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JANELL HALLER
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Hello! My name is Janell Haller,
I am a candidate for this year's
Tribal Council election. I would
like to take this opportunity to
briefly tell you a little about myself
and my family. I am a descendant
of the Hudsons (Abe and Maude),
who are my great-grandparents, and
Dewalt and Arvella Houck who are
my grandparents. My parents, Pete
and Val Grout, live in Tillamook.
1 have been married seventeen
years to a wonderful man who
works as a Water Treatment Opera
tor for the City of Sheridan. We
have two children, Jeremy is a
JOYCE BEAN KIRK
Another year has passed and
progress for the Tribe is moving rap
idly. I am running for Tribal Coun
cil again this year on the same plat
form as I did last year, that of hon
esty, integrity, and accountability.
Thanks to all of you who supported
me last year, and I will continue to
hold to my same convictions.
My name is Joyce Kirk, daughter
of Fremond Bean, granddaughter of
Margaret Menard, great-granddaughter
of Joseph Sangretta. I
grew up in Grand Ronde and Siletz.
As a teenager, I spent several years
in a Catholic boarding school.
I have always felt an inner pride
at being Indian. I stand on convic
tions that we can regain control of
our destiny as a sovereign nation.
This is vital to our people because
sophomore at Willamina High
School, and Valerie, a seventh
grader at Willamina Middle School.
For the last ten years I have
worked in tribal administration.
My experience with tribes began in
1 986, where I worked for the Lower
Elwha Klallam Tribe in Port An
geles, Washington. I will always
be thankful for the opportunities
and vast experience I gained by
working with an administration
who recognized and trusted my
abilities. Within the four years I
worked for Lower Elwha, I learned
all aspects of fund accounting and
Federal Contracting and Compli
ance. I was involved in six success
ful audits during my time there.
In 1989, my family and I decided
it was time to move home. I de
cided that with my experience in
such a specialized field, I could be
useful to my own tribe. I worked
in Tribal Accounting for a short
time, then 1 moved to the Contracts
and Grants Specialist position. Re
cently, I was promoted to Budget
Compliance Analyst.
For the last ten years, I have had
the opportunity to work closely
with federal government agencies.
I have been successful in setting up
of the ever-changing policies with
the federal government. I attend
governmental meetings, and have
learned how federal government
decisions will be impacting tribes.
We need to be very cautious as a
tribe, with all the down-sizing and
budget cuts happening.
Our first priority is the establish
ment of a self-sustaining economic
base, through the development of
diversified business enterprises, ex
ploration and expansion of existing
enterprises, and maximizing the use
of resources.
A self-controlled tribal economy
is vital in order to ensure the spiri
tual, social, and physical needs of
tribal members can be met. The es
tablishment of Indian owned casi
nos is presently providing many In
dian tribes with opportunities and
dollars needed to provide badly
needed services.
I have spent much of my career
working for the Indian community,
seeking opportunities for the bet
terment of our people. In 1983 I
served on the original Health
Board, and was responsible for
compiling the first Health Needs
Assessment for the Tribe. I com
pleted my college education in
1986, and went to work at
Chemawa Indian School, working
in the Intensive Residential Guid-
and maintaining million-dollar federally-funded
contracts. I have con
tinued to work with the finance de
partment in reconciliations for the
annual audit.
I have watched the growth of the
Tribe, and have seen the added re
sponsibilities of Tribal Council with
the casino and other economic en
terprises just around the corner. I
feel Tribal Council would benefit
from having a member with finan
cial experience, and it is for this rea
son that I have chosen to run for
Tribal Council.
I have no campaign promises, I
can only look to the future of Grand
Ronde and hope to see self-sufficiency
in management of our tribal
resources. We need to look at the
budget cuts at the federal level for
Indian tribes. It seems that our piece
of the pie gets smaller and smaller
each year, resulting in more com
petitive bidding for federal dollars
to provide needed services. For this
reason, we need a carefully thought
out, long-term investments that ad
dress the service needs of all tribal
members. My vision for the future
is to see healthy, happy families with
successful children to provide for
the future of the Grand Ronde Tribe.
ance Program for chemical depen
dent andor abusive students. In
1988, I was hired by Chiloquin
Medical Center in Klamath Falls. In
1991, 1 obtained a position with the
Indian Health Service. In January
1992, the Klamath Tribe took over
IHS under a 638 contract. I have
been Executive Secretary for Kla
math Tribal Health since 1991.
