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sNok signflz MAY 1, 2022 3 Tribe participates in Water Healing Ceremony within the state. In the letter, the Tribes requested Brown create a Tribe-Agency Water Vision Task Force that would “fully coordinate the vision and goals of a holistic water vision.” “This is the Tribes really standing up and signaling that we see how dire the challenges to our waters and our fisheries are,” George said. “We don’t see that reflected in most of the state dialogue. People are interested in other things. They’re not interested in saving our native fisheries. While the Tribes, on the other hand, whose cultures utterly depend on our rivers and our fish- eries see, in many cases, our native fisheries on the brink of extinction.” Tribal Council member Jon A. George created a painting on a deer hide to present to the host Klamath Tribe and Giffen coordinated trans- porting more than 75 pounds of elk to Klamath Falls as a donation for the ceremony’s feast. Kathleen George said the Tribes are planning on the ceremony becom- ing an annual event. “There was such positivity around this event,” she said. “It was a very powerful day.” By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor qwinǝm-mun (May) • Sunday, May 1 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., limited in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, May 4 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., limited in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-2304. • Friday, May 6 – Camas Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Linfield Uni- versity, 900 S.E. Baker St., McMinnville, Ore. • Saturday, May 7 – mǝkhmǝk Mania, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-3663. • Wednesday, May 11 – Chat With the Chief, noon-4 p.m., Grand Ronde Police Department, 9655 Grand Ronde Road. Event will feature barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers. 503-879-1835. • Saturday, May 14 – Social Powwow, 1 p.m., Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road. 503-879-2008. • Wednesday, May 18 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., limited in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-2304. • Monday, May 30 – Memorial Day celebration, 1 p.m., West Valley Veterans Memorial, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. KLAMATH FALLS – An inaugu- ral interTribal Water Healing Cer- emony was held Saturday, April 16, and hosted by the Klamath Tribe at Moore Park. Grand Ronde Tribal members Jack Giffen Jr. and Kathleen George represented the Tribe, as well as Cultural Advisor Bobby Mercier, Communications Director Sara Thompson, Tribal Police Chief Jake McKnight and Lieutenant Tim Hernandez, and Youth Council representatives Angey Rideout, Se- qh’iya Simmons, Tasina Bluehorse and Lyli Rideout. In addition, Mer- cier family members Tammy Fish- er, Nakoa and Kaikanim Mercier and Jacob Holmes attended. George said during the Tuesday, April 19, Legislative Action Com- mittee meeting that the ceremony was first proposed by the Grand Ronde Tribe, enthusiastically em- braced by the other Oregon Tribes and grew out of a letter all nine Oregon Tribes sent to Gov. Kate Brown in September 2021 express- ing concern about water quality smok signflz offering fast e-mail subscription Want to be one of the first Tribal members to receive smok signflz? Want to receive the Tribal publication on your computer instead of waiting for it to arrive in the mail? Want to get up-to-date and in-the-know about the Grand Ronde Tribe before anyone else? Well, here’s your opportunity. In an effort to be more efficient and reduce printing and postage costs, smok signflz electronic subscribers receive a PDF (portable document format) version sent to them instead of a newsprint version sent via the mail. 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