6 OCTOBER 1,2012
Smoke Signals
OSU helps Tcrfilbes aircihiove ttoew history
By Theresa Hogue
Oregon State Unwernily
CORVALLIS Oregon State
University Libraries is helping
Oregon's nine federally recognized
Tribes preserve some of their most
important historical records.
In August, OSU Libraries hosted
the Oregon Tribal Archives In
stitute, a project created through
a two-year grant from the Or
egon State Library that focused on
providing in-depth archives and
records management training for
Oregon's nine Tribal nations.
The institute was designed to
help the Tribes establish an ar
chives and records management
program, or further an existing
program. It also provided Tribal
representatives with a chance to
collaborate and identify ways to
work together as they move to orga
nize, preserve and make accessible
to their Tribal communities key
parts of their history.
David Lewis, Tribal Museum cu
rator for the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde, participated in
the five-day workshop. He said the
Grand Ronde community is inti
mately involved in preserving its
history, and many Tribal Elders
assist by identify people in archival
photographs or donate family pa
pers for archiving. The archives are
"The training was amazing, better than I
had hoped."
David Lewis, Tribal Museum curator
maintained by Tribal employees
who are motivated by an interest in
maintaining the Tribe's history.
"The training was a way that we
at Grand Ronde could increase the
skills of the staff and help them do
their work better and more effi
ciently," Lewis said. 'The institute
gave them ideas and introduced
them to a network of similar people
and we will need these as we move
into developing a museum at the
Tribe. The training was amazing,
better than I had hoped."
Oregon State already has a his
tory of working with the preserva
tion of multicultural archives from
around the state. OSU Libraries
houses the Oregon Multicultural
Archives, which assists in preserv
ing the histories and sharing the
stories that document Oregon's
African American, Asian Ameri
can, Latino and Native American
communities, as well as advancing
scholarship in ethnic studies and
racial diversity both on the Oregon
State campus as well as statewide
and regionally.
"This institute was a unique op-
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Tribal Court Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) Program:
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The Tribal Court is looking for
committed, caring adults who have
an interest in helping one of the
nearly 90 Grand Ronde children currently in foster care by
becoming a CASA volunteer. As a volunteer, you will be
trained to help give children a voice during a difficult time
by appearing at Court, attending meetings involving the
child, and advocating for the child's best interest.
For more information or to apply, contact Adrea Korthase,
Tribal Court Program Specialist at 503-879-4623 or email
adrea. korthasearandronde.ora
f tjou would like more information on how to volunteer and better serve our Tribal Children, please detach and complete this
form and return it toi Tribal Court Programs Specialist, $6 I ? Grand Ronde Road, Grand Knde, Oregon 7M7- For
additional information, call 50- 7?-o"25 or e mailt drea.ltorthaseOgrsndronde.org
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portunity to bring together Tribal
culture keepers from both records
management and archival pro
grams," said Natalia Fernandez,
Oregon Multicultural Librarian
with OSU Libraries. "While one of
the main goals of the institute was
to provide an opportunity for profes
sional development, our other, and
perhaps more important goal was to
provide an opportunity for network
ing and community building."
The training included archival
facility planning; disaster pre
paredness planning and recovery;
best practices for proper care and
storage of archival materials; au
diovisual collections; electronic
records management; records re
tention and collection development
policies, access levels to Tribal
records available online; grant
writing; social media; professional
development networks and project
collaboration.
The group also took field trips to
the Siletz and Grand Ronde com
munities and the Benton County
Museum to look at their archival
and museum facilities.
"To have participants from all
nine Tribes in Oregon really tells
me that there is a need," Lewis said,
"and we have done the right thing
to pursue this project."
Oregon State Librarian Mary Kay
Dahlgreen said she appreciated the
collaborative effort of the institute.
"I was delighted with the level of
excitement and commitment I got
from the group after a very full week
of intense work," she said. D
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Mel Netzhammer, chancellor of Washington State University
Vancouver and Jane Cote, College of Business academic director
at WSU Vancouver, made a trip to Grand Ronde to visit with Tribal
Council on Thursday, Sept. 20. Tribal Chairman Reyn Leno, left,
educated them on the Tribe's history, as well as its health care and
education programs. Netrhammer and Cote gave Tribal Council a
short overview of the business programs the university offers and
said that they hope to explore opportunities for future partnerships.
Elders' garage sale seeking donations
Tribal Elders are regularly seeking donations for fundraising garage
sales.
To donate an item or items, contact Tribal Elders Linda Brandon at
971-267-0918 or Duane Wheeler at 541-992-3254.
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