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this season. During the 2020-21 wrestling season, the Bulls experienced five consecutive meet cancellations in January. The team finished 4-3 overall and competed in the Mid-American Conference Championships Feb. 27-28 in Lawrenceville, N.J., qualifying one wrestler for the NCAA Championships that are slated for March 18-20 in St. Louis, Mo. Reyes won his second Oregon state wrestling championship in February 2019 as a senior in the 106-pound weight class and accepted an athletic scholarship from …

Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow in July and the annual Contest Powwow in August. “This was a difficult decision to make and one that we do not take lightly,” the Tribe announced on its Facebook page on Monday, April 12. “Over the past year, everyone has made significant progress against COVID-19. However, the ongoing gathering restrictions as well as the lack of time to plan these events if restrictions are lifted led to the decision to cancel.” The two powwows regularly attract hundreds …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - May 1, 2021 04.29.2021 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Back in 2019, Smoke Signals asked for input on “How big can Grand Ronde be?” All I know about limits to growth would be resources available. There are, however, two things I would like to see included in Grand Ronde growth. Number one is “bees” and number two is “energy efficiency.” Honeybees and bumblebees pollinate billions of dollars of food crops annually in the United States …

” exhibition in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The “Indian Problem”” video is narrated by actor Robert Redford and shares the historical tactics used in stealing Indigenous homelands; mainly one-sided treaty deals and the Removal Act of 1830. This 12-minute video produced by the National Museum of the American Indian and Interface Media Group recounts the experience of removal from Sallie Farney (Muscogee) along with commentary from historians …

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the summit has been held in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The free professional development training was open to all teachers, who were also provided resources and materials to use in their classrooms. The one-day summit was held on Thursday, June 24, with Tribal Curriculum Specialist Justine Flynn welcoming participants. “We strive to bring you meaningful and useful information to help educate your students about Native culture in Oregon, and how it helps all Oregon students,” she said …

was published in 2017 as part of their “Flavors” series and has reached more than 400,000 views as of 2021. Sherman is Oglala Lakota and was born in Pine Ridge, S.D. In the video he explains that his company travels the country serving meals to Native and non-Native people, sharing cuisine specifically designed with the traditional foods sourced from that area. One example of a Sioux Chef dish was described in the video as locally-sourced bison cooked down with fresh cedar and gathered bergamot …

. At one point a commotion occurs and the polar bear is killed. The Native hunters are constantly watching the horizon for the whales to breach. The actual killing is never shown, but in the next shot a whale is seen floating lifelessly. They impressively bring the whale up on to the ice by hand and with the help of the entire community. The video has beautiful images of life on ice. A bird’s-eye-view camera shot shows how they process the gray and red pieces of the whale against the white ice …

conservation came sitting before Tribal Council. That was the first step. My plan was five years. I figured nobody could get it done in a shorter period of time.” He was happily wrong. One year and 10 months later, the goal has been accomplished. In front of a crowd of approximately 40 Tribal employees, Tribal Council members and state fire officials, Warden thanked firefighter/paramedic Tammy Tigner, who also serves as the Tribe’s training and volunteer coordinator, and Brandy Bishop, the Tribe’s …

budget presentation ran approximately one hour and 20 minutes and he fielded five questions and comments regarding next year’s Tribal spending plan. Tribal members interested in obtaining the slides of Leno’s presentation should contact Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez at stacia.martin@grandronde.org or call 503-879-2304. The November Tilixam Wawa also features a detailed look at the 2022 draft budget and adult Tribal members have until 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, to submit written …