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Culture Roots, rock, reggae 01.12.2024 Sherron Lumley Culture By Sherron Lumley Smoke Signals staff writer Music producer and Grand Ronde Tribal member Adam Sierra is bringing an all-Indigenous reggae and hip-hop show to the Tribe’s ceded homelands on Friday, Jan. 26. Sierra, co-founder of Chalice Row Records, is hosting, “Rebel Music,” Friday, Jan. 26, at The Haven in southeast Portland. “This show is showcasing all Native artists,” Sierra, 39, said. “It’s a reggae and hip-hop performance …

government website at www.grandronde.org , found that the most used sources for obtaining information about the Tribe were the Tribe’s official website and official social media page on Facebook. Also high on the list of places to obtain information about the Tribe were the Smoke Signals website at www.smokesignals.org , the hard copy of the Tribal newspaper and “unofficial sources,” such as unofficial Facebook groups about the Tribe, family members and friends. The least popular way to obtain …

a Native Club for students in sixth through 12 th grades. Superintendent Jeff Leo said the district is happy to incorporate the Tribal curriculum because the current curriculum is “outdated.” The agreement also requires that a school principal, coach or other responsible official take all reasonable measures to ensure that coaches, players, students and supporters maintain a “respectful attitude” toward Native mascots during sporting events. “If the school principal, coach or other responsible …

Food Distribution (26) Food Bank Event Food Distribution (26) December 30, 2020 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675 Grand Ronde Road Upcoming Events Tribal Council Tribal Council meeting (22) March 24, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Food Bank Food Distribution (32) March 26, 2021 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM General Council General Council meeting (6) April 11, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM View All Events Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Tribal Council meeting (26) Tribal Council Event Tribal Council meeting (26) June 2, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Tribal Council chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road Upcoming Events Holiday Memorial Day event May 31, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Education Grand Ronde Education Summit June 24, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Tribal Council Tribal Council meeting (26) June 2, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM View All Events Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

and the outdoors in general. Ivan was a career logger. He is survived by his three sons: Harry Jeffers of Portland, Ore., Belden Jeffers of Grand Ronde, Ore., and Albert Jeffers of Drain, Ore.; one daughter, Judy Ballini of Beavercreek, Ore.; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Velma Jeffers, on Feb. 26, 1976. A funeral service will be held at West Lawn Funeral Home, 225 S. Danebo Ave., Eugene, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, with a burial committal …

a Native Club at its schools. Leo said that approximately 3 percent of Banks’ 1,100 students identify as Native American. Banks, which is northwest of Portland off of Highway 26, is within the traditional homelands of the Tualatin Kalapuya, one of the myriad Tribes and bands that were forced to move to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s and confederate after signing three treaties with the federal government. Public school districts that do not enter into an approved agreement with an Oregon …

Tribal Government & News Public transit options increase for Grand Ronde residents 03.13.2014 Ron Karten State government Grand Ronde residents now have a public transit option to get to the Oregon coast. The Coastal Connector daily bus service started March 3 between Lincoln City and Grand Ronde. Fares between Lincoln City and Grand Ronde are $3 one-way and free for Grand Ronde and Siletz Tribal members who show their Tribal identification. The full weekend fare between Lincoln City and Salem …

Gaming Portland man wins $934,185 jackpot at Spirit Mountain Casino 10.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Spirit Mountain Casino By Angela Sears Advertising supervisor Donald Stanley of Portland hit a $934,185 jackpot at Spirit Mountain Casino on Saturday, Sept. 26. Stanley, who recently starting working with the U.S. Postal Service, left work on Saturday morning and headed to Spirit Mountain Casino with his wife, Melissa Major, to celebrate an anniversary. Stanley said he is a big fan of the “Sons …

. The award is the 26 th time that Smoke Signals has been honored by the statewide journalism association in the last 10 years. ONPA awards were announced during the July 19-20 convention held at Brasada Ranch near Bend. Smoke Signals also won six awards in the annual Native American Journalists Association Media Awards contest for work published in 2017. The awards were handed out Saturday, July 21, during an awards banquet held in Miami, Fla. Frost's story about Tribal member Heather Cameron …