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OCTOBER 1, 2021
Smoke Signals
Taking the oath of office
Tribal Court Chief Judge Cynthia Kaufman Noble swears in Tribal Council
Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy during a ceremony held on Wednesday,
Sept. 15, in Tribal Council Chambers. Kennedy led all candidates in votes
with 869 during the Sept. 11 Tribal Council election to secure her eighth
consecutive term in office dating back to 2000. The swearing-in ceremony
opened with a prayer and drum from Cultural Resources Department
Cultural Advisor Bobby Mercier.
Incoming Tribal Council member
Michael Cherry and outgoing Tribal
Council member Steve Bobb Sr. share
a moment before the swearing-in
ceremony held in Tribal Council
Chambers on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
Tribal Court Chief Judge Cynthia Kaufman Noble swears in Tribal Council
member Jon A. George during a ceremony held on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in
Tribal Council Chambers. George finished second in the tally during the Sept.
11 Tribal Council election with 778 votes and secured his fourth consecutive
term on Tribal Council dating back to 2012.
Tribal Court Chief Judge Cynthia
Kaufman Noble swears in former
Spirit Mountain Community
Fund Executive Director Michael
Cherry during a ceremony held
on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Tribal
Council Chambers. Cherry finished
third in the Sept. 11 Tribal Council
election with 661 votes and
becomes the 49th Tribal member
to serve on Tribal Council since
1983’s Restoration. She also follows
in the footsteps of her mother,
Candy Robertson, and sister, Angie
Blackwell, in serving on Tribal
Council.
Tribal Council members Lisa Leno and Jack Giffen Jr. present Steve Bobb Sr. with a Pendleton blanket and other gifts in appreciation of his
service to the Tribe following the swearing-in ceremony held on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Tribal Council Chambers. Bobb served three terms on
Tribal Council from 2007-13 and 2018-21. He finished fourth during the Sept. 11 Tribal Council election with 595 votes.
Photos by Timothy J. Gonzalez