S moke S ignals
JANUARY 1, 2015
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
INTERNAL OPENINGS
n Early Head Start
Instructional Assistant
Early Childhood Education
Grade: 6
Closing date: Jan. 5
n Education Department Manager
Education
Grade: 17
Closing date: Jan. 5
n Pharmacy Clerk
Pharmacy
Grade: 5
Closing date: Jan. 5
Internal applicants are
1. Current Regular Employee, past
their six-month Introductory pe-
riod, receiving at least a “meets
expectations” on most recent per-
formance evaluation and not under
disciplinary action or performance
improvement within the previous
six months,
2. Grand Ronde Tribal members
3. Spouse of a Grand Ronde Tribal
member or
4. Parent or legal guardian of Grand
Ronde Tribal member children
Internal recruitment
For those individuals meeting mini-
mum qualifications an interview will
be given in the following ranking order:
1. Grand Ronde Tribal members
a) Qualified Grand Ronde Tribal
members who show they meet
the minimum qualifications of the
position during the course of the
interview process will be given
first consideration for hire and the
EXTERNAL OPENINGS
n CMA/Secretary
Behavioral Health
Grade: 6
Open until filled
9
LaBonte honored
n AFC Caregiver
(on-call)
Adult Foster Care
Grade: 5
Open until filled
n Early HeadStart Home Visitor
(on-call)
Early Childhood Education
Grade: 9
Open until filled
n Pharmacy Director
Pharmacy
Grade: 21
Open until filled
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
n Economic Development
Administrator/Manager
Economic Development
Grade: 19
Open until filled
recruitment process will end
2. Tribal member spouses, parents
and/or legal guardians of Grand
Ronde Tribal member children
3. Current regular employees
For a detailed job
description, please
contact the Tribe’s job
line at 503-879-2257 or
1-877 TRIBEGR.
www.gr a ndr ond e. o r g
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. The Tribal Higher Education
programs are here to assist you in your application process. 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
Photo by Ron Karten
At the Timber Committee’s annual holiday dinner held this year at
the Elders Activity Center on Thursday, Dec. 18, committee members
and Tribal Elders Bob Mercier, left, and Richard Ray, right, presented
fellow Elder and longtime Timber Committee member Gene LaBonte
with a Pendleton blanket to say thanks for his years of service. The
Pendleton blanket is a traditional gift of thanks in the Grand Ronde Tribal
community. LaBonte served more than 10 years on the Timber Committee.
Request for Proposals
Architectural/Engineering Services
The Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde Police Station
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde wishes to retain an
Architectural/Engineering team to perform planning and design
services for the new construction of an approximately 3,900-square-
foot police station and associated site work. The structure is to be
constructed on or near the Tribal Governance Center campus locat-
ed at 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Ore. This project is
primarily funded through a HUD Indian Community Development
Block Grant.
Electronic copies of the RFP documents are available by e-mailing
Jesse White at jesse.white@grandronde.org or calling 503-879-2404.
Respondents shall provide a written proposal by 4 p.m. Jan. 8,
2015, to Jesse White, Engineering and Public Works Manager, at
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Ore. 97347. Specific infor-
mation regarding document submittal procedures and due dates
will be found in the RFP. n
Four Tribes promote the event
POWWOW continued
from front page
Of the five Tribes that coordinat-
ed the first powwow, four continue
the event, which has become an
annual tradition.
The Tribes still cooperatively
planning and participating in the
powwow are the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde in Grand
Ronde, the Confederated Tribes of
Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw
Indians in Coos Bay, the Coquille
Indian Tribe in North Bend and the
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe
of Indians in Roseburg.
In addition, a video entitled
“Standing Strong, The Tribal Na-
tions of Western Oregon” will be
shown continually during the pow-
wow. It was developed to teach the
cultural and historical background
of the participating Tribes.
Among notable events this year
are exhibitions of traditional North-
west Indian dances. Educational
booths will demonstrate Native
crafts, games and traditional hunt-
ing and fishing tools.
Hands-on activities will give
guests a feel for Native beading,
basketry, carving, clothing and
jewelry, much of which will be sold
at vendor booths surrounding the
powwow floor.
The Confederated Tribes of Coos,
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indi-
ans will demonstrate traditional
weaving using grasses and rushes.
Demonstrations from the Grand
Ronde Tribe will showcase natural
pigments, weaving, carving and
beading.
Nick Sixkiller, a member of
Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah,
Okla., is powwow master of cer-
emonies, and Tony Whitehead,
a member of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation near Pendleton, is
arena director.
Parking at the pavilion is $3,
but admission to the powwow is
free. The powwow is scheduled to
conclude at 9 p.m.
Vendors should call 800-422-0232
about working the powwow. n
Smoke Signals file photo
Grand Ronde Senior Veterans Queen Savannah Ingram, left, and Senior Miss
Grand Ronde 2013-14 Goldie Bly participate in an interTribal dance during
the sixth annual Gathering of Oregon’s First Nations Powwow held at the
Oregon State Fair & Expo Center’s Salem Pavilion last January.