JUNE 1, 2007
A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe
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On Monday, May 28, the Tribe hosted a Memorial Day ceremony in Grand Ronde to honor Veterans both past and present. Pictured here is a flag which
stood on the fence in front of the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery and the cemetery building can be seen in the background. STORY ON PAGE 4.
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On Tuesday, May 22, the 2007 Rose Festival Court met with
community members as well as Grand Ronde's Royalty to meet,
exchange gifts, and share cultures.
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Nine Tribes Endorse
Senator Gordon Smith
By Ron Karten
Oregon's nine federally recognized
Tribes came out early as a group
recently to endorse Senator Gordon
Smith, a Republican from Pendleton,
for re-election.
"Senator Smith has always promot
ed Tribal sovereignty," said Grand
Ronde Tribal Chair Chris Mercier,
"has promoted economic development
and has always expressed a willing
ness to sit down with Tribes and hear
their concerns. He is a valuable ally
to the Tribes."
The scene at the World Trade Cen
ter in Portland on Monday, May 14
attended by two television crews
and the Associated Press looked
out over the Willamette River and
Mount Hood as Tribal leaders de
scribed their support for Smith.
"Senator Smith, following in the
legacies of the Honorable Senator Mark O. Hatfield and Governor Vic
Atiyeh, has demonstrated the kind of leadership and statesmanship that
Oregon has become known for. His bipartisan work with Senator Wyden
is important and has proven effective," said Umatilla Board Chair Antone
C. Minthorn.
Minthorn cited the Senator's involvement in the Umatillas' basin project
aimed at returning salmon to the Umatilla River. Smith also co-sponsored
the Tribal Forest Protection Act. The Warm Springs are now drawing
on this act to develop a forest health project in the Mount Hood National
Forest that will help fuel the Tribe's biomass facility and preserved lands
sacred to all the Tribes of Oregon.
Coincidentally, the early decision accompanied a small wave of "not run
ning" announcements, including those by potentially formidable candidates
Oregon congressmen Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer.
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Oregon Senator Gordon Smith