the

cooler/freezer box to make more space for

the fresh fruits and vegetables we receive.

Before the expansion, we could only order

enough to get us through a day and a half.

It was really unfortunate that some clients

would miss out on the fresh produce

because we didn’t have storage space for it.

After the expansion, we ordered so

much stuff it lasted through the three days

and we brought some back to Siletz with us.

Soon after the expansion, our program was chosen for a pilot program for

all Northwest programs. We were offered

the shell egg pilot, which means we now

offer real eggs to our clients instead of the

powdered eggs that have been in the food

box forever. We were offered the pilot

because we actually have the space to

implement the program.

Now we order about 120 dozen eggs a

month for our clients. At first we were a little

hesitant, thinking about the mess with shipping breakage and our accidental drops. In

the first five months, however, we’ve had

maybe a total of 10 eggs broken.

Our No. 1 goal for 2016 was to get a

waiver or abolish the rural only designation for counties in our service area. We

still have not heard from the man who was

hired to assist food distribution programs

with our program needs.

Our No. 2 goal was to continue to

order a variety of fresh produce for clients.

We still offer a good variety of fresh fruits

and vegetables and with the cooler expansion at the Salem site, we can order more.

Betty Whitehead (left) and Carol Blomstrom at the

elders’ Halloween party.

Our No. 3 goal was to expand the walk-through cooler/

freezer at the Salem warehouse. This was completed and has

been a great addition.

Goal No. 4 was to create a Facebook page for this program.

We finally did this and have more than 100 followers on our page.

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.

The programs coordinate family-oriented activities and

referrals to other agencies and service providers. 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.

In 2016, the 477-SSP Program goals were met in the following

manner:

Economic Development: 477-Plan includes economic development. The program will develop policy to utilize funding and

partner with other agencies/STBC.

We created an agreement to provide

economic development opportunities for

Siletz Tribal Prints & Gifts. The program

provided $20,000 to purchase a new clothing printer. The program has partnered

with numerous businesses on Work Experience and On-the-Job Training.

DOL (WEX, CRT, OJT, DP, CORE,

Youth): Partnership with other programs

to assist CRT clients/tuition costs, to develop additional worksites for WEX/OJT

and add more classes for CORE services

clients (computer, résumé, etc.).

The Classroom Training Program continues to provide an additional resource to

those students who also receive funding

from the Higher Education Program. We

help with support services and stipends

to assist students. The program assists students who attend higher education online.

We developed 21 additional worksites for WEX/OJT. Our partnership with

Chinook Winds Casino Resort remains

productive and they contact the program

monthly for job training opportunities

within the casino, hotel and golf course.

The program requires all job-ready clients

to attend CWCR Job Fairs.

We continue seeking partnerships with

businesses that are willing to work with

our adults and youth

The Summer Youth Employment

Program started accepting applications in

May and the program closed Sept. 30. It

had limited funding ($1,012) for 2016 and

we served 17 youth (10 WEX/7 CRT).

We had 61 clients attend, 25 were certified in flagging and 18

received food handler’s cards.

Have a one-stop training center in Siletz for the communityat-large to utilize. Pending, funding has been re-allocated to

2017. The program has received approval on a location for the

computer lab, downstairs common area behind reception in the

admin building. This project is expected to be complete in the

second quarter 2017.

TANF (federal/state): Help needy families address barriers

to employment, such as education, mental health, substance

abuse, etc.

This objective is continuous and ongoing. A portion of our participants are engaged in either an employment or education goal.

We have a large number of clients engaged in mental health and

substance abuse treatment. Throughout the year, we have operated

at a lower-than-average caseload. The majority of our cash assistance clients are considered hard to serve or unemployable.

The program hosted several SSI workshops in each area office

for the public to attend. SSP clients who are considered exempt

from employment activities were required to attend.

BIA (General Assistance): Help single adults address barriers

to employment/self-sufficiency. The majority of our GASA clients

in the Willamette Valley are engaged in higher education and the

clients in the Siletz area are engaged in either employment activities, seeking SSI/SSD or engaged in behavioral health.

Client Workshops: Each office will host quarterly workshops

that focus on life skills, education, employment skills, etc. Some

of the workshops the program provided include CPR/First Aid,

Hands On Banking/Financial Fitness 1-2/Money 5 (five-week

Increasing Your Success Conference

(IYS): The program will host a conference

for all cash assistance clients and those

who are job-ready for WEX.

The program hosted the 2016 conference on March 22-24 at Aldersgate Retreat Center in Turner, Ore. We provided

the following workshops for clients enrolled in TANF, General Assistance, Classroom Training, Work Experience and Core

Services: Diabetes Team Activity, Re-Entry,

Self-Care, Internships vs. Apprenticeships,

SSI/SSD, Healthy Relationships, Online

Applications/Résumés/Dress for Success,

Native Life Skills, Dealing with Trauma,

Spending Frenzy (budgeting) and additional team building activities. The program also provided certification training

for food handlers and flagging.

Debbie Cearley and a young child enjoy a moment

during Culture Camp.

series), time management, forklift certification and leadership skills/assessment

training and résumé development.

2016 Program Highlights

 430 applications, including 165 new

cases and 40 updated applications

 248 approved files

 802 outside referrals

 3,126 contacts or appointments made

 97 clients completed a significant goal

and received an incentive award

 70 clients entered unsubsidized

employment

 289 clients had an overall successful

case closure

 23 clients successfully completed a

WEX contract

The objectives of the Indian Child Welfare Program (ICW) are to (1) promote the

safety and stability of Tribal children and

families; (2) establish Tribally supported

permanency options for children in the

child welfare system; and (3) enhance collaborations with outside agencies.

Funding for ICW staff and services

comes from seven state and federal grants.

The ICW Program administrator position

is the lead staff person with administrative

and supervisory responsibilities as well as

managing a portion of the ICW caseload.

The ICW case manager is primarily

responsible for case management of the

remaining child welfare cases. In 2016, the

program served 76 children.

The ICW foster family coordinator

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.

In 2016, the ICW Program closed 28

children’s cases: 16 children were returned

to parents, eight entered guardianships

and one child turned 18 and aged out of

the system. At the end of 2016, we had 13

ICW-certified foster homes.

Word of mouth, articles in the Tribal

newspaper and information sessions help

bring in new foster families, but the need

for homes remains critical.

