S MOKE S IGNALS
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
Facilities seeks help
identifying veterans’ plots
The Facilities Department is asking for help in identifying
the plots of veterans buried in the Tribal Cemetery.
If your family member or friend is a veteran and there
is not a U.S. fl ag present on their plot on holidays, such as
Memorial Day, please contact the department, which will
do its best to mark all gravesites of veterans. For more in-
formation, contact Facilities at 503-879-2195. n
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Canoe Family will start
program at 10 a.m. in gym
RESTORATION continued
from front page
immediately north of the Tribal
Cemetery off Grand Ronde Road.
The Atudship rock mound is a
monument honoring the plight and
Restoration of the more than 27
Tribes and bands that make up the
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
“Atudship” is a Tualatin-Ka-
lapuya term meaning to heap up
earth and rocks, a Native ceremony
that is usually associated with the
practice of obtaining power.
Rocks from the Rogue River in
southern Oregon were recently
collected by Tribal Council mem-
ber Tonya Gleason-Shepek, Public
Affairs Administrative Assistant
Chelsea Clark and Tribal youth
Desirae Martin to be added to the
memorial.
The Canoe Family will perform a
program beginning at 10 a.m. in the
Tribal gym that will be followed by
the offi cial Restoration program. A
meal of salmon, ceremonial stew,
wild rice, mixed vegetables, salad
with fixings and Shari’s pies for
dessert will begin at noon. After
a break at 2 p.m., a Restoration
Powwow will begin at 3 p.m. and
it is scheduled to conclude at 9 p.m.
The celebration is being coordi-
nated by Tribal Elders Darlene
Aaron, Betty Bly and Steve Bobb
Sr. and Tribal members Francene
Ambrose, Kathy Cole, Reina Nel-
son, Julie Brown, Shannon Simi,
Stacia Martin and Clark.
Please RSVP to Public Affairs at
503-879-1418 or send an e-mail to
publicinfo@grandronde.org so that
organizers can get an approximate
count of the number of attendees. n
AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHER PROGRAM
Hunting & Fishing
Lifeways of the Grand Ronde People
Who: All Grand Ronde Tribal members.
What: We would like to record your family’s hunting and
fishing stories for inclusion in the Tribe’s cultural
and historical collections.
Where: Chachalu: Tribal Museum and Cultural Center
When: Starting September 1st, 2015
How: Contact Stacey Runningbird @ 503-879-2381