Smoke Signals
June 1991
page 4
NEW ARRIVAL!!! .
Shylo Shree Dizick
Born May 11, 1991 -6lbs.7ozs.
Parents: Christopher Dizick and Christin Harron
Grandparents: Randi Davis John Harron, Sharon &
Perry Dizick
All of Forks, Washington
Great-Grandparents: Pete & Val Grout of Tillamook
Great-Great-Grandmothers: Arvella Houck of
Hcrmiston and
Dolly Reznicsck of Grand Ronde
SALMON PICK-UP
GUIDELINES
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's Fish and
Wildlife Department will now be distributing the
subsistence salmon supply once per year, rather then
twice. The distribution will be sometime in June. The
Fish and Wildlife Department will notify tribal members
as soon as dates for distribution are scheduled.
In order to have someone pick up your salmon for you,
the forms that were printed in the May newsletter must
be returned by June 3, 1991.
These changes were made to insure more tribal mem
bers receive an allocation of fish and to eliminate confu
sion during the distribution process.
If you have any questions regarding the fish distribu
tion, please call Karen Lord at 879-5211.
Ceremonies &
Celebrations:
Unmasking our Personal
Power
June 16-18, 1991.
Northwest American Indian Children of Alcoholics
offers a conference for children of alcoholics at Eastern
Washington University in Cheney, Washington.
Keynote presenters are John Bird, Blackfeet, trom
Bozeman. Montana and Anna Latimer Sechelt, from
Seattle, Washington. Pre-registration is $45.00 and
registration at the door is $60.00. This fee includes
admission to all workshops and events, one lunch and
one dinner.
Lodging is available on campus, a dormitory bed is
available for $9.00 per person, per night; R.V. parking is
$5.00 per night and there are also camping areas
available. Off campus rooms can be found in the nearby
areas of Spokane and Cheney.
Meal costs (other than what is included in the registra
tion fee) are: Breakfast - $3.50, Lunch - $4.00 and
Dinner- $5.50. These charges are per person.
Conference highlights include: Talking Circles, Sweats,
Journey to the Inner Child, Pow-Wow, Swimming, a
Planetarium and Workshops on:
Basic COA Support Groups
Laughter
Play
Organizing COA Support Groups
Healing Through Art
Dealing With Shame
Love and Dependence
Survivors of Incest
HIVAIDS T
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Tribal Elder's Feature -Emma
Summerlin
By Brent Merrill
Being from a large family shaped Grand Ronde tribal
elder Emma Summerlin's life at a very early age.
"Growing up in a large family was wonderful," remem
bers Emma. "It's nothing like it is nowadays. We
always had chores to do and we were always busy all the
time".
Emma, 72, said that she remembers everyone in the
family as always getting along. Her parents were
Andrew and Amanda Riggs and her sister is tribal elder
Wilma Butler. "We were all good to each other and we
relied on each other for everything." -
Emma, who lives in Tumwater, Washington, spent
several years in the Portland shipyards when she was a
young woman. "I was a ship wright. We had to lift iron
and follow the welders around and keep things clean
behind them." She remembers her days in the shipyards
as being tough but, enjoyable. "Yes it was hard but, I
liked it."
Dwight Summerlin, is Emma's oldest child and her
youngest is Tyrone Ritchey. In between is daughter Ann
Ritchey (Ann recently completed her Bachelor's Degree
at Evergreen Community College). Emma is also very
proud of her 14 grandchildren.
Emma said that she looks forward to coming down to
the Pow-Wow in Grand Ronde every year. "I really
enjoy coming to the Pow-Wow each year. It always
seems to get better and better and I really liked it this
last year." She said that the best part about coming to
the Pow-Wow each year is the chance to get to see all
her relatives again.
Being proud of her heritage comes easy for Emma. "I
always felt good about who I was. My dad always told us
we were the first people of the land." She explained that
she has tried to pass on her heritage to her children and
they to their children. "I think that it's important for
children to know their heritage and I have tried to pass
on to my children my appreciation for our heritage."
She remembers when she was young she would go with
her mother to make baskets with Hattie Hudson. "I
wasn't very old at the time but I remember it clearly.
We would burn the sticks first and then soak them in the
river and her husband John would bring them up out of
the river. Then we would get the skin all loose and sort
them by sizes. We would just sit and skin those for her
all day long."
Times were a lot simpler when Emma Summerlin was
growing up but, as far as she is concerned one thing
remains the same - "It is important to keep our tradi
tions alive."