Donovan Villanueva (left) Tyee Yanez, Chelcy

Villanueva, Tamiya Yanez and Lillianna Garcia

learn about computer coding and 3-D animation in a

Computer Wiz class.

The primary case plan for all ICW-involved children is to return

children to a parent/parents or relatives. Guardianship with relatives is typically the concurrent goal in the event that circumstances

make it impossible for the children to return to their parents.

The State of Oregon, Department of Human Services continues to implement Differential Response across the state. ICW is

participating in these implementation activities, with two counties

in the Siletz Tribal service area having initiated this new system.

The Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program (STVRP)

served 51 Tribal members in various capacities in 2016 and completed 99.5 percent of its grant goals and objectives.

STVRP provides individualized guidance and counseling to

Tribal members with disabilities in obtaining or maintaining work.

Services provided include systems advocacy, referral to services,

assistive technology, adaptive equipment, job coaching, transportation, communication, mental health restoration, cultural services, training placement opportunities and rehabilitation services

needed to be successful in an employment goal.

Year one of our newest five-year grant was exciting for us.

STVRP went from providing services to enrolled eligible Siletz Tribal

members to all eligible federally recognized Tribal members.

This past year we’ve worked with participants from eight

different Tribes, which brought a great deal of diversity to our

program. Not only did we see our numbers increase, we started

seeing disability diversity within our caseloads, which we have

enjoyed. Some examples of this include cerebral palsy, autism,

arnold-chari malformation, chari-malformation and proliferative

diabetic retinopathy with retinal detachment, to name a few.

Through capacity building, Oregon TVRs (Tribal vocational

rehabilitation) worked with the Oregon Department of Education,

Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Services (OVRS) and Oregon

Developmental Disability Services to develop a Memorandum of

Understanding addressing transition services and outreach for

Tribal youth with disabilities.

STVRP held its first DisAbility Awareness Day at the Nesika

Illahee Pow-Wow in Siletz. The booth had disability technology

on display and information about STVRP and other disability

organizations that provide services. STVRP staff received an

award at the annual winter all-staff meeting for their efforts on

this successful event that the community enjoyed.

We look forward to meeting and exceeding the new grant

requirements, which include promoting awareness, outreach, job

development/employment, accessing youth with disabilities and

transition services.

Our Home Visiting Program provides parenting and life skills

for successful and positive parenting. We serve Native families

that are either expecting or have infants under the age of 12

months, continuing through the child’s 3rd birthday. We travel

throughout the Tribe’s 11-county service area.

The model and curriculum we provide is called Family Spirit,

which was developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for American

Indian Health. We are funded by the Tribal Maternal, Infant, Early

Childhood Home Visiting Program (TMIECHV).

In 2016, our program served families from seven different

counties. Lincoln County was the most served county, followed

by Marion and Lane. Our program has been granted funding

through year five, which ends Sept. 29, 2017. In 2016, our program conducted 465 home visits.

The Siletz Tribal Home Visiting Advisory Committee continues

to actively participate in the development of the program. At the

beginning of the year, this committee held monthly meetings on the

third Thursday. Now that the program has matured and requires less

immediate guidance, we have decided to meet quarterly face to face

and then meet via conference call the other months.

This has been working well for all members, many of whom

travel a far distance to attend the meetings. We still feel it’s

important to connect and provide program and evaluation

updates on a monthly basis, but felt the face to face every

month was not as important at this stage in the program.

Implementation of our evaluation took longer than expected

as development and approval of the data sharing agreement took

almost a year to complete. Once completed, however, the evaluation

team at PSU re-submitted the revised application to the Institutional

Review Board committee at the Northwest Portland Area Indian

Health Board. Our application was approved in October 2016.

While we waited for the data sharing agreement and IRB

application to be approved, both the Home Visiting and evaluation

staff met regularly to discuss potential evaluation candidates so we

could implement the evaluation immediately upon approval. From

these conversations, we determined that six families met the criteria outlined in our evaluation plan and set about recruiting them.

We successfully recruited four of the six candidate families.

Despite this number being below our original goal of 5-10 participants in the evaluation, we deem recruitment a success given

the very shortened timeline for which we now must carry out our

evaluation. Baseline data collection activities have been successful

for the months of November and December 2016, with all participants submitting data either by phone or via the Internet using

survey software.

As we transition into the intervention

phase of the evaluation during January

and February 2017, we anticipate continued success.

Activities for families in 2016 included a

memory book class, nutrition/meal plans/

shopping, making homemade baby food,

Culture Camp, moccasin-making class,

pumpkin painting, mini-cradleboard making and keepsake/ornament decorating.

The program coordinator participates

in a monthly meeting held in Eugene

for community partners called Advocacy

and Outreach Workers of Lane County

(AOWLC). Each month, we meet at a different agency to learn more about them,

then each person gets a chance to share

program updates and changes. We all

leave business cards and referral forms on

the table for anyone who is interested. This

group has helped establish connections in

the community as well as a few referrals.

Siletz Home Visiting and the community health advocate in Eugene participated in a food rescue project with

Willamette Farm and Food Coalition. This

was a pilot program where Tribal staff

picked up surplus produce that did not

sell at the farmers market and distributed

it to Siletz Tribal members. We collected

1,105.7 pounds of fresh organic fruits and

vegetables from May to October.

Success Stories

A mom began her first term at community college, a goal of hers since she

started the program in August 2014.

A first-time father scored 37/40 on

his comprehensive knowledge assessment

at intake, the highest score we have seen

at intake.

A family we serve is a set of premature

twins who were five weeks early. When we

did the two-month ASQ screening they

tested low, which is expected until the first

year. At 4 months they tested higher, but

were still in the gray area. At 6 months they

tested on track and again at 8 months.

A baby born 10 weeks premature in

June spent 6.5 weeks in the NICU and was

able to come home in August, four weeks

before her due date. She is doing very well.

A family had an open DHS case dismissed and said being involved in the

Home Visiting program helped a lot.

A family bought its first home.

Caseload

New

Average monthly new cases

Closed

Hearings, monthly average

(includes per capita caseload)

499

398

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 halftime 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 16

years, Tribal Court has seen an increased

Tribal Court

caseload from just over 100 cases in 2000 to a caseload of more

than 500 cases in 2016 (including new and maintained cases).

Since 2013, the caseload is right around 480-500.

Court staff work in conjunction with the chief judge, creating

new or modifying existing forms relevant to the ever-changing

case criteria.

