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Smoke Signals 15 JULY 1,2013 tlMIIIIIHIIII HIIIMItlllMIMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIir IIMIII Iltl I III! 11 1 1 II I II 1 1 1 1 1 II I III 1 1 Ill) 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 U. Free online learning source The information includes: 1 Everyday life I Math and money Computer training Online classes Work and career information I Check it out at www.gcflearnfree.org 7IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII MIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT Volleyball nights held on Wednesdays The Tribe's Recreation Program holds open volleyball from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Tribal gym. Volleyball is open to anyone wanting to participate. For more information, contact Recreation Coordinator Mat thew Mosley at 503-879-1369 or matthew.mosleygrandronde.org. B Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority The Tribal Housing Authority is out of Tribally funded down payment assistance at this time. Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Tribal Housing Pest Control The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority desires to contract for Pest Control Services for the following locations in Grand Ronde, Ore.: For Elder Housing Phase I & II rental subdivision, Family Housing and Grand Meadows. Proposals must be received by the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority, 28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde, Ore. 97347 no later than 4 p.m. July 8, 2013. Contact Michele at 503-879-2401. B Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Tribal Housing Landscape Maintenance The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority desires to contract for services for Landscape Maintenance at the following locations in Grand Ronde, Ore.: For Elder Housing Phase I & II rental subdivi sion, Family Housing and Grand Meadows. Proposals must be received by the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority, 28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde, Ore. 97347 no later than 4 p.m. July 8, 2013. Contact Michele at503-879-2401.B Cesser me woDD lb daGsodl SUMMIT continued from front page ern Oregon, is a Navy veteran with 35 years of experience in providing Native wellness and healing train ing in Indian Country. Grand Ronde Tribal Chair Reyn Leno, a Vietnam-era Marine Corps veteran, attended one of the first planning meetings for the summit in San Diego in late November. After returning and talking with the rest of Tribal Council, he pledged the Grand Ronde Tribe's support as host. "We were invited down because a lot of people know about our Vet erans Powwow," Leno said. "They picked Grand Ronde because they recognize that ours is one of the best Veterans Powwows in the country. I've been on council for 17 years and this is the first actual outdoor conference I've ever been involved in. Everything else is always at a casino or something." Leno said it is an honor for the Tribe to host the Summit. "I think it was important for Grand Ronde because, number one, it was a great recognition of our Veterans Powwow, which I think a lot of our Tribal members have worked really hard to make one of the best in the country," he said. "And I think it is obviously an opportunity for Grand Ronde to acknowledge that we don't ac knowledge just Native American veterans or just our veterans, we acknowledge all veterans." Many of the Tribe's programs have been involved in the plan ning process to host the Summit with Social Services Department Manager David Fullerton leading the organizational effort. Fullerton said Summit organiz- oeo3Qa Parking 3 Roadway Parking ' Hamulus Outhouses Bathroom and Showers ' Plankhouse a. It 3D5 CHS 1 Powwow Tent 2 General Camping Additional Camping Workshop " Workshop ' Healing Tent Tent Village Dining . Tent Kitchen Tent ers are expecting a significant homeless population and numerous disabled veterans. Tail Feathers said he envisions the Summit as a village where veterans will camp and eat together, receive free health care and haircuts, obtain assistance with coordinating ben efits, play traditional games, listen to traditional stories, participate in singing and dancing, attend work shops and participate in activities to promote their personal healing. "Healing is the spirit driving the Veterans Summit," Tail Feathers said. According to a 2012 report re leased by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are more than 154,000 veterans who iden tify themselves solely as American Indian or Alaskan Native. Registration for the Summit begins at noon Tuesday, July 9, and an opening ceremony starts at 3 p.m. under a big tent erected Map created by George Valdez at Uyxat Powwow Grounds. Tail Feathers is scheduled to give the blessing. Evening activities for each day will include singing and dancing in the Tribal plankhouse with the Grand Ronde Canoe Family, sto rytelling, traditional and modern games and horseshoes. Cameron Smith, new director of the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, will be the keynote speaker at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, In the Self-Care Village tent, veterans will be able to partake of massage and chiropractic care, receive haircuts and participate in talking circles, counseling sessions and sweats. Workshops scheduled for Wednes day include "Teamwork in Today's World" and presentations on sui cide, post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health, spirituality, healthy relationships and self-care and mentoring. Thursday afternoon workshops will key in on benefits coordination, the Social Security Administration and dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Friday will feature Howard Rain er as the inspirational keynote speaker at 8:30 a.m. Rainer (Taos PuebloCreek) administers the Na tive American Education Outreach Program at Brigham Young Uni versity in Utah and is considered a leading Native American trainer in providing workshops in building self-esteem and enhancing motiva tion among Native American adults and young people. A Parade of Colors, organized by Veterans Special Event Board member Reina Nelson, will occur at 10:30 a.m. and feature a color guard of female veterans from the East Coast. A powwow at 2 p.m. Friday, July 12, will transition the Summit into the annual Marcellus Norwest Me morial Veterans Powwow. Transportation is being provided to the Summit from Salem and Eugene at 9 a.m. Tuesday', July 9. Return trips will leave Grand Ronde at 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 12. Meals will be provided starting with a sack lunchand dinner on Tuesday and continental break fasts, sack lunches and dinners on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday's meals will only include breakfast and lunch, Leno said that two Navajo code talkers'who served during World Warft also will attend the Sum mit. "The bottom line is if you help "one veteran in this whole thing, it is going to make it worthwhile," Leno said. B
