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documenting the Northwest Indian trade language as it was spoken by past generations of Grand Ronde Indians. The new edition is one-third larger than the working dictionary the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department created in 2001, said Henry Zenk, an anthropologist who first started working with the Grand Ronde Tribe in 1978. Zenk's thesis for a Ph.D from the University of Oregon documented the Chinuk Wawa language, which was rapidly adopted by treaty-signing Tribes that spoke different languages …

Lands Manager Jan Reibach said one parcel is about five acres, located near Tribal headquarters and adjacent to land that is already part of the reservation. He said the parcel, which is currently used to grow hay, will be used for a drain field system serving Tribal housing. The larger tract is about 137 acres south of Spirit Mountain Casino. It is mountainous forestland located south of the Yamhill River and also adjacent to reservation land. Reibach said the tract, called the South Yamhill …

Culture Annual Contest Powwow set for Aug. 19-21 08.12.2011 Michelle Alaimo Culture , Entertainment , Events By Melissa Biery Summer Youth employee The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is holding its annual Contest Powwow, which is one of the largest powwows held in the Pacific Northwest, from Friday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 21, at Uyxat Powwow Grounds, just off of Highway 22 next to Fort Yamhill State Park. Hosts drums will be Blackstone, Seekaskootch and Cree Confederation …

contacted him about potential names in the Rock Creek tributary, Harrelson was happy to help. “Marys Peak is one of our spirit mountains,” Harrelson said. “We took the protagonists from mythological stories … of early oral histories for the proposed names. We will be meeting with the Oregon Geographic Names Board in the coming months. It is a rather lengthy process.” Other groups involved in the naming process include the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Oregon State University Native American …

a master’s from Arkansas Tech University. He is currently working on his doctorate. But of all of those degrees, the first one means the most to Dickie. “It is the most important because it is the one I didn’t think I could get,” he says. “I had a .75 GPA in high school and was voted most likely to end up on ‘Cops.’ In college I was voted to be student government president.” With a background in education, Dickie was working with several high-risk adults and youth, but there was a part of him …

Culture Yesteryears -- March 1, 2015 02.26.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Tribe received a $325,000 grant to help expand the Tribal Library from its current size of 1,390 square feet. The Indian Community Development Block Grant will help pay for the addition of 1,500 square feet, addressing one of the more pressing needs on the Tribal campus. 2005 – A satellite office in Eugene opened at 711 Country Club Road. Tribal member Brenda Tuomi led the local effort to find and lease …

Meal Site was completed in early December and serves hot lunches to Tribal Elders Tuesday through Thursday. 1986 – Ninety-one people attended the annual Christmas party. Decorations provided by Roger Harrison gave the hall a holiday atmosphere and guests included students from Chemawa Indian School in Salem. John and Pam Darcy and their sons, Joshua, Jason and John, received the award for traveling the farthest to attend. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - Sept. 1, 2015 08.31.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : My name is Michael Wible. I’m currently serving 30 months in prison. I understand my actions put me here and I blame no one but myself. After reading the article in Smoke Signals about Danny Freeman and his success, it filled me with inspiration for I myself worked with TERO and the 477 employment program. I worked on the food bank, powwow and other odd jobs. And I’m forever …

Gaming Casino holding annual Toy Drive 12.01.2014 Ron Karten Spirit Mountain Casino By Angela Sears Advertising supervisor Spirit Mountain Casino is holding its seventh annual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital through Monday, Dec. 15. Casino guests can help spread the holiday cheer by bringing in new, unwrapped toys to the Coyote Club desk in exchange for $10 in free slot play. There is a limit of one free play offer per day …

unsecured convertible note due in 2015; • Approved the enrollment of five infants and one minor into the Tribe. Also included in the Nov. 19 Tribal Council packet was an authorization to proceed for Grand Ronde to host an all Tribes meeting in early 2015 with a budget not to exceed $5,000. Tribal Council member Jon A. George and Reina Nelson, Jordan Mercier, Travis Stewart and Eirik Thorsgard performed the cultural drumming and singing to open the meeting. Former Tribal Council member Steve Bobb …