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allowed in our house.” Leclaire says many Native storylines in entertainment depict Native people inaccurately. Liza Black, Cherokee Nation citizen, author and history professor at the University of Indiana, is also introduced to talk about how Hollywood’s depiction of Native people shaped the way Americans views Natives now. Black says by the 1960s movements of young Native activists began protesting the American government and one Indigenous activist leader received so much media attention …

Health & Education 85 Tribal graduates honored 07.08.2022 Dean Rhodes Education , Graduation Ashlee Webb receives a canoe paddle from Education Department Manager Angela Fasana during the 2022 Honor and Recognition event at Spirit Mountain Casino on Thursday, July 7. Webb was one of 85 Tribal members honored during the event, which recognized students from eighth grade through doctorate level. (Photos by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Tribe’s Education Department …

at Chahalpam back to riparian hardwood/floodplain forest. Tribal Fish & Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen said during the Tuesday, July 12, Legislative Action Committee hearing that the American the Beautiful grant would put the Tribe five to eight years ahead of schedule in phasing out previous agriculture use on the property if received; Approved the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance …

, meeting that will fund increased help for Tribal members trying to buy a house as well as the purchase of two properties. One supplemental budget will allocate slightly more than $2 million for the Tribe to buy an almost acre lot at 6316 Salmon River Highway in Otis that used to be Knight’s Tackle Box and almost 122 acres of Evey forestland southwest of Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde. The other supplemental budget will allocate $690,000 to increase the Tribe’s down payment assistance program …

welcomed attendees to the event. ATNI is comprised of 57 Northwest Tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Alaska, California and Montana. 2013 – The Grand Ronde Tribe drafted a letter expressing its “great alarm and concern” to University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson regarding a restructuring that ended the contracts of three top diversity officers, including former Klamath Tribal Chairman Tom Ball. He had served as one of three assistant vice presidents in the university’s …

are moving ahead under their own steam to construct those homes,” Tribal Engineering and Planning Manager Ryan Webb said at a Tuesday, Feb. 21, Legislative Action Committee meeting. “So this will build out all 20 of the homes in phase one.” It’s been 25 years since Grand Meadows, located on Tribal property at McPherson and Grand Ronde roads, opened a 36-lot manufactured home subdivision to Tribal families. Housing Department officials have repeatedly said a second development is long overdue …

than one percent between their vote counts. 1998 – Cultural Resources Department staff, members of the Culture Board and community-based group Seekers worked together to provide a variety of cultural materials for the public during the Tribe’s Contest Powwow. These included an interactive Chinuk Wawa display, and some illustrations of old Tribal photographs. Additionally, an initial draft for the proposed cultural center and museum was available for public comment at the powwow. 1993 – Tribal …

Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program for $342,444; And enrolled one infant into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. Tribal Council also approved an authorization to proceed with a home-ownership preference process for its new development located at McPherson Road. First-tier preference will be given to Tribal members with a preapproval letter, lease application submitted to the Tribal Housing Department …

to $2,500 for emergency incident management needs; • Approved consolidating five construction loans to Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. into one permanent loan of $27.8 million; • Authorized the Tribe’s Fire Management and Protection Program to finalize the Portland Metro Prescribed Fire Agreement; • Approved a $30,000 grant application to Bonneville Power Association for the restoration of 41 acres of oak habitat at the Tribe’s Rattlesnake Butte property in Junction City; • And approved one emergency …

Culture Watchlist: “Salmon Wars” podcast 03.29.2024 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist One of Oregon Public Radio’s most popular podcasts, “Timber Wars,” recently published its sequel in collaboration with ProPublica called “Salmon Wars.” Reporter Tony Schick narrates the podcast and shares the voices of a Yakama Nation family who has been fighting for salmon and fishing rights for generations. “As a white kid growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I’d look out …