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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 2009)
4 OCTOBER 15,2009 Smoke Signals CoaocrG ssssdoitq 2004 Tribal member Ken Trevino, son of Tribal member and Tribal Council Coordinator Dakota Whitecloud, started working for the Tribe as executive assistant in the Finance Department. He is a graduate of Roseburg Senior High School and attended Umpqua Community College. He worked 14.5 years for Fred Meyer before joining the Tribe's staff. 1999 The Tribe committed a $266,000 gift from Spirit Mountain Community Fund to the Oregon Garden Foundation for restoration and preservation of a 25-acre stand of native Oregon white oak trees in Silverton. 1994 Tribal member Camille Mercier was featured as Entrepre neur of the Month for operating her own interior decorating business, Interior Images by Camille. She provided consulting services, plan ning and quality custom furnishings to people interested in having a unique and personalized decor in their office or home. 1989 Publications and Tribal Archives do not have a copy of the October 1989 Smoke Signals. 1984 New staff joined the Tribal Health Program, including Health Director Cheryle A. Kennedy, Community Nurse Assistant Bonnie Martin, Health Clerk Tresa Mercier and Outreach Workers Kathrine Olson, AnnaBelle Hamm, Georgene Gillispie and Diana Harrison. Yesteryears is a look'back at Tribal history in five-year incre ments through the pages of Smoke Signals. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS OPEN FOR COMMENT The Tribal Council has proposed several amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance. The first reading of the amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance was presented at the Sept. 30, 2009, Tribal Council meeting. The purpose of the amendments is to make technical corrections to various provisions of the ordinance and to make substantive changes to the ordinance. The numerous substantive changes include, but are not limited to: (1) bringing the Ordinance into compliance with the most recent Constitutional amendment by including the require ment that individuals must fully and unconditionally relinquish membership in another tribe for 5 full years to be eligible for enroll ment; (2) increasing the number of times the Enrollment Committee can meet on enrollment applications from 2 to 4 times per year; (3) codifying current procedures for amending the Tribal membership roll for blood quantum and non-blood quantum technical corrections; and (4) authorizing limited use of identifying information, such as name, address, telephone number, roll number and Social Security number by Tribal departments, programs and wholly owned enter prises as needed to provide benefits and services to members. The Tribal Council believes amendment of this ordinance will assist the Tribe in continuing to provide efficient enrollment pro cedures and services to its members. The proposed ordinance amendments may be viewed on the Tribal member accessible Web site at www.grandronde.org. You may also obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance amendments by contacting the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-4664. Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Comments must be received by Nov. 15, 2009. 2009 Tribal! illatrCieftrpDace dlaftes Nov. 6-8, 10 a.m.. to 8 p.m. Dec. 4-6, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dales subject to change due to conflicting Tribal or SMC events. Located across from Cedar Plank Buffet. irw.r-1 if (v. . ' (j$r : l inn, ml ' -- Photo by Michelle Alaimo Angela Fasana, Tribal member and Tribal Court administrator, hands out necklaces as a gift to a group off World Affairs Council delegates during their visit to the Tribal Court on Monday, Sept. 28. The group consisted of judges, attorneys and a journalist from various Latin American countries. Stryker receives scholarship Tribal member Jessica Stryker, 20, received a $1,000 Oregon Native American Chamber undergraduate student scholarship. The scholarship was awarded at the chamber's annual gathering dinner and silent auction held Oct. 9 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. The Oregon Native American Chamber works with all members of the community to advance the education and economic opportunity for Native Americans in Oregon and southwest Washington. Scholarship winners are selected based on their demonstrated interest and involvement in Native American activities and affairs. D Christmas tiree contest The Elders' Activity Center is looking for teams to decorate a Christmas tree. Voting will be conducted by people who come into the Elders' Activity Center. Prizes will be $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place. The trees then will be sold by silent auction. Decorating will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Call Elder Activity Assistant Daniel Ham at 503-879-2233 to sign up your team or call Tribal Elder Louise Medeiros at 503-879-4312 for more information. SftorryfteDDDBiig FestiiivaD settfforr Nov. 113-15 The fourth annual Tribal Storytelling Festival and Symposium will be held Friday through Sunday, Nov. 13-15, at Lewis and Clark College's Agnes Flanagan Chapel, 615 Palatine Hill Road, Portland. There also will be an Emerging Storytellers Workshop held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, taught by master storytellers from Northwest Tribes. The event will celebrate Pacific Northwest Tribal storytelling season by featuring some of the region's finest traditional storytellers. Invoca tions from Tribal spiritual leaders, drummers and singers will open all events. The $20 workshop registration fee will include a pass to attend the two festival events Friday and Saturday night, the Emerging Storytellers Workshop, an open mic on Sunday morning and the Sunday afternoon symposium, along with five meals from Saturday breakfast through Sun day lunch. Any Tribal member can become a member of the Northwest Indian Sto rytellers Association for free. To request a membership application, send an e-mail to NISAwisdomoftheelders.org or call 503-917-9759. The National Endowment for the Arts, United Way of Columbia-Willamette, McKenzie River Gathering Foundation, Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition provided festival and workshop funding.
