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to the Election Ordinance on Wednesday, April 3, that will provide for the use of ballot boxes in Tribal elections. Senior Staff Attorney Deneen Aubertin Keller said during the Tuesday, March 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting that no comments were received regarding the proposed amendments before the deadline. However, one supportive comment was received after the deadline. The amendments establish a process for collection of ballot box ballots and state that ballots cast by voters who walk …

counts state. The indictment states that she allegedly spent the money in Yamhill, Polk and Tillamook counties. Little was elected to the Elders Committee during the December 2018 election and resigned when the allegations against her surfaced. She was cited and released by McAllister on Sept. 26. The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department declined to release Little’s arrest report to Smoke Signals , citing that the Polk County District Attorney’s Office is not finished with the case. She is being …

to help protect the Tribal community, staff and guests as the COVID-19 outbreak escalates throughout the state, region and country,” says a press release jointly issued by Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and Spirit Mountain Casino General Manager Stan Dillon on Thursday, March 26. “The Tribe’s and casino’s first priority is the health and safety of everyone that comes to Spirit Mountain Casino. The casino management and Grand Ronde Tribal Council will continue to monitor the situation …

. Saturday, May 9 Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Assist outside agency by helping an Oregon State Police trooper with a DUII investigation at the Grand Ronde Police Department. Assist outside agency regarding shots fired in the area of milepost 15 on Highway 18. Traffic stop occurred in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. A vehicle was eluding police during a pursuit. Sunday, May 10 Assist outside agency with a reported explosion in the 39500 block of Fort Hill Road …

casino after objections from other Tribes scuttled the previous project. Grand Ronde Tribal lobbyist Justin Martin said at the time that a casino off Interstate 5 near Salem would be “devastating” to the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Spirit Mountain Casino, which is currently the closest gaming enterprise to the Salem market. The Siletz Tribe’s Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City is 26 miles farther away from Salem than Spirit Mountain. Calls to Siletz Tribal Chairwoman Dee Pigsley were not returned …

as a veterans benefit counselor beginning in 2007. Eventually, he became interim director and then deputy director. Sparks’ goals for his first year at the commission were focused on co-chairing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Task Force and encouraging Native American participation in the 2020 Census. He served on active duty in the Navy for 26 years and had several deployments overseas, including five in the Middle East. The Oregon Legislative Commission on Indian Services was formed 45 years …

Forester Andrew Puerini said that Forester Lucas Hunt saw the face of Yoda in a map of the myriad cutting blocks that comprise the logging unit. “And he’s a ‘Star Wars’ fan,” Puerini said about Hunt during the Tuesday, Jan. 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting. Mercier, who also professes to be a “Star Wars” fan, also couldn’t help but mention that Hunt’s first name is Lucas, the last name of “Star Wars” creator George Lucas. All kidding and science fiction movie references aside, Puerini …

Culture Watchlist: ‘Indigenous In Plain Sight’ 08.12.2021 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Smoke Signals social media/digital journalist Gregg Deal introduced himself as a husband, father, artist and activist during a TEDx event he spoke at in Boulder, Colo. A video of the event was published to YouTube on June 26, 2018, and has since amassed more than 135,000 views. In his talk, called “Indigenous In Plain Sight,” Deal uses the TEDx platform to talk about the Native American topics his …

not be possible,” he said. “Without love, the notes on my flute would be meaningless. And without the Creator, I would not even have breath to share. Music is a language that we all share together. Everyone on Mother Earth is a descendant of an Indigenous ancestor, and in that way we are all related. Please remember that your feelings are so important and that you are appreciated.” In his career, Reibach has released 26 albums, performed more than 700 concerts, made dozens of music videos and taught …

request in the area of Yamhill River and Fort Hill roads. Traffic hazard reported in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18 for an animal in the roadway. Abuse reported in the 25000 block of Coyote Court. Disturbance reported in the 25000 block of Coyote Court. Monday, April 18 Assist outside agency by providing cover on a traffic stop in the area of Highway 18 and Hebo Road. Welfare check performed in the 25000 block of Beaver Court. The person in question was checked on and was doing fine. Assist …