Subject matter continues to be increasingly complex with

employment and 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. Deputy Court Administrator Rebekah Goulet has

scanned past and current court records into the Tribe’s Laserfiche

storage, saving cost and space.

The records are easily searched and printed from the storage of Laserfiche files. Records not on Laserfiche are our juvenile

records as we keep hard files indefinitely.

 Training

Tribal Court promotes educational

enhancement for judicial and court staff

through attendance and participation in

trainings and workshops relative to Tribal

Court issues. Tribal Court participates with

neighboring courts and agencies to create

a good working relationship.

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 and schedule allows, Tribal Court

sponsors continuing legal education for

spokespersons.

 Public Relations

Poppa Williams on Run to

the Rogue in September

Representing litigants in Tribal Court

matters is a pool of five active Tribal

spokespersons (non-attorneys), three

independent attorneys and one attorney

with 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.

Programs 2

In 2016, Programs 2 provided the following services: Child

Care, Head Start, Culture, Education, Traditional Arts and Language, Pow-Wow and Youth Services.

Of the eight Tribal Standing Committees, three are within Programs 2: Culture, Education and Pow-Wow. The Culture Committee’s staff representative is Robert Kentta, with Bev Youngman for

Education and Buddy Lane for Pow-Wow.

In 2016, Programs 2 staff continued excellent team development, collaboration and coordination on numerous projects

including:

•

Easter Egg Hunt on the day before

Easter Sunday

Student Gathering to honor adult

vocational and higher education

students

Memorial Day dinner following a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial

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 mid-July

Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, a three-day

event in August

Run to the Rogue, a three-day 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

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

Tribal Youth Education and Employment (TYEE) Program, providing summer jobs and learning experiences

Winter Solstice in December to celebrate the change of season

Culture classes scheduled throughout

the year

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, provide training and develop a provider referral list.

This year, the program served 25 families and 46 children throughout the service

area. The average number of hours per

month that child care was provided per

child is 160.

For the year, the following were served:

10 Siletz-area children, four Eugene-area

children, zero Salem-area children, three

Portland-area children and 29 at the Tenas

Illahee Child Care Center.

Cultural Resources

Culture Director Robert Kentta represents the Tribe on cultural issues and participates in various work activities, as well

as in state, regional and federal meetings.

He reviews archaeological permits and

coordinates with other Tribal, state and

federal entities to ensure protection whenever possible. Our ancestral lands cover a

large area and we are responsible for any

investigation of ground disturbance, legal

or illegal.

Pam Barlow-Lind, Tribal planner, helps

Verne Kessinger make homemade lotion out of

beeswax, olive oil and herbs at Culture Camp.

Eight students attended the Unity

Conference this year in Washington, D.C.,

with three chaperones.

Crystal Taylor, Indian education specialist at

Newport High School, congratulates 2016 Toledo

High School graduate Savanna Rilatos, who attends

Brown University in Providence, R.I.

Robert responds whenever a Tribal burial has been disturbed

and does reburials of skeletal remains or cultural items found there.

Robert also gives presentations to various local, state and

regional entities as well as archaeological field schools. In addition, he serves on various regional committees and has worked

on the Siletz Historical Research Project for a number of years.

Robert has expanded Tribal cultural and historical/archival

collections. He is now working on Phase II of the culture complex,

which is the museum.

Number of Students Served through Education

Program

Total

Adult Education

Child Care

Head Start

112

Higher Education

115

Adult Vocational Training

Tribal Youth Education and Employment (TYEE)

Education

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 in the FAFSA process and work

with universities/colleges. They work at the Youth Conference,

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.

Head Start

We have an excellent Head Start program that prepares 3- and 4-year-olds to

enter kindergarten.

An average of 109 children were

enrolled in four programs located in Siletz,

Salem, Lincoln City and Portland. Average enrollment for 2016 was 74 percent

American Indian children – 73 percent

were Siletz Tribal children and 27 percent

other Native. Of the children enrolled, 12

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 the all Head

Start children.

The children receive health screenings,

dental exams, immunization assessments

and proper hygiene instruction. The children 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.

Language and Traditional Arts

Bud Lane teaches Athabaskan language classes in each area office once

a month. In addition, he has developed

language CDs and DVDs for home study

for Tribal members.

The Athabaskan Language Dictionary is

available for Tribal members on CD disc, a

hard copy and on the Tribal website. Other

components of the language also are available on the website. Tribal members can access Siletz Dee-ni, Volumes 1, 2 and 3. More

components will be added periodically.

The Language program has produced

material for our Head Start program. Language classes are taught at Siletz Valley

Schools through the 12th grade.

Bud teaches Siletz basket making on an

ongoing basis as well as at Culture Camp. In

the area offices, interested Tribal members

receive instruction prior to language class.

The gathering of materials also is taught

and the Tribe continues to work to secure

accessible areas for gathering forest prod17

Buddy Lane, Cultural Education director, talks with

Palynn Barker about activities taking place during the

Family Literacy Night Finale Carnival in April.

ucts for traditional uses. Bud also teaches Tribal members how to

make regalia when they request assistance through set appointments.

Several times a year students, teachers and administrators are

taught Siletz culture at the Dance House, including the Feather

Dance. Our philosophy is to increase the cultural knowledge of

community members, including university students who also visit.

Other work includes hosting evening cultural classes in basketry, rope and string making, feather tying, making acorn soup

and a project night so Tribal members can finish regalia, as well

as participating in several Literacy Nights throughout the year

with Education and other Programs II staff.

Bud also gives culture presentations for Tribal programs and

outside groups throughout the year. He 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 during the camp and daily language

classes. He meets monthly with the Oregon Department of Education and language staff from the other Oregon Tribes.

Cultural Education and Events

All four large Tribal events were successful under the direction

of Buddy Lane. This includes Culture Camp, Nesika Illahee PowWow, Run to the Rogue and the Restoration Pow-Wow.

Events require a great deal of coordination. For some events,

coordination and approvals are needed from city, county and

state governments; Oregon State Parks and Recreation (OSPR);

and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Culture Camp attendance reached one of the highest numbers of total attendees to date! More than 780 Tribal members

attend Culture Camp this year. The lion’s share of our instructors

are in-house workers here at the Tribe. Only four of our instructors were contracted out.

