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(Umatilla), have created a mural honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women on the Yakama Reservation. Titled “No More Stolen Sisters,” the four murals are wrapped around an outbuilding located at the Yakamart gas station and convenience store in Toppenish, Wash. “Garrett and I were honored to take on this project,” Braden says. “We know it is a very important movement to our Native and Indigenous people. … We were very happy with the outcome and received a lot of good feedback from the community …

, which includes Marion and Polk counties, the cities of Independence, Keizer, Monmouth and Salem, the Salem-Keizer School District and the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments. Tribal Council also OK’d the agenda for the 11 a.m. Sunday, May 3, virtual General Council meeting that will discuss emergency management and preparedness. The General Council meeting will be held via the Zoom teleconferencing program. "I guess we're making history," said Vice Chair Chris Mercier about the Tribe's …

told her “everything is under control.” Kennedy joined the meeting from her home via conference call. “Cheryle was in an accident last week and is a bit banged up and on her way to recovery,” Mercier said. “We’re wishing a speedy recovery to her.” During the conference call, Kennedy thanked the Tribal community for all the help she and her husband, Vernon, have received since the accident, from those who accompanied her to the hospital to others who sent cards and offered support. “I just want …

ancestors had to keep our Tribe united. For various reasons, our mother was unable to enroll in the Tribe before her passing. She was 1/4th Grand Ronde. My siblings and I are 1/8th Grand Ronde. Our grandmother, Mary Lachance Spohn, was born on the Reservation along with her siblings as well as her mother and father. Our grandmother and great-grandfather are on the Restoration Roll of the CTGR. Our great-grandmother was on various Grand Ronde rolls before Termination, but she passed away in 1917 …

. The scheduled repair work on Grand Ronde Road has been delayed for the foreseeable future, Tribal Public Works Coordinator John Mercier said on Thursday, Oct. 8. “Polk County sent the project out to bid and received zero bids,” Mercier said. “We attempted to sole source the project, but was unsuccessful. We plan to maintain a ‘patch-as-we-go’ process until the pavers are ready to bid the project. “I believe the lack of bids was mostly due to shutdowns resulting from COVID and wildfires. Polk called …

and Facilities staff will begin cleaning and disinfecting all buildings immediately. He said that only essential staff should report to work and all other employees should work from home, if possible. "In addition, I ask that those who have tested positive or are quarantined for potential exposure please take the guidelines for isolation seriously," Fullerton said. "All others please take the appropriate steps to keep you and your family safe. Wear masks, wash your hands and social distance …

championed the use of his people’s ancestral art forms for the purpose of public art and his support has resulted in five public art installations in Oregon in the last four years. “I look forward to lifting up Indigenous artists and art forms while ensuring broad reach and accessibility of the arts statewide,” Harrelson, 36, said. “No matter where you live, you are on Indigenous land. Seek out and know your area’s Indigenous people and their art.” Harrelson has worked in the field of cultural …

at every casino and business nationwide,” Mercier said about the casino’s difficulties in attracting employees. “I recognize we are not the only organization suffering.” Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

practices low-intensity fires. “Your primary focus is ‘I’m burning for acreage and to reduce fuel load.’ That’s exactly what you do,” Goode says. “But then your land is not restored.” Goode says the National Park Service’s burn and leave practice isn’t fulfilling engagement with the land. Native American traditions with cultural burns also involve raking the ashes back into the soil to start the process all over again. To see the rest of “To stop uncontrollable wildfires in California, look …

, the independent newspaper of the Grand Ronde Tribe, received two awards for work produced during 2021 in the Native American Journalists Association’s National Native Media Awards . Winners were announced on Tuesday, July 19, and the awards will be presented during the association’s annual convention being held in Phoenix, Ariz., in late August. Smoke Signals received a first-place award for Best Digital Publication for its website, smokesignals.org. “I think that award recognizes the transformation …