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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT can Casino Magazine called the “Sexi est Casino in the Nation!” Titles have been awarded to some very large and beautiful Indian casi nos in past years, such as Mystic Lake, Foxwoods, Barona, etc. by Native American Casino Magazine. This year we came in ahead of all of them. The NAC award was presented by Melanie Dallas of the national NAC Magazine prior to the Lee Ann Womack show on June 20. The May 2008 issue of the magazine featured photos of Chinook Winds and stated: Visit by Smith and Wyden Staff It isn't often that we are visited on site by representatives of the United States Congress and/or their staffs. What better way for members of the Congress to find out about our Tribes than by firsthand visits to our reserva tion, face-to-face contacts with our Tribal members and dialogue with our program staff. Too often, regarding Indian issues, our congressional representatives are only presented verbal descriptions of who we are, where and how we live, and our educational, social and mate rial programs and issues. We often wish our representatives would come and see for themselves how we live, what we have accomplished and to person ally experience the burning issues that we have yet to deal with. That is exactly what happened this past month when we welcomed staff members from the offices of Senators Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden. It’s al ready well-known that Smith, who hap pens to be a Republican, and Wyden, a Democrat, communicate and work cooperatively with each other when ever they can. This holds true for their staffs as well. We were able to give them a tour through our clinic, our housing projects, the child care center, commu nity center, our administration building and our Dance House. We had an opportunity to show our visitors our community health clinic in operation. They took the time to talk personally with clinic staff and in turn heard from our staff their concerns about the need for increased health care funding. It's the staff members who are ex pected to provide to their congressmen verification of what they have learned from these site visits. It’s our hope that both Smith and Wyden will join Sen. Byron Dorgan's initiative to increase Indian health care funding (many of Delores Pigsley you may already know that Sen. Dorgan serves as chairman of the Sen ate Indian Affairs Committee, as well as chairman of other committees, and has been very vocal in his efforts on behalf of Indian Tribes, in particular, Indian health). To round out their personal expe riences on our reservation, the visitors were welcomed at our traditional Dance House with a warm fire and highlights of our Tribal history. We wanted our visitors to understand that the Dance House reflects a vital part of our spiritual life and cultural history. We appreciated the opportunity to show our accomplishments firsthand. We often speak with the senators and their staffs in an office setting - their offices - so it was nice to be able to show them around - and for them to personally experience and speak with us on our land. Chinook Winds Casino Resort - NAC’s 2008 Sexiest Casino What many of you may not know is that the Siletz Tribe recently received high accolades for what Native Ameri “Majestically overlooking the Pacific Ocean from the Lincoln City, Oregon shores, the 157,000-square- foot Casino Resort is Oregon's premier casino.” The article also featured photos of the interior waterfall area and the golf course. The criteria for the award were based on overall operation of the ca sino and the overall appearance. It de scribed the casino's entertainment, other family entertainment features such as the arcade and child care cen ter, and other amenities such as the hotel and golf course. We are proud of our casino and all the staff, and appreciate the magazine for presenting to us this outstanding national recognition. Most Often Requested Numbers Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 1-800-922-1399 Salem Area Office 503-390-9494 Salem Finance Office 1-888-870-9051 Portland Area Office 503-238-1512 Eugene Area Office 541-484-4234 Springfield Siletz Tribal Head Start 541.747-0161 Contract Health Services (CHS) 1-800-628-5720 Siletz Community Health Clinic 1-800-648-0449 Siletz Alcohol and Drug 1-800-600-5599 Chinook Winds Casino Resort 1-888-244-6665 Chemawa Health Clinic 1-800-452-7823 Bureau of Indian Affairs 1-800-323-8517 Web Site www.ctsi.nsn.us (SRinook Winds CASINO RESORT Restoration CD Available If you attended the Restoration Celebration, you saw a CD of Tribal history and old photos that was played during the event. We are making that CD available to Tribal members at no cost. You need to fill out a request form (available on the Tribal Web site - www.ctsi.nsn.us) and send it to Diane Rodriquez, c/o Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. The CD is restricted to one per Tribal member and each Tribal member must request their own. For questions, please call Diane Rodriquez at 800- 922-1399, ext. 1291, or 541-444-8291. (----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Siletz News Letters Policy Send letters to: Siletz News, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, is published once a month. Our editorial policy encourages input from read ers about stories printed in Siletz News and other tribal issues. All letters must include the author's signature, address, and phone num ber in order to be considered for publication. 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