AUGUST 1, 2019
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Off on a journey
A screen shot of the Tribe ’ s new website.
New Tribal government
website officially launched
Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez
Benjamin Powley, 14, helps Accounts Payable Specialist Kalene
Contreras and Cultural Protection Specialist Dustin Hawk load up one
of the trucks before the Canoe Family send-off for the Paddle to Lummi
held at the Tribal Community Center on Monday, July 15. For photos of
the Canoe Journey, check out page 13.
By Danielle Frost
Smoke Signals staff writer
Visitors to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s website www.
grandronde.org will notice some changes.
The Tribe officially launched its newly designed site on Wednesday,
July 24.
Tribal employees and Portland developer Subtext spent six months over-
hauling the old site, which had remained unchanged for approximately
four years.
“It was time,” Deputy Press Secretary Sara Thompson said. “Tribal
Council felt it was necessary to give the Tribe’s website a fresh look and
we wanted to make it more mobile friendly.”
Improvements that users can expect to see include a site that is easier
to navigate on both desktop and mobile devices, includes more information
about Tribal history and that offers increased opportunities to contact the
Tribe through a number of different avenues.
“The new website still offers the same information while offering a more
complete story of the Grand Ronde Tribe, our history and our culture,”
Thompson said. “It gives our website visitors opportunities to reach out
to the Tribe through a number of different venues and gives us the ability
to highlight more of the Tribe’s great work.”
A common complaint in the past was the difficulty watching Tribal
Council meetings and livestream videos, especially on mobile devices. This
should no longer be an issue with the more mobile-friendly edition, she said.
“The new website has a cleaner look, is more straightforward for the
user and more comprehensive,” Thompson said.
Smoke Signals posts
seven candidate podcasts
Still unsure about who you will vote for in the Sept. 7 Tribal Council
election? Smoke Signals can help you decide!
Seven Tribal Council interviews have been posted at www.spreaker.
com, Smoke Signals’ podcasting host website. The interviews can be
found by searching for “Smoke Signals podcasts” or by clicking on the
links added to the newspaper’s Facebook page.
Tribal incumbents Kathleen George, Denise Harvey and Jack Giffen
Jr. and challengers Reyn Leno, Peter Grout, Victor Cureton and Lewis
Younger sat down with Smoke Signals staff members Dean Rhodes
and Jennifer Clark for interviews.
Candidates discussed such issues as economic development, a Tribal
free press and how much of a voice the general membership should
have in Tribal Council decision-making.
For more information, contact Rhodes at dean.rhodes@grandronde.
org or call 503-879-1418 or Jennifer Clark at jennifer.clark@gran-
dronde.org or 503-879-1461.
Name changes in court
Tribal Court provides both minor and adult name changes to enrolled
members for a filing fee of only $30. If you have any questions or would
like to request a packet, contact Tribal Court at 503-879-2303.
WALK-IN DENTAL APPOI NTMENTS FOR KIDS <6
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY FOR DENTAL CHECK-UPS FOR KIDS 5 AND
UNDER WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SEEN AT THE TRIBAL CLINIC.
JUST COME ON IN!
We will check your child’s teeth during any of our clinic hours without an ap-
pointment. Dental check-ups are recommended beginning with the first
tooth!
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Dental Clinic
Phone 503-879-2020
Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 8:00—5:00; Thur 9:30-5:30
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