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members. The Tribe continues to provide education scholarships to

all who want to continue their education. In addition, all other Tribal

program services have been enhanced with revenue from Chinook

Winds Casino Resort. As membership continues to grow, it’s important that our revenue also continues to grow.

Plans are in place to expand gaming revenue with a new 200room casino hotel. Additional parking space will be completed to

allow for more customer parking. In addition to this expansion, the

Tribal Council continues to meet with necessary officials to establish

a casino in Salem, Ore.

We were able to conduct our annual Run to the Rogue after

canceling it the last two years because of wildfires and smoke in and

around our area of celebration. It was great to be able to participate

and return to celebrate.

The economy has been good in Oregon and the nation, our future

looks bright. 2019 was a good year, thanks to all of our devoted staff.

May you all be safe and healthy in 2020.

The following people retired in

2019 after many years of service to

the Tribe. We thank them for all they

contributed and wish them well in the

next chapter of their lives.

Sammy Bayya Jr.

Tom Downey

Cheryl Lane

Verdene McGuire

Bonnie Petersen

Tony Whitehead

Papa Williams

Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley

Table of Contents

Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund

Natural Resources

Housing

Tribal Court

Health

Human Resources

Administration

Programs 1

Programs 2

Chinook Winds Casino Resort

Siletz Tribal Business Corporation

Tribal Council

Photographers: The work of several

photographers appears in this report, including

that of Denise Garrett, Angela Ramirez, Diane

Rodriquez, Andy Taylor and Chinook Winds Casino

Resort staff.

On the cover: A photo taken from on top of

a large slab of rock at the Hee-Hee Illahee boat launch

in Siletz, Ore .

The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution

Fund (STCCF) Advisory Board met quarterly during the year to review applications and make

award recommendations to Tribal Council on

the distribution of gaming revenue for charitable purposes.

Funding for charitable distribution was

based on excess pledge revenue generated two

years prior to the fund year. Based on JanuaryDecember 2017 EPR, a total of $1.4 million was

available for charitable purposes.

STCCF received 358 eligible applications for

the year. The Advisory Board submitted recommendations and Tribal

Council approved 211 awards totaling more than $1.3 million. Fifty-nine

percent of applicants received an award.

Awards were distributed in February, May, August and November

during public events at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Ore.

Members of the STCCF Advisory Board included Tribal members

Sharon Edenfield (Tribal Council), Cheryl Lane, Rebekah Goulet and Kurt

Arden; and non-Tribal community members Karen Gerttula, Mike Holden

and Dick Anderson.

2019 Total Awards Distributed: $1,320,156.31

Cultural Activities

The Art

Education

Alcohol and Drug Treatment

Public Safety

Prevention

Environment & Natural Resources

Health

Historical Preservation

Housing

Other

$34,763.00

$59,399.00

$472,819.30

$20,500.00

$90,738.42

$137,047.93

$16,130.00

$182,954.40

$118,935.30

$40,799.00

$146,069.96

Total

$1,320,156.31

Drumstick making class at Culture Camp

Allivea Hernandez blowing bubbles at the

Wellness Carnival

Kaye Stainbrook weaving a cedar basket at

Culture Camp

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Completing 51 acres of stocking surveys

and 68 acres of stand exams

• Issuing 176 personal use firewood permits

• Issuing 124 property access permits

• Cutting, splitting and delivering 37 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.

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 Siletz Tribal Natural Resources 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 SelfGovernance, 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 (NRCS) 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.

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2019 accomplishments include:

Completing the first mainstem Siletz River

restoration project and preparing for two

more projects to be completed in 2020

Completing salmon redd surveys covering more than 250 miles within the Siletz

River basin

Completing 12 wetland assessments

Monitoring native oyster restoration

efforts at eight sites in Yaquina Bay

Post-restoration monitoring of several

projects in the Tillamook and Nestucca

basins

Accomplishments for 2019 include:

Presales work on seven timber sale areas totaling

444 acres and 15.26 million board feet

• Planting 26,714 seedlings

• Site preparation of 86 acres

• Precommercial thinning of 553 acres

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Lilianna Garcia beading a design using a loom at Culture Camp

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Maintaining and enhancing a culturally

important native plant nursery for future

restoration projects

• Began documenting and storing in

a searchable database Siletz Tribal

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)

associated with lands and natural

resources throughout Western Oregon

• Continuing to participate in criteria

development and selection of projects to

be funded by BPA for Willamette basin

wildlife mitigation

• Participating in ocean planning efforts

through the West Coast Ocean Alliance

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.

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In 2019, accomplishments include:

Conducting marbled murrelet occupancy

and habitat surveys on Tribal timberlands

Reviewing and ranking 2019 WWMP projects

Due diligence work on 504-acre WWMP

property acquisition scheduled for closing in 2020

Submitting application to acquire 102acre WWMP property

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 processing and distributing subsistence salmon to Tribal members

and processing confiscated game meat.

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, 2019 accomplishments include:

• Participating in activities to monitor assessment and cleanup of

the Portland Harbor Superfund Site (funded in 2019 by grants from

EPA and various potentially responsible cleanup parties) and the

Astoria Marine Construction Cleanup Site

• Participating in monitoring the settlement agreements covering

re-licensing of Eugene Water and Electric Board’s Carmen-Smith

and Portland General Electric’s Clackamas River and Willamette

Falls hydroelectric facilities

• Representing the Tribe at meetings concerning a variety of other

environmental issues

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.

2019 accomplishments include:

Continuing work on fee-to-trust applications for five Tribal fee

properties

• Completing environmental compliance for planned workforce

housing project in Lincoln City

• Performing due diligence for several potential property

acquisitions

• Providing support for various Tribal planning, housing, casino and

economic development projects

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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.

