LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the editor:
I would like to thank the staff of
the Portland Area Office (Katy, Toni,
Connie, Verdene, Elizabeth, and Anna)
for the wonderful surprise grandma
shower that they threw for me.
I had purple balloons (my favorite
color) and pink balloons for my grand
daughter. They fixed all of the yummy
food that I could eat (even chocolate
dipped strawberries!). And of course,
all of the adorable little outfits and
jammies, along with all of the neces-
sities too! It was such a surprise. You
guys are good! Melissa, Casey, baby
Jaiden Rose, and I all appreciated it.
I also want to thank the Vaughan
family for all of the little outfits passed
down from their adorable little girls and
to Joni and Wayne Johnson for the neat
baby lullaby CDs and mocha card for
me! What a great idea!
You guys are all a blessing to me!
Rebecca Williams
To the editor:
I would like to extend my deepest
and most sincere gratitude to those of
you who voted for me in this year’s
Tribal Council election.
I would also like to congratulate
Delores, Lillie, and Bud in their success
in holding and gaining their positions
on Tribal Council.
Though unsuccessful in this year’s
election, 1 will now begin my campaign
for the 2005 Tribal Council election.
Thank you all again and I hope to
see you soon.
Speaks Out Loud,
George F. Siniscal
changed if need be. If we are to grow
as a tribe and flourish, we need to maybe
change the way we do certain things.
The majority of “younger” people
need to work to support their families.
They would not be in a position to quit
a full-time job with the tribe to serve on
council, and it almost sounds like that’s
what is trying to be accomplished, keep
ing younger tribal members from serving.
This has really made me see that
we need younger people on council.
Not to offend any elders, but younger
people will bring new ideas to the table
and they are very receptive to change if
that is what needs to be done.
Regardless of how good our Con
stitution and regulations are, don’t forget
that there is always a more efficient way
to get things done. And I think Bud is
just the person to tackle this.
So to you, Bud, I say, “Great job!
Keep up the good work!”
Cindy Jackson
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To the editor:
I am writing this letter to bring up
a few points we as tribal members should
consider about why maybe Tribal
Council members should not also be
employees of the tribe at the same time.
Let me first say that I respect Bud
Lane and I think he is a good person. I
have no problems with him or anyone
else on Tribal Council.
I am afraid that if a person is on
Tribal Council and also a tribal em
ployee, we will have less control over
their actions. For example, what does a
supervisor do when his/her employee
bends the rules or needs reprimanding?
Tribal Council still holds the
ultimate decisions over funding,
creating new positions, what gets
passed, and what doesn’t. I ask you,
would you be afraid to reprimand an
employee who you knew could with
hold your funding for the next year? Or
who could fire you, make sure your
To the editor:
This is in response to all the letters
and commentaries in the newsletter
about Bud Lane. Don’t people ever stop
and think before they say crazy things?
As long as Tribal Court has been
in existence, anyone who worked for
the tribe and wanted to run for council
could have done the same thing Bud
did! But apparently no one up to this
point had the gumption to do so.
And what I find fascinating is that
Bud, a normal everyday guy, repre
sented himself in court against a “real”
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program needs aren’t met, or give you
unnecessary amounts of extra work? It
creates a conflict of interest.
I know that Tribal Council has its
own set of rules on ethics, but just
because the rules are there, it doesn’t
mean that they will always be followed.
How can we guarantee that our council
members who are also employees aren’t
going to take that power they have for
granted? How can we guarantee that
they will not show favoritism to their
own programs and needs? We can’t.
Again, I am not speaking of anyone
in particular or saying that these
scenarios will happen. I am just using
examples for what are very real
possibilities. I just want our tribal
membership to consider this while we
wait to see what happens next.
Respectfully yours,
Darcy Lal
attorney and was victorious! I think that
lends a lot of credence to the validity
of his challenge!
I think Bud should be commended
and, quite frankly, I cannot wait to be
able to vote for it being acceptable for
tribal members to work for the tribe and
be on council!
Our elders did a good job when they
drafted our Constitution. But as was
stated, that was 20 years ago! Maybe it’s
time for those issues to be revisited and
Editor-In-Chief: Brenda Bremner
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
Assistant: Natasha Kavanaugh
May 2004
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