Klamath Tribes Hide Meetings From Members

EDITORIAL OPINION As an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes, thus being a member of the Klamath Tribes General Council, I have the expectation to be notified in some way of General Council Meetings. I have recently decided that instead of being one of the crowd that complains about our tribe, if I was to desire change, I had better educate myself and try and change the corruption in any way possible. I attended the May 30, 2009 "Regular" General Council meeting at which many important issues were tabled. Since these issues were tabled, a "Special" General Council meeting was called for in a period of 2 weeks. It was my plan to attend the "Special" meeting. On Thursday the 11th of June, I did call Tribal Administration to inquire about the meeting and was told there was NO meeting on the 13th, but there was one scheduled on the 20th. Being naive as I am (what a fault!) I believed the voice on the phone and went on about my day. It was not until today, Sunday June 14th that I found out there WAS indeed a meeting yesterday. However, I suppose others were in my boat of being not notified or misinformed because there was no quorum. There is still a meeting scheudled for the 20th of June. It is my opinion that the Tribes are secretive about these meetings. I live in Chiloquin not even a mile from Tribal Administration and I NEVER see meeting notices posted. Isn't it the responsibility of the Tribal Council to post notices or in some way inform tribal members of such important business? Perhaps it is easier if the people who question those in power are kept in the dark! There is the tribal website to go to for notification, however it does not seem to have been updated since April! Though I appreciate the "Weekly Bulletin" that was posted 2 months ago by Taylor David, somehow this does not seem adequate. This lack of organization and communication are so rampant in the tribal offices and are an embarassment to all enrolled members.