6 APRIL 1, 2013
Smoke Signals
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Bryan LangUy competes in tha 201 3 World Elk Calling Championships hald
March 1-2 in Las Vegas, Nev. Ha won his sacond consecutive title in the
professional division of the competition.
Langley repeats at World
Elk Calling Championships
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Sigruils editor
By the slimmest of margins - 1
point -Tribal member Bryan Lang
ley successfully defended his title in
the professional division of the 2013
World Elk Calling Championships
held March 1-2 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Langley defeated Corey Jacobsen
of Boise, Idaho, to retain the title.
"It's pretty exciting," Langley said.
"You just get up there and call the
best that you can and leave it in the
hands of the judges. Once you get to
that level, all the callers are great
so it's really anybody's ballgame at
that point. I feel very fortunate to
win. It's really a blessing."
In the Youth Division, Langley's
14-year-old son, Brayden, took
second place.
Winners received prizes and cash
ranging from $500 to $2,500.
'The Rocky Mountain Elk Foun
dation is an awesome organization
that supports the sport that we all
love and there are a lot of great
people who put on the Elk Calling
Championships with a lot of great
callers," Langley said.
This was Langley's second title in
the professional division. He won in
2012 and finished fourth in 2011
and third in 2010. In 2009, he fin
ished first in the men's division.
Langley is a pro-staff member of
Point Blank Hunting Calls, owned by
Tribal descendant Willy Rogers. H
Medicine Wheel, 12
Step Training returning
The White Bison Medicine Wheel & 12-Step Training Program is re
turning to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde on Tuesday through
Thursday, April 16-18, at the Tribal Community Center.
The purpose of the Medicine Wheel & 12-Step Training is to teach adults
in recovery how to facilitate the Medicine Wheel and 12-Step program in
their own communities. The curriculum takes about 16 weeks to complete
when implemented in a two-hour weekly format. When participants re
turn to their communities, they set up Circles of Recovery where others
in recovery can meet on a regular basis to work their way through the
curriculum.
Native Americans working in organizations that specialize in treat
ment, recovery and wellness, nonNative professionals working in Native
American communities, counselors and therapists, prevention specialists,
families and community members are encouraged to attend.
The event is sponsored by the Tribe's Behavioral Health and Social
Services programs.
For more information or to register for the event, contact Karan Scharf
at 503-879-2029. B
EFFECTDWE MOW
For all income criteria programs, wage verification for past 60 days
(wage stubs) will need to be submitted. If client has not worked for a
period of time, client will need to submit a printout from their State
Employment Office or printout from Oregon Self-Sufficiency Office
as verification of income. Rentaldeposit or utility assistance may be
utilized only one time in a 24-month rolling calendar period and is not
to exceed the maximum contribution of $1,000 per household within
any 24-month rolling calendar period.
Medical Gas Vouchers
Social Services will not provide gas vouchers for medical appoint
ments, counseling or drug & alcohol treatment. The only exception to
this is for scheduled treatment plans (i.e.: radiation, chemotherapy,
surgery, etc.) that have caused hardship on the family. Medical gas
vouchers can be distributed to meet the need of the circumstances. A
copy of all scheduled treatment plans must be received before client
is eligible to receive this service. Assistance will end on the date of
the last treatment appointment.
For a complete copy of policy or questions, contact Tammy C. Gar
rison at 503-879-2077. B
The ovdev is a victory for Gramidl RoncOe Tribe
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Rothstein wrote.
With Rothstein ruling that the
federal government should not
have issued the supplemental
Record of Decision, it left the 2010
Record of Decision, which had been
superseded, to defend.
"The court will not waste its or
the parties' resources on such a
fruitless endeavor," she wrote in
her ruling.
Rothstein ordered the Depart
ment of the Interior, which includes
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to
rescind its 2010 decision and issue
a new Record of Decision within
60 days. She dismissed the current
case as "moot."
"As we argued and the judge
agreed, the government cannot
continually rewrite its analysis
during the course of litigation to ad
dress plaintiffs' arguments," Grand
Ronde Tribal Attorney Rob Greene
said. "They cannot paper over flaws
in reasoning after the fact, after the
public record is closed."
"The order of Judge Rothstein is a
victory for our Tribe and our mem
bers," said Grand Ronde Tribal
Chairman Reyn Leno. "From the
beginning, we've opposed Cowlitz's
attempt to build a casino in Clark
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County, outside Cowlitz's historic
homelands. Our staff and council
have been diligent and have dedi
cated countless hours to this effort,
and for that we're extremely grate
ful. Without their hard work and
determination, we may not have
had such a positive outcome."
The landless Cowlitz Tribe ap
plied in 2002 to establish a 152-acre
reservation west of La Center on
which to build a $510 million casino-hotel
complex. The development
would include 3,000 slot machines,
135 gaming tables, 20 poker tables
Map created by George Valdez
and a 250-room hotel, in addition
to a RV park, 10 restaurants and
retail shops.
The 2010 Bureau of Indian Af
fairs Record of Decision was ap
pealed by Clark County; the city of
Vancouver; nearby property owners
Al Alexanderson and Greg and Su
san Gilbert,; Dragonslayer Inc. and
Michels Development, operators
of the four La Center card rooms;
Citizens Against Reservation Shop
ping; and the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde.
"Judge Rothstein found that the
Department of the Interior did not
comply with the procedural aspects
of the law," said Grand Ronde Pub
lic Affairs Director Siobhan Tay
lor. "We've opposed this all along
because it is a blatant attempt to
put an off-reservation casino on
Portland's doorstep. The Cowlitz
Tribe is trying to put a casino in an
area that is not within their ceded
lands. We support the Cowlitz
Tribe building in Cowlitz County
on the Cowlitz River - further north
where they belong."
Taylor said the Grand Ronde Tribe,
which includes southwestern Wash
ington among its ancestral usual
and accustomed areas, will remain
"vigilant" as the case proceeds.
"These decisions should not be tak
en lightly and casinos built outside a
Tribe's historic lands, infringing on
the historic lands of another Tribe,
have the potential to adversely affect
Native American Tribes throughout
Indian Country," Leno said. "We
have and will continue to support
Tribes wanting to provide for their
membership through projects in
their historic lands. While the fight
is far from over, we applaud Judge
Rothstein's order." B
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