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S moke S ignals AUGUST 15, 2017 Paddle diplomacy Tribal Council OKs December per capita payment date By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Contributed photo Tribal Council members, from left, Jack Giffen Jr., Tonya Gleason- Shepek, Chris Mercier and Denise Harvey met with Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, third from left, on Friday, July 28. Tribal Attorney Rob Greene, right, also attended the meeting at Portland City Hall where Tribal representatives presented a paddle created by the Cultural Resources Department. Tribal Council is scheduled to meet with Wheeler on a quarterly basis. "I got the feeling that he is very interested in working with us in the Portland area," said Gleason- Shepek during the Aug. 1 Legislative Action Committee meeting. "I thought the discussion went really well," Mercier said about continuing to establish Portland as the Tribe’s ceded lands. We Want To Hear From You! That’s right, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Comment Box is located at the entrance of the Health & Wellness Center, next to the drinking fountain. Share your experience, good or bad with us! We look forward to hearing what you have to say. 5 Tribal members who wait to receive the December per capi- ta payment before starting their Christmas shopping will have ex- actly two weeks to buy yuletide gifts. Tribal Council approved a Mon- day, Dec. 11, per capita payment date during its Wednesday, Aug. 9, meeting. Although per capita payment dates usually fall on a Friday, this December’s payment date was moved up from Friday, Dec. 15, to the preceding Monday to give Tribal members extra time to Christmas shop. During its July 26 meeting, Trib- al Council named Sept. 15 as the date for the third per capita pay- ment of 2017. Tribal Council also approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Cooperative Procure- ment Program. Procurement Manager Larry Leith said at the Tuesday, Aug. 1, Legislative Action Committee meeting that the Tribe uses the state program to buy goods and services and usually purchases big-ticket items, such as vehicles. The new agreement becomes perpetual instead of periodical as well, Leith said. In other action, Tribal Council: • Approved a Tribal credit card for use by the Tribe’s Early Childhood Education program to pay for stu- dent member’ activities when they travel off the Reservation; • Approved applying to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for a 2018 Tribal Wildlife Grant that will continue habitat restoration at Rattlesnake Butte near Eugene. The grant application will not exceed $200,000, which will fund removal of Douglas fir trees that have been outcompeting the na- tive Oregon white oak on the site. Also included in the Aug. 9 Tribal Council packet was three approved authorizations to proceed that funds a Chemawa Station service station feasibility analysis, permits Member Services to send letters to Tribal members requesting miss- ing enrollment file documents and declassifies the 2015 Social and Economic Assessment Survey and allows it to be distributed to Tribal members. The entire meeting can be viewed on the Tribal website www.gran- dronde.org by clicking on the News tab and then Video. CTGR Annual Fish Distribution Natural Resources Department Fish Lab 47010 S.W. Hebo Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 503-879-2424 GRAND RONDE LIVING and ENROLLED TRIBAL MEMBERS Must show current photo I.D. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Elders will have a special line established to expediently fill their requests. To ensure this, only Elder orders will be filled using this line. Thank you for understanding and consideration of others. PORTLAND SATELLITE OFFICE DISTRIBUTION Fish will not be available to those who do not preregister. Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Preregistration is required BEFORE Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 at 4 p.m. Please contact Mary Leith to preregister for pick up. 503-879-2424 If picking up for others, a signed release AND copy of Tribal ID or CIB is required! No early or late pickup Fish will NOT be mailed If you have any questions please call the Natural Resources Department 503-879-2424. August 2017 Salmon Distribution Release I , roll number give , permission to pick up my salmon. Signature of Tribal member: Date: A copy of Tribal ID or CIB MUST accompany this Release. No Exceptions! Ad created by George Valdez
