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S moke S ignals
JULY 1, 2015
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
GENERAL COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL
EVENT BOARD ORDINANCE
OPEN FOR COMMENT
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Delphian School student Lochlan Scharpf reads “The Incredibles” to Nicholas
Thayer, a Mawich class member, in the Tribal Library in February 2014.
Delphian students volunteer once a week to read to students from the Early
Childhood Education classes as part of the Start Making A Reader Today
program. This photo won first place in the Best Feature Photo category in the
2015 Native American Journalists Association Media Awards Contest.
Smoke Signals wins general
excellence award from NAJA
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s bimonthly newsletter, Smoke Sig-
nals, won seven awards in the 2015 Native American Journalists Association
Media Awards Contest, including the prestigious General Excellence Award
for Native publications with a circulation between 4,000 and 8,000 copies.
“The General Excellence award is, for me, the most cherished because it
honors the Tribe and the entire Publications staff for a consistent, all-around
effort in putting out a professional publication twice a month for the mem-
bership,” said Publications Coordinator Dean Rhodes. “You never know from
which months contest submissions will have to be submitted, so every issue
has to be top-notch.
“Without the support and cooperation of our colleagues in almost every de-
partment throughout the Tribal government and at Spirit Mountain Casino,
we could not accomplish such an honor for the Grand Ronde Tribe.”
Page Designer Justin Phillips, who is a Grand Ronde Tribal member, also
won first place in the Professional Division for layout of Smoke Signals.
In the Associate category for nonTribal members who work for Native publi-
cations, photographer Michelle Alaimo won three awards – first place in Best
Feature Photo for her photograph of the Tribal SMART Program, and second
places in Best Sports Photo (Spirit Mountain Stampede) and Best News Photo
(Tilikum Crossing).
Also in the Associate category, Rhodes won second place for Best Coverage
of Native Americans for his story “Native students face many hurdles.”
Former Smoke Signals staff writer Ron Karten won third place in Best News
Story for “Portland bridge receives Native name.”
This year’s entries were judged by the University of Omaha-Nebraska, the
Society of Professional Journalists, Society of Environmental Journalists,
The Circle, The Oklahoman, the University of Idaho, Western Kentucky
University and the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism
and Mass Communication.
Awards will be handed out during the association’s annual awards banquet
on Saturday, July 11, in Washington, D.C. n
The Tribal Council is considering adoption of amendments to
the General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance. The
proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the May 20,
2015, Tribal Council meeting.
The proposed amendment would allow Committees and Special
Event Boards to make donations if authorized by Tribal Council
in accordance with Tribal Council policy by amending Subsection
(p)(5) as follows (added language underlined):
Committees/boards are prohibited from making donations of
any kind from committee/board funds, except as authorized by
Tribal Council in accordance with Tribal Council policy. Commit-
tees/boards may accept sponsorships, donations and engage in
fundraising activities in accordance with the policy established by
the Tribe’s Finance Officer. Such policy shall include provisions
regarding approval of fundraising activities, accountability and
placement of funds, and carryover procedures.
Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments to
the General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance. For
a copy of the proposed amendment, please contact the Tribal At-
torney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the
Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde,
Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org.
Comments must be received by July 15, 2015. n
Yamhill County Cultural
Coalition offers grants
The Yamhill County Cultural Coalition, along with 44 county and Tribal
cultural coalitions throughout the state, receives funds from the Oregon
Cultural Trust for re-granting to arts, culture and heritage programs
within the county.
“The coalition’s mission is to increase cultural opportunities, awareness
and participation in our county,” said grant Chair Eve Silverman. “Our
priorities are for new applicants and new projects, and we are trying to
provide extra outreach to those who have not participated geographically
as well as to underserved populations.”
The Cultural Coalition can fund as much as 50 percent of a project’s cost
up to $2,500. Deadline for applications is Sept. 30 for projects beginning
in 2016. For more information and grant instructions and applications,
visit www.yamhillcountyculture.org. n
O PEN E NROLLMENT
FOR
2015-2016
C HINUK K INDERGARTEN
I MMERSION
As of May 18th, 2015 we will be accepting registration applications for interested
incoming Kindergarteners. We are a half day immersion program offering instruction
in Chinuk through our culture and place-based curriculum. Our students attend
half day in our program and must be enrolled in Willamina Elementary School as
well. No prior language experience required, however we do have language and
tribal preference once we are at capacity.
Applications are available at Youth Education and can be turned in starting May 18th
Ali Holsclaw
K5 Chinuk Teacher
503-879-1490
ali.holsclaw@grandronde.org
Esther Stewart
K5 Chinuk Teacher
503-879-1443
esther.stewart@grandronde.org
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We enroll families, not just students. It is our
belief that the only way for the language to
live and flourish is for it to be learned and
used in the home by the whole family.