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Tribal mamber and Royalty Princess Amaryssa Mooney dances a fast and fancy shawl dance during the Tribe's 28th Restoration Celebration powwow
in the Tribal gymnasium on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Celebration marks 28 years as a restored Tribe
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
It's always good for us to be together, and
to have our children here to see what
we're doing," said Tribal member and
Language and Culture Specialist Bobby
Mercier as the Tribe unveiled a day's worth
of activities on Tuesday, Nov. 22, starting
inside the Tribal plankhouse.
"I love sharing this day with all of my
family," said Tribal Council member Toby
McClary, "which is all of you."
The 28th anniversary of Tribal Restora
tion was a cold, rainy day that did little to
slow enthusiasm for the celebration of the
day that has been called the most important
in the Grand Ronde Tribe's history.
"Think of what we have," said Mercier,
indicating the year-old plankhouse, dry and
warm with two fires going. "And remember
our ancestors living out in the rain."
See RESTORATION
continued on pages 8-9
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By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
The Grand Ronde Tribal mem
bership rejected 536 to 457 a
bundled proposal to overhaul
enrollment requirements in the
Nov. 15 constitutional election held
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Tribal members voted 54 percent
against the all-or-nothing proposal
while 46 percent approved it. Forty
six of the 1,039 ballots cast were re
jected for myriad reasons, including
extraneous writing on the ballot.
The Tribal Constitution requires
that at least 30 percent of those
registered to vote cast ballots and
any changes be approved by a two
thirds majority before a proposal
can be adopted.
The bundled enrollment require
ment proposal would have reduced
the relinquishment period from five
years to two years, eliminated the
requirement of having a parent
on the roll at the time of birth or
application to become a member of
the Tribe, redefined Grand Ronde
blood and established an annual
See ENROLLMENT
continued on page 5