S moke S ignals
JULY 1, 2018
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Making giveaways Smoke Signals starts
own Facebook page
Photos by Auburn Logan
Above, Tribal Elder Tracie Meyer puts jam in a jar on Thursday, June 14,
as part of an effort to make jam and salsa giveaway gifts for the Canoe
Family’s upcoming Canoe Journey trip. Jam was made at the Grand
Ronde Food Bank while salsa was created at the Tribal Community
Center. Below, Tribal member Frank Quenelle lifts the homemade
jam while it was cooking in the Food Bank kitchen. Tribal employees,
members and community members participated in the effort.
Smoke Signals launched its own Facebook page and is posting its stories,
photos and podcasts to that page.
Popular features, such as photo galleries from Tribal events and links to
Smoke Signals podcasts and stories, are now be featured on the newspaper’s
Facebook page.
“This is part of the continuing evolution of an independent Tribal press for
the Grand Ronde Tribe,” Rhodes said. “The other two Facebook pages are
outlets for official Tribal government announcements and positions, while
the Smoke Signals Facebook page will be a conduit of information dissemi-
nation for the independent Tribal press that was created in January 2017.
This also accomplishes a goal of the Grand Ronde Editorial Board, which
seeks to create a defined separation between the Tribal government and the
Tribal independent press.”
Rhodes will be the moderator of the Smoke Signals Facebook page, which
can be “friended” at www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/.
“Although I will miss having the more than 4,500 friends on the main Grand
Ronde Facebook page, I am hopeful that many of them will quickly friend
Smoke Signals on Facebook so that they can keep abreast of independently
reported news about the Tribe,” Rhodes said. “In addition, this separate
page will give us more latitude to post links of other stories about Native
American Tribes and issues regionally and nationally that Tribal members
might be interested in reading about.”
For more information, contact Rhodes at dean.rhodes@grandronde.org or
call 503-879-1463.
Lamprey harvesting season
runs through July 31
O PEN E NROLLMENT
FOR
2018-19
OREGON CITY — The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
has set lamprey harvesting season at Willamette Falls to run from
June 1 through July 31.
Harvesting times are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Harvesting is not allowed Tuesday through Thursday.
Harvesting is limited to the east side of Willamette Falls and
does not include the horseshoe area at the peak of the falls. Gear
is restricted to hand or hand-powered tools only.
A permit is required, and Tribal members are allowed to use
their Tribal enrollment card in lieu of a state-issued permit. In
addition, Tribal members can harvest for distribution to other
Tribal members as long as it is without charge.
Catches must be recorded with an ODFW harvest card available
from the Tribal Natural Resources Department or by contacting
the Clackamas ODFW office, 17330 S.E. Evelyn St. Harvest cards
must be returned by Aug. 31.
If you plan to harvest lamprey, stop by the Natural Resources
Department, 47010 S.W. Hebo Road, to pick up an information
packet.
C HINUK K INDERGARTEN
I MMERSION
As of May 14th, 2018 we will be accepting registration applications for interested
incoming Kindergarteners. We are a half day immersion program offering instruction
in Chinuk through our culture and place-based curriculum. Our students attend
half day in our program and must be enrolled in Willamina Elementary School as
well. No prior language experience required, however we do have language and
Tribal preference once we are at capacity.
Applications are available at Adult Education and can be turned in starting May 14
Ali Holsclaw
K5 Chinuk Teacher
503-879-1490
ali.holsclaw@grandronde.org
Justine Flynn
K5 Chinuk Teacher
503-879-2066
justine.flynn@grandronde.org
We enroll families, not just students. It is our
belief that the only way for the language to
live and flourish is for it to be learned and
used in the home by the whole family.
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