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UK. LULL. E 78 .06 : S66 1 September 15, A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org September 15, 2000 mm Tribe hosts Willamette National Forest Tour On-going government-to-government relationship builds future. By Justin Phillips The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde hosted a group from the Willamette National For est Ranger District's for a tour of the Tribe's Reservation and Tribal cam pus on August 28-29. The five ranger districts and the Tribe came together for a two-day team-building and learning events. The ranger districts sent 22 people for the tour. The Tribe and Forest Service signed a Memorandum of Under standing (MOU) in January of this year. Under the agreement, the Forest Service and Tribe will work together on projects and gain input and ideas that affect all parties in volved. The Forest Service took a tour of Tribal programs and buildings, vis ited the Reservation and Spirit Moun tain. They held a mini-pow-wow in the Tribal Governance Center. "The warmth of how we were continued on page 7 J ,7,' j? . . . : i t L I a. The Willamette Forest Service, Tribal Elders, Tribal Council members and staff enjoy dancing and drumming during the mini pow-wow. The For est Service took the time to learn about Tribal traditions, have lunch with the Elders and visit Spirit Mountain. All this is made possible with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in Janu ary between the Tribe and Forest Service. Ed Pearsall 374 Jan Reibach 310 Cheryle Kennedy 266 Val Grout 204 Margaret Provost 1 99 Lottie Child... 180 Mark Mercier 172 Shelley Hanson 157 Diana George 1 55 Leon "Chips" Tom 154 Bob Mercier 1 53 Eugene LaBonte 1 20 Tim Holmes 118 Tom Leno ....104 Albert Jeffers 75 Leona Jeffers 72 Wesley "Buddy" West 61 Claudette Parazoo 59 Loren Holmes 40 Les Houck 27 Rick McKnight 23 Steve Rife 17 Marcia Bolton 4 Portland Art Museum Honors Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection; Contribution by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde By Brent Merrill One of the most dramatic pieces of art in the Portland Art Museum is now on display in the new Confed erated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cen ter for Native American Art. The Raven to Sun Transformation cos tume bursting with bright red and sharp black color is easily one of the centerpieces of the museum's newest wing. Now, visitors usually treated to the magnificent sculptures of Constanin Brancusi and Pablo Picasso, can also wander through a plethora of Na tive artistic treasures. Two separate grants totaling $1 mil lion from the Tribe's Spirit Mountain Community Fund gave new life to the museum leadership's dream of being the country's foremost showcase for Native American art. As part of the Grand Ronde Tribe's gaming agree ment with the State of Oregon, six per cent of casino profits are shared with deserving organizations throughout the state by way of the Spirit Moun tain Community Fund. In late August, the museum hosted a dinner for a variety of people and organizations that were involved in making the dream come true. Native American Arts Council President Emily Andrews gave the introductions at the dinner and said the importance of acquiring Native American art has never been greater. She said the fact that Na tive art is disappearing rapidly has brought the effort to the forefront of the art community 'to do' list. Andrews said she wanted our grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great, great grandchildren to look back on the turn of the new cen tury with respect and thankfulness. She said the only way to ensure that future is to maintain the effort now. Andrews introduced Grand Ronde Tribal Chair Kathryn Harrison to continued on page 6 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 Address Service Requested PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 Serials Dept. - Kni9ht Library 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-1205 I ft i) rr 4 " u V'i NiiV ' 1 '-'"'HI Sioke signals The Raven to Sun Transformation costume is one of the new center pieces of the Portland Art Museum. c s CQ - n .c Q.
