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Grand Rondo Health and
Wellness Center institutes
Broken Appointment Policy
In an effort to make medical services more efficient, the Grand
Ronde Health and Wellness Center (H&WC) has approved and
instituted a broken appointment policy for medically-related ap
pointments at the H&WC. To qualify as a broken appointment a
patient must either not show up for their appointment, show up
more than 10 minutes late or give less than 24 hours notice of can
cellation. When any of these events occur, the patient is notified in
writing. After the third broken appointment in a six-month time
frame, the patient will not be allowed to schedule routine appoint
ments. However, they will be offered a "sit and wait appointment"
the chance to sit and wait for an opening with a provider. This
probationary period will last for six (6) months. The H&WC has a
process for reminding patients of appointments and strives to notify
patients of appointments the day before.
The broken appointment policy is very important as broken or
missed appointments create unused time in a provider's schedule,
which is inefficient financially and leads to barriers to accessing
care. Ultimately, a broken appointment policy exists to improve
access to care for all patients and is critical to providing responsive,
cost-effective health services. D
University of Oregon store
seeks artwork for sale
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural Histo
ry'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 op
portunity should submit five images of their work for consideration
to traceyuoregon.edu. The university's Museum of Natural and
Cultural History protects significant 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. For more information, contact
Tracey Bell at 541-346-1574. U
Smoke Signals photo
reprint policy
See a photo you like in Smoke Signals?
Want a copy, or several copies?
Want to see if a photo that was taken but not printed in Smoke
Signals because of space limitations might be something you'd like
hanging on your living room wall?
Tribal members can order 8-by-10 inch copies of photos taken by
Smoke Signals staff members regardless of if they were published
in the newspaper.
Charge is $1 for each print ordered.
Reprint orders must be pre-paid with a check made out to Smoke
Signals. A photo reprint order form is available in the Publications
Office of the Tribe's Governance Building in Grand Ronde, or can
be mailed upon request.
All photos contained in Smoke Signals' current archive are
available for purchase, but people interested in going through the
archive must make an appointment to review photos for possible
purchase.
No rush orders will be permitted and requestors must allow 30
days for delivery.
Requestors must be Tribal members.
In addition, reprint requestors must agree that the reprint is
for personal use only, and not for use in an ad, or for commercial,
political or promotional purposes.
Smoke Signals reserves the right to decline a reprint request.
To request a reprint order form, write to Smoke Signals at 9615
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or call the Publica
tions Secretary at 503-879-1453 or 800-422-0232. D
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FIRST FOODS continued
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well as all the berries and other sa
cred foods that have nourished our
people for centuries since time
began. I was always told that if we
fail to honor and respect our sacred
foods that they will disappear."
The event's main course came
with the help of many, in and out
of the Culture Committee that
sponsored the event.
Betty Bly "did a whole lot of
cooking," she said, including the
preparation of salmon, sauteed oys
ters and mushrooms, crab cakes,
the venison made as stew and as
pieces on the side that came from
the Natural Resources store of cer
emonial foods. And at the end of the
event, she passed out plastic bags
filled with camas seeds.
Betty's grandson, Zachary, a
Tribal member, made a vegetable
salad. Tribal Elder Claudia Leno
prepared fry bread with assistance
from Tribal Elder Regina Wheeler.
Tribal Elder and Culture Com
mittee Secretary Linda Brandon
made blackberry cobbler for des
sert and McDaniel prepared the
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Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal member Peter Nelson colors in a drawing he made on a hand
paddle while taking part in the activity that was offered at the First Foods
Celebration at the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, April 22. The annual
celebration was put on by the Tribe's Culture Committee.
wild rice. In addition, Mathewson
prepared a traditional acorn mash
with huckleberries for dessert.
There was salmon, clam chowder
and, on every table, bowls of nuts
and dried berries.
Although fry bread is not a tradi
tional Native first food, it came into
being, said McDaniel, "when they
started giving out commodities, like
mass quantities of flour and lard. It
wasn't the most nutritious, but our
ancestors were innovative enough to
come up with a way to make good use
of it, and it sustained our ancestors
during those hard times. We have to
remember those times, too."
Tribal member Kevin Simmons
honored those "keeping these
things alive, working tirelessly to
maintain these practices in our
community. These things don't
come easy. These foods are gifts
from the creator."
Simmons and Tribal member Mar
cus Gibbons each expressed the honor
they felt at being asked to pray before
the group, and each introduced them
selves in terms of their ancestors, as
is the traditional practice.
Tribal spouse Vernon Kennedy
(Burns Paiute) said he came to "eat
some Native foods with the people
here," and sang for the group at
the end of the meal. Tribal Elder
Charlie Haller, who was on hand
with his wife, Pat, "came out to try
some of the traditional foods."
"Very good food," said Tribal El
der Bob Duncan. 'The young people
who missed this missed a lot."
"It's vital we acknowledge and
bless these first foods of the sea
son," said Reina Nelson.
"I tried everything," said Tribal
Elder Louise Medeiros. "I cleaned
my plate and I am very full."