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10 JUNE 15, 2001 Smoke Signals I! Prostate Cancer Discussion Wednesday, June 20 4 to 6 p.m. Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Guest Speaker is Ruth Jensen. Please come and join us for a barbecue and discussion on men's wellness. If you have any questions please contact Robert Schmid at 503-879-2104 or Vernon Kennedy at 503-879-2027. -SALEM June 18: 4 pm to 7:30 pm June 19: 9 am to 7:30 pm June 20: 9 am to 5 pm Please call for other appointments: Siletz: 1-800-922-1399 Salem: 1-503-391-5760 The Tribe's Cultural and Fish and Wildlife departments are teaming together to hold a traditional foods festival. Everyone is invited to come sample a number of traditional foods prepared in traditional and modern ways. If you have informa tion or recipes for traditional foods please contact Culture at 503-879-2249 or Fish and Wildlife at 503-879-2382. River Remembrances Editor's Note: The publication Open Spaces, Views from the Northwest (Vol. 3, issue 4, 2001) recently published the article entitled "Living with our Rivers, part 1." The following is an excerpt, published in part with permis sion. Copies of the entire article are available at www.open-spaces.com and at Northwest bookstores. Spring Chinook and steelhead are now listed as endangered species. From days when spring Chinook numbered in the hun dreds of thousands, today a scant few thousand make their way upriver. Leon Tom, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, hopes that one-day these fish can recover. He can remember as a boy the prominent role of the salmon in his family's life. "I know it's going to cost money," he says, reflecting on the endangered species listings for spring Chinook and steelhead. "We are never going to get back to where it was, but we can maybe get it back to 90 percent of what it was." Tom is a Tribal Elder, and has fished and enjoyed the Willamette River and it's tributaries. "I think it is a mess. Agriculture, logging, and other industries have made the prob lem. You can't place the blame on just one. Everyone has contributed to the problem. In order to heal Mother Earth, everyone is going to have to come together. We all have to take care of the water and the air. We have to find ways to leave it for future generations. "When I was a kid, you could catch all of the fish you wanted in the riv ers, but now that's not always the case." Tom speaks rhythmically, his voice sometimes faint then rising. "You know, every one of these streams is devastated. I caught a native trout five years ago, and it come up the stream and looked like a snake. A big old head, skinny body, -Hi , Leon"Chip"Tom an ugly thing," he says with a chuckle. "Any one of these streams you'd be lucky to catch a na tive. "As a young boy we used to go to Wil lamette Falls, with folks from Grand Ronde and Warm Springs. That was when I was seven or eight years old, but that has changed." He sits quietly, recalling his family's tradition. "In those days, I think the 1930s, we went there, and walked onto the falls from the west side. There were a lot of eels, and we took them and ate them. My fam ily prepared them, knew how to clean and cook them. There was a bit of a trick to it, and they cut them up and baked them. They are awful rich in oil, but in the end they got the oil out. They were good." Asked how we can best bring the Willamette River back to life, Tom pauses and sighs. "Sometimes we do need laws to protect the land, volun tary doesn't always work. We need also to get our kids to understand the need to protect the river, that is es sential. Just as we need to give back to our community, we need to give back to the river." Outside the forecast is gloomy, with another front moving into the valley in the next few hours. "We've been talking about restoration for decades. Now we need to act," says Tom. "Ev erybody has to get into it. Our agen cies state and federal our coun ties, everyone around the same table. It's going to take a real effort by everybody." O Clark Honored with Achievement Award Congratulations to Tribal Member Walter Clark, 14, who has been re ceiving numerous awards. His awards included; Multicultural Achieve ment Award from Western Washington Univer sity and Skagit Valley College; "How I am Pro tected by our United States Constitution" essay contest for eight graders; First Place in North west Indian Housing Association 2000 Regional Poster contest; and a Diploma of Rights, in which by his act of commitment to helping others and successfully completing all required coursework and declared skilled and committed to prevent ing drug experimentation and use. He is also a member of the La Conner Middle School Football team. Clark's very proud grandparents are Charles and Edythe Clark. Keep up the good work Walter! Tribal member Walter Clark is shown here accept ing a Multicultural Achievement Award for his su perior contributions to Multiculturalism. The award came from and was presented at Western Washington University and Skagit Valley College. V V. ' " I If ) Vt r ?V'ni' y ,, -rut: i Vmppy 22nd birthday5 (eagle love mom, two stars, JJ H.P. AND D HAPPY lOTH BIRTHDAY It I ERA! - ' I i i -I V t . , i FROM MOM, DAD, KRYSTAL, NANNA & PAPPA WE LOVE YOU B All Grand Ronde Tribal Elders and their spouses must return the registration form (at right)to participate. Donations of giveaway items for door prizes and bingo gifts are needed. Please turn in items you would like to donate to the Wellness department at the Clinic. No donations of clothes, please. For inquiries, call Egypt at 503-879-2078. mm Name Date of Birth Tribe Phone . Roll I will have: . LUNCH DINNER BREAKFAST ,' Any special needs? FOOD: yes no HANDICAP ACCESS: yes no Explain: ' " ' ; Mail this registration form to: Elder Honor Day co Sharon Hanson 3455 Bell Rd., NE Salem, OR 97302
