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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 2016)
4 S moke S ignals DECEMBER 1, 2016 First meeting 2011 – Tribal voters rejected a bundled proposal to overhaul en- rollment requirements during the Nov. 15 constitutional election. The vote was 536 against and 457 in favor, for a 54-46 percent split. 2006 – Spirit Mountain Community Fund donat- ed $4,500 to the Mount Angel Glockenspiel Proj- ect and a Kalapuyan brave in a praying po- sition is the first figure displayed in the clock’s rotation. The Grand Ronde Canoe Family also is represented with one File photo of its honor songs played in the background music. 2001 – Arlene Giffen-Beck, Louise Medeiros and Ruby Bigoni were appointed to serve on the Elders Committee. 1996 – Tribal students Joe Mercier, Brandy Leno, Ben Bishop, Jason Greenlaw, Sol George, Rachel Towner, Tara Leno, Dustin Billings, Erica Mercier and Brian Krehbiel visited Oregon State University in Corvallis as part of the school’s Native American Student Visitation Day. 1991 – The Tribe celebrated its eighth anniversary of Restoration with a day of festivities held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. The traditional feast was followed by speakers and a powwow. 1986 – The annual Christmas Party was scheduled for the after- noon of Dec. 20 in the Grand Ronde Elementary School. A potluck was scheduled for 1 p.m. followed by the arrival of Santa Claus at 3:30. In addition, there was a coloring contest, games for children and door prizes. Photo by Michelle Alaimo Youth Council Chair Payton Smith, left, speaks during the General Youth Council meeting held in the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, Nov. 27. Also on the Youth Council are Isabelle Grout, middle, Youth Council secretary, and Dominik Briant, right, a Youth Council member, and not pictured, Raven Harmon, Youth Council vice chair; Madalyn Volz, Youth Council treasurer; and Jason Page, a Youth Council member. The Youth Council also has one vacancy. It was the first meeting of a Youth Council that has been held at the Tribe. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year incre- ments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Chemawa schedules craft show SALEM — Chemawa Indian School, 3700 Chemawa Road N.E., will be holding a craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Admission is a donation of canned food. There will be hand-crafted gifts and Native-style gifts with some com- mercial items accepted upon review. The craft show is sponsored by the Chemawa Powwow Club. Vendors should contact Sonya Olson at 503-399-5721, ext. 1284, or Melinda Puerta at 503-399-5721, ext. 1227, or send an e-mail to sonya. olsen@bie.edu. To find out more, attend a FREE Start Your Business class! JOIN US at the Grand Ronde Adult Education Building on the second Thursday of every month at 4PM 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR LEARN MORE AT: WWW.meritnw.org Or call 503 548-7314 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 Ad created by George Valdez
