Cow Creek Health and Wellness is a tribal Health Organization truly focusing on Quality of Care for their patients, through managing patient loads for providers, supporting work-life balance, as well as making sure the staff in clinic is mission driven and staffed with individuals who work well with the patients and providers to make the experience as smooth as it can be.
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is one of nine federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments in the State of Oregon. The Cow Creek Tribal Nation, located in Southwestern Oregon, has over 1,800 members who are governed by an elected eleven-member council known as the Tribal Board of Directors. The Cow Creek Tribe has a rich history in southern Oregon that reflects hard work, perseverance and the desire to be self-reliant.
The Cow Creek Tribe was able to obtain presidential action in 1980 to take a land claims case to the U.S. Court of Claims. The Court of Claims case was subsequently litigated by the Tribe to a negotiated settlement of $1.5 million.
The Cow Creek Tribe vested their entire judgment fund of $1.5 million in an endowment, from which they draw, on an annual basis, only the earned interest. These earnings have always been earmarked for economic development, education and housing, in order to create a higher quality of life for all Cow Creek Tribal members.
Currently our Tribal Government Office – located in Roseburg, Oregon – houses our Tribal governing body, known as the Tribal Board of Directors, as well as various Tribal Programs, and one of the Cow Creek Health and Wellness Centers.
The Tribal Board of Directors is responsible for establishing the policies and procedures for the administration of tribal programs, economic development ventures, and other governmental business. The Cow Creek Health and Wellness Centers, which include comprehensive medical staff, is provided for the benefit of not only tribal members and their families, but also for Cow Creek Tribe employees and their families.
The Tribe also has a Gaming Commission that is the regulatory body of the Tribe responsible for compliance with gaming rules and regulations as established by both the Tribal Government and the Tribal/State gaming compact.
Umpqua Indian Development Corporation, UIDC, is the Cow Creek Tribe’s primary economic development engine. Under its auspices, the Tribe operates several businesses for the benefit of tribal members, local residents, and the surrounding community. UIDC is a federally chartered corporation. Each organization listed below is a legally separate entity, but generates revenue for the tribe, its members and the local community.
UIDC is the Cow Creek Tribe’s primary economic development engine. Under its auspices, the Tribe operates several businesses for the benefit of tribal members, local residents, and the surrounding community. UIDC is a federally chartered corporation. Each organization listed is a legally separate entity.
In a recent Business Insider article, the Seven Feathers Casino Resort ranked #10 in the Top 50 Casinos in America, according to data collected by TripAdvisor reviews. Seven Feathers Casino Resort ranks in the top 20 of Pacific Northwest properties and is one of the fastest growing destination resorts in the region. Today, Seven Feathers Casino Resort has over 900 slot machines, table games such as Blackjack and Pai Gow Poker, a Bingo Hall and Keno in the 68,000 square foot gaming area.
In 1997, the larger-than-life bronze eagle, Skookum Hyak, landed at Seven Feathers Casino Resort to grace the main entrance. At over 33 feet high and weighing over 10,000 pounds, it is the largest bronze casting of an eagle in the world! Don’t forget to have your picture taken with Skookum Hyak!
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The K-Bar Ranches cover over 5,000 acres of Tribal properties, on which are managed over 4,000 head of cattle, large alfalfa and wheat crops, and most recently crops of sugar beets. Those who manage these properties cover a wide range of duties that take care of the Tribal lands. K-Bar Ranches run 2,500 head of cattle in Douglas County, and another 1,500 head on the ranch in Jackson County.
Umpqua Indian Utility Cooperative is the first utility in the Northwest both owned and operated by an Indian tribe. UIUC feeds BPA preference power to the Seven Feathers Hotel, Casino, and 24-Hour Restaurant, as well as the Seven Feathers Truck and Travel Center.
Like many Native American cultures, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians has a time-honored tradition of giving back to the communities in which they live and work. In 1997, the Tribe formalized this tradition of philanthropy by establishing the Cow Creek Foundation to make and distribute grants.
The mission of the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation is to offer assistance in youth education, to strengthen the home and family, to provide positive youth development, and to add to the quality of life for people in the community. The Foundation awards up to $15,000 per grant and prefers to make small grants that will make a real impact on the project or for the sponsoring program.
Each year, the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awards nearly one million dollars in grants to community non-profit organizations in Douglas, Coos, Lane, Deschutes, Klamath, Jackson and Josephine Counties.
