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a nearby Tribe through ICWA and have a Native family of her own. “What that has meant for my son is that not only is he growing up in his community,” Maldonado says in the video, “but he has a connection in his community that will stay with him and be relevant to him his entire life.” The last person the video interviews is Mark Fiddler, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and an adoption attorney. He is one of the few Native people openly fighting to have ICWA overturned …

American workers. 2012 – The Grand Ronde Tribe’s eldest Elder, Pearl Langley Lyon, celebrated her 100 th birthday at the Elders Activity Center. Dozens of friends, relatives and well-wishers celebrated with the family. “One of the kindest individuals I know,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “You’ve set a very high bar for the rest of us.” 2007 – Cultures connected after a performance by the Watoto Children’s Choir in Grand Ronde. The concert was the brainchild of Tribal Council …

Agency Creek Round Dance. Fullerton’s announcement beats the state of Oregon dropping its indoor mask mandate by one day. “For over two years, COVID-19 has impacted our day-to-day life,” Fullerton wrote in an all-employee e-mail. “In recent weeks, we have seen those impacts on our community and state decrease significantly and we are taking the first steps to ease the Tribe’s COVID-19 restrictions.” Some programs, such as Health & Wellness and Education, will keep the mask mandates in place …

Culture Yesteryears - March 15, 2022 03.14.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears 2017 – Spirit Mountain Casino was planning for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21 in Grand Ronde with a special viewing event for guests of Spirit Mountain Lodge. When the moon passed between the Earth and sun, a total solar eclipse would provide a momentary sliver of daytime darkness from one corner of the United States to the other. The casino’s location was in the totality viewing area so it was planning to make …

Culture Watchlist: ‘Oregon Experience – ‘Broken Treaties’ documentary’ 03.31.2022 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist Oregon Public Radio’s award-winning television series “Oregon Experience” shares the histories and issues that shaped the Oregon we live in today. One aspect of Oregon’s story is the continued presence of its Native American peoples. In November 2020, OPB published an hour-long documentary to YouTube called “Broken Treaties.” Following …

community is looking forward to the next phases and future developments on the site, and excited by the speed and pace of progress.” As the demolition continues, public spaces will begin to take shape as one of the site’s main gathering places for Tribal members and the public will begin to emerge. Currently, that space is taken up by three of the four buildings targeted for demolition. “We are pleased to start the second phase of demolition and make further progress toward implementing our vision …

and the Tribe were preparing for an influx of people, as the event was expected to attract one million plus to Oregon along the swath of totality. 2012 – The Tribe continued its effort to amend the 1988 Grand Ronde Reservation Act to streamline how the Tribe takes former reservation land into trust when Tribal Council Vice Chair Reyn Leno testified before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. The proposed amendment by Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader would end the two-step process …

, one for a 15,665-acre Reservation and another for a 5,116-acre Reservation. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

development analyst for Spirit Mountain Development Corp. His job duties included researching grants, gathering information on potential business ventures and attending conferences. He had one more term left at Oregon State University before he would receive a degree in marketing management. 1987 – With the start of the fall school term, the Grand Ronde Tribal Education program reported it had approximately 15 adult vocational training students, 14 higher education students and 10 adult …

shooting at Tribal housing was believed to be gang related, which increased concern among Prostar Security personnel and Tribal Housing authorities. Two bullet holes were found in a stop sign on Tyee Road after unidentified men in a vehicle fired two shots and sped off. No one was injured, but the spike in criminal activity was cause for concern during a housing meeting. 2002 – Employees at Spirit Mountain Casino celebrated seven years of operations with Interim Chief Executive Officer Bill …