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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1981)
n FROM THE COUNCIL Since the last issue of "Smoke Signals", the Tribal Council has made considerable progress toward reaching our ultimate goal of re-establishing the relationship between the United States Government and The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. April 3, 1981, members of the Council and Mr. Don Wharton, Ore. Legal Services Native American Program, met with House Represen tative Paul Hanneman and Senator Dell Isham, The purpose of the meeting vas to discuss the House -Joint Memorial 12 which will be re-introduced and then will be a Senate Joint Memorial. This Memorial asks the U.S. Congress to formally repudiate the Termi nation Act of 1954 At the April 3 meeting, members of the Council and Mr. Wharton clarified our position in regards to the Memorial. After discussing and clarifying the intention of the Memorial, Senator Isham and Represenative Hanneman agreed to sponsor the Memorial. Their support is very important to us in our endeavors. We appreciate and thank them for the time they took from their busy schedules to meet with us. Other tribes endorsing the Memorial are: Klamath Tribe, Cow Creek Band of Upper Umpquas, Coos-Lower Umpqua-Siuslaw, and Coquille. Other sponsors of the bill include Senators Potts,. McFarland, Jernstedt, Kitzhaber, Kulongoske, and Ripper. Other House sponsors are Representatives Bradbury, Brogoiti, Grannell, Kerans, Markham, Priestly, and Rijken. As we continue our efforts, the support and input from our tribal members will play an important role in our achieving Restoration. In future issues, meeting dates will be published and tribal members should attend if at all possible. We realize that travel expenses are costly. Therefore, we will do our best to arrange these meetings at a time when members living out of the area will be traveling to Grand Ronde for other purposes e.g. Memorial Day. This won't always be possible, but the importance will assess the need to be present at other times. -The Tribal Council- GRAND RONDE SENIOR OUTREACH For Senior Citizen Outreach, please call the Grand Ronde Tribal office at 879-5253. We're here to help you with any information you may need, or with any questions you may have. We'll be look ing forward to your call, - Candy Robertson Senior Our tr each 7orker AMWAY PRODUCTS AVAILABLE Remember folks, your tribe is in the Amway business now. Buy from us, we have a special., rate, for tribal members. Get your catalog and price list by calling Jackie Colton at 879-5253.
