NOVEMBER 15, 1999
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Trijwl &puncit Actions
WED., OCTOBER 6, 1999
5:00 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Ed Larsen. Kathryn
Harrison, Ed Pearsall, and Reyn Leno's absences were all excused. Val Grout
moved, Bob Haller seconded to approve the previous September 22, 1999
Council meeting minutes as submitted. Motion carried.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE
D Foster Care Additional Funding. Val Grout moved, Bob Haller sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 121-99 approving a request for additional
funding in the amount of $15,000 for the Respite Care and $20,000 for Fos
ter Care payments to carry through to December 31, 1999. These funds are
to be taken from the Contingency Fund budget. Motion carried by a vote of
4-0-0.
D Census 2000 Tribal Liaisons. Bob Haller moved, Val Grout seconded
to adopt Resolution No. 122-99 approving the appointment of Margo Mer
rier and April Howren as liaisons for the Tribe with the Bureau of Census for
map development and address listing. Motion carried by a vote of 4-0-0.
RESOURCEEDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
D Cultural Site Additional Funding. Bob Haller moved, Butch LaBonte
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 123-99 approving additional funding for
the Tribal Cultural Site for two cedar fences and excavation on the site. Motion
carried by a vote of 4-0-0.
OTHER BUSINESS
D Appreciation Recognition Dinner for W. Ron Allen Funding Re
quest. Council consensus was to approve a $500 donation for the dinner.
D Polk County Sheriff Report. A report was submitted to Council con
cerning recent law enforcement activities in Grand Ronde. The report in
cluded activities and statistics related to the drivers adhering to speed limit
on Grand Ronde Road, accidents, burglaries and assaults.
D Headstart Continuation Application Approval. Bob Haller moved,
Butch LaBonte seconded to approve the application for continuation of the
grant in the amount of $325,000. Motion carried.
WED., OCTOBER 20, 1999
5:05 p.m. Meeting called to order by Kathryn Harrison, Tribal Council
Chair. Except for Reynold L. Leno, Bob Haller, and June Sell-Sherer (who
were excused), all Council was present. Approval of the October 6, 1999
Tribal Council meeting minutes was tabled by Council consensus.
I TRIBAL GOVERNMENTMANAGEMENT, & BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE
O Tree of GivingChristmas Food Boxes. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen
seconded to approve a request from Tracy Biery, Peggy Biery and Kerrie
Jones of the Health & Wellness Program to provide $2,000 in cash and 50
turkeys to go toward the Tree of Giving and Christmas Food Boxes for Grand
Ronde tribal members in need of assistance. Motion carried 5-0-0.
O Waive Indirect Costs Over-representation of Native American
Youth Grant. Bob Mercier moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 124-99 to waive the indirect costs on the Over-representation of
Native American Youth Grant of $17,000. Motion carried 5-0-0.
D Waivers for General Assistance. Ed Pearsall moved, Butch LaBonte
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 125-99 authorizing the submission of waiv
ers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The waivers will be used in the adminis
tration of the General Assistance Program in lieu of the regulatory guidelines,
25 CFR Part 20 and 66 BIAM, to promote continuity between the General
Assistance program and other tribal programs. Motion carried 5-0-0.
D Chartering of Spirit Mountain Management & Consulting, Inc.
Val Grout moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolution No. 126-99
authorizing the (1) chartering of Spirit Mountain Management & Consult
ing, Inc. (SMMCI), as a corporation existing under the laws of the Tribe, as
governed by Articles of Incorporation that state (a) Spirit Mountain Devel
opment Corporation (SMDC) shall be the sole owner of SMMCI, (b) that all
capital stock in SMMCI shall be registered in the name of SMDC, and (c)
that no transfer of any interest in SMMCI shall be made or be effective
without the prior approval of the Tribal Council by resolution, and (2) ex
tending sovereign immunity to SMMCI and authority to SMMCI to waive
same as to SMMCI's own transactions and dealings. Motion Carried 5-0-0.
H Use of Economic Development Fund by SMDC. Butch LaBonte
moved, Bob Mercier seconded to adopt Resolution No. 127-99 authorizing
making up to $500,000 of the Economic Development Fund available to Spirit
Mountain Development Corporation (SMDC) for its use as capital contribu
tion into Spirit Mountain Management and Consulting, Inc. (SMMCI). Mo
tion carried 5-0-0.
