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16 S moke S ignals MAY 1, 2016 Culture Corner Classes Class descriptions and instructional videos are available on our webpage at http://www.grandronde.org/culture. For additional information contact Flicka Lucero, Cultural Education Specialist, at 503-879-2268. **Pre-Registration** Due to limited space and/or materials, pre-registration for the class is required. Please contact Flicka Lucero at 503-879-2268 to register. Portland Classes Grand Ronde Classes Chinuk Wawa Tuesdays, Noon - 1:00 pm, Chachalu Mondays & Wednesday, 4 - 5:30 pm, Chachalu Regalia Making Wednesdays, 4:00 - 7:00 pm, Chachalu Lifeways Mondays, 3:00 - 7:00 pm, CTGR Portland Office (Classes will change to Thursdays in the month of June) Cedar Bark Gathering May 20th (Time and Location to be announced) To RSVP contact Greg Archuleta at: archuletagreg@gmail.com Beading Wednesdays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Chachalu Basket Weaving Tuesdays, 4:00 - 7:00 pm, Chachalu Carving Area Special guest Margaret Mathewson on May 3rd CTGR Portland Office, 4445 SW Barbur Boulevard, Portland, OR 97239 Eugene Classes CTGR Education, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Chachalu, 8720 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Instructional Videos Basket Making, Drum Making, Beading and Clap Stick Making available at http://www.grandronde.org/culture/culture-class-videos Note: Cedar Bark Gathering, May 21st (Time and Location to be announced in May 15th issue) To RSVP contact Greg Archuleta at: archuletagreg@gmail.com Springfield Native Youth Center, 1084 G Street, Springfield, Oregon Some classes may require a fee for materials. Open Monday through Friday Gallery Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (open through lunch hour) To make a donation or for additional information please visit www.grandronde.org/culture/chachalu-museum Culture Within Our Youth 11-year-old Grand Ronde Tribal member Mason Mercier is the son of Tribal member Tyson and Amanda Mercier. He also has an older brother, Moses. Mason is on his way to becoming a Tribal arisan like his uncle, Tribal member Travis Stewart. At the early age of 7, Mason became interested in making tradiional Naive American objects. Not knowing where to get informaion on how to do that, he turned to YouTube. By watching the videos on YouTube he taught himself how to make bows, arrows, flint knapping, and atlatls. Once his skills at flint knapping became more advanced than the videos he iniially learned from, he was able to get a few pointers from Eirik Thorsgard. Eventually, he decided to make his own videos and place them on YouTube for others to learn from. A very unique item that Mason made was a deer-skinned quiver. With the help of his father and the skin from his brother’s deer, they were able to make this very beauiful quiver to hold his bow and arrows. During Mason’s early stages of making these tradiional items, he indulged in the crat of basket weaving. In kindergarten, Mason learned to weave using pipe cleaners. Not unil recently though, Mason decided to atend basket weaving classes offered at Chachalu: Tribal Museum and Cultural Center. During these classes he was able to learn how to weave baskets made out of more tradiional materials such as juncus, catail, cedar, and hazel. He also learned how to prepare these materials to be used in the weaving process. Mason is a great example of what we hope to see more of our youth doing. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Culture Department Chachalu: Tribal Museum and Cultural Center 8720 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 Phone: 503-879-2226 Fax: 503-879-2126 Page created by the Culture Department & Exhibits Program