Tribal Government and Programs Annual Report 2021
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians Chief Executive Officer, with the support of Tribal Council has elected to publish an annual report of the Tribal Administration and Programs. This report contains specific program updates to capture the work that has been completed for the year of 2021 by the individual departments within the Tribal Government. Tribal Government will post an annual report on the Tribal website under the Government and Facilities tab near the Organizational Chart.
Please direct any inquiries to Tribal Government by calling 541-888-9577 or by emailing csylvester@ctclusi.org
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Tribal Scholarships
TRIBAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 2021-2022
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 22nd, 2022 by 11:59 PST
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CTCLUSI EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN May 22, 2022 BY 11:59 P.M PST, REGARDLESS OF POSTMARK. ONLY SCHOLARSHIP SUBMISSIONS THAT ARRIVE BY THE DEADLINE WILL BE CONSIDERED.
ATTENTION PLEASE!! The selected scholarship winner(s) will receive a scholarship. Scholarships are usually $250.00 to $500.00, but the amount is contingent on scholarship funds.
Be sure to apply to all because you could be awarded more than one!!!!
Awardees will be announced at the Annual Student Dinner.
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Notice of Code Amendment Ch 8 – 7
Posted: March 1, 2022
NOTICE OF CODE AMENDMENT
The following proposed Code was passed for First Reading by Tribal Council on:
February 13, 2022
TITLE: 8 Property
Chapter 8-7 HOUSING COMMITTEE
The Tribal Council has approved amendments for Chapter 8-7 Housing Committee for First Reading; and
CLUSITC Chapter 8-7 Housing Committee amendments are to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Housing Committee and the Housing Director; and
Tribal Council hereby approves the amendments of Chapter 8-7 Housing Committee Code and hereby approves for first reading draft to be posting for a twenty-eight (28) day period. Amendments as set out in the attached Exhibit A (deleted text is red and stricken and new text is blue and underlined),
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DATE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING AT WHICH THE PROPOSED CODE IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL PASSAGE:
April 10, 2022
The notice of the proposed amendment/creation of Code/Ordinance shall be published in the Tribal Newsletter and the text will be posted for public comment for twenty-eight (28) days in the Administration Building, Tribal Hall, Outreach Offices, on the Tribes’ website and at Three Rivers Casino (Office of the Gaming Commission). Written comments should be sent to the Tribal Council in care of Jeannie McNeil, CTCLUSI, 1245 Fulton Avenue, Coos Bay OR 97420 or email: jmcneil@ctclusi.org.
- Published in Public Notices
Notice of Code Amendment Ch 3-3
Posted: March 1, 2022
NOTICE OF CODE AMENDMENT
The following proposed Code was passed for First Reading by Tribal Council on:
February 13, 2022
TITLE: 3 OFFENSES
Chapter 3-3 Violations
The Tribal Council has approved amendments for Chapter 3-3 Violations for First Reading; and
CLUSITC Chapter 3-3 (Violations) amending and adding a new language in 3-3-24 to clarify rules of Possession of Marijuana and Inhalation of Toxic Fumes and Possession of Controlled Substances.
Tribal Council hereby approves the amendment of Chapter 3-3 Violations Code and hereby approves for first reading draft be posting for a twenty-eight (28) day period. Amendments as set out in the attached Exhibit A (deleted text is red and stricken and new text is blue and underlined),
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DATE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING AT WHICH THE PROPOSED CODE IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL PASSAGE:
April 10, 2022
The notice of the proposed amendment/creation of Code/Ordinance shall be published in the Tribal Newsletter and the text will be posted for public comment for twenty-eight (28) days in the Administration Building, Tribal Hall, Outreach Offices, on the Tribes’ website and at Three Rivers Casino (Office of the Gaming Commission). Written comments should be sent to the Tribal Council in care of Jeannie McNeil, CTCLUSI, 1245 Fulton Avenue, Coos Bay OR 97420 or email: jmcneil@ctclusi.org
- Published in Public Notices
Spring Equinox Household Kits
***Spring Equinox Kit sign up has ended due to popular demand and limited supplies. Updated 03/04/2022***
Celebrate Spring Through Tribal Care Package Kits
While the Covid-19 pandemic may still be limiting our ability to gather together, we are still thinking of you and your families. In lieu of gathering, we are offering Spring Equinox Kits to Tribal Households.
Kits are limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.
For more information, please contact Ashley Russell at (541) 888-7511 or arussell@ctclusi.org
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Virtual Spring Break Day Camp 2022
March 21 – March 25, 2022
Children of CTCLUSI Families and Administration Staff Ages 5 – 18
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, CTCLUSI will be hosting its Spring Break Day Camp via zoom for Children of CTCLUSI Families and Administration Staff Ages 5-18. If your child(ren) would like to participate virtually but have barriers (I.E. equipment, internet access, etc.), please contact Josh Davies, Education Director at 541-888-1314 or jdavies@ctclusi.org.
A schedule of activities will be sent to the emails provided on this form in addition to a ZOOM link, where most of the activities will be hosted. Some of the activities will occur on a new Virtual platform called Gather (www.gather.town). For more information about Gather, contact Eriq Acosta, Education Specialist II, at 541-888-1318 or eacosta@ctclusi.org. Supplies for each activity will be mailed to the address specified on this form as well.
