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PRESORTED Daylight Saving Time STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR Begins March 8, 2020 PERMIT NO. 700 Turn clocks Forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8 s i g march 1, 2020 k • n o f l N z s Smoke Signals UMPQUA • MOLALLA • ROGUE RIVER • KALAPUYA • CHASTA An Independent Publication of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde • Smokesignals.org Tribe, Salem sign Commission on Indian memorandum of understanding Services has a new spark By Dean Rhodes Oglala Lakota Nation Smoke Signals editor member takes over ALEM – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and city of Salem consummated a trailblazing entity Smemorandum of understanding during a signing ceremony held on Wednesday, Feb. 19. By Danielle Frost Salem joins myriad other governmental en- Smoke Signals staff writer tities that have signed MOUs with the Tribe, ALEM — When the Ore- including the city of Portland, University of gon Legislative Commis- Oregon, state Department of Transportation, Ssion on Indian Services national forests located within the state and was formed 45 years ago, it area school districts. was the first of its kind in the Both the Grand Ronde Tribal Council and country: A permanent forum Salem City Council approved the MOU in Jan- for consideration of Trib- uary 2019. al-state government relations Representing the Tribe at the signing were and consultation. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kenne- The state didn’t stop dy, Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George and there. In 2001, Oregon was Tribal Council member Lisa Leno. Tribal Coun- the first in the nation to cil Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez and Ceded pass a state-Tribal govern- Lands Manager Mike Karnosh were among staff ment-to-government relations members who attended, as well as a drum of Cul- law, which requires ongoing tural Resources staff members Bobby Mercier, state consultation with its Cristina Lara and Chris Bailey. nine federally recognized The MOU’s goal is to “strengthen the govern- Tribes. The commission has ment-to-government relationship” between the been a key partner in further- Tribe and city and “facilitate communication on ing these efforts. matters of mutual interest.” After longtime Executive Specifically, the MOU pledges that repre- Director Karen Quigley re- sentatives of the Tribe and city will work col- tired in late 2018, the search laboratively to establish a database that will began for a replacement. include known archaeological sites and Tribally Retired Navy veteran and significant areas that have a high probability of Oglala Lakota Nation mem- historic and pre-contact significance. Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez ber Mitch Sparks accepted the job in late 2019. “Every effort shall be made to ensure protec- Legislative Commission on Indian Services Executive Director tion of these areas, and avoidance of any adverse “I’ve always wanted to work Mitch Sparks was interviewed in the Oregon Tribes Treaty effects,” the MOU states. on behalf of Native Amer- Room at the state Capitol in Salem on Tuesday Feb. 18. Sparks The city also pledges to provide the Tribe with , icans,” Sparks says. “It’s a took over for Karen Quigley, who retired in late 2018 after See COMMISSION See MOU almost 24 years as the commission’s executive director. continued on page 8 continued on page 3 So Far Away: Two Tribal members live on Emerald Isle (This is the second in a se- Scotland, Wales and England. ries of stories about Grand S FAR AWAY “I spent many years in county Ronde Tribal members liv- Grand Ronde Tribal Members Living Abroad Donegal in the northwest of Ire- ing abroad that will appear land,” Frost says via e-mail. “It in Smoke Signals in 2020.) mere 4,646 miles, give or take a is a very beautiful area. Ireland’s few miles, or kilometers, once you climate is very mild and reminds land in Dublin. me of growing up in Oregon with By Dean Rhodes There is also an eight-hour time the hills, rugged coastline and great Smoke Signals editor difference. When it’s noon on the wenty-five percent of the Grand Ronde Reservation, it is 8 See SO FAR AWAY eight Tribal members who p.m. in Frost’s home in Athlone. continued on page 9 reside abroad live in the The Republic of Ireland boasts a T Tribal member Maya Frost and Midlands area of Ireland. population approaching 5 million Maya Frost, 51, and her 16-year- and controls most of the Emerald her son, Liam O Gallachoir, live old son, Liam O Gallachoir, are just Isle that is located west of England. in the Midlands area of Ireland, the continent of North America Northern Ireland remains part of approximately 4,646 miles away and the Atlantic Ocean away. A Great Britain, which also includes from the Grand Ronde Reservation. Contributed photo 2 MARCH 1, 2020 Smoke Signals General Council meeting sNok signflz 11 a.m. Sunday, March 1 Tribal Community Center PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 DATE TIME Wednesday, March 4...........................................................................4 p.m. Website: www.smokesignals.org Wednesday, March 18.........................