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other's back 24/7 and trust our lives to each other. Tyler is learning though that cops are never truly off duty, from training on your days off or having to go to court." Brown was about to begin his fourth week riding with McKnight during the second week in July. "He's been teaching me the ropes. It's a blessing to have his help," Brown says. Brown is the latest addition to Grand Ronde Police Department and he says he couldn't be happier. He has wanted to be a police officer his whole life. "I …

" through consultation and interpretive signage to projects the two groups have in common, said Thorsgard. He said that the Tribe was looking toward huckleberry enhancement at the mouth of the Salmon River, where in the 1860s or 1870s the Grand Ronde Indian Agent established a fishery where it was easy for Tribal members to access, and so that they would not go to Willamette Falls or the Columbia River to fish. The January consultation is only the latest example of the ongoing relationship between …

Tribal Government & News State's COVID 'freeze' will not affect Tribal operations 11.16.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Health & Wellness By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s “freeze” to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the state that went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 18, is not affecting Tribal governmental operations. “We are aware of the governor’s latest ‘freeze’ to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon,” said Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- July 15, 2021 07.14.2021 Dean Rhodes Letters Cecil Rose Russell Porter Dear Smoke Signals : I read with much interest the articles on boarding schools for Native American children in the latest edition of Smoke Signals . My grandmother, Cecil Rose Russell Porter, was taken from her home in Tiller, Ore., in 1908 by the state of Oregon and incarcerated in Chemawa Indian School in Salem. There she was kept until 1918 when she was 19. Over …

speech at the Clean Water Conference held at the World Forestry Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The event focused on the 50 th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act and its effectiveness in a changing world, and was hosted by the Environmental Law Education Center. It was the first in-person conference since March 2020. The day-long event explored the latest developments in water quality laws, regulatory programs, science and compliance strategies, with presentations and roundtable discussions …

at Pacific City, taking care of the parks. Throughout all these years, Nora raised her three children and helped raise her niece, Cordelia Tom Kneeland, and granddaughter, Linda Brandon. Children were always welcome at Nora's home and she had a vast supply of toys awaiting your visit. Nora recognized that we humans were not placed here by accident and that one day we would be accountable for what we did on this earth. Nora loved God and was a very spiritual woman who gently helped those she …

of an accurate census count are so valuable that both Census Bureau workers and Tribal leaders are pushing for responses from everybody in the Tribal community. The recent visit by the Census Bureau workers to Tribal Council on March 1 came to redouble that effort. American Community surveyors have seen that when Tribal Councils support the survey effort there is better cooperation in Tribal members completing the surveys. Also as part of that effort, Census Bureau workers do everything they can …

that "Perry and family" got a 10-day (10d) pass on June 20, 1864, to visit the "Millers" in "Polk"? We know that on April 7, 1890, that "Umpqua Charles and wife" and "Cultis Joe and wife" got "7d" passes to visit "Mill Creek"? And that on April 9, that same year, "Muddy Jim and wife" got a "1w" (one week) pass to go to "Marys River"? "This is an amazing archive," said Lewis, particularly for genealogists. "It has information that people don't have. It tells (partial) stories about lineage …

or food at the Veterans Powwow should contact Molly Leno at 503-879-6790 or via e-mail at charleslenojr75@gmail.com . Tribal Veterans Special Event Board Chairman Steve Bobb Sr., a Marine Corps veteran from the Vietnam War era, said the Veterans Powwow is an opportunity to visit with old friends and swap military service stories. “It’s always nice to see everybody again,” Bobb said. “Rekindle the old friendships and the ongoing things with veterans. We like to visit and talk old stories. That’s …

Culture Tribal members visit Tomanowos 06.30.2016 Michelle Alaimo Culture , People , History , Events , Tribal Employees By Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals photographer NEW YORK CITY -- Tribal Cultural Youth Activity Specialist/Tribal Artisan Travis Stewart asked a Tribal group gathered in the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Hall of the Universe at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City how many were there for the first time on Wednesday, June 22. Almost everyone raised their hand …