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18 S moke S ignals JUNE 1, 2015 Committee has new e-mail address In an effort to better serve the membership, the Tribe’s Fish & Wildlife Committee created an e-mail address for those who hunt, fish and gather on the Reservation. The e-mail address is designed so that Tribal members can make the committee aware of any concerns or questions, and to make positive com- ments. The committee will do its best to provide answers and feedback so that everyone who wishes to utilize the Reservation lands may do so legally. Submit your comments, questions and concerns to FW.Committee@ grandronde.org. n Online degree programs Turn your college credits or associate degree into a more powerful four-year degree from Portland State University. Undergraduate degrees offered: BA/BS in Social Science, BA/BS in Arts & Letters and BA/BS in Liberal Studies. For more information about online degree programs, contact the PSU Salem Center at 503-315-4281 or e-mail psusalem@pdx.edu. PROPOSED ENROLLMENT ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS OPEN FOR COMMENT The Tribal Council is considering adoption of amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance. The proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the April 22, 2015, Tribal Council meeting. Smoke Signals file photo Junior Miss Grand Ronde Iyana Holmes hands out cedar roses to the crowd during the Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade in Portland last June. This year’s parade will be held on Saturday, June 6. Tribal members used as models for float PARADE continued from front page Steve, inspired by her suggestion, came up with a float design that is a progression of increasingly older Tribal youths surrounded by an increasingly blooming rose. The first rose features Spirit Mountain Casino Sponsorship Administrator Jocelyn Huffman’s daughter, Shelby, as the infant model. In the second phase, Steve used his granddaughter, 9-year-old Keira, as the model and 21-year-old Gabrielle Colton, daughter of Carol Colton and granddaughter of Jo Ann and Mike Comeaux, was the eldest model surrounded by a fully blossomed rose. The float’s title is “Bloomin’ the Beauty Within” and Bette Midler’s version of “The Rose” from her 1979 film will play on the speakers. To keep the design within budget, some compromises were made with Steve’s original concept. The roses being used are Nootka roses native to Oregon that have fewer petals, meaning less fabrication materials and man hours. Steve has designed seven con- secutive Spirit Mountain Casino floats for the parade. He received the festival theme in November. This is Spirit Mountain Casino’s fifth year as title sponsor, signing its second three-year contract in 2014, which will give the casino six straight years as title sponsor. The casino pays a sponsorship fee and Steve says that the teaching opportunity and recognition the sponsorship brings to the Tribe and Tribal people makes the money well worth spending. “The exposure we get from this event and being the title sponsor with the advertising we get … if we had to buy that type of advertising, it would be pretty darn spendy,” Steve says. Huffman says that the adver- tising ranges beyond newspapers, including TV, print, radio and static signage, activation and public rela- tions events. “While the Grand Floral Parade is a one-day event, it is a three- week festival,” Huffman says. “There are also yearlong planning sessions and specific events scat- tered throughout the year that the casino is involved with.” As is usual, Tribal Elders and casino employees are scheduled to travel to Portland on Wednesday and Thursday, June 3 and 4, to put the finishing touches on the casino float. Float judging day is Friday, June 5. Because Spirit Mountain Casino is title sponsor, the float will be the first to emerge from the back door of the Portland Coliseum at the start of the parade. It then travels down Weidler Street to Martin Luther King Boule- vard and across the Burnside Bridge into downtown Portland, ending at Lincoln High School. n The proposed amendments include: 1. Requiring applications for enrollment include DNA of mother and applicant establishing the mother of the applicant. 2. Removing use of court order to establish paternity; 3. Changing references to the Enrollment Committee to Enrollment Board; 4. Providing procedures for removing names of living or deceased individuals from the Restoration Roll who did not meet the Grand Ronde Restoration Act requirements; 5. Providing procedures and standards for finding reasonable doubt of a member’s required lineage and ordering DNA testing, paid for by the Tribe, in order to establish required lineage; 6. Providing that notice of the Enrollment Board’s decision for removal from the roll shall be deemed received five (5) days after the mail- ing date or on the date noticed on the return receipt, whichever is earlier; and 7. Providing that the Record filed with the Tribal Court shall be maintained under seal and no person other than authorized repre- sentatives of the parties and the Tribal Court shall be allowed to review the record except upon an order issued by the Tribal Court after notice to the parties. Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance. For a copy of the proposed amendments, please contact the Tribal Attorney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to legal@grandronde. org. Comments must be received by June 15, 2015. n IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON In the Matter of: Bryant Dexter Orton Petitioner, CASE NO. C-15-008 ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO CHANGE NAME Based on the allegations set forth in the Petition for Name Change filed by Petitioner on April 14, 2015, THE COURT FINDS AS FOLLOWS: 1. This Court has jurisdiction over the Petitioner and the subject matter of the Petition herein; 2. The Petitioner is over 18 years of age; 3. The Petitioner is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon OR a resident of the Grand Ronde Reservation; 4. The Petitioner has not petitioned and been granted a change of name by the Tribal Court within the past twelve (12) months; 5.The Petitioner has served a Notice of Name Change to all Creditors and Former Spouses to whom an obligation is owed under a divorce decree. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: 1. The name of the Petitioner is changed from Bryant Dexter Orton to Ivan Dale-Dexter Langley; 2. The Clerk of the Tribal Court shall cause a copy of this Order to be published in the Tribal Newsletter; 3. The Clerk of the Tribal Court shall submit a certified copy of this Order to the Grand Ronde Tribal Enrollment office; 4. The Clerk of the Court shall provide a certified copy of the Order to the Oregon State Department of Vital Statistics. DATED THIS 1st DAY OF MAY, 2015. David D. Shaw Chief Judge