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, April 1.............................................................................4 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. [email protected] Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal Letters www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCMDXdTzfGjzJ_j3NPpCrtcw Dear Smoke Signals: I wanted to thank Youth Prevention for all they do for our youth. My DEAN RHODES DANIELLE TIMOTHY J. daughter, Aleah Patterson Roll# 5401, attended her first Unity Conference PUBLICATIONS FROST GONZALEZ in Arizona from Feb. 18-21. I just wanted to say that our Youth Preven- COORDINATOR STAFF WRITER PHOTOJOURNALIST 503-879-1463 503-879-4663 503-879-1961 tion did an amazing job with our youth who attended. I want to say my [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] daughter went down and enjoyed the Unity Conference and enjoyed herself, and they got her out of her shell and now she is working on getting her application in for Tribal Youth Council. SAMUEL F. JUSTIN KAMIAH hayu masi BRIGGS III PHILLIPS KOCH GRAPHIC DESIGN PAGE SOCIAL MEDIA/ Darla Patterson SPECIALIST DESIGNER DIGITAL JOURNALIST Roll#1617 503-879-1416 503-879-2190 503-879-1461 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Comments Requested on Plans for DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Grand Ronde Veterans Memorial Improvements Friday, March 6 .......... March 15, 2020 The Grand Ronde Tribe’s Veterans Memorial was built in 2001 and a Friday, March 20 .............. april 1, 2020 couple of the four service branch pillars are running out of space. The monday, april 6 ............... april 15, 2020 Tribe is planning on acquiring two more pillars and incorporating them monday, april 20 .................may 1, 2020 into the current memorial in a complementary manner. If you would like to comment on this planned project, please contact Tribal Council. You may e-mail them through [email protected]. You may also call Tribal Council staff at 503-879-2301. The Oregon Parks Editorial Policy and Recreation Department has a Veterans and War Memorial Grant smok signflz, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Communi- program. The Tribe is applying for funding to help afford the cost of the ty of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted needed expansion. without permission. Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. However, all letters received must be signed by the author, an address must be given and a phone number or e-mail address Correction — A story that appeared in the Feb. 15, 2020, edition of must be included for verification purposes. Full addresses and phone numbers will not Smoke Signals contained incorrect information provided to the newspaper be published unless requested. Letters must be 400 words or less. regarding future Grand Ronde Road repair cost estimates. The estimated smok signflz reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal attacks on individuals, staff, Tribal administration cost will be approximately $1.2 million instead of the originally reported or Tribal Council. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Letters to the $6 million. editor are the opinions and views of the writer. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of smok signflz. Members of: Native American Journalists Association Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2020 Tribal Council [email protected] Cheryle A. Kennedy Jack Giffen Jr. Tribal Council Chairwoman — ext. 2300 — ext. 2352 [email protected] [email protected] Denise Harvey Chris Mercier — ext. 2353 [email protected] Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 Michael Langley [email protected] — ext. 1777 [email protected] Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary Lisa Leno — ext. 2355 — ext. 1770 [email protected] [email protected] Kathleen George Steve Bobb Sr. — ext. 2305 — ext. 4555 [email protected] [email protected] MARCH 1, 2020 sNok signflz 3 March • Wednesday, March 4 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Thursday, March 5 – Student Success Night, 5:30 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2275. • Friday, March 6 – AV Club, Noon-1 p.m., Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2226. • Saturday, March 7 – Colon Cancer Awareness Walk, 11 a.m., Fort Yamhill State Park off Highway 22.