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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 2018)
2 S moke S ignals FEBRUARY 15, 2018 General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, March 4 Tribal Community Center Smoke Signals PUBLICATIONS OFFICE NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 DATE TIME Wednesday, Feb. 21.............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, March 7...........................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, March 21.........................................................................4 p.m. 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Website: www.grandronde.org/news E-mails: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org Letters Twitter: CTGRgov Facebook: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Dear Smoke Signals: We would like to thank Smoke Signals for recently increasing awareness about missing and murdered Native women with the October 2017 article about Heather Cameron (Haller). People and communities are looking for meaningful change and justice for victims and families. There is a national movement and this movement has gained momentum with the introduction of legislation intended to combat the epidemic. Native women are murdered at 10 times the national average and 84 percent of Native women experience violence in their lifetime. The bill, Savanna’s Act, is named in honor of Savanna LaFontaine-Grewind, who was tragically killed in August 2017. A family member reached out to Councilwoman Brenda Tuomi, who was recently recommended to the Domestic Violence board. She replied that if we had a proposal we should present it. We met with Tribal Council on Feb. 1 and we appreciate the time they took to listen to our perspective. At this meeting, we did present council with a “sample” resolution as a proposed starting point. Heather is not the first Grand Ronde Tribal member lost to murder and sadly she will not likely be the last. We continue to pray that Tribal Council is forward thinking and strong leaders in this movement. We know this will take huge political will. We hope for strong action to ensure the lives lost and destroyed are not a mere statistic and the families that are left behind by this tragedy are not forgotten. We are asking Tribal Council to work diligently at the Tribal, state and federal levels, including proactive participation and response when we have or suspect to have a Tribal member who is missing and presumed murdered. It has been a long and heartbreaking five years for Heather’s family and friends. Anyone who read Heather’s 911 calls knew she had been murdered. Heather’s young children have certainly endured the greatest struggles with the loss of their mother. With Heather officially listed as only “missing,” her children were not eligible for state services. Our family has tried to help where we could. We sincerely want to thank those who have reached out to the family with encouraging words of support and offers of help. A special thanks to the beautiful Tribal ladies for taking Heather’s photo and story with you to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women March in Seattle. Hayu masi, Tonya Gleason-Shepek & Heather’s family Roll #1282 ATTENTION CTGR TELEPHONE SERVICE If you have an emergency and need to dial “911” you must first dial a “9” (9911). The only calls that do not require that you dial a 9+ are those made from the CTGR extensions within the CTGR campus and/or those who use CTGR Tel for their home phone service. DEAN RHODES CHELSEA CLARK MICHELLE ALAIMO PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ PUBLICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PHOTOJOURNALIST 503-879-1463 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org 503-879-1418 chelsea.clark@grandronde.org GEORGE VALDEZ JUSTIN PHILLIPS DANIELLE FROST GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST PAGE DESIGNER STAFF WRITER 503-879-2190 503-879-4663 503-879-1416 justin.phillips@grandronde.org danielle.frost@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org SCARLETT HOLTZ SHANNON HAM-TEXEIRA CENTRAL PHONES CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 503-879-1446 scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org shannont.ham-texeira@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Tuesday, Feb. 20 ....................... March 1 Monday, March 5 ..................... March 15 Monday, March 19 ....................... April 1 Editorial Policy SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu- nity of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted without permission. Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. However, all letters received must be signed by the author, an address must be given and a phone number or e-mail address must be included for verification purposes. Full addresses and phone numbers will not be published unless requested. Letters must be 400 words or less. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal attacks on individuals, staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Letters to the editor are the opinions and views of the writer. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Members of: Native American Journalists Association Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2018 Tribal Council 1-800-422-0232 — tribalcouncil@grandronde.org Lighthouse Church offers to help area homeless Lighthouse Church, located in the Tribal building at 24697 Grand Ronde Road, will be opening its doors from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Tues- day and Thursday to provide temporary shelter for homeless Tribal members and Tribal families in the Grand Ronde area. If a family with children need shelter, they will be allowed to stay overnight if they arrive before 7 p.m. The church will be provide refreshments and information on where to receive additional help. For more information, contact Pastor Ken Haller at 971-237-4949. Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman — ext. 2352 Jack Giffen Jr. — ext. 2300 jack.giffen@grandronde.org cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 denise.harvey@grandronde.org chris.mercier@grandronde.org Michael Langley — ext. 1777 Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 2355 michael.langley@grandronde.org jon.george@grandronde.org Lisa Leno — ext. 1770 lisaleno@grandronde.org Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 19, in observance of Tribal Chiefs' Day. Kathleen George — ext. 2305 kathleen.george@grandronde.org Brenda Tuomi — ext. 4555 brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org
