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Tribal Government & News Candidates Forum attracts more than 30 people to listen to eight council hopefuls 07.31.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections Spreaker Info Still need more information to help you decide who to vote for? You can listen to Smoke Signals Editor Dean Rhodes’ interviews with all eight Tribal Council candidates by going to www.spreaker.com and searching for “Smoke Signals podcasts.” By Dean Rhodes More than 30 Tribal members and their spouses attended the official …

Gaming Tribe opposes Siletz Salem casino plan 01.28.2022 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Federal government , State government , Spirit Mountain Casino , Tribal relations The Siletz Tribe is proposing to build a second Class III casino in Salem northeast of the Interstate 5 and 99E intersection. The project would be built on 20 acres of trust land and eight acres of fee land. The Bureau of Indian Affairs held a virtual hearing regarding the project’s environmental assessment on Wednesday, Jan. 26. (Smoke …

interim Tribal Council that served following 1983’s Restoration after being elected from a field of 27 candidates on Feb. 11, 1984. He was elected to the first official Tribal Council on March 23, 1985, receiving the third most votes among 28 candidates, and served through May 1986. “I am concerned about the needs of our people, young and old alike,” he said in a candidate statement that appeared in the February 1984 edition of Smoke Signals . “I will work for the betterment of the Tribe …

of the Secretary of the Interior or the official Tribal membership roll prepared by the Tribe between Nov. 30, 1984, and Sept. 14, 1999; provided that such roll may be corrected by the Tribal Council in accordance with the Tribal Enrollment Ordinance .” The second proposed amendment would reduce General Council participation requirements for initiatives, referendums and the calling of special General Council meetings. Currently, the Tribal Constitution requires at least one-third of the adult general …

.” The new definition, with new wording in italics, would read: “Grand Ronde blood is defined as all Indian blood derived from a direct ancestor whose name validly appears on the official Tribal membership roll prepared under the Grand Ronde Restoration Act; provided, that such roll may be corrected by Tribal Council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or the official Tribal membership roll prepared by the Tribe between Nov. 30, 1984, and Sept. 14, 1999; provided that such roll may …

criteria. “There are like two parallel things going forward right now,” Tribal Council Secretary Michael Langley said during an April 25 interview with Smoke Signal s. “There’s one with the issues within our (enrollment) files and the errors. There’s problems within our files around blood quantum. … But then you also have that we’re going to run out (of people). I think it is over 80 percent and maybe 90 percent now of our people that are enrolled are the last of their bloodline …

or recently completed projects, and the Tribe discussed many of its own. The 1855 Willamette Valley Treaty, many federal regulations and the overall federal trust responsibility to Tribes require the U.S. Forest Service to seek Tribal input through consultation on forest actions in the Tribe's ceded lands, which include Willamette, Siuslaw and Mt. Hood national forests. More recently, Memoranda of Understanding have been signed among the parties leading to a specific and official level of cooperation …

night, in the interest of safety. Some Tribes intended to make the final landing but were urged to leave early in the morning to avoid the roughest water. Some videos posted on the Facebook page, “Almost Official Paddle To Elwha,” show canoes in churning, rough waters as paddlers make their way across. According to some eyewitnesses, one canoe capsized and paddlers were rescued by a Navy boat. Protocol follows Landing Day, and will take place from Friday, Aug. 1 to Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the Lower …

, Smoke Signals trumpeted the official beginning of the Grand Ronde Tribe's concerted effort to build a veterans memorial. "One of Tribal Council's priorities for 1999 will be to erect a Veterans Memorial recognition and appreciation for those Tribal members who have served in the Armed Forces and fought in America's wars," the announcement read. "An ad hoc committee is a temporary committee, and will be dissolved after the Veterans Memorial project is complete." A report on the meeting …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs Enrollment Ordinance amendments 09.26.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Enrollment Tribal Council approved changes to the Tribe’s Enrollment Ordinance that will now permit the consideration of Tribal case law when making enrollment decisions during its Wednesday, Sept. 26, meeting. The proposed changes elicited record response from the membership with 243 comments submitted to the Tribal Attorney’s Office. Of those, 45 supported the changes, 197 …