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Oregon Tribal homeland integrity. It rewards backroom deals while critical state-wide programs such as transportation and education remain unfunded.” Grand Ronde Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy had asked Kotek in an early June letter to deny or at least delay funding the Willamette Falls Trust, stating, “This project is misguided, disingenuous and comes at a time when our own Tribe is in litigation with the state’s largest utility over our ability to practice our culture …

in little more than a month after beginning to study for it at the start of January. The time would have been even shorter if not for the early February snowstorm that put the last test off a few weeks. Garren ended his high school career after his junior year owing to a substance abuse problem, but in the last year, he said, "I just knew I needed it. The 477 Program required me to get it. I had already started it and it was something I wanted to get." Before the new requirements and more difficult …

shooting incident. “That was really helpful because I got to listen to a lot of other people tell their stories and we discussed a lot of the same feelings of not wanting to be in that position again,” Warden said. “Hopefully it (finally talking about his feelings) helps others realize they have to be prepared all the time.” Warden said he is glad Polk County is beginning this program to support officers at such a critical point. “Having peer support groups is a real important thing,” Warden said …

of service, as well as time and place from Hawaii in 1941 to 21 st century Iraq and Afghanistan. Albany resident David Russell, 96, survived the Day of Infamy sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii that saw his ship, the USS Oklahoma, sunk by Japanese torpedoes. He survived, but 429 of his fellow shipmates were killed or missing in action. Russell’s presence was a highlight of the Saturday afternoon session of the powwow, which saw 64 veterans line up and state their branch of service and years …

Tribal Government & News Spring Celebration fetes relationship between state and its nine Tribes 05.30.2019 Danielle Frost State government , Tribal Council Mila Strutton, 3, joins other members of the Chinuk Immersion Program in performing a Paddle Dance during the Legislative Commission on Indian Services Spring Celebration held at the Capitol in Salem on Thursday, May 16. (Photos by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer SALEM -- Since time …

talked about the long road of the Tribe being terminated to celebrating where it is today, and all the work that went into that effort. “We’re here today to celebrate $100 million of potlach (giving),” she said. “This is a time of coming together and giving thanks…We are blessed to come from Elders who had the vision, the courage and the determination to right a terrible wrong, to do this long, hard work, step-by-step of restoring our Tribe...And in time, we were able to open a successful …

salmon fry and returning adults. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) Grand Ronde Tribe asking for dam drawdowns Editor’s note: Salmon, rain and conifer forests are symbols of the Pacific Northwest. In a three-part series, “The salmon situation,” Smoke Signals examines how the region’s signature fish is heading for extinction, with little time left to reverse course and save these ancient species, which are crucial to both the ecosystem and Tribal culture. In the end, the Tribe’s best hope to prevail may lie …

, Executive Director and Principal of the Community Transitional School in Portland, and Lynn Gaffney, Lead Care Coordinator of The Father’s Heart Street Ministry in Oregon City, spoke briefly about what it means for their organizations to receive the grants. The elementary school was founded in 1990, for children whose families are homeless or in transition and it was the second grant the school has received from the Community Fund, Bickle said. “I do remember the first time we got a significant …

and unable to locate the vehicle. Citizen contact occurred on Salmon River Highway near milepost 23. Officers went out with a suspicious vehicle in the 24000 block of Grand Ronde Road. Monday, Feb. 6 Officers assisted an outside agency in the 20700 block of Stone Road. Officers arrested two subjects. Officers were notified of a late burglary call in the 24700 block of Grand Ronde Road. Officers were unable to identify any suspects at the time. A citizen notified officers of a theft of a credit …

. If there is an opportunity where our people think, ‘Yeah, you’re right. We need to do something to address that blood quantum as far as self-terminating our Tribe because we’ll run out of blood quantum. Is there also an opportunity at the same time then that these issues in our files around blood quantum are no longer relevant?’ So if we make that change, then these are no longer relevant, then great, we just go forward with the change. But it takes 67 percent to get there. The worry is that while that would …