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Tribal News October 2018 SIXTH EDITION Yooyoolah COWLITZ “One who calls” Tribal News October 2018 SIXTH EDITION Chairman’s Corner KLAHOWYA, Peter Schultz, We enter an exciting new era in our our longtime tribal history with the success of ilani. friend and lead We are very pleased to report the contact with the continued solid performance of ilani. Mohegan Tribe. We continue the positive momentum in Peter spent a lot our gaming volumes and have hosted of time working several big-name entertainers in the on our behalf new Meeting and Entertainment Center over the last 14 after the celebration of ilani’s one year years. We wish anniversary. We continue to grow our him well. top and bottom-line performance. We For anyone are also well into the next phase of our coming to a Chairman Bill Iyall master planning review efforts, which show at ilani, we believe will help drive future growth these are the hotel/motel partnerships through expanded amenities and offering discount rates: Best Western- services at ilani. Woodland (360) 225-1000, Heathman Our architects, Wormer and Associates, provided an artists rendering of the new Cowlitz C-Store. Many thanks to Kara Fox-LaRose, Lodge (360) 254-3100, Springhill Suites President and General Manager, (360) 258-5904, Townplace Suites who leads our operations team. We (360) 258-5904, Best Western-Battle are beginning a master plan for Ground Inn (360) 687-8881, Hampton Cowlitz Tribe Breaks the enterprise, including a hotel, Inn and Suites (360) 891-3000, Hilton- parking structure, and additional Downtown Vancouver (360) 993-4500, food, beverage, and retail amenities. and Sonesta Suites (360) 253-4800. Ground on Latest As a product of this success and the underlying robust operating and Strategic Planning financial performance, we have made We are planning the Tribe’s future Addition to Reservation: substantial efforts toward refinancing with the completion of the Cowlitz the remaining debt. We believe the Indian Tribe 2018 Comprehensive potential recapitalization will be an Plan. It includes services to all Cowlitz Gas Station & important factor providing for the long- members, such as increased access to term success of ilani and provide the health care, by identifying resources funding necessary to complete future and critical needs. The Plan also will development plans. It is bittersweet Convenience Store for me to announce the retirement of please see CHAIRMAN, page 2 ­ On Thursday, September 6, 2018 Chairman Bill Iyall welcomed Cowlitz the Cowlitz Tribe and ilani is hosted tribal leaders, members, dozens of a ground-breaking ceremony for the guests and employees of ilani and newest addition to our reservation and the tribe. Plans for the new store Table of Contents: the ilani entertainment complex. A and gas station were displayed, the Tribally owned convenience store and architects were introduced and spoke Chariman’s Corner cont’d .............. Pg 2 HHS ............................................ Pg 13 gas station will be located just off I-5 about the features of the new facility Public Safety ................................ Pg 3 PTH/VR ...................................... Pg 15 at Exit 16. The property will feature and a groundbreaking ceremony was a 5,500-square-foot convenience store completed by members of the CTGA. Veterans ...................................... Pg 4 Community ............................ Pg 16-17 offering travelers and visitors to the Expected opening will be Spring of Enrollments ................................. Pg 5 ilani ....................................... Pg 18-19 property an opportunity to refuel 2019 and we will be posting updates while filling up their tanks at one of 18 on the tribal and ilani websites as Elders ........................................... Pg 6 Tribal Council Roster ................... Pg 20 hoses for passenger vehicles or at the construction progresses. This will Education ..................................... Pg 7 Boards/Committee Rosters ......... Pg 21 dedicated diesel bays for semi-trucks. be another economic boost to the Culture ...................................... Pg 8-9 EDC/Housing .............................. Pg 22 The community was invited to view Cowlitz tribe as our fuel compact artist renderings of the new store and with the State of Washington returns Youth ...................................... Pg 11-12 Natural Resources ...................... Pg 23 all enjoyed a continental breakfast a large percentage of the gas tax and observed the ground-breaking. collected to the tribe. 