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. The award is the 26 th time that Smoke Signals has been honored by the statewide journalism association in the last 10 years. ONPA awards were announced during the July 19-20 convention held at Brasada Ranch near Bend. Smoke Signals also won six awards in the annual Native American Journalists Association Media Awards contest for work published in 2017. The awards were handed out Saturday, July 21, during an awards banquet held in Miami, Fla. Frost's story about Tribal member Heather Cameron …

Tribal Government & News Grout withdraws from Tribal Council race 07.23.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections , Tribal Employees For the second year in a row, a Tribal Council candidate has withdrawn from the race, but this year it was in time to have the candidate’s photo and name removed from the official ballot. Peter Grout, 43, sent an e-mail to Smoke Signals and posted on Facebook on Saturday, July 21, announcing the end of his first campaign for Tribal Council. He officially …

appreciate the time they took to listen to our perspective. At this meeting, we did present council with a “sample” resolution as a proposed starting point. Heather is not the first Grand Ronde Tribal member lost to murder and sadly she will not likely be the last. We continue to pray that Tribal Council is forward thinking and strong leaders in this movement. We know this will take huge political will. We hope for strong action to ensure the lives lost and destroyed are not a mere statistic …

. The awards marked the 49 th time Smoke Signals has received an award from NAJA over the last decade. The awards, which are for work published in 2017, will be handed out in mid-July during NAJA's annual convention being held in Miami, Fla. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Tribal Government & News Beneficiaries receive more time to claim funds 11.28.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Designated beneficiaries will now have an extra six months to claim funds after Tribal Council approved amendments to the Member Benefit Fund Ordinance on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Previously, any benefits not claimed by a designated beneficiary within one year of a Tribal member’s death were returned to the fund for distribution. With the amendments, beneficiaries will now have 18 months …

and counseling on lifestyle changes in an effort to prevent diseases from developing in the first place. Being established with a PCP will save time in the future because your health history, medications and allergies will be documented in the electronic health record for the health team. When you do become sick, we will have the information to coordinate your care and get you in with your PCP. And, when your PCP is not available, one of the other providers will have a current health record to treat …

Tribal Government & News M16 shell breast plate donated to Tribe is missing 03.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Public Safety A breast plate made of spent brass M16 shells that was donated to the Grand Ronde Tribe during the 2016 Veterans Powwow has gone missing and Crime Stoppers of Oregon is asking for the public’s help in retrieving it. Veterans Special Event Board Chairman Steve Bobb Sr. said the last time the potentially one-of-a-kind breast plate was seen by anyone was during last August’s Contest …

lasted so long that hotel employees shut off the lights in the conference room to remind Tribal members that their rental time had expired. 2002 – Chief Justice Don Owen Costello, Robert Miller and David Thompson comprised the new Tribal Court of Appeals that was established by Tribal Council in June 2001. “With more cases, with more laws, it’s important to know we’re making the right decisions,” Tribal Court Administrator Angela Fasana said. “It’s important to have more than one person …

Department of Environmental Quality’s policy and rulemaking board. It also issues orders, judges appeals of fines or other departmental actions, and appoints the department’s director. “I am honored to be appointed by Gov. Kate Brown to the Environmental Quality Commission,” George said. “Healthy people, lands and water are fundamental to Oregon’s future and now is an important time to protect and improve that future for all Oregonians. I hope that my experience can be of service to the commission, our …

McMinnville, Lafayette, Dayton and Hillsboro. Pearl eventually settled in Dayton on Ash Road, where she lived for the past 46 years. In 2012 at the time of her 100 th birthday, Pearl had 37 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Her birthday was celebrated every February with a party at the Elders Activity Center. She is survived by her son, Harold Lyon, of Dayton. With Pearl’s passing, Tribal Elder Opal Davidson of Grand Ronde becomes the Tribe’s eldest Elder at 102 years …