Smoke Signals
July 1992
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SUMMER SCHOOL
This summer, beginning July 21st, the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde education department will
hold a three day summer school program for all
enrolled members from kindergarten through fifth
grade. The program hours will be from 9:00-12:00, at
the Community Center. We will hold a graduation
ceremony and pot-luck Friday the 24th, starting at
10:00 a jn. The following Wednesday (29th) the
graduates will be taken on a field trip to the new
Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. Several classes
are planned including some craft classes making
shields and masks. Flyers and letters with more details
will be forthcoming.
DISPLAY ITEMS NEEDED
We would like to obtain more Indian artifacts,
crafts, photos, etc to put in the Tribal Community
Center display cases. We would like to have the
display cases filled before the annual Pow wow.
Each display case has its own lock, and they remain
locked until the owner claims their property. We
would appreciate any help with items you would like
to share for display.
If you have something to display, please call or
write Tracy Hubbell at 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, Oregon, 97347. Phone: 879-5211 or
1-800-422-0232.
(Royalty, continued from front page)
Failure to meet any of these requirements may result
in disqualification from the Royalty Court. There may
be other required events not mentioned at this time.
Due to lack of interest, the Pow-wow Committee made
the decision to drop the deadline date, and to invite
tribal members who fit the Royalty guidelines to apply
for 1992 Royalty. Please remember, you will need
Regalia to compete in the pageant.
If you are interested, please fill out the form below
and mail it in to 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand
Ronde, Oregon, 97347
Name:
Address:
Phone:.
Enrollment Number
School:
Hobbles and outside activities:
Comments:.
Signature:
ParentGuardian Signature:
YOUTH ENCAMPMENT
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Health
Department is sponsoring a tribal youth encampment
on July 29th, 30th, and 31st. The camp focuses on
healthy life-styles and good choices. The camp is for
tribal youth ages 8 to 18. It will be held at the
Chemawa school in Salem. We will require one
chaperone for every four kids. If your kids are
interested in participating, call Mary or Teri at Tribal
Health Program, 1-800-422-0231
New Mental Health Employee
My name is Tomoko Gersch. I have just begun
working in the Mental Health Department as a
mental health professional. It was very fortunate for
me to attend the "Wellness & Spirituality Conference"
June 15-17 in Janzen Beach, Portland. I have learned
how to slow myself down, and I am feeling better
about myself. I have also learned not to go to
extreme directions, but rather to walk in balance. I
have learned and enjoyed from everybody there.
I was born, raised, and educated in Japan. I left there
to the United States due to my husband's transfer in
December, 1988. During the past eight years, I have
worked for the United States Navy, Oregon State
Hospital, Western Health Clinic, and Lane County
Mental Health as a health specialist. I moved from
San Diego to Salem, Oregon in 1987. Experiences in
America have been very positive for me, and I'm still
experiencing new things on a daily basis. It is my goal
to make mental health services accessable to anyone
who wants or needs them. Looking forward to seeing
you, Tomoko.
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Tomoko Gersch
Bush Issues Proclamation
Last March, President Bush issued a national procla
mation stating that 1992 was the Year of the American
Indian. During 1992, he urges states and communities
across America to honor this county's native peoples as
vital participants in the history of the United States. It
is also an opportunity for all to recognize the place
Native American's have in society, as well as acknowl
edge the right of Indian tribes to exist as sovereign
entities.
This proclamation was issued in recognition of the
tribes existing today as well as the ones which inhabited
North America half a millennium ago. Bush stated in
his proclamation that we should celebrate each tribe
that formed a community with its own customs,
traditions and system of social order. He encourages
local, State, and Federal government officials, inter
ested groups and organizations, and people of the
United States to observe this year with appropriate
programs, ceremonies, and activities.
FAMILY MATH & FAMILY
SCIENCE
With the dose of the 1991-92 school year, the tribal
FAMILY MATH AND FAMILY SCIENCE program
conducted its final FMFS class for the year on May
21, 1992. This year's activities covered a wide range of
topics:
Making of Yarn Spider Webs
Designing of Career Steps in Math and
ScienceBalloons and Creating Creationsand Frosting
'Studying Scorpions
Making Spinners for Probability Activities
Designing a Paper Structure using Squares,
Rectangles, and Triangles
Designing a Dwelling Model Using Graham
Crackers and Frosting.
This year's attendance was down from last year, we
averaged approximately 28-30 parents and children for
this school year. The program did see some new faces
and also had several parents and staff members
receive FMFS training through Portland State
University. The FMFS program would like to
recognize the following parents and staff:
WENDY SPENCER, JOM coordinator
SHAWN HOSTLER, Education Program
SecretaryMARGO MERCIER, Parent Volunteer
KAREN LORD, Parent Volunteer
COLLEN KIMSEY, Parent Volunteer
A big thank you goes out to these staff and parents
for volunteering time and energy into making the
FMFS class activities a success. If you missed out on
FMFS activities this year, be ready to join us next
school year. The program will begin in September and
will run through May, 1993. Remember-Math and
Science are fun!
TOBACCO CAUSE OF MANY
ILLNESSES AMONG INDIANS
According to a 1989 report by the Surgeon General
of the United States, approximately 480,000 people in
America die each year from diseases directly related
to tobacco use and 53,000 of this total is directly
caused by second-hand smoke (the smoke that is
exhaled or comes off the end of a burning cigarette).
Second-hand smoke is also known as environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS). Smoking and chewing tobacco
are highly related to one out of every five deaths in
the general American population. An Indian Health
Service Report (Trends in Indian Health-1991) lists
diseases of the heart, cancers, and chronic obstructive
pulmonary diseases among the top ten causes of death
in Indian country for all age categories. These
diseases are highly related to tobacco use and cause
two out of every five deaths in Indian country. As a
result, American Indians have twice the death rate
than does the average American. Here are some
reminders about smoking:
1. Smokers are twice as likely to die from cancer as
non-smokers.
2. Smokers are three times as likely to die from heart
attacks as non-smokers.
3. 60 of children who smoke start by the age of 14
and children who smoke are 15 times more likely to
go on to use narcotic drugs.
4. The tobacco industry spends more than 10 million
dollars every working day to promote smoking, more
than is spent advertising any other product.
5. More than 2500 deaths of infants under one year
old are attributable to smoking mothers.
6. A recent survey showed that almost two-thirds of
smokers say they would like to quit. (Gallup Poll, May
31, 1990).