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OR. COLL. 78 .06 S66 May 15, 081 MAY 15, 2001 'E 0) z c a; CO . CHASTA UMPQUA MOLALLA KALAPUYA ROGUE RIVER 503-879-5211 1-800-422-0232 MCC A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org First annual Elders' abuse conference held in Grand Ronde. By Brent Merrill Elder abuse in our community? Couldn't happen here. But, unfortunately it does happen. "Recognition and Response to El der Abuse in the Community" was the first conference of its kind to be held in Grand Ronde. The confer ence was held on Saturday, May 5 at the Tribe's Spirit Mountain Ca sino. The conference was sponsored by the Tribe and moderated by Tribal member Bonnie Tom. Nearly 100 people participated in this year's conference. Tribal Chair Kathryn Harrison opened the day with the invocation and Tribal Council Vice-Chairman Ed Larsen welcomed the participants and explained the reasons for the con ference. The Tribe's Social Services Direc tor Anthony Gagliardo and Senior and Disabled Services Division Rep resentative Aileen Kaye gave partici pants a general overview and Tribal Court Judge Katherine English gave a presentation on mandatory report . ing of Elder abuse. English said everyone is a manda tory reporter of abuse. She said it is everyone's duty and obligation to re port Elder abuse when they witness it or even suspect it. English was animated in sharing her desire to have people err on the side of caution rather than taking a chance and not report ing what could actually be abuse. Following the mandatory reporting presentation, an Elder's panel con vened and each Elder discussed their views of what abuse is and what it . continued on page 4 O O M- f tfl IB U in ft Qt 3 7 o W -fl t' UIO f 1 1 ' I o f cr ' ; Wisdom in her Words Warm Springs Tribal Elder Adeline Miller partici pated in the Grand Ronde Tribe's first ever Elder abuse conference. Miller spoke of her work with her Elders and shared memories of how important relationships can be. Miller said it was an honor to be asked to participate in this year's event. Last General Council Meeting held before Summer Break Total of 16 Tribal members nominated for council elections in September. JHi (, X -vv,; . ' 4 VJ .. fcsf .-- J Just for YOU Grand Ronde Tribal Chair Kathryn Harrison was honored at the May General Council meeting for her years of dedicated service to the Tribe. Harrison announced that she would not be seeking re-election to the Tribal Council this year. Above Tribal Council Secretary Reyn Leno pins an honor corsage on Harrison while Tribal members gave her a standing ova tion. Several Tribal members took the microphone to personally thank Har rison for her leadership. By Brent Merrill The May General Council meeting was held on Sunday, May 6 at the Tribe's Community Center in Grand Ronde. Nominations for this year's Tribal Council elections were made at the meeting. NOMINATIONS B Ken Gregg nominated Margaret Provost; Provost accepted. D Arlene Beck nominated Jack Giffen, Jr.; Giffen accepted. B Albert Peters nominated Ed Larsen; Larsen accepted. B Lonnie Leno nominated Tim Holmes; Holmes accepted. B Tim Holmes nominated Bob Haller; Haller accepted. B Daniel Hamm nominated Fred McGee; McGee accepted. B John J. Smith nominated Renaldo Minjarez; Minjarez accepted. B Ida Patterson nominated Tom Leno; Leno accepted. B Alan Hamm nominated Mark Mercier; Mercier accepted. B Leanna Norwood nominated Richard McKnight; McKnight accepted. B Valorie Sheker nominated Val Grout; Grout accepted. B June Sell-Sherer nominated Candy Robertson; Robertson accepted. B John Clark nominated Loren Holmes; Holmes accepted. B Kathleen Provost nominated Jackie Provost; Provost accepted. B Kathryn Harrison nominated Patsy Pullin; Pullin accepted. B Ed Pearsall nominated Wesley West; West accepted. Patsy Pullin nominated Kathryn Harrison; Harrison declined. Mark Mer cier moved to close the nominations and Val Grout seconded the motion. continued on page 5 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 Address Service Requested PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 Serials Dept. - KniSht Library 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 974Q3-IZQ3 Monday, May 21 through Memorial Day, May 28 cemetery . i . staff and volunteers will be available between 8-5 p.m. at " 'y ' the Grand Ronde Cemetery to record your stories about the -p cemetery and about your friends and relatives who are bur- '"" ied there. For more information call Russ Leno at , 503-879-5525. J W" A21-gunsaWeisscheduledatlocalcem- 8.30 am .... Grand Ronde f " " " etenes on Memorial Day - participation 9:30 am ....Wiamina f in this event wiH be the Grand Ronde am-Buck Hollow f c Veterans Color Guard, local VFW Posts, n am.Sneridan 1 Am Vets and American Legion. t , - X) s o a. S o a.
