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.