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shot. “I had seen a lot of Jay and Colby’s pictures online,” said exhibit curator and Tribal Artisan Travis Stewart. “A lot of people who live out here tend to take how beautiful it is out here for granted and these guys have a way of putting it out there for you to see the beauty.” One of the more impressive images in the exhibit is a photograph taken by Drake while on a firefighting mission last year. The image, taken at twilight with stars in the sky, shows the forest fire glowing …

requirement as a bundled requirement. Yet when the requirement was added as part of the 1999 amendment, the requirement was listed as part of one sentence and reads as follows: “(c) who possess at least one-sixteenth (1/16) degree Grand Ronde blood quantum and were born to a parent who was a member of the Tribe at the time of the applicant's birth and who, unless deceased, is a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe at the time the applicant files an application for enrollment; have filed an application …

, Tribal Curriculum Specialist Mercedes Reeves called the event an “historic day.” The ceremony was held in two parts – one for younger elementary school children and one for older middle and high school students. To begin the ceremony, Willamina School District Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick said that students were gathered for a “special” reason. Zimbrick said the Tribal flag “represented a very rich history of the area that we all call home.” Tribal Council member Jon A. George introduced …

Culture Roads to Recovery: Leno used meth for 28 years before seeking help 08.12.2021 Danielle Harrison Addiction and recovery Tribal Elder Rhonda Leno shares her story about the recovery process on Tuesday, June 22. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) (Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of Smoke Signals stories in 2021 that examines addiction and recovery.) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer When one thinks of a stereotypical addict who finally seeks help, the picture …

30 gathered at the Brew Coffee and Tap House in Independence for a watch party on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Lewis began the webinar by jokingly lamenting over one aspect that wasn’t possible with him presenting over a virtual platform. “I’d really prefer to be talking with you all in person and drinking a beer,” he said. Lewis is a descendant of the Santiam Kalapuya, Chinook, Molalla, Takelma and Yoncalla Kalapuya peoples. He has served as manager of the Grand Ronde Cultural Resources Department and past …

EUGENE -- Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe briefed Tribal members on the dangers of fentanyl and efforts the Tribe is undertaking to combat the deadly drug during a Sunday, April 2, General Council hybrid meeting held via the Zoom video conferencing application and in the Lane Community College Longhouse. “The fentanyl crisis that is going on is truly in every community, it isn’t just in Grand Ronde,” Rowe said. “It is only one of the opioids out there that is impacting families …

Station upgrade, child development center, Tumwata Village, resident recreation center and electric vehicle charging stations. “I think everyone would agree it’s been a busy year with a lot of construction work happening and some great buildings being constructed to house different services of the Tribe,” Webb said. Projects Creekside Elder Housing: The 24-unit project located at Hebo and Grand Ronde roads includes 12 two-bedroom, one-bath duplexes. Each unit is 1,120 square feet, with 18 market …

discussed. The listening session was led by the NABS Digital Archives team in collaboration with the Grand Ronde Tribal Library. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer The work is mundane and grueling; hours of combing through an endless succession of boxes of old records and digitally scanning each one, handling the fragile, aging paper with care to keep it from disintegrating. But those documents, buried for decades in government archives, are vital …

trust him. And he can because I wouldn't do anything in the world to hurt him. "I feel like I'm very fortunate that I'm the one he chose. "Sometimes I'm feeling sad about things, and he can get me to laughing." Like the one about the frog legs. "He's really good to be around." It wasn't always that way for Dottie. "My dad was very strict," she says. Former Tribal Elder Alexander Gus LaBonte - an Army veteran and lifelong logger; a longtime tree topper, who moved his family time and again to stay …

said. “Whether it’s banking or investments or consulting, to go out every three to five years to make sure that you are re-examining your relationship with your business partners and you make sure your (deal) is still competitive in the market. That’s what we’re doing.” One of the most visible reasons, and one of the reasons why Meyer asked Tribal Council about Wells Fargo, is the bank’s support through investment funding of Energy Transfer Partners’ controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project …