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sNok signflz MAY 1, 2023 9 Kennedy to speak Awareness walk at college on May 9 Photos by Michelle Alaimo One-year-old Kamilla Elerath helps her mother, Tribal member TO SEE MORE PHOTOS Bianca Trejo, pour water into the water bottle Kamilla received @SmokeSignalsCTGR for participating in the Sexual Assault Awareness Walk at the old powwow grounds on the Tribal campus on Friday, April 21. April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the walk was arranged by the Tribe’s Warriors of Hope Program. OREGON CITY 3 Grand Ronde Tribal Coun- cil Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy will be the featured speaker at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at Clackamas Community College. The college is partnering with the Clackamas County Indigenous Taskforce to host the lecture <Do You Know Oregon9s First Peoples? A History of the Grand Ronde Tribe.= Kennedy will discuss the history of Indigenous communities in Clackamas County and how people can work to honor their strengths and contributions and celebrate the diversity of contemporary Indig- Cheryle A. Kennedy enous lives and experiences. The free lecture will be held in the Niemeyer Osterman Theatre on the Oregon City campus, 19600 Molalla Ave. <We are honored to have Tribal Council Chairwoman Kennedy share with us the history of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde,= said Casey Layton, the college9s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ofocer. <It is important for CCC to offer opportunities for our community to learn about the Indigenous communities of the Willamette Valley and their history, including culture and traditions, but also the harmful government policies that affected the peoples who lived on the lands where CCC now resides. This event is intended to amplify the voices of Indigenous peoples, and move us forward together.= Kennedy, 75, is currently serving her eighth consecutive three-year term on the Grand Ronde Tribal Council and has been the Tribal chairwoman for 16 of those years. þ CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE Portland Office Ribbon Skirt Making Saturday, May 20 10 A.M. – 3 P.M. Tribal Peer Support SEE MORE OF THIS STORY Specialist Sydney Clark, left, and Tribal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coordinator Matt @CTGRsmokesignals Bucknell walk around the old powwow grounds during the Sexual Assault Awareness Walk on the Tribal campus on Friday, April 21. VISIT US ON CTGR Portland Office 4445 S.W. Barbur Blvd. Portland, OR 97239. • Please call to sign up 8 spots available. • Potluck meal. • For Grand Ronde Tribal members. Please RSVP Lisa at 503 879-1881 www.grandronde.org Ad by Samuel Briggs III