In 2019, accomplishments include:

Issuing 305 deer tags (35 filled)

Issuing 135 elk tags (15 filled)

Issuing 158 salmon tags (2 filled)

Issuing 201 shellfish gathering permits

Picking up, processing and distributing

4,242 pounds of subsistence chinook salmon

• Distributing 352 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

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Denise Garrett in Natural Resources, along with volunteers, stack wood after it’s

been cut during the Elders Woodcut

center and assisted with document preparation and facilitation of the OLINK meeting.

Construction: Upon successful

completion of the environmental review, we

received approval to use funds for construction of the workforce housing development

known as Neachesna 2 in Neotsu. The project

was bid twice, construction will commence

in 2020!

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: 2019 was a year of change and continued

growth at the Siletz Tribal Housing Department (STHD).

Construction of the Nesika Illahee apartment complex was completed

in December with Siletz families being the first occupants of the historic

project. The partnership with the Native American Youth and Family Center

(NAYA) represents a new model for developing off-reservation housing that

will be duplicated on future projects.

The Nesika Illahee development is a 59-unit apartment complex

in Northeast Portland with 20 dedicated units of affordable housing for American Indian families, with first preference to enrolled

members of the Siletz Tribe. The remaining 39 units will also provide

affordable housing for Native households, including Siletz families.

The development is located at Holman and 42nd and has a multitude of

art features, including an exterior mural by Toma Villa, sculpture by Lillian

Pitt, and interior mural and carving by Greg Robinson. The remarkable art

elements make it a unique and beautiful building that Native families can

call home

STHD staff provided technical assistance and will conduct

monitoring to ensure compliance with the Native American Housing

Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA).

Organizational: The 2018 Annual Performance Report was

submitted to HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and highlighted

STHD’s accomplishments for the 2018 program year.

We successfully submitted the 2020 Indian Housing Plan (IHP).

The 2020 IHP reflects continued diversity of programs as we broaden

services to Tribal members in innovative ways by leveraging Indian

Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funds.

The needs of Tribal members are ever-changing and we consistently

seek new funding and methods for expanding housing opportunities to

keep pace.

STHD submitted the updated Formula Current Assisted Stock

information and current Tribal enrollment data to the IHBG formula

Miscellaneous: Brett Lane, Casey

Godwin and Isaac DeAnda obtained

Professional Indian Housing Management

certification through the NAIHC (National

American Indian Housing Council). This is a

significant accomplishment as it often takes

many years to complete the required courses.

The PIHM is the highest certification

offered by NAIHC in the area of Indian Housing

Management and requires well-rounded

knowledge of multiple program areas.

Sami Jo Difuntorum, STHD executive

director, was appointed by Gov. Kate Brown

to serve on Oregon’s Housing Stability

Council. This is the first time a Native housing provider has had a seat at this table.

The Resident Organization entered into

an MOU for 2019. The primary function of the

RO in 2019 was coordinating “dump day” for

the Siletz community. The dumpsters were

well-utilized.

Elouise Case and Nancy Simmons at the

Restoration Pow-Wow

Caseload

New

Average monthly new cases

Closed

Hearings, monthly average

(includes per capita caseload)

328

27.33

375

32.08

Court Staff: One chief judge, two associate judges, Community Court judge (vacant),

one full-time court administrator and one

half-time deputy court administrator

Development Funding: The court is

maintained with money from the annual EPR

funds and BIA funds. Tribal Court continues

to seek grant funding where we qualify as a

developing court.

Case Management: Tribal Court

strives to meet the ongoing challenge of new

categories of cases and complexity of subject

matter. In the last 19 years, Tribal Court has

seen an increased caseload from a little more

than 100 cases in 2000 to a caseload of nearly

500 cases in 2019 (including new and maintained cases). Since 2013, the caseload is right

around 480-500, though the caseload declined

between 2018 and 2019.

Court staff works in conjunction with

the chief judge, creating new or modifying

existing forms relevant to ever-changing

case criteria.

Subject matter continues to be increasingly complex with regard to 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 and maintain a good working relationship.

The National Judicial College (NJC) in Reno, Nev., continues to be 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: Representing litigants in Tribal Court matters

is a pool of seven active Tribal spokespersons - three Tribal members

(non-attorneys), four independent attorneys and two attorneys 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.

Cousins Ron Butler and Alicia Keene participating in Run to the Rogue

2019 was another year of change and significant effort within the

Health Department. The clinic expanded to include a dental service and

a future program that will one day feed us, literally.

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Dental implants are now offered at the clinic – Dr. Gordon Stanger

completed an intensive implant training program and performed

the first implant procedure in-house this year.

• Garden Property – the Tribe purchased 38 acres with the vision to

one day producing berries, fruits and vegetables. Additionally, the

property will support traditional plants and food.

Basic clinic metrics include:

• Kept appointments included 7,776 in the medical clinic, 2,502 in the

MAT program (counselors and peer services), 1,834 (counselors and

peer mentor) in Behavioral Health and 1,282 in optometry.

• The Dental Clinic provided 4,936 dentist/dental hygienist visits

and 81 Head Start screenings. Sixty-one patients were screened for

funded orthodontic services and 40 were chosen. One hundred ten

patients participated in the 2019 Sealant Clinic, which provided

complimentary screenings, sealants and fluoride treatments to

local school children.

• The pharmacy dispensed 38,547 new and refill prescriptions.

The Health Department administers several grants in addition to

our recurring Indian Health Service compact funds:

• Healthy Traditions and a WEAVE grant provide nutrition and

traditional foods education and support to a variety of programs

and the community. Additionally, Healthy Traditions works toward

attaining food sovereignty. Healthy Traditions staff and Diabetes

Program staff also conduct hands-on cooking classes entitled

Cooking Matters in partnership with Food Share of Lincoln County.

