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P-2 P50 PRESORTED STO JPF LIBRARY SYSTEM PRe"'".10 aim, . 3 o 1299 UNIUEWSITY rv nsrcnM EUGENE OR 97403-1203 SALEM, OR ll1illl"lllill''llll'llMilM'Imil,,ll . V 8 s-. (f O FEBRUARY 1,2011 , moke y fe) agnate A Publication of the Grand Bonde Tribe IJll" v. v V WWW.grandfOnde.org TTMPQXIA. a MOLAT.TiA a ROGUE RIVEB 11 KALAPTJYA a GECASTA. Spirit MoiflnftaoBi takes oven as parade sponsor Smok? Signals file photo Spirit Mountain Casino's float, "First Have Compassion," makas its way down tha Grand Floral Parada routa in Portland in 2010. By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Key Bank is out and Spirit Mountain Casino is in. The casino, the primary business enterprise of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, is the new official sponsor of the iconic Portland Rose Festival's Grand Floral Parade. The centerpiece of the Rose Festival was of ficially renamed on Wednesday, Jan. 19, during an event held at the casino. The Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Pa rade will be held Saturday, June 1 1, and be seen by tens of thousands in person and on television worldwide since it is one of the longest-running floral parades in the world. The casino and Portland Rose Festival Founda tion signed a three-year deal, said Rich Jarvis, foundation public relations manager. Casino spokesman Greg Fritz said that the casino committed to a six-figure, three-year deal as parade sponsor. The Tribe has ancestral ties to Portland," Fritz said. The Tribal board felt this was an important event that deserved support." See ROSE FESTIVAL continued on page 9 Clark County challenging Cowlitz decision By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Clark County, Wash., com missioners have become the first entity to announce that it will appeal the U.S. Department of Interior's Dec. 23 decision to take 152 acres into trust as reservation land for the Cowlitz Tribe. The Cowlitz plan to build a casino on land 15 miles north of the Portland-Vancouver metro area near La Center. After meeting in executive ses sion on Wednesday, Jan. 11, Clark County commissioners directed county legal staff to file an appeal in U.S. District Court. "This should come as no sur prise," Commissioner Tom Mielke said. "For years, the county has raised concerns about this project and its effects on our community. Those concerns have not been ad equately addressed." Clark County representatives said their lawsuit will be based in part on the 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision Carcieri v. Salazar, which prohibits the federal govern ment from taking land into trust for Tribes that were recognized after 1934, the year the Indian Reorga nization Act was enacted. The Cowlitz Tribe was federally acknowledged in 2000. The appeal also will focus on the environmental impact analysis submitted by the Cowlitz Tribe and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, county representatives said. The casino could face legal chal lenges from a number of other groups, including a coalition of See COWLITZ continued on page 8 0(J m Tribal member Perri McDaniel to manage Eugene satellite office smoke signals si After mont! and oi By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer a few months of on off service in Eugene, Tribal member Perri McDan iel has been named coordinator of the sat ellite office. "I hope to make a fresh start," McDaniel said. "We will be re building the program ming that used to be provided regularly." McDaniel, who lives in Grand Ronde, is so into the effort that she is commuting down to Eugene four days a week and staying with her daughter. At the moment, Mc Daniel is alone in that effort, but is looking to provide a good work experience for a Tribal member, possibly hir- ing someone through the federal 477 work experience program. Among programs that are already in progress, McDaniel named: Traditional Lifeways, Tuesdays from 2-8:30 p.m. including woodcarving, bas ket weaving, drum making and Native art and design. Tribal "member Greg Archu leta teaches many of these skills. ----. e i m nmnnim itir T ' ' ' ' ' " J Photo by Michelle Alalmo Tribal member Perri McDaniel, a longtime employee of the Tribe and Spirit Mountain Casino, is tha new coordinator of the Eugene satellite office. Regalia making for ladies, every other Wednesday from 3:30-8:30 p.m. (in February and March, the dates are the 9th and the 23rd) including lessons on making shawls, dentalia hair ties and accessories. Tribal member Carol Haskins teaches this course. Making hand drums, Sat urday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Chinuk wawa classes, Lane Community College long house, Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-7 p.m. 100 and 200 level classes taught as Lane Commu nity College courses have already begun. Wellness, including yoga, strength and cardiovascu lar training, and nutrition See PERRI continued on page 4
