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S moke S ignals
MARCH 15, 2016
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, March 23.........................................................................5 p.m.
General Council meeting
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
11 a.m. Sunday, April 3
Letters
Dear Smoke Signals:
I want to thank everyone for coming and helping me celebrate my 104th
birthday. I want to thank people for all the wonderful cards and gifts.
The chocolate-coverage strawberries were wonderful, as was all the other
candy and flowers. Also, the beautiful necklace made by Jon A. George.
Hope to see you all again next year.
Pearl Lyon
Roll #3662
Dear honorable General Council:
This is a very important time for our Tribe. I know there are many who
live outside the Grand Ronde area and are unable to attend meetings regu-
larly or meet with local Tribal members to hear what is taking place in and
around our Tribe.
As someone who once lived outside Grand Ronde, I have found a wide
spectrum of social media and Internet outlets many of our Tribal members
use and find to be a very good resource. I would like to offer a list of avenues
available that provide an up-to-date look into current issues.
There are some extremely important things happening right now and
taking the time to stay abreast of these issues will be advantageous for you
and your Tribe.
1) The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde website. This is one of the best
resources available to our membership. Log on to the website. In the upper
part of the page there is a list of options going left to right. Click on “News”
and a drop-down will appear and choose “Video.” You can then scroll down
and watch videos of past General Council meetings, Tribal Council meetings
and Legislative Action Committee meetings. You can watch these meetings
at your leisure or contact the Tribal offices and get the list of times and
dates and watch them live. During the “Other Business” portion of the
meeting, Tribal members have the opportunity to address Tribal Council
and it is here where the real information is brought forward, especially
during General Council meetings.
2) There are a wide variety of Facebook sites. These sites can be very infor-
mative. They are a great way to interact with your fellow Tribal members.
I have made some amazing friends on these site. However, I will warn
you our Tribal members are a passionate group and can get a bit feisty at
times, but there is a wealth of information available. A list of Facebook sites
includes the Grand Ronde Tribe, Grand Ronde Forum and Grand Ronde
General Council (For Tribal members, spouses of Tribal members and
parents of Tribal members only). This is a private site I started to give the
membership an opportunity to speak freely on sensitive issues pertaining to
our Tribe. Just go to the site and request to become a member. I will verify
your connection to the Tribe. This is to protect the integrity of the site.
Please note these sites are administered by Tribal members and not the
Grand Ronde Tribal government. However, the Tribe does have a Facebook
site of its own. There are more Facebook sites available, but these are my
personal favorites.
Please take the time to get involved. Let your voice be heard. Our Tribe
has a challenging road ahead and we need our General Council members
to be involved in some crucial decisions that are going to shape our future.
Ann (Bobb) Lewis
Roll #3983
Dear fellow Tribal members:
For many families, we have felt the loss of loved ones passing and cele-
brating newborns.
My wife, Illauna LuLu Long, passed after 22 years together. She was 48.
She was a very proud Grand Ronde Native woman. I thank all who came
to show their respects. It was a beautiful ceremony. The songs and prayers
and the stories and all who gathered to honor her on her new journey with
the Creator, grandfather and our ancestors. Her Native name was “Little
Red Hummingbird.” She was very proud of her name.
I thank everyone who helped me through my grieving, staying with me,
the warm meals, hugs and someone to talk to, pray and sing with, and the
love and support.
LuLu had a big heart for her people. She loved animals. She would always
have a proper burial over any animal she would find. She would stop on
the side of the road to pray over a deer hit on the side of the road and say
prayers and a tobacco offering or some sage, and have me get any animal
hit by cars out of the way of any more damage to the animal.
LuLu loved her family the most and was very loving, and being a grand-
mother. She always had candy and snacks for all children, her extended
family nieces and nephews. She showed her big heart for all little things
until she wasn’t well or needed rest. LuLu would open her door for anyone
who needed help in anyway: food, shelter, clothes, some money, and a ride
when she had a vehicle.
Please to all of LuLu’s family and friends and her people, may we all heal
and grow and learn as we go and have humble hearts and kind spirits toward
each other and the Tribe. Spirit of giving and see the good in each other, and
not talk ill of each other. Lulu loves her Grand Ronde Nation.
Ronnie Riggs Johnson
Roll #1814
Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way
Eugene, OR 97401
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