Chairman’s Report
Oregon Coastal Economic Summit
Our Tribe hosted the Oregon Coastal
Economic Summit that was organized by
our Sen. Arnie Roblan and his staff (Rosie
Shatkin did a tremendous job).
The Tribes led the first discussion on
the state of the Tribes’ economy. Tribal
chairmen from the Coos, Coquille, Cow
Creek and 1 led the discussion.
The summit was well-attended by our
local elected officials and county commis
sions and also by many state legislators
as well as Rep. Peter DeFazio and Sens.
Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.
Western Oregon’s economy was
widely discussed as well as the need for
coastal energy programs and funding for
them. Congressman DeFazio discussed HB
1526, which if passed would allow more
logging on Western Oregon’s BLM land.
Sen. Wyden also has his own legislation
to do pretty much the same as HB 1526.
There were many more interesting
subjects relating to employment, housing,
education and our general well-being.
Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow
Planning Department
One of the best pow-wows took place
this year on the Pauline Ricks Memorial
Pow-Wow Grounds.
Sometimes we forget about why
the grounds were named after Pauline
Ricks. She was instrumental in Tribal
Restoration, was a leader in the Eugene/
Springfield community, served as whip
woman for the Tribe and worked with
Tribal youth to get them involved in
drumming and dancing. She worked with
young girls to prepare them to serve as
Tribal royalty.
Pauline was truly an early leader of
our Tribe and we should all thank the Lord
for her contributions.
The pow-wow appeared to be one of
the biggest in recent years. It was well-
organized by the Pow-Wow Committee
and staff.
We also were happy to have “The
Indian and the White Guy,” Terry Ree and
Bruce Williams, participate in the parade
and the pow-wow.
The council receives quarterly reports
from all departments and the following
report is from the Planning Department:
“First commissioned in May of this
year, the CTS1 has installed 38 kilowatts
of solar panels that have been powering
two Tribal buildings and sending surplus
power back to the local utility. This simple
demonstration has generated the follow
ing results:
While only in use for a little over
1,500 hours, the solar panels have
generated over 20,000 kilowatts of
power and reduced 15.5 metric tons
of carbon dioxide normally released
to the air.
This equals the Co2 emissions for
the electricity used by two homes
for one year.
The annual greenhouse gas emissions
from three passenger vehicles and the
carbon sequestered annually by 11.7
acres of forest land.
between the CTSI and the USDA. The
USDA provided a $1 million grant and
technical assistance for this project. This
tank represents another step toward Tribal
drinking water security and public safety
for fire support.”
(The) 500,000-gallon treated water
tank (was) completed August 2013. This
$1.3 million project was a joint effort
The Tribe has put a priority on energy
and green products and we are proud of
our first steps.
Delores Pigsley
Courtesy photos
Treated water tank (left) and Tillicum Fitness Center (below)
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Introduction to the Athabaskan language
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