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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Introducing New Internal Audit Department Hunting and Fishing Reporting Incentives Winners The Natural Resources Committee decided this past hunting and fishing season to implement an incentive pro gram for reporting hunting and fish ing tag successes. It’s the tag holder’s responsibility to report to the Natural Resources De partment when the tag has been filled. Everyone who reported filling their tag was entered into a drawing for prizes. Incentives for the 2007-2008 sea sons were gift cards to Sportsman’s Ware house in Salem, one $50 gift card for salmon tag reporting and three gift cards for hunting tag reporting ($ 1 (X), $75, $50). The drawings were held at the Natural Resources Committee’s De cember (salmon) and April (deer and elk) meetings. All winners were notified shortly thereafter. Congratulations to the following 2007-2008 season winners: Salmon: Ken Blair ($50 gift card) Hunting: William Wentworth ($100 gift card) Nathan Metcalf ($75 gift card) Charlie Butler ($50 gift card) The Natural Resources Committee has decided to continue the reporting incentive program again in the 2008- 2009 seasons with the same prize amounts. It pays to report your hunt ing and fishing success! by Kori Copp On Jan. 18, 2008, Tribal Council unanimously approved creation of a new Internal Audit Department. This was accomplished by using existing Tribal audit resources and adding a di rector position. This department reports directly to Tribal Council and our responsibilities are defined in the Internal Audit Char ter that also was unanimously approved by Tribal Council. Our department’s goal is to supply Tribal Council and management with detailed information for use in both Tribal Council's over Cut Wood for the Elders Day The Tribal Natural Resources Com mittee and Natural Resources Depart ment will sponsor another “Cut Wood for the Elders Day” on June 28 at the old log yanJ at the Tribe’s Toledo Mill property. We need lots of volunteers to help cut and split firewood for Tribal elders. Bring your chainsaws, hydraulic wood splitters, splitting mauls, axes and lots of energy. Lunch, drinks and snacks will be pro vided. We will meet at the Tribal admin istration building at 7 a.m. and caravan to the mill. For anyone wishing to come later, directions to the mill will be posted on the front door of the building. The goal of this event is to stock pile firewood for future delivery to el ders. Elders’ Coordinator Angela Ramirez maintains a list of elders who Attention Pow- Wow Campers Campers for this year's Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow are taken on a first- come, first-served basis. The dates of our pow-wow are Aug. 8-10. There will be a $15 garbage charge per campsite, with one vehicle per campsite. If you have additional ve hicles or are unable to park your ve hicle at your campsite, you will need to park at one of our parking lots off of the pow-wow grounds. Please keep pets off of the pow wow grounds and on a leash at all times. Camper registration forms and fees will be collected on-site. Tipi Drawing Name:_____________________________ Address: ____________________________ burn wood for their winter heat. People willing to haul firewood to eiders out side of the Siletz area should contact Angela at 800-922-1399, ext. 1225, or 541-444-8225. We especially need folks who can haul wood to the Eu gene, Salem and Portland areas. If you have parents or grandparents who burn w(xxJ in the winter to stay warm, you need to help out at this event! Number Assigned:___ 2008 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow Parade Participant Entry Form Parade registration will be at the Siletz Tribal administration building directly next to the Siletz Community Health Clinic. Name/Organization: ____________________________________________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________________________ Address: __________________ __ ______________ City: State: ___________________ZIP: ____________ Phone: our charter. The makeup of this new department is myself. Kori Copp, as director of In ternal Audit: Joe Lane, Paula Thomp son and Tom Smith are internal audi Please circle a category below that describes you or your organization: I .) 2 .) 3 .) 4 .) 5 .) tors. I transferred from the Accounting Department in the Siletz Tribal adminis 6 .) Cultural Float Commercial 7 .) Tribal Dance Ciroup Non-Commercial Equestrian (not including royalty) 8 .) Auto 9 .) Tribal Administration Staff Tribal Royalty Other Royalty (including any equestrian royalty) Please indicate how you would like the emcee to announce you or your organization: Phone:_____________________________ Roll No.: ___________________________ For Siletz Tribal members to use during the Siletz Pow-Wow, Aug. 8-10, 2008. One entry per household, please. Deadline for entries is June 27, 2008. Names will be drawn soon after the deadline. Return the form to: Siletz Pow-Wow Attn: Tipi P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Aug. 9. 2008. Please be registered, in line and ready for judging by 9 a.m. Please note: If you are not registered by 9 a.m. you will not be judged, and no registrations will be accepted after 9:30 a.m. Bring application with you or send to: Phone: 800-922-1399, ext. 1230 541-444-8230 CTSI/Parade P.O. Box 549 Siletz. OR 97380-0549 sight role and management of Tribal government and business entities. Internal auditing is an independent and objective assurance and consult ing activity for reviewing all Tribal business and entities. The department’s work encompasses the examination and evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of a Tribal organization's governance, risk management process, internal control structure and quality of performance in carrying out the Tribe's stated goals and objectives. All Tribal activities are subject to compliance and operational audits. The Internal Audit Department also will perform all required gaming audits. The standards for the gaming audits are to maintain the highest level of com pliance based on Tribal Internal Con trol Standards that have been devel oped from industry standards, the Tribal/state compact and the Minimum Internal Control Standards oi the Na tional Indian Gaming Commission. The audit function is to verify that the rules, regulations, policies and pro- cedures adopted by the Tribal entity, and approved by the Tribal Council, arc being followed and are sufficient to protect Tribal assets. Our objective is to pro vide reasonable assurance that Tribal activities are conducted in accordance with defined policies and procedures. The Internal Audit Department also is subject to an external review by au ditors to assure Tribal Council and the Tribe that we are meeting professional standards in our work as defined by tration building. Paula Thompson and Tom Smith previously worked as regulatory audi tors for the Siletz Tribal Gaming Com mission. Joe Lane has been the ( on- federated Tribes of Siletz Indians' in ternal auditor for gaming-related activi ties for eight years. Even with such a small department, we have more than 50 years of audit and compliance experience that spans private industry and state, federal and Tribal government. The Internal Audit Department is located in Lincoln City in the same building as the Siletz Tribal Gaming Commission and the Siletz Tribal Busi ness Corporation, in the basement in Suite E. June 2008 • Siletz News • 5
