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.