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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1997)
& GatHBstmnniam iSmiaiisenm Site F fl1 Regional Council appointed by Clinton visits Casino Grand Ronde Veterans: proud of summer activities The Grand Ronde Tribal Council and Spirit Mountain Casino hosted a very important dinner at Legends on Thursday, July 10. Attendees were the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of the President's Council on Sustainable Development. In short, appointed representatives chose to visit one Tribally owned Casino Spirit Mountain Casino to learn everything possible about Casino operations, economic development of the Grand Ronde Tribe, and contributions to the community. The Tribe provided the Regional Council with a bus ride from Portland, a tour of the Casino, and a first-class dining experience. The informational presentation included words from Chuck Galford, Kathryn Harrison, and Francis Somday. Tribal children who attend Twah Sunchako Learning Center sang two songs in Chinook Jargon, Ila Dowd also told a story in Chinook, and during dinner flutist Bill Wilson played Native music. The Pacific Northwest Regional Council, modeled after the composition of the national council, is composed of approximately 30 regional leaders from business, environment, social service and gov ernmental organizations. The Pacific Northwest Regional Council is the first to be formed and will be a prototype for other regional councils. The President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) is a group of national leaders appointed by President Clinton in 1992 to address the integrated social, economic and environmental issues facing the nation and to develop recommendations for how the country can work toward sustainable develop ment, or "... meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability to future generations to meet their own needs." After years of exploring development issues throughout the nation's communities, the PCSD issued its report, Sustainable America: A New Consensus for prosperity, Opportunity and a Healthy Environment for the Future. The PCSD is currently working on the first phase of implementing its report's recommendations. The recommendations of the national council emphasized the importance of com munity driven processes and local engage ment in sustainable development. The Pa cific Northwest Regional Council was initi ated to encourage implementation activities that fulfill the PCSD's joint belief that "the nation must strengthen its communities and enhance their role in decisions about envi ronment, equity, natural resources, and eco nomic progress so that the individuals and the institutions most affected can join with others in the decision process." The Pacific Northwest Regional Council will build upon the recommendations con tained in the Sustainable America report and the expertise of regional community lead ers to strengthen and expand initiatives that promote sustainable development. The re gional council is establishing an action-oriented program that factors cooperation be tween, as well as national level organiza tions such the Conference of Mayors. The four main goals of the regional coun cil are to provide: O Outreach and education about sustain able development issues and concepts. 0 Awards and recognition to existing sus ceptibility initiatives. Projectsupporttoregionalorganizations working on sustainable development. 0 Projects that implement the recommen dations contained in Sustainable America. mmmmmtuim L j ' -i i. Hi.. i V JftjhWirW-W GI J , X Members of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council, appointed by President Clinton, enjoyed an international theme-style dinner at Spirit Mountain Casino. Veteran's had great weather for their annual Pow wow held on Saturday, June 1 2 at the Grand Ronde Pow-wow Grounds. Brand new this year, GRAND RONDE VETERANS' ROYALTY. Below: Nikki Norwest, Veterans' Jr. Queen '97-'98; Stephanie Duran, Veterans' Jr. Prin cess '97-'98; and Courtney Warren, Veteran's Sr. Queen '97-'98. The girls will attend the pow-wow circuit with the Grand Ronde Veterans' Color Guard. The Veteran's Royalty Float won first place at the Coburg Parade on Saturday, July 19. ft - i V iff J4 mil "I - .-."I, ' v ; t i - '"1 f" ' ITA f , "7m a I five. i. I .......... fc
