6 NOVEMBER 1,2013
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Cultural Trust Board
seeking grant applications
Kvery year since 2009, the Grand Konde Cultural Trust Board has
received a grant from the state Cultural Trust. Each year, the Tribe's
average grant award has been about $6,300.
The Tribe's Cultural Trust Hoard then awards smaller grants ranging
from $250 to $1,000 for various cultural projects within our service area.
Some of the cultural projects that have been funded by the Oregon Cultural
Trust through the Grand Konde Cultural Trust Board include:
A Chinuk wawa language project;
An enthobotany project;
Heading classes;
Camas digging;
Drum making;
Harvesting tipi poles;
Hide tanning workshops;
Huckleberry picking;
Moccasin-making classes;
Participation in Canoe Journey;
Cultural photo digitizing and cataloguing;
Regalia making;
Research for a book about Tribal member families;
Sewing classes;
And wood carving.
Grand Ronde Cultural Trust Board members are Perri McDaniel, chair;
Betty Bly, vice chair; Stephanie Wood, secretary; and Kim Contreras and
Claudia Leno.
The Grand Ronde Cultural Trust Board is accepting applications for the
2014 grant cycle now through Dec. 15.
People interesting in applying for a grant for a cultural project can pick
up an application at the front desk of the Tribal Governance Center or
they can have an application mailed or e-mailed to them by contacting
McDaniel at 971-237-7746. O
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From left, Tribal Elders Louise Coulson, Cherie Butler and Claudia Leno
participate in the Walk With Ease program in the Tribal gymnasium
on Monday, Oct. 28. The Tribe's Community Health Department is
now offering the Arthritis Foundation program in the Grand Ronde
community. Trained instructors lead classes on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 1:30 p.m. In the gym. A regular walking program is
the easiest and safest way to get needed cardiovascular exercise.
In a group setting, it is fun and supportive. The program is a doable
personal walking plan that provides health benefits for anyone
interested in better living. Participants will learn a safe, effective
Five-Step Basic Walking Pattern while listening to their favorite songs.
Sponsor Oregon State University and Katie Conte helped bring the
program to the community. For more information, call Community
Health at 503-879-2078.
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A private party was held at the
Marriott home in Portland the fol
lowing week on Oct. 15.
Gov. John Kitzhaber and first lady
Cylvia Hayes, along with Portland
Mayor Charlie Hales and Portland
Commissioner Nick Fish attended
the private party.
"The private party was a very
intimate event with the governor,"
said Tribal Council Secretary Toby
McClary. "Only about 20 people in
attendance. It was a great opportu
nity for me to talk to Gov. Kitzhaber
about a couple of issues regarding
our Tribe and our direction.
"As a result of our conversation,
the governor has agreed to come
out to Grand Ronde and visit with
Tribal Council in the near future.
Gov. Kitzhaber has always been a
good friend to Grand Ronde and is
clearly committed to maintaining
that relationship."
This is the first award to the Tribe
from the partnership.
Funds raised at the annual gala
go to the group's education and
volunteer programs that reach stu
dents and volunteers in Oregon and
Washington, said Laura O'Keefe,
Communications & Events specialist
for the partnership.
"We sit on sacred land," Marriott
said in making the presentation.
"Before we were here, Native Ameri
cans were. The river, the water, the
land defines them. It should define
all of us.
"The Tribe's Natural Resources
Department has completed fisher
ies and riparian restoration projects
both on the Reservation and within
the Grand Ronde community, im
proving the waters of the South
Yamhill and Agency Creek."
The results have been phenomenal,
she said. "Coho salmon are returning
to these waters to spawn traveling
over 220 miles to reach this area. The
Tribe has cultural knowledge and
extensive expertise. It is extending
its work beyond the reservation to
all the Tribe's ceded lands."
"I am happy to see this recognition
of the Natural Resource Depart
ment's hard work," said Manager
Michael Wilson. "They take their
job seriously, with many days spent
in harsh conditions. Every fish that
returns to the Reservation is such a
joy to see."
"This is the first award that I
have been honored to receive for the
Tribe," said Tribal Council member
Denise Harvey, "but Fm sure there
will be many more to come. The Tribe
is very involved in being good stew
ards of our environment."
"The work of the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde is bringing
long-deserved recognition," said
Tribal Council member Cheryle A.
Kennedy. "I highly commend our
Natural Resources staff for diligently
adhering to high environmental
standards, and I am proud of the
working partnership between Tribal
Council leadership and staff."
Honorary hosts included Oregon
State Sen. Jackie Dingfelder, State
House Rep. Brad Witt and Wash
ington State House Rep. Sharon
Wylie.
The Grand Ronde Canoe Family
welcomed guests to the event with
traditional singing and dancing.
Since 1997, Spirit Mountain Com
munity Fund has contributed more
than $5 million to environmental
preservation, helping to improve the
quality of life for Oregonians and the
health of the environment through
out the Tribe's ceded lands.
"Thank you, Grand Ronde," said
Marriott, "for providing a voice for
wildlife and habitat and for advocat
ing for the health of the Columbia
River and our community."
The Tribe has championed the
effort to bring lamprey back to its
traditional habitat in Oregon, is
making an effort to reintroduce the
California condor to Oregon skies,
and has lent its voice and expertise
to cleaning up the Portland Harbor
superfund site.
Harvey, Kennedy, Public Affairs
Director Siobhan Taylor and Tribal
Attorney Rob Greene attended the
gala and presentation. Harvey and
McClary represented the Tribe at
the private party.
"The Lower Columbia River Estu
ary group has been supported by
the Tribe and Spirit Mountain Com
munity Fund on an ongoing basis,"
said Taylor. "This year's Steward
ship Award presented to the Tribe
is a wonderful acknowledgement
of the Tribe's commitment to envi
ronmental stewardship. It is also
an acknowledgement of the Tribe's
ceded lands and our important and
ongoing role there.
"The lower Columbia River and the
land on both the Oregon and Wash
ington sides of the river have been in
tegral to our Tribe's history, culture,
traditions and treaties. We are still
actively engaged in that area on the
political, financial and cultural front,
and plan to continue that work and
build upon those relationships with
key groups like the Lower Columbia
River Estuary group." D