14 APRIL 1,2013
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Elders socking yard sale donations
Tribal Elders are regularly seeking donations of clean, useable items
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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A panel from tha "Wa Wara Hara First ... And Wa'ra Hara To Stay!" exhibit that
will ba on display at tha Willamatta Haritaga Cantar at The Mill in Salem from
Friday, April 1 2, through Monday, May 27.
Telling an untold story
Tribe mounts exhibit about Termination and Restoration
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Honoring the 30th anniversary of
the Grand Ronde Tribe's Restora
tion set for celebration this year on
Nov. 22, the Cultural Exhibits and
Archives Program of the newly cre
ated Land and Culture Department
is mounting a large, comprehensive
exhibit with hundreds of items,
some dating back to the 1840s, said
curator David Lewis, who is Tribal
historian.
The exhibit, "We Were Here First
... And We're Here To Stay!" will
represent "the complexity of Ter
mination and Restoration history,"
Lewis said from the new program
offices in the former Willamina
Middle School.
"We thought it would be impor
tant to have an exhibit about that,"
Lewis said.
Lewis, Cultural Interpretive
Specialist Julie Brown and Collec
tions Specialist Veronica Montana
began working on the project last
summer. By the time the exhibit
opens on Thursday, April 11, for
members of the Tribe and special
guests, Brown will have put in five
weeks of full-time work collecting,
organizing and designing exhibi
tion pieces.
In late March, half a dozen tables
were pulled together in the center
of a large room that also holds
work stations at the edges for the
program. On the tables were a few
dozen large maps with legends
and comments by Tribal leaders,
politicians and many others who
have played a role or had impor
tant things to say about the Tribe's
battles over Termination and Res
toration. All together, the pieces document
the formation of the reservation in
Grand Ronde and the intentions of
federal and state governments to
assimilate Tribal peoples through
treaties and education, including
the overriding philosophies that
brought the plans to life.
Exhibit elements will include an .
original passbook and allotment
book borrowed from the Oregon
Historical Society.
The passbook documents the
monitored and restricted comings
If you go
"We Were Here First ... And
We're Here To Stay!"
Grand Opening: 5 p.m. Thurs
day, April 11
Admission: Free for Tribal
members and special guests
What: Dinner, official opening
of exhibit
Where: Willamette Heritage
Center at The Mill, 1313 Mill
St. S.E., Salem
Opening for the public: 10
a.m. Friday, April 12, through
Monday, May 27
More Info: 503-585-7012
and goings of the Grand Ronde
Tribal people who sought to visit
friends and relatives off the reser
vation. "The reservation was literally a
prison camp," said Lewis.
The allotment book documents
Tribal members who received land
from the federal government be
tween approximately 1887 and
1910.
Tribal perspectives in words and
old photographs document the
condition of the reservation in the
years leading up to the Termination
era, as well as fallout from attempts
to assimilate Native Americans
through congressional actions and
Indian agents of the time.
"It tells how people survived and
what they thought in this period
ending with Restoration in 1983,"
Lewis said.
Much of the exhibit is devoted to
original and reproduced documents
that initiated both Termination
and Restoration. Copies of treaties
and representations of the lands
those treaties covered also will be
included.
Another section includes words
and images of "what we have built
out of Restoration," Lewis said.
Baskets "representing the con
tinuation of our culture will be on
display. Not much was lost, though
many crafts were not practiced
for awhile," Lewis said. "It tells a
story that most people will not be
familiar with." B
Volleyball nights held on Wednesdays
The Tribe's Recreation Program holds open volleyball from 5 to 7 p.m.
Wednesdays in the Tribal gym.
Volleyball is open to anyone who wishes to participate.
For more information, contact Recreation Coordinator Matthew Mosley
at 503-879-1369 or matthew.mosleygrandronde.org. H
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Best wishes from the family.
College Placement Testing
Are you thinking about starting a college term? College Placement
Testing for Chemeketa Community College is available at the Adult
Education Building by appointment.
Call 503-879-2282 to make an appointment.
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