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Resolution No. 086-97:
Voter Address List
WHEREAS, the Grand Ronde Tribal Council, pursuant to Article III, Section I of the Tribal
Constitution approved November 30, 1 984, by the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Interior for Indian Affairs, is empowered to exercise all legislative and executive authority
not specifically vested in the General Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon; and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Council desires to amend the Election Ordinance to provide certi
fied candidates for election with the names and addresses of tribal members who have voter
registration forms on file with the Enrollment Office, provided that tribal members may
request that their names and addresses not be given to candidates; and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Council believes these amendments would be in the best interest of
the Tribe; and
WHEREAS, notice to tribal members was provided in the August 1 , 1 997 and August 1 5,
1997 editions of the Smoke Signals of the amendments necessary to effect this change to
the Election Ordinance, and has received no comments from tribal members regarding those
amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Election Ordinance shall be amended to
include the following new subsection (c)(4):
VOTER ADDRESS LIST. Each year, the Enrollment Office shall prepare a list of
the names and addresses of all tribal members who have a verified voter registra
tion form on file with the Tribal Enrollment Office as of that year's May General
Council Meeting. The Enrollment Office shall delete from this list all tribal members
who have on his or her voter registration card stated that he or she does not want
his or her name and address given to Tribal Council candidates and, for tribal
members registered prior to October 7, 1 997, all tribal member names and addresses
for which the Enrollment Office has a statement signed by the tribal member re
questing that his or her name and address not be given to candidates. The remain
ing names and addresses on the list shall be referred to as the "Voter Address List."
On the second Tuesday following the date the Board certifies nominations for
election to the Tribal Council, which date shall be promptly reported to the Enroll
ment Office by the Board, the Enrollment Office shall mail a copy of the Voter
Address List to all certified candidates for election.
CERTIFICATION: The Tribal Council for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon adopted this resolution at a regularly scheduled meeting, with a
quorum present as required by the Grand Ronde Constitution held on September 17, 1997,
by a vote of 8 yes, 0 no, and 0 abstentions.
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Your name and address will be provided to all certified candidates for election to
Tribal Council unless you check the box below.
No. I do not wish my name and address released to Tribal Council candidates.
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Return this form to Margo Mercier, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
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Dear tribal members,
I have watched the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde develop in all areas of its
existence. I have watched in awe as more
and more young people are continuing their
education following high school graduation.
I grew up in Grand Ronde, the situation
of life in Grand Ronde is much more promis
ing than when we were young students.
I am also impressed with my niece, Chris
tine Parke. She exhibited a great deal of char
acter to complete her studies and raise a
family alone. She has her RN license and is
enjoying her work immensely.
I have also read the reports concerning
Senator Slade Gorton of Washington state.
I fear if his agenda is accepted, it will be just
the beginning of unpleasant dealings with
our federal government.
Sincerely,
Barbara Collins
To the Editor,
I am sitting here in my beautiful house,
and I just can't find words to express how
grateful I am to the Tribal Council for the
programs they have to help their people.
I had no idea when I applied for the Major
Repair Grant what could be done for my ail
ing house.
Thank you Lonnie Leno and Bryan Lan
gley, you gave me the advice to go ahead
with repairs, showed me what needed to be
done and what could be done.
I especially want to thank Dan Ryan (con
tractor), without his advice my house
wouldn't look the way it does. He did a
wonderful job, and I am so proud of my
home now.
I also want to thank Marjorie LaChance
Scheese and all my ancestors, for I did noth
ing to deserve this, and I thank God for he
chose to whom I would be born.
Thank you so much,
AnnaHopson
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To the Editor:
On reference to Grand Meadows: I am a
tribal member in her seventies, and have
rented homes all of my life.
Now I thought I would have my own
home, but that has changed, and my dreams
are shattered. It would have been my first
home.
Some members of the Council and Hous
ing Department have come up with a so
called "Park Package" that is so high, it has
priced us out of the park.
It's like buying a piece of blue sky you
purchase it, but yet you don't own it. This
is totally out of concept.
Unless we get some help, we are out of
the park, and we are heartsick about it. One
contractor wanted $23,623.70. That would
give anyone a headache.
Norma L. Lee
Dear tribal members,
I would like to thank the Tribal Council,
Marion Mercier, and the Education Commit
tee for allowing me to continue my Higher
Education degree here at the University of
Oregon. I feel honored that the Education
Committee understood and values what it
is I am studying in International Studies,
even though my program is not specifically
listed as a primary target of the scholarship.
As I stated in my application essay I hope
to return to Grand Ronde following my edu
cation and help guide the Tribe into the next
century.
The Higher Education Scholarship has
been invaluable in allowing me to concen
trate fully on my studies without having to
worry about my living expenses. In my un
dergraduate degree it was necessary to
juggle my job with class time and study time,
which made it difficult to put out my best
effort. I have seen many other Native stu
dents going through their own financial
problems, sometimes dropping out of
school or receiving bad grades. I hope for a
time when all tribal members will have the
opportunity to pursue their education with
out having to worry about how it will be
financed.
I feel lucky to have the support of the
Tribe as I continue my education, and a lot
of responsibility to the Tribe to maintain a
respectable GPA through my graduate work.
Thank you once again for this honor.
David Lewis
International Studies at the U of 0
To the Editor:
Recently, the Natural Resources staff,
Fish and Wildlife Committee, and Timber
Committee had a retreat to plan for the com
ing year and to make annual reports of ac
tivities taking place in our department. The
meetings were held on the Umatilla Indian
Reservation.
While attending this retreat I was able to
visit the grave site of my grandmother's
grandfather, Rock Pichette. Rock passed
away while visiting in Umatilla in 1902. He
was a resident of Grand Ronde. Rock and
Victoria Pichette were the parents of 1 3 chil
dren, many of whom are their enrolled de
scendents living in Grand Ronde today.
Rock's grave is in the St. Andrew's Cem
etery at St. Andrew's Mission Catholic
Church, within the boundary of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation. Several years ago I vis
ited the site with my sister. At that' time,
there was a lot of brush growing in the cem
etery. Through the kindness of people, the
brush has been cut down. I put the flowers
on my ancestor's grave and went back a
second day to water them in the hope they
might stay fresh for a while.
Sincerely,
Claudette Parazoo
Roll 2923