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-- was built by Portland-based SCI 3.2, which has built every casino float for the last 23 years. “A lot of Tribal members were saying they wanted the float to reflect Grand Ronde,” Bobb said. “I was discussing it with Jocelyn at the casino and I said, ‘What is current right now, today, that we could reflect?’ Of course, it was the falls and the fishing.” Sticking within the $70,000 budget for the float, Bobb created a design that reflects the Native American tradition of fishing at the falls …

technology is not having to carry around maps and try to pinpoint locations. “The map is always there as long as you have your phone with you,” Drake says. “I update the maps to let people know the trail conditions. They appreciate it. I also put the roads and streams on there.” To keep the maps current, Drake walks the trails and notes any changes. “It is useful for hunters and also allows our Summer Youth Crew to know what needs to be cleaned up,” he says. For more information about the ESRI …

behind it. A seal oil lamp is lit as a way to bring ancestors into the process and the tattoo is applied by hand, without the use of a tattoo gun or machine. “I wanted to give other woman an opportunity to get their traditional tattoos in a traditional way because there wasn’t that opportunity back in 2012,” Tahbone says. “They didn’t want a tattoo parlor, they wanted it to mean more. I realized it was much more than just putting ink into the skin, that it’s a really powerful ceremony.” Tahbone …

. The nomination noted that Mercier “is a tireless advocate for his Tribe and the people of the mid-Willamette Valley.” 2007 – The Tribe welcomed Tribes from across the west to the fifth annual Chinook Gathering at the Chinook Plankhouse in Ridgefield, Wash. “Let’s just say I am completely envious of their longhouse,” Tribal Council Chair Chris Mercier said. “I really hope that Grand Ronde can eventually get something like that.” He and Vice Chair Angie Blackwell presented Chinook Chair Ray Gardner …

“Native Blues.” It combined Tribal drums, chants and flutes with soulful authentic blues guitars and vocals. My uncle, Michael Standing Elk and Vernon Kennedy (Burns-Pauite) played guitars on that album.” Looking Wolf said at the time, it was a huge thing for a Grand Ronde Tribal member to be nominated. “Vernon and I travelled to Hollywood, Florida, for the awards ceremony together in early 2004,” he said. “Smoke Signals sent a reporter to cover it. While in Florida, we took a boat out …

options for a multi-use path. Currently, those without transportation who want to travel from Grand Ronde to the casino must walk along a narrow shoulder on Highway 18. “I think in 2018, 2019 or even 2020 there was an advisory vote by the membership that they would like us to explore a multi-use path, a better connection, really a safer connection between the Grand Ronde community and the casino,” he said. “So, this is the really the first step in that project…to really look at where the preferred …

will be responsible for carrying out executive functions of the council as well as legislative actions, which include administering, planning and directing Tribal programs and services “in accordance with Tribal Council directives,” and implementing processes and principles of the Tribe’s strategic plan. “Basically, it’s an organizational change to a lot of the direct reports who report to Tribal Council will (now) be reporting to the chief of staff,” Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier said. “I think …

and mental health first aid. Elizabeth Estabrooks, Women Veterans coordinator with the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs, will deliver a speech entitled “I Am Not Invisible” and summit regular Linda Woods (Ojibwe) will discuss being a woman warrior in the Air Force. The summit will conclude with a forgiveness ceremony facilitated by Native Wellness Institute Executive Director Jillene Joseph in the nearby Tribal plankhouse, achaf-hammi. The Veterans Summit, which was first held in 2013 …

traveled to London to view the items being held by the British Museum. They were informed at the time that it would require an act of Parliament for any item in the museum’s collection to be relinquished. “The thing that I thought after we asked them, ‘We’re here to return .., we want to take these back home.’ They said, ‘Yes, we understand. We’ll do all we can to help you, but you have to understand these don’t belong to the museum. They belong to the people and so you need to have an act …

. "It's an informal morning to visit primarily staff and provide them with Tribal information." Success can be measured, she said, when Tribal leaders are relaxed and comfortable in the state Capitol. "In the beginning (of this event, started 15 years ago as Tribal Information Day), Tribal leaders were not so used to being in the Capitol in this type of setting. They are now, and that's an achievement." "We can be a resource on culture, on legal issues," said Grand Ronde Public Affairs Director …