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TRIBAL PROGRAMS AWARDED
GRANTS FOR PROJECTS
ENROLLMENT
REPORT
Fl Grants would strengthen tribal opera
tions, study the feasibility of establishing a
health clinic and work to reduce the number
of tribal youth involved in out of home placement.
The Tribe has received several grants in the areas of
administration, health and social services during the past
several months.
The Health Department has received a grant to conduct
a feasibility study on establishing a health clinic in the
Grand Ronde area. This includes developing a funding
plan and an implementation plan and schedule for the'
clinic.
The feasibility study would determine what actions and
resources are necessary for management and planning ,
of the clinic It would include a market analysis based
on the demographics and medical resources; such as
medical facilities, practioners, and primary care physi
cians; in the area.
The feasibility study would also look at health care
needs such as maternal, incidence of reportable dis
eases, mortality characteristics, and health care trends;
according to Health Director, Cheryl Kennedy. For
instance, we already know that there is a high need for
prenatal care, says Kennedy.
We know there is a need for a clinic, says Kennedy.
There should be a physician for every 10,000 people, but
the area lacks that ratio, said Kennedy.
Kennedy would like to see if two physicians could be '
utilized instead of just one to help prevent an overload '
of patients on one doctor.
Hiring an Indian Health Service and a Public Health
Physician to operate out of the clinic, is something
Kennedy would like to see if feasible.
The clinic would serve Indian and non-Indian clients.
The non-Indian population would be served on a sliding
fee scale depending on their ability to pay for services,
said Kennedy.
The Social Services Program has received two grants
from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The largest grant, $150,000 over two years, is to reduce
the number of tribal children involved in out of home
placement due to drug and alcohol abuse problems in
the home environment. It is also to help prevent the
need for tribal children to be placed in substitute care by
working with families at risk of intervention by state
welfare agencies, according to Social Services Director
Mary Ring.
The funds will be used to hire a full time staff person to
act as a liaison between families, welfare agencies and
the Tribe. The liaison would offer counseling and
referral services to community agencies, and would be a
primary case worker for families, said Ring.
The grant would also be used to work with children in a
recovery process transitioning from a dysfunctional
family unit caused by drugalcohol problems to a
functional family unit, said Ring.
The second grant, for $6,000, is to provide domestic
violence prevention and education and will be utilized to
increase awareness of domestic violence, and to help
victims be made aware of available community services.
The grant also includes funds for victims who need to
stay at a safe house. The grant is renewable each year.
The Tribal administration received a grant from the
Administration of Native Americans in June 1988. The
grant funds will be used to conduct economic develop
ment training for the Tribal Council and to plan and
implement several projects aimed at strenthening
governmental operations and procedures.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING - This
component provides training to the Tribal Council in the
area of Economic Development. The Council has
received two days of training, and have scheduled two
additional days. By the end of the year, the Council will
have an Economic Development Strategy in place for
the Tribe.
GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES MANUAL - This
project establishes a comprehensive manual for all tribal
government operations. It will cover operating proce
dures for accounting, administration, hiring, tribal
government, committees and the budgeting process.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION - This project
will establish procedures for monitoring, analyzing, and
evaluating the effectiveness of all tribal programs and
services. It will be used to insure that tribal operations
are meeting the changing needs of tribal members in a
cost effective manner.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - This cen
tralized database system, based on information from
enrolled members of the tribe, will be used for planning,
developing and reporting needs and requirements of
tribal programs and services. At the core of this system
is maintaining updated enrollment information and vital
statistics on tribal members. John Copp, an Oregon
State University assistant professor, has been contracted
to plan and implement this project.
JOB PLACEMENT CENTER This project is for
studying the feasibility of establishing a employment
service for the tribe. If found feasible, the service would
be implemented to provide training, teach job prepara
tion skills, and act as a job referral service. The center
would offer current information on tribal jobs, economic
development job opportunities, and network with other
agencies seeking employees. Bill Honney, of Pacific
Crest Research in Corvallis, has been selected to set this
project up.
The funding for the projects are renewable for up to
three years. The first year emphasizes planning, while
the following two years would be used for implementation.
Dear fellow tribal members and friends;
Our tribal membership now total 2389. Congratulations
to all our new members! As our tribe once again is in
possession of reservation lands, the enrollment office
must provide statistical information which the Tribal
Council will use for financial decisions to benefit the
future of our tribe. Their decisions are based on the
information provided by you and your families. Their
right to make these decisions was determined by your
votes.
The Restoration Act of 1983 provided Federal tribal
recognition for former Grand Ronde members. It also
provided membership and voting requirements to folldw
until a Tribal Constitution was adopted. As a self
governing body, the general membership nominated and
elected and Interim Council, and also voted on the
adoption of our Tribal constitution.
The Constitution states that the Grand Ronde member
ship shall be open to persons who are not enrolled
members of another federally recognized tribe, who are
descendants of a Grand Ronde member, and who
possess 116 or more degree Indian blood quantum.
The constitution also guarantees an enrolled member's
right to vote and participate in our tribal government.
It is the responsibility of enrolled members to keep in
contact with their tribe. Notification of elections, tribal
programs, etc, cannot be properly distributed if I do not
know where my clients are. If I cannot submit accurate
information for the Tribal Council, their decisions on
tribal programs may not provide a priority service.
Please support the future of our tribe by letting me
know where you live, and provide information when
requested. The information supplied by you is com
pletely confidential and used for statistics. The tribal
programs will not provide outside agencies with personal
facts without a written release of information from you.
The enrollment application and instruction letter are
mailed on request. I will be happy to assist you com
plete your application file. If you need information on
where to write for a birth record, certification of Indian
blood, or an Indian preference form, please contact me.
I am also issuing tribal I.D. cards. The cards are photo
I.D., and are issued Monday through Friday during
office hours. If you have any questions, please call or
write to me in care of the tribal office.
Sincerely,
Margo George
Enrollment Director
MANKILLER TO SPEAK
Wilma Mankiller, Principle Chief of the Cherokee
Nation is speaking at Oregon State University, Novem
ber 4, 1988, LaSalle Stewart Center at 8:00 p.m. This
lecture is sponsored by OSU Provost's Distinguished
lecture series, and there is no charge.