• The Diabetes Program operates the Siletz Rec Center and 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 in partnership with the Siletz

Education Program conducts summer programming that involves

recreation and traditional games, drum circles and dance classes.

• The MAT program provides treatment for alcohol and opioid

use disorder. The program is multidisciplinary in the treatment

approach and includes medication assistance, mental health

counseling and A&D counseling.

Paisley Wyles dances with Tiny Tots at the

Restoration Pow-Wow

Max Hoover helps his grandson remove a trout

on a fishing trip during Culture Camp

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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 raising awareness about the dynamics of domestic and

sexual assault for Indian women.

Early Intervention Outreach Specialist

Harm Reduction is a partnership with the

region, specifically Lincoln County, to provide services to reduce the rate of HIV, other

STIs and overdoses in our community.

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

called 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.

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.

Community Health completed 1,257

medical transports.

Community Health administers the

Mobile Help program. This program funds

medical alert devices for Tribal elders.

The Business Office assists with three billing

systems: ScriptPro (pharmacy), Dentrix (dental) and NextGen (medical, lab, Behavioral

Health, optometry and transportation).

Purchased/Referred Care (PRC – formerly

CHS) continued to provide level 4 care

Sonya Moody-Jurado and her family booth at the Indian Fair

throughout the year, thanks to the expansion of Medicaid, the

Affordable Care Act and Medicare-like rates for hospitals.

• PRC staff administers three additional programs – Out-of-Area

Health Benefits, Alternative Health Care and Expanded Mental

Health Services.

• Tribal members who live outside of the 11-county service area are

eligible for one service per year for either vision, medical, dental or

hearing. In addition, Tribal members are also eligible for cataract

surgery and pharmacy benefits.

• Alternative Health Care pays up to $50 per visit for acupuncture,

massage therapy or chiropractic care while funds are available.

Loraine Butler holding her grandson, Des-Chu Butler

Illahee Childcare Center, Siletz Tribal Gaming

Commission and Siletz Tribal Business

Corporation.

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 2019, the Siletz Tribe

hired 108 employees.

• 74 Regular

• 34 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

Bonnie Petersen receiving the Employee of the Year award from Brenda Bremner

(right) and Sharon Edenfield (left)

New positions: Eight new positions

were created:

• Business Office Archive Scanner

• Health Navigator

• Clinical Services Director

• RN Case Manager

• Dental Assistant Trainee

• Web Content Specialist

• Grant Accountant

• ICW Family Preservation Case Manager

Job descriptions: Fifteen revised job

descriptions were approved:

• Accounting: Supervisor I and II, clerk

• Bookkeeper II Fringe Benefits/Insurance

Coordinator, Bookkeeper I

• 477-SSP: Director and Coordinator I

• Home Visitor

• Dental Assistant I and II

• Environmental Protection Specialist

• Clinical Services Director

• Planner/Grant Writer

• RN Case Manager

• Harm Reduction Outreach Specialist

Recruitment Activities: Human

Resources recruited for the following positions:

• Internal Auditor

• USDA Warehouse Clerk

• Wildlife Programs Biologist

• Biological Programs Biologist

• Head Start: Classroom Aide-Salem,

Assistant Teacher/Bus Driver-Siletz,

Teacher, Teacher-Salem; Asst. Teacher/Bus

Driver-Salem

• STBC: Accounting Asst./Office Support

Coordinator, Controller, Receptionist

• ICW: Program Administrator, Case Worker

• Planning: Data Coordinator, Grant Writer

• Elders Title VI Coordinator

• MAT Mental Health Peer Mentor

• CARE Domestic Violence Victim Advocate

• STGC: Administrative Assistant,

Licensing Assistant

• Elders Council Coordinator

• Business Office: Archive Scanner, Clerk

• Maintenance Worker/Groundskeeper

• Medical Asst./Radiology Tech/Lab

Asst./Floater, Medical Assistant,

Medical Lab Technician

• Health Navigator

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Nursing Supervisor, Registered Nurse,

RN Case Manager, Temporary Registered

Nurse/Medical Assistant

Patient Benefits Coordinator

Insurance Verification Specialist

Area Office Clerk: Salem, Portland

Transporter

Community Health Advocate II-Portland

Health Services Protégé

Behavioral Health; Data Coordinator,

Program Administrator

Resident Aide-Men’s Facility

TICC Childcare Worker-Part Time

Clinical Services Director

PC Support Technician

Bookkeeper II

Dental: Assistant, Patient Care

Coordinator, Assistant Trainee

Outpatient Counselor I

Environmental Protection Specialist

Patient Care Coordinator-Medical

Health Information Lead Medical Support

Lead Tribal Custodian

Peer Recovery Mentor, Peer Recovery

Mentor- Community Health

Assistant General Manager

Intake Specialist/Job Coach-Eugene

Harm Reduction Outreach Specialist

Grant Accountant

Finance Assistant

Admissions Specialist

Web Content Specialist

Administrative Support Clerk

Labor Force: At the end of 2019, the

Tribe’s labor force was made up of:

• Siletz Tribal Members

156

• Other American Indians

• Non-American Indians

• Total Workforce

249

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Training Activities:

Sert-A-Plug Ear Testing Training

FEMA Emergency Management Training

IS Computer Safety Training

Community Health presents Drug

Overdose Reversal

Employee Incentive Activities: The Human

Resources Department coordinates the

Employee Incentive Awards program. The

following awards were presented at the 2019

all-staff meetings:

• Extra Effort Award

• Special Acts or Services

• Time Off Award

• Outstanding Performance

Everetta Butler watering her community garden plot

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Employee Suggestion/Invention

Employee of the Quarter

Employee of the Year

Awards Banquet: Approximately 250 people attended the

annual awards banquet at Chinook Winds.

