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february 1, 2014
S moke S ignals
Family court
Photo by Tony Wecker/courtesy of Portland Trail Blazers
The Grand ronde Canoe Family performs during halftime of the portland Trail Blazers game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Moda Center in
portland on Tuesday, Jan. 2. unbeknownst to many residents, the city of portland is in the ceded homelands of the Confederated Tribes of Grand
ronde. unfortunately, the Blazers lost the game, but Canoe Family members enjoyed their performance and getting to watch the contest.
Wisdom project seeks
native youth mentors
Wisdom of the Elders is recruiting between two and four Native
American youth to serve as mentors for The Wisdom Project, a Na-
tive American youth leadership initiative designed to engage Native
youth in environmental and climate studies.
Youth will learn about their local ecosystem, consider higher
education and careers in science, technology, engineering or math,
and serve as peer mentors to middle school youth.
Peer mentors will assist a small team of Native youth during a
one-month Summer Field Science Camp being held in Portland in
July.
Training will be provided on some weekends March through
June.
For an application or to have questions answered, contact Amanda
Kelley Lopez at amanda@wisdomoftheelders.org or call 503-775-
4014. Applications will be accepted through February.
Native high school and community college youth are invited to
apply, including those enrolled in federally recognized Tribes and
those who self-identify as Native American. Youth will receive a
stipend for participating in the spring training sessions and the
summer camp, and will be acknowledged at a community film
screening in September. n
Looking for scholarships?
There are numerous scholarship opportunities offered for students to
apply to each year. The majority of scholarships for fall term/semester are
due between January and April of each year.
Don’t miss your chance to apply for free money for college! The Tribal
Higher Education programs are here to assist you in your application pro-
cess.
You also can utilize a scholarship search engine to help you locate scholar-
ships. If you use a scholarship search site, be sure to read the privacy policy
to ensure you are using a site that will not sell your contact information. A
recommended search site to use is www.kaarme.com. n
recreation Department
hosts Walking Club
The Tribal Recreation Department is hosting a Walking Club, which is a
competitive and social activity to track steps and miles walked per day.
The club focuses on low-level impact exercise for beginners with the goal
of transitioning Walking Club participants into other fitness activities that
are offered by the Recreation Department.
Levels of participation vary from individual and team steps, as well as
individual and team miles. Teams consist of three individuals.
The Recreation Department encourages people to sign up since it will
be an ongoing activity. Pedometers are available to new participants one
week after they sign up. At the end of each month, prizes are awarded.
In addition, Weighted Wednesdays are a way for people setting appropri-
ate weight goals to reach their goal by the end of the month. Participants
are encouraged to stop by the Youth Education Building to track their
weight and body mass index.
Weight is taken privately with only a recreation assistant present and
all information is kept confidential. Like the Walking Club, prizes will be
awarded each month to those with the most amount of fat percentage lost.
For more information or to sign up, contact Recreation Assistant Kendra
Steele at 503-879-1921. n
Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’
Custodial & rabbi Trust Funds
Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’ Cus-
todial and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day.
If you are a trust participant and/or if you are the parent/guardian
of a minor member, you can access and review your balance and your
minor child’s balance by visiting www.401Save.com.
To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your child’s) Social Security
number, and the initial Password is “00” followed by your (or your
child’s) membership number. Once logged in, you can customize your
User ID and password for security purposes.
If you have any trouble logging in to or using the system, contact
the 401Save Call Center at 1-888-700-0808 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. n