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Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Tribal Court Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) Program
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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.
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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.
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"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
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