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S moke S ignals
OCTOBER 1, 2016
Ceremonial Hunting update
2011 – A first-ev-
er Tribal Govern-
ment Day between
the Confederated
Tribes of Grand
Ronde and city of
Portland occurred.
The three-hour
event held in Port-
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land was a concert-
ed effort to build more awareness throughout city staff about the
Grand Ronde Tribe and its historical connection to the metropolitan
area.
2006 – Grand Ronde veterans became eligible for disability com-
pensation from the Tribe. The new benefit was designed to help
those covered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, but it will not
double up with other Tribal benefits.
2001 – Like the rest of the country, the Grand Ronde Tribe was
reacting to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and
trying to help. Spirit Mountain Development Corp. was gathering
Sabre-Tool units to send to the East Coast to help in rescue efforts
at Ground Zero and the Pentagon. The devices could either be used
to lift collapsed debris or cut through twisted or compressed metal.
1996 – Repairs to Agency Creek Road, which sustained substantial
damage during the Great Flood of 1996, were completed. The Tribe
received a grant from the Federal Highway Administration to fix
the section of roadway that was washed out.
1991 – The first dentist to work for the Tribal Health Department
in Grand Ronde started on Oct. 1. Tammy McClung was scheduled
to work 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
1986 – Tribal Council members, personnel from the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and newly hired consultant Ken Smith took a tour
of the proposed land base the Grand Ronde Tribe hoped it would
acquire for a new Reservation.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year in-
crements through the pages of Smoke Signals.
MARRIAGES IN TRIBAL COURT
The Tribal Court is now issuing marriage licenses and is able to
perform marriage ceremonies for a filing fee of $40. For questions
regarding scheduling, please contact the Tribal Court at 503-879-
2303 or e-mail devin.larsen@grandronde.org.
I would like to start off saying that I feel we had a successful year with
a harvest of four elk and four deer. Our hunters who harvested game were
Steve Brooks, Brenon Bobb, Andrew Freeman and Bobby Mercier. If you see
them out and about, give them a big “thank you.” We have 850 pounds of
meat on hand. So please, if you have a cultural event and need meat, come
and request some.
We still have one vacancy on our board if anyone is interested. We meet
quarterly so it doesn’t take too much time. Thank you and I look forward to
another successful season next year.
Marline Groshong, chairperson
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.
Tribal Council approves grant
to help maintain forestland
TRIBAL COUNCIL
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to a Tribal Council officer position.
Leno remains Tribal Council
chair, starting his fifth year in the
position.
Several audience members and
fellow Tribal Council members
thanked Giffen for his years of ser-
vice as a Tribal Council officer. He
has been vice chair since September
2012 and served as secretary before
then.
Kennedy thanked other Tribal
Council members who had ex-
pressed an interest in serving as
an officer for stepping aside so that
Tribal Council could unanimously
approve the new lineup.
The Sept. 14 meeting also was
the first for new Tribal Council
member Kathleen George, who was
the top vote-getter during the Sept.
10 election.
In other action, Tribal Council
approved a U.S. Department of Ag-
riculture Natural Resources Con-
servation Service five-year grant
that will pay the Tribe $31,605
a year to help maintain forest
stewardship and enhance forest
resources.
Also included in the Sept. 14 Tribal
Council packet were staff directives
that will allocate revenues from an-
nual hay licenses from 2016 through
2019 to the Chachalu Museum
Contributions budget line, as well
as an authorization to proceed that
requested the Tribe’s Enrollment
Board act “expeditiously” on enroll-
ment cases recently remanded to the
board by the Tribal Court and as di-
rected by the Tribal Court of Appeals.
Tribal Cultural Resources em-
ployees David Harrelson and Jor-
dan Mercier performed the cultural
drumming and singing to open the
meeting.
The meeting, in its entirety, can
be viewed on the Tribal website,
www.grandronde.org, by clicking
on the News tab and then Video.
Hunting & Fishing
Lifeways of the Grand Ronde People
Who: All Grand Ronde Tribal members.
What: We would like to record your family’s hunting and
fishing stories for inclusion in the Tribe’s cultural
and historical collections.
Where: Chachalu: Tribal Museum and Cultural Center
When: Starting September 1st, 2015
How: Contact Stacey Runningbird @ 503-879-2381
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