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Tribe to host ATNI
Common Ground
Conference
June 18, 19 and 20
Spirit Mountain Casino
This conference is where the Tribes of the Northwest
discuss cultural issues which effect all the Tribes. The
theme of the conference will be "Honor Your Ances
tors Honor Yourselves," and is sponsored by the
Grand Ronde Kwelth Tahlkie Culture and Heritage So
ciety Board of Directors.
Opening Ceremonies will be Wednesday, June 18 at
8:45 a.m. in the Bingo Hall of Spirit Mountain Casino.
Master of Ceremonies is Wilson Wewa, Sr., and will be
followed by a welcome from the Grand Ronde Tribal
Council and the Kwelth Tahlkie Culture and Heritage
Society members.
At 10:30 a.m., a special Elders' Panel will be held
where Grand Ronde tribal members will discuss the ef
fects of termination on the Tribe and its members. The
Elders' Panel will include Ila Dowd, Nora Kimsey, Mabel
Gaston, Leon "Chip" Tom, and Gene LaBonte.
Presentations will be made from the Cultural Resource
Protection Specialists of the Grand Ronde Tribe and the
Siletz Tribe. There will be presentations on Thursday,
including another panel in which the topic will be "Or
egon Terminated Tribes" at 10:30 a.m., and "Western
Washington Tribes," at 1:30 p.m. in the Bingo Hall.
Lunch will be provided on both days.
There will be a pow-wow at the Grand Ronde Pow
wow Grounds on Thursday evening. Presenters on Fri
day include Tribal Council Chair Kathryn Harrison.
There will be door prizes every day and plenty of fun
things to do. Please join the Grand Ronde Tribe and
Kwelth Tahlkie Culture and Heritage Society in celebrat
ing and honoring our past.
Tribal member M.D.
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vision sponsored its
annual Honor and
Recognition Dinner
for tribal member
students and pro
gram graduates on
May 29. Almost
two-thirds of award
recipients attended,
and more and more
of our tribal youth
are doing well in
school, and choosing
to pursue college and
training after high
school.
Keynote speaker for the dinner was tribal member Kristi
Seidel, who recently completed her M.D. at the University
of Kansas medical school. Kristi is now doing her resi
dency at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where
she works in the family practice, and in the Emergency
Room. Kristi said that a typical work week for a doctor is
96 hours.
Kristi graduated from the University of Oregon in 1992
with her undergraduate degree, and applied to a lot of medi
cal schools before deciding on Kansas.
"I love the family practice part of my job," said Kristi.
"I love pediatrics and obstetrics. I never get tired of deliv
ering babies!" Kristi is married, and her husband, Scott, is
a nurse. They met when they were students in Eugene.
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Darlene Aaron, Education Committee Chair, give
Kristi Seidel gifts of appreciation and honor.
As many students know, college can be a very expensive
investment, especially for an out of state student, but Kristi
thanks the Tribe for its help in cutting down the costs of her
education in medicine. "The Education Trust Fund Schol
arship I received covered almost half of my tuition. This
contribution is something I am very grateful for."
Kristi said that after her residency, she would like to one
day come to work for the Tribe.
A complete list of graduates, scholarship awards, and
Honor Recognition recipients will be published in the next
Smoke Signals. Watch for it!
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