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employees and to hire another full-time employee. Additionally, the funds would be used in a major cultural burning project; Approved three applications totaling $4.7 million to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience categories one through three, which cover planning, implementation and staffing; And approved enrolling 10 infants into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting …

by suicide, speakers said on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the annual Salem Out of the Darkness Community Walk for suicide prevention. Rose Treasure, who co-chairs the walk, told the crowd gathered for the event that talk saves lives. “If you fear someone in your life may be considering suicide, one of the best things you can do is directly ask them,” she said. People often fear that asking about suicidal intentions may cause people to carry them out, Treasure said, but research shows that it decreases …

and not knowing where it affects is something that doesn’t sit right with me” Mercier also shared that the Tribe is sending a delegation to Washington, D.C., next week. Also on Friday, a Rhode Island federal judge issued a temporary restraining order mandating that the Trump administration not, “pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel or terminate” taxpayer money that is used in the 22 states that sued, according to an article in The New York Times. Oregon is one of the states that joined in the lawsuit …

is opposed by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, which fears it would siphon off customers and staff from Spirit Mountain Casino. The casino has not been approved by the Department of Interior, despite fears sparked late last year when the department signed the record of decision to approve an off-reservation casino for the Coquille Indian Tribe in Medford. Grand Ronde also opposed that casino, stating that it violated the longstanding “one casino per Tribe,” policy in Oregon. On Monday, Jan. 27 …

sovereignty in enabling Tribes to create a much-improved economic standing for their members, as well as how Tribes have used that standing to improve their surrounding communities. “I spoke on two panels; one was on gaming in general and our operations,” Harvey said. “The other panel was on the philanthropic and foundation process. There’s no tracking of how these companies or these casinos and folks are doing charitable donations, but it’s in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Nobody ever talks …

. “The revised definition of ‘waters of the United States’ is just one of many rollbacks planned by the current administration on laws and regulations originally set up to protect resources important to the Tribe, according to news reports and corroborated by statements from the administration itself,” it stated. “In many cases, these laws and regulations contain requirements that Tribes be fully consulted before significant actions or changes are implemented, which is not happening here.” The memo further …

and processes and is governed by multiple regulatory and professional authorities. “There’s two parts to what an audit involves,” he said. “One part is to audit internal controls, essentially the policies and procedures of how it operates. We do live observations and make sure the casino is counting cash correctly, and all kinds of things of that nature. The second part is a financial audit. That entails getting financial statements from the casino and testing those to make sure they’re accurate …

Tribal Government & News Eight nominated for 2025 Tribal Council elections 06.29.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Eight Tribal members were nominated during the 2025 Tribal Council nominations held in the Tribal Governance Center Sunday, June 29. Tribal Council incumbents Denise Harvey and Kathleen George; and Tribal members Pamala Warren-Chase, Toby McClary, Peter Grout, Valeria Atanacio, Lisa Archuleta and Pete Wakeland are each seeking one …

buildings with 45 one- and two-bedroom units equipped with solar panels. The project has a tentative completion date of November 2026; Approved the continuation of a two-year agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation to provide operating assistance funding for public transportation services in and around the Grand Ronde community; Approved a memorandum of understanding with ODOT for improvements related to Highway 99E at the Tribe’s tumwata village project in Oregon City, and also …

, and the eruption of Mount Mazama, 7,700 years ago, that formed Crater Lake. “We’ve literally been here since a time no one can remember,” Harrelson said. Tribal Grants Program Manager Wendy Sparks and Tribal Community Development Manager Kristen Svicarovich provided visitors with an overview that included brief updates of the Tribe’s intended new recreation center, phase 3 of the Wind River Apartments, scheduled to break ground this month, and other upcoming projects. Engineering & Community …