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NOTES FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Dear Fellow Tribal Members:
The Tribal Council vlshes all of you a happy
New Year. We thank everyone who worked so
hard on the annual Christmas party held on
December 20th, 1986. It was a big success.
I am pleased to announce that the Hunting and
Fishing agreement between the Tribe and the
State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Commission is finalized. On January 12, 1987,
in the U.S. District Court, the judge formally
signed the Decree, making it official. . This is
a major step in getting the Grand Ronde reser
vation established.
In regards to the Reservation Plan, the Tribal
Council released a draft agreement to the
local timber companies. This agreement was
drafted to address the concerns of the timber
industry, which include export of logs, man
agement of timber lands, and the tribe compet
ing for public timber on nearby lands. The
agreement, if signed, would ban the tribe from
exporting and competing for public timber for
ten years. In the near future, the Tribal
Council will meet with the local timber company
representatives to discuss the proposal.
Also, in the near future, the Tribal Council
hopes to meet with the l6t District Congress
man, Les AuColn, to get a feel for his concerns
of the Reservation Plan.
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FEBRUARY 1987
I wish to ask each and every one of you to
write letters of support to your congressional
delegation. There is still considerable loca!
opposition to the tribe getting a land base
established. The Tribal Council is working
very hard for you, but your help is needed!
The letters should be addressed to Mark 0.
Hatfield, Bob Packwood, Denny Smith andor
Les Aucoin. Please send the letters of
support to the Tribal Council, P.O. Box 38,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347. The Tribal Council
needs copies for their records. The Council
will forward the letters to the respective
congressman.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED '
Tribal members are needed to serve on the
Archeology, Education, Health and Hunting and
Fishing committees. Each committee is made
up of five members each. The committees
assist the Tribal Council in creating policy
and activities for tribal programs.
Members should be able to travel and attend
meetings regularly. If you are interested,
6ubmit a short written statement on why you
would like to serve on the committee, and on
your knowledge and interest in the field. Droj
the statement off at the depot tribal office,
or mail it co Tribal Council, P.O. Box. 38,''
Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
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