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Do you have a Tribal ID card? You can obtain your Siletz Tribal ID three ways! This is for adults and children, so make plans to get yours today if you do not have one. 1. Come to the Siletz administration between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to get your Tribal ID in person the same day. If you plan to travel to Siletz, you should call ahead to make sure the ID machine is at the office as occasion- ally it is taken to a Tribal event to issue ID cards at the event. 2. Contact your local area office in Eugene, Salem or Portland to make sure the staff member is available at the time you plan to go to the office. Have some other form of ID with you so they can confirm your identity. They will take your photo and capture your digital signature. These will be sent to the Enrollment office in Siletz. Your ID card will be printed in Siletz and mailed to you via Priority® Mail. You will receive your ID card in a couple days. 3. If you are unable to go to a Tribal office, there is a form on the Tribal website to request your Tribal ID. You will need to have someone take your photo with a digital camera or smart phone; additional instructions are on the form. Your signature will need to be notarized and a copy of another form of ID mailed so we can confirm the photo emailed to us is you. The card will be sent to you via Priority® Mail and you will have your card in a couple of days. Mailing address updates for per capita checks Missing Moccasins do not receive their per capita checks on time! The last day to get your mailing address updated in time for your per capita check to be mailed to a new address is July 14, 2017, by the end of the business day. Any address changes after that date will affect the mailing of the per capita check, causing a delay in receiving it. Please see the information below about address changes and Missing Moc- casins. For the full policy regarding per capita checks, please see the Tribal Mem- ber Distribution Ordinance on the Tribal website at ctsi.nsn.us under Government Listings > Tribal Ordinances. One of the popular questions is “How much is per capita going to be?” That amount is calculated on July 1, taking in to account the amount to be distributed, the number of enrolled Tribal members alive on that day and postage costs. On July 3 after 12 p.m., you can call 541-444-8224 to hear an automated recording of the amount as well as going to the Tribal website, under the opening page of the member area login, for the written announcement. If someone does not have a good address and phone number on file with Enrollment, that person is considered a Missing Moccasin. Please check the list below for anyone you might know. Missing Moccasins do not receive this newspaper, election mail, per capita checks, 1099 forms and other important mail from the Tribe. Are you a parent of a minor Tribal member who did not receive a statement of his/her Minor Trust account earlier this year? It could be that your child is a Missing Moccasin. Address changes If you have recently moved, even if you have a forwarding address on file with the post office, please send in your Address & Contact Information Update form as soon as possible. You can get the form on the Tribal website, from any Tribal office or contact the Enrollment Department to have one mailed to you. All address updates must be in writ- ing to ensure that you have requested the address to be changed, this is for your own security. Tribal website: ctsi.nsn.us Enrollment page found under Government Listings, then Enrollment The good thing is that with this updated system and technology, should you lose your card or move and need an updated card with your new address, just call us and we can mail it to you! There is a $5 fee for a replacement ID card. Every Tribal member is able to have one Tribal ID per calendar year at no charge. If you need to update your Tribal ID for a name change, new address or an updated photo, the Tribal ID is not considered a replacement card. Getting a reprint of the same card that was previously issued within the same cal- endar year is considered to be a replace- ment card that would require the $5 fee to be paid. Staff will take into consideration catastrophic events for loss of a Tribal ID card to waive the replacement fee. There is a brochure on the Enrollment page of the website detailing the benefits of having a Tribal ID card. 8 • Siletz News • As a note, “General Delivery” is not acceptable as a mailing address as it is only temporary and the post office will only hold mail for a limited time