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MAY 15, 2022
Civil Rights honoree
qwinǝm-mun (May)
• 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.
• Monday, May 30 – Tribal offices closed in observance of the Memorial
Day holiday.
taxam-mun (June)
• Wednesday, June 1 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., limited in-person
attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, June 15 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., limited in-person
attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
• Monday, June 20 – Tribal offices closed in observance of the Juneteenth
commemoration.
• Sunday, June 26 – Tribal Council nominations, 11 a.m., limited in-person
attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, June 29 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., limited in-person
attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez
Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy was honored for her
“consistent advocacy and intentional efforts to advance civil rights for
all Oregonians” by the League of Minority Voters on Thursday, May
5, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Portland. From left, League of Minority
Voters Board member Dr. Bud Pierce, League of Minority Voters
President Promise King and board member Ethan Durham stood with
Kennedy after she received the Civil Rights Champions Award, which
was created in 2010 to recognize Oregonians who have promoted
civil rights for all of the state’s residents. The League of Minority
Voters was founded by King in 2002 as a nonpartisan organization to
promote the advancement of minority voters’ rights through education,
empowerment and mobilization.
Health & Wellness
Center entrance
Reminder: The drive-through entrance at the Health & Wellness Center
is for loading and unloading only. The entrance was built with our Elders and
those with mobility issues and their ease of access in mind.
If you are coming to the center to pick up prescriptions, please park in
one of our regular parking spaces.
OFFICIAL TRIBAL FACEBOOK PAGES
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The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:
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Grand Ronde Health & Wellness:
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Grand Ronde Children & Family Services:
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Grand Ronde Education Programs:
Introducing the
Center for Native
Arts and Cultures
facebook.com/CTGREducation
Grand Ronde Youth Council:
facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil
Grand Ronde Station:
The Native Arts and Cultures Foun-
dation is now Portland-based with
its recent opening of the Center for
Native Arts and Cultures. The building
at 800 SE 10th Ave. currently features a gallery displaying Native American artwork,
including artwork by Grand Ronde Tribal member and Cultural Policy Analyst Greg
Archuleta. Smoke Signals toured the building with NACF’s Vice President of Programs
and Partnerships Barbara Mumby-Huerta, who said the center will continue to show
exhibitions through 2023 before beginning major renovations. They plan to open again
in 2025 as a gathering place for Native artists with a black-box theater, new gallery,
art studios, tributary-access ceremony spaces and a rooftop garden. You can find out
more about the Center for Native Arts and Cultures by watching this Smoke Signals
special report at https://www.youtube.com/c/SmokeSignalsChannel.
facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices
Grand Ronde Food Bank:
facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
Grand Ronde Cultural Education:
facebook.com/Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Education
Grand Ronde Community Garden:
facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunityGarden
Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department:
Kamiah Koch at (503) 879-1461
Grand Ronde Employment Services
or kamiah.koch@grandronde.org
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