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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves emergency Fish & Wildlife Ordinance amendment 09.06.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council , Fishing , Hunting By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved an emergency amendment to the Fish & Wildlife Ordinance to implement a memorandum of agreement with the state Fish & Wildlife Commission for off-Reservation and non-trust land hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering during its Wednesday, Sept. 6, meeting. On Friday, Aug …

amendment) is in committee without committee action scheduled yet as I’m aware.” Tribal Attorney Rob Greene shared the Tribe’s wishes. “They (the Committee on Indian Affairs) are going to be reaching out to your office soon to talk with you and Senator Wyden about moving forward on the bill,” said Greene. “We really need you to say ‘Yes, let’s get this thing going’ so we need your help to say ‘Yes this is a priority’ to you. We are hoping we can count on you to make the bill a priority because we …

Culture Watchlist: ‘Why some Native American Tribes do their best to avoid seeing an eclipse’ 04.12.2024 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist Although many Tribal members and United Stated citizens flocked to catch a glimpse of the eclipse, Arkansas CBS-affiliated 5News reports some Tribes have cultural beliefs that encouraged their people to avoid seeing it. Navajo Nation Tribal member Alaynna Littlefeather described her Tribe’s cultural practices during …

casino after objections from other Tribes scuttled the previous project. Grand Ronde Tribal lobbyist Justin Martin said at the time that a casino off Interstate 5 near Salem would be “devastating” to the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Spirit Mountain Casino, which is currently the closest gaming enterprise to the Salem market. The Siletz Tribe’s Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City is 26 miles farther away from Salem than Spirit Mountain. Calls to Siletz Tribal Chairwoman Dee Pigsley were not returned …

. In February 2003, Bobb visited the studios of Burning Palace Bronze in Boring, Ore., to give final approval and sign the base of the sculpture. A tentative date of late April was set for a sculptor's installation in Grand Ronde. With the approaching Memorial Day dedication of the Veterans Memorial, the need to raise funds did not end. On April 26, 2003, a Spring Auction and Spaghetti Dinner was held at the Willamina VFW Hall. It also was announced that eight benches would be available on which to have …

Mountain Casino revenues leveled off for the first time in its history. Bad economic times might have affected Tribal member interest in Tribal elections as concerns about paying the mortgage, keeping or getting a job and putting food on the table trumped other concerns. The largest number of Tribal members to cast ballots occurred in 2008 when 1,349 voted. Two years later in 2010, only 1,095 Tribal members - the lowest number recorded in the nine-year span - participated. The reasons why, however …

Tribal Government & News Forum attracts all eight council candidates 08.03.2015 Brent Merrill Tribal Council , Elections As many as 60 Tribal members, a handful of staff members and all eight Tribal Council candidates attended the Candidates Forum held Wednesday, July 29, at the Tribal Community Center. After Tribal Elder and former Tribal Council member Val Grout gave the invocation, the meeting was called to order by Tribal Assistant General Manager Bryan Langley, who acted as the host …

and the video filmed for the CD’s title track was nominated for Best Music Video – Performance. The Looking Wolf Band of Brothers on “Ascension” included guitarist Nathan Myers, percussionist George Bobnett and guitarist/flutist Tim Yett. “Ascension” is Reibach’s 18 th release. The three new nominations bring his total to 27 Native American Music Awards nods over the last 14 years. He has won four times. “This is a great honor to be nominated among such talented Native American musicians,” Reibach …

become outdated and unworkable in the current climate,” the press release stated, citing health concerns and the challenging labor market. After reopening in June 2020 after the casino’s 74-day closure, the buffet went from self-service and myriad dining options to offering customers a list of entrees they could order that would be delivered to their tables. In addition, seating was limited to ensure social distancing. “We will have no layoffs as a result of this change. All of our existing buffet …

Culture Opal Davidson to become Tribe's second centenarian on April 19 04.14.2015 Dean Rhodes People , Events , Elder Profile By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Since Tribal Elder Opal Davidson was born on April 19, 1915, in Grand Ronde much has happened. Like the terms of 16 presidents. Two world wars. Twenty-two summer and 22 winter Olympics. As well as 36,525 days passing that amount to more than 3.155 billion seconds ticking off a clock. When Davidson entered the world, Babe Ruth was 20 …