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JUNE 15, 2017
Framed ‘Rez Bill’
WALK-IN DENTAL APPOI NTMENTS FOR KIDS <6
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY FOR DENTAL CHECK-UPS FOR KIDS 5 AND
UNDER WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SEEN AT THE TRIBAL CLINIC.
JUST COME ON IN!
We will check your child’s teeth during any of our clinic hours without an ap-
pointment. Dental check-ups are recommended beginning with the first
tooth!
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Dental Clinic
Phone 503-879-2020
Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 8:00—5:00; Thur 9:30-5:30
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Mary Gautreaux, deputy state director for Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron
Wyden, visited Tribal Council on Monday, June 12, to deliver a framed
copy of the Grand Ronde Reservation Act amendment signed into law by
President Barack Obama in December 2016. The amendment streamlines
how the Tribe can take former Reservation land into trust and ends a
costly and time-consuming two-step process. Gautreaux presented the
framed copy to Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno. Other Tribal Council
members in attendance were Vice Chair Cheryle A. Kennedy and Denise
Harvey, Kathleen George and Jack Giffen Jr. The framed copy was signed
by Wyden, fellow U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader.
“That represents seven years of work,” Giffen said. In return, Leno and
Kennedy presented Gautreaux with a framed map that outlines the
Tribe’s ceded homelands and lists the Tribe’s seven treaties with the
federal government. Gautreaux said she would take the map back to
Wyden’s office in Washington, D.C., and hang it prominently on the wall.
“We hope so,” Leno said. During her visit, Tribal Council also briefed
Gautreaux on the lack of federal funding for Terminated Tribes when it
comes to law enforcement and George asked if Wyden’s office would be
interested in hosting a Hatfield Fellow in 2018.
Need something notarized?
Canoe Family Meetings
April 15th
May 13th
June 10th
July 8th
Meetings will be at
achaf-hammi, the
Plankhouse from 12 to 2
p.m., lunch provided
Canoe Journey
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.
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