We successfully handled the volume

of people at meal times. Our planning

was on point in terms of the quantity of

food needed for a camp our size. We are

getting really good a refining our meals

throughout each day of camp to where

little goes to waste. Supplies were

adequate, though depleted, but we did

not run out of supplies for activities.

Tribal staff teach participants by having workshops, in the kitchen and where

needed. The staff has a wealth of talent.

Buddy regularly works with the PowWow Committee and Royalty, planning and

assessing objectives and responsibilities.

Other events on the schedule are the Loyalty Days parade, Elders Honor Day, Memorial Day, solstices, Culture Camp, pow-wow,

Run to the Rogue, Restoration and the

Siletz Valley School Mini Pow-Wow.

Approximately 300-350 people participated in Run to the Rogue with no injuries

or accidents. Coordination includes working

with the drivers, runners, cooks, local police,

USFS, City of Port Orford, OSPR and other

agencies to ensure the event’s success.

We have a great working relationship

with Cougar Lane Lodge so our Run to the

Rogue can continue to use its area and

services for the end of our event.

Restoration was a great success with

43 vendors, numerous dancers and several

drums. The Pow-Wow Committee almost

sold out of all merchandise.

With the help of education staff in the

area offices, we served 80 Tribal members

who were approved by the Culture Committee for an individual cultural grant.

Youth Services

Tribal youth and younger children participated in a wide variety of activities for

young children and youth. Jeff Sweet also

participates in Family Literacy Night and

the Youth Conference.

Activities include rec and field games,

Computer Whiz, Skate World, Splash Wave

Pool, Lincoln City swims, rec center movie

days, after-school and non-school day

activities, NBA 2K Tournament, Thanksgiving

crafts, a pumpkin distribution for Halloween

and a dance, Tech Wizard, Cosmic Bowling,

healthy food preparation with Health Traditions staff, school supply distribution and

supervising TYEE for Culture Camp.

Law Enforcement. Through the efforts

of a city/Tribal task force, the residents

of the Siletz community and surrounding

area are once again receiving law enforcement services.

Task force members were successful in

passing a measure in the May 2016 primary election to create a special district for

enhanced law enforcement services from

the county.

The measure also provided a permanent

tax rate to fund half the cost of law enforcement. The Siletz Tribe pays the remaining

half of costs through a five-year agreement

with Lincoln County commissioners.

Services began Nov. 1, provided by the

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and include

traffic law enforcement and investigation;

criminal law enforcement and investigation;

security on request for Tribal court hearings

and Tribal Council meetings; enforcement

of Tribal Court orders (including protective

orders, temporary restraining orders and

permanent injunctions); court appearances;

transportation of arrested person to the

Lincoln County jail; records and evidence

keeping; and participation with interagency

law enforcement groups.

The enhanced services are the equivalent of two full-time patrol deputies

performing 80 hours of enhanced law enforcement services for 52 weeks annually.

Services also include the sheriff or

his designee attending various meetings,

including Tribal Council meetings once per

quarter; Siletz Tribal Residents Organization

meeting once per year; monthly CEDARR

(Community Efforts Demonstrating the

Ability to Rebuild and Restore); monthly

Siletz Valley area entity leaders meetings

(Siletz mayor, Siletz Valley fire chief, Tribe’s

Kathy Kentta

(center), Healthy

Traditions project

coordinator, and

Max Hoover,

Public Works

supervisor,

talk with local

volunteer

Candace Ford at

the Siletz Valley

Fire District

Open House in

October.

Public Safety

general manager and Siletz Valley School principal); and other

meetings upon request of the Tribe and availability of the sheriff

or his designee.

Emergency Preparedness. The goal of the Tribal Emergency

Management Program is to ensure Tribal preparedness to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to and

recover from emergency or disaster incidents.

The program is guided by two documents – an Emergency

Operations Plan (EOP) and a Multi-Hazards Mitigation Plan (MHMP).

The EOP outlines the Tribe’s emergency response, assigns responsibilities for emergency functions, identifies lines of authority and

communication, and provides a framework for emergency planning.

The purpose of the MHMP is to reduce or eliminate long-term

risks to people and property from natural hazards. The MHMP

evaluates natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, severe winter storms, wildfires, landslides and other naturally occurring processes and identifies actions to reduce the risk and mitigate losses.

The Tribe’s program is implemented by an Emergency Management Preparedness Team (EMP Team), using the “whole

community” planning approach, which recognizes that it takes all

aspects of a community to effectively prepare for, protect against,

respond to, recover from and mitigate against any disaster.

The EMP Team includes members from the Tribe – Public

Works supervisor, Administrative Services supervisor, Nursing

supervisor, Community Health director, GIS planner and construction management engineer; from the City of Siletz – the mayor and

the utilities worker; and from the Siletz Valley Fire District – the fire

chief and office administrator. The Tribe’s assistant general manager is the staff representative to the team and coordinates its efforts.

The Emergency Management Program’s primary funding is

through a renewable two-year state grant. Requirements are laid

out in a work plan that identifies goals, objectives and activities in

four areas – training and education, planning, outreach and partner collaboration, and drills and exercises.

The Tribe has formally adopted the

National Incident Management System

(NIMS) and designated specific staff to

become certified in various NIMS trainings.

Program accomplishments to date

have included developing the EOP and the

MHMP, establishing emergency medical

capability, purchasing generators for two

critical facilities, removing hazardous trees

from housing complexes near government

buildings, purchasing and installing a ham

radio at the Siletz Fire Hall and purchasing

a land/sea container stocked with survival

supplies for the local school.

Planning

2016 was a year of repairs, closing out old projects and

gathering information for plan updates. Lightning damage and

continual vandalism made the new lighting on Gwee-Shut Road a

challenge. We are looking into alternatives, such as replacing the

bollard lighting with street lights.

Transit continues to be supported by grants from the State

of Oregon and FTA (Federal Transit Administration). Links can be

made as far north as Astoria and east all the way to Amtrak in

Salem. Passengers on the Coastal Connector can transfer at

Grand Ronde to buses that go to McMinnville and on to Portland.

Meetings continue to develop a transit connection south to

Florence, with a state grant arriving in 2017 to evaluate and

develop a plan for this service.

The transit coordinator works with the Tribal Transportation Advisory Committee to comply with the requirements of

the state’s STF (Special Transportation Fund) program and other

transit regulations. Rider and mileage data must be collected

regularly and tabulated for grant reporting.

