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6 S moke S ignals MARCH 15, 2017 General Council briefed on Cultural Resources Department Smoke Signals editor Student Union slates powwow display. Harrelson said the Tribe is cur- rently hoping to have three items loaned to Chachalu for display so that Tribal artisans can examine and learn from them. Under British law, Parliament must approve any permanent re- linquishment of items held by the British Museum. After his presentation, Harrelson fielded four questions and com- ments from the membership. In other action, it was announced that the next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 2, at the Valley River Inn in Eugene. The program will be a presentation from the Tribal Employment Rights Office. Tribal spouse Bob Duncan and Tribal Elders Dorothy Shortt and Garry Williams won the $100 door prizes and Tribal Elders Louise Coulson, Russell Wilkinson and Cherie Butler, as well as Dustin Hawks and Hallie Brewly won the $50 door prizes. Necklaces donated by Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George also were raffled off. Bobby Mercier, Eric Bernando, Harrelson and George performed the cultural drumming and singing to open the meeting. The meeting, in its entirety, can be viewed on the Tribal website, www.grandronde.org, by clicking on the News tab and then Video. Following the General Council meeting, approximately 35 Tribal members attended a Community Input meeting facilitated by Gen- eral Manager David Fullerton. The meeting sought input from Tribal members about possible advisory vote topics. The final Community Input meet- ing will be held immediately after the April 2 General Council meet- ing in Eugene. Canoe Family Meetings March 11th April 15th May 13th June 10th July 8th Free to sign up! Limited spots available. Where: Grand Ronde Gymnasium Time: 10am-12pm each day (Lunch provided) Who can attend: 5th grade-12th grade (Tribal and Non-tribal community members) *30 spots available* To sign up: Contact Harris Reibach - 503.879.1369 *Learn Valuable ball handling skills! *Take your game to another level! *From solid fundamentals, to advanced moves! Recreation Department Meetings will be at achaf- hammi, the Plankhouse from 12 to 2:00pm, lunch provided Canoe Journey which are Cultural Protection, Archae- ology & Research, Cultural Resources Department Collections, Chacha- Manager David Harrelson briefed lu Operations, Cul- the membership on the re-orga- tural Education and nized Cultural Resources Depart- Cultural Interpre- ment during the Sunday, March 5, tation. General Council meeting held in Harrelson said the Community Center in Grand the Collections Pro- Ronde. gram has more than “The Cultural Resources Depart- 600 Tribal baskets, ment exists to ensure knowledge of which are displayed our ancestors and that our actions on a rotating basis are known today and into the fu- at the Tribe’s mu- ture,” Harrelson said. “I think of seum and cultural this like persistence. If we exist as Photo by Dean Rhodes center in the former a department, what our goal and Cultural Resources Department Manager David Willamina School what are we working toward is to Harrelson made a presentation to the membership District building at make sure that we, as a people, 8720 Grand Ronde persist and knowledge of us in the during the General Council meeting held Sunday, Road. past and present is known in the March 5, in the Tribal Community Center in Grand In response to future, as well as known today.” Ronde. Tribal Council Harrelson said the department member questions, Harrelson also went through a re-organization being named department manager. discussed the recently created that started in June 2016 and saw Harrelson displayed the depart- $3.28 million Cultural Resource the Lands and Culture Department ment’s organizational chart during Reserve Fund, as well as attempts split into two separate entities. a PowerPoint display. to retrieve Grand Ronde artifacts The re-organization lasted through Harrelson broke down the differ- included in the Summers Collection September, resulting in Harrelson ent areas in Cultural Resources, housed in the British Museum in London. “As a part of that (reserve fund), we will be working this year on priorities and strategies for the use of those funds,” he said. “Primarily, EUGENE – The Native American Student Union at the University of Oregon that intent would be to focus on will be holding its 49th annual Mother’s Day Powwow on Friday and Satur- those core functions, such as now day, May 12-13, on the EMU Lawn. A community salmon bake also will be that we have all of these objects held on Sunday, May 14, at the Many Nations Longhouse, 1630 Colombia St. within our collection, we have an In addition, the Student Union will be hosting Native activist and rapper obligation to take care of those Frank Waln on Thursday, May 11, at a location to be determined. things first.” All events are free and open to the public. The Summers Collection, gath- The powwow will have more than $7,000 in prize money to be awarded ered by a clergyman from myriad in 14 dance categories. Native Tribes on the West Coast For more information about the powwow or to donate funds to sponsor in 1870s and bequeathed to the the event, contact Fundraising Chair Jordan Connell at 541-720-4012 or British Museum, includes Grand via e-mail at asuonasu@uoregon.edu. Ronde items and the Tribe has The Mother’s Day Powwow honors cultural heritage and celebrates the been working for several years mothers in the University of Oregon community. on either getting those items re- turned or loaned to the Tribe for By Dean Rhodes