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2 MAY 1,2010 Smoke Signals NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Mattings DATE TIME Wednesday, May 5 5 p ro. Wednesday, May 19 5 p ro. mo40 tkl time m4 Unit mr tttkjtrl lo rkg . ('mil Dukeim HkilerlauJ, TriM Ceumeil Hltiom Voor4immlor, ml $Uj alliO$ to rmfirm. General Council meeting Sunday, May 2 11 a.m. Tribal Community Center Dear Smoke Signal: I am writing to say thank you to our Tribal Council for their beautiful flowers. The roues were beautiful. AUo, thank you to the Elder Committee for their flower. Anna Hannan Roll U 5006 Dear Smoke Signal: The family of Grace Engelhardt would like to thank all of thou who gave us support and kindness in the loss of our mother, Grace. We are grateful to the staff at Cougar Lodge who gave her such loving care and attention. We are proud that you do such a good job in caring for the elderly. This level of care is not found in many care centers! Keep it up, Shirley. We also much thank the kitchen staff for such a wonderful meal. They do great work every week in the Elders' Activity Center. They are greatly appreciated. Ivan Langley Roll 393 Dear Tribal members: You recently received a letter from Director of Development Pete Wake land talking about the alleged use of a Tribal member database and po tential identity theft. The package also includes a copy of the Polk County Sheriffs Office report. It is alarming information and I want you to hear more about this situation. The truth of this matter is that you are being given a small piece of the puzzle about this issue and I want you to hear more. Here's some addi tional information: I had nothing to do with the Leno letter. My daughter is a Leno and they are family. I have no access to the Tribal member database and not all of the Tribal employees who have access were questioned. Why wouldn't everyone with access be questioned? The criminal investigation was inconclusive. No one was proven guilty. The list of people questioned by the Polk County Sheriffs Office was not included in the report. I believe that was done because, 1) The Sheriffs Office erroneously and perhaps illegally included a Social Security number, several personal driver's license numbers as well as home addresses for some of the individuals questioned; and 2) Perhaps so you wouldn't see who was or wasn't questioned. There is no evidence that anything more than a mailing list was ever used. No Tribal members have reported to Tribal Council that they have been victims of identity theft. I believe our members consistently ask our leadership for fair treatment, open communication, transparency, consistency and financial steward ship. This situation is an example of how that isn't happening at our Tribe. An individual Tribal Council member initiated this action, not the entire Tribal Council. A small group of Tribal members are being targeted; certain individuals were never even questioned. Our Tribal Council spent our money on internal investigations, exter nal attorneys and Polk County Sheriffs time to investigate an alleged crime. Now, even though the investigation was inconclusive, they are spending more Tribal member money to notify you that nothing was proven The last question you should ask is: Why is a staff member sending this letter? If this is a major Tribal member issue, why aren't our elected leaders sending this information? This whole situation is puzzling and confusing. If you'd like to talk to me about this incident, please contact me directly at Shelley.hansoncomcast.net. Shelley Hanson Roll 1779 See page 16 for more letters. Tribal offices, will be closing at noon on Friday, May 28, and be closed on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. 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I Thursday, Aug. 5 Aug. 1 5 SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the' Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Com munity of Oregon, Is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted without permission. Our editorial policy Is Intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed In the Tribal newspaper. However, all -letters received must be signed by the author, an address must be given and a phone number or e-mail address must be included for verification purposes. Full addresses and phone numbers will not be published unless requested. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal attacks on individuals, staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Letters to the editor are the opinions and views of the writer. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Members of: Native American Journalists Association The Associated Press Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2010 Tribal Council 1 -800-422-0232 councilgrandronde.org Cheryl e A. Kennedy Tribal Chairwoman - ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedygrandronde.org Reyn Leno Tribal Vice Chair - ext. 2399 reyn.lenograndronde.org Kathleen Tom Tribal Secretary - ext. 1 777 kathleen.tomgrandronde.org Steve Bobb Sr. - ext. 2353 steve.bobbgrandronde.org Chris Mercier ext. 2305 chris.merdergrandronde.org Wink Soderberg ext. 1 444 wink.soderberggrandronde.org Toby McCIary ext. 4555 toby.mcclarygrandronde.org June Sell-Sherer ext. 2300 June.sherergrandronde.org Valorie Sheker ext. 2355 val.shekergrandronde.org
