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Culture Tribe loses eldest Elder again: Opal Davidson, 102, walks on 12.28.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On For the second time in less than a month, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has seen its eldest Elder walk on. Opal M. Davidson, who became the Tribe’s eldest Elder upon the passing of 105-year-old Pearl Lyon on Nov. 29, walked on Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the age of 102. Davidson was born April 19, 1915, in Grand Ronde. According to an April 2015 Smoke Signals story written about her …

Hernandez in an all-employee e-mail on Monday, Nov. 16. “After careful consideration, the Tribe has made the decision to maintain its current operations for the Tribal government.” However, Hernandez added, Tribal employees who feel it is in their best interest to work remotely can do so with approval of their supervisor. Working remotely, if possible, is one of Brown’s “freeze” suggestions for Oregonians. Brown also limited all bars and restaurants to takeout only, closed all gyms, restricted indoor …

Manager Stan Dillon delivered a lot of good numbers during his 41-minute presentation to the membership at the Sunday, Sept. 9, General Council meeting. Dillon said the casino has seen revenue exceed budget by 2.6 percent through the first seven months of 2018 and revenue is only 1.8 percent behind 2017. More importantly, dividend sent to the Tribe to fund the government and membership programs so far this year is 12.5 percent higher than anticipated. But all is not good news. The casino is still …

Signals) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer SALEM – For the first time since 2019, the Legislative Commission on Indian Services Spring Celebration returned to the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, but with a new twist: It was held outdoors instead of the Capitol Rotunda due to ongoing construction. “It's good to be here on this land,” Legislative Commission on Indian Services Vice Chair and Coquille Tribal Chair Brenda Meade said. “This is blessed land and we …

Contest Powwow to be canceled out of concern that dancers might slip on the wet turf, it didn’t deter thousands in attendance at the annual event. Tribal people from across the Pacific Northwest packed the uyxat Powwow Grounds to enjoy a powwow weekend full of dancing, drumming, festival food, vendors, and celebrating friends and family. “We’ve got good participation here from Grand Ronde and outside the area,” Tribal Council member Matthew Haller said. So many dancers attended the 1 p.m. Saturday …

in their slogan: “Food is history. Food is life. Food is medicine.” “There are edible and medicinal things all around us,” says Culture Committee Secretary Sarah Ross. “Many Tribal members have their own family traditions and teachings about the many uses of plants. Some Tribal members want to learn more about plants as medicine or food. This is a good way to bring our families together to share those stories and experiences.” This year’s event also marks the first time the First Foods event …

providers’ ability to offer individualized care and develop trust. “If we can be humble about what we don’t know, that humility will help us listen, ask good questions and demonstrate trust,” she said. “Our identities are informed not just by socioeconomic status and educational level, but so many other different things. It’s important to recognize how broad those experiences can be.” Edmo said she feels culturally specific care has value in the context of who someone is as a person. “I absolutely …

(at every detail) because they don’t want to feel the job isn’t being done,” Shaver said. Relicensing inspections are conducted by the Oregon Department of Human Services. The on-site portion of an audit takes a full day. Auditors inspect facility records, caregiver records, resident records, facility safety and standards, and operational standards. “They check everything, from whether we have a three-day water supply for each resident to the medication closet being locked to caregivers signing off …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Natural Resources efforts 04.09.2018 Dean Rhodes General Council , Natural Resources EUGENE -- Tribal Natural Resources crews have planted more than 100,000 seedlings on the Reservation so far in 2018, outpacing the department’s average seedling planting of 64,000 annually, Silviculture and Fire Protection Manager Colby Drake said at the Sunday, April 8, General Council meeting held in the Many Nations Longhouse at the University of Oregon …

the rest of the story that we don’t know.” Willamina Middle and High School Principal Tim France said he saw the video before it was shown to teachers. France said he believes that it is “human nature” to have preconceived notions of people and that talking about the subject is a good reminder to take off the “lenses” that everyone uses when making judgments. France said he hopes the training will refresh everybody’s effort to get to know students before thinking they know their whole story …