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R.E.D. Meeting
Please join us for a wrap-up/de-briefing of Elder/Youth Conference and an important presentation/discussion with Connie Saldana from Senior and Disabled Services regarding outreach to our elders.
Elder~Youth Conference Reflections, 2012
It is with happy appreciation that we reflect on our 7th Annual
Elder~Youth Conference, which took place June 27-30. There are times
in the ebbing and flowing through the years with Red Earth Descendants
that we are able to take pause and review our work within our
community. Our vision in R.E.D. has always been to join elders and
youth to teach and learn indigenous ways of sustainable living--to
find a way back to being human. For more of this story, scroll under photos and click "read more."
Our Elder~Youth Conference has once
R.E.D. Meeting
Please join us if you can to help organize the upcoming Elder~Youth Conference! We appreciate any and all help we can get--every bit counts!
Southern Oregon Veteran's Powwow
Please come out and honor the Veterans at the VA Domiciliary for the annual Veteran's Powwow! Grand entries Saturday @ Noon and 7 p.m., community dinner at 5 p.m.. Grand entry Sunday @ Noon. On the baseball fields at the Dom! Dancing, drumming, good eats, vendors.
NASU Salmon Bake
Please join the SOU Native American Student Union and community for a delicious salmon lunch at their annual Salmon Bake! $5 a plate included salmon, wild rice, corn, green salad and cake. Support from this fund-raiser goes to Native American students and their club (NASU).
7th Annual Elder~Youth Conference
Testimonial from Tasker Crow, age 17, R.E.D. member: As a Native youth, I have been going to our Elder~Youth Conference ever since it's been going on. We used to have it at EarthTeach Park, but now we do it with Grandma Aggie's Salmon Gathering. The things I like most about Elder~Youth is having a lot of different things to do and learn, like how to shoot a bow and arrow, how to dig out and burn out a traditional canoe, how to make fire and shelters, but my favorite thing is sitting around the fire at night listening to stories and singing.
R.E.D. Spring Social
Please join us for our seasonal Social. We will be updating the community about spring/summer events and projects, as well as planning our upcoming Elder~Youth Conference. Whistling Elk Singers will kick off the gathering, we'll potluck, as usual, and share food, stories and information with our community. All are welcomed and we look forward to seeing you!
R.E.D. Meeting
Please join us as we start organizing for our Elder~Youth Conference!
Thank You To Whistling Elk Singers
R.E.D. would like to thank our home Drum, Whistling Elk Singers, for hitting the road many times a year and representing our community in a good way. The responsibility carried by members of this Drum is more than many people realize. They have, on average, two or more weekly commitments to attend, along with their jobs, school work and family responsibilities. Click "read more" under photos.
Thank You to Our Community for Supporting Grandma Aggie's Benefit
April 8, 2012
Last weekend, our community was given the great honor to host a
Benefit for Grandma Aggie and the incredibly important work she does
with the 13 International Indigenous Grandmothers. We sponsored a
"dinner, movie and music" evening to raise funds for these precious
elders and their gathering in Montana this coming July. Grandma Aggie
graced the audience with her presence and was able to give updates and
education about the work these Indigenous Grandmothers are doing
around the world to raise awareness of crucially important cultural