S moke S ignals
AUGUST 1, 2018
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Summer Youth employee
Aleah Patterson, left, colors
with Emmalynn Warren,
middle, and Sapphyre
Zimmer in an Early
Childhood Education class
on Monday, July 16.
Sweat labor
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde hires Tribal youth
from ages 14 to 18 annually for the Summer Youth Employ-
ment Program, which allows them to receive work experience,
employment training and go through mock interviews at the
Tribe. Forty-three youths have been hired and placed at various
departments this year.
Summer Youth employees Rylei Simpson, left, and Alexis Simpson,
right, pull weeds at the Community Garden on Monday, July 16.
At right, Summer Youth employee Jurnee Haller waters
yerba buena plants at the greenhouse at the Tribe’s
Natural Resources Department on Monday, July 23.
Photos by Auburn Logan
Summer Youth employee Gibson Mercier uploads photos into PastPerfect,
a museum collections management software program, while working at
Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center on Monday, July 16.
At left, Summer Youth employee Hailey Lewis-Little bakes blueberry bling at
the Grand Ronde Food Bank on Wednesday, July 25.