Grand Ronde Wawa with Kevin Simmons

Tilixam Spotlight Episode #1: Renewing Spirits. We welcome Grand Ronde tribal member and advocate Jamie Adams to the studios to discuss the efforts to highlight and educate our communities about Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. The Renewing Spirits Luncheon will take place on the Grand Ronde Indian reservation on Monday October 6, 2014 beginning noon at the Elder’s Activity Center. (chinuk wawa is the Indigenous trade language spoken on the Grand Ronde Indian reservation and throughout most of the Pacific Northwest. Tilixam is used to reference person, people, and or tribe.) Tilixam Spotlight is an educational program produced by Grand Ronde Wawa Radio. The show’s primary purpose it to educate the public about tribal and or other programs, people, and issues that affect the Grand Ronde Indian community.  The program is recorded and produced on the Grand Ronde Indian reservation at Freeman Studios. The Grand Ronde Indian reservation is home to many different bands of American Indians moved to the Western Oregon reservation beginning in the early 1850’s. Tilixam Spotlight and Grand Ronde Wawa Radio are grass-root efforts to educate, honor, and build community on and off-reservation.  To find out more information about Grand Ronde Wawa Radio and its shows, visit our facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/GrandRondeWawaRadio , or email us grandrondewawaradio@gmail.com , or call 707.502.5894. Host/Co-host: Kevin Simmons Recording/Editing: Andrew Freeman Date Aired: October 3, 2014 Duration:

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde celebrate 30 years of federal recognition on November 22, 2103. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde were formed when the government forced member tribes to cede their ancestral lands and created the 60,000-acre Grand Ronde Reservation in Oregon’s Coast Range. Beginning in February 1857, federal troops forced the native people to march from a temporary reservation at Table Rock in Southern Oregon 263 miles north across rough terrain to the newly created Grand Ronde Reservation.The federal government terminated the Tribe in 1954. All that was left was 7.5 acres of land — a cemetery and maintenance shed. Through the hard work and sacrifices of Tribal members, recognition was restored in 1983.   Tribal Chairman Reyn Leno Reynold L. Leno was born Oct. 6, 1950, the son of Orville and Ramona (McKnight) Leno. He is the grandson of David and Emma Leno and Thomas and Elvira McKnight. He grew up and has lived in the Grand Ronde area his entire life. After graduating from Willamina High School, he worked as a logger for one year and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served two years as a Marine, one of which was in Vietnam. Upon completion of his military service, he returned to Willamina and to the woods. He worked in the timber industry for almost 26 years. He has been married to his wife, Liz, for more than 35 years. Mr. Leno was elected to Tribal Council in 1996 and re-elected in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011. During many of those years, his fellow Tribal Council members have elected him to serve as vice chair and in 2012 they elected him as Tribal chair. “I initially ran for Tribal Council to try and make a difference for my fellow Tribal members.” https://www.facebook.com/GrandRondeWawaRadio

September 30th has been declared Orange Shirt Day annually in Canada, in recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children's sense of self-esteem and wellbeing, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters. Among First Nations the theme on t-shirts this year is "Every Child Matters." Even if time may not allow you to have a printed shirt with this theme on it, it is a great time for all of Indian country to wear an orange shirt as a reminder of the pain it represented our ancestors that lingers even to today https://www.facebook.com/orangeshirtdayeverychildmatters https://www.facebook.com/GrandRondeWawaRadio

Grand Ronde Wawa Radio returns with a CTGR Election Round-Up Special - Saturday September 7, 2013 at 8 PM PST- www.blogtalkradio.com/grwawaradio ; join host Kevin Simmons and other guests in discussing the results of 2013 Conf. Tribes of Grand Ronde Election. Guests to be determined as soon as possible. Grand Ronde Wawa Radio returns to the airwaves after a 2 month hiatus. We are excited to provide election analysis, commentary, and wrap-up this Saturday Sept, 7 at 8 pm. We’ll open up the phone lines for people interested to call-in. Guests include tribal council candidates, and newly elected tribal council members, and others. https://www.facebook.com/GrandRondeWawaRadio grandrondewawaradio@gmail.com

Living Native is a series produced by Wawa Media Productions and Grand Ronde Wawa Radio Living Native is a series that features and highlights people, families, tribes, cultures, programs, and organizations that are having a positive effect in Native Country and helping our Native people shine.   If you know of people, families, tribes, cultures, programs, or organizations that are shining, send us an email or message us on Facebook and tell us about it… hayu-masi www.facebook.com/grandrondewawaradio  www.blogtalkradio.com/grwawaradiograndrondewawaradio@gmail.com   In this fourth episode of Living Native, we feature Ojibwe athlete Akayla Devereaux who is shining in athletics. She is a Native boxer and will be in the ring at the All Indian Boxing Championship on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona July 4-6, 2013. Akayla is a soon-to-be senior at Lowell High School in Lowell, Oregon and she was recently featured on KEZI News in Eugene, Oregon for her accomplishments in athletics. She is a 5-sport star and just recently picked-up boxing. You can find more information about the All Indian Boxing Championships at: http://geronimostrongholdboxing.com/   All Indian Boxing Championships

Living Native is a series produced by Wawa Media Productions and Grand Ronde Wawa Radio Living Native is a series that features and highlights people, families, tribes, cultures, programs, and organizations that are having a positive effect in Native Country and helping our Native people shine.   If you know of people, families, tribes, cultures, programs, or organizations that are shining, send us an email or message us on Facebook and tell us about it… hayu-masi www.facebook.com/grandrondewawaradio  www.blogtalkradio.com/grwawaradiograndrondewawaradio@gmail.com   In this third episode of Living Native, we feature Grand Ronde tribal member Greg Archuleta who is the developer and instructor for the cultural Lifeways program. Lifeways is an educational program that serves the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde community through hands-on cultural learning. The program focuses specifically on cultural lifeways of the Grand Ronde people: basket making, carving, gathering, weaving, and other vital components to cultural life to Grand Ronde people. You can find more information about the Grand Ronde culture and Lifeways program at http://www.grandronde.org/culture/

