Siletz news /, May 01, 2000, Page 15, Image 15

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SURVEY RESULTS
Education
I would like to see the tribal internship program initiated.
The education plan should eventually include all classes taken
by any member no matter the subject matter. It should include
any crafts, culture, or other type of education and any book on
the subject.
3. The higher education program has taken a nosedive since
retirement of Robert Tom. This program needs help.
4. Tribe should not go by welfare standards, just pay schooling.
Most members who want schooling do not qualify and this is
very discouraging.
5. Eighth grade to high school incentive program.
6. For tribal members who are low-income, on General Assistance
TANF, provide educational incentives; help with preschool’
private schools.
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Employment
1. More support for members who really want to work for the tribe.
Also would like to see members who are actually qualified for the
positions they hold.
2. I think the tribe needs to work on employment internships
especially at the casino.
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Cultural Heritage
1. Tribal members need to leam our culture and heritage. Do we
have books or tapes for purchase? Do we have a
culture library?
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Housing
Housing for every tribal member outside the service area.
I think it would be nice to establish disabled housing units for
tribal members.
Housing is good, keep getting better.
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Natural Resources
Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center
Can language tapes be made available for sale?
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Recreation
Community Recreation Center
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Service Expansion
Get the reservation back.
Let’s do away with the service-area limitation. You get federal
funds for our tribe to use no matter where we live. So why penalize
us for living outside the service area?
Include all tribal members in your programs and get rid of
in-service clause that eliminates too many because of where
they live.
Yes, making it a priority that every registered tribal member
receives benefits, that just the same ones year after year receive
because they choose to live in the 11 counties. We need to
include all tribal members, especially all elders and children
in Oregon.
Tribal service directory on web page and booklet printed.
We should not limit all our activities in Siletz alone. Siletz has
only so much room, jobs, to employ tribal members.
Communications
You need a handbook to tell what each department offers, with
phone numbers, and this book should be mailed out to all
tribal members.
2. Do we have a web page, and are there e-mail addresses If so
an information sheet/card should be sent out or printed in
the newsletter.
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Individual Business Development
Should be funded partly through gaming revenues.
Transportation
No suggestions received
Drug and Alcohol Facility
No suggestions received
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Per Capita
Per capita from the casino
The per capita is nice but should be the last consideration after
covering the widest possible health and education benefits; the
former is much better in the “incentive" area.
A whole lot bigger per capita checks.
Give all members at least $500 per year if possible.
Start giving tribal members payments.
How about letting the tribal members know when the revenue
from Chinook Winds will be shared with members. Other tribes
with casinos have already begun distributing monies from their
income revenues.
We really need to step up the per capita distributions goal. Siletz
is severely lacking in this area compared to neighboring and
other casinos in the state.
8. Elder payments
9. How come there is not a plan to disburse some more of the
Siletz $$ to individuals. Some of us live off tribal lands and will
probably never see a chance to move back.
10. lam concerned that there is a whole box that talks only about
per capita. We should be increasing our tribal land and resource
base, instead of worrying about what there is to divide up.
11. Distribute per capita to tribal elders and when money permits,
pay per capita to general membership.
12. The per capita could maybe be increased.
General
As a whole, we still are not servicing all our tribal members You
still only service a handful of tribal members in the
Siletz area.
2. Council is really slack on servicing all our tribal members. We are
not taking care of all tribal members’ needs as
of yet.
3. I don’t know how long you have worked for the Siletz Tribe
Someone should have told you that the Siletz Tribal people have
no voice in any planning or whatever. So don’t waste your time in
getting any input.
4. You are all doing a wonderful job, keep it up. Thank you for all
your efforts.
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5. Too much money is spent on Tribal Council and unnecessary
employees. Start treating all tribal members equally.
6. There have been rumors of mismanagement of funds.
7. Progress is being made on many fronts. The video camera at
Council meetings should help them be more productive
Good idea.
8. I think we are on the right track and appreciate all the hard work
our leaders are doing. Do not think they are really getting
appreciation they so deserve.
9. You guys are doing a good job! Keep up the good work. Working
for others is more rewarding than working for yourself.
10.1 want to say thank you for the gifts and services we elders enjoy.
11.1 just want to thank the Tribal Council for all your hard work and
dedication in representing our needs.
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