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smok signflz OCTOBER 1, 2019 3 Summit jettisons lectures to focus on ‘living culture’ By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer October • Friday, Oct. 4 – Elders Fishing Trip, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Hebo Lake. 503- 879-2233. • Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5 – Grand Ronde History & Culture Sum- mit, Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2226. • Sunday, Oct. 6 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Oct. 9 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Monday, Oct. 14 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Tribal offi ces closed. • Wednesday, Oct. 23 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. November • Sunday, Nov. 3 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Nov. 6 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Monday, Nov. 11 – Veterans Day. Tribal offi ces closed. • Wednesday, Nov. 20 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Friday, Nov. 22 – 36th anniversary of Restoration. Tribal offi ces closed. • Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29 – Thanksgiving holiday. Tribal offi ces closed. WIC visits Community Center monthly Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Does your family include a child under the age of 5? If so, you may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children program. With WIC, people can receive answers to nutritional questions and access fruits and vegetables, whole grains, eggs, milk, cheese, juice, cereal and more.A WIC representative visits the Tribal Community Center on the third Tuesday of the month, which will be Oct. 15. Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-879-2034. n Offi cial Tribal Facebook pages • Smoke Signals: www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: www.facebook.com/CTGRgov • Grand Ronde Health & Wellness: www.facebook.com/GRHWC • Spirit Mountain Community Fund: www.facebook.com/ SpiritMountainCommunityFund • Youth Education: www.facebook.com/ CTGRYouthEducation • Grand Ronde Station: www.facebook.com/ GrandRondeStation • Grand Ronde Royalty: www.facebook.com/ CTGRRoyalty • Community Garden: www.facebook.com/ GrandRondeCommunityGarden • Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank • Youth Council: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil • Social Services Department: www.facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices/ • Children & Family Services: www.facebook.com/CTGRCFS/ • Grand Ronde Higher Education: www.facebook.com/ Grand-Ronde-Higher-Ed • Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department: www.facebook.com/ Grand-Ronde-Tribal-Police-Department • Grand Ronde Cultural Education: www.facebook.com/ Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Education This year’s Grand Ronde History & Culture Summit will look very different than it has in the past. That’s because of both a location change – from the Tribal gym to Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center – and a move from lecture style to interactive, family-friendly activities. “With the completion of Phase II of Chachalu, the Cultural Resourc- es Department has worked to focus energy on providing experiences for community within the new facility,” Cultural Collections Coordinator Sibyl Edwards says. “Now that we have such a beautiful cultural center, it made sense to create an event that focused on elements of living culture rather than relegate them to smaller breakout sessions.” This year’s gathering focuses on Chinookan art and those who continue its practice as it evolves. The main event will be a com- munity open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, which will feature a collaborative carv- ing project by several artists and hands-on activities for attendees. Self-guided museum tours also will be available. “This will enable the wider com- munity to participate with their families,” Edwards says. “We have changed from a lecture-driven event to an engagement that fo- cuses on more personal interaction between the presenters and the guests.” If you go Grand Ronde History & Culture Summit Where: Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 More info: hcsummit@gran- dronde.org Short presentations and talks will occur throughout the day. The gym area at Chachalu will include hands-on opportunities for delving into Chinookan art as well as a place to meet artists and view ex- amples of their work. “We hope the community will feel welcome to come to the museum and engage,” Edwards says. For those who enjoy the tradi- tional lecture-style format and breakout sessions, those won’t be relegated to the past. “We plan on alternating between the old and new style of event annu- ally so that there is something for everyone,” Edwards says. “We want to light the spark of inspiration in community by creating the gath- ering of artists. Not only will the artists learn from each other, but they then in turn will show the next generation of carvers and weavers ways to connect with their culture.” The Tribe has been hosting a His- tory & Culture Summit annually since 2013. n Highway 22 to be closed DOLPH JUNCTION – Highway 22 between Hebo and Grand Ronde will be closed for two full weekends in October as work on a culvert replacement project at Sourgrass Creek continues. Highway 22 will be closed Oct. 4-7 and Oct. 25-28 from 7 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday. The project, which started in May, is replacing the failing culvert with a bridge near mile point 11.3, which is about three-quarters of mile east of Dolph Junction. The two full weekend closures will allow the project to be completed by Oct. 31. The closures are complete closures and no through traffi c will be allowed to use the road. Traffi c will be detoured to U.S. 101 and Highway 18. The work is weather dependent, meaning the closures would be rescheduled to other weekends dependent on weather conditions. For updates, go to www.TripCheck.com or call 511. n WALK-IN DENTAL APPOI NTMENTS FOR KIDS <6 COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES 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 The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions. Housing Grievance Board – 1 vacancy TERO Comission – 1 vacancy Please send completed applications to Stacia Hernandez, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