Workers Compensation: Our workers compensation insurance carrier for 2019 was Tribal First.

Employee Assistance Program: Our EAP provider for 2019

was RBH. Confidential services were available to Tribal employees and

their immediate families at no cost. Services available include:

• 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

Siletz Accounting Department dressed for Head Start trick-or-treaters

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Sharon A. Edenfield, administrative manager, oversees Accounting,

Fringe Benefits, Information Systems, Facilities & Fleet, Property &

Procurement and Administrative Support staff.

She also serves as the 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 was also appointed to the

Tribal Tax Advisory Committee by Sen. Ron Wyden.

The Accounting Department continued to function smoothly

throughout 2019. Tax information for 2018 was mailed out in a timely

manner and the results of the 2018 audit were completed in May.

Bluebird CPAs from Reno, Nev., performed the audit and completed

its 11th year with the Tribe. There were no findings against the Tribe or

the Siletz Tribal Business Corporation (STBC).

In July, the department processed the annual gaming per capita

payments for 5,434 Tribal members, which were mailed or deposited to

trust accounts on July 31.

At the end of May, CTSI staff absorbed accounting duties that STBC

had previously performed. This included taking back elders stipends

and Medicare reimbursements, as well as STGC (Siletz Tribal Gaming

Commission), STBC, Internal Audit and TICC (Tenas Illahee Childcare Center).

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The Information Systems

Department provided services to all Tribal

programs and employees. Highlights of its

accomplishments include:

• Installing Outlook Office 365 Teams for

instant messaging

• Replacing the NAS1 device for backing

up our network

• Replacing Windows 7 devices with

Windows 10

• Going “live” with Plexis

Accounting statistics:

94 grants and contracts

60+ EPR programs

Processed 7,156 payroll checks and direct deposits

Issued 443 W-2s

Processed 24,421 accounts payable checks, including 3,695 per

capita checks

Processed 1,511 per capita transactions to Tribal member trust

accounts and 13 adult trust

Averaged 54 EFT payments per month

Issued 4,195 1099s

3 adjusting entries

0 audit findings

Cheryl Lane, accounting supervisor, retired after 36 wonderful years

of service. We wish her well in her retirement and she will be missed.

The Trust Officer provides assistance to minors, adult trust and

unclaimed funds:

• 58 minor trust requests

• 1,650 minor trust accounts with 114 new accounts for CY19

Tribal Council approved change in stepped

disbursements from ages 18 to 21

Worked with Office of Special Trustee and

Stifel to provide financial literacy at the

Youth Conference and Culture Camp

Overview of minor trust at Investment

Committee

Switched to an advisory service with the

funds custodian to increase fund diversity

4 adult trust requests

42 unclaimed funds processed

Izaiah Fisher dancing at the Restoration Pow-Wow

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Upgrading fiber connection to CTSI

Adding new DB for MIP (STBC, STGC and TICC)

TelePsychiatry for Medical and Behavioral Health

Relia Trax software “Go Live” for Behavioral Health

Moving to a new virtual host for CTSI

Upgrading servers from Server 2008 to 2016

Setting up VPNs for outside providers

Completing security risk audit

NextGen 5.9.3.88 upgrade

Infrastructure Changes – Upgraded approximately

100 workstations and laptops

• Software Upgrades – Upgraded MIP, EagleSun, Otter

and GIS software

• Continue Training – All staff continues to learn new

technologies as things in the IT world change.

The Facilities & Fleet Department maintained

43 GSA vehicles and 29 E-Plate vehicles. The Tribal

Community Center was utilized for 289 events, which

included Tribal program activities, Meals on Wheels, family events, funerals and fundraising functions.

The administrative support clerk backs up the

receptionist, provides clerical assistance to Public Works

and assists with special projects of the Tribe, i.e., folding monthly newsletters, stuffing 1099s, stuffing Easter

eggs, making necklaces for Elder Honor Day and the

Student Gathering, preparing kits for Culture Camp, the

Giving Tree program and decorations for the Community

Christmas Program.

The Property & Procurement Department processed 9,859 requests from stock inventory and purchase

orders for a total savings of $353,482. The department along

with Fleet has had staff changes throughout the year.

Procurement accepted excess surplus on a regular

basis from Chinook Winds. Excessing and disposal of

obsolete items were done throughout the year.

The Administrative Support staff provides daily

clerical assistance to Central Administration managers

and other Tribal programs, which include assistance to

Tribal functions. Reception and clerical staff also made

dentalium necklaces for programs and management to

gift while hosting and attending events.

Staff continues with the distribution of The People

Are Dancing Again history book to Tribal members. To

date, 1,887 have been distributed to the membership.

Books are also distributed to new CTSI hires and

gifted to organizations with which CTSI works closely.

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Distributed 20 laptops to higher education/adult

vocational training students

Sold 39 Pendleton saddle blankets

Sold 104 Pendleton robe blankets

Sold 56 mugs

Sold 4 CTSI flags

Lucy Haynes dancing during the MMIW (Missing and Murdered

Indigenous Women) Special at the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow

Tiffany Stuart, Tasha Rilatos and Crystal Hinds at the

Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow

at the Tribal Community Center. The Tribe

has budgeted $200 per funeral/potluck.

The Programs 1 Department includes six social service programs:

Elders, U.S. Department of Agriculture (food distribution), 477 SelfSufficiency, Indian Child Welfare, Vocational Rehabilitation and

Tribal 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 Title VI coordinator helps elders access Meals on Wheels in the

Siletz area. This past year, 2,599 meals were delivered and 896 meals

were served at the Siletz Tribal Community Center.

The Title VI Elders coordinator and the Elders receptionist had

12,885 contacts and referrals through outreach, telephone calls, home

visits, case management, information and referrals, and new and

updated elders assessments.

