8 OCTOBER 15,2011
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Adult Foster Program
"A Place To Call Home"
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The Tribe's Adult Foster Care lodges are committed to offering quality
care to our Elders and helping them remain as independent as possible,
while providing the personalized assistance they need. At our lodges, a
wide range of services is available in a comfortable setting where privacy
is respected and maximum independence is supported. For information,
contact the Adult Foster Program director at 503-879-1694. 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, call 503-879-2249 or 503-437-4599. H
University of Oregon store
seeks artwork for sale
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History's
museum store, Past and Presents, is seeking a limited number of artists
interested in selling their original artwork on consignment in the store.
Pacific Northwest Tribal members interested in the opportunity should
submit five images of their work for consideration to traceyuoregon.
edu.
The university's Museum of Natural and Cultural History protects signifi
cant collections, enhances knowledge and encourages stewardship of human
and natural history through research, preservation and education.
Past and Presents offers a comprehensive selection of regional books and
gifts that reflect the museum's exhibits, collections and research, as well
as the inspiration of the Pacific Northwest landscape.
The store features handcrafted goods from local and regional artists,
including jewelry, pottery, basketry, woodworking and more.
For more information, contact Tracey Bell at 541-346-1574. D
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Cascade Crossing Oral History Project
Grand Ronde's Site Protection Program, in the Cultural Resources
Department, is seeking Tribal members who have:
1. Hunted
2. Fished
3. Gathered
4. Participated in other traditional practices within the vicinity of:
Detroit, OR
Breitenbush Hot Springs
Olallie Lake
Molalla Table Rock
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Santiam State Forest
We are seeking information on our people's connection to the
land in these areas both past and present. Information collected
will be used by the Tribe in confidential consultation with state
and federal agencies regarding proposed and future development
in these areas.
If you have information or know someone who does about our peo
ple's traditional use of the areas stated above, past or present, please
contact the Tribe's Cultural Protection Specialist David Harrelson at
503-879-2320 or by e-mail at david.harrelsongrandronde.org.
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Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Martin Lopex, an employee with Steel Stud Choppers of Tigard, muds the
drywall as he works on the Tribe's Youth Education youth activities addition
on Monday, Oct. 1 0. This room is going to be the Cultural Arts Center in the
front and the shared activities room in the back. A divider will separate the
rooms when needed.
GRANTS continued
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A federal Housing and Urban
Development block grant funded
through the Indian Child Develop
ment program provided $500,000
to build the 3,000-square-foot ad
dition. The HUD grant required
$167,000 in matching funds. The
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Au
thority covered $113,657 of that
match and the Tribe provided the
remaining $53,343.
In addition to the construction
grant, the Tribe was awarded an
Administration for Native Ameri
cans grant that includes approxi
mately $170,000 for the youth
activity addition's furnishings and
equipment, and for consultant
and staff time, including one staff
position and two part-time college
interns to help with youth activi
ties programming and prevention
activities.
Before this addition, the youth
facility had one common area that
"created a somewhat disruptive
learning environment," said Camp
bell. Services typically had to be
provided in a variety of locations
throughout the Tribal campus.
The new addition includes:
A large cultural arts and activi
ties room;
Culinary arts kitchen where
youth can learn how to chose and
prepare healthy meals;
Dining area;
Small quiet study area;
Graphics arts and design area
where youth will have access to
computers;
Soundproof recording room with
a staging area;
And a large and two small class
rooms. From the Administration for Na
tive Americans grant with funding
to purchase equipment, the depart
ment will receive:
Smart board;
Chairs and tables;
Computers and software;
Recording equipment (video cam
era, play back system);
And office supplies.
"We got approval from HUD for the
youth addition a couple weeks before
the ANA SEDS grant was due," said
Planning and Grants Manager Kim
Rogers. "That helped us score higher
on the grant for the furnishings,
equipment and staff support."
For community members Timo
thy Murphy LaChance, 9, and his
father, Okie Murphy, the open
house was the first they knew of
the addition being constructed at
the back of the current building. In
addition to getting the news about
the new facilities, Tim won a book
called "Messages from Oregon" in
one of the raffle drawings held at
the evening get-together.
The Education Department Open
House included information on
other programs besides Youth Edu
cation, including the Tribal Library
that also recently received HUD
funding for a significant addition,
Adult Education, Head StartPre
school, and the KindergartenChi
nuk Wawa Language Immersion
Program.
The Tribe also received a new
three-year Administration for Na
tive Americans language immer
sion grant.
"Our award was one of only eight
immersion awards in the United
States and Guam," said Tribal
member Kathy Cole, Cultural Re
sources Department Program man
ager. "This is something that we are
really proud of. We have worked
hard to receive these awards and
maintain them."
The $241,738 award for the first
year is supporting the kindergarten
immersion program and developing
an immersion program for the first
grade. B