Ko-Kwel Nation 2039 Community Meeting 6.24 & 25 | 2024 by Office of Strategic Operations

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By 2039, the X% of Tribal members complete a Tribally run and culturally centered financial literacy course.

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By 2039, no Tribal member family experiences food insecurity.

By 2039, X number of Tribal members attend Tribal Council Workshops/Meetings annually.

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By 2039, 60% of voting age Tribal members annually report that they feel "well-informed and engaged enough to vote."

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By 2039, the Tribe brings in $X amount more than operating expenses, allowing for healthy savings.

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By 2039, the Coquille Indian Tribe is a major employer in all 5 service area counties.

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By 2039, the Tribe has achieved economic stability through revenue streams that are diversified enough that it is not reliant on any single source.

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By 2039, the Tribe operates its own K-8 school.

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By 2039, X number of Tribal members participate in in-person or virtual cultural education classes/opportunities, offered X number of times per year.

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By 2039, a Tribal workforce development program matches X number of Tribal members with their employment interests, skill building needs, and succession planning for upcoming Tribal jobs.

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By 2039, X % of Tribal members complete high school.

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By 2039, X % of Tribal members report their mental health as “excellent”, “very good” or “good”.

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By 2039, X % of Tribal members report their emotional/social/spiritual health as “excellent”, “very good” or “good”.

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By 2039, all Tribal Elders have all medical care covered for them and pay no out-of-pocket costs for health care, including insurance.

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By 2039, X % of Tribal Elders report that they have the Tribal support they need for graceful and dignified aging.

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By 2039, the number of Tribal members who say they are familiar/very familiar with Coquille Tribal Languages increases from 10% to X%.

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By 2039, Tribal members can easily access a significant amount of digital cultural content remotely, including ancestor teachings, traditional activities of all ages, language classes, and information about cultural lifeways and Tribal history.

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By 2039, all Tribal Elders feel honored to have shared their oral histories for future generations.

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By 2039, Tribal Elders who had heard our languages spoken to them have shared their stories about that with us.

By 2039, 25% of Tribal members has familiarity with basic language statements and use. Both languages taught for cohesiveness. Digital content for learning is available.

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By 2039, the Tribe has advanced its sovereignty by putting land in to trust in all 5 counties of the service area.

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By 2039, the Tribe has reviewed and updated all Tribal ordinances.

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By 2039, be equal partners in consultation, meaning our state and federal partners abide by our tribal consulation ordinance.

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By 2039, X% of Tribal youth living OSA attend Camp Ta Nae

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By 2039, X number of Tribal events are held outside the service area.

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By 2039, the average feeling of connectedness is 75 or higher (out of 100), regardless of where they reside.

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By 2039, the average per Tribal member expenditure by the Tribe for Tribal member health care, education, and elders' benefits are the same, regardless of geography.

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By 2039, X number of salmon return annually to the Coquille River.

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By 2039, the Tribe has net zero carbon emissions.

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By 2039, at least X number or named key traditional food resources are managed and sustainably harvested annually by the Tribe.

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By 2039, the Tribe has its own (and/or in partnership with CTCLUS) solid waste management facility.

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By 2039, the Tribal community will have established a sustainable food system that includes...in the Coos Bay Area.

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By 2039, there is sufficient water on Kilkich for Tribal members and surrounding community in the event of a catastrophic emergency.

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By 2039, the Tribe has eliminated all plastic from...and chooses low or non-plastic packaging options when they are available.

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By 2039, the Tribe has first-time home-owner assistance program that provides up to $X amount per year to help up to X number of Tribal members put a down-payment on their first home.

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By 2039, the Tribe provides lots and/or houses in all 5 counties of the service area.

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By 2039, X % of Tribal members report feeling “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their housing options.

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By 2039, the Tribe has an Elders village that supports community and services for Elders.

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By 2039, the Tribe will have assessed Tribe-wide housing needs and met 25% of those housing needs.

What are Ancestor Teachings?

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Teachings have traditionally been used to inspire continuous learning from Elders and to ensure the collective survival of the people.

For the purposes of our 2039 Vision, Ancestor Teachings are sayings or lessons from our Elders that teach us how to do our work and are the heart principles that guide our behaviors as Coquille People, with each other and with the world.

At the end of this process, the Tribal Council will adopt a Vision for 2039 that includes 5-7 Ancestor Teachings that will best guide how we achieve the adopted Aspirations.
Document those Ancestor Teachings on a padlet post or comment or rate others!

Honor your elders and take care of your old people.

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Take only what you need and always leave some for the others.

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We are all connected.

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We are all related.

Elders eat first.

