Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 2012)
Smoke Signals 13 JUNE 15,2012 GE INTERNAL OPENINGS I Housekeeper (swing shift) Public WorksFacilities Grade: 5 Closing date: June 15 I After Care Advisor Early Childhood Education Grade: 6 Closing date: June 1 5 I On-call Teacher Aide Early Childhood Education Grade: 5 Closing date: June 22 I Certified Medical Assistant Medical Clinic Grade: 6 Closing date: June 25 I Grants Coordinator Community Fund Grade: 6 Closing date: June 29 I AFC Primary Caregiver Adult Foster Care Grade: 7 Closing date: June 29 EXTERNAL OPENINGS I Physician Medical Clinic Grade: 23 Open until filled I Caregiver (on-call) Adult Foster Care Grade: 5 Open until filled I Executive Director Housing Grade: 17 Open until filled For a detailed job description, please contact the Tribe's job line at 503-879-2257 or 1-877TRIBEGR. INTERNALEXTERNAL Forester Natural Resources Grade: 12 Closing date: June 1 8 Community Health Department Manager Community Health Grade: 14 Closing date: July 3 Registered Nurse Diabetes Case Manager Medical Clinic Grade: 13 Closing date: July 6 Internal applicants are 1 . Current Regular Employee, past their six-month Introductory pe riod, receiving at least a "meets expectations" on most recent performance evaluation and not under disciplinary action or per formance improvement within the previous six months, 2. Grand Ronde Tribal mem bers 3. Spouse of a Grand Ronde Tribal member or 4. Parent or legal guardian of Grand Ronde Tribal member children Internal recruitment For those individuals meeting minimum qualifications an inter view will be given in the follow ing ranking order: 1. Grand Ronde Tribal members a) Qualified Grand Ronde Tribal members who show they meet the minimum qualifica tions of the position during the course of the interview process will be given first consideration for hire and the recruitment process will end 2. Tribal member spouses, par ents andor legal guardians of Grand Ronde Tribal member children 3. Current regular employees C3CTZQQiJlK3rriD(2irj Grand Ronde Food & Fuel Company CashierFueler wanted Hours Worked: Part-time 20 hours Pay rate: $8.80 hr. Availability: Must be able to woili weekends, holidays and graveyard shift n BESTAOJBAN 1 i ... i request application from CTGR Human Resources at 503-879-2109. Currently, Spirit Mountain Casino has several job openings. Job postings are updated every Friday and can be viewed at http:spir itmountain.comcareers or you may call the Job Hotline number at 503-879-2350, ext. 3744, or 800-760-7977, ext. 3744. If you are an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and need assistance in processing an application or have any questions, you can contact Tribal Development and we would be happy to assist you. E-mail: TribalDevelopmentspiritmtn.com David DeHart: 503-879-3867 or cell: 503-437-2176 Misty Carl: 503-879-3813 or cell: 503-437-1679 Trina Pesterfield: 503-879-3896 or cell: 503-437-2122 "The TYibal Career Development Department (TCD) is responsible for enhancing the self-sufficiency opportunities for enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. This department will meet the needs of Tribal members through a progression of custom ized processes to ensure opportunities for the individual by providing a collaborative and trusting environment, consultation and career recommendations. " Association appreciated the exhibit for three reasons Ad created by George Valdez EXHIBIT continued from front page community." The Nashville association appre ciated the exhibit for three reasons, Booth said. "Number one: They really enjoyed the fact that this was a cooperative exhibit and project between two cultural entities the Tribe and the museum. "Number two: They looked favor ably on the effort of this exhibit to recreate a part of the culture that had faded from recent memory the carving of the shovel-nosed canoe. "And number three: The signifi cance of that impressed them. The exhibit highlighted an aspect of Native American culture that had not been highlighted elsewhere. The significance of the exhibit was that it was bringing to the larger community the story of river canoes that used to ply up and down the Willamette and other rivers, as opposed to the more well-known ocean-going, Chinook-style canoes. They got that and recognized that, and wanted to applaud it." The process of carving the canoe was an education for Cultural Edu cation Specialist Brian Krehbiel. "We came across every obstacle I think you can come across when carving a canoe," Krehbiel said, from heart rot to bug holes. The carvers went back to pictures of river-going canoes from the area, but the question still remained, "Where is this style of canoe going to start and stop at?" he said. "It kind of looks like this, but what's that part and where is it from?" With carvers like Tribal Elder Robert Watson, "one of the most dedicated carvers," Krehbiel said, "there were lots of ideas we bounced off each other to do this. Same with Travis (Mercier), Bobby (Mercier) and Richard (Bubba) Sohappy, who took a lot of pictures and helped us mark this event." The Tribe already had ocean-going canoes, but carving the river style canoe "brought us a little closer (to who the Grand Ronde people are)," Krehbiel said. "The maps were a great success, and received very well," said David Harrelson, Culture Protection spe cialist, who researched the maps and produced them in collaboration with Tribal Graphic Design Spe cialist George Valdez. "The maps provided a strong visual connection for the Tribe to our ceded lands, and they were also successful in communicating our Tribe's connec tion to our rivers and a canoeing tradition." Kudos for the exhibit go to many on Tribal staff, including curator Julie Brown, community canoe carvers led by Krehbiel and Mer cier, mapmakers Harrelson and Valdez, Cultural Resources Secre tary Veronica Montano and Tribal GIS Coordinator Volker Mel, and at Willamette Heritage Center to Booth and staff member Keni Sturgeon. Krehbiel also singled out Tribal Elder Don Day for his advice on traditional methods for splitting the log ultimately carved into the Kalapuya-style river canoe, and Darel Peper for making the plugs that filled the many holes found in the split cedar body of the canoe. "Tribal Elders and members of the Tribal community shared knowledge, gave time and helped in many ways to make all this possible," said Lewis. Thanks also go to Tribal Council and the Wil lamette Heritage Center at The Mill for helping finance the exhibit, he said. The exhibit served two purposes, Lewis added. "I think it's significant," he said, "as we planned the exhibit to not only tell the story of the restoration and the revival of canoe culture, but also as a part of that recovery. The exhibit became a vehicle for the recovery portion that involved development of advanced carving projects at the Tribe, which were centered around the carving of the Kalapuya river canoe, so the exhibit was part of the cultural restoration occurring."