A grant to replace the #200 bus was awarded for 2017 and

the committee is working on specifications for the new vehicle.

Transit vehicle preventive maintenance is current and transporter

training is provided to all vehicle drivers.

Status updates are provided to the committee. We want all of

our transit rides for Tribal members to be safe.

For more information, visit the Tribal Transit webpage for links

to up-to-date transit information. Contact Planning to let us know if

you have any needs, issues or concerns about your access to transit.

We need community input to develop our Tribal transit plan.

The data coordinator provides support to the Enrollment

Department and helps the grant writer and Tribal departments

develop grants, including the collection and evaluation of data.

The data coordinator also maintains databases, manages

surveys and supports strategic planning and evaluation for all

Tribal departments.

She is the Tribe’s liaison with the federal Census Bureau, which

has begun planning for the 2020 census.

The10-year comprehensive plan was completed thanks to

collaborative input from all Tribal departments. Much help came

from Assistant General Manager Bonnie Peterson, the data coordinator and GIS/planner. Work continues to develop the best way

to make it available online.

The GIS/planner provides support for

the entire Tribal administrative structure,

including Planning, Natural Resources,

Housing and Public Works, via collecting

and maintaining data sets and creating

maps. There are 3,712 data sets (all the

digital and spatial background data that

goes into making the Tribe’s maps) to be

maintained.

The GIS/planner was busy with many

projects, for example, working with Natural Resources mapping Tribal forest lands

and projects and inventorying all of the

sidewalks in the City of Siletz for the

Transportation Plan.

The GIS planner purchased new radar

traffic counters that make the job safer (no

more nailing out those pesky hoses that

vehicles cross) and help obtain much better

data. Vehicle traffic data collected can be

used for safety programs, such as letting

the police department know when and

where unsafe traffic speeds are happening.

Projects continue to keep the construction engineer busy. Road construction plans for the Neachesna subdivision

addition were completed and we are on

schedule to bid out construction in 2017.

We are developing a sidewalk master

plan for Siletz and Planning began hosting a

multi-departmental water system plan committee for long-term water and waste water.

The construction engineer provides

trouble-shooting on call for all Tribal

departments for a variety of issues that

come up throughout the year, from

developing recreation facilities to solving

sinkhole mysteries.

The planning tech/Road Maintenance

Program works closely with the construction engineer on various transportationrelated projects – maintaining street signs,

cleaning storm drains, repainting street

markings and monitoring solar street lights.

In 2016, he replaced all solar street

light batteries and solar controllers on

Molalla Court and the fitness center street

lights, which had problems with water

leaking into the controller boxes.

The Tribal grant writer works with all

Tribal departments, including Tribal support for the STAHS (Siletz Tribal Arts and

Heritage Society) museum development

plan, with the clinic on Healthy Beginnings

and with Education on Early Learning.

The grant writer also assists with grant

reporting and evaluations, and forwards

information to departments on grant

opportunities that could help support

and expand their programs.

The Tribal planner manages Planning

Department operations and staffing. The

planner is the point person on transportation planning, including acting as a councilappointed representative to regional and

state transportation planning meetings.

The planner keeps the Indian Reservation Road (IRR, now Tribal Transportation

Plan or TTP) inventory current and funded.

This transitioned to “BIA programmatic

agreements” (self-governance funding),

which has been working well, and allows

us to more easily carry over unspent funding into other planned projects.

In 2016, the planner attended local,

state and federal policy bodies as

assigned, from transportation to land

use to economic development. The Tribal

planner was a member of the state’s Transportation Safety Plan development, which

was completed. Lincoln City also updated

its Bicycle Master Plan and Transportation

Plan, and developed a plan for the

Nelscott neighborhood.

Lincoln County Transit District began the

update to its Transportation Master Plan and

Coordinated Plan. The planner participated

in all these committees and will continue

to participate in grant-required regional

transit coordination planning.

Planning also provides support to

STAHS and the development of the

Culture Center Phase II (the museum).

The Planning clerk is a key position

and has a demanding multifaceted job.

The clerk handles requests from all Planning staff, manages the department’s

multiple cuff accounts and processes

the department’s accounts, including

construction work, complex grants and

regular reports on department processes.

Handling construction billing makes this

job extra challenging.

The Planning Department continued to host several Elder

WEX employees and is grateful for both the help and the opportunity to provide work experience to Tribal members.

Every year, Planning holds community meetings in Siletz

and is kindly hosted (great soup!) in each of the area offices. We

count on everyone’s participation in these meetings.

The feedback on transportation at these meetings in January is critical to meeting our federally required public outreach

for the road and transit programs. Your input on a range of Tribal

projects is appreciated.

You can attend Planning’s community meetings in person,

have another person communicate your thoughts, send the Planning Department your concerns in writing or call or email anytime! (Do let the Planning Department or your area office manager know in advance if you or a family member needs any special

accommodation to attend the January meetings.) We hope to see

you there.

Administration

Sharon A. Edenfield, administrative

manager, oversees Accounting, Fringe

Benefits, Information Systems, Facilities

and Fleet, Property and Procurement, and

Administrative Support staff.

She also serves as BIA self-governance

coordinator, plan administrator, plan

trustee and trust officer. Additionally, she

serves as a member of the Audit and Investment committees and as staff representative to the Budget Committee.

Sharon also was appointed to the Tribal

Tax Advisory Committee by Sen. Ron Wyden.

The Accounting Department continued to function smoothly throughout

2016. 2015 tax information was mailed out

in a timely manner and the audit of 2015

results was completed in May.

The firm of Bluebird CPAs, formerly

Egghart & Associates, in Reno, Nev., performed the audit, its 10th year with the Tribe.

There were no findings against the Tribe or

the Siletz Tribal Business Corporation.

In July, the department processed the

annual gaming per capita payments for

Tribal members, which were mailed on July

31, and in December processed a second

per capita distribution, this one for the

Contract Support Costs settlement.

Accounting statistics include:

•

80 grants and contracts

33 EPR programs

240 – average number of employees

per payroll period

478 W-2s issued

$605,384 – average accounts payable

per week

1,079 – average number of accounts

payable checks per month

54 – average EFT payments per month

3,623 checks issued for July gaming

per capita

1,450 minor and adult trust transactions for July gaming per capita

3,640 checks issued for December CSC

per capita

•

1,463 minor and adult trust transactions for December CSC per capita

4,135 1099s issued

0 audit findings

Karen Bell and Trish Daniel retired in

December after serving 37 years for Karen

and 19 years for Trish, working for the

Tribe in the Accounting Department. We

want to thank them for their many years of service and hope

they enjoy every minute of their retirement. Best wishes!

