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PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 700 General Council briefed on Health & Wellness Center — pg. 14 FEBRUARY 1, 2017 Tribal Government Day set for Feb. 9 at State Capitol Out of retirement By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor S ALEM – The nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon will have a chance to explain to state legislators and their staff members, state employees and the general public who they are when Tribal Government Day returns to the State Capitol in Salem from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9. Karen Quigley, executive director of the Legislative Commission on Indian Services, said the theme of this year’s Tribal Government Day echoes the Capitol Gateways exhibit “We Are Oregonians” that recently opened in an adjoining hallway. “Each Tribal government is in- vited at their table to describe how and why they are Grand Ronde, Umatilla, Burns Paiute, etc.,” Quigley said. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will supply bottled water and snacks for the event and the Port- land-based Native American Re- habilitation Association will serve fry bread. The Cow Creek Band of See GOVERNMENT DAY continued on page 11 If you go Tribal Government Day Where: State Capitol, 900 Court St. N.E., Salem. When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thurs- day, Feb. 9 More info: 503-986-1067 Submitted photo The Looking Wolf Band of Brothers that performed on the new album “Ascension” are, from left, Tim Yett, Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, Nathan Myers and George Bobnett. Reibach returns with contemplative ‘Ascension’ By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor L ike so many musicians before him who have announced their retirement from the music in- dustry – Phil Collins comes immediate- ly to mind – or embarked on “farewell” tours that proved premature, Tribal member Jan Looking Wolf Reibach’s December 2015 retirement was short-lived. At the time, Reibach, a four-time Native Amer- ican Music Award winner and multiple nominee, performed a farewell concert at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg and announced that his 20th studio al- bum “Tamanawas” would be his last, thereby ending a successful career as a recording artist. However, Reibach didn’t take into account that melodies would continue to percolate inside his being, prompt- ing him to record demos into his cell phone while driving or interrupting dinner with See ASCENSION continued on page 12 Eighth-grade teacher embraces Tribal curriculum By Brent Merrill Smoke Signals staff writer S Photo by Michelle Alaimo Tim Hart, a seventh/eighth-grade social studies teacher at Faulconer-Chapman School in Sheridan, taught the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal History eighth-grade curriculum unit to his students this school year. HERIDAN – Eighth-grade students at Faulconer-Chapman School have a much more realistic view of local Native Ameri- can history now that they are learning the Con- federated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s new history curriculum in their classroom. Grand Ronde Tribal member and Curriculum/ Academic Adviser Mercedes Reeves has been working with Faulconer-Chapman eighth-grade teacher Tim Hart on introducing the Tribal cur- riculum into local schools. “Please take a moment to stop by the gover- nance building within the next two weeks to see the projects on display that were made by the eighth-grade students at Faulconer-Chapman School,” said Reeves in an all-employee e-mail on Jan. 13 that notified the Tribal community of the students’ efforts to build Tribal village diora- mas. “The eighth-grade class spent a great deal of time learning about the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde using the Tribe’s eighth-grade curriculum. “During that time they became highly inter- ested in the Tribe’s language, Chinuk Wawa; plankhouses; bentwood boxes; and weaving. The student projects represent the way Tribes in the Pacific Northwest lived and the students took great pride in bringing authenticity to their projects while portraying the Tribes in an appropriate manner. We hope the membership enjoys the student projects and can see the hard work and effort they put forth.” Reeves said she was not only impressed with See CURRICULUM continued on page 6
