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2 S MOKE S IGNALS NOVEMBER 15, 2015 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Nov. 18............................................................................4 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. General Council meeting 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 Letters Tribal Community Center Dear Tribal members: I am asking that every individual who has been affected by the parent on the roll requirement and who have direct ancestors on the Restoration Roll to write to Tribal Council at tribalcouncil@grandronde.org and ask them to correct each enrollment problem separately from any other cor- rections because: 1. You would like to see each change to enrollment pass or fail on its own merit and; 2. Because you are against any bundle of corrections to the Tribal Con- stitution. It was the enrollment bundle of 1999 that got our Tribal families into these hardships and sufferings and we already have tried a bundle in 2011 that failed. On the other hand, when the enrollment proposals were separated in 2008, the relinquishment for fi ve years passed and the parent on the roll missed passing by only 68 votes. I am confi dent the parent on the roll correction could pass now if it were presented as a separate question. I am OK with a limit on the number of those allowed to enroll each year to ensure this correction would pass because it would assure members that not too many would be joining the Tribe each year. Any bundle forces members to vote for the items they do not want in order to pass the corrections that they do support. This bundling does not work as demonstrated in 2011. Separation of corrections does work as in 2008. Background: On July 23, 2015, a proposal was presented to Tribal Coun- cil requesting a constitutional amendment election to remove the “parent on a roll” requirement. By July 28, 2015, six members of Tribal Council had approved the proposal: Jack Giffen Jr., Toby McClary, Jon A. George, Tonya Gleason, Cheryle A. Kennedy and Ed Pearsall. The proposal went to the BIA for approval and came back to Tribal Council for fi nal approv- al. However, in the meantime, with the Tribal election, a new majority of thought took power by two votes on Tribal Council. On Oct. 22, 2015, a special Tribal Council meeting was called to move this proposal forward for the people to vote on when Cheryle A. Kenne- dy and Jon A. George rescinded their support of it being a stand-alone amendment and Chris Mercier, Denise Harvey, Cheryle A. Kennedy, Jon A. George and Brenda Tuomi voted to block it from going forward on its own merit in favor of another enrollment bundle. I am for those who need ancestor on the Restoration Roll correction. However, these families already have a process just approved this month by the BIA for them to use to correct their problem by fi lling out a Restoration Roll Correction Form. Our Tribe has had this process in place for three years, but the BIA did not have a process until just recently in October 2015. The parent on the roll families do not have anything to help them. So, again, I urge you to speak now or forever hold your peace, so to speak. Thank you, Rosemary Jameson Roll #883 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 DEAN RHODES CHELSEA CLARK MICHELLE ALAIMO PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ PUBLICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PHOTOJOURNALIST 503-879-1463 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org 503-879-1418 chelsea.clark@grandronde.org GEORGE VALDEZ JUSTIN PHILLIPS BRENT MERRILL GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST PAGE DESIGNER STAFF WRITER 503-879-2190 503-879-4663 503-879-1416 justin.phillips@grandronde.org brent.merrill@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org SCARLETT HOLTZ VALERIE COX CENTRAL PHONES CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 503-879-1446 valerie.cox@grandronde.org scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Thursday, Nov. 19 ........................Dec. 1 Friday, Dec. 4 .............................Dec. 15 Friday, Dec. 18 ....................Jan. 1, 2016 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 must be included for verifi cation purposes. Full addresses and phone numbers will not 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 editor are the opinions and views of the writer. Published letters do not necessarily refl ect the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Social Services has bike helmets Members of: n Native American Journalists Association n Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association The Tribe’s Social Services Department has bicycle helmets available for distribution. Those needing a helmet need to visit the department and sign a helmet application, as well as get fi tted. For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034. n Tribal Offi ce Closures 2015-16 Tribal Council Tribal offi ces will be closed Monday, Nov. 23, in observance of Restoration Day on Nov. 22. Offi ces also will be closing on Wednes- day, Nov. 25, at noon and closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, in observance of Thanksgiving. 1-800-422-0232 — tribalcouncil@grandronde.org n Reyn Leno Tribal Chairman — ext. 2399 n Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 reyn.leno@grandronde.org n Chris Mercier — ext. 1444 n Jack Giffen Jr. Tribal Vice Chair — ext. 2300 jack.giffen@grandronde.org n Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Secretary — ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org Ad created by George Valdez denise.harvey@grandronde.org chris.mercier@grandronde.org n Brenda Tuomi — ext. 4555 brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org n Tonya Gleason-Shepek — ext. 1777 tonya.gleason-shepek@grandronde.org n Ed Pearsall — ext. 2305 n Jon A. George — ext. 2355 ed.pearsall@grandronde.org jon.george@grandronde.org