The Information Systems Department provided services to all

programs and employees. Highlights include:

•

Call manager upgrade – Moved all of the call manager

devices to a virtual environment

Upgraded entire infrastructure of Siletz – Added new switches

and routers to the Siletz environment

Upgraded Unity – Our voice messaging server is now up to

date with the most current version

Email system upgrade – Set up encryption for clinic staff email

Continued upgrades of NextGen software

Infrastructure changes – Upgraded approximately 60 workstations

and new switch after failure, and added 15 new printers

Other upgrades – Upgraded MIP software and EagleSun software

Continued training – All staff continue to learn new technologies as things in the IT world change

The Public Works Department provided daily services and

assistance to Tribal programs and members.

During the salary analysis and job description revisions, the

Public Works Department was transferred from the administrative

manager and moved directly under the general manager. The community center kitchen remodel was completed before the transfer.

The Facilities & Fleet Department maintained 42 GSA vehicles

and 30 E Plate vehicles. The Tribal community center was utilized

for 156 events, which included Tribal program activities, Meals on

Wheels, family events, funerals and fundraising functions.

The administrative support clerk serves as backup to the

receptionist and assists with special Tribal projects, i.e.; folding

the local newsletters, preparing kits for Culture Camp and dream

catchers for a restoration dinner.

The Property & Procurement Department processed 6,305

requests from stock inventory and purchase orders for a total

savings of $101,633. The department moved its warehouse and

relocated to the annex building.

Administrative Support staff provided daily clerical assistance to

Central Administration managers and other programs, which includes

assistance to Tribal functions, and also is utilized for their art skills and

beading dream catchers and pine nut and dentalium necklaces. Staff

also coordinates the annual Community Christmas Program.

Staff continues to distribute The People Are Dancing Again

history book to Tribal members. To date, 1,703 have been distributed to the membership.

Administrative Support staff also distributed 20 laptops to

higher education/adult vocational training students.

Every year, the Chinook Winds team

works hard to bring in new ideas and

opportunities for our guests to have a

good time while visiting. We take it very

seriously that we are considered one of

the premier resorts on the Oregon Coast.

Chinook Winds plays a key role in driving tourism to the Central Oregon Coast

and in 2016 we worked hard to leverage

community partnerships, create new and

exciting promotions, and create an atmosphere of fun.

The Food and Beverage team made a

lot of progress in its journey to provide a

culinary experience sure to please every

taste. In addition to creating new menus, it

worked with Facilities to enhance guest dining by increasing the deli seating area and

remodeling the Rogue River Steakhouse.

Marketing

We kicked off 2016 with the first

Noonyear’s Day Brunch. This was an

opportunity for us to offer our players a

tasty reason to stay one additional day to

celebrate the New Year. It proved to be

hugely popular, so we brought it back in

2017. This looks to be a new annual event

we will offer our guests.

Kiosks were introduced in 2016 to give

our guests immediate access to contests,

allow them to check their points and

activate their cards for drawings. This has

eliminated long lines and reduced the cost

of entry forms.

Entertainment played a huge role in

the successful 2016 with acts like Vince

Gill, The Monkees and Wayne Brady, to

name a few.

A TV partnership with Survivor and

Wheel of Fortune are examples of added

value with our TV purchases. Not only did

the events bring guests to our casino, they

garnered thousands of dollars in addedvalue TV exposure.

We hosted two major poker tournaments, drawing hundreds of players and

generating Twitter followers throughout

the year. These events create national buzz

about our resort in the poker world.

Chinook Winds Casino

Resort

Events like arm wrestling; King of the Cage; Beach, Bacon and

Brews; Surf City; and Celebration of Honor were not only strong

events drawing in crowds, but also provided the opportunity of

earned media and exposure for the resort. The goal is to try new

opportunities to broaden our customer interest.

We secured KGW’s morning out-and-about reporter Drew

Carney to come on site to promote Beach, Bacon and Brews,

which in its second year doubled in attendance numbers.

World-ranked competitive eater Joey Chestnut was here as a

celebrity judge, which helped us garner additional press coverage

for the event.

A crew from Angell Job Corps in Yachats, Ore.,

helps set up the Field of Flags at Celebration of

Honor in September.

Native American Heritage

We were proud to spread the news of Tribal history throughout the community to showcase the importance of the Tribe and

Chinook Winds in promoting coastal tourism.

We participated in and sponsored numerous Tribal events,

including Elders Honor Day, STAHS Past is Present Native Fair,

Siletz Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow and the Restoration Pow-Wow,

and the Siletz Tribal Craft Fair in December.

Siletz Tribal member and Executive Chef Jack Strong represented Chinook Winds and the Siletz Tribe at numerous events

while also bringing more Native flair to Chinook Winds menus

across the property.

Hotel Improvements

Hotel rooms in buildings B, C and D

were refreshed with new furniture built

in Oregon with stain to match the driftwood found on Lincoln City beaches. New

carpeting and the scenic photos of sites

with Tribal significance framed in live-edge

wood has made the guest experience one

to remember.

Facilities

Casino

•

Remodeled Rogue River Room

Remodeled deli seating, which added

additional seating

Moved poker upstairs and keno

downstairs

Installed new back-of-house flooring

Remodeled employee dining room

Built new cabinets with granite tops in

mezzanine conference room

Built new bingo paymaster cabinets

with granite tops

Relocated bingo caller station

Added reflective ceiling tiles on gaming floor by B1 and B2 restrooms

Installed new handrails in bingo room

Remodeled player services offices

Remodeled cage for chip storage

Installed new flooring in slot tech shop

Hotel

•

Refreshed 190 hotel rooms

Added fresh paint, installed new carpet

and furniture

Completed suites fireplace remodel

with new stone and tile

Installed new front doors at hotel B &

C buildings

Remodeled suites conference room for

sales office

Aces

•

Installed new flooring and paint in pro

shop and fitness center

Food and Beverage

Aces Sports Bar & Grill had a 6 percent

increase in revenue over 2015 as well as a

menu change in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Banquets saw a 4.5 percent increase

over 2015 and beverage sales increased by

3.5 percent over 2015.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the remodeled

Rogue River Room includes Tribal Council members

and members of the Lincoln City Chamber of

Commerce Ambassadors.

