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JUNE 15, 2016
Additional hunting tags
will be available soon
Tribal members will once again enjoy an additional hunting opportunity as
part of the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Fish and Wildlife Management Plan
In September 2014, Tribal Council and the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife Commission approved the Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Plan.
This approval delegated authority to the Tribe, regaining sovereignty over
natural resources on the Tribal Reservation and trust lands.
An administrative rule was developed as part of the approval process that
provides additional hunting tags to the Tribe outside of the state-issued reg-
ular hunting tags already allocated to the membership. The new tags will
be valid on the Reservation only. In 2015, 46 new tags were available to the
membership for two black-tailed deer seasons and two Roosevelt elks. Seasons
were selected to occur days before the state-regulated open season hunts. Four
animals were harvested, including two deer and two elk.
In 2016, these new hunting tags will be available again for Tribal hunting
seasons. There will be a limited number of tags available. Seasons will be
posted on the application forms. This is a hunting opportunity for enrolled
Grand Ronde Tribal members only.
Applications and rules for the new tags will be posted in a future Smoke
Signals publication, with an anticipated print date of Aug. 1.
If drawn for the new tags, hunters will be required to pick up tag(s) in per-
son, receive associated materials, and receive an educational tutorial course
discussing new tag rules, regulations and appliance. Any hunter who has pre-
viously completed the tutorial will be exempt from this requirement in 2016.
For questions, contact Tribal Wildlife Biologist Lindsay Belonga at 503-
879-2387.
Need something notarized?
Tribal Court staff is available at no charge for notaries 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday though Friday with the exception of noon to 1 p.m.
Please be sure to bring a photo ID with you.
If you have any questions, contact the court at 503-879-2303.
S moke S ignals
A good Rife
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Pearl Rife, middle, receives a hug from Michael Herrin, Tribal 477/
Vocational Rehabilitation Program supervisor, left, and Kalene
Contreras, Tribal 477/VR Program administrative assistant, during Rife’s
retirement party held at the Employment Service Center on Friday, June
10. Rife retired as a 477/Employment & Training Specialist and worked
for the Tribe for 22 years. She is also a Tribal Elder.
Name changes in Tribal Court
Tribal Court provides both minor and adult name changes to enrolled
members for a iling fee of only $30. If you have any questions or would
like to request a packet, contact Devin Larsen at 503-879-2303 or devin.
larsen@grandronde.org.
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