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efforts to enhance public safety, health care, education and gambling policy on behalf of Tribes.” The Tribe also referenced Smoke Signals’ Oct. 15 news story about Oregon gubernatorial candidates and their stands on whether they would uphold the longstanding policy of one casino per Tribe on Reservation land in Oregon. Kotek said she supported the status quo while Republican Christine Drazan and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson did not respond to the Tribal publication regarding …

Culture Watchlist: ‘Indigenous TikTokers use platform to celebrate their culture’ 01.31.2023 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist The social media app TikTok has gained its popularity in the last several years by achieving downloads from all demographics. One demographic in particular has used its broad reach to their advantage. Indigenous influencers now share traditional regalia, customs and everyday life from their Reservations through TikTok videos …

Ronde Road is in Yamhill County. Whitaker said that one lane will remain open with flagger control throughout the project, which is being managed by Polk County Public Works. On April 19, Tribal Council approved a memorandum of understanding between Polk County and the Tribe to fund the engineering design and an intergovernmental agreement authorizing up to $1.5 million for the Tribe’s portion of the project. Includes information from the Polk County Itemizer-Observer Share On Facebook Share …

Kathleen George to visit Tumwata Village to see the clean-up and restoration work the Grand Ronde Tribe has been performing since buying the former Blue Heron Paper Mill property in 2019. George is also chair of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission. “This is particularly powerful work for us since this is the site of one of our traditional villages before our people were removed to Grand Ronde,” George said in her invitation to Sixkiller. The site was home to the Charcowah village …

to them. … Veterans Powwow is special because it kicks off the powwow season and I want to welcome you all here.” When asked what he was enjoying most about the powwow, George said not having to worry about COVID-19. “Honoring veterans after COVID is nice in person,” he said. “What a joy coming back together. It feels heartfelt. ... Being able to celebrate as one again. The nervous awareness was still happening before, whereas now we are finding the ‘new’ normal.” Tribal member Lorena Rivera said she …

equine-based one-on-one and small group mentoring. They received a $50,000 grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund during the Fund’s fourth quarter check presentation held in the Governance Center Atrium on Wednesday, Dec. 13. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Spirit Mountain Community Fund awarded more than $800,000 in grants on Wednesday, Dec. 13, during a check presentation held in the Governance Center Atrium. The Community Fund receives 6 percent …

grant in 2023. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved a $120,000 application for a Bureau of Indian Affairs Endangered Species Program grant to assess western pond turtle presence on Tribal lands; Approved paying annual Indian Gaming Association membership dues of $25,000 and appointing Tribal Council member Denise Harvey as the Tribe’s delegate and all other council members as alternates; And approved enrolling one infant into the Tribe and approved a non-infant emergency enrollment because …

, bands and people. Later in the morning, he nominated Harvey to serve as an alternate on the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee in Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the formation of the committee in 2021. STAC, as it is often called, includes a primary Tribal representative from each of 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs regions in the U.S. and one alternate from each. The vote during the convention provides an endorsement, with the final decision made …

. Fast forward several years and Cohen, 18, is one of the most celebrated 2A league point guards in the state of Oregon and has received numerous awards for basketball during his high school career. These honors include selection as an all-league and all-state player every year since he was a freshmen, most valuable player at Willamina High School for the past 3 years and an array of senior year accomplishments. He scored a quarter of all of Willamina’s points during the regular 2023-24 season …

is considered a prestigious moment for contemporary artists. (Photo courtesy of Portland Art Museum) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor When Grand Ronde Tribal member Anthony Hudson was a youth growing up in Keizer, he never dreamed that one day he’d be performing as his alter-ego, drag clown Carla Rossi, on a world stage. But that’s exactly what happened after Hudson was asked to be the drag clown in residence representing the American delegation at the 60th Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy …