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APRIL 15, 2023
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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
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<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
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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)