TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Siletz Dee-ni Language Lesson
To the editor:
This letter is to address the callous
night of the show and a piece of the
and irrevocably incorrect statements
ceiling fell - worse, it fell right near
written by Cindy Jackson in the Sep
our elders’ seating! I was appalled, then
tember issue of our tribal newsletter.
embarrassed.
The first person I heard complain
about our casino was a non-Native
woman, in April 1995. She had the
audacity to say to me, “Could ‘they'
have found an uglier fish to use?”
She was talking about our tribal
emblem, the Chinook salmon, with the
Siletz River, Euchre Mountain, and pine
trees. My father, Bobby Simmons,
drew that design. ‘Nuff said.
Insects
Ant
k’aa-t’vsh
Grasshopper k'a’s
Bee
ch’vs-na - or - ts’vs-na
Head louse
Beetle
‘ii—ghvn
Maggot
guu-'i'
came from, but apparently you’ve not
had the circumstance of working
Body louse
ya’-lhki
Mosquito
bvn’-dee-thii-lii-'a - or -
ghvm-ts’vtlh-yi
through our tribal programs (assuming
Butterfly
ch'vs-ki
you would speak of your experience).
Cricket
t'utlh-t'ulh
Dragon fly
bvn’-nes - or - bvn’-chu
Now, I don’t know where you
The letters that were published were
from the families of tribal children
whose case set precedence beyond
yaa-’i'
Mussel worm
dee-lhat-guu-’i'
Seaweed worm lat-guu-’i’
Earth worm ch'ee-naa-guu-’i
Slug
sree-k'ee-li~
Snail
mvn’-nay-ghe
what is currently known to any tribal
Fly
bvn’
Spider
k’wee-t'a'sr
court system.
Flea
xwvlh-xa'lh
Tick
ch'aa-k’vm'
You need to attend General Coun
In January of this year, I had the
cil. I would suggest that you know of
opportunity to attend the INXS concert
what it is you speak about before you
that was held at Chinook Winds (which,
give your opinion (publicly).
if you remember, was a big hullabaloo
“Boston Tillicums?”
for Mr. Jim Kikumoto). It was the first
Levi Simmons
To the editor:
To all tribal members,
My name is Sar Richards and I am
asking for your support in my run for
Tribal Council.
For those who do not know me, or
about me, I am married with three chil
dren ages 8-18; my grandfather is tribal
elder Edward G. Collins, known to
most as Eddie; I am a graduate of Or
egon State University with a bachelor's
degree in business; and I served in the
Army from 1986 to 1991 with an hon
orable discharge.
I have worked for the tribe for nine
years, the first three as a gaming com
missioner and now as the director of
Casino Operations at Chinook Winds
Casino Resort.
I have worked for and with the
Tribal Council and three different chair
men over the past nine years and have
a great deal of respect for all of them.
My goal in running is to provide a
different voice through which more
tribal members can be heard.
I feel very strongly about a number
of issues. One that I will share here is about
elders with the greatest need for care.
First off, I feel the current staff
charged with caring for our elders is
doing a very good job. However, as a
tribe we can do more.
With the growing number of baby
boomers reaching retirement age and
beyond, there is a real need for elder
care facilities. By operating an elder
facility, we can better care for our own
elders and by opening it up to non
tribal retirees, we can gain a long-term
revenue source.
I want to work for all of you and to
hear from all of you about what you
see as challenges, concerns, and op
portunities. My phone number is
541-992-5627. If you leave your num
ber. I will call you back.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sar
Siletz Tribal Charitable Donations
1999 - Current
Donations by Category
Education
Environmental and Natural Resources
Health
Historic Preservation
Housing
Prevention
Public Safety
The Arts
A&D Treatment
Cultural Activities
Other
Percentage
59%
1%
15%
1%
1%
8%
10%
2%
1%
1%
1%
Total distributed since 1999 - $2,369,412.48
County Distribution
Donations to Lincoln County
Donations to Other Counties
85% '
15%
Charitable Donations
*** Sampling Only ***
Chinook Winds Casino (2003 to present) and
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (1999 to present)
Education
Health
Historic Preservation
Prevention
Public Safety
The Arts
Cultural Activities
Housing
Community Resources
A&D Treatment
Other
Subtotal Tribal Charitable Giving
City of
Lincoln City
51,435
88,487
1 1,853
36,461
17,699
10,289
3,650
0
25,824
5,000
14,564
265,262
Other
Lincoln County
1,080,432
199,942
16,825
104,588
185,856
30,827
18,857
26,583
13,624
22,412
84,436
1,784,382
These donations do not include payments to the City of Lincoln City,
North Lincoln Fire & Rescue, Lincoln City Police Department, Lincoln
County Property Taxes, Lincoln City Transient Tax, Lincoln County Ser
vices, and Siletz Rural Fire Protection District
In 2005, Chinook Winds Casino Resort contributed $10,000 to the
Lincoln City VCB Glass Float promotion. $170.000 to city services, over
$57.000 to the North Lincoln Fire District, and $474,900 to Lincoln City
to replace transient room tax - a 24 percent increase over funds received
from the previous owner. Additionally, with a payroll of $20 million, the
bulk of which goes into City of Lincoln City, it generates another $1 I
million in wages elsewhere in Lincoln City.
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October 2006