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Culture Watchlist: ‘Indigenous families seek justice for boarding school abuse’ 04.14.2022 Kamiah Koch Watchlist Graphic by Samuel Briggs III By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist Just 37 miles east of the Grand Ronde Reservation sits the Chemawa Indian Boarding School. The Salem school’s dark history was shared on the ABC News YouTube channel on April 1, 2022. Marsha Small is from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and a doctoral student at Montana State University. Small and her team use …

Culture Yesteryears - May 1, 2022 04.28.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears 2017 (Smoke Signals file photo) 2017 – Tribal GIS Analyst Alex Drake became the Tribe’s first Unmanned Aircraft Systems pilot. He obtained a license through the Federal Aviation Administration to pilot a drone that the Tribe’s Cultural Resources Department purchased. The DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter drone was to be used for Natural Resources and Cultural Resources programs. 2012 – Several cedar bark portions and yew trees …

Tribal Government & News Watson named Portland’s equity office director 04.28.2022 Danielle Harrison Tribal members , State government Lisa Watson By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer PORTLAND – Grand Ronde Tribal member Lisa Watson has been appointed to serve as the new Office of Equity and Human Rights director for the city of Portland. She was selected by Portland Commissioner Carmen Rubio and will begin her new role on June 1, succeeding interim director Jeff Selby, who …

man.” The annual Memorial Day ceremony at the West Valley Veterans Memorial will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 30. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Culture Yesteryears - June 1, 2022 05.31.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears Smoke Signals file photo, 2017 2017 – Tribal children took center stage at the State Capitol during the Legislative Commission on Indian Services/Nine Tribes Spring Celebration. Tribal children in the K-3 and Lilu programs in Grand Ronde performed two dances and a song, and five members of the Grand Ronde Youth Council accompanied Tribal Council Vice Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy when she spoke to approximately 200 …

Culture Yesteryears -- July 1, 2022 06.29.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears 2017 2017 – With 33 grants totaling $671,500 distributed at its most recent check presentation, Spirit Mountain Community Fund surpassed the $74 million mark in charitable giving since it was formed in 1997. In those two decades, the Tribe’s philanthropic arm distributed 2,474 grants funded by 6 percent of proceeds from Spirit Mountain Casino. 2012 – Tribal voters approved a primary election amendment to the Tribal …

and accomplish tasks and issues that are relevant and important to all members,” he said in his final candidate statement in 2008. “These include access to casino and government jobs that result in self-sufficiency, the equitable distribution of government services/benefits regardless of your residency, and the critical evaluation of policies and procedures that result in increased membership services/benefits and decreased government waste.” Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, July 8 …

Culture Yesteryears - Aug. 1, 2022 07.28.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears , Spirit Mountain Casino Smoke Signals file photo, 2017. 2017 – Grand Ronde was preparing for what could be the most anticipated 101 seconds in modern history when a total solar eclipse would make landfall in Lincoln City and head across the United States. Grand Ronde was right in the middle of the area of totality, a 60-mile wide zone in which the moon would completely block the morning sun. Spirit Mountain Casino …

Administration to replace culverts at the 667-acre Chankawan conservation property in Marion County. The grant ranges from $75,000 to $1 million and Tribal Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen said the Tribe will apply for between $250,000 and $500,000; Approved the enrollment of five people into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance; And approved extending the Tribe’s contract with Industrial Economics through September 2023 …

Culture Yesteryears - Nov. 1, 2022 10.31.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears Smoke Signals file photo, 2017 2017 – Tribal member Jan Looking Wolf Reibach ended his six-year award drought at the 17 th annual Native American Music Awards when he won the award for best performance in a music video for his song “Ascension.” He dedicated the “Ascension” compact disc to Tribal Council member Denise Harvey’s son, who walked on in April 2000. 2012 – In a surprise move three weeks before Election Day …