Comments from the Community Organizer.
On Satu'Ju, March 3, 1981), an oral presentation concerning the history and
restoration jt th. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was given to the Daughters of
the Revolt' ion, Ch. ieketa Chapter, In Salem, OR. The group had supported our efforts
via their ietter of support during our struggle for restoration anJ was certainly most
helpful ;o us.
Th. Oregon Mother of the Year annual awards banquet was held March 10, 19oH. at
the Red Lion Inn, Portland, OR. I, as well as my sister, Marie Schmidt, was Invited
to attend this event by last year's Merit Mother, Dorothy Ackerman. Mrs. Fern Alexander,
one of the ten Merit Mother's for this year, was honored along with the winner and
runner-up. Fern Is from the Otoe Tribe.
The Oregon Indian Council on Aging met at Chemawa, OR. on March 17, I ' attended
as the Grand Ronde delegate, along with others from Portland, So. Oregon, Pendleton
and Warm Springs, Oregon The main topic dlcussed was the election of officers at
the next meeting which will be held In Warm Springs, OR. at their Senior Center during
the month of April. Some pf these delegates will be representing Oregon at the up-coming
Nat'1 Indian Council on Aging Conference In Tulas, Okla. later this month.
"Indian Concerns'" was the topic at the Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday, March 18, 198'
In Corvallls, OR. One of their pastors, Jon Magnusen, Invited Candy Robertson and I to
address their group at the morning Forum S'M A.M. to relate to them about our past
and prsent activities regarding the Restoration Bill. We felt this group was genuinely
interested In our history and what has happened to us since our Bill was passed.
Kathryn Harrison, C. Organizer.
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Summer Jobi for Teenagers in Conservation Programs; April 15 Deadline:
Young adulta 15 through 18 years of age have until April 15, 1984 to apply for
tone 4,000 job opportunities in conservation programs of the Department of the
Interior this summer. The jobs, offered by the National Park Service and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service range from building roads and trails and
repairing damages to parks and recreation sites, to helping wildlife
researchers on national wildlife refuges. These work opportunities are part
of the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program, sponsored by Interior, the
Department of Agriculture and state governments across the country.
Participants work 40 hours a week and are paid the minimum wage. For
information and application forms contact the nearest U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service or National Park Service office. Applications must be received by
April 15 and all applicants will be notified by Hay 1, 1984. The majority of
those selected will begin employment in June. The U.S. Forest Service also
provides employment opportunities for teenagers through the YCC program.