MARCH 1, 2018
S moke S ignals
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Podcast discusses Round Dance
March
• Sunday, March 4 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal
Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, March 7 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Thursday, March 8 – Traffic Control Flagger Training Certifica-
tion, 9 a.m., Employment Services Center, 9615 Grand Ronde
Road. 503-879-2188.
• Friday, March 9 – Native Youth Wellness Day, 8:30 a.m., Tribal
gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1489.
• Friday & Saturday, March 9-10 – Agency Creek Round Dance,
7 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2036.
• Wednesday, March 21 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Thursday, March 22 – Elders’ Fishing Trip, 8 a.m., Hebo Lake.
503-879-2233.
• Monday-Wednesday, March 26-28 – Spring Break Camp, B’nai
B’rith Camp, Lincoln City. 503-879-2101.
• Saturday, March 31 – Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Tribal family
housing. 503-879-4522.
April
• Wednesday, April 4 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Sunday, April 8 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Valley River
Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, April 11-Friday, April 13 – Gathering of Grand
Ronde Tilixam. Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-
4533.
• Wednesday, April 18 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, April 25 – Tofu Scramble, 5:30 p.m., Grand Ronde
Food Bank, 9675 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2079.
Smoke Signals has
started a new podcast
on the hosting website
Spreaker.com.
The podcasts can be
heard at www.spreak-
er.com and then
search for “Smoke
Signals podcasts.”
“I think that pod-
casting will augment
and complement the
news coverage offered
to the Grand Ronde Tribal mem-
bership by Smoke Signals,” said
Editor Dean Rhodes, who hosts the
podcast shows.
“I can see us highlighting news
that occurs between our current
publication cycle, which is the first
and 15th of each month, and also
conducting more in-depth inter-
views with Tribal employees and
Tribal members to complement
stories that appear in the Tribal
newspaper.”
So far, podcasts have delved into
Tribal efforts to help lamprey re-
covery, the quick transition from
Tribal employee to Tribal Council
member, the Willamette Valley
Treaty of 1855 and Tribal Council
member Kathleen George’s service
on the state Environmental Quality
Commission.
The most recent
podcast features Cul-
tural Resources De-
partment Cultural
Advisor Bobby Merci-
er discussing the 16th
annual Agency Creek
Round Dance that will
be held 7 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, March
9-10, in the Tribal
gym.
Tribal Lands De-
partment Manager Jan Looking
Wolf Reibach, a multiple Native
American Music Awards recipi-
ent, granted Smoke Signals blan-
ket permission to use his Native
flute-oriented music in the podcast.
Reibach’s new compact disc,
“Flute Medicine,” is the topic of
the fifth podcast that was posted
on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
“We will eventually ramp up to
posting a weekly podcast,” Rhodes
said. “As we start, I would suggest
Tribal members keep checking
out the Tribe’s Facebook page or
visiting the Spreaker site for new
shows.”
For more information about the
podcast, suggest show ideas or
submit a podcast for use, contact
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.
rhodes@grandronde.org.
May
• Wednesday, May 2 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Sunday, May 6 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal
Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, May 16 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Monday, May 28 – Memorial Day luncheon and ceremony, noon,
Tribal Community Center and West Valley Veterans Memorial,
9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-876-3118.
• Monday, May 28 – Memorial Day. Tribal offices closed.
• Wednesday, May 30 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
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Official Tribal Facebook pages
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:
www.facebook.com/CTGRgov
• Grand Ronde Tribal Council:
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• Grand Ronde Higher Education:
www.facebook.com/grand.r.ed
• Grand Ronde Youth Education:
www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthEducation
• Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
www.facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• Grand Ronde Station:
www.facebook.com/GrandRondeStation
• Grand Ronde Royalty: www.facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty
• Veterans Special Event Board:
www.facebook.com/pages/Veterans-Board-of-the-Confederated-Tribes-of-
the-Grand-Ronde-Community
• Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunityGarden
• Grand Ronde Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
• Grand Ronde Youth Council: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil
• Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department:
www.facebook.com/grandrondepolice/
• Children & Family Services: www.facebook.com/CTGRCFS/
• Social Services Department: www.facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices/
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