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PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 700 Tribal Council swearing-in photos — pg. 8 october 1, 2022 Facebook Live event educates on amendment vote By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor T Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez Tribal member Jasmine Manangan plays disc golf at Leverich Park in Vancouver, Wash., on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Manangan recently won the amateur division in the National Amateur Disc Golf tournament held in Buxton, Ore., which qualified her to take part in the national championship scheduled for Oct. 26-29 in Austin, Texas. Seeking par-fection Tribal member to compete at national disc golf championships By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer V ANCOUVER, Wash. — When Jasmine Manangan first started playing disc golf 15 years ago, the goal was simple. “I was just looking for something I could do with my kids when they were toddlers, to get them out of the house and have fun together,” she says. “I’ve been doing it consistently since then.” Fast forward 15 years and both her sons, 18-year- old Daniel Williams and 16-year-old Adam Williams, still play. Additionally, the 34-year-old Tribal member mother found a new outlet for furthering her abilities by competing in tournaments and has qualified for a spot at the National Amateur Disc Golf Tournament Championships being held in Austin, Texas, this month. See DISC GOLF continued on page 10 ribal voters will be asked on Wednesday, Nov. 2, to amend the Tribal Constitution to re- strict how a Tribal member can be disenrolled to only cases of proven fraud or dual enrollment. A “unified” Tribal Council ap- proved sending the proposal out to voters during its Aug. 10 meet- ing and held its first educational meeting regarding the proposal via Facebook Live on Wednesday, Sept. 21. About 80 people listened to the 21-minute presentation. It will be the eighth time since 1999 that Tribal voters will be asked to amend the Constitution. Only two proposals out of those previous seven votes that included 11 suggested amendments received the required two-thirds majority to alter the Tribe’s Constitution. The proposed constitutional amendment would amend Article V, Section 5 to limit involuntary loss of membership to fraud and dual enrollment, and remove the current language regarding loss of membership for failure to meet enrollment criteria. Section 5 currently reads, “The Tribal Council shall by ordinance prescribe rules and regulations gov- erning involuntary loss of member- ship. The reasons for such loss shall be limited exclusively to failure to meet the requirements set forth for membership in this Constitution.” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said the cre- ation of the proposed constitutional amendment has been a long process and a response to Tribal members saying there needs to be a remedy See FB LIVE continued on page 10 Timberline celebrates land, peoples acknowledgement By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor G OVERNMENT CAMP – Timberline Lodge joined the likes of many cities and counties in Oregon on Wednesday, Sept. 28, in celebrating a land and peoples acknowl- edgement and dedicating the flags of the Grand Ronde and Warm Springs Tribes. Wednesday also marked the 85th anniver- sary of Timberline Lodge and the day it was dedicated by President Franklin Roosevelt. “While we celebrate this momentous day, we recognize that the land on which we now See LAND continued on page 11 Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Kathleen George joins R.L.K. and Co. Tribal Liaison Lisa Riversong (Wanapum/Yakama) in a round dance during Timberline Lodge’s 85th anniversary celebration held at Mt. Hood on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The event also included a land and peoples acknowledgement and dedications of the Grand Ronde and Warm Springs Tribal flags. Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez
