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to be televised, the picking of the princesses, all the pageantry, and now to be able to play some small role, I never thought that would happen to me. This is very exciting." He is downplaying the size of his role although he has championed Tribal support for the Rose Festival for many years and has designed the casino's float for the last four parades. "We're using it as a vehicle to expose our ties to the area," he said, "and to be able to tell the Grand Ronde story. This is one more vehicle we have …

family and, finally, Chinuk Wawa bingo. The new dictionary is almost 500 pages long and includes about 1,000 core words and about 3,000 compound words documenting the Northwest Indian trade language as it was spoken by past and current generations of Grand Ronde Indians. The new edition is one-third larger than the working dictionary previously created by the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department. "This is a pretty amazing publication for the Tribe," said Tribal member and Cultural Resources …

benefit out here,” Food Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose says. “Meat is our number one request at the Food Bank, followed by fresh fruit and vegetables. The local corner stores don’t usually offer those and if they do, it is at a high cost. We don’t have a farmer’s market yet, so this is the cornerstone to building clientele who will use it.” Additionally, Oregon State University Extension Service’s Food Hero program offers on-site weekly recipe ideas and tastings that feature vegetables …

said that for the 16 individuals being added to the Restoration Roll that the action will not affect a split family situation created by passage of the 1999 enrollment amendment. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said being added to the Restoration Roll is an individual choice made by Tribal members, but that he would recommend Tribal members be added if they qualify because one never knows what Tribal enrollment requirements will be in the future. “I would tell anybody if you had an opportunity …

of his old people in the cemetery, and they also attended the famous Mercier family reunion annually. Dad was active in attending events in Grand Ronde leading up to Restoration. He was good friends with those who were involved in bringing Restoration about and was one of a handful of people who made a monthly contribution to this effort. He used to also supply the salmon to the annual powwow, which was a lot smaller than it is today. He leaves six children, Maxine Clements, Larry Langley …

, but this is the first one to reach the construction phase. "We're hoping it's the first of many," said Karnosh. Holly Partridge, a member of the Tribe and Ceded Lands specialist, also represents the Tribe. She serves on the Restoration Committee with eight active participants. Industry representatives and other parties interested in restoration, who are not on the committee, make presentations for projects they want to work on, said Partridge. The committee then makes sure the projects "sit …

in the Portland world of bridge naming. In a coup for the Grand Ronde Tribe, Tribal Historian David Lewis was appointed in September to the nine-member Bridge Naming Committee responsible for paring down the thousands of candidates. "With input from the Grand Ronde language program," Lewis said, the Tribe submitted one of the finalist names: Tillicum Crossing Transit Bridge, subtitled "Bridge of the People." Grand Ronde Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor recommended to Tri-Met in early spring last year …

would perform all duties required of us by the Constitution and the laws of the Tribe. For those reasons, we must move forward. This has not been an easy decision for Tribal Council. All of these issues have weighed heavily on each and every one of us. We cannot let any past errors override the clear language of our Constitution. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

showing love to each other and the area." "k h anawi ntsayka-ixt-tilixam ntsayka," said Reibach after the ceremony. It means "we are all one family." Reina Nelson called it "a great place for the community." All stakeholders in the development of the park participated in the naming. About 100 coalesced for the early evening ceremony, including Tribal representatives of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Members of the local community attended. Many had participated in the park's planning …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- March 15, 2014 03.13.2014 Michelle Alaimo Letters Dear Smoke Signals: The Native American population of inmates at Santiam Correctional Institution is requesting aid in the form of donations for this year's powwow on June 7. Every year we struggle to gather enough resources for this ceremony, which is a time for us to be with our families and loved ones, to take part in one of the ceremonies of our culture, to offer food and to pray with our …