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Resolution of Tribal Council
Blood quantum
Referendum
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs Reserva-
tion of Oregon is a federally rec-
ognized Indian tribe; and,
Whereas on April 25, 2016,
Resolution no. 12, 157—which
would change the rules for deter-
mining blood quantum for auto-
matic enrollment by adding the
1980 census to the list of the
baseline census years for determin-
ing the Confederated Tribes blood
quantum of applicants for auto-
matic enrollment—was passed;
and,
Whereas three Simnasho Dis-
trict representatives believed that
resolution no. 12,157 did not take
into consideration the consultation
of the tribes’ membership; and,
Whereas the three Simnasho
District representatives invoked
Article VI of the tribal Constitu-
tion and By-Laws to call for a tribal
referendum on Resolution 12,157
for the vote of the membership;
and,
Whereas the Tribal Council be-
lieves that the question of whether
to approve Resolution 12,157
should be submitted to the vote
of the membership per Article VI
of the Tribal Constitution and By-
Laws; now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, pursuant to Article V, Sec-
tion l(f), (l) and (u), and Article VI
of the Tribal Constitution and By-
Laws that the following question
be submitted to a referendum of
the eligible voters of the Confed-
erated Tribes of Warm Springs to
be held on March 15, 2019:
Shall the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs Res-
ervation of Oregon autho-
rize the Tribal Council to
amend the policy with re-
spect to Amended Article III,
Section 2(a) of the Tribal
Constitution and By-Laws, in
so far as the quantum of
blood is concerned, shall be
as follows:
In determining the quan-
tum of blood of the Con-
federated Tribes of an ap-
plication for enrollment, all
the Indian blood of an en-
rollee of the Confederated
Tribes as shown on the cen-
sus roll of 1940, 1960, or
1980 shall be included as the
blood of the Confederated
Tribes; and,
Any prospective enrollee
whose name did not appear
on the 1940, 1960 or 1980
roll shall be considered to
Gulls added to list of salmon threats
Many predators are known to
eat imperiled salmon, from sea li-
ons to double-crested cormorants.
For a long time, biologists
thought gulls weren’t a big part of
the problem. Now, they say that
was a miscalculation.
A recent study showed that
nearly 20 percent of the fish taken
between the McNary and
Bonneville dams were taken by
gulls.
To help salmon, some fish ad-
vocates are proposing to shoot
problem gulls during salmon mi-
gration.
A particular area of concern is
Miller Island, where about 6,000
gulls nest during spring salmon
runs.
have the same blood quan-
tum as his or her full brother
or sister whose name did ap-
pear on the 1940, 1960 or
1980 census roll. If there
was not brother or sister on
the 1940, 1960 or 1980 cen-
sus roll, the enrollee’s blood
quantum will be determined
by the blood quantum of his
or her ancestors whose
name or names appeared on
the 1940, 1960 or 1980 or
prior census rolls; and,
“Should resolution 12,157
determining the blood quan-
tum for the purpose of auto-
matic enrollment be ap-
proved?”
Yes_____.
No_____.