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JT PRESORTED STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 178 SALEM, OR II.(i.!i..l.l..lIli.i.lli..lf.itHl....l.ftft!i(iliiii(if( p-i pie?- OR NEWSPAPER PRO J. UO LIBRrtRV SVSTTrt PRE 1299 UNrUERSrrv OP OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-1205 Smoke A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe O MAY 1,2009 www.grandronde.org MOLALLA ROGUE RIVER CHLAJ3T-A. By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer The battle for our youth is an everyday call to arms," said Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr., a member of the Tribal Meth Task Force. He spoke during a break at a Gang Summit hosted by the Con federated Tribes of Grand Ronde on April 16-17 at Spirit Mountain Casino. The summit focused on gang activity and its effects on Tribal youth. "We're bringing people together See GANGS continued on page 3 f Photo by Michelle AlalmoGraphlc created by George Valdez Dabby Larsart, Tribal mambar and tha Triba's Mambar Sarvlcas Dapartmant managar, playing Amy March accapts a proposal from Thaodora "Lauria" Lauranca, playad by Chris Grady, whila rahaarslng a scana from tha play "Uttla Woman" at tha Gallary Thaatar in McMinnvilla on Wadnasday, April 22.1 finally want aftar ona of my draams and I auditionad for a playl To my surprisa, I was salactad," Larsan said about baing In tha play. Thara wara 1 1 parf ormancas schadulad and thosa that ramain ara on May 1, 2, 3, t, 9, 1 0, 1 5 and 1 6. Friday and Saturday parformancas start at 7:30 p.m and Sunday parformancas ara at 3 p.m. kaf m r Photo by Ben Marra Tribal Eldar Janat Billay 'Faces from the Land' book features Tribal Elder By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Grand Ronde Tribal Elder Janet Billey is one of nu merous Native Americans featured in the new coffee-table photography book "Faces from the Land: Twenty Years of Powwow Tradition" by Ben and Linda Marra of Seattle, Wash. The book "reveals the dancers, who, united by the ageless rhythms of the powwow drums, come from many Tribes and Nations, different trades, and every corner of North America to celebrate customs both ancient and modern." Billey (Grand RondePaiute) appears on page 85 in a full page, color portrait. She also appeared previously in a Native American See BILLEY continued on page 6 BaiOey accepted irotto U off O teaching pirocjirainru By Scarlett Holtz Smoke Signals contributing writer Tribal member Chris Bailey, Youth Education high school leadtutor, has been accepted into the Sapsik'wala Teaching Pro gram at the University of Oregon. Sapsik'wala is a teaching degree program that supports education, training and mentoring of Native American teachers. Bailey will start taking classes in June and end in August 2010. "My colleagues have been press ing me to enter this program for several years now," Bailey says. "Last year I almost took them up on it, but there were too many obstacles in my way. We had just had a baby, and then there were house-remodeling projects to be See BAILEY continued on page 7 Photo by Michelle AUimo Tribal mambar Chris Bailay, tha Triba's Youth Education high school laad, halps Tribal mambar Mark Sodarbarg with his sclanca homaworfc In Youth Education onTuatday, April 21. Bailay was accaptad into tha Sapsik'wala Taaching Program at tha Univarsity of Oragon.
