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and through dance." This year's event, set for Friday, Aug. 17, through Sunday, Aug. 19, at Uyxat Powwow Grounds in Grand Ronde, features $35,000 in prize money contributed by Tribal Council, the annual parade, two host drums, three dance specials, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, by-donation breakfasts and dinners, as well as craft and food vendors. Shuttle service will be available all weekend to and from Spirit Mountain Casino and Tribal government offices. Master of ceremonies will be Fred Hill …

position for several of the 16 years of my service on Tribal Council and I am looking forward to this opportunity to represent you and the Tribe as your chair. I think it is important to note that I do not see this change in leadership as a reflection on our former Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy. We have worked side by side for several years, but this is an opportunity I have wanted to pursue as a Tribal Council member. We, as a Tribe, should be proud that we have more than one Tribal Council member …

and their pride in this service is traditionally displayed at every public event. Traditional dance specials for men and women will be held during the afternoon and on into the evening for both northern- and southern-style dancers. Two more specials, father-son and mother-daughter dances also will be held. Tribal blankets and baskets filled with gifts will be offered as prizes. Tony Whitehead (Siletz) will be arena director. Vendors will sell exclusively Native-made goods at the powwow. Vendor tables …

. They will be back again for the Contest Powwow on Saturday, Aug. 20. They also have been at Elders' activities and Memorial Day events. Nagalla also is a staff physician at Oregon Health and Science University, making this program "a unique partnership" among Tribe, OHSU and DiabetOmics, Johnston said. In the next step of the program, Community Health will distribute kits for home testing to Tribal members throughout the Tribe's six-county service area. "The next step is getting kits out to everybody …

Committee with a term expiring in March 2017; Approved a Tribal credit card for Health & Wellness Department’s Accreditation Coordinator Jill Hafliger to use to pay for medical service provider queries, education verifications and board certifications; Approved a Referenced Funding Agreement with the Bureau of Indian Affairs that allocates $763,838 in funding to the Grand Ronde Tribal Transportation Program for fiscal year 2015; And approved an 11 Tribes memorandum of agreement to allocate Indian …

candidate statement. Gleason-Shepek becomes the 44 th Tribal member to serve on Tribal Council since 1983's Restoration. Leno, Mercier and Gleason-Shepek will serve through September 2017. They were sworn in to office on Wednesday, Sept. 10. During the swearing-in ceremony, Sherer and Tom were honored for their years of service on Tribal Council with Tribal Pendleton blankets. Of the 3,919 Tribal members eligible to vote - 18 or older -- in 2014, 1,296 cast ballots for a 33.1 percent turnout …

and reports from the Veterans Special Event Board and Health Committee. The General Council meeting was postponed from May 4 so that Tribal members could attend the memorial service for Tribal Elder Charles G. Haller. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

did to help the Tribe obtain the Tribal Historic Preservation Office designation and associated funding agreements with the National Parks Service." Also under Thorsgard, the department started conducting on-reservation archaeological work. He sees the work and planning required in the Cultural Protection Program as having "adequately trained me for this new position." His previous work also required innovative thinking and partnership development. Both are useful tools, he says …

heritage in the final design. 1988 – Ray McKnight, Marvin Kimsey and Merle Holmes won the Tribal Council election, garnering 98, 77 and 74 votes, respectively. McKnight was the only incumbent re-elected as Gene LaBonte and Merle Leno did not have enough votes. Chairman Mark Mercier thanked both for their service, noting that the Reservation Bill process was “no cakewalk.” Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share …

in Portland and the Tribes can save limited Indian Health Service funding to care for other members. Mark Johnston, former head of the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center and current deputy executive director of the Coquille Tribe, returned to discuss veterans’ health care. “Negotiating the MOU was real simple,” Johnston told an audience of about 30 people. “The harder part is getting Native veterans signed up with the VA.” Johnston said the Department of Veterans Affairs protected sovereign immunity …