Proposed Changes to Constitution

OUR PRESENT CONSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS ARE:

Section 1. Requirements: The membership of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon shall consist of all persons who are not enrolled as members of another recognized tribe, band or community and, who for one year have fully and unconditionally relinquished membership in another Indian Tribe and;

(a) whose names validly appear on the official tribal membership roll prepared under the Grand Ronde Restoration Act; provided, that such roll may be corrected by the Tribal Council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior; or

(b) whose names validly appear on the official tribal membership roll as of September 14, 1999; provided that such roll may be corrected by the Tribal Council in accordance with the tribal enrollment ordinance; or

(c) who possess at least one-sixteenth (1/16) degree Grand Ronde blood quantum and were born to a parent who was a member of the Tribe at the time of the applicant's birth and who, unless deceased, is a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe at the time the applicant files an application for enrollment; have filed an application for enrollment according to procedures established pursuant to Section 3 of this Article, and have been accepted as members in accordance with the tribal ordinance adopted under Section 3 of this Article.

For purposes of this section, 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 the Tribal Council with the approval of the Secretary of Interior.

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THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHP REQUIREMENTS IF PASSED WOULD BE:

The BIA election will be in the form of two amendments.

Amendment 1: The first paragraph of the Grand Ronde Constitution, Article V, Section 1, shall be changed to read as follows: Section 1. Requirements: The membership of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon shall consist of all persons who are not enrolled as members of another recognized tribe, band or community and, who for five years have fully and unconditionally relinquished membership in another Indian Tribe and;

Amendment 2: The Grand Ronde Constitution, Article V, Sections 1(b) and 1(c), shall be changed to read as follows: (a) whose names validly appear on the official tribal membership roll prepared under the Grand Ronde Restoration Act; provided, that such roll may be corrected by the Tribal Council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior; or(b) whose names validly appear on the official tribal membership roll as of (the effective date of the amendment); provided that such roll may be corrected by the Tribal Council in accordance with the tribal enrollment ordinance; or(c) who possess at least one-sixteenth (1/16) degree Grand Ronde blood quantum and were born to a parent who, unless deceased, is a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe at the time the applicant files an application for enrollment; have filed an application for enrollment according to procedures established pursuant to Section 3 of this Article, and have been accepted as members in accordance with the tribal ordinance adopted under Section 3 of this Article.

The final paragraph of the Grand Ronde Constitution, Article V, Section 1, shall be changed to read as follows: For purposes of this section, Grand Ronde blood is defined as all Indian blood derived from a direct ancestor whose name validly appears on the official tribal membership roll as of the date the person is accepted as a member of the tribe; provided that such roll may be corrected by the Tribal Council in accordance with the tribal enrollment ordinance.