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Keep the fire warm at home and help the people build their own fires far away.

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Be thankful for all things.

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Always be humble and generous.

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Don’t look away, always leave things better than you found them.

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Weave long ropes, keep those far away connected to home.

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Be together.

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Check on each other.

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Listen, and then listen more. Listen with patience.

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Educate our young people.

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Assume best intentions.

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Ensure every voice is heard.

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Act with thoughtfulness, reciprocity, and humility.

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Use their wisdom, think about what our ancestors would say about everything we are doing today.

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Start with the explanation, the intent, the why behind the action, and make sure that gets recorded.

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Consider the full impacts on sovereignty of every action.

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Act with the intent to educate.

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Be the leader, the example in the community.

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Respect yourself, respect others, respect the land.

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You learn by doing.

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We are the ancestors of tomorrow, consider the next generations and make decisions that will bring benefits that we may not live to see.

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The coffee pot is always on.

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Highwater raises all canoes.

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Greet them, feed them, gift them.

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We are all family.

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We have a responsibility to take care of each other.

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Gather with a good heart.

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Celebrate.

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Nurture our young people so that they understand their culture, their history, and their responsibilities.

By 2039, 85% of Tribal Members feel the Tribal Government is "transparent" or "Very Transparent"

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By 2039, 79% of Tribal members are satisfied or very satisfied with their ability to connect with the programs or services they need.

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By 2039, 70% of eligible Tribal members vote in Tribal elections annually.

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By 2039, eligible Tribal members are able to choose to vote via paper, electronic, phone, or website.

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By 2039, the Tribe has adopted and employs a rubric that considers how health, culture, economy, social well-being, and environment will be impacted when considering any new (or change to a) project, ordinance, or policy.

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By 2039, Tribal members' needs, wants, concerns, and priorities are assessed every three years.

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By 2039, Tribal members increase volunteer opportunities for adult community members to 3 possibly each month by providing dedicated staff time to reaching out to adults to encourage to vote, attend Tribal council meetings, respond to surveys and to see who wants to participate in Tribal culture.

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By 2039 the Tribal Government has completed collecting baseline data and reported Tribal benchmarks for culture, economic abundance, education, environment, equity, financial stability, health, housing, sovereignty, and Tribal governance, to drive future decision making that benefits all Tribal members.

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By 2039, the Tribal members will report an average level of connectedness of 75% or higher, regardless of where they reside.

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By 2039, the Tribe has a family reunion/family camp every 5 years.

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By 2039, the Tribe has a family reunion/family camp every 5 years.

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By 2039, 75% of Tribal members feel they’ve received significant healing regarding generational trauma and describe their mental health in a positive way.

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By 2039, 75% of Tribal youth have completed a Tribally developed hunting & fishing curriculum that teaches Traditional & modern ways to harvest, process, store & prepare wildfish & game.

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By 2039, all Tribal members have the opportunity to be culturally enriched at least once.

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By 2039, increase the percentage if Tribal members Nasomah drummers and solstice dancers by ensuring those opportunities are offered to Tribal members first.

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By 2039, 50% of Tribal families are learning our languages and teaching them to our children.

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By 2039, the Tribe annually hosts a culture conference (like was done previously) and created the Changing Landscapes books.

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By 2039, the number of Tribal members reporting that they are familiar or very familiar with Coquille Tribal Languages increases from 10% to 75%

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By 2039, no Tribal member family lives at or below the Federal Poverty Level and none experiences food insecurity.

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By 2039, the Tribe will meet 100% of Tribal Elders' needs.

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By 2039, 100% of staff and Tribal members accurately describe and know what programs / services that exist for Tribal members.

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By 2039, the Tribe has established a program to provide start up business, consulting and financial support.(Preference in contracting)

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By 2039 , we’ve built Tribal self-sufficiency, starting with and encouraging individual self-sufficiency (Next 5 year immediate need)

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By 2039, all Tribal members who so desire are meaningfully employed.

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By 2039, all Tribal member Elders receive a “Universal Income” benefit.

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By 2039, the Tribe is totally solvent financially and not dependent on Federal government funding.

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By 2039, the Elders benefit, and Elder Care benefit permanent funds are fully (100%) funded, meaning those benefits are paid for by interest in those accounts and no general funds are used for those benefits.

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By 2039, 100% of the Tribe’s permanent funds are fully funded, meaning those benefits are paid for by the interest in those accounts and no general funds are used for those benefits.

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By 2039, the Tribe brings in 25% more revenue than operating expenses, allowing for healthy savings.

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By 2039, all Tribal members have been offered one or more higher education experiences regardless of living status and have acquired the skill set to financially support themselves and their families.

