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, held Friday through Sunday, Aug. 15-17, at Uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road continued to live up to its reputation as being one of the largest gatherings in the Pacific Northwest. This year, the powwow drew 261 registered dancers and overflow crowds to watch beneath the big tent. Dancers, depending on age group, competed for first-place prizes valued from $150 to $1,000 in 20 dance categories. Grand Ronde dancers won five prizes in all. Booths for Tribal police, housing, Fish and Wildlife …

, weaving and jewelry. Education and culture specialists led by Cultural Education and Outreach Program Manager Kathy Cole had a number of books on hand for people to enjoy learning the Chinuk Wawa language. In addition, for the first year the Grand Ronde Tribe held a showing of the design and a raffle for Chachalu, the Tribal Museum and Cultural Center. The Yamhill Kalapuya people called the Grand Ronde area Chachalu, which translates to "place of the burnt timbers." The name came from a massive …

programs a place at the table, and makes sure that the Tribal voice is heard," she said. Tribal Head Start has been so successful, she said, that "we are the go-to program in the area." Evaluating eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment and attendance, said Bobb, "ensures that the program is enrolling the most needy children, based on eligibility requirements, in our community." The program enrolls Tribal members whose family incomes fall below the federal poverty level first. For positions …

," you felt safe in his strength, and somehow knew everything was going to be OK. Two Feathers came from a large immediate family, an even larger extended family and such an innumerable amount of friends that have been impacted by his life that his memory will never fade. May God, the Creator, hold him in peace and eternal love. His memorial service was held on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the Tribal gymnasium at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. His burial service took place afterward at the Tribal …

, it will be challenging to grow the business. I do think that we can do that. People are getting tired of being so thrifty. I think that as more people are retiring every day, and gaming is something retired people like to do, I do think it will take time to recreate that gaming habit." Dillon also says he wants to make the casino a fun place to work despite the fact that gaming is a highly regulated business. "You should still be able to have fun and focus on your job," he says. "Sometimes you become …

for creating solutions that make western Oregon a healthier, more resilient place to live. Tribal members Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, Brian Krehbiel, Jon A. George and Reina Nelson performed the welcoming drum and song, and George provided the blessing before the event. George, who is also a Tribal Council member, was joined by fellow Tribal Council members Reyn Leno, Toby McClary and June Sherer at the event. The latter three also serve on the Board of Trustees of Spirit Mountain Community Fund …

to educational and civic groups across the Northwest. Among those in the audience were Lewis and Grand Ronde Tribal Elders and sisters Violet Folden and Gladys Hobbs. Indians from many different backgrounds attended, as well as current and past Chemawa students, their descendants and descendants of staff and teachers who worked there. Joe Smith of Keizer remembers he "was out there all the time" in the late 1940s when his grandfather was assistant superintendent. "It was just a neat place to be," he …

Memorial in Salem that was dedicated on June 6. Tribal members also blessed the memorial. Like the inaugural event in 2013, all Veterans Summit meals were provided by the Tribe and an honor board allowed those in attendance to write the name of a deceased veteran on a sticky note and place it under the conflict in which they lost their lives. A carved, wooden memorial of the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising honored Howard Brandon, who was killed in action in March 1945. He was the brother of Gunny …

voting process: Question: "What exactly are we voting for? If we remove the BIA, what is going to be put in its place?" Answer: "Nothing has been written yet, we have a process and an ordinance that will be written, 30-day comment period and then Tribal Council will approve the new voting ordinance." Basically, we are being asked to vote on a constitutional change that gives Tribal Council full control over our voting process and at this time we have absolutely no idea what these changes are going …

. "This was a wealthy place," Mercier said. "Other Tribes used to come here to take salmon from the falls, and they brought their wares to trade." Willamette Partnership Board Chairman John Miller thanked the Tribe and other partners for their contributions over the last decade. "There are some real innovators in this group," Miller said. "People came to the table with a lot, but they went away with more than they came with." Matt Bennett, who owns Sybaris restaurant in Albany, continued his five-year …