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Colors The non-smoking expansion
of the Tribe's Spirit Mountain Casino was
dedicated at a grand opening celebration
on Wednesday, August 8. Tribal Council,
staff, invited guests and people who were
ready to try their luck at the new games all
gathered forthe dedication. Colorful flow
ers adorned the garland that stretched
across the new entrance.
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Ladies and Gentlemen ...Let's Get Ready to Pow-wow
Struttin' Dancers of all ages and from many different Tribes make their way to Grand Ronde during the third weekend
in August each year for the annual Grand Ronde Pow-wow. This year's contest pow-wow will draw the best dancers from
across Indian Country. The event begins Friday, August 17 with the Royalty Pageant at 4:30 p.m. and Grand Entry is at 7 p.m.
Saturday, August 18 gets started with a parade at 10:30 a.m. and Grand Entry is at 1 p.m. Sunday's Grand Entry is scheduled
for 1 p.m. The pow-wow grounds are located at 9615 Grand Ronde Road at the Tribal pow-wow grounds.
Still Digging Construction crews continue to take advantage of the great
summer weather in Oregon to install utilities, roadways and infrastructure for the
Tribe's planned Education facility. The project is scheduled for completion in the
Spring Of 2003. Photo by Willie Mercier
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Tribe Establishes an Appeals Court
By Katharine English, Tribal Court Chief Judge
Tribal Judge English
The Confederated
Tribes of Grand
Ronde has established a
Court of Appeals and
looks forward to in
creased activity in the
coming year. We are
welcoming lawyers and
non-lawyers and all
Tribal members to visit,
and use, the Tribal
Court.
For several months the
Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde's Tribal Court, with the coop
eration and assistance of the Legal
department, has been studying vari
ous Appellate Rules of other Oregon
Tribes, the Oregon Appellate Rules,
and Federal Appellate Rules in an
effort to determine the rules under
which our Tribe could operate most
beneficially. In conjunction with le
gal staff and having notified the
Tribal Council, the Court herby es
tablishes the following rules:
Effective August 1, 2001, all cases
appealed to the Court of Appeals of
the Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde shall be governed by rules
and procedures as follows:
1 Effective as to all cases filed on
or after August 1, 2001, the Con
federated Tribes of Grand Ronde
herby adopt, as the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde Rules of Ap
pellate Procedure, the Federal Rules
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of Appellate Procedure
and the Federal Rules of
Appellate Procedure for
the Ninth Circuit, as they
currently exist and as
they may from time to
time be amended, with
the following exceptions
and provisos.
2 The Confederated
Tribes of Grand
Ronde specifically do not
adopt any rules which
references admiralty and maritime
claims, jury trials, class actions, de
rivative actions, or masters.
A "Legal holiday" shall mean those
days that are paid legal holidays for
Tribal employees as set forth in the
personnel rules of the Tribe or as de
lineated by the Tribal council.
3 Where the United States is
named, the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde shall be substituted,
as appropriate.
4 The Tribal Court retains discre
tion to modify the application of
any rule in any particular case when
it is impractical or impossible to ap
ply the rule as written or in the in
terests of justice.
5 The Tribal Court shall interpret
the rules in a manner consistent
with the Constitution and ordinances
of the Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde and with the fair administra
tion of justice. H
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