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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
For 32’ Chinook-style taped seam wood canoe
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center
hereby extends an invitation to qualifi ed applicants to respond to the
request for proposals for a 32’ all-wood, Chinook-style taped seam
wood canoe with the approximate duplication of the traditional shape of
Chinook style canoes.
The proposal will provide the full cost for a Chinook style canoe
with approximate dimensions of the canoe are LOA: 32’, LWL: 28’11”,
Beam: 5’8”, Hull depth: 22”, Weight: 630 lbs.
Qualifi ed applicants must provide verifi cation of experience in building
Chinook-style taped seam wood canoes, traditional knowledge of Tribal
canoe paddling and understanding of traditional healthcare practices of
paddling.
Please include plans that refl ect ability to complete the project. Ques-
tions can be directed to Executive Director of Health Services Kelly
Rowe at Kelly.rowe@grandronde.org or 503-879-2075.
Responses are due by 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6. n
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal member Bethany Ibabao removes a piece of a glass bottle while
excavating the location of the old Grand Ronde Boarding School during
an archaeological dig Friday, Sept. 12. Archaeological Investigations
Northwest, Inc., the Tribe’s Tribal Employment Rights Offi ce and Tribe’s
Historic Preservation Offi ce’s Archaeology and Research Program
collaborated to create an archaeology assistant training for Tribal
members. The training was created to fi ll a need for Grand Ronde Tribal
people to be site monitors and archeological assistants for projects on
the Tribe’s ceded lands.
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Tribal member Gabriella Werner
inspects a rock while sifting excavated
soil during an archaeological dig at
the location of the old Grand Ronde
Boarding School Friday, Sept. 12.
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