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S MOKE S IGNALS
DECEMBER 1, 2014
Land & Culture Corner
Upcoming Classes
For class descriptions and to view instructional videos visit our webpage at http://www.grandronde.org/culture/
Grand Ronde Area
Portland Area
Eugene Area
Chinuk Wawa
First year
Mondays
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Chachalu
Chinuk Wawa
First year
Wednesdays
5:30 - 7:30 pm
CTGR Portland Ofice
Chinuk Wawa
Dec. 1 & 15
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Lamb Cottage
Lifeways
Mondays
3:00 - 7:00 pm
CTGR Portland Ofice
Coastal Style Purse
Dec. 10
3:00 - 7:00 pm
Lamb Cottage
Second year
Mondays
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Chachalu
First year
Tuesdays
Noon - 1:00 pm
Chachalu
Dancing & Drumming
Tuesdays
4:00 - 5:00 pm
CTGR Youth Ed, Covered Area
Drum and Rattle Series
and
Woven Jewelry Class
Please see separate ads
CTGR Education
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Chachalu
8720 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
Second year
Wednesdays
4:00 - 5:30 pm
CTGR Portland Ofice
Lifeways
Dec. 2 & 16
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Lamb Cottage
Coastal Style Purse
Tuesdays
5:30 - 8:30 pm
CTGR Portland Ofice
CTGR Portland Ofice
4445 SW Barbur Boulevard
Portland, Oregon 97239
Lamb Cottage
(located in Skinner Butte Park)
101 Cheshire Road
Eugene, Oregon 97401
For additional information on classes visit
http://www.grandronde.org/culture
or contact Flicka Lucero,
Cultural Education Specialist,
at 503-879-2268.
Note:
Enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal Members: No charge for classes or materials.
For all other persons: No charge to attend the classes. Costs for materials
will be reimbursed to the Tribe, if applicable.
Updates to Chachalu
Exhibit Gallery COmplete!
Open Monday through Friday
Gallery Hours:
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
(open through lunch hour)
Please come over and check out the updated gallery. The renovation of the exhibit included
paintwork (masi to Facilities!), new printing, mounting, and new panels and items from the Tribe’s
collections.
To make a donation or for additional information please visit www.grandronde.org/chachalu-museum
Chachalu Entry Columns
Chachalu’s Entry Columns have been completed and are
currently on informal display within Chachalu.
In the upcoming year they will be installed, welcoming
visitors to our Museum and Cultural Center. An unveiling
and blessing event will soon be announced.
These two cedar columns are adorned with
traditional basketry patterns to represent both
tradition and change of the Grand Ronde people.
The concentric circles represent the prior
mythological times coming together to form the
rim of a hazel basket, and how past experiences
often work to define what we become. The
chevron pattern on the opposite side is a
reoccurring theme in both basketry and carving
traditions. In this case, the simple act of stripping
away material creates a strong image, that is
representative of the material itself in one of its
prior forms, an ancestor, and staple of daily life for
our traditional people, the cedar tree.
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
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