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Tribal Royalty Forum
Calling all past participants, sponsors, coordinators, and
interested individuals: please attend this important meeting
to discuss the future of the royalty program.
Why: To outline expectations, define the purpose, talk about
what workswhat doesn't
When: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 6 p.m.
Where: Governance Center, Room. 204
For more information, contact Floriene Moffat florieneverizon.net
ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS
The following Committees andor Special
Event Boards have vacancies:
Fish & Wildlife Committee 1 Vacancy
Health Committee 1 Vacancy
Timber Committee 2 Vacancies
For more information contact Dakota Whitecloud at
503-879-1309 or dakota.whitecloudgrandronde.org
NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE TIME
Wednesday, April 25 5 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Please call Da
kota Whitecloud, Tribal Council Relations Coordinator at 503-879-1309 to confirm.
Attention Tribal Members:
2007 GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 6 Grand Ronde
NOTE THAT ALL GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS START AT 1 1 A.M.
Dear Smoke Signals,
We, Native American brothers here at Columbia River Correctional
Institution in Portland, Oregon are humbly asking for donations of tra
ditional foods, ect. for our CRCI July 2007 pow-wow. We are also asking
for volunteers from Grand Ronde to represent your Tribe with drums and
dancers at our pow-wow.
For donations contact Tammi Stoltz, 617 S.E. Sheridan Road, Sheridan,
Oregon 97378, phone 503-435-9334 orjtstoltzgmail.com.
For dancers contact Kari Lady (CRCI Program Manager) at 503-280-6646
ext. 256 or Lin Blix (CRCI Chaplain) at 503-280-6646, ext. 248.
We are humbly and respectfully asking for volunteers to run our sweat
lodge, for we cannot do so without a volunteer sweat leader.
Thank you brothers and sisters for your consideration,
Edward Bolton, Jr.
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