June 1990
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USDA DATES
The USDA Food Distribution for Salem will be June 12,
13, 14, 1990. The USDA Food Distribution for Silctz is
June 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15, 1990. Our hours are from 8:00
to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
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Job Announcement
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Position: Instructional Assistant, Native American
Summer School Program, for six weeks.
Project: Title V Summer School
Duties: Assisting Summer School TeacherDirector
with Teaching Native American Dancing, Songs, and
Poetry.
Starting Date: June 18, 1990
Salary: $6.00 an hour
Deadline: June 9, 1990
Requirements: Three hours a day for 3 days a
week, plus one eight hour day, one day a week.
Applications may be picked up at the Youth Center,
Education Office.
Job Announcement
Description:
Position: Summer School TeacherDirector
Project: Position will be for the Summer School
Program for six weeks.
Duties: TeacherDirector Summer School Program.
Direct summer school field trips, tutoring, and summer
school.
Salary: $12.00 an hour.
Starting Date: Will be announced soon!
Requirements: Three and one-half hours a day, 3
days a week; One eight hour day, 1 day a week for six
weeks. Oregon State Teachers Certification.
Applications may be picked up at the Youth Center,
Education office or at Slater School.
Preference for employment shall be given to Indian
applicants.
Help Wanted
We need six people to help with Clean-Up and Mainte
nance at our Pow Wow in August. If you or someone
you know would like to make some extra money and
enjoy the Pow Wow at the same time, Contact Mary
Trevino, Coordinator at the Tribal office. 879-5211
Looking for Native American
Women Writers
For an anthology, "Reinventing the Enemy's Language,
we are looking for submissions of original poetry and
prose from Native women writers North, Central and
South America. (Each writer must be identified with a
tribal group.) We will accept submissions in English,
Spanish and tribal languages, up to 12 pages of prose
(short stories, creative essays, testimonials, or novel
excerpts), or 5 pages of poetry. We are looking for work
that encompasses Native women's experience as we
enter the 21st century, 500 years since Columbus, Also
enclose a short biography which states your tribal
affiliation. USA submissions please enclose SASE.
(Remember not to send your only copy of work.)
Payment for published work will be in copies, with a
small honorarium.to be determined. Deadline for
submissions is October 1990. Please send to: Joy Harjo,
P.O. Box 42853, Tucson Arizona 85733 USA.
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Can you help the HFN Program identify these tribal
members? The lady on the left is believed to be
Florence or Josephine Wacheno. Her married name
could be McKinney. The lady on the right is believed to
be Agatha Howard. Any help would be appreciated.
New Arrival!
Chantae Chaela Marie Fechtner
Born on May 16, 1990
Weighed 6 lbs. and 9 12 ounces.
Parents are Robert and Margie Fechtner
Grandparents are Kenneth Edward and Darlene
Lafferty
"Smoke Signals" is the monthly publication of
the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon. P.O. Box 38, Grand
Ronde, Oregon 97347. Phone (503) 879-5211.
Brent Merrill EditorPhotography
Colleen Kimsey Word Processing
CONTRIBUTORS:
Darlene Aaron Contract Health
Bonnie Martin Health Staff
Camille Van Vlcct JOM Program
Jackie Colton .....Tribal Council Staff