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6 APRIL 15,2011 Smoke Signals rH?cj K If IS rrar.. ,1-J MEMORIAI DAY OBSERmNCE .rprn-:.-...'1';' ' , " 1 2011 MAY 30, Meal featuring ceremonial meats served at Noon Program begins at 1 P.M. This event is free and open to the public Honoring ouir feterans CTGR West Valley Veterans Memorial 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Tribal Elder appearing in 'Salmon Is Everything7 By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Elder Marta Lu Clifford is returning to the stage after a bit of an acting sabbatical. At Springfield High School, she performed in children's plays, tack ling the grinning role of the Cheshire Cat in "Alice in Wonderland" and Rapunzel's mother in the story of the same name. Her return to the stage will be playing grandmother Rose in "Salmon Is Everything" at Robinson Theatre at the University of Oregon in Eugene from May 20 through June 4. Written and directed by University of Oregon assistant professor The resa May as part of the Klamath Theatre Project, "Salmon Is Everything" is a community-based play created in collaboration with members of the Karuk, Hupa and Yurok Tribal communities in southern Oregon. Those Tribal members were directly affected by a 2002 fish kill on the Klamath River, as well as farmers and ranchers in the upper Klamath Basin. The play was first staged in 2006. "This timely and lyric play celebrates the important role of the salmon in Native culture and spirituality and explores the intimate, profound and ecologically critical relationship between people, land, river and bi otic communities," states the play's synopsis on the University of Oregon Department of Theatre Arts' Web site. "In the end, salmon means home for all of us who live in the Pacific Northwest." Clifford, who is not attending the University of Oregon, said she was encouraged to try out for the role when she dropped into the Eugene satel lite office and talked with Tribal member and Eugene Office Coordinator Perri McDaniel. The play's director was looking for a female Tribal Elder who looked like a Tribal Elder, Clifford says. In the role as grandmother Rose, Clifford talks about many of the Native traditions lost because of the fish kill. "At first, I was a little bit frightened," Clifford says about returning to the stage. "But then I thought, T can do it.' The lines make so much sense to me because I talk about the river, rocks, the spirit of the salmon." Clifford is currently rehearsing four days a week in three-hour blocks. She says the docu-drama, even in rehearsals, is very moving for her as a Tribal Elder. "For me, it has been very emotional," she says. "Just to see the reac tions of the people to what happened and how Native people relied on the salmon. That has been the main thing for me. It has been a very wonder ful experience." To order tickets or for more information about "Salmon Is Everything," call 541-346-4363. a 201 1 Veterans' Board Royalty application Category: Name: (Last) . Veterans' Princes Veterans' Young Warrior .(First). CTGR Roll number. Address City Phone Number: ( ) - Age: Please list individual dance styles you do. Are you available to travel? Yes or No Are you available to attend meetings (1 st Tuesday of the month 6 p.m. - end) Yes or No Please list any activities or experience which would make you a good candidate for this service. Ad created by George Valdez Why do you want to serve as Veterans' Royalty? Return application to: Veterans' Powwow Committee P.O. Box 38 Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Phone: 503-879-1602 Fax: 503-879-1610 Applications are due no later than June 1, 201 1 .
