Smoke Signals 3
AUGUST 15, 2011
District slates Kalapuya Elementary ceremony
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
On Friday, Sept. 2, the Salem
Keizer School District will hold
a ceremonial dedication for the
opening of a new West Salem grade
school.
It has been named Kalapuya
Elementary and will be the first
Keizer-Salem school name derived
from the area's Native American
culture.
Plans are afoot for a Grand Ronde
Tribal drum group to play and
bless the new school, and possibly
for other Tribal participation in
the ceremony, according to Tribal
Cultural Resources Department
Manager David Lewis, who also is
a member of the Tribe.
Lewis submitted a letter support
ing the Kalapuya name and also
worked with the district to name
its mascot the Condors.
Condors are on the verge of being
restored to Oregon by a coalition of
partners, including the Confeder
ated Tribes of Grand Ronde, with
the Oregon Zoo. The zoo also has
a condor breeding facility outside
of Sandy. Condors went extinct in
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Photo by Michelle Alalmo
The new Kalapuya Elementary School In Wast Salam will ba tha first Keizer
Salem school name derived from tha area's Native American culture.
Oregon in about the 1930s.
The Kalapuya name survived the
scrutiny of a Citizen Bond Over
sight Committee subcommittee,
which was working with "criteria
established by the procedure for
Naming of New Schools."
Kalapuya was selected over 16
other suggested names, including
Columbia, Tom McCall and Barack
The Grand Ronde Saddle Club is now on summer hours and is
open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily near the former Grand Ronde Food
Bank site west of Grand Ronde Road. Everyone is invited to visit
the horses and go for a ride.
For more information, contact Clint Folden at 503-559-1977, LeLani
Folden at 503-438-5414 or Barbara Clark at 503-507-9107.
Elder's bingo changes days
Bingo at the Elders' Activity Center is held the second and fourth Friday
of the month. A potluck dinner starts at 6 p.m. and bingo starts at 6:30
p.m. For more information, contact Elder Activity Assistant Daniel Ham
at 503-879-2233. B
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
Below is the most current information on the meeting days and times
for Tribal Committees and Special Event Boards:
Ceremonial Hunt Board meets as needed. Chair: Shonn Leno.
Cultural Trust Board meets at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each
month. Chair: Perri McDaniel.
Culture Committee meets at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month
in Modular No. 3. Chair: Kathy Provost.
Education Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. on the first Monday of the
month in the Adult Education Building. Chair: Shelby Rogers.
Elders' Committee meets at 1 0 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month
in the Elders' Activity Center. Chair: Gladys Hobbs.
Enrollment Committee meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Gover
nance Building. Acting Chair: Robert Schmid.
Fish & Wildlife Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of
the month at the Natural Resources Building. Chair: Harold Lyon.
Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the
month in the Tribal Wellness Center. Acting Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
Powwow Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month at the Tribal Community Center. Acting Chair: Dana Ainam.
Rodeo Special Event Board meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month at the Tribal Rodeo Office. Acting Chair: Harold Lyon.
Social Services Committee meets at 4 p.m. the second Monday of the
month in the Social Services Conference Room. Chair: Ron Hudson.
Timber Committee meets at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at the Natural Resources Building. Chair: Bob Mercier.
Veterans Special Event Board meets at 4 p.m. the first Tuesday of the
month in the Tribal Community Center. Chair: Dakota Whitecloud.
Obama.
"The subcommittee's first choice
is Kalapuya Elementary School,"
read the recommendation. "The Ka
lapuya Tribe lived throughout the
Willamette Valley. The committee
believes that this name recognizes
the historical and cultural impact
Native Americans have had on our
community ... and choosing this op
tion expands upon the diversity of
school names within the district."
The new middle school in West
Salem, named Straub Middle
School after former Oregon Gov.
Bob Straub, also will be honored at
the dedication.
"We have also offered to help the
school district with cultural program
ming and with developing other Native-styled
symbols for the school,"
Lewis said. "I hope this turns into a
true collaboration between Salem
Keizer schools and Grand Ronde. If
so, it will help us to establish Native
culture and history programming
and curriculum in the second largest
school district in Oregon.
The Salem area has one of the
largest populations of Grand Ronde
members outside of the Reservation
yet they do not get much in the way
of culturally appropriate program
ming in the district."
Both schools will open for the first
time in the fall.
Kalapuya Elementary is located
at 2085 Wilmington Avenue N.W.
in Salem. B
Chinuk Wawa classes offered
The Tribal Cultural Education Department offers adult Chinuk
Wawa language classes from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday
in Room 207 of the Tribal Education Building.
Language classes can be taken for college credit or for fun.
For more information, contact Chinuk Wawa teacher Kathy Cole
at 503-879-2249 or 503-437-4599. U
Annual fish distribution
Natural Resources Division Fish Lab
47010 S.W. Hebo Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
ELDER DAY ONLY
MUST be an ELDER or picking up for an ELDER
Thursday, Aug. 18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
All MEMBERSHIP
Friday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m. - Noon
Must show Tribal I.D.
If picking up for others: a signed note
with copy of Tribal I.D. is required.
No early or late pick up!
Questions? Contact Natural Resources at 503-879-2424.
The Natural Resources Division will be delivering
fish to Portland & Eugene Satellite Offices
Portland Office
4445 S.W. Barbur Blvd. Portland OR 97239, 503-235-4230
All MEMBERSHIP
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 2-6 p.m.
Eugene Office
711 Country Club Road Suite IA Eugene, OR 97401, 541-484-7085
All MEMBERSHIP
Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 2-6 p.m.
2011 SUBSISTANCE RELEASE FORM
I agree to take full responsibility for picking up salmon for my family. I have obtained Tribal ID and notes from each
member. Listed below are the names and roll numbers I will be picking up for today.
NAME ROLL NAME ROLL
SIGNATURE: PATE: