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SEPTEMBER 1, 2012 i
A Publication of the Grand Eonde Tribe
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Citizens' panel:
'No' on private
casino initiative
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
An idea that was overwhelm
ingly rejected by Oregon
voters in 2010 is off to a bad
start in 2012.
The Oregon Citizens' Initiative
Review Commission, which is
charged with reviewing measures
that will appear on the Nov. 6 bal
lot, voted against a proposal that
would allow Oregon's first non
Tribal casino to be built in the east
Portland suburb of Wood Village.
After hearing from supporters
and opponents of Measure 82, which
would amend the Oregon Constitu
tion to allow private casinos, 17
panel members voted against the
idea and seven supported it.
Leading the opposition team at
the DoubleTree Hotel in Portland
between Aug. 20-24 were Tribal
lobbyist Justin Martin, ECONorth-
See INITIATIVE
continued on page 11
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While in Northern Ireland, Tribal Lands Manager Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach received a poem
written by Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, center. Reibach was accompanied
on his musical tour of Northern Ireland by his family, including his son, Shane, right.
Reibach meets fellow Tribal members during trip to Northern Ireland
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
When multiple Na
tive American Music
Award-winning flut
ist Jan Michael Looking Wolf
Reibach traveled more than
4,700 miles to Northern Ireland
in late July to perform concerts
and tour the ancestral home
lands of his great-grandfather,
the last thing he expected to run
into was another Grand Ronde
Tribal member.
Or two.
On Friday, July 27, after a full
day or radio interviews in Deny,
Northern Ireland, Reibach and
his entourage wife, Rhonda;
son, Shane; godson and guitar
ist, Daniel; and percussionist
Nathan Myers headed to
the Waterside Theatre, site
of his scheduled concert that
See REIBACH
continued on page 14
One-third of eligible Tribal voters expected to cast ballots
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
If recent history holds true, only one-third of
this year's 3,882 eligible Tribal voters will
select the next three Tribal Council members
when ballots are counted on Saturday, Sept. 8.
That's one in three adult Tribal members.
The Tribal Constitution controls who is eligible
to vote in Tribal elections. It states that all "duly
enrolled members ... who are 18 years of age or
older shall have the right to vote in all Tribal
elections."
The percentage turnout of "registered voters"
will be higher because many eligible adult Tribal
See VOTERS
continued on page 12
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