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to see the quality journalism that the Smoke Signals publishes be rewarded and recognized in Indian Country,” Grand Ronde Editorial Board Chair Mia Prickett said. “I couldn’t be prouder of the work we’re doing to bring timely information to our people.” Tribal member and Social Media/Digital Journalist Kamiah Koch won three awards in the professional division television category. This included a first-place award for Best Two-Spirit Coverage for her video, “‘Transgresssors’ exhibit opens at Chachalu …

, Canada. Cree Confederation will be the host drum and drums will compete for $22,000 in prize money with the best drum taking home an $8,000 prize. Specials will include an old style jingle dance sponsored by the Native Wellness Institute of Gresham that has a $1,000 first-place prize with three $200 consolation prizes; a junior and teens team dance sponsored by the Grand Ronde Youth Council with a $75 first-place prize; a round bustle/chicken dance with an $800 first-place prize; and an old …

back,” Main said. “Everything seems to be really good so far and I feel very safe here.” Cohron said the two typically visit Spirit Mountain Casino once a month. “We missed it a lot,” she said. “This is our big outing and our place to go.” Spirit Mountain Casino is in Polk County, which is one of the counties that Gov. Kate Brown gave permission to begin re-opening on Friday, May 22. However, Oregon Tribal casinos are not subject to state law as they are run by sovereign nations. From left …

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals honored at ONPA convention 07.17.2012 Ron Karten Tribal employees WELCHES -- The Grand Ronde Tribal newspaper, Smoke Signals , received one first-place award and two second-place awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Associate Member contest. Award recipients were announced Friday, July 13, at the annual convention held at the Resort at the Mountain in Welches. Smoke Signals received a first-place plaque for being the best newspaper …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves loan agreement with British Museum 05.02.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture One of the final pieces of the puzzle to bring items from the Summers Collection home to Grand Ronde was put in place by Tribal Council during its Wednesday, May 2, meeting. Tribal Council signed off on a loan agreement with the British Museum that will bring 16 items from the Summers Collection to the Tribal museum Chachalu for an exhibit called “Rise …

Newspaper Publishers Association on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for work published in 2019. Photojournalist Timothy J. Gonzalez won a second-place award in the Best News Photo category for his photo of Iyana Holmes being named Senior Miss Grand Ronde during the 2019 Contest Powwow. The photo received a first-place award from NAJA the day before. Staff writer Danielle Frost won a second-place award for Best News Writing for her May 15, 2019, story about Grand Ronde Tribal fishermen catching their first fish …

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. 15, to the preceding Monday to give Tribal members extra time to Christmas shop. During its July 26 meeting, Tribal Council named Sept. 15 as the date for the third per capita payment of 2017. Tribal Council also approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Cooperative Procurement Program. Procurement Manager Larry Leith said at the Tuesday, Aug. 1, Legislative Action Committee meeting that the Tribe uses the state program to buy goods and services and usually purchases big-ticket …

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City to visit Tomanowos was in 2019. In other action, Robert Wiggs, Anthony Quenelle, Tauni McCammon, Josephine Ingraham and Ron Tuomi won the $50 door prizes; and Sarah Harvey, Rosemary Jameson and Darci Labonte won the $100 door prizes. The next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 26, and will be a special meeting to nominate candidates for Tribal Council. It, too, will be a hybrid meeting with limited in-person attendance and the ability to participate remotely via …