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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 2013)
10 OCTOBER 1,2013 Smoke Signals Dmppmj a Donne SttotrytelDfiLTig FesttovaD sett ffor Oct. 1 8-20 The eighth annual Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19, and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Native American Youth and Family Center, 5135 N.E. Columbia Blvd., Portland. Ticket prices range from $5 to $20. A two-day Emerging Tribal Storytellers Workshop will be held on Sat urday and Sunday, culminating with an Emerging Storytellers matinee at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Enrolled Tribal members and self-identified Native American and Alaska Natives are welcome to join the Northwest Indian Storytellers Association and register for the workshop. For more information about the festival, contact Daniel Dixon at Daniels wisdomoftheelders.org or call 503-775-4014. For more information about the Storytellers Association, visit www.wisdomoftheelders.org. Committee seeks Elders' phone numbers The Tribal Elders Committee is compiling a volunteer phone list of Elders. If you would like to submit your phone number and address to be avail able to other Elders, send it to elders.committeegrandronde.org or leave a message at 503-879-2231. ENROLLMENT ORDINANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office, adopted, on an emergency basis, proposed amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance at the Aug. 28, 2013, Tribal Council meeting. The primary purpose of the amendments is to expedite the pro cessing of enrollment applications when applicants are determined to be eligible for enrollment. Specifically, portions for Section (d) are amended as follows: i Section (d)(4)(B): "If the Committee finds that an application is ' complete and the applicant appears to meet the requirements of this Ordinance, the Enrollment Staff shall prepare a written state ment within sixty (60) days for the Council. The staff shall mail notice to the applicant of when the application will be considered by the Council." Section (d)(4)(E): "If the Committee recommends that an applica tion be approved the Council shall act on the Committee's recom mendation at its next regular meeting following the expiration of thirty (30) days of receipt of the recommendation." The Tribal Council invites comment on the amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance. For a copy of the proposed amendments please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347, or by e-mail to legalgrandronde.org. Comments must be received by Oct. " 30, 2013. a Request for Proposals ArchitecturalEngineering Services The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority CMI North Apartment Complex Phase 1 The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority wishes to retain an ArchitecturalEngineering Team to perform planning and design services to expand family housing to include 28 one- and two-bedroom apartments. Conceptual plans show the apartment complex would consist of 28 units contained in seven four-plex buildings and would also include a residentrecreational center building. Electronic copies of the RFP documents are available by e-mailing Erika Price at erikapcascadedesign.net. A non-mandatory pre-pro-posal meeting and site walk-through took place at the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority office, 28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Respondents shall provide a written proposal by 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, to Jesse White, Engineering and Public Works Manager, at 28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde, Ore. 97347. Specific information regarding document submittal procedures and due dates will be found in the section "General Submission and Selection Require ments." All questions regarding this RFP must be directed to Erika Price via e-mail to erikapcascadedesign.net. All questions must be submitted no later than three days prior to date of delivery. D Photos by Michelle Alalmo Elder Bill Simmons fishes from th pier at Henry Hagg Lake near Forest Grove during the Elders' Fishing Trip and Picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 25. He caught one fish from the location. Elder Mel Holmes baits a hook for his wife, Mary Lou, during the Elders' Fishing Trip and Picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 25. About 30 Elders and their spouses participated in the outing. P3 VisiJlhdMbeS---- to see more Dhoios Bernando teaches Wawa in Portland office Tribal member Eric Bernando teaches Chinuk Wawa language classes from 5:30 to 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Portland office, 4445 S.W. Barbur Blvd., Suite 101. For more information, contact Bernando at Chinuk Wawagmail.com or 503-709-3017. B Chinuk Wawa Dictionary Order Form ' 1 V r- 1 v F rZTf a 1 viiuiMiv iiuiiun ' fcafcwai nnyfca uhnMHiiixjM munt-fc imt tk i ny ,jj r As our elders teach us to speak it f it Name-. Address: cstr State: Bp: Number of books $20.00 each $ . Shipping $5.00 Tout $ Books may be purchased from the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department located on the second Moor of the Adult Education Building. To have an order mailed to you. please Ml out the form and include an additional $5.00 for shipping and handling costs. Ma this form to: CTGR Cultural Resources: 961$ Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde. OR 97347 Checks only please cal us at 503-873-2268 for muftpte book orders, as additional shipping fees apply
