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later on in life,” she said. McKenzie loved the idea of being able to travel, visit other cultures and learn about them. When Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson and Historic Preservation Office Manager Briece Edwards learned there was a Tribal member at PSU studying archeology, they invited her to join a field school the Tribe was conducting in 2015, which involved studying a Grand Ronde Tribal school from the early 1900s. “It was really great, because it really solidified my …

. The BuffaloBoy Center is located at 1800 State St. in Salem. To reach the center, call 503-810-5281, visit www.paintedhorserecovery.org or walk in. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

for the Sunday, Feb. 1, General Council meeting. It will be held at 11 a.m. in the Hilton Garden Inn Clackamas Portland (formerly Monarch Hotel Conference Center) and will feature a report from the Natural Resources Department. To watch the entire meeting, visit www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

important to stay within approved areas, time frames and bag limits.” In other action, Tribal Council set the time and date for the next General Council meeting. It will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 1, in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. Door prize winners included Valerie Alexander, Kathie Levine and Dallas Archuleta, $100; and Chris Bailey, Simone Auger, Mike Wilson, Dominik Williams and Tracy Cooney, $50. To watch the entire meeting, visit www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab …

.” During the meeting, Mercier told Cooney that “a number of people have come to us with similar concerns and we are trying to figure out a way to deal with it. I’m sorry we didn’t deal with it satisfactorily when Bryan Langley and I went over to visit you last year.” Tribal Elder Denise Harvey said she also has concerns with AFC management and care. “My mom was there originally when it opened and I do believe my sister is the longest-living resident there right now,” she said. “But a lot …

trip to Boston to meet with children’s author Jeff Kinney, known for his mega-bestselling “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” series. Although her granddaughter’s illness resulted in Cole canceling the originally scheduled trip to Boston in June 2024, she was able to go with her son, Chris, later that summer after Kinney arranged a make-up visit. Cole was nominated for the top librarian honor by Tribal Family Partnership Coordinator Rebecca Ambrose. When Ambrose heard Cole was retiring, she emailed Smoke …

-invest into the property and we enhanced it. … We really did need that renovation badly.” The last thing Spirit Mountain Casino needed, Dillon says, was for customers to visit a brand new casino and then visit a 20-year-old, unrenovated casino and start making unfavorable comparisons. In early 2017, Spirit Mountain Casino also started accentuating the differences in gaming that occur when you cross the Columbia River. Washington state does not allow Las Vegas-style gambling that can be had …

that they do well at school, but I don’t feel like our relationship is where it needs to be. … I was out of their lives for so long. We do live far away from each other and eventually we stopped talking as much.” Smoke Signals is not naming Schneider’s children, who have a different last name, for privacy reasons. Schneider recalls the first visit with her children after being sent to prison in November 2014 as being very emotional. “It was the saddest thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” she says. “I …

culture that is still alive and continually changing. He also thanked Interpretive Graphic Specialist Teal Reibach for helping bring his ideas to visual fruition. Jon A. George said he hopes the 16 items currently on display are just the beginning of Grand Ronde-associated pieces in museums coming home to visit or stay. “A living piece of our ancestors are now in our presence,” George said. “This is such a powerful, powerful time in our lifetimes. … The living objects of our ancestors have come home …

of Termination. She said it is those memories of the people who were dreaming of what they knew the Tribe could be one day that fuel her. “We had nothing,” said Brown. “We just knew we were going to be something. I’m hopeful that as we create opportunities like this cultural center that perhaps we will be able to re-visit the passion and the loyalty and the design that we had back in the day.” Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest …