The Voice of Novmeber 2020 Issue 11 Volume 21 CLUSI www.ctclusi.org NEWS FROM THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA & SIUSLAW INDIANS Updated Tribal Website Offers New Opportunities to Connect to Culture During Pandemic Contributed by Morgan Gaines, Communications Specialist Dai, Niishanax! the departments create even more online content and explore new You may have already seen the new design of the Confederated ways to interact with membership while we continue to practice Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians website as safe social distancing. If you need assistance with your current it was launched in time for Tribal Restoration in October. With login or new user registration feel free to reach out to us using the the shift in our abilities to gather due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Contact Us feature on the website. It can be located at the top of the Tribe is working diligently to find alternative ways to provide the page drop down menu next to the Citizen Portal button. services, classes, and online gathering. One of the ways that we When visiting the website, be sure to check out the bottom of the can continue to provide Tribal members with information is through homepage. Here you will find the latest Tribal News and Events as our government website at www.ctclusi.org well as a highlight story. Through the month of November, you will We hope that you enjoy this new user experience. You will find see we are featuring the Forestry Survey. Here you can click the that all the information in the drop-down tabs in the header of Take the Forestry Survey Online button and fill out the form. A link each page is public. The reason behind this is to ensure ease of to this survey is also located on the Forestry page in the Citizen access to our community partners, granters, and our surrounding Portal. On this page you will also find some incredible videos community to find general information on our programs and about our forest lands. We encourage you take to take a tour and history. We want those we work with and live around to be able to explore these videos and features. learn more about us, our history, and the incredible resilience we Another brand-new feature we would like to highlight is the have as a people, and how we are thriving today. Events Calendar. You’ll find the events calendar in the drop-down The new Citizen Portal feature offers a central location for all menu at the top of the page titled News and Events. Please check the information that is just for Tribal membership. If you had a here regularly for new event postings and changes or updates to login for the previous website you should be able to use that events. same login information. We highly encourage you to update your We appreciate your patients as we continue to update the passwords, or if you cannot remember your login, please use the site and test new features for usability. We hope you have fun forgot password feature. If you have never visited and logged into exploring the updated website and hope that these new layouts the site before, please fill out a new user registration. We want and features provide you with a more user-friendly experience. all Tribal members to have access to the Citizen Portal. This is Know that the site will continue to be updated regularly and more where you will find featured videos such as previously recorded content will be available each month. Tribal Council meeting, Language learning, and even recorded We’ll see you online! Cultural videos. We are excited to be able to keep expanding as Turn to page 11 for a look at the Citizen Portal and Events Calendar The Confederated Tribes of SiteCo obys, L oDahotrawer Umpqua Consulting & Siuslaw Indian s& Design www.dahotra.com Take the Forestry Survey online at www.ctclusi.org by November 30, 2020 FORESTRY for chance to provide Permit #481 Permit Coos Bay, OR 97420 OR Bay, Coos the Tribe with Eugene, OR Eugene, 1245 Fulton Avenue Fulton 1245 PAID invaluable input and Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians Siuslaw and Umpqua Lower U.S. Postage U.S. also a chance to win Confederated Tribes of Coos, Coos, of Tribes Confederated Presorted Standard Presorted SURVEY a raffle prize! Seeking Tribal Member input to gather feedback in guiding future forest management activities. (Open to those aged 14 years and older) COMPLETE THE SURVEY BY NOV. 30TH FOR A CHANCE TO WIN AN AMAZON GIFT CARD Prize Drawing: December 4, 2020 SURVEY AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CTCLUSI.ORG 2 THE VOICE OF CLUSI November 2020 Tribal Council Business Activity of Elected Tribal Council Members from September 13 – October 08, 2020. Chief Doc Slyter: Oregon Coast Energy Alliance Network Fundraising Zoom for Rep. DeFazio on 9-13 Budget Meeting (OCEAN) meeting; / Leader’s