THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE
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GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON AUGUST 1989
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CHAIRMAN'S,
REPORT
ELDERS, YOUTH GET TOGETHER
In the beginning of
October, 1988, the Tribal
Council began work on
the Tribe's Master Plan. .
A master plan is a document specifically designed to ".
focus on Community development and housing. ' '"' ' ""
In the winter of 1984, the Tribe started working on it's
reservation plan. One of the First steps taken was a . ,
Socio-Economic survey conducted to interview Tribal
Members, to see what their needs were. One of the
main items on the survey was housing.' In reviewing the . .
survey questionnaires, it was noticeable that many of the
. retired persons expressed interest in returning to the .
Grand Ronde area. It is speculated that the interest on
the part of this group results from the fact' that many of ' :,
these people origi nally lived in the area and would like ,
' to return to enjoy the benefits of social 'and cultural i X
reinforcement the community 'could offer;' The major' '
HpbstacJe in facilitating this desire.
. "housing in the Community.1 Ther'eforcf lojig't'tcrmr'-;-
planning strategy is needed to obtain land and develop- '
communiiy facilities and housing in the Grand Ronde ;
area. ....... ' . ', -Qv: : ' '
Under the Master Plan, naturally; the first step for the
Tribe to take is to look at lands suitable for our needs. '
There have been a number of people in. the area, Tribal
member and non-Ind'a land owners, who have indi
cated interest in selling lands to the Tribe, ' . . ;
Once the purchase of land is completed, the Tribe will
have many funding options for consideration, Some of
the agencies that the Tribe could apply to are Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) and the BIA." These ; .
programs are available to Tribes,'1 Jf the, Tribe elects to '
utilize any of these agencies, the land will be Subject to
any requirements the agencies have One, 'option
available to the Tribe is to have Tribal land placed in
trust. To do this the land must bepprovedby a federal
agency. Also, if the Tribe obtains funding from HUD, .
for housing the Tribe will be required to establish a
Housing Authority. r'CwvHy. ' '
I , There are many complex issues regarding Community
; facilities and housing development the Tribe faces., As j
we continue with the master plan, we will keep you
postcd.of our progress. If you .have, comments or con-. )
1 ccrns regarding community development please contact .
us here at the Tribal office. ' ' '''J:'' r '' '
; In closing, I would like to address an issue raised by a
.. ; local merchant. Throughout the local community, x ,
; rumors have been circulating abpuUhCjTribe having ;
. authority to have lands condemned, (hen purchasing the
lands for a next to nothing y4a., The, Tribe has no such
i authority to condemn any lands', f Egwdless of who owns
; it, Indian or non-Indian. We hope this bit of Information
will dispose any mis-understanding in the Jocal COmmU-
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Evelyn Umtuch takes the time tp teach Tribal youth about what it means to represent their Tribe at the Pow-wow.
See you at the Pow-Wow! , '
TRTBAL YOUTH AND ELDERS GET TOGETHER
By Michael Childers .'' .' '' .'
' Dance classes and craft classes are held every Tuesday
at the Tribal office in Grand Ronde; .; ; j v v . ,
These classes are held for anyone who vyouM like to
learn how to dance or would just like to come and watchi .
and make new friends. : ',::'
The craft class starts at 5:30 pin and ends at 6:30 pm, ; i
when the dance class starts. The dance class usually
ends by 8:30 pm. The instructors Paul Whitehead and y
Evelyn Umtuch are teachers that take their time helping
each individual that is interested. . 1 :: "
Eleven year old Toby McClary really enjoys the classes,
he says, "Right now I am in the process of finishing a ; :.
drumstick that I'm making in craft class," and "Jessie
. Standing Bear is teaching me how to drum at the dance . (.
classes and it's really exciting. I would like to take this
time to encourage anyone who may have an interest in ,;.
learning crafts and dancing to come and participate' in -,
the activities because it's really fun!" ' ,
The main purpose of holding these classes every
Tuesday is so that we know that we're giving everyone
the opportunity to learn because so many people would t : ;
like to know how to bead and dance but don't want to
start learning right in the middle of a Pow-Wow and '.' ','
now they don't have to, says Joanri McClary. ' '
Remember, if you would like to attend the Pow-Wow " ,
this year as a good traditional or fancy dancer, yon only, ' '
have a few more weeks to learn and we will be practic- , ;..
ing up to the very last minute so come and join us! We'd,
love to see you there! , ' . -
NAPOLS attorney Michael Mason discusses Tribal
Government and Economic development with Council
members Merle Holmes and Kathryn Harrison.