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A workshop was held December 4, 1981, at Grand Ronde by the Native American Program,
Oregon, Legal Services. Attorneys Don Wharton and Randy Harrison and Restoration
Coordinator, Elizabeth Furse conducted ' the workshop. The Tribal Council and inter
ested Itr'ibal members attended. ? 1
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The content of the workshop consisted of a review of the slide presentation "Our
Hearts Beat As One",, the effects of termination, why it happened, the consent process,
and hunting and fishing provisions.
The afternoon; session included j support building, planning tribal presentations,
media contacts and testimony" preparations.
On December 7 i 1981, another workshop was held by NAPOLS in Grand Ronde. The
agenda fpr this- workshop consisted of; strategy and planning the process of Restor
ation. f Fact sheets and. .brochures will be available at the December 20th Christmas
Gathering rand ; are always available at the tribal office.
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The: Confederated Tribes .of Grand Ronde are working very hard to gather the data
necessary. to' compile, tribal history j health & housing, and educational needs of
our tribal" members. This can only be done by mailing forms -to tribal members
livingtaway 'from Grand Ronde and personal contact to those residing in Grand Ronde.
The'ee fojrms are very important toward reaching our goal of Restoration. They will
provide us with the information for long range planning in all the areas we have
needs n Enrollment is a slow, painstaking process that relies. on the return of
"your 'orias . Our Enrollment personnel have found that one form generates another
andi have! worked very hard to make them as simple as possible. More information
can belfpund in another part of this newsletter.
The tribe, has an Agricultural Project in process at the present time. A solar
1 greenhouse is on tribal proper ty and is being . equipped with planting trays, potting
son. ana-pxancs. wicn- cne expansion or cms project, our pxans are co proviae
food for, 'profit and needy tribal and community members. We plan to expand this
project ",;Lnto raising seedling fir trees for reforestation andor Christmas trees
as a supplement to the Agricultural project using the land to the best extent
possible':
The Agricultural Project was made possible through a grant from the Chiles Foundation
in Portland, Oregon. A proposal was submitted to the Chiles Foundation, who saw a
need atuT'responded.
Plans farfi being made for a tribal Craft and Bead Shop in addition to our Agricultural
Projeeti More information will be published as this project develops.
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These , projects mentioned are only three of many to develop in the future to our
goal of becoming a self-sufficient tribe. Termination removed the opportunity
of -becoming' self-sufficient. During the time we were a recognized tribe with a
tribalHrservation rich with timber, self-sufficiency would not have been a dif
ficult goal "to reach Educational opportunities would have provided us with the
technology.; in timber , conservation and management of lands and water. Even today
there would; be employment in the timber industry. Water, sewer and housing would
be 'ngoinV-programs . being implemented bv The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde..
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