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6 JULY 15, 2021 Smoke Signals Tribal Council reappoints committee, board members By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council voted to reappoint one member each to the Culture Committee and Veterans Special Event Board during its Wednesday, July 14, meeting, which featured a light agenda of action items. Grand Ronde Food Bank Coor- dinator Francene Ambrose was reappointed to the Culture Com- mittee with a term expiring in March 2023. She has served on the committee since April 2015. Marine Corps veteran Cecil Do- nahue was reappointed to serve on the Veterans Special Event Board with a term also expiring in March 2023. He was appointed to the board in January 2020. In other action, Tribal Council: • Approved the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe because he or she meets the requirements outlined in the Enrollment Ordinance and Tribal Consti- tution; • And approved applying to the Administration for Children and Families for a five-year Tribal Personal Responsibility Educa- tion Program grant that would bring the Tribe at least $1.75 mil- lion over the life of the grant. The federal funding would help pay a full-time teen pregnancy preven- tion coordinator, staff trainings, and contracting with the Willam- ina and Sheridan school districts for the health education to teach the course and the purchase of curriculum. Also included in the July 14 Trib- al Council packet was an approved authorization to proceed that OK’d the Education Department’s two- year proposal for funding from the Oregon Department of Education’s Youth Community Investment grants. The department will use the requested funding for youth enrichment activities and youth employment. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Governments tab and then Videos. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tax Preparation Request for Proposal The Request for Proposals (RFP) is being conducted by the Member Services Department for the purpose of obtaining a licensed contrac- tor who has 5+ years of experience preparing tax returns. Qualified applicants shall possess the ability to: • Provide tax preparation services to Tribal Elders and foster youth living on and off Tribal lands. • Assist Tribal members in completing tax-related paperwork. • Serve as a resource to Tribal members who have questions regard- ing payment and filing of state and federal tax returns. Preference will be given to members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and/or Indian-owned businesses registered with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde TERO office. Please contact Veronica Montano for information. All proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Veronica Montano, Member Services Department 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Veronica.montano@grandronde.org 503-879-2253 ODOT planning chip sealing on Highway 22 The Oregon Department of Transportation will be chip sealing Highway 22 between Valley Junction and Hebo from mileposts 10 to 24 beginning Wednesday, July 21, through Thursday, Aug. 5. The chip seal work is scheduled to occur between July 21 and Thursday, July 29, and the following week will involve complet- ing the fog seal. Scheduled work hours will be 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and the public should expect up to 20-minute delays. Traffic control resources, such as flaggers, will be in place during the work. Photo by Timothy Sofranko, Linfield photographer Linfield University Facilities Department employee Darrell Driver recently erected a new street sign after the school decided to rename a street that was named after a former science professor who stole Native American burial artifacts. The new name, Lakamas, means “camas,” which is a traditional Native American first food. Board of Trustees unanimously approved the name change LINFIELD continued from front page Join us for a QPR training! Provided by Native Connections and Project I-LAUNCH. A brief training on how to recognize possible signs of a person being suicidal. Gives you the tools needed to talk with a person at risk and for directing that person to further support. Break the Silence. Save a Life. Join us on Zoom! Wednesday, July 21st from 9:00 am - 10:30 am If you have questions or to RSVP, please call: Amber Mercier at 503-879-1476 Nancy Versaw at 503-879-1396 Hill” band of the Kalapuya people. The committee considered six possible names and unanimously voted to support Lakamas Lane as the new street name. “It has been a privilege to support members of the renaming commit- tee … with this effort,” Harrelson wrote in a letter to Linfield Uni- versity President Miles K. Davis. “Their commitment to learning and inclusion was always at the forefront of our conversations. After much thoughtful deliberation, the committee has selected Lakamas Lane. I am writing to enthusiasti- cally support the recommendation of the committee to rename Brum- back Street to Lakamas Lane. “Lakamas is the Chinuk Wawa name for the blue-flowered camas plant that was and continues to be an important food of our people. At the time of early Euro-American settlement of the Willamette Val- ley, camas was so thick in areas that the patches of blooming flow- ers were confused as lakes from a distance. This name honors the peo- ple and lifeways of the Kalapuya people who are the Indigenous people of the Willamette Valley.” While the word “lacamas” exists in other parts of the Pacific North- west, such as Lacamas Lake is Clark County, Wash., “lakamas” in unique to Chinuk Wawa and makes Linfield University the only place in the world where one can find Lakamas Lane. The Board of Trustees unani- mously approved the name change at its May 1 meeting. Since then, signage has been updated and all students living on campus will have their mail delivered to the new address. “David was instrumental in pro- viding leadership, guidance and knowledge, and was generous with his time,” a committee statement said. “His willingness to engage with the university in this renam- ing effort has led us to envision a fruitful and collaborative future between Linfield and the Confeder- ated Tribes of Grand Ronde.” Linfield’s McMinnville campus also is home to large remnant patches of camas that, under inten- tional management, thrive around Cozine Creek. Includes information from Lin- field News.