Native Fatherhood is Sacred - National Native Father's Day Living Native: Episode #2 Fatherhood is Sacred! We welcome Albert Pooley, President of the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA). NAFFA and the Administration of Native Americans (ANA), is proclaiming June 15, 2013 as National Native American Responsible Fatherhood Day – encouraging Native fathers to “Sound the War Cry – Keep Families Together”.     Information about the organization and its President, Al Pooley can be found on the web at www.nativeamericanfathers.org Connect with Wawa Radio at: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeWawaRadio grandrondewawaradio@gmail.com

Living Native is a series produced by Wawa Media Productions and Grand Ronde Wawa Radio Living Native is a series that features and highlights people, families, tribes, cultures, programs, and organizations that are having a positive effect in Native Country and helping our Native people shine.   If you know of people, families, tribes, cultures, programs, or organizations that are shining, send us an email or message us on Facebook and tell us about it… hayu-masi www.facebook.com/grandrondewawaradio  www.blogtalkradio.com/grwawaradiograndrondewawaradio@gmail.com In this first episode of Living Native, we feature a community effort from Grand Ronde, Oregon that teaches youth and families about Native American Pow Wow culture. The “mini-Pow Wow” has been going strong for two years in Grand Ronde and more youth and families are benefiting from its educational and community approach. Children and families from across the Willamette Valley attend these once per month Pow Wow’s that are designed entirely to educate youth and families about the Pow Wow and in the process the youth and families are given a gift of Living Native.

"The last words out of my mouth everyday... Thank the Creator for allowing me to live another day",  Tyrone H. Simmons (Muckleshoot/Grand Ronde) Vietnam Veteran   Modern Native Warriors is a series produced by Wawa Media Production and Grand Ronde Wawa Radio. The series uses the power of story telling to provide Modern Native American Warriors an opportunity to share their stories and experiences with all of us. This is the first production of Modern Native Warriors and we hope everyone can learn as we have in this process. hayu-masi to all who assisted and our sponsors/underwriters Wawa Media Productions and Grand Ronde Wawa Radio is a Native American owned business. We can be reached at at www.grandrondewawaradio@gmail.com www.facebook.com/GrandRondeWawaRadio

Join Wawa Radio and Chemeketa Community College's Yamhill Native Club as we discuss the Native American Spring Gathering on June 7, 2013. We also discuss Chemeketa Community College's services for Native and non-Native first-generation college students. Guests include:  Barry, Karen, Loyd, Sonja, Tam, and Wendy - Native and first-generation college students at Chemeketa Community College's Yamhill Campus. Adam Holden, MA- Student Life & Retention Advisor

We welcome CTGR Education department manager April Campbell, YED manager Tim Barry, HED specialist Bryan Langley, and Librarian Marion Mercier.

We welcome Seahdom Edmo, vice-president of the Oregon Indian Education Association (OIEA) to discuss the current Oregon legislation that looks to overturn the ban on the use of Native American mascots in Oregon schools. The Oregon state Board of Education (OBE) passed a resolution banning the use of all Native American mascots in Oregon schools in May 2012; two Oregon legislators have introduced two bills this session that will overturn the board's decision. We also welcome Judy Wiley, executive director of the National Indian Parent Information Center, to discuss National Autism Awareness month, and other disability issues affecting Native children, families, and students.

We welcome Louis King, program coordinator for the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, and former Hatfield Fellow Joe Hostler (Grand Ronde) to discuss the Mark O. Hatfield Fellowship program.  In our Wellness Spotlight, we discuss the Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville, Oregon operated by Waste Management - guests include Leonard A. Rydell PE, PLS, WRE, and Don Hendricks from Grand Ronde.

Join Grand Ronde Wawa Radio for our Native Rhythm's Hour - featuring local Native hip-hop artists and beats from Oregon, Washington, California, and Canada

We welcome Tribal Elder Margaret Provost and Jackie ManyHides to talk Grand Ronde Restoration and history; In our Wellness Spotlight we talk with Perri McDaniel from Grand Ronde's Food Sovereignty Project and GMO's

We welcome Grand Ronde scholar Dr. David Lewis to the show to discuss Grand Ronde termination issues; and visit with Grand Ronde Elder and Elder Committee member Gladys Hobbs.

Join Grand Ronde Wawa Radio for our Native Rhythm's Hour - featuring local Native hip-hop artists and beats from Oregon, Washington, California, and Canada.

Issues, News, and Events from Grand Ronde and Oregon Indian Country. Guest include Carol Logan Grand Ronde Culture Committee, Cynthia King, owner of The herb Shed (http:theherbshed.com) Veteran representatives include Gene Labonte, Wink Soderberg, and Reina Nelson from Grand Ronde's' Veterans Committee.

We are changing the program a bit this week, and introducing our Native Rhythms hour featuring Native hip-hop and rappers from across the U.S. and Canada. This is a program we've been trying to work into another time slot during the week and hope our listeners enjoy. Call for requests and or email Grandrondewawaradio@gmail.com or message us on facebook at Grand Ronde Wawa Radio.. We hope everyone enjoys! masi...

Enrollment is a large topic in Grand Ronde. The most recent constitutional amendment to change enrollment did not pass and we're still working from the 1999 amendments. Join us as our guests include...