Thirteen elders went to work through the Elders Work

Experience (WEX) Program. This 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 $12.50/hour with up to 40 hours of paid work

per week, up to 500 hours per calendar year.

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 it themselves.

During the year, the elders were involved

in 70 group events and activities, which are

voted on at monthly meetings. These included

council meetings, Elder Honor Days with other

Tribes, Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, monthly shopping trips, Culture Camp, elders barbecue, and

various concerts and events at Chinook Winds.

The council covered fuel and mileage costs

for drivers to transport elders from the four

areas to approved Elders Council activities –

4,134 one-way transports this year.

At the end of 2019, there were 865 Tribal

elders. Each one receives a monthly stipend of

$100-$300, depending on their age.

Elders Program staff is responsible for

coordinating Tribal member funerals/potlucks

2019 was a year of changes for the USDA

Program.

The new clerk came on board just in time

to help with our first on-site program management evaluation. The review went very

well with just a few suggestions for program

efficiency.

One suggestion was to purchase chest

freezers to store the more popular items to

ease the burden on the walk-ins. They also

suggested we request additional funds to

expand the walk-in freezer to accommodate

new products coming in, which was completed in November.

Program goals include getting a waiver

or abolishing the rural only designation for

counties in our service area; continuing to

train our new clerk in all aspects of the program; and building up a fund from selling

our cookbooks to have a continuous supply

of them to give to clients.

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 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.

Pam Lane and Rosalie Monroe making a skirt through the CARE Program

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 also coordinate familyoriented activities and referrals to other

agencies and service providers.

In 2019, the 477-SSP Program goals were

met in the following manner:

**Department of Labor Programs: (WEX,

CRT, OJT, DP, CORE, Youth): Partnership with

other programs to assist CRT clients/tuition

costs and to develop additional worksites

for WEX/OJT; more classes for CORE services

clients (computer, résumé, etc.).

Shantel Hostler and Chris Sherrod reading a poem to children at the

The Classroom Training Program

annual Community Christmas Program

continues to provide additional resources

to students who also receive funding from

the Higher Education Program, including

support services and stipends to students

and helping students taking online classes,

basic education, higher education and vocational training.

We developed 12 additional worksites

for WEX/OJT. Our partnership with Chinook

Winds includes their contact monthly

for job training opportunities within the

casino, hotel and golf course, and casinosponsored job fairs.

**Increasing Your Success Conference

(IYS): Host a conference for all cash assistance clients and those who are job-ready

for WEX. This year, we provided workshops

in Native wellness, goal setting, employment Ed Ben, Carlos Calica, Ed Ben Jr., Raymond Ben and Bill DePoe at the Restoration Pow-Wow

(interviews, résumés, dress for success, CTSI

applications, etc.), Vocational Rehabilitation

with Worksource, budgeting, CARE Program

and family nutrition.

We now have a one-stop training center in Siletz for the community at large to

utilize. The computer lab is located in the

administration building.

The program has an agreement with

the Social Security Administration to

provide space for a video kiosk. This allows

people to attend appointments through

video conference.

**TANF (federal/state): Help needy families address barriers to employment such as

education, mental health, substance abuse,

etc. The majority of our participants are

Denise Riding In, Sue Langstaff and Doris Riding In enjoying

engaged in either an employment or educaElder Honor Day at Chinook Winds

tion goal. Several clients currently are seeking mental health and

substance abuse treatment.

We are operating at a significantly lower-than-average caseload.

The majority of our families are considered hard to serve or unemployable, so we work with many on applications for Social Security

and other outside resources.

**BIA (General Assistance): Help single adults address barriers to

employment/self-sufficiency. The majority of these clients in the

Willamette Valley are engaged in higher education and clients in the

Siletz area are engaged in either employment or seeking disability

Client Workshops: Each office will host monthly workshops that

focus on life skills, education, employment skills, etc. These included

CPR/first aid, goal setting, Wisdom Warrior, effective communication, Legal Aid, Cooking Matters, financial fitness and soft skills

development. Cultural workshops included berry picking, smudge

feathers, drum making and various craft nights.

Some highlights in the year include 469 applications with 149

new cases; 290 approved files; 655 outside referrals; 2,524 contacts

or appointments made; 102 clients completed a significant goal; 63

clients entered unsubsidized employment; 217 clients had an overall

successful case closure; and a combined total of 1,431 open cases.

Aaliyah Brown and her little brother, Amari, visiting

In 2019, the Indian Child Welfare Program closed nine chilwith Santa at the Community Christmas Program

dren’s cases. Six children were returned to parents and three entered

guardianships.

At the end of 2019 we had 11 ICW-certified foster homes and a

foster parent training program was selected for delivery in 2020. We

continue to have a shortage of foster homes overall. ICW is continually seeking resources for placing Tribal children who come into

care. The program will first turn to Enrollment to identify possible

relative placements.

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

them to a parent/parents or relatives. Guardianship with relatives is

typically the concurrent plan in the event that circumstances make

it impossible for children to return to their parents.

We are in the fifth year of our five-year grant for our Vocational

Rehabilitation Program. We closed our fourth year with consecutive successful years of 100%+ grant objectives fulfilled.

STVRP has been fully staffed for the whole year. It has developed

working relationships with all Oregon Tribes to help aid their Tribal

members who reside in our service area and cannot benefit from

their TVR, while continuing to provide services to Tribal members in

various locations.

STVRP provided services to 77 Tribal members, a 50% increase

from the previous year. With 36 new IPEs (individualized plan for

employment) and 15 continued IPEs from the previous year, STVRP

has excelled with the grant objective at 150%.

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.

