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Chinuk vava classes in Portland
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will be offering Chinuk
wawa language classes through its Portland satellite. A Chinuk wawa
class for beginning speakers will run from 5:30-7 p.m. followed by a
class for intermediate speakers from 7-8:30 p.m. Everyone is invited
to come for the full three-hours.
Classes will be held on:
January: 19 and 26.
February: 2, 9 and 16.
March: 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.
The Portland satellite office is located at 4445 S.W. Barbur Blvd.,
Portland, OR 97239 Contact Eric Bernando at Chinukwawagmail.
com for more information. D
Executive director wanted
Potlatch Fund is a Native-led leadership development
and operating foundation based in Seattle, Wash. Pot
latch Fund's mission is to inspire the Native tradition
of giving and to expand philanthropy to Northwest
Indian Country. In particular, Potlatch Fund focuses
on Native communities operating within the states of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Potlatch Fund is seeking a dynamic Executive Director
to maintain its high standard of community-based leader
ship and guide it to an even more vigorous future. The ideal candidate for
this position will have significant experience with and knowledge of Indian
Country.
A successful candidate will have a proven track record of strategic plan
ning, fundraising and the vision needed to cultivate a growing base of diverse
local volunteers, as well as inspiring staff and community leaders in support
of Potlatch Fund's mission.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of application outlining skills
background; a resume and letters of reference to: Executive Director Posi
tion, Potlatch Fund, 801 2nd Ave., Suite 304, Seattle, WA 98104. Telephone
inquiries can be placed to current Executive Director Ken Gordon at 206-624-6076
or the Board President Kirby Jock at 253-926-0276.
This position will be open until filled.
More details online at www.potlatchfund.org.
Chinuk Family Night sot for Jan. 25
There will be a Chinuk Family Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
25, in the Tribal Community Center.
For more information, contact Kathy Cole at 503-879-2249.
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"Honoring Our Rivers: A Student Anthology" is seeking submissions
from students from kindergarten through college.
Literary submissions can include fiction, poetry or essays. Artwork,
including black-and-white photography, sketches and drawings, are
encouraged as either a separate submission or as an aid in clarifying
and supporting written work.
Applications can be found at www.honoringourrivers.org or obtained
by contacting Sarah Schra at 503-585-8789 or infohonoringourrivers.
org. Deadline for submissions is Feb. 25.
The anthology is a Willamette Partnership project and is designed
to stimulate awareness of watersheds, including waters, land, plants,
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CommitteeSEB summit set for Feb. 9
The annual CommitteeSpecial Event Board member summit will be held
from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Spirit Mountain Casino in
the Molalla A & B conference rooms.
Lunch will be provided as Tribal members who volunteer for committees
and special event boards are briefed about their roles and responsibili
ties. For more information, contact Tribal Council Senior Administrative As
sistant Lauri Smith at 503-879-2304 or lauri.smithgrandronde.org. B
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activity in the forest, he refers the
case to the Yamhill County Sheriffs
Office. Crimes in Polk County, at
housing or other off-reservation
sites, go to the Polk County Sheriff
for investigation.
The Patrol Officer position is
authorized to handle low-level civil
cases, but only those that name
Tribal members as perpetrators.
The Tribe has funded a Forest
Patrol Officer position since 1990
when Marce Norwest, an Elder
of the Tribe and the previous of
ficer, was hired. McKnight started
in the position last year and will
continue to patrol the Reservation,
potentially with added enforcement
responsibilities.
Those responsibilities could come
in two different ways. County sher
iffs can cross deputize McKnight
following his successful training
later this year; or there is a leg
islative fix under consideration
within the state Legislature that
could grant those rights to not just
McKnight in Grand Ronde, but to
all Oregon Tribes.
Development of the new positions
began in earnest last year when the
Tribe applied to the U.S. Depart
ment of Justice for two grants for
Tribal justice programs.
The Tribe was selected for a
$171,923 COPS Tribal Resources
Grant for police equipment and
training and for a $309,020 Tribal
Court Assistance Program for the
development of Tribal laws and for
upgrading court records systems
and personnel, according to Tribal
Planning and Grants Manager Kim
Rogers.
As part of the requirements to
obtain COPS Tribal Resources
funding, the Tribe created a Law
Enforcement Department by reso
lution last May. A third grant ap
plication was pending at the time
that would have provided funding
for two officers, but that grant was
unsuccessful, said Rogers.
The Tribe expects to maintain its
relationships with local jurisdic
tions, said Wakeland.
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ment once it's all done," said
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