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NOVEMBER 15, 2014
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CTGR Fish Distribution
Nov. 17 and 18
Natural Resources Department
Fish Lab
47010 S.W. Hebo Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
503-879-2424
GRAND RONDE LIVING and
ENROLLED TRIBAL MEMBERS
Must show current photo I.D.
Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If picking up for others, a signed release form will be required!
No early or late pickup
Fish will NOT be mailed
If you have any questions please call the Natural Resources Department 503-879-2424.
Elders will have a special line established to expediently fill their requests. To ensure this, only Elder
orders will be filled using this line. Thank you for understanding and consideration of others.
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.
Youth Education Presents:
Portland State University & OHSU College Visit Trip
For: Native Youth 6-12 grade
When: December 15, 2014
Departure/Arrival: Leave YED 7:30am - Arrive back
at YED approximately 5pm
Youth Education will be taking a trip to explore PSU
and OHSU colleges for campus tours. Learn all what
is offered at both of these colleges, meet students,
explore the campus and more.
Lunch will be provided
Limited Openings: There are
limited openings, pick up your
permission slip at Youth
Education to secure your spot!
For more information: Contact
Tiffany Mercier @503-879-2101
For Who:
Native American JR/HS
School Students; includes
Home school & their
Families
Where:
CTGR Youth Education
Building
Dates/Days/Time:
s Tuesdays 5pm- 7pm
s October 28 – December 16
s (Not on Nov 11 due to
Veterans Holiday)
Dinner:
Provided for those
attending the tutoring and culture
activities only.
Cost: FREE
Culture Committee
invites all to powwow;
seeks Potlatch donations
The Tribe’s Culture Committee will
be hosting this year’s Restoration
Powwow on Saturday, Nov. 22.
The powwow will begin with a
Grand Entry at 3 p.m. after the
traditional Restoration dinner has
ended.
“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 El-
ders and loved ones who have played
important roles in the Restoration of
the Grand Ronde Tribe. There also
will be a Potlatch (giveaway) spon-
sored 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 invited to
sponsor a dance special or donate
to the Potlatch as part of the cele-
bration.
“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,” says Culture Commit-
tee Chair Betty Bly.
“I was taught that there were
times when people would be gath-
ering 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 Mar-
cus 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 anniversary of 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 should contact Bly at 503-
879-6336.
Tribal members planning on at-
tending the Restoration meal and
program are encouraged to RSVP
to Public Affairs at 503-879-1418 or
publicinfo@grandronde.org.
Drums interesting in performing
at the powwow also should contact
Bly. Guest drums will be capped
at seven. n