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Culture Watchlist: ‘The Navajo Water Lady’ 09.14.2022 Kamiah Koch Watchlist Navajo member Darlene Arviso, known as the “Water Lady” in the Navajo Nation, stands in Nina Garcia’s home on the Reservation. Garcia, who has never had running water in her life, is one of Arviso’s 250 customers that she delivers monthly water to with her water-tank truck. (Smoke Signals screenshot) By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist In 2015, CBS Sunday Morning featured Navajo member Darlene Arviso, known …

Culture Watchlist: ‘Chinookan Plank Houses - Native American Domestic Architecture & Culture’ 02.14.2023 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist As many Tribal members know, wintertime is a time for “ikanum” or storytelling. The Grand Ronde Tribe annually hosts a story night in the achaf-hammi plankhouse to continue this tradition. Other Pacific Northwest Tribes host events in their respective plankhouses during the cold months. One plankhouse in the region belongs …

Culture Agency Creek Round Dance returns after three-year hiatus 02.28.2023 Dean Rhodes Round Dance , Tribal members , People Smoke Signals file photo By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Agency Creek Round Dance was one of the first annual Tribal events affected by the March 2020 outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and is now one of the last annual events to return. But return it does. The 19 th annual Agency Creek Round Dance will be held Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, in the Tribal gym …

Tribal Government & News Council approves grant application for two Tribal police vehicles 03.08.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Police , Tribal Council One of the current Tribal police vehicles sits in the Tribal Police parking lot on Wednesday, March 8. The vehicles currently in use have at least 114,000 miles on them due to the amount of driving done by Tribal police officers, who patrol the entire Reservation as well as Spirit Mountain Casino. By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant …

). 2013 – After a decade-long effort by Oregon Tribes, the state Department of Education was advertising for an Indian education specialist. “This was one of our priorities for this session, getting positions of equity for all Oregon students,” said Cindy Hunt, Government and Legal Affairs manager for the Department of Education. The proposal to return an Indian education specialist position had been around since 2003. 2008 – The Tribe donated $4,000 to a reward fund established to help catch whomever …

. In other action, Tribal Election Board member Michael Mercier delivered the Tribal Council election results from Saturday, Sept. 9, that saw two incumbents – Lisa Leno and Chris Mercier – re-elected to three-year terms. First-time challenger Matthew Haller secured the third seat, beating two-term Tribal Council member Michael Langley by one vote. The one-vote separation between candidates is the closest in an election since 1983’s Restoration. The previous record for closest race between third …

term on Tribal Council through September 2026. He edged out two-term council member Michael Langley by one vote in the Sept. 9 election. Tribal Council also removed Langley’s name from the authorized list of signers on Tribal bank accounts and canceled his Tribal credit card. Tribal Council also set the agenda for the 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, General Council meeting that will feature an executive session briefing on the Tribal endowments from Robert W. Baird representatives. The meeting will be held …

said. These centers were advertised as sobriety homes that were supposed to help Tribal people. Instead the vulnerable Native people were preyed upon. Native Americans from states including Arizona, South Dakota, Montana and Alaska were lured from their reservations and taken hundreds of miles away with the assurance of treatment. One of the victims, Raquel Moody, gave an interview about her experience in one of the alleged sober homes. “She says over the course of six months she was shuffled …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves Department of Justice grant application 02.21.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a $390,000 grant application to the Department of Justice for a Tribal community policing grant at its Wednesday, Feb. 21, meeting. The Community Oriented Policing Services Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation three-year grant will be used to purchase one new patrol vehicle, a utility terrain …

empty-handed as the young participants are very egg-er about scrambling about for the treats quickly. In past years, the time for all the candy to be spoken for is about one minute after the hunt begins. Attendees are also asked to bring their own basket or bag to carry their treasures home. This is one Tribal event that requires promptness on the part of parents and prospective Easter egg hunters, lest they miss out on the various treats. “We are very excited to be able to have the Easter egg hunt …