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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1999)
OCTOBER 1, 1999 7 OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Alternatives for the proposed SIAH LOGGING UNIT Grand Ronde Reservation The Natural Resources Division of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is soliciting public comment on the alternatives for the Siah Timber Sale. Written comments and requests for copies of a detailed description of these alternatives should be addressed to: Mr. Mike Karnosh, Forester Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Natural Resources Division P.O. Box 10, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 To be considered, written comments must include: (1) Your name, address, and telephone number; (2) Name of the timber sale on which you are com menting; (3) Specific facts or comments along with supporting reasons that you believe the NRD should consider. Comments received by October 22, 1999, will be considered before taking final action. For further information you can contact Mike Karnosh at (503) 879-2383. OPEN FOR COMMENT Proposed amendment to Enrollment Ordinance The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office, has proposed several amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance. The first read ing of the amendments to the Tribal Court Ordinance was presented at the August 18, 1999 Tribal Council Meeting. The purpose of the amendments is to make technical corrections to various provisions of the Ordinance and to make necessary substantive changes to the Ordinance to update the Ordinance in light of the recent amendment to the Tribal Constitution's enrollment provision. The numerous substantive changes include, but are not limited to, amending the requirements for en rollment, eliminating the use of affidavits and providing for the use of blood tests to establish paternity, providing for appeal of enrollment determina tions of the Enrollment Committee or Tribal Council to Tribal Court. The Tribal Council believes amendment of this Ordinance will assist the Tribe in continuing to provide efficient enrollment procedures to its members. For a copy of the proposed Ordinance amendments please contact the Tribal Attorney's office at (503) 879-2265. Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Comments must be received by October 31, 1999. mmim (msm tmrn$ Case No.: C-99-08-002 DECREE CHANGING NAME In the Matter of: SCHMID Melanie Ann Schmid, Petitioner Based on the allegations set forth in the petition for change of name filed by the Petitioner in the above entitled case and its supporting affidavit, TIIE COURT FINDS: 1. The Petitioner is over 18 years of age; 2. The Petitioner is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; 3. The Petitioner has not petitioned and been granted a change of name by the Tribal Court within the past twelve (12) months; 4. All persons entitled to notice have been properly served with a copy of the Notice for Name Change, and; 5. No objection to the petition has been filed by any creditor or former spouse of the Petitioner. Based on the foregoing findings THE COURT DECREES: 1. That the name of the Petitioner be changed from MELANIE ANN SCHMID to MEILAUNIK ANN VANNKIRK: 2. That the Clerk of the Tribal Court shall cause a copy of this order to be published in the tribal newspaper; 3. That the Clerk of the Tribal Court shall submit a certified copy of this order to the tribal enrollment office; 4. That the Petitioner shall surrender all old tribal identification cards bear ing Petitioner's former name to the Tribal Enrollment office prior to the En rollment office issuing Petitioner new tribal identification cards bearing the Petitioner's new name; 5. That within sixty (60) days from the date of this order the tribal enroll ment staff and if necessary the Enrollment Committee shall cause new tribal identification cards to be issued to Petitioner showing the new name of the tribal member and shall change the official membership roll and all official enrollment records of the Tribe to reflect the Petitioner's new name as stated in this Decree; 6. That the Oregon Department of Vital Statistics is authorized to issue a new birth certificate to petitioner in such form as to indicate that her name is MeiLaunie Ann Vannkirk. IS SO ORDERED THIS 15 DAY OF Sept., 1999. s Katharine English, Chief TribalJudge The Natural Resources Department would like to invite all tribal members to provide input on the Natural Resources Management Plan for tribal forest lands for the year 2000-2010. The current management plan will expire next year and we need your input on how these lands will be managed for a variety of tribal values and uses. Your responses to the questions below will help us frame the manage ment plan and the course of the Natural Resources Division for the next 10 years. Your responses are also part of the scoping process for the environ mental assessment that will be completed for the management plan. fl Please rate each of the following management activities that are currently u being conducted in order of importance ( 0 not important, 1 least important through 5 most important) Manage timber for revenue. Manage timber to provide wildlife habitat for species such as deer, elk, fish and etc. Manage for other forest products such as ferns, moss, mushrooms, cascara, salal, and etc. Manage for recreation such as parks and trails. Manage for firewood cutting. , Manage or provide for spiritual values. , Manage for high quality fish habitat and water quality. Some roads on the reservation may need to be closed if closing the roads would (Check each item that applies) . Protect wildlife by ripping up and restoring road beds. Lower road maintenance costs. Provide solitude for recreation. Do not close any roads. J?, Controlled burning is an important tool for establishing new seedlings. Do you support burning on the reservation? Yes No 4 Restoring fish habitat on reservation land is very important, especially with the recent listing of several native species under the endangered species act. Do you support an increase in funding and management to restore more habitat for fish? Yes No Please give us your thoughts and comments on how your forest land should be managed: Please let us know if you would be willing to attend a meeting in one of the following places: Portland ( ) Salem ( ) Eugene ( ) Bend( ) Grand Ronde ( ) Name: Phone : Enrollment:
