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DECEMBER 1,2013
Tribe creates Enrollment
Audit hotline
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has created an En
rollment Audit hotline with which to collect frequently asked
questions from the Tribal membership.
The goal of the hotline is to develop a list of commonly asked
questions regarding the audit information that was distributed
in the April Tilixam Wawa.
The answers to those questions will be published in an upcom
ing Tilixam Wawa, as well as be distributed to the membership
in an information packet.
Please ask general questions only; please do not leave personal
inquiries regarding yourself or family.
The toll-free phone number is 877-645-2641. B
Tribal Council sends constitutional
amendments to Tribal voters
Official Tribal Facebook pages
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:
www.facebook.comCTGRgov
Grand Ronde Tribal Council:
www.facebook.comTheConfederatedTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
Grand Ronde Higher Education:
www.facebook.comgrand.r.ed
Grand Ronde Youth Education:
www.facebook.comCTGRYouthEducation
Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
www.facebook.comSpiritMountainCommunityFund
Grand Ronde Station:
www.facebook.comGrandRondeStation
Grand Ronde Royalty:
www.facebook.comTheConfederatedTribesofGrandRondeRoyalty
Spirit Mountain Stampede:
www.facebook.comSpiritMountainStampede
ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant
positions.
Education Committee
Rodeo SEB
2 Vacancies
1 Vacancy
Please send completed applications to Stacia Martin, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
Below is the most current information on the meeting days and times for
Tribal Committees and Special Event Boards:
Ceremonial Hunt Board meets as needed. Chair: Marline Groshong.
Cultural Trust Board meets at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month
at the Elders' Activity Center. Chair: Perri McDaniel.
Culture Committee meets at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month
in the Land & Culture Department conference room. Chair: Betty Bly.
Education Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. on the first Monday of the
month in the Adult Education Building. Chair: Tammy Cook.
Elders' Committee meets at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month
in the Elders' Activity Center. Chair: Gladys Hobbs.
Enrollment Committee meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Governance
Building. Chair: Robert Schmid.
Fish & Wildlife Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of
the month at the Natural Resources building. Chair: Harold Lyon.
Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the
month in the Tribal Wellness Center. Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
Powwow Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Thursday of
the month at the Tribal Community Center. Chair: Dana Ainam.
Rodeo Special Event Board meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month at the Tribal Rodeo Office. Chair: Harold Lyon.
Social Services Committee meets at 4 p.m. the second Monday of the
month in the Social Services conference room. Chair: Jenny Sanchez.
Timber Committee meets at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at the Natural Resources building. Chair: Bob Mercier.
Veterans Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of the
month in the Tribal Community Center. Chair: Gene LaBonte.
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal Council voted 5-1 at its
Nov. 20 meeting to send two consti
tutional amendments to Tribal vot
ers that would, if approved, remove
Bureau of Indian Affairs oversight
over Tribal elections and institute
term limits for those who serve on
Tribal Council.
The two resolutions adopted by
Tribal Council request that the
Secretary of the Interior authorize
the calling of an election on both
matters.
The first amendment would free
Tribal elections from federal over
sight. Currently, the Bureau of In
dian Affairs is insufficiently funded
to conduct Tribal elections and
waiting for the bureau to schedule
them delays Tribal governmental
processes.
Tribal Council Chairman Reyn
Leno said the Tribe has talked with
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and
the bureau officials are in favor of
the amendment.
The second amendment would
institute a consecutive three
term limit on new Tribal Council
members. After three consecutive
three-year terms, a Tribal Council
member would have to take a year
off before seeking re-election.
The amendment would only apply
to those terms where the election
occurs on or after the amendment
is adopted.
Tribal Council member Denise
Harvey opposed both amendments
because of the time that has trans
pired since the survey was tak
en and when the directives were
signed by Tribal Council.
To change the Tribal Constitu
tion, at least 30 percent of Trib
al members registered to vote
must cast ballots and the proposed
amendment must receive more
than two-thirds of the vote.
In a 2010 non-binding survey,
Tribal members supported term
limits, which were endorsed by
75.5 percent (701-227) of those
responding. Almost 61 percent of
those responding said they favor
two terms as the limit for Tribal
Council service while a combined
93 percent of respondents said that
a maximum of three terms or less
should be the limit.
In the same survey, Tribal mem
bers supported creating a primary
election process 582-366, or 61.4
percent in favor. However, the
primary election amendment fell
13 votes shy of adoption during a
June 2012 election.
In other action, Tribal Council:
Declared Friday, Dec. 13, as the
payment date for per capita and
the Tribal member timber rev
enue payment;
Approved applying for a $27,384
Institute for Museum and Library
Services grant for the new Tribal
museum, Chachalu;
Approved applying for a $13,484
grant from the Three Rivers
Foundation in support of Chacha
lu; Approved applying to the state for
the Oregon Domestic and Sexual
Violence Services and STOP Vio
lence Against Women Act grants.
Both grants pay $10,000 per year
for two years;
Approved applying for three
year's worth of U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging funds;
Set the agenda for the Dec. 1
General Council meeting, which
starts at 10 a.m. The program
report will be from the Natural
Resources Department and El
ders' Committee nominations will
be accepted;
And approved enrollment of
two infants into the Tribe and
the disenrollment of one Tribal
member for violating the Tribal
Constitution prohibition against
being dually enrolled.
Also included in the Nov. 20
Tribal Council packet were autho
rizations to proceed to donate a
total of $3,000 to the Grand Ronde
Community Resource Center to
buy Thanksgiving dinner food box
ingredients for 60 meals and to
purchase protein-rich food for Food
Bank clients.
Community resources
The Clothing Closet on the Tribal campus.
10 a.m. to noon Monday;
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9600 Hebo Road, Grand Ronde.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday;
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.
Contact: 503-879-5731. D
Transportation
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for Tribal members
The Portland Office has transportation
day to Grand Ronde once a month for
medical, dental appointments or
enrollment cards. We need a minimum
of 3 people to sign up. Please call Lisa,
Please call in advance for the scheduled monthly date
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