2 • Cowlitz Indian Tribe Newspaper • October 2018 and religious and others as appropriate. Health and Human Services History Project to update, document, Chairman The program will be subject to Our health and human services and better preserve our history with Continued from the front page budgetary constraints or annual tribal department is growing faster than proper archiving, Elders interviews, and appropriations. that of any other tribe in the Pacific (eventually) a Cowlitz museum on the provide convenience for members to At the November General Council Northwest, thanks to capable reservation. receive preventive care, reimbursement meeting, we will have copies of the management and guidance by the to Elders for their Medicare premiums, Cowlitz Mission, Vision, Values and the health board. We have purchased new Housing and improved health benefits for Comprehensive Plan available for all buildings in Washington’s Clark County Our housing department has members. We value our Elders and who attend. These documents will also and Tukwila (King County) to house efficiency apartment units at Saint other members, and we must serve all. be posted on www.cowlitz.org vital services and programs. Our Elder Mary’s Center and rental condominium- Also, we must continue to exercise our Thanks to the strategic planning nutrition program now serves meals five style units as well. College students sovereignty to maintain and restore committee members: Debbie Hassler, days a week. enrolled in a minimum 12 credits our inherent rights in our homelands, Dan Meyer, Phil Harju, and the per quarter may be eligible to receive to preserve, protect, recover and grow committee chair, Jerry Iyall. I also want Natural Resources student rental assistance. Housing staff tradition, culture, and language to to thank Tribal Planner, Christine Our natural resource department and the housing board work hard to preserve our cultural identity. Myers, Kim Stube, and Abriel Johnny- is rapidly growing and expanding maintain programs as funding from the The Tribal Council has approved Rodriguez—staff who worked hard on our capabilities to protect our critical U.S. Department of Housing, and Urban the Comprehensive Plan for the Cowlitz the plan. natural resources, including adding Development was reduced. Tribe to guide the Tribe for years to conservation lands under the control Education is essential for the future come. Our goal is and has always been Public Safety and ownership of the Tribe. We now of our Tribe, and we must invest in our to create a better Cowlitz Indian Tribe Congratulations to our public have four new parcels on the Cowlitz youth. With new gaming revenues, that benefits all of the membership. safety department and Public Safety River, two parcels near Toledo, and we we have increased the funding for We will be developing a Cowlitz Director Don Walkinshaw (a tribal own a large habitat parcel in Oregon, higher education tuition assistance. Tribal General Welfare Program Plan member), Emergency Coordinator Bill near Astoria. Many important issues We have nearly 150 students this year under the Tribal General Welfare Elliott and Tribal Planner, Christine are before us including sea lions eating receiving tuition assistance. Thanks to Exclusion Act, to deliver tax exemption Myers on being awarded $1.2 million in salmon in the Columbia River, the fish the education committee for their hard to tribal members for housing, 2018 Tribal Homeland Security Grant passage in the Lewis River, the Toutle work. education, Elders and disabled, cultural Program funds. The department earned River Sediment Retention Structure the grant through a competitive process Final Environmental Impact Statement, Veterans that demonstrates a strong commitment and cultural resource management. Veterans, please fill out the veterans Cowlitz Tribal News to improving our Tribe’s resilience. We are planning a Cowlitz Tribal sign up form on our website or in this newspaper. Once complete mail in or YOOYOOLAH deliver to the tribal office. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe News Team encourages tribal members to submit Election Reform articles, photographs and events. All The Tribal Council is forwarding submissions of articles need to be in editable to the General Council, constitutional form such as Word document. Photos need amendments to implement the new to be sent in a separate attachment and should be high resolution, original photos. elections code which passed Tribal Submissions must contain the writer’s Council overwhelmingly last month. name, address and phone contact to be The first reading of the elections code published. will be at the upcoming November Submitted articles may be edited at the General Council meeting. discretion of the editing staff and become the property of the Cowlitz Tribe. This publication does not reflect opinions of Cowlitz Powwow – editorial staff and should not contain any The Cowlitz powwow was held defamatory, malicious, libelous statements on October 20th at the Clark County or personal attacks
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