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– The Tribe’s Cultural Education and Outreach Program was working on a Chinuk Wawa language application. Tribal members had an opportunity to volunteer to have their photo taken to accompany words in the app. The free app was being made for the iPhone and iPad, and one for the Android operating system was to follow in 2015. 2009 – Tribal member and Youth Education High School Lead/Tutor Chris Bailey was accepted into the Sapsik’wala Teaching Program at the University of Oregon. Sapsik’wala …

Resources Youth Crew was named the Frank Roberts Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Project of the Year, for the fourth time in seven years. 2005 – The Tribe provided a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross Willamette Chapter’s International Relief Fund, to aid victims of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, which occurred on Dec. 26, 2004. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. More than 220,000 people died in 14 countries. 2000 – As the Tribal campus continued …

and subsequently arrested. Police responded to a disturbance near Tyee Road. Police charged one person with disorderly conduct, misuse of 911 and assisted with transport to the hospital for treatment. Sunday, Jan. 22 Police solved a cold hit-and-run case from June 2016. The suspect was located in Hillsboro and charged with felony hit and run. A male was arrested for rape and other sex crimes. A runaway was reported and later located. The juvenile was reunited with their guardian. Police assisted Polk County …

of Hope phone number: 503-879-1868 By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Domestic violence is such a pervasive legacy of colonialism that it has become normalized in many Tribal families, speakers for the Tribe’s Warriors of Hope Program said at an awareness event at the Tribal gym on Saturday, Oct. 26. The Tribal program offers assistance with survivors of domestic and sexual violence. At one of the event tables, participants ironed decals onto T-shirts that said, “Love shouldn’t hurt …

all of his life. The family wanted to share one of his passions for writing with this poem that expressed his lifelong battle. "The Trail" "I feel a need to write my thoughts and experiences, the urge to write, as if it were an unstoppable wind blowing through the forest. I stand on a mountaintop looking down the trail these 50 years have brought me. I see a trail with many twists and curves, a trail with very little sunshine and much sadness, but when the sun shined, it was so bright and soul …

at the residence but no one answered. Saturday, April 8 Officers located a subject in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road and were made aware that the person had a warrant issued for their arrest. Officers arrested the subject without incident. Suspicious activity reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted an outside agency with a suspicious activity call in the 7600 block of Fire Hall Road. Officers received a trespass call on a nearby property near Highway 18 at milepost 23 …

Contest Powwow that organizers cannot replicate no matter how hard they try. A total solar eclipse. The 2017 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow was one of the better attended in years, attracting 275 dancers competing in 26 dance categories. Attendance burgeoned from 2016’s total and organizers credited several things – renowned host drum Blackstone, increased prize money and the eclipse, which occurred the day after the powwow’s conclusion. Attendees were allowed to stay overnight at Uyxat Powwow Grounds …

from Elders Committee Chairwoman Penny DeLoe and Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department Sgt. Rod McAllister. The charges stem from Little allegedly stealing a $1,000 or more on two separate occasions from the Elders Committee fund – one that occurred between March 8 and July 11 and another that occurred between July 15 and July 31. “The defendant … did unlawfully and knowingly commit theft of money, of the value of $1,000 or more, the property of Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde,” both felony …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council proposes one-year moratorium on disenrollments 06.02.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council sent a proposed amendment to the Enrollment Ordinance that would create a one-year moratorium concerning loss of membership in the Tribe out for a first reading at its Wednesday, June 2, meeting. The move will require the proposed amendment to be advertised in two editions of Smoke Signals and give Tribal members 30 days …

members out. One Tribal member expressed concern that members enrolled at the time of Restoration with a signed affidavit could be considered fraudulent enrollment with today’s enrollment criteria. Partridge confirmed the Tribe would only apply the enrollment criteria established at time they were enrolled. Mercier coaxed a few more questions from the small group of attendees and offered to hear arguments against the amendment. There were no challenges and members continued to make statements …