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November 1, 1996
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CLINIC CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG. The new clinic site
is located next to the main tribal offices on Grand Ronde Road.
Culture and Heritage Society
needs experienced tribal member
The Tribal Council is accepting applica
tions from tribal members for an open
position on the Kwcllh Tahkic Culture and
Heritage Society Board. The purpose of
this society is to preserve and perpetuate
the history and culture of the Tribe, to
establish a tribal museum, to provide
additional cultural awareness and educa
tional opportunities to the community, and
to ensure the contributions of the first
inhabitants of Western Oregon receive
proper recognition.
The Tribal Council is seeking a tribal
member for the vacant position on this Board
with the following qualifications: a demon
strated knowledge of tribal history and
culture, knowledge of museum and cultural
preservation practices, and a good working
knowledge of history research methods and
community education practices.
Interested applicants must submit a
written statement of their qualifications to:.
Kathryn Harrison, Tribal Council, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon
97347. Deadline for applying is S p.m. on
November 15, 1996.
You could win a Pendleton blanket!
Get your Raffle Tickets now! The cost is fifty cents each or three for a dollar and the
money raised will go toward Christmas food boxes for families in need this Holiday Sea
son. We thank you for helping to put smiles on these young children's faces! The raffle
will be held at the Tribal Christmas Party on December 14. For tickets contact Tracy at
879-2020 or Peggy at 879-2002.
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Correction
EDITOR'S NOTE: The last issue of
Smoke Signals featured Tribal Council
meeting minutes from October 9. We indi
cated that the Restoration Celebration and
Tribal Christmas Party were to be celebrated
together on December 14. Actually, there
will be two separate events celebrating these
holidays. The Restoration Celebration
will be held November 24 at the Grand
Ronde Elementary School (see details, page
8). The Christmas Party will still be held
on December 14, also at the school.
The October 15 report on Council actions
also states that HHS requested a Pendleton
Blanket to be raffled off to earn money for
Elders' food baskets. This was a mistake.
The food baskets are actually going to lo
cal disadvantaged and needy tribal mem
ber families. We regret the error.
General Council Meeting
Sunday, November 3, 1996 at 11:30 a.m.
Tribal Community Center
All oral and written testimony is limited to enrolled members
who are 18 years of age or older.
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General meeting minutes
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ous complex long-standing circumstances."
She is very happy to be able to help these
tribal members.
The money for this program comes from
Casino revenues. Tribal Council has set up
priorities for Grand Ronde Legal Services.
Willi respect to clients, OLS will place high
est priority on serving elders. All cases are
handled with full confidentiality.
Top Priorities:
Social Security disability and
supplemental security income (SSI)
Pensions
Housing, including homcownership
and landlordtenant cases
Wills
Consumer protection and debtor
rights
Domestic relations
Education
Employment related issues,
including employment discrimination
Veterans' benefits
Low priorities are personal injury and tax
issues. Grand Ronde Legal Services will
not handle disputes between tribal mem
bers, but they will provide a mediator to
help with the problem. They are also not
allowed to handle any criminal law cases.
Workshops planned:
Wills and Estates. Gayle is focusing
on establishing wills for elders and single
parents. This workshop will be held on
Thursday, November 21 at 11 a.m. at the
Community Center. (See workshop infor
mation, this page.)
Contract Law. This workshop is in
the planning stage, and will help small busi
ness owners. Gayle is interested in supply
ing legal education to the consumer. She
would like to know what areas tribal mem
bers are interested in learning about. Please
contact her with any ideas.
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Gayle Patterson, Attorney at Law
Grand Ronde Legal Services
720 E. Third, P.O. Box 141
McMinnville, OR 97128
1-800-781-8500 (Oregon Only)
(503) 472-9561 Fax: (503) 472-5009
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