Elders invited to join family quilt project
he Cultural Resources Program is
working on a Tribal History
Project. One of the goals of the
project is to be able to tell the story of our
tribal families from 1855 to current times
through old family photographs and stories.
The program plans to make use of the most
recent audio-visual computer technology to
make the this project an educational tool
for people of all ages.
Because the Wellness Committee also is
interested in collecting old photographs to
hang in the new health clinic, members of
this committee have joined forces with the
Cultural Resources Program to provide a
gala event for tribal Elders. The event is
designed to create an atmosphere where the
Elders can relax, discuss old times, and en
joy themselves. Members of the Culture
and Heritage Board and the Wellness Com
mittee will be on hand during the event to
record many of the stories they tell for the
Tribal Oral History Archive.
Each Elder is asked to bring a few photo
graphs taken before 1 950 which they would
not mind being copied for the Tribal
Archive and displayed in the new health
clinic, in other tribal buildings or in tribal
publications. In addition to family photo
graphs, the Cultural Resources Program and
the Wellness Committee is interested in old
pictures of Grand Ronde including the
buildings, social ceremonies, and special
events.
The Elder's Social will begin at noon on
Friday, January 24 at the Grand Ronde
Community Center and will include lunch.
Every effort will be made to provide trans
portation for any Elder wishing to attend.
To arrange transportation call June Olson
at 1-800422-0232 ext. 2249. If Elders can
not attend the event, but wish to share old
family stories andor photographs, they can
contact June Olson at the tribal offices.
As a continuation of this event, the Cul
tural Resource Program, the Wellness Com
mittee, the Adult Education Program, and
the Culture and Heritage Board have joined
together to provide an opportunity for those
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Claudette Parazoo, left, and Pearl Mekemson hold a family quilt made by tribal member Karen Olson. The
Elders' quilt project will convey a similar "family tree" theme, and will hang on display in the new Health and
Wellness Center when completed.
Elders to create a tribal quilt. Old family
photographs can be included in the design
of the quilt. Each Elder will be provided
with the materials to create a quilt square
which represents hisher particular family.
After the squares are sewn together, the fin
ished quilt will hang in the new health clinic.
Gayla Tulensru, Adult Education Coordi
nator will arrange for a quilting instructor
to help the Elders working on the project.
The date for the class will be announced
later. An Elder does not need to attend the
class to participate in the project. The ma
terial to make a quilt square to represent
your family can be delivered and the square
can be created at home. Each Elder is asked
to embroider hisher name and date of birth
at the bottom of the square. If an Elder is
unable to embroider, this will be done for
them. If you are an Elder and would like to
participate in the Quilt Project, please con
tact June Olson at 879-2249 or 1-800-422-0232
ext. 2249, as soon as possible for your
materials.
Culture and Heritage Board raffling elk leg
basket; extend appreciation to donors
The Culture and Heritage Board will be selling raffle tick
ets to help with the costs of the Elders' Social planned for
January, as well as the Tribal Quilt Project. The drawing
for the winner will be at the February General Council
meeting, and the prize is the elk leg basket (shown) made
by tribal employee Vivian DeMary. You need not be present
at the meeting to win. To purchase tickets, please call the
tribal offices at 1-800422-0232 or 879-5211 contact
Pam Warren at ext. 2028; Claudette Parazoo, ext. 2382, or
June Olson at ext. 2249.
The Culture and Heritage Board would also like to pub
licly thank Wesley "Buddy" West for donating a large hand
crafted drum to the Tribe in memory of his grandmother,
Adeline Menard Haller. The drum is on display at the Com
munity Center.
Another special thank you to Jack Graves, author of the
book 'Wow" Never Lasts: Stories of Garibaldi and
Garibaldians, for donating books to our tribal history li
brary. It is the generosity people such as these which ex
pands our collections and helps us preserve our history.
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