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‘It’s pretty amazing’
Reid encourages other
young people to apply for
the New York internship.
“Give it a chance, it’s
pretty amazing,” he said.
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Other Tribal members in at-
tendance were Tuomi, Galligher,
Grout, Tribal intern Payton Smith
and Chief of Staff Stacia Hernan-
dez.
Family members and significant
others at the ceremony were Ron
Tuomi (Brenda Tuomi’s husband),
Tim Hernandez (Stacia Hernan-
dez’s husband), Michael Baranski
(Clark’s husband) and Faith Hayes
(Grout’s partner).
“I am glad everyone made it out
here,” Stewart said. “This is almost
the 20-year anniversary of doing
this, but our connection goes back
more than 10,000 years. In time, if
we learn to listen to this history,
it can come back to us. … There
has been a lot of discussion about
whether we should have Toma-
nowos here or in Grand Ronde. No
matter what, it is important for our
people to come here and listen to it.
We want people to get a chance to
interact with it.”
After the introduction, the me-
teorite was washed with rose hip
and princess pine-scented water
while cedar boughs and personal
effects were placed inside and on
it. Atanacio lit the sage and soon
the area around the meteorite took
on the smell of a forest with the
sounds of Tribal drumming in the
background.
As the ceremony progressed,
some attendees climbed the meteor-
ite as a part of the cleansing process
to ensure all of it was covered by the
water. After the ceremony was com-
plete, the delegation walked several
blocks and placed the boughs in the
Hudson River. Atanacio, Bailey
and Stewart sang and drummed.
A crowd of onlookers gathered,
watched and listened as the sun set
on a warm New York day.
Part of the interns’ duties is to
Eighteenth year
of partnership
On Thursday, June 21,
the Grand Ronde delega-
tion was welcomed back to
the museum for a private
breakfast of fruit, sausage
and egg frittatas in the
Astor Turret.
The Grand Ronde del-
egation included Brenda
and Ron Tuomi, Grout,
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Stacia and Tim Hernan-
From left, Payton Smith, Tim Hernandez, Travis Stewart, Ron Tuomi, Tribal Council
dez, Galligher, Smith,
member Brenda Tuomi, Tribal Elders Rick Grout and Leonette Galligher, Chelsea Clark,
Reid, Baranski, Clark,
Kaleb Reid, Stacia Hernandez, Michael Baranski, back, Nicolas Atanacio and Chris
Atanacio and Stewart.
Breakfast attendees
Bailey participated in the 18th private ceremony honoring Tomanowos at the American
from the museum includ-
Museum of Natural History in New York City on Wednesday, June 20.
ed Senior Vice President
intern was “the coolest thing I have
educate the public about the signif-
for Institutional Advancement,
icance of Tomanowos, so with some
ever done.”
Strategic Planning and Education
encouragement they spoke with
“I really enjoy learning about the
Lisa Gugenheim, Communications
those who had gathered around.
science behind the meteorite and
Senior Vice President Anne Canty,
It is Bailey’s fourth time to New
cultural side,” he said. “The idea
Senior Vice President Ann Siegel,
York City to participate in the cer-
of seeing and knowing we had a
Earth and Planetary Sciences
emony and help supervise interns.
meteorite is fascinating. Standing
Curator Denton Ebel, General
“It’s fun to see the kids get this
by it is just jaw dropping.”
Counsel Sheree Carter-Galvan, As-
Smith said the most challenging
experience outside of what they are
sociate Director of Visitor Services
aspect of being a museum intern is
used to,” he said. “Every year, it is
Larry Spain, Senior Manager of
learning to talk to strangers.
a group of much different personal-
Museum Learning Melanie Cohen,
“We supply the Tribal side of the
ities and a whole new adventure.”
Associate Director of Foundation
story as well as what makes the
Smith and Reid’s duties of greet-
Support Kim Thompson-Almanzor,
meteorite look the way it does,”
ing and educating museum visitors
Assistant Director of Government
he said. “We are learning how to
of all ages from all over the world
Relations Danielle Mazzeo, Se-
interact with various age groups.”
about the Tribe and the meteorite
nior Director of Education Mariet
Being from the small town of
are no easy task for teens used to
Morgan, Strategic Planning and
Rainier, Smith said adjusting to life
living in small communities back
Foundation Support Director Em-
in the big city is a bit of a culture
home.
ily Summerhays, Public Programs
shock.
“For many visitors from other
and Exhibition Education Director
“But everyone is really friendly,”
countries, Spaghetti Westerns may
Bella Desai, Director of Foundation
Smith said. “I wasn’t expecting
be their only experience with Na-
and Government Relations Angela
that. And there are a lot of people.
tive Americans,” Bailey said.
Stach, Manager of Middle and High
My favorite part is being in the hall
“Some people don’t even think
School Programs Leah Golubchick,
of meteorites or just coming in here
Indians exist anymore,” Stewart
Development Associate Jeamir
where Tomanowos is at. We have
added.
Diaz, Cultural Anthropology Edu-
learned a lot about the universe.”
Smith, 16, said being a museum
cator Marissa Gamliel, Vice Presi-
Reid, 17 and a Willamina resi-
dent of Institutional Advancement
dent, said he appreciates the op-
Camille Coley and Manager of Gov-
portunity to soak in the sights and
ernment Relations Caitlin Miller.
sounds of the Big Apple.
“It’s always very special to me
“I like all of the food and explor-
to meet new members of the del-
ing the city,” he said. “It’s definitely
egation and to welcome you to the
different than Willamina and I am
museum every year,” Gugenheim
learning what I can about the me-
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museum.”
Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi, middle, talks with American Museum
of Natural History’s Assistant Director of Government Relations Danielle
Mazzeo, right, after gifting her and Kim Thompson-Almanzor, associate
director of Foundation Support at the museum, a beaded necklace,
chocolate, sage and cedar rose during a breakfast held at the museum on
Thursday, June 21.
Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi and her husband Ron read
information about Tomanowos before the start of the 18th private
ceremony honoring the meteorite at the American Museum of Natural
History in New York City on Wednesday, June 20.