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Strengthening
Wounded Survivors
Our community healing, building on our strength.
Our circle invites the community to join in healing current or
past trauma.
Our goals of the eight-week course involve processing and for-
giving violence that has personally happened to us. Past hurts to
current abusive relationships … we encourage all people to come
and join together in healing.
Following White Bison, Mending Broken Hearts curriculum, we
hope to use traditional methods of healing for Native communities.
We know our community carries strong values and beliefs that aid
in our healing from the multigenerational trauma we have experi-
enced up until current-day hurts.
Generally, domestic violence is a pattern of behavior, including
physical violence or sexual violence, by an intimate current or
former partner. It is seen in male/female and same-sex partner
relationships.
Domestic violence takes many forms and includes a range of ac-
tions intended to control: isolation, intimidation, using children,
emotional abuse, economic abuse, coercion and threats, minimiz-
ing, denying and blaming, cultural abuse, ritual abuse, sexism and
sexual abuse.
Sexual violence takes many forms as well, but all acts are intended
to control the survivor without their consent or their ability to give
consent.
Join us and take an eight-week journey as we discuss completing
relationships and completing trauma that has not been resolved.
Location: Grand Ronde Housing Authority,
28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Dates: Aug. 13 thru Oct. 1 (each Wednesday evening)
Times: 5:30-7 p.m.
Ages: 18+ (male or female trauma survivors)
For questions or comments, contact Anne Falla,
office 503-879-1660 or 24 hours 971-832-0730.
Land & Culture Department
Oral History Project
In honor of our Tribal Veterans, the Tribe would like to memorialize their
stories for our future generations.
Who:
All Tribal Veterans and their families
What: We would like to record your story for inclusion in the Tribe’s
cultural and historical collections.
Where: We have dedicated a room at Chachalu for recording oral
histories. It is set up for both audio only and video recordings.
Additionally we have mobile audio equipment for those who
wish to participate but are unable to travel to Chachalu.
How:
Contact Reina Nelson at 503-879-2226 to schedule a time to
record your history.
Our family would like to invite Tribal members to
join us for the celebration of
Sara Griffin’s
Coming of Age ceremony. It will be held Sept. 2, 2014, at 1
p.m. in the Tribal plankhouse. Sara is the granddaughter of
Christine Voutrin-Parke and the daughter
of Jimmy Griffin and Judy Thompkins.
Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention
Program development update
During the course of my last three months, I’ve asked the people
of Grand Ronde what they want of my position and I have tried to
gather a clearer picture of the community need. With all of the input
I have gathered I know that the need is great, but I am encouraged
that people seem ready to heal, to be honest, to come forward and
to live more healthy lives.
With that stated, we have a core group of community members
who want to volunteer, support and be there for the survivors com-
ing forward. I love this enthusiasm, but I want volunteers within
this program to be educated on advocacy, confidentiality and the
basics of domestic and sexual violence before I let them graduate
into volunteer advocates.
We’ve decided to host a one-hour training session each Monday
and Wednesday from noon-1 p.m. in the Adult Education building
in Room 124. They understand they are a small group of volunteers,
just 15 strong, so they’ve agreed to invite the community into our
trainings. The more the merrier (we’ve joked), but the more edu-
cated our community is the better we all understand healthy versus
unhealthy versus abuse.
The schedule (30 hours of advocacy volunteer training)
Aug. 4 to Nov. 19 (no meeting Sept. 1)
Week 1 topic: Volunteerism and basic advocacy
Week 2 topic: Oppression, Sexism, Racism, etc.
Week 3 topic: Domestic Violence 101
Week 4 topic: Sexual Assault 101
Week 5 topic: Children and Youth and Violence
Week 6 topic: Stalking and Human Trafficking
Week 7 topic: Safety planning, Crisis Line techniques, vicarious
trauma, self-care
Week 8 topic: Historical trauma, what it means to be trauma
informed
Week 9 topic: Legal stuff (Crime Victims Rights, Restraining Or-
ders, Address Confidentiality, etc.)
Week 10 topic: Domestic Violence Awareness Month Community
Projects
Week 11 topic: Ethics, Boundaries, Lethality Assessment Pro-
gram
Week 12 topic: Elder abuse, people with disabilities, LGBTQ
clients
Week 13 topic: Local resources- shelter/food banks/etc.
Week 14 topic: (open to volunteers to decide what they want more
training on)
Week 15 topic: Graduation, celebration
We hope to see you there! (If big groups or certain departments
decide to send bulk groups- please let me know in advance)
Anne Falla
Domestic Violence Program coordinator
What is an internship?
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Land and Culture Department
Chachalu: Tribal Museum and Cultural Center
8720 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
Phone: 503-879-2226
Fax: 503-879-2126
E-mail: landandculture@grandronde.org
An internship (full-time/part-time) is a real-world experience related
to your career goals and interests. It may, but does not have to be
related/connected to your academic major or minor. Internships can
be done during the academic semester and/or summer.
There are several varieties of internships: some are paid, some
are not and some offer credit toward graduation (from Stonybrook
University’s Career Center).
Internships can be what helps you stand out in your job interviews
after college. Most employers look for a combination of formal educa-
tion and experience.
Not only are you gaining valuable hands-on experience, you are also
networking and making connections to professionals in your future
career field. CTGR Higher Education encourages students to explore
internship opportunities to supplement their college education.