S moke S ignals
may 1, 2014
Letters
1
Plankhouse replica
Dear Smoke Signals:
Urgent! Tribal members with the Constitutional Election upon us, the
Tribe has conducted a few meetings to provide information on the two
items we will be voting upon. I attended the April 12 meeting in Eugene
directed by Tribal attorneys Rob Greene and Deneen Aubertin and walked
away from these meetings with several concerns.
1) Removal of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from our voting process: Ques-
tion: “What exactly are we voting for? If we remove the BIA, what is going
to be put in its place?” Answer: “Nothing has been written yet, we have a
process and an ordinance that will be written, 30-day comment period and
then Tribal Council will approve the new voting ordinance.” Basically, we
are being asked to vote on a constitutional change that gives Tribal Council
full control over our voting process and at this time we have absolutely no
idea what these changes are going to be. Example: They can take out any
third-party election company from overseeing the counting of the votes
and make it a total in-house process (yikes). Second, money seems to be
one of the reasons given for removing the BIA. Rob Greene stated that the
BIA was supposed to be paying for the election costs, but have neglected to
do so. This may be true, but what is the alternative? We remove the BIA
and who pays for the election costs? We do! The difference being we now
have lost the insurance of having the BIA to ensure that our elections are
being held properly and in the event of a problem we have no third party
to act as a mediator or conduct investigations. Third, “Sovereignty.” Let
me just say I plan on exercising my sovereign right by voting “No.”
2) Term Limits: The only thing I have to say regarding this issue is vote!
I personally am not happy with the fact that the General Council took a
survey a few years back regarding term limits. We were given the option
of two or three terms. The vote was overwhelming for two-term limits,
not the three-term limits we are currently voting upon. The fact that the
General Council is again not being taken seriously is for me the bigger
issue here.
This is a very important election, so send in your registration form. Your
vote will not count without it. Voting is your opportunity to make a differ-
ence; the Tribe needs you. Do not forget the 1999 amendment. If you are
not happy with the results of this election, the possibility of reversing it
is virtually impossible. Let’s not make that same mistake!
Important dates: Be sure to allow for mailing time!
• May 9: Registration forms in to BIA - Mail by May 4.
• June 6: Election Day - Mail by June 1.
Sincerely,
Ann K. Lewis
Roll #3983
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Travis Stewart, Tribal Cultural Youth Education specialist, trims a
cedar plank for the replica Tillamook-style plankhouse being built
at Chachalu, the Tribal museum and cultural center, on Monday,
April 28. Brian Krehbiel, Tribal Cultural Education specialist, and
Bobby Mercier, Tribal Cultural Outreach specialist, also helped
construct the plankhouse that will be an exhibit showing traditional
plankhouse living.
WIC to visit Tribe
Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Family include a child under the age of 5?
You may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children program. With
WIC, you can get answers to nutrition questions and access fruits and
vegetables, whole grains, eggs, milk, cheese, juice, cereal and more.
A WIC representative will be at the Tribal Youth Education Building on
the first and third Tuesday of the month between 9 and 11 a.m. Walk-ins
are welcome.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-623-8175,
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