Search

Enrollment Specialist Debbie Bossley about blood quantum. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, which has approximately 223,000 members, has perhaps one of the most streamlined membership requirements in its constitution. “The Choctaw Nation … shall consist of all Choctaw Indians by blood whose names appear on the final rolls of the Choctaw Nation approved April 26, 1906, and their lineal descendants.” The Grand Ronde Tribe held five meetings in 2023 hoping to find consensus for a potential constitutional …

Culture Indigiqueer artists examine transcending modern barriers in ‘Transgressors’ exhibit 12.30.2024 Nicole Montesano Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center Kate Barton, left, and Sydney May look at “Fabanaki Flint Corn” by Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy) during the opening reception for “Transgressors” at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center on Friday, Dec. 13. The exhibit runs through April 26. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer A medicine woman …

. Officers assisted paramedics with a patient on Yamhill River Road. Theft was reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Friday, September 26 A drug call occurred at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Saturday, September 27 Officers responded to a crash at Highway 18 near milepost 24. Sunday, September 28 Theft was reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Trespassing was reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted an outside agency …

Tribal Elder Sammy Bruised Head, who walked on Oct. 26. “Sammy had a wealth of experience working with the Grand Ronde TERO program dating back to 2018,” Reibach said. “Since then, Sammy had been a great asset to our workforce, contributing and helping meet Tribal hiring goals in various capacities. We are sincerely grateful we had those opportunities to work with Sammy as she progressed along her journey within the construction trades. It is with deep sadness and a spirit of mourning that we send …

Tribal Elder Sammy Bruised Head, who walked on Oct. 26. “Sammy had a wealth of experience working with the Grand Ronde TERO program dating back to 2018,” Reibach said. “Since then, Sammy had been a great asset to our workforce, contributing and helping meet Tribal hiring goals in various capacities. We are sincerely grateful we had those opportunities to work with Sammy as she progressed along her journey within the construction trades. It is with deep sadness and a spirit of mourning that we send …

, “the family interactions, the smiles, the laughter, the smells,” bring back those childhood years of helping out. Two years ago, he said, “my cousin presented their food truck to us, and was like, ‘Hey, do you want to buy it?’” They thought it through, Quenelle said, and “it was something we didn’t have to think long and hard about. It was a direction we knew we wanted.” The Quenelles’ grown children, who range in age from 19 to 26, sometimes work in the truck as well, along with nieces and nephews …

a vehicle involved in a driving complaint on Highway 18 near milepost 15. A possible disturbance was reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Sunday, Jan. 25 A possible physical abuse situation was reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted an outside agency as cover for a domestic disturbance in Willamina. Monday, Jan. 26 A report of two missing juveniles was made but they were located before officers arrived at Southwest Hebo Road. A theft occurred …

Court. Officers assisted an outside agency with responding to the 7000 block of Alvord Alley Road for an RV fire. A criminal citation for possession of a controlled substance occurred at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Wednesday, Feb. 25 Trespassing occurred on Grand Ronde Road. Officers assisted an outside agency as cover while attempting to locate a male on North Street. Thursday, Feb. 26 Possible drugs were reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Friday, Feb. 27 …

." At the Dec. 4 General Council meeting, Kennedy said that during her trip to Washington, D.C., which began on Wednesday, Nov. 30, she also testified regarding the Internal Revenue Service's plan to tax general welfare assistance provided by Tribes to Tribal members. Kennedy said she spoke in opposition to the tax proposal because Tribes are stepping up and providing benefits that the federal government has failed to provide even though they were promised in treaties. "I was advocating on behalf of our …

. Her possibilities have expanded since leaving the Cultural Resources Department last summer to attend graduate school at the University of Oregon. She is now one year completed and 1.5 years to go for her master's degree. She also was just hired as an archival assistant for the University of Oregon's Tribal Legacies of Oregon project, running from September 2011 to June 2012. Funded by the National Park Service, the project will require Wood to work with Tribal colleges and other educational …