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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 2011)
0 MAY 1,2011 Smoke Signals Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program Wawa pus tenas "Speaking for ChildrenYouth" Each year, approximately 780,000 children in the U.S. are caught in the court and child welfare maze because they are unable to live safely at home. Approximately 13,965 children in the state of Oregon have been in foster care at least once during the past year. Currently, there are approximately 87 Grand Ronde children in foster care. Half of those children are wards of the Tribal Court right here in the Grand Ronde Community. The Grand Ronde Tribal Court is looking for committed, caring volun teers who want to help these children by advocating for the child. The Tribal Court CASA Program will train all volunteer advocates. Give these children a voice during this difficult time, help these children to receive the services they need, stay connected to their culture and find safe permanent homes. If you would Ilk mora Information on how to voluntMr and battar aarva our Tribal Children, plana datach and complete thla form and return It to: Tribal Court Program Spaciallat H11 Grand Rondo Road, Grand Ronda, Oregon 97347. For additional Information, call 503-079-4823 or a-mall: JuHa.boahhofffflmrandronda.orq US) Mint dtHMM ptaaaa aand ma a CASA Advocata Application plaaaa aand ma mora Information about tha Tribal Court CASA program ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions. Veterans' Special Event Board 1 Vacancy Culture Committee 1 Vacancy Rodeo Special Event Board 1 Vacancy Cultural Trust Board 2 Vacancy Ceremonial Hunt Board 1 Vacancy Social Services Committee 1 Vacancy Fish & Wildlife 2 Vacancy Education Committee . 1 Vacancy Please send completed applications to Dakota Whitecloud, Tribal Council Relations Coordinator, 961 5 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Camp's tilheinnie ds 'Art 1? tthe CamxBe' "Art of the Canoe: Looking and Making Art from the Native People of the Pacific Northwest" is the theme of this year's summer camp offered by the Oregon College of Art & Craft's "Journeys' in Creativity: Explorations in Native American Art" program. The program is a pre-college camp for Native American, Native Hawai ian and other indigenous teenagers ages 15 to 19. The camp is free to all students involved with the exception of travel to and from the camp. It will be held Aug. 8-21 on the Oregon College of Art & Craft campus in Portland. Students will live on campus with a chaperone for up to two weeks. Teens 15 to 17 are allowed to stay for one week while those 18 and 19 years of age can stay the two weeks. The applications process is competitive and qualifying youth are selected by a review panel of Native American artists and college administrators. Completed applications must be received by June 1. For more information, contact Shirod Younker by e-mail at syounkerocac. edu or by phone 971-255-4148. The application can be found at the college's Web site, http:ocac.edu, under the Community Programs tab. D 00000(0 G30CDCD (BCDQIXDXDCDQQ15 ' .(DO. -CDlJCBBilljtD a? our innual events t I IJ 1 . T? I I f 1 1 1 "" ViL A IV v 1 a- ; , M " 'if ' IU,r ylf v-V.J S'B Vjr. jvj f II ., y i mm r ii m Vv ilk o v J yu 3 I Ad created by George Valdez
