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.iii!,i.,inlil,.i,.TTliu'iilnill'lllilll'lrll T3S P3 OR NEWSPAPER PROJ. UO LIBRARY SYSTEM PRE 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 97403-1205 Tribal member Phebi 'yy. "V IGrude clears hurdle "X 4r TK -""id -;: fribal member Phebi PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM. OR PERMIT NO. 178 IGrude clears hurdle P9 APRIL 1,2012 J & fjfj V'fcsA PubUcation of the Grand Ronde Tribe 5flrjf S www.grandronde.org "CnyLPQTXA. MOLALLA ROGUE BiXVEIR CHASTA Tribal Easter Egg Hunt set for April 7 By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Housing's annual Eas ter Egg Hunt will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 7, in the covered area on Raven Loop and kick off a series of Easter-related events that day. The Easter Bunny (aka Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr.) will return to help hide the eggs and pass out Easter candy to par ticipants. Age categories for Easter egg hunters will be 1 to 4 years of age, 5 to 8 and 9 to 12. Hunters should bring their own basket. After the hunt, the Tribe's Indian Child Welfare Program will hold a Fun Walk beginning at 10: 30 a.m. Saturday, April 7, to be followed by an 11:30 a.m. lunch in the Tribal gym. The Fun Walk will start in the parking lot next to the Commu nity Center and end at the Tribal gym. T-shirts will be distributed to everyone who participates in the walk. During lunch, there will be door prizes and informational booths. The event is being held in con junction with Support Child Abuse Prevention Month. For more information, contact Tribal Foster Care Recruitment Specialist Amanda Mercier at 503-879-2039 or Amanda.mercier grandronde.org. See EASTER continued on page 10 l " ! " Photo by Michelle Alaimo Julie Brown, Tribal Cultural Interpretive Specialist, looks through a stack of photos as she prepares the "shawash-ill?f luchman ntsayka ikanum: Grand Ronde Women Our Story" exhibit that will run Friday, April 6, through Monday, May 28, at the Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill in Salem. M i story on displatj Willamette Heritage Center hosting two-month examination of influence of Native women By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer A celebration of western Oregon Native women is coming up in April with follow-up exhibitions and demon strations continuing into May at the Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill in Salem. The exhibit, "shawash-ili?i tuchmen ntsayka ikanum: Grand Ronde Women Our Story," runs Friday, April 6, through Monday, May 28. On Thursday, April 5, an invitation-only Tribal opening will feature Grand Ronde Tribal women Cheryle A. Kennedy, Tribal Council chairwoman; Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison, former long-time Tribal Coun- See HISTORY continued on page 7 Community Fund surpasses $56 million in giving , Li Photo by Michelle Alaimo Tribal member Kathleen George, middle, director of Spirit Mountain Community Fund, and a group of grant recipients mingle during the fund's quarterly check presentation in the Tribal gym on Wednesday, March 14. 30 grants totaling $420,800 given out on March 14 in Tribal gymnasium By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor At its quarterly check presentation on Wednesday, March 14, in the Tribal gym, Spirit Mountain Community Fund hit another milestone, handing out its 1,789th grant and surpassing the $56 million mark in charitable giving. The 30 grants totaling $420,800 given out on March 14 brought the Community Fund to $56,254,531.70 in charitable giving since its formation in 1997, said Community Fund Ad ministrative Assistant Kluane Baer. At the event, Tribal member and Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Kathleen George thanked grant recipient representatives for allowing the Grand Ronde Tribe, through its philanthropic Community Fund, to partner with them in making western Oregon a better place to live. The Community Fund receives 6 percent of Spirit Mountain Casino revenues and distributes the money in an 11 -county area, assisting efforts in arts and culture, education, health, historic preservation, public safety, environmental pres ervation and problem gaming. The Community Fund also distributes grants to Oregon's nine federally recognized Tribes as part of its Oregon Tribal Grants Program. See COMMUNITY FUND continued on page 6
