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Culture Yesteryears -- Sept. 1, 2018 08.29.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Tribal Council voted to disenroll 13 members for violating the dual enrollment provision of the Tribal Constitution. Seventeen other cases were sent back to the Tribal Enrollment Committee for re-examination. The meeting began with Tribal Council member Chris Mercier moving to suspend the process until the Tribe could find a way to help those facing disenrollment. The motion failed 5-4. Tribal Council Chair Reyn Leno …

Culture Yesteryears -- March 1, 2018 02.28.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Grand Ronde Tribal members fared well at the state wrestling tournament held in Portland, winning two state titles and taking two second places. Dallas High School sophomore Matthew Hofenbredl, 16, added a second consecutive title to his record. He had been wrestling since the age of 5. Scio High School senior Josh Parazoo, 18, did the same while his brother, Scio freshman Justin, 15, placed second in the finals …

Culture Yesteryears -- Dec. 1, 2018 11.29.2018 Dean Rhodes History 2013 – Approximately 150 people attended the first Tribal History Conference after hearing about the event through e-mail, word-of-mouth or seeing announcements in Smoke Signals and on Facebook. “I am humbled by the response,” said Tribal Historian Dr. David Lewis. “It tells me that this is needed.” Lewis said having the event annually would help remedy the fact that the histories of Oregon’s Tribes have not been properly …

Culture Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2018 10.31.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was honored with a prestigious conservation award by one of the state’s premier conservation groups. The Portland-based Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership addresses environmental challenges in the lower 146 miles of the Columbia River. At its annual gala, the group presented the Tribe with its annual Stewardship Award. It was the first award the Tribe had received from …

Culture Yesteryears -- Feb. 1, 2018 01.31.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Tribal Council drafted a letter expressing its “great alarm and concern” to University of Oregon President Michael Gottgedson regarding a restructuring that ended the contracts of three top diversity officers, including former Klamath Tribal Chairman Tom Ball, who had served since 2005 as one of three assistant vice presidents in the Office of Equity and Diversity. The Grand Ronde Education Department had worked …

favoring enhanced program services as the No. 1 Tribal need. 1993 – The Nanitch Sahallie employee of the month was Intake Service Counselor Karen Schmid. She was a member of the Choctaw/Apache Tribe and grew up in Portland. After graduating from Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, Wash., she also received additional certifications in her field. “I feel it is a privilege to work here,” she said. “My job is worthwhile if I can see I’ve made a difference in one person’s life. I want to help make …

Culture Yesteryears -- July 15, 2018 (1) 06.28.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Elders were being invited by the Land & Culture Department to record oral histories in an effort to increase the Tribal museum’s archive of their recollections. Tribal Historian David Lewis and Collections Specialist Veronica Montano invited Tribal Elder Ed Larsen in to give his history as part of the latest effort. The museum was undertaking the task of completing oral histories for the 350 Tribal Elders who …

of the two companies that bid on the project. According to a request for proposals that appeared in the April 1 edition of Smoke Signals , the Behavioral Health Department has outgrown its allocated space in the Health & Wellness Center, which was built in 1997. In 2017, Behavioral Health had 2,570 visits. The new space will consist of a meeting room, reception area and lobby, an office, consultation room, and renovations to the existing restrooms. At the Tuesday, June 5, Legislative Action …

; and Lynn Kitchen and Dennis Kitchen (Lori). She is deeply missed, but she walks on, and is with us in spirit. Arrangements made through Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas, Ore., and services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde gymnasium, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR, 97347. A meal will follow at the Elders Activities Center. www.dallastribute.com Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper …

1 edition of Smoke Signals , he called Bobb to remind him that he had the breast plate. The breast plate went “missing” after the August 2016 Contest Powwow. Its disappearance was turned over to the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department for investigation and Crime Stoppers publicized the case. “Me and Pooter (Tribal Elder Alton Butler) had talked to Deitz,” Bobb said. “Pooter is the one who wears it. It had like only a single leather band that went around his neck. Well, that thing is kind …