Previously, I was employed by
Weyerhauser Timber Company for
seven years. I was the committee
chairperson for International Wood
workers of America, and spokesper
son for the Union's grievance com
mittee. I believe that my diverse
background will be an asset to tribal
members, as my knowledge and
skills enable me to adapt to many
different situations.
I have the concerns of all our
people in my heart. I am not run
ning for Council to promote myself.
I believe in being objective, and
dealing with issues for the entire
membership rather than personali
ties. I would incorporate my skills
and work ethic with traditional tribal
values to effectively serve our
people. I would sincerely appreci
ate your support in the upcoming
election. I can be contacted at 25325
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde.
Please don't hesitate to write if you
have questions.
RANDALL BUTLER
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Hello tribal members. My name
is Randall Butler and I am running
for a position on Tribal Council.
My grandparents were Gus and
Mildred Leno. My parents are Lois
Butler, a Grand Ronde tribal mem
ber, and Alton Butler, a Siletz tribal
ED LARSEN
Tribal members: my name is Ed
Larsen, and I would like to talk to
you about our tribal election. Be
fore you vote, you should get know
your candidates. Find out how they
stand on the issues.
It is important to know where we
stand on such critical issues as
health, per capita, retirement plan,
education, housing, etc.
The Tribal Council has about
twenty such issues on the table that
need to be addressed in the next few
months. They are all important.
Make sure that we, the candidates,
are committed to these tasks that lay
ahead. They will take a lot of time
and involvement. I will tell you
now that I am ready for the chal
lenge and commitment.
Here are some of the projects I
have already worked on:
1 . I helped expand the services for
Grand Ronde water.
2. I worked on committee to pick
the Gaming Commission members,
and Director.
3. I was the point man for several
land parcels purchased by the Tribe,
including the Forestry site.
4. 1 lobbied for Senate Bill 61, the
Bill that protects our burial sites. It
passed.
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member.
I am an ex-marine and a Vietnam
veteran. I have a bachelor's degree
in psychology from Western Or
egon State College.
The reason I am running for this
position is I want to serve Grand
Ronde tribal members by offering
my experience and education.
The question I ask of myself is:
What is the most important compo
nent to our Tribe? I feel the answer,
which comes from my experience,
is that we are all an important part
of that component. I have often felt
like I was on the outside looking in,
unable to help or do anything for
our Tribe.
If elected to serve on the Council,
I feel that I could serve my Tribe by
listening to the people, and being
their voice.
5. I continue to monitor those burial
sites.
6. I was on the team that picked the
consultants for the gaming venture
(SMDC).
Here are the groups and projects I
am working on now:
Laws and Ordinances, Land Ac
quisition, Public Works Planning,
Housing Advisory Board, Travel
Plan for FAST, Advisory Board for
Youth Center, Spirit Mountain De
velopment Corporation Board,
Grand Ronde Water Association
Board, Yamhill County Action Plan
Team, delegate for ATNI, alternate
for NCAI, obtaining 30-acre huck
leberry patch for Tribe.
I participated in all the Critic Is
sue Community Forums. The meet
ings were set up by the Executive
Officer and his staff in order to get
input from tribal members who live
a distance from Grand Ronde. They
were held in Portland, Salem, Eu
gene, and Grand Ronde in the eve
nings. Although this made for a
thirteen or fourteen hour day, I at
tended all this year as well as last
year. It is important for me to talk
to people and I take the time to do
so. I believe in doing what it takes
to help my tribe.
I recently received a letter from
Yamhill County Commissioner
Tom Bunn thanking the Tribal
Council for their hospitality when
he visited here. Part of the letter
reads, "I really appreciate the hos
pitality shown by Ed Larsen.. .Ed
took approximately three hours of
his time after hours to show us
around and introduce us to various
tribal officials. His actions spoke
well of himself and Tribal Council."
With this in mind, please believe
me when I say I am committed to
serving you. I thank you for your
time, and I ask for your vote.