S MOKE S IGNALS
JULY 15, 2018
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The Tribal Youth Council attended the United National Indian Tribal
Youth Conference held in San Diego, Calif., between July 5-9. There
were more than 2,100 Native youth attending the conference from
all across Indian Country. Pictured, from left, are Youth Council Coor-
dinator Shannon Simi, Youth Council members Jason Page, Isabelle
Grout, Madalyn Volz, Kailiyah Krehbiel, Kaleigha Simi, Aspen Wilson
and Payton Smith, and Recreation Coordinator Harris Reibach.
'It's an honor to be here'
REMEMBERS continued
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food cart.
Tribal Information Systems staff members Wendell Olson, Candice Olsen
and Sean O’Leary and Utility Maintenance Supervisor Joe Loomis were
on hand to ensure the sound system worked well all weekend.
The veterans powwow continued with grand entries at 7 p.m. Saturday
and 1 p.m. Sunday. A Buddy Haskins men’s traditional special was sched-
uled to be held on Saturday evening.
Fortunately, with temperate sunny weather and a constant breeze, the
arbor’s shade tarps, which are being modifi ed, were not missed.
“We’re going to celebrate our veterans all night long,” Sixkiller said
during Saturday afternoon interTribal dancing. “We’re going to rock this
place and have a good time.” n
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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,” Editor Dean Rhodes said. “The other two Facebook
pages are outlets for offi cial Tribal government announcements and positions,
while the Smoke Signals Facebook page will be a conduit of information
dissemination 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 defi ned 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. n
Lamprey harvesting season
runs through July 31
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 offi ce, 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. n
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