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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 2005)
APRIL 1, 2005 MOCC A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org (3IESB V If ft, . . . 7 w. , -1 "- a i ITT Mnii jpggwiaw Hand, Made Tribal Elder Don Day, sweat pouring from his forehead, hammers a wedge into a cedar log using a natural wooden mallet cut from the trunk of a tree. The logs (inset) , behind the pow-wow arena, lie in the Cultural area. The logs will be split into planks and eventually used in the construction of a traditional plankhouse being built in Grand Ronde. Day invited Tribal employees to participate in the splitting of the logs. More photos on page 1 0. IT 1 Grand ffioiidle Hosts Youth Leadership Tribe's 2nd Annual Native Youth Leadership Invitational Conference was "excellent' Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 OR NENSPAPER Pf?n. I in rccvo..- ...--r-r-. l?i3L WIUERSr TV OF OREGON B.ULENE OR 97403-1205 By Toby McClary The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde played host to the 2nd Annual Native Youth Leadership Invitational Con ference on March 10-12. "Organization for the event was spearheaded by our Youth Leader ship Group," said Youth Education Supervisor Marie Heimburg. Teaming with the Youth Educa tion Department, these young lead ers spent a year organizing and planning accommodations for all in attendance. Youth Education invited Keynote Speaker Robert Johnston from the Native Wellness Institute. On both Thursday and Friday, Johnston held workshops to speak about lead ership, unity and maintaining posi tive attitudes among Native youth. See LEADERSHIP on page 3 u 4- Active These students partici pated in the three-on-three basketball tournament held in the Tribal gymna sium in March. 0 2 ro i n3