Highlights include being on the committees for WIOA

Tony Molina, Betty Whitehead, Tony Whitehead and

(Workplace Innovation and Opportunity Act) implementation

Kevin Goodell starting the first mile of Run to the Rogue

in our 11-county service area, which has

fostered beneficial collaboration among

state programs and STVRP; initiating the

development of state YTP (Youth Transition

Program) services for our Tribal youth age

16-21 at Siletz Valley School for transitional

services that are in tandem with STVRP and

Oregon voc rehab services; and meeting with

staff and students at Chemawa Indian School

to provide those same services and training.

Our Home Visiting Program ended

the year fully staffed with people in Eugene,

Siletz and Salem.

In March, the program had a planting

activity with families who decorated terra

cotta pots and then planted a vegetable or

flower of their choice.

In June, the program had a summer

safety picnic. We partnered with other local

programs to open the event to more families

with food, games and safety information. In

July, we participated in Culture Camp with a

table of craft activities for younger kids.

In August, we partnered with the

Education and Community Health departments to host a family hike to Sweet Creek

Falls and a picnic lunch.

Also in August, we partnered with the

Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Tribe, Relief

Nursery and DHS to offer a two-week healthy

families workshop at the Lane Community

College Long House. The week one topic was

on nutrition; the second week topic was

stress reduction.

In September, we partnered once again

with the CLUSI Tribe, DHS and Relief Nursery

to offer a five-week parenting class. Topics

included nutrition, appropriate discipline, goal

setting, budgeting, stress and emotional health,

five love languages and Native story telling.

Also in September, we offered two drum

making classes. In October, we had two

pumpkin patch events. In December, we had

a craft night where families met in Salem for

dinner and holiday crafting.

The program coordinator participates

with community partners in Advocacy and

Outreach Workers of Lane County. Each

month we meet at a different agency to

learn more about it and then each person

shares program updates and changes. This

group has helped establish connections in

the community as well as a few referrals.

The 477/SSP coordinator worked with

Head Start of Lane County to get a Tribal-

Dana Rodriguez, Cecilia Tolentino, Andrew Johanson, Toni Leija and

Adrienne Crookes at the Wellness Carnival

Sierra Ferguson slip-n-sliding into base during a summer water game of kick ball

specific classroom in one of its sites, which was included in HSLC’s

2020 grant.

Toward the second half of the year, we started the Produce

Plus program through Food for Lane County. Every Tuesday we pick

up produce and other items to bring back to the office for Tribal

members in need. We served 48-69 families and up to 254 people

each month.

Highlights in the year include 10 families who graduated from

the program; 307 home visits; 11 new families enrolled; and four

babies born in the program.

The Programs I manager is responsible for overseeing these social

service programs, which includes direct supervision of six supervisors

and one program clerk. The manager is a backup for directors in the

programs when needed and is responsible for meetings and communication and coordination of the programs and staff.

The Programs I clerk is responsible for office administration and is

trained to be a backup for clerical staff in the other programs as needed.

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Programs II provides the following services: Child Care, Head Start, Culture,

Education, Traditional Arts and Language, Pow-Wows, Run to the Rogue, Culture

Camp and Youth Services.

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

Culture, Education and Pow-Wow. The Culture Committee’s staff representative is Robert Kentta, with Buddy Lane for Pow-Wow and Bev Youngman for

Education.

In 2019, the Programs II staff continued excellent team development, collaboration and coordination on numerous projects, including:

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Run to the Rogue, a three-day event in early

September

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 by providing summer jobs

and learning experiences

Winter Solstice in December to celebrate the

change of season

Culture classes scheduled throughout the year

Child Care Program: This program assists

Tribal families in the 11-county service area with

securing child care services and with child care

expenses, provides training and develops a provider referral list.

The Tenas Illahee Child Care Center (TICCC)

opened in Siletz in March 2003. The Tribal Child

Care Program developed an MOU for FY2019 to

provide up to $225,000 to TICCC to support the center’s operations. The total amount of support was

Easter Egg Hunt on the day before Easter Sunday

Student Gathering to honor adult vocational and higher education students contingent on funding received by the Tribal Child

Care Assistance Program.

Memorial Day dinner following a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial

To ensure the quality of the programs offered

Summer Solstice in June to celebrate the change of season

Culture Camp to teach Tribal history and traditional arts; a three-day event at TICCC, the Head Start ECE quality coordinator

assists with curriculum planning for the preschool,

for families in mid-July

toddler and strider rooms.

Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, a three-day event in August

In partnership with the Head Start Program

to support the full-year/full-day slots

at TICCC, the Head Start Program

places a mentor teacher in the TICCC

preschool classroom one day a week

to model developmentally appropriate practices.

This year we were not able to

partner with the Siletz Tribal Head

Start program to provide a morning

Head Start/Preschool class at TICCC

due to the unavailability of a teacher.

It is our hope that a qualified teacher

will be found so we can again collaborate with the Siletz Tribal Head Start

program in the 2020-2021 school year.

We served an average of 15 families throughout the 11-county service

area – three Siletz-area families, one

Eugene-area family, one Salem-area

family, one Portland-area family

through the certificate program and

nine TICCC.

We served an average of 20 children

throughout the 11-county service

Education Specialists: Katy Holland, Alissa Lane-Keene, Sonya Moody-Jurado and Nick Viles

area for the year – one Siletz-area

child, one Eugene-area child, three Salem-area children, two Portland-area

children and 13 at TICCC. We also served an additional 15 Siletz Tribal children at

TICCC, but they were not CCDF eligible.

Cultural Resources: Culture Director Robert Kentta represents the

Tribe on cultural issues and participates in various work activities, such as site

protection, as well as in state, regional and federal meetings.

He oversees the operations of the Tribal Culture Program, including

supervision of personnel, project planning and coordination, preparation and

tracking of budgets, and accomplishment reporting.

