November 1994
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Tribal Life
Smoke Signals
Judge Bob Goodwin:
Interests stem
Judge Bob Goodwin has been
with the Grand Ronde Tribe for ten
months now, and Chief Judge since
last July.
Goodwin is a graduate of Lewis
and Clark Law School and had a
private practice in Tigard, Oregon
for several years before entering
into semi-retirement.
"I mostly practiced business and
administrative law," he said. "I
also handled a lot of domestic
relations cases."
Goodwin is an enrolled member
of the Cherokee Tribe, and is
interested in tribal law and its
jurisdiction partly because of his
own Indian background, and also
because of work in domestic law.
"I was interested in participating
in a relatively new court," he said.
"And I have a personal interest in
tribal culture."
Judge Goodwin feels that it is
important tribal members recognize
the services Tribal Court car.
provide them.
Poarch Band
Four leaders from the Poarch Band
of Creek Indians from southern
Alabama visited Grand Ronde Oct.
12-13 on a fact-finding mission.
Tribal Chairman Eddie Tullis;
Buford Rolin; vice chairman; Tim
Martin, general manager and
Arlene Mack, health planner were
here to find out more about the
Grand Ronde Tribe's efforts in self
governance. Self-governance is the process in
which the federal and tribal
governments are working out
agreements that will allow the tribes
more control and decision making
over federal financing, growth,
and tribal economic destiny.
The Grand Ronde Tribe's self
governance effort is serving as a
demonstration project in the
nationwide process.
Tullis said that the delegation was
here to profit from the Grand Ronde
experience.
"We have learned a lot. We have
developed a lot of questions we
wish to ask the bureaucracies," he
said. "You folks have been a leader
in the self-governance area."
Mark Mercier, Grand Ronde tribal
council chairman, said the visit
from experience, culture
He said, "Although the majority
of cases are Indian Child Welfare
Act, the court also performs
marriages, uncontested divorces,
name changes, and small claims of
$5,000 or less."
Although there are some
similarities, the Tribe differs with
state law in that the state has very
well-developed body of law dating
back over a century.
Tribal law has a much shorter
history. Therefore, not many laws
and ordinances are documented,
Goodwin said.
"The Grand Ronde Tribe has a
tremendous opportunity to develop
case law, to the extent of the cases
that are heard before Tribal Court,"
he said.
He is looking forward to helping
develop procedure for handling
cases as the Tribe grows and
expands.
For example, the judge feels that
the court will inevitably hear more
cases after the casino is built,
of Creek Indians visit Tribe
was an opportunity for the Grand
Ronde Tribe to repay the Poarch
Band.
Mercier said that the Poarch Band
provided a lot of information on
gaming that was used by the Grand
Ronde Tribe in planning their
casino.
"Our tribes are very similar,"
Tullis said. "We have about the
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because there will be more people
under tribal jurisdiction.
Mostly, Judge Goodwin believes
tribal members are entitled to be
heard by an impartial judge who
makes decisions based on the facts,
and encourages tribal members to
utilize the court for legal matters
and other issues.
same number of tribal members.
We were restored to tribal status in
1984, and you folks in 1983."
The Poarch Band runs a
successful gaming operation in
southern Alabama, and the Grand
Ronde Tribe's plan to make gaming
a similar major economic
development.
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Royalty and pow-wow volunteers
sought; poster contest information
The Pow-wow Committee is
looking for Royalty members. The
Pow-wow Committee and Royalty
Committees work together to
organize the Royalty Court and
events during pow-wow. Some job
duties are:
Organize floats and attend parades.
Organize fund-raisersforRoyalty.
Attend all required events which
includes all parades and pow-wows.
Be on call for special events or
requests.
Attend monthly Pow-wow
meetings.
Attend dance classes.
Help organize Royalty girls and
coordinate events with their
parents.
The Pow-wow Committee is also
in need of volunteers to serve on a
special Drum Committee. They
will be responsible for signing up
drum groups for pow-wow,
ELDERS' MEALSITE
Tues Nov. 1 Wed. Nov 2 Thurs-Nov- 3
Oven Baked Chicken Swiss Steak
Scalloped Potatoes Cook's Choice Mashed Potatoes
Com Spinach
Stewed Tomatoes Pie-Cook's Choice
Pudding
Wed. Nov 9 Thurs. Nov. 10
Tues. Nov. 8 Chicken & Rice Soup Hamburger Stew
Broccoli & Cottage Cheese &
Elder's Choice Cauliflower Salad Pineapple
Ice Cream Cookies
Tues. Nov. 15 Wed. Nov. 16 Nov-17
Meat Loaf Clam Fritters Baked Pork Chops
Mashed Potatoes Buttered Corn Buttered Squash
Mixed Veggies Cole Slaw Broccoli
Apple Cake Peaches Pineapple Upside-
Down Cake
Tues. Nov. 22 Wed. Nov. 23 Nov. 24
Beef Tips & Noodles Oyster Stew or Chili Kitchen Closed
Pickled Beets Beans HaPPy
Bread Pudding Tossed Salad Thanksgiving
Strudel Bars
Tues. Nov. 29 Wed Nov. 30
Dinner Casserole Roast Turkey
Oriental Salad Mashed Potatoes
Jell-0 Green beans
Pumpkin Pies
providing them with lunch tickets
and refreshments, and attending
the monthly pow-wow meetings.
There is also a need to volunteers
tohelpassistwiththeelders. There
are many elders who would
appreciate help with seating and
bringing them their dinners
during pow-wow events.
For more information, please
contact Tammy Cook at the tribal
offices.
POSTER CONTEST
Win $50
Design a logo for the annual
pow-wow poster contest and
submit it to Tammy Cook no
later than December IS, 1994.
A winner will be chosen from
the entries.
Send to: Tammy Cook
P.O. Box 39
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
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