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Tribal Council Meeting - June 26, 2024 Events Event Tribal Council Meeting - June 26, 2024 June 26, 2024 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Tribal Council Chambers/Zoom Upcoming Events Holiday Juneteenth (2024) June 19, 2024 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tribal offices closed to honor Juneteenth. Holiday Independence Day admin leave July 3, 2024 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Tribal offices will close early for the upcoming holiday. Holiday Independence Day (2024) July 4, 2024 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tribal offices closed …

Paddle Practice - August 26, 2025 Cultural Event Paddle Practice - August 26, 2025 August 26, 2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: East Devils Lake Park Upcoming Events Holiday Independence Day (2025) July 4, 2025 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tribal campus closed. Holiday Independence Day Administrative Leave (2025) July 3, 2025 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Tribal campus closed after 1 p.m. Holiday Labor Day (2025) September 1, 2025 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tribal campus closed. View All Events Subscribe To Our Newspaper …

anymore. Some came all the way from Washington. Yes, I was very proud of them, each and every one. The family of Marion's would have made her proud of them; they did a wonderful job of pulling together and my beloved niece, Judy, she sang for her mom, so beautiful and my Willie how proud I was of them. All I could do was cry, and Marion's oldest son of Buddie was like me; all we had was tears. Kenny, my baby brother did such a good job. He's the one who kept us all from breaking up. Thank God he …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs architectural agreement for up to 15 new apartment buildings 04.19.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council , Housing Phase three of the Wind River Apartments will include up to 15 buildings located on a 31-acre parcel of Tribal trust land adjacent to the Tribe’s Housing Department offices at 28450 Tyee Road. Pictured is one of the current Wind River apartment buildings. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor …

Culture Report reviews efforts to preserve Tribal heritage 08.28.2014 Dean Rhodes Culture , Education A lunchtime report presented on Tuesday, Aug. 26, signaled completion of a Spirit Mountain Community Fund grant and remaining funds from an earlier National Endowment for the Arts grant to help preserve the Tribe's cultural heritage. Specifically, the project aimed at providing tools to integrate Tribal language with basketry tradition, said Emily West Afanador, program manager for the Oregon …

Tribal Government & News George appointed to state Environmental Quality Commission 03.30.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Natural Resources , State Government SALEM -- Tribal Council member Kathleen George has been appointed by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown as one of three new members of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission. If confirmed by the Oregon Senate during an April 26 hearing, George will begin serving on the commission on May 3. “The Environmental Quality Commission, now more than …

at the time of her turning 100, her parents were “One Shot” Harry and Pearl (Hudson) Mercier. She was born after brother Vernon and before siblings Vincent and Blanche. She graduated from Taft High School in 1933 and attended beauty school at Chemawa Indian School. She owned Nelscott’s first beauty salon, which is featured in a Lincoln County history book. She later worked in a beauty salon in McMinnville where the Sage Restaurant is now located. Opal met her husband, Loran Davidson, when he …

of Umatilla Indian Reservation Agency Cemetery. A noon meal and memorial service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the Grand Ronde Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. Both Hattie and William were born at 26 weeks and one day. William will be at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for the next three months until he is healthy enough to come home. Hattie passed away from complications. The family is working on setting up a donation fund at a local bank and a GoFundMe account at https …

Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino on pace for ‘record-breaking’ year 04.27.2021 Dean Rhodes Spirit Mountain Casino By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. reported to the membership that Spirit Mountain Casino is on track for a possible record-breaking year during the Tuesday, April 27, Legislative Action Committee hearing. Bobb also serves on the Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. Board of Directors, which met Monday, April 26. “The casino continues to do very well …

– The Tribe’s Cultural Education and Outreach Program was working on a Chinuk Wawa language application. Tribal members had an opportunity to volunteer to have their photo taken to accompany words in the app. The free app was being made for the iPhone and iPad, and one for the Android operating system was to follow in 2015. 2009 – Tribal member and Youth Education High School Lead/Tutor Chris Bailey was accepted into the Sapsik’wala Teaching Program at the University of Oregon. Sapsik’wala …