Robert is the cultural resources issues contact person for the Siletz Tribe,

such as Tribal laws and traditions, government policies, and applicable local,

state and federal laws (e.g., NAGPRA, etc.).

He is also responsible for coordination and implementation of Tribal

repatriation policy. He reviews archaeological permits and coordinates with

other Tribal, state and federal agencies to ensure protection whenever possible. Our ancestral lands cover all of Western Oregon and we are responsible

for any investigation of ground disturbance, legal or illegal.

Robert responds whenever a Tribal burial or other culturally sensitive

area has been disturbed and does reburials of skeletal remains or cultural

items found in burials.

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

with the assistance of staff member Peter Hatch. Phase II of the culture

complex, which is the museum, is now under the Siletz Tribal Arts and

Heritage Society.

Education: An education specialist is located in each area office to

provide services and resources for supplemental education (JOM), adult education, adult vocational training and higher education. The specialists also assist

students in the FAFSA process and work with universities/colleges on student

financials.

They help plan, organize and work during the Youth Conference and

Culture Camp. The education specialists also work and participate in Run to

the Rogue and both Tribal pow-wows, cultural presentations at area schools

and organizations, sit on scholarship committees and one is the chairman of

the Chemawa School Board.

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

recreational and cultural activities as well as working with local schools. The

specialists attend IEP meetings at area schools, work closely with the Title VI

Indian Education Association and work with public schools in their area.

Seven students attended the UNITY Conference in 2019 in Washington, D.C.,

with three chaperones.

Number of Students Served through Education Program

Child Care

Head Start

109

Adult Education

117

Higher Education

Adult Vocational Training

Supplemental Education (JOM)

1,802

Tribal Youth Education and Employment (TYEE)

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 2019 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 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

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

Maliyah Stringer at the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow

Faith Kibby dancing

on the Tribal website. Other components of the language also are available on

the Tribal website. Tribal members can access Siletz Dee-ni, Volumes 1, 2 and 3.

More components are 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. Level 2 Athabaskan is available to high school students who have already

taken level 1.

During language classes students learn to use the practical alphabet. This

single-sound alphabet is a great tool for learning our language, which has been

transliterated from the former Unifon to the much easier to learn practical

alphabet. There are roughly 12,000 entries in the dictionary.

The focus for beginners is learning nouns. As each student progresses

they are taught how use verbs with nouns to say simple sentences in the

Athabaskan word order. As each student becomes more proficient, the sentence structure they are learning becomes more complex and precise.

All of the materials are developed by Bud or staff on computers.

“All CDs, DVDs, sound files, our dictionary and lesson plans, songs and

other learning aids are all created by the Language Program. All materials are

reproduced, copied or burned by the Language Program, with the exception of

the hard copy of the language dictionary, which will need to be reprinted from

time to time by professional printers.

“The Talking Dictionary is completely recorded and I also continue to go

through our own Tribal audio archives and using a sound editing program,

finding and isolating words and phrases into audio wave files from many different Siletz speakers. These files will be integrated into the Talking Dictionary

in place of my own language recordings so we will have a good representation

of many different Siletz speakers in the dictionary.

“I am also working on a key to identify the individual speakers and their

Tribal origins as much and as accurately as possible. There are now 10,555

entries, 10,313 audio files and 203 images entries in the Talking Dictionary. The

Talking Dictionary is accessible on the Language Project website.”

“I teach Siletz basket making on an ongoing basis. In the area offices,

I work with interested Tribal members prior to language class. In many

instances we are using store-bought round reed. If

the student has gathered their own materials they

of course use those.

“I also teach at Culture Camp using the same

round reed to teach Siletz basket weaving techniques. I have notices in the main Tribal newsletter and all of the local ones about times to gather

materials and how to contact me for assistance. I

will be taking any interested parties out to gather

materials.”

The gathering of materials also is taught and

the Tribe continues to work to secure accessible

areas for gathering forest products 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. University students, high

schools and middle schools also come to the Dance

House to visit and learn.

Other work includes hosting evening cultural

classes, assembling material and kits for maple

bark classes, basketry, making rope and string, dentalium stringing, feather tying, tule mat weaving,

making acorn soup and a project night so Tribal

members can finish regalia.

Bud also did several radio programs for

“Spotlight on Siletz” with the Public Information

Department and 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.

Preparation for Culture Camp includes cutting,

drilling and preparing 150 wood-bottom basket

starts and cutting and preparing soap stone for

carving, as well as hazel harvesting.

Cultural Education and Events: All

four large Tribal events were highly successful

under the direction of Buddy Lane. This includes

Culture Camp, Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, Run to the

Rogue and the Restoration Pow-Wow.

Approximately 700 Tribal members attended

Culture Camp this year. The lion’s shares of our

instructors are in-house staff here at the Tribe.

Only a few of our instructors were contracted out.

We successfully handled the volume of people

at meal times. Our planning was on point in terms

of quantity of food needed for a camp our size.

We are getting really good at refining our meals

throughout each day of camp where there is little

that goes to waste. Supplies were adequate, though

depleted; we did not run out of supplies for activities. The staff has a wealth of talent.

This year’s pow-wow in August was an enormous success. Budget parameters were kept. This

is a particularly happy achievement as we raised

payouts for all of the adult categories.

We hired and supervised some 50+ employees

who work during the duration of the pow-wow. All

of Culture and Education staff pulls together to

help with this event. Education staff helps with the

hiring in collaboration with Accounting and HR.

We have Tribal staff who helps work the merchandise booth, Natural Resources staff helps set

up canopies and gather firewood for the pits, and

Public Works helps set up tipis and the monthslong prepping and maintaining of the grounds.