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Live Native Program: Tribal Family Activities
CTCLUSI’s grant programs: Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) and Tobacco Prevention Program would like to invite Tribal Families to participate in our new program, Live Native. This program will range from 4 to 8 weeks long, with at your own pace family activities, and a variety of virtual classes including, but not limited to cooking classes, guest speakers, and cultural activities.
All Tribal Family participants will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of CTCLUSI designed clothing and/or outdoor apparel, while supplies last. At the end of each month, there will be a grand prize raffle: one for an adult, and one for youth. Raffle tickets are awarded to each participant for each activity and virtual class/event completed.
Free Outdoor Apparel
Raffle Prizes: Adult and Youth
Questions: Contact Mark Petrie at 541-435-7217, mpetrie@ctclusi.org
Armando Martinez at 541-888-7228, amartinez@ctclusi.org
Schedule of Events:
Thursday, March 3, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Check in Day: Answer any questions or concerns.
Cultural family activity
Thursday March 10, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cooking Class – Cooking Tips
Thursday March 17, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Check in Day: Answer any questions or concerns.
Cultural family activity
Raffle Prize Drawing!!!
Thursday March 24, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Guest Speaker/Presentation: Rita Hoover
Thursday March 31, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Check in Day: Answer any questions or concerns.
Cultural family activity
Thursday April 7, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cooking Class – Cooking Tips
Raffle Prize Drawing!!!
Thursday April 14, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Check in Day: Answer any questions or concerns.
Cultural family activity
Thursday April 21, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
End of the program get together.
Snacks
Cultural Activity
Answer any questions – Open discussion
Grand Prize Raffle Drawing!!!
Thank you!!!
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Gaming Commission Notice of Vacancy 1/1/22
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2022 New Year’s Day Peace Hike
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Picnic Shelter behind the Yachats Commons
By Jan Brown
Given the ever-shifting impact of Covid and the absolute need to keep the Peace Hike activities safe, the Yachats Trails Committee will again be changing the format to a combination of live and virtual experiences. There will be no indoor nor large group ceremony but there are a number of ways to manifest and celebrate peace throughout the day, both outdoors and within one’s home or shelter.
On New Year’s Day (weather dependent) in lieu of a single event, this year’s Yachats Trails Committee has composed a map of alternative trails that allow everyone to hike or walk where they are most comfortable. Committee members will be on hand to answer questions and provide maps and guidance at the Lions Picnic Shelter behind the Yachats Commons.
The Peace Hike traditionally honors the memory of a blind Native American (Coos) woman named Amanda who was forcibly taken away from her daughter and marched 80 miles with other captives all barefoot through the rocky terrain to the Alsea Sub-agency prison camp in what is now Yachats in 1864.
To truly understand the atrocities that Indigenous People in the area faced, watch a video narrated by Patricia Whereat Phillips, Miluk Coos and member of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI)
(video can be viewed at end of post)
Cedar is a sacred tree for many tribes of the Pacific Northwest. On January 1, anyone interested in exploring Cedar in prayers is invited to take a Cedar sprig from a basket outside the Commons at the Lions Picnic Shelter or at the Bears’ Statue on the Amanda Trail. From there they can take the sprig and walk with it holding their vision of peace and what it means in one’s life.
While there is no formal ceremony at the Amanda Gathering Area, there will be two small ceremonial fires in which to place the Cedar sprigs – one near the picnic shelter and one at the Amanda Gathering Area for those who hike the Amanda Trail.
Amanda Trail will be open to the Gathering Area only that day. When hikers reach the Kittel driveway signs will instruct them to walk down the driveway to the green gate, turn left and walk down the new auxiliary road to the Gathering Area. Hikers will also have the opportunity to see the progress on the suspension bridge construction. (The auxiliary road will remain closed to the public both before and after New Year’s Day.)
This year’s Peace Hike button has been beautifully created by artist and illustrator, Nora Sherwood www.norasherwood.com Peace Hike buttons can be picked up at the Picnic Shelter or at the Amanda Gathering Area during the Peace Hike. If you have hiked or celebrated peace throughout the day, both outdoors and at home or shelter, you may pick up peace hike buttons at the Yachats Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center located at 2nd Street and Highway 101. Water, energy bars and delicious cookies prepared and generously donated by the Yachats Ladies Club will be available at the Picnic Shelter and Gathering Area.
The Yachats Trails Committee wishes you peace and good fortune during this time of many celebrations and in the year to come.
It is though the Tribes’ and community endeavors with the Amanda and Ya’Xaik Trails that many people have become aware of the need to acknowledge the wrongs of the past and to be more conscious of the need to treat people of all cultures throughout the world with honor, dignity and respect.
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Special Election Results
A Special Election was held on Sunday, December 19, 2021 regarding Council Compensation. All enrolled registered voters were mailed absentee ballots for mail in voting or had the option to vote in person at the Tribal Hall in Coos Bay, Oregon.
Election Results for the Tribal Council Stipend
December 19, 2021 – Special Election Vote
Yes 117
No 78
A YES Vote Means: Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians elected officials will be compensated for duties performed…The monthly stipend would begin on January 1, 2022 and will stay in place for all Elected Officials going forward, only an official vote of the General Council could authorize any changes.
The CTCLUSI Tribal Council and Chief positions will be paid for their performance of Tribal Council duties by monthly stipend in the amount of $3,600 (for anyone not currently employed) and $1,800 (for anyone currently employed).

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