Culture Camp 2023 is in person this year and is being held from July 10-14th at the Mapleton School (Overnight camp is available to 3rd-12th graders of CTCLUSI families, youth of other Tribes, and youth of Tribal Administration Staff. Overnight camp is not being extended to youth under the age of 8 at this time. However, youth ages 5-7 may attend camp during the day from 7:30am – 5:30pm and must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. 

Transportation for overnight campers is available from 3 locations this year: Tribal Administration in Coos Bay, the Florence Outreach Office, and the Eugene Outreach Office. Daily Transportation for K-2nd graders will not be provided to and from camp. 

Deadline to sign up for camp is Friday, June 30th. In order to receive a camp shirt, campers must sign up by no later than Friday, June 16th.

Upon sign up, you and your youth will receive an email confirmation and a list of suggested items to bring to camp. No later than one week before camp, you and your youth will receive a camp agenda via email.

For more information, please contact Jesse Beers @ 541-297-0748, jbeers@ctclusi.org

Tribal Government Scholarships are now open. Application Deadline is May 21, 2023.

Contact the CTCLUSI Education Department with any questions. Education Director Jemiah Wassman is available by email at jwassman@ctclusi.org or phone 541-888-1314.

Congratulations to all students who are graduating or progressing in their education this year! The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians are proud to honor your achievements and invite you to participate in our Annual Graduation Celebration on June 17, 2023.

The Graduation Celebration Event is being held in person and on Zoom June 17th at the Community Center Reservation (338 Wallace Ave, Coos Bay, OR) and will begin at 11:00 a.m. pst

For more information, please contact Jemiah Wassman at (541) 888-1314 or email jwassman@ctclusi.org 

Be sure to check future editions of The Voice of CLUSI monthly Tribal paper for more details. Events are also posted on the Tribes website at https://ctclusi.org/events/

The Tribal Council Election was held on April 9, 2023.

Each Council member shall be elected for a four (4) year term at the appropriate General Council meeting in the year of the expired term. Council Positions #1, #3, and #5 shall be elected in odd-numbered years. Positions #2, #4 and #6 shall be elected in even-numbered years.

For a complete Election Code please see

Tribal Code, Ch 7-3 Elections.

2023 Election Results

Declared Candidates  

Tribal Council Election April 9, 2023

For Positions #1, #3 and #5

Posted in the order received by position as of 2/2/2023

Position Number	Candidate	Declared Date
Position #1	Debbie Bossley	1-26-2023
Position #1	Enna Helms	1-30-2023
Position #1	Kerry Brainard	2-12-2023
Position #3	Julie Siestreem	1-10-2023
Position #3	Jeremy Petrie	1-26-2023
Position #3	Crystal Bishop	2-9-2023
Position #5	Iliana Montiel	1-27-2023
Position #5	Henry (Kip) Brainard	2-1-2023
Position #5	Justin Krossman	2-3-2023

Candidate Forum Information

Candidates are not required to participate; however, there will be an opportunity for any candidate to meet with the membership and have a question/answer session.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. pst

Location in Person: The Community Center in Coos Bay.

Virtual: A zoom link will be provided.

New Beginnings for Tribal Students (NBTS) OSU Indigenous Youth Summer Camp

August 20-25, 2023

Hands-on FUN outdoor field trips to learn about ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND CAREERS.
Designed for Indigenous youth entering 9th – 12th grades.
Open to self-identifying Indigenous youth in Oregon.
– Learn about going to college and how to get help with financial aid, scholarships, and explore majors!
– Field trip activities to include freshwater snorkeling, Hatfield Marine Science Center, ethnobotany, traditional canoeing and much more.
– Stay in the dorms at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
– FREE and all meals and 24-hour supervision provided.

Please be sure to fill out the additional required waiver above. Save it and upload it to your Registration Form (also linked above).

CTCLUSI youth will have priority but early registration is highly encouraged. Application Deadline is June 23, 2023.

FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT:
CTCLUSI
Jemiah Wassman or Jesse Beers, jwassman@ctclusi.org or jbeers@ctclusi.org
(541) 888-9577

Bessie Joyce
NBTS Program Manager
bessiejoyce4@gmail.com
(541) 743-6106

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN.
MORE INFORMATION AT
https://ely.oregonstate.edu/indigenous-youthprogram/

This camp is a partnership of CTCLUSI, OSU and SWOCC with support from a USDA New Beginnings for Tribal Students (NBTS). Co-sponsored by the OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, Oregon Sea Grant and the Calapooia Watershed Council.

The following two (2) proposed Codes was passed for First Reading by Tribal Council on March 12, 2023

TITLE: 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1-18 Burial Benefit Fund

The Tribal Council has determined a need for this Burial Benefit Fund; and           

The purpose of this Code is to assist Tribal families who may experience a financial hardship due to the loss of a spouse or family member and to better define a service that is already offer to membership.

TITLE: 10 NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIORONMENT

Chapter 10-1 Water Quality Standards 

The Tribal Council has determined a need for this Water Quality Standard; and

The purpose of these standards is the safeguard, maintain and improve the quality of the Tribes waters… the Department of Natural Resources is responsible for the development of these standards.

Tribal Council hereby approves the establishment of Chapter 1-18 Burial Benefit Fund and Chapter 10-1 Water Quality Standards , and hereby approves drafts for first reading and posting for a twenty-eight (28) day period.

DATE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING AT WHICH THE PROPOSED CODE IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL PASSAGE:

May 14, 2023

The notice of the proposed amendment/creation of Code/Ordinance shall be published in the Tribal Newsletter and the complete Codes  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.

The following proposed Codes was passed for First Reading by Tribal Council on February 12, 2023

TITLE: 3 OFFENSES

Chapter 3-3 Violations

The Tribal Council has determined amendments are needed for Chapter 3-3 Violations

In Section 3-3 Trespass.   

 Tribal Council hereby approves the amendments to both Codes for first reading and posting for a twenty-eight (28) day period.

DATE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING AT WHICH THE PROPOSED CODE IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL PASSAGE:

April 9, 2023

Please visit www.ctclusi.org for complete draft edits to the Code for membership to review.

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.

February 21, 2023

Media Contact:

Shelby Erickson, Director of Human Resources

serickson@threeriverscasino.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Three Rivers Foundation Awards $1.1 Million To More

Than 100 Oregon Nonprofits

Florence, Ore. — The Three Rivers Foundation, established by the Confederated Tribes of Coos,

Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians as the charitable arm of its Three Rivers Casino Resort,

awarded $1.1 million in funding to 117 organizations in Oregon.

Three Rivers Foundation is honored to impact the missions of these nonprofit organizations.

With almost ten thousand nonprofits operating in Oregon, funding is crucial. The Foundation

received a major increase in applications this year, allowing it to grant 62 nonprofits first-time

grant funding.

“It makes my heart feel good,” said Doug Barrett, Tribal Council member. “It feels good getting

to see what these organizations are doing with the money, whether it be the food banks, helping

the youth through their struggles, whatever the money goes, it is pretty awesome.”

The Three Rivers Foundation supports innovative ideas, collaborative approaches and grassroots

efforts in education, health, public safety, problem gambling, the arts, the environment, cultural

activities and historic preservation.

Several members of the Tribal Council were present at a February 16 luncheon at the Florence

Casino held to honor the grant recipients.

“When I have a rough time throughout the year, “I think of today as a positive energy that’s

going on in this room, helping the community, bringing the community together, and

strengthening it. What a positive thing to do,” said Chief Doc Slyter, Confederated Tribes of

Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians.

The Cascades Raptor Center was one of the 117 nonprofits to receive funding. The Foundation

awarded the popular center $10,000 to expand its educational programming.

“Now we will be able to serve more communities, rural communities who don’t have the means

to rent buses or make it to the raptor center for education,” said Jennifer Monegan, Senior

Development Officer Cascades Raptor Center. “It’s such an incredible gift to the community

from the Three Rivers Foundation.”