O Use of Commerce Bank Line of Credit by SMDC. Discussion was
heard, then Ed Pearsall moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt Resolution
No. 128-99 authorizing making up to $6,000,000 of the Commerce Bank
Line of Credit available to Spirit Mountain Development Corporation (SMDC)
for investment andor lending purposes in management or consulting projects
involving Spirit Mountain Management and Consulting, Inc. (SMMCI).
Motion carried 5-0-0.
OTHER BUSINESS
O Chris Leno, Deputy Director of Operations, brought forward a request
with regards to the contract with Pro Star Security. Discussion followed.
Bob Mercier moved, and Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolution No.
129-99 approving a six month extension of contract for Pro Star Security
and authorizing the Executive Officer to finalize the contract. Motion car
ried 5-0-0. .. . - -.
Celebraung
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The Annual Restoration Celebration will be
held on Sunday, Nov. 21 at Grand Ronde
Elementary School starting at noon.
Dinner will be served at 1 p.m.,
and a mini-powwow will follow.
All friends and family are welcome.
MM History
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon includes over 20
tribes and bands from western Oregon and northern California that were relocated to the
Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850's. These included the Rogue River, Umpqua, Chasta,
Kalapuya, Molalla, Salmon River, Tillamook and Nestucca Indians who had lived in their
traditional homelands for over 8,000 years before the arrival of the first white visitors. They
lived off the land fish and game were plentiful, and what they couldn't catch in the rivers or
hunt in the forests, they acquired by trade with other tribes, and later, with the non-Indians.
Donation Land Act! By the beginning of the 19th century, European explorers and
traders were arriving in the Northwest. In 1850, the Donation Land Act was passed by
Congress offering free land to settlers who would establish farms in Oregon. By the mid
1850's large numbers of settlers had entered the valleys of western Oregon taking claim to
much of the traditional hunting and prime harvesting lands and waterways of the tribes. By
1855, treaties, both ratified and unratified, ended Indian title to lands laying between the
Pacific Coast and Cascade mountain ranges in western Oregon. These treaties mandated
that the many separate tribes and bands of Indians would confederate and move to common
land which would be reserved as a permanent home.
Grand Ronde Reservation: Beginning in 1856, the United States government
removed over 20 Indian tribes and bands from their homelands, relocating them on the
Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. These forced marches to the reservation had a devastat
ing effect on tribal ancestors. Over half of those involved died before arriving in Grand
Ronde. The reservation contained over 60,000 acres and was located on the eastern side of
the coastal range on the headwaters of the Yamhill River approximately 25 miles from the
Pacific Ocean.
General Allotment Act Of 1887: In 1887 the General Allotment Act became
law. The purpose of the Act was to make farmers of the Indians. Under this law, 270
allotments totaling slightly over 33,000 acres of the reservation were made to individual
Indians. With these allotments came a provision which allowed the Indian lands to go from
federal trust status to private ownership after 25 years. The result of this action was the loss
of major portions of the reservation to non-Indian ownership. Further loss of reservation
lands occurred in 1901 when a 25,971 acre tract of the reservation was declared surplus by
the federal government and sold for just over $1.10 an acre.
Indian Reorganization Act of 1936: Under the Act, the Tribe was able to
purchase some lands to provide homes and farms for reservation residents. However, the
Tribe's attempt at recovery was brought to an abrupt end with the passage of the Termina
tion Act.
Termination Act Of 1954: Congress passed the Termination Act in 1954, severi ng
the trust relationship between the federal government and the tribes of western Oregon,
including the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. This policy created social, economic
and political problems for tribal people.
Grand Ronde Restoration Act: In the early 1970's tribal leaders began efforts
to reverse the tide of termination when they began the arduous task of re-establishing the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon as a federally recognized
tribe. On November 22, 1983 the Grand Ronde Restoration Act was signed which accom
plished the task. The Restoration Act provided that the Confederated Tribes shall be
considered as one tribal unit for purposes of federal recognition and eligibility for federal
benefits; for the establishment of tribal self-government; for compilation of a tribal member
ship roll; and for the establishment of a tribal reservation.
Grand Ronde Reservation Act: A reservation of 9,81 1 acres was established
for the Tribe on September 9, 1988 when this Act was signed into law. The reservation lies
just north of the community of Grand Ronde. The purpose of creating the reservation is to
give the Tribe an opportunity to create a viable economy aimed at achieving self-sufficiency.
With the creation of the reservation the Tribe is able to provide a wide range of opportuni
ties in employment and business development while contributing to the economic viability of
the region. Since restoration in 1983, tribal efforts have focused on rebuilding tribal institu
tions and developing service programs to meet the needs of tribal people.