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PRESORTED STD U S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT IK). 178 SALEM, OR 'fil''-"l-filff"'lJ'ffjlfl-f-lf--flf'j 'li'l P-2 P52 OR NEUSPfiPER PRO J. UO LIBRARY SYSTEM PRE tS99 UNIVERSITY OP OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-X2O3 OCTOBER 1,2011 -i A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org MOLALLA C3 nOGTTE RIVER KALAPUYA ( dfi' 4 fP T S Photo by Michelle Alaimo Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kannady spaaks during tha first-avar Confadaratad Tribas of Grand Ronda and City of Portland Tribal Govarnmant Day at tha Portland Building in Portland on Friday, Sapt. 23. Among othar attandaas wara Tribal Council mambar Kathlaan Tom, left, Portland City Commissionar Dan Saltzman, third from right, Tribal Council Sacratary Jack Giffen Jr., second from right, and Warren Jimenez, chief of staff for Portland Mayor Sam Adams. Turiitoal (Goverminnieinrii Day DneDdl Portland meeting may lead to official accord between governments By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor A first-ever Tribal Government Day between the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and City of Portland may lead to an ac cord between the two governments that outlines a more official government-to-government relationship. The three-hour event held Friday,. Sept. 23 Na tional Indian Day in downtown Portland was a concerted effort to build more awareness throughout city staff about the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and its historical connection to the Portland See GOVERNMENT DAY continued on page 4 A 4-3 vote continues enrollment election By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council voted 4-3 on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to reject an effort to stop the current enrollment requirement amendment election and instead seek an advisory vote on whether the proposed amendment should be bundled as a single proposal or divided into four separate votes. Tribal Council Vice Chair Reyn Leno moved to overturn the previ ous council's June 2 decision to send a bundled enrollment requirement amendment to Tribal voters. On June 16, the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Northwest Regional Director autho rized the calling of the election. "I truly believe that this going out as one could be very dangerous to this Tribe," Leno said, warning that the Tribe could be flooded with enrollment petitions if it passes in its current form. "All the work that we've put into getting ready for the 2012 budget will be for nothing." Leno said he also was making the motion because of the com ments he has heard from Tribal members who would prefer four separate votes. He also said he felt it was important to seek the mem bership's input on how they want the amendment to be presented on the ballot. In June, Tribal Council voted 5-4 See ENROLLMENT continued on page 7 Aft II 02, Noora KSirausey Defftt a paftDu tio ffolDow By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer Nora Kimsey was born on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1908, in Grand Ronde and raised in the Grand Ronde area. She walked on Sept. 7, 2011, at her home in Grand Ronde. She was 102 and the Tribe's el dest and most beloved Elder. She married Loren Kimsey in 1929 and their children are Mar garet Provost, Marvin Kimsey and Myrna Brandon, all Tribal Elders who still live in Grand Ronde. Nora's children, grandchildren r.i ss f, and great-grandchildren have given her 103 direct descendants. At the time of her passing, Nora was aunt to 200 to 300 people, with six generations growing up behind her. Many of Nora's descendants re main active and influential with the Tribe and in Tribal activities. See NORA continued on pages 8-9 If s!V -J. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski meets Tribal Elder Nora Kimsey during his visit to the Tribal campus in May 2007. Also pictured is Kimsey's daughter, Tribal Elder Margaret Provost, left, and Tribal Council member Chris Mercier. Smoke Signals file photo
