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S moke S ignals AUGUST 15, 2015 Givens named Hatfield Fellow Coeur d’Alene Tribal member Maria Givens has been selected as the 16th Hatfield Fellow by Spirit Mountain Community Fund for 2015-16. Givens is currently employed as a legislative assistant/youth out- reach coordinator for the National Indian Health Board in Washing- ton, D.C. Each year, the Community Fund sponsors a congressional fellow- ship with a member of the Oregon delegation to enhance the mutual understanding between leadership in Washington, D.C., and Indian Country. Past fellows have served in a number of Senate and House con- gressional offices, including those of Ron Wyden, Gordon Smith, Kurt Schrader, Darlene Hooley, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden and Peter DeFazio. Givens will begin her Hatfield Fellowship in November with a month-long orientation with the American Political Science Associa- tion in Washington, D.C. Following her orientation, she will be placed in the office of Sen. Jeff Merkley, D.-Ore. Givens completed her bachelor’s degree in 2013 from the University of Washington with a double major in Politi- cal Science and American Indi- an Studies. She was involved in Washington Maria Givens state’s Denny Heck for Congress campaign, where she was field organizer for central Pierce County. For generations, Givens’ family has been involved in her Tribe’s leadership. Her mother, Jeanne Givens, was the first Native woman elected to the Idaho Legislature. Givens is a former winner of the Ethnic Cultural Center’s Director’s Award for her accomplishments while attending the University of Washington. Her community service includes volunteer work at the Chief Seattle Club, a center for homeless Native people, and her work as a former Udall congressio- nal intern. The Hatfield Fellowship was created in 1998 to honor Sen. Mark Hatfield’s public service to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Additional information can be found at www.thecommunityfund. org/hatfield-fellowship. n Social Services 2015 School Clothes Program This is a first-come, first-served program. Child must be an enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal member Child must be of school age and enrolled in school (preschool, ele- mentary, middle or high school). Income criteria applies. Please contact Social Services at 800-242- 8196 or 503-879-2034 for application. Deadline for all applications is Sept. 15, 2015 n Happy 18th Birthday Dakota Rock Your personal strength and determination is top notch. We all love you so much! 13 On behalf of my Dear Kenny I would like to thank Jean Tietzel, Rich Erickson, Donnie Erickson, Donna Erickson and Willy Erickson for Kenny's new marker. I just can't come up with the words to express my gratitude and how much it means to me. Kenny will finally drive to Heaven now... Love to all of you Happy Birthday Dear.... Sept. 15 Smoke Signals will publish a day later Publication of the Sept. 15 edition of Smoke Signals will not occur until Wednesday, Sept. 16. “The weekend of Sept. 12 and 13 will be a busy, eventful one for the Tribe,” said Publications Coordinator Dean Rhodes. “Between the grand opening of Tilikum Crossing in Portland, Tribal Election Day and then the Sept. 13 General Council meeting, much will have to be written by the Publications staff when we return to the office on Monday, Sept. 14. Delaying publication by a day will give us a chance to get timely coverage of all of those important events in Smoke Signals and also have the breathing room to do it properly.” For more information, contact Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean. rhodes@grandronde.org. n Fish & Wildlife Committee plans powwow booth The Tribe’s Fish and Wildlife Committee will have an information booth at the Contest Powwow on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call committee Secretary Kristy Summers at 503-879-2362. n triangle productions! is touring its original play about Native American musi- cian Jim Pepper to the Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon throughout 2015. This play is available for booking within Oregon. THE JIM PEPPER PROJECT takes you through Jim's journey to becoming a world- renowned musical artist. Four actors use text, multimedia, and music to explore his- tory from the early 17th century to Jim’s rise to fame in 1969, when his song “Witchi Tai To” reached the Top 100 Pop Charts - the only Native American song to ever do that! PERFORMANCE: Jim Pepper Friday, October 2nd Dinner at 6:00 PM; performance at 7:00 PM WHERE: Tribal Gym 9615 Grand Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde OR WORKSHOP: Saturday, October 3rd, 10:30 AM-Noon Lunch will be provided WHERE: Tribal Gym The cast includes Karen Kitchen Salim Sanchez Maury Evans Ryan Cheng Playwright and Producer - Don Horn Tour Manager - Stephanie Mulligan Free of charge! Thank you for respecting Grand Ronde’s Community & Culture by not displaying Gang Affiliation and by not bringing Drugs, Alcohol or Weapons to this event. Anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be asked to leave and to not participate in future events.” HOLZMAN FOUNDATION Ad created by George Valdez