OCTOBER 1, 1999
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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.
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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.
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Controlled burning is an important tool for establishing new seedlings. Do
you support burning on the reservation?
Yes
No
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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: