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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 …

chain, fixing 30 bikes in one day. “What we want to do is make cycling approachable,” the trailer said. “Let’s start with the kids.” The documentary’s website said the mountain biking movement was a Native-led effort. “This group of dedicated cyclists and their families have overcome countless odds to build a cycling culture that today has become the fastest-growing recreational sport on the Navajo Nation,” the website said. The premiere of the documentary came out in September 2023 …

. “She had like animals, like raven, the eagle and I think one of them was an orca.” One of her favorite experiences of the night was seeing another model who was trying modeling for the first time discover a talent for the work. “You know when you see a natural, their eyes lighting up to see what potential they have,” she said “I think that it was awesome to see what our people are doing, and I think that any way I can support women in general, but it’s even more of a bonus when it’s your …

a report on the use of the Spirit Mountain Community Fund grant and remaining funds from a National Endowment for the Arts grant, to integrate Tribal basketry traditions and language, as one of the Tribe’s cultural heritage preservation projects. The Tribe also published three children’s books about how to weave cedar bark baskets. 2009 – Tribal members were hard at work finishing the new plankhouse near the uxyat Powwow Grounds at Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area. They hoped to finish the work …

. Doctor Jim Laidler, who works in the Portland clinic, said that last resort provides a stable landing place from which people who have struggled with addiction for years can finally begin to rebuild their lives. Just a few months after opening, the van already has 30 clients established. The Portland clinic has 300 patients, Worth said. The Portland mobile unit is the second one operated by Great Circle. In 2022, it added a mobile unit to its Salem clinic that also travels to Grand Ronde …

and they had six children. After retirement, he worked for Job Corp until it closed. He then went on to do security work for the Port of Moses Lake, which turned into fire and rescue, before retiring again. Herb also served as a Grant County Sheriff’s Office reserve deputy. Herb was preceded in death by his loving wife, Gladys; three sisters, Camile, Nancy and Cora; one brother, Gerald; his daughter, Tammie; son, Sean; and parents, Herbert and Pearl. Herb is survived by his children, Jackie Wilmont …