Golf Course

The golf course hosted 25 golf tournaments, five of which

were Chinook Winds special events, including a benefit for a local

food pantry.

Several holes were improved, including drainage and aesthetic

enhancements along Highway 101. The golf course hosted the

largest single-night Men’s Golf Club League in the state throughout the summer and the pro shop continued to offer a wide range

of the most popular clothing and equipment to increase revenue.

In the fitness center, a wide variety of fitness classes has increased daily usage by 20 percent over the previous year.

Human Resources Plays Important Role in Team

Development

The Human Resources Department focused on the training

and development of our Executive Management team by providing bi-monthly leadership trainings through web-based trainings,

classroom-style and Leadership IQ seminars.

In addition, we provided monthly 10-minute trainings to

directors, managers and supervisors. Overall, we provided more

than 18 different management trainings to our directors, managers and supervisors.

Tribal member placement and advancement is a priority for

Chinook Winds. We average 12-14 percent Tribal member

employment at Chinook Winds, with 31 Tribal members in

management positions.

We interviewed and selected two protégés to begin the

Mentor/Protégé Program in 2016. This is a two-year program

with the intent of providing Siletz Tribal members with the skills

and knowledge to help form the future management team for

Chinook Winds.

Human Resources worked closely with the departments to

help streamline the hiring process. We held quarterly job fairs

that were very successful.

2016 was a busy year in hiring staff for the resort. We offered

374 positions; 302 of the applicants were successful.

Annual employee events, including the employee golf tournament, employee picnic, holiday party, annual Health/Safety Fair

and two SOLV Beach Cleanups (spring and fall), are programs and

Several Chinook Winds employees participate in a SOLV Beach Cleanup.

events that help us keep our team environment and company morale at a high

level.

Quarterly Superstar Award recipients

included James Johnson, valet attendant

(first quarter); Debbie Grenia, cocktail

server (second quarter); Steven Wanko,

CSG busser (third quarter); and Stephanie

Hull, casino host (fourth quarter).

In addition, we had the honor of recognizing 19 20-year employees – Debra

Bowdish, F&B; Frank Cavezza, Security;

Marcus Daniel, Bingo; Kelli Duhamel, Marketing; Gayl Esch, Receiving; Kailinn Gillen,

Slots; Florieen Hutchinson, Slots; Tonya

Jackman, F&B; Andrea Johnson, Group

Sales; Ernest Lancaster, Security; Diane

Moore, Player Services; David

Moorman, Security; Thomas Moreau,

Games; Jon O’Neal, F&B; Charley Phipps,

Security; James Tooley, Slots; Dona Trickler,

Gift Shop; Daniel Vaughan, F&B; and John

Wischnofske, Slots.

Sponsorships and Community

Involvement

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.

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

Winds sponsored a spectacular 1,500-piece

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.

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.

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.

Chinook Winds partnered with the City of Lincoln City and the

North Lincoln County Historical Museum for the award-winning

Tour to Die For in October.

Tribal Member and Public Relations Specialist Bill John was a

not only instrumental in the organization of the event, but shared

some history of the Tribe on the buses and organized the shuttles

for the event. It was an opportunity for Chinook Winds to be a

large sponsor without a large investment.

Chinook Winds celebrated its fifth year as presenting sponsor

of the Newport Seafood and Wine Festival. The event had record

attendance of more than 27,000 people.

Siletz Tribal member Jack Strong once again represented the

casino and the Tribe on Portland’s Good Day Oregon, showcasing the partnership between the event organizers and Chinook

Winds. More than $25,000 in press was earned through the promotion of this event.

We partnered with the Newport Chamber in launching a mobile app for the event to entice guests to visit the casino before,

during and after the event. The Marketing Team offered bounce

back incentives to visitors to drive business to the casino.

It was our third year at the Portland Roadster Show in March,

which had more than 37,000 visitors in 2016. Once again, the Operations Department partnered with Marketing with a blackjack

table and dealers to create excitement and bring gaming fun to

the Portland market.

Other community partnerships included the Annual Tuna BBQ

and NOAA anniversary, Old-School Car Show, Lincoln City Chowder and Brewfest and the Siletz Bay Music Festival, to name a few.

Siletz Tribal Business

Corporation

STBC continued to focus on streamlining operations, increasing

enterprise and property revenue and profitability, and performing

long-term maintenance planning while containing costs in 2016.

STBC also continued the rebranding of Imprints Print Shop

into Siletz Tribal Prints & Gifts.

Financials

Overall, STBC’s bottom line improved in 2016 compared to 2015,

reflecting its best operational performance in a decade. Additionally,

Logan Road RV Park, Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort and the Salem flex

building all had their debt-service retired during 2016, resulting in

STBC being debt service free for the first time since 2005.

Personnel

The STBC Board of Directors hired a new chief executive

officer, Stewart Brannen, in the fourth quarter. Brenda Bremner,

the Tribe’s general manager, transitioned out of the interim STBC

CEO role at the same time.

Enterprises

Siletz Tribal Prints & Gifts: Siletz Tribal Prints & Gifts’ yearly

performance was up in 2016 compared to 2015, but remained an

operating loss.

STBC and STPG received a grant from the Tribe for a directto-garment machine at the end of 2016, which expanded its inhouse production capabilities and ability to bid on internal Tribal

projects that require garment printing, such as the pow-wow.

A Siletz Tribal member remained the interim manager

through 2016.

Logan Road RV Park: The RV park finished 2016 with a profit

for the second straight year. Revenue and expenses were down,

occupancy was up slightly and the debt-service for park construction was fully retired.

The RV park fulfilled multiple goals it set for 2016, including

developing a new website that is mobile friendly, increasing its

Wi-Fi infrastructure to meet increased guest demand and installing 34 new picnic tables. The completed goals helped the park

fulfill its vision of showing RVers it truly is “Better at the Beach.”

Its ongoing mission is to provide RVers visiting the Oregon

Coast a top-notch Good Sam Member Park through dedicated

customer service, strong amenities and a relaxing atmosphere

while providing a Tribally owned business complement to Chinook Winds Casino Resort.

Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort: Hee Hee had a strong 2016, with

record annual revenue up 21 percent, occupancy up 8 percent and

expenses up 13 percent. 2016 marked the best annual revenue and

operational performance in resort history for the third year in a row.

The resort contract manager position

was advertised and awarded to a Siletz

Tribal member through 2017.

The resort met several of its goals for

2016, including upgrading 65 pedestals,

installing a new children’s playground,

updating its Wi-Fi network, finalizing

installation of the new clubhouse meeting

room entertainment center, redesigning its

website to target mobile users with tablets

and smart phones and fully paying down

its remaining construction debt-service.

These fulfilled goals helped Hee Hee’s

vision to provide RVers “A Fun Place to Be.”

Hee Hee’s ongoing mission is to

provide discriminating RVers visiting or

living in the Willamette Valley a 10/10*/10

top-rated Good Sam Preferred Park

through dedicated customers service, top

flight amenities and a relaxing atmosphere

while generating a profit and jobs for the

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.

Properties

2016 combined property management

revenue for all properties STBC owns or

manages for the Tribe increased 4 percent

from 2015 while expenses dropped 23

percent, reflecting profitable operational

property management performance for

the fifth straight year.

The Salem flex building, Lincoln Shores

building, Siletz Business Complex and

Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart building ended

2016 fully occupied.

Additionally, STBC was tasked by Tribal

Council to perform property management

services for the newly purchased Harbor

Freight building and adjacent properties in

Salem purchased by the Tribe in the third

quarter 2016.

Siletz (Portland) Business Complex:

Revenue was up in 2016 compared to

2015 due to full building occupancy and

lease rate increases. The property generated a profit for the Tribe. All the tenants

are signed through 2017.

Eugene Office Building: Annual revenue for 2016 was flat compared to 2015

while expenses were up primarily due to

extensive HVAC upgrades and repairs,

resulting in an operating loss for the year.

The building’s second floor remained

vacant in 2016 and STBC continues to

market the upstairs space.

Logan Road Parking Lot: Revenue

was up slightly in 2016 compared to 2015

due to lease rate increases generating an

annual profit. The property is currently

leased by STBC for its Logan Road RV Park

and Chinook Winds Casino Resort for

additional parking. The tenants are projected to remain through 2017.

State Rep. David Gomberg speaks at the Tribe’s

Memorial Day Ceremony.

Depoe Bay Building: Revenue was down in 2016 compared

to 2015 while expenses were up due to the loss of downstairs

restaurant tenant contributing to an annual operating loss. The

property retained one tenant occupying an upstairs apartment.

Siletz Yaquina Riverfront Industrial Property: Annual revenue

and expenses were down in 2016 compared to 2015 with the property operating at a loss for the year. It ended 2016 with two tenants

who are projected to remain through 2017. Remediation work

was performed on the old mill landfill located on the property.

Salem Trust Property: This property generated a profit for

2016, retaining its tenant. STBC re-signed a Tribal landscaper to

perform monthly and annual maintenance for 2017. STBC continues to market the property for development.

Salem Flex Building: The building remained fully occupied

throughout 2016, generating an annual profit for the first time

since construction in 2006. All tenants are signed through 2017.

Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart: This property remained fully occupied

throughout 2016, generating a positive cash flow.

Lincoln Shores Building: Revenue was up slightly for 2016

compared to 2015 and generated an annual profit for the Tribe. It

remained fully occupied throughout 2016 by Tribal tenants and is

projected to remain fully occupied through 2017.

STBC installed a new dedicated fiber Internet circuit in the

building for utilization by STBC, the Siletz Tribal Gaming Commission and Tribal Internal Audit.

STRCP

The Siletz Tribe Revolving Credit Program (STRCP) continued monthly reporting of all consumer and home improvement loans to TransUnion in 2016, helping

to fulfill one of its primary missions to

increase the overall credit worthiness of

Tribal members by improving their credit

score with successful loan repayments.

Since 2001, STRCP has provided nearly

$3 million in loans for Tribal members. The

STRCP webpage on the STBC website continued to expand in 2016 to include more

educational resources, online application

forms, financial calculators and useable

budget templates.

The STRCP Declaration of Policies was

revised once in 2016 and approved by

Tribal Council. It is available online at the

STBC website.

Major changes included developing

different loan tiers based on the credit

score and worthiness of applicants along

with allowing Tribal members who successfully pay back loans to be eligible to

receive additional loans.

Operational Projects

STBC and Tribal staff, working with Tina

Retasket and Tribal Council, completed an

updated 2016-2021 Comprehensive

Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

for the Tribe, which was subsequently

approved by Tribal Council.

Siletz Management Inc. (SMI): The

Tribal Council sold SMI to STBC in the

fourth quarter 2016 to streamline property

management and accounting services,

and to convert SMI (a corporation) into

Siletz Management LLC (a limited liability

company) under STBC management and

ownership.

The full purchase and conversion process will be completed in 2017.

Tribal Council

Lillie Butler

Loraine Butler

Reggie Butler Sr.

Sharon Edenfield

David Hatch (served

January to September)

Gloria Ingle

Robert Kentta

Alfred “Bud” Lane III

Joseph Lane Jr. (served

September to December)

Delores Pigsley

Tribal Website

Chairman

Delores Pigsley

Secretary

Sharon Edenfield

Vice Chairman

Alfred “Bud” Lane III

Treasurer

Robert Kentta

enrollment number and the last four digits of 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 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

Logan Road RV Park

4800 NE Logan Road

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-994-4261 or 877-LOGANRV

loganroadrvpark.com

Siletz Tribal Community Center

402 NE Government Hill Drive

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

541-444-2532 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-2307

Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort

4751 Astoria St. NE

Salem, OR 97305-1106

503-463-6641 or 877-564-7295

heeheeillahee.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 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 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

Siletz Rec Center

1010 W Buford

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-8209

Fax: 541-444-2307

Salem Area Office

3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 105

Salem, OR 97305

503-390-9494

Fax: 541-390-8099

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

Marci Muschamp holds a basket made by Ida Bensell

at The Past is Present event sponsored by the Siletz

Tribal Arts and Heritage Society.

Presorted

First-Class Mail

U.S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 178

Salem, OR

Top: Reggie Butler Jr. and Lee Butler drum at the

17th Annual State-Tribal Government Summit.

Bottom: Mitzi Brown and Nora Williams-Wood work

with materials used in weaving Siletz baskets at The

Past is Present.

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