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Smoke Signals 5 APRIL 1,2009 C-SPAN toons cemmoinig to (Sirsurndl Dtoirodle Visit part of Oregon Council for Social Studies conference By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor A big blue bus will be on the Trib al campus on Saturday, April 4. One of two C-Span Civic Buses 45-foot mobile production stu dios and demonstration centers will be parked on the Tribal campus near the Tribal gymnasium as the Oregon Council for Social Studies holds its spring conference, "Oregon's First People: A Workshop for Educators." The Oregon Council for Social Studies represents social studies at all levels and has hundreds of members. According to its Web site, www. oregonsocialstudies.org, the coun cil "represents a diverse spectrum of professionals concerned and involved in social studies educa tion. OCSS is an organization that seeks to foster professional growth and articulate positions for the social studies profession on to. ,..ar Q v 11 relevant issues for educators and the public." The Saturday conference will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Tribal gymnasium with breakout sessions being held in the Tribal Education Building. It will discuss Native issues for kindergarten through 12th-grade educators. Among presenters will be Tribal members David Lewis and Kathryn 0BftfiDira r f""--N.1 Photos by Michelle Alalmo Travis Mercier, Tribal member and the Tribe's Youth Education Culture Specialist, holds a screen as Tribal member Amanda Grijalva pulls ink over It to make a print on a T-shirt during the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's Native Youth Wellness Day held on the Tribal campus on Friday, March 20. The event was for Native youth In grades 6-12. Below, Tribal members Anthony Cook, left, and Jordan Thombrough fill out surveys. The survey was voluntary and its purpose is to help identify the strengths and needs of youth In the community and develop strategies for working with Native youth. Photo courtesy of sarahcostello.files.wordpress.com Harrison on "Grand Ronde Tribal Perspectives on Termination" and Tribal member and Education Di vision Manager April Campbell on "Indians in Oregon Today." Cultural Resources Secretary Angella McCallister will display the Tribe's virtual story "Ntsayka Ikanum" in the Education Building Computer Lab. "The spring conference hopes to inform educators and interested people from across the state of Or egon about Oregon's First People so that information is taught in our classrooms," says Lisa Iverson, president-elect of the OCSS and a teacher at Cascade High School in Turner. "I have lived in Oregon for 10 years and have seen very little for educators about Oregon's First People. It is not to say there are not resources available, but I thought it was time for this to be a confer ence theme so all educators, not just educators working with Tribes, have the information from Tribal experts they need. "Textbooks hardly give any in formation on this topic. In fact, my U.S. history textbook, which is new, gives less than a paragraph to the topic of Termination. It states it was a disaster, but gives no details. That is not good enough." Turner said that the conference was originally going to be held at Cascade High School, but that after meeting with Campbell, who volun teered use of the Tribe's facilities, it was moved. "It is a much more appropriate place given the topic," Iverson says. The C-SPAN bus, part of the cable channel's Bus Program launched in 1993, seeks to bring public af fairs into schools and communities nationwide. It is equipped with TV production units that can be used as studios during live programs, such as C-SPAN's "Washington Journal." Students, authors, journalists and national leaders have been interviewed aboard the buses. Currently, the two Civic Buses are on a dual "100 Days, 100 Schools" Tour in honor of President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office. They are visiting 100 middle and high schools from Jan. 21 through April 30. Iverson said the bus will be open to the public to tour and the confer ence's two featured authors, Lewis & Clark College professors Stephen Beckham and Robert Miller, will be interviewed. The bus is scheduled to arrive around 10:30 a.m. Iverson said about 100 educators are expected to attend the confer ence and that Grand Ronde Tribal members who want to attend will receive a special rate: two-for-one for $30, which includes lunch. "There is truly something for everyone at this conference," Iver son said. "History, uses of Native plants, published authors, interna tionally known storyteller just back from a world tour (Jack Dalton), basket weaver (Tribal Elder Connie Graves) and more." The Oregon Council for Social Studies spring conference is funded through a $4,000 grant from the Tribe's Spirit Mountain Commu nity Fund. D Oelhiydiratioirs wanted The Grand Ronde Community Resource Center is seeking donations of food dehydrators for its food preservation program. If you would like to donate, contact Patrice at 503-879-5731. Any and all donations of food, food preservation supplies and money are welcome. II Attention Tribal members Market rate apartments available now! Taking applications now: $925 for the three-bedroom premium (1,296 sq. ft.) (taking applications until unit filled) $1,000 for the four-bedroom standards (1,879 sq. ft.) (taking applications until unit filled) $1,160 for the five-bedroom standard (2,005 sq. ft.) (taking applications until unit filled) These units include washer and dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, two car garage, in-fioor radiant heat, cooling system, private patio and great views. The four-bedroom units have a "bonus" room upstairs. Basic criteria for screening: CTGH Adult Tribal member in household, employed at least six months, good landlord references, history of paying bills on time, clean criminal history and monthly gross income three times the rent. Call Deborah Kroeker at 603-879-4522 for further information, applica tions or to view an apartment.
