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TRIBE THANKS HATFIELD FOR
HELP WITH RESERVATION BILL
JOB TRAINING PROVIDED
BY JTPA PROGRAMS
The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Program has
a Title IV. Employment Program which serves only
Native American Indians, Native Hawaiians and Alas
kan Natives. If you are looking for work, need GED,
job counseling, vocational training, assistance with
resumes, etc., contact the Indian JTPA Service provider
listed below for your county of residence for information
or an appointment.
JTPA must document your eligibility for Title 401
services. Please bring the following information with
you to your appointment: proof of American Indian or
Alaskan Native enrollment or decendency, date of birth,
citizen or alien status, proof of residence, number in
household and household income. Because you are not
eligible for food stamps or food commodities does not
necessarily mean you are ineligible for our program.
We are allowed to exclude certain types of income.
Certain applicants will need to provide other documen
tation. It is to your advantage to phone ahead for program
information andor an appointment.
If you live in:
Marion, Polk or Yamhill Counties: Phone The Confed
erated Tribes of Siletz-Salem Area Office at 585-4428
and ask for Luclla J. Azule.
Clackamas, Multnomah or Washington Counties:
Phone The Confederated Tribes of Siletz- Portland
Area Office at 255-3510 and ask for Denise Peterson or
Kelly Strickler.
Lane or Linn Counties: Phone The Confederated
Tribes of Siletz-Springfield Area Office at 746-9658 and
ask for Tammy Brown.
Benton, Lincoln or Tillamook Counties: Phone The
Confederated Tribes of Siletz-Siletz Area Office at 1-800-922-1399
or 444-2532 and ask for Linda Rilatos.
Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson or Wasco Counties: Phone
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs at 553-1161
and ask for the JTPA Program.
Umatilla County: Phone Umatilla JTPA Program at
276-8120.
If you live in any county not listed above, you need to
contact the Organization of Forgotten Americans
(OFA) at 882-4441.
ENERGY ASSISTANCE
Each Thursday in January 1989, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00
noon, Ann Bond will be coming to the Tribal Office to
help Senior Citizens and the Disabled with Energy
Assistance. Please bring the following with you:
L Income verification for everyone in household.
2. Social Security numbers for everyone in household,
preferably Social Security Cards.
3. Copy of your heating bill.
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Members of the Grand Ronde Tribal Council met with Oregon Senator Mark O. Hatfield to
thank him for his help with establishing the 9,81 1 acre reservation. The Council presented
Hatfield with a plaque engraved with a map of Oregon and the reservation. Above: Senator
Hatfield, Susan Long (a member of Hatfield's staff) Mark Mercier, and in front row, Council
member Val Grout, Council Secretary Kathryn Harrison and tribal member Diana Stogsdill.
FISH AND WILDLIFE REPORT
The 1989 hunting and fishing
stickers are available and can be
picked up at any time.
The Tribal Subsistence Program
and the Fish and Wildlife Com
mittee would like to thank tribal
members for the excellent return
and report rate on huntng tags.
This will result in fewer members
losing hunting andor fishing
privileges for the next year.
Below are the procedures fol
lowed for those who did not
return their tags, report a kill or
lost tag:
The Committee shall notify the
tribal member of any reported
violation alleged to have been
committed by him or her. The
notice shall be In writing and
shall Include the following:
A) A statement of the facts con
stituting the alleged violation;
(B) The date, time and place of
the Committee's next meeting; (C)
That the tribal member may
present any evidence relevant to
the alleged violations to the
Committee at its next meeting.
The notice shall be sent by certi
fied mail to the member's last
known address. If the notice is
not accepted within five working
days, the Committee shall send a
second notice by certified mail.
The second notice shall state, in
addition to the information in the
first notice, that it is the final
notice and that the Committee shall
proceed with action on the alleged
violations.
Consideration By Committee:
The Committee shall consider the
facts and nature of the alleged
violation and all reliable evidence
regarding it. The Committee shall
make its findings regarding the
alleged violation in writing with
supporting reasons.
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Suspension Or Revocation of '
Privileges:
If the Committee finds that the
tribal member has committed
violation, it shall suspend or per
manently revoke the member's
hunting, fishing, andor gathering
privileges. The Committee shall
consider whether the violation is
the member's first in deciding the
length of the suspension and
whether to revoke privileges.
Reconsideration:
In its discretion, the Committee
may reconsider its findings at the
request of the member. The member
must make such a request in writing
with supporting reasons within 30
days of not tee of his or her
suspension or revocation of privi
leges. The member may appeal the
Committee's decision to the Tribal
Council based on the record of the
Committee's meeting at which the
violation was considered, provided,
however, that the Tribal Court
shall handle such appeals once the
Tribal Council empowers it to do
so. the appeal must be in writing
with supporting reasons and made
within 14 days of the Committee's
action. The Tribal Council may
pardon the member, reverse the
Committee's decision, or decrease
: the extent of the suspension or
revocation as justice requires.
The decision of the Tribal Council
shall be final.
Pardon:
Any member whose privileges are
permanently revoked may request
that the Tribal Council pardon him
or her after three (3) years from
the date of revocation.