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was. "It gets harder every year because I'm getting older," she said. This year, she did a little paddling but "mostly hung out in the support boat." On Wednesday, July 25, the Canoe Family stopped at Kelly Point Park in Portland on their way northward across the Columbia River. In four more days, on Sunday, July 29, the canoes landed at Olympia, Wash., and traveled several miles to Kamilche where days of protocol awaited. On Wednesday, Aug. 1, with songs and gifts, the Grand Ronde Canoe Family renewed …

and get your education." Meanwhile, Simmons is on the blackboard with fraction problems: numerators, denominators, improper fractions. "Reduce and simplify," he says. Students work on their own in the Learning Lab from 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. The program is housed in the Tribe's Adult Education Division. Simmons said that for students who do not graduate high school, and want to, the GED program is their only option. A Bureau of Indian Affairs …

during the first four months of school in the program’s second year. “The priority of the family advocate is to work with families to overcome barriers that impact attendance,” Zimbrick said. “We offer a lot of student incentives and some family ones as well. TAPP has also provided us with some specialized training to combat chronic absenteeism.” In an Oct. 1, 2017, Smoke Signals story about the program, it noted that the percentage of Native American students who were chronically absent …

Culture Chachalu Phase II re-opening showcases 16 items from the Summers Collection 06.04.2018 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events By Dean Rhodes They have come home. Sixteen Tribal artifacts from the Summers Collection, housed for the last 118 years in a warehouse at the British Museum in London, returned to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and were showcased during the Phase II re-opening of Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center on Friday, June 1. Enthusiasm to see the historic items was high …

and determined no laws had been broken. Wednesday, Feb. 1 Smoke alarm at the Community Center. False alarm. Driving complaint on Highway 18. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle. Driving complaint on Hebo Road. Tribal officer was at the reported location when the call came in and did not see the vehicle. Lost dog located on Agency Creek Road. Officers and Natural Resources were unable to locate the owner. Dog was given to Yamhill County Dog Control. A stolen vehicle was recovered by Tribal …

as 20,000 people would be participating in the exercise, which is the largest of its kind ever held. Tribal employees in Grand Ronde kicked off the exercise on Tuesday when they stopped, dropped and covered under their desks collectively at 1 p.m. Supervisors made the employee drill mandatory. “Cascadia Rising is an important emergency planning exercise in which the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will play a key, leading role with the state of Oregon,” said Tribal General Manager Dave Fullerton …

in the early days as well. “The key word that comes to mind is patience,” said Kennedy. “Tribal Council is very concerned about our people and their health care. It’s always been No. 1 priority for our members. Having worked there and having set up the system years ago we didn’t have the volume that we do now. We had people who would demand ‘right now’ and who used the same kind of behaviors to try to get something, and once I knew I would come downstairs and talk to the individual and diffuse …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Nov. 1, 2016 10.31.2016 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : This is one of the most difficult letters I have ever tried to write and I almost feel I must apologize for doing so. So forgive me, I am far from perfect and unwell. I am writing to ask for only a little help, nothing more than we do in our daily lives to lend each other a hand; help each other when needed. Where I am there is none I can call to except Creator, and while I know I …

the music and singing for Tribal Royalty dancers who performed on an impromptu dance floor built in the center of the village. Tribal Elder Deitz Peters and his wife, Rose, also performed in their resplendent regalia. At about 1:30 p.m., the Tribal Canoe Family pulled in with two Grand Ronde Tribal canoes after paddling on the Willamette River for more than an hour. After eating lunch, Canoe Family members performed protocol. Tilikum Village remained open until 6 p.m. and was organized by Martin …

with that information is we have that guide the management of the Reservation and all of our restoration projects.” Dirksen said that since the Tribe regained a portion of its original Reservation in 1987, there have been 14 culverts replaced that have opened up more than 22 miles of streams. He said the Tribe puts as many spawning salmon carcasses back into the streams as possible. “We call it salmon recycling,” said Dirksen. “The salmon when they leave are only about 1 percent of the size …