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,li,.iii.,i,..il.,i,.i,...,.l.ii,iii.,i.iii,..i.ni. PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 T37 P3 KNIGHT LIBRARY 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 974C3-1205 S moke s5 0 MAY 1,2012 "j A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org XJiyEPQTJA. MOLALLA KOGUE RIVE PL CHASTA Photo courtesy of Jon George Tribal member Greg Archuleta peels a strip of bark from a cedar tree as Tribal member Jade Linger looks on in Portland on Saturday, April 14. Trees are being removed to make way for the new Sellwood Bridge and the Tribe was able to harvest cedar bark and yew trees for cultural projects. Tree resources in Portland gifted to Tribe By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer The successful partnerships that the Tribe has built in the Portland metropolitan area paid surprise dividends in mid-April when cedar bark and yew trees from the renovation of the Sellwood Bridge were given to the Grand Ronde people for future cultural use. "Through partnerships with Multnomah and Clackamas coun- See TREES continued on page 10 Fuirsft Foods seDelbirsified By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer Aiden Allen Archer Bly, 5, and Alexander Mi chael Bly, 6, both Tribal descendants and great-grandchildren of Culture Committee Vice Chairwoman Betty Bly, were among the first of children at this year's First Foods Cel ebration to immerse themselves with crayons into the fun-for-kids part of the celebration. "This is the best coloring ever," said Alexander Michael. "This is the best, best, best, best coloring ever," said Aiden Allen Archer. Others were busy in the Tribal Community Center with Tribal member and Cultural Educa tion Specialist Brian Krehbiel and Chucky Fryberg (Tulalip) in creating designs with pencils and markers on cedar "clap pers." Still others learned how to mash acorns in a stone pestle with the help of traditional Native crafts expert Margaret Mathewson, who also was a big help to the Cultural Resources Department on the subject of traditional baskets for the cur rent Native women exhibit at Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill in Salem. With more than 50 attending from less than a year of age to older than 95 - the event was a family affair for many, includ ing Tribal member Reina Nel son, who came with sons Peter, 17, and Richard, 24. "Traditionally, it's important to show respect and honor our relatives," said Tribal member and Culture Committee mem- 5 Vi frfm m A . y Photos by Michelle Alaimo Tribal member Zachary Bly places salmon on a plate for it to be served at the First Foods Celebration at the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, April 22. Tribal member Lyjah Murray, 8 months old, takes a bite out of a piece of fry bread during the First Foods Celebration at the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, April 22. ber Perri McDaniel, by which she meant, "the salmon, the clams, oysters, elk and deer as See FIRST FOODS continued on page 7 VisittheTrihek photos page to see more Ad hoc committee helped bring memorial to life By Dean Rhodes Sm oke Signals editor At the end of May, the Tribe will celebrate Memorial Day at the West Valley Vet erans Memorial, which was officially christened nine years ago. However, Tribal efforts to erect a memorial honoring West Valley veterans Tribal and nonTribal started well before the memorial was erected in 2003. Although it reportedly had been talked about quite often before, an announcement in the Feb. 15, 1999, Smoke Signals trumpeted the official beginning of the Grand Ronde Tribe's concerted Nj: W A IT Photo by Michelle Alaimo West Valley Veterans Memorial effort to build a veterans memorial. "One of Tribal Council's priorities for 1999 will be to erect a Veterans Memorial recognition and appreciation for those Tribal members who have served in the Armed Forces and fought in America's wars," the announcement read. "An ad hoc committee is a temporary com mittee, and will be dissolved after the Veterans Memorial project is complete." A report on the meeting that appeared in the March 15, 1999, Smoke Signals said that the ad hoc committee elected officers and members, who were pending Tribal Council approval. See MEMORIAL continued on page 9
