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who had been through good and bad experiences with their own funds and were willing to share what they had experienced. One father of a young Tribal member shared their discussion about his son receiving quarterly per capita payments and how he taught his son the reality of what it is like to pay bills with your money instead of having it put away for the future. He told his son that if he took the money out then he would have to make his own car payments, insurance payments, cell phone payments …

-absorbed medicine man. “One of the stories we always like to tell our children that goes along with this place is how Table Rock was actually formed,” said Mercier to a gathering of Grand Ronde Tribal members, Tribal Council members, Tribal staff and local representatives billed as a “Coffee & Conversation” meeting in Medford on Friday, Sept. 16. “One of our stories that goes back to our creation stories about this place talks about how one of the medicine men that was down here became very …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Nov. 1, 2016 10.31.2016 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : This is one of the most difficult letters I have ever tried to write and I almost feel I must apologize for doing so. So forgive me, I am far from perfect and unwell. I am writing to ask for only a little help, nothing more than we do in our daily lives to lend each other a hand; help each other when needed. Where I am there is none I can call to except Creator, and while I know I …

a career helping people. She said now that she’s the program director, it will be the best of both worlds. Kaschmitter holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Washington University and is a licensed master’s level clinician in Washington and Oregon. She said she can run the program and have the oversight she needs to be effective, but also maintain the one-on-one moments she gets with patients. “I love it and I have a passion for it,” said Kaschmitter. “This is the best …

,' that will premiere May 2 at Portland Artist Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) ‘Looking for Tiger Lily’ “Looking for Tiger Lily,” which will premiere on May 2, is Artists Repertory’s second commissioned work by an Indigenous playwright. The play began as a solo show in 2016 that Hudson performed at Hollywood Theater with support from the Regional Arts & Culture Council. At one of those performances he caught the attention of Artists Repertory’s Luan Schooler, director of new …

on. The first time she tried meth was at the age of 33. Clark, 39, was going through an extremely rough period in her life and was encouraged to try meth by an ex-boyfriend. “Sometimes, you don’t realize what you may turn to when you go through depression or big life changes,” she says. “Meth is what got me.” A family history of addiction led Clark to choosing partners with drug and alcohol issues. One abused prescription medication. Another was an alcoholic. “The guy after that, he was addicted …

in Grand Ronde,” Svicarovich said. New offerings and amenities in 2024 included a youth GONA event, nature playground construction next to the Elders Activity Center on the Tribal campus, a dog park near Tribal housing, passage of the lineal descent constitutional amendment and the acquisition of Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area near the uyxat powwow grounds. “It was one of the really big highlights this year,” she said. “The work was happening all throughout 2024 to work with the Oregon state Parks …

in 2021, Norton decided to drive an RV across the United States to meet many of those online friends in person and to create a documentary about the experience. A friend, producer Beth Rigazio, journeyed from her home in California to join Norton on her trip, accompanied by a film crew. The result is “Wine, Women & Dementia,” an hour and a half-long film about the realities – difficult, funny and heartbreaking – of caring for a loved one with dementia. It is intended, Norton said, to reassure …

member; Dr. Donnie Lee, acting director of the Office of Clinical Support in the Portland office of the Indian Health Service; Jackie Mercer, executive director of the Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest; Joe Finkbonner (Lummi), executive director of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board; and moderator Dr. R. Dale Walker, director of OHSU's One Sky Center, focused on programs addressing issues of Native wellness today. "We learned we're not in this alone," said …

Health & Education British actors visit Tribal youth and teach performance skills 05.14.2012 Dean Rhodes Education , Entertainment They came from England to teach Tribal youth a little something about the performing arts and the lessons exploded in Grand Ronde, giving youth the tools of self-expression, self-knowledge and impromptu public performance. Harrie Perrott is one of six performing arts, music and dance students graduating this spring from the University of Chichester in West Sussex …