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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE
GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON March 1990
Inside:
GENERAL
COUNCIL
MEETING
MARCH 11TH
1:00 P.M.
MEAL
12:00 NOON
PUBLIC
HEARING
ON TRIBAL
TRUST FUNDS
MARCH 11TH
1:00 P.M. -5:00 P.M.
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT
SERIES
PAGE 4.
TRIBAL
COUNCIL
MAKES A TRIP
TO
WASHINGTON D.C.
PAGE 5.
WRESTLER
OF THE
YEAR!
JOE MERCIER
PAGE 11.
NANITCH
SAHALLIE
YOUTH
RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT
CENTER
FEATURE
PAGE 12.
Tribal Trust Funds Policy
Hearings Set
On March 11, 1990, the Tribal Council will be holding a
public hearing on policies for the Health, Education and
Housing Tribal Trust Funds.
The purpose of this hearing is to collect information and
comments from the tribal membership on the draft policies
written for each area. The information collected during the
hearing and during the tribal membership comment pe
riod, February 14 - March 11, 1990, will be reviewed by the
Tribal Council for consideration in the formulation of the
final policies.
In September 1989, the Tribal Council passed the Fiscal
Year 1990 Tribal Budget which became effective October
1, 1989. As part of the approved budget, Trust Funds of
$50,000 each was set aside for Housing, Health and Edu
cation. The purpose of these funds are to supplement
existing program and or to implement new program activi
ties. These funds will be made available annually.
The policies developed for each area, are designed to
address important needs within the health, education and
housing areas. The intent is to assist as many tribal
members as possible with their particular needs. However,
the funds cannot meet all of our membership needs, and
thus; there is a need for policies to provide guidance on how
the funds are to be utilized.
The proposed policies were distributed in a special edi
tion of Smoke Signals. If a tribal member did not receive
a copy, please contact the tribal office to have one for
warded to your home.
TRIBAL MEMBER COMMENTS WELCOME
Tribal members can provide oral comment on the policies
at the public hearing on March 11, 1990. The Public
Hearing will begin following the General Council meeting
(at approximately 2:00 p.m.) and last until 5:00 p.m. or
longer if necessary.
Written comments must be signed and either mailed or
hand delivered to: Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon, P.O. Box 38, Grand Ronde,
Oregon 97347, Attention: Jackie Colton.
All testimony is limited to enrolled members of the Con
federated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon who are 18 years of age or older by March 11, 1990.
If you have any questions regarding these policies, they
should be directed to the following individuals during
normal working hours at 879-5211.
Health Policies - Cheryle Kennedy, Health Director
Education Policies - Dean Azule, Education Director
Housing Policies Dave Bailey, Housing Director
Greg Archuleta, Program Operations Manager
Jim Willis, General Manager
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Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier presents Yamhill County Commissioner Dave Bishop
with a check for $20,000 for a one time payment towards revenues lost by the county
upon the establishment of the Grand Ronde reservation lands.
Tribe Makes Payment to
Yamhill County
On February 28th, 1990 representatives of the Grand
Ronde Tribal Council met with the Yamhill County
Board of Commissioners. The purpose of this meeting
was to present a check to the Board compensating
Yamhill County for revenues lost due to the establish
ment of the Grand Ronde Reservation.
On November 22nd, 1983, the Grand Ronde Tribe was
restored through Public Law 98 -165, commonly known
as the Grand Ronde Restoration Act. The Act man
dated the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Tribe
to do the Grand Ronde Reservation Plan. Lands
available to the Tribe could be only Public Domain
lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), located in Tillamook, Polk, and Yamhill
Counties. The Tribe was required to consult with
Federal, State, local Counties and City Governments
within the Grand Ronde area, to address any possible
concerns regarding the establishment of the reservation.
After considerable research, the Tribe realized there
would be financial losses to Tillamook and Yamhill
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Yamhill County Commis
sioner Ted Lopuszynski
was an interested party at
the meeting on Feb. 28th.