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Smoke Signals 1 1 MARCH 1,2011 Eugene Tribal Wellness Program meets The Eugene Tribal Wellness Program meets at 10 a.m. Monday, Wednes day and Thursday in the satellite office at 711 Country Club Road, Suite 1A. All fitness levels are welcome. The program covers strength, cardio and stretching, and discusses strategies for healthy living at home. The program is free to Tribal members and their spouses. For more information, call the Eugene satellite office at 541-484-7085. B 1 ffr. it friHMtf Hi March30;3!;2011j Spirit Mountain Casino and Resort- Grand Ronde,pregon Come and join other caregivers of Native elders and relative caregivers of children from Northwest Indian communities in this two-day event You have the opportunity to attend valuable workshops that will enhance your caregiving skills and provide you with a break from your daily responsibilities. Hosted by: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Other Oregon partnering Tribes, Coquille Indian Tribe, Confederated Tribe of Silctz Indian, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, The Klamath Tribes, Burns Paiute Tribe, The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and ' Siuslaw Indians., the State Unit on Aging and Oregon Area Agencies on Aging. Coordinated by The Native Wellness Institute For more information, contact: Bonnie Mercier at Grand Ronde (503) 879-2016 or Judy Bowen, Oregon State Unit on Aging (503) 373-1842 Topics Include: Power of Positive Thinking Heart Healthy Nutrition and Fitness Stress Management Native Wellness Financial Fraud & Scams Feeling better is more than physical Dementia - Challenges Living Well - Chronic Disease Self Management Social Security - What is it for You? Health issues and concerns of children raised by grandparents. TRADING AT THE R Arts! Credit Atlanta Wrlghl (Klamatti-Modoc-Yutyjoskin) 7fcwyf'tfj?w:Acfy1tc on Canvas, 9x12" (November 2010) A Gathering of Native American Businesses ft Tribal Enterprises DATE: Aprit 20-21, 2011 LOCATION: Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Ronde, OR "Circling Back and Going Forward Celebrating 20 years of Indianpreneurship" 201 1 mark the 9th year of Trading at the Rtvar. This is one Is wry special. W will gather on tht banks of the Yamhill River at Grand Ronda. Oregon where ONABEN was bom two decade ago. We have much to celebrate about our past and much to talk about for our future. Like the historic gatherings that occurred here and In many places among the traders of this region. Trading at the Rrver is a place where connections are made, buslness-te-business, tnbe-to-tribe, and from past to present. The 9th annual Tmding of the River conference will Include: An intensive Bualnea Development Conference with community discussions, workshops, symposiums, and celebration. A Trading at the Rtvar marketplace of ideas, products, and services - the famous traditional gathering of Indianpreneurs. A gathering of emerging and attabllahad Native CDFIa convened by the newly established Pacific Northwest Native Capital Development Peer Group which win explore ways of generating new forms of capital to support Native entrepeneurship and tribal-Individual Joint ventures. The luck off for Innovation In trxUanpreneunhlpe) 2011 - a biennial business plan competition and business showcase. A Founder recognition luncheon that will highlight the last 20 year of tribal economic development A Bualnea Alliance reception gathering the region's Native businesses and chambers of commerce. Featured Speakers: TRACY STANHOFF President 6 Creative Director, AO PRO Former Tribal Chair, Prairie Band Potawatoml Nation President, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of CA CLARA PRATTE (invited) National Director, Office of Native American Affairs US Smalt Business Administration Tribal member lands DEQ post By Ron Kartell Smoke Signalt itaff writer Tribal member Kathleen Feehan George has been named to a posi tion with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. She is now a liaison to the Eastern Region's new Economic Revitaliza tion Team and also a member of the DEQ 'a Eastern Region Legislative Team. She takes on this part-time role in addition to running her newly established business, Pendleton-based Cedar Consulting. Cedar Consulting provides public policy, facilitation and mediation services. The Economic Revitalization Team works to strengthen Oregon's economic competitiveness by helping communities fill locally and regionally identified economic development needs and opportunities, said George. The team also focuses on increasing coordination among agencies with overlapping regulatory authority on common local gov ernment projects. The DEQ Economic Revitalization Team liaisons help support local communities with business development and job creation while ensur ing that Oregon's environmental resources are protected. They can help businesses or local communities navigate regulatory compliance issues so that their project planning can go more smoothly. "I'm looking forward to working with local communities and business to support job creation," said George. B ' 'Ghosts of Celilo' being staged March 4-1 2 The Ghosts of Celilo," a musical featuring 15 Native singers, dancers and actors, will be staged at The Newmark Theatre in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts between Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 12. Grand Ronde Tribal Royalty and Canoe Family members will participate in the opening night festivities. Based on the childhood Indian school experiences of the late Warm Springs Elder Nathan Jim Sr., this musical has won eight Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards, including best musical. It tells the story of three children and their quest to escape a'boarding school and catch a ceremonial first salmon before their home is destroyed by the rising waters bohind The Dalles Dam. It was collaboratively created by Marvin Ross, Thomas Morning Owl, Chenoa Egawa, Arlie Neskahi and Tom Hampson. For more information, check out www.ghostsofcelilo.com on the Internet. Tickets range' from $25 to $55 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or in person at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts box office, 1111 S.W. Broadway. The production is sponsored by Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the philan thropic arm of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, which awarded Jane A Theater Company a $25,000 grant in 2010. In addition, Spirit Mountain Casino aided the production by purchasing advertising for the performances. & -f-s?r O AreyQU? IsiWaiejssMIIW siWil O'sW W i M'i'eg i TT'Tf itl ITHIifil XJwf J 3 'rTJrtfHfJ 1 "" " Are you a Native American, and interested in a career as a Union Roofer in Portland, OR? 18 years of mae or older H h School Diploma or CCD S cial Security Card C. War's license Some form of personal transportation. Good physical and mental con .' lotting (Roof temperatures can reach 110 dt ra during the summertime) - f'-aj" tr ' i, r" , "tf 3.Z t : .. . Aucquuiuly r . 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