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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1998)
News and Opinion Smoke Signals Tribal Community Meetings Community meetings are being held to gather valuable input from the tribal membership regarding the future direction of the Tribe. Topics of discussion will include: use of tribal revenues, focus of tribal programs, and how to maintain the physical and financial well-being of the Tribe for generations to come. Exact locations (including meeting rooms), direc tions, and agenda items will be announced in a special flier that will be sent out to tribal members within the next week. All meetings will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the following cities: Monday, June 29 Portland..... Terwilliger Education Center 6318 SW Corbett, Room 1 Tuesday, June 30 Salem . Chemeketa Community College Bldg. 3, Room 118-119 Wednesday, July 1.... Eugene to be announced Monday, July 13 Grand Ronde Community Center Thursday, July 16 BendRedmond .. to be announced Respected Elder passes away Respected tribal leader PAUL F. WHITEHEAD passed away on May 29 at Ashland Community Hospital in Ashland, Oregon. Funeral ser vices were held at the Siletz Tribal Community Center on June 4. Paul Francis Whitehead was born April 9, 1924 to Frank Whitehead and Elizabeth Paul. He was a mem-, ber of the Ktunaxa Nation of the St. Mary's Band Reserve, near Cranbrook, British Columbia. Pre ceded in death are his parents; a son, Paul Francis Whitehead Jr., in 1956; and daughter, Linda J. Whitehead King, in 1993. Paul is survived by his wife Donna Hufteling Whitehead of Phoenix, OR; three sons, Stuart, Craig, and Tony, all of Siletz; two daughters, Peggy Medina of Eddyville, Oregon and Tami Miner, of Siletz; two stepchil dren, Scott Curtis and Alesia Breazeale, both of Medford, OR. Paul had ten grandchildren, two step grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Paul moved from Cranbrook to Siletz in 1950 with the Deskin's Christ mas Tree Company. Shortly thereaf ter he met his first wife and mother of his children, Betty Logan Whitehead. They were married in 1951. Paul spent a number of years work ing in the Little League Baseball As sociation and the Siletz Volunteer Fire Department. In 1977, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz was restored to federal rec ognition, and Paul was an instrumen tal figure in teaching cultural danc ing. His cultural knowledge helped establish pow-wows throughout Western Oregon and for many years he was the whip-man for pow-wows, including the Annual Grand Ronde Pow-wow. Paul resided in the Eugene-Springfield area. While in this community he was active in the Eugene School District Native Program, and the Springfield Title IV Program. He was the Elder advisor at Sky Camp, which is the Tide IV Cultural Youth Sum mer Camp. Paul then moved to Salem. It was there that he met and married Donna Hufteling in 1991. While in the Sa lem area, Paul was active in cultural activities at Nanitch Sahallie Youth Treatment Center and Chemawa In dian School. In 1997, Paul and Donna moved to Phoenix, Oregon, where he resided at the time of his passing. Paul will be forever remem bered by his friends at the Grand Ronde Tribe and in Native commu nities throughout Western Oregon. ..-StfSMtfv;. v." H ... 7 M : . -km .A a! vN.. I I SEEKERS: We want to know! Seekers is a community-based group interested in preserving and protecting the culture and heritage of Grand Ronde. The group meets once per month to have an exchange and discussion about genealogy, and the history of Grand Ronde in general. We are interested in what you know about Grand Ronde and how we got here. We currently have a cookbook project underway. We need your suggestions on making this a success. We encourage and invite the Grand Ronde community to come join us on Saturday, June 27 at 10 a.m. at the Community Center. Dear Editor: I was really saddened when I wit nessed the rude behavior of some tribal members at our May General Council meeting. I would guess that the majority of our members expect everyone to follow the rules of com mon courtesy, and this certainly isn't what is happening. What can we do to ensure that all of us exhibit courtesy at our "'meet ings? Why should our Tribal Coun cil have to feel threatened by a mem ber who would grab the microphone and advance on members of Council in a menacing way? As one Tribal Council member mentioned to us, why should we allow our Elders to become upset with the behavior at our meetings and therefore, not at tend? Our Elders' presence is needed to encourage people to observe rules of conduct. I would urge tribal members who think they could influence our meet ings in a positive way to attend meet ings. You are badly needed. I would ask all who are bothered by the kind of behavior that occurred at the last meeting to be thinking of ways to improve the behavior of this minor ity of rude people. Let's speak out! Yours truly, Marilyn Portwood Roll 2915 Dear Editor, My husband and I would like to thank Bryan Langley and the Tribe for helping us get our home and acre age in Central Oregon. It has been a real dream come true for us. Thanks again, Genene and Ray Guillory SMOKE SIGNALS 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Or 97347 EDITOR: TRACY DUGAN (503) 879-2254 REPORTER: OSCAR JOHNSON (503) 879-2321 GRAPHICS SC NEWS COORDINATOR: KIM MUELLER (503) 879-2264 1 -800-422-0232 FAX: (503) 879-2263 E-MAIL ADDRESSES: tracynewsmacnet.com kimnewsmacnet.com oscarjohnsonjournalist.com Members of the Native American Journalist Association, the Associated Press, and Society of News Design. SUBMISSIONS FROM OUR READERS: SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Is pub lished twice a month. We have estab lished an Editorial Policy to encourage input from readers about stories printed in SMOKE SIGNALS, and other tribal Issues. However, all let ters must be received at the newspa per office with author's signature, ad dress, and phone number in order to be considered for publication. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit any letter for clarity and length, and to refuse publication of any letter or any part of a letter that may con tain libelous statements or personal at tacks. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Pub lished letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, tribal employees, or Tribal Council. UPCOMING DEADLINES: Friday, June 19, 1998 Monday, July 6, 1998 Printed on recycled paper. Tribal Council member Mark Mercier with Paul Whitehead in 1994.
