2 MAY 1,2009
Smoke Signals
NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE TIME
Wednesday, May 6 ..r ..5 p.m:
Wednesday, May 20 5 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Call Dakota
Whitecloud, Tribal Council Relations Coordinator, at 503-879-1309 to confirm.
General Council meeting
. Sunday, May 3 11 a.m.
Tribal Community Center
Dear Smoke Signals:
I recently read a letter in our local newspaper concerning the conduct of
a Tribal Council member and wondered why there are no consequences for
"bad behavior." Our General Council and community members have been
aware of and been victim to several incidents of "bad behavior" by some
of our council members not only here at home but at othejr community
meetings as well. j
Being greeted by a council member (unless in executive session) with
"Are you a Tribal member?" is inappropriate, racist, irrelevant and un
professional. I recall there were many nonTribal people who were instrumental in
helping us accomplish our goal of Restoration. NonTribal people working
for the Tribe and living in the community are equally concerned and even
passionate about a successful future for our Tribe.
At one time, there was an Ethics Committee formed and the very people
who were responsible for our Restoration carefully fashioned ethics ordi
nances for our Tribal Council members to abide by. For some reason, the
committee is no more and our Tribal Council are left to "police" themselves.
This obviously doesn't work.
In my opinion, an independent Ethics Committee should be formed to
assure that the ordinances are enforced so council can be justly held ac
countable for their actions.
If these ethics ordinances were enforced, perhaps we could all focus our
efforts on the betterment of our community.
Just my opinion. Thank you for your time.
Virginia Roof
Roll 1607
Dear Smoke Signals:
Here is it three weeks since the last Smoke Signals was published and I have
not received my paper. In Hawaii, standard rate postage takes the slow boat.
I talked to Dean Rhodes in the Smoke Signals office last week and he
said that the reason is to trim costs and save jobs. I would never argue
with those reasons, but I really miss the paper!
One idea I had is subscriptions. Would it be too much trouble logisti
cally to offer a subscription rate that would make up the difference in
postage?
Judith Pettibone
Roll 717
See page 10 for more letters.
Tribal offices will be closing at noon Friday, May 22, and be closed on
Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.
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