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under the Federal Power Act. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is now challenging that request because the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission previously authorized the Tribe to fish at the falls off a temporary fishing platform. “Our efforts to restore that fishery, to honor that tradition and to bring those things back home would be ended, essentially,” Tribal member Jade Unger said in the KOIN 6 interview. KOIN 6’s coverage of the protests ends with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek responding …

villages on the northern Oregon coast. 2010 — The Tribe submitted a 155-page document to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, opposing the “preferred alternative” of the Warm Springs Tribe, which was seeking to build a new off-reservation casino in Columbia River Gorge. 2005 — The Tribe and Portland State University were preparing to offer a class on “Great Tribal Leaders of Modern Times” in the Education Building on the Tribal campus. Nearly 30 Tribal leaders had been interviewed for the series …

, the numbers have not varied immensely. Before the 2012 Tribal Council election, voter turnout between 2003 and 2011 hit a high of 40.7 percent in 2004 and a low of 29 percent in 2010. The average voter turnout over the nine elections was 35 percent. In 2012, when 13 Tribal members ran for council, 32.4 percent of eligible Tribal voters did so. In 2013, 30.7 percent voted for a field of 12 Tribal Council candidates. Last year, 33.1 percent cast a ballot for nine Tribal members seeking office. Over …

again," said Yap. "Foods justice has become a real big issue for the whole community," Yap added. "We're really trying to look at the population and be thoughtful and intentional about how we look at food issues." The council focuses on "food systems, access and justice," she said. "We'll see," Yap said, "if there are more opportunities (for the council) with Greg. We'll be having conversations." Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest …

. The Transit District agreed to cover the cost of one of the round-trips. When the Tribe recently requested new proposals for the same route, the Salem Area Mass Transit District decided not to bid again, according to the board’s meeting memo. Much of the reasoning had to do with declining ridership, Transportation Development Director Stephen Dickey said. Ridership on the Cherriots 2X route hit an annual high of 25,514 in fiscal year 2011-12 and declined to 17,204 in fiscal year 2016-17. During the last …

employee Nick Sixkiller, a familiar face at powwows in Grand Ronde, is once again the master of ceremonies and Carlos Calica is the arena director. Red Hoop from Reno, Nev., is the host drum. All veterans, drummers and dancers are welcome. The powwow will honor World War II veteran Allen “Biff” Langley Sr., who walked on in April 2014, on Saturday. Langley’s daughter, Maxine Clements, will host an honor dinner for her father at the dinner tent at the powwow grounds between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 15, 2018 10.12.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Adam Leno was raised taking care of the Tribal cemetery with his grandfather, Russell Leno. So, he felt like he was meant to be in that position when he chose to accept the job as cemetery caretaker. “I worked with grandpa down here since I was 8 years old,” he said. His grandfather raised him since the fifth grade. “I’d come up here to help him; sometimes to work off the trouble I got in. It was a pretty big part …

Tribal Government & News Tribe commemorating Juneteenth anniversary 06.17.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will honor the Black Lives Matter movement by granting its governmental employees the day off on Friday, June 19, and encouraging them to reflect on the racial divisions currently occurring in the country. General Manager David Fullerton announced the day off on Tuesday, June 16. “Juneteenth …

are unregulated. “Nobody knows what’s in it; it could be anything,” he said. “A lot of people don’t realize they will become addicted. When it was (popular) before, people were using it to get off heroin. They were thinking, it’s natural, it will ease the withdrawal – and then what would happen is they would get off heroin using kratom, stop taking the kratom and have withdrawal from that.” Seizures are the most common symptom of overdose of kratom or kratom products, Laidler said. In addition, some …

. “I got to work with some amazing folks on issues I adored, but now I get to expand that.” Thompson earned her bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University in fisheries and wildlife science, but realized late into her major choice that she preferred the human aspect of natural resources. “But at that point, being so far down that path, I wasn’t going to start over,” Thompson says. After taking a year off from school post-graduation, she headed back to Oregon State and earned her master’s …