6 JULY 15, 2012
Smoke Signals
Peace & Dignity Journey to
visit Grand Ronde on July 18
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Sigruilt editor
The 2012 Peace and Dignity
Journey will visit Grand Ronde
on Wednesday, July 18, as partici
pants enjoy Tribal hospitality and
stay overnight at the Tribal gym.
Youth Prevention Program em
ployee Shannon Stanton said the
runners will be arriving in Grand
Ronde at about 4 p.m. Dinner will
be served at 6 p.m. in the Com
munity Center and the runners
will leave Grand Ronde the next
morning after breakfast and head
to Siletz.
Peace & Dignity Journeys has
held Native American spiritual
runs across North and South Amer
ican every four years since 1992.
The journey this year started May
1 in Chickaloon, Alaska, and an
other group is running from Tierra
del Fuego, Argentina, at the tip of
South America.
Participants will carry sacred
staffs through both continents and
meet on Nov. 28 in Guatemala.
The run in Oregon will divide in
Portland on Monday, July 16, with
one group going down the Willa
mette Valley to Salem, Philomath,
Eugene, running around Crater
Lake and then to Chiloquin before
passing into California.
The "coastal" run will pass
through Grand Ronde, Siletz, Reed
sport, Coos Bay and Gold Beach
before moving south to California.
This year's run is dedicated to
bringing awareness about the im
portance of water to all of Mother
Earth and Native communities.
The journey has grown over the
years and now there are at least five
routes crossing North America.
Peace and Dignity Journeys was
inspired by an ancient prophecy of
the Eagle and the Condor coming
together, representing the unifi
cation of indigenous people from
North and South America after
centuries of colonization.
"Many Native communities are
not on this route, but are encour
aged to travel to greet runners and
maybe run with them," said Mel
Huey of Eugene. "Communities
might also organize a tributary
run and have their local runners
run to the communities hosting the
main run."
Grand Ronde Elder Carol Logan
is leading the preparations for the
stay locally.
For more information, visit the
Web site http:sandiego.indyme
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Changes to your
SEtookum Health Plan
For Tribal members residing in the counties of Washington,
Multnomah, Tillamook, Yamhill, Polk and Marion, you will soon
be receiving a new Skookum card with changes to your health plan
ID number. This does NOT affect Tribal employees with the Shasta
employee plan.
We are making a few changes to your health plan group identifier,
which means that you will need a new ID card.
The first three letters of your current ID number will be changing
from GRT to GRC.
o Your current ID number looks like: GRT123456.
o Your new ID number will look like: GRC123456.
Your ID number affects how your claims are paid, so to ensure your
claims are paid correctly, please THROW OUT your old card and
KEEP the new card starting with the GRC ID number.
o When you go to a doctor, dentist, pharmacy or eye doctor, make
sure you give the provider your new ID card so the bill will be
processed for payment correctly.
The final change relates to your Explanation of Benefits (EOB). Go
ing forward you will only receive an EOB if you owe the provider a
portion of the claim costs or if the claim has been denied.
If you have any questions on the above changes, please call Shasta
Administrative Services' Customer Service at 1-800-880-5877 or
Contract Health Services at 1-800-775-0095.
Again, these changes only affect Tribal members residing in Wash
ington, Multnomah, Tillamook, Yamhill, Polk and Marion counties!
This does not affect Tribal employees. D
Zumba held Monday,
Wednesday in Grand Ronde
Zumba, a Latin-inspired and calorie-burning dance fitness party, is held
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday in the old Grand Ronde
Middle School.
The first class is free and $6 thereafter for drop-ins, or $5 if participants
purchase a punch card.
For more information, contact Tribal Recreation Coordinator Matthew
Mosely at 503-879-1369 or matthew.moselygrandronde.org.
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