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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 2017)
S moke S ignals JULY 1, 2017 13 From left, Kaikanim Mercier, Hawk Squetimkin (Colville), Jacob Holmes and Red Sky Clawson mix crushed rock and water to make paint during the Chinuk Wawa Family Language Camp on Friday, June 16. Tribal Elder Greg Archuleta taught youth about the rocks and minerals that are used to make paint, had the youth crush them, make paint and then use the results to paint. Chinuk Wawa Family Language Camp The annual Chinuk Wawa Family Language Camp was held at achaf-hammi, the Tribe’s plankhouse, on Friday and Saturday, June 16- 17. The two-day language and culture immersion experience included Chinuk Wawa vocabulary, weaving, a scavenger hunt, paint making, sing- ing and dancing. The camp is led by the Tribe’s Chinuk Language Program staff. Tribal Chinuk Immersion Teacher Justine Colton helps Desirae Hernandez with a canvas painting and sun print craft project during the Chinuk Wawa Family Language Camp on Friday, June 16. The youth used items they found on their nature scavenger hunt for the project. Tribal Cultural Education Coordinator Jordan Mercier and his daughter Ila Mercier look at an insect they found while on a nature scavenger hunt during the Chinuk Wawa Family Language Camp on Friday, June 16. They were looking for bugs, or infpHu in Chinuk Wawa. Smoke Signals offering e-mail version to read Want to be one of the first Tribal members to receive Smoke Signals? Want to receive the Tribal publication on your computer instead of waiting for it to arrive in the mail? Want to get up-to-date and in-the-know about the Grand Ronde Tribe? Well, here’s your chance. In an effort to be more efficient and reduce costs, Smoke Signals sub- scribers can have a PDF (portable document format) version sent to them instead of a newsprint version sent via the mail. All you need on your computer is Adobe Acrobat or some other program that can read a PDF and, viola, you’re set. Why would you want to do that? The PDF version is available before the newspaper is sent to our Salem printing contractor. You can read the paper on your computer or print out a copy yourself. And you will receive Tribal news much faster than the current standard mailing employed by the Tribe. If you would like to receive an e-mailed PDF version of Smoke Signals and stop receiving a mailed newsprint version, send your e-mail to esub- scription@grandronde.org. Photos by Michelle Alaimo Fee assistance Enrolled Tribal members can request assistance with test fees (i.e. GRE, SAT, LSAT, ACT) and admissions application fees. Contact Higher Education for more information at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275. Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’ Custodial & Rabbi Trust Funds Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’ Cus- todial and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day. If you are a trust participant and/or if you are the parent/guardian of a minor member, you can access and review your balance and your minor child’s balance by visiting www.401Save.com. To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your child’s) Social Security number, and the initial Password is “00” followed by your (or your child’s) membership number. Once logged in, you can customize your User ID and password for security purposes. If you have any trouble logging in to or using the system, contact the 401Save Call Center at 1-888-700-0808 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday.
