.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