OCTOBER 15, 2014
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ATTENTION
If you are currently receiving or are in need of SNAP benefits, Social
Services provides an Oregon Department of Human Services case-
worker who comes to Grand Ronde twice monthly on Wednesdays. The
caseworker may assist with applications, updates, child care, etc. If you
are in need of services, call 503-879-2034 to schedule an appointment
or you can reach Michelle Carmona at 503-879-4523. n
Honoring Our Rivers seeks submissions
Honoring Our Rivers is seeking art and writing submissions from Oregon
students for its 2015 Honoring Our Rivers anthology.
Honoring Our Rivers is a statewide anthology focused on rivers and
watersheds. For the past 14 years, the anthology has featured original
paintings, drawings, photographs, poems and essays created by Oregon
students from kindergarten through college. More than 4,000 anthologies
are distributed free to schools and libraries across the state.
Submissions are being accepted with a deadline of Jan. 31, 2015.
Visit www.honoringourrivers.org for complete guidelines, a submission
form, teaching aids and more information.
Submissions should be sent to Honoring Our Rivers, c/o Willamette
Partnership, 4640 S.W. Macadam, Suite 50, Portland, OR 97239. n
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Culture Committee members are, front row from second from left, Tribal
Elders Linda Brandon, Betty Bly, Margaret Provost and Faye Smith and
Sarah Ross, and, back row from left, Marcus Gibbons and Kevin Simmons.
Committee members will be hosting this year’s Restoration Powwow on
Nov. 22. Also pictured are Reina Nelson, front row left, Land and Culture
Department administrative assistant, and Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, back
row right, Land and Culture Department manager, who are Tribal staff who
support the committee, and Tribal Council member Jon A. George, back row
second from right, the committee’s Tribal Council liaison.
Official Tribal Facebook pages Culture Committee
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:
www.facebook.com/CTGRgov
• Grand Ronde Tribal Council:
www.facebook.com/TheConfederatedTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
• Grand Ronde Higher Education:
www.facebook.com/grand.r.ed
• Grand Ronde Youth Education:
www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthEducation
• Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
www.facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• Grand Ronde Station:
www.facebook.com/GrandRondeStation
• Grand Ronde Royalty:
www.facebook.com/TheConfederatedTribesofGrandRondeRoyalty
• Spirit Mountain Stampede:
www.facebook.com/SpiritMountainStampede
• Veterans Special Event Board:
www.facebook.com/pages/Veterans-Board-of-the-Confederated-Tribes-of-
the-Grand-Ronde-Community
• Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunity-
Garden
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
Below is the most current information on the meeting days and times for
Tribal Committees and Special Event Boards:
• Ceremonial Hunt Board meets as needed. Chair: Marline Groshong.
• Cultural Trust Board meets at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month
at the Elders’ Activity Center. Chair: Perri McDaniel.
• Culture Committee meets at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at
the Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center. Chair: Betty Bly.
• Education Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. on the first Monday of the
month in the Adult Education Building. Chair: Tammy Cook.
• Elders’ Committee meets at 1 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month in
the Elders’ Activity Center. Chair: Gladys Hobbs.
• Enrollment Committee meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Governance
Building. Chair: Robert Schmid.
• Fish & Wildlife Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of
the month at the Natural Resources building off Hebo Road. Chair: Harold
Lyon.
• Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month
in the Health & Wellness Center. Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets TBA at the Community Center.
Chair: Dana Ainam.
• Rodeo Special Event Board meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month at the Rodeo Office. Chair: Harold Lyon.
• Social Services Committee meets at 4 p.m. the second Monday of the
month in the Social Services conference room. Chair: Jenny Sanchez.
• Timber Committee meets at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at the Natural Resources building off Hebo Road. Chair: Bob Mercier.
• Veterans Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of the
month in the Community Center. Chair: Steve Bobb Sr.
To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
invites all to powwow;
seeks Potlatch donations
The Tribe’s Culture Committee
will be hosting this year’s Resto-
ration Powwow on Saturday, Nov.
22.
The powwow will begin with
a Grand Entry shortly after the
traditional Restoration dinner
celebration has ended about 2 p.m.
“We need to remember how we
did it before Restoration,” says
Culture Committee member and
Elder Margaret Provost. “We never
used to have these big powwows. It
would be a gathering where people
would come together and some peo-
ple would drum and dance, and we
would have a dinner and then there
would be a giveaway.”
It is that tradition that the 2014
Restoration Powwow will honor.
Community and family are the
focus, with opportunities to honor
the Elders and loved ones who have
played important roles in the Res-
toration of the Grand Ronde Tribe.
There also will be a Potlatch (give-
away) sponsored by the Culture
Committee.
“The Culture Committee wants
to honor everyone with a giveaway
and I believe we should all come
together and just be together in a
good way to share this time,” com-
mittee member and Elder Linda
Brandon says. “Restoration is a
time of sharing and feeling good.
My grandma, Nora Kimsey, has
always been my inspiration and
she loved her community and her
Tribal family and showed her love
in different ways like this.”
“We encourage families to step
forward to be a part of this. We
want everyone to be involved,” says
Sarah Ross, Culture Committee
secretary.
This year, families are being
invited to sponsor a dance special
or donate to the Potlatch as part of
the celebration.
“There never used to be big com-
petition powwows. Families would
sponsor the specials and giveaways.
Back then not many people danced
like they do now, and they would
have to be encouraged to dance,”
says Provost, who also described
the traditional practice of Potlatch.
“The giveaway was a big deal. Peo-
ple might bake pies or make jelly.
Some people might make things
like jewelry. Everything was taken
care of by the families, and then it
was all given away.”
The Culture Committee encour-
ages the community to get involved
and make items to be included in
the Potlatch.
“It is traditional that people used
to donate to the Potlatch without
recognition,” said Culture Commit-
tee Chair Betty Bly.
“I was taught that there were times
when people would be gathering
items for giveaway, and in the old
days the chiefs had Potlatch to show
how rich they were by giving away
all that they owned,” says Culture
Committee co-chair Marcus Gibbons.
“We want to let the people of
Grand Ronde know that we are
here for them no matter what. If
you come for the medicine and to
learn the traditions, then we are
here to support you and everyone
in the Tribe.”
The 2014 Restoration Powwow is
meant to commemorate the Tribe’s
31st Restoration and honor the
community and the important role
each Tribal member fills.
Families interested in sponsoring
a dance special or donating to the
Potlatch can contact Bly at 503-
879-6336.
Tribal members planning on
attending the Restoration events
are encouraged to RSVP to Public
Affairs at 503-879-1418 or publicin-
fo@grandronde.org.
Drums interesting in performing
at the powwow also should contact
Public Affairs. Guest drums will be
capped at seven. n