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12 4 NOVEMBER 15, 2013 MOKE SIGNALS NOVEMBER 15, 2013 Smoke Signals u o: i )U to Kesto 4U ration 3 1850s - The Grand Ronde Reservation is established by treaty arrangements and an executive order. More than 30 Tribes and Bands from western Oregon, northern California and southern Washington forcibly relocated to the reservation be ginning in February 1856. V : I ?. o r -r Af 1 - ' - PTTTfWRITiTl jst-iiaafi& tfcaj 7 1887 - The General Allot ment Act, which gave 270 allot ments totaling more than 33,000 acres on the reservation to indi vidual Tribal members, became law. This action led to the loss of major portions of the reservation to Indian non-ownership. mat mm I IP If ...are .1- . z . ..-.i i mm 1 1- Nov. 22, 1983 -presi- dent Ronald Reagan signs Bill HR 3885 and the Confederated Tribes of v- Grand Ronde is reborn with 2,200 members. October 1983 - Kimsey, Whisler, Kathryn Harrison, Frank Harrison and Karen Acl-inc nlrvno uith Flirnhpfh Fnrsp trnvpl, ) Washington, D.C., to testify before Congress about restoring the Grand Ronde Tribe. Late 1970s - The Res toration effort receives a $90,000 grant, which funds the effort for a year and gives core members-! enough money to quit their jobs and devote all their time to Restoration. mm 1 Tribal Events r Restoration P 1901 1975-79 - A period of "no gains whatsoever," says Marvin Kimsey. How- j ever, a core group of Kimsey, Jackie Whisler, Merle Holmes, Jackie Provost and Margaret Provost and others continue working toward Restoration. - U.S. Inspector James McLaughlin declares a 25,791 -acre tract of the reservation "surplus" and sells it for $ 1 . 1 0 per acre. Much of the land was purchased by local timber interests. KirstiofTicial Tribal Council, sworn inl -0li8'Krhe..Tribc regains 9,81 1. acres VKyfr?rr- -xs?,,'." ,UilJLri: . thTjsiraKTi Mfef-lftt ? 1 ajiMnllESTm u n i t Center .l.vl I J mm Mid-1970s - Tribal members i working on Restoration base their head- quarters in the maintenance shed at the iTrifce's only remaining land - the 2.5-acre f cenietery. Shortly after Restoration efforw :k y . I . A 1 I pegan, runaing ior K.esioranon oecame i lionimunity effort, as children, adults ana p . Riders held bake sales, car washes, etc.. I ?.ftjr raise money for postage and travel f expenses. More Key Tribal Events 1 QQ.6, The Timber Trust Fund is established. SJ" C if 'liQQATheJiTribe opens its health clinic. 1Srjir'Mountain Comm 1 mS'tt a tit 1 Tea u s es i I nw.o stern C) r c ii o n ; : .wmii i i i ii -nmlsgmmm'mtmmim- ..'. ?LKeetTlt2er 1 Grande eTidot heTri rTeist. hrsthousinucdeyelopmentisiciinpletea October 1 9.9A ThlljCgter tfa ni&lffSn t c r opens.' IlK'Ht-f December, ; 1 .98toN casino JvWTCita s 1 n toTancill to d gel b.e.tf.o 1 n cit Iro) I a r j c s.t jc n i p I overt minH ' ii'iirriiiilll miii'i'i' nur fi iiinin nnn1i J li rinrTTTiT--' mill r i-m-inr 1 ill II mini f lStP'I' " h'alimem r?orMtS5tSuaiSa rri - A J.-.J-'" ' '" "" i i imnrii in -mi i iiiiniiifiiiiipwiiir i at iiiitt infill iii m HOwim 1 ' 5 i :-.TW r. 171 i mTmI .T5 i rrr. rr.T. . .'.mwrfli.WlM T'H'aIWWBWWI,!. WIIWBjWWlftiuftWHU.IWIIIlWWUHMIIII'IHl BllUMWl.. - ! 13 j 4 5 J f C . V