Planning helps by painting and prepping areas

for the high traffic, emergency vehicles and fire

lanes needed. Clinic staff helps with the nurse’s

station and there are more folks likely forgotten,

and Buddy has the responsibility and privilege of

coordinating it all. It really is the “everyone contributing something” that makes our pow-wow such a

special one.

Buddy regularly works with the Pow-Wow

Committee and Royalty to plan, assess objectives

and responsibilities, and follow through. Other

events on the Royalty schedule are the Loyalty Days

parade, Elders Honor Day, Memorial Day, Solstices,

Culture Camp, Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, Run to the

Rogue, Restoration Pow-Wow and the Siletz Valley

School Mini Pow-Wow.

“This October I hosted an Oregon State

University ethnic studies class at the dance house

and the community center. In December, Culture

staff hosted a group of 140 students and staff from

Sam Case Elementary from Newport. We hosted

this group at the dance house and it was the biggest group I have had the pleasure of speaking to

and educating on Siletz culture and history.

“Run to the Rogue was a big success. It was wellattended. I coordinate with the pilot cars, cooks,

state police, local police, U.S. Forest Service, the City

of Port Orford, Oregon State Parks & Recreation,

and Cougar Lane. I contact the local police along

the route as well. We contract with the folks at

Agness for the meal at the end. I also work with the

generous community at Port Orford to help with

the dinner event at the community center.”

Restoration was a great success with 42

vendors, numerous dancers and several drums.

The Pow-Wow Committee almost sold out of all

merchandise. Once Restoration is over, planning and preparation begin for the

next year’s large events.

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.

“I enjoy working with and educating all of the folks that drop in and want

to talk about Siletz culture and history. We have people from all walks of life

that call, write and drop in. Some of the groups I worked with this year were

Newport, Toledo and Siletz (high, middle and elementary) schools, Siletz Head

Start, Oregon State University and Oregon Coast Community College. I also

respond to mail that makes its way to the Tribe from schools all throughout

the state.”

Youth Services: Jeff Sweet, Youth Services coordinator, organized

numerous activities for Tribal youth. He also plans and is at open gym for

students.

This is the second year of working with Raina Johnston and her great

creative mind for crafts. We kept craft days alongside rec games. It worked out

great, adding some snowman cookies in there as well.

Tribal youth and younger children participated in a wide variety of activities. Jeff also participates in the Youth Conference and supervises TYEE for

Culture Camp.

2019 activities included rec and field games (especially on non-school

days with 1,030 youth served), Computer Wiz, Skate World, Splash Wave Pool,

Lincoln City swims, Sky High during spring break, Nerf wars, rec center movie

days, after-school and non-school day activities, Thanksgiving crafts, pumpkin

distribution for Halloween and an interactive haunted house, Cosmic Bowling,

street dance, game night, healthy food preparation with Health Traditions

staff, Christmas break movie, participation in the Wellness Carnival, and the

school supply distribution.

Overall, 2,025 youth were served.

Carter Mason sitting and enjoying the afternoon catch on a

Culture Camp fishing trip

local sports talk show in Portland. The opening of CWCR’s Sports Wagering Lounge was

our largest media engagement in local and

national coverage months before and after

the opening.

We partnered with KOIN-6 (CBS Portland)

to hold Survivor contestant auditions with

nearly double the participation compared to

2018. We partnered with KATU-2 (ABC Portland)

to hold Wheel of Fortune's Wheelmobile contestant auditions.

A year of Property Development: Including a Sure Bet in

Sports Wagering

At Chinook Winds we are always working toward property

enhancements for our team members and guests. Our goal is to continually make progress in the guest experience to solidify Chinook Winds

Casino Resort as the premier coast destination in Oregon. Each phase is

planned to ensure that no time is wasted in that progress.

After the completion of the parking structure in 2018, the next

phase was the construction of the skybridge to connect covered parking to the casino. While all this major construction was moving along,

our Facilities Team was able to begin the remodel in the suites building

with updated tapestries, carpeting, bedding, furniture and more.

We are proud to be the first in the Oregon gaming industry to offer

sports wagering for both professional and college sports. This endeavor

took more than a year of work with state regulatory agencies, vendors

and the Siletz Tribal Gaming Commission to ensure the launch went

smoothly.

Operations: The big news in Operations

was the addition of the Sports Wagering

Lounge. The opening day, Aug. 27 at 9 a.m., was

historic in that Chinook Winds is the first in

the state to offer sports wagering not only on

professional sports, but collegiate as well.

Media outlets across the country were

reporting on the opening of this new venture.

Portland TV news stations aired the opening

on evening news and social media outlets

exploded with excitement.

Poker finished up another successful year

with tournaments in February and October

with more than $1.7 million in total prize pool

payouts.

Casino Marketing: Marketing did a great job differentiating

our resort to solidify us as the premier destination on the Oregon Coast.

Promotionally, we focused on bringing back proven guest favorites

like Big Money Cards, TournEvent of Champions and Caribbean Cruizin,

with the addition of Bigfoot Hunt Giveaway, Bearable Mondays and

Money Honey. We listen to what our guests enjoy while creating new

ways to make the promotions different and fun.

We’ve always been known for great entertainment, including

unique acts like Cheech and Chong, the ’90s House Party with Vanilla Ice,

and Snoop Dog while working in known favorites like Gary Allen and

Grand Funk Railroad.

Cheech and Chong appeared for the first time with an instant

two-day sellout, which quickly prompted us to add a third show for our

guests. We finished the year strong with sold out shows for Bill Engvall

and the quick, popular sellout show of Snoop Dogg.

Our live MMA King of the Cage events brought in larger crowds than

we have ever seen, solidifying the popularity of this entertainment

option for our guests.

Media and Social Engagement: The launch of the Sports

Wagering Lounge resulted in our top engagement on social media for

the year. It was the top Facebook post with 9,729 people. It was also our