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MAY 1, 2019
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LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday – Friday: 9 a . m . – 6 p . m .
(Monday closed from noon – 1 p . m .)
Saturday: 10 a . m . – 2 p . m .
Little Library locations: The Tribal Library is now overseeing
the 14 Little Library locations in and around Grand Ronde. Feel
free to stop by any of these locations and grab a book for free!
DVD selection: Come check out the Tribal Library’s movie
collection, with more than 1,800 DVDs/Blu-rays to choose from!
Oregon Battle of the Books 2018-19: Available for check out
at the Tribal Library.
Book Review: “Requiem for a People” by Stephen Dow Beck-
ham.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn
more about Oregon Native American history and culture. This is
an eye-opening chronicle of southwestern Oregon’s Rogue River
Indian wars and their subsequent subjugation and removal from
their homelands.
“Requiem for a People” was first published in 1971 and was the
first scholarly look at Oregon’s Rogue River Native Americans,
whose way of life was quickly destroyed when the West was settled
by Europeans.
There were a documented 9,500 Natives in the area when settlers
first came to Oregon and after six years only 2,000 Rogues survived
the wars, diseases, starvation and destruction.
The thorough details in this book will pull you in, taking you back
to a place in time that was harsh and unforgiving. – by Crystal
Bigelow
Donations: A special thanks to Rick Andersen, Debbie Bachman
and Crystal Bigelow for their contributions to the Tribal Library’s
collection. We truly appreciate your donations.
Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good condition.
Inter-Library loan services: The Tribal Library partners with
Oregon State Library to offer “library to library” inter-library loan
services.
For any questions or comments, feel free to
contact the Tribal Library at 503-879-1499.
Grand Ronde Head Start Preschool
Apply now!
Head Start & Early Head Start
Head Start nurtures the growth of
you and your child.
Join our supportive community and
give your child a strong head start.
Apply today!
Enrolling ages birth to 4
For Parents:
For Kids:
Safe, quality early education
GED classes
Qualified teachers
Connection to housing resources
Healthy meals
Employment assistance
Cultural opportunities
Parent training & support
Enrollment opportunities available for
pregnant women
Resources for children with disabilities
Enrollment opportunities for all income
levels
To Learn More: 503-879-2161
2019-2020 O PEN E NROLLMENT
C HINUK K INDERGARTEN
I MMERSION
As of May 20th, 2019 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 for the second half
of the school day. 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 20th
Ali Holsclaw
Language Program Manager
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.