Circle Thursday 9/24 2-2:45 pm. PT 9-13 Tribal Council Meeting 9-30 National COVID Briefing Call with State, Leaders Circle 9-17 Leader’s Circle Local and Tribal Officials; / Language 9-25 AI/AN Community Leader Meeting re: All 9-18 Admin. Office / sign paperwork/LCIS Class; / GFORB Meeting; / Tribal Students Belong Initiative zoom meeting Council Business Meeting Language Committee 9-22 Nat’l Renewable Energy 10-1 Northwest Energy Coalition Intro Zoom; / 9-28 Special Meeting 9-22 Leader’s Circle Making Energy Work Quarterly Webinar; 9-29 LCIS Regular Meeting 9-23 Reporter Call / Leader’s Circle Leader’s Circle 9-24 Meeting w/ Peter DeFazio 10-2 State & 9 Tribes COVID/Wildfire Call 9-30 GFORB/Business Tribal Council Meeting 9-24 Leader’s Circle 10-5 Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians National COVID Briefing Call with State, 9-28 Leader’s Circle (ATNI) Annual Convention Local and Tribal Officials 9-29 Danny Santos 10-6 ATNI Natural Resource Committee; 10-1 Special Weekly Series for Tribal Schools 9-29 The Mill Casino - Sea Otters / Cultural Resources Protection as they Reopen Amidst COVID-19 9-29 Leader’s Circle Agreement Meeting with Pembina; Tribal Caucus and Consultation 9-30 GFORB / Department of Land Conservation Leader’s Circle 10-1 American Indian Health Commission Department Consultation meeting; Tribal History/Shared History SB-13 10-1 Tribal Council Consultation / ATNI Energy Committee CLUSI 10-2 State-tribal call re: COVID-19 response 10-1 Leader’s Circle Resolution Presentation; / Leader’s efforts 10-2 State Call Circle Tribal History/Shared History SB-13 10-6 CRPA - Jordon Cove 10-7 ATNI Virtual Convention; / CLUSI All 10-5 WREN CB Meeting 10-6 LCDC Staff Meeting; / National Native Network 10-6 Leader’s Circle 10-6 Leader’s Circle (NNN), SPTHB, and ANRF Webinar: Cultural Resources Protection 10-7 Admin Office - All Staff Meeting Smoke-Free Casinos in Oklahoma are Agreement Meeting with Pembina; 10-7 Sea Otter OK; / Virtual Youth Cultural Night CTCLUSI GHG Consultation 10-8 Sea Otter 10-8 ATNI Virtual Convention; / Culture 10-7 Culture Wednesdays 10-8 Culture Committee Committee Meeting; / Leader’s Circle 10-8 Investing in adult learners: Recruiting, 10-8 Leader’s Circle Total Hours: 166 supporting, and retaining educators of Reading Emails & Other Phone Calls color in a virtual world from 9-13-2020 to 10-8-2020 Special Weekly Series for Tribal Schools Total Hours: 120 Iliana Montiel: as they Reopen Amidst COVID-19 9-13 Budget Hearing: / Regular Council Leader’s Circle Meeting Emails/Letters Debbie Bossley Tribal Chair: 9-16 CHAP Advisory Workgroup; / Budget Correspondence 9-14 Thur 10-11-20 Monday-Friday Office Meeting Total Hours 171.8 9-15 Housing mtg/Budget 9-17 Leader’s Circle 9-17 Leaders Circle 9-18 OHA Tribal Monthly Meeting 9-22 National Energy Renewable/Leaders 9-22 Leader’s Circle Doug Barrett: Circle 9-24 Fundraising Zoom for Rep. DeFazio; / 9 – 13 Budget Hearing & Tribal Council 9-24 BIA/meet DeFazio/Leaders Circle Leader’s Circle Meeting While on Vacation!!! 9-28 Special meeting 9-25 Climate Change meeting 9 – 17 Leaders Circle call in Meeting 9-29 LCIS/Leaders Circle 9-28 Special Meeting 9 – 22 Leaders Circle call in Meeting 9-30 GFORB/Business meeting 9-29 Leader’s Circle 9 – 24 Leaders Circle call in Meeting 10-1 Leaders Circle 9-30 Consultation Meeting; /Quarterly Back from Vacation!!! 10-2 9 Tribes & Governor Benefits Board Meeting; / GFORB: /TC 9 – 28 Special Tribal Council Meeting 10-6 CRPA Jordan Cove/Leaders Circle Business Meeting 9 – 29 Leaders Circle call in Meeting 10-8 Leaders Circle 10-1 Tribal Caucus:/ Tribal Consultation:/ 9 – 30 GFORB Meeting & Tribal Council 10-11 Council/General Council mtg Leader’s Circle Business Meeting Total Hours: 120 10-2 Zoom meeting w/ Dan Condy 10 – 1 Leaders Circle 10-8 Leader’s Circle 10 – 2 Language Class – State Tribal – Total Hours: 60 Covid – 19 response efforts Mark Petrie, Vice-Chair: 10 – 6 Leaders Circle 9-13 Regular Council Meeting 10 – 7 Smoke Free Casino’s in Oklahoma 9-14 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Josh Davies: 10 – 8 Culture Committee Meeting / Offshore Wind Webinar Series; / 9-13 Tribal Council Meeting Leaders Circle National Tribal & Indigenous Climate 9-15 ATNI - 11th Hour Census Update - 10 – 11 Regular Council meeting / General Conference (NTICC) presentation Enumeration Opportunity Council Meeting / Talking circle review 9-16 Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee Total Hours : 46 9-15 Oregon Coast Energy Alliance Network (TTAC) Public Meeting (OCEAN) Zoom meeting; / NTICC Meeting on Habitat Conservation Plan Presentation Review meeting; / for western Oregon’s state forests Enna Helms Education Committee Zoom meeting Housing Committee Meeting 09-13 Regular Tribal Council Meeting 9-16 NTICC Presentation; / First Budget