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By 2039, 100% of Tribal members pursuing certifications, trades, and/or higher education complete those programs with no debt, regardless of where they go to school.

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By 2039, all Tribal members will have had the opportunity to be culturally enriched on Native lands at least once.

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By 2039, X number of Tribal members participate in an in person or virtual cultural education class. Opportunities are offered X number of times annually.

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By 2039, a Tribal workforce development program matches X number of Tribal members with their employment interests, skill building needs, and succession planning for upcoming Tribal jobs.

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By 2039, 50% of Tribal youth who have gone through the Learning Center will be able to express the Coquille culture, values and non-tangible parts of our tradition and history (e.g. Respect your elders)

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By 2039, the Tribe has increased the number of Tribal members completing trade and certificate programs by X%.

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By 2039, X% of Tribal youth living OSA attend Camp Ta Nae.

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By 2039, 75% of Tribal members feel they’ve received significant healing regarding generational trauma and describe their mental health in a positive way.

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By 2039, all Tribal members have access to free health care regardless of where they reside.

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By 2039, the Tribe will improve the habitat of red abalone from the endangered species list to harvestable levels.

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By 2039, the Tribe has more access and opportunities in commercial fisheries, processing, catching salmon, crab and shrimp.

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By 2039, there is enough water for Tribal members and the community members surrounding Kilkich to survive in the event of a catastrophic emergency.

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By 2039, the Tribal community will have established a sustainable food system that includes...in the Coos Bay Area.

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By 2039, we have grown in our understanding of our need for reciprocity in our relationship with mother earth.

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By 2039, X% of Tribal members report feeling deeply connected to and responsible for the environment and its inhabitants.

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By 2039, the City of Powers operated a new wastewater treatment plant that complies with environmental regulations.

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By 2039, there is a 50% reduction in major contaminants and bank erosion on/ in the Coquille River.

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By 2039 the Tribe still exists because it has adopted and implemented a climate change resilience plan.

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By 2039, no Tribal members pay more than 20% of their income for housing.

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By 2039, the Tribe has added fifty (50) buildable lots to Kilkich (includes the North Parcel).

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By 2039, the Tribe has first-time home-owner assistance program that provides up to $X amount per year to help Tribal members put a down-payment on their first home.

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By 2039, the Tribe will have assessed Tribe-wide housing needs, developed a comprehensive plan to ensure all Tribal members are housed.

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By 2039, our Tribe will be sovereign over 20% of energy (electric utility) in business and 20% in homes.

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By 2039, the Tribe controls all its own utilities on Kilkich.

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By 2039, landowners have to collaborate with the Tribe before they are allowed to make any changes that impact Tribal watersheds.

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By 2039, the Tribe has grown the wealth of the communities in which we operate by assisting local business to grow.

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By 2039, the Tribe will have sovereignty over 50% of its water.

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By 2039, the Tribe as advanced its sovereignty by exercising the right to spend healthcare revenue on all social determinants of health (housing, education, etc).

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By 2039 80% of eligible Tribal Members will vote in our tribal elections.

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By 2039, over 50% of the membership will participate in voting in our tribal election process.

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By 2039, Mytribe and the website will be a user friendly tool for all who wish to use it, so access to information will be readily available.

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By 2039, the Tribe has doubled the amount of tax revenue it collects each year compared to 2023.

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By 2023 we will see a 50% increase of TM that report feeling very connected to their Tribe compared to 2024.

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Culture

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By 2039 we can identify new cultural norms the tribe has developed since restoration.

By 2039, Culture/Language will be available in the school system as well as outside for all youth that wish to learn/utilize it.

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2039

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By 2039, we will be taking in more revenue than we can use, and we create a housing fund for all Tribal Citizens.

By 2039, the Tribe has established its own bank.

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By 2023 We will have permanent funds created for all of our programs and services that we offer.

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By 2039, less than 10 % of tribal council workshops will be "Closed Executive Sessions"

By 2039, Tribal members will have more opportunities for jobs within the tribe- train as you go opportunities.

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By 2023 we will be successful in our water and foods sovereignty goals

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By 2039, An Elder Housing village will be available on our kilkich as well as wrap around care for those who need it within the elder housing community.

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By 2039 we will double our landbase in our ancestral homelands

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By 2039, all Tribal members have an official Tribal email address (e.g. @coquillecitizen.org)

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By 2039, at least 50% of our housing will NOT be under HUD guidelines and owned and operated by the tribe itself.

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By 2039, our tribe's community fund is able to reach 25% more community organizations that often really get the the root of a lot of issues- hunger, housing, etc.

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