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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Siletz Clinic Our current Siletz Community Health Clinic is becoming less able to adequately handle the increased patient load. The clinic was constructed when our tribal enrollment was only about 3.000 members. Our population has dramatically increased and is now at more than 4.000. which means that all our tribal service needs have dramatically in creased as well as. specifically, the need for an enlarged health facility. As time goes by. our tribal popula tion will continue to grow and we must make sure that our health clinic grows with it. If we fail to make the neces sary facility improvements, we will be unable to handle the medical needs of our people. The Tribal Council has been re viewing various options for enlarging the existing clinic as well as evaluating the pros and cons of constructing a new facility. The tribe is fortunate in hav ing received a grant to assist us in fund ing an improved health facility. No decision has been made as to what option will be selected; the study is ongoing. Because health care is under-funded by the Indian Health Ser vice, we must consider how best to manage health care. Delores Pigsley National Indian Gaming Association The annual meeting of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) was held in Phoenix, Ariz., in March. Former Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota addressed the conference, praising the tribes for their determina tion and unity in defeating some very damaging legislation in 2006, includ ing the Vitter amendment. Elders Council Meeting May 12, 2007 Chinook Winds Casino Resort 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. For more information, please contact Angela Ramirez 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1225; 541-444-8225; or angelar@ctsi.nsn.us Can You Play Taps? Seeking a talented tribal member to play Taps at the 2007 Memorial Day Ceremony on May 28 at II a.m. in Siletz. If interested, contact Celesta Lee, assistant Tribal Council secretary, at I-800-922-1399, ext. 1205, or NIGA made a special presentation to Sen. Daschle as an outstanding champion for Indian tribes and causes when he was minority leader in the Senate. Although he was, unfortu nately, defeated in his bid for another Senate term. Daschle continues to be involved on behalf of tribes as an ac tive advocate of Indian issues. The new assistant secretary of the Interior, Indian Affairs - Carl Artman - also spoke at the conference. He ad dressed the highly sensitive issue of the Bureau of Indian Affair’s (BIA) plan to reorganize the fee-to-trust process and specifically, the issues involving the taking land into trust for gaming. Although there was a good ex change of views with tribal represen tatives regarding these controversial issues, it was clear the BIA intends to move ahead with its plan. Artman told tribal officials that everyone will not agree with the bureau’s plan, but there has been consultation and the BIA needed to move ahead with action. While the general meetings were in session, many training groups for man agers and regulatory commissioners also were meeting. I was on a panel on economic de velopment diversity and took the op portunity of relating the Siletz Tribe’s quest for diversity. Tribes differ widely as to how much they have succeeded in diversifying their economies. Some tribes rely to tally on their gaming enterprise while others have successfully branched out. using their gaming revenue to promote diversification. As far as gaming goes, some highly successful gaming tribes generate enor mous revenues based not only on how long they have been in gaming, but also - most importantly - based on where they are located. Many large tribes are not as suc cessful as many very small ones that generate enormous gaming revenues simply because the smaller gaming tribes are located close to. and can take advantage of. large population centers. The panel consisted of some highly successful gaming tribes that generate enormous returns from their gaming operations. Although Siletz gaming revenue could not possibly compare with some of the others on the panel, our tribe, nevertheless, does extremely well - better than many and we cer tainly are much better off than those with minimal or no gaming operations at all. Restoration Committee Working on 30th Anniversary Celebration by Tina Retasket The Tribal Council has appointed a committee to work on this year’s Resto ration Celebration. As you may already know, this year marks the 30lh anniver sary of Restoration. The committee is working on many events leading up to the Restoration event in November. If you have any photographs of people or events that are significant to pre- or post-restoration, we would like to make a copy of them. Please bring your photos to the Public Information office in the admin istration building in Siletz. Diane or Laurel will scan your photo, ask you who the people are in the picture and what the event is. and return the photo to you. They will forward the copies to the com mittee and you will have the original. We appreciate everyone's assis tance in this event and hope to use as many pictures as possible to show the recent history of the Siletz Tribe. 541-444-8205. CTSI Jobs CTSI Employment Job Line 541-444-8296 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1296 Visit our Web site at www.ctsi.nsn.us Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The tribe’s Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discrimi nate in selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physi cal handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization. Most Often Requested Numbers I-800-922-1 399 503-390-9494 I-888-870-905 I 503-238-1512 541-484-4234 541-747-0161 1-8OO-628-572O 1-800-648-0449 1-800-600-5599 1-888-244-6665 I-8OO-452-7823 I-8OO-323-8517 www.ctsi.nsn.us Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Salem Area Office Salem Finance Office Portland Area Office Eugene Area Office Springfield Siletz Tribal Head Start Contract Health Services (CHS) Siletz Community Health Clinic Siletz Alcohol and Drug Chinook Winds Casino Resort Chemawa Health Clinic Bureau of Indian Affairs Web Site May 2007 • Siletz News • 3
