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was sponsored by the Tribal Youth Prevention Program and featured teams from Washington and Oregon. The Grand Ronde team was coached by Dustin Harmon. The 13 and younger division had four teams and the 18 and younger division had six teams. The tournament was held in the Tribe’s new gymnasium. 1998 – Spirit Mountain Casino and the Grand Ronde Tribe took home the grand prize for best float more than 35 feet long during the annual Rose Parade in Portland. The display featured a storyteller wearing regalia …

numerous writing awards, including the Native American Journalists Association’s Best Coverage of Native America category several times. “When Smoke Signals was looking for a new staff writer six years ago, I already was zeroing in on a January 2024 retirement,” Publications Coordinator Dean Rhodes said. “I wanted to hire someone who I knew would be able to succeed me and keep Smoke Signals as one of the preeminent newspapers in Indian Country. Danielle has the experience, news judgment and knowledge …

in the best way we can and understand that many of you will have questions and concerns. Please be patient with us and with staff as we navigate this challenging situation. We will continue to provide updates as they become available.” On the business side, the Tribe still owns 51% of Shasta, purchased in November 2012 with Hawaii-Western Management Group, which owns 49%. The purchased price was not disclosed. Then-Tribal Economic Development Director Titu Asghar said the purchase made sense in the Tribe …

Prayers for a Big World,” received the President’s Award for most effective overall floral presentation. The float was designed by Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr. 2009 – For the third time in six years, the Tribal Natural Resources Youth Crew Program won the Frank Roberts Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Project of the Year Award as best in the state for 2008. High school students were hired to the crew for the summer to build trails through reservation lands, participate in challenge courses where …

, as well,” Logan said. The design will be released soon, she said. A silk scarf featuring parfleche butterflies is available on Good Day’s website. “We did fittings and the designers put us in what thought was best suited for us,” Logan said. She said that as far as she knew, she was the only Pacific Northwest or Grand Ronde Tribal member present, and that it felt like an honor to be a representative of her Tribe and region. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe …

Court Judge Michael H. Simon wrote in his judgement was “a nuanced distinction, at best.” In December, both the Tribe and PGE requested summary judgement, a decision issued in favor of one party when the judge finds there is no genuine dispute over the facts in a case and therefore no need to go to trial. However, Simon ruled that neither side had proved its case sufficiently to win outright. “The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde respects the court’s decision and appreciates the careful …

outside that Tribe’s territory, the DOI is knowingly impeding the Karuk Tribe’s cultural sovereignty, frustrating its ability to provide governmental programs and impoverishing the Karuk Tribe in order to enrich a Tribe that has one-third the number of Tribal members and a casino twice as large as Karuk’s,” he said. The Coquille Tribe contends that the Medford area is a part of its ancestral homelands, and that it should have the right to determine what is best for its people and to provide …

training was finding the time and the most rewarding part being able to bring the medal home to Grand Ronde. “Receiving closure was the best part,” she said. “I did one last thing for her. I got to finish what she started…I gave her a year and then eight-and-a-half hours of marathon time.” Blanchard is grateful for the support of the Grand Ronde Tribal community. “I’m thankful for literally everyone in the community,” she said. “Jon (George), Cheryle (Kennedy), Chelsea (Clark), so many were cheering …

by improving forecasting, analyzing volume, identifying peak periods and minimizing risk.” All that, she noted, has made it significantly easier to provide highly accurate revenue forecasts, although those will unlikely ever be perfect. “There are still external factors beyond our control,” she said. “For example, a snowstorm or news reports of road closures can have a detrimental effect on visitation despite even the best planning.” A significant amount of analysis goes into each year’s …

Tribal Government & News Clackamas Fire confirms tumwata village blaze was accidental 02.27.2025 Nicole Montesano Tumwata Village Gordon Bray of Oregon City takes photos of a blaze at the Tribe’s tumwata village property, the former Blue Heron Paper Mill, from the McLoughlin Promenade in Oregon City on Thursday, Jan. 30. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer OREGON CITY -- The Clackamas Fire District announced Wednesday, Feb. 26, that it has determined …