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worked for Restoration for the benefit of our children, our children's children and great-grandchildren. I implore you to act now for your children and all future descendants. To view my short video and to download a Signature Verification Form, please go to this site http://wp.me/p1ia2z-2k or scan the QR Code with your smart phone's QR code reader. Thank you, Margaret Provost Roll #645 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

to the Willamette Heritage Center site in the 1970s, was a place where history buffs and other Oregonians learned a little of what it is like to be a woman in the Grand Ronde Tribe, and what made them the leaders they are today. As a supporting event to the Grand Ronde exhibit, "shawash-ili?i luchmən - ntsayka ikanum: Grand Ronde Women - Our Story," Tribal Elder June Olson read from her book, "Great Circle, The Grand Ronde Reservation 1855-1905," and signed copies. "This work that she has produced …

to fingerprint local children for identification purposes, he added. A video of LaChance's 33-minute presentation can be viewed on the Tribal Web site, www.grandronde.org. In other action, Patti LeClaire, Kailiyah Krehbiel and Jan Looking Wolf Reibach won the $50 door prizes and George Wilson won the $100 door prize. Reibach donated his winnings to Tribal Royalty. The final General Council meeting of the season will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, May 4, in the Community Center. Reibach, Tribal Council member …

years ago and how glacial melting and ensuing flooding transported it to the Willamette Valley, where its resting place became a sacred site for the Clackamas Chinooks. They also spoke about Tomanowos' cultural significance to them. Following the youth, Tribal Historian David Lewis talked about the history of the Clackamas people. He said that Tomanowos has a very powerful presence and it is awe-inspiring that Tomanowos has been around for hundreds of generations of Grand Ronde people. Kennedy …

the future site of Oregon Health & Science University's south waterfront campus, and near OMSI on the east side. At 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, in an open meeting at the Oregon Historical Society, bridge designer and architect Donald MacDonald and Bridge Naming Committee Chair Chet Orloff will describe the design and naming process. How to vote Comments on the four bridge name finalists are due by 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1, by visiting http://trimet.org/namethebridge / on the Internet. Tri-Met General …

meeting, Karnosh, Reibach and Tribal Planner Rick George gave the membership a brief overview of the plan and sought additional input from Tribal members. In 2013, the Tribe re-acquired two conservation properties worth almost $4 million in its ceded lands - Rattlesnake Butte near Junction City north of Eugene and the Chahalpam site on the North Santiam River southeast of Salem. The Tribe used Bonneville Power Administration funds to purchase the properties. BPA funds also will pay for the Tribe's …

Culture Food Bank holds official grand opening 04.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Although it has been distributing food since December, an official grand opening event for the Grand Ronde Food Bank -- iskam m f k H m f k haws (“The house where you get food” in Chinuk Wawa) – was held on Thursday, April 9, to commemorate the new partnership between the Tribe and Marion-Polk Food Share in building and operating the site. The Tribe built the new Food Bank …

. The program aims to familiarize Tribal members with Native plants, their cultural uses and how to grow them. “They showed us what we needed to do to get started and helped us by providing the materials,” Ojua said. Four years after the project began, Ojua was excited to lead 25 people out to plant 1,600 bulbs at the new restoration site at Champoeg. “I really liked seeing all of the people out here enjoying themselves and learning about Native plants,” he said. “The main goal is to allow Tribal …

the continent. The Warm Springs Reservation will be the launch site because of its convenient location in the eclipse’s path of totality and likelihood of clear skies. Juan-Carlos Chavez, associate director of the Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline, said in an e-mail that this project was conceived to instill a passion for science in Native students. “Through this event, one of our goals is to excite Native American K-12 and college students to pursue degrees in science, technology …

jurisdiction. He also argued that the Cowlitz do not have a historical connection to the land taken into trust for them. Leno said during the Tuesday, March 22, Legislative Action Committee hearing that a decision from the Court of Appeals might be issued in June at the earliest. Meanwhile, Clark County and some of its residents are awaiting a Court of Appeals ruling on a motion for emergency relief to halt the current construction occurring at the Cowlitz site west of Interstate 5 near La Center and plans …