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OR NEWSPAPER PROJ. 10 LIBRARY SYSTEM PRE 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-1203 41' PRESORTED FIRST CLASS MAIL U S POSTAGE PAIO SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 lliiii(iiili(iil((iiiiilliiiilliiii(iiiililililii(ifitinlif Tribe sponsbjfe t Smoke A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe NOVEMBER 15,2007 www.grandronde.org XJMIFQXXA. IMOL-AIL-A. ta ROGUE RIVER bi KALAPUYA CHASTA Kes ratio odd ceDe lb ratio odd sett floor S9ov. 1 8 Evenf to honor 24th anniversary of Tribe regaining federal recognition Photo by Toby McClary Tribal Elder Dakota Whitecloud is co-planning this year's Restoration celebration, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 18. By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Day will mark the 24th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan signing H R 3885 and restoring the Confeder ated Tribes of Grand Ronde to federal recognition. Four days earlier, the Tribe will celebrate that historic event and give its own thanks for the effort of Tribal ancestors in seeing Restora tion through to fruition. "Honoring our ancestors, that's what's important," said Tribal Elder Dakota Whitecloud, who, with Tribal Elder Jackie Provost, is co-planning this year's Restoration celebration, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 18. "It's about remembering the people who helped us get here." As volunteers, Whitecloud and Provost have planned the last four Inside Follow the "Road to Restoration" on pages 6&7 Restoration celebrations. The day will start at the Commu nity Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with food and fun, including gifts for Elders. Spirit Mountain Casino has provided the gifts in recent years. Starting at 3 p.m., the pow-wow will begin in the gym, with Grand Entry scheduled near the start, maybe 3:30 p.m., Whitecloud said. Although there is no host drum, all Tribal dancers and drummers are welcome. The Grand Ronde Color Guard and Royalty will be in attendance. Matt Ruff (Siletz), son-in-law of Wayne Chulik (Tlinget), a member of the Grand Ronde Color Guard, will be master of ceremonies. Introduc tions and remembrances will touch on Tribal members lost during the last year and those who helped with the Restoration effort. Spirit Mountain Casino's graph ics arts staff provided fliers for this year's event, and the celebration will again use a giant banner that the casino's graphic artists created four years ago, Whitecloud said. The Tribe's federal recognition ended on Aug. 13, 1954, with pas sage of the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act. In the early 1970s, Grand Ronde Tribal members started working on restoring the Tribe to federal rec ognition. After more than a decade of hard work, Tribal members suc ceeded in late 1983 when Reagan signed a bill restoring the Tribe and its then 2,200 members.B Getting ahead of the curve 15 students add up to full math class By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Standard deviation? Bell curves?! Z-scores?!! For many people, enrolling in a math class after they graduate from high school just doesn't add up. But for 15 students, including eight Tribal members and four Tribal employees, John Harp's Tuesday night 3.5-hour "Math 105" class doesn't subtract from the enjoyment of their week. Harp, who has a master's degree in mathematics and taught math for 10 years at Chemeketa Commu nity College in Salem, said the four-credit Math 105 class is the last graduation-required math course for students not pursuing a science-related degree. "This is not a feeder course for higher level classes," Harp, who is also the Tribe's Continuing Education Program coordinator, said. "This is their last or next to last math class." Recently, Math 105 students were delving into the world of statistics. Students also will learn about proba bility, environmental science and financial mathematics. Every term, five or six classes are offered in Grand Ronde, but a minimum of 12 students is required for the class to be financially feasible for Chemeketa. This term, only the Math 105 and Native language Chinuk Wawa See MATH on page 4 , : , its. . m MA, 7.1? 1 X -J'"" "-xx -1 1 "-'S?v- ' ) s4- "' ll k ' ; ,y! v 1 K.W v. Jy Illustration by George Valdez Knight picked for fellowship Grand Ronde Tribal member heads to Washington, D.C. By Angie Sears Smoke Signals stuff writer Grand Ronde Tribal member Re becca Knight has been selected as the 2007-08 Hatfield Fellow. Knight, 22, is the ninth Fellow and fifth Grand Ronde Tribal member to enter in the program. She will begin her fellowship in Congresswoman Darlene Hooley's office in December following a monthlong orientation conducted by the American Political Science Association at John Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Hooley, a Democrat, represents Oregon's 5th Congressional District, which includes Benton, Clackamas, Lincoln, Marion, Multnomah, Polk and Tillamook counties. The Fellowship will provide hands-on experience for Knight as she gains a better understanding of the legislative process by work ing side-by-side with congressional See HATFIELD on page 5