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response," Leno said. The software program is called nLine, from Australia-based Aristocrat Technologies, and has an international casino following, according to the company. Programs are tailored to individual gaming operations, like Spirit Mountain, to allow marketing on a local or larger scale. Aristocrat also supplies many of Spirit Mountain's onsite machines. In the last month, some 4,000 have registered to play the iGaming offerings at Spirit Mountain. On average, some 6,500 customers visit …

University, where he received his bachelor’s degree, Hostler worked with other Native American students to raise the issue of the university’s role in its Native American Studies program and faculty selection. Hostler also studied and advised about agency politics and procedures affecting 170 Tribes on the West Coast while an intern for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 1999 – The Forest Service invited the Tribal Cultural Resources Department and several Grand Ronde Elders to visit parts …

Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “But it’s not a good situation because there has been so much cutting on the meteorite. To me, it’s like carving up a body.” 2001 – Several representatives from New York’s American Museum of Natural History visited Grand Ronde. Tribal Council met with the representatives to confirm details for the Tribe’s first visit with the meteorite Tomanowos. They agreed the museum would be closed for all other visitors during the visit and blessings from Tribal members. Tribal Education …

that probably was the tip of the iceberg.” If you would like to watch the full video on the Forest Grove Indian Training School, you can visit it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4iAk53ONpg or find it linked on the Smoke Signals “Watchlist” playlist on the Smoke Signals YouTube channel. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

. General welfare payments to minor children will be deposited into a new account. The payments are calculated based on casino dividends, similar to per capita payments. Future program funding sources will be discussed by council for the 2026 budget. Members will not receive a per capita payment for September. For more information, visit the Tribe’s website , scroll to the bottom of the page and view “September 2025 General Welfare Program Payment.” To watch the entire meeting, visit …

been flooded over by the waters from the Bonneville Dam. I suggest it is traditional for us to name our place for the remains of our people as “Memaloose Illahee” – a sacred place of remembrance. Claudette Parazoo Roll #2923 Dear Tribal members: I found Angie Blackwell’s letter in the July 15, 2015, issue of Smoke Signals interesting for a variety of reasons, especially the part where Angie tries to say that disenrollment is a way for the Tribe to practice “gerrymandering.” Apparently Angie …

flags and poles. They were on display all weekend. Veterans also can buy the right to put their names and years of service on the flag poles so that every Memorial Day and Veterans Powwow, the flags will come out with elk hide feathers and the names clearly marked. Applications are in Smoke Signals . Among the vendors on hand over the weekend, the Yamhill County Veterans Services Office as well as state and federal counterparts were in attendance. The biggest news for veterans, said Veterans …

about how to sign up for hunting tags and safety classes.” Stickel said information will be shared with people attending the event who are interested in accessing fresh produce from local farmers. “We’re going to provide a sheet of paper that talks about the different farms in the area and where you can buy food at the different farm stands,” said Stickel. “Hopefully, people can leave the event with some idea of where they can access fresh fruits and vegetables in their community.” Stickel said …

will be allowed in Smoke Signals . Candidates can buy up to a cumulative full page of advertising in the July 15 through Sept. 1 editions of the Tribe’s independent newspaper with the largest permissible ad restricted to a half-page in any one issue. A Candidates Forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, in the Tribal Community Center in Grand Ronde. Questions for Tribal Council candidates may be e-mailed to candidatequestion@grandronde.org . Please include your name and roll number. Ballots …

since we did our first preschool immersion class in 2000, right there in the development of it. They’re very familiar with our program, Tribe, history, language and culture. They helped us develop so much curriculum. That’s huge because we can’t buy it. We have had to create it and make it work at different grade levels. That’s really big, not to mention all the teacher trainings in linguistics, teaching methodologies, immersion strategies, all kinds of stuff.” The Northwest Indian Language …