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S MOKE S IGNALS
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
Enrollment Conference
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
From left, Tribal Artisans Travis Stewart and Brian Krehbiel and Tribal
Cultural Outreach Supervisor Bobby Mercier drum and sing during
the opening ceremony of the Northwest Enrollment Conference held
at Spirit Mountain Casino on Tuesday, Oct. 20. About 100 people from
numerous Tribes attended the conference that also took place on
Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Tribal
Chairman
Reyn Leno
welcomes
attendees to
the Northwest
Enrollment
Conference
held at Spirit
Mountain
Casino on
Tuesday, Oct.
20.
Grand Ronde Canoe Family member Kim Roybal sings and dances to
“New Beginnings” as the Canoe Family performs during cultural night
and a welcome reception for the National Indian Education Association
Convention & Trade Show held at the Oregon Convention Center in
Portland on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Members of the Tribe’s
Education Department staff , including department
Manager Leslie Riggs, attended the convention.
Cultural Night
Grand Ronde Canoe
Family members, from left,
Kaikanim Mercier, his father
Bobby Mercier and Jacob
Holmes sing and drum as
the Canoe Family performs
during cultural night and a
welcome reception for the
National Indian Education
Association Convention & Trade Show held at the Oregon Convention
Center in Portland on Wednesday, Oct. 14
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