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2 S MOKE S IGNALS MAY 1, 2015 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, May 6..............................................................................5 p.m. Wednesday, May 20.............................................................................5 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Letters Dear Smoke Signals: I’m writing this letter to try to put into perspective the reason in which Restoration was accomplished and how our Elders had envisioned it. Years ago now, an Ethics Committee was introduced to Tribal Council for several meetings in a row, only to be rejected or tabled each time until ÀQDOO\WKH(OGHUVTXLWFRPLQJ7KHFRPPLWWHHZDVPDGHXSRIDOOWKH(OGHUV who were involved with Restoration one way or another. All they wanted was to guide the next generation of council toward their ultimate goals DQGYLVLRQV%XWWKH\ZRXOGQ·WOLVWHQ1RZKHUHZHDUHÀJKWLQJIRUTXDOLW\ health care, in which case was No. 1 priority of Elders’ advice and goals. I attended the April 12, 2015, meeting and heard only a few (among many) people who experienced hardships and even felt they needed to seek outside medical care. It breaks my heart! It’s time to demand a FKDQJHHIIHFWLYHLPPHGLDWHO\LQDOORXU7ULEDOEXVLQHVVWRPDNHLWUHÁHFW the general membership’s needs and expectations. Native people are not “corporate America.” Let’s get back to the original vision the way our Elders and ancestors meant it to be. The casino was built to help our people, not make us rich. We need to invest in our people and community. Honoring our Elders for what they have done for us could be accomplished by turning back to the same visions they had in the beginning. A lot of our Elders have walked on with heavy hearts concerning the leadership of our new generation of “leaders.” It’s time for a new kind of Restoration: Return to our Elders’ visions and dreams, and take care of our people. Virginia Kimsey-Roof Roll #1607 General Council meeting Sunday, May 3 — 11 a.m. Tribal Community Center Smoke Signals PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Website: www.grandronde.org/news E-mail: news@grandronde.org Twitter: CTGRgov Facebook: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde CHELSEA CLARK DEAN RHODES PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 503-879-1463 MICHELLE ALAIMO PHOTOJOURNALIST 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org 503-879-1418 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org chelsea.clark@grandronde.org GEORGE VALDEZ GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST JUSTIN PHILLIPS VALERIE COX 503-879-2190 503-879-1446 PAGE DESIGNER justin.phillips@grandronde.org 503-879-1416 CENTRAL PHONES valerie.cox@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org SCARLETT HOLTZ Special Notice Notice to parents, guardians or custodians of minor and incompetent members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and Tribal members 18 to 20 years of age – Regarding the Rabbi Trust Fund and Minors’ Custodial Trust Fund investments. • This is to inform you of the upcoming annual election opportunity to recommend an investment option that best suits your tolerance for investment risk for your child’s accounts in the Rabbi Trust and Minors’ Custodial Trust. The election deadline is May 26, 2015, and the investment period will be effective from June 1, 2015, to May 31, 2016. The Investment Risk Recommendation Form packet is avail- able at the regular Tribal Council meetings on May 6 and May 20, on the Tribe’s website and through the Member Services Department at 800-422-0232. • If you have investment questions, you may speak to the Tribe’s In- YHVWPHQW&RQVXOWLQJ7HDPE\FRQWDFWLQJWKHRI¿FHRI-RVHSK6+RRQ Robert W. Baird & Co., at 877-792-3667 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Q CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Tuesday, May 5 .......................... May 15 Wednesday, May 20 ......................June 1 Friday, June 5 .............................June 15 Editorial Policy SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Com- munity of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted without permission. Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. However, all letters received must be signed by the author, an address must be given and a phone number or e-mail address PXVWEHLQFOXGHGIRUYHUL¿FDWLRQSXUSRVHV)XOODGGUHVVHVDQGSKRQHQXPEHUVZLOOQRW be published unless requested. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal attacks on individuals, staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Letters to the HGLWRUDUHWKHRSLQLRQVDQGYLHZVRIWKHZULWHU3XEOLVKHGOHWWHUVGRQRWQHFHVVDULO\UHÀHFWWKH opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Members of: Q Native American Journalists Association Q Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association ATTENTION ALL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CTGR TELEPHONE SERVICE ,I\RXKDYHDQHPHUJHQF\DQGQHHGWRGLDO´µ\RXPXVWÀUVWGLDO a “9” (9911). The only calls that do not require that you dial a 9+ are those made from the CTGR extensions within the CTGR campus and/or those who use CTGR Tel for their home phone service. Q Facilities seeks help identifying veterans’ plots The Facilities Department is asking for help in identifying the plots of vet- erans buried in the Tribal Cemetery. ,I\RXUIDPLO\PHPEHURUIULHQGLVDYHWHUDQDQGWKHUHLVQRWD86ÁDJ present on their plot on holidays, such as Memorial Day, please contact the department, which will do its best to mark all gravesites of veterans. For more information, contact Facilities at 503-879-2195. Q Tribal Office Closures 7ULEDORIÀFHVZLOOEHFORVLQJDWQRRQ)ULGD\0D\DQGEHFORVHG on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. 2015 Tribal Council 1-800-422-0232 — tribalcouncil@grandronde.org QReyn Leno Tribal Chairman — ext. 2399 reyn.leno@grandronde.org QJack Giffen Jr. Tribal Vice Chair — ext. 2300 jack.giffen@grandronde.org QToby McClary Tribal Secretary — ext. 4555 QDenise Harvey — ext. 2353 denise.harvey@grandronde.org QChris Mercier — ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org QCheryle A. Kennedy — ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org QTonya Gleason-Shepek — ext. 1777 toby.mcclary@grandronde.org tonya.gleason-shepek@grandronde.org QEd Pearsall — ext. 2305 QJon A. George — ext. 2355 ed.pearsall@grandronde.org jon.george@grandronde.org