MAY 1, 2023
Community Fund seeking
Hatfield Fellow applicants
Applications for the 2023-24 Hatoeld Fellowship program funded by
Spirit Mountain Community Fund are being accepted through May 31.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund annually sponsors a Native Ameri-
can to serve as the Hatoeld Fellow and intern in an Oregon congressional
ofoce. Placement of the fellow rotates through the Oregon delegation to
enhance mutual understanding between leadership in Washington, D.C.,
and Indian Country.
Fellows are provided an opportunity to gain knowledge and understand-
ing of how to navigate the political process in Washington, D.C., while
working on issues that affect Native Americans.
Fellows begin their Capitol Hill experience in November with a month-
long orientation at the American Political Science Association, which is
followed by an eight-month term working in a congressional ofoce. The
fellowship includes a monthly stipend and relocation and travel expenses.
The fellowship is for Tribal members from the nine federally recognized
Tribes in Oregon, as well as members of Pacioc Northwest Tribes. However,
preference will be given to members of Oregon Tribes. Applicants must
have a bachelor9s degree or be graduating in June 2023, and be 21 or older.
For more information, visit thecommunityfund.com/grants-programs/
hatoeld-fellowship or go to youtu.be/7TOnNoFgUYs to watch an informa-
tional video about the Hatoeld Fellowship.
The fellowship was created in 1998 to honor the late Sen. Mark Hatoeld9s
public service to Oregon and the Pacioc Northwest. þ
Habitat for Humanity
accepting applications
McMINNVILLE 3 The McMinnville Area Habitat for Humani-
ty is accepting applications for its Homeowner Program through
Wednesday, May 10.
The organization provides home ownership opportunities to
low-income families in the McMinnville area through construction
of safe, decent and affordable home.
For more than 30 years, it has built 66 homes in McMinnville,
Amity, Lafayette, Sheridan and Willamina.
Habitat for Humanity is currently building in the Aspire Commu-
nity Development in McMinnville. Once completed, Aspire will be
home to 34 Habitat families and a neighborhood park.
Applications are released at select times throughout the year and
the homeowner selection process is dependent on organizational
construction timelines.
For more information about the program and income guidelines,
contact Volunteer & Home Program Coordinator Jennifer Lyon at
503-687-1415 or visit www.machabitat.org and click on the Home
Ownership tab. þ
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Shimkhin exhibit
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal member Anthony Hudson
TO SEE MORE PHOTOS
talks with Jake Depoe, of Depoe
Bay, during the opening reception
@SmokeSignalsCTGR
for <My Father9s Father9s Sister:
Our Ancestor Shimkhin= at
Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center on Thursday, April 20. The
exhibit, created with Hudson and Felix Furby, features Oregon9s queer
Indigenous history and focuses on the respected 19th-century Atfalati
Kalapuya healer Shimkhin. It also highlights contemporary Two-Spirit
and Indigiqueer contributions to our communities. The exhibit runs
through Sept. 30.
Tribal Elder Tracie Meyer reads
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<Beat the Drum= during the opening
VISIT US ON
reception for <My Father9s Father9s
@CTGRsmokesignals
Sister: Our Ancestor Shimkhin=
at Chachalu Tribal Museum &
Cultural Center on Thursday, April 20. The book is about an Indigenous
child challenging gender and Tribal stereotypes to be who they are.
It is a collaborative project between Elder Beejee Qahir Peco, Peco9s
granddaughter Chenoa Barton and Katie Kissinger.