Children’s Repertory Of Oregon Workshops (C.R.O.W.) received $21,000. It will use the

funding to support its main stage musical, The SpongeBob Musical.

“It’s amazing, and we are so grateful for the funding,” said Melanie Heard, founder of C.R.O.W.

“The Three Rivers Foundation is incredible! They do so much for the community; every need

has been met and is truly touching. The arts are really important, and it was very special that the

Three Rivers Foundation recognized that.”

Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County received $25,000. It plans on using the grant to

fund its outside healthy habitat for its kids and teens to use in the cold and rainy winter and

spring months. “There’s a lot of rain here and our kids are stuck inside a lot and so we don’t have

gym space at our facility or anywhere close by that they can go, ” said Vanessa Buss, CEO of the

Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County. “We’re so very grateful that we have Three

Rivers Casino here in Florence to help support the work that we do as a community.”

Counties that received grant money are as follows. See the excel spreadsheet for exact totals.

· Coos – 21

· Curry – 4

· Douglas – 15

· Lane – 72

· Lincoln – 2

· Other areas – 3

About the Three Rivers Casino Resort

Owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw

Indians, Three Rivers Casino Resort has strong ties to the surrounding community along the

Central Oregon Coast. As one of the largest employers in the area, Three Rivers provides

resources and opportunities for both tribal and non-tribal members of the region. In addition to

providing local jobs, Three Rivers sponsors local arts programs for both professional and

children’s theater and donates to dozens of local and regional nonprofit organizations. It has

become a pillar of community support; the philanthropic spirit of Three Rivers Casino is felt

deeply on the Central Oregon Coast and statewide. For more information, visit

threeriverscasino.com.

About the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, & Siuslaw Indians

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are made up of 3 tribes

(4 Bands): 2 bands of Coos Tribes: Hanis Coos (Coos Proper), Miluk Coos; Lower Umpqua Tribe; and Siuslaw Tribe. The tribes trace their ancestry back to the aboriginal inhabitants of the

South-Central coast of Oregon. For more information, visit ctclusi.org.

tsɬimiiye qwɬiiye (Spring Break Overnight Camp) 2023 
Spring Break Camp 2023 is in person this year and is being held from March 27th- 31st at the Tribal Hall Reservation (338 Wallace Ave, Coos Bay, OR). Overnight camp is available to 3rd-12th graders of CTCLUSI families, youth of other Tribes, and youth of Tribal Administration Staff. Overnight camp is not being extended to youth under the age of 8 at this time. However, youth ages 5-7 may attend camp during the day from 7:30 am – 5:30 pm and must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Transportation for overnight campers is available from 3 locations this year: Tribal Administration in Coos Bay, the Florence Outreach Office, and the Eugene Outreach Office for overnight camp. Daily Transportation for K-2nd graders will not be provided to and from camp.
In order to receive a camp sweatshirt/jacket, campers must sign up by no later than Friday, March 3rd. The final deadline to sign up for camp is Friday, March 17th.
Upon sign up, you and your youth will receive an email confirmation and a list of suggested items to bring to camp. No later than one week before camp, you and your youth will receive a camp agenda via email.
For more information, please contact Jemiah Wassman at (541) 888-1314 or email jwassman@ctclusi.org

The Board that oversees operations and activity of Three Rivers Casino Resort – Florence and Coos Bay, Oregon

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are currently seeking qualified members to apply for four (4) positions on the Gaming Facilities Operational Review Board (GFORB). The Board shall consist of five (5) members and shall be appointed by Tribal Council.  Terms are four (4) year appointments.  Board members must obtain high security gaming license for the Gaming Commission prior to being seated on the Board.  Application deadline is March 31, 2023. Please visit www.ctclusi.org for detailed position descriptions and qualifications needed.  These positions will receive a stipend.

If you are interested in being considered please submit a cover letter, and a resume to jmcneil@ctclusi.org .  Any questions, please reach out to Jeannie McNeil at 541-888-7506.