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Fresh food boxes will be available Friday, Dec. 13, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., (or as supplies last) at the Grand Ronde Procurement building and the Tribe's Portland office. One box per Tribal member household, 800 boxes available.

Tribal Government & News Free online film screening offered 08.22.2025 Smoke Signals Smoke Signals is celebrating nearly nine years as one of the few independent Tribal publications in all of Indian Country. During the Indigenous Journalists Association 2025 Indigenous Media Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, held Aug. 13-15, Smoke Signals had the opportunity to chat with IJA board member, journalist and independent press advocate Angel Ellis (Muscogee (Creek) Nation). Ellis starred …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - May 15, 2016 05.12.2016 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : In my time on Tribal Council, one of my biggest priorities has been to responsibly manage the Tribal budget and to protect our endowments and our investments while providing fair and equal services to our Tribal members. Last year, my priority was the same, but I wanted to make sure that Tribal members looking to increase the value of their homes or the homes they would …

Culture Tribal members transform tragedy into hope 06.30.2016 Brent Merrill People Redemption. In the case of Tribal member Brad Leno, the pursuit of redemption has become his life’s work. Work made easier by the acceptance of Tribal Elder Marilyn Palomar. Two families; one mistake. One life lost and several lives altered forever. On July 15, 2001, then 17-year-old Leno spent a Saturday night drinking and partying with friends, and he made a decision that would change his life and the lives …

. Tribal Graphic Design Specialist George Valdez received a first place award in Graphics for his Tomanowas timeline that appeared in the July 1, 2010, edition marking the Tribe's 10-year anniversary of visiting the Willamette Meteorite in New York City. "Nice and clean," judges said. "Interesting, tells the whole story. Similar in high quality to a glossy pamphlet one would find in a museum. Nice use of assembled clip art and images to illustrate each entry in the timeline." Smoke Signals also …

on the specifics of what occurred. Tribal member Justin Martin, who also works as the Tribe's principal lobbyist in Salem, briefed Tribal members on Measures 82 and 83 and the Tribe's efforts to help defeat the measures. He then fielded approximately 20 questions and comments from Tribal members. The complementary measures would amend the Oregon Constitution to allow private casinos and also specifically permit one to be built at the shuttered greyhound racetrack in Wood Village, which …

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals honored at ONPA convention 07.17.2012 Ron Karten Tribal employees WELCHES -- The Grand Ronde Tribal newspaper, Smoke Signals , received one first-place award and two second-place awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Associate Member contest. Award recipients were announced Friday, July 13, at the annual convention held at the Resort at the Mountain in Welches. Smoke Signals received a first-place plaque for being the best newspaper …

Culture Salem girl donates Native artifact to Tribe 05.14.2012 Michelle Alaimo Culture , History Thanks to a 10-year-old Salem girl, the future Grand Ronde Museum and Cultural Center will have one more Tribal artifact to display when it opens. Micheaylaa Engman, a fourth-grader at Richmond Elementary School, found the artifact - a biface - while digging in the dirt at the Salem apartment where she lives with her mother and brother. The apartment is about 100 yards south of Mill Creek, which …

. She always protected them and made sure they were all safe and taken care of. When Leona was a child, her grandmother, Marie Quigly nicknamed her "Gimme" because Leona would always say, "Gimme, gimme." Leona loved people and was well-known in the community and fast to meet people wherever she was or went. She always had something to say that made you smile or laugh. And when there was someone in need, she would be the one to open her door or loving arms to help a person out. And when Leona …

feet, will help "get more growth in the future." Kuust said the timber sale will net the Tribe more than $59,000 in income. In other action, Tribal Council: Re-appointed Perri McDaniel and Stephanie Wood and appointed Veronica Gaston to the Cultural Trust Board; Disbanded the Audit Planning Group from the Tribal Council Planning Groups; Corrected one membership roll number assigned in error and corrected the blood quantum of one Tribal member; And approved the enrollment of three infants …