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PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 Grand Ronde water 'back to normal' — pg. 7 FEBRUARY 1, 2015 Constitutional election set for March 14 Tribal members to decide on term limits, BIA involvement By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor T ULEDOYRWHUVZLOOÀQDOO\ZHLJK LQRQWZRSRVVLEOHFKDQJHV WR WKH 7ULEDO &RQVWLWXWLRQ GXULQJ D IHGHUDO HOHFWLRQ VHW IRU 6DWXUGD\0DUFK 9RWHUVDUHEHLQJDVNHGLIWKH\ ZRXOGOLNHWRLQVWLWXWHWHUPOLPLWV RQIXWXUH7ULEDO&RXQFLOVHUYLFH DQGZKHWKHUWKH\ZRXOGOLNHWRUH- PRYHWKH%XUHDXRI,QGLDQ$IIDLU·V See ELECTION continued on page 5 Educational session set for March 1 An educational session regarding the March 14 Tribal Constitution election will be held during the Sunday, March 1, General Council meeting held in the Tribal Community Center. The educational session will followed the scheduled eco- nomic development presenta- tion. Tribal members who cannot attend the March 1 General Council meeting can e-mail questions about the two pro- posed amendments to Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Martin at stacia.martin@gran- dronde.org. Remember: Deadline to register to vote in the election is Friday, Feb. 6. Photo by Michelle Alaimo Promise Rimer does a fun dance with Mataya Holmes during the Grand Ronde Canoe Family’s protocol during the seventh annual Gathering of Oregon’s First Nations Powwow held at the Salem Pavilion at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center in Salem on Saturday, Jan. 24. Seventh heaven Annual First Nations Powwow draws crowd to Salem Pavilion By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer S $/(0 ³ ,W ZDV RQH RI WKRVH-DQXDU\GD\VZKHQ WKHVSLULWVVDZÀWWRVSUHDG VXQDFURVVWKHILHOGVSXVKWKH WHPSHUDWXUHZHOOLQWRWKHVDQG VHQGLQWKHNLQGRIVRIWEUHH]HV SHUIHFWIRUVPHOOLQJWKHURVHV )RUPRUHWKDQDFURVVWKH 1RUWKZHVWKRZHYHUWKHVHYHQWK DQQXDO *DWKHULQJ RI 2UHJRQ·V )LUVW1DWLRQV3RZZRZ´6WDQG- LQJ6WURQJµKHOGDVDOZD\VLQ WKH6DOHP3DYLOLRQDWWKH2UHJRQ 6WDWH)DLUJURXQGVZDVWKHSODFH WREHRQ6DWXUGD\-DQ %\QRRQZKHQWKHSDYLOLRQ·V GRRUV RSHQHG SHRSOH DOUHDG\ ZHUH DUULYLQJ RQ IRRW LQ EDE\ FDUULHUV ZLWK ZDONHUV DQG LQ See POWWOW continued on pages 8-9 Fire in Tribal housing displaces five residents Smoking outside unit might be the cause By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor $ ILUHLQ7ULEDOPDUNHWUDWH KRXVLQJDW5DYHQ/RRS DWDP:HGQHVGD\ -DQGLVSODFHGIRXUUHVLGHQWV ZKROLYHGLQVLGHWKHXQLWDVZHOO DV7ULEDO&RXQFLOPHPEHU&KULV 0HUFLHUZKROLYHGQH[WGRRU Photo courtesy of Chris Mercier +RZHYHUGHVSLWHWKHLQWHQVLW\RI WKHÀUHZKLFKJXWWHGSRUWLRQVRI WKHLQWHULRUQRRQHZDVVHULRXVO\ LQMXUHGVDLG*UDQG5RQGH7ULEDO +RXVLQJ$XWKRULW\([HFXWLYH'L- UHFWRU%ULDQ'H0DUFR See FIRE continued on page 4 A fire at 9533 Raven Loop in Tribal housing on Wednesday, Jan. 21, displaced five residents. Although the state fire marshal’s report is still pending, smoking outside the unit might be the cause for the fire that gutted the home.