for deliv- ery. We had a large amount of “General Delivery” mail returned and this is not effective in getting mail to Tribal members when we need to. It is much better to rent a post office box if you are not able to use a permanent address somewhere else. If this is a concern for you or someone on the Missing Moccasins list, call 800- 922-1399, ext. 1258, or 541-444-8258 and we will work with them to figure out a permanent address solution. Social Security cards Letters were recently sent out for minors who do not have a Social Security card on file. If you received a letter, please mail a color copy directly to Enrollment or take it to an area office to have a color copied mailed to our office. June 2017 For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program, please visit siletzlanguage.org. Help us find the Missing Mocca- sins! As of May 8, 2017, there were 88 adults (see the list below) and 73 minors (not published). We need them to contact the Enrollment office to get their address updated as soon as possible. Adams, Aaron Scott Anderson, Diane Gem Anderson, Jeremiah Nathaniel Bales, Joshua Earl Bartlett, Kayana Marie Bennett, Elsie Lorraine Blacketer, Jesse Lee Bradley, Kenneth Jewel Bremer, Bradley Justin Romey Bremer, Margo Elizabeth Butler, Sabrina Jean Butler, Teresa Melissa May Caba, Carlee Brianna Cederstrom, James Henry Cole, Monica Rae Cole, Wesley Derrick Cortez Jr., Ruben Edward Dorame, Amanda Renee Dugan, Nathan Jon Rosario Erkkila, Lacy May Fernandez, Toniette Leigh Fisher, Paul A. Flores Jr., Randall Perry Ghan, Shawn Anthony Goodell, Kevin Chase Green, Cynthia Rene Hedrick, Vanessa Joy Hegge, Matthew Joseph Holmes, Shatara Rosemarie Hove, Jackie Lynn Hull, Marcella Carmel Huntington, Lena Tre Husberg, Aimee Tyanne Jackson, Jalisa Pauline Jackson-Cole, Larone Terrell Jenkins, Nicole Amber John, Brandon Michael John, Willo B. Johnson II, Kenneth Lee Johnson III, Johnnie Ray Kelso, Kyren Evaristo Dwayne Klamath, Clifton Lawrence Knutson, Michael Damian Landeros, Dominic Louis Lane, Virgil Alan Lee Jr., Kirk John Logsden, Robert Vernon Lucas, Shawntae Lamar McClintock, Ashley Marie McCord, Kristine Marie McKnight, Joshua Jesse Milam, Joseph Jay Miles, Darby Brenden Montana, Danica Lea Moody, Charles Edward Olson, Bartholamew Lester Parker, Karen Mary Perez, Kaleb Michael Potter, Joseph Kevin Arron Prather, Bradford Robert Richardson, Charles Eugene Richardson, Robert Carl Rife, Christina Kay Rilatos, Frank Lynn Roberts, Jessica Lynn Roberts, Kendra Marie Sampson, Jesse James Saunders, Seajay Phillip Lee Schneider, Washakie William Hawk Scott, Tori Lynn Service, Diane Lee Severson, Robert Alan Shamsud-din, Ameer Simmons, Jason Ezra Dean Smith, Jordan James Spalding, Rayshal Lee St. Onge, Tosh Anthony Tipps, Alliesha Marie Towner, Kyle Jacob Unger-Bally, Verna Walker, Amanda Kathern Warren, Harold Arthur Warren, Naida Janene Williams-Belgarde, Tyler AB Wooten, Joseph Lee Wright, Timothy Shane Yarbour, Amberly Diane Yslava, Orlando Jose Death benefit forms As of May 4, 2017, there are 546 adults and 780 children who do not have a Designation of Death Benefit Benefi- ciary form on file. Every Tribal member needs to have one on file. There is no “default” beneficiary such as a spouse if married or parent/guardian if a child. Do you know if your form is on file? When did you last update your form? Do you know whom you named as your beneficiaries? If your beneficiary is not a Tribal member, do you know if what we have on file is their current con- tact information? The new form requires it to be signed in front of a notary. Any forms that are cur- rently on file without a notary signature are valid and do not need to be updated if all the information listed on it is current and accurate. Blood quantum corrections Since 2012, several people have had blood quantum corrections due to “all Indian blood” being counted for Tribal enrollments that occurred on the 1978 Restoration Roll (Tribal roll numbers 0001-1085) and prior census records. Below is a list of the primary Tribal members/ancestors who have had a blood quantum correction completed; some were due to mathematical errors. Over the next few months, Enrollment staff will send out letters to the descendents of these individuals if a blood quantum correction has not already been completed. Please review the list of names and see if your ancestor is listed. You may be able to request a blood quantum correction if the change has not already been applied to your own calculation. If you are not sure who your ances- tors are or think you have an ancestor who needs a blood quantum correction, request
