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18 AUGUST 1,2013 Smoke Signals Torner n CTGR Tribal Headquarters 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Weekly Classes: Mondays: Class: Chinuk Wawa Summer Session Trne: Noon -1 p.m. Location: 207 Higher Ed Class: Dancing Tire: 4 - 5 pm Location: Adult Ed Building Rm 126 A and B Tuesdays: Class: Basket Making Tme: 12:30 -430 p.m. Location: Elders' Activity Center Thursdays: Class: Regaia Making Tne: 4.30 - 7 p.m. Location: Adult Ed Building Rm 126 A and B - v Grand Ronde Area CTGR Portland Office 4445 S.W.Barbur Blvd. Portland, OR 97239 Weekly classes in POX for July: Mondays, 3-7 p.m. - Lifeways Lamb Cottage Meeting Facility (located in Skinner Butte Park) 101 Cheshire Road, Eugene OR 97401 Class: Chinuk Wawa Date: Mondays, Aug. 5, 19 5:30-8:30 pm Tuesdays, 5 - 8 pm - Beading Wednesdays, 5:30 - 730 p.m. -Chinuk Wawa Aug. 23, 24, 10 a m. - 8 pm -Juncus Gathering Class: Lifeways Date: Tuesdays, Aug. 8, 20 1:30 -4:30 pm -J Class: Beading Date: Aug. 7, 14 I 3-7 p.m. i':;;,,:;;.::; , .,: :.:: :j Eugene Area Portland Area Collaboration with Friends of Buford Park and Mt. Pisgah- Eugene, Ore. Since 201 1 , the Tribe's Cultural Protection Program has been actively working with the Friends of Buford Park and Mt. Pisgah (The Friends). Interaction has centered on cultural plants and traditional foods. The Friends grow native plants in their nursery at Buford Park for local environmental restoration projects. Through working with staff from our Tribe, The Friends have devel oped a better understanding of the cultural values of some of these plants and identified how these plants may be restored to Buford Park. In addition to growing Tarweed, a traditjonal food known as Sappolil, The Friends grow stinging nettle. The fiber of this plant is used for the making of rope and other cordage. Don't worry, you don't use the stinging part to make rope. In order to make rope from this material, the plant must be harvested at the correct time of year and be set aside for over a year before it can be used to make rope. Trie Friends nursery grows stinging nettle each year for restoration. Recently they made the effort to harvest the seed (for their restoration work) at a differ ent time then the harvesting of the stocks, which need to age longer before being cut for use in making rope. This resulted in a large supply of stinging nettle stalks that have been curing over winter and should be ready for use in the late fall. The Friends have graciously offered the Tribe this material and the Land and culture Department is currently working on setting up a class for Tribal members and The Friends members to be held this fallwinter at Buford Park in Eugene, Ore. Note: Culture classes are free for enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal members: No charge for the classes or materials. These classes are also free for Tribal member spouses, family and descendants - if materials (beads, dentalia etc.) are required, they must bring their own, use donated if available or reimburse rorany materials piuviueu. oee irisuuuui im ueicui5. .y i Members enrolled in any other federally-recognized Tribe: $1 0 fee per class - bring their own materials, use donated materials if available or reimburse for materials provided. For all other persons: $15 fee per class bring their own materi als, use donated materials if available or reimburse for mr.' : ri -provided. Ad created by George Valdez
