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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 2002)
4 DECEMBER 1, 2002 Smoke Signals Wednesday, 5:05 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy. A quorum was present. Present was Val Grout, Bob Haller, Cheryle Kennedy, Ed Larsen, Jan D. Reibach, and June Sell-Sherer. Excused was Reyn Leno, Ed Pearsall, Valorie Sheker-Robertson. Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach, Tribal Council member. PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND Jan D. Reibach moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to approve the October 23, 2002 Council meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 5-0-0. NEW BUSINESS EDUCATION COMMITTEE B CTGR Education Committee Appointments. Jan D. Reibach moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 192-02 appointing Bob Tom to the Education Committee and re-appointing Joann Mercier, David DeHart, and Patsy Pullin. Recommendations approved at the October 14, 2002 meeting, and confirmation by phone poll on October 15, 2002. Mo tion carried 5-0-0. TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT & BUDGET COMMITTEE O Title IV-E Foster Care & Adoption Assistance Program Agree ment. June Sell-Sherer moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt Resolu tion No. 193-02: (1) approving the Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Program Agreement between the Tribe and the State of Oregon, and (2) authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman and the Tribe's Gen eral Manager, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney, to finalize and execute said Agreement. Motion carried 5-0-0. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE B Royalty Committee Additional Funding Request. Val Grout moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to approve the allocation of $1,000 to the CTGR Royalty Committee to attend Tribal functions remaining in cal endar year 2002. Funds available in the contingency budget. Motion carried 5-0-0. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE B Interim CEO Spirit Mountain Casino Compensation. Jan D. Reibach moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 194-02 approving the compensation for the Interim CEO o f Spirit Mountain Ca- November 6 sino as presented by the Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. Board of Direc tors. Motion carried 5-0-0. B Cherry City Loan Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity. June Sell-Sherer moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 195-02 approving a limited waiver of sovereign immunity limited to only the ar bitration provided in section 4.22 of the Commercial Deed of Trust and Security Agreement between KeyBank National Association, and its as signs, and Paragon Development, Inc., and it assigns, dated October 1, 1997. Discussion followed. Motion carried 5-0-0. B Chemawa Property. Bob Haller moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 196-02 announcing (1) the Tribe's intent to use the Chemawa property for economic development, and (2) that the Tribal Council plans to negotiate with the City of Keizer to seek acceptable terms for two easements on the Chemawa Prop erty that provide access between the Chemawa Property and adja cent future development site across Chemawa Road and deliver water across the Chemawa Property from a water tank. Motion carried 5-0-0. ANNOUNCEMENTS B Repatriation Negotiations regarding the Reverend Robert W. Summers Collection in London, England. Cheryle A, Kennedy and June Sell Sherer planning to attend, OTHER BUSINESS B Chairwoman Kennedy announced the procedure for presenting infor mation at council meetings. Conduct is to be in a manner which reflects the dignity of the Tribal Council and the Tribe to whom you are address ing. The five minutes per topic is to be abided by or the Council will motion to adjourn the meeting. The function of the "Sargent at Arms" for the council will be overseen by the Tribal Council Secretary, who will inform the Council Chair of the elapsed time. B Ed Larsen, Council member, sought clarification on the agreement with the Interim Health & Wellness Director, Steve Bowles. Pursuant to Reso lution 179-02 adopted by the Council at the October 23, 2002 Council meeting, the Council Chairwoman, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney's office, is authorized to finalize and execute said Agreement. B Jan D. Reibach, Council member offered clarification of the votes taken at the October 23,. 2002 Council meeting surrounding the appointments to the SMGI Board of Directors. Mr. Reibach explained that it is not necessary for the Chair to abstain from voting because the Chair does not vote except in case of a tie. 5:30 p.m. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adjourn the meet ing. Motion carried. Lummi continued from front page tion of photos taken during the Healing Pole trip across the country. "What the Lummi Nation did," said Sell Sherer, "is keeping with the tradition of all Na tive Americans; showing empathy for those wrongly targeted and hope for those of us left behind." "It was an honor to accept this wonderful gift from the Lummi Nation alongside our council secretary June Sell-Sherer," said Sheker Robertson. "I was especially moved by their ef fort to bring this healing pole to the families of those affected by the tragedy of 9-11." Tribal Elder and former Tribal Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison also received a gift from the Lummis, a limited edition print by Lummi Tribal member Candy Solomon called, "Wexes." Wexes is the Lummi word for frog, a totem of metamor phosis. "It's a symbol of coming into one's own cre ative power," said Harrison. Harrison's remarks when the healing pole came to Portland were included in a video of the trip shown during the reception. "To be asked to speak, I was really honored," said Harrison. "People think they can't make a difference but they can. Everybody knows how to pray." Also representing the Tribe at this ceremony were General Manager Cliff Adams, Education Committee members Patsy Pullin and Marie Schmidt, Mentorship Program Manager Denise Ripley and Mentee Elaine LaBonte, Staff Attor ney Lisa Estensen and attending the event was Tribal member Nancy Coleman. Tribal Council Vice Chair Reyn Leno, Tribal Council member Ed Pearsall and Tribal Council Secretary Lauri Smith also attended the conference. A second, shorter video showed the desecration of a sacred Lummi burial site, which was bulldozed for a sewage treatment plant. The video showed the Lummi Tribe's response, which in cluded reclaiming the bodies that had been sent to Colorado without a word to the Tribe, and finally, after scuttling the sewage treatment plant, re burying their ancestors in the sacred ground from which they had been taken. The Lummis and the Con federated Tribes of Grand Ronde were among 250 Tribes and 3,000 delegates participating in this 59th Annual session of the National Con gress of American Indians in mid-November. An editorial in the San Diego Union-Tribune described the long, hard road that Indians had taken to this convention and reported with hope that the road ahead looked brighter. "If people are every nation's greatest resource, and they are, Native Americans have ample reason to be proud." The Lummis, however, had a tighter focus. "Tonight," Hillaire said, "marks the end of our journey." B Very Nice Grand Ronde Tribal Council mem bers June Sell-Sherer and Valorie Sheker Robertson display a gift they accepted on behalf of the Tribal Council from members of the Lummi Nation in Washington. Lummi Nation leaders presented the gift - a collection of pictures from the Healing Pole journey across the nation -which commemorates the anniversary of the ter rorist attacks of last September as a thank you for support Lummi received from the Grand Ronde Tribe.
