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6 APRIL 15, 2023 Smoke Signals Advertisement Request for Proposals Engineering and Environmental Assessment Services The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde TUMWATA VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 1 Proposal due 2 p.m. May 4, 2023 Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), the CONFEDERTAED TRIBESOFGRANDRONDEisseekingcompetitiveproposalsfrom qualioedandexperiencedindividualsorormsfortheprovisionofde- sign services for the construction of infrastructure and utility improve- ments at tumwata village site in Oregon City. The project is located at 419 Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon. Questions or requests for clariocationshallbedirectedinwritingtotheProjectManager,Ryan Webb, via e-mail at Ryan.Webb@grandronde.org by 2 p.m., prevail- ing local time, Monday, May 1, 2023. Electronic copies of the RFP documents are available by e-mailing Ryan Webb at Ryan.Webb@grandronde.org or calling 503-879-2404. Respondents shall provide a written proposal by 2 p.m. Thursday, MAY 4, 2023, to Ryan Webb, Project Manager, at 9615 Grand Ronde Road,GrandRonde,OR97347.Speciocinformationregardingdocu- ment submittal procedures and due dates will be found in the RFP. þ Meetings will be held in a hybrid format on Zoom and in-person ENROLLMENT continued from front page <The enrollment process was nev- er stopped and we are continuing to accept and process all incoming applications,= she said in an e-mail. The planned pause was in response to recent ondings by a Tribal staff genealogist that almost 70 percent of current living Tribal members have lower provable blood quantum than what is on ole with the Tribe. Tribal Council will move forward with a series of enrollment meetings to gather more input and decide next steps regarding the Tribe9s error-plagued enrollment oles. <We must continue our conversa- tions around the future of enroll- ment and how we move forward,= Langley said. <We hope that you will continue to join us at our upcoming enrollment meetings and workshops so that we can continue that work.= The meetings will be held in a hy- brid format on Zoom and in-person at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19; Thursday, May 4; Wednesday, May 17; and Thursday, June 1. All meetings will be at the Tribal Governance Center, with the ex- ception of May 4, which will be at Portland State University9s Native American Student and Community Center, 710 S.W. Jackson St. þ We want to hear from you! 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! þ Tribe has specific blood quantum requirements in its Constitution MEETING continued from front page Langley moderated the executive session meeting that lasted almost four hours. Because the meeting was held in executive session, Smoke Signals cannot report details of what was discussed. On Wednesday, March 22, Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy announced a planned year- long pause on enrollment actions. Kennedy stated almost 70 percent of current living Tribal members have lower provable blood quantum than what is on ole with the Tribe. The pause was later rescinded. The Grand Ronde Tribe has spe- cioc blood quantum requirements in its Constitution. Using blood quantum to determine enrollment dates back more than two centuries when Indian agents would conduct census taking in Tribal commu- nities and assign blood quantum amounts to families, with little to no scientioc process. Widespread errors in the mem- berships9 oles were orst identioed in an enrollment audit conducted in 2012 that became the foundation for a divisive era of disenrollment proceedings within the Grand Ronde Tribe. The audit was even- tually deemed unreliable by Tribal Council. Since 2019, Tribal Council has been researching, conducting meet- ings and hiring staff to ond a ox for these errors. In order to change the require- ments of enrolling new Tribal members, the membership must approve a constitutional amend- ment, which requires at least 30 percent of registered voters cast ballots and two-thirds of those vot- ing must approve the amendment. The only three constitutional amendments that have passed were the 1999 amendment, which tight- ened enrollment requirements, an increase in the relinquishment period approved in 2008 and a 2022 amendment, which bans disenroll- ment except in cases of deliberate fraud or dual enrollment. If Grand Ronde Tribal members would like to receive a link to watch the Tuesday, April 4, meeting, e-mail Hernandez at stacia.mar- tin@grandronde.org. Future enrollment-oriented meetings are slated for: " Wednesday April 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Governance Center/Zoom; " Thursday, May 4, at 5:30 p.m. at Portland State University9s Native American Student and Community Center/Zoom; " Wednesday, May 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the Governance Center/Zoom; " Thursday, June 1, at 5:30 p.m. in the Governance Center/Zoom. þ SAVE THE DATE Wellness Canoe Naming Ceremony FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO JOIN US AS WE NAME OUR WELLNESS CANOE AND CELEBRATE HEALING IN THE COMMUNITY MAY SATURDAY 20 AT 2PM 2023 DOORS OPEN AT 2PM FEAST AT 5PM DANCING TO FOLLOW DINNER ACHAF-HAMMI (PLANKHOUSE)