Chairman’s Report
Chinook Winds 25 th anniversary
Chinook Winds would have celebrated
its 25 th anniversary in June. But because
of the COVID virus, the celebration has
been delayed until Aug. 29. Hopefully
we, the Tribe, the county and the state of
Oregon will be on a better recovery path
by that time.
50 th anniversary
This year, the Native American Rights
Fund (NARF) celebrates 50 years of
providing services to Tribes. Our Tribe
was very grateful to have NARF assist us
during the Restoration years.
They have assisted many Tribes with
Restoration, water rights settlements and
many more issues. The latest was success-
fully stopping the Dakota access pipeline,
recognizing the Dakota Tribes’ treaty-
reserved rights. Many Tribes made a major
effort to stop the work on the pipeline.
Federal policy on Indian
self-determination
It’s been 50 years since President
Richard Nixon issued a new policy on
Indian self-determination, which paved
the way for the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Reform Act that has been
in effect for 45 years. Congress passed it
in 1975 just prior to the Restoration of
the Siletz Tribe.
This act also paved the way for Tribal
self-governance. We adopted self-determi-
nation at restoration and became one of
the second tier self-governance Tribes. It
allows us to compact all funds designated
for our Tribe and to hire our own staff and
provide essential services.
Coronavirus
The pandemic continues to keep
Oregonians wearing masks, limiting
activities and providing services mostly
by telephone. It’s our hope that everyone
follows the protocols to protect all of our
Tribal members.
Council meeting in August will be a video
presentation just as it was in May of this
year. The video presentation will be avail-
able to view Aug. 1-5, 2020, on the Tribal
website under the member only area.
Your concerns normally presented can
be submitted to generalcouncil@ctsi.nsn.
us or mailed to the Tribal Council office
at Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz OR
97380-0549.
Tribal services
Tribal offices remain closed, except
for appointments. Services are still pro-
vided, however, by staff working at home
or in the office. If you need services,
please call.
Please stay safe!
Delores Pigsley
Chinook Winds Casino Resort con-
tinues to operate in a very clean, sanitary
fashion. Casino hours are limited so that
deep cleaning can occur, which protects
employees as well as all our guests.
General Council
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and
to keep our membership safe, the General
Tenas Illahee Childcare Center Board of Directors Vacancies
Résumés are being accepted for the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center Board of
Directors. Currently, there are two vacant board positions.
If interested, please submit your résumé to Siletz Tribal Council, c/o Execu-
tive Secretary, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
Vacancies are open until filled.
Siletz News is free to enrolled Siletz Tribal members. For all others, a $12
annual subscription fee applies. Please make checks payable to CTSI and mail
to Siletz News.
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Change of address: Tribal members – contact the Enrollment Department
at 541-444-8258; 800-922-1399, ext. 1258; or enrollment@ctsi.nsn.us. All oth-
ers – call the newspaper office.
Deadline for the September
issue is Aug. 10.
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Photo by Andy Taylor
These We Count masks are being distributed through the Siletz Rec Center in Siletz
and will be available soon in the area offices. They are meant to inspire members of
the Siletz Tribe to respond to the 2020 Census (2020census.gov, 844-330-2020). The
Census count is used to divide federal funds throughout the country. So a complete
count will help to ensure that our community gets its fair share of resources.
The Census is coming to your door!
Census workers will soon be coming
to your door to get your response to the
2020 Census. They will go to every house
that has not yet completed the question-
naire and deliver a paper form for you to
complete. If you have already completed
the questionnaire, they won’t be coming.
If you can, it’s easy to go online to
my2020census.gov and com-
plete it there. You can also
call 844-330-2020 and
give your information
over the phone. Be
certain to mark your
race as American Indian
and fill in “Siletz” as
your Tribe.
As a reminder,
your information is
highly confidential and
will be used only by the
Census Bureau and no other
agency. Nine questions about
your birthdate, ethnicity, race and where
you live will be asked. There are no ques-
tions about your citizenship, education
level, finances, Social Security numbers
and other personal questions.
The contest for $15 Taco Bell gift
cards is over. If you entered, you should
have received your card by now. If you have
questions, please email CompleteCount-
Committee@ctsi.nsn.us.
The drawing for those who have com-
pleted their Census response will continue
until the end of the Census taking. At that
time, prizes including an expensive grill,
Kindle Fire tablets, shirts, insulated bags
and other gifts will be awarded.
After you have completed
your Census question-
naire, email your mail-
ing address and phone
number to Complete-
CountCommittee@
ctsi.nsn.us or send
mail to Complete
Count Committee at CTSI,
P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380-0549. Be
sure to affirm to us that
you have completed the
questionnaire.
If you want help in complet-
ing the questionnaire, the staff at your
local area office has been trained to assist
you. You can also phone 541-444-8285
for assistance.
Help us help the Siletz Tribal commu-
nity get the resources we need and deserve
by completing the Census. You are Siletz
and you count!