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no choice but to implement and enforce. If you can, Google the term "red herring" and consider if these distractions have any merit or if they are merely meant to detract from the bigger picture. We have a rare opportunity to vote on something other than Council elections and they are bickering over the manner in which the vote takes place? I think that we are smarter than they give us credit for. This may be the last chance we get to resolve these enrollment inequities for a long time. We have …

of a rampaging pandemic and the cultural fallout of canceling numerous events, including the August Contest Powwow. Jumping into action Tribal Council immediately addressed the possible financial fallout of closing Spirit Mountain Casino on March 18 by suspending all loan payments from Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. to the Tribe because of possible negative effects to the casino’s cash flow. It also approved using up to $20 million from the Tribe’s line of credit to maintain account liquidity, which …

in the area of Highway 22 and Sawtell Road. Wednesday, Dec. 26 Forgery reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency with a driving complaint in the area of milepost 7 on Highway 22. Vehicle was located in the area of milepost 24 on Southwest Hebo Road. Male subject was arrested on a valid Oregon State Parole Board warrant and transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas. Assist outside agency with a reported burglary in progress in the 38000 block of Tenbush Lane …

arrested for public fighting. Assist outside agency in the 28800 block of Salmon River Highway. Tuesday, Jan. 26 Assist outside agency in the area of milepost 13 on Hebo Road. Officers assisted Oregon State Police on a vehicle crash investigation. Traffic assist occurred in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. A vehicle was stuck in a ditch. Warrant arrest occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A female was arrested for a warrant and issued a citation for possession of methamphetamine …

block of Dragonfly Drive. Report of drugs found in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 9 on Highway 18. The suspect vehicle was not located. Report of drugs found in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Saturday, March 12 Domestic disturbance reported in the 48000 block of Dragonfly Drive. No crimes were reported. Traffic assist performed in the area of milepost 25 on Highway 18. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 26 …

Tribal Government & News ATNI Winter Convention held in Portland 01.31.2023 Danielle Harrison ATNI , Tribal relations , Federal government , State government Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy laughs during her opening remarks at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ 2023 Winter Conference on Monday, Jan. 23. The conference, held in Portland from Sunday, Jan. 22, through Thursday, Jan. 26, welcomed an estimated 200 representatives from Tribes across the Pacific Northwest …

of Main Street. Citizen contact occurred on Highway 18 near milepost 26. Officers assisted an outside agency on a crash near milepost 15 on Hebo Road. Citizen contact occurred in the 8500 block of Grand Ronde Road. Tuesday, Oct. 10 Officers responded to a crash on Tyee Road and Raven Loop. Citizen contact occurred in the 8500 block of Grand Ronde Road. A disturbance was reported in the 9600 block of Tilixam Circle. A driving complaint was reported in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Suspicious …

of milepost 26. Trespassing occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Sunday, June 9 A welfare check occurred in the area of A R Ford Road and Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted a motorist on Salmon River Highway near milepost 22. Citizen contact occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted with a road hazard on the Highway 18 and 22 interchange. Officers assisted with traffic on Highway 18 and Old Wallace Bridge Road. Officers assisted an outside agency …

are enrolled in the Tribe. My youngest grandchild, Makenzie, was a Tribal member, but her membership was taken away as a result of the 1999 enrollment amendment. Makenzie has the same blood quantum as her brother and sister, but has now been left out solely because of the date of her birth. How can she not grow up feeling discriminated against when her brother and sister have the same mother and father, and she has the same blood quantum? There are 30 plus other wounded families that are facing the same …

), arena director Fred Ike Jr. (Yakama), head dance judge Charles Tailfeathers (Cree/Blackfeet) and head drum judge Chase Sayer from Saskatchewan, Canada. Specials included the Women’s All-Around sponsored by the Native Wellness Institute, Crystal Starr and the Tailfeather family with prize money totaling $5,600, plus jackets for first- through third-place; Men’s Northern Traditional and Round Bustle sponsored by the Tom family with $2,000 in prize money; School is Cool for all kindergarten through 12 …